Chapter 6: Acceleration

Translator: Soafp

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“Ha.”

I opened my eyes.

“Graaaaaaaa!!”

　A single Bugbear is right in front of me.

　It’s a familiar sight.

　It seems I’ve gone back to the beginning.

　I had finally made it to the treasure chest, but now it was as if that had never happened.

　No, in the first place, was I allowed to get that treasure chest?

As soon as I got the treasure chest, I was forced to fight 10 Bugbears.

Perhaps I have to defeat all of them to get out of that room.

“Ah.”

As I was thinking, I saw the fist of the Bugbear right in front of me.

　The next thing I knew, I was dead.

“Nevertheless, I don’t see any other way to remedy this situation other than that treasure chest.”

If I get the treasure chest, I will gain one skill.

I don’t have any skills except for “Save & Reset,” so just getting one skill is a big step forward for me.

　However, is it really possible to defeat 10 armor-no Bugbear just by getting one skill?

　I’m having a hard time with even one bugbear in front of me.

　I don’t remember the entire list of skills available in the treasure chest, but I wonder if any of those skills would allow me to defeat ten armored bugbears.

　Well, there was no use thinking about it.

　Let’s go to the room with the treasure chest again and try to find out.

“Gau!”

“Crap…..”

My face slammed into the wall and I died.

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“All right.”

Having decided on a course of action, let’s get moving.

　First, crouch forward to avoid the first blow.

Then step to the left side to roll. That way, I could dodge the next attack.

　I heard the sound of a body crumpling.

Having repeated this move so many times, I had become able to move smartly, but this time it seemed to have taken its toll on me.

　I must have moved before the bugbear was ready to attack.

It would have allowed the bugbear to see me move and then swing his arm.

Moving too quickly is no good.

　Timing is very critical.

“Damn.”

　Every time I die, intense pain hits my whole body.

　So the mental exhaustion is tremendous.

However, I am not allowed to stop. If I stop, I will be killed again.

“All right.”

This time, I successfully dodged a series of attacks from the Bugbear and kept my distance.

Now I need to hit it in the eyes while dodging the attacks of the Bugbear that rushes into the dark cloud.

Gasp, I punched it in the nose, not the eye.

　It is really hard to aim and attack the eyes.

　I ran as fast as I could to the location of the trap, but before I could get to it, the Bugbear caught up with me and killed me.

　At this rate, how could I ever reach the treasure chest again?

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　About the 220th attempt.

“Haa, I finally made it here.”

　It was after getting stuck in a pit and successfully dodging the spikes at the bottom.

From this point on, no demons would attack me until I opened the treasure chest.

　It was time for a short rest.

　I lay down on the floor and closed my eyes.

　I feel like I haven’t closed my eyelids in a while.

　It might be nice to stay in this space for a while.

　As I was thinking this, without realizing it, I fell asleep.

“Ah!

I woke up.

　How long had I been asleep?

　I have no idea, because there is no way to tell the time.

　I notice that my stomach rumbles.

　Well, I hadn’t eaten a single meal or drank a single glass of water since entering the dungeon.

　Does that mean I will eventually starve to death if I continue to stay in this space?

　Well, I have no intention of making such a choice as long as I am determined to escape the dungeon for revenge.

　The break is over.

　Let’s move on.

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　Please select ‘one’ skill you wish to acquire from the following skills.

　Rank S

[Item Box] [Enhanced Recovery] [Enhanced Magic Recovery] [Shortened Chanting] [Acceleration] [Stealth].

　Rank A

[ Healing magic ], [ Warding magic ], [ Fire system magic ], [ Water system magic ], [ Wind system magic ], [ Earth system magic ], [ Alchemy ], [ Alchemy ], [ Usage magic ], [ Memory enhancement ].

　Rank B

[ Swordsmanship ], [ Archery], [ Axe Art], [ Spear Art], [ Shield Art], [ Body Art], [ Status Disguise].

　Rank C

[ Body Enhancement ], [ Presence perception ], [ Magic generation ], [ Fire resistance ], [ Water resistance ], [ Wind resistance ], [ Earth resistance ], [ Poison resistance ], [ Paralysis resistance ], [ Curse resistance ], [ Curses resistance ].

　Rank D

[ Appraise ] [ Provoke ] [ Strengthen Muscle ] [ Strengthen Endurance ] [ Strengthen Agility] [ Strengthen Strength ] [ Strengthen Eyesight ] [ Strengthen Hearing ]

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　Once again, open the treasure chest and open the skill selection screen.

　Which skill should I choose?

[ Stealth ] was a no-go.

In this enclosed space, Bugbear would find me, no matter what I did with Stealth.

In the first place, to get out of this room, I had to defeat Bugbears so “stealth,” which does not involve combat power, was out of the question.

“Okay, here it is.”

　The skill I chose was Acceleration.

““Guooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!””

　The next thing I know, ten armored bugbears appear in the room.

　Will this choice prove to be a good one or a bad one?

　Now, let the battle begin.

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