Day 521-530/Day 523

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"53rd day / 503rd day" I started cheerfully today from the early morning. You've become accustomed to the appearing dungeon monsters, and you've learned some of their weaknesses.

However, the complicated internal structure hinders the way.

In the first place, passages that are complex like blood vessels are getting wider and more complex as they go up, making it difficult to find stairs. As the number of dungeon monsters you encounter at once increases, you need to be careful not to be surprised. While convinced that trying to map everything would be a huge foreground, he punches out the forehead of a large wolf "Shadow Hell Dead Wolf" that came out of the dark with no sound with a magic rifle. Due to the familiarity of manipulating magic, the improved ammunition pierces sturdier hairs, crushes the thick skull and stirs the brain. He approached for a while rolling on the ground with inertia, but was able to kill him almost instantly. However, he does not lower the muzzle but shoots more. Not just one was attacked. In fact, a new Dead Wolf has popped out one after another. As he jumps over the corpse of his brother on the floor, he approaches to bite his neck. At first glance at the momentum and number, you may be upset and you may be able to close the gap. But if you know that you will be acting with at least a few dozen, you can deal with them calmly.

The number of herds this time exceeded forty, reaching fifty. The number was larger than usual, and it exceeded the processing capacity of the magic rifle, so I decided to use a vermilion spear. The sharpness of vermilion spear is terrible, and the more you use it, the better it fits in your hand. No, it may be more appropriate to describe it as remembering rather than familiar. Recently, the memories have returned, though in a fragmentary and subtle way, but if we can learn about Zhuyari, we will know something more important. [Simple intellectual glasses for intellectuals] But what's the real thing about Zhuyari who can't even see his name?

At any rate, the corpses that can be recovered will be recovered after they have been defeated, and those items that have disappeared and fall into drop items, such as fangs and fur, will be recovered in time. I proceeded while sipping on fangs that could enjoy the crunchy texture, and finally arrived at the deepest part of the 20th floor.

It was a large room surrounded by red and black walls lined with blood vessels pulsating and flowing fluid such as blood, reminiscent of the guts of a giant creature. There is no obstruction at all, very good view.

So, I only knew that the giant odd-looking werewolf quietly standing in the middle of such a large room would definitely be a hierarchical boss.

The name that can be understood by [Simplified appraisal glasses of intellectuals] is "Cerberus Woolbher", and one of the possessed abilities is [Three lifelights].

To put it simply, the curious wolf Cerberus was a humanoid figure of the three watchdogs Cerberus in mythology. The three wolf heads lined up side by side are dignified and fearless, resembling a gray wolf, with six eyes observing here. Is he five meters tall? It is so high that you have to look up, and the muscular bones that support the huge body must be thick, flexible and robust. The whole body is wrapped in gray-brown, metal-like shiny hair, and the drip-down arm is oddly long, with a fingernail-like claw resembling a sharp knife. The large tail, which is likely to balance the body, can be seen with sharp green thorns hidden in the body hair, and it must be a fine weapon that has not only hitting power but also slashing power. A purple flame spills out of the three mouths with a sigh, and white, large, large tusks are shimmering in it.

When approached to a certain extent, combat began with Cerberus's triple roar, which clearly had a distinct presence. Cracks run on the floor just by roaring, and waves of sonic speeds filled with magic that blow out the air stroke the whole body. Receiving it, I aimed the muzzle of the magic rifle at the center of the wolf in the middle and squeezed the trigger.

About two hours have passed since the start of the battle, and Cerberus was stuck on the floor with a spear pierced by his belly. Cerberus simply moved fast, launched a powerful attack, and because he was stiff he played an odd attack and fired from three mouths and roared at this [rigidity] with a normal strength.

But that would have been a little easier.

If you move fast, spray a [lubricating oil] or sticking [adhesive] on the ground to make it hard to move. If you attack with force, you can see the trajectory and bounce back at the counter. If it is hard, you can repeat attacks on the same spot, dissolve with [Aqua regia] or attack with [Ultra-vibration] using unusual methods such as destruction of internal organs. For special abilities, just attack with the abilities that match.

