Worthless Skill Escape (WN)

Chapter 10

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Chapter 10 – Dungeon Bosses Are Usually Bites

With a creaking sound, the door to the boss’s room opened.

The large, high-ceilinged, dome-shaped room looks like a secret underground arena from a fighting manga.

Of course, there is no audience.

In the middle of the room, a Slime is standing.

At first glance, it looks like an ordinary Slime because of the distance between us.

But when I look calmly at the distance between it and me, I can easily see that the Slime is quite large.

That’s right… It’s as big as the big minivan that a delinquent-like family drives around in the neighborhood.

Is it big enough to swallow that thing whole?

――Pugyuururuuuuuuuu!!!

“Whoa!”

I was stunned by the Slime’s sudden scream.

――You killed my cute little minions to death; I’ll kill you, you bastard!

…Was it just my imagination that I heard something like that?

That aside, here’s the ‘Simple Appraisal.’

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Huge Slime Lv7 (no level raise)

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‘Tutorial: About dungeon bosses.’

‘If the level of the dungeon boss is lower than the level of the explorer, the level of the dungeon boss will be raised to the same level as the explorer. The presence or absence of a level raise can be checked by looking at the boss’s status.’

‘You will not gain experience from dungeon bosses. However, you can gain much more SP than normal monsters.’

Along with the ‘Simple Appraisal,’ the “Voice of Heaven” also provided an explanation.

‘Level Raise’ works for dungeon bosses.

Moreover, even if you defeat a dungeon boss, you don’t gain any experience.

It sounds as if this is a setup made just for me, but of course, it is not.

The SP you get from the bosses is a different order of magnitude from that of normal monsters.

If there were no level raise, I would be able to earn SP efficiently by repeatedly defeating low-ranked dungeon bosses.

However, this earning method is no longer viable due to level raises.

You need to prepare well in advance to fight a boss of the same level as yourself.

No, even if you do not neglect the preparation, there is no guarantee that any accidents will not happen.

In particular, boss monsters sometimes have more skills as their level increases.

Just because you were able to beat them at a low level does not mean you will be able to beat them in the same way.

This specification regarding bosses is said to be a “consideration” so that high-level explorers do not stay in low-ranked dungeons and hinder the growth of low-level explorers.

Who, why, and how does such “consideration” take place? No one can explain it properly, though.

Now, let’s turn our attention to Huge Slime-kun in front of me.

According to the wiki, the Huge Slime is one of the most common monsters among low-ranked dungeon bosses.

The basic action pattern of the Huge Slime is to jump high using its huge, resilient body and crushing its enemies with its mass.

In short, it is a Slime that is just bigger.

However, at Lv. 10, the Huge Slime uses a skill called ‘Split.’

As the name implies, the Huge Slime splits into two, and these two have the same abilities as the original Huge Slime, except that their maximum HP is cut in half.

The boss effectively becomes two, and the difficulty level changes considerably if this skill is not present.

So, if you are going to take on the Huge Slime, the wiki says you should do it while your level is in the single digits.

Or, they said, you should challenge it when you are more leveled up and have more skills.

The worst thing you can do is fight the Huge Slime at exactly level 10.

Now, I’ve explained this at length, but I’m not sure what to think about this――

With a squeak, the Huge Slime jumped up.

It jumped up to almost the ceiling.

A human would be crushed in one hit if that mass fell from that height.

Even an explorer strengthened by ability values, and skills cannot escape heavy damage.

It’s hopeless! It’s all over!

…Of course not.

“――I’m sorry. Apparently, there is no room for struggle.”

In accordance with the image I had in my mind, a red, glowing flame lance appeared in front of my hand, which I held up in the air.

“Flame Lance!”

A ray of fire shot through the Slime――

PIUGYAAUU…

With a half-hearted scream, the Huge Slime burst apart.

‘You have defeated the dungeon boss!’

‘You don’t get any experience from dungeon bosses.’

‘Earned 46 SP.’

‘Earned 7,700 yen.’

‘You have obtained a Magical Gummy!’

“All right, is it over?”

No, apparently, it wasn’t over.

