I wasted no time on sending over Kaminari to rescue him.
Bruce seemed to have lost his arm by a surprise attack from the Acid Zombies as he can, if not easily, still dodge the globs of acid they're throwing. Kaminari was quick to recognize the danger of the situation and become careful to avoid the acidic projectiles. I decided that Bruce would take a break and join Megumin inside one of the towers, hes done enough. The Acid Zombies soon give up on the quick target and decide to start going after me again. My job became much harder with having to avoid their throws, quickly going through two volleys before deciding I have to get out of their. I look over to see the situation with Metagross and co, the onslaught has finally died down with their numbers becoming smaller. My group was collecting little to no injuries now that the tides have turned to them, the circle of defense they made now becoming a semi-circle around the gap in the wall to keep the trickle of Zombies inside a kill zone.
I use the last of my Mana to get over to them, the running Zombies after me becoming mush thanks to my warning of oncoming danger. I get 2 Zombies on my side to use their shields to defend us, they work for the most part in stopping it but they start to have the wood on the front start to melt a little with every hit. I decide not to test how many shots a shield can take before it gives out and give Megumin the order to take them out.
Her production of clones have died down a lot due to two main reasons, Mana and effectiveness. Obviously the Mana cost of the clones are costly and so from the beginning her clone production takes a sharp dip. Effectiveness is also a problem as since she can't use them willy nilly she has to think about where they would cause the most damage, that wasn't much of a problem this time though as the Zombies easily piled up in one big spot.
I had no such reservations about these two creatures and the last thing they saw was a diving green head.
Anyone, or anything, who opposes me should die.
Woah, that was an off topic thought. Frick, I might be becoming a edgelord...
Nah, I should be good. I haven't been thinking about dying my hair black getting my ears pierced, or am I thinking of being a goth? Anyway, back to the Raid. Or what was left of it.
The rest of the enhanced Zombies became like fish in a barrel as we took them out, thankfully the night seemed to have become longer so that wasn't much of a problem. No timer this time either, figuring out why this happens will probably be a pain.
But for now it's time for that sweet sweet loot.
[Raid Completed]
[EXP Allocated]
[Alert, Kaminari has achieved a Milestone]
[Alert, Megumin has achieved a Milestone]
Strange how it saves the Milestone Alerts until after it ended this time, Admins must be altering the System slightly still. Not that I'm complaining, less distractions during battle the better. Also makes me wonder if that means that this System is new as well, I wonder if I'm like an original Gamer. Heh, maybe I'll get a badge or something.
I sit down and start to review what new Skill Kaminari has gotten.
[Lightning Dragons Scales]
[Description:Lightning is produced all around the body simultaneously to create a kind of armor. This gives enhanced speed and reflexes. Allows for minor stun attacks upon contact of an enemy.]
[Restrictions:Costs 20 Mana per minute. Allies can also be harmed by it as well.]
This seemed like a pretty good Skill altogether. It basically increased his strong points and even improved upon them, this makes things pretty easy.
[Name:Kaminari]
[Level 20 (355/3,000)]
[Class:Lightning Dragon Slayer]
[Rank:General]
[Skills:LD Thunder, LD Armor]
[Mana:120/440]
[STR:39] (+10)
[END:38] (+10)
[DEX:36]
[INT:44] (+20)
[WIS:30] (+6)
[LUC:14] (+4)
[Stat Points:0]
I decided that Intelligence would be the most useful right now, he can use the Skill for 22 minutes now. That doesn't seem like a lot but if its good that might be all he needs. The rest were more just too keep his Stats looking high, I'm now pretty confident in my plan too save up Stat Points until the next Milestone comes around. If I invested in the Physical Stats then I would've definitely lost out on maximizing the Skill, its time limit would be half what it is now.
Megumin next.
[Landmine]
[Description:Can convert things that have been infused with Mana into bombs. The explosion strength can be varied, small enough to just cause a distraction to big enough to break down walls.]
[Restrictions:Base Mana cost is 1, can go up to 100. Must come in contact with a pool of the users Mana, physical contact works best.]
This could be interesting to work with, the versatility of it to be exact. This is the first Skill I've come across, not that I've come across many, that has a range of Mana Cost. I'll definitely have to make use of that to cause distractions, could also make pseudo grenades.
[Name:Megumin]
[Level 20 (545/3,000)]
[Class:Explosive Assassin]
[Rank:General]
[Skills:Clone Explosion, Landmine]
[Mana:20/580]
[STR:11]
[END:31] (+5)
[DEX:30] (+15)
[INT:58] (+10)
[WIS:41] (+20)
[LUC:5]
[Stat Points:0]
I decided to up Wisdom so Megumin has a higher "recharge" time on her Clone Explosion Skill. I decided to do a bit of Stat spreading due to her lack of higher Stats compared to everyone else. END to make sure she can at least survive some shrapnel from a explosion. Dexterity so maybe she doesn't even have to take a hit from it and to help her get up to vantage points. Intelligence to increase her Mana Pool.
I lay sitting their on the ground even after I exit the work mode I go into when assigning Stat Points.
Today was a definite loss, I poked the Herd even though I knew the consequences. I may have gained more power through stronger Generals but it was at the cost of crippling Bruce. His fighting power has been effectively cut in half and will most likely be never coming back.
I'd understand if he'd want to do an uprising right about now.
-End-
Authors Note:I don't know why but it always takes obscene amounts of time for me to think of a good Skill for Megumin. It took me like an hour to think of a good one for her but Kaminari's took like 20 min.
Explosions, amirite?
Reviewers:
ShadowKing214:Maybe, but probably yeah. Her other Skills may or may not be affected as well.