All the sparring matches have finally ended. As soon as it did, Asther checked on his notifications. Surely enough, what he wanted to see appeared to him right away. The notification that he needed in order to keep on strengthening his allies.[Congratulations! You have cleared the final requirement to break through to the second stage of the progressing quests. All party members that are under this will now receive their next quest.]This is exactly what Asther needs. This notification is basically everything to him at the moment. Asther needs this because, it is only through it that his allies can continue training in the pace that he wishes. And what is that exactly? It is a pace where they disregard all common sense. Something only possible if they share with Asther’s system function of attaining quests. However, the next notification that came after this is something he didn’t expect.[From this point onwards, all of the progression quests will be shared by the members that have
There isn’t actually a way for Asther to suddenly get his allies stronger. Leveling overnight is not an option. Nor can they receive skills that easily. And as far as actual combat goes, Asther can’t train them to be master assassins overnight. If he could, then he would’ve done something like this a long time ago. Unfortunately, something like this is too unrealistic.However, it isn’t like he’s entirely out of options as well. There is still something that Asther can do. And, only he can do at that. The necromancer, who is an irregularity of that world, can craft items and weapons for his allies.“Let’s see. What do they need.”Asther’s mind raced through the various weapons that are available on earth. He can’t mate anything that is too far apart from the weapons that his allies are using. But at the same time, he need not restrict himself to the rules of that world. He already proved that this can be bypassed when heh created the Prototype and, he won’t think twice before doing so
Asther didn’t waste any time and began making the weapons right away. That is what was supposed to happen right after he finished creating the blueprints. Unfortunately, the day is almost done.He can see the warm colors of sunset filling up the forest. Asther still finds it a bit weird that the dungeon also follows the normal intervals of day and night as if it is still part of Jhinn. He didn’t think of this as a nuisance of course. In fact, he thinks that this is actually a good thing because, it reduces the amount of things that he and his allies need to adjust to inside the dungeon. And, because the intervals are the same, this means that Asther needs to head back to camp. It’s time for dinner.“Where have you been?” This is the question Octavia asked as soon as he popped up.“I stayed on the area we used as an arena. Thought I’d get a bit of mind work done there.” The necromancer replied.“And did you?” Claire asked.“Is that even a real question? Of course I did.” Asther replied
Asther is able to create four new weapons in total. Perfect for his four allies that need to clear the dungeon. It took him roughly three hours to finish crafting these. Not because he encountered great difficulty in doing so but, rather, he had to redo the forging over and over again until he comes across the version that would be a perfect fit for his allies. Namely, weapons of a grade that is at least [C] or higher. And this is exactly what he finished with.[Weapon Name: Sky Piercer][Weapon Type: Ego Spear][Grade: C+][Information: A weapon forged using an unknown method. This weapon holds an incredible amount of power due to the mana core that is used in its creation. Creating a distinct ego of the weapon, giving it a consciousness of its own.][Information: As an ego weapon, the spear will grow in proportion to its wielder. However, the weapon needs to be maintained properly as well.]The first two information given by the weapon is nothing to be concerned about. But, the thir
Claire Ildefonso stood in the middle of an open field. Wielding her new weapon in her hand, she was given the assignment to eliminate a group of salamanders. These are the same type as the creatures they fought not long ago. Monsters that have an unbelievably high amount of armor, owing to the fact that they have scales which can almost negate any physical damage. As well as lessen the damage that comes from elemental spells.Of course, the greater the monster on this category is, the sturdier the scales would be. And when comparing the giant lizards and the salamanders, the giant lizards have a slightly harder scale compared to the regular salamanders. That is why these are the targets chosen for Claire and, the saintess understands this too of course.Claire has her eyes set on her targets already. The salamanders are scattered around the area of the trees outside the open field. Meanwhile, she’s there openly exposing herself to her enemies. As for Asther, he’s simply spectating fro
Claire isn’t able to finish the battle unscathed. Due to the fighting style that she needed to use to entertain her spear, she sustained a couple of hits by the projectiles emitted by the regular salamanders.One of these reached her arm. Thankfully, it wasn’t her spear wielding arm that was hit. Of course both hands are used to wield the weapon. But it wasn’t the primary wielding one which was damaged. At the same time, since the arm that was hit is only used to support the primary one, she is still able to use her weapon with some minor setbacks only.Then there’s her left leg. This sustained two hits during the whole interval of the fight. As such, it greatly impaired the movements that Claire could make. In fact, there were a lot of moments within the fight when Claire would suddenly stop for a split second due to the pain that she felt from her leg.Thankfully enough, she only sustained these injuries when the fight was nearing its end already. That is why there wasn’t much of a
“That’s one hell of a performance you pulled right there.” Asther said, finally approaching Claire.While watching, it didn’t come as a surprise to Asther that the weapon didn’t cut through the salamanders in one go. After all, he figured that the weapon might actually attempt to test the saintess out. And from how the fight went, he knew that he’s right. This is the only explanation as to why the weapon didn’t cut through the salamanders like butter after all.“You really watched until the end huh?” Claire said with a bit of amusement.“Of course.” Asther said. “I am a man of my words after all.”Asther threw a health potion at Claire. The saintess caught this easily with her hand. She already knows what this is as well. With how long she’s been fighting alongside the necromancer inside that dungeon, there has been multiple instances where she needed to use one of these. Courtesy of Asther of course.At first, this potion seemed suspicious to her. She didn’t even want to chug it down
The next one on Asther’s list is Tyre. He didn’t actually want to go with the Thief next. For what it’s worth, Asther actually intended to go with Octavia as the next one he’d test out. However, the knightess is somehow a special case. Making her someone that Asther should save for last. And the reason for this would be revealed as soon as she’s given her new weapons.Hence, Asther Shadow Dived back to their base. He immediately picked out Tyre who already has a rough idea of what’s going to happen. Asther did brief all of them about the new weapons during breakfast after all.Thus the thief eagerly followed Asther to where they needed to go. Namely, the same part of the forest where Asther went to talk with Claire about her weapon. At that very same moment, the saintess is already beginning her additional training on the use of her new weapon. Moving to a new nest of monsters within that forest.“Tyre.” Asther began.“Yes sir.” The thief answered.“These will be your partners from no