I’ve Been Reincarnated as a Tentacle Slime~ I Want to Live a Comfortable, Secure Life and Do Whatever I Want~ - Chapter 142

Brave: A mid-level adventurer and party leader.

Charlotte: A human female. A mage.

Grigori: An ogre. A user of blunt weapons.

Vliet: A male cow person. A tank with a large shield.

Eldah: A petite winged humanoid female. A mage.

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“Cruz-kun, are you ready?”

“Yes. I’m ready.”

I received the final check from Brave, who was dressed in iron armor enchanted with earth magic.

I, too, have made perfect preparations in this past month.

I equipped myself with earth-infused iron armor, a steel sword, three bronze spears, and an earth-attribute bronze staff.

Rafa, Uri, Kouga, and Dice also wore bronze armor enchanted with earth magic, carrying bronze swords, three bronze spears, and bronze staffs with earth affinity.

At the beginning, it was just the steel sword, but after finishing the equipment in half a month, I requested additional enchanted spears and staves.

If I held multiple weapons with my tentacles, it would increase my number of attacks, and holding a staff would enhance the power of my magic.

The Magic Armor Guild finished the magic armor even drinking recovery potions, and the Apothecary Guild made various recovery potions, even drinking MP recovery potions themselves.

Thanks to that, I was able to get 20 sets of enchanted bronze armor from Alfred.

I also prepared 200 HP recovery potions, 300 MP recovery potions, and 50 status recovery potions.

Of course, I brought an innumerable amount of earth magic stones to charge the enchanted equipment.

(I owe them a debt. One day, I’ll have to repay them.)

“Well then, let’s head down to the 30th floor.”

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“The journey to the boss room usually takes three days from here… are you sure this is fine, Cruz-kun?”

“Yes. If you ride on us in our wolf form, we’ll reach the boss room in about six hours.”

Brave hops onto my back after I’ve transformed into a wolf.

There’s no need to take it slow. If they ride on us, we should arrive before noon.

The water spirit that appeared on the way was struck down in one blow with my enchanted spear.

Surprisingly, when you combine earth-attribute enchanted weapons with earth enhancements, the attack power increases by several times, not just double.

The defeated water spirits are collected by Rafa and the others, so we don’t stop for each one.

“This is… quite impressive.”

While hearing Brave’s admiration, I rush through the dungeon.

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“Thank you, Cruz-kun. Thanks to you all, we’ve made it here much faster. How about we rest today and challenge the boss tomorrow?”

“No, let’s take a rest for about an hour and then head to defeat the boss.”

I used a lower-grade status recovery potion to recover from fatigue and took a break.

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“Alright, let’s go. Is the plan we discussed earlier good?”

“Yes. No problem.”

We entered the boss room where the Snow Woman awaited.

“Hmm, it’s been a while since I’ve had a guest. You… hmm, you resemble that boy.”

The Snow Woman said something cryptic while looking at Brave.

The Snow Woman has the same appearance as the one in our dungeon. However, since she doesn’t know me, she must be a different person.

“I didn’t come here to chat. I came to defeat you.”

“Hmm? You’re an impatient one. Well, it’s fine, shall we begin?”

“Cruz-kun! You’re ready right! Let’s go!”

Brave and the ogre, Grigori, advanced towards the Snow Woman.

Vliet, holding a large shield, stepped forward to protect the rear guards, Charlotte and Eldah.

We positioned ourselves in the rear, holding staves, and applied earth attribute buffs to Brave’s party.

The Snow Woman shot Ice Bullets at the two frontliners, and in response, the two rear guards――――

“Both of you, keep running! Stone Wall!!”

A stone wall appeared in front of Brave and Grigori, intercepting the Ice Bullets.

After absorbing about 10 shots, the Stone Wall crumbled, but Brave and Grigori had closed the distance.

“I won’t let you!”

The Snow Woman summoned two Ice Walls in front of her, preventing Brave from getting closer.

“I knew you’d do that. Earth Lance!!”

Charlotte and the others launched two Earth Lances, shattering the Ice Walls.

Then――――

“Eat this!” “Take this!”

Brave’s sword cleaved through the Snow Woman, while Grigori’s hammer pounded her body.

“Ugh! Damn it! You’re annoying!”

The Snow Woman wildly fired Ice Bullets, but they were blocked by the Earth Walls created by me and Dice.

“Wow~ impressive! Blocking Ice Bullets with Earth Walls.”

It seems Earth Wall is a lower-tier version of Stone Wall. I wonder if I can use Stone Wall and Earth Lance too?

As Brave and the others distanced themselves, I seized the opportunity――――

[Everyone, let’s try using Earth Lances. If we can use them too, our attack power will increase!]

“Earth Lance!!”

Five Earth Lances pierce the Snow Woman.

The Snow Woman staggered, and perhaps due to her anger, she launched Ice Bullets at us.

I cast Stone Wall, and Rafa, considering the possibility of the Stone Wall failing, activated Earth Wall. The two walls absorbed the Ice Bullets.

“It would be a problem if you forget about us!”

Brave and Grigori close in on the Snow Woman.

If our battle style can be likened to a magical phalanx, theirs would be best described as a legion.

They move around, never allowing themselves to be a fixed target, while dealing precise damage.

Their strategy is more effective than our brute force one, but if they fail to coordinate, they’ll get in each other’s way.

–

An hour passed, and we were still holding the advantage――――

“Cruz-kun, it’s your turn!”

