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＜ 14. Unholy creature (5) ＞
Whiik !
“ Kyaaak !”
Andrea leaps into the air and throws the hand holding her ankle to the floor. The harpy fell at a faster rate than it took off without even a slight resistance .
bang !
Finish by trampling on the harpy, who was unable to move properly due to the shock of the fall. The corpses of harpies who had already met their end in a similar way were scattered on the floor. The last remaining harpy saw it and was busy running away .
‘ Shouldn’t I have used the indomitable will ?’
When the harpies died so quickly, I thought nothing of it. It was unimaginable just a short time ago .
In the first place, it wasn’t a room with an open sky, it was just a place with a slightly high ceiling, so the harpies were no different from rats in a dock. The last harpy was easily finished by Trisha shooting her bow .
“… it seems like the dungeon suddenly became too easy ?”
“ That’s right .”
Andrea answered Tricia’s words, roughly rubbing the blood stains on her boots .
As Trisha said, there wasn’t a moment that could be called a crisis on the way up to the 56th floor. Negative events did not appear, and the monsters encountered were slaughtered by Andrea before they showed a pattern .
There was also the virtue of not encountering elite monsters, but the fact that Andrea’s combat power had risen to a level that was incomparable to that before had a greater impact. Thanks to that, Trisha and Emilia were climbing the dungeon halfway through the dungeon .
“ If you get a good weapon and chew up all the enemies like this, you don’t even need to build a deck with great effort …?”
A word from Trisha, who is somewhat skeptical. Andrea shook her head .
“ The means to increase combat power in dungeons are limited. Right now, my combat power is at the level of crushing the enemy, but as I go to the second half, more powerful enemies will appear who can’t be helped with weapons alone. It will be difficult to get stronger by acquiring better weapons, so I also have to build a solid deck .”
Trisha doesn’t seem to agree much, but nods anyway. In fact, he said that, but even Andrea had no idea what direction to build her deck .
‘ A believer… No, I’m an apostle now. It’s hard to come up with a deck concept because you don’t know what kind of cards will be in the Apostle class .’
Andrea climbed to the 56th floor and only added one card to her deck .
‘[ Unique] Card Collection ++ (0 Cost): Extinct, draw 2 cards .’
A card that benefits from draw unconditionally unless you encounter a special monster. Except for this card, there were only normal and rare cards that were vague, so I didn’t even choose .
Trisha, on the other hand, got 2 more cards, and her deck is almost complete .
‘[ Rare] Weaken shot ++ (1 cost): Extinction, the next time I attack with an arrow, the target’s strength and magic power are reduced by 20% .’
‘[ Rare] Fatal shot + (2 cost): Increases the chance of the next arrow attack to be a critical hit by 20% and deals 30 more damage .’
All that was needed now was the ‘Shooting Master’, which lowered the cost of the card whenever it was used. Of course, if you get Epic and Legend grade shooting-related cards, you will become stronger, but once you get that, there was no problem in completing the deck .
Emilia couldn’t just leave it alone. Before deciding how to build Emilia’s deck, Andrea looked over the cards in the first place. The result was as expected .
‘··· It’s Jung-gu heating. The value of the card itself is not bad, but there is almost no synergy between the cards .’
It goes without saying that a well-refined concept deck is more advantageous in going through dungeons than a greedy deck filled with high-value cards. In addition, as Emilia’s maximum mana was reduced to 1, most of the cards were no longer usable .
Andrea decided on a course for how to build Emilia’s deck .
“ From now on, I put only support, defense, and buff cards in the first deck and remove the rest. On the contrary, it will be more efficient. Now that you’re with us, you don’t even need an attack card .”
“ I see. Then what about the second deck …?”
“ The second deck… will be tailored to use only ‘certain cards’ .”
The reason Andrea had chosen Emilia as a companion was to use ‘that card’ .
In
‘ Dungeon of Infinity’, if you look at the power alone, it’s definitely the strongest card .
However, ‘that card’ was not a card that could be used right away without preparation. For stable use, I had to build an extreme wall deck with only draw, mana pumping, and search cards. Of course, if ‘that card’ doesn’t come out, it would be a waste of effort …
Anyway, that was the same story with any deck. In fact, even in her role as a supporter, Emilia was serving more than one person. Andrea decided to just relax and think that it would be good if the card came out, or not .
‘It can only be obtained through quests in the Temple of Earth, so I just hope that the Temple of Earth appears on the way .’
The door to the next floor opened. As I walked along the aisle, I saw three treasure chests placed side by side. Seeing that it was an ordinary wooden box, it seemed difficult to expect any special reward .
The reward was even more shabby than expected. All in the party, about 1,000 gold, two useless cards, and a harpy’s feather. At least, if it is comforting that the feather of a harpy is used as an ingredient for making ‘Tears of an Archangel’, is it comforting ?
‘ Hmm …’
Andrea turns her eyes away from the reward and checks the status card. I met monsters about 3 times, but during that time, the level did not go up even 1 degree. Originally, the level up is noticeably slower around the time of the second job change, but I thought this was a bit severe .
It wasn’t just because he had been leveling up at an absurdly fast pace before. In fact, even compared to the average level up speed, the current level up speed was definitely slow .
‘ At this point, it seems almost certain. Andrea, or Shindo’s character trait, would be ‘If the enemy is stronger than you, you get more experience points .’
