Chapter 47 (1/2)

Chapter 47 –  Day 12, 9th Floor Anglerfish

I was falling.

It felt like going down a waterslide without any water. I slipped through the stone pa.s.sage for a while before falling into a room.

Tak.

The distance between the ceiling and the ground was three metres. As soon as I felt like I was floating in the air, I quickly turned and landed on the ground with my feet.

My first impression of the 9th floor was the smell. It was a smell that I knew, but wasn't familiar with. It was the smell of a zoo, or a house that raised a lot of dogs or cats. However, the smell was 10 times stronger than that.

I could see that the walls were made of bricks. The floor… Reeds? It seemed as if something like straw was rolled up on the ground. I see. This place,

”Hihyat!” It was a kennel.

I turned straight away and avoided the attack. The owner of the cry literally slammed against the wall.

Kung!

There was a heavy sound and shaking as the heavy weight collided with the wall.

[Splatter Ape. Type: Primate-based. Variant. Rank C+. ]

[Created by the druids of the Empire, these chimeras are for the purpose of being a weapon. It has the intelligence and strength of a primate, mixed with the violence of a reptile. They desire killing more than anything else, and they relieve their desire for violence and murder on weak prey.]

In short, it was a gorilla covered in scales. The other features were the eyes and nails. It had the yellow eyes of a reptile rather than that of a gorilla. The hands also transitioned into knife-sized fingernails.

”Hiyaya…” The gorilla shook its head before preparing to jump in again. I formed a fist. Rank C+. It was the same rank as the lizardman on the sixth floor that almost wiped out a large number of my group. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to win at that time using an item I had obtained. And now?

”Hyat!” It jumped towards me. It boldly aimed to overwhelm me with its size. The height was 2.5m. I slammed my fist into the smooth abdomen.

Bam!

It was like punching a rubber tire, but I didn't get the feeling of my fist sinking in.

The gorilla shrieked and pulled away from me. The sharp nails pierced through the clothes of my back and cut my skin slightly. ”Are you angry?”

”Hyaaat!” I had seen a TV doc.u.mentary about the momentary speed of reptiles. The gorilla swung its long arms at a high speed. I narrowly avoided the nails. More and more red lines appeared on my body.

It seemed like the limiting factor was the gorilla's endurance. The speed of the swinging arms slowed down and it gradually became less accurate. I immediately took advantage of it. I moved close and continuously struck the abdomen.

Bam!

After the second punch, I felt something solid breaking. The gorilla stepped back, but its stamina had already fallen so I narrowed the distance again. After repeating this two more times, the gorilla's knee was broken. There was fear and horror on the face that looked up at me. My fist struck that face.

”… Hah.” After the gorilla collapsed, I place a hand on my waist and restored my breathing. I took short breaths.

[Current Balance: 722/741]

This was the result of evading as much as possible with Limiter Release off. It would be been much quicker if I took a few risks and dived in. Although it would be more complicated if I needed to handle more than two.

”Hyaah…” As soon as I thought that, two big ones showed up in the darkness. Although my wounds weren't deep, they licked their lips like I was tasty.

”I’m sorry.” One of them was impatient and rushed in first. ”The tough experiment is over.” There was only a simple test left. I pulled back slightly and pushed my palms forward. Then I imagined the biggest explosion possible.

There was a loud roar and a flash. I couldn't determine the exact appearance but I was certain that the gorilla had died instantly.

”…”

[Current Balance: 552/741]

I didn't even think of lowering my palms as I looked in front of me. The straw strewn on the ground and the first corpse were on fire. In front of me were broken iron bars. The corpse of a gorilla had crossed through the iron bar and was caught in another one down the corridor. Almost half of its torso had disappeared.

Suuk.

I turned my head at the sound of footsteps. What was that expression on the remaining gorilla's face? It was like it had seen a ghost. Maybe its instincts were saying something.

”I was surprised as well…” I muttered and raised my palms again.

”Hya… Hyaiiiik!” The gorilla turned around and ran away.

Once again, I imagined an explosion. Unlike earlier, it was a specific explosion. It wasn't unnecessarily long and thick, but there was sufficient destructive power compressed within it.

Launch.

Tang!

There was a sound similar to an exaggerated gunshot. The gorilla collapsed. I wasn't thrown back by the explosion because I had aimed for the legs.

[Current Balance: 541/741]

I approached the gorilla. The length was lacking so the explosion hadn't penetrated its thigh.

I received some damage, decreasing my health by 10 points. However, that was restored due to my blood-sucking ability. Since the first explosion had consumed 170 HP, it was a costly power that consumed a lot of my health.

”Hi… Hi… Hiii….” I brought my hand directly over its head. Since it was an instant attack that killed the gorilla, my HP rose slightly instead of decreasing. I exited through the iron bars and stepped into the corridor. The corridor was quite long. There were many rooms with iron bars on both sides, and I was in one of them. As soon as I took one step, I raised my right hand.

Tang!