With an earthshaking roar, he charged forward. He was far faster than he had been previously, and taking his enlarged front paws into account, I could only barely dodge his attacks.
âRuyue, focus on evading him. Iâll do the attacking!â
[Auuuu!]
Other than Floor Master skills, Elemental Blade was the only way for me to attack without taking any recoil damage. Being glad that I managed to obtain this skill, I called elementals into my spear blade again. Drinking Mana Potions as I used skills was now as natural as breathing.
[Kyaa, Prince-nimâs serious face! So cool!]
[When is the roller coaster taking off?]
[Whereâs the seat belt? Do I grab the spear blade?]
[Ueee⌠I got on again, Iâm going to throw up again!]
Ignoring the elementalsâ voices, I swung my 10-meter long spear as I glanced past the Giant Wolf. Its colossal front paw was cut and blood spurted out like a fountain. The moment Ruyue landed on the ground, she ran. Immediately afterwards, the wolfâs hind leg stomped the area we landed.
[Aoooo!]
âIt really is just like fighting a monstrous beast!â
I fixed my grip on Gluttony Spear and called the elementals again. With his size, it was impossible to take care of him quickly. I had already expected that the battle would drag out. Ruyue changed her direction and continued running. My target had not changed. It was still wolfâs giant front paws that had become easy targets!
[Guaaaaaa!]
[Front paw is coming!]
Looking at the Giant Wolfâs eyes burning with rage from the corner of my eyes, I raised my spear again. His giant front paw cut through the air and flew toward me. As I was sure just one hit would be enough to pierce my tough armor and deal a fatal blow, I laughed even louder.
âWith just that⌠you canât catch me!â
Ruyue jumped, and I jumped from Ruyueâs back. Unable to predict my movement, the Giant Wolfâs front paw only swung past my feet. At that moment, I struck my spear down with all the strength I could muster. The elemental spear blade easily pierced its leather, which had lost its defensive power. Digging deep into the front paw, the elemental blade then exploded.
[Critical Hit!]
[Kuooooooo!]
âRuyue!â
[Auuuu!]
After recovering my spear, I landed on the back of Ruyue, who was waiting for me on the ground. However, I didnât have the time to leisurely check the result of my attack. The Giant Wolf raised all the hair on its body with rage and was running toward me. I couldnât let him hit me even once. I couldnât waste a week because of something so stupid.
Raising my spear and striking down on the ground, I shouted.
âOutburst!â
Crack! The wasteland fissured and rock shards rose, flying toward the Giant Wolf, who was running towards me with vigor. Although it couldnât be compared to when Dullahan used it, hundreds of flying rock shards hurtling towards the Giant Wolf was a sight to behold.
With the area I struck my spear down on as the center, the ground rumbled and large rock shards shot up, flying toward the Giant Wolf. They were fast, numerous, and strong. It was the second attack skill among Floor Master skills, and I had great expectations for it. Its strength was better than what I had imagined.
[Critical Hit!]
[Critical Hit!]
As the Giant Wolf was charging forward with great speed, it could not dodge the numerous rock shards and received them with his body. With his defensive power lacking from the skill he used, blood spurted out wherever the rock shards struck him. Now that I thought about it, as long as I wasnât hit by him, there was no reason to fear his skill.
[Guaaaaaaa!]
Its dark red blood splashed on his already red fur, and dyed it in a darker red. However, it did not falter and continued charging. With how big it was, it had a frightening amount of life force. Any other Floor Master would have been in dire straits from the loss of blood, but he only looked slightly weaker. What was important in fighting a massive monster was continued concentration and patience to continue attacking him until he died. I learned something important.
âRuyue, letâs go, cut off his front paw entirely!â
[Auuuuuu!]
30 minutes after that, the moment I was waiting for had finally arrived. As a result of focusing my attacks on it, its enlarged front paw had finally been severed from his body.
[Kuooooooo!]
He let out a heaven shattering scream and rolled on the ground. At the same time, his front paw disappeared into particles of light. With a grin, I fixed my grip on my spear. Having lost one of its front paws, he had lost both speed and strength. He could no longer even give a moment of thrill.
âRuyue, letâs hurry up and finish this.â
[Auuuuu!]
Ruyue charged forward. As Ruyue and I already shared our thoughts, Ruyue brought me to the destination I desired without me having to tell her. I raised my spear and collected my energy. I woke up my sleeping muscles and squeezed out strength from them. The Giant Wolf was still struggling to raise its body. Using the white lightning that formed in my hand, I aimed at the Giant Wolfâs neck, the place I had drilled a hole in with Shadow Blink.
Then, I thrust forward.
[You became level 46. You obtained the qualification to advance to the 46th floor.]
[You obtained 5 bonus stats.]
[You became Silver rank 2.]
[Amazing! You are the first in First Dungeonâs history to succeed in soloing the Giant Wolf on the first try! The dungeon will remember you as a Great Explorer. You obtained 2 skill point as reward. Gods that love battles and wars begin to become interested in you. Remaining skill points: 18]
[You obtained the title, âGiant Wolf Master.â All stats increase by 2. This effect will apply even if the title is not equipped.]
[You defeated the Giant Wolf alone. You obtained the special reward, âGiant Wolfâs Blood Hat.â]
[You obtained 200,000 gold.]
