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Chapter 17 : Aiming for the Deep Layers (2)
🕑 Added 2022-04-05 07:02:43 +0000 UTCTL:SummerPeanut
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Once temporarily went back home, we decided to dive back into the dungeon with some preserved food and blankets next time.
Since we found that there was a safe zone, we would leave the baggage there.
Next time we would be staying overnight to explore(dungeon attack) the labyrinth, so everyone is flocking to Leena now.
Healing is necessary, after all.
The next day, we dived into the labyrinth again after getting everything ready.
This time Zeke and Maria had a lot of luggage so I and Ike had to defeat the monsters. Although last time it was also I and Ike that defeated the enemies, I felt a little nervous considering the fact that I can’t allow any leaks.
I guess such tension was good because it took us two hours to reach the safe zone on the second floor.
And I picked up this item from a treasure chest on the way.
Name: Golden Treasure Sword
Attack: 6
Value: -
Details: Low attack power but the value varies from person to person.
Zeke and Maria's eyes were dollar marks when they picked this up.
The sword was made of gold and inlaid with diamonds and various other gems.
The hilt was also beautifully studded with jewels, and the scabbard, like the sword, was also decorated with jewels, and the ornaments were gorgeous. The two of them praised me countless times saying that I did amazing.
Personally, I would prefer to have my own equipment over this but since Zeke and Maria were so happy, I was happy too.
Zeke and Maria said I could buy anything I like after we return but after thinking calmly I believed what we need at this moment is armor for Ike.
Anyway, I'll think about it before going back to town.
After unloading the baggage at the safe zone and having a fairly early lunch, we took a break and set out to explore the new section.
We spent almost a whole day exploring the second floor but we didn't find any stairs.
We didn't find any treasure chests and I felt a bit tired thanks to that.
According to Zeke, it would be already on the more fortunate side if one finds a chest every three labyrinth dives so I pulled back myself together thinking that I had become too pampered.
We went back to the safe zone, had dinner, cleaned ourselves up, and went to sleep.
We would start the exploration early in the next morning apparently.
Incidentally, what I meant by cleaning ourselves up is that I keep emitting water magic water all the time while everyone takes a shower.
This was why Maria had brought a bathtub.
I had heard that when Zeke and Maria were diving in the labyrinth together when the children (we) are not there, Maria does not want to stay overnight to explore the labyrinth because she cannot clean herself.
Because in other dungeons, there are a number of parties in the safe zone so if Maria at that time tried to clean herself up, she would definitely get ogled by the other adventurers' eyes.
I mean, it's hard to believe that Maria is now 26 years old and has three children. This is beauty.
No one would doubt her if she said she was 20 years old, unmarried, and had no history of childbirth.
I thought that if this dungeon became popular, it would be quite profitable to build men's and women's baths in the safe zone and charge for their use.
The next day, we headed for a place we hadn't explored yesterday.
There were several goblin generals on the way so they became Ike's spear practice partners.
Ike was also blown away when he tried to intercept a wildly flying axe with his spear.
Every time that happens, I heal him.
And when the goblin general is about to die, I heal it with my heal.
But still, spears versus axes is a pretty bad match.
Unlike swords, spears leave a lot of openings when they are repelled.
If he’s using swords, he would be able to redirect the coming attack but the more-specialized spears’ advantageous reach would cause his posture to be largely thrown off instead.
I’m sure this would be a good experience for Ike. I’m a little sorry about the goblin general though...
I also released a Wind Cutter to test it but it only cut through the armor and gave a light cut if the armored part was hit.
If I hit the unarmored neck or a joint, that would be a fatal wound but I can't cut it in half.
When I was making good progress while doing this, we stumbled upon another large room on the second floor.
There were three goblin generals and seven hobgoblins.
With multiple goblin generals, it might be tough for just myself and Ike.
But Zeke and Maria told myself and Ike to go. This is Sparta.
As usual, we took out seven hobgoblins with my Wind Cutter as quickly as possible.
The goblin generals were heading toward us so we decided to adopt a different tactic compared to the usual.
I decided to concentrate on their legs.
I fire my Wind Cutter at their legs and push them back with Wind so that they couldn’t get any closer at all. The strategy worked and all three of them got stuck on their feet.
Ike took down the stuck goblin generals. Then.
“I'm always amazed by Mars, really.”
He said bitterly.
Zeke and Maria were looking at him as if he was saying the obvious.
And then there was the treasure chest.
