Chapter 97

This story is a work of fiction.

The characters, organizations, and names are all fictional and have no connection to any real entities.

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092 - Repeatedly Challenging the 8th Floor Boss of the Capital Dungeon

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For the past few days, I have been guiding the soldiers and servants in obtaining their jobs.

The soldiers have mostly obtained the jobs as planned. However, out of the five who aimed to become Bow Kings, three have not met the acquisition conditions and are still struggling.

It was indeed difficult to achieve 30 consecutive one-hit kills. Sometimes the hits were not in the right spot, and the HP was not reduced, or the hits missed and the chain was broken.

Well, even if they fail, they can always try again, so there are plenty of chances. As long as they can achieve 30 consecutive one-hit kills in the end, it's fine.

Moreover, the acquisition conditions are not limited to job villagers, so they can also become Bowmen and then achieve 30 consecutive one-hit kills.

I think it's more of a stroke of luck that two of them managed to become Bow Kings.

As for the servants, many of them were originally farmers and could become Job Farmers even before I bought them as slaves. I asked those who wanted to become farmers and had them till the fields in the vast estate.

I have Rose, so any plant can grow if we have the seeds, but I thought it would be a good camouflage to have the fields.

In addition, I am guiding everyone to become butlers, maids, cooks, gardeners, stable hands, and drivers.

Basically, butlers and maids need to learn not only etiquette but also various knowledge, which takes time.

For cooks, they can change jobs if they have knowledge of over 100 cooking recipes. So, I and Itsukushima recalled the recipes from our previous lives and prepared over 100 of them. The three who want to become cooks just need to memorize these recipes to obtain the job.

For gardeners, stable hands, and drivers, we couldn't find any shortcuts, so I want them to clear the acquisition conditions step by step.

By the way, I have been teaching the soldiers and servants reading, writing, and arithmetic, and some of them have shown unexpected talent.

Itsukushima and Solidia are teaching them, and Sodon, an orphan, has shown unexpected talent.

Sodon is not particularly good at reading and writing, but he has shown talent in arithmetic. He learned the four basic operations in just a few days and is now being taught more advanced mathematics by Itsukushima. I think he will soon surpass me in mathematics.

However, despite his absent-minded appearance, Sodon is quite sharp. He might be a genius.

Today, I plan to enter the dungeon for the first time in a few days. I intend to repeatedly challenge the 8th floor boss.

Grissom should appear soon, but it could be today, tomorrow, or a few days later.

I plan to vent my frustration on the 8th floor boss.

The team consists of me, Annelise, Gandarban, Jyok, Rin, and Rosalina.

Bers, Solidia, Colon, and Karon will be leveling up the soldiers.

They are scheduled to explore the 3rd floor. With four of them and the presence of priests and explorers, there shouldn't be any major issues.

At the 8th floor boss room, a stone door adorned with arabesque carvings stands before us, as if blocking our way.

Let's see how many times we can clear it today.

"Let's go!"

"Yes!"

We are greeted by the half-fishmen and their leader, the half-fishman king.

The numbers are overwhelmingly against us, but we can win.

"Thunder Rain!"

Annelise's magic reduces the number of minions. Even if they don't die, they take significant damage, so I leave the minions to Gandarban and the others while I head for the half-fishman king.

"Let's go all out from the start!"

I am currently a Reborn Hero Level 45 with a secondary job of Heroic Sword King Level 35.

"Take this! Heroic Slash!"

The Heroic Slash skill, which has reached intermediate proficiency, reduced the half-fishman king's HP by 20%.

"Next, Wild Slash!"

The Wild Slash skill, which I learned at Heroic Sword King Level 10, delivers up to 10 consecutive slashes.

The countless sword strikes carve up the half-fishman king.

"Damn, only 6 hits connected..."

Not all 10 hits will connect. I need to improve my sword skills.

The half-fishman king, with eyes filled with anger, retaliates with a water-covered fist.

"Is that all?"

I counter and cut off his left arm.

I follow up on the wounded half-fishman king.

His HP is already below 10%. If this continues, it will be a complete victory.

