Worthless Skill Escape (WN)

Chapter 209

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Chapter 209 – Update

“Sorry, I’m in a hurry too. That rumored ‘Summoner’ has come, hasn’t he? Even that scary woman might not stand a chance against a monster who can make his tamed dragon shoot down nuclear missiles.”

“I see. So your goal is not to ‘take care of’ Representative Kandori but to ‘protect’ her, is that right?”

To Hisui-chan, who is trying to get information out of him by picking up on the ends of his words,

“I know I’m not very good at this, but my goal this time is definitely to provide protection. Even if they say that ‘Division’ is necessary, I don’t want any bloodshed right now.”

“Division…?

“Oops, I shouldn’t have said that. Forget it.”

Zatsudo mumbles and waves his hands.

No, I don’t think anyone would forget if they were told to forget.

“I don’t really understand, but if that’s the case, please retreat even further. Representative Kandori and the explorers of the Men’s Association have already been captured.”

“What? They’ve already been defeated? Then I can’t just stand by and do nothing. My mission was to prevent that woman from being captured. Kuku… I guess it was bad luck that I happened to be here.”

“You don’t mean you’re going to fight? Do you think you can kill everyone here and not get caught?”

“What’s the point? I’ll just turn you all into salt. 247th place is a bit low, but 21st place is not bad for feeding off power. This is the perfect opportunity. You’ll be food for me to become stronger, 21st place.”

Zatsudo bared his teeth and laughed wildly.

The inspectors who had been watching the situation turned pale.

But

“It’s true that there’s a huge difference in strength between the third and twenty-first places in the level ranking.”

I pointed out calmly.

It is said that most of the explorers at the top of the rankings have skills that are advantageous for leveling up.

Such skills are commonly referred to as “level-uppers.”

This Zatsudo is the epitome of a level-upper.

Zatsudo’s unique skill seems to be the ability to turn other people into salt pillars, but of course, it can’t just be that.

It’s probably a skill that sucks up levels and abilities from the person it turns into a salt pillar.

“What? Are you getting cold feet? But I’ve already decided to kill you… I won’t listen to you begging for forgiveness. Die regretting that you sold me a fight!”

Zatsudo lunges at me.

With his fingers bent into hooks, he aims for my neck.

That reminds me, I remember.

The Prayer Earrings Yuto received.

Item──────────────────

Prayer Earrings

Completely prevents all status effects.

When Serika Akenojo is in trouble, the user will automatically teleport to her location.

For Yuto Kurashiki only. Cannot be broken. Cannot be transferred. Cannot be stolen.

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It has those effects, right?

Even if it just completely nullifies status effects, it’s a valuable accessory I’ve never heard of, but the second effect is even more strange.

…Could it be?

If I struggled a bit here, would Yuto gallantly come to my rescue when I was in trouble?

I can’t help but think it is such a carefree thing, but…

On the other hand,

That’s how weak the Zatsudo’s attack was.

I slightly deflected the Zatsudo’s hand sword that was reaching for my throat with the tips of my gauntlets.

That alone caused the Zatsudo’s upper body to collapse.

“W-what the…?”

“Listen…”

I slam the knee of my leg armor into the Zatsudo’s upper body.

“Gubuuuu!?”

Ah, it went straight into the solar plexus.

In a fight between two people, it’s known that a critical hit is more likely to occur if the attack hits a vital point.

“If you’re so concerned about level ranking…”

I bring my gauntleted elbow down on Zatsudo’s back, which has been lifted by the knee blow.

“Gahhh!?”

Zatsudo is knocked to the floor of the dungeon and bounces up.

“Don’t you think you should remember when the update is?”

I drop to my waist and kick Zatsudo, who has bounced up to a good height.

“Gubahh!?”

Zatsudo spins around in the air and then stops rolling on the dungeon floor.

I said that vital point attacks are likely to be critical, but there’s more.

If you land a series of attacks on a vital point, you have a good chance of getting the Stun status effect without using any special skills.