“Oh no~, I didn't expect to find so many treasure chests. I feel bad for the other adventurers but... I can’t help but feel happy.”
Zeke stared at me as he said that. He wanted me to appraise it.
I made sure there were no traps and opened the treasure chest.
Name: Aquamarine necklace
Special: Magic +2
Value: C+
Details: By channeling water-based magic, it is possible to create a water-based barrier around the body
Oh, this necklace sported a simple design.
When I gave it to Maria after telling her the effect, she was very happy and gave me a kiss on the cheek.
It feels good to be kissed by a beautiful woman even if it's just my mother.
Then, at the end of the large room, there was a staircase to go up.
The third floor has a distinctly different atmosphere from the second floor.
Walking up the stairs and down the corridor, we found a slightly larger room.
There were a lot of goblin generals in the corridor on the way.
When I looked into that room, an odd sight was laid in front of me.
There were 20 goblin generals.
And black magic pools were swirling in 20 places.
Even if you don't use your magic eye, you can see them.
Zeke said.
“I've never seen a spring room this big before. It's amazing.”
Normal rooms’ monsters in the labyrinth are revived one hour after they have been wiped out(...).
Therefore, it is said that when adventurers attack the deeper layers, they leave only one monster in the room to proceed.
This is because, if ten monsters appear and they leave only one monster in the room, the remaining nine will not be resurrected so they do not have to worry about the return journey even if they dive as deep as they can.
This seems to be a strategy often used when diving in unexplored labyrinths, although it is not possible to use this method in popular labyrinths because someone else would be diving there.
Returning to the subject, a spring room is a room that revives the monsters even if you don't kill all of them.
Moreover, the revival time is 30 minutes.
So to get through this room safely, you have to kill 20 of them within 30 minutes.
It would be easier if I could kill goblin generals with Wind Cutter but I don't have that much magic power yet.
Then Zeke said.
“Ironically, I'm glad there are rooms like this. If you gain experience here, you can become a D-rank adventurer.
We can expect demand from intermediate adventurers. Ike, Mars, your mother and father will protect you if you are in danger so try to challenge yourselves. I think that 20 goblin generals are probably equivalent to a quest for a C or B-rank party. It will be a good test of your skills.”
When he said that, he pushed Ike and me to the front. Spartan as ever.
I advanced with Ike and prepared to release the Wind Cutter.
But this time, I felt that stalling wouldn’t cut it, so I released the Wind Cutters with more magical power than usual.
The Wind Cutter sliced the goblin general in half.
Taking that as a signal, Ike also went towards the goblin generals.
He circled around well so that it was as if he was fighting them one-on-one.
I hit the goblin general closing the distance with me with Wind Cutter, but the goblin general, having seen the battle earlier, rushed at me while defending itself with its axe.
The axe could be cut in half by the Windcutter but I have to shoot the Windcutter twice per goblin general to take them down. If I hit the armor, there were times that I was unable to hit the third time so I had to receive some attacks but I used heal instantly while in combat.
Ike also appeared to be very worn out.
It was the first time I saw him fight while granting(enchanting) fire magic to his weapons.
That's how desperate he was.
I also had a few close calls so I was mostly using the Wind Cloak (Sylphid) and firing the Wind Cutter in rapid succession.
There was a big gain in this battle.
When I deployed the Wind Cloak (Sylphid), the wind put up a barrier that reduced the damage.
Just like that, we fought until the last 3 enemies but the previously defeated goblin generals started to revive.
While fighting, I noticed that the goblin generals here immediately turn into magic stones after being defeated.
I didn't care and kept on defeating them, and in about 50 minutes, we had killed 40 of them.
It was also a great harvest that I was able to defeat them without having to constantly deploy the Wind Cloak (Sylphid).
Then a treasure chest appeared in the middle of the room.
Name: Treasure chest
Special: -
Value: 1
Details: There’s no way of knowing what’s inside. The rate of appearance and what inside depends on ‘Luck’
This treasure chest was worth less than usual.
When I told Zeke and Maria the value, they told me to open it anyway, so I did and found a lump of iron.
Name: Iron ingot
Value: E
Details: -
It's the hardest thing I've ever gained and the dullest too...
And when I mentioned that I was already on the verge of depleting my MP, we had to go back to the safe zone.
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Author’s note:
I plan to keep uploading until the end of the first volume.
I will start uploading 1 chapter per day so please look forward to it.
TLN: Not me. (ಠ_ಠ)
