Regress and Eat

The Chicago Dungeon Gate shows the following information:

- Dungeon Information

1. Level: A

2. Maximum number of entrants: 15

3. Clear Requirement: Defeat Boss Monsters on the last level of Castle

4. Time to evolution: 102 days 3 hours 22 minutes

5. Status: Stable

The system message does not explain what the boss monster has and what it looks like. "That's the boss monster when you meet the boss monster. I don't tell them." We just have to get rid of it and inform them that the dungeon has been attacked.

‘Experienced hunters are confident they can distinguish their bosses with their own eyes. ’

It is usually the boss who has a very large or no abilities for other monsters, looks very strange, on the other hand, looks too fine, is an unknown species, or is waiting alone in a large room.

‘But if experience and familiarity are cluttered, it's poison that impairs judgment. ’

The knowledge of the elite hunters of this age was like that.

Time has passed since the great catastrophe, and I am confident that I know the dungeon ecology well, but the knowledge that humanity has acquired is only a hematopoietic, whether relative or absolute.

Example · · · ·.

I have the last room of the dungeon in front of me.

But the expedition that invaded this place in his previous life would never have imagined that it would be the Boss Room.

‘The system explained that the boss is on the last floor. ’

And I'm definitely at the bottom of the dungeon at this moment.

However, the findings of the dungeon expedition, especially Emily, would have been different from those of Class B fluoroscopes. In her eyes, it appears that there is a larger room beyond this room, and above all, the next level underground.

It's all faded.

There is an area where Hunters cannot enter and are not part of the dungeon. So the last floor of the dungeon is right here where I am.

I see a locked lock. Looking at the other hunters, it's not the last room, but I made it easy for them to get in. In dungeons, these areas are usually "treasure chests."

Whoo-hoo!

I made a key out of various Mana patterns and stuck it in the door.

Yuck!

The door opens with an annoying sound in your ears.

In front of me was a room similar to the one I saw a few hours ago.

‘Ahh · · · This? ’

The corpse mutters as if wondering.

The landscape in the room is too identical. The room he's been trapped in for a long time.

I'm thinking.It's a bit of a hunch.

Just like that, there was nothing in the room but a single skeleton and a sword through its chest. Even the structures on the inner wall are completely consistent.

Then, as soon as I opened the door, I heard the telepathy as if I was waiting.

‘· · · Ah, I've been waiting! You woke me up. Adventurer from another world! You already have Devil Slayer? ’

The dead body wasn't whispering in my brain.

Given the direction, it seemed like another sword in that room, a teleportation that it emitted.

By now, the former expedition would have had to think this way in their view, especially if they had a clear memory of collecting the dead body while they were coming.

You had another item like [Devil Slayer]! This dungeon! ’

Besides, Emily confirmed that there were no traps in this room with a fluoroscope, just a normal room.

Well, that's what it looks like to her.

He said that the machete was really strange.

‘I don't know how you know me. ’

The sword, of course, doesn't know what it is. He was not born in this dungeon, but was swept away when some other dimension was recombined and sealed to this intermediate dimension.

When a former expedition encountered it, the sword was in Kevin McKid's hands. No matter how similar the artifacts may be, they cannot both be occupied. In other words, the sword will go back to one of the other expeditionaries, not to McKid. A treasure chest, after all. Those who were convinced that they would have to pass through here to get to the next room would have entered the room to determine the existence of the artifact.

‘You could use that sword and me to deal with the boss downstairs. Please, if you take it for me too. ’

But I didn't have to.

before the telepathy that was running through my head at the same speed as light.

I threw what I had in my hand into the room!

Whee!

‘Oh, what the heck! Wait, my story! ’

He was embarrassed and shouted.

Above the thick bundle of Mana cores that blew through the air was an Yponia crystal.

And...

Whoo-hoo!

Once inside the room, a thick door that can never be opened again until it is cleared.

Construction of a dungeon that cannot be broken by the rules of the dungeon.

But I haven't entered yet.

Bang!

In an instant, I combined Mana patterns and tightly closed the door again without stepping foot in the room. The corpse mutters as the skeleton and sword disappear from sight.

‘· · · · · · You don't always listen to others, no matter who they are? ’

At that moment.

Kwakwakwakwakwakwabang!

Vibrations and noise have faded beyond the door. "Deep-sea swimming" sounds as Mana Core explodes and sweeps inside.

When the noise stopped, I reopened the door.

“Seeeeeeeeeeeeeek!”

The landscape in the room was completely different from what I had just seen.

There are no familiar bricks from all over the dungeon. The sword and skeleton are gone.

It was like that black tentacle of the anglers that attracted the food in the first place.

Emily did not find any traps when she checked with the fluoroscope because they were originally disguised as stones. If I wanted to find that, I had to use a different skill than a fluoroscope.

“Grrr!”

I pierced my nose with the stench of burning flesh and rotting organs.

In the collapsed cube, there was a wave of dark red shaking. The flesh that surrounded the outer walls of the castle and defended Hunter's entry. Mud, flesh points, and crumpled stubble all over the room, twisting like an agony.

The boss monster in this dungeon, this‘ last room ’itself.

Uahhhhhh!

Tubes protrude from all over the burned and torn flesh and shoot acidic solutions from all sides. If you were attacked while locked in a room, you would be embarrassed.

