Chapter 7 – Episode 7. Shouldn’t X’s Be Done in Dungeons? (1)
“Ugh, it’s the waist.”
After barely getting her posture up, Celica progresses through the dungeon with a hunched posture.
Looking at that posture, I started to feel a bit uneasy. If it were known that she had lost her back because she had been pounding hard before, it would be obvious that Verdia would make a mistake.
“Hey, Celica. Are you all right?”
“Are you okay! Even though I look like this, my body is pretty strong!”
Despite her worries, Celica proves her health by raising her arms.
Certainly, the trap set at the entrance was a hollow log intended for non-lethal purposes, but its mass was small compared to its volume. Overall, it is an object that weighs as much as a person.
To think he was fine even after being hit directly by it. Does it mean that the warrior’s body is that strong?
“Serica.”
“Ugh!”
At that moment, Verdia stepped ahead and pushed Celica’s back.
Her body staggered violently, as if her previous shock had not yet gone.
“The attitude of telling one’s situation honestly to one’s allies is what a leader must have. Bluffing is not good.”
“Ah, I know!”
Celica, who was talking hotly, glanced at me afterward.
Was it because he wanted to show me a good side of himself? Hey, no matter how brave you are, you’re still a newbie, so there’s no way you’ll be okay after being hit by that.
However, I thought it would be better for her to have a pathetic side to her.
It’s easy to be tricked if you have a lot of hogu-like sides. Even if I’m a strong teenager, if I pay attention to such a pathetic appearance, it will be difficult for me to notice anything suspicious.
-Less.
At that moment, a sound of friction came from the front.
“… Celica.”
“I know.”
Celica, who had been striking at that starting point, drew the sword from her waist and aimed the tip of her sword at the tooth of the girl standing on the other side of the aisle.
Less so, less so.
Approaching with a clear articulation was a doll made of earth and wood with glowing red eyes. It was a ‘golem’ created by accepting the magical power emitted by this artificial dungeon.
Looking at its appearance, it seems that it was made by imitating goblins, which are the main hunting targets for beginners, but if there are many of them, it is not easy for beginners to deal with them alone.
“Dave, you stay behind.”
“Yes? Will you be okay by yourself?”
“Okay. That should be enough to see the results of the training you have done so far.”
Heh heh, this is true.
By the time you reach the age of 10, you seem to have confidence in your students.
-Less!
One of a group of golems rushing at the end of the confrontation.
The moment the weapon was swung, Celica stepped behind her, stepping back and turning her feet.
Take advantage of the momentum derived from it to leap forward. The blade cut off the golem’s head and collided with the goblin’s weapon that charged from behind.
Caan, Caan!
The friction that followed the second time. Right after that, Celica stepped back from her with her body broken by a club attack from the side.
However, another golem was waiting where he landed.
“Ugh!”
Celica, who had been hit by the golem’s attack, staggered back behind her. Once the posture is disturbed, the golems are also in a state of being in order.
Did he think that he shouldn’t be dealt with with poor determination? As soon as Celica caught her breath, she began to focus on the sword she was holding.
– Ugh.
A haze that rises from the surface of the sword. At the same time, the sword swung like a flash of light, and soon cut the body of a golem that approached him in two.
Mana.
Energy that has the property of permeating into all things and creates physical force in response to one’s will.
It gathered into the sword in response to her will, and sharpened it to enhance the sharpness of the sword.
Literally, a technique suitable for being called ‘Aura Blade’. Despite being a newbie, one technique is really high-level.
– Hard!
However, there was a difference between the golems here and the normal goblins.
Goblins are still alive, so they have a fear of death, but the golems here don’t have that kind of emotion because they’re artificial.
– Patter, Patter!
Five or six goblins rushed in from the nearby aisle and surrounded the area in an instant. The moment she saw that her stance had been corrected, Celica’s face gradually began to harden.
Is this your first time dealing with the majority? However, with the counterattack ability he had shown before and a swordsmanship capable of killing a goblin golem in one blow, he would be able to deal with it to some extent.
“… The degree of perfection is high.”
Putting aside her worries about her, what I paid attention to was the golem she was dealing with.
Cover the lack of strength with quantity and cooperation.
One of the main characteristics of goblins, those golems were really perfect.
“Yes, because goblins are the most common jobs in the Demon King’s army. Since there are so many samples, the degree of implementation is also increasing.”
In short, the better the strategy, the easier it is to implement in the dungeon.
If so, quite a few monsters could naturally be created in a dungeon like now. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the history of mankind’s struggle with the Demon King’s army went hand in hand with the birth of this world.
