Worthless Skill Escape (WN)

Chapter 149

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Chapter 149 – Things I Can’t Give Up (4) Countermeasures

As for the job status, you can skip it and still get the necessary explanation immediately after.

I included it because I thought some people might want to take a closer look at it, but if you find it inconvenient, you can skip it.

Even though the Demon King has been practically blocked from using wide area destruction magic and teleportation, it is still capable of excellent magic.

However, it is difficult to use them in this situation.

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Demon King Rank S

“All living creatures, fall under my command!”

～The high demon king born in an apocalyptic world, or the hated character of a vain story waiting in a cold demon castle for a hero to come to him.

The title position of “Demon King” is a job to destroy all enemies with overwhelming magical power and superb skills to manipulate them.

With an exceptional aptitude for magic of all attributes and all magic-related techniques, it boasts a fighting prowess so incomparable that it can even fight the enemies of the entire world.

On the other hand, close combat skills with weapons are difficult to develop.

While MP and INT grow at an insane rate, STR and LCK grow with difficulty, making it hopeless to fight as a melee fighter.

Aim to kill enemies with overwhelming firepower and barrier magic.

◇Abilities

Invincible Barrier β

Creates a barrier that prevents all attacks, both physical and magical. The barrier consumes an inordinate amount of MP. The size and shape of the barrier is flexible.

Because the barriers are still incomplete, unintentional freezes occur on rare occasions. Frozen barriers are destroyed by attacks of a certain strength, and the user’s psyche is affected (MND is reduced to 0 for a reasonable amount of time).

Form Change

When the user’s HP is reduced to less than half, the user can change to the second form. Upon entering the second form, the user’s HP is fully restored, and all ability stats are dramatically increased.

In addition, if the user’s HP drops below 20% in the second form, the user can shift to the third form. When the user enters the third form, the user’s HP is fully restored, all ability stats are dramatically increased, and damage of 5% or less of maximum HP from non-Job Hero sources is negated.

The effects of the increase in either form cannot be undone by magic or other means. Form switching is canceled at the end of combat. The second form can only be used once per day, and the third form once every 30 days.

◇Support Ability

Head of a Household

Increases the ability score of any target that is under your control or command in any way. The five senses of the target of this ability can be shared for a period of time. After sharing the senses, it is necessary to wait a certain amount of time before sharing them again. The user can communicate with the target over a reasonable distance. The target can be made to obey a command for a moment.

◇Unique Bonus

Compared to the normal Demon King,

・Exceptional aptitude for Fire attribute magic.

・Exceptional aptitude for lightning attribute magic.

・Exceptional aptitude for Wind attribute magic.

・Critical hits occur with magic.

・Attacking an opponent with a magic spell occasionally causes an instant death effect.

・Can use limited teleportation.

・Has a deep understanding of magic language and has a high level of magic power, MP consumption efficiency, and attribute amplification.

・Exceptional magic chanting speed.

・Ability to cast magic without chanting by sacrificing a large amount of magic power.

・Multiple spells can be cast at the same time, but the power of the spells is greatly reduced.

・The speed of natural MP regeneration is extremely fast.

・Can absorb enemy magic and convert it into their own MP, but the conversion efficiency is quite low.

・Wounds heal themselves at an extraordinary rate.

・It is possible to anticipate attacks that can kill you.

・Even if you die, you can come back to life once your HP is fully restored.

・Even if the body is destroyed, it is possible to survive as an astral body, but the survival time is remarkably short.

・Damage that should be assessed by VIT can be reduced by MND in rare cases.

・Highly resistant to all kinds of abnormalities.

・Does not flinch from any kind of intimidation.

・Nullifies all effects that are harmful due to probability.

・Nullifies maximum HP percentage attacks, current HP percentage attacks, fixed damage attacks, defense neglecting attacks, and defense penetrating attacks.

・It tends to be quite difficult to be subjected to maximum HP reduction effects and defense reduction effects and to significantly reduce the effects of such effects.

