Chapter 024: The boss battle at the 20th floor, before that … (1/2)
Chapter 024: The boss battle at the 20th floor, before that …
Translator: Tseirp
As usual after waking up I did some stretches. “Nothing feels sore.” I felt relieved and began preparing for the morning.
Yesterday, I began getting accustomed to training with the Valkyrie Paladin Corps and for the training exercise I had to ride on a horse.
However. “I am sorry. Fornoir is feeling slightly under the weather so I prepared another horse for you.”
Yanbus-san brought over a chestnut horse that was slightly larger than Fornoir.
“It’s large.”
“Yes. This one here has a slightly rougher temper but due to that it should not succumb to training exercises or monsters.”
“It does look strong.”
Just like how I was taught previously, I stood at the side of the horse facing forward, moved slowly and touched the horse’s flank, gave the riding signal and sat on the saddle.
The next moment, it’s back legs suddenly reared up. I was caught unaware and was tossed off, landing on my back hard.
Subsequently, I tried multiple times but the same situation repeated itself. Furthermore, even on other horses I was immediately thrown off. Dazed, I challenged multiple times but still could not successfully saddle a horse.
Of course, I could not go for the exercise and until the Valkyrie Paladin Corps returned, I had already fallen off dozens of times and hurt all over but I felt that I was being looked down upon by the horses so I didn’t cast recovery magic on myself.
Seeing me with wounds all over my body, Lumina-san placed her hand on my shoulder and muttered “For the time being you will have horse riding training.”
Just like that my second training with the Valkyrie Paladin Corps ended.
I finished my breakfast, collected my bento and headed towards the labyrinth.
“Let’s vent all of yesterday’s anger.”
I trained multiple times at the 10th floor boss room using purification magic, sword and shield style and, sword and short spear style.
Currently in my magic bag, I had 3 holy silver daggers.
These cost an expensive 75,000P each, I had to use all my P to get them but, just by thinking [Holy silver dagger to left hand], it will really appear on my left hand.
With almost no time lag, I believe that it will display tremendous effect when aimed at when a chasing opponent is caught off guard.
However, the current me still couldn’t perform such an act so I trained there.
While eating my bento, the questions I had in my head spilled out from my mouth.
“Why can’t I achieve doing that?”
In order to examine that question, I continued swinging my sword and spear and conducting my magic training.
However I had no idea since when but monsters stopped appearing.
“Was there such a mechanism? Could I continue diving if I cast 「Aura Coat」?”
Thus for 4 days I experimented to find my personal fighting style.
And so the days passed by with training. Finally, in front of the 20th floor boss room I did my final preparations.
“Weapons, good. Armour, good. Recovery items, good. Cast magic, good. Advanced dose of Object X, good.”
Today, I will clear the 20th floor.
Even without being able to use magic on the 10th floor boss room, I am now able to win without taking any damage.
“Well then, God, Buddha and ancestors, please lend me your strength. Also I humbly wish that magic can be used.”
I offered my final prayers and opened the 20th floor boss room.
Similar to the 10th floor, the sound from a rusted door rang out and I was met with a dim atmosphere.
“This completely makes one feel that a boss is here. Lately the boss room I go to has always been bright so I’ve forgotten.”
When the door closed, after the room brightened, 2 skeleton knights wearing ominous equipment and a Wight appeared. Going by the skeletons I’ve met until now, I felt that these fellows were Specter Knights. I had a bad feeling.
I immediately chanted 【By the hand of holy healing, by the breath of Mother Earth, I wish for no harm onto my body and myself, return the unclean existence to its original path. Purification.]
Purification magic swallowed the 3 of them up and they disappeared, such a thing did not happen.
“There was no way right~.”
『Gugyoogyoogugoo』
From the screams, I understood that they were suffering.
However it did not reach to the point of defeating them.
I once again chanted purification magic.