Episode 178 Frog Shadow Puppet

The Raijin Dungeon was not a realistic-type unlike Narukami Dungeon which was also the same level. It had a structure like an enlarged intermediate level dungeon.

The first floor of the Raijin Dungeon was a grassy plain measuring 15 kilometers in length and width, but the density of monster was thinner and less diverse than in the Narukami Dungeon.

"There are HighGoblins and OrcSoldiers on this floor. Be careful of the HighGoblins' magic."

At the moment the examiner Tarumizu warned them, two HighGoblins appeared.

All the examinees taking the promotion exam raised their guns and pulled the trigger. Gunshots rang out and bullets hit the HighGoblin.

"Alri~ght, we finished it."

A man named Fuchida from 'Dungeon Hunters' spoke up.

Seeing this, I thought that a gun might be a good idea. It had a range of about 100 meters and seemed to be powerful. By the way, it seemed that the examinees were using shotguns.

There were rifles as hunting guns, but Japanese law said that you could not handle a rifle unless you had years of experience with a shotgun. That was why they seemed to be using shotguns loaded with slug bullets, also known as bear shots.

The problem was how far they could be used in the dungeon. When we passed through the first floor and went down to the second floor, we encountered a KingSnake in the wilderness area and got into a fight.

It was a large snake with a total length of 12 meters. Unlike snakes on the ground, it seemed to have a thick waist and a diameter of about 30 centimeters. A slug bullet was fired at the KingSnake.

It was a slug bullet that had a reputation for killing even bears, but the KingSnake's tough hide reduced its power and seemed to repel it with its muscles. It still seemed to hurt. The KingSnake floundered in pain.

"Last hit!"

Fuchida said such and activated 'Crash Bullet'. It seemed that he was an Attack Wizard.

I wished he had used 'Crash Bullet' from the start. However, as a team called 'Dungeon Hunters', it seemed that shooting with a gun was the basic.

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I had a feeling they were going to get seriously injured in the meantime. However, since it was about someone else's team, I refrained from interfering.

It seemed that the Undead encountered in the wilderness area on the third floor could be defeated with basic guns. The only exception seemed to be TrollZombies. Surprisingly, even the Phantom was defeated with a gun. They prepared bullets with the Holy Attribute.

In the 4th floor mountainous area, they had a hard time defeating the ArmorBear. Since they defeated most of the monsters with their gun, they seemed to be slow when it came to fighting monsters that required magic. It seemed that they lacked the proficiency in fighting with magic.

The evaluation of the guns used by the 'Dungeon Hunters' was that the limit was about the 10th floor of an intermediate dungeon. However, if they brought a slightly more powerful gun into the dungeon, the evaluation would change.

I parted from the examinee group on the 5th floor and headed to the 6th floor. The 6th floor was a marsh area. It was dotted with swamps and lakes, and many of the plains were muddy.

The monsters I would encounter here were BlackGator, ChimeraBeaver, and ShadowFrog. The ShadowFrog I was looking for was often hidden in the shadows, making it difficult to find.

At that time, when I was wandering around the swamp, I encountered a BlackGator. This black crocodile, about 5 meters in length, was a ferocious and tough monster, but I realized that if I hit the head or back with a QuintColdShot, I could kill it in one shot, so I was able to kill it instantly.

A ChimeraBeaver was a large beaver with a venomous tail. This guy could be defeated easily if you were careful of the fangs of the poisonous snake.

And, the ShadowFrog in question was hard to find.

"Metis, where are the ShadowFrogs?"

[ ShadowFrogs often hide in the shadows of trees. ]

A short distance ahead was a shrub with poisonous red flowers. The color of the flower was a color that made me wary, so I didn't go near it. However, I thought maybe ShadowFrogs liked red flowers, so I approached to check.

At that time, a giant frog jumped out from the shadow of the tree and attacked me. A giant frog with a total length of about one and a half meters spread its four legs wide and tried to scratch with the poisonous claws attached to its front legs.

I counterattacked with a TripleOgrePush. The ShadowFrog caught in the rotation of the Ogre Plate danced in the air while rotating.

The ShadowFrog's eyes were dizzy as it spun, and it was easily killed with QuintBlade. After that, I searched for shrubs with red flowers to see if there were any ShadowFrogs, and killed a total of eight.

I collected 12 kg of Shadow Clay and 8 black magic stones.

"Is this enough?"

[ For today, let's finish here. It's dangerous to overdo it in an unfamiliar advanced dungeon. ]

I decided to follow Metis' opinion. When I returned to the surface, the 'Dungeon Hunters' were in a daze. Tarumizu was nearby, so I approached and asked a question.

"What's wrong?"

"Ahh, they all failed. Everyone cooperated and defeated an ArmorBear, but it seems they couldn't defeat it alone."

The fighting style was different when fighting as a team and when fighting solo. Those guys probably didn't understand that. Well, I think it was a good experience and they should do their best next time.

After changing my clothes, I went to the bookstore. I was looking for something like a frog anatomy chart. I thought it might not exist, but it did. After purchasing the book, I purchased Sorcery Eyes and Sorcery Ears at the Magic Store. Then I stayed at the hotel.

After eating a light meal from room service, I started making a Frog Shadow Puppet.

[ This time, it's a Shadow Puppet that swims underwater, so please make a cavity like an air bag inside its back. ]

Since Shadow Clay was a substance heavier than water, it seemed it would sink without an air bag. I made a frog-shaped Shadow Puppet with an air bag based on the anatomical photos in the book.

After making the magic core and ring, I cut about 4 kilograms of Shadow Clay and kneaded the D-Particles into it.

[ Its head is too big. ]

I received a bad review from Metis. After that, I remade it and made something that Metis considered fine. When finished, a frog-shaped Shadow Puppet with eyes smaller than the mouth was completed.

I thought I'd give it a go, so I put the ring on it and ordered it to jump. The frog-shaped Shadow Puppet jumped powerfully, hit the ceiling, and then fell onto the bed.

"Ah!, this guy doesn't know how strong it is."

[ Since it's just a newborn baby, it doesn't know how to adjust the strength. ]

"But, Komugi was working fine, wasn't it?"

[ That's because I was in control. ]

"What, is that how it was."

I decided to leave the Frog Shadow Puppet to Metis.

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