Episode 103 17th floor Giants
It seemed that Hougetsu frequently used 'Mana Watch' to check for beings that emitted magical power. 'Mana Watch' consumed very little mana, so he used it often. It's necessary that I learn to do such things as well.
"I found an ArmorBear. We should be seeing it soon."
"Can't we escape?"
"Impossible. It's aware of us."
The moment the ArmorBear saw us, it let out a terrifying roar. That roar made my heart beat with a thump, chilling my liver.
"I will finish it. Grimm, please watch from behind."
Hougetsu had promised to kill the tough monsters, so I just made preparations and watched over Hougetsu. The opponent was inferior to the SteelLizard, but it was an ArmorBear that boasted the second highest defensive power. If it weren't for SeventhHighBlade or SeventhHeatShell, it couldn't be killed.
I prepared a SeventhHighBlade and observed the movements of the ArmorBear. The monster's weapons were sharp claws and fangs, as well as its terrifying strength.
The combination of its superhuman strength and claws made for a brutal attack method. The ArmorBear clawed at the trunk of a tree, tearing it apart and causing it to fall with a loud bang.
Hougetsu, who saw that, smiled.
"Is it threatening me?"
Hougetsu glared at the approaching ArmorBear and waited for the timing to fire 'Death Shot'. He was thinking of ending it with a magic that could kill it.
The ArmorBear began to run at breakneck speed. Hougetsu fired his armor-piercing magic bullet at the ArmorBear's chest. His armor-piercing magic bullet hit where he aimed. The ArmorBear's scale-like armor exerted its power to repel the armor-piercing magic bullet.
The magical power contained in the armor-piercing magic bullet and the magical power hidden in the ArmorBear's scales clashed, and the speed of the armor-piercing magic bullet slowed down. However, the battle was won by the armor-piercing magic bullet, which pierced the ArmorBear's scales and attacked its internal organs.
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The armor-piercing magic bullet gouged through the ArmorBear's armor and destroyed its heart.(TN:Ugh freaking repetitionionionionion.)
"Amazing."
Hougetsu nodded as if it was only natural.
I thought that Attack Wizards fought from a long range and defeated the enemy before they were attacked, but it seemed that there were also cases where they kill the enemy after attracting them to ensure that they are defeated.
Hougetsu, who picked up the magic stone,
"Come here."
guided me to the stairs. There was a staircase at the base of a single giant tree in the forest.
We went down to the 16th floor. The 16th floor was a huge maze. There, we proceeded while defeating DangerWorms and insect-type monsters, and reached the 17th floor.
The 17th floor was a forest of giant trees, and the monsters we encountered were said to be Giants.
"Don't fight the Giants here."
Hougetsu said something unexpected.
"Can we get through without fighting?"
"Detect and avoid Giants with 'Mana Watch'. You can't fight Giants in this area."
"Why is that?"
"Because they call their allies. You will fight against a group of Giants."
I really wanted to refrain from fighting a group of Giants with just the two of us. I followed Hougetsu and proceeded into the depths of the forest while avoiding the Giants. However, when we came to the stairs, we found two Giants sitting in front of the stairs.
"Haah, it's a common occurrence, but why are they guarding the stairs?"
"Probably, because there are many people like us who try to avoid monsters and pass through."
Did the dungeon want humans to fight? There were many scholars who were studying the reason for the dungeon's existence and its identity, but no one had been able to pinpoint it. When will we know.
The Giants in this area were one-eyed giants called Cyclops. Their height was over 5 meters, with a single eye under its forehead, the eye was red.
Hougetsu turned his gaze to me.
"You said you defeated a SteelLizard with Life Magic. Can you kill it?"
The Cyclops had high defense and strength, and in addition, they wielded huge clubs. The destructive power of that club was not half-hearted, and it was said that even a D-class Wizard might die if attacked.
I remembered Gouda who caught the SeventhPush. Such an adventurer would die after being attacked by the club. If it was a Life Wizard, you would probably die even if you activated 'Auto Shield'.
Would I be able to repel the club's attack with a SeventhPush? It might be difficult.
"Yeah, I think I can finish it."
"In that case, let's each kill one and go down the stairs.
I nodded as I gripped my black staff. Hougetsu and I split to the left and right to attack different Giants. I aimed at the Giant on the left and fired a SeventhThunderArrow.
The SeventhThunderArrow hit the Giant's shoulder and created a roaring sound and sparks as if it had been struck by lightning. I couldn't finish it with that one blow. It didn't hit the heart or the head. I had almost cleared the issue of quick shooting, so the next issue may be accuracy.
Just being able to activate magic didn't mean I was skilled at using it. The problem was the time it took to activate and the hit rate.
The Giant raised its club with its unharmed arm and swung it at me. I jumped diagonally backwards and hit the club with a SeventhPush. The SeventhPush slowed down the club, but it couldn't repel it.
As expected, even with seven activations, Life Magic that could be learned at magic level 1 had a limit.
The club hit the big tree behind me and stopped. It was only natural because I calculated the giant tree being there when I jumped backwards. I raised my black staff and drove a SeventhHighBlade into the Giant's neck.
The diagonal V-plate blade decapitated the Giant's neck. Looking at Hougetsu, he had already killed the Giant.
"Looks like that's over, too."
After affirming, I picked up the red magic stone .
I could hear the footsteps of Giants gathering around us.
"Hurry down to the 18th floor."
We ran down the stairs.
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