Chapter 242
How to Deal with Ice-Attribute
Attacks
Translator : PolterGlast
After defeating the Goblin, his excessive tension seemed to
have faded, and he was able to focus on capturing the dungeon. Partly because
the monsters appearing are still weak, he is able to defeat them without
struggling; as expected, his potential is high.
「You're doing great, Gree! It
doesn't look like you'll struggle with lower-floor monsters!」
「I became able to fight once I calmed
down! I can tell I'm in good shape, and I want to keep fighting more and more!」
「Just be careful with your stamina.
There are times when your body stops moving before you know it.」
「Yeah! I'll fight while being
careful!」
With Gree, who answered energetically, at the lead,
we proceeded straight to the tenth floor in one go. Partly because we kept the
number of battles down and came to the tenth floor out of concern that it
wouldn't be strange for him to run out of stamina somewhere, he still looks
like he has room to spare. Since today is his first capture, we plan to return
after finishing the tenth floor. Therefore, I intend to have Gree
challenge the floor boss all by himself.
「We've arrived at the tenth floor! It
looks like you still have energy to spare, Gree!」
「I'm feeling a little tired, but I
can still keep going!」
「Then let's keep pushing forwa—」
「No, we're ending at the tenth floor
today. There's no need to rush, and I think it's just the adrenaline pumping
while it's actually taking a toll on your body.」
「I still want to keep capturing, but
if you say so, Graham, I'll hold back.」
「Yeah, please hold back. Though it
might not be much of a substitute, I want you to fight the tenth-floor boss by
yourself, Gree.」
「I-I see. There's a floor boss... And
I'm going to fight it alone?」
「You might struggle alone, but well,
you can defeat it, Gree!」
「Hmm, will he be okay? Unlike the
monsters that appeared on the way here, I feel like the floor boss was
troublesome, so I'm worried.」
The tenth-floor boss is a Freeze Devil. It's a
monster we fought during the Kaonashi subjugation as well, but it's an
opponent you won't even struggle against as long as you have countermeasures
against the ice attribute. However, that's on the level of Ginia and Aoi;
for Gree, it might be a good match even with ice-attribute
countermeasures. Up until now, it was a battle against completely inferior
opponents, but the Freeze Devil is an opponent close in ability. There's
no doubt it will be tough, but it's certain to be a good experience for Gree.
「As long as you have proper
information, it'll be fine. The tenth-floor boss is called a Freeze Devil,
a humanoid cow monster about two meters tall. It swings a large axe around, but
its movements are slow, so you can deal with it. The most troublesome thing is
its ice-attribute attacks; if your movements become sluggish, you won't be able
to dodge what you normally could.」
「A two-meter monster, but its movements are slow. And... it uses ice-attribute
attacks. Graham, how should I deal with the ice-attribute attacks?」
「Dealing with them using equipment or
magic is the safe bet, but you don't have equipment or magic this time. You
have no choice but to feel it with your eyes and skin.」
「That's too vague! How am I supposed
to feel it!」
「If you see something that looks like
ice, take your distance. Also, if you concentrate, you should be able to sense
the cold air.」
It's difficult to explain, but he has no choice but to
actually learn it with his body. I could test him with ice-attribute magic, but
since the power is far too different from the Freeze Devil's
ice-attribute attacks, it's highly likely it would just confuse him instead. I
think fighting it in an impromptu performance is still easier to handle.
「It's that vague of a feeling...? Did
you and Ginia understand it when you first fought it too, Aoi?」
「Hmm... When we fought it, we
defeated it before it could let out any cold air, so I didn't really
understand.」
「Yeah, yeah! Since the two of us
fought it together, we defeated it in the blink of an eye!」
「So you two really are strong. I
guess I have no choice but to try it myself.」
「You don't need to be so anxious.
I'll help if it gets dangerous.」
Calling out to the pondering Gree, we headed to the
tenth-floor boss room. In the middle of the floor was a Freeze Devil
resting on one knee, and it stood up the moment we intruded.
「Whoa! It's huge!」
「It's just big. Its movements are
slow, so just consider yourself lucky that the target is large.」
「Understood! I'll go defeat it!」
Fired up, Gree closed in on the Freeze Devil
in one go. Just like last time, it raised its large axe high and swung it down
aiming at Gree, but you won't take a hit from such a large swing if
you're calm. Gree showed a leisurely evasion with a backstep, then
slashed around its thigh in a counterattack. Perhaps realizing from that
exchange that he could safely deal damage by attacking after dodging the Freeze
Devil's attack, Gree's one-sided assault began from there.
As he steadily racked up damage, the Freeze Devil
finally used its ice-attribute attack. It was an attack we were seeing for the
first time too, but it was a primitive attack where it cloaked its own fist in
ice and punched. However, it seemed to be something where even if you evaded,
the ice cloaking the fist would burst and deal cold damage... but that didn't
matter to Gree, who was riding the momentum.
After easily managing to deal with the ice fists completely, he gradually dealt damage, and delivered the finishing blow when its movements stopped completely. Against his first floor boss, he achieved a complete victory all by himself. I thought he could fight, but I didn't think he had become this strong. I thought it was still too early, but it might be fine to let him act as an adventurer in earnest.
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