Itai no wa Iya nanode Bōgyo-Ryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu 272
Defense Specialization and Armor
“Damn it…how many are there.”
Chro looked exhausted as he sat down against the rock wall. Just as he had suspected, this dungeon was crawling with ard skeletons and ghost enemies. Individually, they were not too strong, and while he took damage, his healing was able to keep up with them.
“I considered having Sally help … But it’s a good thing that I didn’t. Though, I’ve gotten pretty far…”
There were forked paths, so he wasn’t too confident that he was going in the right direction. That being said, the paths continued without any dead ends. So he had no reason to turn back.
“Oh, there they co. Won’t even give ti to rest.”
Chro said as he got back to his feet. Ghosts with scythes and spear-wielding skeletons had appeared.
“ARRGHH!! ‘Revitalize’! ‘Shield Attack’!”
Chro blew several skeletons into the air and then slashed at them with his billhook. As Chro attacked, one of the ghosts went around to his back and cut at him. But he ignored it and continued his attacks. ‘Revitalize’ was the skill that Chro acquired with his dal. Its effect was simple. It buffed all of his recovery effects, which included ‘Battle Healing’s’ auto-heal and ‘Soul-Eater’s’ healing upon getting hit, ‘Life-Eater’s’ healing upon attacking, and ‘Soul Sucker’s’ healing upon blocking.
The result; he could ignore one ghost and attack the monsters in front of him without being killed. He had pursued defense in a very different direction from Maple. And he had an incredible advantage against attacks that tried to slowly chip away at his health.
Finally, Chro turned around and slamd the ghost, which was the last survivor, with his shield. His HP healed up all of the way, and then he attacked.
“Good, that’s the last one! …Phew.”
Silence returned to the caves once again. Chro put away his billhook and continued down the passage. There were a number of encounters after that, but it was all against the sa monsters. And so Chro dealt with them calmly.
“This is going to take ti…but at least it’s stable. It looks like I was right in choosing that skill.”
Chro was a great shield wielder, and so his attack power was the bare minimum. It was Maple who was strange for being able to deal a lot of damage.
“…Oh, finally an open area. And that…”
Perhaps it was once a cove. There was seawater that had collected in the back and dry land in the front. And in the water, there was a mysteriously wrecked ship.
“Ah, I see.”
Chro seed to understand. At the sa ti, purple flas rose noisily above the ship. And then a deep cry could be heard.
The wrecked ship began to move so that the side was facing the land. Then three planks were extended out and a host of skeletons were sent towards Chro.
“A pirate ship…or is it more of a ghost ship? Damn it. This is not the kind of enemy to fight when you’re alone!”
That being said, Chro would not go down easily. He drank one of Izu’s potions that healed you over a period of ti and also used a few other buffing items.
“Alright. Let’s see who is tougher here!”
Chro unleashed his billhook and smiled confidently as he raised his great shield. There was a massive roar as the cannons on the ghost ship fired. It signaled the beginning of the battle.
“‘Revitalize’! ‘Guard Aura’!”
Chro raised his defense and recovery power while blocking the oncoming cannonballs with his great shield. They exploded into flas and chipped away at Chro’s HP. It was better than being hit directly, but it was still a lot of damage.
“Tsk. So I get hurt after all!”
However, there were over thirty skeletons heading towards him right now, and so Battle Healing activated. Furthermore, Izu’s potion healed his HP rapidly.
“‘Ghost Mud’!”
Just as he shouted this, black mud started to pour out of his billhook. He would use skills that had HP losing effects when he attacked. This would help him deal with the monsters quicker.
Chro killed the monsters one by one. But as there were so many, he was unable to block the attacks from every side, and so his HP started to decline.
“Damn it. Those cannons are annoying…ggg!”
When Chro raised his great shield in order to block the cannon attacks, a ghost went around to his back and landed an attack, bringing Chro’s HP down to 0.
However, ‘Dead or Alive’ activated and a skull appeared behind Chro, bringing him back to life with just 1 HP.
“I can survive no matter what at least once! Now, give your HP!”
