Otome Game no Heroine de Saikyou Survival-Chapter 104

Dungeon Capture (3)

“–[Double Edge]–“

[Guooooooooooooo!!!]

The Combat Skill I had unleashed crushed both of the ogre’s eyes, and I jumped in behind one of the ogre, which had unexpectedly dropped its weapon and held its face, and I stabbed the black dagger through its ears and into the brain to finish it off.

The ogre’s skin was hard enough to be used in high-grade leather armor, making it difficult for my projectiles and knives to hurt it, but one-on-one it was not an opponent I couldn’t defeat.

Dalton, the leader of the group, who found that I could fight better than expected, began to let me handle the demons to some extent, instead of using me only as a scout.

Not only that, but also because I fought so out of the ordinary that the knights who followed me slowed down when I was in the rear. The knights seemed to recognize the strength of “warriors” such as Dalton and Feld, but they seemed to see something different in a being like me.

At first, I too was taking on orcs and hobgoblins, but after a few days, I began to be assigned to foes closer to Rank 4, such as ogres.

This was because I had to increase the speed at which I could attack here.

“We’re done over here.”

“Roger that.”

“Well, let’s do one more job.”

Viro and I stepped forward to replace Feld and Dalton, who had returned after defeating the two trolls.

Trolls were Rank 4 demons of the normal species, but they had a “regenerative ability” that did not show up in the combat power of the appraisals, so they were equivalent to the lower rank of Rank 5 in the Adventurers’ Guild’s difficulty level for defeating them.

Such an enemy could not be defeated with small weapons like those used by me and Viro for conventional means, so we had to rely on large weapons like those used by the two vanguards.

Up to this point, I had not collected any materials from demons and had only taken Magic Stone from Ogre class or higher demons, but now even the corpses of trolls were being left behind.

Naturally, the ogre I had defeated was also left behind, and Viro, looking sideways at the ogre he had defeated, blurted out in a small voice that only I could hear.

“Ah~ah, what a waste.”

“You were supposed to get an extra reward for that, weren’t you?”

The reason why we increased the speed of our progress even though we left the Rank 4 materials behind was because of them, the escort targets behind us.

“That’s enough for today!”

We proceeded for a while, and when Dalton called out to us at a place that looked safe, we heard several sighs of relief from behind us.

We had placed incense to ward off low-ranking demons, even if only for comfort, but perhaps that was not enough to put their minds at ease, and I could see the color of fatigue that could not be hidden on the faces of the knights and guards as they prepared to encamp.

A week had passed since the dungeon attack began at the 70th level, and we had reached the 80th level. According to what Mira had told me, it usually took two days or more to conquer one level of a dungeon if you were searching for the deeper levels, so this speed of conquest was astounding.

However, this was also the result of using the old documents left behind by generations of royalty and going straight ahead without making any detours.

They had not seen the sun for many days and had no sense of accomplishment or fulfillment. They had begun to weaken mentally by repeating the same things in a closed environment with no sense of time and constant exposure to danger.

This was true even for knights who sometimes had gone into battle. Royalty who had lived in the royal palace could reach their limits at any time.

“”…””

As I crossed the field to prepare for encampment, my eyes met Elena’s, who looked slightly tired, and she smiled a little wryly.

Elena’s spirit was strong. She was prepared to sacrifice herself for her country, and I think she could get through this situation. But Amol, sitting near her and sipping the water handed to him by the squire with dark eyes, was in the most perilous state of the royal family.

He forced himself to participate, so he could not be weak, and his reason for participating, judging from his demeanor, was to protect the young royalty, or he himself, was unsure whether he wanted to change his situation by gaining the Gift.

He stopped talking after seeing me fight, but when he saw me, he would look away and mumble something.

Compared to him, the other royal family members were still better. Even so, something must have changed in her mind because Clara, the daughter of Dandol, who had been huddled by the crown prince’s side for a long time, showed hostility in her eyes, which used to show a frightened look whenever she saw me. The Crown Prince, on the contrary, could maintain his spirit by taking care of Clara while being bewildered by her.

Carla Lester, who had many times dived into the dungeon alone, had not changed at all. She was still as “terrible” as ever. She had the lowest physical strength of the group, but for some reason she seemed to be having the most fun.

In terms of familiarity, we were no different. Dalton and Mira, who had been adventurers for a hundred years, looked the same as usual, and Viro could afford to complain about the lack of alcohol.

Feld was a big guy, so the cramped environment was more of a hassle than a pain. I had little dungeon experience, but I didn’t live a life where the environment was a pain in the ass anymore.

Back to the story, Dalton decided to consult Elena and Sera to speed up the progression for their lack of familiarity with the dungeon environment.

“…Feld.”

“There you are again.”

He called out the name of Feld, who was nearby, and Feld, who had perhaps already guessed it, stood up holding a large sword.

Viro was already on the move, and Dalton and Mira, seeing this, raised their hips from the floor, and Dalton, holding his hammer, raised his mouth slightly.

“‘Meat’ tonight?”

A shrieking echo escaped from the distracted knights as we began to move, and at that moment, as if to drown it out, we heard the sound of hoofs racing from the passage in our direction.

“It’s a Minotaur!”

