"Apart from that Xol, you could shoot once you restrain the enemy either Mana Bomb or Mana Bullets." Jun said after a pause.
"I can't, if try concentrating on casting Mana Bomb I lose completely my concentration on the chains making them disappear, I can shoot Mana Bullet but it will affect the chains making it easier for he chains to break or disappear altogether, very rarely I can shoot without the affecting he chains." Xol shook his head.
"I see… well apart from these points you all onto a good start, come let's regroup with Kingo." Jun called the group as it went back to the area where they defeated the two goats.
Once they arrived, they could see Kingo with a hand on his chin and eyes closed.
"Got a good harvest?" Richter asked.
"Un, I got one full horn and 5 broken parts. Going by the description this black iron should be better than the normal iron I had been using. Once I get accustomed on using it with my forging techniques, it should create some nice armors and weapons." Kingo said opening his eyes.
"Cool, so your side job did help you improving what you collected, as you got a full horn right." Xol said with some excitement.
"Un, it did help getting more drops. Any weapon request for when I depart to experiment with the black iron. I can't promise I get the weapon you pictured but working on getting a weapon type would help geeing used to the material." Kingo extended his hand as he asked the group.
"Well I don't really use weapons nor plan to since I want to fight like senior Jin as a Mana Cultivator. Can you make me some armor?" Richter said after shaking his head.
"Nope, the armors I know how to make are mainly chainmails which are more complicated to make than plated and not really suitable as I start to work with a new material." Kingo shook his head.
"I´ll said a staff but I don't really think the material is suitable for a magical weapon" Marcel replied.
"Yeah, as I still not used on working with the material, I want to focus on some melee weapons before trying to fusing it with some magical cores." Kingo nodded at Marcel concern.
The group then looked at Xol as he was the only one remaining to ask.
"Then some spears would be fine with me." Xol smiled.
"Un, once I get more used on the material I´ll try making a staff and some armor for the group." Kingo smiled seeing he could both improve his blacksmithing and helping his roommates in the way.
"Xol I have to ask why you are sticking with a melee weapon like a spear instead of switching to a staff or an orb or any other magical weapons?"
"Well, I always have had this spear in my inventory. Because of it I liked using spear weapons instead of magical weapons. That and for some reason when I use a spear, it still hits pretty hard even if the enemies are stronger than me." Xol said as he took the spear weapon he had in his inventory.
"XOL! I know it's a type of spear but a least called by its type name, that´s a freaking Glaive! Moreover, take good care of your weapons." Kingo shouted seeing the 'spear' Xol was referring.
"Eh, bu-t-t I always took care of it. I can´t remember when I got it nor if I was already in his state when I found it. I think I found it thrown in trash heap as I can remember I looked in them for food leftovers before working in the tavern, but I swear I had taken good care of it until I saved money to buy the spear I now use." Xol said shyly hearing the angry one of Kingo.
*sigh
"All right Xol sorry for lashing out but man I never expected you take a glaive out in that state." Kingo said and apologize once he heard Xol explanation
The glaive´s blade was badly chipped and Kingo could see it originally had a hook but was broken in half, he also could see some rust in the blade, the shaft had some ornaments, but it was highly charred and had some grim spots. The shaft was also broken on the lower end.
[Broken --- Dual Glaive (Cyan, spear)
+5 pierce damage (Real value 50)
+12 momentum boost (Real value 20)
+30 slashing damage (Real value 35)
Skills: None due the broken state]
"Xol can you point me to another group of monsters, I really need to blow off some steam" Kingo said with an icy smile.
"Uhm, I only located that group as we were too close to the dungeon entrance. I need another minute to cast Mana Sonar" Xol retreated some steps seeing Kingo smile.
"Argg, man this was some nice weapon. I can´t believe someone didn't take proper care of it and just thrown it away as some thrash." Kingo raged and rubbed his head in exasperation. He han took some air to calm himself.
"Okay Xol glaive has a curved blade along with a hook on it, this type of weapon is similar to the spear as both are pole weapons but this type of pole arm focus more on slashing than stabbing, moreover a dual glaive would have another similar blade on the opposite side of the pole each. Lastly a spear focus more on stabbing than slashing. Now I understand why you sometimes slash more than stab considering which was your first weapon." Kingo explained trying to contain his anger of the state the weapon was in.
"*Cough*Cough* How about we start walking in this direction as its where the obelisk for he second floor is. On the way we would kill some more monster groups, so you can get more used fighting as a team before going onto the next floor." Jun said pointing down the crater.
The group nodded and started walking in that direction, once Mana Sonar´s cooldown ended Xol found another group of monsters, this time a group of 4 demonic wind lynxes, but before the group could even discuss a plan, Kingo ran toward one of them as he was still angry at the glaive state.
Kingo dashed toward one and landed a Batto Strike once he was near it, he unsheathed the second katana using slash close after, emulating a second Batto strike but taking less health out from the monster. He then attacked the lynx without skills and soon was killed, as that lynx was killed, he jumped onto the second one using double slash to take almost half of its HP off.
"Guys, how about we agreed to ask him in teaching us how to take proper care of whatever he makes to us, so will not incur his wrath, hehe." Xol awkwardly laughed seeing the scene.
"Agreed." Both Richter and Marcel nodded at the same time, seeing the scene.
Kingo used the katana on his right hand to cut down the wind blade the other lynx were shooting, once it was done, he stabbed the lynx with the katana on his left arm and twisted it taking out the remaining HP of the second monster. He quickly sheathed the right katana and using both arms he lifted the stabbed corpse and launch it toward one of the remaining lynxes, taking some health ou of the lynx that received he hit. The lynx that didn´t received damaged, jumped as it turned to create a whirlwind toward Kingo, but Kingo used his katanas to block it in a cross shaped defense. Once the whirlwind ended, he started viciously slashing the HP of the monster. When the monster was down to 25% of his HP, Kingo stabbed it´s heart and left the katana on it chest successfully killing it.
He then moved toward the fourth one, but seeing Kingo coming toward it, it tried to escape but Kingo was prepared and unleashed his Iaido Strike, as soon as the blade returned to the sheath he used the Batou Strike skill that had ended its cooldown and finished it with a slash.
Having finished he let out a breath of air and walked to retrieve his second katana from the lynx corpse. He then cleaned the blades and sheathed them.
"So, what do you guys think, could you beat him in a spar if his stats weren´t suppressed?" Jun said with impish smile seeing the group.
"Currently no, but I definitely could once I class change into Mana Cultivator and level myself up. His scary skills are Battou Strike and Iaido Strike skill, at firs I didn´t understand why he had sheathed the blades when we spared, but now seeing what those skills can do if you get hit, Man I glad I managed to grab the timing of his skill in the first spars before he tournament we did." Richter commented with a confident face.
"I don´t know what teacher Izuriel attunement can do so will no comment on beating him, but I shouldn´t let it easy for him to beat me once I also advance myself." Xol commented.
"Nope, if he gets near me I´m toast." Marcel said as he shook his head.
As this was happening Kingo collected all the loot except of the one who looked in the worse shape, which he was carrying back at the group. Arriving near the group he throw it at their feet's.
"Okay if you ever treat your weapons or armor really bad, this is how you end if I find out. Well I won't kill you, but you get the point." Kingo said with a smile.
Seeing the lynx, the group gulped and nodded at him.
Having collected the loot of the lynx, the group continued advancing and killed some more monsters. Kingo would collect the loot of the goats to get a little extra out of the horns, but apart of that, the group would rotate collecting one monster each. Soon the group found the obelisk for the second floor and guarding was huge brown bear with obsidian incrusted in his back.