"I have officially lost my mind…" Gil's tone was that of soone who had just realized they had been living a dream for their whole life. He also had missed a shot with his bow for the first ti in a very long ti. "Onyx, you would tell if this was all a hallucination, right?"
"You are not crazy. Your mind is intact. Sister Su has properly been training to use the dragon blood that had changed in her body lately. That is why she just breathed out a mouthful of flas." If Onyx had not been so calm, Gil would have surely let his mind keep running away with its ideas.
"I see, I missed a lot when it ca to Su and Midnight training." The feeling that Gil had was a small sense of loss. But he also had a sense of annoyance because he had missed his party mbers getting much much stronger. It also spurred Gil to want to get even stronger himself.
"What is Gil doing? That was four arrows in a row?" Walker was about to face four of the purple bank frogs and suddenly saw them sprout arrows before collapsing defeated at his feet.
"If you can't be faster than Gil it explains why you aren't keeping up with Su and I!" Rey was showing off the training that she had been doing with Su.
The pair was taunting and attacking without flaw. Su would jump forward and get the attention of a purple bank frog. It would attack without question trying to defeat Su with its poison. But Rey was right there with a heavy right hook or solid heel kick before it could attack again. This was, the pair had taken down most of the purple bank frogs that were coming from the den.
"I will handle those last two!" Midnight, Su, and Rey left Walker to do so after having all his targets taken by the others. Even Gil backed off after seeing that Walker was making a move toward the two and he wanted to be safe. If he ever shot a family mber with his arrows he would be crushed.
anwhile, Walker had created two swords out of ice to transition his battle ability. Unfortunately, a soft but sweet hum of song ca to his ears. Before Walker could do so much as dash forward to close the distance between him and them. Three blades of light had already shot through the air piercing the purple bank frogs and leaving them defeated.
"Alice how did you-" Walker was shocked as soon as he saw how far Alice was from him. He had never seen her make such long distance attacks.
Since Alice had learned more about her abilities with Horizon's guidance. As talkative as Horizon was, he was able to see Alice's skills clearly. He gave ideal instructions about how to manipulate the light with her voice and also the mana itself. After that, Alice grasped a new concept. The travel of sound.
,m "Alice! How did you reach so far? I thought you were right next to by the way I heard your voice humming." As soon as Walker returned to the group and where Alice had made it to after helping the poisoned soldier.
An adorable coy smile filled Alice's face, "sound travels" was the only answer Walker received. But he did wonder how far sound really traveled when soone sang. It was not an unusual to think that Alice could learn to throw her voice a further distance. There were people who had the skills to specifically do that. Alice did have the songstress system too, not a healer system.
"Walker can't even keep up with us. I guess we trained more than him." Naturally, Rey had to taunt Walker a little. It was part of her job at this point.
"It doesn't help that we all have been working more efficiently lately. It's been a while since we have faced a group of monsters that aren't a sli." The feeling that Gil had was just glad. The slis had actually been very annoying because Gil was forced to aim for the cores instead of the whole body.
"So, we have figured out that it is the breeding season for these monsters and that they are going to be an issue for so ti. What else do you think we will need to worry about?" Su managed to bring the topic back to what they should be thinking about while clearing the path ahead.
"I have no idea what might hunt the purple bank frogs. Bruh whatever it is, they will be larger and poison resistant." Part of Walker was thinking that they might see a river snake or so form of avian monster. But he had not truly seen the purple bank from before so it was harder to narrow down what might hunt them.
"We can just have Gil keep a lookout for us. Then we can keep focused on what we are fighting down here." Rey didn't see much of an issue when it ca to what monsters they would face. The odds were the entire party could handle whatever they faced because the path they were on was well enough traveled for now.
"So you want to just tell you when a large bird with purple and yellow feathers is approaching? One that has sharp looking gallons and a serrated beak?"
"Gil, that description seems…" Su sighed as she realized that Gil was already pointing an arrow at the sky. She looked up to see the large falcon that was approaching them.
' tearing falcon
The tearing falcon is nad this for the separated beak that it uses to tear apart its prey. They feed on a variety of monsters regardless of their type. They have very high poison resistance and their blood is often used to make high tier antidotes.
Their feathers are very tough and can be used for arrows. The bones are also useful for various jewelry due to their ability to remain light but carved well.
They get their feather color from the various poisonous monsters they consu. The color changes from falcon to falcon depending on what they have eaten in high amounts'
"Tearing falcons. That's what they are called and they do not look happy that we have just defeated and taken away one of their main food sources." Walker had used the all around appraisal as soon as he had gotten one in his sight line. He had to read it out loud too so that everyone was warned properly.
"I heard arrow materials so they will be a great prize." Gil's frost arrow flew toward one of the falcons. He knew that these monsters were attacking them anyways but it was a bonus that he could gain valuable arrow making materials as well.
"You hear arrow I hear high tier potion making ingredient! Let's make a high antidote!" With Rey's fire they were in for a solid battle. Especially since one had angled downward at them with its talons open.
Walker watched as the group of six falcons lost a mber to Gil's arrow and the first one that ca close enough was dodged then smashed by a downward fist from Rey.
"That was Rey's ground breaking fist. She has been working on adding to properly to her battle flow. She said it's dangerous because it leaves her open to attacks. But with here…"
Su dashed ahead and deflected the second falcon that was diving at them. The next two were slapped aside by Onyx's tail. Midnight followed up by pouncing on one and light arrows appeared around the second.
That left Walker to form a spear of ice and strike downward on the one that Su had deflected. Efficient and easy to defeat even though the falcons sounded powerful. It how was a clear demonstration of how the party had grown.
But it was also slightly bittersweet since they had once feared these sorts of monsters. It reminded them of where they had been when they first ca together and how crazy things had progressed. None of what they had done was planned when they got together but it was a blessing in disguise now that they regarded each other as family.
"Ti to keep pushing forward? Or do we want to switch shifts and let a few dragonkin take over?" Walker felt that moderation was the best process since they would be traveling the river for at least three or four days.
"Yes, we should make sure Alice can help heal those that get poisoned while Rey might be able to make so antidote potions. The ship has been set up for a small alchemy lab. Even a weapons repair shop was set up there to ensure that everyone is prepared." Su had heard this when they were leaving and thought it a great way to make the ship a core place for everyone mourning to another continent.
"Then we wait for the ship to catch up here." Everyone agreed to survey the area a little more as the ship caught up.
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