Episode 46 GoblinLord countermeasures

The next day, I researched the 8th and 9th floors of the Suigetsu Dungeon in the reference room of the Adventurer's Guild. Maps are charged, but materials in the reference room are free.

The 8th floor was a forest area. RedKong and LizardSoldiers lived there. A monster that is stronger than Lizardmen, but weaker than OrcKnights.

The 9th floor was a labyrinth made of stone walls, and in the depths of it was the Mid-Boss room, where the Mid-Boss lived. It seems that Goblins and HighGoblins roamed the 9th floor.

The Goblins aren't a problem, but the HighGoblins could be a problem. Among the HighGoblins there were individuals that used magic.

"Magic, huh. I can't turn my attention to all directions when I'm solo."

If you're on a team, you can split up and be vigilant in all directions, but if you're solo and you're vigilant in all directions, you'll have no choice but to use magic. However, magic requires magical power. If you use magic the whole time while advancing through the 9th layer, you will run out of magical power.

The reference room door slid open and someone entered.

"Oh, isn't it Grimm-sensei?"

Entering were the Top 5 of the Jibik Magic Academy, Kazamatsuri, Kuraishi, Aoi, Tsujimoto, and Kurotsuki.

"Could it be that you came to investigate the Suigetsu Dungeon in preparation for the Mid-Boss Hunting Battle?"

"No way, we've only conquered the 14th floor of the Suigetsu Dungeon."

That's right. The Top 5 is a group of E-class adventurers. E-class are adventurers who are active mainly in the 10th to 20th floors of intermediate dungeons. It can be said that they are winning candidates for the Mid-Boss Hunting Battle.

"Then, why are you here?"

"We've come to find a way to defeat the ArmorBear that lives in the 15th floor Grasslands area."

Aoi told me instead of Kazamatsuri.

"Grimm-sensei, shouldn't you give up on participating in the Mid-Boss Hunting Battle?"

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"Why is that?"

"Because it's impossible to defeat the GoblinLord with Life Magic alone."

I'm fed up with people who say it's impossible just because I'm a Life Wizard. Kazamatsuri isn't anything abnormal, so I don't think it's right to get mad at him. However, I'm sure I told Kazamatsuri that I defeated the OrcKnight.

"Have you forgotten about the OrcKnight?"

"Sensei, you just said that to show off. If you push yourself any further, you'll die."

Kazamatsuri ... It seems you didn't believe my words at all. Instead of getting angry, I got a little sad.

"If that's your advice, then I'll just say that there's no need for that. I'll show you my strength in the dungeon."

Kazamatsuri shrugged his shoulders as if it couldn't be helped. Somehow, it annoys me.

Since I finished my investigation, I handed over the place to Kazamatsuri and the others and went outside. While walking towards the bus stop, I started thinking about the Mid-Boss Hunting Battle.

Most of the participants in the Mid-Boss Hunting Battle are F-class and E-class adventurers. The reason for this is that many D-class adventurers and above already possess Magic Bags, so they won't participate.

Most of the Magic Bags obtained by defeating the Mid-Boss GoblinLord have a capacity of about 200 liters. 200 liters is equivalent to a bathtub for one person.

It doesn't seem to be a large amount, but whether you have it or not makes a big difference in your activities in the dungeon. If you want to explore the dungeon's 15th floor or lower, you need to stay overnight inside the dungeon.

If you stay overnight, you will need a large luggage. A Magic Bag is an essential item to carry that luggage.

I needed a Magic Bag to move forwards, and even if I couldn't do it this year, I'd like to get one next year. For that reason, I wanted to participate in the upcoming Mid-Boss Hunting Battle and was collecting information.

When I returned to my apartment, I began to worry about Kazamatsuri's advice. Does the GoblinLord have some kind of special power? Is that why he gave me that advice? Or is it possible for a monster stronger than the Goblin Lord to repop?

As I became more and more anxious, I activated the Sage System and started thinking about magic that would defeat opponents stronger than OrcKnights and GoblinLords. That said, it's not something that comes to mind easily.

So I tried to think of enhanced versions of 'Blade' and 'Javelin'. It was possible to extend the range of 'Javelin' and increase the size of the D-Particle cone. However, I gave up because the hit rate seemed to be low.

It turned out that the enhanced version of 'Blade' could extend the range and enlarge the V-shaped plate to increase the speed of the swing. I created an enhanced version and named it 'High Blade'.

The next day, I went to the Suigetsu Dungeon and went down to the 4th floor. I decided to test 'High Blade' at the place where the large rocks on the 4th floor were scattered. I stood about eight meters away from the big rock, and took out my Tatakanata. The range of 'High Blade' had increased to about 10 meters.

I raised the Tatakanata above me, and at the same time as I swing it down, I activate 'High Blade'. A large V-shaped plate was formed and slashed the large rock at a considerable speed.

The large rock is scratched, and fine rock fragments scattered. However, the large V-shaped plate shattered into pieces.

"Even if 'High Blade' isn't activated multiple times seems to have the power to kill something."

Next, I slammed a TripleHighBlade into a large rock. The large V-shaped plate cut through about half the large rock and shattered into pieces.

"Seriously. Triple, this power is amazing."

The QuintHighBlade completely split the large rock in half. Finally, I tried the SeventhHighBlade. Seven large V-shaped plates formed and overlapped, and they swung down towards the large rock about two meters high. They reached it faster than I expected.

The blade of the large V-shaped plate exceeded the speed of sound. An impact sound and a shock wave were born, blowing me away. Rolling over in the grassland, I heard something like an explosion coming from the large rock.

"This magic is supposed to be a slashing attack, but why did it explode?"

I got up while groaning. When I looked at the big rock, it had collapsed. It seems that the SeventhHighBlade split the rock in two and at the same time, destroyed the rock that was split in two by the shockwave.

"Somehow, it's powerful enough to kill the GoblinLord. Ah, my magic ..."

It felt like the remaining amount of magic power had decreased considerably. I haven't mastered the 'Mana' magic that measures the amount of magic power yet, so I don't know the exact amount of remaining magic power, but I can intuitively understand that it's about half.

This magic seems to consume a large amount of magical power. It's not a magic that could be fired in rapid succession.

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