Chapter 12: My head, I’m going crazy.……

Translator: Soafp

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About the 420th attempt.

” Sh*t ……, my head, I’m going crazy …….”

　I was so elated at the moment I defeated Bugbear for the first time, but on the other hand, I am feeling terribly depressed now.

　I have died 60 times since I first defeated the Bugbear.

Now, two out of three times I can reach the room with the treasure chest, which means I have fought Bugbear 40 times.

“But why haven’t I been able to defeat the second Bugbear!!”

If I could defeat the first one, my “Muscular Strengthening” would be at level 2.

As soon as that happened, I thought I would be able to easily defeat the second one.

　But no matter how many times I tried, I could not defeat the second Bugbear.

　There are 10 Bugbears in all.

　I couldn’t possibly stumble my way through all of them.

“Damn it!”

　I can’t stop being annoyed.

　It’s making me lose my concentration.

　My accuracy of my movements drops.

　And then the failures keep piling up.

　The result was a negative spiral of frustration.

“The problem is physical strength. ……”

In front of me was the Bugbear I had just killed.

I just killed the first Bugbear.

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　Skill points have been used.

　You have achieved the necessary conditions to level up.

Skill [Muscle Strengthening ] has been leveled up.

　Muscle Strengthening Lv1 ▶ Muscle Strengthening Lv2

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　Quickly, spend a skill point and raise its level to 2.

“Haa…… haa…… haa…… haa…… haa…… haa…… haa…”

　In the midst of all this, I was breathing heavily with my shoulders.

　Just defeating one of them would take away a considerable amount of my strength.

　It doesn’t recover quickly.

With this small amount of strength, no matter how much my Muscle Strengthening is raised to level 2, I will still be able to defeat the remaining 9 bear bugbears……

“Pull yourself together, me ……!”

Smack myself on the cheek.

　Remember revenge.

　Remember Namia.

“I’m going to get out of this dungeon, I promise.”

　With that, I move forward.

　Feinting, I step to the right.

Then, I can get into the bosom of Bugbear B.

I slam my fist into it with all my might!

　Boom!　And a low thud.

The power has increased, after all, thanks to the fact that it is now at level 2.

　The battered Bugbear B staggers backward.

But it is not enough to knock it down.

The bugbear comes at me again.

　I could have dodged it by stepping backward, but I knew that two more would come at me from behind it, Bugbear C and Bugbear D. So, I kept my posture low so that I could roll over.

　So, I kept my posture low as if I were rolling and dodged the attack as if I were going through it.

Furthermore, I jumped high, put my hands on the head of Bugbear C, did a backflip on the spot, and used the momentum to land on the ground and hit Bugbear B hard in the face with my fist.

Knowing that this tricky move would confuse Bugbears and slow it down, I took advantage of the opportunity to hit Bugbear B in the face with my fist.

In the meantime, I hit Bugbear B with another fist blow.

　As I recall, after this, Bugbear E attacked me from the side.

Evading it with a step, I pretend to strike the first once more at Bugbear B.

　It is a feint.

To escape from the fist, I use the force of bugbear B’s attempt to move backward and hook its leg.

Right on target, Bear Bugbear B was about to fall over in front of me.

At the moment of losing its balance, I kicked it with all my might.

“Ggghhhh!”

　Bugbear B screamed.

　This move was the optimal solution – obtained after 420 attempts.

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　Defeat of the demon is confirmed.

　Skill points gained.

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I did it.

　For the first time, I succeeded in defeating the second bugbear.

But I’m not in the mood to celebrate.

“Haa…… haa…… haa…… haa…… haa……”

I notice that I am breathing heavily with my shoulders.

　To be honest, I’m at the end of my physical strength.

At this rate, how can I beat eight more of them?

For now, I’m going to open up the status screen to see if I can further level up my “Muscle Strength”

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　Skill points: 8

Muscle Strengthening LV2.

　Remaining skill points needed to level up: 100

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Not even close!

　I had thought that if I could get to level 3 by defeating the second one, I might be able to break through here, but that hope has just been crushed.

“This is impossible. ……”

　I heard the sound of my heart completely breaking.

　Five seconds later, I died.

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