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Chapter 69: Secret Technique 【Super Loli Spear Drill】!

I didn't set a new record.

I made it to the 'Gate to Floor 23,' but I think I was about 5 minutes slower than the ninja from that video.

The cause is probably the difference between long-range and short-range weapons.

【Loli Shuriken Double】 can be thrown from where you're standing, but with 【Loli Spear Drill】, you have to approach from behind without being noticed.

Since I have to approach slowly, that made the difference.

So 【Loli Shuriken Double】 VS 【Loli Spear Drill】 ended with 【Loli Spear Drill】's defeat.

"I've somehow ended up competing with a ninja, but finding the gates is the goal, so it's fine."

Right now, I'm back at the warehouse from Floor 23.

I'll watch the rest of the video and memorize the location of the 'Gate to Floor 24.'

'The one I see over there is the 'Gate to Floor 24.' I know with 【Presence Detection】 that there's no one nearby, so I'm going in just like this.'

The ninja Red Shadow ignores a Forest Ogre near the 'Gate to Floor 24' and rushes in.

Fast. No, wait, is it fast?

The time for Floor 24 is faster than Floor 23.

Looks like it'll be hard to beat.

Alright, I memorized the position of the 'Gate to Floor 24' in one go this time too.

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I cleared Floor 23, Floor 24, and Floor 25 the same way.

Now I'm on Floor 26, but it's getting tough.

My level probably isn't high enough.

(Oh crap.)

The spear I stabbed into the Forest Ogre's back.

It was shallow.

The magic stone didn't shatter.

"Goh. Gou, Gou, Gou."

The Forest Ogre that didn't die instantly let out a roar.

I can tell with 【Scouting】 that there are three others besides this Forest Ogre in the area.

From here on, even the ninja from the video was struggling.

Forest Ogres don't just get stronger with each floor; their numbers are increasing too.

The density within the area is going up.

With Loli Shuriken, you'd draw in the surrounding Forest Ogres and get surrounded before you could hide.

That's why even the ninja Red Shadow switched to crushing magic stones with a short sword.

Holding a short sword in reverse grip in his right hand, he thrusts it in while supporting the handle with his left hand.

Then he twists and pulls it out.

Assassination is probably second nature to a 【Ninja】.

But I failed... or so the story goes.

(So one of them came first, huh.)

I could use 【Gate】 to hide for now, but if my level isn't enough, might as well let these guys give me experience points.

(【Charge・Spear】, 【Charge・Spear・Agility Up】, 【Charge・Spear・Endurance Up】, 【Charge・Spear・Strength Up】, 【Charge・Spear・Weapon Enhancement・Spear】.)

First, the Forest Ogre whose magic stone I failed to shatter right in front of me.

It would probably die even if I left it alone, but having it keep screaming is no good.

I take its head off.

As if lying about the spear tip not piercing through from the back earlier, I severed it along with the neck bone without any resistance.

Next is the Forest Ogre coming at me.

Forest Ogre's weapon is only its claws.

It probably cuts well, but the range is different from a spear.

First the legs... I stab around the knees to make it fall over.

The Forest Ogre that was running toward me slides across the ground like a head-first slide.

I thrust at the magic stone from its defenseless back.

I felt the magic stone snap in two the moment I stabbed it, but I twist it just to be sure.

Yeah, this is the secret technique 【Super Loli Spear Drill】!

(Oops, deactivate 【Charge・Spear】.)

That was about 7 seconds, wasn't it?

I didn't have my status displayed, so I can't tell.

In super mode, everything around me feels slow, so my perceived time and the actual flowing time are different.

Without displaying my status, I can't know how much time actually passed.

(【Status】.)

Name: Kasugano Haruki

Job: 【Charge Spearman】【Scout】

Lv: 25

HP: 750/750

MP: 321/375

Strength: 62

Endurance: 62

Agility: 50

Magic: 37

Skill: 【Gate】【Charge・Spear】【Charge・Spear・Weapon Enhancement・Spear】【Charge・Spear・Strength Up】【Charge・Spear・Endurance Up】【Charge・Spear・Agility Up】【Charge・Spear・Aiming】【Presence Concealment】【Scouting】【Night Vision】

Skill Points: 6

Oh, the second one is here. And the third one from the opposite side too. I'll start with the closer one.

