Chapter 99

Chapter 99 – Infinite

Featured Image Credited: Loli Goth

[This… . . is just inviting me to head down right . ] (Ryouta)

I stared at the staircase as I mumbled to myself .

Instead of getting a drop from that rare monster, the drop was a staircase leading down to the next floor .

What’s more, after thinking that there were no more stairs leading down to another floor, this thing appeared out of a sudden .

A hidden staircase, a hidden floor .

My heart was beating in excitement to check out what lies below this staircase .

Thus I did a thorough check on my gears and equipment .

My dual guns, the plentiful normal bullets, Freezing Bullet, Flaming Bullet, Homing Bullet, Restraint Bullet, and the Bullet Enhancer .

Though just a few days ago I still had my Recovery Bullets, but because the situation needed it that during our whole trip of Indole I sort of used it all up .

Still, I should be able to overcome most situations by evading their attacks, reducing needless damages . With that, I proceeded to walk down to the next floor .

Right after I went down, the staircase disappeared .

[Is this those sorts of situations where you have to complete an objective before you can leave . Or is it……] (Ryouta)

Regardlessly, I would wish to completely explore this dungeon, thus I stayed vigilant .

What appeared in front of me was a completely different scenario compared to the floor above .

The floors above were all just straight and narrow paths, but this floor had nothing but blinding white space, as if I’ve just crossed through an entirely different world altogether .

Even though this was connected to the dungeon, but the air around here was different .

I had no idea if anything were to appear, so I tightly gripped my guns as I cautiously head forward .

After a while, I was in a slightly wider area .

It wasn’t as big as a gymnasium, but more of the size of a city garden .

And in the middle of the space, there stood a guy .

Wait my bad, it was just a monster .

It had silver hair and a beard attached to his face, and a black cloak covering his stylish clothes making him look like a nobleman .

He had bat wings spreading behind his back, and two horns growing from on top of his head .

The word demon comes to mind . Compared to the little devils from above and the half-naked devil on a goat head, I could feel that this person was of the higher class demon .

[Can it even converse?] (Ryouta)

While still holding onto my guns I threw a conversation at him .

It raised it’s hands, and with two fingers he pointed at my direction .

Zugoou——-

It sent chills down my spine as I immediately jumped away from where I stood .

The place where I stood just a moment ago was gouged with no sound being made at all .

[Not gonna even reply huh! I guess that’s fine by me too!] (Ryouta)

After landing on the ground, I immediately took out my dual guns and fired normal bullets .

Obviously it wouldn’t be just the normal bullet, I fired it with the intent to fused the bullets together .

Together with 1 Bullet Enhancer I fired the fusioned Penetration Bullet towards him .

Pashin! A screeching sound was heard and the Penetration Bullet was stop dead in it’s tracks and fell down to the ground .

Looking at it closely, I could see a release of magic circle and a pale light wall was surrounding him .

[A barrier huh, or is it a shield . If that’s the case then I’ll use this instead!] (Ryouta)

Switching the normal bullet, I loaded another Bullet Enhancer on each side, and also a Freezing and Flaming Bullet and fired .

Midway it collided and fused into an Annihilation Bullet .

The Annihilation Bullet clashed with the barrier, and it gouged a part of the space .

The moment I fired I kicked the ground and rushed to hit the partially destroyed barrier, completely breaking it .

I think out the distance between the demon and with the Flaming and Freezing Bullet on both sides I fired another Annihilation Bullet, this time firing from zero distance .

However, before I could fire the opponent immediately distance himself away from it .

He dive below the muzzle .

Below there was an afterglow and with his red eyes he glared at me—–This is bad .

As if doing a body blow the demon wield his arms, he aligned his fingertips at me though rather than a fist, it was his sharp nails .

I immediately did a knee kick and swung his wrists up while kicking .

The strange black aura that was clad on his nails scraped the tip of my chin .

The front of my clothes was then torn apart and something fell to the ground .

I jumped backwards to create a distance while reloading my guns, and continued firing at him .

While I was setting up the fusion Flaming and Freezing Bullets, he set up his barrier and interrupted the process .

The Flaming and Freezing bullets that did not merged flew straight at the barrier .

[It learns really quickly!] (Ryouta)

[…… . ]

Without saying a word he leaped forward, closing in our distance .

Since he has learned of the fusioned bullets he immediately swapped to close combat, thus I used one hand to fire my gun and respond the rest with body fighting techniques .

Gun=Kata . It was a fighting technique where one uses a gun while using close quarter combat .

Using this self-taught technique, I faced against the demon .

Even though it’s Strength and Speed weren’t that strong, but it’s probably around A, and at worse B .

However his magical barrier is indeed powerful, plus it’s learning adaptability is high during fights .

By just experiencing it once, he can immediately remember the pattern and dodge that attack when it is used again .

It was another difficult monster, to the point where I feel that I was fighting with a real human instead of a monster .

In some way it’s like fighting with yourself .

[Damnit, his senses are getting sharper . ] (Ryouta)

The demon’s attack further evolved . Whenever he did a feint that was not anticipated and barely managed to dodge it, my back would start sweating .

Even if I fired a bullet it would not hit him, and if I fired a Homing Bullet it won’t be able to penetrate the barrier .

Eventually even my Flaming Bullets ran out, and also my Restraint and Homing bullets that never once hit ran out too .

I was steadily chased against the wall .

[……… . ]

For a second I felt that he was smiling at me .

[——It’s too early if you think you are winning!] (Ryouta)

Puchin! A sound could be heard from inside my head, and I trust my muzzle .

