Ch . 117 Wild Thorn Child

The cactus moves and a head extends from it .

I suddenly braked and canceled my [[Roll]] . This guy is not just a cactus .

It is a mass of green with a fattened body and full of needles . It was a cactus but it had the shape of a camel .

If trying to decide which one it was, then it was both, the cactus camel has arrived . Besides, it's not just a camel . Its full length is about 4 meters .

There are small holes where its eyes should be, but the mouth is big . Whenever the cactus camel opened its mouth, a sticky green thread of liquid would come out . Hmm, I feel uncomfortable… .

Well first of all, I want to check this guys stats .

[Cactus Turfilios]: C-rank monster] [Living for 500 years [Cactus Tur Pupa] gains powerful magical power and establishes a self before long . ] [Turfilios means Wild Thorn Child] [To support its own weight, it has four legs, and because it endlessly absorbs water there are several lumps on its back . Its figure resembles that of a camel . ] [Its body surface has been strengthened by magical power, and its needles are very hard . ] [It pretends to be a normal plant but it then eats approaching monsters after weakening them with its magic . ]

Is that the evolution system of the cactus?

C rank…even with such a look is it really equivalent to the Little Rock Dragon?

It seems this may not be a very good opponent to take on .

Race: Cactus Turfilios

State: Normal

Lv: 46/50

HP: 308/308

MP: 185/185

Attack: 120

Defense: 198

Mana: 210

Speed: 56

Rank: C-

Characteristic Skill:

[[Earth Attribute: Lv–]] [[Photosynthesis: Lv–]] [[Water Storage: Lv6]] [[Needle Armor: Lv5]] [[Automatic HP Recovery: Lv3]] [[Automatic MP Recovery: Lv3]]

Resistant Skill:

[[Drought Tolerance: Lv4]] [[Thermal resistance: Lv5]] [[Physical Resistance: Lv3]] [[Magic Resistance: Lv4]]

Normal Skill:

[[Mirage: Lv4]] [[Digestive Juice: Lv3]] [[Clay: Lv5]] [[Weak: Lv3]] [[Iron Maiden: Lv6]] [[Bite: Lv2]] [[Thousand Needles: Lv2]] [[Sand Breath: Lv1]] [[Sandstorm: Lv3]]

Title Skill:

[[Son of Plant God: Lv–]] [[Longevity: Lv2]]

Its Lv is high!?

It's probably good for earning experience, but it's not a good opponent if I want to eat it . First of all, its HP, MP and Mana are better than mine .

I want to shy away, but if I miss this chance I don't know when something as rich in water as this will come . It will be safe to leave the ball rabbit and Nina alone for now .

Well, I guess I should be able to manage . Its attack power is low and its movement seems dull .

Attack power and speed are important in battle . It's what I've learned through my experience so far . Even if the defense is high, if your attack can't hit it doesn't count . They will wear out and magic could only provide a bit of support against an experienced fighter .

Alright then, after a long time, I will have you raise my Lv .

I glance at the needle camel from a distance . The needle camel stands up on its four legs, and turns its socket eyes towards me .

The other side also stiffens and doesn't move an inch . It seems it wants to see how I move . I guess it's no fool, and instead of giving up it wants to face me here .

I'd like to take care of it from a long distance, but I would ruin the precious water if I use [[Scorching Breath]] . If it's like this, then there is only one thing I could try . But I have not used it in a while .

I gather magic power on both of my wings and strike forward with a flap . It's the skill [[Kamaitachi]] which cuts enemies with wind blades . The wind blades bounce off the surface of the needle camel .

It went unscathed this time, but if I were to hit it again on the same spot it could scratch it, a third could break its needles and the fourth will scrape off its body .

[Normal Skill [[Kamaitachi]] Lv increased from 1 to 2]

Oh, look skill Lv went up .

A sharper wind blade storm pours down onto the needle camel . The needle camel crouches down and protects its head . Even seen this I still won't stop my wings . Instead I strengthen the momentum, sharpen the aim, and I steadily hit the needle camels body .

Go! Keep battering him over and over . I will pour in all of the magic I got .

Is this not working?

I used this on the Little Rock Dragon before, but was I underestimating my opponent? Even though the [[Kamaitachi]] got stronger . The needle camel didn't move but I also didn't let it get close to me by running around . I will somehow win if I can just keep on hitting him with [[Kamaitachi]] .

I stopped after using about half my MP and did not move an inch . I look at the needle camel after I stopped using [[Kamaitachi]], should I check its status?

[Cannot find target]

Eh?

I remember the last time I saw this message . It was that time when I was chasing the panther . At that time I chased after a hallucination and collided with a rock . It must have been its normal skill [[Mirage]] .

That needle camel also had [[Mirage]]

The figure of the needle camel disappears only to leave fragments which I happened to scrape off with [[Kamaitachi]] left on the sand .

Apparently, while I was bombarding it with my wind blades, it snuck out of the wind hell using [[Mirage]] . From the number of fragments scattered about, I couldn't help but feel that it was a waste not being able to use what was lost .

Looking about, I noticed that there is a high possibility that the needle camel is hiding in wait . Where would it come from? No, I don't have the time to think, I should start moving as it could come from anywhere .

I kick the ground and fly into the sky . Just then, the back of my knee was pierced by a big needle .

I failed to avoid it as my judgment was delayed . Is it going to shoot another needle? Apparently the needle camel showed me a hallucination at some point in time, and used that time to go around to my back .

I manage to stay in the air while still in pain .

Ah, my leg hurts . It's pretty powerful even with such a status . Although there isn't much damage, it's not an amount I can just ignore .

Although it may have been a thin part of my scales, it wanted to penetrate my body . Do you have and special characteristics like that of the slime?

Why can't this be easy?

Even if you try it, I won't be fooled by [[Mirage]] again . That hallucination is difficult to deal with but there are plenty of faults .

The trick to it is awkward but quite difficult . But, I should be able to notice immediately if I concentrate .

It's time to push forward and make it food .