Elysion Online ~The Dragonewt and The Summoner~

Chapter 333: Slave Cerian Beast

Check outside from the camp set. No boxer kangaroos...good, it looks okay.

We resume moving. Then Ix spots something.

"Master, there's a group on the move"

"People?"

"Perhaps...they are on something like us"

A group like that in the desert, you mean a caravan? I'd love to talk to them, but this place is full of summoned beasts. I don't know what information there are on this place, but I'd better put the summoned beasts away just in case.

Then I headed in the direction of the group under Ix's direction and found an oasis, a place of water and greenery. It's only natural...a caravan should have a destination, right?

Then let's go into the oasis first.

We enter the oasis without letting the caravan find us. The water in the oasis was clean and I appraise it.

Medina Oasis Water: Rarity 5, Material, Quality C

Underground water in the Medina Oasis. It can be drunk normally and is one of the important water sources in the Sandwall Desert.

So this place is called Medina Oasis. Usually when there is an oasis, there is a town, but here is wilderness.

"Master, hostile reaction"

What now? Just don't come with the Boxer Kangaroo. But apparently there is nothing to worry about. The footsteps are loud.

Pachycephalosaurus Lv30

Normal Monster Subjugation Target Active

It's a famous stone-headed dinosaur. Is it living in the desert? Well, never mind. If it's going to attack us, we'll just take it down!

The Pachycephalosaurus rushes forward, which is probably its specialty. We flee into the sky. Poor thing can't head butt us.

Then, a lot of stones flew out of its stone head. Oh, yeah! But sweet.

Byakuya, Stra. Let's split up and fight separately

We split up and the Pachycephalosaurus came after us. Meanwhile, Byakuya and Stra will be free.

When Gray, Byakuya and Stra attack, the Pachycephalosaurus changes its aim from us. We get it.

"Rune Skill!"

Now I've sealed the stone throwing, man. Then this time, it deploys a magic circle. Sweet.

"Rune magic!"

The magic is also blocked and the Pachycephalosaurus stomps on the ground and roars at me.

It seems to be protesting for a fair fight. If you already fight Lesser Griffon and Boxer Kangaroo, die comfortably.

In the end, Gray and Byakuya won with a safe bite attack and us with a safe long-range attack. Dismantling.

Stone-headed Dinosaur Skull: Rarity 6, Material, Quality C+

Skull of Pachycephalosaurus. Very hard, compatible with rushing techniques and used as material for shields.

After all, the stone head is a skull. The material is a shield material. Seems to increase the power of shield tackle and such. I'm sure Mangetsu-sans party will want it.

"Master"

"Hmm?"

Ix called over and when I followed her gaze, there was a cerian beast girl with strange ears.

"Hii!?"

Realizing that she had been noticed, she hid in a tree. However, she quietly looks at me. Well, what should I do...should I call friends in such a case...I change Hix and Stra and call Koihi and Wako.

"What's wrong? Takuto-oniichan"

"Koihi...there's someone over there"

"Ah! There's a cerian beast!"

Koihi says so and the cerian beast girl hides in a tree again.

"What...she looks just like Koihi, doesn't she?

"Eh!? Is that why you called me!?"

"No, No. I just thought that if I summoned a cerian beast, it might be able to do something about it. Could you do me a favor?"

"I'm sorry to hear that..."

When Koihi was in trouble, Wako headed toward the girl.

"My name is Wako. I'm a fox cerian beast. Can you tell me your name?"

"I...I'm Sunasaki. I am a fennec fox cerian beast..."

Fennec is a fox in the desert, known as the smallest fox among foxes.

"Sunasaki...that's a pretty name~"

"Th, Thank you...very much"

The quintessential Wako...only Koihi's older sister can do that.

"Umm...did I need to be called?"

"Hmm? Who knows, maybe you'll make a friend?"

Fennec has a chance. As I approach with Koihi in tow, I notice something.

