Published: July 3, 2025
The moment Amon decapitated the skeleton king, all the skeleton knights disappeared.
At the same time, the discomfort that Ryo had been feeling also vanished.
“Did the magic nullification wear off...?”
Ryo muttered as he turned around to confirm.
“Eto, are you alright?”
“Yeah, I'm fine.”
Eto nodded vigorously in response.
Thus, the two began walking forward to reunite with Nils and the others.
“Is it over...?”
As all the skeleton knights vanished, Nils murmured.
“Yeah...”
Zeek replied, breathing heavily.
Harold and Gowan were too exhausted to respond.
In the latter half, they had no choice but to concentrate on protecting themselves... The expressions on their faces were filled with regret.
They had keenly felt their lack of stamina.
The three from Room 10 had been relentlessly taught by Ryo about the importance of endurance since three years ago.
And they had trained hard themselves.
That’s why they managed to fight through.
Endurance is sustained combat ability.
And in battle, the one who stands until the end is the victor.
No matter how amazing your skills are, or how powerful your magic, if you fall before the end, you lose.
And for adventurers, losing means death.
If that’s the case, building endurance directly increases the chances of survival.
“Harold and Gowan, you need to build your endurance too.”
“...Yes.”
Nils said, and the two responded.
Zeek, having trained since he was small, continued to defeat the skeleton knights until the very end.
Even so, at the moment it was over, he was gasping for breath and could hardly stand without leaning on his staff...
It was at that moment that Ryo and Eto joined them.
“Are you injured? I'm glad.”
Eto looked over them all and sighed in relief.
“It’s tough for swordsmen when there are many enemies.”
Ryo, who fought as a swordsman this time, said while observing the fatigue of the members from Room 11.
“Ryo, you're still not tired, huh...”
Nils said, seemingly exasperated.
“Fufufu, it's because my training is different.”
Ryo replied pompously.
In fact, he hadn’t even broken a sweat.
Finally, Amon joined them.
“Sorry for being late.”
He said, giving a slight bow.
Whether he was late to join them or late to defeat the enemies...
“No, you did well. As expected.”
Nils praised him without reservation.
Beside him, Ryo crossed his arms and nodded in agreement.
Eto patted Amon's shoulder, praising him.
The three from Room 11, having finally caught their breath, lowered their heads in unison.
Upon receiving such praise, Amon smiled happily.
There was nothing left where Amon had defeated the skeleton king.
Even the bones had disappeared.
It seemed they had vanished.
Then, the door ahead opened, revealing a monument that was recording.
After recording, the group waited for a while... but Marlin did not appear.
“Is this not enough?”
Nils frowned and muttered.
“Simply put, maybe he went out somewhere and hasn’t returned to this dungeon yet?”
Ryo replied.
“Went out?”
Amon tilted his head.
“From the way he was acting, he likely went to see the demon king. Since the blood of the previous demon kings that was being stored has been lost, the church probably judged that they need the current demon king's blood.”
Eto speculated, yet it was a highly plausible speculation.
The three from Room 11 nodded.
“Well, if that’s the case, let’s try to continue the攻略 from here. But for now, let's head back for today. I’m quite tired.”
Nils said with a wry smile, shaking his head.
While physically he could still keep going, the mental fatigue had accumulated considerably.
Nils was a man who grasped this aspect quite well.
Though he looked completely muscle-headed on the outside, he was not a muscle-brained person.
“I hear there’s no ‘Dungeon Map’ below the fiftieth layer, so our攻略 will be slow from now on.”
Eto reported.
“Well, I was surprised by the magic nullification space, but it’s good to have proven that it doesn’t work against modern mages.”
“No, it’s a stretch to consider Ryo as a typical modern mage...”