Earth Dungeon 119.1

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Chapter 119.1. Spring In Full Bloom

Within the dim ruins of a building, walls separating corridors have collapsed, and desks and chairs lay scattered haphazardly. Light filters in through the cracked exterior walls. Amidst this, countless spiderlings were closing in at the speed of a moped.

With a click of her tongue, Yukihana employs her combat skills. Thanks to the efficiency enhancement in the Combat Qi Transformation, she can now use her combat skills at an unprecedented frequency.

[Rapid Strikes]

She unleashes punches like a swift wind, delivering a machine-gun-like barrage to the approaching spiderlings. The sound of rapid gunfire echoes as the advancing spiderlings disintegrate. However, the enemies are numerous and relentlessly closing in.

"This is getting troublesome."

Yukihana struggles against enemies overwhelming her with sheer numbers. While she could eliminate them given enough time.

[Oh, Yukihana, you seem overwhelmed by the number of enemies. Isn't it time for a tag-in? Leave it to me, Bustling Pectoral Man. I'll swoop in with my dazzling somersault kick!]

[Who's Bustling Pectoral Man? Seriously. And I can't just switch with you.]

She retorts with irritation to Shizuku's laughter. Handling a large number of enemies isn't Yukihana's forte. Eliminating them all is possible with time, but.

The floor is cracking from her forceful strikes as she sends her fist forward, crushing the spiderling leaping at her. However, she has no choice but to retreat, jumping down from the building with gritted teeth.

Feeling Yukihana's frustration and anger as she leaps down from the building, Sakimori can't help but smile wryly.

"The debut battle is always like this."

"Well, Yukihana-chan's weakness is dealing with overwhelming numbers. Let's acknowledge Shizuku's versatility."

[Well then, it's my turn!]

Surprisingly, Yukihana admits her weakness openly, earning admiration. Sakimori decides to put in more effort as well. After all, he still has mana left.

Spiderlings crawl out of the ruins, advancing towards them. The insect limbs covered in fine hair evoke a sense of disgust for some reason, especially due to their sheer number.

Even though they are small, those spider fangs seem poisonous. Swarm, paralyze with venom, and slowly consume their prey while it's still alive. Not something anyone would want to experience.

"Leave the numbers to the magician."

[Sharp Edge Shadow Net]

With a quick movement of his palm, a net made of shadows emerges from beneath the approaching spiderlings, enveloping them in one go. The threads are imbued with the sharpness of blades.

The spiderlings are pushed back, and as the net cuts through them, they fall apart through the gaps.

"Using both combat skills and magic... effortlessly. Is our master really human?"

Spiderlings fall to the ground, turning into ash. Yukihana watches Sakimori with a mixture of amazement, surprise, and suspicion, but that's impolite. He is human.

[However, my remaining mana is exactly 100. It's time to stop.]

As a precaution, I leave some mana unused. I sigh as I see the magic circle being redrawn within the building through the shadow cat. I wonder how many mana potions Shizuku has. In fact, he had considered releasing the Earth Spider first but decided to eliminate the potential danger first.

A heavy, resonating sound echoes from the ruins. The ground trembles with each step, and the footsteps grow louder as the Earth Spider makes its appearance.

"If there are only 5, it should be easy."

Clutching her fist, the elegant woman in a kimono smirks, but that's not good.

"Wait, wait. The likelihood of me getting killed is high. Yukihana, protect me."

The enemies are already in combat readiness. It won't be easy to defeat them so casually. More mana would be helpful. Well, it can't be helped. He doesn't want to use mana potions.

[Ally Transfer]

Just to be safe, I use teleportation magic randomly. As a member of the Jester's Knights, I'm skilled in teleportation.

[Summon All Units]

Activating the skill, a rift in dimensions opens up. A girl wearing a mask leaps out energetically from the rift.

"Underling of Konoha, the leader of the Jester's Knights! Miracle-Performing Warrior Rei is here!"

"That's a long introduction."

"It saw it in old novels. I'm the granddaughter of Alastor, the Flame Magician... and added various things I don't remember anymore, the protagonist with an excessively long self-introduction."

Arms crossed, Shizuku enters the scene as usual. Smiling happily, she continues.

"Yukihana-chan, step back and be Sakimori-san's shield. No princess-carrying allowed. It's a war if that happens. Just be the meat shield."

"Well, fine. Your skills might be deteriorated compared to Yukihana-chan, but show me your still-sharp skills."

Yukihana responds with a confident smile. Shizuku unsheathes her short sword, the breeze making a slicing sound. She has no intention of hiding the small sword, and there's no need to conceal their connections. Their appearances create confusion for anyone watching. Well, if someone is watching. Cameras are convenient things in this world.

"My battle, a genius in both versatility and combat. Feel free to watch. The participation fee is your entire allowance."

In front of them stands a spider, larger than a tank, with needle-like fine hair, a metallic exoskeleton, enormous compound eyes, and numerous fangs inside its mouth like a blender. At the tips of its legs are claws as sharp as spears, and the asphalt roads crack and create holes as it steps forward.

"Kishaa!"

The Earth Spider roars, causing slight vibrations in their bodies. There seems to be some power in that roar. The Earth Spider then opens its mouth towards Yasuto and the others.

With a hiss, a bundle of spider silk is released, the sound of air escaping. Shizuku readies her small sword, flowing mana through it to extend the blade.

[Aura Release]

Shizuku releases combat qi into the surroundings. The drifting combat qi disperses into faint particles of light. By simply touching these particles, the spider silk disappears like melting snow.

"Summoning-type special attacks are weak against mana and aura. Especially against superior mana and aura, they are surprisingly weak. They easily vanish like ice approaching flames. It's a weakness that only works against weaker opponents, the weakness of summoning-type attacks."

I agree with those words, recalling that the shadow cat, a summoning creature, had a similar weakness. It seems the same applies to other summoned monsters.