Chapter 50

Chapter 50 Strongest Sage, Picks a Fight With Floor Master

Before challenging the 『Floor Master』, I investigated the monsters and the terrain here with 【Passive Detection】 .

It's normally not possible to defeat a 『Floor Master』 alone .

If it was the past me, I could just shoot some random magic to evaporate the monster along with the dungeon from where I stand, but the current me has lower magic capability than even an average magician in my past life . I can't use that kind of brute force method .

Even with all of my knowledge and experience, I still need to plan a way to defeat it .

I'm going to pick a place to fight based on the flow of mana and terrain .

The battlefield has to satisfy two conditions .

First of all, there should be as few passages as possible that connect to that place .

One of the basic in challenging a 『Floor Master』 is to exterminate the whole monsters that dwell on that particular floor to prevent them from barging in during the fight .

However, I can't use that method this time .

The need to exterminate other monsters on a floor is applicable when it's a raid subjugation .

For me, doing that alone would waste too much mana and time . It's impossible .

Therefore, I'm going to narrow down a place with few passages that connect to it to decrease the possibility of monsters intruding in .

Even if other monsters barge in, I can just cope with it if I just anticipate them with 【Passive Detection】 .

Secondly, it has to be spacious .

The Fourth Crest is normally better in a narrow space, but when you're fighting a 『Floor Master』, not having enough space to dodge its attack is out of question .

After all, the current me would die if even one of the 『Floor Master』's attacks hit me .

--Fortunately, I immediately found a place that meets those conditions .

It's a huge room 80 meters away from the place the 『Floor Master』 is lurking .

I went into that room while cutting down all monsters I met along the way to reduce the chance of them intruding in even a bit .

The ground is flat, the ceiling is high, there are only two passages that connect to it . It's perfect .

And since I've gotten closer to the 『Floor Master』, I've completely grasped the kind of monster it is .

It's a huge venomous snake monster called 『Arch Serpent』 in my past life .

It's hard to treat it as a source of material, but at least I've gotten ahold of its identity .

--And so .

"Now come!"

I invoked 【Compulsion Detection】 at the 『Floor Master』 while shouting out loud .

In order to make the Arch Serpent separated by several layers of walls, dozens of meter away notice me .

Then I heard roaring sounds from the direction of the Arch Serpent .

Using 【Passive Detection】, I see that it's coming straight at me through the shortest route while ignoring walls .

And about two seconds later .

The wall in front of me suddenly dissolve as the Arch Serpent showed itself along with purple liquid .

The purple liquid is an Arch Serpent's most peculiar characteristic, it's a strong acidic venom .

The venom isn't stopping at only dissolving the wall as it begins to gradually dissolve the floor which should have been far resistant to acid .

" . . . . Oy oy . There's a passage over there, use that instead of breaking things please . . . . "

Now a terrain I've especially prepared for the battle is ruined .

I can't rely on the ground at least .

My shoes will melt if I step on the ground where the venom fell, and even if I have acid-proof shoes on me, those hollowed grounds are useless as footings . Even if the surface looks fine, it's not unusual for the inside to be hollowed out .

I can fight by putting up barrier magic under my feet for an instant as my footings .

And since the venom is volatile, it will pollute the air if it takes too long .

The air will only be safe for battle for at most 10 minutes .

Now then . It's the first tough-looking battle since I've obtained this Disqualified Crest .

Short it may be, let me enjoy this fight to the fullest .