Seeker 61

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Chapter 61. 7th Floor (4)

Well, that was a very shocking event for me.

We're professional seekers who don't let it affect our work.

We're pro-seekers (snip).

Well, there was a kind of unspoken agreement, eye contact, that we shouldn't touch the dungeon while exploring it.

I'll think about that later.

I didn't tell anyone that dungeon exploration was a good idea for now.

We were almost at our destination - the northeastern edge of the map - so we continued on our way there.

In the next battle after the encounter with mutant apes, we encountered a group of 6 giant vipers, which we defeated.

We could eliminate them quickly, so we were not hit by any bullets.

"Now I have 35/64 MP left. I knew [Windstorm] was heavy."

"Almost half of the maximum value, huh? It's getting a little tough.

Kodachi-san's MP, who also used [Windstorm] in this battle, had been reduced to almost half of her remaining MP.

Considering there would be the same amount of battles on the way back, she was approaching the line where she should hesitate to move forward.

"But my MP and antidote potion have hardly decreased yet. Even if Kodachi-san's MP is running low, I should be able to push myself somewhat."

"Please do me a favor then. Besides, if it comes down to it, we also have the Pearl of Return."

We're almost to our destination.

We decided to keep going forward bullishly.

The next battle was against 4 death spiders.

We won this battle without any problems, except I got hit by one poison fang.

Kodachi-san won't use [Windstorm].

Incidentally, the poison effect gets nullified by Poison Repellent Ring, I could recover my entire state with just one shot of [Earth Heal].

My Poison Repellent Ring does a good job with a 50% poison avoidance rate.

The problem was the next battle, the 7th battle on the 7th floor.

We were close to our destination when we encountered that pack of monsters.

"There they are, the true main objective of this floor──mutant apes, 2 of them."

Kodachi-san sneered and pulled out two daggers from the sheaths on her waist.

Then, she cloaks her body in green magic light to activate the magic.

"There's a big difference in the threat level between one and two. Don't let your guard down, Yumuki."

"I know, senpai."

Yuzuki and I also readied our weapons and increased our magical power.

What attacked us were 2 mighty monsters.

Taking advantage of their agile movements and huge strides, the two mutant apes were coming at us at breakneck speed.

The pathway in the forest layer is formed by trees arranged in rows like roadside trees, and its width is almost equal to a single lane of a national highway.

To stop the 2 mutant apes running side by side on either side, me and Kodachi-san needed to take on one mutant each.

It would be nice if we could quickly eliminate one of them as we did in the previous battle, but in reality, this is not an easy task because if we concentrate all our strength and attention on one of them, the other one will be left free.

The difficulty level is much different when dealing with one opponent than it is when dealing with two at the same time.

"Yuzuki, shoot the one on the right with [Fire Bolt]! Kodachi-san and I also concentrated fire on the right one with single magic! After that, Kodachi-san, you intercept the right one! I'll stop the left one!"

"Roger that! [Fire Bolt!]

"Yes! I'll take down the right side right away and cover you! [Wind Slash!]

"Take it easy, Kodachi-san! [Rock Bullet!]

Of the 2 mutant apes on either side, the one on the right was pierced by a flaming bullet, a wind blade, and a rock bullet in rapid succession.

Of course, the robust mutant apes would not be destroyed by that alone.

The 1 unharmed and the 1 that rushed forward, kicking away the damage caused by magic, were met by Kodachi-san and me, respectively.

"Take this!"

"Fall!"

My partisan and Kodachi's two Kris attack pierced their respective enemies.

But still, it was not falling.

It would have been much easier if I could have killed the one on the right here.

A powerful counterattack fist by the two mutant apes swung at Kodachi-san and me.

"Ugh...!"

I somehow managed to catch the attack with my Iron Shield and minimize the damage.

From the force of the impact on my body, it seems there is no damage, but it's not the kind of damage I'd want to take right now.

But...

"Ooh shi...kyaaaaaaahhh!"

Did Kodachi-san get in a hurry to take it down quickly and cover me, or did she slip on her feet?

Unluckily, she took a direct hit from mutant ape's fist and got blown away.

"Kodachi-san!"

"Crap, ......! It's okay!"

Kodachi-san got blown away, but she took a good passive stance and quickly stood up.

Part of her Cuir Bouilli was heavily crushed, and a small amount of blood was dripping from Kodachi-san's mouth.

She said she was fine, but her expression looked pained.

"How dare you ...... Kazane-san? Just die already! [Fire Bolt]!"

Yuzuki unleashes her second magic attack.

When it hits mutant ape on the right, the magic kills it this time.

Okay, that's all that's left.

All that's left is for me to stop and cut it down.

"Kodachi-san, stay back and use [Wind Slash] to cover me! I'll stop this guy!"

"But ......! I understand!"

While she wanted to worry about me, she also knew her damage was bad.

Kodachi-san showed some conflict but followed my instructions.

After all, then.

I took another blow, this time a direct hit that my shield could not defend against in time, but that was the extent of the damage I sustained.

My spear attack, Kodachi's [Wind Slash], and Yuzuki's [Fire Bolt] rushed into mutant ape, and it finally fell too.

And so the battle ended.

I was suddenly tired and wanted to take a breather, but healing came first.

"Kodachi-san, are you okay?"

"Yes, I'm fine. Musou-san's?."

"I have rather a lot of HP, so ......, that's still a lot of shaving off. My remaining HP is 38, and the maximum is 80, so more than half of my HP was decreased. One shot over the shield defense, one direct hit, and that's the damage."

"Wow. Ah, but I, too, have 25 HP left. The maximum is 60. Wow, one hit took almost 60% of my HP. No wonder it's this hurts."

"No, 60% in one hit. Isn't that the kind of thing that falls off if you get two shots?"

"Yes, that's right. Scary."

Mutant ape, I had a feeling of easy victory if it was only 1 opponent. But, when there are two of them, it becomes a bad situation.

I thought we could conquer the 7th floor with how things were going so far, but that was not the case.

It's still a little dangerous.

I used [Earth Heal] 4 times to fully restore the HP of both Kodachi-san and me.

My MP was also decreased by 18 points in one fell swoop in this battle, and my current value was 50/90, which was getting a bit low.

The 7th floor is still hard.

Our destination was already in front of us.

After a quick break, we continued on our way to our destination.

We finally reached our destination.