Chapter 25
As the iron door opened, the scene inside began to unfold.
The interior was quite spacious.
Unlike the dark tunnel, it was filled with numerous torches hanging from the walls.
Immediately, my party and I started to look around, searching for the owner of this place.
It didn’t take long before we could find him.
“There he is.”
In the center of the square sat a gigantic steel chair.
The Minotaur was sitting there.
Soon, the creature sitting in the chair turned to face us.
Human…?
Next to the chair lay a massive halberd.
With one hand, he lifted the halberd and slowly began to rise.
His size was quite enormous.
‘Is he about 4m tall?’
It was clear he was much larger than the typical creatures found in a dungeon, possibly because he was a boss monster.
Usually, they measured around 2.7m.
“Erciel.”
“Yes, Young Master.”
“You support Leonhardt.”
“I will do that.”
Seeing Leonhardt, I cast a support spell without hesitation.
Haste.
Mental Cleaning.
Even though they were first-circle spells, the effects were significant as they began to wrap around his body.
When the light from Asiris also touched him, his gaze deepened, as if the small tremors in his heart had completely vanished.
Soon after, an aura started to rise steadily from his sword. Perhaps it was because he had received the power of the spirit, adding the light attribute.
His aura was mixed with a white light.
Since light attribute magic is quite effective for defeating monsters, this would be a great help in hunting that bull-headed creature.
I will kill…
With that, the bull-headed monster raised his halberd, about 3m in length, and started charging toward us.
Thud!
Thud!
Wow.
The sight of the creature, which looked like it weighed over a ton, charging toward us was quite intimidating.
It resembled a massive truck barreling forward.
“I’m going!”
After saying that, Leonhardt dashed forward.
‘If a gap opens, I’ll need to help.’
While I couldn’t keep up with the movements of the Minotaur and Leonhardt, I had years of combat experience accumulated.
It wasn’t difficult to create a disturbance at a crucial moment, just like I had done with that baron before.
Whoosh!
Soon, the enormous halberd swung toward my escort knight. Although it wasn’t charged with mana, the speed and strength alone made it a very threatening attack.
For a mid-level knight, it would be challenging to evade such a powerful blow.
But Leonhardt was different.
He lightly deflected the halberd with his sword and immediately moved toward the monster’s leg, aiming for the ankle.
It was truly a picturesque strike.
Grrr!
Was it because of the blood dripping from its severed ankle?
A roar filled with rage echoed in the chamber.
Thus began the confrontation between the two monsters.
‘He looks tough.’
No matter how enhanced my magic was, penetrating its tough hide was impossible.
Of course, using the real mechanics of the game could potentially break through its skin.
‘Then, dizziness is the problem.’
The vertigo that comes with mana exhaustion.
If the Minotaur charged at me in that state, it would be a one-way ticket to disaster.
So, the solution was simple.
Instead of targeting the outer skin, I could aim for the vulnerable parts of its body.
In such cases, the best magic was precisely:
Magic Missile.
Immediately, three Magic Missiles appeared in my hand.
The blue projectiles filled with pure mana settled within the circle.
The three missiles surged toward the creature’s eyes.
As the Minotaur swung its halberd furiously at Leonhardt, seemingly driven into a frenzy by the pain from its ankle, I observed my escort knight dodging the attacks gracefully.
If I could create an opening here, he would likely attempt an attack himself.
As the missiles stealthily approached the Minotaur’s eyes, the creature abruptly shut them tight.
Baaah!
The Magic Missiles failed to pierce through the hide surrounding its eyes, but that didn’t matter. The important thing was that the creature had closed its eyes.
That alone was enough.
Leonhardt, a skilled knight among the elite, would not miss such an opportunity.
He moved rapidly towards the Minotaur, leaving only a faint afterimage behind.
Slash!
On the muscular chest, a large bruise was left behind.
Crimson blood flowed steadily from the chest.
It was a wound that looked serious at first glance.
“Human…!”
The gaze of the creature clutching its chest turned towards me. It seemed that the aggro had shifted my way.
‘At least it has some sense.’
Having received significant buffs from me and Erciel, the creature likely judged that he couldn’t easily catch the knight at his speed. So, he must have decided to tear me apart first to avoid annoyance.
As I met the red-eyed creature’s gaze, I smiled.
Come at me.
After all, just because I’m a mage doesn’t mean I can only fire magic from a distance my whole life.
Sometimes, enemies get sticky and clingy.
Was my smile enough to make it angry?
The bull-headed humanoid, with its crimson eyes, charged towards me.
“Y-Young Master?”
“Get out of the way. That’s an order.”
After pointing out the direction for my maid to escape, I immediately charged towards the creature.
“Please be careful, Young Master!”
A knight who had rushed in behind me shouted after plunging his sword into the creature’s back.
Even though the sword, imbued with a lot of aura, had deeply pierced one of its legs, the bull-headed humanoid didn’t seem to care at all and continued charging at me.
Like a bull madly rushing at a red cloth.
Was it because it was a monster?
It was genuinely a mindless creature.
Of course, I had no intention of being hit by that charge.
However, evading such a mindless rush required some sense.
As the monster charged towards me, I quickly began casting my magic.
The first spell was Magic Missile.
After firing three missiles at its eyes, I immediately prepared the second spell.
‘Faster.’
I wanted to dodge its charge, but it wasn’t an easy skill to avoid.
If I turned to run away, it would naturally continue to chase after me in the direction I fled.
Evading it by running was impossible.
Then.
I should bind its movements with magic.
Was it because of the mana physique?
Double casting wasn’t difficult.
