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nA Sabertooth Drake attacked with its 30 cm long fangs. It’s a large lizard spanning a total length close to 5 meters. Although it has Drake in its name, it is not a species of dragon.

nGakii! Titan pinned down the Sabertooth Drake with its adamantite alloy-made large shield and swung his mace on lizard’s head.

nBokku!

nZashu!

nKaede matched Titan’s attack, cutting off its tail with her threads.

n『Gyaaaaaaaaaa!!』

n「Now!」

nZashu! From the left and right of Titan who was restraining the enemy, Sophia and I jumped out and cut off the head of the Sabertooth Drake.

nA short while later, the Sabertooth Drake’s corpse turned into a bead of light and vanished, leaving behind a magic stone and two huge fangs.

n「The density of monsters sure got higher now that it’s the 19th level. Has no one been here in a long time?」

nAt my feet were magic stones and 30 cm huge fangs scattered about.

nOur encounter rate with monsters has been high since coming to this floor. From wolf-type to monkey-type monsters, or insect-type monsters like the Huge Mantis, a 2 meter praying mantis, to reptile-type monsters like snakes and lizards. A myriad of monsters have attacked us.

n「It’s a high difficulty dungeon, after all. With the exception of adventurers who have an objective, there might not be anyone who would explore to this level.」

nWhile everyone went to collect the drop items, I checked the map. When the collection finished, we began walking to the probable direction of the stairs leading down.

nIt’s been 10 days since we began our exploration in the high difficulty dungeon 『Forest of the Beast King』, and maybe because we’re exploring at such a high pace, so far, there haven’t been any attacks from the zealots nor were there any presences tailing us.

nKaede and I detect monsters with Enemy Search, and then start fights with preemptive strikes and subjugate them. We explored the 19th level with a Search and Destroy tactic, and finally found the stairs going down.

nThe 20th floor had lesser dragon-types like solo Lesser Wyverns and Lesser Drakes, and since it was a straight path to the boss room, we couldn’t avoid battles. When we finally arrived at the entrance of the boss room, we took a break.

n「Takumi-sama, please have some tea.」

n「Thank you, Maria.」

nA quick and light meal to soothe our hunger and to prepare ourselves for the boss fight.

n「The strategy is the same as always. Titan will cover the whole area and protect everyone with his big shield. Once we fire our initial volley of magic, Laeva and Maria, you will continue to use long range magic attacks. Kaede, guard them and if there is some leeway, do hit-and-run attacks. And for Sophia and I, we’ll rush in from the left and right like the usual. Is this alright?」

nEveryone nodded.

n「Alright! Let’s defeat the boss!」

n「「「「「Yes! (Okaaay!)」」」」」

nGogogogoooooo!!

nWhen we opened the massive doors and entered, from the thick fog appeared a monster over 20 meters long with 4 thick legs, and is covered in scales that would seem to repel half-hearted attacks. Yes, a dragon appeared.

n「Earth Dragon!」

n『GUAAAAAAAAーーーー!!』

nThe Earth Dragon’s roar reverberated throughout the vast boss room.

n「Let’s do this!」

n「Ice Lance!」 「Fire Lance!」 「Rock Lance!」 「Wind Cutter!」

nSpears of ice, fire, and stone, as well as blades of wind assailed the Earth Dragon simultaneously.

nFurthermore, Titan fired a laserbeam-like 『Light of Judgment』 at it.

n『GYAAAAA！！』

nThe Earth Dragon screamed. Then magic power gathered in its jaws and blew a dragon breath.

nTitan defended against that breath with his large shield.

nThe large adamantite shield Titan has is not just an ordinary large shield. It having physical and magic resistance is a given, and when magic power is circulated into it, it is able to put up a physical and magic barrier. Titan protected us from the breath with that.

nHaving finished its breath attack, the Earth Dragon was bewildered when we didn’t receive any damage.

nThe fight after that was one-sided.

nSophia and I used our magic spears; Titan used Shield Bash on the Earth Dragon’s head and pursued it with a mace; Kaede’s threads obstructed the Earth Dragon’s movement; Maria and Laeva fired magic when they see an opening.

nI summoned Tsubaki from the Subspace, and everyone went on the offensive.

n『GYAAAAAーーーー！！』

nRoaring its death throes, the Earth Dragon’s large body went down.

n「We did it.」

n『Well. Done.』

n「Ahh, for us to defeat a dragon-type in such a short amount of time, just what is an “artisan”?」

n「Ah! Please look at this, Takumi-sama!」

nWhile Titan and Sophia were appreciating our hard work with me, Maria and Laeva pointed at the Earth Dragon.

nIn the spot where the Earth Dragon, which turned into beads of light, had fallen, a shiny silver chest, dragon scales, fangs, and bones, as well as an enormous magic stone remained.

nInside the treasure chest were several magic items and ingots, as well as plenty of jewels and gold.

nA transportation magic circle appeared upon our exit of the boss room, marking the end of our first dungeon exploration.

nName: Takumi Iruma

nRace: Human

nAge: 16 years old

nJob: Magic swordsman Lv52, Fighter Lv50

n( Magus Lv32, Magic Bestower Lv52, Carpenter Lv24, Tailor Lv52, Alchemist Lv86, Blacksmith Lv78 )

nLevel: 82

nCondition: Healthy

nVitality: 820

nMagic Power: 1,020

nStrength: 440

nAgility: 410

nStamina: 510

nDexterity: 440

nIntelligence: 520

nUnique Skills

nAppraisal EX

nItem Box EX ( Concealed )

nPassive Skills

nSuperhuman Strength Lv5 ( UP )

nInsight Lv8 ( Up )

nPoison Resistance Lv2

nParalysis Resistance Lv2

nEvasion Lv8 ( UP )

nBody Control Lv7 ( UP )

nIncreased Magic Power Recovery Speed Lv3 ( UP )

nHigh-speed Thought Process Lv3 ( UP )

nActive Skills

nSpear Handling Lv9 ( UP )

nAxe Technique Lv5

nSwordplay Lv9 ( UP )

nThrowing Lv7 ( UP )

nTaijutsu Lv10 ( UP )

nFist King Technique Lv3 ( UP )

nMatoujutsu Lv9 ( UP )

nEnemy Search Lv7 ( UP )

nPresence Detection Lv9 ( UP )

nStealth Lv7 ( UP )

nTame Lv3

nEnhanced Physical Abilities Lv7 ( UP )

nMagic Perception Lv9

nMagic Power Manipulation Lv10

nMagic Formula Control Lv6 ( UP )

nLight Attribute Magic Lv7

nFire Attribute Magic Lv6 ( UP )

nWater Attribute Magic Lv7 ( UP )

nWind Attribute Magic Lv7 ( UP )

nEarth Attribute Magic Lv8

nIce Attribute Magic Lv7 ( UP )

nLightning Attribute Magic Lv8 ( UP )

nTime-Space Attribute Magic Lv7

nBestowal Magic Lv8

nAlchemy Lv10 ( UP )

nSmithing Lv9

nWoodworking Lv8

nCarpentry Lv5

nForaging Lv6

nLogging Lv5

nDismantling Lv4

nMining Lv4

nMetalworking Lv8

nSewing Lv7

nCooking Lv4

nDivine Protection of Goddess Norn ( Concealed )

nFamiliars

nArchenie Unique Species ( Kaede )

nDrake Horse ( Tsubaki )

nGuardian Golem ( Titan )

nTitles

nGiant Killer

nDragon Slayer

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nSphy’s Note:

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