My Skill Bar is Full of Monster Skills-Chapter 69: Elise’s Divine Art
At this moment, a leather-armored man carrying a longbow descended from the second-floor stairs. His eyes lit up upon seeing Schneider, and he immediately approached, whispering softly:
"Captain, we’ve found a Paladin, so heading to the snowfield shouldn’t be much of an issue now."
The snowfield, huh?
At the same time, Raine, who had also just checked the task board, overheard this as he walked over.
He couldn’t help but give the two a second glance. It seemed like they were heading to Lankote Snowfield to carry out a task.
However, the task board in the first-floor hall did not have any tasks for Lankote Snowfield, so he wasn’t sure what task they intended to complete.
In fact, even if they invited him and Elise to join them, he most likely wouldn’t agree.
Although Raine indeed wanted to hunt a Frost Blade Leopard, the problem was that he knew nothing about them.
If it were to sweep a group of goblins, Raine wouldn’t mind joining a team of strangers since he had strong control over the overall situation.
But it’s Lankote Snowfield we’re talking about.
An extremely dangerous area.
Joining a team of strangers rashly, in Raine’s view, would be nothing short of a disaster.
"Pardon us then." The middle-aged man with the great sword, after listening to his companion, pondered for a moment, nodded to Elise and Raine, and then turned and left.
Elise gave a ladylike smile in response.
After they left, Elise immediately turned to Raine and asked, "Mr. Rein, is there a task for the Deep Moss Spiders?"
"I just checked the task board, and there wasn’t any task for the Deep Moss Spiders," Raine shook his head.
"Oh well, tasks for the Deep Moss Spiders have always been rare." The girl sighed.
Just then, Raine’s ears moved slightly; thanks to the Sensitive Hearing Lv2 he gained from the Giant Vampire Bat Leader, he could still clearly hear the conversation between the two as they ascended the stairs to the second floor:
"Captain, that girl is obviously a newly-advanced Priest. It’s unknown if she’s even learned the Healing Truth Mantra, let alone the Dispelling Spell."
"It’s very doubtful how much she could contribute in a fight against an Ice Spirit."
"Moreover, they’re bringing along a Shield Warrior who’s not even a class holder, it’s simply a joke."
"Zane, don’t underestimate that Shield Warrior; he’s not as simple as you think..." The man with the great sword named Schneider frowned slightly and said.
It wasn’t for any other reason, but Schneider felt that Raine’s peculiar shield was exceptional. If his perception wasn’t wrong, it was likely a piece of Magic Equipment.
However, as an experienced captain of a Black Iron Level adventurer squad, Schneider didn’t deny that his teammate Zane might have a point.
Even if the girl Priest learned the Healing Truth Mantra, their enemy was the Ice Spirit, which required more of the Dispelling Spell.
As they spoke, the two seemed to have passed through a transparent barrier on the second floor, and Raine could no longer hear them.
Ice Spirit?
They’re going to fight an Ice Spirit.
Raine’s mind immediately conjured up the image of a creature depicted in the monster manual of the snowfield.
"An Ice Spirit, born from the death of a caster in Lankote Snowfield. The specific cause is unknown, but most likely it revives under extreme cold as a form of Elemental Life."
"No matter what kind of caster it was before, once transformed into an Ice Spirit, it becomes a natural Frost Mage."
He specifically remembered the note about the Ice Spirit—’Beware of the Ice Spirit’s magic; every Ice Spirit’s magic is influenced by their studies in life, making each one different.’
Regarding the Ice Spirit’s challenge level, since it mastered different spells, it was hard to categorize them uniformly.
Therefore, the manual classified them as rare demons and noted their challenge level as above three.
"Mr. Rein, look, is that a new task announcement being posted?"
"Do you think there’s a chance it could be a task related to the Deep Moss Spiders?" Elise’s joyful shout interrupted Raine’s thoughts.
Raine immediately looked up and saw a female receptionist posting several new task announcements on the board.
