““Big Fireball. Big Fireball.””
Ayane and I fire at the same time, and the difference the engraving makes is clear. My magic is about twice the size of her’s.
“Darling, don’t think of it as just a difference in size. I’m sure it carries the power to match.”
“Hm. It’s nice to have, but I don’t use magic all that much. I’d rather you learn it if you could.”
“Don’t look so down, darling. There must be a reason why gacha is giving them to you one at a time. Remember the combat skills that evolved? And didn’t you say Perception Strengthening helped in your training?”
“…That’s true. Thanks, Ayane.”
“Hehehe.”
Patting Ayane’s head calms me down. I don’t know what’s coming, but let’s face it with a cool head like always.
“You don’t seem too fired up, master.”
“It’s okay. Whatever comes, it’s just the boss of the second floor. It won’t be the boss of a whole dungeon like that slime.”
“And we have one more reliable partner this time. We don’t have to worry about losing.”
‘Goh!’
Enki shows off its muscles… Where did you even learn that?
“…Let’s just take it down and go back.”
We walk forward, where there’s no distortion.
After about three minutes, smoke rises from the ground like it’s blocking our path. The three of us get ready to fight, so it seems the girls can also see it.
“It’s coming!”
The smoke splits four ways and heads in four directions to surround us. And from each spawns one of four powered up versions we’ve taken down before.
‘Guooooo!’
‘Gigih!’
‘Waohn!’
‘…’
I see, it’s telling us that since we beat them, to try taking them all at once.
Is that it?
“Ayane, take the goblin, I’ll take the rabbit, Aira takes the wolf, and Enki takes the golem! Don’t worry about drops.”
““Yes!””
‘Goh!’
We all face whichever will be easiest for us. Although in my case, it’s because of my previous experience with it.
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Name：Murder Rabbit
Agility：420
Intelligence：30
Luck：None
Equipment: None
Skills：Fast Run IV, Swift IV, Assassination Lv1, Limit Break
Drops: Murder Rabbit inverted horn, Murder Rabbit strengthened leather
Magic stone: Large
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…Hn? There’s no level.
Is it like those slime minions? That means there’s no experience to be gained from them.
‘Gyu!’
The Murder Rabbit makes a move first. As before, it disappears, but I already know how it operates. As soon as it moves, I kick the ground and go after it.
I close in on the Murder Rabbit, and use the moment when it stops to turn to attack. It can’t even use my former arch-nemesis Swift to attack from a blind spot, and one attack turns it into smoke.
I know its moves all too well, I can see how its muscles move thanks to Perception Strengthening, and I can predict where it will be once it moves out. All I did was place my sword where it would go. It might actually be a good monster to train with, but I can’t learn anything from it at this point.
If I really focus on it, it goes down this easily…
As for the others…
“Tei!”
‘Guooh!?’
Ayane dodges the Hobgoblin’s sword, and overpowers it with just physical attacks. I don’t have to intervene there.
“Good job lady.”
Aira took hers down in one hit, and she’s also watching Ayane.
‘…!’
Enki is having a rematch, but I guess it doesn’t feel like it needs to go for the kill, because it’s just mercilessly pummeling it. It makes me feel a little sorry for the monster.
The Stone Golem turns to smoke, and then the Hobgoblin, and all the smoke gathers again.
“Take position with Enki in the center. Ayane, get behind it.”
“Yes!”
‘Gogo!
We assume there will be more, as the smoke begins to contract.
“…Hn?”
I’ve seen this before.
I try to remember where, but the answer appears before I do.
Gotoh!
It’s a treasure chest. Along with materials that make noise as they scatter around.
“…Oh? Is it over?”
“Anticlimactic, isn’t it darling?”
“Were we brought to a special place like this just to review the powered up ones…”
“That said, we have become stronger. If normal adventurers were to face all four, they would not have such an easy time. You did wonderfully as well, lady.”
“Really? I’m happy if that’s true.”
Yes, let’s pat Ayane’s head.
“Hehehe… Anyway, I’m glad we won. Darling, can you use True Appraisal on this just in case?”
“Ah, yes.”
Name: 525-2
Description: ??? placed on the second floor of the 525 dungeon. Offer the appropriate false image
“No doubt about it. And there are four key holes.”
I touch it, and the keyholes light up and disappear. Then the treasure chest just pops open, and a light inside it melts into me.
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Name：Shouta Amachi
Physical Strength：6295 (+3486) (+2798)
Dexterity：5953 (+3296) (+2646)
Constitution：6164 (+3413) (+2740)
Agility：6473 (+3585) (+2877)
Magic Power：6543 (+3626) (+2908)
Intelligence： 6689 (+3707) (+2973)
Luck：3816
Skills：Level Gacha, True Appraisal Lv3, Appraisal Camouflage Lv2, Automatic Mapping III, Hawk Eye II, Perception Strengthening, Adamantine Armor III, Physical Super Strengthening Lv2, Physical Resistance V, Great Strength III (2/3), Super Strength IV, Asura, Adamantine Strength II, Fast Run IV, Swift IV, Iron Wall III (2/3), Rampart III (2/3), Adamantine Body, Adamantine Wall II, Command III, Foresight II, See Through, Dual Wielding II, Martial Arts LvMAX, Grappling Lv6, Swordsmanship Lv5, Spear Techniques Lv8, Archery Lv3, Assassination LvMAX, Hunter Heart Lv3, Jump Lv2, Night Vision, Impact, Armor Pierce, Shukuchi, Stealthy Step, Riding (1/3), Echolocation, Magic Energy Orientation, Psychokinesis Lv1 Elemental Magic Lv3, Spatial Magic Lv1, Bubble Magic Lv1, Water Current Control Lv2, Sand Control Lv4, Healing Magic Lv1, Aurora Magic Lv4, Dusk Magic Lv2, Chaos Magic Lv2, Magic Energy Super Recovery Lv1, Magic Energy Transfer II, Power Charge II, Destructive Wisdom (1/3), Wisdom of Sorcery, Fire Engraving, Wind Engraving, Regal Pressure III, Magic Stone Control (1/3), Weakening, Skill Compression (1/3)
Combat Arts Skill: Crimson Sword, Purple Lightning Arrow
Administrator keys: 525 (1), 525 (2), 810 (1), 810 (2 (1/2)), 777
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The trophies are gone.
It feels kind of lonely to lose them, but different names will fill that space starting tomorrow.
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