A thick iron collar was attached to Sunasaki's neck. I tried to appraise it, but could not. Wako asked.

"That, what did you do with it?"

"...I can't tell you. If I tell you, I'll die"

It's confirmed that it's a terrible thing.

"Takuto-han..."

"Yes. I am Takuto, the summoner of Wako. This is Koihi. This one is Ix"

"I'm Ix"

"I, I'm Koihi!"

You're too nervous...Koihi.

"Sunasaki, right? Would it kill you to tell me?"

"...Yes"

"Well, how about this?"

I write on the ground with my cane. This way, I'm not saying it.

"""Indeed"""

Koihi and the others are convinced. I hand over the stick and Sunasaki fearfully writes letters on the ground.

I am a slave of the leader of the caravan that will be here soon

There is no response. Knowing this, Sunasaki smiles for the first time and writes the letters selflessly.

I was attacked and forced into slavery

There are a number of slaves in the caravan

Please. Please help us

It was a desperate plea. Then comes the info.

Special quest Free the Slaves of the Caravan has occured

Special Quest Free the Slaves of the Caravan: Difficulty C

Reward: Title Liberator of Slaves

Free the slaves from the leader of the caravan.

Well, it's a quest. Then Wako hugs Sunasaki.

"It's all right. I was once caught by a scary man, but Takuto-han helped me out. I am sure that Takuto-han will help you"

No, I'm going to do it. Wako-san. Haven't you raised the bar tremendously?

Sunasaki looks at me. See! She's looking at me with great anticipation! I can't fail this one.

"Okay...I'll help you. But we don't know anything. We're going to ask you some questions and you're going to write the answers down in motion or on the ground"

Sunasaki nodded. Good, so I'll ask her one question at a time...first, about the slaves.

"You said earlier that you were going to die, but is there something tampered with that collar?"

There's a bomb in it

It's a common story. Judging by the way she was frightened, she must have been shown the actual explosion.

"Do you know the conditions under which it will explode?"

Talk to others about slaves. Touch the master. Disobey the master's orders. Not leaving without Master's permission. I haven't heard the rest

Not leaving without the master's permission? This is odd. The other three are all triggered by rebellion, but only this one is different. If the master allows it, she can escape.

"Doesn't the leader of the caravan have something with a button or a switch?"

Sunasaki tilts her head. I thought there was a remote control to detonate the bomb, but I guess that's off... or maybe it's too early to tell.

"Then, does he have anything on him at all times?"

Sunasaki thinks for a moment and then writes.

He wears a lot of rings all the time

It could be a transition or defensive item I've seen before, but it's possible that those rings are the blast switches for the collars.

"I see...just in case you're wondering, you don't know how to remove the collar or anything, do you?"

Sunasaki nodded. So it's not just a matter of defeating the leader of the caravan. The quest does not say to defeat the leader of the caravan. In other words, we need to get information from him.

So the next thing we need is information about the leader.

"Can you tell me about the leader of the caravan? Gender, physical appearance..."

A man, scary face. He has a lot of beard and he hides his face with a black cloth when he walks out in the desert

"Besides being scared, can't you tell anything about his personality? Angry, nervous, whatever"

Sunasaki thinks about it and then writes it down.

He is always yelling at us

He's just someone who thinks about caravans and stuff

Angry and thoughtful, sort of. This is a good sign that the other side is wary of Sunasaki's late return.

"Thank you. Then listen carefully to what I'm going to say now"

Sunasaki nodded.

"Sunasaki, tell the leader about our battle you saw"

"Eh!? Are you sure?"

"Yes. Tell him that Sunasaki and the slaves' lives are in danger if we don't talk...and then tell him that you have been asked that I want to purchase that collar from him"

"I understand"

Now we get the information about the collar. The rest is just a countermeasure against the vigilance of the other side.

"Sunasaki, stay right diagonally behind the leader. However, if your life is in danger, you do not have to protect him. Is that clear?"

"I understand"

With that, Sunasaki hurried back to the caravan.

