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039 – When going to the jungle in a canoe #2
Legion Ant.
Monsters defined as worker ants, soldier ants, and queen ants.
Each object is nothing special, but there are many of them when entering the battle phase, so I remember struggling in many ways when I was a beginner.
Of course, it’s the story of D&A in a game that was a turn-based battle.
Ludens, which became a reality, transformed the genre into a real-time action with no opponent and no turn.
– Zuzuzuzu, zizuzzi!
A soldier ant, huge enough to resemble a large dog, pounced on us with its two scythe-like jaws snapping left and right.
the number is two.
Unlike the legion ants in the game, where more than five were confirmed to appear, there were not many of them.
It’s not something to be laughed at if you think of two Dobermans in steel armor attacking you.
“Enio, please do as I said earlier. If you bind them with 《Shadow Binding》, Victoria, you will take the left one and I will take the right one with 《Light Bullet》.”
“Thicken up. 《Shadow Binding》.”
As Enio stomped her foot, the shadow that stretched beneath her feet connected with the shadows of the ants as they meandered through the jungle like a snake.
– Is it Zuzuzu?
ㅁ Zujjup!
The giant soldier ants, whose bodies suddenly stiffened, looked embarrassed as they creaked from side to side. Without missing that moment, Victoria pulls out her wand.
“Come on, 《Light Bullet》!”
A cluster of light gathered at the tip of the pointed stick was fired like a bullet.
This is Victoria’s basic attack technique.
Was it an attack magic that was used as a speedy checker with a damage factor of 75 in the game?
Realized into reality, it easily pierced the body of an ant like a bullet through the wind.
Phishung, pat.
– Direct… .
Now there is only one left.
I took advantage of the moment when he couldn’t move, tied to Enio’s shadow, and pulled out a sword from his waist.
Creepy.
An eerie chill that you feel as soon as you hold it in your hand.
Ignoring the tingling sensations in my body, I bounced my muscles. It’s like the feeling of a spring that has been pressed down with all your might.
“Cleave the light.”
Shock-!
Even I thought it was a short and concise action.
At the same time, the body of the soldier ant is accurately cut in two up and down, and it falls apart, scattering blood and intestines.
Wow. Chow!
It was a very terrible sight.
If I was like the original me, I’m sure I would have made a fuss a little bit.
This Viktor guy didn’t change his expression just because he killed some big ants.
“You didn’t get a drop of blood on the sword. It’s an amazing performance.”
After checking the blade of the demonic sword Tyrbing, I put it back into the scabbard.
Serung, Tak.
The soft feeling that is sucked in smoothly is pretty good.
At the same time, my body felt very heavy.
“… … .”
It must be the reaction of Tyrbing’s effect.
Originally, it was an effect that cuts 10% of physical strength per turn, but in Ludens, which became a reality, it seems that it has changed to the feeling of losing a lot of physical strength with one swing.
So if I hit that I didn’t even dope, will I die if I swing the next nine more times?
Of course that doesn’t happen.
If you eat the spicy soup you brought, your stamina will increase and your energy will be restored.
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Jjalang-.
The bodies of the ants disappeared, leaving behind a money bag and several parts of their shells.
“Nike, take care. Legion ant shells are used in many places.”
Victoria, frowning at my story.
“Why do you take the ant shell? Are you going to cook with that too?”
His expression did not hide his disgust, as if he had heard a terrible sound.
It seemed that I had misunderstood something, so I decided to correct the accident.
“It is used for making armor. Because I can’t just walk around in a normal school uniform forever.”
Ludens’ school uniform is pretty good.
Basically, it had a setting—that it was enchanted so that it wouldn’t easily tear or get dirty.
In fact, the school uniform I was wearing was also very sturdy.
Maybe it’s a setup to answer the question, ‘School uniforms are good for performance’ in order to destroy the question, ‘They go to dangerous dungeons, but why do they wear school uniforms like skirts instead of armor?’
Dungeon Academy where everyone wears full plates and goes to the dungeon.
Both women and men were dressed in tin cans.
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However, since monsters and episode bosses that become stronger over time appear, it is better to upgrade items with materials dropped in the field.
It’s okay to just reinforce the school uniform.
Feels like ‘Ludens School Uniform of Powerful Nightmare’.
anyway.
We continued to deal with soldier ants with this feeling.
Enio asked when the number of ants he had finally defeated exceeded twenty.
“By the way, Victor. I have a question. In this jungle, not ants, but swamp snakes and what else… . cause? Yeah, didn’t you say that the cause also comes out?”
“It was.”
“But, strangely, it seems that there are only a lot of ants coming out, doesn’t it?”
Enio’s question also had some truth.
Originally, this is a dungeon featuring snakes, monkeys, and ants.
But we were fighting endless ants without seeing any signs of snakes or monkeys. And the strange thing is this again.
Boo Woo-.
There was a sound like a helicopter propeller turning.
Of course, there was no such thing as a helicopter in this Ludens.
I turned my head and saw a winged ant perched on a tree in the distance, behaving as though it were watching us.
“That guy… .”
While I was lost in thought for a moment, Victoria said.
“That winged ant looks so pointy, doesn’t it? There are three species of ants that appear here. I said worker ants, soldier ants, and queen ants… , Is that guy a queen ant?”
I shook my head at him.
“That bastard is not a queen ant. That guy is an ant officer.”
