Episode 18.20-21-22 (1/2)
”Well then, Heles. Tell us about this dungeon boss.”
”Understood.”
Heles gave a lowdown on the dungeon boss, Queen Variant of Octocular Great Spiders. It was mostly the same as what Lecan heard from Jade, except for one missing tidbit.
”Oy. Explain about <Summon> too.”
”Summon? Lecan-dono. What is this about?”
”It's a special ability of the Queen. To summon 10,000 Spotted Spiders.”
”Haa? That's absurd. 10,000? It wouldn't even be a fight if it could do that. Just where did you hear such a jest?”
”From Jade himself.”
”Jade-dono is a legendary adventurer who has conquered the lowest floor many times over since his youth. I don't think that person would tell a lie or speak erroneously.”
”However, no one among the still living adventurers have ever seen it themselves. In other word, the Queen rarely ever uses that ability.”
”Is that so? Perhaps it requires a specific condition to trigger.”
”No one knows what.”
”There is no point in mulling over things beyond our knowledge.”
”That's right. However, just keep that fact in mind you guys. Now then, let's get down.”
”Un!”
”Yes.”
”Fufu. It's right at two of Princess Turtle. Same as ever I see.”
Lecan's group got down the stairway.
It was an unusually long stairway.
And then they set foot on the lowest floor.
It was a part a desert.
Sands spread out as far as you can see.
Risen rocks surround the circumference, forming walls that extend high up into the ceilings, as if all the cramped floors so far were a lie.
There's something in the center of this desert.
Human's bare eyes can't see that far away.
However, Lecan's <Life Detection> caught it.
The existence of a mighty monster.
Lecan strongly treaded on sands, approaching that monster.
As he gets closer, its figure comes into view.
A girl is thrust out of a bed of rock thrust out of the sands.
Za, za, za the sounds of Lecan's boots hitting the sands, it's getting clearer as they get closer.
A repulsive yet beautiful form.
Its waist down is fused with the rock.
From its waist up was the form of an innocent little girl with nary a cloth.
Age-wise, it looks around five to six.
It's stretching both its arms out.
As if asking for help.
As if inviting in.
As if trying to hug its beloved.
As if clinging to its father like a spoiled child.
This something that resembles a child is holding out its arms.
Its eyes are shut tight like they've been sewn, its color remains a mystery.
It's a child-shape thing.
Allowed to be killed.
Lecan started running when he got within 100 steps.
Swinging <Sword of Agost> overhead.
An expression that finds delight in slaughter floated up.
He noticed something as he ran.
What he thought was sands turned out to be countless light brown pebbles behind the girl.
However, <Life Detection> tells him those are mere rocks. Not magic beasts.
As he was thinking that, he got in the range.
Lecan swung down his sword clad in a terrifying amount of destructive force.
The great sword cut apart the magic beast's head.
Sliced the throat.
Diced the chest.
Tore the belly.
Cutting deep into the rock the magic beast grew out of.
This is the true full extent of <Guardian Jewel of Zana>'s strength.
However, Lecan realized something.
The giant presence reflected in <Life Detection> hasn't been reduced at all.
The thing that got cut in two by Lecan's great sword opened its eyes wide.
Blue, blue, hellish dark eyes.
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Lecan knows about this kind of beings.
(Tch. Invulnerable trait huh.)
Among boss-class magic beasts in dungeons, there is a type that cannot be killed until you have fulfilled a certain condition. They're known as <Invulnerable Trait> among people.
Then what's the condition to make Dungeon Ninae Boss killable.
(Probably Morph.)
(Once it's Morphed back into its magic beast form.)
(This thing can be killed.)
Lecan pulled back his sword as he thought that.
The jewel cannot unleash its full power anymore. Not until another day has passed.
”What”
You can't blame Lecan for getting surprised.
There was only a lone blue dot displayed in Lecan's <Life Detection> up until a moment ago.
But now, there are countless blue dots emerging out behind the Queen.
The blue dots are spreading out like stains in Lecan's <Life Detection>, gradually filling up the half end of the floor.
It's a sea.
A blue sea.
A sea of magic beasts.
The once brown pebble-like objects started to wriggle around.
As Lecan turned around and ran as fas as he could, he shouted out loud.
”Run! 10,000 magic beasts are coming!”
Arios had been tailing Lecan all this while.
Falling quite a bit behind, Heles came running.
Eda was standing by behind her.
Arios made a sudden u-turn, creating cloud of dust.
Heles furiously reversed her course.
Eda also turned around and began running.