"Eeeiiiyaaaa!?"
"It's Nicocchi's scream!"
We heard Nico's scream traveling from the dark staircase.
We hurriedly climbed down the stairs and found ourselves in an office-esque room. Nico was wildly shooting at a ghost monster in hysteria.
"It's a ghost!! But all I want is the treasure chest, not you!!?"
"Grrarrrarrr---graarrrarrr---"
"Eeeek!"
That monster was...a rare ghost monster ?Ghost Ship Captain?. It was a skeleton monster with a hook on one hand, cutlass on another and a cowboy-esque hat on head. It was releasing a blinking light which further sparked a fear.
Uh-huh, well it's certainly spooky to encounter a skeleton captain in a dark ship. I could relate to Nico on that.
"Don't come here, never ever! Just stayyyy away!"
"Grraawww----"
"Watch out, ?Cover Shield?! ---Eeek!"
Sierra wedged herself between the ?Ghost Ship Captain?, who was swinging its sword at Nico, and Nico in the split second and activated her skill.
Alas, she was missing her usual composure and couldn't get a good hold on her steps. She managed to take the strike but ended up staggering back as a result.
"Grraawww---"
"Ee-eeeek!"
"Sierra! ?Sonic Sword?! I'm your opponent, skelly!"
"Graaaaarrrrr------!?"
Following Sierra, I wedged myself to interrupt the ?Ghost Ship Captain? path. I slashed at it with holy-attribute enchanted ?Firmament Sword? and caused it to stagger back.
"Sierra, retreat to Nico's spot."
"Z-Zephyr......"
"Relax, I will take from here! ?Shine Lightning?!"
"Grrrraaaaaaaaa----!!"
My ?Shine Lightning? was an AoE skill, and given the size of the room, the monster obviously couldn't dodge within the confines of this room. It took a direct strike and further stumbled backward.
I chased after it immediately to put an end to it.
"Haaa! ?Quick Strike?! ?Lightning Slash?!"
The instant effect of my magic ended, I brandished my sword into slanted slash in downward motion, then followed up with another slash but in upward direction. I closed any chance for it to atack and did an upward slash with the lightning clad sword.
"Grrraaa---Graaarrrrrrr!?"
The attack was effective as the monster received huge damage and was sent flying backward, slamming into the room's wall.
It immediately lost its balance and collapsed like a bowling ball striking the pins.
"Face your demise! ?Brave Slash?!!"
My sword shined with an intense radiance as I activated my unique skill and delivered the finishing blow on the captain's head.
Thump
A tremor ran across the room.
"Ggggrrr---rrr---"
My full powered attack robbed ?Ghost Ship Captain? of its last silver of HP and pushed it to disappear in the pool of light particles.
After concluding there was no more monster in this room with my 'Intuition,' I sheath my sword.
I turned around to notice the intense gaze of three people, following with Sachi's sudden shout.
"Holy fantasssssticl! That was awesome`, Zephyr-kunnnn!!!"
"Woaaahh!?"
It was a small room, so Sachi’s voice echoed in the whole space. I feel like my ear just went deaf for a moment.