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Chapter 44 – Work-related Injuries and Disasters
‘Warning: dungeon flood has occurred in the B-Rank Dungeon, Hikarigaoka Park Dungeon.’
The “Voice of Heaven” rings out.
‘This is the dungeon you are currently exploring.’
‘It is a large dungeon flood that increases the rank by two, and those who have not yet conquered an S-rank dungeon are advised to avoid entering the dungeon area.’
‘In addition, explorers who are exploring dungeons near the Hikarigaoka Park Dungeon and the Shinjuku Station Underground Dungeon are advised to leave the dungeons immediately. The probability of more cascades occurring in the surrounding dungeons is over 30%.’
“W-wha…”
The “Voice of Heaven” was apparently heard by the Rakan explorers.
“Flood?”
“A-at a time like this!”
“And two rank increases means… it will be S-Rank!”
“Hey, the portal is gone!”
The explorers panicked.
Immediately after that, the door to the boss’ room that the suit-wearers were holding was blown off from the inside.
“Whoa!”
“Kyaaaah!”
The iron door bent like a piece of candy bounced across the floor and hit one of the explorers.
At the same time, “something” flew out of the boss’s room.
The “something” drew an almost horizontal parabola and stuck to the wall of the dungeon! It stuck to the dungeon wall with a thud.
The explorers screamed when they realized that it was Junko Tozaki’s final result.
The dungeon flood has raised the levels of all the monsters in the dungeon to the level of the current dungeon boss.
――For a moment, I could not comprehend the meaning.
But what the “Voice of Heaven” is saying is clear.
The levels of all the monsters in this Hikarigaoka Park dungeon have been raised to the level of the dungeon boss.
The level of this dungeon boss had recently been raised to match that of Junko Tozaki.
It was a simple three-step process.
In other words, all the monsters in this dungeon were now at the same level as Junko Tozaki.
I noticed several red dots of light approaching the boss room that used to be the sanctuary.
They came at a frightening speed, and in no time at all, they ran over and killed the blue dots of the Rakan explorers.
One of the red dots―the Hobbit Swordsman who came nearby―I used Appraisal on it.
Status──────────────────
Hobbit Swordsman
Level 2941
HP 29410/29410
MP 20587/20587
Attack Power 41651
Defense 32810
Magic Power 20587
Mental Strength 24787
Agility 43692
Luck 40715
・Acquired Skills
Swordsmanship 4, Parrying 3, False Intent 3, Coordinated Attack 3
23528 Experience gained from defeating the enemy
108 SP gained by defeating the enemy
Mana coin (converted to yen) gained by defeating the enemy: 647020
Drop Items: Hyper Potion, Emerald Rod, Bracelet of Rage
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“Shit!”
Looking at the Mini Map, the number of blue light dots visibly decreased.
Only four left… No, three!
Thanks to Stealth and Covert 3, they haven’t found me, but I guess I can’t let them die.
I equipped the Level Sealing Bracelet and the Raven Tengu Mask from my Item Box,
“Flare Storm!”
I unleashed Fire Magic and learned at level 4 of Fire Magic in the direction with many red dots.
I also have Magic Crit 3, Strong Strike Magic 2, Attribute Amplification 1, Surprise Attack 1, Preemptive Attack 1, First Move 1, Heaven’s Punishment 1, Assassination Technique 1, Fatal Crit 1, and, depending on the angle, Backstab 1.
Vanguard Knowledge (Attack Power and Magic Power are increased by 1.5 times for (S.Lv x 10) seconds after the start of the battle. After the effect time expires, Attack Power and Magic Power are reduced by 2/3 for (S.Lv x 10) seconds) and Ancient Chanting (Chanting a special spell doubles Magic Power instead of increasing the chanting time by (10-S.Lv) seconds) is not used.
The former is a disadvantage if the fight is long. The latter because I couldn’t afford to chant.
Fire Magic 5 with 82224 Magic Power, with skill synergy multiplied to the limit, wiped out most of the red light dots that had been swallowed.
The only one left was a mage with high Mental Strength.
The mage unleashed a spell on the surviving explorers.
The magic that was unleashed was――
“Flare Storm?”
I jump in front of the explorer and use my Magic Barrier skill.
The invisible barrier, backed by my high Magic Power and Mental Strength, prevents the flame storm the mage unleashed.
Finally, I let go of the barrier and,
“Whirlwind Slash!”
I defeated the mage with Ninjutsu.
‘You have destroyed the enemy!’
‘117640 experience points gained.’
‘178475 SP earned.’
‘3293920 yen earned.’
‘You have obtained the Emerald Rod!’
This is the first time I’ve ever defeated an enemy.
This is the kind of “Voice of Heaven” you get.
It’s an amazing experience, but for me, it’s just a harmless thing that shortens the life of the Level Sealing Bracelet.
I guess I’m totally addicted to Escape when not losing money seems like a new thing to me.
The reason why the SP gain is so crazy is because the level difference correction made it “295x”, and the effect of “Gain SP Up 1” made it even 1.1x.
“Y-you are…!”
The black Tengu-masked man who suddenly appeared startled the Rakan explorer.
It must be the woman who was kneeling before Junko Tozaki a moment ago.
“Just hide somewhere else!”
“Y-yes!”
Even though I helped her, I don’t have the confidence to continue covering for her.
Because of the flood, there is no place to hide.
If I may say so myself, where on earth is she going to hide?
I looked around and saw, to my surprise, that the rescued explorer had crawled under the corpse.
It would be a terrible idea to be discovered, but maybe it’s a better way than you think.
There were no monsters with Enemy Search skills in this dungeon.
There was a good chance they could get away with it if they hid and held their breath.
The other explorers who were rescued learned from the woman and hid in the shadows where the corpses were piled up.
It is a crazy place to hide, but they are probably used to such bad conditions.
There is only one way out of a flooded dungeon: defeat the boss and use the portal at the back.
No, even to destroy the flood that has occurred, the boss must be defeated.
When the boss is defeated, the flood stops, and the dungeon returns to its original state.
On the other hand, if the boss cannot be defeated, the surface will be flooded with level 2900+ monsters.
At first, it is impossible to escape through the boss because the portal on the way is gone.
Eventually, the only way out is to defeat the boss.
Unless someone does a thankless, sincere job and performs a miracle.
Equipped with the newly acquired Emerald Rod, I entered the boss’s room.