CH 16

Papa-la-pappa!

Whew. So that makes me level 3 now… even though 50% of the experience is contributed to that scrappy Kurokiri, and the other half is dedicated to Lady Ryo, but as expected, after hunting 50 goblins, I can still advance to this level.

Ah, it has already marked about three days since I commenced concealing myself in the “Demon’s Fortress”. But the adversary has not discovered me yet. Apparently, the demons in this dungeon seem to be all hot-blooded idiots[i], and as long as I deploy my ≪Fog Cloak≫ and move along the edge of the corridor, they will not detect me.

Only the owner of this dungeon or the goblin mage who I periodically spot from afar would have been conscious of my presence. Even so, given they do not bother to mask their presence, it poses not to be an obstacle. All I have to do is to retreat at once after sensing their presence.

Now, let me explain the constitution of this dungeon, “Demon’s Fortress”.

It is a regular brick building that has been extended and augmented over and over again with thoughtless consideration. There are several corridors that lead to various rooms of differing sizes, but honestly speaking, the traps and enemies it contains are far too straightforward compared to ours (White Fog and Black Swamp Forest).

Or maybe we are simply too unorthodox.

At any rate, just by observing the structure of the dungeon and the nature of the enemies, the personality of the owner of the dungeon can be plainly discerned.

Well, for now, let’s just go ahead and put the skills and stats into place.

Name: Hisano Ichiko

Class：Assassin

Race：Kirijin

Level: 3

HP: 330/330

MP: 270/270

SP: 288/288

Status

Strength 20

Dexterity 29↑1

Agility 30↑2

Sensing 30↑2

Intellect 14

Spirit 16

Luck 10↑1

Note: Status is halved except for Luck, as you are currently out of your dungeon, and HP, MP, and SP are reduced by a third.

Skill

≪Short-range Teleportation≫, ≪Fog Cloak≫, New! ≪Dagger Proficiency Ⅰ≫, New! ≪Decapitation≫

Title

≪The King of the Black Fog’s kin≫, New! ≪Assassin of the White Fog≫

At some point, my occupation shifted from student to assassin. Is it due to the method of combat I am adopting?

≪Dagger Proficiency Ⅰ≫ is an automatic activation skill that I chose for better mastery of the Fang Blade of Disarray Dragonfly, and it also included an HP+ effect.

≪Decapitation≫ is a skill that aims at the opponent’s neck to strike, and has the effect of inflicting instant death on a lower-ranked opponent at a high probability from a sneak attack.

However, regrettably, neither of these skills will likely have any effect on Kurokiri. If I intend to revolt at some point, I will have to acquire appropriate skills to fend off Kurokiri.

And, I guess the presence I am sensing now is the owner of the dungeon. I shall leave at once.

Once again today my mood has been atrocious. Why? Isn’t that obvious?

“Dammit! I can’t find that guy anywhere! Quit creeping around and come at me from the front!”

Obviously, my mood is worsening because I can’t locate the rat that snuck in here three days ago!

Where the hell is that b*stard?

I wander through the labyrinth of my creation with a thump. And then,

Buuuuuuuuuuuu!

A sudden warning blares in my head. Yes, speaking of mysteries, it is also a mystery why this alarm was not sounded earlier.

This alarm is meant to go off in my head whenever a human enters the dungeon, and yet it hadn’t gone off three days ago when the turbulence first erupted.

“Well, I’ve got more than enough to worry about. Hey, you goblins. We’ve got company! Entertain them with everything you have to offer!”

I issue a command to all the goblins in the fort to take down the intruder.

Hahaha. There is no chance of my goblins losing in direct combat. Their numbers are way outnumbered. At that juncture, the adversaries would be under pressure.

Oh dear, so that is the owner of this dungeon, and indeed, I agree with Kurokiri’s prediction that this dungeon will collapse in a couple of months or so.

After all, this dungeon can defeat most opponents in a head-on confrontation thanks to the elevated combat ability of the master himself, but there will always be humans they will fail to eliminate.

And if the same individual is unsuccessfully taken down several times, that individual’s level will soar and eventually progress to the brink of being capable of thrusting a blade into the chest of his opponent. Therefore, there are only a few more months to go before the devastation of this labyrinth.

No, considering the military’s coordination capabilities, it may be even sooner.

“Then all I have to do is… adjust the war situation to a competitive state, and if it leans out of control and the owner of the dungeon is on the verge of being vanquished, I shall strike him down for a little extra experience. Or so to speak.”

As I nod, I contemplate what I alone ought to carry out.

“Now then, I’ll first move towards the main gate and stealthily dispose of the enemies away from the battlefield.”

With that, I move towards the entrance that I entered three days ago.

T/N:

[i] Alternative meaning, person who charges in before thinking