chapter 111
111.The Final Exam Is the End of the Service (Complete)
“Yo, John, the magic… Is gone.”
We stopped at the stairs completely immersed in darkness and stopped at Shuri’s words.
Can’t use magic? That’s the news I hate the most.
1 sword, 2 magic, 1 shovel, 1 cat, 1 patient. If a wizard can’t use magic in a pot, isn’t it the same as saying the gun is malfunctioning? I gave orders to my companions before any additional variables could arise.
“Going up again.”
We carefully climbed up to the point where the magic activated again and used the lighting magic. We used magic to the extent that we could reasonably see our surroundings, so we put our heads together and came to an agreement.
“Shuri. How was the magic lost? Didn’t the magical power move? Or did you feel like you were being dragged?”
I asked, gathering the instincts of a gamer who enjoyed this game a long time ago. Shuri tilted her head as if she was puzzled by my question, and then answered straight away.
“I felt like I was being dragged.”
“It might be a man drain.”
“Mana drain…”
Laperine, a future archmage who received early education, seemed to know about mana drain, and looked puzzled.
It was worth it.
Why is it a mana drain?
I hear there’s a monster down there that has the ability to absorb mana. There is a high probability that it will be a boss. It was such a shitty characteristic that I still remember it 10 years later. A characteristic that absorbs mana from the surroundings and makes it impossible to use magic.
In the game, monsters with the Mana Drain attribute were strong against magic and would lose mana every time they attacked, which was never good news for us. I never thought a huge sum of money would come in like this at the last minute.
A malicious monster arrangement that seems to have been set based on our party’s composition. There is no way it would be easy to clear it like this. In the end, I had no choice but to tell my companions to go upstairs again.
If we don’t resolve the mana drain right now, we won’t be able to fight.
“Going up again.”
When we returned to the place where there was light again, we exchanged embarrassed glances for a moment and sighed.
They say it’s a mountain beyond a mountain, and it’s just like that.
If this happens, Lewis and I might have to take down the boss together. Fighting without lighting magic at the bottom of a staircase as dark as an abyss? I have no intention of committing suicide.
We met again and exchanged opinions. It was because I couldn’t think of a sharp number.
“I can light up the surrounding area to some extent with the lamp I have. The problem is mana drain…I guess I can only find the answer by searching below.”
“Mana drain here, it’s too much…”
“Isn’t there some way? How to unlock it…”
“It is not impossible. But we don’t have time.”
“What, why did you come back up?”
Sif also heard our voices and approached us. After hearing our story, Sif tilted her head and immediately came up with a solution.
“Can’t I just drag it here? Adventurers also throw bait and trap people quite often.”
… Oh.
“Sif. That’s a very good method. There is no need for us to fight in a place where the enemy has an advantage. “I will give you 3 more gold coins as a bonus.”
“Really?”
“Did you see me saying two things with one mouth?”
This is not a game. Even if a dungeon is like a game, we need to get rid of stereotypes. I looked at Sif with new eyes, struck by an unexpected realization.
I thought it was a steel one-tool… But it wasn’t.
Anyway, Sif’s opinion she was excellent.
As Sif said, if we can fight from an advantageous position…
I grabbed the handle of the shovel I was carrying on my back and straightened it out. If I could just bring it here, there was a way to eat the boss battle.
“Everyone gather around.” “Now I will explain the operation.”
The final operational briefing has begun.
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“Is it okay?”
“I don’t know.”
“Yes?”
“Don’t think about unnecessary things and focus on the strategy.”
“Yes…”
I know you’re worried about Lewis, who went down with the lamp, but now is not the time to worry. It’s time to squeeze in all the strength you had and maintain your magic. I looked at the trap set right in front of the stairs.
A trap with a diameter of 10 meters and a depth of 5 meters. The trap that was created through my frantic digging is enough to tie it down, as long as it isn’t Hydra level.
There…
I looked up from the trap and looked at the ceiling.
A large ice pick floating above the ceiling. The joint magic of the two took shape with Laperine’s water magic and froze it with Shuri’s magic. In this case, since an object with mass has already been created, even if there is mana drain, only the floating force will disappear.
I moved under the statue. It was to prepare to implement Plan B, just in case. After settling in, I spoke to the two people who were sweating profusely and maintaining their magic.
“Squeeze out all your mana to increase its size. It will come up slowly-“
Thud. Thud. Thud. Thud. Thud. Boom!
Noisy footsteps. Something is moving beneath my feet. I instinctively knew it was the boss. Did Lewis meet the boss? I waited for my time, believing in the original protagonist’s tenacity to survive.
