Artif and I headed to the Adventurer's Guild near the Xeil dungeon. There we decided to get some information about Needshaig.

　The adventurers' guild was located on the ground floor of an old building. When I entered, I found adventurers drinking in the daytime. In Japanese guilds, it is rare to find adventurers drinking alcohol in the daytime, but here it seemed to be the norm.

"Artif, #%-&$&-%$#."

　I only recognized the first part of the name. Maybe it is in Arabic, the official language, but I don't know Arabic.

　Artif and a local adventurer began talking.

'It seems that Artif is explaining that they are Japanese who have come to defeat Needs Heg. But the adventurers will probably run away soon, he taunts Dr. Grimm.

　Metis told me what they were talking about. Perhaps this has happened many times. That's how tough Needshaig is.

　However, I was surprised to see Métis learning Arabic before I knew it. I wonder how many languages he has mastered. Let's find out next time.

Mr. Grimm, the reference room is this way.

　Artif took me to the reference room. A large number of documents were lined up, and we had to pick out the documents related to Kneesheg from among them.

Don't be surprised when I bring out my shadow puppet."

　I brought Elmore out of the shadows. Artif rolled his eyes at Elmore, but didn't raise his voice.

I'll have Elmore help me."

　I was useless, so I left it to Elmore and Artif. As it turned out, Needsheg's Death Breath was a vicious one.

　When I checked with the Adventurers' Guild in Japan, the material stated that the Needsheg breathes acid breath, and that goggles and air cylinders are necessary when fighting it.

　However, it is said to spit out not just acid, but a powerful corrosive liquid as a breath. It is said to be so powerful that it even melts steel. What makes it even more troublesome is the fact that even if the corrosive liquid is inhaled, it can kill the victim.

　I brought my goggles and air cylinder. There should be no problem, but it seems that the Needshaig must be defeated as soon as possible. The reason is that the equipment is likely to deteriorate under the influence of the corrosive liquid.

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　We also did some other research on the habits and fighting styles of the Needshegs, which Elmore and Artif passed on to us, so we were ready to go.

　We drove to the Xeil dungeon. There were people following us. They were the ones who were laughing at the Adventurers' Guild.

　I checked with Artif, who was driving the car.

What are those guys in the back doing following me?"

　Artif glances in the rearview mirror, then spits out.

They are thinking of taking the equipment of dead adventurers.

Do you think I'm going to die, by any chance?"

They seem to think so."

But you'll have to go into the mid-boss room to strip off your gear."

No, the boss's room has an unusual feature. It throws dead adventurers out of the room.

I see, it's a rare mid-boss room. But they are like hyenas. I don't like them, but they are not breaking any rules."

　I also got the thunder hammer "Mjolnir" when Fudo died. Maybe I am not qualified to blame.

　We arrived at the Xeil dungeon, changed and went inside. One level is a vast grassy plain. The demons we encounter here include Armor Boars, High Goblins, and Lizard Soldiers.

　I quickly got out my hover vehicle and decided to fly through.

You have some very useful stuff."

　Artif, in his hover vehicle, says admiringly.

　Artif's directions led us through one level and we arrived at the stairs without any problems. As we descended the stairs and entered the second level, the desert came into view. Beyond the desolate desert, we could see the pyramid.

What about that pyramid?"

It's a trap. Once inside, it activates the transfer trap."

　They don't know where they will be transferred to. So, apparently, no one approaches them anymore.

　We also pass through two layers of desert in a hover vehicle. The people who had been following us had disappeared before we knew it. They must not have been able to follow us because they used hover vehicles.

　He passed through the second layer without any problems and proceeded to the third and fourth layers. In the forest on the fourth layer, he encountered a four-meter troll. He approached the troll, which had power but no speed, and activated his "high blade" with a fivefold activation, slicing it open with a huge D-particle blade.

So, at about the size of a troll, it's a coup."

　Artif says admiringly.

If you can't do this, you won't make it to the A level," he said. But more importantly, there's a mid-boss room on the next five layers, right?"

Yes, Minotaur General is the mid-boss. He is currently awaiting resurrection."

　The path we were on had been trodden by adventurers. Tree branches and leaves covered the sky above us, and the surrounding area was dimly lit.

　At that moment, I heard thudding footsteps. It was the troll again. This time, I skewered it with my "Crash Ball" and killed it.

　After passing through four layers of forest and instantly killing all the demons I encountered in the fifth to tenth layers, I finally arrived at the tenth layer. Artif looked quite tired and was trudging along.

How can you look so nonchalant?　Usually you stay overnight on the fifth floor."

I guess it's because I work out." More importantly, where's the mid-boss room?"

　Artif pointed to a series of rocky mountains in the middle of the wilderness.

It's on the other side of that rock pile. The place surrounded by the boulders is the middle boss's room."

　We went to the rocky hill and entered through a hole in the rocky hill. Then we found the entrance to the middle boss room. When we peeked inside, we saw Niesheg lying down in a place surrounded by boulders.

It's huge. No wonder so many adventurers were killed."

　Come to think of it, can we fight as a team to get this thing called "divine authority"?

'Artif, of those who took on Needsheg, did many of them do it as a team?'

Mostly it's a team. But the more people you have, the more often Neisheg spits out his Death Breath."

　If the number of people is proportional to the number of death breaths, is it better to fight alone? First, let's fight alone and if it looks like it won't work, let's send out Elmore and Tamegoro.

　I decided to take a rest first, get tired, and then take on Needshaig. After resting for two hours, I took an all-purpose restorative from the unchanging bottle and got up.

　I fit some rings and turn on my shock-absorbing clothes. Then, I stepped inside with the sacred sword Gram in my hand.

　Needsheg immediately noticed and got up, slowly looking up and letting out a roar. The resounding roar made my body tremble finely. That was the signal for battle. From that moment on, tremendous magical power and high energy overflowed from Needsheg, and he began to put pressure on me.