Chapter 374: Magic Ship Quest and Ether Beast<hr>


    I served Noah dinner and listened to his story.


    "First of all, I don''t intend to build just any magic ship. My dream is to build the best magic ship ever! I already have the blueprints. But the best ship needs the best materials"


    Well, that''s what''s going to happen. Now, what kind of materials are we going to need?


    "First, I need you to collect something called ether crystals"


    "Ether crystals?"


    I''m sure it was in the weapon material of Ix.


    "Yes. I want to use it for the magic engine of the magic ship. The magic ship is supplied with all its energy from the magic engine, so I really want to use this material"


    It''s like fuel, isn''t it?


    "I see. Can you get it around here?"


    "Yes! It is said to be avable from ether beasts"


    "Can''t we just mine it or buy it?"


    "Ahaha! That''s impossible. The ether crystals that can be mined have already been mined long ago and even if they were avable, various countries would buy them immediately"


    How much material is that? No, that''s not what I''m worried about.


    "You can get it from the ether beast, right?"


    "Yeah"


    "You want various countries to do it, right? Then why don''t they defeat the ether beast?"


    "Because the ether beast is so strong. Wizard Orb has a history of repeatedly challenging ether beasts for ether crystals, but each time they are repeatedly annihted"


    That''s crazy! That''s it!


    "Do you have any information on this?"


    "I don''t know. Maybe the Adventurer''s Guild or the Library would have some information?"


    Right. Well, I''ll go there.


    "...Are you sure you want to go?"


    "I''m here to help Noah build the best magic ship he can. I''ll do my best"


    "...Ahaha. I''ll be waiting for you with anticipation"


    I looked up ether beast in Wizard Orb.


    First of all, they were the target of an advanced quest at the Adventurers'' Guild. That''s what it would be. Then I found out that guild card holders of gold or higher were not eligible for the subjugation. When I asked about it, it was appalled.


    "If adventurers of gold or higher were topete with each other, the country would not be able to survive. That''s why we have banned them. You are fine, so you can ept the quest. What do you want to do?"


    Well, if it bes a battlefield where people shoot each other with forbidden spells, it''s over. I decided not to take the quest. Because it seems that I have to hand over the ether crystal to clear the game, so taking it would be a minus.


    I looked further in the library and found a lot of information.


    <b>Ether Beast</b>


    <b>A monster of ether crystal. It is easily spotted because of its seven shining colors. Its speed is astonishing, but its defense is overwhelmingly high. It ispletely immune to magic and repels magic. It is also immune to abnormal conditions. It attacks while shooting countless rays of light from the ether crystals throughout its body.</b>


    Magic reflection, abnormal condition nullification, beams from all over its body, fast on its feet...what should we do? This monster...what I''m concerned about is whether or not wave techniques and breaths will work. If they work, I think we can win...but maybe that''s naive.


    Anyway, I need to find out what works and what doesn''t. I heard that ether beasts appear on the way to the mine, which is a little far from this town. Shall we go there?


    Stocking up on returns with dy magic, I''m ready to go. Lily and I get on Stra and move on. Lily warns us that we will arrive unexpectedly soon.


    "Takuto! We''re being targeted!"


    As Stra urgently evades, a seven-coloredser flies out from a distant rocky hill. Wait a minute...it''s attacking from that far away...I was told it was easy to spot, but if it''s hiding in the rocky hill, I''ll never know. Then the seven-colored lights start to move. Identify it.


    <b>Ether Beast?</b>


    <b>? ? ?</b>


    Well, I don''t see anything. It was a giant wolf-like monster with rainbow-colored crystals. It was the size of Kurogane.


    As I watched, the ether beast stopped and glowed all over. I swooped the stole. The next moment, countlesssers shot out. I tried to use a tree as a shield, but it was not a shield. I manage to reach the rock pile while Stra is hit.


    It looks like it can''t prate the rock pile. This area looks like a forest dotted with boulders andrge rocks. I guess the key will be how to take advantage of this terrain.


    "Lily!"


    "Light Wave Motion!"


    Lily uses light wave motion. The ether beast stops firing itssers and stands straight in front of her.


    The moment the light wave motion hit it, it bounced back.


    "No way!?"


    No wonder Lily was surprised. But it paid off. She had found out that the movement andser stopped when it was reflected.


    After recovering further, Stra used a me bullet and a corrosion breath, but all of them were repelled. So no skill moves either. Also, it seems that reflected attacks can only be returned in a straight line.


    I summon Ix, Nowa and Kurogane. I return Stra and summon Gray.


    Kurogane activates his coercion and ether beast continuouslysers Kurogane, but Kurogane withstands it by transforming his arm into a shield. He was able to do that. But even so, his vitality is still rapidly depleting. But the fact that he is able to withstand it is the best result of the war. Lily and I heal together and we are able to hold out for long enough.


    Gray sends out phantom wolves to attack, but the ether beast shoots all the phantom wolves with aser while showering Kurogane withsers. Guidance doesn''t work, does it? Next, I asked Nowa to use shadow binding, but Nowa shook her head.


