Episode 260 Shadow Attribute

As a beginner dungeon, it was a vast desert area. After flying for about five minutes, I thought I heard a scream from below and looked down at the desert.

There, I saw a team of adventurers fighting a pack of DesertWolves. There were three adventurers and eight DesertWolves. The adventurers were at a considerable disadvantage. Judging that the lives of the adventurers were in danger, I decided to join in.

In such cases, some people say it's better to ask the fighting adventurers if they need help before moving, but the adventurers may die in the meantime. It depended on the time and the situation.

I swooped down and activated a triple activation 'Multiple Attack'. Thirty small D-Particle Piles were shot into the DesertWolf pack, and three DesertWolves collapsed.

I landed in the desert and rushed over with my Black Thoughts Staff.

"Assisting."

When I slashed the two DesertWolves away with a TripleBlade, there were only three left. I thought it would be okay if each person had one, but it looked dangerous.

"Do you still need help?"

They looked like children who had just become adventurers. They were fighting with desperate faces.

"P, please do."

I activated TripleBlade again and slashed two of the DesertWolves. The three of them worked together to defeat the remaining one.

The DesertWolf's claws and fangs cut through their armor, and all three of them seemed to be seriously injured. I thought they might die if this continued, so I took out Beginner Healing Magic Potions and handed them to the three of them.

"It's medicine, use it."

"But, we don't have the money to pay."

"I'm fine on money. I'm still a B-class adventurer ... I'm not stingy enough to take money from a G-class."

The three of them seemed to be surprised to hear that I was B-class, but they drank the Beginner's Healing Magic Potions with peace of mind. Then, the bleeding stopped and the wounds seemed to begin to close.

"Why did you come this far into the desert?"

With the strength of these three, it would be normal for them to be facing MetalScorpions near the entrance.

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"There was a rare GoldenMetalScorpion, so we chased it and came here."

It was a typical example of a mistake made by someone who had just become an adventurer. As a result, some adventurers never return. Now, what should I do with these three. If I tell them to go back with just the three of them, there is a risk of encountering another pack of DesertWolves.

These three seemed to be Muscle Wizards. Even so, it seemed like they could hardly use magic. I had no choice but to let them accompany me. After picking up the magic stones, I also put away the D-Particle Wing saddle.

"Grimm-san, where are you heading?"

Aoki, who was a first year student at a Magic Academy in Touhoku, asked.

"To the Boss room. I came to check the spirit spring."

Shiota Misuzu, the only female student, tilted her head.

"Is that the fountain that gives the dark attribute. I don't think it would be useful to make an item dark attribute."

Kurokawa, another male student, heard that and nodded.

It was true that the dark attribute was not used much. However, the dark attribute was the basis for creating weapons that inflicted abnormal conditions on people. It seemed that Magic Weapons that exerted effects such as paralysis were usually processed after being given the dark attribute.

However, Magic Weapons that caused status abnormalities had a lower chance of causing status abnormalities when the opponent was a monsters. That was why Magic Weapons with abnormal status were not popular. When it came to weapons against humans, stun guns were cheaper, so there seemed to be no demand for them.

I talked with the three of them and decided to go to the Boss room together. Misuzu looked at me.

"Grimm-san, are you an Attack Wizard?"

"No, I'm a Life Wizard."

Misuzu looked a little surprised. They were supposed to be learning Life Magic at the Magic Academy, but I guess she had only been taught old Life Magic.

"Wait a minute, the Life Wizard who defeated an EarthDragon that was in the newspaper, was that Grimm-san?"

Aoki seemed to have read my article. When I nodded, the three of them exclaimed 'Amazing'.

"The Life Magic we learn at the Academy isn't that big of a deal at all, but it's actually amazing."

It seemed that unless Magic Academies across the country changed their class contents like the Jibik Magic Academy where Karina was working hard, the evaluation of Life Magic would not go up.

I activated 'Float Box'.

"We don't have much time, so I'll use magic to move. Get on this."

After gingerly checking on the three people on the D-Particle Float Box, I also got on board and headed deep into the desert.

"Life Magic is truly amazing, that magic like this even exists."

Since Misuzu's talent for Life Magic was 'D', she suggested that she should study Life Magic. I was happy for her, but I advised her to study to the extent that she didn't neglect studying Muscle Magic, which was where she had the most talent.

While we were talking about this, we arrived in front of the Boss room. We got off the D-Particle Float Box and went down the stairs that were the entrance to the Boss room.

After proceeding through the long and narrow passage, we arrived at the Boss room. There was a spirit fountain at the very back of the dome-shaped space.

"So this is the Boss room, it's my first time here."

Aoki exclaimed excitedly.

Aoki and his friends seemed excited, but as per previous information, the Boss wasn't there. I took out a blue silver knife, approached the spirit fountain, and threw it in.

After a while, I picked up the blue silver knife from the fountain and examined it with my Appraisal Monocle. It turned out to be a 'Blue Silver Knife with the Shadow Attribute'.

"Okay, this is the spirit spring."

Aoki and the others were watching me, but since they didn't own Shadow Puppets, it didn't matter, so I didn't tell them.

I took out the T-shirt, shorts, and ready-made armor that Elmoa had used from my Storage Armlet and submerged them into the spirit spring.

I turned my attention to the three of them.

"Have you ever seen a Shadow Puppet?"

The three people seemed to know about Shadow Puppets, but they answered that they had never seen them. I advised them not to be surprised as I would bring out a Shadow Puppet.

When Elmoa emerged from the shadows, the three people's eyes widened in surprise.

"Uwaah, Elf?"

"It has a tail."

I'm sure I warned them not to be surprised, but it seemed that was impossible.

I introduced Elmoa and equipped it with the T-shirt and shorts that had the shadow attribute, as well as the armor. I then instructed it to go into the shadows, and Elmoa went into the shadows, still wearing the armor. I was able to confirm that Elmoa was able to move in and out of the shadows while wearing its equipment.

I screamed with joy in my heart. This was because it was now possible to hide in the shadows while still maintaining combat readiness. This would increase responsiveness.

In the future, this spirit spring would become famous. The demand for Shadow Puppets was starting to increase, and there was no way that spirit spring would not become famous because it could impart the shadow attribute needed for equipment for Shadow Puppets.