Episode 18.5-6 (1/2)
They fought only five times on floor 36 before descending.
Floor 37, eight times.
Afterward, they had lunch.
The situation changed on floor 38.
A magic beast dodged Lecan's <Flame Spear>. The magic landed on the left sturdy part of its head, damaging only a little.
Lecan had charged out already.
The magic beast spat out venom.
Lecan who dodged this by crouching while moving to the left mowed down the magic beast's third leg on the right side.
The magic beast was about to turn around toward Lecan, he chopped off its pivotal leg right at that moment, tumbling it down to the right.
Ending up in a pose like it was presenting its neck to Lecan.
Lecan mercilessly lopped its head off.
Most fights on this floor ended up similarly.
The spiders here possessed the nimbleness to dodge Lecan's first strike, but they didn't stand a chance against the successive rapid barrage of attack.
He defeated 12 spiders, in which no one, not Arios, Heles, nor Eda participated even once.
They camped near the exit after the 12th magic beast was taken care of.
Heles seemed to be awfully fond of the crackling camp fire, she was gazing at it with a very content look on her face.
”Lecan-san. What you showed me today was truly eye-opening.”
”Hm?”
”Your quick decision making at a moment's notice. Precise barrage of attack with no wasted movement. It was as if I was looking at the true depth of swords itself.”
”I see.”
”Arios-dono, so you managed to learn something from the battle today.”
”Yes. Heles-san. I have come up with a few things I'd like to try out once we're out of the dungeon. It might result in the birth of new moves for my fighting school.”
”I don't get it. Lecan-dono's attack, dodge, attack, attack. Once a battle was over, I understood what he did was the optimal course of actions. But how come Lecan-dono could do that? Was he aware of the best course of action even before the fight began?”
”Heles-san.”
”Un? What is the matter.”
”The best course of action to Lecan-san may not necessarily be the best to Heles-san as well.”
”Eh? Aah. That only makes sense. Then what would be the optimum to me.”
”We'll find that out tomorrow.”
”I wonder about that.”
”The enemies are slowly getting faster. Gradually getting sturdier. There should be room for us to take part in.”
”I see.”
”Haven't the battle today taught us that there are indeed things to learn in the heat of combat.”
”Right.”
”All right. The soup is ready~.”
”Ooh! Eda-dono's soup is truly delicious. So how about it. Won't you become our house chef?”
”Which house is that and where?”
”I cannot tell you.”
”Then I won't go.”
”Of course. Ahahahahaha.”
Laughter ensued around the campfire.
Lecan quietly smiled as well.
This party's atmosphere isn't half bad.
Thought Lecan.
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Just as Arios guessed, there was enough room for other members to participate in the combat on floor 39.
Though it wasn't exactly a walk in the park.
Lecan would chase the magic beast around while swinging his huge sword in all directions.
One would have to swing their sword at the magic beast all while plunging in that storm-like sword dance.