「Ant Officer – Communication」
A named monster that leads the soldier ants.
Originally, it was a monster that did not appear in this “Tropical Jungle”.
Because that guy originally appeared in the 200 stat dungeon “Ant Kingdom”.
One thing to say is that such a bastard appears here.
What I know and the appearance of monsters are slightly different.
I heard that there are dungeons and difficulty reorganizations in the newly added DLC. It is easy to understand if you think that it was added then.
“Maybe the difficulty has risen a bit from what I said earlier.”
Of course there is no problem.
* * *
After walking for a while, I came across an open space where I could rest.
I decided to put my stuff down there and catch my breath.
At the same time, we solidify our goals.
“Again, we will hunt an elite monster in the middle and get out. Even if you only progress to the halfway point, the rewards will be quite effective, so don’t worry.”
Of course, what I was aiming for was the field where he was located, not the elite mid-boss or the reward he gave.
It is truly golden for me.
Boo Woo-.
However, flying ants were a little cumbersome.
To think that there are so many Officer Ants, named monsters.
“Victoria. It’s your turn.”
“Know. ——Come on, 《Light Bullet》!”
Fishy. pat-.
The ant hit by Victoria’s magic falls to the ground.
Perhaps because she wore the [Archlight Staff] early on, Victorica’s offensive ability was enough to be called a lure in the early stages.
– Zuzu… .
Falling ant.
「Ant Officer – Operation」
communications and operations.
We have found and hunted two bosses so far.
The fact that so many officers exist… .
“Victor, what’s wrong? Are you doing well?”
Victoria seemed a little nervous when I didn’t say anything.
A tropical jungle where strange beasts howl. swelter. An endless stream of ants.
And supplies running out.
Even if it was a steel Victor, it wouldn’t be strange if a normal person felt nervous.
“Victoria, how many times can I use the light bullets from now on?”
“About four times.”
“Enio, there must be two more tie-ins of your shadows.”
“right.”
“Shadow Penetration can be used about five times.”
“That’s right too. As for penetrating the shadows, how… . No, there is no point in asking.”
Enio smiles and laughs.
Somehow I felt good.
Is there anything good about this situation?
Anyway, the number of remaining skills for the party members was quite small.
In order to recover this, you must eat a special potion or eat food.
Otherwise, there is no choice but to aim for charging through the middle save point ‘New Statue’ that appears occasionally inside the dungeon.
However, as far as I know, this “tropical jungle” is a place where there are no gods.
You shouldn’t wish for such a fortune.
I can’t cook food that increases the number of times right now.
How do you like it?
If my prediction is correct, the mid-boss of this dungeon is not ‘Queen’, but ‘Empress’.
The higher rank monster of “Queen Ant”, “Empress Ant”.
This is the guy who appears as the boss of the dungeon “Ant Kingdom” mentioned earlier.
Originally, this guy would never appear here, but since there were a lot of officer ants appearing, his appearance was certain.
The setting is that only female ants can make officer ants.
Adding DLC seems to have really raised the difficulty overall.
fun.
If the abandoned hidden dungeons were patched and reorganized to this extent, I can understand the expensive DLC price.
It was then.
ㅁ Kungkong!
“Ah, what a surprise!”
The spider that had been quietly sitting on Nike’s palm jumped out somewhere. At the same time, Nike follows the white spider to a nearby bush.
“at there!”
“Nike, you are the one who is leaving the front line.”
I followed Nike to prevent any danger.
Nike stopped walking just a few seconds later.
“Wow… ! Viktor, look at this… !”
Right next to the clearing where we were resting, we found something strange.
A stone statue covered with vines and moss.
I know its name well.
“It is a statue of a god.”
There are statues that occasionally appear in dungeons to restore physical strength or have effects such as ‘Increases attack power for 20 minutes.’
that was the god
ㅁ Kungkong!
Nike’s white spider climbed onto Nike’s palm again.
“Sword and stick… , It must be the statue of the adventure god. Hey, did you lead us here?”
-Hooong… !
That creepy-sounding spider guided you to the statue?
I don’t know if it’s real or not, but nothing bad happened to me.
“Everyone fixes it.”
When I touched the statue of God with the palm of my hand, I felt that my body was filled with life.
Enio and Victorica also trembled and said “It feels good” or “Thank you for the blessings of the gods… .” He muttered the same thing.
When you encounter a new statue in the game, it’s the same as the ambassador.
When everyone regained their vitality, I simply said,
“It’s good that everyone is nervous now. The fact that there is an idol means that there are people to be careful of nearby.”
Like the boss room, for example.
Isn’t it a national rule in old games to come to the maintenance area right before the boss room?
In fact, a sweet smell was spreading out from the tip of my nose.
A sweet smell with all kinds of fruits.
This is proof that there is a monster I want nearby.
As we slowly walked along the scent, a huge female ant appeared on a wide terrain like a playground… I saw something like an invisible, grotesque pyramid.
No, in this case it would be more correct to describe it as a ziggurat rather than a pyramid.
Why, the tall podium that is common in South American legends?
The one who makes human sacrifices.
The grotesque being perched on top of the gigantic structure laughs.
“Are you the challengers who make this jungle buzz? Welcome.”
… Who are you?
No, without asking, there are letters like this floating above his head.
「Nightmare Emperor Ant – Kukulkan」