noveltune Chapter 18 Sir, it seems we're finished.
Chapter 18 Sir, it seems we're finished.
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Name: None
[Species: Devil Badger]
[Race: Bone-Stealing Badger]
[Level: 8]
Age: 1
[Health Volume: 452/1068]
【Spirit: 10】
【Magic Power: 543】
【Strength: 39】
[Agility: 21]
【Intelligence: 15】
Individual Abilities:
Invisibility: Using light to conceal one's form; light magic. [Exclusive Magic] (Exclusive magic, no chanting required, generated by a specific organ, cannot be learned by other creatures.)
Sparkling Stones: Sparkling stones are produced in the belly pouches of the Bone-Stealing Badger; when they collide with each other, they emit a sparkling light.
[Weakness: Its abdominal pouch may explode upon severe impact.]
So there's such a thing as exclusive magic. No wonder I don't need to chant when I use invisibility.
Since they were going to use the Bone-Stealing Badger, they naturally had to understand its abilities first. However, the results of their investigation were limited, and Klein had to repeat the process twice before he fully understood its abilities.
The flash that allowed the bone-stealing badger to escape was not its magic, but rather produced by striking a flashing stone, which was generated from the badger's pouch.
Klein searched through his bone-stealing badger's pouch and found only a small stone. It seemed that the last glittering stone he had used when he was surrounded and attacked by the wolf pack was the one he had used.
Besides invisibility and glitter, it also has the [Steel Claw Magic], which makes its claws harder.
In terms of appearance, the bone-stealing badger that Klein caught was larger than Ayami, with black and white fur and horizontal stripes on its back.
It's worth mentioning that they have a pouch on their abdomen like a kangaroo, and steel teeth like a steel-toothed wild boar. The difference is that the steel teeth of the bone-stealing badger are designed to crush bones.
Klein also discovered something else: although he could unleash his skills when possessing a parasitic animal, it consumed his own magic power.
When possessing a monster, releasing the monster's own magic consumes the monster's magic power.
In other words, Klein cannot use the parasitic monster as a replacement battery...
At this moment, Klein noticed that Yanami was struggling against the bone-stealing badger, trying to lift its forelimbs, but she wasn't strong enough.
Klein manipulated the vines to help lift her up.
"What are you doing?"
"I want to help treat its wound."
Because it was ganged up on by the Wind Demon Wolves, this Bone Stealer Badger had many cuts on its body, all thanks to the Wind Blades.
After observing for a while, Yanami took out the medicine she had previously used to treat her foot injury.
"Hmm... I think it's better not to use it. After all, we can't get any more medicine, and every little bit we use is a tiny bit less."
If Klein is injured, he will only lose some vines, which will grow back. But Yanami is just a mortal, so medicine should be used sparingly on her.
"Hmm... Klein is right, alright."
Yanami listened to the advice and put away the medicine.
The pelt of the bone-stealing badger is actually very tough, but it was cut through by the wind blade. Perhaps I could try to replicate the wind blade?
Come to think of it, I haven't had the chance to use the Magic Replication skill yet.
【Magic Replication LV1: Records the spell currently being used by the target, cast without incantation. Stores one spell.】
Experience: 0/100
First, the spell required 500 mana points, but Klein only had a little over 600, which he felt wasn't worth it. Second, there was no suitable spell to replicate. Third, if he risked replicating the spell, he would only have a little over 100 mana left; what would he do if he encountered danger?
But now Klein realizes that he lacks precise and powerful magic, such as wind blades.
Once his magic power recovered to over 500, Klein found Yanami.
"Yanami, can you use Wind Blade again?"
"Huh? Now?"
Magic replication can only be done when the opponent uses magic, so replicating magic normally is actually quite difficult.
"right."
"All right."
Yanami didn't ask why, but instead stretched out her palm, and pale blue magic began to appear.
"Wind, please become a sharp blade and shoot forward."
As Yanami chanted, Klein activated his skill: Magic Replication.
Success rate: 77%
The success rate is quite high, considering it's a relatively weak spell. Moreover, the experience points for spell replication increase to 17 after a successful use, so it seems like I can level up after using it a few more times.
The activation was successful; Klein successfully stored a spell.
The minimum mana cost for Wind Blade magic is 50, and the higher the mana cost, the greater the power. Klein can use it just right.
Hmm~ what should we use for the experiment?
Klein looked around the plantation and noticed the skeleton of a steel-toothed wild boar in the corner, its flesh and blood completely devoured.
It's perfect for extracting the bone marrow to feed the bone-stealing badger.
Activate magic: Wind Blade
Buzz—pop.
The wind blade, which was not chanted, was released in a flash and struck the skeleton precisely, but it only made the skeleton sway slightly.