I could activate Lightning even while controlling the Magic Missiles.
As the white lightning generated in my right hand, I threw it without hesitation.
Zzap!
The white bolt of lightning shot straight to the area around its ankle, where Leonhardt had previously injured it.
With the thick leather already pierced, it would have to endure the pain of the electricity searing into fresh flesh the moment it hit.
‘One more would be nice.’
If I had one more additional spell, it would be the icing on the cake.
Triple casting.
I thought it would be feasible.
Concentrating my mind, I pulled mana from the circle and activated another spell.
Was it because I activated three spells simultaneously?
My head felt quite dizzy.
‘Hoo.’
If I hadn’t pre-bored my upper body, it would have been impossible to use triple casting.
The speed of the mana flowing through my body would have been much slower. But having somewhat overcome the characteristics of my body, it was now quite possible.
The third spell I activated was Grease.
A spell that reduces the coefficient of friction on the ground, making it slippery.
Since I used a mixed drive method, that slipperiness would have been amplified.
‘Let’s see how this goes.’
The charge of the Minotaur.
It could deliver tremendous strength and speed in an instant, but during the moment of attack, it inevitably became vulnerable.
A charge is not something a creature can stop just because it wants to.
In an instant, the distance between us closed.
I could clearly recognize the towering figure of the bull-headed humanoid.
But there was no fear.
I had confidence that I could dodge it.
That confidence dominated my mind.
Before long, the lightning aimed at its ankle plunged into its Achilles’ heel.
Zzap!
“Booohhh!”
With a painful scream, its center began to sway.
It was only natural, considering it received a direct hit on its deeply wounded ankle.
As its center wobbled, the three Magic Missiles surged towards its eyes. Although the creature hastily raised its hands to block its face, it was useless.
The blue missiles simply passed through its enormous forearms.
Losing balance created a small gap.
Into that gap, a tiny missile skillfully penetrated.
Boom!
Followed by the sound of three piercing explosions.
It was the noise made by the missile that accurately struck just above the creature’s eyelids.
The Minotaur was now right in front of me.
But my last magic had already been activated in front of it.
A slippery ground.
As it stepped onto that surface, its balance was violently shaken.
‘Now.’
Seeing that, I immediately jumped to the side with all my strength.
Normally, it would have continued to chase me.
But that was impossible now.
Its body was shaking violently.
Whoosh!
With a chilling sound of wind, the Minotaur’s body narrowly brushed past me.
Then came the next part.
Thud!
It tumbled backward, just like a person who slipped on a slippery banana peel.
‘Good.’
I had made it lose its footing, causing its eyes to close and forcing it to step onto the slippery ground.
No matter how large a mid-sized monster it was, losing balance wasn’t unusual.
Moo!
Was it because it slammed its back as it fell?
It let out a loud bellow.
Before it could rise again, Leonhardt, who had quickly closed the distance, began to showcase his splendid swordsmanship.
Additionally, my magic continuously prodded at its wounds, providing cover fire to ensure it couldn’t get up easily.
The bull-headed monster that couldn’t stand up.
Its stamina started to rapidly dwindle.
***
A pure white aura.
The sword infused with that aura pierced into its heart.
Grrr!
Letting out a final cry, the creature stopped moving.
Just to be sure, I poked at its wounds with simple magic, and seeing it not budge even slightly, I thought,
‘Got it.’
It was certain it had crossed the River Jordan.
Soon after, the knight looked at me.
“……Young master.”
“Why?”
“That was quite a reckless move just now. To charge straight into the Minotaur’s charge like that. Even seasoned knights wouldn’t act like that.”
“Either way, dodging would have led to nothing. It would have chased me to the end.”
“Even so….”
“I was prepared for that level of danger from the moment I entered here. And the outcome is exceptionally good, right?”
“……Still, you should take better care of your body. You’re not alone anymore, young master.”
That brat.
Such nagging.
Is he some sort of guardian?
No, he is a guardian, isn’t he?
Anyway, well, since it’s for me, it didn’t make me feel bad.
“Alright. I’ll be more careful from now on.”
As I answered with a smile, he let out a sigh, as if reluctant. There’s a saying that you can’t spit on a smiling face.
“Erciel. Come here.”
“Yes.”
Soon after, Leonhardt began collecting materials from the creature’s corpse.
Starting with its hooves, nose ring, claws, and various magical materials, he thoroughly gathered everything, including its head. After pulling out all the valuable items from its body,
“Is the processing done?”
“Yes. Unfortunately, there were no inner organs.”
“Well, they don’t always come out. Let’s go get our rewards.”
Inside the iron door’s plaza.
As we reached the deepest part of that plaza, we discovered the treasure room.
A sweet room where precious artifacts were hidden.
As I opened the door to what seemed like a treasure room, boxes came into view.
‘……Three?’
Typically, treasure rooms yield at most one or two boxes. Each box usually contained one artifact, meaning you could expect to gain one or two items.
But now,
There were three boxes.
That meant there were three rewards.
Could it be that Lady Luck is smiling upon me?
From the sweet talents to the rewards from the dungeon.
Living as a reckless individual in a fantasy life didn’t seem too bad either.
If only all the villainous threats to the continent would vanish.
‘There must be rewards inside.’
Without any hesitation, I opened the boxes.
As I did, dazzlingly sparkling items began to appear.
A sword, a staff, and lastly, a necklace.
My eyes widened at the sight.
The Minotaur’s Secret Resting Place.
Inside the three boxes that emerged from this place.
The highest-grade treasures from this dungeon were all contained within.
The outcome was far better than I had anticipated.
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