Shujinkou Janai! - CH 45

We stepped into the newly discovered cave and had gone a few steps inside, when Radd turned towards me and asked.

[Speaking of which, a newly found dungeon wouldn’t have a name yet. In that case, until a name for this place has been decided, let’s call this place “Great Tomb of Radd” or something……]

[It’s the .]

It would be troubling if they start calling this place with that strange name, so I couldn’t resist interrupting.

[I’ll say this now, but that’s the official name. I got that through .]

[Tsk. This place already got a name huh.]

There’s no room for carelessness or openings.

After making sure no enemies had come out yet, I stopped.

[That aside, before the exploration, I’ll give you this.]

I took out a device that looked like a flashlight, a cylinder with a switch attached to it.

However, the tip of the cylinder had a hole in it, so it was different from a flashlight.

[What is this, a weapon?]

[It’s a . I heard it’s a magic tool that sends out decoys.]

As Radd tilted his head, the knowledgeable Nuku explained.

This is one of my favorite items, so I’m glad to see someone else knows about it.

[As Nuku said, this is an item that creates a clone of yourself to attract the attention of your opponent. It can only be used when you’re not in combat, and the decoy that appears will break if it takes even the slightest damage, so it’s not overly reliable, but it can be used repeatedly. For example, if you put a decoy behind the enemy lines, they will all head for it, and you can have the advantage of a preemptive attack.]

When I eloquently explained, Radd and the others nodded in understanding.

I had thought that this kind of clever technique wouldn’t be understood by the muscleheaded Radd, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.

He’s surprisingly interested in gimmicky items like this, as he started playing around with his Decoy Gun……

[I see, that sounds interesting! Errr, do I just press this?]

[Ah, wait, that is……]

I rushed to stop him, but it was already too late.

The moment Radd pushed the blue-lit button, something glowing shot out of the cylinder he was holding and landed on the wall deeper into the dungeon.

And from that wall, a pure white figure that looked exactly like Radd grew out of it.

[Uwahhh……]

[……Creepy.]

The bizarre sight of a white person that looked just like Radd sprouting from the wall made everyone involuntarily back away.

Prana’s line in particular, which she seriously blurted out, made Radd feel depressed, but well, he’s getting his just deserts.

[I may have said you can use it as many times as you want, but it still has its weak points. Once you use it, it takes 30 minutes to use it again.]

[Ugh.]

Moreover, the cooldown is set for each person, not for each item, so it doesn’t matter if you have more than one Decoy Gun.

Prana looked at Radd with a reproachful gaze.

[And now, that’s because you used it without thinking.]

[G- Guh, ummm…… Sorry.]

I feel a little sorry for Radd, but I guess that too is an experience in their adventuring life.

The Decoy Gun may have been a useful item, but it has its limitations.

[Also, only one decoy can be brought out at a time. So, if you put it out in the middle of nowhere like this, don’t forget to destroy it, or you won’t be able to use another Decoy Gun ever again.]

[Geh!]

Hearing me say that, Radd rushes to break the decoy that has sprouted out of the wall.

As I watched this with a smile on my face, I was thinking about something else.

(You can sprout decoys even out of walls in this world too huh.)

In the game, you can only fire decoys on the ground, or rather, in areas where your characters can move.

When you point the Decoy Gun at a place, you would see the point where you can expect it to land, but the game specifications were set so that if you point it in a place where people can’t move, the pointer turns red and you can’t fire the Decoy Gun.

In fact, back in the game, I was using the specs to check if the terrain was moveable, but thinking about this again, there were no restrictions on character movement in this world.

There are no sharp rocks or little ledges that would unnaturally make it off-limits like in games, and with some ingenuity, you can even climb walls and roofs.

(Thinking about it that way, this world would be a god-tier game……)

In this world, things like Alchemy, Events, and Technique Specifications, which are unnatural in the real world but were possible only in games, are also possible in this world.

In addition, “things that were restricted in games but are possible in the real world”, such as climbing walls, are also possible in this world.

At least for me, it’s a combination of game and reality.

If it was “God” who sent me to this world, I think “they’re the type who knows their stuff”.

When they find a bug that is to the user’s advantage, they would hurriedly put out a server maintenance and fix it at an uncanny speed, but they would freaking leave the bugs that are to the user’s disadvantage for a long time.

I hope the Japanese game makers will learn a thing or ten from this God.

Well, whatever the case, with everyone equipped with their new toys, we’re ready to go.

With Radd back after destroying his decoy, we finally started walking deeper into the dungeon.

※　※　※

I walk in the lead with my Decoy Gun at the ready.

Incidentally, in addition to the Decoy Gun, I had tried all possible means to search and obtained several other items for this exploration.

