Soul Monarch: The Eclipse Feast Online

Steep, Too Steep!

My footsteps crept, walking steadily north. It has been a few days since I left Houra City and now I am heading towards Morksi City.

Yes, this is the path I chose to get to Riverar Trade Capital.

If I use Houra City as a reference, there are two paths to get to the Capital of the States of Scuart.

First head south and immediately head for the harbor. With the States of Scuart itself being an island nation, many small islands are scattered in the south and it is suitable for sea mode of transportation.

Yes, even if the threat from aquatic monsters persists, it can be minimized by the sheer number of transit spots available.

The second method is to go north. Yes, this is the path I chose. Even so, the territory that existed alone was quite steep. It consists of steep high rocky hills so it is less traveled than the first path.

It is a pity that the creation of a tunnel that penetrates directly in a straight line is not here. It seems that because Houra City does not include priority areas to be developed by the government.

Even so, I myself use the landline because of one thing—

Cars. More precisely, would it be a magic train?

Yes, unlike the real world whose base of discovery is science (science), EFO uses magic as the base base of civilization development and that also applies to trains. It seems that, although both use different principles and different paths, they can create a similar end result.

"But yeah, it'll still be a while before I can use that."

Again, EFO is a different world from the real world. Although the epoch in EFO was closer to the epoch of enlightenment, or the 18th or 19th century in which the railway line had spread widely, in EFO something like that was difficult.

Ignoring the selection of terrain, the cost of maintenance of the train line is quite high here. The monsters are responsible for that.

I don't want to imagine a monster a few tens of meters high coming in front of the train I'm on, okay?

And so I will head to Morksi City, one of the prefectural cities in the States of Scuart that has a train stop station to enjoy this facility.

"Yes, for now I have to pass through these hills," I said as I tried to find the right place 'to be trampled.

Again, the road here is too steep to pass normally. Therefore, there is also no transportation assistance such as horse carriages (pedati) that operate.

And now I'm just walking because of that. Although I can buy some kind of monster that can be used as a mount, but yes, I don't think it will be too useful because I will later die while in Morksi City.

Fortunately, I wear boots that are suitable for all terrains. Otherwise, it might be possible that I would have difficulty going through this kind of terrain.

Whatever it is, all these things for the sake of being able to ride the magic train! Passion, myself!

Also—

"Snack!" "Snack!" "Snack!" "Snack!" "Snack!" "Snack!" "Snack!" "Snack!" "Snack!" "Snack!" "Snack!" "Snack!"

"The monsters are too annoying." I said as I saw a bird monster swooping down, hurtling towards me quickly.

They were the number one reason for the slow distance I managed to cover.

"Strengthen Damage," I said as I shot out a ball of mana fog towards the bird. But the bird immediately changes its direction of flight, rotates and can avoid it quickly. Rise back as if waiting for the next opportunity.

"They really suck."

The bird monsters themselves are tanned black with wings having a mixture of other colors, making their existence difficult to realize. Yes, especially with the form of a long, serrated beak like a bird of carrion.

"It's not usual for you to say that, Dirae."

"It's just a fact, okay?"

In addition to the colors that make them able to hide themselves easily, the birds also have small bodies, yes. Maybe the size of a hummingbird. And with such a fast flying speed, it made their avoidance too high to be able to attack.

Moreover, they come tend to be a group consisting of 3-6 birds. And it can be guessed that when I did a barrage of attacks, it just threw away my MP for nothing.

Keep their numbers together.

"If you have the right skills, this sense of the birds won't bother you too much."

Uhh, a high-speed enemy doesn't seem to be very suitable for me.

I don't have a single targeting-type attack that will go after the target, okay? Yes, even the wide area attacks I have are quite limited.

The Mana Bomb itself only swept out a radius of two meters from the point of explosion. And if it doesn't hit a target, it will be useless because the explosion won't happen. Like the air I can't blow.

The same goes for the skills I just learned. Spirit Magic, who managed to nail down thanks to the help of Sile and Zile, their condition made him more suitable as a form of support rather than a direct attack. So did Strike Art's which was a melee attack.

Then what have I been doing all this time?

"Go far away!" Hope I with some strange tones mixed in and once again fire a ball of mana mist at the approaching bird.

Yeah, like that. What I did only seemed more appropriate to say as an attempt to drive them from getting too close to me than an attack.

Although this was a fairly good and steady means of training the Skill though, yes I can't be too hopeful on the acquisition of active experience from killing the birds.

The spell after spell I cast, fired as if it would never stop, would never end. Cause maybe my life will be over if the attack stops.

With my place now, the speed of the birds, as well as the number that continues to accumulate. Yes, you can imagine what kind of scenery is presented.

I looked like a small animal being targeted by predators who kept pouncing and showed their hungry mouths. Well, maybe some sort of piranha horde is better suited to describe those birds.

But ...

"Burn Wave!"

... What a flame exploded as Megaera cast a spell she mastered, releasing a heatwave that burned the wings of the birds. Dropped them.

"Increase Speed," I was quick to see the birds scattered. Increase my movement speed and start making footing with the Mana Board.

Well, I just want to get out of the siege like that. I saw that the birds were trying to chase me with a chirp (?) which they make.

Can it be called a tweet, huh? Just focus on running away from here, myself.

And ...

“Huuhhh."

Finally I could breathe a little sigh of relief when I saw that the birds were releasing me. There seems to be another reason why land lines are not recommended.

"The birds won't pursue me any further anyway."

"Originally you know, Sirae, what keeps an animal from approaching its tender prey?"

Am I the easy prey? Well, forget a little bit of Megaera cynicism but if it is then ...

"The existence of a predatory figure for him?"

... I think this is the most appropriate answer. Yes, like a remora fish that takes shelter under a shark on the side to get food—

Wait up!

"Don't say ...."

A clanging sound rang out, shaking the ground where I stood. Dan—

Drakes! The truck! Dtrak!

The swoop by the stroke followed along with the savage breath I could guess.

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