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Lesson 655: Kelpie
The water in the lake is clear, and the pale color of the trees that follow the gentle arc is beautiful. Otherwise, it's a beautiful place to take a break by the water.
However, unfortunately, I don't have time to look at the lake for a long time.
Basha! Basha!
When I turned to my left hand, I could see the slackers coming out of the forest with the water droplets up, just like us.
And behind them, they were chasing a tall tree, Kelpie, who was holding out his head from above.
The blue eyes glow suspiciously behind the black Moya.
"Suratan! Over here!"
"Ngh!!"
When I scream, Surakitan notices us and immediately changes course.
I'll get your attention!
Please!
Sura Tan runs Ef and Pilte toward us, then returns his heel and heads toward Kelpie.
”Hee-hee!!”
Basha! Basha!
Surakutan runs right to left at Kelpie's feet to control Kelpie's movements.
The only people who know Kelpie's movements are me and Sura. While Surakitan gets Kelpie's attention, I'll give everyone instructions.
"Kelpie is that big, so I don't like being moved around at my feet!" If you move with attention to the movement of your feet, you won't be able to attack with your feet so easily!
But not a magic attack! Watch out for the darkness and water magic coming from overhead or from the ground! "
Yes!
"Kelpie's black Moya is a dark magic that attenuates the power of enemy attacks!" The only way to tear it off is to use Light Magic or Fire Magic! But you can only tear them apart for a moment! In the meantime, we'll strike! "
Troublesome magic!
It was a magic that had a similar effect to Nil's Black Fog Eye, but it was completely different from the Black Fog Eye.
Nil's Black Fog Eyes completely disappear instead of attenuating objects and magic. Whether the opponent's attack was physical or magical, it had nothing to do with it, and everything it touched disappeared. Moreover, when something disappears, the black fog does not disappear.
On the other hand, Kelpie's black Moya can only reduce the power of his attacks. In other words, if you want to pass a forceful attack, it is not impossible.
Also, when the magic is hit, the black Moya disappears in a way that counteracts the fire attribute magic that is said to be the weak point attribute. I don't know how it works, but other attribute magic doesn't work like that, and it kills the power, but only fire attribute magic can eliminate Moya.
Of course, that doesn't happen with the Black Mist Eye. There are no weakness attributes. Therefore, I think I can see that it is a completely different kind of magic.
"With fire magic..."
Can't you just wipe it out with Cynthia-san's magic?!
Of course, I was wondering if the Holy Soul Magic could wipe out Kelpie all at once... but in conclusion, I couldn't.
"Black Moya is always coming out of Kelpie!" My magic can't hurt Kelpie! Anyway, it's a monster that's highly resistant to magic! "
Even if you use Sacred Soul Magic, Kelpie's black Moya is constantly releasing, so no matter how high the firepower, it can't reach Kelpie as long as it's magic. There will be no damage, but the damage will be minor. After a few seconds, the black fog was completely revived, making the sacred soul magic meaningless.
It might be possible to crush something with an overwhelming mass... but I don't know how effective it is against Kelpie. Besides, Kelpie is likely to be avoided by the fact that he is quite quick, even though he is a huge horse.
In short... magic attacks are no exception to holy soul magic, so it's better to assume that almost all of them will be disabled. Even though I was a wizard-killing monster, I couldn't do any damage without a wizard... what an evil monster.
However, as long as you know the tactics of peeling off the black Moya, which covers your body with fire magic, and applying physical attacks, you can do damage.
For example, like a rock bird, you can't even touch it, so you can continue to hit it unilaterally... and some SS rank monsters have a physical or magical attack, but they can't believe it's all going through.
Compared to that, you can see why Kelpie is said to be among the weakest SS rank monsters.
Sinya-san's magic doesn't work, monster...
To tell you the truth, it doesn't make any sense.
For example, if you strip the armor of black Moya with fire magic and then strike the sacred soul magic without putting it in your hair, you can minimize the attenuation of power, so the attack passes.
However, Kelpie isn't just waiting while we attack, and it's hard to stop Kelpie's giant from moving. Thinking of it that way, it was better to use Holy Soul Magic to strike physically into the tunnel than to use one-shot reversal attacks.
"Heine and Pilte need to extinguish Moya with fire magic!" Please also deal with the magic attacks from Kelpie! "
Got it!
Got it!
"Ef! Nil! Together, we will slash into the vanished part of Moya!" Even if the damage is small at one time, it is guaranteed to accumulate! Let's go strong! "
Ahh!
Yes!
"Suratan! I made you wait!"
Me, Nil, and Eff meet up where Kelpie is trying to crush Slatan with his legs.
"Be careful! It's moving fast!"
Heehee!
Basha!!
As soon as Surakitan noticed me, my legs swung down to me and hit the ground, bouncing off the water.