There is a tendency.

◇Level-Up Bonus

The following bonuses are added to the ability increase when the Demon King levels up.

MP +5, INT +6, VIT -2, MND +4, LCK -2

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It would be useful to be able to sing without chanting and sing at the same time.

However, both sacrifice power.

If the power is too low, the magic itself becomes a no-go.

For example, if a wide area destruction magic is released without chanting, it will not be activated with less power, but the magic itself will not be activated at all.

The longer the initial chant time, the higher the failure rate of the magic when left unchanted.

What about simultaneous chanting?

Unlike unchanted chanting, simultaneous chanting does not change the chanting time from normal chanting.

If the chanting time is long, Sayuki’s Void Flare will be in time due to Honoka-chan’s anticipation.

Even if she chants more than one spell at a time, the Void Flare should cancel them both.

Then, what about releasing very low-level magic without chanting or with simultaneous chanting?

That way, the magic won’t be underpowered and duds, and the chant won’t be canceled.

…No, no.

Low-level magic will just make Honoka-chan read my aim and avoid it.

But can I use it against Haruhara?

I’ll try to unleash Flame Lance on Haruhara without chanting.

“You’re naive!”

Haruhara steps forward, dodges the magic, and clings to me again.

Haruhara pushes me back as he tries to get me into dagger range,

“Flame Lance! Thunder Javelin!”

This time, I release the magic while chanting.

It was a strange feeling to have two words coming out of my mouth at the same time, but I was used to it.

“Hah, it’s so obvious!”

Just before I released the magic, Haruhara stepped out of the line of fire of the Flame Lance.

Haruhara only slashed the Thunder Javelin with his left dagger.

Magic cannot be cut with an ordinary weapon.

A magic sword can, but Haruhara’s job does not allow him to hold a magic sword.

Then, the dagger itself must be special.

It is a dagger that I don’t even remember from this world.

“Do you have such a weapon?”

“Unfortunately for you. I picked it up in this dungeon!”

“Oh, I see…”

I went through all the treasure chests in this dungeon as a solo player.

But Haruhara is a scout himself and has the support of Honoka-chan and Sayuki.

Honoka-chan can detect treasure chests mimicked by monsters, and Sayuki can disarm treasure chest traps based on magical principles such as curses.

The high treasure chest recovery rate was another strength of Saber Saber.

“It’s a bit of a cheat, but I’m going to use… this.”

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Usurper Rank S

“I will take all and conquer all. Whether it’s a king or a god.”

～The Usurper is the one who is obsessed with power and scoffs at the power of others, or the lowly child who is only jealous of the children of others.

The Usurper, a higher-level job in the Thief line, is a special job that specializes in robbing others.

The Usurper uses the skills taken from others, including monsters, as his own and uses the others he has taken as his servants. The other person who has been made a servant cannot break free of their control, even after they die and become a ghost.

Although they have an abundance of cards in their hands, their own abilities tend to be extremely low.

In addition, the way they fight varies greatly depending on the abilities they have taken.

It is important to combine the abilities you have collected to formulate a strategy.

◇Ability

Usurpation of Authority

Items, abilities, and sometimes an opponent’s very existence can be “taken” from them. The usurped ability or existence is turned into a card, and by using the card, you can use the ability or existence. There are two types of cards: reusable and expired.

◇Support Ability

Disable Deprivation.

All items belonging to the user cannot be taken by others. It has no effect on forced transfers by indirect means such as threats.

◇Unique Bonus

・Compared to the normal Usurper,

・Highly skilled in the use of all types of weapons.

・Can change equipment in an instant.

・The hit rate of all attacks is exceptionally high.

・Critical hits often cause instant death.

・The power of the attack increases considerably according to the time of the reserve by making a reserve in the attack.

・The damage of surprise attack, pre-emptive attack, and rear attack is greatly increased.

