A dragon adorned with a mass of snow let out a roar, its form like someone crying out. From the swamp spreading at our feet, a large number of enemies surged forth. I’ll inform everyone of their names!
“Zombie Dragon and Dragon Skeleton, both are Undead!”
“Alright, just as planned, Clarice and Miro, eliminate the surrounding minions with your magic!”
“Yes!” “Understood!”
“I’ll try this first! ‘Just Colors’… No luck!”
The magic that would have colored the enemies was also rendered invisible by the Concealment Magic cast on them!
“Deles, I’m counting on you!”
“Yes! ‘Rolling Triangle!’… Whoa, it jumped and dodged?!”
The Undead Dance Dragon dodged lightly, as if dancing! Thanks to the continuous and accumulating snowfall, we could tell our location.
“It’s fast. As expected, a frontal assault is impossible.”
“I’ll just bump into it! ‘Bound Attack!’… It dodged again!”
It was faster than I expected!
“Since we can’t pinpoint the Magic Stone, we have no choice but to sever its head, Anju!”
Anju clung to Nina and used Instantaneous movement! She flew to the Demon Lord’s head and slashed with the Berserk Sword, but it was too hard to make any progress! A mass of snow on the Undead Dance Dragon’s arm attacked Nina, but she escaped with Instantaneous movement!
“Damn it, it still needs momentum, huh! Anju, it’s time for the next plan!”
Anju held up her staff, and numbers appeared in the air! She cast the ‘Random Dial’ magic without incantation, but the number was 87.
“Not enough, do it again!”
Nina’s words changed the number. This time, it showed 602.
“Never mind, Anju, start!”
“!!” (Nods)
At those words, Anju held her staff to the numbers, and they began to decrease: 601, 600, 599. The Random Dial magic, as her Level increased, allowed her to count down from the displayed number.
“Then, I’ll be counting on you.”
“…I’m going.”
The two repeatedly used Instantaneous movement and disappeared towards the door. I tried desperately to stop the Demon Lord’s movements with magic!
“Gah, you’re so quick!”
“Zombie and Skeleton minions are still spawning!”
“Don’t worry, my Magic Power is still ample!”
“Just hold on, everyone!”
The count dropped below 400. It was still a long way off! Clarice and Miro were solely focused on the surrounding minions. It would be bad if they rashly attacked the Demon Lord directly and became targets!
“Hey, hey, over here!”
I quickly charged with my Adamantite Sword, but it easily dodged. Still, if I could make it dodge, I could continue to avoid its attacks! If it suddenly swung its arm, I’d deflect it with Bound Attack. Yes, it must have taken some damage!
“Miro, be careful!”
When I was about to be surrounded by minions, I shaved off half of them with Rolling Triangle. That way, I’d have time to cast magic while running towards the open space!
“Thank you!”
“If things get tough, please escape towards Clarice too!”
While this was happening, the count dropped below 300, then 200, and finally below 100!
(Alright, almost there, just a little longer!)
Anju had disappeared for a while, and the snowfall had weakened. I tried my best to stab my Adamantite Sword into the Demon Lord’s head, but it was too high!
“Hah!”
When its head dipped, I threw it with all my might, and it stuck! Though only the tip was embedded, it didn’t seem to inflict much damage. But that was good. For this thing that couldn’t be tracked by Concealment Magic, if I could just mark it!!
“We’re almost there, both of you, get back!”
The dial dropped below 30, and I unleashed a barrage of Rolling Triangles. Then, I flanked it and overlaid the Demon Lord’s location onto the dial. 8, 7, 6, 5… The two who had retreated unleashed all their magic, forcing the enemy to focus on dodging! 4, 3, 2, 1… Now!
“Hereeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee goooooo!!!”
From the sky, a gaping hole in the ceiling! Nina swung the Berserk Sword, using the momentum of her fall! My Adamantite Sword served as a marker, and she severed the snow-covered neck!
“Gyaaaaaaaarrrrrrrgh!!!”
The Undead Dance Dragon finally roared! Its head separated, creating ripples as it fell into the snow-mixed swamp! And Nina, pulled by Anju just before hitting the ground, was safe!
“We won, we won, Deles!”
“Nina!”
Suddenly, the minion Undead stopped spawning, and the monsters already present collapsed. The Demon Lord’s magic must have dissipated.
“Anju’s Dig Hole is amazing.”
“!!” (Nods)
She even took off her Hood to show off with a proud face! The final plan was this: Anju’s ‘Random Dial,’ with its increased Level, now had a countdown function. They would use it to ensure the Demon Lord was at the dial’s location when it reached zero.
“Anju, that was a truly perfect count.”
“I’m good at this sort of thing!”
That’s right, Anju could perfectly calculate the timing with her internal clock. So, they’d use Teleportation to get Nina out and return to the 19th floor. Then, near where they returned, presumably above the countdown location, they’d use the Illusionist’s ‘Dig Hole’ magic to create a deep pitfall. At the bottom, they’d dig another hole, repeating this as they fell all the way down to the 20th floor, using the momentum of their fall to sever the Demon Lord’s head! That was the plan.
“Deles’s sword caught my eye before the numbers. Good judgment.”
“Nina-san is the one who was amazing for spotting that instantly.”
Miro probed the ground with his hand where the Undead Dance Dragon’s head should have fallen.
“It’s still invisible. We might not be able to retrieve the Magic Stone, and it could revive.”
“No, it’s completely stopped after its head was severed. It should be fine. Right, Deles?”
“Yes, but I wonder if it will fit in the Item Box, and if it does, if we can see it.”
“…I can do it now.”
“!!!”
Anju held up her staff and concentrated. It was Instantaneous magic. Then, the rotten, giant dragon’s head gradually appeared. The main body was also visible at a distance! That means!!
“Anju leveled up to fifty?!”
“And she learned either Concealment Magic or an Unraveling Magic. Well done, Anju.”
“It was good that she was still wearing the Fairy Ring.”
“Oh Anju, Anju, you’ve finally become a proper adventurer… Well done!”
“Hehehe.”
Nina carved into its stomach with the Berserk Sword. Meanwhile, behind a rock, I found a treasure hoard.
“Th-this!”
Miro gazed at it intently.
“This is the drop from when the Demon Lord was the Dancing Dragon. They must have been in such a hurry or lacked a Hero among their party, so the Item Box wasn’t used. Take it.”
“Deles, give me one-fifth of it now, Miro. I’ll try to dig out the Magic Stone.”
Thus, Nina retrieving the Magic Stone and Miro dividing the gems, gold coins, and Magic Stones from the minions into the Item Bag finished almost simultaneously, and we decided to withdraw.
“Now, let’s go home victoriou s.”
