Spear Advances Ash Trails
RandidlyÆs speed rose even further and Acri thrummed in glee as they shot forward toward the foe Before it could even respond RandidlyÆs charge crashed against the boarÆs side
The force was deafening even for him Grimacing Randidly avoided the long bone spikes from its back and sidestepped around to avoid the maroon arm Plus the counteract came quickly as well Even if it wasnÆt blessed with troublesome Skills this defensive barrier was more than enough to leave Randidly frustrated
He had left another crack in the bone exoskeleton but it was so small that it would be easy to miss if you werenÆt aware of what you were looking for It would be difficult to pierce through to the vulnerable parts within without targeting one area several times in a row
That vicious arm smashed its fist downward where Randidly had just been standing The wave of dirty water from the blow was about as high as Randidly was tall but with his Aether Perception he could ignore his screened vision Even though he didnÆt understand what Aether Detection was telling him he could still feel its presence
Instead of advancing again Randidly raised his hand and fired off several Verdant Bolts Again the emerald flames pierced through the water with soft hisses cracking into the monster without any warning The boar screeched in pain and stumbled backward as the heat penetrated through the exo skeleton and to the vulnerable flesh beneath
It was a roundabout method but at least it was showing results
Activating Eruption of the Blazing Leyline Randidly lowered his stance and carefully watched the boar Huge gouts of flame belched upward submerging the boarÆs body in fire Once more it danced to the side to avoid the flame that came out of the ground but it was a bit too slow for RandidlyÆs taste
Frigid Ash Extinguishing Storm The freezing flecks of energy spun outwards chilling the surrounding water Then Randidly put his image behind it and pushed Advancing rapidly toward the boar Randidly aimed to slow it to the point that he would be able to really smash a hole in its armor Then perhaps he could get a handle on what the Aether was telling him
Despite the restrictive nature of RandidlyÆs Skill and the previously inflicted fire damage the boar nimbly danced to the side Quickly too which put Randidly directly to the monsterÆs right The maroon limb clenched into a fist and swung to meet Randidly At this point there was little he could do so he gathered Mana to himself for the counter attack and braced himself for the impact With his determined glare Frigid Ash Extinguishing Storm seemed to spin out even more quickly
Small raindrops froze as they fell closer to Randidly causing small snowflakes to spin away from him in a mesmerizing pattern If the temperature had fallen that far there was no way that the Skill hadnÆt begun to work on the boar Yet at the last second
The boar stepped to the side and Randidly and the maroon fist passed cleanly by each other Randidly was shocked enough that he stumbled
Immediately Randidly swore inwardly This thing was smart He readied himself for its follow up blow but it looked like the maroon arm was furious It flailed left and right and then slapped the boar upside the head stumbling the monster Blinking Randidly considered this
The boar shook its head and then gave Randidly a long look As if seeing something within his shocked gaze it turned and blurred into motion as it retreated out of the mist and zipped across the countryside As the boar fled the maroon arm seemed to realize what was happening and switched its target from its boar carrier to Randidly
As the strange being disappeared out of sight the fist shook itself in fury at Randidly visibly swearing its eternal enmity Although Randidly believed he could have overpowered it if he forced the fight Randidly let the strange monster go There were too many mysteries associated with it Plus
The look that the boar gave Randidly at the end was very clear I do not want to fight you
The boar was intelligent And smart enough not to want to fight But the arm had Fascinating Perhaps it was some sort of parasitic monster And that was the reason that he couldnÆt read its Aether Were all monsters that reached Level 70 intelligent
Questions for later For now we need to keep moving
As Randidly pondered it he returned to Shual Alright we are leaving
Shual poked his head out Randidly almost felt bad to see how relieved the young frog looked Oh you killed the monster
No I didnÆt Randidly remarked Then he turned and stared after the monster His face twisted into a frown
The direction it had fled was South A coincidence
Two squirrels paused on the long branch of a nearby oak tree and considered this strange human Ignoring them Sam cracked his knuckles and ran his hands lovingly over the marble and gold table that made all of this possible
Workbench of the Dawn Smith Lvl 64 The seat of power for the Dawn Smith A workbench that sits in the open air that will absorb the sunÆs rays and grow in power After a sufficient number of dawns pass it is possible for the item Level to increase While working on items on top of the workbench the items will be enhanced by a fraction of this workbenchÆs power Will slightly increase the chance of creating items at a higher rarity Adds an extremely small chance to include bonus stats in an item Control and Focus +20 Fixture Array II Dawn Cocoon III Toward the Final Sigh II
Fixture Array II This workbench is part of an array that will absorb an extremely small amount of energy from the surroundings Effect increased on energy from the sun As such power in the surrounding area will concentrate here
Dawn Cocoon III While the Dawn Smith makes use of this Workbench some of the gathered energy will fill the surrounding area and create a warmer and stabler environment Adds a bonus 3% to crafting Skill Levels while using the Workbench
Toward the Final Sigh II Always dawn will come until it wonÆt This item will possess an increased resistance toward outward attacks that will grow until the sun no longer appears in the sky Each Dawn sees its Endurance increase a minuscule amount
The secret that Sam had discovered while testing out Form Function and Image as the correct approximation of the categories was thus they had thought too simplistically about their ability to create equipment
Furniture could give options too
And the only reason he stumbled upon this delight was that Sam struggled for a long time to identify items that possessed various forms and functions It was hard to think of weapons that varied overmuch from a central shape for reason other than material constraints Well that wasnÆt true Yet Sam felt bound by his own perfectionist nature In his mind there was one way to make the best longsword Another way to make the best lance
What he needed was an item that could be made with different forms and still have the same function And these variations couldnÆt be due to what the main material was And he also didnÆt wasnÆt to simply add superfluous additions to a perfectly good weapon What he needed was something a little different
Which was why Sam eventually arrived at furniture Furniture was an area that had seen of innovative explosion immediately prior to the System A lot of those designs had survived demonstrating their value And often the function would remain constant
At first Sam was dubious that he could create a piece of furniture that could possess stats But he couldnÆt for the life of him figure out why he believed that was true It seemed like the only reason was that it hadnÆt been done Plus all of the System buildings that assisted forging had special focuses that were all pieces of armor or weapons No word of a carpentry station
Likely this truth would have been discovered eventually as the supply of furniture they were able to harvest from old warehouses around Franksburg ran dry But that might not be for a while