High risk, high return. He was a character who preached the system of ‘Dungeon of Infinity’ with his whole body.
Reversing this means that low risk can only come with low returns. Like it or not, Andrea’s traits are shared by the entire party, so if you don’t take the risk, in the worst case, it could result in everyone not growing .
You can’t miss it Even if you get a weapon that is too good, this problem arises. …But it’s a waste to leave it without using it .’
Andrea ponders for a moment. The solution came unexpectedly and quickly. Rather than lowering one’s specs, isn’t it something that can be solved by just looking for enemies with high levels ?
“ Now, let’s go up to the 60th floor in the direction where the elite monsters are .”
Andrea was somehow numb. It seems like only yesterday that I was dodging elite monsters like mines with my weak body, but now I’m looking for elite monsters first .
“ Eh? Will it still be okay…? Um… it’ll be fine, well .”
Trisha tried to ask a question, but after seeing Andrea’s gauntlet, Trisha nodded in agreement. Emilia had a similar reaction .
“ Emilia-sama, could you show me the map ?”
“ Yes, here .”
On the previous floor, I was lucky to obtain an advanced map showing the journey to the 70th floor. In advanced maps? Annotations were placed under the marks, so it was possible to see which events were occurring .
‘ If you go to the left on this floor, there are only normal monsters, and if you go to the right, you will only encounter one .’
I wished there were at least two of them, but I couldn’t help it .
On the way to leave, I summoned Marco, who hadn’t been out of the air for quite some time, to give him a break and briefly explain the current situation. Marco takes a deep breath, strokes his beard, and frowns slightly .
“ My body is itching to stay inside the card. When you meet the next monster, be sure to call me .”
“ Okay, Mr. Marco .”
After the job transfer test was over, Marco never had a chance to play an active role. Marco didn’t have much of a fighting spirit, but he was a human being, so he seemed to want to constantly prove his worth .
I came down the stairs and quickly reached a fork in the road. The choice was right without a look. The sound of footsteps echoed along the narrow passage .
The
57th floor was an event room. There was no need to enter the room anxiously as before. I’ve already figured out what kind of room it is with an advanced map .
A small room with no decorations and surrounded only by bricks. The only thing to look out for was the well in the middle .
As I was approaching the well, I heard a narration after a long time .
‘ Devils love a deal. It’s not because they want to do something for humans, but because it’s the only way to affect the world, avoiding the eyes of the gods .’
‘ Well of Exchange. This well is the result of a nameless demon’s invention to make trading easier. Whatever you put into this well, you will get something better than that. Although the devil’s insidious intentions may be hidden within that object …’
As soon as the narration ended, the expressions of everyone in the party, except for Andrea, changed to uneasy. I had heard from Andrea that it was a room where cards and items could be exchanged for equivalent value, but I hadn’t heard that it was exchanged through a well made by the devil .
Among them, Emilia showed the most uneasy expression .
“ Andrea? Exchanging goods through demons …?”
“ Well… strictly speaking, we are not dealing directly with the devil. Because it is exchanged through an object devised by the devil …”
“ From what I hear… that seems to be it .”
The reaction was as expected. I thought it would be like this, and Andrea didn’t explain the room properly .
Dealing with the devil was generally regarded as a serious sin in any country, regardless of denomination, and was severely punished. Even if they entered the dungeon, there was no way that old common sense would change overnight .
Andrea already had a history of making deals with the demon of madness, Ose, but making a deal in front of the priest’s eyes in front of him was not the same as doing it secretly .
It was a deal with the devil, breaking the rules of the dungeon, and Andrea was careful to use whatever means he could use. However, if the well was used now, Emilia’s trust might be lost .
Andrea made a smart choice .
“ Okay. Then, should we skip this well and go to the next floor ?”
“ Yes. I’m sorry that you seem to have intended to use this well, but I’m sorry about the deal with the devil …”
Finally, Emilia was relieved. He seemed to be worried about what to do if Andrea strongly insisted on using the well. Andrea led the party to the exit .
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No, to be precise, I pretended to head for the exit .
Andrea secretly put the ‘blind man’s ring’ into the well while the party was distracted by the exit .
‘ It’s too wasteful to just pass by this well that changes useless items without any penalty. I have to write it without the knowledge of Priest Emilia .’
The ‘ Ring of the Blind’ was useful when fighting Bagratu, but it was too bad compared to its grade. Andrea actually wished to face the ‘exchange well’ from the moment she got this equipment .
This well unconditionally spits out an item of a higher level than the one put into it. Although, as the narration explains, the deadly ‘devil’s curse’ will be attached to the item …
Anyway, the ‘Ring of the Blind’ was a piece of equipment that could not be used very much, so it was worth the money. A faint flash of light flashed from the bottom of the well, and then he spat out an equipment card .
As expected, ‘Epic’ grade card. Since the same type of equipment appeared, the card that came out was also a ring. It was a performance that brought ridiculous benefits befitting its rating .
However, in order to install this equipment, it was necessary to check how fatal the ‘devil’s curse’ was on the equipment. The ‘Devil’s Curse’ usually goes beyond offsetting the equipment’s advantage and gives it a penalty so strong that it can’t be used at all .
However, after reading ‘The Devil’s Curse’, Andrea’s face brightened even more instead of darkening .
‘ This… can’t be considered a curse .’
＜ 14. Foul Creatures (5) ＞ End
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