"Kelpie constantly puts water around him!" Be careful not to get your legs stuck! "
Yes!
Ahh!
Basha! Basha!
Kelpie puts his forefoot down again and again against us wandering around at our feet.
At this size, all the monsters you've fought in the woods can be crushed with a single blow. Perhaps I could crush the rock turtle's armor by stepping on it.
Such a giant's swinging warlike legs are repeatedly knocked down from overhead, it's not a fuss where the liver gets cold. Still, we persistently move around at Kelpie's feet.
"Next time, I'll match the place where my legs came down!!"
Avoiding Kelpie's attack, the voice of Pirte flies from behind.
It must be ready for fire magic.
"I'll launch an attack where Moya disappeared!" Don't be alarmed! "
Basha!!
Bow!
As Kelpie's legs dropped and the splash of water rose, Flamespear, the intermediate fire magic released by Piltee, flew in from behind.
Only I and Eff can launch an attack on the frontline.
Goww!
The fire magic emitted by Piltee came into contact with the black Moya wrapped in Kelpie, and both magic faded and disappeared.
Now!!
The fire magic of Piltee hit the right front leg of Kelpie. Me and Efe jump out in a short time and shake up our weapons before Moya and the flames completely disappear.
Magic is coming!!
Heine's screams come from behind as I and Efe jump out.
"Ngh!!"
When I heard Heine's voice and looked over my head, I could see Black Spear, a medium-dark magician, flying in. That's what I'm after.
In terms of timing, this is when I will be pierced, but Heine, who had an intermediate dark magic and dark shield behind her, will let the magic unfold over my head.
The Black Spear vanishes into a dark shield.
Haha!
Shh, shh, shh, shh!
After my Purple Phoenix Sword reaches Kelpie's right front leg and cuts through the surface, the Effe's Dagger slashes the same spot.
"Heehee!!"
Basha! Basha!
The first attack on Kelpie was well coordinated. It's not bad.
"Shit! Shallow!"
The cooperation was not bad, but it was not enough to stop Kelpie's legs, only the surface was cut. The black Moya that covered the surface was added instantly, so the attack power fell slightly. I can't help but understand that Efu gets annoyed.
"Don't be in a hurry! I'm not the one who can defeat you at once!" Repeated attacks! "
"I see...!"
Basha!
With no time for conversation, Kelpie, in pain, puts her foot down in anger.
When I became an SS-ranked monster, I was unlikely to be able to defeat it with a single blow. Depending on the opponent, there are also opponents who can be defeated by fighting for hours or tens of hours. There was no need to be anxious because the blow was shallow. Rather, it was important that the attack hit and wounded.
Magic is coming again!!
Down there!
After hearing Heine's voice, I noticed that a change was happening at their feet, and drew attention to it with a short word.
Kelpie's Dark Magic and Water Magic are quite diverse.
Simply because there are so many monsters with magic power less than or equal to S rank, they use various kinds of magic, from the advanced to the beginner.
Particularly, the magic that must be kept on guard is the range of magic that will damage the whole thing. In particular, attention must be paid to water magic within the range using water stretched on the ground.
And right now, the magic that is trying to attack us is that range of water magic.
Kelpie's specialty is advanced water magic called a water needle. It was a range attack magic that a number of water spears came up from the ground.
Originally, it is a magic that can be deployed on the ground, but in the case of Kelpie, it is already flooding the surroundings with the magic called aqua ground, so its power is stronger than usual, and the range of effects is also greater.
However, instead, at the location where the water needle occurs, the water springs up a small vortex in preliminary operation. I don't even know how the water needle comes out of that part, but if I can quickly escape from the place where the vortex is wound up, I can launch an attack.
"Look down and avoid it!"
Za, za, za, za, za, za!
Having grasped the meaning of what I'm saying, Nil and Efu move away from the place where the vortex is swirling and avoid the thorns of water that grow out of the ground.
Earth magic has the same range of attack magic as this water needle, but unlike earth magic, water magic cannot maintain the shape of thorns and flows to the ground.
Next time, it's coming up!
Heehee!
Bashaan!!
Kelpie puts her forefoot on the ground.
From below, from above, it is very busy, but this is the most basic form of Kelpie battle.
If you get stomped, the nervousness of being a Buddha will constantly attack you in a single blow, but we can only damage you a little bit. We need to keep this dangerous situation going for a long time.
"Isn't there a better way?!"
No!!
If we knew it was Kelpie and we were ready, we could fight while setting traps and luring people to advantageous positions, but we didn't have time for that.
When it comes to fighting in this situation, the most dangerous attack is Kelpie running around.
If Kelpie runs around freely, we won't be able to catch up, and Kelpie's running legs will blow us to death or crush us. To avoid that, we had to stick to Kelpie's feet and keep hitting the tunnels.
Next!
Pilte's voice from behind.
