I Defeated the Guide Angel and I Became a Necromancer ~ I Feel Like I'm Playing a Different Game from Everyone Else, but I'm Doing Fine ~ - Chapter 73

Chapter 73: Emergency Quest 2 – It’s Great…

◆ Great Red Dragon Coastline: Emergency Venue ◆

Well then, next up! We’re back at the emergency venue after taking care of a minor errand at the Demon Temple, ready to battle the Great Red Dragon! It seems the venue is a bit noisy…… Ah, the number of people has increased. It looks like players who were far away are gradually gathering at the venue. It’s popular, isn’t it? We need to do our best too!

“We’re back, Grimhilde! We want to challenge the Great Red Dragon next!”

‘Beep beep…… Congratulations on the defeat of the Middle Red Dragon and Large Red Dragon. Request to transfer to the Great Red Dragon. Permission…… good luck.’

‘The Great Red Dragon battle has been selected. You will enter the battle area in 10 seconds.’

“I’m so excited~~”

“I’m looking forward to it! I hope it’s smart this time!”

“It would be nice if we could communicate.”

We’ve got some plans prepared. The real issue is whether these plans will work out, and whether we can actually execute them. But having a plan is definitely 100 times better than rushing in without any preparation. First, we want to buy time to apply the buffs we’ve prepared, and then we’ll start from there. Once that’s done, we’ll go with the flow.

‘3……2……1……Transfer’

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Illustration (By Mitemin)

‘Rauda, Nauda! Gui-Zodas!!’

Oh! Lia, it can speak!! It’s different from the Large Dragon, which only screamed and howled!

“Raise, Stone Wall!!!”

‘Aurelia has activated [Stone Wall]. Multiple stone walls have been generated around.’

“Gwi schizodus(Death through scorch)!! Anehra(Extinction befalls)!!!! Ah…!!!”

‘The Great Red Dragon (Lv. 90) unleashed [Dragon Incendiary Extinction]!!’

‘[Stone Wall] blocked multiple attacks. (Durability 78%/100%)’

Oh, it seems like the incantation for the Incendiary Extinction Lia is using is very similar to what this dragon just used! So, this is dragon magic! Wow~~~!! Since we defeated the Middle and Large Dragons quickly, we didn’t know, but this one can speak and use magic properly! But why hasn’t the Stone Wall’s durability decreased much compared to Natalia’s full-clip Gun Hazard? Is it not motivated?

“Impede, Bone Shield.”
‘All party members are now under [Bone Shield] status.’

‘Aegis!’

‘Perseus is now in [Penetrate – 10] status.’

‘07XB785Y has BP Break! Awakening Skill [Shooting Requiem] is ready to activate!!!’

‘Then, let’s go!!’

‘Princess Chiyo is now in [Scarlet Shadow Lady] status. 50% of HP has been expended. Takes 1 damage from self-harm effect and can now sheathe weapon.’

‘Frioniel activated [Dark Aspiration], fully restoring all party members’ HP. Completely prevents status ailments for 5 seconds.’

‘|д゜) Glance’

“Pulse of the abyss, Negative Burst!!!”

‘For 3 minutes, all party members’ stats increase by +42.’

‘The Great Red Dragon (Lv. 90) has been cursed.’

‘m9(^Д^)9m’

‘Frioniel activated [Provoke], taunting the Great Red Dragon (Lv. 90)!’

‘Sauriena!!! Zodas, Zodas, Zoudas!!!!!!!!!’

Alright, most of the buffs are applied in no time! Hmm, I really wish we had Nee-san’s attack command~~!! A 1.5x increase in attack power for one minute is incredibly strong. If Chiyo-chan were at 1.5x power, she’d have the firepower of almost another Donta. But wishing for what we don’t have doesn’t help! Let’s do what we can! Still, Oniichan, popping your face (it’s safe even if you get hit in the face) out from the Stone Wall and immediately provoking is kind of annoying……!! It’s really effective.

‘The Great Red Dragon (Lv. 90) used [Tail Slam], and the Stone Wall blocked the attack. (Durability 11%/100%)’

‘The Great Red Dragon (Lv. 90)’s curse has been lifted.’

Oops, we managed to block the breath attack, but the physical tail slam really depleted the Stone Wall’s durability. Maybe it would have broken if the curse hadn’t reduced the stats by 85? Well, anyway, having defended against the initial breath attack is already a big win. Just obtaining cover to block the breath on this vast sandy map is sufficient. We’re already ready to leave this spot.

‘Princess Chiyo activated [Astonishing World].’

‘Brace yourself!!!!!!’

‘Princess Chiyo used [Destroying Demon Slash], dealing a total of 240,150 damage to the Great Red Dragon (Lv. 90).’