I run toward the second one.

When I've closed the distance enough...

(【Charge・Spear】, 【Charge・Spear・Agility Up】, 【Charge・Spear・Endurance Up】, 【Charge・Spear・Strength Up】, 【Charge・Spear・Weapon Enhancement・Spear】.)

I swing my spear to injure its legs while dodging the Forest Ogre coming at me from the side.

The second Forest Ogre does a head-first slide just like the first one.

In that case, I'll drive the spear into its back the same way and twist.

(Secret technique 【Super Loli Spear Drill】!)

MP: 321→317

MP consumption is 4 up to here.

Should I deactivate it? No, the third one is already here.

I'm facing the Forest Ogre running toward me head-on, but it's slow.

I can see its openings well.

It's opening its left hand and extending its long claws—a thrusting attack.

I'll pass my spear under that left hand.

My range is longer.

Its claws can't reach me.

Before that happens, the spear pierces in around the left armpit and reaches the center of the chest.

That's the feeling of shattering a magic stone.

(【Charge Spear Deactivate】.)

MP: 317→314

Immediately, the Forest Ogre's weight bears down on the spear and it gets heavy.

I tried to pull out the spear, but I'd stabbed too deep and the Forest Ogre's body was falling forward.

I ended up in a position where I was being hugged by the Forest Ogre.

(Hm?)

A strange feeling under my nose.

A nosebleed.

I check the status that's displayed.

Name: Kasugano Haruki

Job: 【Charge Spearman】【Scout】

Lv: 26

HP: 749/780

MP: 314/390

Strength: 65

Endurance: 65

Agility: 52

Magic: 39

Skill Points: 7

It went up after all.

Which one was it? Both of them?

(I should leave this place first.)

After fighting, other Forest Ogres might be drawn in by the noise or the smell of blood.

Especially the first Forest Ogre's scream—I don't know how far it reached.

I move a bit toward the 'Gate to Floor 27' that I saw in the video, then return to the warehouse with 'Left Gate.'

First, let me do something about my nose.

And the Forest Ogre blood on my body too.

I really need water, or more specifically, plumbing.

Maybe I should have a tank installed on the roof.

How much would that cost?

I'll ask Watanabe-san on Monday.

...Speaking of Watanabe-san, where is she about now?

She was planning to stay overnight on Floor 21 at headquarters today, but has she reached the Floor 21 campsite yet?

At Chiba, you can get about 15 floors in 6 hours, but at the headquarters dungeon, you can apparently reach Floor 20 on weekends without fighting, so she might be there.

Then by now she's probably leveling up Mia-san.

I wonder what kind of people she's partying with?

I heard there are parties of just women even among freelancers...

"Has the nosebleed... stopped already?"

Now that I think about it, the spear's condition might be not so great either.

The joint between the tip and the handle has gotten a bit wobbly.

Not using weapon enhancement was probably a mistake.

Forest Ogre skin is tough, and twisting it while shouting things like 【Loli Spear Drill】 after stabbing wasn't good either.

It's a secret technique, so I should have kept it secret by not using it too much.

"From here on, I'll proceed using super mode."

Thanks to saving it until now, I have plenty of MP.

Even Floor 26 Forest Ogres were no problem for me to defeat in super mode at my current level.

"27, 28, 29... just 3 more floors, huh."

Since I'll continue using 【Presence Concealment】 to attack from behind after this too, I'll proceed as far as I can one-shot enemies.

Forest Ogres deeper in should give more experience points.

If possible, I'd like to make it to Floor 29 and level up there.

As for the weapon... a nagamaki would be good.

In super mode, I could one-shot by hitting the head with a halberd too, but it makes quite a sound.

Decapitate silently with a nagamaki.

That sounds kinda cool.

From here on, it's super mode, so I won't lose to some ninja or anything.

I need to come up with a new technique name too.

"Um, Loli Nagamaki Horizontal Slice? Loli Nagamaki Neck Slice? Hmm?"