[You received the only reward left hidden for the First Explorer. Congratulations! Your luck stat increases by 1.]
[Secret. Giant Wolfâs Tattoo]
Really, compared to the Grim Reaper, the Giant Wolf was laughably easy. The Grim Reaper had several attacks that could hit me in ways I least expected, but for the Giant Wolf, there was nothing I had to be afraid of other than this body enlarging skill and skill that turned his defense into offense. I would remember him as the easiest boss along with the Wraith Queen.
As always, I asked message noona to open the message log and read the list of messages. There were two noteworthy things. First was that gods who liked battles and wars began to grow interested in me. Did this mean I was close to getting another godâs true name? Hermesâ Talaria was already very useful. No, did I even have the capacity to accept the power of another godâs true name?â
I thought seriously for a while, but realized there was no need to worry about something that would happen in the future. In fact, I might be completely mistaken. I decided to consider the matter later, and moved on to the next matter.
The secret reward, Giant Wolfâs Tattoo. It was clearly not a magic or a skill. Since experiencing it would be faster, I reached forward toward the reward. At that moment, something emanating a blue light flowed into my arm and traveled down to my legs. I hurriedly took my armor off and checked my legs. Runic patterns were engraved from my thighs to my calves, glowing with a blue light.
[You obtained Giant Wolfâs Tattoo. You speed increases by 15% and increases the attack power of all charge type skills by 50%.]
âWowâŚâ
Although I didnât even have any rush-type skills, I would have a 110% attack power increase with Crimson Dragon Scale Armorâs 60% increase. Now that things had come to this, I would really need to look around to see if I can get myself a charge type skill. Plus, there was the 15% speed increase! It was equivalent to the effect of my godâs true name! Of course, 15% speed increase wasnât the only effect Hermes had, but I was surprised nonetheless.
But damn, I would not be living in a world 30% faster than everyone else. Just the first 15% was hard to get used to, but I had gotten another 15%⌠It would be troublesome to get used to it.
I complained in complete happiness and left the Floor Master room. Behind the Floor Shop counter, Loretta, who was lying on the bed she prepared and reading a book, got up slowly after seeing me, and greeted me.
âOh, youâre already here?â
âLoretta does things I canât even imagine so easily. It makes me tremble, though, not in respect.â
âIâm thinking about building a portable house. By the way Shin-nim, your bodyâs balance seems a little off.â
When I told her the effects of Giant Wolfâs Tattoo, she stared at my legs, as if to see through my armor, then nodded her head.
âI canât see it, so take it off and show me.â
âI wonât show you! What are you asking for so naturally!?â
âTsk, he almost fell for itâŚâ
Loretta clicked her tongue as if she was close. Then, after a dry cough, she advised me.
âIf you want to obtain a charge type skill, why donât you try looking for it at the Residential Area? Not all skills are automatically acquired like the Floor Master solo rewards. The skill books that Event Dungeon bosses drop or given from quest rewards are exchangeable. Shin-nim, youâre overflowing with gold anyways, right? You donât buy anything from the Floor Shop other than potions, battle vouchers, and Party Member Scarecrows⌠I came all the way here to support Shin-nim, but you donât use me very often. Iâm sad.â
âPotions, battle vouchers, and Party Member Scarecrows, thatâs a lot. Iâm using tens of thousands of gold per day⌠Anyways, Iâll be off.â
âTake me with you! Iâm bored.â
Loretta flapped her ears and jumped out from the bed, locking her arms with mine. I tried to ignore Lorettaâs fragrance and the shocking sensation in my arm, but it wasnât easy.
âItâs hot, so get off.â
âI know youâre not hot, so letâs go like this. Come on!â
âThis person, thereâs no sense of distance these daysâŚâ
Now that Loretta had stuck onto me, there was no way to get her off. I resigned and went to the Residential Area. When I arrived at the entrance of my mansion, I saw the corpse of the Giant Iron Boar, which was still left neglected on the garden. Iâm sorry, Giant Iron Boar. I want to eat you, but Iâm busy finishing the melting tunas in my inventoryâŚ
While I was silenting looking at the Giant Iron Boar, Loretta let out an exclamation of surprise and knocked on the Giant Iron Boarâs metallic legs.
âItâs the type that got stronger after death. Do you have a necromancer friend, Shin-nim?â
âHuh? What?â
âYouâre fermenting it, right? It was originally weak, but a strong lightning energy was imbued into it the moment it died. Not to mention, this place is where the entrance to Fairy Garden is, meaning itâs full of elementals. Lightning energy is building up in its body, compressing its body and amplifying its energy. If you leave him like this, heâll become a great undead for sure. One thatâs much stronger than he was when he was alive.â
ââŚâ
No, it said it wouldnât rot, so I was just storing my food supply here⌠Not that I could tell her that. Now that I looked at it, its 70-meter long body length was now about 60 meters long. Its hair that was burnt black also seemed to be flickering with sparksâŚ
I smiled nonchalantly.
âHahaha, letâs go out, Loretta!â
âSo it was a coincidenceâŚâ
Maybe Iâll learn necromancy later! I passed it off as something trivial for now and dragged Loretta outside the mansion to the Residential Area. Left behind in the garden was the Giant Iron Boarâs corpse, admirably fermenting itself.
Authorâs Note:
Alright, letâs go! With this spirit, weâll quickly clear the 50th floor!