The moment Alisa’s hand touched it, the treasure box exploded with a great big BOOM!
“Aw, man! Stupid bomb…” Alisa rubbed her arm. Fortunately, it was only a small bomb. (-1 CP, -2 HP)
“I’ll remember this!!” yelled out Alisa, to no one in particular.
The group returned to the corridor from whence they came.
<Wait!> Myau stopped Alisa from opening the treasure box.
<It’s rigged with a bomb,> said Myau, who used the magic spell Rapt to see through the box’s trap. (-2 MP)
“Wow, that was close. Thanks, Myau.”
Roganine was inside the box, a health replenishing item. (Drink it to replenish +4 HP).
Alisa and party returned to the corridor.
La Shiec raised his staff up high.
“Heal!” While Alisa was unconscious, she was somehow able to cast health replenishing magic on herself and friends. (+3 HP)
Seeing them all stand up suddenly, La Shiec paused.
Inside, there was a health replenishing item, Roganine.
La Shiec must have put it there for his own emergency use. It would be a shame to let it go to waste. (Drink the Roganine to replenish HP by 4 points)
At the L-shaped corridor, Alisa and party:
Inside, there was a health replenishing item, Roganine. This was way better than finding money, especially being out in this kind of place. (+4 HP)
Alisa and party returned to the passageway and proceeded further west.
Alisa and her comrades came up behind the Mammoths and attacked. Comparing their power to the Mammoths, it was nearly impossible to win thanks to their long trunks and tusks.
They kept attacking and attacking, until finally the two monsters were taken care of. By the time they were defeated, Alisa looked so tired she might fall over, too. (+1 CP, -2 HP)
The group returned to the outskirts of Aukbal. Eventually, after wandering around in circles for awhile, they came across another tower.
“This must be Corona Tower, I guess. Or not. Who knows, since half the townspeople are liars,” said Alisa, who apparently was talking to herself.
Alisa knocked the skull off the skeleton’s body.
“That’s one down! —What? Ahh!”
Not yet defeated, the headless Mad Stalker slashed Alisa’s arm! (-1 HP)
“What, are these guys immortal!?”
At that moment, Alisa’s sword slipped through her opponent’s ribcage by chance. Had it been a human, it would have pierced through the heart. Then, suddenly, the Mad Stalker crumbled and fell apart.
“Oh, I see! That’s its weak spot!”
Despite being a powerful enemy, it was only a skeleton. Now that they knew its weakness, it wasn’t such a formidable enemy after all. It took no time for Alisa and her comrades to wipe out all the Mad Stalkers.
After that, they came upon a corner. Which way?
The moment Alisa’s hand touched the lid, the treasure box exploded with a boom!
Alisa and her comrades were struck by the debris! (-1 CP, -2 HP)
“Stupid trap! And why do I even have you guys around if you can’t even help me avoid traps!?”
Alisa and party came to an L-shaped corridor.
After making it through the ice tunnel, they arrived in the town of Skure. It was a warm place compared to outside, almost as if it were in a different world.
(It is possible to visit the hospital in town. For 20 MESETA, you can increase your HP by 5).
At a restaurant nearby, Alisa and party began to gather information about the planet. It seems that lately, monsters have been appearing that have never been seen before – and they’ve even attacked a few villagers. It’s said that in bad times, the monsters will even come from the tunnel into the entranceway.
“So, Blue Slimes were here… Are there any other places that people live here?”
“The native people ― the Dezolians ― have several villages around. I suppose the largest one is Aukbal. You can make it there by going through a few different underground passageways. But that’s only if you don’t end up coming across monsters on your way,” said one of the waiters of the restaurant.
“Has La Shiec been to this planet recently?”
The waiter silently shook his head. He then cautiously cleaned up the blood.
“I guess we’ve no choice. It looks like we’ll have to be the ones to exterminate the monsters.”
“Wait, Tyrone, before we do that—“
Aiming for the Gaia’s chest, Alisa swung her sword. However, due to its thick skin and body hair, it did very little damage.
The Gaia then squeezed its tree trunk arms around an alarmed Alisa.
“Let me go, you animal! Ah, I guess you really are an animal, huh… Ow, m-my bones are going to break… If I puke my guts out, you’re gonna be the one who has to clean it up… oof…” (-3 HP)
“Alisa!” Tyrone and the others came attacking it from behind. However, the monster remained unfazed.
Alisa, now growing faint, suddenly had an idea.
“UWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!”
Still pressed against its chest, she inhaled as deeply as she could and screamed into the Gaia’s ear!
The attack managed to surprise the monster, who then proceeded to throw Alisa. Seizing their chance, Tyrone and Lutz attacked the Gaia in its vital areas. With its heart and throat now slashed, the monster finally died.
“That’s what you get,” said Alisa, kicking the monster, taking pleasure in her revenge.
Because the road up ahead was a dead end, Alisa and the group back tracked towards the passageway from whence they came.
