Episode 18.3-4 (2/2)
He fights today believing he would make it in time.
He just gotta keep pushing on each day.
If after all that he gives up challenging the boss this time, that's fine.
Going home after that is fine too.
But, today.
This day.
Is the day that marks his first step towards challenging the magic beast on the lowest floor.
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Wonder how long has he been meditating.
Everyone is looking at Lecan, waiting for his order to enter the floor.
”I'll tell you this, guys.”
While quietly speaking, Lecan could sense his whole body violently trembling.
”From here on, I will exert every bit of my strength.”
His senses sharpened, power overflows out from deep within his body.
”Anyone is free to follow me if they can.”
Breath going into the depths of his chest, the grace of air soaks his body.
”I will only fight alongside those who can keep up.”
He's fully prepared for battle.
”This step.”
He firmly treads on the ground, making noise.
”Is the first step toward this dungeon boss.”
Lecan went into floor 36.
<Life Detection> immediately informs him of this entire floor's information.
He finds that there's no one else here.
The only adventurers on this floor are the four of them.
However, this much information isn't enough.
”<Graph Make (Coznitt)>.”
Lecan recited a spell he never recited before, casted a spell he never casted before.
The graph of this floor came up in his mind.
Where to pass, which spots are impassable.
Which paths lead to enemies, which do not.
The graph tells Lecan.
Curiously enough, Lecan bore zero doubt that he could use this magic.
Zaa, zaa, zaa, zaa.
Sounds of sands crashing against his boots.
Lecan advanced through the gaps between soaring rocks without any hesitation.
And there stood the enemy.
”<Flame Spear (Bandroux)>!”
Heles mentioned that heat and light type magic do not work on these magic beasts.
It's not like Lecan doubts her.
And yet, his battle instinct told him that this was what he should do.
A spear of light landed straight on the magic beast's face.
An intense sound of explosion resounded as the spear broke into pieces in all directions.
However, the magic beast also didn't come out of it unharmed.
Its face had a huge crack on it, its head got smashed in like it got screwed into its neck.
Its huge body wouldn't move like it had lost all its functions.
Lecan had dashed out right after he shot the magic.
<Sword of Agost> struck the magic beast head-on, crushing its head open.
Crack, crack, the huge body swayed.
And crumbled down.
”Yeay. That's Lecan for you.”
Eda was turning her fist round and round when Lecan turned around.
Arios and Heles stood stock still in agape.
Lecan began cutting off the magic beast's eight legs.
Arios went to help him.
Heles murmured.
”I was told that heat and light type magic don't work on them. No, I had seen first hand how it did not work.”
Lecan continued the work silently without replying to her.
He further cut off the cut legs at the joints.
”And it's not like Lecan-dono had never tried his <Flame Spear> on one before. So magic could turn out so vastly different depending on its usage. I see now. I must not swallow what other people tell me whole.”
Eda put on her work gloves, took out the venom sac and put it in a container.
”<Move>.”
Lecan grabbed the magic stone and walked off toward his next battle.