‘Gwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!’

First up is Chiyo-chan. The Great Dragon was distracted by the rock wall in front of it and didn’t notice Chiyo-chan, who had teleported and was on its back. A slashing attack that ignores slashing resistance and does double damage must hurt! But you know, Great Red Dragon, the person who’s like an embodiment of hunger, is not taking it seriously because they’re not wearing a mask! They just drew a strong sword! Now, Oniichan’s provocation made it hit the wall, and it’s now receiving painful attacks, so it’s also paying attention to Chiyo-chan, right? Then it’s not noticing Lia-chan? Great Red Dragon-kun.

“Rhadha – Nadha Syerena!!! Ewules!!! Mute Blizzard!!! (Quell the masses for eternity!!! White Silence!!!)”

‘Aurelia activated [White Silent Mute Blizzard]. Weak!!! The Great Red Dragon (Lv. 90) received 112,550 damage. It is trapped in spatial freezing.’

‘Princess Chiyo activated [Aqua Moon], avoiding [White Silent Mute Blizzard].’

‘…’

“Frozen~? Then, I’ll be unreserved.”

“The torso looks delicious, so let’s aim for the head! The head is smart!”

“Gyo~”

Yes. If that ruthless Killer Whale gets frozen by this, there’s no way this one won’t be frozen. Normal freezing might not work, but this is a special status effect that freezes the surrounding space, so it seems it will be released over time. Well then, before it starts moving again, Rena-chan! Please go ahead!

‘07XB785Y activated the Awakening Skill [Shooting Requiem]!’

This is information from our lunchtime nap, but apparently, in this emergency quest, using Awakening Skills will alleviate the Break state! Break will be reduced from 1 hour to 10 minutes! However, this applies to only one person! After the battle ends, if there are players still in the Break state on the results screen, it will show “Vote for a player to receive Break Care.” The player with the most votes will have their Break reduced to 10 minutes. That’s why we set up the strategy to have Rena-chan shoot vigorously! By the way, to prevent everyone from being fully healed after losing, there’s a 5-minute cooldown for consecutive entries after a defeat. But more importantly, Dragon-kun, let’s die.

‘07XB785Y activated [Magic Bullet Attribute Change: Water].’

‘07XB785Y consecutively activated [Quick Draw Shot], Weak!!! Critical! Dealt a total of 1,959,556 damage to the Great Red Dragon (Lv. 90).’

Wow–!! It seems like the Magic Cannon Zamiell’s rapid-fire has increased to about 3 times more than before!? The MP consumption has gone up, and with an additional +100% Pierce and +50% Crit, each shot is dealing almost 100k damage!? S-So strong……! But it’s already out of MP!? It didn’t even take 3 seconds to deplete all MP!?

‘The Great Red Dragon (Lv. 90) escaped from spatial freezing.’

‘The Great Red Dragon (Lv. 90) is incapacitated due to low body temperature.’

‘Gwaa…………!’

Ah, I thought it broke free, but…… I see, I see, it turns out a dragon is still a lizard! When its body temperature drops, it becomes unable to move! Some species have such special weaknesses……! Just like how undead are weak to Turn Undead or animals with keen noses are weak to overpowering smells, dragon types can also be vulnerable to changes in body temperature! This is valuable information; even higher-level creatures might be affected by this!

“Then, I’ll join in too!!”

‘Princess Chiyo activated [One Sword Severing Iron], Critical! Dealt 437,558 damage to the Great Red Dragon (Lv. 90).’

“Here we go!”

‘Perseus used [Supreme Mana Potion] on 07XB785Y, fully restoring MP.’

‘07XB785Y consecutively activated [Quick Draw Shot], Weak!!! Critical! Dealt a total of 1,966,215 damage to the Great Red Dragon (Lv. 90).’

“Next~”

“Oh, yes!”

‘Used [Supreme Mana Potion] on 07XB785Y, fully restoring MP.’

‘Princess Chiyo activated [One Sword Severing Iron], Critical! Dealt 437,551 damage to the Great Red Dragon (Lv. 90).’

‘07XB785Y consecutively activated [Quick Draw Shot], Weak!!! Critical! Dealt a total of 2,015,255 damage to the Great Red Dragon (Lv. 90) and defeated it. Experience gained: 78,000,000.’

This is it; it won’t stop. It won’t stop, you know? Even if it somehow survives this, there’s the extreme Donta’s fierce attack waiting. Plus, with Oniichan riding on its back and the attack from the undead explosion, which has become super powerful, is also coming!

‘07XB785Y used a [Supreme Mana Potion], fully restoring MP.’

