Chapter 342: The Golden Eagle Lion and the Sleeping Fairy
We'll start with Hix. There is one evolution destination, as expected.
Griffon
Well, that's coming. Let's look at the description.
Griffon
An eagle lion with a brave and daring personality and the strength to resist any enemy. This makes it a very popular summon beast among knights. It has the nature to protect the gold and will show no mercy to enemies who aim for the gold.
Now, let's evolve it. Hix emits a golden glow and evolves.
『Hix evolves into a griffon』
There it was, a golden, full-grown griffon.
"Oh man...that's cool! Hix!"
"Piiii!"
Stroke Hix and check his status.
Name Hix Lesser Griffon Lv20 → Griffon Lv1
Vitality 80→100
Magic Power 98→128
Strength 130→155
Defense 52→72
Agility 140→170
Dexterity 70→90
Skills
Flying Lv31
Claw Lv11 → Lightning Claw Lv11
Feather Throwing Lv1
Riding Lv22
Whirlwind Lv19 → Windstorm Lv19
Windproof Lv10 → Windproof Wall Lv10
Wind Blade Lv9 → Whirlwind Blade Lv9
Gale Lv17
Discharge Lv1
Afterimage Lv14
Wind Magic Lv14
Lightning Magic Lv14
Lightning Breath Lv10
Fire Breath Lv1
Authority Lv4
Strengthen Horsemanship Lv19
Golden Blessing Lv1
Yup. He's evolved a lot and there's more. The first is lightning claw, windstorm, whirlwind blade and golden blessing.
The lightning claw is a claw attack with lightning attribute. The windstorm and whirlwind blade are evolutions, so we'll see how they change later. The golden blessing will also be known at that time.
Then I wondered if the knights of Freetia were not riding on such a golden griffon. Later, Nephi-san told me that the knights who could ride on a griffon in Freetia would be able to ride on a regular griffon after completing a certain ordeal. In other words, they were in the same bracket as horses. It seems that all the animals that can be ridden are going to be the same.
Now on to the unpredictable Cinth. There is one evolution destination.
Scubus
Oh no. Here comes the one I don't know. Let's see the description.
Scubus
Mischievous spirit who is said to suck the semen and blood of sleeping men. They love to see a man surprised when he wakes up, so they do not attack awake men like vampires and succubus do.
This is...I have a bad feeling about this. Have I chosen a summon beast I shouldn't have? But I can't pull it off! Evolution!
Cinth shines pink. Isn't it just like Ribina's already...
『Cinth has evolved into scubus』
The evolved Cinth was the size of an imp, her wings were purple in color and she was dressed as an adult woman in a black halter-neck dress. Huh~?
"...I'm sorry I don't dress like, well, like Ribina. Father"
"Ii!? No, I wasn't expecting you, okay?"
"You're in too much of a rush. Huh"
Gahh....Cinth hates me. Because if you'd seen the description and all, you'd think so. Then Cinth comes.
"Mou...don't be so depressed. I don't hate you, father"
"C, Cinth~!"
I'm impressed and Cinth looks at Lily and the others.
"Huhuh"
『!!?』
Lily and the others suddenly started to panic.
"Takuto! She's fooling you!"
"That's right! Please wake up!"
"...N!"
What? What is it? What's wrong? What's fooling you?
"What are you talking about? Ladies"
Lily and her friends are struggling with Cinth. In the meantime, let's check the status.
Name Cinth Imp Lv20 → Scubus Lv1
Vitality 36→56
Magic Power 62→87
Strength 36→56
Defense 26→46
Agility 64→84
Dexterity 40→60
Skills
Flight Lv14 → Flying Lv14
Bloodsucking Lv7
Night Vision Lv10 → Night Vision Lv10
Sign Isolation Lv9
Hiding Lv5
Dark Magic Lv11
Sleeping Bullet Lv1
Sleeping Scale Lv1
Fascination Absorption Lv1
Seduction Lv1
Curse Lv1 → Curse Strike Lv1
Illusion Lv1
Misfortune Lv1
Nightmare Lv1
Dream Eating Lv1
Strong...? I'm a little unsure. What I do know is that she specializes in sleep and enchantment. I think it's a pretty pinpoint specialization. Then comes Cinth.
"You don't think I'm very strong, do you? All right. I'll tell you what I'm capable of. Father"
So, together with Hix, we do a strength check.
Then a crocodile-faced person appeared in front of us. It's the Egyptian mythology series.
Sebek Apostle?
? ? ?
The weapon he's holding is the uas staff again. It looks like he has nothing else.