‘Confirmation of fulfillment of the special condition. You have acquired the skill set “Magic Flash.”‘

“…What’s that?”

I hurriedly opened Dungeons Go Pro.

Congratulations !!!────────────

Special Condition Achieved: “Defeat a dungeon boss of the same level or higher as yourself with a single blow using magic.”

Reward: “Magic Flash” skill set

By obtaining “Magic Flash,” you will gain the following skills included in the set.

Strong Strike Magic

Magic Critical

Ancient Chanting

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Skill──────────────────

Strong Strike Magic 1

Magic Power is increased by (S.Lv x 15)%, and knockback is generated at the cost of an increase in MP consumption of (S.Lv x 10)%.

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Skill──────────────────

Ancient Chanting 1

Casting a special spell doubles Magic Power at the cost of (50-S.Lv x 10)% longer chanting time.

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Skill──────────────────

Magic Critical 1

Magic attacks will now have critical hits.

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“Woah!? What the heck is this?”

They’re all powerful skills.

And they even have a synergistic effect that lives up to the name “Magic Flash.”

“I wonder how many people got this skill set?”

Achieving a level-raising dungeon boss with a single blow would be quite difficult.

Even if a magic-based unique skill holder uses powerful magic with a lot of buffing, it’s still not going to be a one-hit shot, is it?

“I didn’t know there was such a hidden requirement…”

That’s a nice miscalculation on my part.

This alone is great, but the “Voice of Heaven” continues.

‘You have successfully conquered the South Kuzusawa dungeon!’

‘Confirmation of fulfillment of the special condition. You have obtained the “Book of Secrets: The First Volume.”‘

Congratulations !!!────────────

Special Condition Achieved: “Conquer a dungeon of C-rank or higher at level 5 or lower” (only for the first time)

Reward: “Book of Secrets: The First Volume”

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Book of Secrets: The First Volume

Gain 4000 SP when used.

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“Wow!”

4000!?

I could earn that if I took my time, but normally my level would go up before I could earn that much.

‘Confirmation of fulfillment of the special condition. You have acquired the skill set “Narikiri Ninja Kit.”‘

Congratulations !!!────────────

Special Condition Achieved: “Conquer a dungeon of C-rank or higher with level 5 or lower and solo” (only for the first time).

Reward: Skill set “Narikiri Ninja Kit.”

By acquiring the “Narikiri Ninja Kit,” you will gain the following skills included in the set.

Search

Stealth

Ninjutsu

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Skill────────────────

Search 1

Grasp intuitively what exists in the surroundings. Range, target, etc., vary depending on S.Lv and other complex factors.

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Skill──────────────────

Stealth 1

It prevents the user’s presence from leaking out to the surroundings.

The rate of leakage decreases with S.Lv. The effect is weaker against skills such as Vigilance, Search, Hostile Sensing, and Presence Detection.

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Ninjutsu 1

This skill allows the use of a unique pseudo-magic-like ability that is said to have been practiced by the ninja.

The effects of Ninjutsu are affected by Agility as well as Magic Power.

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“Search and Stealth? Aren’t these higher-level skills!”

The existence of the skills ‘Search’ and ‘Stealth’ is well known.

However, there are few people who possess them, and their usefulness is also said to make their acquisition conditions known only to a few people.

The only thing that is known is that it cannot be acquired even if you have enough SP unless you meet certain conditions.

I had planned to acquire ‘Vigilance’ or ‘Stealthy Steps’ at some point, but it was nice to be able to acquire the higher-level skills first.

“As expected, it’s over, isn’t it?”

I thought, but as if waiting for me to settle down, the “Voice of Heaven” echoed even louder.

‘Confirmation of fulfillment of the special condition. You have acquired the skill set “For You, Who Love Peace.”

Congratulations !!!────────────

Special Condition Achieved: “Step through any dungeon without defeating any monsters except the dungeon boss.”

Reward: Skill Set “For You, Who Love Peace”

By obtaining “For You, Who Love Peace,” you will gain the following skills included in the set.

Knockout

Survive

Drive Away

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Knockout

When the target’s HP is reduced to 0, the attack leaves the target with 1 HP and renders the target inactive. The inactivity continues until the target’s HP is restored.

