Episode 212 Pitfall
It was dark inside the cave, but thanks to the Night Vision Goggles, I could see without any problems.
"Like this, I can't even bring Tamegorou out."
Tamegorou's eyes didn't have night vision.
Metis connected her control to the Night Vision Goggles and watched the image from there.
"It seems there's nothing here."
[ It seems that it's a bit deeper. Let's make sure until the end. ]
Inside the cave, there seemed to be nothing but rugged rocks and gravel. Suddenly, the cave split two directions. Which should I choose, right or left?
[ Which will you choose? ]
"It seems that many people choose the left side in such cases. So, I think I'll go right."
[ That's not very clear reasoning. ]
"It's okay. It's intuition at times like this."
I followed my intuition and went right, and before I knew it, I had missed the mark. I fell into a pit.
"Uwa~~~h!"
I messed up for the first time in a long time. After passing through a narrow hole, I suddenly fell from the ceiling of a space the size of a gymnasium. I hurriedly activated 'Airbag'.
My body was caught in the D-Particle Airbag and the fall stopped. Looking down, there was a monster that looked like an ogre. I activated TripleCatapult and threw my body as far away from the ogre as possible.
When I landed using 'Airbag', I took out my Black Staff and took a stance. I confirmed the horn of the ogre standing in the center.
"The horn is ... red."
It was a RedOgre with a height of 3 meters. It was a formidable enemy that even C-class adventurers were said to fail in hunting.
I activated 'Sensing Zone' and 'Auto Shield' and switched on the Black Scale Armor. And then, I put on the 'Agility Ring'.
I usually explored without using the 'Agility Ring'. This ring would temporarily increase my speed, but it would also drain my physical strength faster.(TN:From Ch.144 increases speed by 20%.)
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The RedOgre opened its closed eyes. Its eyes were red and glittered like cat eyes. In its right hand was a longsword, and in its left hand was a large rectangular tower shield.
The RedOgre bared its teeth and laughed. It was a horrifying laugh. I fired a SeventhPileShot.
The RedOgre reacted to that. It stuck out its tower shield diagonally and fended off the D-Particle Pile flying at high speed. A banging sound resounded, and the parried D-Particle Pile flew away behind the RedOgre.
You're kidding. The penetration power of the SeventhPileShot is no joke. I started sweating badly.
At that moment, the RedOgre rushed forward with its longsword. Seeing that, I activated SeventhOgrePush. A high-speed rotating Ogre Plate flew to the chest of the RedOgre.
The Ogre Plate was parried by the tower shield. I threw my body backwards with Quint Catapult. While flying in the air, I activated the seven-fold 'Multiple Attack'.
Thirty small D-Particle Piles flew at high speed and tried to pierce the RedOgre. The monster with red horns kicked the ground and jumped sideways. Its leg strength was so strong that dust clouds rose from the ground.
It dodged most of the small D-Particle Piles, and the tower shield caught the three that seemed like they would graze its side. A 'gan-gan-gan' sound was heard. I bit my lip and stared at the unharmed RedOgre.
The RedOgre lowered its posture and jumped. It quickly shortened the distance from me, which was about ten meters, and jumped into my bosom. I activated a seven-fold activated 'Protective Shield'. The RedOgre's longsword swung down towards the D-Particle Durable Shield.
When the longsword hit the D-Particle Durable Shield, the shield that withstood it for a moment collapsed.
No way ... Just how strong is the RedOgre? I jumped back and rolled on the ground. If I hadn't done so, I wouldn't have been able to dodge the RedOgre's attack.
After collapsing the D-Particle Durable Shield, the RedOgre continued to swing down its longsword and carved a large wound on the ground. I stood up quickly and threw my body diagonally upward with QuintCatapult. It may be thanks to the 'Agility Ring' that I was able to move so quickly.
I activated SeventhHighBlade in the air. A gigantic blade of D-Particles attacked the RedOgre. Even the RedOgre couldn't parry this attack.
The tower shield was repelled and it rolled on the ground.
[ Use Lightning Shot. ]
Metis' advice resounded in my head. I aimed at the RedOgre's chest with SeventhLightningShot.
The D-Particle Electrical Discharge Pile was parried. However, the moment it collided with the tower shield, a large lightning bolt splattered. A large current ran through the left arm of the RedOgre.
I activated SeventhPileShot. The D-Particle Pile that flew at high speed blew away the tower shield held by the RedOgre. The RedOgre's left arm, which was damaged by the electric current, could not support its tower shield.
The RedOgre, which had lost its defensive power, charged towards me. I deflected the desperate rush with a SeventhOgrePush and hit the fallen RedOgre with a SeventhColdShot.
The D-Particle Cooling Pile that hit its chest and crushed its ribs exerted an additional cooling effect inside the RedOgre's body. It froze its heart and froze the blood vessels around it.
The RedOgre died after rolling on the ground and writhing in agony. The moment it disappeared, a treasure chest appeared out of nowhere.
Released from the tension of the deadly battle, I sat down on the ground.
"Haah, haah ... I thought I was going to die."
[ Certainly. If the RedOgre's longsword had grazed you, it would have seriously injured you. ]
The reason why I valued quick shooting was because the attacks of monsters were terrifying. If I was going to get seriously injured just by being grazed, my tactic was to defeat them with a sure win first move.
When I calmed down, I approached the treasure chest and carefully opened the lid. Inside was a 'Fist-load weapon' similar to a weapon called brass knuckles or a knuckle duster. An ancient martial arts weapon, there were two of them, one for the right hand and the other for the left hand.
Such weapons usually had rugged protrusions, but this fist-loaded weapon was simple, like a long, thin plate made of dark blue metal that was bent.
After examining it with the Appraisal Monocle, it seemed to be a weapon called 'Magic Fist-load weapon'. This weapon seemed to be able to store magic in the dark blue metal. It could accumulate three magic shots and activate them at any time. This seemed to be such a weapon.
"Somehow, a weapon for super close combat has appeared."
[ It's a weapon that Master Mitsuhashi would be happy with, but what do you want to do with it? ]
"I'll try it anyway, and use it if it seems to work out."
There was another item in the treasure chest. It was a cloth bag containing platinum coins. It would be worth about 20 million Yen.
When I looked around, I found a red magic stone
When I went down the stairs, I could see a ruined city in front of me. The Arabian-style buildings had been destroyed and exposed a tragic figure, and Skeletons and Ghouls could be seen on the roads.
"I don't fee like fighting the Undead now. Let's go back up."
[ I agree. We need to confirm the other exit. ]
I returned to the 5th floor and confirmed the exit. There was a staircase leading up to the cave with the pitfall.
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