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- That was a fun chapter to do, I hope you guys enjoy it as well.
- Edited By: MythosIX
- Chapter 39
- Plant Invasion
- Naofumi: "Raphtalia, Firo, be careful."
- Now then, the enemy is coming with a plant.
- According to my vast knowledge of medical herbs, the plant in front is quite unique.
- Various ripe fruits could be found from the vines and potatoes could be seen on the root.
- That's not all, apparently it also has the ability to spit poison and attach parasites to the human body.
- Is the herbicide even going to be effective?
- Physically beating it up doesn't seem to be a good plan either…
- It attacked us with vines as it advanced.
- Raphtalia: "Haa!"
- Firo: "Yaa!"
- Raphtalia and Firo each cut down some vines.
- But, we have already been surrounded by them.
- Might as well try magic...
- Naofumi: "I am the Hero of the Shield who commands the origin of power. I have read and deciphered a law of nature. May the power of nature defend me!"
- Naofumi: "Fast Guard!"
- I applied defensive magic on Raphtalia and Firo.
- This magic improved the target's defence by a percentage. It is a support magic that shines when the target has high Defence.
- Raphtalia: "Thank you Naofumi-sama"
- Firo: "Thanks~"
- The pair thanks me as they continue to decimate the attacking vines.
- Although we are destroying plants left and right, it's still hard to advance.
- It's got to be that. To clear a path, we must use some strong magic, I guess our only choice is to withdraw for now.
- But at least, we'll annihilate the enemies here.
- There is a high chance that a strong demon is lurking within the village.
- According to the stories that have been passed down, there is no sure-fire way to exterminate the plants.
- Then a full frontal assault...
- Would be impossible, there has to be another way.
- Due to the vine's lacking in attack power, my progress should be unimpeded.
- Naofumi:"Anyway, I'll investigate myself first."
- Raphtalia: "Okay!"
- Firo: "Okay~!"
- I started running towards the root of the plants in the centre of the village.
- It's overflowing with plant demons.
- Though, this level is still manageable by the three of us.
- However, I'm quite uneasy about Raphtalia and Firo's defence.
- Naofumi: "Humm......"
- The names of the demons are Bio Plant, Plantriwe, and Mandoragora.
- Bio Plant is the general name for all the common plants. Plantriwe Is a demon in the shape of a human made of vines. Mandoragora seems to be an immobile plant fortress.
- According to Firo, the Plantriwe scatters poison pollen the big flower on top of its head.
- The Mandoragora sprays acid from a vine to weaken and drag in its prey.
- Bio Plant is the demon that is producing these two. Occasionally, a vine swells up and these demons burst from within.
- I smile in satisfaction as the herbicide withers these demons.
- It seems the shield does not consider scattering herbicide an attack.
- Is it because these are just really aggressive plants and not actually demons?
- I wonder what the criteria is.
- Is it the same principal as sprinkling holy water and recovery magic on Zombie-Type Monsters?
- There is also the fact that my medicine can cure the parasitic state to consider....
- I don't understand.
- Perhaps the parasites are pathogens and my treatment medicine is effective against sicknesses.
- Naofumi: "So what do we do?"
- Plantriwe and vines continued to attack me meaninglessly.
- The attacks themselves do nothing, but my nose is slightly stuffed because of the poison.
- The acid is also troublesome. It seems to be very effective in lowering the Defensive status.
- Still, it's not as if they can break through. Snake's Poison Fang (Intermediate) makes those effects useless.
- This is pretty common. The enemy is a plant and uses poison.
- Naofumi: "Raphtalia"
- Raphtalia: "Cough...! What is it?"
- The air seems to be bad for Raphtalia...
- Raphtalia's respiratory system was damaged before. Although she is cured, it might still be weak.
- Naofumi: "Here, take this herbicide just in case."
- Raphtalia: "Ah, Okay!"
- I throw some herbicide to Raphtalia. I hope it will be useful in an emergency
- Raphtalia is caught by vines and it looks like she's about to be violated.
- The ways these vines wriggle about remind me of heroines from an eroge…
- Raphtalia: "Naofumi-sama?"
- Raphtalia: "You're thinking of something quite rude aren't you?"
- However, when the vines wrap around Raphtalia, she tears them apart calmly.
- Unexpectedly, it seems like they have no durability.
- Raphtalia: "Naofumi-sama? Let's hurry up and go!"