Following the plan, Brave and the others moved back, and we stepped forward to the front line.

Brave and the others took a rest, conserving their strength for the later half when the Snow Woman would use Ice Storm.

We’ve probably taken down about 10% of the Snow Woman’s health.

“Here you are! Annoying pests! Shall I take care of you first?”

Up until now, Brave and the others focused on attacking while we focused on defense, but now it’s our turn to attack.

We occasionally attacked when there was an opening, but it seems the Snow Woman found our high single-hit damage troublesome.

“It would be troublesome if I got defeated! Stone Wall!”

We blocked the Snow Woman’s Ice Bullets, and Rafa, Uri, and Kouga stepped forward.

If Brave and the others can do it, we should be able to manage it to some extent too!

Dice and I are in the back, while Rafa, Uri, and Kouga are in the front.

Dice’s Stone Wall appears in front of the Snow Woman, only to be shattered by her Ice Bullets.

However, taking advantage of that opening, Rafa and the others launch attacks from three directions with three sword strikes and nine spear thrusts.

“Ugh! What kind of attack is that?!”

“Oh? You thought we would answer so obediently?”

She deploys an Ice Wall, but it’s pierced by my and Dice’s Earth Spears, and it continues to stab into the Snow Woman.

And then, as a follow-up, Rafa and the others launch their attacks.

“Get lost!”

As the Snow Woman unleashes a barrage of Ice Bullets, I hide behind the Stone Wall I created.

Four Earth Spears shoot from the four wands and strike at the Snow Woman.

I block the focused Ice Bullets with a Stone Wall, and the free members attack; I crush the Ice Wall with Earth Spears for follow-up, and when a flurry of Ice Bullets comes, I keep my distance and shoot Earth Spears continuously.

Unable to find a way out of our patterned attacks, the Snow Woman is being pushed into a corner.

–

An hour later――――――

“Sorry to keep you waiting. Time to switch!”

Brave and the others finish their rest, and we begin ours.

The Snow Woman’s health has been reduced by about 40%.

We drink various recovery potions to restore our health, magic, and fatigue.

–

“Cruz-kun! The Ice Storm is coming any minute now!”

From here on, we push through and defeat her without a break.

The Ice Storm is said to be released where people group up.

We spread out, and Brave’s group takes the Ice Storm while we focus on healing.

“Damn you! Freeze to the core! Ice Storm!”

We cast healing magic on Brave’s team.

We had already decided who to heal before the battle.

“This helps a lot! Thanks, Cruz-kun!”

No matter how many Ice Storms she unleashes, we heal immediately, and the Snow Woman keeps taking damage as her Ice Wall shatters.

“Damn you! How about this!”

She targets Brave’s group with the Ice Storm and casts Ice Bullets at me.

“That’s exactly what I expected!”

I defend against the Ice Bullets with Earth Wall, and the others heal, excluding Vliet who’s guarding.

Once we’ve endured the Ice Bullets, we heal Vliet.

“There’s no way you can stop us without defense!”

Brave and the others increase their offensive push all at once.

With that, we easily overcome the Ice Storm, and the Snow Woman is left in tatters.

“The Frozen Realm: Diamond Dust is coming soon!”

Brave and the others have intermediate status recovery potions in their mouths, preventing them from talking.

“Hohoho! Let’s see how much you can do after losing your coordination!”

Although the Snow Woman’s own Frozen Realm: Diamond Dust is still sealed, she realizes we’ve lost communication and intensifies her assault.

“I won’t let that happen! Earth Wall!”

She hears our voices and smiles in delight.

“Looks like they don’t understand! Fine, I’ll focus on you! Frozen Realm: Diamond Dust!!!”

We freeze again―――― or so she thinks.

Of course, we also have intermediate abnormality recovery potions in our mouths. We used [Soundwave Manipulation] in the normal frequency to trick her into thinking we’re still speaking.

“”””Earth Lance!””””

The five Earth Spears we unleash pierce the Snow Woman.

“What!? Why aren’t you frozen!? Why isn’t it working!?”

Her trump card fails, and the Snow Woman, now confused, is backed into a corner.

–

――――In the end, she collapses.

The Snow Woman transformed into light and disappeared, leaving behind a large blue magic stone.

The blue magic stone was as transparent as a sapphire gemstone and very beautiful.

(I see… So the boss disappears once defeated…)

“I’m sorry. Cruz-kun, would it be possible for us to take this? Of course, I’ll pay you 5 gold coins, half of its selling price. We really need it.”

Brave picks up the magic stone and says to me.

“No problem. I’ll give it to you, Brave-san.”

I could see how to defeat the Snow Woman.

If possible, I would also like to consume the Snow Woman’s magic stone to grow stronger.

The truth is, it would be best to consume it here, but this is probably just my selfish desire. I want to eat it. That’s what I feel.

We passed through the boss room, advanced to the 31st floor, and then returned to the city.

《Skills》

Lv22: Woodworking（↑12）

Lv22: Stoneworking（↑12）

Lv22: Metalworking（↑12）

Lv22: Leatherworking（↑12）

Lv22: Magic Equipment（↑12）

Lv22: Alchemy（↑12）

Lv05: Cooking

Lv00: Brewing

Lv22: Agriculture and Animal Husbandry（↑12）

Lv22: Mining（↑12）

Lv22: Fishing（↑12）

Lv22: Goldsmithing（↑12）

Lv00: Art

Lv00: Music

Lv00: Theater

Chapter length 4479 characters.