Chapter 203: Sea Gang Hunting and Emergency<hr>
I finished charging Ix and reported my findings to Hephaestus.
"Magic ore rock...eh!? Magic ore rock!? What''s a magic ore rock!? What is it!? This!? Haahaa..."
Hephaestus was broken...he hugged the magic ore rock and left for a distant world...I looked at the time, it was just before noon...I pretended I didn''t see it and logged out.
I finished my lunch and logged into the game. Hephaestus was sitting upright, praying to the magic ore rock...I''ll pretend I didn''t see him.
I warp to the old ind to get revenge on the jumbo moray eel. Then I''ll take Hix, travel to the Healing Lake, return Hix and then summon Ion, Lian, Chess, Puyosuke and Dian.
Adding Lian to the group that I had to suffer through back then, I now had a full team. This time, I''m definitely going to kill the jumbo moray eel!
I decided on a n. We did some preparatory exercises and then dove into the water. It was the same view I had seen during the event. And there it was. I found a rocky area and made eye contact with it.
<b>Jumbo Moray Eel Lv23</b>
<b>Normal Monster Subjugation Target Active</b>
I was able to identify it properly this time. Let''s attack first!
"Sick!"
The Jumbo Moray Eel gets sick. Huu...this is a match. Don''t call me a coward. This is the one who attacked me when I couldn''t fight properly!
Lian sings and the buffs kick in. Ion uses water magic, I use blitz and Chess uses ice throwing to shoot ice at the Jumbo Moray Eel. Dian attacks with poison breath.
It''s the gangsters of the sea that are trying to eat us while we''re taking a beating.
"Chess, you''re up"
"Gaaaa!"
Chess provokes the Jumbo Moray Eel and challenges it to a fight. Jumbo Moray Eel opens its mouth and its fangs turn blue. This is water fang that Yuuga used before. That''s the one that defeated Puyosuke?
Chess is not intimidated by it and takes the challenge. The Jumbo Moray Eel bites Chess, but it''s blocked by ice armor. Ice armor.
The Jumbo Moray Eel tried to mp down on Chess, but the bite dyed it, so Dian mped down and bit it first. Puyosuke, who was attached to Dian, also gets attached to the Jumbo Moray Eel.
Chess for the mouth, Dian and Puyosuke for the body...it''s a dead end. I take out my spear.
"""Lancer!"""
Our spears stab the Jumbo Moray Eel and it screams and runs out of energy. And then came the info to announce our victory.
"Yes!"
"You did it! Takuto-san!"
"Chess and the others are strong. They''re good kids. I have to work hard too"
Chess and Dian were embarrassed when Lian stroked them. Mermaids attract not only people but also all water creatures, don''t they?
I asked Chess and Dian to carry the jumbo moray eel tond and dismantle it.
<b>Moray Eel Fillet: Rarity 4 Ingredient Item Quality E+</b>
<b>A fillet of moray eel with the bones removed. It has an elegant sweetness.</b>
The bones were kindly removed from the fillet. Very kind of you. I''ve heard that it''s very difficult to remove the bones from a moray eel, unlike most fish. I haven''t been taught how to do it, so I can''t do it well.
And the size is huge, the flesh is huge and the length is huge. Let''s cut it out and keep it.
"This...is this okay?"
"It doesn''t look very tasty, does it? It''s more like the skin is overpowering..."
Well, I suppose that''s the usual impression. But I assure you, it''s not.
"Moray eels are just as delicious as high-ss fish"
""This?""
Oh dear, I''m going to have to prove it just like the octopus! So I made an excellent dish that I''ve had before.
<b>Thinly sliced Moray Eel: Rarity 4 Cooking Quality E+</b>
<b>Effect: 40% fullness recovery, 2 hours agility increase rge), 2 hours strength increase (medium)</b>
<b>A sashimi dish in which the skin of the moray eel is removed. It is characterized by its sticity and elegant sweetness.</b>
After all, when ites to fish, sashimi is the way to go! And that''s a new record for the best fish dish. The moray eel is said to beparable to a blowfish.
"Beautiful body..."
"It doesn''t look like a moray eel"
At first nce, it looks like a blowfish. I dipped it in fish sauce and gave it to Dian, who couldn''t wait to try it. It''s enough for both of them.
""Sha~!""
Dian was so excited. He was rolling around in his seat. I tried it too. The sticity like a blowfish, the elegant sweetness...this is it! It was worth all the hard work!
Ion and Lian also eat.
""Oh, it''s delicious~!!""
Phew...I won. But good food is a drug. They all begged for it, and I lost half of what I had nned to keep...I even had to shabu-shabu it, which was a bad idea. But I wanted to eat it, so I had to.
In case you were wondering, the effect was the same. Well, you just shabu-shabu it with hot water and eat it. The taste changed properly and was delicious.
