latelenovela Chapter 678: Keep at it, Cadets
Chapter 678: Keep at it, Cadets
A nearly two meter tall giant swung its club down.
『Buuuuuh!!』
Bang!!
「This pig bastard’s attacks won’t get past me!」
Dan-kun skillfully deflected the cudgel, causing the Orc to lose balance, then Madd, Bill, and the others attacked simultaneously, and the Orc screamed in agony as it collapsed.
「Look, the next one’s coming. Always have a grasp of your surroundings!」
「「「「「Yes!」」」」」
I was advancing through the dungeon with the five-man party that included the samurai trio.
Given how the samurai trio was the spark that founded the Knight Order, they had been trained by Sophia from the very beginning, meaning we were able to traverse the shallow levels of a dungeon like this with safety.
On top of that, they were now equipped with their respective Knight Order’s armor and weapons, so as long as they weren’t overly complacent. it was unlikely that they would incur serious injuries.They were each provided potions in case they do get minor injuries, so while they may get the scare of their life, they’re actually not in danger.
「Oh, two ogre-like presence coming next. It will soon appear from the right pathway, get ready to attack first.」
「「「「「Roger!」」」」」
The samurai trio took the stance to charge at any moment.
After that, the other two readied their bows.
Finally, the Ogres with red skin appeared from the right path.
Shu! Shu! Shu! Shu!
『Guooooo!!』
When they each shot two arrows, piercing the faces of the ogres perfectly.
The samurai trio dashed towards the ogres roaring in pain and anger, while the two other members stored their bows using their Magic Bag and swapped it for spears and followed soon after.
「Uwoooo!!」
「Drop dead!」
「Hmph!!」
『Gaaaaa!!』
Watching them dominate the ogres to the point I felt bad for the monsters from a slight distance away, I thought perhaps we should go down to deeper floors.
This also applied to the groups I wasn’t personally with, but I’ve noticed that there’s been a slight correction regarding their growth.
I mean, sure, the knights were equipped with the weapons and armor that Laeva, Doganbo-san, Golan-san, and I created. I was aware that those would give them an advantage, but growth speed was an entirely different matter.
It must be because they’re Sanctuary Knights.
The battle ended as I was pondering over that, and it seemed as though they’ve already finished gathering the materials.
「We’ve completed the material retrieval!」
「Good work. Then let’s head to a slightly deeper floor. It seems this is still not enough to push you.」
「「「「「Yes!」」」」」
After that, we continued to search and hunt for monsters. In other words, we headed for the deeper floors while employing the search and destroy tactic.
I was still dissatisfied by the strength of the monsters, but the combat experience was rich enough that it was acceptable.
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I want to punch the me that was happy when I learned that I was going to be doing a dungeon attack with the Iruma-sama, the guardian and head of the Sanctuary.
The training Sophia-sama, one of Iruma-sama’s wives, was also quite relentless, but……
「Hey Dan, we’ve been fighting in the dungeon for over half a day now, right?」
「Madd, to be exact, while taking short breaks in between, it’s been 14 hours.」
「My Magic Bag is almost full.」
Iruma-sama had said “Since this isn’t that difficult of a dungeon, you should get as much combat experience as possible, and try your best to polish your skills.”, but just a little while ago, we thought we were about to die fighting several Ogres, but perhaps owing to our equipment, or maybe it was the result of our strict training, we defeated it without any issues.
However, this was just ridiculous! There’s something wrong with their numbers!
Orcs and their higher species, ogres, lizards, and finally a troll.
Although we grimaced at the sight of a large number of higher tier skeletons and high kobolds, Iruma-sama was moving like usual, and sometimes intervening wen things get far too dangerous or pointing out our bad habits in combat.
Ahh, this much is nothing to Iruma-dono, it doesn’t even register as dangerous.
And it was then that Iruma-dono dropped another bomb that invited them into an even deeper hell.
「Yup, you’re starting to handle combat better now. From now on, shall we try doing the same in a high difficulty dungeon?」
「「「「「…………」」」」」
It’s no wonder they felt absolutely lifeless.
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