The Only Male Student in the Academy

026. Defeat the Blatta Dungeon (2)

There are two boss monsters in Blatter Dungeon.

One is a monster called the Kobold King, and this is the regular boss. This one will probably be defeated by Lucius later.

And the elder kobold in front of me was a hidden boss.

It has no effect on the story, but instead is a boss that must be defeated in order to achieve achievements or special rewards.

The difficulty setting is around the average party level of 45.

The level difference is more than 10.

Even this side has only two wizards.

I know it’s a disadvantage, but I moved forward.

Then the beast opened its eyes.

Slowly get up from your seat and reveal the big body.

5M seems likely. Even if you call it a giant, it’s not inferior to the size.

Exhale and clear your mind.

The elder kobold doesn’t seem to have any plans to do anything to me right now. It seems that I am exploring how to come out.

I took an item out of my bag.

—–

[Magic Engineering Tool: Magic Engineering Street Light]

Crafting Rating: 8

Attack Power: Low

: A street light that expands to 3m when installed. It has no special effect other than illuminating the surroundings.

This item will never be destroyed by external attacks. Also, it continues to exist in the same place until a ‘destruction order’ is issued.

—–

It was an item that looked like a fat soda can.

There are countless differences from beverage cans. It’s quite heavy, it’s not even labeled, and there’s no liquid in the contents.

The biggest difference is that there is a button next to it.

Press the

Button.

Then, the soda can opened and became a large stick.

When I put it on the floor, the rod stretched to 3m and started to light up.

It is truly a street light that never fails.

‘… Are they still not attacking?’

I installed a street light, but the elder kobold is not responding. I’m just staring at the street lamp as if it’s interesting.

I sneak away from the street lamp and install another street lamp in a new place.

Then the eyes change.

She didn’t seem to realize what I was trying to do, but she must have decided that I shouldn’t let the streetlights be installed.

The elder kobold started moving.

Immediately threw down the Mountain Eater.

– Bang!!

The bomb explodes and hits the chest of the elder kobold precisely.

Powerful explosion. The elder kobold’s body is momentarily pushed away.

But only a little bit.

It only stiffened for a very short gap. Soon after, the elder kobold got into a stance and charged towards us with terrifying momentum.

Right away, I threw a swamp potion.

The hard ground instantly turns into a swamp, and the elder kobold’s leg gets stuck in the swamp.

But it’s not very deep.

Even if it is deep enough to drown a person to death, it is too shallow for a 5m tall elder kobold.

Because of this, even the swamps could not completely block the elder kobold’s charge. It’s all about reducing the power a little.

Throw the item again.

What I threw this time was a water bomb.

“.”

Marie’s clear voice rang out.

A magic circle floats on the floor precisely in time with the explosion of the water bomb.

Cold permeates the elder kobold’s body, and frost clings to its behemoth.

But even in the midst of that, the elder kobolds were moving slowly.

It is the Skill.

‘Level, stamina, mobility, and damage are pushed this way.’

Even the crowd control, which was the strong point of our party, doesn’t work properly.

Throwing an ignorant Mountain Eater won’t work either. The elder kobold’s health and defense are high enough to hit with damage.

Just two things.

There are only two advantages we have over the elder kobolds.

Ability to create change.

And the difference in range.

“.”

I opened the distance again and threw the Mountain Eater.

Another huge explosion hits the giant’s head.

Elder kobolds don’t even move. While overcoming the shock of the explosion with , He glared at me.

The desired sea. If aggro is attracted to Mari for no reason, Mari becomes dangerous.

An elder kobold that has been aggroed by me bends his knees.

I knew just by looking at his posture. One of the elder kobold’s patterns, the leap pattern.

Right away I start running backwards.

Then, the elder kobold jumps into the air and tramples on the place where I was before.

-Quaaa!

The ground shakes with an intense impact.

I barely got out of range and didn’t get caught up in it, but the impact from the floor was so strong that I almost fell at the moment.

The reason I couldn’t fall was because I held on to the street lamp.

