Episode 7 Dungeon Boss?

　On the last day of the three consecutive holidays, I dived into the dungeon. I took the shortest route to the 5th layer, defeat the Horned Pigs and head towards the 6th floor to check.

　The same three Horned Pigs as yesterday were lying beside the stairs.

"Are they there again? What am I going to do today?"

　I threw a stone yesterday and failed. But today is different. I tried it on the way to this point, but the magic of 'Swing' could be more useful than 'Push'.

　Of course, a normal 'Swing' has only the effect of making you angry just by lightly hitting a monster. However, the 'Swing' with triple activation was generated with triple elongated D-particle plates and was swung down at high speed.

　The Horned Pig that received the blow on its head becomes unsteady as if it had a concussion. I was confident in my 'Swing', so I decided to ambush them with a TripleSwing, a triple-activated 'Swing'.

　I jumped out of the shade of the tree I was hiding behind and rushed straight at the Horned Pigs. I wasn't noticed up to 5 meters from the Horned Pigs. When I crossed it, I was noticed by the rightmost Horned Pig and it stood up.

　I dove at the Horned Pig and activate the TripleSwing. The magic of 'Swing' has a range of about 2 meters and can attack enemies at such a distance.

　I lightly shook the wrist of my hand holding the hunting sword. That is the trigger to activate magic. Elongated D-particle plate ... Because it is troublesome, what I called a "Keisaku Plate" hit the rightmost Horned Pig.

　There was a 'Bachi' sound and the movement of the Horned Pig stops. However, another Horned Pig was starting to move next to it. I activate the TripleSwing and the Keisaku Plate hits the second Horned Pig.

　The last Horned Pig was a little further away and started to charge towards me. I activate the TriplePush and repel the Horned Pig.

　Then it was a battle against time. Before the Horned Pigs recover from the stun, I stab the finishing blow with my hunting sword.

"Hahhh ... I did it."

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　Life magic can be used even in dungeons. I was confident in life magic.

　I go down the stairs to the final layer. Labyrinth Wolves live in this layer. It's about the size of a large dog, and it's a tough and dangerous foe.

　The sight of the sixth layer I saw for the first time was imprinted in my eyes. There is a vast snowy mountain in the dungeon. Pure white snow covered the mountains, creating a cold landscape.

　It's pretty cold. I take out a small rolled down jacket from the backpack and put it on.

"I wonder how the students searched around in such a large place."

　It seems that the students walked around every corner looking for the stairs down to the seventh layer. Still, no stairs were found, and the sixth layer of this dungeon was judged to be the final layer.

　I started walking towards the snowy mountain. There is a cave in that snowy mountain, and it seems that there is also a dungeon exercise that students who reach there pass.

　Something runs from the direction of the snowy mountain.

"Dog? No, Labyrinth Wolf?"

　The magic of 'Push' is easy to use for opponents who jump toward you or rush.

　The Labyrinth Wolf that hit the D-particle plate rolled around on the snow before standing up. The Labyrinth Wolf seems tougher than the Horned Pig.

　The Labyrinth Wolf who stood up while groaning attacked. This time I will meet it with a TripleSwing. A Keisaku Plate is slammed into the head of the Labyrinth Wolf.

　It seems that the blow that hit as a counter did a lot of damage. My hunting sword was thrust at the neck of the Labyrinth Wolf that had fallen on the snow. The immobile Labyrinth Wolf decomposed into particles of light and disappeared.

　It is said that the particles of light are D-particles. So, part of it should have been absorbed by my body and the amount of D-particles should have increased.

　Also, I felt something inside my body emit a thumping sound.

　When I looked it up with the magic of 'Self-Analyze', I found that life magic was at magic level 4.

"The target magic level 5 may be difficult."

　Even though I've reached the final layer, it's finally magic level 4. At this rate, it would be impossible to reach magic level 5 in one day today.

　I headed for the snowy mountain cave. On the way, I encountered two Labyrinth Wolves, but I defeated them by making full use of 'Push' and 'Swing'. It was a little past noon when I arrived at the cave.

　I've reached my goal. After this, will I mine black iron and go home? I entered the cave with caution. It was dark inside, so I used the life magic 'Light'.

　Proceeding through the cave, it was bifurcated and proceeded to the left. Beyond that was a large dome-shaped space. There is a black iron deposit here.

　Black iron, like red iron, is iron mutated by the dungeon. It's harder and stronger than steel, so if you bring it to the Adventurer's Guild, it will sell at a high price.

　Finding the black iron deposit, I thrust the Mattock into it, and dig up the ore. I pack the ore in my backpack. Also, let's change to black iron sand on the stairs, which is a safe zone.

　I returned to the fork and chose the road on the right. I wanted to know what the principal meant when he said there was a surprise in the final layer.

"What is a surprise? Is there a dungeon boss?"

　A dungeon boss is a monster in the final layer of the dungeon. It is said that if you defeat this monster, it will drop a special item.

　However, if it is a beginner dungeon like the giant tree dungeon, it does not always exist. It seems that there are many cases where there are no dungeon bosses in the beginner's dungeons, only ordinary monsters.

　I expected that the surprise that the principal said was the existence of a dungeon boss. However, I also think that it will be difficult to defeat the dungeon boss alone.

　Even the principal didn't expect me to reach the final level, so he was just saying it as a surprise.

　Going deeper and deeper, I encountered a dome-shaped space similar to the black iron deposit. Looking inside from the entrance, a huge wolf was lying down. It is a giant wolf that is as big as a cow.

　Wow, is that the dungeon boss? I can't beat it now. Let's turn back.

　When I looked back, I saw a Labyrinth Wolf in front of me. Reflexively activating TriplePush. I repeled the Labyrinth Wolf, but I also lost balance and staggered backwards.

　As a result, I enter the room of the dungeon boss that I didn't intend to enter. The moment I entered, the entrance closed.

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