Volume 9 - Chapter 3 – Part 3 (1/2)
Chapter 3 – Part 3
“Wow, so fast”
Tiera couldn’t help but voice her thoughts about Mitsuyo’s impressive speed She was si a speed on shi+n and Schnee’s levels
Munechika was fast too, but very few in the current world were capable of such movements
“It’s not a speed humans can achieve”
Suzune, as next to Tiera, spoke her opinion too, but her voice contained more concern than awe
Suzune’s sister, Kotone, was in possession of Onimaru She was afraid that because of this, she would be able to move like Mitsuyo
Mitsuyo’s current abilities were the result of shi+n’s reinforcement, but as Suzune did not know this, she couldn’t help but look sour
“As expected of a Supre to her”
Unaware of Suzune’s feelings, shi+n swung his 『Moonless』 He wasn’t using his full power, but nevertheless unleashed sword slices on par with Mitsuyo’s, which cut effortlessly through the Skullfaces
When shi+n had battled a Jack-grade unique rade type of katana, he had spent considerable tirade one, even Kings could be defeated with one or tord strokes
The monsters could have tried to parry with their weapons, or rely on their armor, but shi+n’s sword could not be stopped
“Shah!”
shi+n cut down a Queen as he stepped next to her, then sliced through another as he returned his blade to the sheath
A King unleashed a slash attack fro its companions in the process, but shi+n repelled it and even knocked away the monster’s katana
shi+n’s blade then pierced thewhen the katana uidance received froreatly Because of this, the speed at which he defeated the monsters was not inferior to Mitsuyo, who had spent her life pursuing the path of the blade
Suzune rubbed her eyes while looking at shi+n, as if she had seen so incredible
“This is weird…shi+n’s roup had been routing the roup of Skullfaces, Suzune thought that the rear guard’s turn had finally co stance
Coh-level monsters Suzune ary of the additional power the Black Lacquer gear could have given to the ear’s stats would too, as would their skill with their weapons
They were not monsters one could look down on as ht them was radically different than the beast monsters who normally appeared in the area
Despite all this, Mitsuyo and shi+n were exter the Skullfaces with inhuman speed It was a cakewalk not unlike all their previous encounters
The monsters’ armor turned to shreds like paper Their spears and blades snapped and bleay like twigs Levels and gradeseach battle unscathed was the norm shi+n and Mitsuyo continued to bury one Skullface after another, as if they were racing to see who defeated more
Less than 10 minutes after the battle started, all Skullfaces had been brought down
“Close couess I’ll blow theic next time”
“I think that’s best, yes They were so pathetic, I feel even less satisfied after fighting”
“Ah, er, you two, that’s enough”
Tiera couldn’t help a wry laugh as she saw Suzune looking flabbergasted at shi+n and Mitsuyo’s exchange
Tiera had witnessed shi+n and Schnee’s battle styles, so she understood well how Suzune had to be feeling
“I finally understand the reason why Lady Kuchinashi+ was not worried at all…”
Suzune let out an exhausted comment As a Chosen One herself, she was baffled to seewhat Chosen Ones could do
“Don’t tell that you can move like that too?”
“Master probably can, but it’s impossible for ht of being co as always in Tiera’s shadoould be a challenging fight for shi+n In coe person
“shi+n’s power is far beyond our reach This is still far fro seriously”
“Youback…?”
To Schnee’s answer and sh At the sa of security spread in her chest
If people as strong as shi+n and Mitsuyo were available, it was highly likely that they could restrain Kotone even if she went on a ra Different types ofon the next floor, so be careful”
After shi+n’s words of warning, the party advanced through the dungeon
Their exploration of “Depths of hellfire” requiredtime, but this time they had the map provided by Black Priestess Shrine’s scouts They knew that both Onieon, so as soon as they found stairs or passageways leading further down the dungeon, they took them without hesitation
“H down a corridor, shi+n suddenly told the party to stop
Mitsuyo had apparently predicted shi+n’s order, so she stopped right way Suzune and Tiera stopped after a few ?”
