Episode 258 Elmoa of the Narukami Dungeon

Now that Nagase had set an example, it was the students' turn to show what they were capable of. After everyone strengthened themselves with magic, they attacked the log as the target. Nagase watched their movements and gave advice.

Students took turns attacking the logs. There were many people who used 'Power Tank', and there were many who ran up to the log and swung their sword down on it, and many who used a spear to attack it. Nagase gave sharp pointers and informed the students.

Weapons made to attack monsters were sturdy, and there was no weapon that could be damaged by something like this. However, none of the attacks reached the center of the log.

However, there was no one attacking the log from below. Since it was supposed to be attacking an ArmorBear as a virtual enemy, they should have attacked its belly rather than its upper back, which had higher defense.

The student with the sword Magic Weapon also activated 'Power Tank' and ran forward, swinging down from above with all his might. The blade stopped after cutting two-thirds of the log, and he looked disappointed.

"You're slow in stepping in, you're relying too much on the power of your weapon. Unify your body's movements as a whole.

The student's face turned pale at Nagase's sharp pointers.

When it was Chika's turn, she pulled out Setsujinmaru and prepared by activating 'Power Tank'. She jumped towards the log, remembering the movement Nagase had shown her. Chika reached the log in one step and slashed at it, slicing diagonally up from below.

The log was cut in half, and Nagase, who was watching, looked a little surprised. Because he saw the student make the same movements as himself. However, he also noticed that there was still a lot of waste in her movements.

On the other hand, the students were surprised at how neatly the log was cut.

"Hey, Nagase-san didn't give any pointers."

"That pure white Magic Weapon ... I think it's not a General Class, but an Overlord Class."

A commotion spread.

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I wanted to see how powerful Elmoa would be, so I headed to the Narukami Dungeon. I used the Transfer Gate to get to the 5th floor and entered the ruins area on the 6th floor.

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Elmoa, who had Trishula, also wore proper armor. I bought an off-the-shelf item and had it modified so that the tail would stick out.

When it was fighting against SkeletonKnights and Phantoms in the ruined town, I discovered something interesting. Elmoa was able to defeat the Phantoms with the Trishula.

The shock waves emitted by Trishula were also effective against Phantoms.

[ Interesting, the shock waves emitted by Trishula seem to contain spiritual vibrations. ]

What was a spiritual vibration, even if I asked Metis, she said she couldn't explain it because there was no such vocabulary in Japanese. Even if speaking directly to the spirit, it seemed difficult to communicate unless the concept existed in the other person's head.

"Well, it's fine. On the other hand, is the Magic Battery installed in Elmoa's body working properly?"

[ Yes, it seems that Elmoa is able to accumulate the magical power generated from the D-Particles within its body. There is no problem using that magic power in Trishula. ]

"Can't you make it so that it doesn't emit a shock wave when you attack with Trishula?"

[ Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to work. ]

It seemed like we needed a weapon for small fry as well. Even though it was meant for small fries, I was planning on making it out of white shining steel, so we should be able to take down most of the monsters I've encountered so far with that weapon.

I passed through the ruins area and descended to the 7th floor. I activated the magic 'Float Box' to carry luggage. A box-shaped loading platform appeared in front of me, and Elmoa and I got on it.

It would be better to have Elmoa hide in the shadows and fly with the D-Particle Wing to save magic power, but since it would take time to take off Elmoa's armor, I decided to use 'Float Box'.

The stairs leading down to the 8th floor were connected to one of the holes in the cliff in the back left. I flew to the cliff and entered the hole to find the stairs. I found what looked like a spiral staircase, and went down the stairs to reach the 8th floor.

The 8th floor was an area with a jungle-like forest. The monsters found on the 8th floor were AssassinMantis, BlueOgre, and HighGoblin.

"Now that I think about it, we installed a Sorcery Voice in Elmoa, but can't it speak?"

"... Goryaba, denshi~yugahitsuryoudasu."(TN:I believe it's something like a vocal exercise. Dunno what Goryaba is, but the rest means 'the train is running'.)

Metis tried hard to master the Sorcery Voice, but it seemed difficult. It seemed that Metis was not perfect either.

It seemed difficult to spot anything from the sky in this jungle. I explored the jungle by walking. For that purpose, I brought Tamegorou out of the shadows.

I wanted to let Tamegorou lead the way. Tamegorou began to advance, pushing down weeds and cutting down shrubs and vines with its Holy Fist-loaded Weapons.

Tamegorou, who was leading the way, noticed something and stopped.

"Is something there?"

The moment I raised my voice, a SteelLizard appeared from behind the tree in front of me. There's also SteelLizards here, how troubling.

SteelLizard was a monster with high defensive power. Its skin was used for high-grade leather armor, so only magic with more power than the SeventhHighBlade would be able to damage it.

[ Please leave it to me. ]

Metis stepped forward. She was planning to test how powerful Trishula was. Tamegorou and I took a step back.

It seemed that Shadow Puppets had three to five times the muscle strength of humans. This was equivalent to the state in which a Muscle Wizard was strengthened with the magic 'Power Tank'. If attacked with that power, most monsters would suffer heavy damage or die.

Elmoa held the Trishula in both hands and slowly approached the SteelLizard. Elmoa dodged its charge by jumping to the side, and thrust the tip of the Trishula into the SteelLizard's side.

A normal spear would be repelled by the sturdy skin, but the weapon imitating the spear of Lord Shiva penetrated the skin and entered the monster's body. Then, when Elmoa intentionally poured magical power into the handle of the spear, a powerful shock wave was generated and a sound similar to an explosion resounded. The blow appeared to have caused a fatal wound to its internal organs.

[ I was able to defeat it in one blow, so I think it's powerful enough. However, since I don't have the skill to use a spear, I'll have a hard time against a fast enemy. ]

"Maybe I should find someone to teach you how to use a spear."

A black magic stone and a skin remained where the Steel Lizard disappeared.

"Hee~, it dropped a skin, did it, I wonder if it was the first SteelLizard killed on the 8th floor."

It was said that the first kill had a high drop rate.

I picked up the magic stone and skin and put them in my Storage Armlet. If I made armor with this skin, Elmoa's defense power would increase. The problem was how to add the shadow attribute to the armor that was made.

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