Chapter 280
Nihonium Dungeon, basement 9th Floor .
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In order to conquer this floor, I decided to dive once again .
And in this floor, the Zombie Dragon is lingering around quietly .
Compared to the other monsters I’ve faced thus far, the Zombie Dragon doesn’t move around when not engaged in combat .
What’s more, the huge body is coated with miasma .
So, inside such a silent floor, it gives off an unprecedented presence .
Being cautious, I went towards one of the dragons .
[Mu . ] (Ryouta)
The moment I tried attacking it, it noticed me but hasn’t moved .
[Guooooooooo!]
This is my chance! I thought as I saw that the Zombie Dragon did not move until attacked .
The muddy body fluid shines, and it opened its huge mouth and into a biting motion .
[Ku!]
I tried kicking the ground to jump away, but the movement of the Zombie Dragon further increased, and it bit my body .
The giant tusk sunk into my skin, and it felt like an entire body pushing into my skin .
[U…… . ooooooooo!] (Ryouta)
I took deep breaths, put power in both my hands and feets, then pushed the Zombie Dragon’s mouth away .
Hearing a cracking sound, my body stretched out and I was released from the bite .
Dropping down onto the ground, I adjusted my body where my legs are falling down first, and immediately kicked on the ground to move away .
Then, I saw .
It wasn’t a misunderstanding .
The number above the Zombie Dragon’s forehead was still showing a [2] despite me not attacking it yet .
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[… . . Does that mean . ] (Ryouta)
Confirming with what I’ve gathered, I escaped from the Zombie Dragon’s presence .
After running for some time, I encountered another Zombie Dragon .
This time, the letter on its forehead showed [4] .
I did not attack it and started looking for another Zombie Dragon .
Looking around, and checking the numbers .
It was scattered .
The numbers varied from a range of 2 to 5, and it was consistent .
[……This is difficult to farm . ] (Ryouta)
I immediately understood how difficult it was for me to farm in the future, as I spilled my worries out .
In a dungeon, it’s important to know the pattern when farming .
The simpler it is, the easier it is to reduce the time it takes to complete a round .
However, the difficulty increases the more complicated the monsters are .
[No, I just have to find a pattern where I can defeat them with 2 attacks . ] (Ryouta)
I thought as I wondered for awhile .
Yeah, that’s right .
Thinking that it was going to be difficult, but with the numbers ranging from 2 to 5, the smallest one is only 2 .
So having 5 would be a graceful moment for me, and all I have to worry now is to defeat them with 2 hits .
Speaking of that………I did defeat my first Zombie Dragon by using the fused Blue Flame Bullets .
Alright, should I try that then .
Taking out both of my revolvers, I loaded both the Blue Flames inside .
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Time to fight some Dragons——–Was what I wanted to do but I noticed something .
[There are those with 1 as well!] (Ryouta)
What I saw was a Zombie Dragon with the number [1] on its forehead .
I was completely blown out of my nose .
If there’s a 1, then the Flameless Bullets won’t work .
Just to make sure, I fired 2 Blue Flames to create a Flameless Bullet onto the Dragon .
The number became [0] and the Zombie Dragon just stood there, taking no damage .
Wait a minute……
[Repetition!] (Ryouta)
I fired the strongest farming magic onto the Zombie Dragon .
But that didn’t work either .
Though it’s the strongest farming magic, it’s still magic .
Since they become invincible after becoming [0], the Repetition won’t work .
If I think about it, Repetition can’t be used during Magical Storm days as well .
I wasn’t happy with what I’ve discovered, but it does bring my tension down a little .
Anyways, I decided to run away from the Zombie Dragon since I can’t defeat it anymore .
Alright, time to investigate further .
Thus, I went around the 9th floor without attacking the Zombie Dragons, researching about them .
After about an hour, I’ve found out some stuff .
First, the number count, as before, it is now ranging from 1-5 .
The most I’ve found were 3, and 1,2,4 and 5 were roughly around the same .
Other than that, there weren’t anything odd .
In other words, in order to farm while brain dead, it’s necessary for me to defeat them with 1 attack .
Plus, the Zombie Dragons are quite strong, so to defeat them with 1 hit is a little…… .
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[So the only way is Repetition I suppose . ] (Ryouta)
I murmured and sighed a little .
Testing it on 1 to 5 of the Zombie Dragons, I used Repetition to defeat them .
Naturally, all of them were defeated in 1 hit .
If the numbers not 0, Repetition does the job .
Which means, if I want to farm safely, I have to use Repetition .
Then again… . . I don’t really want to do that……
It’s nice to defeat them with 1 hit, and it’s very easy, but that’s exactly the reason why I don’t want to use it .
It’s only used if something major were to happen, so I want to avoid over-relying on it .
[Well then, what should I do…… . ] (Ryouta)
Not knowing what to do, I tried using various bullets on the Zombie Dragon .
Normal Bullet, Freezing Bullet, Flaming Bullet, Lightning Bullet, Homing Bullet, Trash Bullet, Slashing Bullet, Triple Bullets . And one final test, I used Regeneration Bullet on it .
Even after testing it all out, none of them were effective .
It’s the same with the Speed Up Bullet, even within the accelerated world and attacking the Zombie Dragon, the counter still decreases .
I avoided using fusion bullets as well, since it counts as 2 hits instead of 1, so it’s useless against the 1 counter Zombie Dragons .
Then, I tried using other items as well, and check the effects of each items .
[…… . . Ooh?] (Ryouta)
One of the items which I have not used for over a year, felt nostalgic .
Holding it, I thought for a moment .
Hmm, it might just work .
Holding onto it, I stood in front of a Zombie Dragon .
The counter is at 2, that’s good .
[It’s just a test, and I’ll make it to 1 count just to save some time . ] (Ryouta)
Mumbling by myself, I fired the Speed Up Bullet at the Zombie Dragon .
You heard that right, instead of me, I fired at the dragon .
Then, when the counter went from 2 to 1——
[———!]
The Zombie Dragon suddenly disappeared, and it’s entire body was rushing towards me .
It started attacking me with unstoppable movements .
Since I have HP and Endurance at SS, plus I was on a guarded position, I could still endure it .
I continued to endure the attacks .
Then, the attacks suddenly ceased .
The body disappeared, and suddenly the Dexterity seed dropped .
[———Alright!] (Ryouta)
I made a small guts pose .
The item that I used was the HIgh Guts Slime’s gem .
When equipped, whatever attack that is dealt to me would be reflected back to the enemy .
Since it takes a long time, I normally don’t use it, so I kept it away .
But with this Zombie Dragon where there’s a counter on it, whatever reflected damage does not count as my own, but as their own .
So, since I want to test whether that theory was the case, I fired the Speed Up Bullet on it to speed up the process, and apparently it works .
Although it takes time, but if I can not rely on Repetition, I’ll be satisfied with this before finding another better way .
[I have to find some other way . ] (Ryouta)
It has been awhile since I felt motivated to do something .