Chapter 368: Aquas´s Great Waterfall and Hydra
I heard that Aquas Waterfall can be reached by land, so we headed there by land. The members are Setia, Ix, Nowa, Kurogane and Dian. Hydra for Hydra, I suppose.
What is needed to defeat a hydra is accurate shooting at the main body, firepower and countermeasures against poison. This is why I have chosen them as the members of the team.
We walked and soon arrived at the site. After buffing and food buffing, we were ready to go. Dian went into the water of the waterfall and Hydra appeared from the waterfall.
Hydra?
? ? ?
Hydra appeared and suddenly used a deadly poison breath.
"Kurogane!"
Kurogane provokes and receives the deadly poison breath.
"Nowa!"
"...N! Shadow Binding!"
Hydra stops moving.
"Ix!"
"Energy Blaster, fire!"
The Hydra, thinking it was decided, fires a deadly poison breath that hits the energy blaster and antagonizes it. Another head aims a deadly poison breath at Nowa, but Dian uses the same deadly poison breath to protect Nowa.
The head in the center has to be taken down quickly, but Setia can't find the right spot to aim. The only thing standing in the way is...that head.
"Kurogane, blow the second head from the left. Setia, you have one chance"
"Yes! I'll make it happen!"
Kurogane hits the head I told him to with a rocket punch and Setia immediately takes aim with a magic arrow.
"Strike Shot!"
Setia's arrow hits the central head and the deadly poison breath stops. Then, Ix's energy blaster obliterated the central head. Hydra screams as the central head is blown off.
However, Nowa's shadow binding is released and Ix falls.
"...Limit"
"I've run out of energy..."
"Good work...Nowa, Ix"
As I said that, an angry Hydra attacked. Then Dian intercepts it. They bit each other, but Dian was hit one-sidedly, perhaps because he had just evolved.
But Dian's central head is intact, so the other heads revive and attack again. In the meantime, I will evacuate Ix and use Entrust on Nowa. It helps that I can use the staff techniques even if I can't use magic.
"Can you make it? Nowa"
"...N. Resurrection.
Hydra also has super regeneration. In fact, even if Dian bites it, he won't be allowed to do any damage to it in the middle of the day. But there's no more resurrection of the head, so if we can reduce the heads for sure, we win.
"Setia, use your lightning magic arrows to block the Hydra's movement"
"Yes"
"Nowa, you'll use dark wave motion to reduce the number of heads for sure"
"...N"
Setia rains lightning magic arrows with arrow rain, aiming for paralysis. The heads aim at Setia, but Kurogane uses provocation to change the aim.
Then, Nowa's dark wave motion hits the paralyzed head. Now there are three heads left.
"Entrust! Nowa!"
"...N! Dark Wave Motion!"
Nowa's dark wave motion is released in rapid succession, obliterating the heads. That's two. At this point, Dian's advantage was unassailable. Dian attacked with two heads against the opponent's one head and the head in the center was obliterated by a deadly poisonous breath.
But Dian's magic power was just barely enough. I restored his magic power with an MP potion and used Entrust on Dian. With this, I guessed we had won.
I thought it was over when Dian took down the last head, but to my surprise, Hydra was still challenging me to a fight even though it was left with only its body and tail. I don't know what kind of logic it uses to stay alive, but I admire Hydra for not stopping fighting even when it looks like this. So I will do everything in my power to defeat it!
I hold up my staff and Setia holds up her bow. Kurogane gets into rocket punch position and all the heads of Dian suck in their breath.
"Magic Javelin!"
"Arrow Rain!"
My magic javelin pierces the Hydra and Setia's explosive arrows rain down, exploding one after another. Kurogane's rocket punches hit the Aquas Waterfall. The Hydra was silenced by Dian's five deadly poison breaths.
I was wary that I had really defeated it, but I let my guard down when the infos came in.
『The level of Love Summoner has increased. You have gained status points 2pt』
『The level of Love Summoner has increased. You have gained skill points 1pt』
『Kurogane´s level has reached 24. Evolution is possible』
Level up is coming here...now I have 22 skill points left. I put all my status points into strength.
And hey...Kurogane's evolution came first. If I could, I would have let Chess evolve first, but I guess it can't be helped. It's clear how much I'm relying on Kurogane.
I'm going to dismantle first, leaving evolution for later. I took out the Arkwyrm, approached the Hydra and dismantled it. Here is what I got.
Hydra Skin: Rarity 7, Material, Quality B
A skin that contains the power of stars and water. It is a mysterious material that can be repaired with time even if it is damaged. It is a very expensive material and is popular as a material for robes and grimoires because of its compatibility with magic power.
Hydra Fang: Rarity 7, Material, Quality B
A fang that possesses the power of stars and water. It is a lethal poison, making it a very vicious material. It is popular as a material for bows and arrows and spears due to its size.
Sapphire: Rarity 7, Material, Quality B
A beautiful blue gemstone that possesses the power of water. It is mainly used as a material for staff.
Oops, I can even get sapphire. I think this is the first time to get a jewel from a monster drop. Moreover, I got it not as a rough gem but as a processed gem. I am very happy.
I also got the hydra skin without incident. If I hadn't gotten it, I would have had to go around Hydra...to be honest, it's not an enemy I can go around.