‘Princess Chiyo activated [One Sword Severing Iron], Critical! Dealt 447,551 damage to the Great Red Dragon (Lv. 90).’

‘Princess Chiyo sheathed the Scarlet Shadow Lady. [Scarlet Shadow Lady] has been deactivated.’

‘Congratulations! The clear time was 52 seconds!’

Ah, it died! I see, about 10 million HP. If it had 20 million, it would have been impressive, but it seems the Supreme Mana Potions bought from the Demon Temple might have been a bit of a waste! The plan was for Rena-chan to keep shooting with [Shooting Requiem] non-stop, with me, Pers-chan, and Rena-chan herself using potions to keep recovering and shooting continuously. But, well, they don’t spoil, so it’s fine! If there are leftovers, I’ll give them to Rena-chan in the end. I only recovered 10% and the limit was one every 10 seconds, so a few for emergencies should be enough.

‘Level 86 has been reached.’

‘Perseus reached level 86. Let’s celebrate!’

‘07XB785Y reached level 86. Let’s celebrate!’

‘Donta reached level 7.’

‘Aurelia reached level 60.’

‘Princess Chiyo reached level 31.’

‘Frioniel reached level 31.’

‘MVP was 07XB785Y.’

‘The Great Red Dragon (Lv. 90) has been placed in the [Corpse Storage – 9].’

‘07XB785Y’s [Shooting Requiem] has been activated.’

Oh, levels went up, went up! Nice, nice, it didn’t go up all at once like before, but getting experience for everyone still feels great! And even though the corpse is being stored in the [Corpse Storage], the moment we defeated it, [High-Quality Dragon Meat] appeared in the ingredient inventory—it’s kind of surreal…… But with this, it seems like it could be really effective in cooking, right? I should consult with Baldy-san!

“MVP, staff. Rainbow slot, unidentified~”

“Oh! That’s great~!”

“Oh, we defeated it! But with the way things are going, it doesn’t seem worth talking to the Tyrant Flame Emperor other than that.”

‘(´∀｀)’

‘Wow? (Huh? When’s my turn?)’

“Donta, you might have a chance with the next really big red lizard after this one!”

‘Woof!! (Got it!)’

And Rena-chan got a rainbow-slot staff as the MVP reward! It’s definitely a Mystic Staff—yay, yay! That’s great! Now, let’s see those treasure chests, come on out!

‘Please choose 2 treasure chests to open.’

“Oh, this time there are 4!”

“Indeed! Oh, that one isn’t a guaranteed rainbow gem chest, huh~!?”

“Nice. I’ll definitely choose that one.”

‘Woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof!!!!!!!! (The red one! The red one!! The red one!!!!)’

A gem chest! Gold! Gold! Red———!!!!!!!! Donta is so eager to open the red chest, its eyes sparkling with worship as if adoring the red treasure chest…… How cute…… I understand. It’s because delicious food came out before, right? I get it……

“It seems Donta really wants to open the chests……”

“The red ones have had delicious food before, so it wants to open them.”

“Oh, then I’ll also…”

“Oops, I shouldn’t have told Chiyo-chan……”

“The red one is fine~”

“I don’t mind opening the red one as well! It might be a status-boosting item!”

“Yeah. There should be room to use it 5 more times.”

“Then, let’s go with the red one!”

‘Waaahhhh~~~~~~♡ (Yayyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!)’

“Donta, I’ll open the gem chests first, so wait here. We’ll get to the red one afterwards. I hope it’s something good to eat…….”

“Alright, I’ll open them now!”

“Ta-da!”

“Wow……? Wooooow……”

Oh, what should I do? I’m getting a sense of déjà vu…… We’ve been tricked, tricked……!!

‘You have obtained [Unknown Ingredient (Rainbow)].’

‘You have obtained [Unknown Ingredient (Rainbow)].’

‘You have obtained [Unknown Ingredient (Rainbow)].’

“All rainbow and all three…… They’re all ingredients…………”

“Ahhhhhh…………”

“Oh dear…………”

‘Waaaoooohhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!’

‘Donta has activated [Supreme Roar]. There are no targets.’

This time it’s not just one, not just one, but three……! All ingredients!!! I have a bad feeling about this!!!

“Well then, the red one……”

“Yes, the red one……”

“Ta-da~!”

‘You have obtained [Unknown Ingredient].’

‘You have obtained [Unknown Ingredient].’

‘You have obtained [Unknown Ingredient].’

“Everything is food……”

“Is this treasure chest only full of food—!!”

“Wow, you did it, Donta-sama!!!”

‘Waaaoooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!♡♡♡’

‘Donta has activated [Supreme Roar]. There are no targets.’

Is this event only meant to make Donta and Chiyo-chan happy—!!!