1. Embrace the Lamplight of Ambition, Part 1Copy !req
2. Unique Monster
Lycagon the Nightslayer
EncounteredCopy !req
3. Unique monster, Lycagon the
Nightslayer, encountered.Copy !req
4. A part of me was convincedCopy !req
5. that the reason I got thrashed
by Lycagon the first timeCopy !req
6. was because I'd just started playing SLF,Copy !req
7. and I didn't have enough
levels or experience.Copy !req
8. Total wishful thinking.Copy !req
9. The aura of death that this
thing puts out...Copy !req
10. It's way beyond any of that.Copy !req
11. SF-Zoo!Copy !req
12. All members, move out!Copy !req
13. We're using dragon tactics!Copy !req
14. Yes, ma'am!Copy !req
15. Let's go!Copy !req
16. Sunraku-san.Copy !req
17. What shall we do?Copy !req
18. You can just stand back and watch.Copy !req
19. You'll see just how serious we take this!Copy !req
20. Fair enough.Copy !req
21. You've studied Lycagon's movements enough
to know exactly where she'll spawn.Copy !req
22. Let's see if there's more to your
clan than zoological geekery.Copy !req
23. Dang, what're they thinking?Copy !req
24. They're not gonna be able to move
with a tower shield in each hand...Copy !req
25. Enhance Durability!Copy !req
26. Yes, sir!Copy !req
27. Enhance DurabilityCopy !req
28. Yeah! Buffs to the max!Copy !req
29. Let's give it our all!Copy !req
30. It seems like they're using skill assists
to allow themselves to move regardless.Copy !req
31. Tank
A player whose role is to draw enemy attacks and protect allies.Copy !req
32. Five tanks and ten debuffers,
including Animalia.Copy !req
33. Debuffer
A player whose role is to weaken the enemy.Copy !req
34. Not a single DPS among them.Copy !req
35. Pretty lopsided party composition...Copy !req
36. Now, try us, Lycagon!Copy !req
37. Even with my DEF buffed that high...Copy !req
38. It did that much damage with one hit?Copy !req
39. Don't let it follow up!Copy !req
40. Cover our leader!Copy !req
41. Her attacks are so fast!Copy !req
42. We'd never survive without
all this equipment!Copy !req
43. Avoiding the insta-kill is what matters.Copy !req
44. Stay calm and stay in formation!Copy !req
45. I getcha. Nice teamwork.Copy !req
46. Those tin-plated turtles
know what they're doing.Copy !req
47. Yes.Copy !req
48. They're not just drawing her attacks...Copy !req
49. They're maneuvering to keep Lycagon in place.Copy !req
50. Is that all ya got?Copy !req
51. That will make it easier for
the debuffers' attacks to land.Copy !req
52. Team one, fire!Copy !req
53. Atlas Bind!Copy !req
54. Atlas BindCopy !req
55. All right! That's two hits on target!Copy !req
56. No! With a single bite?Copy !req
57. Hold strong!Copy !req
58. Team two, keep up the pressure!Copy !req
59. Yes, ma'am!Copy !req
60. Atlas Bind!Copy !req
61. Yes! We got her!Copy !req
62. She's biting through it!Copy !req
63. Adding reinforcement!Copy !req
64. Hey, now.Copy !req
65. They're pretty darn good!Copy !req
66. It's SF-Zoo's basic strategy.
They even use it to bind dragons.Copy !req
67. They have the best tanks
in SLF to draw aggro,Copy !req
68. use a volley of debuffs
to hold it in place...Copy !req
69. And then, the finishing touch...Copy !req
70. A special curse I can only activate
while holding my unique weapon,Copy !req
71. the Underworld Keystaff...Copy !req
72. Underworld KeystaffCopy !req
73. Take hold with your dark grip...Copy !req
74. Hands of Tartarus!Copy !req
75. Hands of TartarusCopy !req
76. She got him!Copy !req
77. It renders a single organism
immobile for one minute.Copy !req
78. And now...Copy !req
79. Lycagon the Nightslayer is completely sealed.Copy !req
80. The plan worked! Yay!Copy !req
81. Awesome! Don't forget a screenshot!Copy !req
82. Same here!Copy !req
83. And me!Copy !req
84. Hey, we don't have time for that!Copy !req
85. Our goal is...Copy !req
86. to trigger that unique scenario!Copy !req
87. Yes, ma'am!Copy !req
88. But send me those screenshots later!Copy !req
89. Yes, ma'am!Copy !req
90. Sure thing!Copy !req
91. It looks like they're going
to achieve their goal.Copy !req
92. I feel a little bad for them,
but I don't think that's it.Copy !req
93. The line Pencilgon fed to Animalia...Copy !req
94. By landing 100 or more criticals
on Lycagon the Nightslayer,Copy !req
95. you'll receive an invitation to Rabituza,Copy !req
96. and unlock a unique scenario.Copy !req
