33 - The Dungeon

After the first round, a strategy meeting was held.

"If there are six of them, we'll be in trouble.

"Shall we coordinate the defeat, cure the poison, and then defeat the next one?"

Dawn answers Roy's words. The two of them are talking in a hard-boiled kind of way. They are talking about mushrooms that make you go "bah-humbug.

"You know what I've got here?"

I offered <.

"Anti-venom...it's better than nothing, but you have to be lucky if it works or not."

"Luck?"

He asks Roy about it as he hands it to Dawn.

"Anti-venom is very rare, but it's only 30% even if it's determined five times. You'll be lucky if it works once out of five times.　Well, the effect is so subtle that they probably don't make them."

has a different number of judgments and % of resist during the time it is effective, depending on its evaluation. If you are poisoned during the effect time and cannot resist, you have to repeat the judgment. If you are not cured, you may use up the number of times and the effect will wear off. On the other hand, if you can resist once, the next poison will cause another judgment if it is still in the effect time.

In the case of a group of mushrooms like this one, both the number of times of judgment and the probability of being able to resist must be high in order to be effective.

"I have never seen a rating of 9 before."

It was Roy who answered, but Dawn's voice came over his words.

"Nine?

"Oh, nine. I thought resistance drugs had a fixed rating of 5.

I wonder if it's true that the only preventive medicines in the current formulation are those that have a speciality in the formulation and only have a rating of 5 with two speciality effects. I guessed what Dawn said.

"I can afford it if I get 9 times 90 percent.

"Ha-ha-ha, thank you."

"Are you sure you don't want to get this before it's too expensive, how much?"

I'll give out five to each of you.

"About 250 shillings?"

It's a trap. Serum costs 200 shill.

"Isn't that the cost?　I envy you your purchasing power, but you're going to have to pay a little extra to keep it going, okay?"

Dawn advises. That's what Kaedemomizi told me when I sold the food.

"I'll give you 300 or so. And this for Roy and oatmeal, if you like. Be careful, it can't be used with the anti-toxin."

"I don't know what kind of relationship you have with them, but you might want to check the right price later, okay?"

"Are we not having this conversation?　Did Homura make this?"

Yes, I am.

Ochazuke asks as he pays.

"I thought you were the cook!

"Bleh, what the hell is this?

I was surprised by both of them.

"Cooking is your hobby?　Or rather, I like to eat."

"What?　Which is your real job!　I didn't know they were making all that stuff without any job compensation."

That being said, it is very hard to serve the dishes I made after I got the . And I wonder if I'll be helpless without the job compensation when I reach a higher level.

"<> becomes such a medicine when it reaches rating 9, wow..."

"<> is also terrible."

"Thank you for the compliment?"

The battle resumes.

The other enemies in the cave were skeletons and kobolds. They appeared in groups of five or six, and they were skeleton soldiers, skeleton guards, and skeleton mages. Kobolds were not to be underestimated as well, since they used their skills.

But it is the same no matter what comes out.

Ochazuke's < and Leo and Momiji's [surprise attack] are exploding. If I may say so, sometimes the charm did not work on Priests, but by defeating them first, there was no problem. It seems that Leroux can only be called up once per battle, but we finish defeating him before the charm wears off. The Ghost Mushrooms can also be defeated without worrying about the overlapping poison.

On the way, you get the skill [Magic Shield] by defeating 1,000 enemies in a row with magic while in a party!

It is a useful skill that prevents attack magic from hitting allies. I'm working on ......<, so it doesn't matter much now.

I have a problem because it comes too quickly.

There is also a plate, but Kikuhime's party has to get on the plate somewhere over there to activate our plate.

That's why they are eating on the plate.

"How can I say, our party was a royal party. We're going through the motions."

Roy is blabbing something.

"Yeah, I never thought I'd see the day when Momiji would beat me with firepower.

Dawn blurts it back.

The two of them sigh and smile. The way they nibble on the spicy dried fish is a perfect match.

"[Surprise] That felt good!"

"Right!　But I'm hungry!"

Momiji and Leo are both healers, and Momiji's level is much higher than Leo's, but I'm surprised at Leo's damage with a slightly lower level.

What kind of weapon does Leo use?

It seems I was not the only one who wondered.

"A dagger of my own making!　I was taught at my apprenticeship!"

Here's another person whose production smells foul.

"There are two people who seem to specialize in production, and I'll take the [surprise] combination from <>, but I think Ochazuke's <<> is the most foul ......."

"Something about Kaede, too, says that Peter is using a skill that I've never seen before."

"Maybe it's because we're taking a lot of detours. I have a lot of strange skills.

"I mean, Homura, it's amazing you're keeping up with the rest of us."

Haha!

...... I can't tell you what I did!

"Oh?　Looks like the daylilies have arrived."

"Oh!　Let's go~!"

"Oh."

When everyone stood up, the area around the plate glowed white and the transition began.

"You're the boss."

"You're the boss."

"Yeah."

"You're flying."

