Chapter 44 – Tower of Trials ⑤ - Strawberry Lilies

「Guruaaaaaaa! ! ! ! !」

「Ku! ?」

《Status Abnormality: Frightened》

Mechanical letters appeared at the edge of my vision.

The roar of the Hellwolf King. That alone was enough to scare Ayane away. There are times when the difference in level is out of your control, even if your technique is superior.

And that roar wasn’t meant to intimidate…

「「「Gaaaa! ! !」」」

「No way! ?」

Countless Hellwolves fly out from the shadow of the Hellwolf King. The Hellwolves attack Ayane, who has just recovered from her frightened state.

The Hellwolf King, the one who summoned them, was sitting on the other side of the wall of Hellwolves.

「… I guess I’ll just have to take out the minions first…」

The Hellwolves were naturally level 60, the same level as the enemies I had fought in this tower so far. And Ayane had defeated many of them.

――1 on 1… That’s the difference.

「――Fine by me! I’ll take on! ! !」

Half desperate, but determined, she readied Reizanmaru.

「「「「「Gau! !」」」」」

The Hellwolves were closing the distance around Ayane. Their eyes were filled with contempt.

――Shu… Supa…

「Gya――! !」

――Supan! … Gyiin! Dosu!

「Kyūn! !」

――Tatata… Supa!

「Ga――!」

I dodge, then slash, then block, then kick. Sometimes I run to the enemy. At first, it was hard for me to keep up with the sudden increase in STR, AGI, and DEX by 40 points each, but I’m starting to get used to it.

(It was supposed to be just a test swing of the Golden Club….)

Ayane said to herself in her mind.

In fact, she had already switched to the Homurakazezanmaru from the 4th floor of the Tower of Trials. Everyone knows that it is not advisable to use an unfamiliar weapon against an opponent whose level is too high.

「Se~a! !」

「Kyan! !」

――Gyiin! Gichigichigichi…

「Ku… Uu… ! ! Uaaaa! ! !」

――Zupan! !

Ayane is half-crazed, but somehow manages to defeat the Hellwolves.

「Gau! !」

「Eh――Gafu! ?」

――Dogo! …

A Hellwolf lunges at my side.

As a result, I was blown about 10 meters away and rolled on the ground.

「A… Guuu… ! Gohoggoho… ! !」

《HP: 104/2450》

The gauge that had been green turned red.

Around me was a pack of Hellwolves whose numbers hadn’t dwindled yet.

In the background, three red eyes stare at me.

My frustration piled up.

Massive amount of Hellwolves.

Hellwolf King.

Dying.

「U- Ugaaaa! ! !」

Overcapacity.

「《Dragon Power》 ! !」

A skill I’ve never used before that I’ll use here and now.

――Bikibikibiki…

My hands and feet, which were as white as porcelain, turned bright red. It was the reptilian scales.

My hands were reduced from 5 fingers to 3, and my sharp fingernails, shaped like claws of some kind, were probably 20cm long.

What Ayane thought about all this,

「W- What is this! ?」

Of course she was surprised. And so were the Hellwolves.

「But something about it makes me feel so powerful! !」

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【Name】《Dragon Power》 MP consumption: 100 every 3 minutes

【Effect ① (LV.1)】 Temporarily gain the power of a Dragon (Disable at will, or when MP runs out)

【Effect ② (LV.1)】 Increase attack power by Dragon Hands (Minor). Increase attack power by Dragon’s Feet (Minor).

【Effect ③ (LV.5)】 All weapons in the activator’s possession can be temporarily empowered with the power of a Dragon.

【Effect ④ (LV.☆)】 Consumes 5 Skill Level, and can permanently grant Dragon Power to a weapon.

LV.1: STR＋20、AGI＋10

※ Cannot be used for 24 hours in game after use

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Ayane understood the explanation that entered her head, though she didn’t know why, and inserted the Reizanmaru into her waist belt and switched to hand-to-hand.

「… I’m glad I learned this too…」

In addition to learning how to use a sword, She also learned how to use hand-to-hand… No, she was made to learn.

Ayane’s father wanted to see how far his daughter could go as she learned more and more.

Incidentally, it was Aikido.

No matter how much of a genius Ayane is, it is physically impossible for her to use force. That’s why she learned Aikido, which uses the strength of the opponent.

「Well, I guess I don’t need to use Aikido this time…」

However, Ayane, who has gained the power of a Dragon, albeit temporarily, does not need to use her opponent’s power because of her extraordinary strength.

「――――All right!」

The Hellwolves are scared by the fact that the cornered rat has turned into a Dragon.

Ayane lunges forward into them.

「Uriaaaa! ! !」

Ayane made a leap of faith and swung her right hand at the enemy.

Author:

This is the first skill description I’ve come across without thinking about it…

Um… I’m sorry…

I will describe the settings for the skills that have been mentioned so far in a later post when they come up next…

I’m sorry for all the afterthoughts…. I’m sure there will be many more like this in the future, but please keep a very gentle eye on me… m(_ _)m