Ed continued on his journey with Raikou for a full day. They only stopped to eat. Raikou's stamina was even more impressive than what Ed had estimated; he could keep up his top speed for more than two hours.
Thanks to Raikou's speed, they had traveled three days' worth of time in only one day. This allowed Ed to have time to rest and hunt.
After sundown, Ed got Raikou to stop and prepared to eat. He also summoned Suika and got her to wait while playing with Raikou.
Ed got some beef steaks and seasoned them with salt and pepper. He had made a pan using some metal with his Blacksmith skill. He also found a plant that was similar to rosemary in the market and bought lots of it. He used it to skewer the steaks.
After a while, the smell of the food he cooked filled the entire area. But no monsters approached them, it seemed like Raikou's aura scared them away since he was not hiding it.
"Raikou, Suika time to eat" Ed called his two companions and presented them with the food. The trio made quick work of the food and seemed even hungrier. 'The effects of the cooking skill are a lot more beneficial than what I thought' Ed had cooked before in his world but he was never as good as he is now. He was confident to win a beginner's cooking show if he joined.
The three of them ate to their full and looked blissful.
"Woof!" "Suu~~!" Raikou was wagging his tail while Suika was jumping up and down. Satisfied Ed decided he would put his Pharmaceutical skill to test. He pulled out a lot of plants and started working.
He was trying to make potions so he had bought vials before. Although he couldn't find any glass ones, there were a lot of different ones made from different materials.
Ed kept a record and failure and success. Although his skill was as good as the Blacksmith skill, it seemed like it needed even more precision. Ed thought it would be a waste to throw away the failed potions so he got Suika to drink them.
"Suika if you feel unwell in any way, or any pain, stop immediately!" Ed didn't know how much Suika could handle the potions. She had the poison attribute now but that didn't mean she was immune to it.
"Suu!" Suika, on the other hand, kept drinking the potions like they were a cold drink on a summer afternoon. Ed kept close eyes on Suika in case there were any changes, but nothing happened so he was relieved.
Ed didn't know that the potions he was making were considered top class potions. That was the reason why he kept failing so much.
After Ed was done, he put away the materials and potions in his bag. He also turned off the fire he used for cooking and prepared to sleep. He got a huge tent that could fit all three of them, prepared it and got inside.
The three of them slept peacefully with no issues until morning.
The next morning, Ed decided to hunt since he was ahead of schedule. He checked his map and noticed quite the number of red dots around him. He headed to the closest one along with his companions.
After he got there he didn't find any monster so he got on guard. If it was some sort of invisible monster they would be in trouble. As soon as Ed was about to activate his Sharingan a bush started moving. 'Monsters in bushes… What is this pokemon?!" Ed couldn't help but retort in his mind.
Soon enough the monster came out and to their surprise, it was a slime. Only this one was red, apparently, it had the fire attribute.
"Hahaha, so slimes do exist in this world not only you Suika." Ed now didn't have to hide Suika in the academy. If there were no slimes in this world, some monster collector might target Suika if he sees her.
"Suika, how about we catch this slime so it can be your companion" as soon as Ed finished talking Suika looked agitated.
"Suu! SUU!!!" She jumped down from Raikou's head and did a super tackle on the fire slime. Before Ed could react he heard a notification.
Obtained 500 exp.
Suika slowly turned back towards Ed and Raikou. "Suu…." She spoke in a slow manner as if warning the two. Both of them got shivers down their spine.
'My slime is a yandere…' Ed shook his head and went to Suika as if nothing happened. He could only hope she wouldn't lose her cool some day and decide to kill him and herself like in some cases.
After a couple of minutes, Ed reached another red point on the map. When he got there this time was outside of the forest and close to a rocky area. He found the monster he was looking for.
"Is that a dragon?!" Ed was surprised and made a mistake identifying the creature.
[Host is mistaken, that is a wyvern] After quite an absence the system made a comment.
The wyvern had a pale white look. It had two legs while its hands were its wings, the same as in the legends.
Ed was preparing to hunt this wyvern when the system notified him.
*Ding*
Special quest received.
Hunt the elemental wyverns (0/5).
Reward: 10.000 Exp. 5 Gacha tickets
As soon as Ed received the quest he withdrew his two swords and got ready to hunt. Raikou also got ready and Suika seemed eager to fight this time as well. She didn't do anything last time so she was feeling useless.
"System scan the wyvern!" Ed didn't want to lose his life for no reason so he had to make sure it was an opponent he could handle.
[Scanning please wait]
*Ding*
Name: Ice Wyvern
Cultivation: King establishment (Level 4).
Ed was relieved it wasn't some heavenly establishment monster. He decided to use fire magic more this time so he coated his swords with fire and sent a slash towards the wyvern.
The wyvern noticed the slash and dodged it. However, it was pissed that someone dared to challenge it so it dived directly towards Ed.
