127 – The key to the random box is in the dungeon…! (2)
— Wooow!
It announced its spectacular appearance by leaping its huge body.
Pabababak!
When it landed, the stone floor broke and debris flew everywhere.
A massive body the size of a three-story building.
Dark gray fur.
And the magic stone that shines with an ugly purple light embedded in the tail.
[Twilight Wolf]
He is the mid-boss of this dungeon.
Why did this guy who was supposed to be wandering around the temple in the distance appear?
— Crrrrr!
The guy stood still and widened his eyes as if he was examining us.
He is a smart guy. He’s going to give us an estimate on whether he can beat us.
The only thing you can do here is hope that it leaves on its own and prepare for battle.
“… I think you’re upset with Ian?”
Lina kindly explained the wolf’s emotions.
“I will know that when I see it, Rina.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Everyone, take your positions, Elena! Be careful of debris flying around or tail attacks. That guy’s tail is also bent like a whip.”
“I understand.”
Elena stood next to me as if she wasn’t scared.
Okay. This is enough for the vanguard position.
“Deal with Lina and Danya in a way that prevents them from approaching as much as possible. They are quite fast and agile, so they will not hesitate to throw magic at the current visible location. Use range attacks.”
“I understand!”
“Danya, if possible, take the jewel on that tail… Danya?”
There is no answer.
‘There’s never been anything like this before?’
She turned her head towards her, feeling uneasy for some reason.
Pupil without focus.
Fingers trembling.
Danya was walking towards the twilight wolf in a daze.
“Danya! What’s wrong with you!”
I quickly grabbed Danya’s hand.
My hands are hot from how tightly my fists are clenched.
At the same time, I was trembling.
“Danya!”
I shook her shoulder roughly.
Only then did Danya’s focus return and she tilted her head.
“… Nyan. Ian? Huh. What was I doing?”
“I want to ask that. What is it?”
Dinya looked up at the wolf again.
The wolf was also glaring at Danya with its huge golden pupils flashing.
Danya’s pupils also narrowed, like a cat about to go hunting.
“… That wolf. Can you feel it?”
“What?”
“I have a similar energy to that guy who is my parents’ enemy. Although he is not that guy.”
Danya muttered through gritted teeth.
Come to think of it, I’ve never heard of Danya’s past.
Because she was not a heroine, she does not know any information. All she knows is that she is from the Myoin tribe of Catsnesia, who settled in the great forest in the center of the continent.
I vaguely sensed that she was reluctant to talk about her past, so I didn’t ask. If you ask me, I also can’t talk about the past.
‘… It feels similar to an enemy.’
Then, did you just go out of your mind for a moment with anger?
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First of all, you need to calm down.
I hit Danya with a bean on her pure white forehead.
“Aya! What are you doing!”
“First, calm down and take a seat. You can’t deal with this guy on your own.”
“Ah… Yes, of course. I just felt dizzy for a moment. I’ll settle down.”
“Aim for the tail with the bow. That jewel embedded in the tail is its weak point. It has magic resistance.”
“I understand.”
— Crumbling!
The twilight wolf took a step forward, as if he had finished making a rough estimate.
“Everyone get ready!”
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It is a huge size, well over 3m.
To be honest, Elena was in a pretty scary state.
She was frozen in place before the first attack.
But.
“It’s a tail pattern! Elena’s shield!”
As soon as I raised my shield at Ian’s words, the guy’s tail came rushing towards me.
— Cooooo!
The shield rings heavily.
My arms are numb.
Only then did Elena come to her senses.
The tail of the flying creature swings again.
This time, they split up to target the rearguard Danya and Lina.
Paaat!
Elena rushed forward and stopped her tail from landing on Lina’s head.
“Thank you.”
“It’s something that needs to be done.”
“Ifrit!”
Lina summoned the flame spirit.
Howling!
The twilight wolf’s tail was on fire.
But the guy simply shook his tail and put out the fire.
— Kwaaaaang!
Ian’s fist explodes into the guy’s face, taking advantage of that opportunity.
But as expected, it is the middle boss of the hidden dungeon.
The guy tilted his head and let the force of his impact go diagonally.
In the end, it absorbs most of the remaining damage with its thick and strong fur.
‘As expected, it’s tricky.’
Ian lost himself in thought as he took up a defensive stance again.
Twilight Wolf.
A snout with sharp, huge teeth.
Claws that look like swords.
Furthermore, it has a tail that swings abnormally like a whip. In many ways, it is difficult to deal with with current power.
‘I have to somehow attack the tail’s magic stone.’
In other words, you have to catch his back.
The problem is that there is no solution.
Danya is shooting an arrow, but it is difficult to reach.
Because his tail is so fast and anomalous.
This is an area that is nearly impossible to attack with long-distance attacks that take time to fly in the first place.
‘Should I empty the tank and grab the sword?’
Ian thought for a moment and shook his head.
This is too risky an action.
One for teeth, one for claws, and one for tail.
This is an opponent that requires three main tanks to attack in the first place.
If you are away for a deal, the worst situation could happen where your rear team collapses.
Ian frowned.