The Hydra fang is a bonus, but it is still a lethal poison material...legend has it that Hydra poison is used in arrows...I'm not sure what to do with it. It's covered with the fangs of the tyrant taipan. I will consult with Setia and Hephaestus to decide.
The moment the dismantling was finished and Hydra disappeared. Behind the waterfall, I saw the emblem of the constellation Hydra. Is that the same one as the one on the Minotaur...huh? But I already defeated Hydra.
Then I thought to myself. To be honest, Hydra is very different from the legend. Perhaps it gets closer to the legend as it evolves.
In other words, there is a high possibility that there is an evolved Hydra beyond that...okay, let's pretend I didn't see it and go to Kurogane´s evolution.
Name Takuto Love Summoner Lv15→Lv16
Vitality 82
Magic Power 222→225
Strength 72→74
Defense 40
Agility 60
Dexterity 138→141
Skills
Fighting Lv15
Kicking Lv20
Staff Lv30→Lv32
One-handed Sword Lv30
Spear Lv19
Katana Lv15
Throwing Lv9
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
Flame Magic Lv3
Land Magic Lv2
Sea Magic Lv4
Darkness Magic Lv3
Sacred Magic Lv10
Lightning Magic Lv32
Explosion Magic Lv32
Wood Magic Lv27
Ice Magic Lv29
Space-time Magic Lv41
Beast Magic Lv3
Delay Magic Lv6
Continuous Chanting Lv7→Lv8
Underwater Action Lv15
Swift Lv4
Reading Lv14
Cooking Lv40
Feeding Lv8
Fishing Lv20
Synchro Lv16
Cooperation Lv7
Name Setia High Elf Lv23→Lv24
Vitality 81→83
Magic Power 207→210
Strength 71→73
Defense 53
Agility 66
Dexterity 199
Skills
Staff Lv16
Magic Bow Lv25→Lv26
Eagle Eye Lv16
Shooting Lv17
Woodworking Lv19
Collecting Lv33
Dose Lv14
Engraving Lv10
Jewel Magic Lv4
Lapidary Lv4
Wind Magic Lv8
Fire Magic Lv19
Water Magic Lv24
Earth Magic Lv15
Dark Magic Lv5
Sacred Magic Lv7
Lightning Magic Lv7→Lv9
Explosion Magic Lv7
Wood Magic Lv17
Ice Magic Lv8
Tree Magic Lv14
Trap Setting Lv1
High Elven Knowledge Lv24
Spirit Summoning Lv8
Employment Lv3
Cooking Lv18
Name Ix Amor Ex Machina Lv11→Lv12
Vitality 113→115
Magic Power 113→115
Strength 113→115
Defense 113→115
Agility 113→115
Dexterity 113→115
Skills
Flight Lv10
Machina Armament Lv28→Lv29
Night Vision Lv7
Eagle Eye Lv12→Lv13
Shooting Lv15→Lv16
Detail Analysis Lv8
Arithmetic Lv8
Action Prediction Lv8
Searching Lv20
Throwing Maneuver Lv6
Reflection Lv5
Rapid-fire Lv13
Conversion Lv6
Link Lv14
Magic Charge Lv12→Lv13
Limiter Release Lv1
Name Nowa Dragonewt Obsession Lv23→Lv24
Vitality 88
Magic Power 181→184
Strength 72
Defense 57
Agility 82→84
Dexterity 142→144
Skills
Shadow Manipulation Lv14
Flight Lv7
Curse Strike Lv4
Shadow Detection Lv12
Shadow Movement Lv8
Shadow Hiding Lv19
Shadow Binding Lv16→Lv17
Shadow Summoning Lv4
Sign Isolation Lv11
Mimicry Lv7
Night Vision Lv23
Evil Eye Lv8
Dark Wave Motion Lv2→Lv4
Darkness Magic Lv2
Substitution Lv1
Dragon Technique Lv5
Dragon Breath Lv5
Dragonification Lv5
Evil Dragon Blessing Lv7
Name Kurogane Iron Golem Lv23→Lv24
Vitality 118→121
Magic Power 0
Strength 160→163
Defense 160→163
Agility 26
Dexterity 15
Skills
Fighting Lv20
Iron Wall Lv39→Lv40
Provocation Lv36→Lv37
Physical Resistance Lv33→Lv34
Physical Destruction Lv15→Lv16
Mining Lv6
Stone Throwing Lv16
Shooting Lv13→Lv14
Lightningproof Lv1
Cold Resistance Lv1
Poison No Effect Lv7→Lv9
Disease No Effect Lv3
Name Dian Hydra Lv1→Lv2
Vitality 95→98
Magic Power 110→113
Strength 120→123
Defense 70
Agility 84
Dexterity 84
Skills
Bite Lv22→Lv24
Coiling Lv13
Swimming Action Lv14
Poison Dragon Scales Lv13→Lv15
Multiple Rengeki Lv19→Lv20
Fear Lv5
Lethal Poison Lv20→Lv23
Super Regeneration Lv7→Lv9
Curse Destruction Lv1→Lv4
Deadly Poison Breath Lv18→Lv20
Water Breath Lv1
Heat Detection Lv8→Lv9
Mimicry Lv3
Resurrection Lv1→Lv4