The morning after dawn.

　I chartered a small boat from the port of Coola and headed for the island of Aisolois.
　It's not that far off the coast, so we can get there in two hours.

　When I landed on the island, I remembered that Isolois was a decaying island. Isolois is a dungeon in a huge, decaying old castle. In Mevion, it was cleaned up with "that kind of setting", but there is a "history" in this world. Could it be that the master of this ancient castle once existed too?　If so, how long has this place been a dungeon and how long has it been infested with demons? It would be interesting to search through the literature to find out.

　While I was walking around thinking about such unimportant things, I arrived in front of the Isolois dungeon. The old castle, which is so big that you can't see the whole picture, is dark and eerily quiet. The only entrance is the front castle gate. There are two demons as gatekeepers. The boss is on the top floor, which is one of the two deepest parts of the castle, and my destination is the other deepest part, the Underground Grand Library.

"Let's just make it to the library.
"It is mine.

　I ran out and stopped in front of the two gatekeepers. The gatekeepers are rugged knight demons, nearly three meters tall, dressed in miserable black armor.

''Transformation.''

　The moment the gatekeeper approaching from the front is about to swing down his long sword, he activates 《Transformation》. He twisted his body, right hand forward and left hand to his waist. The pose was set as simple as possible so that it could be activated immediately.

''----!''

　The blue-black lightning that gushes from my entire body blows away two armored knights who are the gatekeepers.

　Any hostile characters within a certain range during the transformation process will be knocked back. This is one of the most important effects in the transformation, as well as the approximately 8 seconds of invincibility. It seems that Mevion's management was well aware of the "promise" of transformation.

　And there was one more important thing. The invincibility time is about 8 seconds, but it takes about 6 seconds to complete the transformation. In other words, "You can remain invincible for just 2 seconds.

　Here's what that means: ......

I'll tell you what.

　As soon as six seconds passed, I dared to approach the armored knight.

　Then the armored knight is hit by a still-present knockback effect, opening up a great distance. This is a dimension that gives us enough time to prepare our skills.

　Magic attacks are the theory for knight-type demons. I combined the flying wheel archery and the lightning attribute Sanno type and fired at the armored knight who was still down in the distance. I heard the sound of its head being blown off with a bang. The remaining one was just about to get up. It was at a distance where skill preparation could be done in plenty of time. Likewise, he killed it with the 'Flying Car Thunderbolt'.

''Isn't it overwhelming!''

　Angolmore said in a good mood.

'This time I was able to take them both out in one hit because they both got a critical hit, but if they didn't it would have taken a little longer. 'Not as overwhelming as it sounds,'

　I explain as I go deeper and deeper into the Isolois dungeon.

　Yes, this criticality is something of a curveball. It comes out stupidly when it doesn't have to and doesn't show up at all when it's time to do so. Relying on this guy is the end of the world. You should think of it as a freebie, or you'll get hurt.
　I could have asked Yukari to give my equipment a "100% chestnut ratio" effect with Grant Magic, but once I started doing that, it was a quagmire. Your money and time will dwindle like hot water. The former is acceptable, but only the latter is unacceptable.

　However, the "composite" of the "transformation" 9-dan, "critical" 9-dan, "flying wheel archery" 9-dan and "lightning attributed/samino type" 6-dan, and the mithril longbow, which is 5-stage strengthened even though it specializes in attack speed, is just barely a blow against knightly types with low resistance to sorcery, or ...... a little It might be tight.

　The gatekeeper's black-armored knight is roughly as strong as the white dragon in the Metio Dungeon. When most players hear that, they think "Isolois dungeon is not that big of a deal". No, that's not true. Because while Metio is always one-on-one, in Isolois you're always attacked by two or more opponents. The room before the top floor is a room where you're forced to go 3 to 1 against a Golden Dragon level demon that's 8 times stronger than a White Dragon.

　However, it's true that the monsters in Isolois are soft. All of the monsters that appear are attack-specialized, and their HP and VIT are quite low for a Grade A monster. This is true not only for the roads, but also for the bosses. In particular, the "Dark Wolf" has the lowest HP of all the Class A boss class monsters. Instead, it does an incomparably inexcusable attack.