I also have a stun attack, so the chance of getting stunned from a series of attacks on a vital point is pretty high.

I’d say it happens about two out of three times.

I didn’t even have to draw my sword to finish him off.

“I guess that’s about it…”

I muttered to myself, waving my hand around.

“As expected, Master. It was an easy victory.”

Hisui-chan patted me on the back, but she must have known that this would happen.

That’s because, in the beginning, Hisui-chan compared my strength with Zatsudo’s using the Lightweight Comparison and gave me the green light.

What? When did we have that exchange?

It was when Zatsudo said I was ranked 21st, and we made eye contact.

By the way, Hisui-chan also conveyed the degree of threat he posed to me by the angle of her nod.

The fact that her nod was very slight meant that there was no way I could lose to Zatsudo in terms of ability.

This level of mind-to-mind communication is natural between me and Hisui-chan.

“T-the ‘Salt Pillar’ was defeated in an instant…”

“What incredible strength…”

“And she captured him alive… Did she hold back on purpose?”

The inspectors who were there looked at us with expressions of awe on their faces as they whispered to each other.

…I guess it’s what you call ‘I’m so superior’ stuff, but I don’t really have a taste for that kind of thing.

As inspectors, they know only too well how difficult it is to capture explorers alive.

It seems that Yuto has a handy skill called Knockout, but it’s hard to get.

If I want to neutralize an explorer without killing him, this is the only way.

While I stand there feeling awkward, Hisui-chan says to Zatsudo, who is lying on the ground.

“Zansudo-san? I don’t think you can hear me, but I’ll correct you for the honor of the master. Jin Zatsudo, also known as ‘Salt Pillar,’ is currently ranked 4th in the national level ranking. Master is currently ranked 2nd, so please be careful not to confuse who is higher and who is lower.”

…No, no, Hisui-chan.

Even if you say it to someone who is unconscious, he won’t hear you.

But Hisui-chan was right.

The national ranking is updated every quarter.

And today’s update was at exactly midnight.

Zatsudo neglected to check the latest ranking and underestimated me as being far below him.

If he hadn’t done that, it wouldn’t have been so easy to settle things.

In fact, the top national rankings are currently far ahead of the rest, so it was hard to imagine that someone from outside the rankings would suddenly break through to the top.

So, how did I manage to jump from 21st to 2nd place in the level ranking in a quarter of a year?

Of course, my unique skill played a role.

My current status is as follows,

Status──────────────────

Serika Akenojo

Guildmaster of the Paladin Knights Explorers Guild

National Level Ranking (Japan) 2nd place

Level 15494

HP 823.494/823.494

MP 529.698/529.698

Attack Power: 1,609,521

Defense: 1.347.922

Magic Power: 732,422

Mental Strength: 493,906

Agility: 946,134

Luck: 357.702

・Unique Skill

Knight’s Oath 2

・Acquired Skills

[Martial Arts] Holy Sword Technique 5, Advanced Sword Technique 5, Sword Art 5, Sword Technique 5, Protective Swordsmanship 4, Body Technique 5, Capture Technique 5

[Magic] Advanced Lightning Magic 3, Lightning Magic 5, Wind Magic 5, Healing Magic 5, Support Magic 4

[Special Abilities] Lightning Flash 3, Magic Slash

[Combat Support] Shield of Protection 5, Fairy Shield 5, Knowledge of Steadfast Defense 5, Critical Distance 3, Sword Wind 5, Knowledge of Swordless 3, Dignity, Stun Attack 5, MP Recovery Speed Increase 4, High-Speed Casting 4

[Ability Enhancement] HP Enhancement 3, MP Enhancement 3, Defense Enhancement 3, Mental Enhancement 3

[Exploration Support] Appraisal, Simple Appraisal, Enemy Search 4, Item Box 5

Equipment

Holy Sword of Lightning Piercer

Holy Silver Breastplate

Silver Gauntlets

Silver Greaves

Magic Skirt

Ring of Curses

Earrings of Blessing

SP 9135

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