Chapter 47 (1/2)

Volume 1

Chapter 21 – The Hero terrorizes 1

Several kilometers northeast of the hunter’s cabin that we were in, was a camp that we made into our base .

The dungeon that had its entrance shut by a collapsing rock as soon as it came into existence was a cave-type dungeon that remained undiscovered .

Originally, an earthquake about a month from now would open up the shut entrance, and a veteran adventurer who was leading an adventurer’s promotion exam would discover it . From that point on, the dungeon’s exploring would proceed henceforth .

The dungeons are formed from metallic spheres called “Dungeon Cores” . These cores have a similar nature to golems and are formed through natural occurrences . These objects work by sculpting labyrinths in the surrounding environment .

Additionally, the size of the labyrinth expands as time progress, and so do the monsters in both strength and numbers .

The Dungeon Cores are located in the deepest room, and as if to protect them, the 『Guardian』, an apparition wearing magical equipment that became powerful from being imbued with the mana of the Dungeon Core, stands guard, awaiting for trespassers .

And so, if the Dungeon Core at the end was destroyed, the operation of the dungeon would halt, after which it would leave behind what was simply a huge empty labyrinth .

Compared to the numerous dungeons scattered around the world, this dungeon would be fairly young . In human years, it would be fine to call it an infant .

In every cave-type dungeon, the light from the outside doesn’t penetrate the insides . But in place of that, thanks to the 『Luminous Moss』 that grows on the walls, vision wasn’t impaired in the least . Perhaps there were air vents around, but within the dungeon there also won’t be any case where there was a lack of oxygen .

If I must mention a problem then it’s only so much so as the characteristic humid and clammy air inside of a cave . And in here, today was about the eighth day we dived into this dungeon .

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「KuH, HAAAAAAAAH!!」

「GYAEEEEEEEH!!」

After metal collided against metal for a number of times, the wrist of the 『Sword Goblin』 swinging around a rusty sword was cut off and with that, it had finally come to an end .

Accomplishing that was Minnalis who cut down with her 7th sword, which it too had started to become awfully chipped like the previous six . Then, without thought a flying kick was sent onto the chest of the retreating goblin .

「Gulh, GYAAAAUUUUUuh!!」

「With this, it’s the end!!」

Losing both sword and hand at the same time, the newfound pain further warped the expression on its face that was already ugly at the best of times . Not long after, the goblin had its head separated from its body in one single cut .

Without raising a death throe, the defeated goblin gushed out its green blood and fell .

「Fuu…, ?!!」

Along with the slight sound of air being pierced was an arrow flying towards Minnalis . As if to weave into this instant of an opening without caring for the atmosphere drew near this one strike . It was already too late to evade, and the most she could do was to twist her body and hope for it to miss her vitals .

「See, didn’t I tell you not to be negligent?」

Using 『Haste』 from a position a little away, I sliced the arrow from below without slowing down . In the shadow of a rocky area a little farther away, the goblin archer could be seen readying its second arrow .

「Those wolves over there, I’ll leave them to you for a while . 」

「Y-yes!」

The 5, 6 『Grey Garms』 that I was fighting were in a state of confusion from not being about to catch up to the speed of 『Haste』 . However, within the wolves that had grey fur, was an individual with black fur leading the pack . The 『Black Garm』 raised a single howl and took control of the confusion .

Seeing the pack that was hurriedly heading over from the corner of my eye, I left the Garms to Minnalis and kicked off from the ground towards a different direction .

「As if I’d let you . 」

Faster than the Archer Goblin could release the arrow, I used 『Haste』 to shorten the distance and split it in 2 halves with a single vertical slash .

「GyauAAH!!」

「Shut it . 」

And from there, bringing the sword back I swung the Soul Sword up, and collided it against a greatsword coming from the front, with thickness that could already be called a lump of steel, sending sparks flying . What stood there, completely hidden under the shadow of a large rock was a 『High Sword Goblin』, it was the individual that was uniting the nearby group of goblins that originally numbered close to ten .

「GYARURUuh!!」

The Goblin raised a growl in irritation as things didn’t go as it wanted . Although it had the same appearance as Goblins, its muscular body was nearly two meters tall, almost twice as tall as a normal goblin .

「It seems your thirst for blood has finally come out, hasn’t it? Then let me tell you this, if you had the brains to do a surprise attack then don’t go shouting on purpose!」

「GuUUH!! GUGaAH!!」

If the characteristic of the skill 『Language Comprehension』 was to convey the words to others, then my words should properly be conveyed . However, it was a function that didn’t work on anything other than humanoids, so to speak .

It does work on beastmen, elves and the demonkin . However, though there are techniques to form a mutual understanding with monsters, beasts, and insectoids, the words of the so called “nonhuman” could not be understood .

The same applied for the Goblin in front, the Goblin probably couldn’t understand the words I said .

Even then, perhaps it was able to tell from feel that it was being made fun of, from barely being able to continue locking swords, it raised its voice and swung the greatsword as if to forcefully blow everything away .

「Tch, this ridiculous amount of power…!!」

Surprised that the strength was greater than I had assumed, I cursed .

Whilst I was blown away, I quickly used 『Sky Walk』 and adjusted my stance in the air .

When I stole a fleeting glance at Minnalis, she was fighting reliably, moving constantly so as to not be surrounded by the Grey Garms and steadily injured her targets; it was perfectly fine to be faithful to the basics .

If Minnalis was fighting well then I couldn’t be showing such a disgraceful display . Using the distance that had opened, I took a peek at its Status to find the source for that strength .

ハイソードゴブリン Lv77

High Sword Goblin Monster, Male

HP 1121/1212 MP 256/256(511) Strength 1321(521) Stamina 524 Endurance 347(695) Agility 527 Magic Power 0(531) Magic Resist 248(497)