While I’m out of position, the elder kobold puts his left elbow forward this time.

And then it runs.

Rush pattern.

When I realized that far, the body of an elder kobold approached me from close range.

-Percussion!

Another shock sound.

But the elder kobold’s charge didn’t reach me.

The elder kobold collided with a lamppost.

“……?”

The elder kobold makes a puzzled expression for a moment.

It must have been the elder kobold’s idea to slam me while smashing the lamppost.

However, the streetlight is an ‘indestructible object’, so it cannot be destroyed no matter how hard you try.

As the streetlights blocked the elder kobold’s momentum, the elder kobold slipped back.

Thanks to you, I can afford it again.

Having regained my composure, I take out a street light from my bag and install a new one.

“…………………….”

The elder kobold looks at me intently and tries to stomp his arm down.

With the charge attack from earlier, the elder kobold was also identified. The magic engineering street light is not something that can be broken by force.

Recognizing that, the elder kobold avoids the street lamp and starts attacking.

However, even if you try to attack, it is limited.

As soon as I dodge the elder kobold’s slashing attack, the elder kobold swings his opposite hand.

-Percussion!!

The elder kobold’s arm is blocked by a lamppost.

“Grrr…”

Annoyed, the elder kobold withdraws his arm.

The Elder Kobold’s size is a whopping 5m. The arms are just as huge.

Therefore, if you try to attack by swinging your arms, you will be blocked by the pre-installed street lights.

Then, the elder kobold can only attack with fists or slashes.

But this is easy to avoid.

“Wooooo!!!”

Shouting again, the elder kobold strikes his fist again.

In order to strike down the fist, the arm must inevitably be lifted up. Moreover, since the elder kobolds are large, their stance is bound to be large.

In other words, it’s easy to see what kind of attack it’s going to make, which means it’s easy to see and avoid.

– Kwaaang!!

A huge roar flew right next to me.

But my body is safe.

The down attack is a ‘dot attack’ that targets and attacks only one point.

Then, if you know where to shoot, you just have to move away from there according to the timing.

After two knockdown attacks missed, the elder kobold came forward with his fist this time.

Again, I dodged to the side.

If the down attack is a ‘dot attack’, then the punch is also a ‘dot attack’.

If you can predict which ‘dot’ your fist will hit, you can avoid it.

‘It’s no problem as long as I block the arm swing.’

This is because the ‘Arm Swing’ pattern is a wide-area attack that sweeps up space all at once. The ‘attack of the side’ is unavoidable.

That’s why I prepared from the beginning to block the arm swing attack pattern.

Street lights.

“Eh, Ariel…! This, I installed them all…!!”

Marie shouts from far away.

When I looked towards Marie, it was full of light.

Street lights are lined up in rows.

Streetlights, like a forest full of trees.

I nodded and threw the item at the elder kobold’s face.

—–

[Bag of sand]

Crafting Rating: 1

Quality: Low

: A bag containing sand. A light shock causes the bag to burst and scatter sand.

—–

The pouch bursts and scatters sand in the elder kobold’s eyes.

The elder kobold is suffering from sand in his eyes.

Taking advantage of that gap, I run towards Marie.

“Keep like this.”

“Ugh, yes…!”

After lightly exchanging words, Marie immediately runs in the other direction.

After some distance from me, Marie takes her streetlight out of her bag and starts installing it.

Alchemists fight with items, not skills.

And items can be passed on to other people.

In other words, the ability to create variables can be shared with others.

This is the true strength of an alchemist.

‘Not yet.’

I just created a variable. I don’t have the power to crush the elder kobold.

How common are the variables I created? Can I use variables to the limit?

The outcome depends on that.

– Kung!

The elder kobold rolls on the ground.

Shaking off the sand from my eyes, the elder kobold glared at me hatefully.

“Come on.”

I take a fighting stance.

The fight has just begun.

A huge fist comes flying.

A fist that flies in a straight line. Lower your stance as much as possible and barely avoid to the side.

– Kung!

