The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter - Chapter 74

Chapter 74

Translator: “Kell” Editor: ”Weasalopes”

We were surprised to find out that it was Amr-san who fell off the roof . Layla-san rushed over to tend to him as he groaned in pain . He seemed to have taken substantial damage . His tattered clothes were rather strange; like it was burned rather than ripped .
Phan shouldn’t have any fire type skill .

「Be… careful… of her… summoned beast… uughh . 」

His head slumped, like he ran out of strength, and stopped moving . Layla-san checked for his pulse and breathing .

「He’s okay . He’s just unconscious . Let’s let him rest here . 」

She laid him down on the side and carried me like before . With one huge leap, we made it back to the rooftop . We already expected to see Phan but there was another unfamiliar opponent there . It was a bird shrouded in flames—a phoenix . It resembled a falcon with a body length of about a meter . What’s peculiar was its wings which were covered in flames . It must be a summoned beast . The first thing I did was check if there was anything unusual with Emma or if the cheetah already escaped . I was relieved to see they were still there .

「If you think we’ll just let you take Emma without a fight, think again . 」

I glared at her slightly and she opened her mouth and burst into laughter .

「You can’t beat me . It’s simply impossible . Just back away . Then you won’t have to die . 」

「Emma is my precious childhood friend . I’d rather die than abandon her . 」

「My, my . You’ve got quite the spunk, kid . You’ll have to take her back by force, then . 」

That was my intention from the start . I had about 4,000 LP at the moment, but not enough to destroy Phan’s【Summoning】skill . However, I had a lightning skill which she was weak against . I have a chance of winning . Let’s check the summoned beast’s skill .

Name: Phoenix
Level: 50


Skills: Flame Wings Flying Flaming Feathers

It wasn’t that high-levelled, but I had no idea if its skill would cause serious issues .

「Look out, Noir-kun! They’re going for you!」

「Whoa!」

Phan shot【Water Bullet】at me and I quickly jumped to the side . The elliptical-shaped water droplets shot passed where my face was a moment ago . I would surely shut my eyes if I got hit on the face and closing your eyes for a few seconds in the middle of a fight was extremely dangerous .

This is bad . I barely dodged her attack and was lying down when the Phoenix used its skill on me . With a flap of its wings, a number of feathers wrapped in flames came flying at me . I can’t move properly in this position . Though they were my enemies, I couldn’t help but be almost impressed at their combo .

「Haaaaa!」

But we had better combo . Layla-san struck all of them down with her high-speed punches .

「Nice one, Layla-san!」

「They’re barely even hot . That bird’s easy game . 」

「I’m glad I have you to count on . 」

I keep getting my butt saved by her . Together, I felt like we couldn’t lose and I could feel my energy welling up so I fired【Stone Bullets】at the Phoenix . As expected, they didn’t hit . It seemed like they wanted to end the fight soon— as they both came charging at us . With my hatchet, I deflected Phan’s dagger .

Come on! What’s wrong? You can’t save you precious childhood friend like this!

The difference between our weapons’ reach didn’t matter under her aggressive barrage of attacks . I suppose that was to be expected from someone with rank A Dagger skill .
I’m gonna get pushed back at this rate . While swinging the hatchet with my other hand, I used my free hand to strike【Purple Lightning】at her . Its range was short—only three meters— but more than enough in close combat .

「Ha… You!」

I missed, unfortunately, but her face stiffened as soon as she was my skill .

「You can use lightning type skills, huh? Damn it . 」

「It was plain as day with my Appraisal that you’re scared of lightning . 」

「You’re pissing me off! But—!」

She took on an air of composure, as if saying “you attacks don’t matter if you don’t hit me” . As a matter of fact, I was in a bit of a pickle since I couldn’t hit her . She moved nimbly, plus she seemed to guess what I was going to do by looking at my eyes .

「I got it . You can’t hit me from here, can you?」

「…Great job . 」

She hit the mark . She stayed more than three meters away from me .

「Ahaha . Your friend seems to be having trouble as well . 」

She was talking about Layla-san and the Phoenix . Her opponent kept firing flaming feathers at her from high above and she was struggling . She could dodge them easily but every time she leaped to counterattack, the Phoenix would fly even higher .

She didn’t fare well against flying type . I wanted us to switch opponents, but they wouldn’t let us . I’m sure they’re aware of our fighting styles by now .

「Layla-san, don’t jump . Just focus on dodging those feathers . 」

「Got it . 」

I can’t grant the Phoenix a skill if it’s too high up . And the skill I’m gonna give it is【Weight + 30kgs】 . Thirty kilos is quite heavy . It wasn’t exactly a large bird so my guess was adding this much weight would be a grave issue to the bird . The LP required was only about 1000 so I granted it without hesitation .

「… . . !」

The Phoenix flying steadily in the air suddenly flapped its wings desperately and started falling .

「What?! What are you doing, Phoenix?!」

「You can’t blame him . Anyone would lose his balance if his weight increased drastically all of a sudden . 」

I ignored Phan who didn’t quite comprehend what happened, and I gave the cue to Layla-san .

「Now’s your chance . 」

「You’re not getting away!」

The Phoenix was falling, and in contrast, Layla-san was soaring up . With a powerful uppercut, the Phoenix’s body burst like in some sort of an explosion .

「That girl’s a monster…」

Even Phan was shocked by Layla-san’s Magic Fists . I could see her lips twitching . I secretly shot【Stone Bullets】at her feet .

「Hm?!」

Aw, I was so close . But now that I made her lose her balance, it was my chance . With my hand outstretched, I moved closer to her .

「Just let yourself get shocked already . 」

「I told you . I see through your skill’s limits . 」

She took a huge step back, away from the range of my【Purple Lightning】 . A sound countermeasure— that is, if I was going to use【Purple Lightning】 . What I had, however, was something I created by using【Magic Fusion】to combine【Water Ball】and【Purple Lightning】 . Therefore, it could be fired to a distance . Phan’s eyes grew wide, not expecting the attack to have such a range . Still, she barely managed to dodge— no, I grazed her .

「Uuhhh . . aaaaah…」

Her face was a mess as she screamed in anguish . It had this much effect with only a graze . If I actually hit her, she’d go down in one attack .

「Haa… screw you . When I was a kid, a lightning struck… shit… the memories from back then…」

「Then how about you rest for a bit?」

Layla-san struck her on the back, and her face looked terrible, as it became twisted from pain and fear .

「W-Wait a sec!」

「Sorry about this . 」

Phan yelped as she was hit by a very powerful body blow . Her body warped incredibly, drool dripping from her mouth . Yeah, there’s no way she can withstand that .

Wait, this is not the time to be distracted by Phan’s contorted face . I scampered and picked up her dagger . The cheetah turned and was about to escape . I threw the dagger, aiming at the thigh of its hind leg . I hit the mark, not even a centimeter off— mostly because I hit him at the exact moment he was completely still, just before it took off . The cheetah collapsed on the roof . I do have【Throwing C】you know . Emma fell off its back and rolled over on the roof . I scurried to her, catching her, and held her in my arms .

「Hmmm… Noir…」

Her eyes were still closed . I felt happy my name came up in her sleep .
She didn’t have any external injuries so I thought it’d be best to let her sleep some more . I gently brought her down the roof . Layla-san tied the unconscious Phan tightly with a rope . It was too tight, in fact, that I doubted she would be able to escape .

I laid Emma down next to Amr-san who was still out cold before discussing our next move .