Episode 162 BlueOgre

It seemed it would take some time before the promotion exam was approved.

I waited for approval while practicing new magic. I regularly visited the Adventurer's Guild to check if the approval had been granted, but it seemed that the documents were being sent to the Adventurer's Guild headquarters, which was taking time.

At that time, I met Tesshin at the Adventurer's Guild.

"I'd like to ask you a quick question, but in the canyon area on the 18th floor, the MusaNezumis got in the way and almost dropped me into the valley, what does Grimm do?"

"From the top of the cliff on the 18th floor, I use 'Wing' to go down to the bottom of the cliff. Occasionally there will be a MusaNezumi flying by, but you can descend with little hindrance."

"As I thought, it's 'Wing'. I want to reach magic level 8 as soon as possible."

While chatting, the subject of the promotion exam came up.

"I'm waiting for the approval of the promotion exam after defeating the FireDrake."

Tesshin tilted his head.

"The C-class promotion exam should be to defeat a BlueOgre solo. After defeating the FireDrake, how is it an exam to defeat a BlueOgre that is weaker than it."

"The condition of defeating the FireDrake is that it doesn't matter if it's a team, so they're checking the strength of the individual in the promotion exam."

"Isn't it not necessary for Grimm?"

"Since I've already received special approval, I can't just be exempted."

Three days after that, the approval was granted. I decided to take the exam immediately. The examiner was Ishibashi Ren, a C-class adventurer. After introducing myself, I bowed my head.

"I look forward to working with you today."

Ishibashi was an Attack Wizard in his late thirties. Ishibashi was a person who became popular after announcing that he would establish an Attack Wizard Battalion.

"Young. You're around 20 years old, right?"

"That's right."

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"Have you ever entered an advanced dungeon?"

"I only entered once when I took the D-class promotion exam."

I went to the Narukami Dungeon with Ishibashi and went inside.

This dungeon was called a Real type. There were several types of advanced dungeons. Among them, the feature of the dungeon called Real type was that night came.

Just like on the ground, the passage of time was morning, noon, evening, and night, and each layer had a large area. Moreover, various monsters coexisted in a wide area, making it a dungeon where you couldn't let your guard down.

The first floor of the Narukami Dungeon was an area with a mixture of forests and grasslands. From weak Goblins to BlueOgres inhabited this area.

The variety had not yet been determined, it was still under investigation. We went deeper into the grasslands.

"I hear you're a Life Wizard?"

"That's right."

"I wanted to see your Life Magic that was so talked about. Is it okay if I leave the monsters we encounter along the way to you?"

In the past, Ishibashi had a low opinion of Life Magic, but he seemed to have changed his opinion after hearing about my success.

"Yeah, I don't mind."

In the exams up until now, the examinees had defeated the monsters along the way. I was going to beat them from the beginning, so there was no reason to turn him down.

First, I encountered three Goblins. The three of them attacked me at the same time, so I activated TripleBlade with a sideways swipe of the Black Staff as a trigger. The V-shaped plate turned into a sharp blade and mowed down the Goblins' heads one after the other.

"Hou, amazing. At what magic level can you learn that?"

"It's magic level 5."

I killed all three with one spell, not with separate spells. This was also one of the techniques to save magical power.

As we went further in, we were attacked by various monsters such as Orcs, Lizardmen, LizardSoldiers, and ArmorBears. I finished everything with one shot each.

"Come to think of it, Ishibashi-san founded a Battalion, right?"

"Yeah, the Battalion Headquarters is near the Suigetsu Dungeon."

"Why did you decide to found a Battalion?"

"As I approached the age of 40, I began to think that I should help train the next generation. Well, partly because I felt the limits of my talent."

"Limit? But, aren't you C-class. You should have earned a lot."

"Rather than earning money, I started to feel more rewarded by training the next generation."

It seemed that members of the Battalion exchanged information with each other and wrote down strategies for attacking monsters. I thought it was important to pass on that kind of information.

"That forest is the home of the BlueOgres."

We entered the forest and searched for a BlueOgre. After searching for about fifteen minutes, we encountered the BlueOgre we were looking for. The battle started automatically.

I stepped forward with my Black Staff ready. The BlueOgre was three meters tall, with a blue horn growing from its forehead and holding a warhammer of blue silver.

The BlueOgre that saw me roared and attacked. I drove a QuintOgrePush into the BlueOgre that raised its warhammer.

When the Ogre Plate that rotated at high speed hit its face, the BlueOgre retreated step by step. Blood flowed from its hideous face, and it charged with an angry scream.

I activated QuintOgrePush again. However, the BlueOgre stepped sideways to avoid it, and jumped towards me with a strong step that lifted up the dirt on the ground.

I activated 'Protect Shield' with a quintuple activation and fixed it in front of the BlueOgre. The BlueOgre's warhammer hit the D-Particle Durable Shield. However, the D-Particle Durable Shield endured and stopped the BlueOgre's jump.

I activated a QuintColdShot at the BlueOgre that had stopped moving. The BlueOgre twisted its upper body to dodge the flying D-Particle Cooling Pile.

Missing the target, the D-Particle Cooling Pile hit the large tree behind it and shattered its trunk. The big tree fell with a clamor, and the BlueOgre glared at me.

The BlueOgre became cautious and picked up a stone at its feet and threw it. I reflexively activated QuintP-Shield and prevented the tossed stone with the D-Particle Durable Shield.

At that moment, the BlueOgre, which zigzagged so fast that my eyes couldn't keep up, raised its warhammer. I used the movement of the D-Particles to locate the BlueOgre and intercepted it with a SeventhOgrePush.

The Ogre Plate that hit the monster's chest knocked the BlueOgre away. The rushing power of the BlueOgre and the power of the SeventhOgrePush showed a synergistic effect, slamming the huge body into the trunk of a large tree. The impact shook the large tree.

I quickly activated QuintColdShot. The D-Particle Cooling Pile hit the BlueOgre's chest. Its tip pierced through the monster's heart and inflicted a mortal wound, freezing its destroyed heart with the additional effect to make doubly sure.

The BlueOgre disappeared, leaving behind a red magic stone .

"Well done."

I heard Ishibashi's voice.

"The quick activation and power of Life Magic is amazing. I will admit that you can also be active in advanced dungeons. You pass."

"Thank you very much."

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