Chapter 166: Plainevelt’s New Boss
〜Aun’s point of view〜
One month after the award ceremony. I was busy with the renovation work of the Plainevelt dungeon. This was because a party from the Dungeon City Wislo was capturing the Plainevelt dungeon with unstoppable momentum.
The party called [Cidre] seems to be an S rank party of five. These guys consisted of a magic swordsman as the vanguard, two heavy knights as the tanks, and a healer and a mage as the rearguards. Observing from the projection on the monitor, the two tanks worked well together by managing the enmity, and not only were they able to block enemy attacks with minimal damage, but even the smallest amount of damage is quickly healed by the healer. And the magic swordsman and the mage take advantage of the openings created to inflict damage.
However, [Cidre]’s strengths were not limited to its combat skills. Rather, it was their risk management to thoroughly avoid dangerous battles. They gather information in advance, and when there is insufficient information, they take a wait-and-see approach and quickly decide to withdraw.
「As expected, the party from Wislo is used to dungeon capturing.」
「Indeed. These guys take the shortest route directly to most of the lower and middle floors. I know it’s thanks to the “Dungeon Map” sold in Plainevelt City… but even so, their capture speed is fast.」Irs.
「It seems like… the Hydra floor may finally be broken through, right?」
The highest floor reached by adventurers so far is the 25th floor. In short, until now the Hydra had repelled all the adventurers away. In addition to its overwhelming defensive power and recovery ability, the Hydra, which spits out a breath that causes a poisoned abnormal state, has fully fulfilled its role despite being a lower S-rank. However, looking at the composition and proficiency of [Cidre], there is a high possibility that even the Hydra will be broken through.
「More importantly, since I moved Yaou to the Phantom Castle, there’s no boss on the 30th floor. That’s why it’s necessary to summon the boss of the 30th floor as soon as possible… Do you still have some DP left?」
「It’s not much, but if we combine the points left by Quereble and Yaou, we’ll be able to get one S-rank and five floors worth!」
「Hmm… For the time being, the monkeys have remodeled the forest area on the 30th floor to be full of traps, so it wouldn’t be wise to place another boss there. Instead, let’s create a new floor from the 31st floor to the 35th floor and place the boss on the 35th.」
「That sounds good. If we leave it to the monkeys, they will likely buy us some time.」
「Alright. So let’s start from the boss.」
「I thought you would say that, so I already found an S-rank monster that looks good! However, it seems to be a monster with a strong habit…」
「Oh? You work fast! What kind of monster is it?」
What Irs proposed was a giant centipede monster called “Gigantic Centipede”. This guy is actually a fairly famous monster and naturally is listed in the monster encyclopedia.
Its characteristics are that even a small specimen can exceed 50 meters in total length, and its extremely high defense. In addition, it has troublesome things such as a spray that makes you paralyzed.
Its defense easily surpasses that of the Hydra, and half-hearted physical attacks are repelled by its hard armor. Not only that, it is resistant to magic of various attributes, making it difficult for even magic attacks to be effective. The only thing that works is fire-attribute magic, but even that cannot easily deal damage without a considerable amount of firepower.
Although its attacks are monotonous, the attack unleashed with the mass of its huge body has enough destructive power to easily annihilate an A-rank party.
The reason why this monster is so famous… is for its troublesome behavior.
“Territory” is its behavioral characteristic. Anything that enters its territory instantly turns into a target for killing, even if it is an individual of the same race. And once a target is set, it seems that there are cases where it continues chasing beyond its own territory.
In the Monster Encyclopedia, it was written that the Gigantic Centipede lives in the Nakva Mountains, which is the border between the Arto Kingdom and the Ordila Kingdom. The Nakva Mountains is designated as a Danger Zone because the Gigantic Centipede lives there. Both countries have designated it as a restricted area.
It seems that a prominent scholar once announced that “If the Gigantic Centipedes hadn’t inhabited the mountains, trade between Arto and Ordila would have been active, and both countries would have prospered further.”
Placing such a troublesome monster as the dungeon boss will turn the place into an impregnable fortress.
「You chose a pretty dangerous monster…」
「It’s hard to handle, but not a bad option, right?」
「That’s right! Let’s just go with the Gigantic Centipede.」
「Is it okay to decide so quickly?」
「It has troublesome behavioral characteristics, but since it is a dungeon monster, it will listen to my instructions as the master. Moreover, this monster and the dungeon floor as its territory are too compatible. If so, why not summon it?」
「I’m a little uneasy… But since it’s something I proposed, I’m not against it!」
「Okay! Then, for the time being, let’s postpone the creation of other floors and create a boss area dedicated to the Gigantic Centipede!」
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