"I, I''ll do my best to defeat it again, don''t worry! Takuto-san!"
"Th, That''s right! Ahaha~"
Totally...everyone''s appetite was totally different this time. I''m guilty of it because Im included, but...then the infoes. Oh? Did the alreadye to the level-up info?
The boss of the Young Tree Forest Gerbera Grow has been defeated for the first time
Emergency quest Zombie Army Attacks has urred
<b>Emergency Quest Zombie Army Attack: Difficulty A</b>
<b>Target: All yers</b>
<b>Defend your country from the oing zombies.</b>
<b>The reward will change depending on the oue and results.</b>
Wh, What!?<hr>
<b><i>Name Takuto Intermediate Summoner Lv18</i></b>
Vitality 48
Magic Power 101
Strength 35
Defense 25
Agility 37
Dexterity 75
<b><i>Skills</i></b>
Fighting Lv9
Kicking Lv16
Staff Lv22
One-handed Sword Lv18
Spear Lv3Lv4
Throwing Lv7
High-Speed Chanting Lv17
Summoning Magic Lv28
Seal Magic Lv3
Horsemanship Lv8
Alchemy Lv17
Mining Lv18
Logging Lv17
Dismantling Lv32
Appraisal Lv20
Identification Lv25
Wind Magic Lv22
Fire Magic Lv21
Earth Magic Lv22
Water Magic Lv24
Dark Magic Lv20
Sacred Magic Lv5
Lightning Magic Lv21Lv22
Explosion Magic Lv22
Wood Magic Lv22
Ice Magic Lv21
Space-time Magic Lv27
Underwater Action Lv1Lv2
Reading Lv8
Cooking Lv33
Feeding Lv7
Fishing Lv16
Synchro Lv9<hr>
<b><i>Name Ion Dragonewt Envelope Lv4</i></b>
Vitality 62
Magic Power 88
Strength 56
Defense 32
Agility 111
Dexterity 91
<b><i>Skills</i></b>
Dual Wield Lv27
Spear Lv3Lv4
Throwing Maneuver Lv8
Flight Lv7
Swimming Action Lv12
Ice de Lv12
Rengeki Lv3
Water Magic Lv2Lv4
Blue Wave Motion Lv2
Dragon Technique Lv5
Dragonification Lv6
Sea Dragon Blessing Lv3Lv4
Cooking Lv8<hr>
<b><i>Name Lian Little Mermaid Lv12Lv15</i></b>
Vitality 1518
Magic Power 3336
Strength 1315
Defense 1213
Agility 3335
Dexterity 3134
<b><i>Skills</i></b>
Spear Lv3Lv4
Staff Lv1
Singing Lv2Lv3
Swimming Lv3Lv4
Water Bullet Lv2
Water Magic Lv1
Diving Lv3
Sound Detection Lv3
Humanification Lv5Lv6<hr>
<b><i>Name Chess Blizzard Bear Lv1Lv2</i></b>
Vitality 48
Magic Power 4345
Strength 6163
Defense 5052
Agility 2829
Dexterity 30
<b><i>Skills</i></b>
Bite Lv17Lv18
Fighting Lv15
Defense Lv1
Provocation Lv1Lv2
Ice Armor Lv1Lv2
Physical Destruction Lv1
Assault Lv14Lv15
Underwater Action Lv6Lv8
Ice w Lv16Lv18
Ice Fang Lv1Lv3
Snow Hiding Lv1
Ice Breath Lv1
Ice Throwing Lv1Lv2
Cold Resistance Lv1<hr>
<b><i>Name Puyosuke Blue Slime Lv12Lv13</i></b>
Vitality 4042
Magic Power 0
Strength 0
Defense 5961
Agility 2324
Dexterity 23
<b><i>Skills</i></b>
Predator Lv16Lv17
Defense Lv7
Physical Disable Lv8
Transformation Lv13Lv14
Impact Absorption Lv7
Splitting Lv4
Regeneration Lv7
Underwater Action Lv8Lv9
Extreme Cold Body Lv14Lv15<hr>
<b><i>Name Dian Lesser Hydra Lv1Lv2</i></b>
Vitality 5052
Magic Power 4547
Strength 6062
Defense 42
Agility 48
Dexterity 50
<b><i>Skills</i></b>
Bite Lv1Lv3
Coiling Lv1Lv3
Swimming Action Lv1Lv2
Poison Armor Lv1Lv3
Rengeki Lv1Lv2
Fear Lv1
Deadly Poison Lv1Lv3
Regeneration Lv1
Poison Breath Lv1Lv3
Heat Detection Lv1
Mimicry Lv1
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Author note:
Next time will be the first time fighting Gerbera Grow with a different group of yers than Takuto and the others. I had a hard time deciding whether to include it or not, but I thought it would be better to write about it than to end up with a vague description of Gerbera Grow''s strength, so I decided to include it.