Irregular, fast footsteps can be heard little by little. At the same time, a roar resounded with the force to drown out the sound of Lewis’s footsteps. The sound grew louder and they were pounding mercilessly on the stairs.
I looked at Shuri and Laperine alternately and shouted.
“Lewis is coming up soon! “Hold on just a little longer!”
“Yes!”
“I understand!”
The sound of footsteps shaking the ground. Belch. Roaring sound. Screaming. All kinds of sounds hit our ears under the stairs. Count the numbers in your head.
One.
“I’ll be there soon ahhhhh!”
Two.
Insert the shovel into the crack of the previously made stone statue.
The shovel was stuck between the cracks without resistance.
Three.
“!(@*)(#$&!()*$&)!!!!!!”
Together with Lewis, a rag golem slightly larger than a troll appears by destroying the stairs. A terrible appearance, shaped like a giant, intertwined with humans and tentacles.
Rags ran out in front of her, extending his human-shaped arms toward Louise.
“!(@*)(!#$&*(!$#?!?!?!?!?”
I got caught.
The tattered body falls down. The trap, unable to withstand the weight of the rags, collapsed and fell. Looking at the rag with only the head visible, I breathe strength into my vocal cords.
It is now.
“Shuri! La Perrine! Release the magic!”
“Yes!”
A huge ice pick falls down under the influence of gravity. No matter how fantasy it is, you can’t ignore a huge amount of violence. Along with the golem’s roar, the ice pick crushed the golem in the trap without hesitation.
Screams, blood, smoke.
The awl is melting. A rag struggling to escape from the trap even though its body was pierced by a huge ice pick.
A persistent guy. Finally, I kicked the handle of the shovel that I had inserted into the starting point of the statue’s crack. Mithril, which boasts overwhelming performance despite its high price, digs deeper into the cracks.
One more time.
Twice.
Three times.
“John!”
Four times.
Five times.
Done. The giant stone statue, unable to withstand the cracks, began to tilt. And the location where the statue collapses…
Right above the trap.
It’s checkmate.
You monster.
“*!@()&)(!*#(*!!!”
The ground shakes as if there was an earthquake, and the dust rises wildly. I suddenly opened my eyes and pulled out the shovel from the statue.
Dead or alive?
“!()*#!($&!…”
The sound of the rag golem, hit by a triple combo of trap, ice pick, and statue, was weak. Are you dying? I checked the condition of the two wizards who were lying down, wary of the boss who was crushed by the stone statue and could not even be seen.
It would be impossible to use more magic. Before I knew it, Louis, who was sitting next to Shuri, seemed to be tired.
“It’s over… Right?”
Whose voice was it?
“‘!@*&*(!$&!(*!!”
Hey. A persistent b*stard.
I pushed the statue away and glared at the hideous, rag-faced figure who was trying to get out of the trap. It’s still alive even with half of its body crushed, making it look like a monster made out of people.
I climbed onto the statue to put an end to the rags and gritted my teeth while standing on the statue.
A persistent b*stard.
“Let’s go home. You b*stard. Production.”
The tip of the statue turned into a bunch of sharp awls and began to literally tear apart the tattered body. The already terrible rags looked even more terrible, but that was what I wanted.
Wow.
Give me some time.
“!@*(&(#$!…”
“..!@&*^!(#…”
Now, it is absurd to see him moving even though a third of his body his his has been torn off. It seems like the strength to get out of the trap has disappeared…
“Production.”
Die.
“Production.”
Please.
“Production.”
Fuck.
“Production…”
Baby.
“…Production!”
After using the skill until all the statues were reduced to awls, the rag golem stopped moving. No, maybe he’s alive. Even though I completely turned into a hedgehog.
Because he was so persistent that I wondered if I could really kill him.
Still, since it was quiet for 5 minutes, it must have died. At least I thought so.
“…I guess it’s over for now.”
“I lived…I lived! “Shuri!”
“Lewis!”
I was able to laugh happily despite the main couple’s misfortune.
Because we are the final winners.
Now all you have to do is go back.
Before I knew it, Sif appeared with Viola, carrying a Goryeojang, or rather a luggage, and spoke to me with a grin.
“I’m looking forward to the settlement~”
“Okay… “
I guess so.
“Good job.”
He chuckled and placed his hand on Sif’s head and moved it around. Sif avoided my touch, his face blushing, and he snapped at me.
“It’s very rude to touch a woman’s hair!”
“I’m sorry.”
“No, it doesn’t mean I don’t like it though…” ” “
I couldn’t figure out whether that perception was due to conservatives or some other reason.
Well, what is good is good.
“I’m going down. “If that golem had died, an exit would have opened underneath.”
You won’t cast Eokka here again, right?
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“Was it a prison to imprison that guy?”
