Episode 228 Narukami Dungeon 7th floor

After confirming the magic in the Magic Book, I was asked by Alisa how it was when I defeated the FireDrake.

"By any chance, are you planning on defeating the FireDrake?"

"I want to explore the Narukami Dungeon as soon as possible."

"There is no need to rush. Just grow slowly."

"Grimm-sensei seemed to be in quite a hurry."

Alisa seemed to have noticed that I was in a hurry. A smart disciple. If she grew up like this, she would become a wonderful woman.

"In my case, if the government finds out before I become an A-class adventurer, there is a risk that I might be deprived of my freedom under a protection program."

"That's right. But, it seems difficult to become an A-class."

I let out a sigh.

"That's right. Even Akagi-san, who defeated the EarthDragon, couldn't become an A-class. I don't know what I will have to do to become A-class."

"Isn't it fine if you defeat a monster stronger than an EarthDragon?"

"It sounds simple, but EarthDragon is one of the Five Great Dragons. If it's above the Five Great Dragons, it will be a higher rank dragon or Giant Species."

Giant Species included 'Behemoth', a giant land-dwelling monster, 'Leviathan', a sea monster, and 'Ziz', a sky monster.

"As expected, Behemoth and Leviathan are impossible."

There was a reason why Alisa said it was impossible. Behemoth had only been subjugated once, but that was when nine A-class adventurers killed it by attacking from a distance with maximum-class Attack Magic.

If you didn't have that much fighting power, it was an opponent you couldn't defeat.

"First of all, I will defeat the Five Great Dragons and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Akagi. And, I think that if I achieve the record of being the first in the world, I can get A-class, what do you think?"

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"Yeah, then it looks like you'll be able to get A-class. What do you think, Metis."

[ Is it possible to defeat the Five Great Dragons with the current Life Magic. I think that's the problem. ]

"I think I can take down the Five Great Dragons with 'Direct Bomb'."

Alisa tilted her head. She didn't know of 'Direct Bomb'. When I explained,

"It's like putting powerful explosives into the 'Heat Shell' magic."

[ A dragon is a monster that can attack quickly. I don't think it will give you time to activate 'Direct Bomb'. ]

That's right. After activating 'Direct Bomb', it took some time for the D-Particle Detonation Shell to start flying. When it was the IronDragon, I bought time with 'Lightning Shot', but I didn't know if the lightning system would work for the Five Great Dragons.

"Is it possible to buy time by using the 'Star Picture' from earlier?"

Alisa suggested.

"Ohh, good idea. I'll think about it."

I talked with Alisa and got various ideas. Time passed quickly and it became evening, so Alisa went home. I, who remained, restarted organizing the information about the 7th floor.

There were still few adventurers exploring the vast area of the 7th floor, and the entire map had not yet been completed. Since there was no rough map, the adventurers seemed to set their targets randomly and explore.

"It's no good. I need a map, even if it's rough."

[ In order to do that, it is necessary to go around the area from the sky and grasp the whole picture. ]

The next day, I started exploring the 7th floor.

After passing through the Transfer Gate from the 1st floor to the 5th floor, I first passed through the ruins area on the 6th floor. I let Tamegorou out of the shadows. Tamegorou's front paws were equipped with gauntlets with vicious claws built into them.

The gauntlets with claws made of blue silver with the slash strengthening property had already been endowed with the holy attribute from the Spirit Fountain. This gauntlet was called 'Holy Claw Hand'.

I made Tamegorou fight against a Wraith. Even if the Wraith's short sword hit Tamegorou, its body would not be paralyzed. However, it seemed to feel something like a shock, and Tamegorou clearly disliked it.

Looking angry, Tamegorou thrust its Holy Claw into the Wraith that attacked it. The claws with the holy attribute cut through the Wraith and finished it off with a single blow.

"It's powerful enough. Now I can leave my back to you with peace of mind."

Tamegorou and I went further down the main road of the ruins. I encountered a group of Wraiths on the way, but it was easy this time. Because Tamegorou protected my back, I was able to fight without moving around too much.

I eliminated the Wraith group. Something dropped when the last Wraith disappeared. When I picked it up and examined it with my Appraisal Monocle, it was something called 'Wraith's Spirit Stone'.

Spirit Stones were dropped by some monsters. Its use was as a raw material for medicine. It was known to be a raw material for the treatment of mental illness.

[ Is this Spirit Stone expensive? ]

"I heard one like this about the size of an egg costs about 2 million Yen."

I put away the Spirit Stone, thinking I was lucky.

After that, I ran through the 6th floor and went down to the 7th floor. I felt the cold air and put on the Heat Insulation Cloak. I removed the Holy Claws from Tamegorou and made it hide in the shadows. From now on, I would explore from the sky.

When I used the Combat Wing to investigate from the sky, I found that the 7th floor was a square with sides of about 20 kilometers. There were three distinctive terrains: a mountain that looked like Yarigatake at the center, an oval plateau in the back right, and a cliff covered with holes in the back left.

I was curious about the sheer cliff that reached the ceiling of the area, so I entered one of the holes in the cliff. The inside was like a maze, and Tamegorou was sent out to protect my back.

The size of the hole was about two meters, not that big. However, there were a lot of them, and it felt like there would be a treasure chest in one of them.

There was a dim light inside the hole. The walls of the hole emitted a faint light. About five minutes later, I heard some noise coming from ahead.

"The sound is approaching. Not good, let's go back."

I began to return with Tamegorou. I could still hear the sound coming. Then, the identity of the sound became clear. Something like a lump of round rock with a diameter of about one and a half meters rolled down.

"Dangerous."

I activated SeventhOgrePush. The high-speed rotating Ogre Plate hit the rock and tried to push it back, but it lost strength and disappeared.

Tamegorou jumped out and slammed into the rock to stop it. It stopped once, but the rock began to move forward. Immediately afterwards I ordered Tamegorou to back away, then I activated SeventhPileShot. The D-particle Pile penetrated the rock.

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