A fist slams into the place where I was just now, shaking the ground slightly.

The attacks of the elder kobold do not end there.

He swung his fist straight down toward me.

– Tak!

But the arm did not reach me. Before that, it was blocked by a street lamp.

The elder kobold frowns in annoyance, and I throw the ball at it again.

-Chin.

With a light sound, the ball is embedded between the elder kobold’s forehead.

It seemed that there was no great pain. The spot was slightly red and swollen as if it had been bitten by a mosquito.

Even so, the elder kobold seems to be angry and tries to stamp it with his foot this time.

It’s not difficult to avoid. This is because the stance is much bigger than the fist strike attack.

I dug right in and passed between the elder kobold’s crotch.

Caught behind the Elder Kobold.

I throw Mountain Eater at the back of his head.

-Quaaang!!

The flames of the explosion hit the back of the elder kobold.

The elder kobold was slightly staggered by the unexpected attack, but quickly turned his body and struck down.

This attack was fast.

However, this attack also failed to reach me.

“.”

An ice spear flew from afar and pierced the elder kobold’s hand.

The Elder Kobold’s arms hit by Stir the air, and I take advantage of the gap to throw Mountain Eater.

Another explosion occurred. But this time it was slightly different.

The elder kobold’s body leaned heavily. This is because it was an attack with his center of gravity shifted to one side.

“Grr…!”

However, the elder kobold did not fall by the edge.

Just before he fell, he put his hands on the ground with a quick reaction and withstood the weight.

It’s not easy.

While the elder kobold got up again, I drank a potion and measured the distance.

“I’m exhausted…”

Hidden has been rough for a long time. Sweat flows like a waterfall, and fatigue oppresses the whole body.

Even so, the only thing that could move was the medicine teeth. Drink a stamina potion to forcibly revitalize your body.

The elder kobold raises itself and approaches us.

Punches as soon as they come.

Seeing that, I avoid the street lights as cover.

Throws a fireball as soon as the punch is blocked by a streetlight. Hit the elder kobold on the shoulder.

The elder kobold raised his arm this time as if nothing was wrong. Soon, he tries to stab me with his fist.

Still has a great posture.

Throw a fireball again with your left hand while avoiding it with difficulty.

Was it annoying? The elder kobold tries to swing his arm this time.

However, Mari has already planted streetlights all over the area.

It was immediately blocked by a street lamp, so the elder kobold’s attack couldn’t reach us.

Taking advantage of that gap, he throws another bomb.

As if the impact of the explosion was good, the elder kobold tried to stomp him down with his foot.

It was close, but I was able to react.

Dig inward to avoid the elder kobold’s feet, and this time throw a knife.

The thrown knife is lodged in the elder kobold’s thigh.

But for elder kobolds, it’s like being stabbed with a toothpick.

Annoyed, he throws the dagger stuck in his thigh at me. It didn’t even reach me, as if I had no talent for throwing.

If you take advantage of such a gap and throw a ball, the elder kobold will hit it with your hand.

Then he lifts his foot very high this time. Unlike before, it doesn’t seem like he intended to step on me.

– Bang!

The ground shakes with a roar.

Foot stomping pattern.

Powerful vibrations coming from the ground shake your body.

Right away, I hold on to the street lights and somehow survive.

Then the elder kobold comes back and punches him.

Roll as if throwing your body to avoid it, and at the same time throw the dagger into the elder kobold’s chest again.

There is no final blow to each other.

The elder kobolds have enough power to kill me, but I can’t get them to hit me because of the streetlights and my reaction speed.

On the other hand, I tend to hit attacks with superior range and projectile speed. However, due to insufficient damage, it is not a decisive blow.

Just wasting time.

They only cut each other’s stamina.

“Marie.”

If the scales of this battle hold the horizon.

Breaking that balance has always been the role of variables.

When I call Marie’s name, she pulls out one of her items from her bag.

A crack that spreads like a tear in the air.

Marie immediately shouted.

“Ariel, whoa, I opened the warp gate…!!”