- Naofumi: "O-okay"
- When I arrived at the centre of the village earlier, I saw a gigantic tree.
- No wait, if I look carefully, that's a giant vine.
- Naofumi: "That seems to be the main body..."
- Suddenly, huge eyes appeared on the trunk and stared at us.
- Monster: "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- That's creepy.
- But, that is the main body.
- Firo: "Master~ Firo's going in"
- Firo does a running jump onto an eyeball from the main body. However, she is intercepted by a giant vine.
- Firo: "Ei!"
- Firo kicks the vine mid-air, using it as a foothold, but the distance she gained is insufficient.
- Firo: "Master~"
- Naofumi: "I know! Air Strike Shield!"
- I used Air Strike Shield on where Firo was falling to let her use it as footing.
- Firo jumped off the shield and straight for the eyeball again.
- Firo: "Tei!"
- Bicha! With a squish, Firo kicked the eyeball.
- That was pretty gross...
- Monster: "!!!!!!!!!!"
- The earth shakes as the vines tremble in rage.
- Is it still not dead even after the eyeball was destroyed?
- Hmm...... What happened?
- Naofumi: "It's not falling over."
- Raphtalia: "I noticed."
- With a grotesque sound, the eyeball regenerated.
- At the same time, I spotted a plant seed in the middle of the eyeball.
- Naofumi: "Raphtalia, Firo. The main body is within that eyeball. Pour the herbicide in it."
- The cool-down time is over. I can use Air Strike Shield again. By the way, Plantriwe and Mandoragora were attacking me together.
- But it does nothing so I can take it forever.
- Naofumi: "I understand!"
- Firo: "Roger~!"
- Raphtalia Jumps onto Firo's back while approaching the regenerating eyeball.
- The eyeball must have registered them as the highest priority threat and unleashed a rain of vines at them.
- Naofumi: "Shield Prison!"
- I used the cage formed from Shield Prison to protect both of them.
- The shield will stay in the air, unless an attack is strong enough to break through.
- Effective time is 15 seconds.
- Meanwhile, the vines are bouncing off the Prison.
- Oops... Vines surrounded the Prison.
- After 15 seconds, the Prison disperses. At that moment, I cast Air Strike Shield under Firo to be used as a foothold.
- Raphtalia: "Tei!"
- Raphtalia's sword flashes and the vines surrounding Firo was cut down.
- The vines were cut beautifully and Firo succeed in jumping off the shield.
- She kicked the Eyeball twice.
- Monster: "!?????"
- The eyeball's movements have stopped to repair itself.
- By taking advantage of this chance, Raphtalia spreads the herbicide over the eyeball's wounds.
- Monster: "!!!!!?????"
- An enormous vibration which isn't exactly a voice spreads around the Bio Plant.
- Naofumi: "Did we do it?"
- I don't even care that I death flagged myself, these attacks aren't even enough to make me itchy.
- However, the Bio Plant begins to move again.
- Raphtalia: "I apologize. It seems I didn't spread the herbicide well enough."
- Naofumi: "No, you did it properly. It seems the herbicide is not effective enough."
- There must be something we can do...
- Oh, that might work.
- Personally applying medicine makes it more effective. I wonder what will happen if I apply the herbicide myself.
- Naofumi: "Well, it won't hurt to try that next."
- I ignored the enemies surrounding me and took out the herbicide with one hand.
- Though recently, I've noticed that my defence is now ranged, I can proceed through enemies even though I’m surrounded.
- However, this doesn't apply to my attacks.
- I stroll through the large amount of demons like it's nothing.
- At last, I've reached the Bio Plant.
- Naofumi: "The effect might increase even more if I apply the herbicide while riding Firo."
- I scattered the herbicide on all its roots.
- Monster: "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????"
- The Bio Plant convulsed violently. It seems to be its death throes.
- The Bio Plant is dyed brown as its eyeballs dries up.
- With a poof, the whole thing started falling apart.
- The whole Bio Plant crumbles and we evacuate.
- Naofumi: "Oooh..."
- All the other demons started turning brown and withering. Everything is gone except for fruits that grew on their bodies and us left.
- And...Where the Bio Plant used to be is a shiny seed.
- ... It would be dangerous to leave that here...
- Naofumi: "I'll keep it for the time being. Maybe my shield can absorb it."
- Raphtalia: "Okay"
- Firo: "Food!"
- We were collecting seeds while Firo stuffed herself with the remaining fruits and potatoes.
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