"You're flying, aren't you?"

"I'd like to knock that thing off first, but Kaede is over there."

Kaede is a bowman.

"<>!"

Aiming at the feather, he fires a spell.

"[Throwing]!"

The boss, Glee, is falling toward me.

He is not falling because he is damaged, but because he is descending to attack. It is a huge bald eagle.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!"

Roy breaks in behind me.

Roy is the only one who can catch Glee's huge body as it falls from above at speed. Roy is able to hold me up even though he is losing a lot of weight. After receiving the blow, I was pushed back more than two meters, and two grooves appeared under my feet.

"<>!"

At the last moment, he unleashes a spell that restrains his movement. We need a gravity spell. I don't know if there is.

"Nice!"

Ochazuke's voice says as he heals Roy, "I'm relieved that it worked.

"[Rush]!"

Dawn immediately releases her skill.

"[Poison Blade]!"

"[Hide in Shadow]!"

Now let's see how long we can keep them on the land.

It's easier if we can find a pattern.

If Glee takes off, Roy will provoke to take the target, and then activate his shield skill to catch the attack. Ochazuke heals Roy while Roy is receiving the attack, and I entangle Glee on the ground with .

"<>'s binding time is getting shorter, so be careful."

After repeating the process several times, the time required to bind the victim to the body is getting shorter and shorter, as if the body has developed a tolerance to the process.

"Oh!　But this is the end!

Dawn's big move hits and Glee falls to the ground, leaving behind a roar.

"Did you do it?"

"Oh!"

"No, what?"

Just as we were about to rejoice in our defeat, the atmosphere shook.

A ripple-like whirlpool appeared at the side of the fallen GREE, and a huge lion appeared. At the same time, the Kikuhime and the others metastasized behind me.

"They are going to merge, I see.

I thought that Peter's line right after his appearance made me wonder if the lion would be a griffin in shape, or if the lion's name would be "Finn". I check my M! and get into position.

"Twice as tough!

Dawn hits him.

"I guess so."

As expected, thorns sprout from under the griffin's belly, entangling its feathers and legs and blocking its skills, along with a status anomaly that lowers its defense.

Clough uses druidic magic, not tree magic.

Druid magic seems to be a support system, and although the amount of damage he inflicts is not much at a time, it reduces the enemy's abilities and strengthens his allies. Considering the total damage inflicted and the damage reduction of the party, the effect is tremendous.

In between, he uses [Fire] and [Time], and [Fire] uses spells that I can't remember because he seems to have a high level of magic, perhaps because he limits the magic he uses. The magic of [Time] is a magic I do not know, and he seems to have acquired [Time Magic] by solving the riddle that earned him the title of Hermit.

Griffin has a powerful side cleave with its left and right paws, a ranged attack with a gust of wind from its wings, and a rush at random targets.

It is a good thing that it does not fly too much. It is not until later that you learn that if you kill the lion first, you will have to fight against it in the air, and it will not be this tough anymore.

"[Shadow knife]!"

As Peter slashes at Griffin, a series of black-bladed knives appear and stab Griffin, then disappear.

You've already carried out the assassination order, haven't you?　That's an assassin's skill, no matter how you look at it, right?　Not the skills of a secret agent, right?

"I'm not sure I can down with the stones."

"Homura-sensei.

It's a trap where the eyes of the ochazuke only look like ³.

"I'll use the genie first!　Shadow is off!"

I can still only use the lance system. I've been actively using the attributes that were at the 4th level during the road, but I've been using them in between shadows to get to the 5th level, but I can only do about half, or at best two-thirds, of the damage that Claud can do with his magic. It can't be helped that his level, magic level, and intelligence are not as good as Kurau's since he took the swordsmanship.

I'm going to connect with Feng Jin Feng Shui. I am a little embarrassed to show my low-power magic in front of the main user because of my inadequacy.

In terms of total damage, I will lose.

But...

"Get away from the griffin!　Spears of earth!"

I see the close group take a few steps back at the sound of my voice, and I launch my last spell.

Six huge cones of stone, spawned from the earth, skewer the griffin. It looks like I've just knocked Roy off his feet, but that's probably just my imagination.

The boss and the letters of light that had been circling around me disappeared, and an announcement was made that we were clear.

I'll let you know. Roy and the other five members, Leo and the other five members have defeated in the Cave of the Monsters.

"Oh?"

"Did we pass the Black Lily's party?"

Did you do it?

Was that a first?

"Well, if you're that crispy on the road, the ...... boss is the Beast Slayer."

For a moment I thought it was me, but then it occurred to me that Roy and the others had also defeated the Sekan boss for the first time and had the Beast Slayer.

Roy and his party all have their names made public, but it seems that only the name of one representative from each party is played in the Alliance. The leader of this party is Kikuhime, but her name is not public, so I, ......, who joined the party next, must have skipped it and played the name of Leo, whose name is set to "public".

I got the reward for defeating the boss for the first time.

I got the title [Bird Slayer].

