Chapter 238
『Finally, floor 27 . . . 』
『Can we really beat the monsters there? . . . I'm getting a bit nervous here . . . 』
『I'm ready to go at them anytime!』
Alma who was the most enthusiastic suddenly had cold feet after coming this far .
Well, I guess it's good that she's afraid of unknown foes .
You'd only meet an early death if you're never afraid of anything .
On the other hand, Iris is the same as always .
I guess Floor 27 and Floor 1 don't seem at all different for the Dark Dragon Iris .
Even if Floor 27 monsters all bunch up together to go up against her, she won't even suffer a scratch .
As I was thinking that while riding the 『Dungeon Elevator』 . . . an enormous mana reaction suddenly appeared below .
Distance-wise . . . It's Floor 27 .
『I can feel some incredible mana from here though . . . 』
Alma and Ruli noticed slightly after I did .
It's hard to grasp mana reaction in the surroundings since there's a lot of noise inside the Dungeon Elevator . . . But not when it's this huge .
Ruli and Alma are observing such mana reaction . . . And this one is obviously not coming from an ordinary monster .
Floor 27 monsters aren't this strong .
Rather . . .
『That's the Floor Boss . 』
『Floor 27 Boss!?』
Even in my previous life, it was rare to see the Floor Boss of this floor .
As it was a popular hunting ground used by many magic combatants to train, there were veteran magic combatants in the area to deal with unforeseen circumstances .
As such, every time the Floor Boss showed up, it immediately got eliminated by those combatants .
The average life expectancy of the Floor Bosses here was 10 minutes if I'm not mistaken .
However, just because the olden magic combatants could beat it in 10 minutes, doesn't mean this Floor Boss is weak .
Top-notch magic combatants back in the days were powerful enough to kill weakling demons in this era with one shot .
They still couldn't deal with top level demons though, so I and that sword nerd Loita usually ended up getting called .
『 . . . Should we go back?』
『No, we'll keep going . 』
The Floor Boss may be strong but nothing impossible to beat .
Even I was able to solo a Floor 21 Boss when I was in the Second Academy back then .
My power has gone up since then, and I'm with Ruli, Alma and also Iris now .
It's really not a foe we cannot beat .
『How are we gonna fight the Floor 27 Boss . . . ?』
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『Just knock it down like usual . Ruli and Alma are to attack from afar while I and Iris deal with its attacks . 』
There's no need for some elaborate plans to beat this Floor 27 Boss .
Attack it upfront and defeat it with the difference in strength . That's it .
『I gotcha!』
Iris replied immediately to me .
I suppose Floor 27 Boss is nothing to be afraid of for the Dark Dragon Iris .
With Iris's defensive power, attacks by Floor 27 Boss should feel 『Pricklish』 at most to her .
Iris in her human form probably can't beat it alone . . . But she should manage to run away at least .
『Attacks by this Floor 27 Boss must be very powerful, isn't it!? Mathi-kun and Iris-san, would you two really be alright!?』
Ruli asked when I told them .
Of course, I've got plans for that .
『I'll be all right! When push comes to shove, I can just turn back into my dragon form and bite it to death!』
『I'm good too . It's easier to dodge than demons' attacks and there's a lot of space to move around anyway . 』
Indeed, eating Floor 27 Boss' attacks directly would mean certain death for me .
However, I would have long left this world if I couldn't dodge attacks from a mere Floor 27 Boss .
Rather, monsters on Floor 27 of 『Iliad-managed Dungeon』 are pretty easy to dodge .
After all, the ground there is flat and there's a lot of space .
Many dungeons have enough space to engage in battles, but in this one you can dodge around without minding about space at all . This is huge .
"We've arrived at Floor 27 . . . But are you truly sure you're going down here?"
The operator had this 'I can't believe these people' face on her .
Looks like we reached Floor 27 while we were formulating a plan .
Let's get off for now .
"Yeah . . . I just need to push this button when we want to go back, right?"
I point at a button installed near the Dungeon Elevator's door .
This button was used to call Dungeon Elevator in my previous life .
"That would be fine . Since some of these buttons can be unresponsive, please push on it more if it doesn't light up the first time . . . I'll be praying for your safe return . "
This part's lacking maintenance too huh . . .