Goww!
As Kelpie moves, Flamespear flies in.
This time, Nil and Surakitan entered the attack.
Haaa!
Nooooo!
Goww!
Flamespear and Black Moya mingled and disappeared.
Shush, shush, shush, shush!
Slatan's dagger, Nil's spear and bee slash (Hozan) scratched me and the Effe even harder.
”Hee-hee!!”
Basha! Basha!
The two attacks weren't so deeply wounded, but they were attacked at the same location, and Kelpie seemed reluctant.
"I'll prepare the magic too!" The three of you can stir up a stir! "
Roger that!
Yes!
Ahh!
Pilate's Fire Magic alone was too infrequent to attack. Heine has prepared defensive magic for when we're in danger, and if we increase the attacker's magic, I'm the only one who can draw a magic circle with some movement.
I took a step back from the three of them and began to draw the magic circle.
Heehee!
"Ngh!!"
Basha!!
But as soon as I start drawing my magic circle, Kelpie comes down on me.
I was trying to use magic, and it was the same for people and monsters to immediately crush me within range of the attack. Hate focuses on me in an instant.
But that's fine.
I keep drawing magic circles while avoiding Kelpie's attack.
While I'm in hate, everyone else is completely free.
I'll do it again!!
Goww!
While I was taking Kelpie's hate, Pilté cast more magic.
Haaa!
Shh, shh!
Heehee!
Along with Pilte's magic, Efu runs his dagger into Kelpie.
Magic is coming!!
"Heine! Pilte! Back off!"
”Ngh!!”
The rearguard Heine and Pilte were depressed, and now Kelpie activated magic for both of them.
I used Advanced Water Magic, Big Explosion Water. It's a magic spell that flies a water polo with a pressure of two meters. If it is swallowed by a water polo ball, it will tear its body apart, and if it is caught in an explosion, it will be blown away by water pressure.
The easiest way to deal with it is to avoid it to a large extent. Limited to this.
Zubaan!!
It won't hit the boulder!
“We're fine!”
Fortunately, the two of them were at a great distance from Kelpie, so they could easily move away from the area of the large explosion.
I couldn't just drop my rearguard that easily.
Cynthia! Can't you put fire magic on your weapon?!
It seemed that Heine was thinking of another breakthrough, but most things were already being tried by players.
If that's the case, the flame won't be powerful enough!
This is the only way to get into the tunnel...
It's okay! We can defeat them!
"If you say it with such confidence, you'll feel good about it!" Piltee! Next magic turns with me! I'll disperse the amount of magic power consumed! "
Got it, Mother!
When he realized that this battle was going to be a long chrysanthemum, Heine gave Pilte instructions for it. The boulder is said to be high.
I'll swap the front and rear guards along the way, so keep that in mind!
Roger that! Until then, I'll save my strength!
Please!
Until now, Kelpie has been attacked smoothly, but depending on the situation, it may not be possible to attack the same spot, or it may not be possible to attack well because the timing is not right in the first place.
Besides, it was a big monster with a height of nearly 10 meters to the head. The height at which we can attack with evasive actions in mind is the limit at the base of Kelpie's foot.
The most urgent part is the knee. Therefore, even if you continue to hit hard, it takes a lot of time to deal enough damage to restrict Kelpie's movement.
A few dozen minutes from the battle.
”Hah... hah...”
The Ef begins to shortness of breath.
Fufu! Nil! Take the place of Heine and the others!
"Huh?! I can still fight!"
When I give you the instructions, Effe will come back.
"I know I can fight!" It's a rotation for everyone to spread the fatigue! "
Even if he's starting to run out of breath, the Eff can still fight. I know that, but it still takes time to beat Kelpie. I have injured my whole body, but there are no injuries that could lead to fatal injuries.
The only way to keep this fight going is to keep the two in the back and the four in the front. In this case, it was best to swap out the front and rear guards in rotation.
"Efu-san! Please follow your master's instructions!" The work of the rear guard is also important! "
"Ugh... I see!"
Efu, is pride high, there is something like a habit of stretching one's guts at such a time, but Nil can control it well.
"Heine! Pilte!"
"Let's go, Pilate!"
"Yes, Mother!"
Effe and Nil fall back. Instead, Heine and Pilté come forward.
Is Surakutan still okay?!
I can still do it! This time I won't even run as hard as I can!
Alright! Nil! Eff! I'll take care of the rear guard!
Yes!
I'm in charge!
Instead of Heine and Pilte, Nil and Efe activate defensive magic and fire magic to act as backguards.
Then, a few dozen more minutes later, I and Surakutan turn around as backguards. Since Surakutan is not good at magic, he only used defensive magic, and I was in charge of the attack.
Nevertheless, the situation did not move much, and every few minutes he continued to fight while replacing the rear guard, and it was three hours later that the change came.