The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter

Chapter 40

Translator: “WN_Explorer_2000” Editor: “Weasalopes”

My amount of LP is still not sufficient.

I readily welcome any advice from my master because I would like to obtain something useful.

『Although there are various recommendations, it is better to first arrange the attack system of the four attributes. Now I have only white flame, though I also want wind, thunder and water, especially water! Because people are lively in the water.』

I’ve heard that it is recommended to get 【Water Ball】 .It can be used to obtain drinking water and to hit an enemy and scare it.

I obtained it without hesitation because it was only worth 250 LP. It seems that the water balls are about 30 centimeters in diameter.

「Do I have to edit that Water Ball and make it bigger?」

『Wrong! You should be able to add the usage of sea water. It is salty, so it works better than normal water.』

Ho..ho.. . Let’s edit it.

＜Create a water ball made of fresh water. The possible launch dimensions are from 10 to 30 centimeters.＞

After adding 『or sea』after “fresh”, it would consume 100 LP. Of course, it was added.

『The next would be purple thunder, I guess. It gives you the ability to launch a thunder attribute attack from your fingers. Even in unarmed (fist) fight, it is still unexpectedly useful.』

And we get this as well for 250 LP. It looks like what the master said, but it has one weak point.

The shooting distance is short.

『It’s time for yet another editing again. Try changing the distance.』

Like the time when I performed it on the stone projectile skill, I’m proceeding to changing the range.

Since the range of electric attacks is explained as from 1 to 10 cm from the palm, I’m trying to make it into the range of 1 to 10 meters.

The amount of the required LP is 500? No way… it is too greedy…

The range of 3 meters would take just 100 LP though.

Let’s save some amount of LP on this.

『That much is enough, for now. While both the water ball and the purple thunder are strong on their own, it is more efficient to combine them.』

「Aa-h, that’s a magic fusion!」

『That’s it, right, fresh water is a sort of a bad conductor of electricity. So, edit it that way, boy!』

I was having various conflicting thoughts about my master.

As expected of the one, who was supposed to be a self-proclaimed legendary adventurer. It might be lucky situation though to be under the guidance of such a person.

The remaining amount of LP is within the bounds of five hundred, so the acquisition of new skills is temporary halted. It takes some time to fully master them even if you take multiple things at once.

After receiving guidance on skill usage from the master, I decided to aim for the 7th layer.

First using 【Dungeon Portal】 I went to 6th layer.

It was dark there, as usually.

But, with my【Night Vision】skill I can easily advance forward.

As soon as I appeared there, a pack of six zombies, seemingly popping out from nowhere, scattered around.

「O..GA-A-A-A-A……」

「Yes! Die, please!」

「O..GYA-A-A-A ——-」

They were burned with the sacred attribute effect of 【White Flame】. It looks like they yielded a fairly decent amount of experience, and my level went up.

It seems that the base experience value of the defeated enemies in the hidden dungeon is quite sweet. I’m already approaching 60 level. The next aim is to hurry and get to level 100.

I made it!

I got off the stairs leading to the 7th layer. I’m careful, I’m paying attention to the surroundings.

「Is it that long?」

I would like just to thrust in. But this time it the case, considering that the stairs are 100 steps long.

And, inside the path leading from the bottom of the stairway, the visible surroundings became much brighter.

「…… It is a forest, right?」

When I was finally standing on the ground after leaving the stairway passage, I could tell that the place is inside the forest. With a proper sky-like ceiling, which gave off a sun-like impression.

I got anxious upon seeing such kind of a bewitching sight.

Maybe it is just a part of the ceiling, which is emitting the light, which resembles a natural one.

Anyway, it gives a feeling of being an ordinary forest.

I walked quietly in the forest, among the numerous shrubs and trees, surrounded by abundant greenery.

Mi-in… mi-in… min – I hear such screaming sounds of cicadas, and it feels somewhat hot. Is it summer here?

「There, there… is it a kabuto beetle?」

There was a golden kabuto beetle ascending over the tree trunk.

It glitters with sparks as if it had been painted in gold.

Shyu-ba.

As a person of a poor noble origin, I would certainly grab it!