Well, there's been a change of plan. It's best to be safe until we get to the Underground Grand Library. We're going to take our time to get there, and it's going to be extremely spicy.
Very hot?
I don't want to be coddled.
I see. Hang in there, my second.
I don't want you to get your shit together.

　There was no need to be impatient or frustrated. I steeled myself and headed for the farthest reaches of Isolois.




　It took me about six hours to get there.
　I proceeded cautiously, taking just the right amount of breaks, and finally the entrance to the Great Underground Library came into view.

'This shall be our camping ground.'
...... just on the side of the road?

　At the side of the corridor in front of the entrance to the library, at the back of the stage like area with large armor figurines, a tent was set up in the gap between the figurines and the figurines.

It's a safe place. The only demons that appear in this area are ghosts, right?　Ghosts can't jump, so they can't go over steps above a certain height.
............

　Angolmore looks dumbfounded in silence. Doesn't he agree with the idea of sleeping so close to the enemy?　But you know what, it's safe.


Let's get out of here.
Hmm. Finally, a dark wolf.
'Yes. I'll ask for possession the moment I open the door.
"As you wish.

　After a brief break, I finally decided to take on the fight to the death.

　After giving instructions to Angolmore, I prepared items to set up a light source.

　The item that will come in handy in the dark wolf battle is the longest lasting item in the so-called "Bonfire Series", the "Bonfire for Capitals". This item was used in the past in Mevion for the "Capital Bonfire Event", and you can make it from a bonfire and rice bales at the 16th level of the "Create" skill.
　This item has an amazing performance of 336 hours per bonfire. It was designed to stay alive for the entire 2 weeks of the event, but for some reason it was still able to be made after the event was over using the "Create" skill. Perhaps the management forgot to erase it. For this reason, it was one of the items that were very useful as a light source during the Dark Wolf Tame.

　And as I expected, I was able to make it in this world as well. You'll be in good hands this time, too.

　Holding the Mithril Longbow in my left hand, Mithril Longsword at my waist, and Bonfire for Capitals in my right hand, I kicked open the door.

　In the next moment, the 《Spirit Possession》 is activated. Red-black lightning rushed through my entire body, faintly illuminating the dimly lit library.


　-- deep within the series of bookshelves. On top of a small mountain of rotting wood and paper folds, she was there.


'(He's ......!)

　Even though he was in possession, he received a telepathic message from Angolmore. I wonder if it was such a surprise, a slight shiver could be felt.

　Neither big nor small, a pitch black wolf. That's what she is. Just the way I remember it, just the way I remember it.

　Her beautiful fur waved like a wavering black flame. Her eyes are black, as if she is looking into the abyss. I don't know where it's looking or what it's thinking. The claws and fangs are not too long and not too short. At first glance, it's just a black wolf.

'(As it is, it's definitely no match for me!　My Second, back off!

　Angolmore says something like that. ''Well, that's a wonderful observation. As expected of the great spirit king, you have a really straightforward assessment. It's true that with my current status, there's no way I'd be able to compete against a monster like the dark wolf in a one-on-one fight. I'm an adult and a child, so to speak.


　...... Just, you know, this is a game.

'(Just shut up and watch it for a minute.)

　I set up a bonfire for capital letters about six inches above the books on the fourth bookcase two meters to the left of the entrance and ran sideways, looking at the dark wolf.

　The dark wolf is currently a "wolf type". In the case of the wolf type, the first move is always a "lunge".

　I intercepted the dark wolf that rushed at me with my flying car lightning attack. Red and blue lightning twisted and tailed together and fired like a laser to attack the dark wolf. I'm going to have to use a combination of 【Magic Archery】 or 【Magic Sword Art】 to attack the wolf-shaped wolf, as physical attacks don't work at all. Incidentally, of course it will aim at the legs. This is to accumulate down values.

　And his actions from the lunge are divided into four different patterns. This time, he made his left front leg snap, so it seemed to be a "body hit". In this case, avoidance is better. Just before it hits, he jumps to the side and dives.

　If the body hit or the claw attack fails, the dark wolf will definitely perform a dark transition, a dark transformation, and a dark summon.

　I observed the dark wolf moving momentarily to the position of a small pile of books in the dark transition, while I moved to a position next to the bookshelf, only one place away from the dark wolf.