    "...Too bright"


    I see. Then I asked her to try evil eye, but it didn''t work. I put Nowa back and called Farida.


    "Can''t you do something about thatser?"


    "I can''t. It''s too far away. Besides, magic power interference is a kind of abnormal condition, so I don''t think it will work"


    Not good...but I got an idea with Farida.


    "Rune Skill!"


    It bounced back and I was blocked from using my skills. No good. But I guess the direct magic skill returns the whole magic circle. Then I change Farida and summon Sephone.


    "Shadow Summoning! Go! My servants!"


    But the moment they emerge from Kurogane, Sephone''s bats are pierced bysers. Moreover, the curse-destroying seal was ineffective and the bats did not revive.


    "I''m sorry, but I can''t help you"


    The curse-destroying seal is also disabled until night immortality...what a mess.


    "Takuto...what are we going to do?"


    Lily asked anxiously while recovering Kurogane.


    "I''ll be fine. We have defeated all kinds of enemies before, haven''t we? Take care of Kurogane. Lily"


    "Yes! I''m on it, Takuto!"


    I''ve never had an enemy that I couldn''t do damage to, though. Later, what I haven''t tried is...I''ll change Sephone and summon Lian.


    "Lian, try using curse song"


    "Y, Yes!"


    Now, what do you think? I look at the ether beast and see that it is doing a small amount of damage. So the curse song works! And there doesn''t seem to be any regeneration.


    But I need to know something else...next I''ll change Lian and summon Mir.


    "Mir, I ask for a pit. Don''t get your face out of the ground, okay? You''ll be targeted"


    "Yes!"


    I also recovered Kurogane. Well, what happens now?


    Then the ether beast stops attacking.


    Not good! It got away


    It must have sensed the pitfall...in other words, it doesn''t like it.


    I look and the ether beast jumps up. As the ether beast maintained its stance, countlesssers shot up from above.


    "Everyone take cover!"


    While we were protected by the rocks and Kurogane, Ix used her reflector to repel the ether beast''ssers and hit the ether beast, damaging it. Gray, protected by Ix, used hair needle, which also caused damage.


    Physical techniques were effective. And that reflection attack of Ix''s...is it just that his own attacks can''t be reflected?


    The ether beast cries out, interrupting my thoughts and when it opens its mouth, light gathers. Breath is still useful, right? But thesers have stopped and it''s taking a while to build up. Chance.


    "Kurogane! Give it back what it''s beaten you with!"


    Kurogane''s arm spins, electricity runs through it and he unleashes a rocket punch. The ether beast, unable to evade the attack during the pooling of the breath, is directly hit by Kurogane''s rocket punch.


    It was a huge damage, but it was not enough to hit it with a single rocket punch. Lily immediately jumps out, but before she can get close to the ether beast, she is hit by aser andes back.


    I aim for the moment the ether beast is about tond on the ground.


    "Sinkhole!"


    The ether beast is damaged by the sudden ground subsidence. Is this kind of magic effective after all? I guess it can''t be repelled unless it''s magic or magic that hits it.


    But when the ether beast jumps out immediately, its eyes turn red and it recovers all the damage when lightning bolts run from all over its body. So this is the same ability as Ice Wyvern!


    Then, it suddenly hit me with an oversized seven-colored breath. He can use the breath with almost no buildup! Just in time!


    "Release!"


    We ran back with return. If it weren''t for Kurogane, we''d be stuffed. We can''t try again today. Thenes the info.


    Lily''s light magic level has reached 10. She has acquired the light magic Laser and Clear


    Lily, who has learned new magic, is feeling down.


    "Takuto...sorry"


    I pat Lily''s apologetic head and dere,


    "We''re going to defeat it tomorrow"


    "Eh?"


    "Thanks to everyone''s help, I have a general idea of how to defeat it. It''s going to be a tough fight. I need your help"


    "Yes!"


    Lily replies and everyone replies individually. Then, before logging out, Setia brings something to stop me. Oh...I told her she could try the medicine. Appraise.


    <b>Purification Pill ? : Rarity ?, Pill, Quality F-</b>


    <b><i>Effect: Eliminate the strengthening effect</i></b>


    <b><i>A failed purification pill. When eaten, it removes the strengthening effect.</i></b>


    <b>Purification Pill ? : Rarity ?, Pill, Quality F-</b>


    <b><i>Effect: Paralysis</i></b>


    <b><i>A failed purification pill. When eaten, it makes you numb and unable to move.</i></b>


    This is a drug, right? It looks like a chemical weapon.


    "Setia...what did you mix it with?"


    "It''s a secret"


    Pretty to say, not good! But I have a feeling I can use this. Of course it was supposed to be a weapon...but I can''t tell Setia.


    "Now! Takuto-sama! Go ahead!"


    She wants me to eat a chemical weapon...fine. It''s a game and it won''t kill me. When I eat the paralyzing one, my tongue goes numb instantly. It''s the feeling you get when you eat rotten food or poisonous grass. But I can''t spit it out because it''s numb. What the hell is this?


