Let's Be An Adventurer! ~Defeating Dungeons With A Skill Board~ Chapter 8 Part1

h.e.l.lo everyone,
I'm very sorry for the late release.

Anyway, enjoy the chapter :D.
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Translator: LN&WN Warrior
Editor: Starfinder

When he reached the third floor, Haruki stealthily took out the skill board and confirmed it.

Skill Point(s): 2

"Oh! The fact that the points have increased since I came to the third floor means there is a probability that the highest reached floor is shared among dungeons......."

'It is a pleasure to know the conditions under which skill points increase.'
'However, it is a pity that I can't earn skill points from each dungeon.'

'The deepest dungeon now is the 50th floor at Shinjuku station.'
'So, I can gain 50 points in the current situation.'

'The physical type skills in the skill tree have a maximum value of 30 points.'
'On the other hand, the number of points that can be obtained is quite small, only 50 points.'

'As expected, it seems that I have to raise my skills by myself.'

'I hope there are point acquisition conditions other than reaching a new floor.......'

"Oh well, now I understand the condition, I wonder if I can earn as much as I can before I go home."

'Leveling can be done in my garage's dungeon.'

'But, my balance is in the red because I purchased armour and weapon today.'

"At the very least I must earn money for my leather armour!"

Haruki fired up himself and started the hunt.

The monsters that appear in Chikho's 3rd floor were Pill Bugs.

Because Haruki was watching the House Centipedes in his home dungeon, he didn't surprise even after seeing Pill Bugs as big as his waist.

'There were monsters like House Centipedes.'
'So, it is not strange if there are big Pill Bugs.'

"Hm…, it is not fun, isn't it?"

With a dagger in hand, he slaughtered Pill Bugs one after another.

It was slower, weaker and softer than House Centipede. 
Therefore, he felt bored.

What he felt was his dagger's good performance.
"Is it because House Centipedes were stronger than Pill Bugs......?"

They were not like House Centipedes as they emitted murderous intention, but it could never reach Haruki.

It was like poisonous plants in a sterilized room.
If you didn't put your hands to death you would never die.
That was why he was bored.

'If it at least had a lot of long legs, I guess the difficulty would change.'
'House Centipedes were enough for such creatures.'

"......no, no."

While shaking off House Centipedes from his head, Haruki advanced to a deeper area.

Perhaps, there was a possibility that his home garage's dungeon degree of difficulty was higher compared to "Chikho".
While thinking about that kind of thing, Haruki continued his slaughter.

Because Haruki didn't feel so much resistant on the 3rd-floor monsters, he moved to the 4th floor.

The monster that appeared on the 4th floor was Killer Rabbit.
It was a murder rabbit that attacked with its greatly developed feet.

Its speed was the same as House Centipede.
But it was softer than Pill Bug.
Even beginners could subjugate it if their attacks. .h.i.t.

But, it was pretty quick.

It was hard to get rid of it as it kept moving so it didn't narrow the distance further.

It was the first time for Haruki to fight against the monster that used feints and dodged.

At first, he couldn't cope with it.
He also didn't have enough experience to respond quickly the first time.

"But... this is fun!"

Finally, I finally met with a monster that exceeds House Centipede.

Its level might be equal to House Centipede.
However, the degree of risk was different.

House Centipede was only breaking the armour.
But, Killer Rabbit was murdering people.

Finally, Haruki was risking his life for the first time after coming to the 4th floor.

*Throbbing* his back was trembling.
His body became hot.

"......hahaha."

*Breathing*

Haruki laughed.

'I finally got out of the safe area.'
'Now I'm alone.'
'n.o.body will protect me.'

However, under such circ.u.mstances, Haruki felt excited for some reason.
His body, that afflicted by adrenaline, was boiling.

'Now, let's start the adventure.'

'Adventuring is enjoyable after all!'

"......hump!"

He lightly swung the dagger he held.
'It seems that my attacks are obvious.'
The rabbit easily dodged Haruki's attack.

'There's a counterattack'
The Killer Rabbit was. .h.i.t by Haruki's attack.

'Oh, it hit!'

'That's unexpected.'
'That's why it smiled.'

'However, I can't forgive that accomplishment smile.'
Kicking with its large foot, it decided to attack Haruki's abdomen.

"Evade!"

Haruki's body blew away to the back by its atrocious power that was in contrast to its appearance.

He put his strength on his lower limb so that his position didn't collapse.
*Zaza* his foot was slid until his body finally stopped.

"I can see it."

'I saw it clearly.'
Haruki's eyes have clearly captured it.

Haruki was smiling broadly.

The Killer Rabbit suddenly charged to Haruki who kept pursuing it.
'I will not miss this kind of timing; it is my turn to attack.'

It was a bit aggressive, but Haruki's counter cleanly cut Killer Rabbit's body.

After he confirmed that the Killer Rabbit didn't move anymore, Haruki fell on his back.

The numbness caused by the impact of the Killer Rabbit's kick still remained.
His carelessness caused his stomach to feel upset.
However, his internal organ didn't rupture.

