Rising Of The Shield Hero Web Novel ver

Plant Invasion

Naofumi: "Raphtalia, Filo, be careful."

Now then, the enemy is coming with a plant.
According to my vast knowledge of medical herbs, the plant in front is quite unique.
Various ripe fruits could be found from the vines and potatoes could be seen on the root.
That's not all, apparently it also has the ability to spit poison and attach parasites to the human body.
Is the herbicide even going to be effective?
Physically beating it up doesn't seem to be a good plan either…
It attacked us with vines as it advanced.

Raphtalia: "Haa!"
Filo: "Yaa!"

Raphtalia and Filo each cut down some vines.
But, we have already been surrounded by them.
Might as well try magic...

Naofumi: "As thy Shield Hero, source of thy power, I order thee. Decipher the laws of nature and guard my target!"
Naofumi: "First Guard!"

I applied defensive magic on Raphtalia and Filo.
This magic improved the target's defence by a percentage. It is a support magic that shines when the target has high Defence.

Raphtalia: "Thank you Naofumi-sama"
Filo: "Thanks~"

The pair thanks me as they continue to decimate the attacking vines.
Although we are destroying plants left and right, it's still hard to advance.
It's got to be that. To clear a path, we must use some strong magic, I guess our only choice is to withdraw for now.
But at least, we'll annihilate the enemies here.
There is a high chance that a strong demon is lurking within the village.
According to the stories that have been passed down, there is no sure-fire way to exterminate the plants.
Then a full frontal assault...
Would be impossible, there has to be another way.
Due to the vine's lacking in attack power, my progress should be unimpeded.

Naofumi:"Anyway, I'll investigate myself first."
Raphtalia: "Okay!"
Filo: "Okay~!"

I started running towards the root of the plants in the centre of the village.
It's overflowing with plant demons.
Though, this level is still manageable by the three of us.
However, I'm quite uneasy about Raphtalia and Filo's defence.

Naofumi: "Humm......"

The names of the demons are Bio Plant, Plantriwe, and Mandoragora.

Bio Plant is the general name for all the common plants. Plantriwe Is a demon in the shape of a human made of vines. Mandoragora seems to be an immobile plant fortress.
According to Filo, the Plantriwe scatters poison pollen the big flower on top of its head.
The Mandoragora sprays acid from a vine to weaken and drag in its prey.
Bio Plant is the demon that is producing these two. Occasionally, a vine swells up and these demons burst from within.

I smile in satisfaction as the herbicide withers these demons.
It seems the shield does not consider scattering herbicide an attack.
Is it because these are just really aggressive plants and not actually demons?
I wonder what the criteria is.
Is it the same principal as sprinkling holy water and recovery magic on Zombie-Type Monsters?
There is also the fact that my medicine can cure the parasitic state to consider....
I don't understand.
Perhaps the parasites are pathogens and my treatment medicine is effective against sicknesses.

Naofumi: "So what do we do?"

Plantriwe and vines continued to attack me meaninglessly.
The attacks themselves do nothing, but my nose is slightly stuffed because of the poison.
The acid is also troublesome. It seems to be very effective in lowering the Defensive status.
Still, it's not as if they can break through. Snake's Poison Fang (Intermediate) makes those effects useless.
This is pretty common. The enemy is a plant and uses poison.

Naofumi: "Raphtalia"
Raphtalia: "Cough...! What is it?"

The air seems to be bad for Raphtalia...
Raphtalia's respiratory system was damaged before. Although she is cured, it might still be weak.