World's Fastest Level up! - Chapter 159

Our only hope to defeat Cain, Claire, was gone. The ice sword that she left, pierced deep in the ground, generating an ice barrier that protects everyone except me and Cain. That was the last parting gift Claire left for us. She created an environment where I could concentrate on defeating the enemy before me without a need to pay attention to protecting the others.

Claire said ‘I entrust it to you’. Because now that she is gone, the only one who could possibly defeat Cain is me.

But how could I win against him? Cain is more powerful than Ifrit, which made me unable to see any chance of winning. No, that’s wrong. Think, Rin. I have to keep finding a way to overcome this powerful enemy.

Thus, to buy some time, so I could think about a plan, I asked Cain.

“…. Why was the transfer magic not activated on us?”

“Haven’t I said it earlier? This me, who is an administrator, has overwritten a part of this dungeon’s mechanism.”

“You also said that the dungeon was something that was created by God. Could such a thing really be controlled as you wished by using the ‘administrator authority’ that you said?”

“Naturally, I couldn’t control everything. Even for the transfer magic, all I could do was overwrite a part of its original mechanism which said that after the dungeon boss is defeated, everyone in the boss room will be removed, and the room will be restored to its original state.”

“…..”

“And as a result, the previous phenomenon occurred. Once the new system is established, it can’t be changed anymore. In other words, if you ants want to return to the surface, you have no choice but to defeat me, who is the administrator of this dungeon and destroy the dungeon itself.”

When Cain dies, the dungeon would disappear. In other words, an administrator is an existence akin to the last boss that appeared when dungeon collapse occurred. Although the fact that there is a way to return to the surface does give us some hope… the problem is that it’s nearly impossible to achieve. And even though I have been racking my brains, thinking of a plan to defeat him while we were having a conversation, I couldn’t think of any.

And our despair doesn’t end there.

“…hiss, this is!”

Suddenly, the dent in the ground, the burned flowers, the evaporated ponds, and the shattered ceiling– everything was restored one after another. This is the first time I see the sight of a boss room returning to its original appearance. A few seconds later, the same sight as when we entered here for the first time spread before us.

This means, the dozens of flames that illuminate the palace have also been returned. And when those flames gather in one place, they will once again transform into the fire monster–Ifrit.

“…. This is a lie, right?”

A situation where despair is piled up on top of despair. Looking at me, who was at a loss for words, Cain laughed mockingly.

“Too bad for you, inferior. It seems you have been trying to buy some time but, I already knew that from the beginning and was purposely going along with it.”

“Why could Ifrit be resurrected?!”

“How exasperating. Aren’t you ants, who are the challengers, still here? Surely it would be reasonable for the boss to reappear to eliminate you, right?”

“Hiss”

I felt like denying his words, but now that it has become like this, such a theory doesn’t matter. The problem is if Cain and Ifrit come at me at the same time, this time for sure the probability of me winning will be zero.

I gritted my teeth in frustration. But, the action that Ifrit took in front of me was unexpected.

『GOOOOOOOOOOO』

“Wha-!”

Ifrit swung its sturdy arm, which was made of fire, down. But what made me astonished was, it was aimed at Cain, not me.

“Blood Wall”

As soon as he chanted, a thick wall appeared in front of Cain and stopped that blow, making an explosive sound reverberate through the air and intense heat to scatter around the area.

Then, having easily stopped Ifrit’s attack, Cain spoke.

“Are you surprised? What made it troubling was once the boss reappears, it will indiscriminately attack, even if I am the administrator. It won’t be like that if I was inside the palace but… Anyway, it will be annoying if that thing gets in the way of our battle. Therefore, prostrate.”

『GURUOOO!?』

The moment he said that, hundreds of thin threads came out of Cain’s hand, aiming towards Ifrit. Those blood-red threads coiled around Ifrit’s body, and pressed its giant body to the ground. Unable to move its body, Ifrit roared in agony.

“Now, a boring situation where something disturbs our fight surely won’t happen. Although I could have Ifrit kill you ants but…. since this is a great chance. I decided to acquire some valuable experience points from you ants, who are people from a different world”

“…Tch!”

It seems, the side show ended here, as Cain, who was surrounded by crimson magic power, glared at our direction. And then,

“Now, it’s time for a trampling.”

The battle of despair has begun.