Chapter 18

<strong>There’s danger for every trophy</strong>

I could finally sit for a moment and rest my back to a wall .

In front of me, there are monsters who are killed by my poison while they’re unable to move due to paralysis .

[How many nests do these monsters have?]

The paralyzed monsters around me formed an ill-shaped semicircle .

The next “trophy” will arrive after they had moved away the paralyzed monsters .

The acid are spitting out of the hole in their body .

The hate-filled stare of the monsters pierce through me

Anger .

Hate .

Murderous intent .

I’ll kill you immediately as soon as I can move my body .

That seems to be what they’re trying to voice out if they weren’t so much as paralyzed .

[Hey, kill me . ]

I returned back a glare of my own .

[I’ll kill you before you can, though . ]

The surface of its skin is burning .

I wonder why .

I have this strange sense of relief from all these murderous intent I’ve been getting .

It’s not like these murderous intent could kill me– my poison could still kill them though .

But it’s not like I’m always glaring at them .

I must keep an eye out for the remaining amount in the gauge .

There are many things I have to make sure to observe .

If I keep on observing, I may discover something new .

[……… . . ]

Is the poison damage constant?

Or is the damage leaning towards a set of measurement?

They’re still paralyzed now .

They might be released from paralysis before they die from poison .

When the paralysis expires, it’s necessary that I apply to them .

It’s too early for me to relax .

It’s still not a good time for me to be negligent .

[Speaking of which…]

Is it possible to cast sleep on them while they’re paralyzed?

Should I check it now while I’m at it?

[Well, before I do that—]

I should probably check my MP .

[Status Open . ]

Lv 258

HP: +774

MP: +8194/8514

Attack: +774

Defense: +774

Physical strength: +774

Speed: +774

Wisdom: +774

Considering the original numbers, I’ve gained quite a dramatic increase in status .

3 x 258 = 774

I understand .

Is it growing by multiplication?

Due to its high initial value, only my MP have grown strangely high .

Though this is much appreciated .

My MP is the lifeline I’m now hanging unto .

It’s the fuel for my personal skills .

Mimori Touka is done for when this is completely exhausted .

By the way, my MP seems to have completely recovered after leveling-up .

[And the other correction values are… wait, what the heck?]

I’m sure Oyamada is Lv 1 and has a Physical strength +500 .

I guess it’s not much of a correction, after all .

It can be said that this is apparently the correction value of an E-Rank .

Oh well…

I was able to get some fatigue thanks to leveling up .

I can slightly feel that my stamina has returned .

[Buru, go, ~ahh…]

One of the minotaurs have finally died .

After a few moments,

One after another, the minotaur dies .

The time flew very fast .

However, except for the first one, no other bird heads have died yet .

It seems these bird heads have a pretty high HP .

[Ko, po, ko, koee—-…]

[Oh?]

One of the remaining bird heads finally died .

[The bird head give a better amount experience, huh . ]

Unfortunately, there is no display in the status of how much experience I gained .

I won’t know the value of the so-called “experience required until next level” .

For a person like me who had experience with stamina-base social games, this is just…

I feel kinda bad for that little amount of MP I had left before leveling up .

If I were going to fully recover my MP by leveling up, I feel like I should have used my MP before I level up .

It may be just my tendency to be frugal .

[Now then…]

Status Open .

Let me check how much MP I have .

MP: +13035/13035

It’s completely recovered .

It seems that it have recovered completely at that time I leveled up .

The consumption of my personal skill per cast are 10 MP .

So, I can still use my personal skill 1303 times .

There are many monsters that are still living .

With the experience they give, my level should still rise .

[In short–]

If I can continue doing this and stack them up,

[Maybe I can even work on increasing my skill experience . ]

<strong>v</strong>

I glance at one of them and locked on .

I held my hand towards one of the bird heads .

[]

It didn’t fall .

It probably didn’t fall because it’s currently paralyzed in it place .

[But…]

I closed my eyes .

It’s a success .

That means…

[It’s possible . ]

Overlapping of paralysis and sleep .

Now, there are two gauges that are displayed .

Yellow and blue .

Paralysis and sleep .

I no longer need to put on after the gauge is completely depleted .

The monster can’t act even for just a moment .

This means that taking a risk can be perfectly avoided .

The effect of the poison is also continuing .

I’ve completed the perfect combo .

This also makes it that I can continue using my skills .

I still have enough room to cast with more than enough MP remaining .

And then they’d turn into my experience .

My level will then rise instantly .

[Alright…]

This only means…

[! , , , , –]

One after another, they repeatedly piled up .

[ , –]

Okay .

It went up .

is now level 2 .

[Bu, ri, ~o—-]

[Pa ri, pi, ~o—]

The monsters that have been poisoned continuously died .

[For the time being, I should probably overlay as much as I can . ]

Considering numerically, a considerable amount of MP had been wasted .

But it’s not like I can help it .

Well, it’s not like it’s a bad thing to have an excess amount of the remaining capacity .

If it was like before, my MP would have almost depleted and I’m close to dying .

The difference between now and then is like heaven and earth . A really big difference .

And so,

[My MP have completely recovered yet again–]

I glared at the monsters surrounding me .

[Hmm?]

[Gu, ru— bu, ~uuuu… . ]

What?

[The minotaurs that have gathered are going back . . ?]

Doshin ~tsu, doshin~tsu, doshin ~tsu…

They turned back and left .

The minotaur’s reinforcements, I mean .

[Did they give up?]

-on killing me?

[Pa paru n— pa pi, ko kko kko kko…]

Suddenly, one of the bird head’s began to fall into panic . It opened it’s beak and–

[Pu chi, ko ro… ko ro ko ro, kko… ko!]

The bird head begins to go around in circles .

[Ko, ko ~e ~oeeeeee!]

The bird heads turned their back together .

The whole flock have started to run away .

While flapping its four arms like it wants to fly away .

[Ko ~oeeee!]

They ran away .

It seems they understood that they’d just die without meaning like their friends .

Though somehow, I suddenly can’t move .

With that thing turning into purple, bubbles also float around it .

After a while, it finally breathed out its last .

The cause of them running away must be this one .

It’s too risky to fight this one .

Well, isn’t it just my imagination?

After all, isn’t that always have been the case?

Although they are monsters of this disposal ruins, they are still living creatures .

It seems they still value their life as important .

I turned to the fleeing monsters .

[So, what do I do with them?]

I ask myself .

[Should I chase them and kill them?]

No…

Let’s stop for now .

It’s not that I finally find myself being benevolent .

My goal is to go above ground .

My level have successfully leveled up .

I have other thing to do than doing that .

Like exploring this ruins .

I will explore this disposal ruins .

And find my way back above ground .

I slowly stand up .

I turned to where the minotaurs had fled .

A place that couldn’t be explored without being careful .

I step forward .

[For now, should I go back first?]

The first place where the disposed heroes arrive .

There may be something that can still be used .

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