Published at 18th of February 2021 04:18:54 PM

273 Abyss Hunt

I want to test out Aros [Mana Drain] right away. I hold my tail out in front of her as she sits weakly in the lesser treants branch.

Noticing my tail thrust in front of her, she turns to look at me. I nod my head and wave my tail.

Tha, nk, you

Speaking falteringly, she reaches out and touches my tail, before continuing on to cling to me tightly, bringing her body close. Having become sand-like from a lack of magic power, her body surface flakes away.

A faint light shines where she makes contact with my tail. I feel a sensation of my magic power being moved.

Ah, aah

Her crumbling skin looks more and more rehydrated. I get the feeling that her skins actually looking a little healthier than normal. Her hair in particular was really dry, so the changes are more pronounced It might not be my imagination after all. Though the changes really are quite subtle. It looks like shes restored her body. Perhaps because shes sucking up my magic power, a faint black light is shining.

Well then, has her MP been restored?

Name: Aro

Species: Revaana Mage

Condition: Cursed, Magic Correction (major)

Lv: 14/30

HP: 78/78

MP: 87/87

Ooh, she really has fully recovered. I was worried if shed be strong enough to fight an abyss, but perhaps because she sucked up my magic power, shes gotten some strange status condition. [Magic Correction], is it? Thats an unexpected boon. With her power raised by [Magic Correction] and without having to worry about her remaining MP thanks to [Mana Drain], she can fire off high-power magic without limit. With this, she should be able to overturn the difference in rank and get past the abyss defences.

Even after shes finished sucking up my MP, Aro continues to cling to my tail.

Oi~, youre finished already.

Its a bit calming.

O-oh. Once Aros finished calming down, I want to test out our new way of levelling her, so well leave the grafant as it is for now.

Gaaa

My partner stares regretfully at the grafant, but well pick it up on our way back. Ill roast it till its well cooked later, so please wait for now.

The spiderlings are clinging to the grafant, so I brush them off with my tail. After three repeats, they give up and start following behind me.

With our preparations in order, we walk through the forest in search of an abyss. I never thought Id go in search of them myself.

As a C-rank monster that Aros magic can damage, theyre reasonable prey for levelling her. If we succeed, she should be able to evolve right away.

However Now that Im searching for them, theyre not turning up. Even though when I dont want to see them, they appear all over.

Aah, those guys are hiding their presence. I exterminated a good number of them, so they might have me marked. They wont let me find them so easily.

Gaa Gaa

The further we walk, the more my partner lets out compassionless cries.

Hey, our stomachs empty, you know? Hey?

Im not that bothered by it. Do you mind waiting until after weve seen if Aros leveling with [Mana Drain] goes smoothly?

Cant we do that after eating?

Food eaten after exercise tastes better, you know.

Were just looking around at this ratesomeat

I guess theres no helping it, were not finding any abyss easily, so I suppose we can eat first. Its my first big kill that Im eating in a long time, so it would be a lie to say Im not looking forward to it. After all, its a lump of beef. Its just a shame that theres no salt to go on it.

I go back the way we came, returning to where we left it. Behind me follows the lesser treant, with Aro in its branches, and the spiderlings moving around as they please.

When we are able see the grafant through a gap in the trees, my partner starts drooling and stretching out her neck.

Meat! Meat! Meat! Meat!

Even though shes like this, when shes humanised, she looks like an ordinary, well-put-together woman. Its unfortunate, or rather it feels like theres a mistake. She could do with a little more moderation. Itd be nice if she put a little more thought into her speech and conduct

If we humanised with her as the base and went into a city, shed attract attention in all sorts of ways.

Meat! Meat! Meat?

As we draw closer to the grafant, her thoughts break off. The reason is clear.

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VeeeeeeEEeh!

Veeh, veeeEah!

VeeaAaaah!

As I get closer, I see abysses that have congregated to the grafants corpse. They are gnawing away at it, tearing apart the meat. That reminds me, they use large monsters as their hatcheries.

Gaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

My partner raises a roar of rage as she swings her head. I see a few tears dripping from her eyes.

Thats why, I said, to eat sooner

S-sorry Its just been licked by them a little bit. But weve succeeded in luring them out, so isnt this good? Look, you still eat it after its been roasted!

GaaA

But they really do show up anywhere. Seriously, how many of them are there in this forest?

I turn my eyes away from my partner and face Aro. As though understanding what I want, she nods her head. Thanks to the [Servant of the Evil Dragon] title skill, Aro and the lesser treant can understand what I want without me having to say it, which is convenient. Its not like I could humanise every time I wanted to say something.

I bring my tail close to Aro in her perch on the lesser treants branch. She jumps across, and I stretch my tail out, bringing her in front of my head.

All right, you dont have to worry about running out of MP. Let loose with your biggest firepower.

She raises her right hand into the air. A black light covers her body and concentrates at her raised hand.

nd, magic, [Gale]!

The light of magic power condenses, then is suddenly fired. The magic power stirs the wind, causing a small tornado to form, which moves towards the abysses while gouging the ground. Perhaps because of her higher level, theres a big difference compared to when she used it against the grafant.

Veah!

The tornado strikes a direct hit on an abyss that was absorbed in eating the grafant. The grafants corpse is gouged and blood splashes out. Caught between the tornado and the grafant, the abyss is expelled into the air before landing on its back a short distance away.

VeeeEeh!

It wriggles its eight legs, using them to roll itself over.

[Gale]!

The second tornado catches it just as it gets to its feet, blowing it away several metres for a second time. Its back strikes a boulder, and a cream coloured liquid dribbles from its mouth.

Now then, its a question of how much damage its taken. From how it looks, it cant be unhurt

Species: Abyss

Condition: Enraged (minor)

Lv: 24/58

HP: 229/288

MP: 58/58

G-great, its taken a fair bit! With two hits, its taken 59 damage So Aros strongest shot does about 30 damage. It might not be a lot, but its certainly taking damage. It might be a bit tough, but she should be able to reap large rewards for being able to damage it in a frontal attack. If she can hunt higher ranks, her level should jump all the way up right away.