97. Those conditions aren't accurate.Copy !req
98. There's a really good chance your
weapon and level play a role there.Copy !req
99. Plus the "vorpal soul" stuff...Copy !req
100. I dunno exactly what that is,Copy !req
101. but it's hard to imagine Aniki Vash
giving his stamp of approvalCopy !req
102. to a mass beatdown like this.Copy !req
103. I'd say Pencilgon...Copy !req
104. Payin' off my debt!Copy !req
105. conned Animalia real good with
info that's seriously lacking,Copy !req
106. Peace, peace!Copy !req
107. Paying off
my debtCopy !req
108. but not technically a lie.Copy !req
109. Not niceCopy !req
110. Payin' off my debt!Copy !req
111. 'Course, not like I gave her
more than an outline myself.Copy !req
112. Peace, peace!Copy !req
113. Either way...Copy !req
114. I didn't think SF-Zoo had it in 'em.Copy !req
115. They've got Lycagon completely pinned down.Copy !req
116. And yet...Copy !req
117. The old girl herself looks pretty unbothered.Copy !req
118. You've still got a trick
up your sleeve, don't you?Copy !req
119. Now... let's see what kind of floof
Lycagon the Nightslayer's packing.Copy !req
120. What's the matter?Copy !req
121. I had it all wrong.Copy !req
122. I thought they called Lycagon "Nightslayer"
because she attacked at night...Copy !req
123. There's something in the sky...Copy !req
124. But that's not it.Copy !req
125. Someone is...Copy !req
126. No, the night itself is...Copy !req
127. looking at me?Copy !req
128. The slayer is the darkness...
the night itself...Copy !req
129. That encroaching darkness
is Lycagon the Nightslayer!Copy !req
130. What was that?Copy !req
131. An attack?Copy !req
132. It can't be!Copy !req
133. Our leader's curse locked Lycagon down!Copy !req
134. No... she...Copy !req
135. How?Copy !req
136. There's a second Lycagon?Copy !req
137. Sunraku-san, is that...?Copy !req
138. A second Lycagon?Copy !req
139. No... a shadow clone?Copy !req
140. Leader!Copy !req
141. L-Lycagon...Copy !req
142. Animals are charming, noble... I love them
because they're so different from people.Copy !req
143. We've got to save her!Copy !req
144. Reform the ranks!Copy !req
145. Leader!Copy !req
146. IRL, I've got a major allergy to animals,Copy !req
147. so SLF, with its animal monsters
rendered realistically downCopy !req
148. to the fleas in their coatsCopy !req
149. was a true Shangri-La...
like a paradise to me!Copy !req
150. So many adorable animals...Copy !req
151. and I loved and interacted with them
more than anyone!Copy !req
152. That's why I can see...Copy !req
153. Lycagon the Nightslayer...Copy !req
154. She's different.Copy !req
155. W-Wait...Copy !req
156. Leader!Copy !req
157. It disappeared?Copy !req
158. No, it's some kind of move!Copy !req
159. Keep an eye out!Copy !req
160. Keep an eye out? For what?Copy !req
161. Just watch for anything!Copy !req
162. The shadow clone...Copy !req
163. It moved in an instant?Copy !req
164. She disappeared again?Copy !req
165. No, it's not just moving...Copy !req
166. It phases through the darkness!Copy !req
167. Behind you!Copy !req
168. And it becomes one with the darkness...Copy !req
169. Invisible attacks by a shadow clone
that merges with darkness itself...Copy !req
170. What'd it do to me?Copy !req
171. What'd it hit me with?Copy !req
172. So that's how you do it,
Lycagon the Nightslayer...Copy !req
173. I-I can't go on! Help—Copy !req
174. SF-Zoo was wiped out in an instant.Copy !req
175. What shall we do next, Sunraku-san?Copy !req
176. Thanks to SF-Zoo, I got an encounter
with Lycagon the Nightslayer...Copy !req
177. And though I've still got some questions,
I was able to get an eyeful of its attacks.Copy !req
178. That pup's gonna be riding high,Copy !req
179. which gives me a once-in-a-blue-moon
chance for payback.Copy !req
180. Very well.Copy !req
181. We'll fight it, then?Copy !req
182. But there's one major problem here.Copy !req
183. If we take her on together...Copy !req
184. there's a chance that Psyger-0 might
trigger the Bonus Unique Scenario, too.Copy !req
185. Is something the matter?Copy !req
186. Information is a powerful weapon.Copy !req
187. And for the clan Psyger-0 belongs to,Copy !req
188. Schwarz Vulf, information on Lycagon is
the most precious commodity there is.Copy !req
189. This could shift the clan alliance's
power balance in a major way.Copy !req