Then Sebek´s Apostle hit the ground and water was generated and attacked as a big wave. It's a technique on par with Ion. Hix rises up and ducks and this time, when he points its Uas staff at us, water pillars come up one after another toward this direction.
Hix ducked one after another, flapped his wings and sent his feathers flying. In response, Sebek´s Apostle blocked it with a water wall. At this moment, the attacks stopped.
Then, Hix, clad in a windstorm that surpasses the whirlwind, charges at the water wall. Then, Hix, which broke through the water wall and became a windstorm, hit Sebek´s Apostle. Sebek´s Apostle prevented it with his Uas staff, but it hit the wall as it was.
Hix then jumped up and swung his golden lightning claws. Sebek's Apostle defended with his uas staff, but Hix's zero-range discharge exploded.
But Sebek's Apostle desperately strikes the ground with his uas staff, generating a huge wave. I make Hix move away. Then Hix flaps his wings and a whirlwind is released from both wings into the great wave.
Hix's whirlwind slices through the wave and blows it away. It then attacked Sebek's Apostle, but Sebek's Apostle dived into the water and avoided the attack. Well done.
"Takuto, will Lily and the others fight?"
"Right..."
『That won't be necessary. I'll finish this guy off』
I received a synchro call from Cinth. Speaking of which, where is Cinth?
Then Sebek's Apostle appeared. In a slumped figure...what? As I watched, his vitality and magic power decreased. Sebek's Apostle is sprawled out in some sort of agonizing sleep. No doubt it was Cinth, but I have no idea what is going on.
All I know is that Sebek's Apostle's abnormal conditions are sleep, fascination and fear. And that it is losing vitality and magic power at an alarming rate. Then, the spinning Sebek's Apostle hit his head against the wall and a falling rock fell on him, knocking him down. Not so lucky...oh, is that the effect of the misfortune skill?
Then Cinth appeared from the defeated Sebek's Apostle. Cinth looks confident, but when the item at the throat of Sebek's Apostle shines, Sebek's Apostle gets up.
"Cinth! This isn't over!"
I warn her and Cinth turns around and ducks the attack of Sebek's Apostle.
"...If you like nightmares so much, I'll show you one more time! Sleeping Bullet!"
A small magic bullet hits Sebek's Apostle and he falls asleep again. Then Cinth disappears into Sebek's Apostle. Then the same phenomenon occurred as before.
I recognized the horror of Cinth. Cinth must have the power to charm and terrify the opponent while putting him to sleep. I think it's the seduction and possibly the nightmare effect...and the simultaneous damage from fascination absorption and dream-eating. This would explain why the effect is so huge.
And then Sebek's Apostle is again lying face down, motionless and Cinth emerges from Sebek's Apostle.
"Have you found out how strong I am?"
"Yes. I understand enough"
I guess the last thing you want to do once you fall asleep is to defeat your opponent with a special skill combo, which is Cinth's fighting style. She is clearly suited for assassination, but let's not mention that.
When I dismantle Sebek's Apostle, I get a mysterious item.
Uaju: Important Item
A protective charm representing an ear of papyrus with a stem. It is equipped at the throat. It has the effect of reviving the dead.
This is the third amulet. How many more are there? I should have asked Aladdin.
We defeated Sebek's Apostle and after a short distance we passed through the canyon and arrived at Coconut Village.
Name Hix Griffon Lv1
Vitality 100
Magic Power 128
Strength 155
Defense 72
Agility 170
Dexterity 90
Skills
Flying Lv31
Lightning Claw Lv11→Lv12
Feather Throwing Lv1→Lv2
Riding Lv22
Windstorm Lv19
Windproof Wall Lv10
Whirlwind Blade Lv9→Lv10
Gale Lv17
Discharge Lv1→Lv2
Afterimage Lv14
Wind Magic Lv14
Lightning Magic Lv14
Lightning Breath Lv10
Fire Breath Lv1
Authority Lv4
Strengthen Horsemanship Lv19
Golden Blessing Lv1→Lv3
Name Cinth Scubus Lv1
Vitality 56
Magic Power 87
Strength 56
Defense 46
Agility 84
Dexterity 60
Skills
Flying Lv14
Bloodsucking Lv7
Night Vision Lv10→Lv11
Sign Isolation Lv9→Lv10
Hiding Lv5→Lv7
Dark Magic Lv11
Sleeping Bullet Lv1→Lv3
Sleeping Scales Lv1
Fascination Absorption Lv1→Lv5
Seduction Lv1→Lv5
Curse Strike Lv1→Lv3
Illusion Lv1
Misfortune Lv1→Lv2
Nightmare Lv1→Lv3
Dream Eating Lv1→Lv5