One of the knights shouted, and at the same time, four Minotaurs sprang out of the passageway.

Minotaurs were demons with the head and hooves of a cow on the body of a giant man, and were ranked as high as Rank 3, the same as ogres.

“Finish it off with a single blow!”

Dalton inspired us, after seeing that the knights were not yet ready for battle.

The Minotaur was already in a state of dangerous excitement. Dalton and Feld jumped out with their weapons in front of the Minotaur, which was charging at us at horse-like speed with its pitch-black horns sticking out, and Mira began to cast spirit magic.

“Far left, Aria!”

“Got it.”

I and Viro, whose blow was less powerful, aimed at the same enemy.

“Spirit of the earth! Stitch up your enemies with your indestructible power!”

Mira’s spirit magic was activated, and the stone floor in the dungeon rose like clay, becoming a huge pile that skewers a Minotaur that had just charged head-on into the dungeon.

At the same time, Dalton’s war hammer, diving in at the same time, roared through the Minotaur’s head, smashing it like cheese, and Feld swung his great sword right across, slicing the Minotaur’s head in half, up and down.

I plunged straight at it head-on and flew over the face of the approaching Minotaur as if kicking it in the face, pulling the strings wrapped around its horns with all my weight and momentum to make it raise its chin, whereupon Viro unleashed his Combat Skill.

“–[Critical Edge]–“

Level 4’s [Combat Skill], which aimed at the critical point and increased the power of a blow by several times, penetrating the Minotaur from under its jaw to its brain.

This was a technique that would become a mere blow if it missed the vital point, but if it could be properly aimed, it would become a special Combat Skill that could unleash several times the power of a blow.

[Bumooooooooooo!!!!]

At that moment, a yell roared out, and another Minotaur jumped out belatedly.

The knights were still on their feet, and few of us were able to fight immediately, and we each had just taken down a Minotaur, and hence we were not yet in a position to quickly respond.

Ahead of the Minotaur, racing straight ahead like a hoof-beat, were Elena and the other royalty; Sera noticed this and stepped forward to protect them. If she was capable, she should be able to defeat them one-on-one, but like me and Viro, Sera, who could not be defeated with a single blow, would instead sacrifice herself to stop it.

“Aria! Go for it!

Feld shouted at me. Our eyes met for a moment, and he nodded toward me. My friends knew my “technique”. And that’s what I was really trying to do.

As the purity of the magical element increased, the high-speed flowing magical element ran through my entire body, instantly raising the accuracy of my body enhancement to more than the maximum.

“Ha!!!”

Dang!!! I leaped out as if gouging out the stone floor with my toes, chasing after the Minotaur that was racing ahead, leaving behind even the scenery in my field of vision, and slashed its head off from directly behind, just a moment before it attacked the royalty.

The headless Minotaur’s torso rolled to the ground, and the flying fresh head fell in front of Clara Dandol, causing her to scream.

Having consumed most of my magic and physical strength instantly, I too ran out of strength and rolled on the floor as if stumbling, and fell on top of the torso of the Minotaur that had rolled ahead of me.

I used the technique I had used to defeat the orc general, and with my body unable to move, I vaguely wondered if Dalton was going to eat this thing, or something stupid like that.

“Aria!!!”

Elena, who was nearby, came running up to him with a scream.

“Aria, you’re being reckless again…, can you move?”

Sera said as she ran up to me at the same time, and when I replied, “I’m fine…” a large hand, picked me up from where I had fallen, holding me up by the side like a child.

“Well done, Aria!”

“Feld…”

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You’d been following me…. I smiled lightly at a worried Elena, telling her it was no problem, and finally exhaled and squinted at the view I could see.

The view Feld was looking at was so vast…

*

“With the appearance of the Minotaur, we could be sure that we had reached the area, the deepest part of the site. There are only five levels left, let’s give it our all!!!”

Dalton, who had checked the safety of the passageway, said this in front of everyone.

From the 81st level, we would be in the Minotaur area. The enemy would be stronger, but now that they could finally see what lay ahead, the knights raised their spirits as if they did not even care about that, although Dalton’s tone was rough.

I rested my body for half a day and let Sera recover while I treated myself, returning to the front in about a full day, far quicker than before.

From there, we proceeded through one level a day, and when we arrived at the deepest level, the final 85th level, there were no walls dividing the rooms, only a huge iron door with exquisite reliefs, three meters wide and five meters high.

Even in a dungeon, which was said to read the thoughts of dead people, one could sense the presence of some kind of “will” in creating a door this large.

I didn’t know if it was the spirit of the dungeon, but the deeper I dived, the more I began to feel something like a “gaze”.

“Let’s go!

After Viro and I carefully checked the trap, Dalton called out to all of us and pushed the door open, and the heavy iron door slowly began to open.

The two on the left and right, blue and vermilion, were probably a higher level of the Minotaur species. And in the center of them stood a huge three-meter black Minotaur.

“Beware…, it is the Minotaur Murder of Rank 6.”

[Black Ox] [Minotaur Murder] [Demon Species Rank 6]

[Magic Power: 250/250] [Strength: 800/800]

[Total Combat Power: 3240 (With Physical Enhancements: 3960)]

[Bumoooh!!!]