But Cerberus had troublesome abilities. That is [Three Lifelights]. Simply put, it was a stock of life, and had to be killed three times to ensure that Cerberus was killed. In addition, when killed, it recovers completely during one breath even if it is in a state like a rag full of holes and gains high resistance to received attacks. Each kill kills one of your heads, reducing the frequency and power of flames and roars, but in return your physical abilities and resilience increase, losing reason. After killing twice, he was rampaged like a Berserker killing his enemies without being alive or dead.

Cerberus, who became harder to die for each kill and rampage without reason, was a time-consuming enemy. Magic Rifle bullets are completely nullified once killed, and no longer serve as a check. It also becomes more resistant to hits, and attacks with some abilities, such as fire and lightning, become less effective. However, I was able to slash the spear without even allowing resistance to the end, so I was able to win with only a little damage while struggling.

[Successfully defeated Hierarchical Boss "Cerberus Wolbuhel"] [Achievers are allowed to move upstairs and can now choose whether to fight with Hierarchical Boss "Cerberus Wolbuhel"] [Treasure chest [Third Wolf Fur] was given to the achiever as the first suppression bonus]

And I checked the contents of the treasure chest that appeared. It was gold and silver treasure. Then there's a pot filled with some contents, a beautiful and sturdy silver strap, a collar made of red leather reinforced with black metal, and a gray-brown fur mantle.

The best of these are mantles made of gray-brown fur. The cloak is called [Folk of the Wolf Wolf Soldier], and if you put it on, you will be able to use the ability of [Make the Wolf Wolf Beast]. This is to turn anyone into a wolf beast and gain that great physical ability. However, if you use it, the reason will decrease over time, and it will be a dangerous thing that you can end up as a raging warrior who dies irrespective of friend or foe. It seems that it will return to its original state when you take it off, but if you go there you will not want to take off and it is hard to remove.

Although there are advantages, the disadvantages are also large, I thought that it was just unusable equipment, but apparently it seems to use the collar and string obtained at the same time. Change someone and tie the collar to the string. Then they seem to be able to control the movement to some extent like the owner and his dog.

Well, I don't have such an opponent during solo capture.

I decided to use it for a while, and decided to use it for now.

In the previous battles, the equipment was not intact and the armor was noticeably damaged. Although still usable, repairs are at a necessary stage. The robustness of the mantle is considerable, and it is not bad for simple armor.

It's a bit of a cursed piece of equipment, but it's also a big factor that some abilities can help avoid a lack of reason.

When I put on it, it is comfortable and softer than I thought. Still, there is no problem if you pull it lightly with a mechanical arm if it is sturdy. You need to see what happens when you use the ability, but it's a bit later.

He ate a Cerberus corpse while checking for other magic items he had gained. Cerberus meat is very firm and tastes as rich as umami. The fur is crisp and crunchy, and the nails, bones and internal organs are all hard and delicious. The blood carrying dense magical power was good to go through the throat, and I felt that the amount of magical power inside the body had increased somehow.

[Complete the learning of the ability name [Trinity]] [ Complete the learning of the ability name [Black Gatekeeper]] [ Complete the learning of the ability name [Mie Roar]]

I was able to learn at Cerberus. It is easier to learn than before, so it is better to increase it, but it seems better to redo the training somewhere again to get used to it.

Anyway, after a break, go up the stairs. Then, from the 21st floor, the interior was once again reminiscent of the passage of the temple where the knights were. However, unlike the previous case, the passage is a little complicated and traps are also set up.

If you are careless, your feet may be scooped, so let's reinvigorate and proceed.

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“五十三日目　／　五■二■三■目” 早朝から今日も元気に攻略を開始した. 出現するダンジョンモンスターにも慣れてきて、幾つかの弱点もそれぞれ分かるようになった.

しかし複雑な内部構造が行く手を阻む.

