7. Unique Skills
[Unique Skill’s skill points will be seized and allocated to the debt amount.]
「I don’t want my brain to explode twice in a day. Just one skill is enough for now.」
[Please select the skill to seize.]
Unique skills are synonymous to the life of those who possess them. Even your life is determined by whether or not you have it. For the members of the “Divine Silver Sword” who are adventurers, it is no exaggeration to say that it is life itself.
「If you borrow something, you should naturally pay for it.」
[Skill has been selected. Executing the process.]
[Ancient Wisdom] has been seized from the debtor Eria.
[Ancient Wisdom] has evolved into [Song of the Age of Gods].
[The skills points of debtor Eria have reached the lower limit of [-999,999,999]. These are the skill points that can be collected at the moment.]
[From now on, all skill points will be automatically seized every time the debtor acquires skill points until the full payment is completed.]
「[Song of the Age of Gods], activate.」
I pointed my right hand towards Vritra and concentrated. And then selected the skill I wanted to use.
[Song of the Age of Gods] is a wisdom skill. As long as it is knowledge related to magic, it is possible to “grasp” any knowledge going back to the time before humans were born, the age of the gods.
「Learn the dark ice magic “Cocytus”. Activate it immediately with [Chant Destruction]. Nullify the mana consumption with [Infinite Mana Fountain].」
And this is something I learned from a great person a long time ago.
「Additionally, activate [Slash Enhancement]’s advanced skill, [Subspace Rupture].」
Skills are something you choose based on synergy.
「–[Absolute Ice Blade], fire.」
An invisible slash overran the space. It slashed through Vritra’s tough scales, scattering its body all over the place. The immortal dragon still did not die, and the still moving pieces of flesh immediately began to regenerate.
Immediately after, all the pieces of flesh froze across seven dimensions.
「…What a terrifying life force.」
I picked up one of the fangs nearby, and was amazed by the life force that still pulsated slightly. Vritra was turned into hundreds of pieces of flesh and was frozen by a cold that can last for a thousand years, yet it was still not dead.
However, I have sealed its regeneration ability.
「[Space Jump], reactivate. Expand the effective range of the skill with [Range Enhancement]’s advanced skill, [Almighty Palm].」
The entire range that I can recognize as the “world” was targeted. What I imagined in my mind was the end of the world. Beyond the blue ceiling that we call “the sky,” also known as the sea of stars, is an endless darkness.
「Jump.」
All of Vritra’s flesh disappeared.
[Where is the target relocation destination?]
「Beyond the sky, I guess. It will be about a thousand years until the ice melts. From there, it will take another thousand years until the pieces find each other and revive. During that time, Vritra won’t be able to fulfill its role as the dungeon’s master. This cave is already starting to collapse.」
A dungeon begins to collapse when it loses its ruler. Monsters and traps will also be nullified, and this will serve as proof of your success.
If you contact the guild and collect items and ore before the path is blocked, you will be able to receive the bounty. Altora and the others in the passageway there will probably be unable to move for a while due to the poison, but they will be rescued once the mining team finds them.
「I got the King’s materials, so let’s go back to the surface– hmm?」
I carefully stored Vritra’s poison fang and was about to head up to the surface when I felt a presence in my [Scout’s Intuition].
[What’s wrong?]
「There seems to be something else.」
“Something” that is much smaller than Vritra, but by no means inferior in nature. Seeing that there was no danger, I walked towards the back of the hall.
A quiet marble space filled with cold air. Hidden at the depths was a shiny white spherical object.
「An egg, huh… Vritra’s.」
Although Vritra has strength and vitality equal to that of a god, it is still a living creature. I can understand there being eggs, but…I don’t know of anyone who has actually laid eyes upon them.
I reached out my hand, grasped it in my palm, and gently lifted it up. Although it was frozen, it is still an unkillable dragon. If I melt the ice, it should eventually hatch.
[I believe that if you destroy it, you can prevent it from hatching. How would you like to proceed?]
「…No, this is perfect..」
Vritra should not be able to harm humanity for another 2,000 years after being sent to the sea of stars, but on the other hand, it will come back as a crisis after 2,000 years. There is no guarantee that there will be a way to stop Vritra at that time who will be driven by a desire for revenge against humanity.
「If anyone can stop Vritra, it’s Vritra.」
I don’t know if I will be able to tame Vritra. However, there is a possibility if I raise it correctly from a larval stage.
「I’ll try raising it. Do you object?」
[No. I respect and am interested in your choice.]
「…This is the first time anyone has ever said something like that to me. Thank you.」
[Activation of cooking skills will be canceled.]
「Thank you for your concern, but please cancel it immediately.」
Apparently, destruction meant boiling or roasting. I wonder if Vritra eggs are delicious.
I’m a little interested to know how it tastes, but I’ll suppress it for the sake of the children in the distant future. I looked up at the stone ceiling.
「[Space Jump], activate.」
To the surface.
On this day, I exited a dungeon for the first time in my party and enjoyed a hot soup without worrying about anyone else.
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