After all, bones are actually harder than many stones.
However, Klein discovered that in addition to copying magic, this skill also grants 1 experience point when using copied magic.
"Huh? Klein learned it too?!"
However, Yanami, who was standing by and watching, stared wide-eyed.
"I copied your magic, and I didn't even need to chant."
"That's amazing!"
This skill is indeed very powerful. If he could find an opportunity to replicate a powerful but complex spell, Klein's spell without chanting would have an overwhelming advantage.
……
The current Klein has a powerful teammate, Yanami, with decent damage output, strong control, wide-range senses, and the Bone Thief Badger, making him suitable for scouting.
So, can a plantation stand up to a mountain of flesh?
"An emergency meeting of the plantation is now being convened."
"oh!"
clap clap clap...
Yanami led the applause, while Klein felt a little helpless.
"I said... do we really need to have a meeting? There are only two of us."
Correction: Klein was not human.
"I think this is more interesting."
Okay... even though it's just a mental meeting, I'll let her have her way.
Seeing Yanami's happy smile, Klein had no choice but to agree.
"Ahem, our current situation is that flesh monsters are rampaging everywhere, but we might be discovered."
Klein paused for a moment, then posed the first question to Yanami.
"So, Gardener Yanami, what are your plans in the face of this crisis involving flesh and blood monsters?"
"Run away!"
"I can't escape either, I'm a plant."
Yanami tilted her head in confusion.
"Can't we take Klein's seed and plant another Klein?"
Ahem, it's necessary to mention that my seed reproduces asexually.
"That's possible, but it would mean abandoning the plantation, and we wouldn't have a second place to hide."
If he really wanted to escape, Klein could transfer his soul to the seed and follow Yanami.
The biggest problem with escaping is that without the plantation, Klein's combat strength would be greatly reduced, and Yanami's own combat strength is not particularly high either.
Without a foundation like the man-eating plant, let alone six wind demon wolves, you might not even be able to handle two. And Wild Dog Forest is already the safest cave in the vicinity.
In other words, if even escaping the Wild Dog Forest is difficult, what's the point of escaping the monster?
Escape should only be a last resort.
"Hmm... Klein is right."
Yanami nodded first, then rested her chin on her right hand and began to think.
"Should we wait until it leaves on its own?"
"We don't know if it will leave, or if it will come looking for us."
"Then we have no choice but to go and defeat it!"
Yanami frowned cutely and clenched her fist forcefully.
"That's impossible..."
"I've got it! Klein, if we stick the blood-devouring substance into it, will we be able to drain it dry?"
"No, it won't stop consuming blood once it reaches its mana limit, right?"
And even if you accumulate enough magic power to use it as a bomb, its power would only be enough to blast open a steel-toothed boar, and it wouldn't be able to do anything to that thing, right?
"In that case..."
Yanami was silent for a while, then raised her head and spoke the result of her contemplation.
"Sir, we think we're doomed."
It seems like things are really going to fall apart.
"Just kidding, haha."
"...In short, let's increase vigilance first, and Yanami should not leave the plantation until the danger is over. I will send the Bone-Stealing Badger out to keep an eye on it, and we'll escape if there's any danger."
Klein thought that since it came to Wild Dog Forest from other areas, it was possible that it would leave.
"Yes, sir."
Yanami gave Klein a playful salute; the girl was truly optimistic.
"Yana, aren't you scared?"
Klein thought she would deny it, but she nodded and smiled slightly.
"But being afraid is useless. If you keep going through these things, you won't be able to do anything if you're afraid."
"...That's true."
Klein controlled the vines and rubbed her head, the blue ocean rippling.
"oops……"
Yanami covered her head shyly.
What made this young girl have such thoughts?
The answer is self-evident.
Klein didn't tell Yanami that the flesh-and-blood monster wasn't actually interested in plants. He always felt that if he did, the girl might disappear without telling him at some point.
Just like how she knew she was a sacrifice, yet still embarked on the path of appeasing the dragon.
Although we haven't been together for very long.
Although I know it's unnecessary to do so much for this girl.
But I still cherish the time I spend with Yanami.
P.S.: Regarding exclusive and non-exclusive magic.
Unique magic is magic that is performed using specific organs of a monster.
Non-exclusive magic can also be considered "exclusive". For example, the Wind Wolf uses its nose to sense the wind, making it easier for it to cast spells.
Some spells are not exclusive to a particular species, but they can become similar to exclusive spells because certain monsters possess organs that allow the spell to function.
For example, we all know that high temperatures can ignite wood, and a lighter can do the same. To create a high temperature that can ignite, you need a lighter.