Cheat Majutsu de Unmei wo Nejifuseru

"Senior Yuri, you said it was quite meaningful."

After Senior Yuri leaves, Kuna snaps.

"Sauge, what do we do? I think there's a way back."

Anne talks to me with a serious face.

Senior Yuri gave me two pieces of advice.

One has a bad feeling, so you should go home today.

The other thing is, it's the prince's kiss that solves bad magic all the time.

I'm not sure about the latter, but the former is very easy to understand.

If it wasn't him, I would listen to him...

"No, let's hunt. Even if it's dangerous, we just have to move on. There is also a risk to doing nothing in the present situation"

Analyzing Kuna's degenerative magic will require more power now than ever before, as will the use of magic using degenerative magic. We need to get the Demon Stone and be strong as soon as possible.

Maintaining the status quo is a risk in itself.

I want to choose the way forward if I take the same risk.

"Okay, Sauge. But let's not force it."

"Right. Let's go more carefully than usual."

"I'll be careful too."

The three of us are determined to snort and move on.

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"This is the eighth basement floor. The atmosphere has changed again."

"This floor is mostly a lake. Be careful, the scaffolding is unstable."

As soon as she arrived on the eighth basement floor, Anne gave a flashing expression.

This floor, as far as I can see, is littered with mangrove-like trees in the lake, with roots facing the water.

So we can scaffold the roots and move on.

"The water is muddy. You don't want to fall here. Your clothes are muddy and don't seem to fall off."

"So is the dirt, because it's water stained with plenty of air. It will be terrible if you fall. The skin is irritating, and when I drink it, I get irritated. Even a good swimmer often dies after being hurt, drowned, drank extra water, and was carelessly struck. Even advanced people die easily when they are caught off guard"

Kuna looked at the lake and swallowed the saliva.

The eighth basement is a less delicious field for explorers.

Scaffolding is on the unstable roots of trees like mangroves, and if you step off your feet and fall into the lake, you taste the pain of hell.

"Let's get this field out of here fast!

"That would be nice. Fighting on this scaffold is tough."

"That's not the only place I don't like on this floor."

In addition to scaffolding, there are other disadvantageous elements for the Explorer.

We both hardened our expressions.

And then we walk on the footing of the root of the mangrove.

The root path of the mangrove breaks.

The next scaffold is about two meters away.

We fly with help.

Even though I can afford it if it's a Rank 2 physical ability, in a situation where I could die if I fell, I get nervous.

Apparently, I'm going to have to jump and move like this for a while. The mangroves are spaced wide apart from each other and surrounded by water.

"Kuna, is there any sign of the enemy?

"So far, you haven't even caught any sign of the enemy in my ear."

Kuna answers Anne's query.

"Kuna, you can't just be on the ground on guard."

I smiled bitterly. Kuna gets caught in the pitfalls of the underground labyrinth every time.

The enemy is still firmly approaching.

"What does that mean?"

"Notice for yourself"

"I understand."

Let them look at the painful eyes and remember. Fortunately, the situation is enough for me to follow.

"…… I see. Is that what you mean?"

Apparently, he noticed it himself. Kuna also tells Anne that the enemy is underwater.

Yes, because it's in the water, Kuna hadn't noticed his approach.

Explorers who come to this floor for the first time usually fail to be vigilant in the water and follow through with pain.

The moment I landed at the roots of a new mangrove tree, it came.

A loess giant pops out of the water in momentum.

It's a crocodile about two meters long. He has a huge mouth full of eyes.

He snuck out of the water and hit me by surprise.

I jump right, Kuna and Anne jump left.

I was aware of it beforehand so I could react.

At the time of the mistake, there was a high noise with the cock. He tried to bite with his stupid big mouth.

The crocodile passes between us, does not rise to land, and then dives into the water again as it is.

They're still after us. Fish shadows float around the lake and circle around our mangrove.

That demon is a hiding alligator.

Known for his depth of caution and malice in the top rank 1 demons.

"I can't believe there are demons attacking me from the water, not just bad scaffolding. That's a nasty floor."

Kuna uses [Aurora Flame Spear] … a penetrating long-range magic that binds eight flame spears.

The moment it lands on the water, there is an explosion and the water vapor rises. But it doesn't work well for crocodiles in the water.

There are times when water is not compatible with flames, but distracted water has the effect of dampening magic.

The fish shadow of the hiding alligator disappeared.

He must have dived deep.

We increase our perimeter alert.

I was the first person to notice him.

He was only showing his face around the other side where he showed the fish shadow at the end without making any noise. A move that killed the signs to depress the unexpected.

The reason I noticed is that I felt magic.

Yes, he uses witchcraft while being a demon.

A large water balloon was formed on the nose tip of the hiding alligator, spinning at high speed and increasing the water pressure to the limit, before being fired.

Speed exceeded. Water rifle bullets.

His aim is Kuna.

"[Demon Mine Smelting: Shaped Shield/Wall of Lacquer"] "

Expand the magic you were preparing for the moment you felt the magic.

