Episode 158 Trial and error
If BlueOgres lived on the first floor of the Narukami Dungeon, then the C-class promotion test could be done at the Adventurer's Guild in Shibugami City.
"If it's an adventurer who dived into advanced dungeons, they should have killed the BlueOgres instantly and gone to the 2nd floor."
"However, it was said that they were wearing red armor. It's armor with a fairly high defensive power, and it seems they had a hard time defeating them."
Red armor? I wonder what it's made of. Is it an unknown metal, or is it a monster material?
"Don't you think it's a bit strange that a BlueOgre is wearing red armor?"
Tesshin said with a broad grin.
"Isn't it fine. It's a BlueOgre's fashion sense."
I didn't think it was fashion sense because it was equipment, but the question was appropriate and the answer was appropriate. I wondered what kind of weapon it used. I asked Tesshin about it.
"It's a warhammer made of blue silver. It's surprising that there are monsters with such a weapon."
"As expected of an advanced dungeon. However, a warhammer made of blue silver? If it's swung around by the power of a BlueOgre, it will become a deadly weapon."
Even so, I didn't intend to enter the range of the warhammer. It would be better to defeat it at a distance with 'Pile Shot' or 'Cold Shot'.
After thanking Tesshin for giving me the information, I headed to the reference room.
It was to find out about FireDrakes and magic. To take down a FireDrake, you needed to land a single hit in a dogfight.
The problem was how to hit the agile FireDrake. I once again read the report of the Attack Wizard who used 'Fly' to fight the FireDrake in the air.
"Nn, did the FireDrake hate being approached in an aerial battle."
It seemed that the FireDrake didn't let the Attack Wizard approach closer than 30 meters.
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[ At 30 meters, Life Magic attacks won't reach. ]
Metis' voice echoed in my head.
"That's right. But this time, I'll be the one winning in flight speed. I should be able to use it to get closer."
[ So you forcibly approach and unleash magic. Will it hit? ]
"That's right."
The chased FireDrake would run away desperately. Magic that only went straight may not be able to hit. Metis and I were talking on the assumption that the FireDrake would run away. That's because FireDrakes were highly cautious monsters.
[ And with flame breath, it might counterattack. ]
"There is that worry. I don't want to be exposed to flame breath from close range. Is it dangerous to forcefully approach it."
[ Isn't there a way to extend the range? ]
That's right. It had been found that coating D-Particle formations with magic could help them maintain their shape. In that case, it might be possible to extend the range by coating it with magical power.
I wanted to try it out right away, so I went to the paid practice field. I rented the biggest practice field and went inside.
I started up the Sage System, formed a dagger-like blade with a length of about 30 centimeters with D-Particles, and created a magic that fired after coating it with magical power.
I activated the new magic at a distance of about 50 meters from the target concrete block. A glowing red D-Particle dagger formed and flew towards the concrete.
The D-Particle dagger hit the concrete and bounced back. The experiment was a success, but I noticed something important. If it was coated with magical power, it couldn't be activated multiple times, and the synergistic effect of multiple activations could not be demonstrated.
There were two basic ways to increase the power of Life Magic. The two ways were multi-activation and collecting a large amount of D-Particles. If I couldn't activate multiple activations, I had no choice but to collect a large amount of D-Particles.
I enlarged the D-Particle dagger to a total length of about 2 meters and increased its flight speed as much as possible. When I activated it, instead of a D-Particle dagger, something like a D-Particle great sword appeared in front of me.
It flew towards the target at high speed. The D-Particle great sword pierced the concrete with a bang.
[ The range has increased, but the power is not enough. Also, I'm not sure it will hit? ]
"Let's see ... Let's add the
By doing so, I wondered if it would be possible to recreate something like lightning.
[ It's an interesting idea. For the timing before hitting, let's detect it with an application of 'Sensing Zone'. ]
'Thunder Sword' was created by improving the new magic with the Sage System. To test its power, I activated it towards the concrete.
The current was the flow of free electrons. All of the D-Particles of the D-Particle Thunder Sword approaching the concrete area were converted into free electrons and emitted forward.
At that moment, a bluish lightning bolt ran through the air toward the concrete and hit it. A thunderous roar resounded, and the concrete sparked.
A burning smell wafted through the air. When I looked at the concrete, I could see black scorch marks, and the center had melted like lava.
"Electricity turned into heat. The power has increased, but will it hit with this?"
[ The FireDrake should easily attract lightning. ]
"Is that true?"
[ According to information from the Dungeon Archive, FireDrakes tend to accumulate static electricity in their bodies. ]
It seemed that FireDrakes used static electricity for ignition when it fired its flame breath. When I first mentioned the idea of adding the
Metis said that the FireDrake acted like a lightning rod, so even if it tried to avoid it, it would still hit it.
"Whether or not it can be killed with this is a different story, but if it is dropped to the ground, I can probably defeat it with 'Cold Shot'."
[ I think so too. ]
I tried 'Thunder Sword' many times and made improvements. However, since it was a magic that consumed a large amount of magical power, the number of shots seemed to be limited.
For the time being, I improved it until I was satisfied, so I registered it in the Sage System. However, since it had not been confirmed in actual combat, it would be a temporary registration. It meant that it may be improved in the future. By the way, the magic level that it could be learned at was '13'.
Now, I had all the magic necessary to defeat the FireDrake. All that was left was to capture the 28th and 29th floors and defeat the FireDrake on the 30th floor.
That's right. I hadn't prepared my cold weather gear yet. I should buy it on my way home.
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