Metal Slime 235
Chapter 235: Retrieval of Magic Gem TL : Cnine ED/PF : Part 1 「THE HELL HE'S DOING!」 Akito pointed his fingertip at the worm and
Chapter 235: Retrieval of Magic Gem TL : Cnine ED/PF : Part 1 「THE HELL HE'S DOING!」 Akito pointed his fingertip at the worm and
Chapter 235: Retrieval of Magic Gem
TL : Cnine
ED/PF :
Part 1
「THE HELL HE'S DOING!」
Akito pointed his fingertip at the worm and unleashed a bolt of lightning. The worm, convulsing from the electric shock, quieted down and stopped moving.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Rui dashed forward and cleanly sliced the worm's body into rings with his katana.
The worm's long body rolled to the ground. Rui rushed over and checked the cross-section, finding Yuuma's head a little further inside.
「Are you okay, Yuuma!?」
「Huff, huff... That was a close call.」
With the help of Rui and Akito, Yuuma managed to crawl out of the worm's mouth. His entire body was covered in slime, prompting him to grimace and exclaim, "Ugh... gross!"
「You should've escaped when you saw a strong monster.」
Yuuma pouted as Rui scolded him.
「While I was fighting the leech and worm-type monsters, their boss-like leader showed up. I thought, maybe I can handle it and attacked, but... Yeah, monsters from the deep floors are no joke. They are tough.」
「You fool! They're monsters of the deep floor.」
「Eh!? Really?」
Yuuma's eyes widened in shock upon hearing Akito's remark.
「It's just a giant worm! If it's a monster of this level, you should be able to take it down without any enhancements.」
「I almost beat it! I drilled a windhole into this monster's body after learning new wind magic.」
Yuuma showed his index finger to Rui and Akito.
When the duo leaned forward and focused their eyes, a transparent sphere was swirling at the tip of Yuuma's finger.
「Oi, ain't this... the wind magic of 2nd level, 【Vacuum Magic】!?」
When Akito pointed that out, both Yuuma and Rui exclaimed in shock.
「This is wind magic of 2nd level? What is this vacuum magic?」
「That's amazing, Yuuma! Being able to use 2nd level magic means that the magical power of the green magic gem you absorbed has exceeded 10,000!」
Yuuma didn't really understand but he nodded while saying "Ooh, I see."
「Can you raise it further? I mean, the stronger it becomes, the stronger your base performance is!」
Encouraged by Akito's remark, Yuuma puffed up his chest and said, "I'll give it a try," focusing his attention on the tip of his finger. He then gritted his teeth and gathered strength, saying, "Ggnnnhh..."
However, the transparent sphere did not change and remained the size of his pinky finger.
「Too small! You can't do anything with that!!」
「S-Shut it! It can't be helped, I just learned it after all.」
Rui tried to calm Yuuma, who retorted angrily.
「If my memory serves me right, it's true that you can only use the weakened version of "Vacuum Magic" if your magical power of wind barely crossed 1,000. You just need to raise your magical power of wind to make it more practical.」
「Y-You're right!」
Yuuma observed the sphere on the tip of his finger again.
He got the feeling that mastering this ability would allow him to become stronger in his base specs. And once that happened, it would make dungeon capture far easier even without 『Metallization』.
That was what Yuuma thought but――
264th Floor.
「AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!」
Yuuma was knocked away by a giant centipede, falling to the ground and rolling around.
「Ouch...」
As Yuuma held his head and sat up, Rui, who had come to help, turned the giant centipede into ashes with a swift slash.
「Yuuma, are you injured?」
「Ah, I'm fine. But these guys don't drop "magic gems" at all. At this rate, the power of my vacuum magic isn't going to increase.」
「Hmm, it's impossible for just us to collect all the magic gems after all. I wonder if Kayla and co have picked any up. Maybe if we ask, she'll give us some.」
Yuuma pondered for a while upon hearing Rui's remark. The goal of this 『Dvārāpāra』 expedition was not the collection of magic gems.
Searching for small magic gems takes both time and effort, so it was uncertain whether Kayla and the others were collecting them in the dangerous dungeon.
Akito suddenly interrupted as they had such a conversation.
「Even if they've picked up the gem, they have no obligation to give it to us. How do you plan on asking for the magic gem?」
Rui frowned as he raised his face.
「U~hm... Since Yuuma's "Mana Index" rose, isn't it better to ask for magic gems?」
「That's a tough one... There's no way to check whether it went up or not. I don't think Kayla would be convinced with such a reason either.」
Since they couldn't come up with a proper excuse, they decided to ask Kayla, just to be safe.
That being said, this was a dungeon where powerful monsters roamed. Yuuma and co kept fighting relentlessly, not stopping until the number of monsters attacking them decreased.
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「Good grief... the level of the incoming monsters keeps getting stronger and stronger. As expected, this is too exhausting.」
Akito grumbled as he pulled out his spear from the corpse of a beetle.
Yuuma and co, who had subjugated the surrounding monsters, finally managed to catch their breath. Yuuma then scanned the surrounding area and only stopped after he spotted Kayla.
Kayla was standing along with the other Indian seekers in the middle of the forest.
As the three of them were on their way to Kayla, they were called out to along the way.
「Ooh, young man. The three of you are safe and sound, huh.」
Anik and the four members of the Makamayuri (Peacock King) were also with her.
The battle suits of the four were, as expected, torn and battered, but Anik's clothes were still clean and intact.
The old man was still the same as before, welcoming them with a warm smile.
「What about you, Anik-san? Are you alright?」
Anik laughed merrily upon hearing Yuuma's greeting.
「Worry not, I'm already at the age where I might die at any moment, but it seems like I’ve fallen out of favor with the gods, as they haven’t called me yet. Here I am, still going strong.」
Anik laughed cheerfully, but the four attendants beside him wore expressions that could only be described as wry smiles, as if they didn’t know how to respond to his dark joke.
「Oh right! Let's try to ask Anik-san too.」
Hearing Rui's remark, Anik said, "What is it? Is this something that I can help you with?" with a curious face.
Yuuma and co told Anik and the Indian seekers that they were collecting the Green Magic Gems and asked if they had come across any along the way.
「Are you collecting Green Magic Gems? We did pick some along the way, but we didn't pick everything.」
Anik nodded when Yuuma said, "As expected."
「Well, this dungeon raid isn't for commercial purposes. Even if there are magic gems, it's useless. Everyone is just focused on surviving.」
Akito raised his eyebrows upon hearing Anik speak while caressing his beard.
「However, won't our Mana Index rise if we defeat the 【monsters from the deep floor】? Isn't that enough reason to pick up magic gems to raise our magical power and make us stronger?」
Hearing that, Yuuma recalled his conversation with the president of his company, Kenzaki, about the existence of the "Wall of Mana" and how one could break that wall by defeating the 【monsters from the deep floor】.
Given that the 【monsters from the deep floor】 were present in this dungeon, Yuuma thought that the "Magic Gems" would become an important resource. And yet――
「Indeed, even humans who have reached their mana limit can increase their mana by defeating 【monsters from the deep floor】. However, there seems to be a limit to this method as well. They would eventually hit the ceiling. The veteran seekers that gathered here have already hit their ceiling a long time ago. So, even if they pick up magic gems, it won't be of any use to them.」
This was new information that even Akito and Rui didn't know about.
「Although there are individual differences, it means that one's Mana Index doesn't increase endlessly by tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands. If such a person existed, they'd be a true monster.」
Anik added as he laughed merrily.
Hearing that, Yuuma thought, "I've surpassed that ceiling though," inside.