Chapter 25 - Volume 1
TL: >_<… I went out with my laptop to school intending to finish the remainder of CH 25, and I realized I left the other half of the chapter in my PC, so this ended coming out late.
I was really frustrated at myself today, because I feel like I didn’t prepare enough (there was an assessment to see everyone’s level for this first day). It’s a bit unfortunate, but I think the next chapter will be in tomorrow as I really need to spend more time practicing.
And uhh, I might need you guys to spot any English errors, I translated the chapter during public transport.
Chapter 25 – Minute and second
Brendel followed her gaze and nearly let go of his Thorn of Light, both sword and scabbard, out of his hand from a tremble.
[What the hell?]
At the narrow valley where it intersected the area of sharp boulders, the area at one extreme end was filled with throngs of Rotten Beasts chasing after the necromancer Kabara on the cliff, resembling a tidal wave that was climbing up slowly.
And on the other side, there was a slim figure that was also climbing up the narrow valley’s cliff in his line of vision. She carried a huge bundle on her back, and a sword hung from the bundle, swaying along with the girl’s long ponytail as she slowly proceeded forward.
[Damn it. This isn’t the first time anyway, if Mother Marsha likes to play jokes on me, then go ahead and do so.]
Monsters seemed to like picking off the weak first just like how it was in the game. Before he even jumped down, a human-shaped shrubbery had blocked his path. (TL: We want…… a shrubbery! *dramatic music*…….. You must cut down the mightiest tree in the forest…… withhhhh a herring! *dramatic music*)
A young Rotten Beast, level 7 creature, with 2.2 Strength, 3 Physique, 1.2 Agility, Dark attribute, weak to fire and striking, half-resistant to piercing attacks.
Brendel’s memories came back in a rush. The unique points of a plant-type monster was its high physique but low agility, and the Thorn of Light was truly their bane. Except he did not have it right now. He gritted his teeth and cursed quietly. The only thing he could rely on was his 2.1 Agility and he did not intend to waste time with this enemy.
The Rotten Beast in front of him obviously did not feel the same way as it lumbered heavily towards him. Even though it was in a human shape, it ran on all fours, completely looking like a wild human that had not evolved.
Brendel dodged sideways to avoid its claws, and the sharp tips from the branches scratched a few bloody marks across his forehead. He thought it was fortunate that it was not an undead, otherwise the debilitating poison in his body would accumulate again.
But he did not have the time to celebrate as a green line scrolled down in his retinas:
“Emergency warning: You have been affected by a paralyzing poison.”
[Fuck! I completely forgot about this!] Brendel nearly cursed out loudly.
Because he was over level twenty in the game and could easily pass through the Rotten Beast’s territory stealthily, he forgot that this creature’s attacks also had poison. Even if it was weak, the combination of the remaining debilitating poison and paralyzing poison would cause significant deficits to his status.
Even though he cursed his own mistake, his actions did not slow down at all. His hands grabbed the enemy’s thorny claws and pushed it back, targeted the dark red Rotten Beast and used the ability ‘Charge’.
This dark red Rotten Beast was actually a mature type.
Brendel took a deep breath. A mature Rotten Beast had 4.7 Strength which surpassed even a Gargoyle. A Grade 1 Rank creature’s power was not easily trifled with. But he suddenly noted something strange, a mature beast should have dragged Freya away easily right?
Brendel used the young Rotten Beast as a stepping platform and kicked off from it, did a spin in the air, and his skill activated, his speed accelerating across the sharp intersecting rocks with a blurry afterimage.
Dozens of meters were covered in a mere second.
“Let go of your bag, Freya!”
But she held on to it and shook her head defiantly. One of her hands grabbed onto the nearby rock but she was unable to hold on much longer. One of her fingers slipped.
But he finally reached before she let go of her hand entirely.
“Lower your head!” He bellowed, and he pulled out her sword on the bag when he charged over, then sliced off the strap that the mature Rotten Beast was holding on to.
The dark red human-shrubbery figure immediately lost its balance and fell backwards. It tried to regain its stability by grabbing on to something, but Brendel followed up immediately with a kick to the chest, and it fell backwards to a deep recess in the valley.
Rotten Beasts were very light and the one that fell down might not perish from it, but it certainly would not be able to climb back up for a while. Brendel finally relaxed after he saw that it disappeared into the darkness. However, he snapped his head back and his tone became severely reproachful:
“Are you seeking death!”
Freya raised her head and looked at him with her bright eyes. She probably did not expect him to be so furious, and she bit her lips, turning her head away stubbornly.
He wanted to continue his excoriation, but paused when he suddenly saw that her hands were full of abrasions and blood. Furthermore, their dangerous situation was still not resolved. He sighed and pulled her up and said: “I have many things to ask you but we will talk later. Romaine is still waiting for us up there.”
“Okay.”
When he wanted to turn back, he saw two golden light entered into his chest. Two XP. He looked back in shock and discovered Romaine raising her skirt with one hand while carrying the Elven sword with the other, running down towards him. The young Rotten Beast had been carefully skewered by her and turned into a pile of ashes.
The merchant girl was also shocked when she saw the results, not expecting the sword in her hand to be so powerful!
“Why did you also come down?” Brendel suddenly felt an urge to send a smack on her head.
“I thought very seriously for a while, Brendel, but I think I don’t have the means to defend myself.”
He went speechless for a while.