Level-up Maniac, Level up in Modern Dungeons - Episode 62

I screamed.

　To this hopeless reality.

　-I can’t win.

　They have defensive capabilities far superior to those of the Goblin Knights, and even a single hit from their attacks is enough to kill you. Even dodging their attacks is impossible without activating your “Fighting Spirit”, and the same goes for the Holy Knights, but the worst thing is that they have a way of recovering HP.

　If this were an RPG with a command-based battle system, you would already be stuck. No matter how many times you retry, your chances of winning are zero percent.

　And this is not a losing event like a game.

　It’s not an event where defeat is assumed, but rather the very real fact that if you lose, you die.

　Before the attack could close the gap, I ran as fast as I could across the monster room, trying to get as far away from the Holy Knight as possible.

10 seconds have passed since 《Fighting Spirit》 was activated, and as the skill continues, another 5 HP will be consumed. Since 《Strong Sword》 has consumed 10 HP, I have 50 HP left. In other words, if I continue to run away like this, I only have about 100 seconds left to live.

　I can’t die.

　I can’t die in a place like this!!

　I!! Still!! Haven’t reached the maximum level in the level system that has appeared in this modern dungeon!!

　Until you reach the maximum level, there’s no way you’ll be able to die in peace!

　–that’s why.

“Whooooooooo?!”

　The Holy Knight must have realized that I had no way to recover HP, so instead of pursuing me, he used his 《Sword Spirit》 to launch flying blades at me in rapid succession.

　Several slashes passed by where I had been just a moment ago at high speed, and as they collided with the walls of the room, the sound of impacts roared without pause, like a carpet bombing.

　I run around them, roll, and dodge their attacks in an unsightly manner. Somehow, I manage to avoid them just in time.

　In the gap between attacks, that brief moment of grace, I reached out my hand into the void.

　Extending my hand, I tapped something the Holy Knight couldn’t see, and each time I did so, my movements became sharper and my evasions became a little more flexible.

　What it does is simple.

　All you do is manipulate stats and allocate skill points.

　However, these points were important points that I had been saving up to put into 《Seeker》 this time.

Even though it was only a part of it, he ended up using it on　a skill he had no intention of using for the time being.

　–I was angry.

　At this point, my resolve was completely set. Or rather, it was the only way.

　And even after using all my points, it was still a gamble whether I could survive. Even after all this, I still had no confidence that I could defeat the Holy Knight.

　Even so, the 《Fighting Spirit》 skill consumed another 5 HP, and by the time I had 45 HP left, I had finished all of my operations.

　The skills I allocated points to are as follows:

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【skill】

Goblin Genocider Lv. 1 → Lv.Max

　Damage dealt to goblins is 4.0 times higher. When fighting goblins, all ability values ​​except HP and MP are increased by 100%. Also, experience points gained from goblins are 2.0 times higher.

《Strong Sword Lv.1 → Lv.3》

　Consumes 30 HP, and the next sword attack deals 12.0 times more damage to the enemy.

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　I used all six points I had left.

The reason why I didn’t prioritize raising 《Strong Sword》 is that, although it does offer some resistance, if I raised it to its maximum level, I wouldn’t have enough HP to activate it.

　I allocated all my skill points and, once again, stopped dodging and began sprinting towards the Holy Knight.

“If you don’t die now!! You win, damn it!!”

　Shout while activating the skill.

　In addition to the already activated “Goblin Genocider”, “Fighting Spirit”, and “Madness”, this time he activates “Sword Spirit” instead of “Magic Sword”.

　The reason is that this one has a higher attack power.

　Holy Knights can use healing magic, and monsters who can use magic tend to have high Intelligence and Spirit.

　In fact, from what I experienced when attacking it earlier, it didn’t seem vulnerable to magical damage.

　In that case, it’s safe to assume that physical defense and magical defense are roughly equal.

　Either way, if there isn’t a big enough difference to be called a weakness, it’s better to use 《Sword Spirit》 rather than 《Magic Sword》.

　This is because the damage calculation for the Magic Sword is calculated by adding Strength and Intelligence and dividing it by 2. In my case, I have barely raised my Intelligence, so if I can’t exploit an enemy’s weak attribute, it’s just a factor that reduces my attack power.

　That’s why I use Sword Spirit.

　Add to that the activation of 《Goken Lv.3》 and you’re all set.

31 HP was consumed by “Sword Spirit” and “Strong Sword”, leaving only 14 HP remaining. At this point, the second stage of “Bl00d Vengeance” was activated.

　In other words, my final status was like this.

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Strength 272 (+192)

Sturdy 240 (+165)

Intelligence 12 (+6)

《Spirit》79 (+43)

《Agility》240 (+165)

Dexterity 165 (+90)

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The pale blue aura of Sword Spirit glowed particularly brightly.

　With his agility increased by nearly 40 points since before, he was able to move with a little more ease and avoid the Holy Knight’s attacks while approaching.

　But.

“――――”

　The Holy Knight, who had been firing flying blades in rapid succession, as soon as he determined that the attacks wouldn’t hit me, held his shield in front of him and bent his hips slightly.

　The shield shines with the skill.

　He’s probably planning to endure my attacks.

　If the Holy Knight was focused on defense, I wouldn’t be able to slip through his defenses and attack his main body. I don’t have the ability points to do that, and he’s superior in skill as well.

　In short, the attack was blocked by the Holy Knight, who was lying in wait with his shield.

　–That would be fine.

　That’s great.

　I knew it would happen from the beginning.

　On top of that.

“I’ll smash it through youeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!”

　Sprint. Approach. Get in range.

　Very close. In front of the raised shield. Right in front of the Holy Knight.

“Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!”

　I put all my weight into the momentum of my sprint, yelled as if to remove the unconscious limiter, and slammed my sword down with all my might, using all my body and soul.

　A 2 x 4 x 1.2 x 12 x slash attack that is unleashed in a single blow using the full force of his strength value of “272.”

　In other words, it’s a blow with a damage multiplier of 115.2 times.

　Roar.

　An incredible roar rang out, neither like the sound of a lightning strike nor the center of an explosion.

　I don’t know the words to describe the sound. It was the loudest crash I’ve ever heard in my life.

　Along with an ear-splitting roar, the Holy Knight who had been holding his shield was blown away like a bullet.

　In an instant, it crashed into the wall of the monster room, carving honeycomb-like cracks all over the wall as it sank half of its body into it.

　His left hand was no longer holding the shield.

　The moment he swung the sword, the shield was shattered, and a slash was carved into the silvery white body armor.

　just……,

“—-!”

　As I swung my arm, the steel longsword’s blade broke into pieces in my hand just before the hilt.

　In addition, both my arms hurt terribly.

While there wasn’t a big difference in numerical value between Strength and Toughness, Dexterity was low, and that was the price he had to pay for using all his strength on top of that.

　Look at the status that was still displayed.

《HP》6/155

　Even though he only attacked, he still took damage.

　I have no weapons, and my HP is low.

　If I don’t defeat him this time, my death will be certain.

　So, in my nervousness and frustration, I kept my eyes glued to the holy knight embedded in the wall and prayed repeatedly.

　Don’t move. Don’t move anymore. Don’t move, don’t move, don’t move!!

　So, who will emerge victorious, me or the Holy Knight? The answer was brought to me by a female voice.

　–Your level has increased.

“That’s so sweet!!!!!!”