novelraw Chapter 94
Chapter 94
Chapter 94
The bottom of the void was deep, and only after a gentle moment of suspended air did the ground finally return beneath Happy's feet.
Sure enough, it was dark. So dark, there was no way to secure visibility.
Happy lit a flare and casually tossed it away.
The flare spewed out light with a hiss like carbonated soda bursting out.
The reddish light revealed that the bottom of the hole was filled with jagged, rock-like minerals. At the same time, it was wrapped in a black mist, scattering the light in random reflections.
When she struck her heel firmly against the ground, a heavy thud echoed.
The sound never came back.
Apparently, it was quite a spacious area.
"It just means I have to keep moving forward, like always."
After checking that bullets were loaded in the chamber, Happy confidently started walking.
Right then, a clicking sound rang out.
Sensing a careless ambusher who had given away their presence, Happy immediately turned her gun and pulled the trigger. It was at five o'clock, to her rear right.
A fierce muzzle flash lit up the mist like it was burning.
Within it, she caught sight of an indistinct shadow—only about six meters away.
The bullet struck something, ricocheted with a bang, a thud, and another bang!!
While the gunfire echoed, Happy backstepped away from the threat.
Somehow, Happy had a feeling that Pizon's bullets weren't doing much to the monster right in front of her.
"Aha, alright then, let's try this one instead!"
She ejected the magazine and tossed it aside, then pulled a new one from her dungeon bag and inserted it. "Party-Grade Heavy Rounds." It was her first time using this MP consumption type—high-powered magic bullets, presented by Jigokudo.
She firmly gripped the barrel, lowered her stance, and braced to absorb the recoil with her whole body before pulling the trigger. A torrent of flame burst from the barrel like a flamethrower, and with a roar, magic bullets equivalent to 3 million ATK per second mercilessly pounded into the monster.
"Well? Hope you enjoyed that!"
Looking thoroughly satisfied, Happy brushed her silver hair off her shoulder and tossed Pizon aside.
She'd only fired 30 rounds, but the tiny barrel couldn't handle such reckless power, and it had warped. This Pizon could no longer be expected to hit anything properly.
"Click click."
A sound echoed—something was clacking its jaw.
It lumbered forward with heavy steps and swung its arm wide.
The surrounding mist cleared, and its form was revealed in the red light of the flare.
With thick, bipedal legs firmly planted on the ground and six arms twitching restlessly, its face resembled a crustacean, and its body was clad in armor like a samurai.
Most of all, it gleamed. Anyone who saw it would instantly recognize it as unmistakable metal.
The metal creature clicked its jaw mockingly, seemingly laughing at the futility of Happy's attack.
"Hmm, now this is getting interesting."
Frowning in annoyance, Happy pulled out a new Pizon, loaded a magazine, and cocked it.
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——Akagi Hideo's perspective.
Down the hole I go—wheee!
"Chii! (Translation: I smell experience points, chii!)"
Hmmm, yeah, I can tell—this has the feel of premium loot (cool voice).
Oh? I spot a metal-looking monster at the landing zone!
"Click click (Translation: Kukuku, another weakling from the surface world has arrived? Very well. I, one of the Twenty-Four Metal War Machines, Vrab of the Prison Gate, shall face you—)"
"EXCALIBURRRRRAAAAHHHH!!!"
Capture attacks don't work anyway, so no need for complications.
More importantly, hurry up, hurry up, gimme those experience points already...!
ATK 30,000,000: A 6,000 HP explosion for a proper greeting.
Whoops, walking experience points just turned into experience points.
Hehehe, maybe there's even more experience points—I mean metal—down here?
"Aaah, I'm so excited now..."
"Chii...!"
"...Gii."
Alright everyone, come on out. Let's play.