　As per the behavioral pattern, the dark transformation takes place. When the dark wolf jumped in place with a stylish jump, its entire body was enveloped in black flames, and it instantly changed its form into a human form.


　-- jet black long hair and wolf ears. His eyes are gently closed, and there is one black child in his mouth that smiles slightly. The bewitching limbs, which cannot be hidden even by the dark black robes clothed all over her body, are as full and bountiful as her tall stature.

　It's been a long time since I've been able to see this. She, my "anko", looked no different in this world.

　...... Oops, no time to get emotional.

　After the dark transformation of the body-attack route, I will always invoke the dark summoning.

　I look at Anko's shadow while preparing the 《Long King Sword Art》. Alright, there's a shadow. It's not in the 《False Shadow》 state.

''Huh ......!

　I calculated to fit in that moment when Anko finished her Dark Transformation and activated the Dark Summoning, and I took only three steps forward and blasted the Dragon King Sword Art. At this time, it's completely too late to prepare after seeing the end of the transformation. As for timing, as long as he could start preparing for the Dragon King Technique in the 0.2 seconds between his transformation and landing, he would be able to take three steps forward and launch it immediately. By the way, you can't move while preparing for the Dragon King Swordsmanship. It takes about 4 seconds to prepare for the Dragon King Kenjutsu at 6 steps. It was a risky skill.

"--!

　A shockwave of flashy effects was released forward, and the anko that was hit directly was stunned intact. 《Long King Sword Art》 is a very powerful skill, except for the fact that it has a long preparation time and is extremely difficult to apply. One of the reasons for this is this stun effect. Yes, as long as you hit it, it's strong. If you can hit it, it's strong.

　Now, this is where critical thinking comes into play. During the stun, shoot two Archers to the feet, but both of them would be critical, and you would be down for a critical hit, and if you only hit one chestnut or no chestnut, the stun would be broken. Then, he would need one or two more hits of the flying wheel archery to get down. There is a huge difference in safety between the former and the latter.

It's a good thing that you're able to get the best out of it. Oops.

　Well, this time, they were both crisps.

　Now, what happens when you take a down after a dark summoning? From the dark transformation, he rushes back in. In other words, we're back to square one.

　Anko has transformed into humanoid form, but without being able to do anything about it, she goes back to wolf form from the dark transformation and rushes back in.

　I took enough distance during my transformation to intercept him with my flying car thunderbolt, moving sideways through the fourth row of bookshelves from the entrance. Now what comes next?

　Whoa, head down. That means I'm going the "bite route". I put the Mithril Longbow away in my inventory and focused on evading it at full speed.

　After the bite, it was a dark roar. I had two seconds to prepare for it, so avoiding it was a piece of cake. By the way, if he was bitten right before, it was 99% impossible to avoid him.

　Anko shoots the Darkness Roar in the direction of the day after tomorrow, and then uses the Dark Transition to return to the small mountain of books. After the Darkness Roar, he'll charge forward or transform into Darkness. It seems that this time it's a transformation.

　I've already finished moving to the bookcase in question. Then I prepared the Dragon King Swordsmanship at the same time as the example, and after checking the "Emptiness" thoroughly after transforming, I took three steps forward and activated it. In the case of the bite route, Anko would activate the dark magic here, but as long as he wasn't in the "imaginary shadow" state, he could kill the activation without question.

　And then he stuns. I use the Flying Wheel Archery to earn damage. Unfortunately, I only had one chestnut.

　When Anko releases the stun, he moves instantly with Dark Transition and activates Dark Summoning. Well, which one is it...... this time it was the 'Shadow Staff' one. Alright, alright.

　As a result of the dark summoning, you enter 'wand technique mode'. But it doesn't matter much. I've accumulated enough down value from the two shots I just took, so I'll be downed by a single "Flying Wheel Archery" shot to my leg. I fired the Flying Wheel Archery at Anko's leg to take her down as she began to prepare for dark magic with her first attack of Wand Technique Mode.

　While I was down, I moved to the example bookshelf and started running laterally while earning damage with a combination of the extra 《Silver General Archery》 and 《Katsura Horse Archery》.

　What about down after the dark summoning?　Yes, it was another rush from the dark transformation.

　I'm preparing for flying car thunderclapper, and I'm thinking sincerely.

　Ah ...... easy.