Chapter 70

[Level Up]

[Agility increased by 2]

[Mana increased by 1]

[Heat Resistance Skill increased by 1]

[Tracking Skill increased by 1]

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All right . This is perfect .

The level up speed is no joke .

I already knew that it was possible to gain experience from causing fire .

It was a small amount, about a quarter of the amount that I could have got from defeating the enemy directly .

A Normal Difficulty player discovered this before we even got to the Round Ten, although that player did not think about causing a large-scale fire like this .

A red devil of flame engulfed the jungle . Black smoke completely filled the sky .

[Kiiiaaaaak!]

I can hear the screams of the monsters from all over the place .

Most monsters chose to run away from the fire .

That’s a wise choice .

They could either lose their life by staying or lose their habitat . It was obvious which one was the bigger loss .

However, my plan is to burn down the entire stage .

They can’t escape from the fire indefinitely by running .

After all, this is not a natural disaster .

Running from the fire that started from the east, countless monsters arrive in the west .

The scale of the herds of monsters on the run is incredible .

We are looking at it from the sky . It is a sight to behold .

I see they are not fighting in this situation .

Some of them were pushing, shoving and running over one another, but none of them are standing around and fighting each other .

They were all diligently running away from the fire .

Flying animals were flying toward the west in orderly manner like a flock of birds’ seasonal migrations .

However, there are some monsters who are trying to subdue the fire instead of running .

They are mostly ones with water-based skills who don’t want to leave their territories .

Of course, they are not a huge, coordinated group . They are individually acting, so I don’t think they can subdue fire this large .

However, because of bastards like them, the fire is spreading slower .

We need to personally kill these volunteer firefighting monsters .

[Keeek!]

Idy’s spear pierced a monster and it died instantly .

Her attack was at a whole another level from a western knight’s lance charge attack .

It was a death blow that benefit from the speed of a dive flight move .

Having killed the monster, I flew up into the sky again .

Idy was going to suffer from being near the fire too long .

To help her against the heat and motion sickness, I gave her a bottle of elixir . However, there was no need for us to be inside the heat continuously .

There were countless monsters running away from the fire, but there were a few that tripped while running and got injured . Unable to move, those monsters were swallowed by the fire .

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Good, good .

“Keruk . I am a little uncomfortable with this . Perhaps it’s because I lived in forests before . I am a little afraid of a large fire like this . ”

“It’s all right . This area is someone else’s home anyway . ”

“If it keeps on heading west, the fire will reach our home too . Keruk . ”

“It’s all right . It won’t be our home anymore once we clear the stage anyway . ”

“Keruk…”

[Buuuuoooo!]

From a distance, a humongous monster appeared, roaring .

It looked like brachiosaurus .

Of the two bogus dragons, this one has barrier skill .

It would’ve been better if this one ran away from the fire too, but this bastard was using its huge body and barrier skill to try and stop the fire .

It’s a huge prey to hunt . Let’s try .

“Keruk . Are you really going to attack that monster?”

“Of course . Get me my sword from the dimensional space bag . ”

Idy found the savage warrior’s backsword and handed it to me .

I had been using this weapon for a really long time .

I bought it when I cleared the Fourth Floor .

It does not have any special attribute . However, it is very sturdy, and does not bend; hence my fondness of this weapon .

I wish I had a good spear to use .

Against a huge enemy like this, a longer weapon would be better .

I happen to have learned spear techniques from Idy earlier, but I wouldn’t be able to use it without a spear . It’s too bad .

I should buy a spear as soon as I clear the 12th Floor .

We circled around the bogus dragon .

We didn’t get too close .

We have to stay away from its range and dawdle .

Like a fly…

However, we are no ordinary fly .

[Soul Steal]

It was going to deteriorate the enemy’s vitality . It could lead to death of the enemy if the effect continued for a long time .

The skill also returned stamina to me if I killed the enemy affected by the skill .

It really is the best skill .

It’s also perfect for drawing attention .

So far, although the monster noticed me, it was more focused on the fire . Now, the bogus dragon looked at me and roared .

[Buuuuuoooooo!]

What are you going to do by screaming at me? You rascal .

You think you can catch me when I’m flying around?

Also, if you chase after me, your home will burn away completely .

I screamed back at the bogus dragon .

Because of the effect from the knowledge of the time before babel, that bogus dragon clearly understood what I said .

“Captain, as I thought, you become too underhanded when you are fighting . ”

The bogus dragon glared at me for a moment . It then turned its gaze back to the flame .

“Get ready, Idy . Let’s attack by taking advantage of this . ”

“Keruk . ”

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“Now!”

My backsword and Idy’s spear were both swung at the same time .

Both weapons precisely aimed at the monster’s back .

Kwwaaaang!!

However, our attack was blocked by the monster’s barrier skill .

Isn’t that response too fast?

I turned to look, and the monster turned its head . It was glaring at us directly with its giant eyes .

I performed a few aerial acrobatics to dodge the monster’s tail swinging at us . I put distance from the monster .

I didn’t think it could respond so fast to the ambush attack coming at its rear .

Especially when that monster is so huge…

It’s pretty agile .

“Keruk . What do we do now, Captain?”

The monster is now ignoring the fire and steadily glaring at us .

“Well, we should keep trying . ”

It will work eventually if we keep on trying .

The situation is overwhelmingly in our favor .

The monster wants to protect its habitat from the fire .

Its habitat is currently being lost to the fire .