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Skill──────────────────

Survive

When a target is hit by an attack that reduces its HP to 0, it survives with 1 HP.

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Skill──────────────────

Drive Away

You can drive away monsters of a lower level than you.

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“Oh, all but the last one is useful.”

With ‘Knockout,’ I could incapacitate an enemy without defeating it, allowing me to ‘escape’ safely.

I can reduce the number of unforeseen accidents when escaping if I have ‘Survive.’

Unfortunately, I have no use for ‘Drive Away’ as I’m at level 1.

“Well, at any rate, that’s the end of it, right? How can it be so convenient that I get any more skills…?”

I was waiting with anticipation in spite of my words,

‘Confirmation of fulfillment of the special condition. You have acquired the skill set “Devourer of Voracious Eaters.”‘

Congratulations !!!────────────

Special Condition Achieved: “Race: Defeat 400 Slimes in a row. Including at least one of them a boss monster.”

Reward: Skill set “Devourer of Voracious Eaters.”

By obtaining “Devourer of Voracious Eaters,” you will gain the following skills included in the set.

Self Regeneration

Poison Spray

Split

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Self Regeneration 1 (Monster-specific skill)

Activates cell division and rapidly heals wounds. If body cells remain, it will be activated even if HP reaches 0, but lost souls will not be restored.

Recovery amount: S.Lv% of maximum HP per second

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Skill──────────────────

Poison Spray 1 (Monster-specific skill)

Sprays a mist that causes the condition abnormality ‘Poison.’

Spray range: Radius (S.Lv x 1.5) meters centered on you

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Skill──────────────────

Split 1 (Monster-specific skill)

Splits your body in two. The split individual’s HP is halved, but it inherits all other abilities and skills.

Depending on S.Lv, it can further split after splitting.

Note: There is no guarantee that it will work properly when used by other than amorphous monsters.

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“I see. So I get a monster-specific skill?”

‘Self Regeneration’ sounds useful, but what about the rest?

‘Poison Spray’ doesn’t seem to have much use, does it?

For me, who fights with one-hit kills, there’s not much benefit in poisoning the enemy.

Duration damage is only useful in a long battle.

‘Split’… is out of the question.

That last sentence is too scary.

What the heck would happen if a human used it?

Not that I’m not curious, but I don’t want to try it on myself.

However, 400 specimens of the same species alone in a row?

I guess it’s a condition that can’t be fulfilled if you fight normally.

“…Hasn’t it been done already?”

‘Tutorial: You’ve completed the dungeon. There is a return portal at the end of the dungeon.’

I know that.

I cross the boss room and open the door at the back.

There is a mirror-like object floating there, filled with white light.

It’s the same thing as the escape portals on the dungeon side of the entrance to the dungeon.

Although I didn’t mean to be nervous, when I saw the exit, I felt relieved.

“Now, let’s go home.”

I jumped into the exit portal with a relieved look on my face, having obtained an achievement that was beyond my wildest expectations.

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Yuto Kurashiki

Level 1

HP 743/743

MP 574/574

Attack Power 264

Defense 159

Magic Power 1715

Mental Strength 1144

Agility 2679

Luck 5865

・Unique Skill

Escape S.Lv1

・Acquired Skills

Fire Magic 2, Magic Power Enhancement 1, HP Enhancement 1, MP Recovery Speed Increase 1, MP Enhancement 1, Simple Appraisal, Defense Enhancement 1, Physical Strength Enhancement 1, Mental Strength Enhancement 1, Luck Enhancement 1, Evasion Enhancement 1, Agility Enhancement 1, Paralysis Resistance 1, Petrification Resistance 1, Instant Death Resistance 1, Sleep Resistance 1, Preemptive Attack 1, First Strike 1, Lightning Magic 1, Wind Magic 1, Water Magic 1, Ice Magic 1, Strong Strike Magic 1, Ancient Chanting 1, Magic Critical 1, Search 1, Stealth 1, Ninjutsu 1, Knockout, Survive, Drive Away, Self Regeneration 1, Poison Spray 1, Split 1

・Equipment

Anti-Poison Earrings

Traveler’s Cloak

SP 51

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