Chapter 319

Defense Specialization and to the South

Drag, Shin, Chrome, and Kasumi were the four that headed to the south . Of course, Kasumi was the one in the team that had a mode of transportation that all four of them could use . Kasumi made Haku Super Enlarge, and they traveled towards the dessert that Maple Tree had teleported to on the first day .

The reason for this was that the four had gone around to all of the suspicious spots on Sallys map, but had found nothing . Even though the spots were all close together on the south side, making exploration easier .

And since they had now gone to all of the places with high priority, they decided that it must be somewhere that was hard to find . And so they had come to the wide open dessert .

I was thinking this while riding Paynes dragon as well, but it sure is nice to have a monster that can carry you .

Yes, Mi said the same thing .

Well, having mobility will allow you to get through areas faster Now, is there anything here

There really isnt . But things seem to be going smoothly for the teams that went in the other directions

The four of them sat on Hakus head and scanned the area . They were able to see worms and devils in the distance . It appeared that they were fighting some players, as they saw explosive magic effects .

So there are players near the edge of the map as well .

We werent the only ones who thought to come here then . Well, who wouldnt think that there must be something in a dessert thats this big?

As they continued their search, the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse, and a powerful sand storm began to blow . And while they were wary, the devil monsters that were near the edge of the map did not come close to them . Chrome was especially cautious, as he was the shield-bearer . But he could not sense any enemy presences coming near .

There must be somethingKasumi! Lets get off for now .

Yeah, lets do that .

The four of them sensed something and so they got off of Haku, and she returned it to normal size . Then they started exploring on foot .

It really is a crazy sandstorm . I can barely see in front of me .

Maybe I should unleash Destructor around us . At least then well know if something is coming towards us .

And so Shin activated Destructor, causing the multiplied swords to rotate around them in a wide circle . As long as it was a decently large monster, it would get hit, no matter what side it was coming from . So an ambush would be less likely .

As they walked like this for a while, Shins Destructor caught something .

Oh, its hit something But it doesnt seem like a monster .

Then lets head over to it . I wonder what it could be?

When they reached it, they found a rocky area that was covered in sand from the sandstorm . But there were cracks between the rocks that looked like they led to an underground chamber .

Lets go then . We finally found something that looks promising .

Yeah, lets go . I wont be able to enlarge Haku down there, but that cant be helped .

As they moved between boulders and descended, they entered an underground chamber . The sound of falling sand echoed around them . The ground also looked like sand . And while they wouldnt sink into it, it was still difficult to walk .

Woah, it looks like we really found it . Awesome .

Anyway, I think I should go in the lead .

Hmm . Yes, well leave it to you, Chrome .

Now, what will we find

Chrome moved to the front and took the first step . Just then, the sand in front of him moved, and a single giant scorpion jumped out of the ground . But before the others could reach it with their weapons, it stung Chrome and then returned into the ground .

At the same time, an effect burst on Chrome, showing that the item he had received from Izu earlier had activated . It took the damage of an instant death attack for you .

What? Are you kidding!? That scorpion has an instant death attack!

This is bad . We better retreat for now!

Then get on these! Well move away from the sand .

Shin said as he used Destructor to create blades that they could ride on . Once they were able to temporarily escape the danger, they held a quick strategy meeting .

Shin . I didnt know you could use that skill like this .

Kasumi said as she pointed at the sword .

I got the idea while watching Maple . There are a lot of ways to use a flying sword .

But what should we do? We have instant death resistant items from Izubut theyre not something we can keep using on monsters that arent even bosses .

No, dont worry . Just leave it to me . We just need to know the position of the scorpion inside of the sand, right?

Drag said as he called out Earth . Earth was a Golem that had a lot of skills related to the ground . And so Drag had a way of dealing with this enemy .