I have obtained 4 griffin feathers.

I got a griffin skin x4.

I have obtained a griffin's cloak.

I got the magic stone of Griffin.

I got a griffin's feather crown x 10.

"Oh, here comes [Beast Slayer]!"

"This one is [Bird Slayer]."

I wonder if I got one or the other at random, or if I got the bird one because I had the beast one.

I wonder if the feather crown is a down payment.

"Thank you, Dr. Homura, for your work."

"If you think you're out of production, you're out of combat."

"That was interesting magic you just did..."

"That was amazing!"

I was so surprised.

It was already dark when I stepped out of the dungeon.

We decide to move quickly to the city of Hoss before the party of black lilies returns. <.

I have to take a break or else I will be forced to log out.

On the way I am asked about the magic I used, and I tell them that it is the title for solving the riddle of the temple.

"I still haven't solved the riddle! My [star]!"

Singh still seems to be lost in the riddle.

"I've taken other skills and magic is far away."

Assassination skills, right? Peter seems to be stuck at the point where he has to match the six attributes before solving the riddle.

"I thought it was only for fighters, but I didn't know mages could do that too.

Dawn says she's already cleared.

"I'm going to try again later when I hear that I can get both light and dark.

Claud and I have been talking about each other's titles and such along the way, so I'm not that surprised. We talked about magic, so we didn't talk about swordsmanship titles.

I should do as Clau did, and boost the firepower of the whole party with support magic, or boost my own normal attack firepower.

The inn is the one where Roy and the others stayed last night, and it has a decent food and bath. I tell the party members, who are about to start feasting, that I have to log out and go to bed first. I wonder if I get a warning message about the logout time.

In the real world, it is already the time of the ox, when even the trees and grass are asleep. I try to sleep just in time, but then I remember the sleep carriage ride and log in again twenty minutes later.

When I log in, Leo tells me that he's been attacked!　I got an email saying.

What for?

He had logged out, so I asked him what had happened to Ochazuke, who was about to go to bed, and he told me that the black lilies had come to the inn to get involved, and that Roy and the others had taken the brunt of it and kept our skills and spirits a secret. I was relieved to hear that they were not there.

I have a feeling that we won't be able to open the doors of Faena until we liberate all the towns, so we transfer from the temple to Fast and board the carriage that goes directly to Secant.

Well, this time...

Good night.

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Increase...

Level +1

Title

Bird Slayer

Skills

Magic Shield

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Homura Lv.28

Rank D

Occupation Magical Swordsman, Pharmacist (Assassin)

H!?　　 863

M!?　　1090

STR 41

VIT 22

INT 54 (+2)

MID 18

DEX 21

AGI 31

LUK 19

N!?C!?　[Galahad] [-].

Title

■General

[Interactionist] [Power to Turn] [Mystery Revealer] [Mystery Revealer] [Mystery Revealer] [Mystery Revealer]

Economic Leader] [Lone Adventurer] [Lone Adventurer] [Lone Adventurer] [Lone Adventurer] [Lone Adventurer

Blessings of the Gods

Val's Blessing] [Verna's Blessing

Slayer type

Lizard Slayer] [Bug Slayer

Beast Slayer] [Gel Slayer

Bird Slayer

[Dragon Slayer]

■Master Ring

King of Swords

Skill (7s!?)

■Magic and Magic

Wood magic Lv.5] [Fire magic Lv.5] [Earth magic Lv.5

Gold Magic Lv.5] [Water Magic Lv.4] [☆ Wind Magic Lv.5

Lightning magic Lv.5] [Light magic Lv.4] [Dark magic Lv.11

■Swordsmanship

[Swordsmanship Lv.15] [Slash

Sword Lv.11

■Summoning

White Lv.1

■Spiritual Art

Spirit of Water [Rufa Lv.3

Spirit of Darkness [Kuroyoh Lv.2

Talents

Body Art] [Evasion

■Production

Mixing Lv.11] [Alchemy Mixing Lv.2] [Cooking Lv.8

Collecting

Collecting] [Mining

■Appraisal and concealment

Tool and medicine appraisal Lv.4] [Plant and food appraisal Lv.5

Animal and Demon Appraisal Lv.5] [Skill Appraisal Lv.4

Weapons and Armor Appraisal Lv.5

Presence Detection Lv.6] [Presence Dilution Lv.5] [Concealment Lv.5

Enhancement

Arm Strength Lv.3] [Intellectual Strength Lv.4] [Mental Strength Lv.3

Dexterity enhancement Lv.3】 【Agility enhancement Lv.3

Swordsmanship enhanced Lv.3】 【Magic enhanced Lv.3

Resistance

Sickness Resistance]

Other

H!? Natural recovery] [M! Natural recovery] [Night vision] [Map] [Telepathy

Equipment Change】 【Life Magic】 【Carry】 【Magic Shield】 【Equipment Change】 【Life Magic】 【Carry

Stars are those that have been enhanced by first acquisition, event awards, etc.