190. You can't underestimate the
game's top-tier players.Copy !req
191. Even SF-Zoo's unconventional party layout
succeeded in getting Lycagon tied down.Copy !req
192. If Schwarz Vulf got that info, and devised
a party specifically to take it down,Copy !req
193. there's no guarantee they
wouldn't do just that.Copy !req
194. Schwarz Vulf monopolizing
the Bonus Unique Scenario,Copy !req
195. then taking out Lycagon the
Nightslayer before me...Copy !req
196. That's the one thing I've got to avoid.Copy !req
197. Plus, Psyger-0 already saw
Lycagon's shadow clone technique.Copy !req
198. Letting out any more info
could be risky as hell!Copy !req
199. Which means the smartest outcome
for me at the moment...Copy !req
200. would be to trigger a quick wipeout,
even if I have to sabotage Psyger-0 to do it!Copy !req
201. Encounter a unique monster
and then die on purpose?Copy !req
202. That's a shitty way to treat
someone you invited to join you...Copy !req
203. It's a breach of gamer etiquette,
and it's scrub behavior, too.Copy !req
204. On top of all that, it's lame as hell!Copy !req
205. Damn it. I've gotta reach Fifticia
before morning tomorrow!Copy !req
206. If I'm gonna die and get through
the area from square one,Copy !req
207. I've got no time to stew about it...Copy !req
208. Just go with the plan, man!Copy !req
209. You know it's the best choice!Copy !req
210. Sunraku... san?Copy !req
211. What's wrong with him?Copy !req
212. He's acting differently than normal...Copy !req
213. Hizutome-kun is usually... more...Copy !req
214. The first time I saw
Hizutome-kun, it was raining.Copy !req
215. That sparkling smile of
his was so intriguing.Copy !req
216. I wanted to know where it came from.Copy !req
217. He held that game like he'd found
some precious jewel or treasure.Copy !req
218. It drew me to him.Copy !req
219. I had hoped maybe I could talk to him someday,Copy !req
220. even if it was just in a game.Copy !req
221. But now there's a jewel
right in front of him,Copy !req
222. and he's not rushing forward to grab it.Copy !req
223. It feels like there's
something holding him back.Copy !req
224. Isn't there anything I can do for him?Copy !req
225. Er... Sunraku-san?Copy !req
226. Huh? Y-Yeah?Copy !req
227. The truth is... I don't share the passion
of the other members of Schwarz VulfCopy !req
228. for taking down Lycagon the Nightslayer.Copy !req
229. I'd like to defeat her,
as I would any monster in the game...Copy !req
230. But sometimes I find myself disheartened,Copy !req
231. thinking "I hope she gets it
over with quickly this time."Copy !req
232. But whenever I start to feel that way...Copy !req
233. I think of Hizutome-kun's smile.Copy !req
234. I dedicate my mind to one thought.Copy !req
235. If I'm going to do this...Copy !req
236. I should enjoy it with all my heart.Copy !req
237. It's not about whether we can win or not.Copy !req
238. Let's enjoy this game, this moment,
with everything we have!Copy !req
239. Getting serious about a
game is a great thing.Copy !req
240. Everything's more fun when
you take it dead serious!Copy !req
241. Enjoy it with all my heart...Copy !req
242. That's right.Copy !req
243. Sorry, Rei-shi.Copy !req
244. Did I look that bored?Copy !req
245. O-Oh, no, I would never...Copy !req
246. Honestly. All this talk
of clans, monopolies...Copy !req
247. I was gonna let that lead
me to in-game suicide?Copy !req
248. Now's not the time for that whiny bullcrap.Copy !req
249. What the hell do you even play games for?Copy !req
250. That's right!Copy !req
251. If I'm enjoying myself right now,Copy !req
252. who gives a damn what happens later?Copy !req
253. It's great to think about the future.Copy !req
254. But what's the point if it
makes your present this boring?Copy !req
255. Thanks, Rei-shi.Copy !req
256. You've opened my eyes.Copy !req
257. Let's give this all we've got!Copy !req
258. You've received a party request
from Sunraku.
Accept?
No YesCopy !req
259. Yes!Copy !req
260. Leaking info on Lycagon to Schwarz Vulf?Copy !req
261. Who gives a crap about that?Copy !req
262. Just means we'd better clear
this challenge on the first go!Copy !req
263. Better get ready, Lycagon the Nightslayer!Copy !req
264. I'm a little different than
the last time you faced me!Copy !req
265. I'll show you the power of level 99!Copy !req