Episode 46.9 (2/2)

”Alright. Let's go.”

”Please wait a minute, Lecan-dono. I shall go in first.”

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”What?”

”That is my duty as a Magic Knight.”

Mages risk getting themselves instantly killed by abrupt ambush coming their ways. Hence, magic knights are expected to get into a room first to lure the boss's attention and buy time for the mages to launch their attack. And if the wolf is a pure white one, the mages would launch magic attacks that dazzle it and give chances for Magic Knights to close in and defeat the wolf with swords.

”Ah, right it was. But this is gonna be our first time fighting this enemy. I'll just have a quick look.”

Lecan casually walked in the shaft.

It's more a room than a shaft. A round room, around 50 steps in diameter. And a giant black Magic Wolf lurking deep inside made a sudden rush at him.

Lecan also leaped forward. He drew a sword that commands absolute supremacy over wolf-type magic beasts, <Demon Wolf Cutter>.

Lecan's right eye shot out a light as if it was piercing his enemy, and just when his slash was about to land on the wolf's neck, the wolf twisted its body and dodged Lecan's attack.

A moment after his sword hit empty space, Lecan who realized the enemy's intention kicked the ground and twisted his body just as the magic wolf leaped at him from above. Timing-wise, he shouldn't have made it in time. However, Arios who had broken into run behind Lecan sliced the Magic Wofl's right foreleg, stopping it short. As such, the sword Lecan swung down reaped the giant Magic Wolf's head with that one slash.

”Whoa there.”

Blood gushed out of the fallen wolf like a waterfall. Arios twisted his body to dodge it.

”Arios, you saved my skin there.”

”Please think nothing of it. But, that Wolf sure was quick. And also, big.”

”Yeah, it was. Slightly exceeded my expectations. Size-wise too.”

Floor 81's boss was on a whole different level than all other magic wolves so far. Standing tall with extremely swift movement and attack speed. Even Lecan wouldn't leave unscathed had he been hit by a ramming attack from one. It dodged a slash Lecan swung the same way he did up to this point. Its reaction speed was also outstanding.

Near the entrance, Julius and Eda stopped moving just as they were about to run, with Ui and Boruk behind them and Jiza even further back.

”I-it can't be. The Magic Wolf in Floor 81's Warp Room, a Black one at that, in one slash. There's no way.”

The room was silent enough to make Ui's whisper be heard by all.

”Lecan-dono. Your sword, it's that, right?”

”Yea, that.”

<Demon Wolf Cutter> surpasses even <Void Cutter> in this dungeon. Lecan was in an awfully good mood.

Lecan cut up the magic beast's chest with his sword and took the magic stone out with <Move> magic like he always did.

Witnessing that, Ui's eyes popped open as she froze over.

Lecan put his right hand to his left chest and bowed at the battlefield like always. Arios, Julius and Eda did the same.

Jiza and Ui stared at the four of them wonderingly.