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CHAPTER 220: THE CURRENT SITUATION IN WISLO

CHAPTER 220: THE CURRENT SITUATION IN WISLO

「Now I have roughly understood the outline of the dungeon itself. I will gather more information as we conquer each tower, but…… What I am really curious about is the progress of the conquest of each of the towers and the main clans that do it.」

「Mnh, yeah. Well then, let me explain the progress of the conquest of each tower first. To cut straight to the point, the highest floor conquered that was recorded so far was the forty fourth floor of the Dragon Tower. That being said, it seems that there are not many Clans that can get past the fortieth floor as of recently.」

「So, the highest level reached in the recorded history of the dungeon is the forty fourth floor, huh……? From what I have heard, the fortieth floor is a really difficult one to overcome. So it is probably safe to assume that it has to be the Boss floor……」

「Yes, that’s right. It seems that the fortieth floor of the Dragon Tower is quite difficult to get the key items to open the door, but I heard that the Boss itself is also very strong. By the way, that monster is a giant monster covered entirely in lava…… a monster called “Surtr”. As for its rank, I think it was estimated to be…… as high as the SS Rank.」

Surt!? That’s a pretty famous monster name, isn’t it…… Its enormous size makes even Onis and Ogres look like Dwarfs in comparison, and the Monster Encyclopedia states that it is about forty meters long. If Surt was to go outside of the dungeon, it would easily destroy an entire country if it wanted to do so.

As Nelfie said, its distinctive feature is that it is a “Giant” monster with an armor-like body covered entirely in lava.

Monsters that take on a human form regardless of their size have a wide range of attack methods, and even goblins are a threat to humans if they get to carry around a proper weapon. When they are the size of an Ogre or a Hecatoncheire, the chances of death to those things are quite high, even for seasoned high-ranking Adventurers. The floors that Cinque created in the Phantom Castle dungeon were based on this very concept, and simply being a humanoid monster was a reason to be extremely wary of it.

Also, from its size that makes it seem like a moving castle, not only is a single blow from this thing considered to be a powerful Area of Effect attack, but it is also clearly robust in terms of its defenses. Furthermore, since its entire body is covered in lava, even if you try to attack it, you will receive a painful counterattack as a result.

If that’s the case, the standard strategy against an opponent like that would be to rely on long-distance, high-power Magic attacks, but if the attributes of the attacks are not compatible, no matter how powerful the damage would be, it would not be able to get past through its defenses……

It was entirely understandable why thirty members of the top clans of Wyslo were trying to attack this Boss together, and yet they were entirely unable to get past it.

「Judging from the description alone, that’s some pretty troublesome monster. That being said, we are starting from the Beginner level, the Snake Tower, and it will still be a while before we actually get to face Surt. By then, we will have leveled up and we can expect to find new ways to attack and improve our Party Skills as well. So let’s put Surt in the back of our minds for now!」

「Mhm. There seems to be a lot of difficult levels across the dungeon to get through even up to that point. Let’s think about it together to formulate a plan.」

「Yes, that’s right. In that case, the next thing I am curious about are the main Clans currently attacking the Wyslo Dungeon.」

「Right. So, let’s talk about the local Clans next. Currently, There are a total of twenty major Clans trying to conquer the four dungeons in the city. Of these, the main Clans can be narrowed down to six. Furthermore, there are two Clans reigning at the top of the list for a while now: “Calvados”, ranked number one in the Ibuldia Empire, and “Tekirana”, ranked number two this year and which has been growing at an unstoppable pace in recent years.」

「”Calvados” was even mentioned at the Sphin Seven Nations Conference, but it seems to be a so-called long-established Clan that has been around for quite some time now. Its strengths are the large number of members and the ease of securing new excellent and highly-promising personnel. It also has an established training method that goes a while back.」

「Yes, that’s right. If you ask the people of the Ibuldia Empire which Clan is the absolute number one, they will all answer “Calvados”, regardless of age or gender. That’s why they put a whole lot of effort into scouting new and promising Adventurers, and it is easy for them to recruit talented Adventurers from all over the place. They must also have a lot of financial resources to back all of their operations up.」

「So, there is such a famous Clan in here, huh?! But the one I am interested in the most is the actual number two, “Tekirana”!」

「There is not that much information about “Tekirana” in circulation quite yet, but it is a Clan with a lot of young people gathered around it. Because of that fact, they are very energetic, and the discipline within the Clan itself seems to be somewhat loose, but…… I hear that this is precisely why there is a constant strife between Clans. However, the Clan Master and Sub-Master are the two people who keep all of these quirky guys together. The Clan Master is someone who specializes in combat exclusively and seems to have a certain amount of Charisma to himself, but I hear that he is not involved in running the Clan or directing group battles at all. In return, the Sub-Master is a smart guy who is in charge of running and directing the entire Clan through his efforts. Of course, he is probably a top-notch fighter as well.」

「But, considering the strategy for this Wislo Dungeon, it seems like there’s going to be a lot of strife between Clans, right? Considering the high prices of Drop Items, especially if there are overlapping levels of strategy, there’s probably going to be conflict over fundraising, right?」

「Yes, it is just as you said just now, Aun. “Calvados” and “Tekirana” are obviously enemies, but there is also a Clan Alliance centered around these two Clans. There are also neutral factions whose goal is to sell items to both camps, and the main situation will likely be largely determined by the actions of these three factions.」

「Hmm, fumu, fumu. But there are probably Adventurers who don’t belong to those three factions at all, right? I don’t think we will know that until we actually look around the town ourselves.」

「That’s right. We need to go to the Adventurer’s Guild. We will probably be able to get more details there.」

「Okay, then let’s look around the town tomorrow and think about our future direction!」