Volume 10 Chapter 14 (1/2)

In order to check out the power of the B rank monster in Raph's lineage, we—Kuina, Raph, and I—went to the [Mine] room.

The reason Rorono didn't come with us was that this new monster was not the type that could use weapons.

”[I Shall Compose]”

I closed my eyes and uttered those words of power.

In the next moment, a thick grimoire appeared in my hand. It was my Demon Lord Book.

It was supposed to be the mark of a Demon Lord, but I was unable to summon it for a few days. And even though it was just for that few days, I did miss it.

When I thought about the B rank monster in Raph's lineage, the Demon Lord book opened and turned itself to the corresponding page.

The name of the B rank in question was Black Bird Nevan.

Apparently, unlike ”regular” angel monsters, there were no fallen angels in the B rank or lower. Because of that, the B rank monster in Raph's lineage was a bird-type instead.

Alright, time to make our new comrade.

Thinking that, I paid the required 1,200 DP. After I did, I was notified that I had nearly 600,000 DP left. Amassing such an amount without any goal, even a vague one, in mind was not optimal. I would say it was even wasteful. I have to think of a good investment for these points as quickly as possible.

At any rate, particles of light were gathering in front me, forming the monster.

”So, this is a Black Bird Nevan, huh.”

It was a black eagle that had a somewhat feminine figure.

When it spread its wings, I couldn't help but be mesmerized by the wings' beauty.

”Kuruu”

It was a friendly cry. It being a monster of the darkness attribute, I was cautious, but it quickly became apparent that it was unnecessary.

”Black Bird Nevan, impress me with your power!”

With that command, it flew to the sky. Because it not only looked like an eagle but also the size of one, it was the smallest of my monsters.

That said, I could feel undeniable power within that tiny frame.

Curious, I looked at its Status.

Race: Black Bird Nevan

B rank

Name: Unnamed

Physical Strength: E+Endurance: E+Agility: AMagic: ALuck: DSpecial: B

Skill:

High-Rank Darkness Magic: Allows the use of high-rank darkness magic. When using darkness magic, receive a (small) bonus to magic. Also increases darkness resistance.High-Rank Light Magic: Allows the use of high-rank light magic. When using light magic, receive a (small) bonus to magic. Also increases light resistance.Cry of the Ominous Bird: A cry that lowers a target's the magic resistance by one rank. It also has a certain chance to stun. It's possible to choose which between the target's darkness and light resistance to use in determining whether the stun would be applied. The effects of this skill won't stack.Kin of Angels: If there is a high-ranking angel-type ally monster within the same dungeon room (or within 10 kilometers when outside of a dungeon), increase the skill holder's Magic and Endurance stats by one rank.

Black Bird Nevan didn't have something like Raph's absurd Dark Light Magic—which combined both darkness and light attribute into one attack and used whichever of enemy's resistance was lower. However, combining the fact that darkness magic and light magic, individually, were useful already and that she had access to both, there was nothing to complain about.

In the first place, there were only a few monsters that were resistant to either the light or the darkness attribute, and there were fewer still monsters that were resistant to both. So, it was basically just a matter of guessing which one to use.

Its Cry of the Ominous Bird wasn't bad either. A sound-based attack was quite hard to avoid in a dogfight. A stun effect was always useful, no question. Moreover, Black Bird Nevan specialized in magic, so a means to lower their enemy's magic resistance should work wonders for them.

But then, there was Kin of Angels. I thought it was good, but a bit tricky to use for us.

Our only high-rank angel was Raph, and she was more geared more for offense than defense or support.

On the other side of things, having them help Raph was all fine, but assigning them to guard her, especially considering that skill of hers, was a bit suicidal for the Nevans.

”No, I shouldn't mind these trivial points so much.”

The Black Bird Nevan I just summoned was still dancing in the sky.

Its maximum speed wasn't as much as the Darkness Dragons', but it was still worthy of being called fast.

Meanwhile, perhaps owing to its small build, it was much quicker in turning and maneuvering than the Darkness Dragons.

Nevertheless, the A in Agility that both possessed was nothing to take lightly.

In order to demonstrate its capabilities to me, the Nevan followed a complicated flight trajectory.

While doing so, it was also firing off its spells.

A lump of dark power gathered in front of it and then began to drop to the ground, which was several meters below. Because it was a dark attribute attack, rather than crashing into the ground and then destroying it, the attack seemed more like to land on the ground and then devoured it. Either way, a large crater was formed.

Immediately following that, a pillar of light pierced through a certain faraway rock. The revealed cross-section was unbelievably smooth. We just bore witness to such a quick and powerful light magic. Granted, its [Kin of Angels] was in effect because of Raph's presence, but even without that, it should still be amazing.

After thinking about it more calmly, I had gained a better grasp of their talents.

To simplify, their speed, flight, and magic gave them overwhelming advantage over others.

A simple yet great tactic would be to make them fire their spells from a great distance and height. If their enemies tried to close the distance, they could either run away or run toward the enemy to use their [Cry of the Ominous Bird].

There was no way such monsters could be called weak. As such, they held great potential to be one of our main forces.

That being said, they were not perfect.

For one, they had a paper-thin Endurance of E+. One blow from a B rank or higher monster could take them down. Actually, with such an Endurance, it was possible some C rank monsters could also take them down in one hit.

Secondly, they were small and only had a Physical Strength of E+. Making them carry bombs was out of the question. Moreover, their form also makes them ineligible for any of our current weapons.

Next, their main form of attack was their magic. But if ever an enemy that was highly resistant to magic, like Kuina who was completely immune, there was nothing they could do. Sure, they could use their claws and beaks to physically attack, but their Physical Strength of E+ would make that just as useless.

Perhaps it was because they were in the same lineage as Raph, but they shared her weaknesses as well.

It seems that rather than make them form their own unit, I should make them work in tandem with the Darkness Dragons and the Tempest Wyverns.

”That's enough, Nevan. I have seen what you're capable of. And we can use a lot of it in Avalon. Yes, I've decided to make your kind another of Avalon's main forces. Kuina, Raph, Tiro, I hope you're all fine with this decision.”

”Yup! They look promising!”

”Uh-huh, uh-huh. It's as to be expected of a monster in my lineage. …you know”

”Gau!”

Nevan descended, landed on my shoulder, and then brushed its face against mine.