The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 18 Part 1

Monster Room

「But still, the labyrinth sure is huge, isn’t it? Kardek, just how big is it?」

「No one knows exactly, but it is probably about one square kilometer per stratum.」

「So it’s that huge, huh. How many stratums are there?」

「Up to the 46th stratum. On the 46th level, there is said to be a three-headed great fire dragon with a rank of over 80, the master of the labyrinth.」

「Heh, has the master of the labyrinth ever been defeated?」

「Yes, it is said that about fifty years ago, the party of the hero from another world fought and defeated it along with more than a hundred Amberlius knights. They did manage to subjugate it, but it seemed that the knight order was half destroyed and some casualties also rose among the hero’s companions.」

It was that strong, huh. I don’t think I will ever be able to reach it.

「Is this labyrinth big compared to the others?」

「Yes, it is among the larger ones. Most labyrinths have less than 10 stratums. There are also some labyrinths with extremely large stratums, though, so you cannot measure the size simply by the depth of the labyrinth.」

「Does the map of the labyrinth cover all the way to the 46th stratum?」

「The map is almost complete up to the 20th stratum, but beyond that point, it only covers the watering holes and from staircase to staircase. There are a lot of unexplored areas, so there are also a lot of adventurers who are aiming for treasure chests. Also, the labyrinth changes its shape from time to time. The map that used to be usable becomes unusable, it is rare, but it does happen.」

It is as if the labyrinth is alive. As if it is luring humans with treasure chests and feeding on them.

We walk deeper and deeper without encountering any monsters for a while. We encounter several parties of adventurers along the way, but there seems to be no human presence around these parts. The walls and ceilings in the labyrinth are irregularly shaped, sometimes wider and sometimes narrower, but the passageway, which is generally five meters wide and the ceiling is about four meters high, continues on endlessly. After a while, we finally come in contact with some enemies.

「Oh, finally. Looks like there are three spotted spiders and also a red-eyed bats in the back.」

We are some distance away from the red-eyed bat. Since it is not a threat, I focus on the spotted spiders. There are two on the ground and one on the wall on the right.

First of all, I slash at the leftmost spotted spider as I run through it. After that, I swing my sword down from overhead. On my way to the second spotted spider, I see the spotted spider on the wall turn its butt toward me. If I know it is coming at me, dealing with it will be easy. I slash twice at the spotted spider on the ground while raising my shield. The shield is pulled away with a yank. It is the string shot by the spotted spider on the wall. I let go of my shield without a care and swing my sword, which I hold in two hands, down from overhead at the last spotted spider.

I also cut down the red-eyed bat without much difficulty. My level has risen. Once we are done dismantling them, we start walking again.

「But still, there sure are a lot of monsters in this passageway, don’t you think?」

After the first encounter with the enemies, I have fought with them many times in this same passageway. In each case, there are only red-eyed bats and spotted spiders.

「Most likely adventurers have not come to this area for a long time. However, there are certainly a lot of them. Perhaps there is a monster room at the end of this passageway.」

「A monster room? What is that?」

「It is a space infested with a lot of monsters. It is rare to find them on the first stratum, so I cannot say for sure, though.」

A Monster House, huh. Normally, I might ignore it, but if I clear it, I can earn experience points. Even if a danger is imminent, I have the knights with me, so there is no way I can miss it.

After that, every time we walk for a minute or so, we encounter some enemies. And then, we see an open space ahead.

「Please wait here, Kars-sama. I will go ahead and check it.」

Kardek stifles the sound of his footsteps as he goes to check the room in front of us. He returns shortly after.

「It looks like there is no mistaking it. It is a monster room. There are more than 40 red-eyed bats and 10 spotted spiders. Perhaps there are other monsters in the back.」

「Hmm, I know it’s dangerous, but with this set of small fire dragon armor, I won’t suffer fatal injuries. Moreover, the knights are also on standby. So I’ll have you let me take care of this.」

「… I understand. However, if I deem it dangerous, I will step in without hesitation. I will also ask you to consider withdrawing.」

「Very well. Alright, keep a little distance. If possible, I will lure the enemies out a little.」

I hold a pebble in my hand and approach the monster room while erasing my presence. I don’t have the presence concealment skill, but I practice how to move my body every day with Mion. Geh, so sickening. There are innumerable red-eyed bats on the ceiling of the room and spotted spiders on the walls. They don’t move much. It seems that they don’t notice me. For the time being, I throw the pebble at a nearby red-eyed bat and return toward the passageway with a back step.