Is it really safe to store it in【Subdimensional Storage】? Just in case, to avoid its death, I took out a bag and put it inside. I dropped the bag on my back and went on to searching for another gold one.

It is probably quite a rare one…

Somehow, another one is discovered… there comes a silver stag beetle!

Shyu-ba — GET!

「It hurts!?」

While moving it into my bag, I was wholeheartedly pinched by the finger. Kabuto and stag beetle, don’t struggle!

If they are sold, they would make a decent amount of money. Probably this is that bonus stage from the experience of my master.

In a dreaming mode, I’m collecting the golden kabuto and the silver stag beetles.

I’m already stuck in the process for several hours, and gathered ten or more of them, – I was definitely hooked on the gathering!

「Un, un、I did well. I wonder if I can withdraw today.」

Overworking is forbidden.

I’m a man who respects my own safety, so for now I’m going to withdraw.

「But I will be back to this 7th layer!」

Adios, – I use a layer transition skill and jump to the 6th layer. But suddenly I’ve received an impact on the side of my body.

Oogh…, – as I made a scream, I was sent flying and rolled on the ground.

There is a pain, but, fortunately, no serious damage.

I quickly wake up. From my understanding of the situation, the crush to the body was from a huge dung beetle.

Even if you say it is huge, it just as much comparable with both ants and snakes of the 5th layer. I’m not sure if the length of its body is even 1 meter.

With its whole body shining, it must be a ridiculously rare one.

Name: Golden Dango

Level: 113

Skills:

【Forward roll attack】 【Cutting resistance B】

S, s, .. strong!

The first thing that came to my mind, was the picture of my escape.

However, the hole made by using the layer transition skill before, had already disappeared. It can’t be reopened or used unless one hour is passed… in other words, I had to rely on my feet in order to escape.

To escape or to fight…

Up to now I’ve brought down high ranked opponents as well.

The enemy has only one attack skill, and so far it didn’t reek of a danger.

Nevertheless. I would try to run this one time.

I quickly turn my heel, look back and run with full force.

Roll… roll………

「Uwa… 、fast!?」

The rolling body of Dango quickly closed the distance, and at the very moment when it was about to touch my heel, I instantly jumped. Passing beneath my feet at high speed, it collided with the tree right on its way.

It was kind of amazing that the tree had been broken.

Dango temporarily stretches its body, turns at me again and performs forward rolling attack one more time.

Dango the bug seems to be rather ferocious when it becomes a monster.

Stone Bullet, – Fire!

Size at 100!

One meter – sized huge stone hit to the front side. However it looks like it won’t stop unless it dies.

What a skill!

It crushed and penetrated the stone.

Should it hit the foot, it would result in a difficult fracture.

With a deadly determination I jumped. The opponent didn’t seem to be stupid. This time it stopped its spinning before hitting a tree, instantly reversed its body and attacked.

There is no ending to it…

I confirmed the effective skill range, and released the freshly learned 【Purple Lightning】skill.

An attack resembling a purple-colored lightning was released from my fingers. When it struck directly into the Dango, the bug stretched its body from its round form while slipping.

Obviously, it was efficient.

After losing its momentum, it was still twitching from the electric shock.

「How about this?」

I swiftly pulled out a sword and swing it down – but it was repelled with a “kakin” sound.

It can’t be? After all, the【Cutting resistance】skill is rather effective against cutting weapons.

Regardless of that, the double-edged sword had【Strong Edge】effect. I swing it down with a little indecisiveness one more time.

* stub * – this time it managed to penetrate.

Because the cut is shallow, pull it out and swing with a full force this time!

By repeating this over and over, I finally managed to cut it through.

If it wasn’t for the outer shell, it would be easier to turn it upside down.

A bit by bit, but it’s head didn’t turn.

「That rolling attack wasn’t for defending, it was for attacking. It was a fearful enemy.」

Though thanks to this event, I’ve got a level-up.

By the way, I wonder whether I should bring back the material of that Dango. As there are no such monsters outside the dungeon, it wouldn’t be purchased.

Above all, it was not the reason to be overwhelmed with good feelings.

On storing the materials, I turned around.

Going home comes first, then I would think what to do with that golden bug.

Just by imagining about what may that golden bug turn into, it filled me with enjoyment.