"What are you going to do?"

"I can't do anything until I hear about that collar first. I'll do the negotiating. It's going to be a pretty bad conversation, so don't take it seriously. Especially Koihi.

"Eh!? Just me!?"

"Koihi is so pure~"

I would not even want them to hear it if I could. But they won't budge.

"I'd like you two to change your appearance. I'd prefer Arleigh or Keigo"

""Eh""

They gave me a very disgusted look. If they knew this, they would both cry.

"Can't we...get someone else?"

"Ummm...would you mind if I ask Reppuu-san or Raiden-san?"

""That way""

Let's keep this to ourselves. The size of that caravan was quite large, just from what I could see from afar. I'd like to keep it quiet if possible, but I'll have to take precautions.

Name Takuto Love Summoner Lv9

Vitality 76

Magic Power 202

Strength 60

Defense 40

Agility 60

Dexterity 120

Skills

Fighting Lv15

Kicking Lv20

Staff Lv27

One-handed Sword Lv30

Spear Lv19

Katana Lv14

Throwing Lv8

High-Speed Chanting Lv37

Summoning Magic Lv34

Seal Magic Lv22Lv23

Horsemanship Lv31

Alchemy Lv20

Mining Lv28

Logging Lv33

Dismantling Lv39

Appraisal Lv30

Identification Lv35

Fast Magic Lv2

Flame Magic Lv3

Land Magic Lv2

Sea Magic Lv4

Darkness Magic Lv2

Sacred Magic Lv10

Lightning Magic Lv31

Explosion Magic Lv28

Wood Magic Lv26

Ice Magic Lv29

Space-time Magic Lv40

Beast Magic Lv2

Delay Magic Lv2

Continuous Chanting Lv3

Underwater Action Lv12

Swift Lv1

Reading Lv14

Cooking Lv38

Feeding Lv8

Fishing Lv20

Synchro Lv16

Cooperation Lv7

Name Gray Silver Wolf Lv19Lv20

Vitality 5760

Magic Power 4750

Strength 8890

Defense 47

Agility 100

Dexterity 5860

Skills

Bite Lv25Lv26

Silver Claw Lv17Lv18

Iron Wall Lv17

Sign Detection Lv27

Night Vision Lv27

Danger Detection Lv31

Silver Fang Lv24Lv25

Gale Lv20

Roar Lv17

Name Byakuya Hermit Tiger Lv16

Vitality 44

Magic Power 67

Strength 80

Defense 40

Agility 99

Dexterity 51

Skills

Bite Lv22

Wind Claw Lv12Lv14

Lookout Lv6Lv7

Flight Lv15

Leap Lv14

Night Vision Lv18

Overpowering Lv11

Wind Magic Lv21Lv23

Hermit Spirit Lv14

Spirit Power Lv12Lv13

Whirlwind Lv9

Roar Lv12

Sprint Lv22

Name Hix Lesser Griffon Lv18

Vitality 76

Magic Power 94

Strength 126

Defense 50

Agility 138

Dexterity 68

Skills

Flying Lv30

Claw Lv10

Riding Lv21

Whirlwind Lv18

Windproof Lv10

Wind Blade Lv9

Gale Lv17

Afterimage Lv13Lv14

Wind Magic Lv12Lv14

Lightning Magic Lv12Lv14

Lightning Breath Lv10

Majesty Lv4

Strengthen Horsemanship Lv17Lv18

Name Stra Wyrm Lv17

Vitality 102

Magic Power 98

Strength 108

Defense 62

Agility 90

Dexterity 72

Skills

Flying Lv20Lv21

Bite Lv10

Coiling Lv9

Poison Armor Lv10Lv11

Assault Lv10

Deadly Poison Lv13

Deadly Poison Breath Lv13Lv14

Corrosion Breath Lv14

Heat Detection Lv5

Wind Blade Lv9Lv10

Wind Magic Lv7Lv9

Overpowering Lv5

Riding Lv12