That might have been a fatal blow if he was still equipping his original armour.
Because the new armour had high defence power, he only received some bruises.

'When I purchase it, I condemn myself "why I bought it, I'm really an idiot!" like that, but now I feel blessed.'

'Although my internal organs felt twisted after receiving that attack, there are no scars on my armour.'

'According to the clerk's description, it seems that the tanned leather is stacked with House Centipede's crust.'
'The result of that processing is this defence power.'

'This is good.'
'This is really good.'

As his breath was slowly becoming hotter, Haruki observed the Killer Rabbit's corpse.

When the Killer Rabbit was attacking, Harumi realized.

When the right timing was.
Where to put his power in.

Muscle initial movement, throbbing, pulsing, and breathing.

At the moment, Haruki observed it.

'If I look closely, I will see it.'
'How I can move similar to Killer Rabbit's motion.'

By observing, a.n.a.lyzing, understanding, disintegrating, reconstructing and practicing, Haruki was able to imitate Killer Rabbit's counter.

It was a technique he cultivated through exercises to compare and find a minute difference of specimens and printing plate when he worked in printing company's plate making work.

It was terrifyingly hard to look for its difference.

Haruki's observation accuracy was up to 0.05 mm.
He could instantly distinguish the difference of four primary colours (CMYK) up to 1%.

But even though he could observe it, he still didn't have the ability to practice it.

'I don't have enough practice.'

'My physical ability has increased, but my reflexes can't follow it.'
'Let's focus to improve this part.'

The Killer Rabbit's body that he defeated was divided into half, and a lot of different things spilled out from it.
However, Haruki touched the corpse without frowning.

The leather would not be a great material even if it was tanned.
The parts that could be sold with high price were its meat and horn if it's a male.

The meat tasted like chicken, it was a general food for adventurers who break through the beginner level.
Its price was 500 yen per kg. It was about a little more expensive than the overseas chicken drum ages ago. (TLN: I think he is talking about KFC.)

Its horn was used for decoction of oriental medicine.
Ointments which made by using it were particularly popular. The demand was high enough to not collapse the price even if a large amount of it was sold to the material shop.
Thanks to this, the transaction price was stable at about 2,000 yen per horn.

Unfortunately, the Killer Rabbit that he fought this time didn't have a horn because it was a female.

After observing the corpse, Haruki moved it to the corner of the pa.s.sage.
It would eventually be absorbed by the dungeon.

'This time's result is zero.'
'Because I beat it down badly, the meat became wasted.'

'If I get used to the monster's movement, I will be able to defeat it skillfully.'
'Today, I will specially train how to defeat Killer Rabbit skillfully!'

 
While wandering around the 4th floor, Haruki would slaughter one Killer Rabbit after another.
Like House Centipede, he couldn't beat them very well in the beginning.

However, after killing 10 to 20 of it, he gradually got used to its movement.

At first, he cut them into two, but it was only after about 30 kills, he finally had time for prioritizing its bleeding.

While fighting with Killer Rabbits, Haruki was pondering.

Currently, he had three skill points that have not been allocated yet.
He was still worried about which skills he should allocate them to.

'It would be nice to have a sniper style by raising Throw and Dexterity skill, to take away monsters from a distance.'

'Sniping from the back is safer than fighting with a dagger.'
'Throwing pebbles I find on the ground can also prevent the wear and tear of my main armour.'

'If however...!'
'If that the case, the dagger which I purchased for nearly 100,000 yen will be wasted!'

'I would like to use the dagger, if possible.'
'However, I don't want to take an a.s.sa.s.sin's style.'

What would happen if he who had a thin presence picked up a Stealth Skill.......

He would probably not be noticed by anyone and talking to him would always be like a monologue.

He would always be alone even if there are many people around.
'It is truly...... too sad.'

But that didn't mean he didn't want to increase One-Hand Sword skill as much as possible.
Like Elder Takenaka, there was a possibility that it would increase as long as he is hunting with a dagger.

'The points obtained by reaching dungeon's floors are limited.'
'It is a waste to easily allocate skills that will rise.'

'More than that,'

"......is there a skill that can increase presence somehow?"

For Haruki, his presence was more important than anything else.
'However, is there such a skill?'

'Should I developed my physical capacity skills or throwing skill.'
'Well, what shall I do.......'

While carrying a bag in similar size to an elementary student that full of meats and horns of Killer Rabbits, Haruki realized the unusual phenomenon in the 4th floor.

"......sounds? This is my first time to hear this kind of sounds."

'There is a dungeon that can produce sounds, but I have never heard "Chikho" able to produce sounds.'
'That means it is not sound from the dungeon but from humans or monsters.'

'What on earth is going on?'
'......does it come from a ranker that flashily hunts some small fries?'

As he held his breath, Haruki slowly moved towards the sound.

After a while, three men appeared from the other side of the pa.s.sage.

'They are probably in a team.'
'It's a really well-balanced team with a shield user, a large sword user, and a bow user.'

He also felt the aura of the strong from them.
Surely they are stronger than Haruki.