Tamer 40
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Chapter 40: Unknown World
TL : Cnine
ED/PF :
Part 1
The monster that the bargain girl dragged in is apparently called the Thunder-Fire-Blizzard-Shining Dragon.
Quite a mouthful name indeed.
When I attempted Monster Taming, the system let out the same garbled, glitchy noise I heard when I captured Demon Boss—something along the lines of 【Boss-type entities cannot be ta—MuぁＳE＄ΘΠ……※ψ◎△T e process has comp—leted】. No doubt about it… This one’s a boss too.
Level 322. Yet even Bargain Girl somehow found joy in beating it up. Maybe I’d raised it too well—full marks to me, honestly.
Too massive to serve as a weapon, I’d almost resigned myself to turning it into EXP via Monster Fusion. And then, I discovered its uncanny talent for balancing lightning, fire, ice, and light magic. That’s when inspiration struck: why not use it as a living, overpowered household appliance?
It would be best if I could use lightning magic to generate electricity, but I’m unsure whether it can be connected to a household outlet and supply alternating current.
I know nothing about electricity. Therefore, I had no idea if it could be used as a source of power.
That being the case, when I earn enough to build a large house, I could create a basement, install ducts connecting it to each room, and shove this thing in there—it would serve as a substitute for heating and air conditioning.
Add some strategically placed mirrors in the ducts, and who knows? Maybe each room could even get its own free, light bulb
「Well, finally, the 31st floor... 」
Because I had captured the Thunder-Fire-Blizzard-Shining Dragon, the 30th floor no longer functioned as a boss room.
In other words, I passed straight through the 30th floor and arrived at the 31st floor.
From here on, it was a completely unknown world.
The world’s greatest explorer, George Kennedy, had only reached the 30th floor of the Pittsburgh Dungeon in Pennsylvania.
Moreover, in the Pittsburgh Dungeon, the boss room was on the 20th floor, and the 30th floor was just a normal floor.
George Kennedy had written in his autobiography, “Even the 30th floor was tight enough, so there’s no way I could handle the 31st HAHAHA! I’ll gather strong companions and retry ZE!”
Well, I read George Kennedy’s autobiography several years ago, so there was the possibility that he had reached deeper floors by now…
「Better proceed cautiously here.」
Since this was a floor George Kennedy himself said was impossible, no matter how high my level, I should proceed with caution.
I instructed the dog sled to move slowly and had the other monsters form a protective circle around me as we began exploring the 31st floor.
Technically, I could have sent monsters to scout, but I couldn’t help feeling excited about stepping into a floor that even George Kennedy hadn’t entered.
Rather than feeling fear, I felt exhilaration… Apparently, I was a true high-rank explorer.
※Caution: High-rank Explorers do not come here solo.
「This must be a good one.」
George Kennedy had said that most dungeons topped around the 20th to 25th floor.
Aomori Dungeon, which had floors beyond that, was undoubtedly a top-tier dungeon.
※Author Note: It is actually a total dud of a dungeon.
「I see… this floor has Living Armour, does it?」
A little further on, I spotted a hollow suit of armour patrolling the corridor.
There was no doubt: this was a classic Living Armour.
「Oi! Restrain that one and bring a single specimen over here.」
「Gyagyah!」
「Gyan」
「GYAGYAAAN」
Well, enthusiasm was certainly appreciated.
The three Nightmare Goblins I had ordered advanced toward the Living Armour, pinning its limbs and dragging it straight before me.
「If it's this size...」
It ought to fit the frame of a Chaos Dullahan perfectly.
With that thought, I tried to strip the Chaos Dullahan armour I was using as a makeshift dog-sled rope.
Yet, the armour refused to come off. It was as if it had fused with the dullahan's skin.
「Is this armour functioning as its very own skin?」
With no other choice, I took out a magic-silver material sword from my tool bag and tried to force it in to remove the armour, but the Chaos Dullahan flailed its limbs in refusal.
