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Chapter 54 Part 1

Trying Not To Change How We Fights Might Be The Hardest Fight After All

Emmy, who’s full of energy, takes the lead and opens the door at the end of the Floor Boss room.

Beyond that, of course, is the staircase to the bottom floor.

After descending the tenth floor, we come to the eleventh floor.

A red ground spreads before us.

「Uwaa… so from this point on is the lowest layer, huh?」

「Right, it’s the first time for you, right, Emmy?」

「Un. I had defeated the middle boss, Taurus, in Hammond before, but I couldn’t use Protection and still didn’t know how to activate my skill at that time…… more importantly, my arm didn’t heal with one Heal.」

That… must’ve been tough.

Speaking of which, I wonder if those guys are doing okay now that Emmy has left. Maybe they hired a new priest.

「Oh, and by the way, Jannet has learned how to use Great Heal, so she’s also taking the role of the Healer now.」

「Huh, isn’t Jannet more of an attacker though?」

「Yeah, but she still insisted on being the Healer.」

I see… that girl is really amazing.

She’ll probably be in charge of attacks, healing, and most importantly, managing the party.

「Ah, you two. A monster is coming, you know?」

「You—say something like that earlier!」

「I detected them just now, so they’re coming in fast, come on you two, get to work.」

Aren’t you just treating us like your subordinates now? Well, I know she was just joking, so I’ll let it go for now.

Emmy caught the Purple Gigant attack that was coming at her and blew it away.

I guess I’ll do my part too.

「《Dark Sphere》」

I watched the magic I fired with double chant slowly flying toward the target and hitting it.

「The monster at the start is the same monster that can be found in the middle layer, huh.」

「That’s right. But don’t let your garden because it will come soon… a monster that has changed just like the goblins.」

While feeling unsettled by what Sybilla told us, Emmy and I made our way through the eleventh floor, which was dominated by Purple Gigantes and Black Goblins.

As we descended to the twelfth layer while keeping our guard up, Sybilla let out a deep sigh.

「And so it appeared…」

When Sybilla said so as she stared at what lies beyond this floor… it appeared.

It was a jet-black Gigante.

It has a whole different air around it compared to the previous ones.

The difference was immediately apparent when it walked toward us when it found us out.

The weapon in its hand… is made out of metal.

「Russell, I think you understand this already, but even at our level, mages like us aren’t a good match against it. Even if you put up a Wind Barrier, its attack can still brings you to the brink of death like a Dragon Punch.」

「So it’s not an instant death, right?」

「Your double Wind Barrier is unusually strong. Otherwise, you wouldn’t even stand a chance against a Fire Dragon.」

Well, that makes sense.

It doesn’t matter if you have the highest rank jobs like Sage or Sorcerer, there’s no way a single-digit level Mage could survive a Dragon’s attack.

「That’s why, Emmy-chan, you mustn’t panic even if one of us gets hit by its attack. Because in the end that will affect Russell’s safety. So be sure to keep that in mind.」

「Yes!」

Emmy replied energetically and charged at the Black Gigante head-on.

The Black Gigante raised its club in the exact same way as the Green Gigant on the upper level, then swung it down like it was nothing.

However, the power behind that swing was incomparable to all of the Gigantes we’ve seen before.

Emmy got in range of my Wind Barrier, cast her defense magic, and then blocked the Black Gigante’s attack……!

「Guh…!」

The moment I heard her pained voice, I immediately cast chantless 《Extra Heal》 to heal her.

「I’ll heal you every time you get attacked, so hang in there, Emmy!」

「So this was Russell’s…! Un, I got it!」

Before Emmy could turn around, I told her what I’m going to do first, so she could concentrate on the enemy and defend against its attacks.

After she realized that her opponent’s attack was one level above her, Emmy put away her sword and held up her shield with both hands.

「One more time…!」

The Black Gigante launched another attack at Emmy, which she caught once more with the Dragon Shield, now holding it with both hands.

This time, instead of a pained groan, a sigh of relief escapes her mouth.

「Thank Goodness… I can still feel the shock, but both of my hands don’t hurt this time!」

Then, with a flash of light from her two-handed shield, even the Black Gigante was blown away, sending it flying deep into the back.

「Ohhh!」, next to me, Sybilla was cheering with delight.

「Aren’t you insanely strong, Emmy-chan!? In the dungeon, a Black Gigant is like, the ultimate monster in physical attacks with only Golems and Dragons being the monsters that can top it off, you know?」

「As I thought, even someone like you find Emmy amazing huh, Sybilla?」

「Sure, the previous Holy Knights were probably just as strong, but to think that she’d have this incredible power when it hasn’t been that long since she became a Holy Knight is unheard of.」

Sybilla keeps shooting a barrage of Fire Spears out of her hand even as she tells me this.

I don’t know about you, but I think using chantless magic while talking sounds more complicated than using magic alternately with Double Chant…… don’t tell me, did she watch me practice and start practicing on her own to familiarize herself with it?

Her brain is as impressive as ever.

Good grief… I can’t lose to her too now, can’t I?

「《Abyss Nail》!」

When the magic I cast hit the Black Gigant, the impact from the damage was so great it lifted the monster up in the air for a moment before it fell to the ground and stopped moving completely.

「Are you okay, Emmy-chan?」

「Yes, because Russell immediately healed me again the moment I caught its attack.」

「To think we defeated a Black Gigante so easily… this is great. This is really really great!」

Since Sybilla, who knew in advance how strong a Black Gigante was, said this, it must’ve been indeed an easy victory.

It’s not an opponent that I could’ve easily defeated on my own, that’s for sure.