A river of broken chains and blood. Now, the boss room where you can use magic has that kind of structure. If we had fought here, we would have had a hard time. Movement would have been restricted due to the blood rising to the ankles.
It’s literally a configuration where you would go through hell if you didn’t have healers and tanks.
“It’s boring for a boss room.”
Look around. I used Shuri’s maximum brightness light magic to illuminate the surroundings, but there was nothing special except that the pattern on the back of the corpse’s neck was drawn here and there. In the end, was getting the note the end of the harvest? If you can interpret it, you can get enough information, but…
It’s a bit of a disappointing harvest.
The result is not as tasty as I expected.
Is there any compensation?
If you break the rift, there should be a decent reward.
“I see. I can’t see the treasure chest. I heard that even though cracks are difficult to clear, they give better rewards than regular dungeons…”
Fuck.
He’s alive.
“It goes up again. That ragged monster is still alive…”
“!*@!(#!!”
Oh, fuck.
We all turned our attention to the stairs at the familiar roar. A clanking sound is heard in the dark. Unlike before, the loud noise is a bonus. Shuri’s light magic moved straight toward the direction of the monster.
“That… “
“It’s terrible.”
“I agree.”
A bizarre appearance with a small person attached to one giant arm. When I saw that he was still alive even though I had casted him like that, I was instantly enraged. The good news is that the small body cannot swing its arms.
I don’t know if it’s playing or if it just came with it, but the sight of it crawling up my arm is really annoying.
Do it in moderation.
Really.
It’s fortunate that the mana drain seems to have disappeared or weakened.
“!@&!$(#*!!!”
“Ready for battle.”
His magic power has probably recovered to some extent, so if you cut off his fingers one by one with a few magic blows, he won’t be able to do anything. I exchanged glances with Lewis. As expected from a character who is quick-witted and quick-witted when it comes to romance, Lewis seemed to understand what I meant right away and took out his sword from its scabbard.
“Go at once.”
“Yes!”
Without even thinking about who would go first, we jumped towards the rags. Lewis on the right. I left. The giant arm was the left arm, so it looks like I’m dealing with the left arm. As I approached, the tattered left arm wriggled and vomited blood at me.
Turn your body to the side to avoid the breath, and slam the shovel into your little finger. Mithril, the most powerful metal in the world, did not betray my expectations this time either.
“!@(*&!*(#$!!”
Little finger cut off.
To before, the compared body is noticeably sluggish. Soon, Lewis’ sharp sword cut the small person hanging on his arm his his his in half.
“!@(*$#)(!!!!”
Does it hurt?
I’ll make it stop hurting soon, so just wait.
We started hacking away at our arms. They tried to catch us by dexterously moving their arms, which were too slow to catch us, but we easily dodged their attacks and split the tattered pieces into smaller pieces.
Still, Fucking Rag, who only had a middle finger left as the boss, was waving his middle finger and trying to attack us.
You seem like an idiot.
Then let’s finish it off completely.
“Fire the magic!”
“Fireball!”
Shuri’s fireball exploded into the hole in her arm without hesitation. This was the part that Lewis and I worked on like crazy.
A loud scream echoes along with the smell of cooking flesh.
Meanwhile, we were obsessed with cutting off the blasphemous middle finger.
Because there was nothing as helpless as a fingerless palm.
In the end, only after we cut off the middle finger did the arm stop moving, as if it had given up on everything.
I diagnosed him dead only after kicking his arm a few times.
“He’s really dead.”
“Well, then the crack is…”
As soon as I finished speaking, there was the sound of something falling from the ceiling.
“Wow, I feel bad…”
I strongly agree with Sif’s words. A box wrapped in human skin. Please stop talking about concepts.
Because I feel like I’m going to get neurotic!
“I’ll open it, so everyone step back.”
It could be a mimic, so I am the right person to respond right away.
If there are good items, Ginpai, or rather, I have to distribute them appropriately.
I tried to ignore the unpleasant feeling and opened the box.
“…This?”
“…It’s a book.”
Is this dungeon creator crazy about tentacles? What cover has tentacles? Why are the chains tied?
“It looks a bit ominous, doesn’t it? Is it okay for me to take this with me?”
“Ah, maybe it’s a magic book… Maybe?”
“If it’s a grimoire… It must be of tremendous value!”
It’s a compensation for cracks, so it’s quite plausible. I picked up the book. There is a sticky feeling in my hands.
It sucks.
I roughly stuffed the books into my backpack and looked at the crack that was slowly starting to open.
“Ha… It’s over.”
I looked at the status window floating in the air and sighed in relief.
[Mission Clear]
Reward: Attribute Point 3
It’s time to return to the home I miss.