In other words, the sample does not exist…
For example, it would be impossible to learn and deal with the elite who are exceptionally strong among the races, or the ‘executives’ who were chosen by the demon king and selected as their aides.
“… After all, is this the limit?”
Shit.
I wondered if humanity knew some way to attack that damn bitch.
– Kaang!
Even when I was thinking about it, the sound of resentment resounded one after another.
After dealing with the goblin golems that had previously been encircled, she was confronted with the only remaining golem before she knew it.
A guy with an ax that’s bigger than anything he’s ever dealt with, and with a weapon that’s twice as big.
It is a monster that imitates the ‘Goblin Champion’ who plays the role of leader of the goblin horde.
– Kaang! Caang!
Celica swung her sword to retaliate against such a guy’s heavy blows with an axe.
However, unlike the small puppies I have dealt with so far, if I fight back with a guy who is a few steps higher in weight, the recoil is bound to be severe.
It is impossible for her to open up and cut through her gaps with her own power.
“Serica, focus.”
Verdia, who had been watching Celica, immediately shouted firmly.
“This is not arm wrestling. You don’t have to fight hard, so focus on evasion rather than retaliation.”
“Ah, I know!”
“If you know, cut your throat while you answer!!”
-Kooung!
The moment the swinging ax hit the ground.
However, Celica, who was about to rush in, hesitated as if she was overwhelmed by the shock.
Even though there is a gap to aim for, the action was stopped because he was not used to this kind of thing. It was only natural that such a figure would look frustrating in the eyes of an expert.
“Whoa… !!”
But she was born with the fate of a hero.
Even if you are immature, your innate potential will not be easy.
-Kooung!
An ax swinging while catching my breath. Celica raised her guard against that attack, hit the wall with her leg behind her, and jumped up using her recoil.
The moment when the ax that was aiming at himself again and hit the wall was missed.
Taking advantage of that gap, Celica’s sword leaped over her head and was already hitting the back of the golem’s head.
-Suddenly!
As the mana-forged blade cut through her head, the huge body beneath it also thumped to the ground. Made a noise and groaned.
The moment when he single-handedly dealt with over 10 goblin golems and even defeated the champion.
She, who was struggling for breath and breaking out in a cold sweat, soon began to turn to me with a bright smile on her lips.
“I did it, I did it Mr. Dave!!”
“… Yes?”
“I defeated all the enemies here by myself! How is it, am I awesome?”
Celica expressing her confidence with her hand on her waist. Certainly, looking at the fragmented golems strewn beneath her, it was clear that she possessed tremendous strength.
To the end, ‘for a newcomer who has just become an adventurer’.
“You’re being too conceited, Celica.”
“Ugh!”
Immediately after that, Verdia approached the delighted Celica. Celica, who caught her tension again, slowly looked back at Verdia.
Her previous battles were certainly a testament to her skills, but from the eyes of her adept, there were not a single thing to point out.
“The fact that I did not spare my body until the end and chose to respond when I could have fought mainly on avoidance. The fact that he raised his stance big enough to attack, giving him room for a counterattack… You must be aware that all of that can be dangerous in combat, right?”
“Yeah, I wish I had won.”
“If I made even the slightest mistake, that would have been the end. Especially at the end, it seemed like nothing but vanity to finish with a fancy action.”
“… Eww.”
Celica groaned and looked away from Verdia. She put her fingers together and muttered as she pursed her lips.
“I could praise you for doing a little good, but why do you have to do it in front of Mr. Dave…”
“What did you just say?”
“Oh, nothing! Now! Mr. Dave! Let’s keep going! As you can see, I am very lively!”
After that, Celica urged me on and quickly ran towards the next aisle.
Her appearance seemed to be running away from her mother who was nagging herself, but in the process, she mentioned me twice, which made me very concerned.
There’s nothing very strange about it. Relationships made under hypnosis affect emotions even without being aware of it.
And the relationship between the bodies is an act that gives a special meaning to the object more than people think.
It was not very strange that she, who was meeting for the first time today, continued to be conscious of the ‘sticky object’.
“… Dave,
Of course, now that it’s good or bad, it’s the bad side.
“It seems that Celica cares about you quite a bit. It seems that various things have happened in a place I do not know about.”
Verdia glared at me with wary eyes.
She seemed to be displeased that the warrior she raised gave affection to a man she had never met before.
Damn, it’s sad that I was demoted, but why do I, the demon king’s superior, have to buy the eyes of the 10th strongest man?