*Flap, flap, flap* The sound of countless wings flapping echoes through the air. They don’t seem to notice me. A few moments later, a group of red-eyed bats enter the passageway. There are probably less than ten of them. I kill them without fail while keeping them away with my shield. In the middle of the battle, a second group of red-eyed bats also join in. Some of them ignore me and pass by, but they seem to have been cut down by the knights.

Two or three times, I repeatedly throw stones at them and intercept them in the passageway. While I am cutting down the red-eyed bats, a treasure chest suddenly appears out of thin air. For the time being, I kill all the monsters in front of me.

「Kardek, a treasure chest has suddenly appeared.」

「Congratulations. I believe it is a drop item from monsters. It is probably a low-grade potion.」

When I open the treasure chest, I find a pale red mass the size of my thumb inside. It is shaped like a three-dimensional diamond, and its surface is covered with a transparent candy-like substance.

「So this is low-grade red potion, huh. I believe it restores your stamina, right?」

「It is red, so it is as you say. If it is a medium-grade, the red color will be a little deeper, and it will also be slightly larger in size. When you use it, you put it in your mouth, crunch the surface, and drink the red liquid inside. If you sell it, it will earn you a small gold coin, I believe.」

「Hmm. Guess I’ll keep it as a memento. Alright, Satie, dismantle the monsters.」

When Satie dismantles the monsters, there are 33 of them. Satie has also dismantled a darkness cat. It seemed to have attacked us from behind.

I am running out of stamina, so I spend some time catching my breath. From the monster room, I can hear the sound of a group of red-eyed bats flapping their wings. From time to time, two or three red-eyed bats would fly toward me, but since I have gotten pretty used to fighting them, they pose no problem. There is also the option to go back as we are, but I have some magical energy preserved, so I am intending to earn as many experience points as I can.

After a while, I confirm that the monster room has become quiet and approach it again with a stone in hand, erasing the noise of my footsteps all the while. It seems that their number has decreased considerably. There are about 20 red-eyed bats, but there is one big bat. I wonder if it is another monster. The red-eyed bats are about 30 centimeters long, but that bat is about twice as long. What to do now? If I tell Kardek, I can only imagine him saying that we have to retreat, so I guess I will take care of it by myself. Worst case scenario, I could just ask for help.

I steady my breath, set the stone at the ready, and aim at the big bat. There is some distance between us, so I cannot appraise it. Throw. I hit it. I feel as if my eyes meet the big bat’s for a moment. I quickly return to the passageway and ready my sword and shield. Here it comes. Appraisal!

Large red-eyed bat, Rank 8

Unlike the other red-eyed bats that are flapping about as they fly, this big one is flying in a straight line toward me. A body slam, huh. I try to take it on with my shield, but as it packs more strength than expected, my shield ends up being bounced back instead. Resolving myself, I muster up full power body enhancement and swing down my sword, which I hold in two hands. I do feel some feedback, but it is far from a fatal attack. Damn, I messed up. I should have aimed for the wings. About twenty red-eyed bats pass over me. Some of them are behind me, but I ignore them.

I hold my sword in the overhead position. The bat, which is about 60 centimeters long, is crazy scary. However, in my current state where my magical energy is rapidly dwindling, more than anything, I want to settle this as soon as possible. Completely ignoring the red-eyed bat that is attacking my head from behind, I move to the side of the big red-eyed bat with instant step and launch a slash at its wings. I cut about 80% into its wings. It should no longer be able to fly. I repeatedly launch some thrusts as I take some distance from it. Once, twice, three times. I should have inflicted some solid damage on it, but it is so tenacious. I cannot see any signs of it dying at all. I deactivate my body enhancement and move backwards to get some distance. I take care of the five annoying red-eyed bats in the air first.

The large red-eyed bat has lost one of its wings, and is rampaging about as if it has gone mad. That is just too scary. However, if I keep my distance from it, I don’t think I will suffer any attack from it. I pick up my shield and repeatedly launch thrusts at it while maintaining a firm defense. After about 20 thrusts, it dies. It was just too tenacious, was it not?

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