However, things are not that easy. The half-fishman king shoots water bullets from all his pores (??), a range attack that affects both enemies and allies.

"Whoa!"

I dodge the water bullets, leaving afterimages.

It's a good thing I allocated my stat points to both STR and AGI. Even with the skill of foresight, dodging the numerous water bullets would have been difficult.

The water bullet attack also hit Gandarban and the others.

Everyone shows signs of pain, but the same is true for the minions. Many of them have fallen to the ground due to the combined damage from Annelise's Thunder Rain and the current attack.

Normally, I would be concerned about the state of Gandarban and the others, but in this case, I can't help but think about the experience points. It's only because everyone is still standing that I can think this way.

"Damn! Heroic Return!"

The Heroic Return skill, which I learned at Heroic Sword King Level 30, forms a scorching dome centered on the half-fishman king.

The silhouette of the suffering half-fishman king gradually slows down and falls.

After confirming the defeat of the half-fishman king, I check on everyone.

"Everyone, how are your injuries? Did anyone get seriously hurt?"

"No problem. Annelise healed us."

"Good to hear that."

The 8th floor boss is called that for a reason. It's not just a waste to use a range attack that wasn't used last time.

There are probably a few more attacks I haven't seen yet. That's troublesome.

"Toi-sama, were you enjoying yourself?"

"Annelise... Did I look like I was enjoying it?"

"Yes, you looked very happy."

"I see... I just realized how strong the 8th floor boss is."

"Indeed, it was strong. Everyone except me and Toi-sama, who avoided the range attack, was hit. But it was impressive how you dodged that attack. It looked like there were multiple Toi-samas."

"It's a good thing I focused on increasing my AGI. That's why I could dodge."

I can now move at a speed that leaves afterimages. Of course, the existence of the skill Foresight helps, but improving one's abilities is the basic foundation.

"Alright, let's take a break and then go again!"

"Roger!"

This time, we cleared the 8th floor boss room a total of 6 times.

On the final 6th attempt, a green-colored half-fishman king appeared, using wind-element magic. It was a higher level, 52, compared to the normal (blue) half-fishman king, but we defeated it without any issues.

After this 8th floor boss run, Annelise, Gandarban, Jyok, Rin, and Rosalina are all Level 51.

I am now a Reborn Hero Level 49 and a Heroic Sword King Level 45.

The items obtained are as follows:

＜Normal Boss Half-Fishman＞

- C-Rank Magic Stone: 300,000 Gils × 360 = 108,000,000 Gils

＜Rare Boss Half-Fishman＞

- Magic Sword (One-Handed): 2,000,000 Gils × 2 = 4,000,000 Gils

- Magic Spear: 2,000,000 Gils × 1 = 2,000,000 Gils

- Magic Bow: 3,000,000 Gils × 1 = 3,000,000 Gils

* All magic weapons are water-element.

＜Normal Boss Half-Fishman King＞

- Fire-Element Magic Spear (One-Handed): 4,000,000 Gils × 1 = 4,000,000 Gils

- Water-Element Magic Sword (One-Handed): 4,000,000 Gils × 1 = 4,000,000 Gils

- Water-Element Magic Spear (One-Handed): 4,000,000 Gils × 1 = 4,000,000 Gils

- Wind-Element Magic Bow (One-Handed): 5,000,000 Gils × 1 = 5,000,000 Gils

- Earth-Element Magic Axe (One-Handed): 5,000,000 Gils × 1 = 5,000,000 Gils

＜Normal Green Boss Half-Fishman King＞

- Wind God's Armor: 6,000,000 Gils × 1 = 6,000,000 Gils

Today, we earned 145,000,000 Gils, but we didn't sell all the weapons dropped by the half-fishman king.

Additionally, as we leveled up and became more accustomed to the battles, the number of half-fishmen summoned decreased with each run, reducing the number of magic stones.

Still, earning over 100 million Gils is quite profitable.

We cleared the 8th floor boss with a team of 6, but I think a normal party could also defeat it if they have enough members.

With one explorer, they can earn over 100 million Gils in a day. If 50 people challenge it, they can each earn 2 million Gils, which is 20 million yen in Japanese currency. I think it's a profitable job.

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