    I fall down, standing upright.


    Tasteless, tasteless, tasteless~! But I can''t move my mouth or body? This is no good! I''m paralyzed, forced to log out. I sincerely hope Setia will produce proper medicine.<hr>


    <b><i>Name Takuto Love Summoner Lv16</i></b>


    Vitality 82


    Magic Power 225


    Strength 74


    Defense 40


    Agility 60


    Dexterity 141


    <b><i>Skills</i></b>


    Fighting Lv15


    Kicking Lv20


    Staff Lv32


    One-handed Sword Lv30


    Spear Lv20


    Katana Lv15


    Throwing Lv10


    High-Speed Chanting Lv38


    Summoning Magic Lv38


    Seal Magic Lv25


    Horsemanship Lv33


    Alchemy Lv23


    Mining Lv28


    Logging Lv33


    Dismantling Lv41


    Appraisal Lv32


    Identification Lv39


    Fast Magic Lv2


    me Magic Lv3


    Land Magic Lv2Lv3


    Sea Magic Lv4


    Darkness Magic Lv3


    Sacred Magic Lv10Lv11


    Lightning Magic Lv32


    Explosion Magic Lv32


    Wood Magic Lv27


    Ice Magic Lv29


    Space-time Magic Lv41


    Beast Magic Lv3


    Dy Magic Lv6Lv7


    Continuous Chanting Lv8


    Underwater Action Lv15


    Swift Lv4


    Reading Lv14


    Cooking Lv40


    Feeding Lv8


    Fishing Lv20


    Synchro Lv16


    Cooperation Lv8<hr>


    <b><i>Name Lily Dragonewt Cura Lv27</i></b>


    Vitality 104


    Magic Power 106


    Strength 214


    Defense 67


    Agility 84


    Dexterity 78


    <b><i>Skills</i></b>


    Light Fist Lv10


    Flight Lv28


    One-handed Sword Lv37


    Large Sword Lv32


    Danger Premonition Lv6Lv7


    Hammer Lv13


    Rengeki Lv14


    Tempering Spirit Lv32


    Light Magic Lv6Lv10


    Light Wave Motion Lv9


    Dragon Technique Lv12


    Dragonification Lv7


    Dragon Breath Lv4


    Holy Dragon Blessing Lv6<hr>


    <b><i>Name Setia High Elf Lv24</i></b>


    Vitality 83


    Magic Power 210


    Strength 73


    Defense 53


    Agility 66


    Dexterity 199


    <b><i>Skills</i></b>


    Staff Lv16


    Magic Bow Lv26


    Eagle Eye Lv16


    Shooting Lv17


    Woodworking Lv19


    Collecting Lv33


    Dose Lv14Lv17


    Engraving Lv11


    Jewel Magic Lv5


    Lapidary Lv5


    Wind Magic Lv8


    Fire Magic Lv19


    Water Magic Lv24


    Earth Magic Lv15


    Dark Magic Lv5


    Sacred Magic Lv7


    Lightning Magic Lv9


    Explosion Magic Lv7


    Tree Magic Lv17


    Ice Magic Lv8


    Tree Magic Lv14


    Trap Setting Lv1


    High Elven Knowledge Lv24Lv25


    Spirit Summoning Lv8


    Employment Lv3Lv5


    Cooking Lv18<hr>


    <b><i>Name Ix Amor Ex Machina Lv12</i></b>


    Vitality 115


    Magic Power 115


    Strength 115


    Defense 115


    Agility 115


    Dexterity 115


    <i><b>Skills</b></i>


    Flight Lv10


    Machina Armament Lv29


    Night Vision Lv7


    Eagle Eye Lv13


    Shooting Lv16


    Detail Analysis Lv8


    Arithmetic Lv8Lv9


    Action Prediction Lv8


    Searching Lv20


    Throwing Maneuvers Lv6


    Reflection Lv5Lv6


    Rapid-fire Lv13


    Conversion Lv6


    Link Lv14


    Magic Charge Lv13


    Limiter Release Lv1<hr>


    <b><i>Name Kurogane Steel Golem Lv1</i></b>


    Vitality 161


    Magic Power 0


    Strength 203


    Defense 203


    Agility 36


    Dexterity 35


    <b><i>Skills</i></b>


    Fighting Lv20


    Solid Lv40Lv41


    Transformation Lv10Lv12


    Coercion Lv37Lv38


    Physical Resistance Lv34


    Physical Destruction Lv16


    Mining Lv6


    Steel Wire Lv1


    Stone Throwing Lv16


    Light Ray Lv1


    Sniping Lv10Lv11


    Electromaic Lv1Lv2


    Rotating Shooting Lv14Lv15


    Lightningproof Lv1


    Cold Resistance Lv1


    Heat Resistance Lv10


    Poison No Effect Lv9


    Disease No Effect Lv3


    Corrosion No Effect Lv1


    Regeneration Lv10Lv13


    Protection Lv1