"Hmm, I’ll go take a look."
Raine immediately squeezed through the crowd of adventurers and began examining them carefully.
.....
[Task Number]: Mill Town 0321
[Type]: Eradication
[Reward]: 80 Silver Coins
[Task Description]: Southeast of Mill Town, near Pinecone Village, villagers have spotted a large group of goblins. Please eradicate this group of goblins completely.
[Completion Proof]: Proof required, such as goblin carcasses or other verifiable items.
[Time Limit]: 7 days.
(Note: Recommended for adventurer squads of White Porcelain Level 3 and above.)
...
"Goblins, quick!"
"Look closely, you idiot, this is a large group!"
Seeing a goblin-related task announcement being posted, the hall on the first floor suddenly boiled over; for most bottom adventurer squads, their favorite tasks were those related to goblins.
However, upon seeing it was a large group of goblins, quite a few people shook their heads.
Raine’s gaze naturally wasn’t on the goblins; he quickly looked toward the second task announcement that had just been posted:
[Task Number]: Mill Town 0323
[Type]: Gathering
[Reward]: 8 Silver Coins per plant
[Task Description]: An alchemist needs Ice Cover Grass to make potions. (Attached image: Ice Cover Grass)
[Completion Proof]: Any quantity of Ice Cover Grass.
[Time Limit]: Long-term.
(Note: Ice Cover Grass is found on the edge of Lankote Snowfield; do not venture deeply.)
.....
’No, not this one.’
Just as Raine was feeling a bit disappointed, as the female receptionist posted the final task announcement, his eyes lit up, and he immediately ripped it off.
Because the task was exactly to eradicate the Deep Moss Spiders.
[Task Number]: Mill Town 0327
[Type]: Eradication 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚
[Reward]: 35 Silver Coins
[Task Description]: Northward from Mill Town, following the path to the snowfield, after passing Jueya Village, ten miles west into the hills, villagers have sighted Deep Moss Spiders. Please eradicate the Deep Moss Spider nest.
[Completion Proof]: Proof required, such as Deep Moss Spider carcasses or other verifiable items.
[Time Limit]: 5 days.
...
"Damn, so fast, I didn’t even see what the task was yet."
"Say less, it’s a Deep Moss Spider task. We couldn’t complete it anyway."
"Idiot, shut up! Look at the gear he’s got."
...
"Mr. Rein, we actually got lucky, it’s fantastic."
Upon hearing Raine saying he had taken the task to eradicate the Deep Moss Spider nest, Elise couldn’t hide her joy, her eyes turning into crescent moons.
"Miss Elise, it’s also thanks to your reminder," Raine replied with a slight smile.
"Mr. Rein was quick to act."
"So, should we depart today? We could stay overnight in Jueya Village and head to the Deep Moss Spider Cave first thing tomorrow morning," Elise proposed with a sweet smile.
"Well... sure!"
Raine remembered something.
Those two mentioned magic.
Frankly, neither he nor Elise had discussed the combat skills, spells, and divine arts they each possessed with one another.
However, seeing Elise’s bright eyes and slightly excited expression, Raine thought they could very well discuss it on the journey.
For now, it was best to make some quick task-related purchases—namely, oil bottles.
Not to deal with the Challenge Level One Deep Moss Spiders.
Based on Raine’s previous discussions with his team, although Deep Moss Spiders were also afraid of fire, oil bottles weren’t very effective on monster-level Deep Moss Spiders.
However, they worked well against smaller spiders and for clearing overly dense webs.
...
Half an hour later.
A wagon drawn by two horses departed Mill Town, heading north.
On the wagon.
"By the way, Miss Elise, shouldn’t we understand each other’s combat skills, spells, and divine arts?" Raine mentioned tactfully.
Upon hearing Raine’s words, Elise blushed slightly, seeming a bit embarrassed:
"Ah, right! I forgot to tell Mr. Rein."
"Um... I haven’t mastered the Healing Truth Mantra yet..."
