Chapter 18
There’s danger for every trophy
I could finally sit for a moment and rest my back to a wall .
In front of me, there are monsters who are killed by my poison while they’re unable to move due to paralysis .
[How many nests do these monsters have?]
The paralyzed monsters around me formed an ill-shaped semicircle .
The next “trophy” will arrive after they had moved away the paralyzed monsters .
The acid are spitting out of the hole in their body .
The hate-filled stare of the monsters pierce through me
Anger .
Hate .
Murderous intent .
I’ll kill you immediately as soon as I can move my body .
That seems to be what they’re trying to voice out if they weren’t so much as paralyzed .
[Hey, kill me . ]
I returned back a glare of my own .
[I’ll kill you before you can, though . ]
The surface of its skin is burning .
I wonder why .
I have this strange sense of relief from all these murderous intent I’ve been getting .
It’s not like these murderous intent could kill me– my poison could still kill them though .
But it’s not like I’m always glaring at them .
I must keep an eye out for the remaining amount in the gauge .
There are many things I have to make sure to observe .
If I keep on observing, I may discover something new .
[……… . . ]
Is the poison damage constant?
Or is the damage leaning towards a set of measurement?
They’re still paralyzed now .
They might be released from paralysis before they die from poison .
When the paralysis expires, it’s necessary that I apply to them .
It’s too early for me to relax .
It’s still not a good time for me to be negligent .
[Speaking of which…]
Is it possible to cast sleep on them while they’re paralyzed?
Should I check it now while I’m at it?
[Well, before I do that—]
I should probably check my MP .
[Status Open . ]
Lv 258
HP: +774
MP: +8194/8514
Attack: +774
Defense: +774
Physical strength: +774
Speed: +774
Wisdom: +774
Considering the original numbers, I’ve gained quite a dramatic increase in status .
3 x 258 = 774
I understand .
Is it growing by multiplication?
Due to its high initial value, only my MP have grown strangely high .
Though this is much appreciated .
My MP is the lifeline I’m now hanging unto .
It’s the fuel for my personal skills .
Mimori Touka is done for when this is completely exhausted .
By the way, my MP seems to have completely recovered after leveling-up .
[And the other correction values are… wait, what the heck?]
I’m sure Oyamada is Lv 1 and has a Physical strength +500 .
I guess it’s not much of a correction, after all .
It can be said that this is apparently the correction value of an E-Rank .
Oh well…
I was able to get some fatigue thanks to leveling up .
I can slightly feel that my stamina has returned .
[Buru, go, ~ahh…]
One of the minotaurs have finally died .
After a few moments,
One after another, the minotaur dies .
The time flew very fast .
However, except for the first one, no other bird heads have died yet .
It seems these bird heads have a pretty high HP .
[Ko, po, ko, koee—-…]
[Oh?]
One of the remaining bird heads finally died .
[The bird head give a better amount experience, huh . ]
Unfortunately, there is no display in the status of how much experience I gained .
I won’t know the value of the so-called “experience required until next level” .
For a person like me who had experience with stamina-base social games, this is just…
I feel kinda bad for that little amount of MP I had left before leveling up .
If I were going to fully recover my MP by leveling up, I feel like I should have used my MP before I level up .
It may be just my tendency to be frugal .
[Now then…]
Status Open .
Let me check how much MP I have .
MP: +13035/13035
It’s completely recovered .
It seems that it have recovered completely at that time I leveled up .
The consumption of my personal skill per cast are 10 MP .
So, I can still use my personal skill 1303 times .
There are many monsters that are still living .
With the experience they give, my level should still rise .
[In short–]
If I can continue doing this and stack them up,
[Maybe I can even work on increasing my skill experience . ]
v
I glance at one of them and locked on .
I held my hand towards one of the bird heads .
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It didn’t fall .
It probably didn’t fall because it’s currently paralyzed in it place .
[But…]
I closed my eyes .
It’s a success .
That means…
[It’s possible . ]
Overlapping of paralysis and sleep .
Now, there are two gauges that are displayed .
Yellow and blue .
Paralysis and sleep .
I no longer need to put on after the gauge is completely depleted .
The monster can’t act even for just a moment .
This means that taking a risk can be perfectly avoided .
The effect of the poison is also continuing .
I’ve completed the perfect combo .
This also makes it that I can continue using my skills .
I still have enough room to cast with more than enough MP remaining .
And then they’d turn into my experience .
My level will then rise instantly .
[Alright…]
This only means…
[! , , , , –]
One after another, they repeatedly piled up .
[ , –]
Okay .
It went up .
is now level 2 .
[Bu, ri, ~o—-]
[Pa ri, pi, ~o—]
The monsters that have been poisoned continuously died .
[For the time being, I should probably overlay as much as I can . ]
Considering numerically, a considerable amount of MP had been wasted .
But it’s not like I can help it .
Well, it’s not like it’s a bad thing to have an excess amount of the remaining capacity .
If it was like before, my MP would have almost depleted and I’m close to dying .
The difference between now and then is like heaven and earth . A really big difference .
And so,
[My MP have completely recovered yet again–]
I glared at the monsters surrounding me .
[Hmm?]
[Gu, ru— bu, ~uuuu… . ]
What?
[The minotaurs that have gathered are going back . . ?]
Doshin ~tsu, doshin~tsu, doshin ~tsu…
They turned back and left .
The minotaur’s reinforcements, I mean .
[Did they give up?]
-on killing me?
[Pa paru n— pa pi, ko kko kko kko…]
Suddenly, one of the bird head’s began to fall into panic . It opened it’s beak and–
[Pu chi, ko ro… ko ro ko ro, kko… ko!]
The bird head begins to go around in circles .
[Ko, ko ~e ~oeeeeee!]
The bird heads turned their back together .
The whole flock have started to run away .
While flapping its four arms like it wants to fly away .
[Ko ~oeeee!]
They ran away .
It seems they understood that they’d just die without meaning like their friends .
Though somehow, I suddenly can’t move .
With that thing turning into purple, bubbles also float around it .
After a while, it finally breathed out its last .
The cause of them running away must be this one .
It’s too risky to fight this one .
Well, isn’t it just my imagination?
After all, isn’t that always have been the case?
Although they are monsters of this disposal ruins, they are still living creatures .
It seems they still value their life as important .
I turned to the fleeing monsters .
[So, what do I do with them?]
I ask myself .
[Should I chase them and kill them?]
No…
Let’s stop for now .
It’s not that I finally find myself being benevolent .
My goal is to go above ground .
My level have successfully leveled up .
I have other thing to do than doing that .
Like exploring this ruins .
I will explore this disposal ruins .
And find my way back above ground .
I slowly stand up .
I turned to where the minotaurs had fled .
A place that couldn’t be explored without being careful .
I step forward .
[For now, should I go back first?]
The first place where the disposed heroes arrive .
There may be something that can still be used .