そもそも血管のように複雑な通路は上がるほどより広く複雑になり、階段を見つけるのが困難になっているのだ. 一度に遭遇するダンジョンモンスターの数も増えるので、不意打ちされないように気をつける必要もある. 全部を地図化しようと思うと多大な手前になるだろうと確信しつつ、マジックライフルで暗闇から音も無く飛び出してきた大型の狼“シャドーヘル・デッドウルフ”の額を打ち抜く. 魔力操作の慣れもあって威力の向上した魔弾は頑丈な毛を貫き、分厚い頭蓋を砕いて脳をかき混ぜる. 暫く慣性で地面を転がりながら近付いてくるが、ほぼ即死で仕留める事が出来た. しかしそこで銃口を下げず、更に銃撃を重ねる. 襲撃してきたのは一頭だけではないからだ. 実際、次から次へと新しいデッドウルフが飛び出してきた. 床に転がる同胞の死体を飛び越えながら、首を噛み砕こうと迫ってくる. その勢いと数に初見なら動揺し、その隙に距離を詰められる事もあるかもしれない. だが少なくとも数十頭で行動すると知っていれば、冷静に対処できる.

今回の群れの数は四十を超え、五十に届いた. 通常よりも数が多く、マジックライフルでの処理能力を超えたので朱槍を使う事になった. 朱槍の切れ味は凄まじく、使うほど手に馴染む. いや、馴染むというよりも思い出すと表現した方が適切かもしれない. 最近は断片的で僅かではあるが記憶も戻ってきているが、朱槍について知る事が出来ればもっと重要な事が分かるのではないだろうか. 【知識者の簡易鑑定眼鏡】でも名前すら見れない朱槍は、本当に何なのだろうか.

ともあれ、一通り討伐した後は回収できる死体は回収し、間に合わず死体が消えて牙や毛皮などのドロップアイテム状態になった品々を回収する. コリコリとした食感が楽しめる牙を囓りながら先に進む事しばし、ようやく二十階の最深部に到着した.

そこは巨大生物の内臓を連想させる、拍動して血液のような液体が流れる血管が張り巡らされた赤黒い壁が四方を囲う大部屋だった. 遮蔽物の類は一切なく、とても見通しがいい.

だから、そんな大部屋の中央に静かに佇んでいる巨躯の異形な狼人は間違いなく階層ボスなのだろうとみただけで分かった.

【知識者の簡易鑑定眼鏡】によって分かる名称は“サーベラス・ウールブヘル”、保有する能力の一つは【三頭の命灯】.

異形の狼人サーベラスを簡潔に表現するなら、神話に出てくる三頭の番犬ケルベロスをヒト型にしたような姿だった. 横に並ぶ三つの狼頭はハイイロオオカミに似た凛々しく精悍な造形で、六つの瞳がコチラを観察している. 身の丈は五メートルはあるだろうか. 見上げねばならないほど高く、その巨躯を支える筋骨は太くしなやかで頑強に違いない. 全身は灰褐色で金属のような光沢もある体毛に包まれ、ダラリと下げられた腕は異様に長く、その指先には鋭利なナイフに似た鉤爪がある. 身体のバランスをとっているのだろう大きな尻尾には体毛に紛れて鋭利な緑色の棘が視認でき、打撃力に加えて斬撃力まで持つ立派な武器に違いない. 三頭の口からは吐息と共に紫色の炎が吹きこぼれ、白く太く大きな牙がその中で揺らめいている.

そしてある程度まで近づいた時、明らかにこれまでとは一線を画す存在感を放つサーベラスの三重の咆哮によって戦闘は開始した. 咆哮だけで床には亀裂が走り、空気を消し飛ばすような魔力の籠った音速の波が全身を撫でていく. それを受け止めながら、俺はマジックライフルの銃口を真ん中の狼頭の中心に向け、引き金を絞った.

そうして戦闘開始から二時間ほど時は過ぎ、サーベラスは朱槍に腹を貫かれて床に貼り付けにされている. サーベラスは単純に速く動き、力強く攻撃を繰り出し、硬いので半端な攻撃は弾き、三頭の口から火を噴いたり咆哮でこちらの【硬直】を狙ったりと、普通に強かった.

ただしそれだけならもう少し簡単に終わっただろう.

速く動くなら地面に良く滑る【潤滑油】や張り付く【接着剤】などを散布し、動き難くする. 力で攻めてくるならその軌道を見極め、カウンターでより強く跳ね返す事も可能だろう. 硬いなら同じ箇所に攻撃を重ねたり、【王水】で溶かしたり【超振動】で内臓破壊など変わった手法で攻めれば良い. 特殊な能力の場合はそれにあったアビリティで攻めるだけだ.