The demon tried to get behind me as and I read his movement—–Dropped my guns and grabbed hold of him and whack him .

Clink! The sound was different compared to just now .

The sound was similar to a glass breaking, or more specifically the barrier broke .

I took my gun back and pull the muzzle on his brain and continuously pulled the trigger .

Firing at point blank distance, and reload my bullet once it was used up .

Normal bullet on the right, Frozen bullet on the left .

[How’s that——-Ku!] (Ryouta)

A counter attack is coming, and I immediately dodged his sharp claws flying towards me .

After keeping a distance, I looked up and saw that his head was bleeding out blue blood .

Not on the right side, but it was bleeding from the cold air from the left side of his head .

[That’s unexpected, he is also weak against magic . ] (Ryouta)

After frivolously talking, I could see that he was showing an expression that was unkeen to him for the first time——-I could see his anger .

Even though I fired the same amount from both sides, the left side which was the Freezing Bullet worked well rather than the right side which was filled with Normal bullets .

If it is a magic attack it works, I thought as I loaded more Frozen Bullets—–But .

[Damnit, I’ve used up my Freezing Bullets too!] (Ryouta)

I threw out swear words .

Since I left Shikuro for an extended period of time, I did not have time to refuel my bullets .

Still I thought that it would be okay to fight against the normal monsters in Aurum, but when fighting an unexpected enemy it would really exhaust my bullets .

The demon who saw my predicament, I could see his mouth distorted into a crooked smile .

[——-! Wind Cutter!] (Ryouta)

Even without my special bullets there is still magic! Thus I shot the magic that I learned by eating the Magical Fruit .

It hit the demon—–but it sustained little damage .

The demon accepted it without his barrier, and without moving he continued laughing .

[Fuck……] (Ryouta)

I backed off and he jumped in front of me .

I avoided and he anticipated and grabbed me .

Gradually, I was driven to a wall .

This is bad, if I leave it as is I would get stuck .

Suddenly, I thought of what happened at that time .

I remember seeing something .

I saw what was behind the demon .

If that was the case…… . . If only I have that .

But……can I do it?

It might not work, but there was a possibility .

However, it is only for a moment .

It was a momentary possibility .

I back off and kept a distance .

As if I was trying to flee, I took a distance .

The demon chased after me expecting me to be cornered into a wall .

Meanwhile he did not stop laughing .

Eventually I was chased at the edge of a space .

The demon warped his nails and his mouth distorted into the shape of [⊿] while grinning .

[ ! ]

Now’s the time! As I gave my gun .

He laughed at me, behaving like a human laughing at me .

He stopped his attack, and as if saying if you can fire your remaining bullets at me then try it .

I fired at the devil——not at him but beyond .

[——–!]

It was the first time the demon was surprised, and after turning around he was surprised again .

There was a little devil there, and it was there for just a moment .

It was a rogue monster that was hatched from a gold dust that was dropped from my clothes when he dealt the first attack on me .

Even if it’s inside the same dungeon the rogue monster could exist for a moment, that was confirmed when I was in Nihonium .

I aimed at that exact moment and shot the little devil with a normal bullet .

Why was that, the demon showed an expression as if he did not understand .

It wasn’t without a plan, because this shot was the deciding factor .

From the pouch, the rogue little devil dropped a Lightning Bullet, and putting 5 Bullet Enhancer I loaded the Lightning Bullet inside .

And with it I strike at the demon .

[Sorry for overlooking this . ] (Ryouta)

I mumbled, and pulled the trigger .

The Lightning Bullet fired from zero distance, and lightning wrapped around the demon .

The lightning was discharging around the demon’s body, as the demon groaned in pain .

Eventually, he was burnt to crisp, collapsed from his knees and fell to the ground .

Then one bullet dropped, it was a shiny Rainbow Bullet .

I picked it up with high expectations as it would be something amazing coming from such a strong enemy, and since it was a strong enemy far beyond of a Dungeon Master, it must be great .

———Please choose one Infinite Bullet .

S expected, the moment I heard the voice I know that it would be [Amazing] .

After thinking for a moment, I chose the Lightning Bullet made from the gold dust as it was the highest cost just by shooting one of it .

The rainbow-coloured bullet then shone brightly and everything became white, afterwards it was replaced to the Lightning Bullet .

It was just one Lightning Bullet, but this can’t only be merely a Lightning Bullet .

I loaded it into my gun and fired .

The lightning fired into nothing .

I continued firing, and more sparks flew .

No matter how many times I fired, the lightning discharged, and the bullet wasn’t used .

It was an Infinite Lightning Bullet .

[It may have been better if it was an Infinite Recovery Bullets too . ] (Ryouta)

I wondered as I was stained by this world .

The first priority should be safety, if it was for a long term than the Recovery Bullet might’ve been a better choice .

Well, this was also good in it’s own way .

Well, after getting my rare item, should I head back now .

[Congratulations] (TLN: It was in katakana)

[Huh?] (Ryouta)

Suddenly a voice caught hold of me, I was surprised and turned around .

It was a girl that I’ve never met standing there .

She was about 140 centimeters tall, and was wearing a gothic loli clothes, and had the same bat wings and horn as the demon before .

[Are you a monster!?!] (Ryouta)

I held my gun, but .

[No no, I ain’t a monster . ]

[……Then, what are you?] (Ryouta)

Well, it seemed that the reaction of the girl doesn’t match of a monster .

But why was she here? And why does she look like the demon just a while ago?

Various doubts appeared, but the moment she answered I half understood .

[My name is Aurum, and I’m the God of this Dungeon . ] (I SMELL GOD!)