Orihalcon, conceded from Cyril of Elsier, deforms into a shield.

Stand, shield, and accept the coona in its covered position.

A blunt impact is transmitted in the hand. But there was no scratch on the shield.

If this were Mithril, it would have been pierced. So much blow.

"Huh!?

"Behind whenever"

The surprising voices of Kuna and Anne overlap.

Heiding alligators, as their name suggests, are good at putting out signs.

Plus, a perfect spot called the water field.

Even they can't capture signs easily.

And more importantly, be careful.

He is good at unintentional hitting and even responds to ranged attacks.

Inside the forest area, it is a demon that has killed searchers to the top of its class.

"Both of you, calmly grab the signs. Let the water move, the signs of magic, the sound, all sensors work."

They snort.

The Hiding Alligator went undercover again.

"Hey, Sage. Do you have the means to counter that crocodile? Keep it up, it's stuck."

Kuna inquires as she searches for signs.

"That's two main things. I'm gonna take you down on the counter where you flew like the first blow."

"Sauge, I thought about that, too. But there's no sign of that demon approaching."

"That demon is named Hiding Alligator. His depth of caution and patience are unusual and the Seeker hates him like a snake scorpion. I can't do the way I just said it first. Truth be told, the first shot would have been best if we had stayed there because it often comes flying"

Heiding alligators will be asking for gaps for hours, and even if they let the numbness go off, they will give up instead of making an unscrupulous attack and run away.

"Ugh, isn't that a good idea? I can't jump on the next scaffold because I know it's close enough to ignore it. They're going to jump right where they jumped."

"That's his must-have pattern, too."

He's really depressed.

It also ranks high among demons in the forest area that are hated.

The small number of individuals is at least the salvation.

"Then what's the second way? Exactly, I don't want to root against that crocodile."

"The second is a powerful blow through the water wall. Let's demonstrate. [Demon Ore Smelting: Ginseng Shaped Bow/Piercing]"

Turn the Orihalcon into a bow shape.

But in the form of a mechanical bow, not the usual western bow.

Having reached rank 2, I was able to make him take a change that had been drastically avoided by now.

"He does, from time to time, deliberately float on the water to show off his fish shadow to make him nervous about his gains. Aim there."

As I said, the hiding alligator floats on the water and the fish shadow circles around.

Place a mechanical bow and set an arrow on the rail.

Let the magic pass. A weapon made of smelting can be made with one surgical ceremony contained. [Magnetic manipulation] has been granted for the modification in bow form.

Predict his path.

"Pierce............ [Coil Gun]"

Arrows are emitted in a super-accelerated state by magnetic force from the machine bow.

Arrows with little surface area efficiently drained water and broke through the stiff scales of the hydrating alligator. The water stains red.

This alone won't kill him.

Arrows have two ideas. One is that it has a return and is not easy to pull out. The other thing is that it has an invisibly thin Orihalcon thread and is connected to the bow.

"[Thunder strike]"

Through the thread of Orihalcon, a thunderbolt ravages his body.

If you keep the electricity running for about thirty seconds, the hiding alligator runs out and sinks to the bottom of the lake.

"Now, it's over. What do you say? Did you find it helpful?

"... Sauge, I can't do anything with a swordsman."

"That depends on the idea. You can devise and defeat it in what you can do. There's something a sword can do."

"I can also do ranged attacks, though. That's just as penetrating an attack as Sauji... but I'll think of something."

Kuna and Anne start thinking about what they can do to each of them.

It's a good trend. Sometimes I don't get it just to teach people.

"So, Mr. Crocodile still has his hate point."

"Eh!? Do you still have it?

"Yeah, I guess that's the best thing in a way"

Kuna makes an overtly unpleasant face.

I smile bitterly and open my mouth.

"Because, even if you struggle to defeat them, they usually die in the water, so you can hardly retrieve the body and the demon stone. His skin is so good as a material, it can be sold high because it is used for noble bags and stuff. That's why I regret it extra."

It is very difficult to retrieve the corpse by drawing the water from the temper. The Seekers drank tears and saw the body of the one sinking in the water.

"That crocodile is muscled to be depressed even after he dies..."

Kuna gave it to me like it was a scratch.

Anne is also laughing bitterly.

"Well, I'll take good care of it."

Hand over the thread on the arrow's ass. The arrow has a return on it, so it won't fall out. After a while, the body of the hiding alligator rose to land.

"Ugh, I caught it. If you're just going to knock it down, you're third class. It is a first-rate explorer to think about what happens after a proper defeat. Just like you two are aware of it."

This is what arrows are supposed to return.

He dismantles it with his nose singing and packs it in his bag with skins that are likely to sell high.

"That's sausage. Still no loophole."

"Somehow, it's amazing, but amazing, but for some reason I can't respect it......"

Get a contrasting glance at the two.

"This guy's meat is good. The meat is especially good, so let's just take that home. It would be great if fried. It's dinner this evening."

As the two of them turned to their delicate faces, I proceeded to dismantle them lightly.

I look forward to dinner this evening.