During his first death, he was always able to use ‘Dead or Alive’ or ‘Indomitable Guardian’ in order to survive.
After that, the best thing for Chro to do was to beco more aggressive and kill enemies in order to recover his HP.
Since ‘Dead or Alive’ was activated, he was able to save ‘Indomitable Guardian’ and fight more boldly.
As he could survive, he continued to fight the skeletons. However, no matter how many he killed, their numbers did not go down.
“There’s no end to it! Where’s the boss…!”
While there were differences in body and weapons size with the skeletons and ghosts, they still all looked like crew mbers at best.
And so Chro waited for the mont when the reinforcents started to cross the planks, and then used an item to forcefully break away from the enemies that sward around him and head towards the ship.
“I’m going to board your ship before the next wave!”
He blocked and dodged the rain of cannonballs and grabbed the edge of the boat with plenty of HP left. In the next second, he had boarded the ship. There, he saw a skeleton that was dressed in a gorgeous coat and armor. He wore a pirate hat and a very sharp looking saber. Chro could tell at a glance that this one was different. However, there was no mark that showed that it could be tad.
“That’s good. It ans I can defeat you without worry! ‘Fla Slash’!”
Chro charged and cut with his fla enveloped billhook. The boss t him with his own saber, which was covered in purple fire.
Both of them swung their weapons at each other, but in this race to do the other damage, Chro had the advantage due to his great shield and HP recovery. He was able to survive within large groups of enemies, but his true worth was revealed in one on one fights.
While he chipped away at the boss’s health, the other skeletons tried to return from the side.
“I knew you were going to do that.”
As Chro knew he wouldn’t lose in a one on one fight, it was important to keep the reinforcents away.
In other words, he had already installed so mines on the planks.
There was an explosion that was every bit as loud as the cannons, and the skeletons were blown into the air. The ghosts were still floating towards him, but Chro started to increase the speed of his attacks.
“‘Light of the Spirit’!”
He used a skill that made him take 0 damage in order that he could ignore the ghosts at his back. Then he pressed in. The swinging saber bounced off his great shield, and then Chro’s billhook slashed at its neck.
At the sa ti, the skeleton crumbled to the ground. The ghosts disappeared. The ominous purple flas faded away, and the cove was silent once again.
“Phew. That captain wasn’t anything impressive. Now… Surely I’d be right to expect a treasure?”
You could enter the inside of the ship from the deck. And so Chro checked all of the rooms one by one. Then he discovered a room that held the cargo.
Everything seed to be broken, and the boxes were all opened. However, there was one box that was still closed.
“…I don’t sense any monsters.”
Chro remained cautious as he approached it and then tapped it with his billhook. However, it did not seem like a trap. And so he made up his mind and opened it.
He discovered that it was filled with an assortnt of weapons, armor, and gold coins. Most of it was tradable items, and so Chro gladly put them in his inventory.
“Oh, what’s this…”
He picked up a ring that had been buried with the coins. There was no mistaking it. It was just like the ring he had equipped when borrowing Syrup.
“I guess I should put it on…?”
He thought it was odd that there were no monsters around, but put it on. Then he started to hear a rattling in the room.
“Wh-what!? Huh?”
The sight in front of Chro was hard to believe. It was as if he were witnessing a poltergeist. A set of armor was floating in front of him. There were separate pieces for the arms, head and also sword and shield. In other words, it was a monster.
But it showed no hostility when Chro tried knocking on it. And when Chro took a step back, it rattled as it moved to follow him.
“So, this ring is for you?”
Chro checked its abilities and saw that its MP and HP were not particularly high. And its status was modest.
“As for the skills, there’s returning to the ring and… ‘Armored’?”
And so he tried ordering it to activate. The floating armor and weapons moved so that they beca equipped by Chro, and they strengthened the equipnt he was already wearing. His weapon was sharper and larger. His armor and shield were more durable.
Chro’s buddy monster was able to fight while being worn by its master.
“Woah! I see… Well, I can see myself fighting like this a lot… And I’m sure that Sally will be fine.”
And so Chro decided to call it a day. While he left the dungeon, he tried to think of a na for his armor.
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