[Root] acquired the [Merciless Killer: Lv1] Title Skill!]
[Root] learned the [Life Drain: Lv1] Characteristic Skill!]
Oh, he even got two new Skills out of that single fight? I guess he got an enormous room for growth!
Merciless Killer was a Title Skill that boosted damage dealt when attempting lethal hits that could kill a foe in one hit, assuring that such a thing happens more often rather than the foe escaping from certain death.
And Life Drain grants the ability to drain the life of the user's foe which has wounds open and which wounds are contacting the user's body in some way, this stacks well with his Draining Roots for even more rapid drain.
"Mama, Root… big!" Nyx said in her baby talk, as Lucifer was holding her in his arms.
"Yeah he's getting pretty strong isn't he?" I laughed.
"Interesting, we have only been here for ten minutes and it already evolved… Maybe we should leave him hunt down more monsters by himself?" Lucifer wondered.
"Yeah, that sounds nice, but he still struggled, if we leave him be surrounded by many Root will surely kick the bucket." I sighed. "Let's do this carefully anyways. Helga, everyone, let's look for more prey!"
The dwarves, like an army, followed my command immediately as we rushed forward. The enormous Swamp 8 was big enough to harbor a large quantity of monsters, Great Poison Frogs were only one of the many there were.
However, freezing over the swamp made most of them rather afraid of getting closer, so we were only going to hunt the Frogs we found trapped and then look for more prey.
A larger than usual Great Poison Frog was trapped in the ice, it looked like easy prey.
Root quickly began running with his leg-shaped roots, looking rather bizarre as he was a walking tree, something that even me as a Necromancer felt surprised to see. These types of monsters are sure rare in this continent, but it seems that in Alfheim they're a plague.
"Got it Master! Gyugyu!"
Root reached the frog as he suddenly unleashed a storm of slicing leaves that detached from his branches, showering the frog with countless thin slices.
And then, some of the leaves sliced through the ice and quickly helped the frog escape, as the monster immediately attacked Root by slamming him with its tongue.
However, Root resisted the hit while standing still, using his roots to pierce the ice below and keep himself still. He quickly pointed his branches at the frog as the frog dexterously jumped away from their piercing might.
The purple-colored Great Frog the size of a car quickly conjured magic, as ten spheres of poison, conjured through the [Poison Bullet] Skill it held, flew towards Root.
Root wasn't fast enough to evade, so he decided to tank them. However, not directly. He combined the branches he had and then shaped them into a big wooden shield he used to tank the Poison Bullets while charging forwards.
And he body slammed the frog out of the ground and into the skies, right before firing several Wooden Needles at it from below, piercing through its entire body!
The frog quickly fell down over the floor, splattering over the ice and turning it bright red. Root barely survived, that shield was still part of his body after all. He quickly walked towards the frog and began draining its inside contents, until Root shone bright gold.
[Root] defeated [Great Poisonous Frog (D Rank): Lv37] x1!]
[Root] earned 3700 EXP]
[Root] has Leveled Up!]
[Root] has Leveled Up!]
[Root] has Leveled Up!]
[Root] Level has reached Level 7!]
[All of [Root] stats have increased]
[Root] Special Skill Effects have been activated, Skill Proficiency to all Skills upon Leveling Up has been distributed]
[Root] Learned the [Poison Resistance: Lv1] Resistance Skill!]
[Root] Learned the [Automatic Recovery: Lv1] Body Skill!]
Root began to celebrate, the new Skills he got seemed to be something he was aiming for. He let the poison seep into his body until he developed a resistance to it, and through the Automatic Recovery, he can recover from the poison automatically over time, alongside healing a bit of HP every ten seconds.
"Nice!" I said with a nod. "Let's continue now."
We continued picking up small Frogs trapped in the ice, Root took advantage of them being trapped to finish them off mercilessly by piercing their heads using his Wooden Spear several times. We only found five more frogs stuck to the ice, but all five of them gave a nice amount of EXP each.
pαпdα-ňᴏνê|·сóМ [Root] defeated [Great Poisonous Frog (D Rank)] x5!]
[Root] earned 18700 EXP]
[Root] has Leveled Up!]
[Root] has Leveled Up!]
[Root] has Leveled Up!]
[Root] has Leveled Up!]
[Root] has Leveled Up!]
[Root] Level has reached Level 12!]
[All of [Root] stats have increased]
[Root] Special Skill Effects have been activated, Skill Proficiency to all Skills upon Leveling Up has been distributed]
However, as he leveled up further and evolved, he needed more EXP, those five frogs only amounted to five levels, one level each, and now that he requires over 5k EXP to get to the next level, he'll need two frogs to kill.
We cleansed the entire ice scape we created here, but the swamp continued further and further deep into the dungeon. I choose to better enter into the swamp by jumping on the lily pads or flying around instead. If we cover everything with ice the monsters can't attack us to begin with.
"Alright then guys, change of plans, we are going deeper into the dungeon! I also want to collect materials here. I heard there's special herbs growing in these swamps, right? And also mushrooms and ores and crystals, so time to pick up stuff while grinding EXP for Root!"
And like that, we dove deeper into the dungeon's depths.