‘It’s a shame that there is no melee dealer to shake up the game. If only there was someone who could move freely and deal.’
It was an unexpected appearance of a raid-level monster, but I think it was worth a try even if it was just that.
“Ifrit!”
— Grumbling!
Once again, Lina’s fiery magic spread through the sprouts that Danya had planted here and there.
Whirly!
As soon as he brushed himself off, it went off immediately.
“… Is your magic resistance really crazy?”
For the first time in a long time, harsh words flowed from Lina’s mouth.
“Really…”
Dania frowned and agreed.
It was not a monster they could deal with in the first place.
At least Ian is the one standing in front, so he holds on.
— Wooow!
Danya was astonished as she watched Ian block the wolf’s headbutt again.
How much stronger have you become?
Ian’s growth was obviously ridiculously fast.
At the same time, I became anxious.
I feel like I keep holding Ian back.
‘If we can’t inflict significant damage like this, it will be dangerous…’ .’
When I met someone like this, I had no idea what to do.
At that time.
Ian opened his mouth.
“Danya!”
“Yes!”
“Sprinkle arrow seeds on the ground behind the wolf!”
“I understand!”
What on earth are you thinking?
I didn’t get the hang of it, but I immediately followed Ian’s instructions.
“It’s done!”
“Okay!”
As soon as Danya’s words fell, Ian grabbed the guy.
— Googoo googong!
Immediately extracting heavy elements and holding on to the wolf’s snout.
“”!!!””
To the back of the wolf, he summoned an earthen pillar that had been in full use since the time of Richard.
“Danya! Make it bloom!”
“Yes!”
According to Ian’s order, Danya flowered the flowers that had been planted in the soil pillars.
— Push shoo shoo!
Arrows rained down from the reverse direction of the twilight wolf standard.
—Grrrrrrrrr!
Elena charged, shielding her teammates from the writhing wolf’s tail and the arrows flying in front of her.
On the other hand, in the case of the twilight wolf, there was no way to block the arrows coming from right behind its tail.
— Kaaaaaeang!
The guy struggled to get away, but Ian had already pulled all the heavy metal around him, weighing him down.
— Crack!
With the sound of something breaking.
— Come on!
The twilight wolf swung its body roughly, brushed itself off and ran away.
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‘Skin’, ‘meat’, and other by-products of gray wolves that were miscellaneous mobs.
2 ‘Advanced Magic Stone Fragments’ of the mid-boss Dusk Wolf, 3 ‘Dusk Wolf Claws’, and 2 ‘Dusk Wolf Fangs’.
Above all, one ‘key to open the mysterious box’.
The dungeon raid was successfully completed.
As a result, I received a greater reward than I had hoped for.
More than anything, even though I wasn’t able to hunt, it was a great harvest to acquire the items that destroyed the parts of the twilight wolf.
“Wow—!”
“I’ve never acquired so many things before!”
Everyone was visibly happy to obtain the dungeon’s rewards.
I simply proposed a distribution method.
“What you get from killing the gray wolves, share it among yourselves. Instead, I’ll treat the materials dropped by the dusk wolves as my purchases. We’ll distribute them with money later. How about that?”
Danya, who had been unusually quiet at my words, raised her hand.
“But when it comes to fighting the Twilight Wolf, Ian, I think you’re almost done.”
The rest of the team agrees with her words.
“That’s right. It pricks my conscience a little to give Twilight Wolf 1/N. I don’t mind not taking it.”
“Me too. Deus-sama told me not to be overly greedy. Besides.”
Elena added her words.
“It’s enough to know the information about the dungeon. It’s also an open dungeon. You can come in and farm as much as you want.”
“I have the same opinion.”
“Okay, then. Information about the dungeon and the gray wolf loot. That’s enough.”
I was truly touched by the consideration of my team members.
Children who know how to give in like this.
As expected, I think I chose a good team.
“If that’s what you think, I’ll be grateful.”
Of course, humility does not exist in my dictionary.
If you give, you get what you give.
… Even so, I’ll have to take care of something later.
Anyway.
While collecting the drops from the Twilight Wolf, I also collected its fur that was scattered all over the place.
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“It’s almost like rope, not fur.”
He is really strong.
“Why are you taking care of your fur?”
“I have something to use.”
It is not a very great material, but it is still treated as an item.
I need a lot of miscellaneous items like this right now.
So we finished farming and came out of the dungeon.
The sun is already starting to set in the evening.
As we were about to part ways after checking to see if there were any injuries, Elena sneakily approached us.
“… But over there.”
“Huh?”
“You said you would give me snowflake fruit every week. When will you give me this week’s fruit, brother?”
The voice is barely audible, as if it is embarrassing to gather money.
Is there any reason to be so embarrassed?
They are definitely bound by some kind of contract.
I smiled and answered.
“I submitted an application for the first sale two days later.”
“Oh! Then it’s finally time!”
“Okay. Come and help then. Then I’ll give it to you.”
Kuung.
Elena muttered with a shocked expression.
“Didn’t you just give it to me? It’s different from what I promised…!”
Poor Elena.
That’s why contracts should always be written down.