Since the armored person with a stare that physically hurt didnât need it, I took ăDemon Beast Braceletăfor myself. Even though I was just hitting it from behind, Iâm actually the one who defeated that thing. Probably?
But Iâm troubled by the vagueness ofăDemon Beast Bracelet â Increase All Abilitiesă. Will it also increase NEET, Hikikomori, or Loner?
Anyway, the 74th floor. I can still feel the prickling from the stare, but itâs the 74th floor.ăMetal Scorpion Lv 74ăare waiting there.
ăMetal Scorpionăis well, a scorpion, which means, itâs venomous. Scorpions, despite their appearance, are actually pretty soft. What they have is not actually a shell or a carapace. They easily die if smashed. But metal scorpions are made of metal, so they must be quite tough. I donât think they will squash that easily. Probably? The answer is fumigation. So once again, Iâm busy with making fires and spreading smoke.
After all, scorpions are arachnids. Basically siblings to spiders. Since they are so close, I have to give them the same treatment. Arenât you happy? Lying on their backs with twitching legs? They probably are?
The silver armor is going around, stabbing the scorpions into the gap of the armor on their necks, and then removing their heads.
Behind it, a dude in a suspicious black hood keeps smoking the surroundings non-stop.
No, no, I shouldnât let it bother me. Itâs my loss if I do. Just like working. Title-wise. [1]
Finishing collecting the stones itâs now time for a pleasant detour to a hidden room. Though there was nothing pleasant about it until now? In terms of My Affection Points.
This chest also wasnât locked. Just when will I get a chance to use Magic Key?
What do we have here?ăEnduring Greaves â Complete Resistance, Magic/Physical Attacks/Impact Resistance Up (Greater)ă? Greaves? Ah, the shin guard. Leg protection from western-styled armor. Since itâs western-style I tried to show it to Armored Pres, but she seems to have no interest in it. Is it because they are black? She wonât accept anything other than silver? So she picks items based on appearance? Well, as a girl she might have some points where she cannot yield. Well, Full Silver Armor hasăComplete Immunityăand ăEnhance Allăon top of that, so she simply might have no use for it.
I wonder if I can put these into my boots?âŠ
Yup, they fused. Iâm so happy. This is what I wanted the most after Affection Rating. Complete resistance, Physical Attacks and Impact Resistance Up. This means that crash landing, and clashes with enemies will become easier from now on. Though is it really a good thing to embolden such behavior? But well, what can I do if I fall and clash? Of course, it would be better if it didnât hurt as much. Yup
Iâm itching a bit for some charge attack, or more like, for crashing directly into enemies at full speed, but considering that the next floor is turtles, I probably shouldnât try that. Big turtles? With⊠alligator faces? Is that whatâs called an alligator snapping turtle? But the name says ăReflect Turtle Lv 73ă? Four huge turtles are lined up in an excessively huge corridor. Yeah, donât want to crash into that. Each of them is the size of a small house. Probably would be beyond painful. No, thank you.
Rather than that, itâs Reflect. How is this reflect different from the boar-sansâ Mirror? Since they also haveăMagic Reflectăskill, I see no difference.
Approaching the first turtle I use magic to create a hole under its right front leg. And then another one under its left front leg. And another one under the right back leg. And another one under the left back leg. Here we go. It cannot move anymore.
I then hit the head of the turtle, which lost its freedom of movement. Even though itâs a turtle, it makes no attempts to retract its head, so I just keep whacking it.
It is trying to bite me, but it doesnât have enough reach.
Since itâs so huge, it blocks the passage, preventing other turtles from coming near.
âŠArmored Pres suddenly cut off its head. She couldnât wait any longer? That turtle had ăSlashing Resistanceă, how could she cut it like that? Well, fine. It saved us time. She seems to have an impatient side to her?
Then, another Reflect Turtle approached us, so I created a hole under its right front leg, and thenâŠ
It was incredibly tedious.
But all of them are annihilated. 8 turtles in total. They were so huge that this floor felt smaller than the previous ones, but with all turtles now gone, I see how truly huge this floor was.
Their magic stones are also huge. I wonder if big magic stones are worth more? Is this actually a treasure? But there are 72 floors between me and the buyout window.
Hm, no hidden room it seems, letâs check whatâs above. I open a peeping hole in the ceiling. No matter how many times I peep through it itâs still not fun at all.
Dead trees? ăTreant Lv 72ă. A wood. There is no need to think here. They donât even have fire resistance. Though they do seem to have magic resistance. Wouldnât they burn from a normal, ordinary fire?
I splashed them with all kinds of oil including canola oil, olive oil, and sesame oil, and then set them on fire.
What good will having only magic resistance do? I can simply use air walk to pour oil on them. Of course, they will end up in flames. They are basically monsters made of dry wood, asking to be burned? Of course, I will oblige. Though itâs seriously hot.
Everyone burned out.
Using oil here feels like a waste though. Itâs expensive and they donât sell it in such large quantities.
Gather magic stones and flat gaze. Then, itâs time for a hidden room.
Hm? No treasure chest?
Only a piece of dry wood called ăElder Treant Lv 72ă? A huge dry tree. And it burns very well. Well, not without my help.
When it finally burned down I discoveredăElder Treant Cane â Magic Power 50% Up, Elemental Affinity Increase (Greater), Magic Control Increaseă, among the remains. A magic staff, huh. I wonder if there is any cane that makes whacking enemies feel better? Isnât blunt damage what people seek from canes? The swords get bonuses to attack strength, but all that canes and staffs get are spellcasting bonuses? Isnât it a weapon designed for beating others to death? No?
[TL Notes:
[1] âćăăăèČ ăâ â âIf you work, you loseâ, Relatively famous japanese meme encapsulating the psychology of some dedicated NEETs.]