It’s understandable why that would be classified as a low-class food in this world.
「As expected, desu.」
Despite saying that, Miria’s sights seems to be locked on the Lean Tuna. The broth it was cooked in is also quite good.
「I always get delicious things after coming here. I am very thankful for that.」
「Well, you’re the one who put the effort into this and did the most troublesome part, Vesta.」
「No, I didn’t do anything special.」
It takes quite a bit of effort to make minced meat on your own.
It’s easier to just cook steak. Vesta helped though, so we’ll probably make it again some time.
The next day, I raised Bounty Hunter to Lv.30 and tried using 「Ignore Life & Death」once more, but once again it has failed.
Two days later I tried again at an even higher level, but it was to no avail either. Is something wrong? Or maybe I am supposed to be doing something else? Since it targets an enemy, I don’t think I’m doing anything wrong.
It’s different from skills like 「Rush」 that tend to work immediately after I think about the name of the Skill in my mind, so I can only test it out against the monsters from the Labyrinths.
What else can I do to check how does this work?
Maybe a dead monster is going to be revived because of 「Ignore Life & Death」, but so far nothing similar to something like that ever happened before. That, and I don’t think that a Skill that grants the ability to revive the target would be so easily available. I had to raise Warrior to Lv.30 in order to obtain Bounty Hunter Job in the first place, so I guess I can’t say that getting it was easy.
Maybe I need to use it more? But then again, I used it five times on a Cheep Sheep before defeating it with Durandal, and that didn’t work either.
I decide to test it more often on the first floor, and start doing it on both my way into and out of the Labyrinth starting the next day.
The effects were immediately apparent, and I succeeded after leaving Haruba’s Labyrinth in the early morning.
A Cheep Sheep collapsed onto the ground after I only used 「Ignore Life & Death」 on it. It was dead in a single shot.
There is no doubt in my mind now that 「Ignore Life & Death」is a Skill that kills the enemies whom it is used against in one blow.
「Oh?」
Roxanne noticed it straight away.
「It finally worked.」
「Um, did you do something, Master?”
「Yes.」
Since its branches extend, it seems quite a serious opponent, just like Sherry said.
Rough Shrub swings its branches towards Roxanne, but Roxanne avoids it easily. That doesn’t mean that we’re safe though, since if we aren’t careful, we can be attacked even at its sides.
I attack it with 「Rush」, but I get counter-attacked. These branches are seriously a nuisance.
They have a wide range and intense, mostly unpredictable movements. They are wild branches, after all. That being said, their attacks can probably be recovered from with Durandal’s 「HP Absorbtion」, so I continued attacking without worrying about them too much.
I use 「Rush」 many times against it, and Rough Shrub swings its branch in return. I ignore them, and still cut it with Durandal. It has become a real slug-fest, but I depend on Durandal’s 「HP absorption」to continue fighting back.
Since I have Durandal, I won’t be defeated. I can endure the pain. Even though it’s a Floor Boss, I won’t complain. The physical strength increase from Vesta’s Dragon Knight Job might be helping me out as well right now.
I launched yet another 「Rush」at it. When I swing my Durandal, Rough Shrub shakes violently.
It gets knocked down sideways and rolls over. Did we finally defeat it?
Yes, it disappears in a cloud of green smoke, meaning that its over.
「That was amazing fight. As expected of Master.」
「I was a little excited.」
「Even though you received many attacks, are you alright?」
Vesta asks about it anxiously. Unlike Roxanne, the monster’s attacks hit me, but it’s not a problem, or at least It’s not enough for me to worry about. It’s a bit pathetic, honestly.
「I can handle it. You said you were hit by monsters before numerous times outside the Labyrinth as well, Vesta.」
「That’s right. I guess it’s alright then.」
Am I really alright? Even if it’s a Lv.1 monster, I don’t want to be hit by any attacks. I’m surprised at what happened as well.
Vesta has also received attacks on the nineteenth floor and said that it was nothing, so it should be fine even if we go up to the twentieth floor.
Now that the Floor Boss is dead, his Drop Item is left behind. It’s some kind of fluttering film.
I used 「Identify on it, and it turned out that it’s something called Wood Shavings. It looks like it’s been cut from a tree with a chisel. Miria picks it up and brings it over.
「What are Wood Shavings, exactly?」
「It’s the material for Anti-Paralysis Medicine.」
Sherry informs me. So it’s actually a material for a medicine? I switch my First Job to Herbalist, and use 「Herbal Medicine Creation」 on the Wood Shavings. The Wood Shavings in my hand shine and then became Anti-Paralysis Medicine. Some of them even spilled from my hand. I picked them up and placed some in my Item Box.
「Huh?... oh. It’s the effect of a Master Job again?」