CH 104

“Suddenly the difficulty level went from easy to hard, how's that?”

Translated by Dawn

“Suddenly the difficulty level went from easy to hard, how’s that?”

“Well, now that my stomach is full, let’s go after him again.”

Muttering a few words, I used my search skill again to find out the current location of the Demon. He seemed to have moved from a different place and was still preparing. There was no problem if I waited for him at this point, but for the time being, I decided to go over to the place where he was in order to check the situation.

“[Drill Mine]”

The chanting of the spell caused a large drill-like object to appear and began spinning at high speed, and then it began drilling into the ground. The dungeon ground was quickly being scraped away by the overwhelmingly high-speed rotation, and finally, the hole penetrated the lower level.

The drill did not stop there but continued drilling down to the lower levels until it reached the level where he was.

“So, this is where you are?”

“Y-youu! How did you get here!?”

I answered in a calm tone to the Demon who shouted with a bewildered expression on his face at my sudden appearance.

“I dug my way down here from the 20th level.”

“N-no way! This is the 50th level! How many levels do you think there are before you reach the 20th!?”

“Thirty levels, no?”

By simple math, if you subtracted the difference between the 20th level and the 50th level, you would get 30, so the answer would be 30. ……hmm? That’s not what he means? Then what does he mean?

“I-it doesn’t matter anymore. You’ve come a long way. Now you’re done!”

Whoa, looked like he was ready to go while I was making sandwiches. Oh, good, good, good. If he hadn’t finished, I would have had to start my cooking section again.

As I watched to see what was going to happen, the Demon held up his hands in front of him and chanted words that sounded like a spell. Suddenly, a number of magic circle-like sigils appeared along with a pitch-black vortex.

“The sealed evil one, now reveal yourselves.”

As the Demon said that, the magic circle shattered, and at the same time, a deformed being appeared from within the vortex. The figure could be described in one word: bones. The bones of some kind were slowly emerging from the vortex, and the atmosphere was enveloped in a disastrous aura.

Normally, I would try to stop the bone from coming out of the vortex, but I was the one who chose to wait for it. I wanted to see with my own eyes what the trump card of the Demon was, but also because I was caught off guard by the word “resurrection” that he had mentioned.

Resurrection meant to restore something that was originally sealed or was not in its original state for some reason. In other words, it meant that something extraordinary that had been sealed up would be brought back to life, and it was definitely a trump card in terms of power.

“Is this…a bone dragon?”

“That’s right. The actual dragon is called the Skull Dragon, and it is the result of an evil dragon that existed in ancient times. The time has come for it to be resurrected after hundreds of years!”

“You’re the one…who broke the seal.”

It sounded like the seal had been broken in a natural sense, but in reality, that guy just broke the seal artificially. I didn’t know if I was in an uplifted mood or not, but what I was saying was strangely theatrical.

At any rate, since this was the first time I had seen this guy, I used analysis to find out more about him, and the answer I got back was unexpected.

[Name]: Skull Dragon

[Age]: 560 years old

[Gender]: Unknown

[Race]: Undead, Dragon

[Occupation]: None (SS rank)

Physical strength: 53000

Magic Power: 71000

Strength: SS+

Endurance: SS-

Agility: SS

Dexterity: S+

Mental Strength: C+

Resistance: D-

Luck: S+

[Skills]: Analysis Lv3, Physical Enhancement and Reform Lv8, Magic Mastery Lv9, Four Elements Magic Lv8, Higher Elemental Magic Lv6, Jet Black magic Lv9, Hyper Concentration Lv4, Heavenly Flight Lv3, Intimidation Lv8, Magic Resistance Lv7, Physical Resistance Lv8, Poison Resistance Lv4, Illusion Resistance Lv4, Stats Upper Limit Breakthrough Lv1, Breath Lv8, Curse Infliction Lv7

[Condition]: Undead

…Seriously? I didn’t hear about the sudden appearance of a superior opponent. The difficulty level just jumped up a notch!　Come to think of it, this pattern is common in manga and anime…

Well, now I was in trouble. It clearly had a stronger status than mine. The stats themselves were specialized in physical, and with low values for Mental strength and Resistance, it appeared to have a weakness related to magic, but since it had Magic Resistance in its skills, it would be expected that it would not be able to inflict much damage.

However, it was not so if saying that physical attack was effective, but if anything, magic seemed to be more effective in dealing damage, as seen from its status.

Anyway, there was no doubt that this was the most powerful enemy I have ever seen, but if you ask me how it compared to that Female Demon, I would say it was a bit more subtle. However, it could be said that this one was still better than the other one, as more concrete values could be seen.

Aside from that, since the comparison subject contained uncertain elements, it was honestly impossible to say for sure, but now it was more important whether the bone dragon in front of me was stronger than me, not whether it was stronger than that Female Demon.

“Guhahahaha, how dreadful!”

“Can I ask you something?”

“What, are you begging for your life? Even if you’re crying and begging me now, I won’t let you get away.”

