Chapter 25 (1/2)

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TL: Thy Unsus

ED: EstrdNxlea

Chapter 25 - Corridor of Flame

Once I had descended into the 8th floor, it was a scorching red h.e.l.l.

Reddish lava was flowing in several places, and walking on it dealt damage.

“It’s a wonderful sight to see for real. This is beneath the underground water area, but I wonder why the upper water isn’t boiling or evaporating.” (s.h.i.+njou)

I think it’s some kind of magic.

Or rather, I wonder if the upper floor shuts out influences because the water collects up there.

Come to think of it, I felt that the water above was a little lukewarm.

Thanks to the moderately warm water, I think the piranhas are breeding.

“At any rate, it would do the water good if it had a shark. It would be great if banana trees were planted afterwards as well.” (s.h.i.+njou)

While proceeding to walk on the lava, I said that carefreely.

There was a sizzling sound every time I take a step, but there’s no damage.

That’s because I’m wearing the『Water Spirit Boots』.

It has high performance as normal equipment, but the best effect of the rare boots is neutralizing the damage in this corridor of flame.

Only the area wearing the boots becomes invincible against attacks of fire.

When you take a step with the『Water Spirit Boots』, the lava cools and solidifies into a black rock.

Over time, I think it will go back to normal, but like this I can always go back.

The obstacle of the 8th floor is the drifting magma, and even though you can avoid it by walking endlessly in a zig-zag fas.h.i.+on, you can do quite the shortcut if you go straight like this.

This advantage is very appreciated as I’m currently in a compet.i.tion with Nanami’s group.

“Uoooohh!” (???)

Without warning, a man covered in flames raised a war cry, and ran swiftly from the opposite side on top of the lava while his flesh burned with an unpleasant sizzle-sizzle noise.

He’s smoking a bit, but he isn’t a ma.s.s of flames, merely a human whose body is on fire, so he shouldn’t be a strong enemy.

“Fire Fighter!” (s.h.i.+njou)¹

It’s a monster with such a name.

The man whose body is being scorched with flames jumps at me……I can say that seeing the real thing is very scary.

“Uoooooooh!” (???->Fire Fighter)

“Such a thing, die!” (s.h.i.+njou)

I swung and killed him with『Isolation』.

An enemy can be easily cut down in an anticlimactic way if you lay an ambush and slice them.

These guys’ attacks of jumping over here and rus.h.i.+ng in while screaming are weird and scary; I don’t know the meaning of it.

Their actions resemble zombies or something like that.

In addition, they aren’t like the zombies of the 4th floor that come out slowly, as this type of monster sprints with all of its might.

“Uooooooooh!” (Fire Fighter)

“d.a.m.n. Die!” (s.h.i.+njou)

Even without any weapons, it commences an attack while on fire even though I don’t understand the reason why it has no regard for its own life.

It truly looked like a madman.

I’m not particularly scared of anything, but I’m not very good with monsters that are similar to living creatures but have movement that isn’t like a living creature.

For example, spiders that don’t know which was is front or back because they don’t have a head.

I don’t hate insects, but creatures that have movements while not knowing the significance of living or thinking about why make me feel somewhat disgusted.

However, on the contrary, I can say that this is a good opportunity to cure my phobia.

I try to calm my mind while deliberately adjusting my breathing.

With the resolution that they were coming rather quickly, I happily confronted and slashed the men who were running swiftly whilst on fire.

Because they are plunging at me vigorously, they are violently colliding into my body while I slash their legs and arms, but I endured the feeling of disgust and shock.

If I feel psychological hatred towards these kinds of attacks, it might become a gap.

The tiny gap could become fatal in the future.

I must have a heart that isn’t scared of any surprise attacks, an immovable heart.

“Uuaaaaahhhh!” (Fire Fighter)

“Ha~, that’s it!” (s.h.i.+njou)

They will die if they are slashed.

If you see this type of enemy, they will die quickly if they are stabbed in the heart once or if you cut off their head with a sword.

It’s a simple fact, the simple function of the fear vanishes if your body remembers that.

To kill the enemy you are confronting, kill it faster than it can think.

Before I had noticed it, the vicinity of me had turned into a mountain of burning flesh.

If there was something called a fiery h.e.l.l where a sinner is burned in flames, this was the sight.

“When all’s said and done, I think I’m a demon of h.e.l.l.” (s.h.i.+njou)

As the floor is lava, I can’t lay down my knees.

I adjusted my breath while I pushed my back against the wall and restored my health and stamina with potions.

“Alright.” (s.h.i.+njou)

I continued after that.

On this floor, dangerous enemies won’t go up to the boss’s room.

It also serves as spiritual tempering, and I proceeded without taking a break as much as I could.

I changed my weapon from『Isolation』into the spirit sword, Onsatsumaru.

As expected, a fire spirit appeared as I went forward.

It was in the same family as the water spirit monster that was one floor above, but these guys were shaped like a burning lizard.

I wonder if it’s a salamander.

You have to have a calm spirit, as these spirits can’t be killed by magic.

“Fo fo.” (Fire Spirit)

Along with a strange cry, the spirit spits out a fireball from its mouth.

Although they are low cla.s.s, two of them were launched at once.

“Of course they still don’t chant, I envy that.” (s.h.i.+njou)

I ran away to avoid the flying fireball, and shouted the fireball chant while holding my left hand out in front of my bosom.

“Low Soaring Flame!” (s.h.i.+njou)

In front of my eyes, the identically ranked fireb.a.l.l.s collide and cancel each other.

As the enemy shot 2 of them at a time, one of them hit me, but I received it with the『Diminished Cloak』and swung Onsatsumaru.

When I swung it twice, the form of the fire spirit became smoke and disappeared.

It’s lonesome that there isn’t any definitive response when I kill the spirit.

“It’s become practice of fighting a subst.i.tute magician instead.” (s.h.i.+njou)

I think the speed of swinging the ma.s.sive nodachi has risen considerably, but I can’t follow the speed of a no chant.

A lot of practice is needed to shoot magic for this reason.

Receiving a fireball to the extent where I don’t die is training for raising my fire resistance.

“Oh, another 2 are coming already?” (s.h.i.+njou)

While going towards the 2 fire spirits that had come from around the corner, I rapid-fired low ranked fireb.a.l.l.s whenever possible as I ran to cut and kill them.