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Chapter 56 Part 1

The Answer I Arrived At So I Can Stand Next To The Noble Holy Knight

「——《Stone Wall》!」

That scream instantly pulled my consciousness back to reality, which had been on the verge of escaping from it.

Maybe it’s because she cast it with double chant, but the tallest wall I’ve ever seen in my life appeared in the center.

And that huge stone wall is being chiseled away in front of my eyes with a roaring sound!

And that huge stone wall is being chipped away along with a thunderous sound right before my eyes!

「Blue Gigante’s magic has a small blast effect! I might be able to block a small one, but the one from that guy there will be tough! I’ll block this one!」

Sybilla was completely outwitted by the Demon Lord of the Third Dungeon of Seiris.

We’re talking about that unbelievably smart Sybilla here.

But this girl doesn’t let every little thing like this discourage her and make her pessimistic.

Sybilla has only one thing on his mind.

She wants to achieve 『the best possible result』 out of this predicament.

We believe that she would, and that’s why both Emmy and I were able to act quickly.

「《Dark Splash》!」

「Deeeiiiiii!」

I shoot the ranged-attack Dark Magic I just learned, and Emmy slams her shield at the small Blue Gigante (which is still big enough regardless) and sends it flying.

「Adding another floor in the dungeon is one thing, but upgrading the floor boss? That’s cheating! That guy is definitely a psycho!」

「《Dark Splash》! Is it really that impossible?」

「As far as I know, there has never been a change in the dungeon that could completely change the way it can be conquered! It’s like you’re geared up for a hot sandy beach, but the moment you set your foot in it, it has turned into a snowy mountain. No matter how skilled you are, if the foundation of how to conquer it itself has changed…… kuh, they chipped the wall faster than I thought! 《Stone Wall》!」

Our conversation got cut off midway, but I understood what she was trying to say.

The thought of wearing light clothing because you’re heading to a hot place only to then the terrain suddenly turned into a cold snowy mountain is certainly terrifying……

In our case this time, it should be unlikely that the floor boss would attack aggressively while the smaller Blue Gigante was firing ranged attacks.

But that huge Blue Gigante was clearly firing ranged attacks that were more powerful than the other ones.

The priorities to defend against the attacks were fundamentally different.

We managed to survive this long somehow because of Sybilla’s quick reaction, but I don’t really want to be in a situation where I’m facing these guys without her Stone Wall.

However, this means that Sybilla’s resources will be wasted to defend against the bosses’ attacks.

「Gh…!」

「Russell!?」

「I’m okay!」

Looks like it doesn’t matter if I enhance my Wind Barrier with double chant, since it still can’t completely mitigate the attack from the upper layer boss.

Emmy received the attack with her shield, but the aftereffect of the blast spread and reached me as I felt pain in my arms as if I had been scratched by a claw.

(《Extra Heal Link》!)

I cast healing magic just in case while still keeping my eyes on the enemies.

Anyway, the fact that they attack from a long distance is troublesome. I needed to reduce their numbers first, so I poured all the magic I could muster and shot at the Blue Gigantes.

Even if they were wearing armor, its defensive power wouldn’t be enough to stop my attacks.

……Wait, how many of them are there, anyway?

Excluding the actual floor boss, there seem to be… more than a dozen of them from what I’ve seen.

Good grief, they’re a floor boss of the upper floor aren’t they? Is it okay to use them like small fries like this?

「Kuh, 《Stone Wall》! Russell, I’m sorry but, I might have to ask you to do something difficult!」

「What is it? Just say it!」

I turned to Sybilla and found her wiping her mouth after finishing another bottle of magic potion.

She’s sure working pretty hard.

「There’s a way to maximize the power of Dark Splash. That is… to shoot it up close! You can shoot it faster than Abyss Nail, but might get punched by the Blue Gigante!」

「Is Blue Gigante weaker than a Dragon!?」

「《Stone Wall》! Of course, it’s still better than getting hit by a Dragon!」

「As long as it won’t kill me in one hit, it’s a piece of cake!」

After hearing Sybilla’s suggestion, I charged without hesitation towards the armored Blue Gigante.

『Guuoooooo——!』

「《Dark Splash》! Guh…!」

It’s just as Sybilla said, looks like the Blue Gigante didn’t use magic on opponents who got close.

I felt a shockwave through my body the moment the Blue Gigante’s fist hit my body, and just as I thought the Blue Gigante’s had shrunk in an instant, I felt a shock on my back.

「《Abyss Nail》!」

(《Extra Heal》!)

At the spur of the moment, I used offensive and healing magic at the same time, as if the necessity to do it at the last minute had helped me grow.

Since my body is in good shape now… it looks like my chantless healing magic has also activated successfully.

I’ve come back from the dead once.

This much of a pain is nothing for me.

What’s more, it’s because I defeated the dragon that day that I became who I am today.

Also, there’s still that Demon Lord after this.

I won’t be satisfied until I give him a good beating, no matter what.

That’s why——there’s no way I’m going to let myself lose to some big monsters that can only use a little bit of magic!

「《Enchant Darkness》」

I take out my sword from my waist and after I infuse it with dark magic, the color of the sword glows black.

I hold it in my right hand and rush at my opponents with my left hand pointing at them!

「《Dark Splash》!」

『Guuoooaaaaahhhh!』

Despite taking damage, the Blue Gigante was still able to threw another counterattack at me with its armor-covered fist.

I can see the fist coming towards me… and strike it with my sword at it!

「It’s payback from earlier!」

Naturally, at the moment of impact, I was also blown away and took damage as well. However, the damage the Blue Gigante sustained was nothing compared to mine as it was covered in armor. Its hand was split open down the middle.

The enraged Blue Gigant raised its left hand and charged at me, and I once again shot another Dark Splash at it from close range.

The Blue Gigante staggered for a moment before finally falling to the ground.

After I finished it off with magic, I began to see the situation around me.

「《Stone Wall》!」

It was only when I turned toward Sybilla as I heard her casting her magic again that I noticed quite a few Stone Walls were standing here and there.

Looks like it was thanks to Sybilla that the other Blue Gigantes’ attack didn’t reach me.

As expected of my partner, she was extremely attentive even in a situation like this.

「Thanks Sybilla, you’ve saved me!」

「Don’t get it wrong, it was me who has been saved by you.」

I wasn’t sure if she meant those words as a thank you or to hide her embarrassment, but they made me feel a little more at ease, even in this situation, and I couldn’t help but smile hearing it.

There are still many of them remaining and there’s the actual floor boss itself, but… I can see a little hope of defeating them.

——But, there is one person who wasn’t in good shape in this situation.