The monster has to kill us quickly or just ignore us . It needs to choose one .

However, if it does decide to come after us, we can just run away by flying .

Meanwhile, its habitat will be decimated by the fire .

If it ignores us?

Then we just need to repeat the attack .

That barrier skill is not a passive skill, meaning that it won’t sustain itself indefinitely .

It is an active skill that the monster needs to cast just before being attacked .

We will be attempting our attacks from its blind spots .

As long as we succeed just once, that will be the end of the monster .

The area has become a sea of flame .

The monster is also subject to the deterioration effect of the Soul Steal .

If it gets poisoned on top of this, well…

Its movement will become dull . It will keep on allowing more attacks to hit and will eventually die from the poison .

It’s perfect, right?

“Keruk . I somehow feel sorry for that monster . Keruk . ”

“Hey . Should you say such things?”

“I know . I was joking . Keruk . ”

Now, shall we go for another try?

The monster, which was glaring at us, gave up chasing us in the end . It turned its attention towards the fire .

It is still occasionally glancing at us .

You have huge moving eyes . You think I won’t notice?

I increased my flying speed and then used the Wind Spirit’s Blessing to accelerate further to approach the monster .

As I thought, the monster was wary of our movement . It swung its tail at us .

[Blink]

I used the Blink to dodge the tail and blinked closer to the monster .

Clank!

Again, our attack was blocked by the barrier .

Isn’t this bastard’s reaction time really is incredible?

I continued to fly along the body of the monster and tried more attacks .

Clank! Clank! Clank!

I used the Blink again after that .

We moved toward the lower end of the monster, toward its legs .

Because of the monster’s large body, it could not clearly view its legs .

Slice…

The backsword and the spear’s tip cut through its skin .

Chuuuuuuk…

I swung my weapons again and deepened its injuries .

Clank!

The third attempt was blocked by the barrier .

We moved out of the way and dodged the monster’s leg swing .

[Buuuuooooo!]

With the monster’s roar behind us, we ran away for now .

Hahahaha .

The monster chased after us for about five minutes . After a moment, it stopped .

The monster’s eyes were blood shot . Its gaze remained concentrated on us .

I think it is mad to the core .

Still, what could it do now?

The poison energy has already infiltrated its body .

The wounded area will slowly paralyze .

The monster will start to suffer from all sorts of pains .

Its movement speed will slow substantially once the paralysis reaches the leg muscles .

Unless this monster has poison resistance, great poison resistance at least, it will be pretty painful .

Since it is so huge, the poison won’t be fatal, but…

At least it won’t be able to ignore Idy’s attacks .

Idy couldn’t explain exactly how it worked, but her spear technique killed most monsters with a clean, single blow .

“We won . Keruk . ”

Now, the monster has to give up on its habitat .

Unable to hold its anger, it chased us for five minutes while its habitat went up in flames .

Its options now changed .

It can either chase us or run away from the flame .

Either way, it will end in its death .

Although this is obvious, running away from us is not a possible option for this monster .

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[Buuuooooo!]

Its loud roar pierced the area . The roar was full of anguish and frustration .

Is it not able to feel even anger anymore?

Its legs were full of wounds .

Also, every time a new wound was inflicted, more poison energy infiltrates the monster’s body .

Now, the monster didn’t even have any strength left to move . It just plummeted to the ground and cried out .

“Let’s go . We should finish it with our own hands . ”

“Keruk . ”

If we let it be, the monster was going to die by from the fire .

That wasn’t a bad thing, but we spent half a day fighting it . It was a tough fight .

We should end it ourselves .

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I pierced my sword right between its eyes . Several messages appeared in a row in front of me .

[Level Up]

[Strength went up by 1]

[Stamina went up by 1]

[Agility increased by 1]

[Mana Circuit Skill increased by 1]

[Sensory Amplification Skill increased by 1]

Oh, all right .

Mana Circuit and Sensory Amplification Skills don’t rise easily . They leveled up .

[God of Slowness is satisfied with your exploit . ]

[God of Adventure is satisfied with your exploit . ]

[God of Battle is interested in you . ]

[God of Light is very intrigued by you . ]

[God of Duel is disappointed by the unacceptable result . ]

It’s been a while since I’ve seen so many gods showing interest .

It is expected . What we are doing right now is not something that happens very often .

I am certain that these bogus dragons are not there to be hunted .

Compared to other monsters at the 12th Floor Stage, these dragons have excessively higher specs .

Their size is at a whole another level, and the skills that they have are directly useful in combat .

If I could not fly, and if I could not corner it into a disadvantage by setting the fire, it would not have been possible to hunt the monster so easily like this .

The bogus dragons are more like a message to the player who enters the stage . By showing the two fight as soon as the player enters the stage, it is sending a message that the place is dangerous like this so the player should be careful and focus on survival for 25 days .

To go a little further, they also serve as a clue that the monsters at 12th Floor Stage each have a skill .

Still, it was totally worth overexerting ourselves and killing it .

I think I will get plenty of additional awards after this .

Idy was having a hard time because of the heat . I flew up high and flew away from the heat for her .

I also breathed in too much smoke while fighting the monster .

“Keruk . Now, what are you going to do?”

“First, we should go somewhere far away from the fire . Let’s rest there . We should eat the packed lunch too . If we could find a safe place, I think it would be also good to take a nap . ”

The fire had already engulfed east side of the jungle . I am sure it will continue to spread even if I left it be .

“After that?”

Why are you asking the obvious?

We need to set more fires .