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As the wyvern was diving down towards Ed, it formed countless ice spears and sent them flying at him. Ed used his footwork and ran while dodging the spears. It was the right choice not to rely on the Seikūken and dodge while standing still. As soon as the spears hit the grounds they blew up and caused ice spikes to form.
Ed kept moving around and dodging until it seemed like the wyvern stopped the assault. It got irritated and decided to kill Ed by itself. It increased its speed and it was immediately near him. Ed was ready for it and got into a stance.
"Let's dance little wyvern!" Ed provoked the wyvern and it got even madder. It disregarded everything and focused solely on Ed.
The fight began with Ed on the defensive. He kept dodging the wyvern and counter-attacking, but the latter was quick with its flight and dodged him every time. Ed knew he wasn't going to end the fight anytime soon this way so he activated the Sharingan and looked at the wyvern's eyes. He was now even more proficient with Genjutsu, but not at the level where he could control monsters.
Ed made the wyvern trapped in a Genjutsu and it came falling down. He used Wind blades on his sword and shouted. "Sai Kuru!" He could now understand why characters in anime always screamed attack names; it gave them a certain feeling of power and dominance.
As Ed was using his skill, he held his swords in front of him pointing up, like rhinoceros horns and spun quickly. Along with the wind blades, this gave him the image of a cyclone.
The falling wyvern couldn't dodge this time and was hit by the full brunt of the attack. Its wings were now useless and it wouldn't be flying anymore. The pain made it snap out of its daze and the Genjutsu lost its effect.
With it now being flightless, it lost its advantage over Ed and was paying dearly. Although Ed deactivated the Sharingan he could still react to the now clumsy attacks of the wyvern.
"Raikou!" Soon Ed called upon his companion who was waiting at the side. The wyvern looked shocked since it forgot such a strong opponent; its anger towards Ed made it lose its intellect. And it was now paying dearly since Raikou had gathered up a fireball that was huge enough to blast it away.
The fireball hit the wyvern and caused it to be burnt severely, Ed used this chance to cut its head.
*Ding*
Obtained 3000 exp.
"Suika, Raikou let's move!" Ed didn't waste any time so he stored the wyvern's body and headed off to look for the second one.
"System, can I use the map to find out about the location of the other wyverns?" Ed didn't waste time and asked for the assistance of the system.
[Since this is a quest you can check the map and the specific monsters will be represented as big red dots instead of normal ones]
Ed checked the map and found that the nearest wyvern to him was the Steel wyvern. He quickly made his way to him and found him sleeping. He was living close to the ice wyvern.
"Scan the wyvern" Ed did the same checkup as before.
Name: Steel wyvern.
Cultivation: King establishment (Level 4).
'If I'm lucky all the wyverns will be as strong as each other'
Ed conjured up a couple of flame and wind arrows and sent them at the sleeping wyvern. They hit him and Ed waited before moving. It seemed like it didn't have any effect as the wyvern stood up and looked at the individuals who attacked it.
"As expected, its defense is its selling point. Raikou try to stall him while I find a chance to attack. Suika wait for my order and get ready to poison him!" Ed informed his companion about his plan and they immediately followed.
Raikou headed to the wyvern; that was now up and waiting, and started fighting it. It used its speed to dodge its attacks while using lightning and fire magic to attack it. The attacks didn't have an effect on it as its scales were too hard. It also seemed like it could use lightning magic so it could absorb it when it hit it.
When Ed noticed the wyvern's attention fully focused on Raikou he got close enough to it and withdrew his Murasame. He also put Murata-tou in its sheath and took a drawing stance.
'Lucky for me I have a technique that can cut through steel'
"Ittoryu Iai: Shishi Sonson" Ed used this skill for the first time in a while. He moved at an incredible speed and cut the wyvern's boy. He then turned around and called Suika. "Suika! Now!" Suika moved quickly and used a poison attack on the stunned wyvern.
After this, it was only a matter of time before they won. The poison dulled the wyvern's movements while Ed and Raikou's combination of attacks didn't allow it to escape.
Obtained 3000 exp.
Obtained Gacha ticket.
"Great job you guys!" Ed was pretty satisfied with the hunting capabilities of him and his companions. They could now hunt strong monsters without getting injured. He then decided to take a small break and eat some food. He was running low on meat so he decided to change the menu and cook a vegetable and meat stew this time. He seasoned it and used his remaining meat on this dish.
Raikou didn't look too happy at the menu change but changed his mind after tasting it. The meat was tender and lean while the vegetables enhanced its taste.
The trio made short work of the stew and got up to continue hunting. They then continued looking for the remaining wyverns. According to the map, Ed now had the earth wyvern as its next target. However, he decided to hunt some cow monsters to restock on his meat supply.
The cow monsters were just extra large cows. They didn't pose any challenge at all, after hunting a couple of them Ed continued to look for the earth wyvern. A little less than 10 minutes later he found it wandering inside a forest.
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