・The damage can be dramatically increased at the expense of your own HP.

・It is possible to deal damage to MP at the cost of HP, but the damage efficiency is not so good.

・The probability of dodging an attack is slightly high.

・Can make good use of Assassin and Ninja skills.

・Can survive with 1 HP only once, even if he takes fatal damage.

・Can sense danger approaching.

・Has an exceptional ability to hide his presence.

・Able to sense the presence of others.

・Able to detect and almost certainly disarm traps in the dungeon.

・Able to read the status of others to an unprecedented depth and detect status disguises with near certainty.

・Can disguise their own status with considerable strength.

・Significantly higher chance of getting better items from monsters.

There is a tendency.

◇Level-Up Bonus

The following bonuses are added to the Usurper’s ability stats when he levels up.

DEX +3, AGILITY +3, LCK +3

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The Usurper has more unique bonuses, and the degree expression has grown in order.

But even more substantial is the Usurpation of Authority cards.

The skills Poison Spray 1, Energy Drain 1, Earth Crack 1, Split 1, Berserk 1, and Magic Runaway are now skill cards.

Monster cards are also available for all monsters along the way.

The monsters that use instant death attacks, such as Dark Gazer and Grim Reaper, which I had trouble with on the first and second floors, are also in place, but as expected… I can’t use them now.

“Come on――Hobijinkai, Hotei!”

In response to my call, a Hobbit Sumo Wrestler and a Golden Treasure Hobbit appeared.

I sent Hobijinkai to Honoka-chan and Hotei to Sayuki.

I could see that even these two would have a hard time dealing with Haruhara right now.

But before the two of them could close the distance to the target,

“Target Misidentified!”

“Witch Seduction!”

Honoka-chan used her skills on the Hobijinkai, and Sayuki used hers on the Hotei.

The two monsters turn around immediately.

Hobijinkai has mistaken me for Honoka-chan, and Hotei is under the “charm” state abnormality.

“N-no way!”

I quickly unsummoned both of them.

“I already thought of that move! And you think that’s cheating?”

“…That’s right.”

The Secret Monster’s weakness is its lack of resistance to abnormal conditions.

When they were bosses, the Hobbit Sumo Wrestlers had an abnormal resistance skill that was limited to dungeon bosses.

The same would be true if I summoned a small fry monster captured along the way.

If they could serve as a wall against Haruhara, I might be able to target the two rear guards.

“We even found out what monsters you will summon.”

Did God tell them that much?

She said that she didn’t talk about personal matters, but it sounds like she gushed about most things related to the battle.

But it would be wrong to blame God.

The God of this world is just the God of this world.

You may think I’m saying the obvious, but I’m actually right.

The God of the skill world would have been on my side.

But for the God of this world, the people of this world must be more important.

If it’s between me and “me,” she’d be on the side of “me,” and if it’s between me and Honoka-chan and the others, she’d choose Honoka-chan and the others.

But I talked to her anyway, and she helped me change my job.

It’s not that I hold a grudge.

The reason the gods abandoned me here was my own fault.

I thought that getting back to my original world was my first priority, and I didn’t think about the others who would be left behind or about ‘me’ who might be gone afterward.

I couldn’t afford to.

Or maybe… I was afraid.

If my return to the world of skills meant the disappearance of “me” from the job world, I would have to cut off “me” and his friends.

If I could connect with them, it would weaken my resolve to return to the world I came from.

…Would it have turned out differently if I’d had more respect for “me” and my friends in this world?

Would my actions that prioritized returning to the original world have made things worse?

Should I have been like the protagonist in the RPG, looking for a way to make everyone happy without giving up?

But does such a thing really exist?

Who in the world knows such a convenient answer in a situation that even God doesn’t understand?

…No, that’s not what I’m thinking about right now.

There is a card that even God must not know.

“Come on, Alice!”

The card I released into the air glowed, and a beautiful blonde girl with a red hood appeared.

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