The most important of these items is probably the ring I’m wearing right now.

This is another piece of equipment that was added at the same time as the first DLC, and as the name suggests, it has a special curse-like effect: “While it’s equipped, the level doesn’t increase”.

It doesn’t have any other effect, so it doesn’t make you stronger, but it’s an indispensable item for me who was aiming to adjust my stats.

(Well, I, who is already Lv 50, will never be able to increase my level in a dungeon of this level……)

If your level is too high compared to the enemy, the amount of EXP you gain will be drastically reduced.

Furthermore, if more than one person participates in a battle, the amount of EXP gained is revised according to the participant with the highest level.

In other words, just me participating in their battles would reduce the amount of EXP gained by the others, so if possible, I would prefer not to meddle in their battle.

[That is……]

After advancing through the cave, we arrived in a large room.

Dismembered human bones were lying around the room here and there.

Thereupon, Nuku, who seemed to have realized something, looked at me.

[If I remember correctly, you said Skeleton-type monsters appear here, right? If that’s the case……]

[Yeah. When you get close to those bones, they would suddenly move and attack you. Be careful.]

[Ahh! So that’s where the Decoy Gun comes in!]

Nuku, who seemed to have understood the plan, ejected a decoy toward the center of the room.

The moment the Nuku decoy appeared in the center of the room, the mass of bones, which until now had been made to look like mere skeletons, simultaneously began moving.

The disguised skeletons leaped up with surprisingly agile movements, and the four skeletons that had been lying around the room simultaneously swooped in at the decoy.

The decoy, which had no defensive capabilities, was naturally obliterated with a single strike.

The four skeletons, which had lost their target, now turned to look at us.

[U- Uwaahhh……]

Nuku and Mana let out a frightened cry, but this is the nasty part of this dungeon.

The enemies are cleverly placed, and if you aren’t careful, the enemies may end up gaining a preemptive strike on you.

[Don’t be flustered. Lie in wait and intercept.]

Fortunately, most of the Skeleton-type monsters here are orthodox melee types.

The theory is to take a position in a narrow space like the entrance of this room and destroy them one by one.

First, you attack the Skeletons that are coming in our direction……

[!]

—-and greeting the approach of the Skeletons is Nuku’s magic.

This magic, which can be used with the , is exceptionally powerful even at this level.

In B&B, Undead-type monsters are generally vulnerable to fire, and a direct hit from attacks with that attribute will slow down these Skeletons’ momentum.

[!]

Immediately striking at that moment was Mana’s Purification Magic.

The magic, which inflicts great damage on Undead-type monsters that are weak to the Holy-attribute, is powerful only because its effect is limited.

The Skeletons, completely stopped in its tracks, tried standing on their feet……

[.]

Prana’s Offensive Skill explodes.

Moreover, what was unleashed by the skill were that I had made.

The Skeletons, whose weak points were continuously being aimed at, were unable to put up any resistance.

In the end, only one of the four Skeletons made it to us.

And prepared for its arrival was the Radd, with his at the ready.

Radd calmly repelled the Skeleton’s attack with his shield.

[!]

He unleashed a powerful Fire-Attribute Art that he had not yet been available to him when they conquered the .

The scorching hot blow quickly gave a second death to the living dead.

[D- Did…… we win?]

[Yeah. Congrats.]

The tense atmosphere around them finally relaxed when I called out to them.

[We had surprisingly managed even against more powerful opponents.]

[The enemies in this dungeon are weak in comparison to their level.]

However, of course, that isn’t all there is to them.

[But think about it. What do you think would have happened if everyone had just walked into the room and been ambushed from all sides by Skeletons?]

When I said that, Radd and the others turned pale.

The reason why the battle went well earlier is because of their ranged attacks, allowing them to cut down the enemy unilaterally from a long distance.

If they were suddenly attacked from close by, they wouldn’t be able to use those ranged attacks, and Nuku and Mana would have no choice but to engage in melee combat.

I wouldn’t say that they would lose the battle, but it would have been a tough fight.

[From this point on, it’s not just about your strengths. Your strategies would be very vital.]

Upon my words, Nuku looked at his Decoy Gun and spoke.

[I thought this was a bit plain at first, but this Decoy Gun is amazing! The next room too, with these Decoy Guns……]

Smiling upon the sight of the birth of the new Decoy Gun Believer, I nodded.

[That’s right. You can use decoys on the Skeletons like you did here, or I could use to check. But well, if you already know there are enemies in there……]

As I said that, I threw a Molotov cocktail into the next room.

The fire instantly engulfed everything around and burned through the mere bones and Skeletons alike.

[————You can also do this.]

While everyone looks at the Skeletons tottering their way out of the burning room, Nuku lets out a dry laugh.