The Unremarkable Man Who Fell Into The Dungeon's Pit Survives By Acquiring A Plain But Useful Skill, and Through Persistent Effort While Enduring The Absurdity, He Gradually Rises to Success - Episode 8
After the footsteps disappeared, Shogo cautiously peeked out from the hollow and checked the direction in which the Black Demon, Black Oga, had left through the side tunnel.
It seems like there’s no sign of them coming back.
“…I’m okay now.”
While catching his breath and returning to the safe zone, Shogo spoke to the WD watch device.
Kemomecho: “Black Demon… Black Oga… A hole in the ceiling. I have no idea what’s going on, but it’s clear that Shogo is still in a bad situation.”
Night’s Main Cannon: “Tends to appear around the 40th floor of the dungeon. Commonly known as the Intermediate Slayer.”
Passerby Tanaka: “It’s a wall that most hunters with combat skills stumble upon. Plus, it’s a bit larger than usual and its color seems somewhat faded.”
“From here, what should I do…?”
Kemomecho: “Unfortunately, I can’t say that waiting for rescue there is the right thing to do…”
The WD watch device still shows it as being on the 533rd floor underground.
Humans have only been able to reach up to the 108th underground floor.
Even though dungeons have the property of transmitting signals, it is not just a little but rather unreasonable to think that rescue would come to a place where the route is unknown.
In that case, it would be much more realistic to use the safe zone as a base and search for the exit portal as an escape route.
“The agency probably still doesn’t have a grasp on me.”
Kemomecho: “Probably… But, as I mentioned earlier, I don’t think understanding and dealing with this situation will lead to a very good outcome.”
Night’s Main Gun: “We’ve got your back! [Yellow Super Chat]”
Passerby Tanaka: “For now, let’s focus on understanding our surroundings and confirming our skills. But we should be careful not to let the Black Demon Black Oga return.”
Shogo momentarily gave up on the rescue he had been slightly hoping for and switched his mindset.
“Yes. First, I’ll check the skills.”
I reply briefly. The situation isn’t good, but not having to think alone is a big relief.
Feeling the sensation from that time in the slightly clenched fist also helped him quickly regain his composure.
If I can properly handle the power I gained from defeating the little goblin…
Shogo’s expression had clearly changed to something sharper than when he first arrived here.
â—†
“Nothing. Not a trace…”
Shogo peered into the fist-sized hole in the wall.
The cylindrical hole extends to a depth of about thirty centimeters. The interior is uneven and not smooth.
As a result of using the skill on the wall to investigate its activation method and effects.
This is already the eighth attempt, and the wall is full of holes. Activating the skill wasn’t particularly difficult either; it activated as if responding to my will with just a thought.
“I wonder what this means?”
There were not even grains of sand or pieces of rock in the gouged hole. I understood that this phenomenon was caused by my skill, but I couldn’t quite grasp the reasoning behind it.
Passerby Tanaka: “Even I, who pride myself on having seen everything from the orthodox to the unorthodox in hunter skills, have never seen a skill like this. It looks as if it’s carving out space itself.”
Kemomecho: “If we’re talking about something similar, there’s the famous skill called ‘Pierce’ that top-tier hunters have. But that’s just a result of enhancing the weapon’s properties…”
Night’s Main Gun: “Isn’t it more about how to use the skills rather than discussing the types of skills right now?”
Kemomecho: “That’s true. Shogo, once the cooldown is over, could you try aiming for the fish underwater next? It’s difficult, but…”
“I’ll give it a try.”
Skills have a cooldown period, known as a wait time, and it is known that this period shortens each time the skill is used.
Shogo’s skill took some time to recharge after the first strike, but from then on, the cooldown shortened each time it was used, and now it could be reused in about two minutes.
The first time I threw with all my might, I fainted, so this trial involves examining the strength of the throw and how well my body recovers from it.
In a desperate situation, he thought it was impossible for his stagnant self to gain skills and develop that power. That fact pushed Shogo forward, suppressing his fatigue and fear.
“I’ll begin.”
To fulfill the request, Shogo approached the lakeshore and quietly crouched down.
The shadows of the fish were dense, and a fish too large to fit in both hands approached. Perhaps due to the absence of predators, they seemed less wary.
Slowly reaching out, a fish showed its side one meter away—(I can reach it from this distance).
Shogo follows his intuition and unleashes his skill.
With a splash, as the water spray rose, a fish, split into two parts—its head and body—floated up and drifted toward the shore.
Shogo picked up the two and moved to the safe zone. What he held in his hand resembled salmon.
Kemomecho: “Shogo, did you notice?”
“Did you notice?”
Passerby Tanaka: “Please take a good look at the cross-section of the fish.”
“Ah. That’s quite a nice cross-section.”
Until now, the interior when skills were directed at the wall was uneven.
However, the cross-section of this fish leaves a relatively sharp cut mark.
Kemomecho: “The skill changed to compensate for the distance. I think if you become more aware of it, you can freely change the effective range. Moreover, the skill is not visible. It’s subtle, but it might be incredibly lucky as a combat skill.”
Night’s Main Cannon: “Impressive! [Yellow Super Chat Tip]”
Thank you very much.
Passerby Tanaka: “It was elongated to reach far. As a result, it became sharp due to convergence, right?”
“I’ll give it another try.”
Kemomecho: “What’s the cooldown? Is it still decreasing?”
It’s a question directed at Shogo, who immediately started moving.
“Actually, I had a feeling that the previous one could be used to suppress output, so I tried it out. As a result, or maybe because of it, I didn’t feel as much fatigue after using the skill, and it seems like I can use it faster than before.”
Kemomecho: “It’s amazing how much you’ve done in such a short time. And even though you’ve used it quite a few times, you can still shoot it. Is it cost-effective, or is it because of Shogo’s internal magic quantity or magic absorption efficiency…?”
Shogo tore his gaze away from the chat text on the wall, left the safe zone, headed towards the lakeshore, and crouched by the edge.
Just a moment ago, I managed to catch one, yet the fish’s wariness was still low, and they showed no signs of fleeing.
Shogo crouched down and reached out with his right hand.
So that it reaches further.
The heat radiating from the heart to the palm. Instead of releasing it as a fist-sized mass, imagine it transforming into the size of a single finger.
Shogo felt that he wanted to make it thinner, but he sensed that he couldn’t do any more for now.
The target fish is about 2 meters away. It’s more than twice as far as before, but I can reach it. I intuitively know this again.
Exhaling softly, Shogo used his skill.
This time, unlike earlier, there is hardly any splash.
Instead, a fish with a sharper cross-section than before, split into two, floated gently on the surface of the water.
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