“No, I mean, is that guy under your control?”

“What?”

Yes, that was the point. If the bone dragon in front of me were under the control of this demon man, it would not go on a rampage for anything. But the problem was if it was not under his control.

If the bone was not under the control of this man, and it could only rampage about as it pleased, then it had to be stopped here at all costs. If those bones get out of the dungeon and run amok in the city of Orargrand, there would be no way to stop it.

“Try giving it order as a test. Or are you just a loser who can only put your faith in something that big after you revived it?”

“Guh, let me tell you……fine. Skull Dragon! Kill that kid. Make him dead!”

“Guooo…”

The Demon ordered the Skull Dragon to kill me, but it just let out a low roar and showed no sign of following his orders. I guess he can’t control it after all.

“Listen to me. Who do you think has brought you back to life? You worthless, useless, incompetent bastard.”

Ahhhhh, that was a death flag. Moreover, did he realize that he was trying to get that no-good to kill an opponent stronger than it?

As I was feeling a sense of dismay inside, the Skull Dragon made a move here. It reacted to the voice of the Demon. However, it was not the reaction he was expecting.

“Guooo”

“W-what are you doing? Kill the kid now!”

“Guooo”

“N-no. Not this way!”

Oh dear, I knew it would happen……. Well, it was a common development in anime and manga, so I wasn’t surprised, but I never thought I’d see the day when I’d actually witness it…….

“Guooo”

“Gyaaa”

The Skull Dragon, having determined that the Demon was its enemy, approached with swift movements and swung down an attack with its huge claws. Even though it was only made of bone, the blow from its huge four-meter body was so powerful that the Demon’s arm was easily severed.

“I-if this continues……no, I cannot die here. I am not a Demon that should die in a place like this!”

“Guooo”

“After this matter is settled, I will return to Amon-sama and receive his praise!”

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, it’s a barrage of death flags. I can’t take this anymore…….

It was not clear whether the death flag of the Demon had triggered it, but it swallowed the Demon from the head as if to say that it was no longer entertaining. Incidentally, the demon tribe’s final cry was “Amon-samaa.”

“Uwa, it ate him. It’s like a Pik*in.” (+)

The scene was so similar to a character in a video game that I had played in a previous life that I couldn’t help but think that this was the first time I had ever seen such a scene. That character often gets eaten when fighting enemies, too.

“Guooo”

“Oops, this isn’t the time for that…….It’s my turn next.”

The Skull Dragon, which had swallowed the Demon, was next interested in me. It was only natural since I was the only one left that it would naturally turn its attention to me.

While I was wondering how to fight it, the Skull Dragon suddenly lunged at me. Its speed was extraordinary, and in the blink of an eye, its claws were right in front of me.

“D-dangerous! Whew, that was close. If I hadn’t seen its first move, I’d have taken a direct hit……”

I managed to avoid the sudden surprise attack, and as soon as I regained my stance, I bet on strengthening my body with all my might and cast the space-time magic [Quick] and [Slow]. The [Quick] spell on me was activated, but the [Slow] spell, which affects the opponent, seemed to have been resisted.

“But I’m not giving up! [Slow]!!”

“Guooo”

After releasing Slow several times, the effect of Slow was finally triggered, overcoming the opponent’s resistance. However, even so, the effect was limited to a slight slowing of movement, and I was still at a disadvantage.

“Guaaa”

“Haa, huu, yo, w-wait a minute. What’s with this sudden hard mode! I didn’t know anything about this!!!!”

I continued to evade the Skull Dragon’s powerful attacks. However, the counterattack I unleashed to counterattack was far from effective and caused pain in my fist.

“Then how about some magic? [Shaked Icicle]!!”

“Goooo”

I released magic that easily swallowed the Demon’s flame magic, but the magic was drowned out by the breath released by the skull dragon. If only that were the case, it would be fine, but the unrelenting breath attacked me, and I was nearly scorched to black.

“Physical is no good, magic is no good. No, unless I got drowned out by its breath, or……”

Then, I tried to attack with magic, but the Skull Dragon’s magic resistance might have been an obstacle, and I was only able to inflict a damage amount that could not be called effective. Still, it seemed that the damage was definitely being done, so when I was about to switch my battle strategy to mainly magic, I discarded that idea.

“There is a limit to the amount of magic power I have. If I keep fighting like this, I will run out of magic power and I will be the first one to lose the battle.”

Even while I was thinking of a strategy, the Skull Dragon’s harsh attacks did not stop, and I was forced to evade them. Even though I was barely able to evade the attack, I was still sweating from the attack, which could have hit me directly at any moment.

“Damn it, just when I thought it was easy a minute ago, it suddenly goes hard! If this were a game, it would be a hell of a shitty game!”

I put aside the fact that it was I, of all people, who had given the game the opportunity to turn into a shitty game, and swore at the situation. As the back-and-forth battle continued, I decided to play my trump card to put an end to the situation.