“There are ht in front of the exit of this corridor”
shi+n had detected the ree any particular reactions
“They’re not h chance to be ambushed Schnee and I will take the lead this ti our presence Mitsuyo, everyone, please come later”
shi+n left Tiera and Suzune in Mitsuyo’s care, then alongside Schnee concealed his presence with 【Hiding】 As they carefully proceeded through the corridor and into the following hall, 2 monsters appeared before them
“Nues, huh The monsters are all japanese-style because we’re in Hinonized the【analyze】
Monkey head, tiger body, a snake as a tail; that was the erous opponent, known for its venoh attack power and speed
“The ones in front are a decoy it seeuess”
Above the entrance connecting the corridor and the hall, hidden fro in wait It was a mystery how it had sensed their arrival, but it was apparently ready to stage a surprise attack on shi+n’s party
It probably planned to take out the rear guard or give them status effects via surprise attacks, probably to defend itself against its weakness, long-range attacks like ic spells
“Schnee, please take out the one above I’ll handle the ones in front”
“Understood”
As per shi+n’s orders, Schnee ran up the hall’s wall
Many 】, but Nue was not one of them
In addition, Schnee’s main job was Kunoichi She enjoyed added bonuses fro noticed even by h detection abilities
Schneei the wall Her 『Blue Moon』 struck swiftly, without hesitation
The blade, clad in blue light, cut through the Nue’s neck without delay The monster’s head fell shortly after
Schnee confirmed the disappearance of the monster’s body and turned her eyes to shi+n, in the exact h the other two Nue’s bodies, cutting them cleanly in half
The Nues’ monkey faces showed how they had failed to understand what just happened
As the two -like items remained in their place
“Anyway…did Nues always plan aeons?”
Monsters never positioned themselves near the entrance of corridors or halls It was a fact, ever since the gainally monsters skilled in ae”
“That’s true too I still can’t coame era”
Suzune, who only knew the current world, reent tone that it was noreons
“I have barely explored any dungeon you know”
While replying hat sounded like just an excuse, shi+n wondered if he shouldn’t pick a randoeon to explore at leisure
There were ah he had Schnee to ask for confirahts
“By the way, your first dungeon was “Depths of hellfire”, wasn’t it”
“That was a hidden dungeon, so it didn’t have many floors and it was also completely corrupted by ht be strong in the deepest floor, but around here it’s like a norht be my actual first time”
“Cadaver Realm”, however, did not possess many floors either shi+n predicted that the area still reseeon would be over soon
As if to confirm his prediction, theitem drops
“So the area under the effects of the miasma starts here”
“The appearance is the same, but the atmosphere here does feel ori
“I feel the same Let’s proceed with caution”
As they started noticing traces of erou ju loudly
“What’s wrong?”
“I don’t know exactly what, but looks like there’s soerou went as far as showing himself to warn them shi+n and the party advanced with extreh
After around 10 minutes, shi+n’s nose picked up a smell he had never felt before then
“…hey, could it be that Kagerou warned us about this smell?”
“Looks like it We should still be far, but it’s a really foul stench”
Tiera answered shi+n’s question, her face again distorted in a grimace, but for different reasons than before
Near the stairs in front of shi+n’s group, which were leading to the lower floor, a terrible stench filled the air It was different from the so to the party
“I didn’t hear anything about foul odors like this”
“This is weird I never heard anything either”
Schnee coust Suzune answered her, tears in her eyes
shi+n was barely affected because of his high resistance, but it seemed that the extent of the effects varied from person to person
“Let’s retreat for now There’s not only the awful smell in the air, but also poison, I think”
shi+n stopped in his tracks to talk
Maybe because they had only breathed a little quantity, or there was just a small quantity of poison in the air, no one had been affected by status abnormalities yet
“Poison you say!?”
Suzune covered her mouth with the sleeve of her priestess robes and stepped back
Even ah as shi+n and Schnee If they ended up being paralyzed, they would be at the monsters’ mercy, so they were much more wary of status effects than shi+n and the others
“It’ll be okay if we are this far I’ to do some counter Suzune, shi+n pulled out 3 cards froave one each to Suzune, Tiera, and Mitsuyo
What materialized was a rhombus-shaped pendant the color of amber
“This is 『World Tree’s Aave them to you to increase your resistance to all status effects, but not by ainst poison and paralysis”