Episode 31.1 (2/2)
”You sure look happy, Lecan-dono. Tsuinga, that 'at least one' caught my attention.”
”It is said that all five of the beasts could carry Grace Gear with them in some edge cases.”
”Hou! All five of them.”
”Listen here, Lecan-dono. Are you aware just how tough that would be?”
”Of course I'm aware. All the more reason to get excited.”
”Oh right, you're that kind of person. Bruska-san. Are there specific traits on each individuals?”
”By traits here, you mean?”
”Like maybe some are faster, some are bigger, or some specialize in magic.”
”Hummm. Don't think I've heard something like that. Nark-san. Any clue?”
”Their size corresponds to the floor. The individual in a room with stairways is gonna be the same size as other rooms' beasts. Due to that, some people call those stairway room individuals <Guardian> instead of <Giant Variants>. I'm told there's no power gap between the five <Guardians> that spawn at the same time.”
”Hou.”
That was the title given to dungeon bosses dwelling in the final floor of dungeons found in his previous world. Felt oddly nostalgic.
”Though there's also this old hearsay about how there's only one <Guardian> of Dungeon Tsubolt. Dunno what's the deal with that.”
”Fumu.”
”Anyway, the magic beasts' stay the same size on each floor. It gets gradually bigger as you go down.”
”I see. I got it.”
”Oh and, Lecan. The most frightening thing about floor 100s is that you can't get out of a room once you go in, not until you've totally annihilated all the magic beasts inside.”
”Hou.”
That night, Lecan and Arios gathered as much information as they could about floor 100s from <Grindam> and Nark.
Lots of parties that treaded on floor 100s consisted of five members in the past, but nowadays it's averaged at around 8-10 persons per party.
There's presently around ten parties fighting on the <Other Side>.
Additionally, the magic beasts from floor 100 down are extremely well coordinated.
From floor 100, every room has an entrance and exit, you can get in the entrance, but not getting out. Neither can you leave from the exit unless you've exterminated all the magic beasts inside.
You've got to collect this kind of information, but you also must not swallow it whole either. As assumptions can and will cause issues when you're fighting in dungeon depths.
But as he listened to things pertaining floor 100 down, Lecan considered one possibility. Which could be the answer as to why <Life Detection> and <Graph Make> didn't show anything.
”Oh yeah, heard Appariton-type magic beasts are weak to
. Won't an adventurer who can use
reigns supreme in this dungeon then?”
Instead of Bruska and co, Nark replied to this question.
”
erases White Spectres. That is not wrong. In fact, a
user secretly invited by the town lord here did defeat Dungeon Tsubolt's White Spectres using
.”
”Hou.”
”They tried it on shallow floors, so no telling for sure if it works in the depths, but well, most regard
would work even on the last floor. But that ain't ever happenin' for real.”
”Why.”
”Oy oy. You gotta get close to the opponent and touch 'em with your wand if you wanna cast
on 'em. Not to mention how long it takes to cast one. The opponent ain't gonna just sit around. To begin with, ain't no way a
gonna work as an adventurer. And most importantly, defeating those White Spectres with
leaves no magic stones nor treasure chests behind.”
”What. Is that true?”
”Yea. 'S why no point in using
to kill 'em. At least not in a dungeon.”
The day after was a rest day.
Lecan and Arios went around 18 normal variant rooms on floor 90s.
Enjoying the dungeon to his heart's content while forgetting floor 100 for a moment.
Of course, against floor 90s magic beasts, a slight mistake would still cost them their lives. Yet they easily demolished such powerful foes now. Lecan can never get enough of the exhilaration he gets from these live or die by a paper thin difference battles.
Dawn breaks, it's the 2nd of month two.
The day the joint party of <Willard> and <Grindam> challenges floor 100's giant variants. They're finally taking the first step toward the <Other Side>.