しかしサーベラスは面倒な能力を持っていた. それが【三頭の命灯】だ. 簡単に言えば命のストックであり、サーベラスを確実に仕留めるには三回殺す必要があった. しかも殺した場合は穴だらけのボロ雑巾のような状態になっていても一呼吸の間に完全回復し、更に受けた攻撃に対して高い耐性の獲得する. 殺す度に頭の一つが動かなくなり、炎や咆哮の頻度も威力も下がるのだが、それと引き換えに身体能力や回復力は向上し、理性を失っていく. 二回も殺せば、まるで自身の生死に頓着せず敵を殺すバーサーカーのように暴れ回った.

殺す度に死に難くなり、理性なく暴れ回るサーベラスはどうしても時間はかかる難敵だった. マジックライフルの魔弾は一度殺した段階で完全に無効化され、牽制にもならなくなった. 打撃にも強くなり、炎や雷など幾つかのアビリティを使った攻撃も効きが悪くなっていく. だけど朱槍に関しては最後まで抵抗すら許さず斬る事が出来たので、苦戦はしつつも多少の損害だけで勝利できたのだ.

［階層ボス“サーベラス・ウールブヘル”の討伐に成功しました］ ［達成者は上層への移動が認められ、以後階層ボス“サーベラス・ウールブヘル”と戦闘するか否かは選択できるようになりました］ ［達成者には初回討伐ボーナスとして宝箱【三頭狼の毛皮】が贈られました］

そして出現した宝箱の中身を確認した. 入っていたのは金銀財宝. それから幾つかの中身が入った魔法薬瓶、美しく頑丈な銀の紐、赤い革を黒い金属で補強した首輪、そして灰褐色の毛皮の外套である.

この中で最も良いのは灰褐色の毛皮で出来た外套だ. 外套は【狼狂兵の毛皮】という名称で、羽織ると【狂狼獣化】という能力が使える. これは誰でも狼系獣人に変化し、その優れた身体能力を得るというものだ. ただし使うと時間経過で理性が低下し、最終的には敵味方関係なく死ぬまで暴れ回る狂戦士に成れ果てるという危険物でもある. 脱げば元に戻るそうだが、そこまで行くと脱ごうと思わないだろうし、脱がすのも大変だ.

メリットはあるがデメリットも大きく、ただの使えない装備かとも思ったが、どうやら同時に得た首輪と紐を使うらしい. 誰かを変化させて、首輪と紐を繋げる. すると飼い主と飼い犬のようにある程度動きをコントロールできるようだ.

まあ、ソロ攻略中の俺はそんな相手は居ない訳で.

使うか使わないか暫く考え、とりあえず使ってみる事にした.

これまでの戦闘で流石に装備も無傷ではなく、防具も破損が目立っていた. まだ使えるが、補修は必要な段階にある. 外套の丈夫さはかなりのもので、単純な防具としてみても悪くは無い.

それにある意味呪われた装備みたいなものだが、幾つかのアビリティを使えば理性の欠落は回避できそうな事もそう考えた大きな要因だ.

羽織ってみると着心地も良く、思ったより柔らかい. それでいて頑丈なのか機械腕で軽く引っ張ってみても問題は無い. 能力を使った時はどうなるかも確かめる必要はあるが、それはまだ少し後だ.

その他にも得た他のマジックアイテムの確認をしつつ、サーベラスの死体を喰った. サーベラスの肉は非常に引き締まり、旨味が濃縮されたように味が濃い. 毛皮もパリパリと硬く歯応えがあり、爪も骨も内臓もどれも硬くて美味い. 濃密な魔力を宿す血液は喉越しも良く、何となく体内の魔力量が増えた気がした.

【能力名【三位一体】のラーニング完了】 【能力名【黒の門番】のラーニング完了】 【能力名【三重咆哮】のラーニング完了】

サーベラスでもラーニング出来た. 以前と比べてラーニングし易くなっているので増えるのは良いが、使い熟す為にまた何処かで鍛錬のやり直しをした方がよさそうだ.

ともあれ、休憩した後は階段を上って先に進む. すると二十一階からは、再び天騎士達が居た神殿の通路を思わせる内装に一変していた. ただ前と違って通路は少し複雑になり、トラップなども仕掛けられているらしい.

油断していると足元をすくわれるかもしれないので、気合を入れ直して先に進む事にしよう.