Looking at the High Ogre that appeared before him all of a sudden, Yagami clicked his tongue.
The boss room only exists at the bottom of the dungeon. This is the common sense in dungeons. That is why Yagami and the others kept using [Enemy Detection] many times while advancing through the floors to check whether there was still a floor underneath or not.
Despite that, what the heck is this? Why is there a boss room in the middle floor? Moreover, the boss that appeared is an extra boss, which was far more powerful than the normal boss.
But even if nobody answered, they actually already know that the course of events that happened to them, from the monster parade to the inducement, is in fact a trap. And they were caught in that trap.
Because of that, now they had to fight against a level 40,000 monster, which was far stronger than them.
(Can we even beat this monster by ourselves?)
Even Yagami himself, who has the highest level among them, has not reached level 26,000 yet. The difference is clear. Even with the help of everyone, it will be difficult for them to win against that monster. Even so, in order for them to survive, they had no choice but to fight.
“Leader!”
Then, towards his comrades who were looking for his instructions, Yagami said.
“We will fight it, adjust your formation! The front-liner, focus on attracting the attention of the enemy! Magicians other than me spread to support them! I will be the one who gives the finishing blow! Healer, use your strengthening magic to everyone!”
“Yes!”
Everyone nodded and immediately moved to fulfill their respective roles to face the High Ogre. Meanwhile, Yagami suddenly remembered the existence of Rin behind him.
(Given the previous move he displayed, I think Amane could become a fighting force too but… No, I can’t do that)
However, Yagami shook his head, as he didn’t think Rin had the ability to fight against a level 40,000 monster. And above all, he is a close combat type who uses a dagger.
Cooperation between front-liners is difficult, and one mistake can be fatal. Therefore, it surely will be difficult for Rin who just joined the party for the first time to cooperate well there.
Hence, Yagami judged that he shouldn’t rely on an uncertainty like Rin in this kind of extreme situation.
While Yagami was thinking about that, the battlefield gradually began to heat up.
The tanks utilized all their skills, devoting themselves to defense without minding the MP consumption, as otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to withstand a single blow from the huge sword wielded by the High Ogre.
Then, the swordsman and the spear master would slash at the ankle of the High Ogre whenever they found a chance. Their job is to limit the movement of the High Ogre while lessening the pressure on the tanks.
However–
*Clank*
“Wha! Our blades cannot pass through?!”
“Shit, the hardness of this monster’s skin isn’t normal!”
Along with a high-pitched sound, the hard skin of the High Ogre easily deflected the two blades. Although the difference in their levels was indeed nearly double, this kind of thing usually won’t ever happen. Then, after a few moments of thoughts, Yagami arrived at the answer.
“— it’s Hardening!”
Skill [Hardening]. As the name implies, it is a skill that could increase the strength of the body and originally is a skill that should be acquired by a front-liner, especially a tank. This High Ogre most likely has that kind of power as a trait.
This exactly is the troublesome part of high-ranked monsters. The higher their levels are, the more troublesome the traits they have. Such as a snake that spits acid that could dissolve a body, a lizard that is covered in flames, a turtle that keeps causing an earth tremor– And then, a huge ogre that could increase the strength of its body.
In conclusion, it will be difficult to defeat this monster that possesses defensive traits. However, it still doesn’t mean they could just give up!
Yagami continues to activate his magic while checking the situation of the battle. Although the attacks of the front-liner were deflected by the skin of the High Ogre, they were still able to inflict some shallow wounds. In other words, no matter how strong its body is, it doesn’t mean it was invincible. Which means, it should be possible to defeat this monster with his most powerful attacks.
And approximately tens of seconds later, that moment he had been waiting for finally came.
“Leader, now!”
After succeeding in buying some time, the front-liner who took a distance from the High Ogre said to Yagami. Looking at that, Yagami shouted, while squeezing every magic power inside his body.
“Prominence Burst!!!”
The highest level magic of fire attribute, prominence burst.
It was a swirling torrent of flames that boasted a penetrating power that could penetrate any iron wall and would cause a large-scale explosion the moment it penetrated the enemy’s skin. By doing that, the enemy’s body will be pulverized and burned from the inside.
This is for sure the most powerful attack that the current Yagami could muster, a skill that he believes could penetrate even the skin of the High Ogre.
“GUOOOOOOOOOO!?”
Although the High Ogre noticed the magic that was approaching itself, it was already too late. Without being able to evade, the torrent of flames directly hit the chest of the High Ogre, causing dust to fill the room as an aftermath.
Looking at that, everyone was convinced of their victory.
However–
“It’s a lie…right?”
A few seconds later, what emerged from the dust was the High Ogre that was still alive. Facing such a scene, Yagami was shocked.
(The prominence burst didn’t hit it? No, although small, there are slight burn marks in its body. It should have directly hit it! Then, why is it only injured to that extent!?)
Albeit feeling shaken, Yagami keeps his calm and analyzes the situation. Then, while observing the whole body of the High Ogre, Yagami noticed something.
(What? The redness of its body at the part that received my magic was increased. And it’s not because of the burns caused by my magic, but it seems that the skin itself is thickening. On the other hand, I feel like the redness in other parts seems to be thinner—!)
“Don’t tell me!”
After thinking, Yagami arrived at one answer.
“It could change the strength of the hardening on a part of its body?!”
If that guess is correct, Yagami could understand how the High Ogre could defend against the prominence burst, since if the hardening power that had been spread all over its body was gathered at one point, the strength would naturally have jumped several times.
In other words, it was an ability that cannot be reproduced with the [Hardening] skill used by adventurers, and unique only for the High Ogre. By using that, the High Ogre could even nullify the full-power attacks rained by Yagami’s party.
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