Checking its monster stats, I saw that the Chaos Dullahan’s HP had indeed decreased.
Apparently, it wasn’t that easy. Even though my creative inspiration had been piqued…
For the time being, I tried forcibly fitting it over the armour, thinking it might work, but the Living Armour and Chaos Dullahan did not combine properly.
There was no satisfying “click” like when a Skeleton General’s head fit onto its body or a Dullahan’s pieces connected.
I even tried the Nightmare Goblins, but they seemed to repel the attachments, leaving their movements clumsy and hindered.
Come to think of it, Skeleton General and Dullahan both fall under the undead category. Perhaps that’s why combining them worked—they were both undead.
Living Armour, however, was sometimes not classified as undead depending on the game. Maybe that’s why it couldn’t merge with Nightmare Goblin or Dullahan—they belong to different categories.
If that’s the case...
「This is useless. I’ll just smash it randomly...」
No, wait. There was a use for it.
When I eventually earn enough to build a huge house, I could display a few at the entrance.
「But wouldn’t it be too late to catch them after earning all that?」
It’ll probably have to wait a bit, as keeping them would take up space in my Monster Taming skill slots.
I cut the Living Armour cleanly in two with the Pixla Saw 49 and headed for the next floor.
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The monsters on the 32nd floor were unicorns.
The unicorns seemed to have outrageous defence, but even that defense only last for 0.1 second against the Pixla Saw 49.
「Leveling up on these might be just right for me right now.”」
I had a dog sled. Horses with horns like these unicorns weren’t very useful.
It would be nice if they could be eaten as horse meat, but monsters vanish in smoke when defeated, so eating them was impossible.
For now, I’ll just gather their Magic Stones and spam the Re-Summon Combo repeatedly on the 6th floor.
I felt that, with my current level, I’m underpowered to proceed any further.
※Author Note: Kikyo's level is more than sufficient.
Now that I had a decent amount of cash, it was probably better to prioritise levelling up over collecting Magic Stones.
You never know what might happen outside the dungeon.
※Kind Reminder: He's more than strong enough.
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I spent the entire afternoon levelling up by repeatedly using the Re-Summon Combo on the 6th floor.
I actually wanted to use the Magic Stones from the dragons on the 28th or 29th floor for the Re-Summon Combo, but the gaps between the magic circles were too narrow, making it impossible to summon dragons in a vertical line.
So, I perched on the palm of the Skelittle Dragon and got to work, using the Pixla Saw 49 to chop off the heads of the horses lined up vertically.
「Status」
Status
Name：Sakura Kikyo
Occupation： Monster Tamer
Lv：349 ↑30
HP：2878 ↑482
MP：3560 ↑572
SP：56
Skill
Monster Taming255 Monster Recovery30 Monster Enhancement10 Monster Fusion Monster Reborn
Monster Evolution Monster Summoning Monster Taming1：NEW
Tamed Monster
Nightmare GoblinLv349×15 SlimeLv349×4
PixieLv349×35 Saint DemonLv349
PixieLv349×10
101Skelittle Dragon-chanレｖs348
Giant Slime Lv337 Evil Pixie Lv337
Giant Wolf Lv337 Chaos Dullahan Lv337
Water Dragon Lv342 Shinreiji Jin Lv84
Thunder-Fire-Blizzard-Shining Dragon Lv351
EXP to next level: 62162423
I’ve gotten reasonably strong.
「Still... It feels lacking...」
The strongest weapon given to humans was wisdom.
And I am human.
Simply mindlessly following existing methods won’t do. I need to develop them, make them more stylish and more efficient.
It had almost been 30 days since I began as an Explorer. Once 30 days pass, I intend to reveal my strength to earn money and become a High-rank Explorer.
I must become as strong as possible before then.
The time limit was closing in.
※Note: This is just a limit that Kikyo has arbitrarily set.