But I still shoot my sword out of the room, not a single step into the room.

Shh-shh-shh!

The rain of machetes amplified by the sword pierces the area. Depending on the thickness of the monster, some flew like a spear, and some flew like a flying worm, burning and piercing it. All the machete strands were under my complete control.

The best part of the function of shorthand amplification is that Mana consumption is drastically reduced. No matter how much core I absorbed, I was able to launch an attack that was overwhelming.

“Queeeek!”

A pile of flesh that was already fatally damaged when the core exploded has been cut off without hesitation each time the sword grazed.

The smaller the pile, the wider the interior. The dark red organics that were hanging over the walls disappeared, and the stone that had originally constructed this dungeon began to appear.

And the moment that the blue flame that my sword sprinkled burned to the last piece.

As a celebratory firecracker, the system message echoes.

- You've met the dungeon's clearance requirements!

- Clear Condition: Defeat the boss monsters on the last floor of Castle

- The boundaries of the dungeon are weakened.

I also heard a message that I did not hear from the other dungeons, completing an approximation of a maze type dungeon.

- All the traps in the castle are gone. Immutability of some structures is eliminated.

Hunters entering the castle should only move in one direction according to the system's alignment, unless they use an anomaly like mine. That limit is gone now.

In other words.

"MacKid's party is now free to move the castle! ’

They have all heard the message of just completing the raid.

It's probably left after the calculations. Dell Parker, who disappeared underground, has not been able to confirm his death.

‘I'd better hurry.'

- The user's approximate contribution ranking is # 1 (contribution 89%).

With a flash, the key to the dungeon appeared in front of me.

And then...

This is the moment I've been waiting for! ’

- Additional rewards are available to suit your contribution. Accept?

I nodded forcefully.

*

A familiar darkness came and spread around me.

My heart is pounding.

White minerals scattered around like mosaics. I looked at each one.

Time to choose additional rewards.

‘The most I've ever seen! ’

Until now, the dungeon was the highest class B dungeon possible for solo dungeon exploration, and it was the first time to choose additional grade A dungeon rewards.

And...

‘It's probably the first time in more than A dungeons that one person has taken 89% of their contribution. ’

Maybe that's why there are more options for rewards.

‘It's not just more choices. ’

With most Hunters randomly selected, increasing the number of scarecrows and the percentage of rubbish items would be disadvantageous to Hunters.

However, the scene in front of me was never like that.

There's hardly any grade A below that. ’

The reward for a Class A dungeon is not less than Class F or E.

Just a higher chance of a higher rank item.

At this moment, the vast majority of the minerals you see were above Class A, and Class S was much more than common sense. It seemed to be thanks to the high contribution.

If any Hunter has earned a lower contribution than me now, the options given to him will be different from mine.

- Select a reward.

‘You're no better. ’

Each light dances while creating its own Mana pattern.

From my observations, I narrowed my options down to two.

One item is of SS grade when looking at the clarity of light. It is considered to have the power to move and protect, although it is not known for its exact performance.

The other one has a Class S pattern. Looks like some kind of weapon.

I saw some other skill cards that I could use, but it was hard to choose from. If I had already learned a skill, there was only a way to sell it and cash it, but it was a shame to come all the way here and give up the item and choose money.

‘Yes, it's an item. As originally planned.’

An item humanity could not acquire in its past life.

That's why I choose artifacts that even I didn't know existed.

I didn't have much to worry about. I have selected an SS class item.

‘Cause I already have a weapon. ’

The moment I made my decision.

- Award user defined rewards. You've worked hard.

Weeing!

The mineral I chose approaches and explodes. I sprinkled a beam of light.

‘What is this? ’

What remained there was something that looked like a small, transparent glass tube.

Inside the tube was a fine, white light particle that was shining and fluttering.

When I touch my hand, a system message comes to mind.

[Stardust Wings]

- Item Description: Mana Injectable Autonomous Transportation Equipment used by inspectors of the former Severian Empire. They used this item to commute through vast territories several times a day. When inserted into the body, it is bound and triggered at the user's will. Protects users from external threats such as atmospheric ingredients, atmospheric pressure, temperature and friction energy during activation, and helps them fly at high speeds. In the past, the territory that one inspector in the empire had to control could have been extended to an entire system if there was a shortage of manpower, so we can guess the job strength of the inspectors at that time.

Caution: If you run into obstacles that are more than a certain amount of difficulty during the flight, it will cost you twice as much Mana and, in some cases, can cause a very big impact. If the user's Mana is consumed completely during the flight, all functions of the item will be disabled, so use caution.

I look at the message and think:

‘Did you itemize your Levitation order? Flying artifacts? Too bad Mana is a continuously consuming species. ’

I didn't care about the explanation, being a Severian Empire. It seems to be another dimension of history I've never heard of before. The system's misrepresentation will be a marker of unnecessary past knowledge, rather than the function of items.

What I think is, how can we use this for combat? I wouldn't have sprinkled SS light for nothing.

‘This type of utilization is determined by the amount of Mana consumption fuel, and the amount of finely controlled movement and speed during the flight. ’

He told me not to hit any obstacles, so I was going to go out and experiment.

Back then.

Boom, boom!

You hear something exploding upstairs.

‘McKid's on the move. ’

End