Chapter 56
Challenge
Translator : PolterGlast
When I checked my
status, I found that my LV had increased by 5 in a single battle.
As expected of a
formidable enemy that couldn't be defeated with LV 10 magic... surely, it's an
enemy far superior to me.
With this, I could probably
level up seriously here for a while.
Just thinking about
the monsters that would appear on the next floor gives me a headache, but... I
have no choice but to level up as much as possible before challenging it.
I've learned two
important things about how to defeat the Elder Lich.
One is to hit them
with two LV 10 magics before they can recover and attack me, and the other is
to retreat before other Elder Liches approach after the battle.
In other words,
whether I can win or not depends on the location of the surrounding Elder
Liches.
So, I could just try
fighting and retreat if it seems impossible, but... that's a bit too risky.
There's a non-zero
chance that other Elder Liches will come while I'm casting a spell or
concentrating.
If Elder Liches are
nearby, they'll be waiting to sandwich me.
There's no way I could
handle that in my current state.
As I was wondering
what to do... I decided to take a risk.
I decided to use Wind
Search for detection, which I had firmly decided to seal on this floor.
Wind Search is a huge
landmine that attracts the Wind Elder Lich.
But its detection
ability is essential on this floor, where encountering multiple enemies could
lead to a dead end.
Therefore, I abandoned
the option of fighting the Wind Elder Lich in the first place.
"...Whoa,
dangerous!"
If I use Wind Search
and the Wind Elder Lich, which has reverse detection, approaches, I'll
immediately retreat home.
"...Wind bastard
confirmed!"
And if there's no sign
of movement after use, I'll use the detection ability to grasp the location of
the Elder Liches nearby (the Wind Elder Lich came many times and was very
annoying, so I decided to call him Wind Bastard).
If I judge that I
might be noticed because I'm too close, I retreat as well.
I'll use the door
placement power again to randomly teleport to another location on the same
floor, and then start checking for the Wind Bastard again.
And when the
positioning of the Elder Liches seems to be okay, I'll finally start fighting
there.
This is a method that
only I can do, as I can use the door placement power to change locations many
times.
I feel like I'm being
a bit too cautious myself (since I haven't actually been hit by Elder Lich's
magic, I might be able to withstand it without any problems if I did), but it's
not worth the cost of my life.
Even if it's
inefficient, I should use a method that allows me to defeat them reliably
without pushing myself too hard.
Once I switched to
this method, I was able to defeat about one Elder Lich per hour.
I feel more mentally
exhausted than fighting them because I have to pick a spot and start over so
many times.
At first... I had a
lot of trouble, to be honest.
I had to retreat
before I could defeat them because I misjudged the Elder Lich's detection
ability, and there were many times when I was almost surrounded by Elder Liches
and almost got hit by their magic.
But as I repeated the
failures, I gradually got the hang of it.
It's also a big plus
that I can escape to [Home] in case of an emergency.
But... that Wind
Bastard keeps approaching me, and it's really stressing me out.
I'm getting so
frustrated that I'm afraid that if I keep doing this, the damage will soon be
done to the top of my head.
I decided to set two
goals for this tenth floor as I proceeded to the next floor.
First, I want to be
able to fight and win against multiple Elder Liches (since two is not enough, I
want to be able to fight and defeat three at the same time, even if it's a bit
risky).
And second--I'm going
to beat up that Wind Bastard who comes without reading the room!
I decided to focus on
leveling up to achieve the second goal as soon as possible.
Just wait, Wind
Bastard... once I finish leveling up with this method, I'll beat you to a pulp!
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