Solo Play
Translated by GXYRU
Edited by GXYRU
Under the blue sky that doesn’t seem like it belongs in a dungeon, stretches a vast space. This is the bottom floor of the top-tier dungeon, “Fortress of the Ancient Gods.”
Filling the sky are massive dragons with white wings resembling birds. The circles of light above their heads claim to be not dragonkind, but messengers of the gods.
These monstrous creatures are called “Heavens Dragons,” the divine dragons. They possess a breath of light that can be unleashed at super high speeds and swords of light gripped by clawed hands, both of which have the power to instantly kill even an average SS-ranked adventurer.
Imagine the thrill if over 1,000 of them were to appear simultaneously in battle! For those who enjoy combat, their blood would surely boil!
I activate short-distance teleportation and dive into the midst of the Heavens Dragon swarm.
It’s not wise to keep a distance from the Heavens Dragons. Their concentrated barrage of light breaths would hit me.
As I dash through the swarm, I infuse magic power into my two swords. The blades, extended by magic power, cleave the massive bodies of the Heavens Dragons in two.
For enemies that the swords cannot reach, I employ Level 10 magic, compressing my magic power and striking them.
Deploying magic over a wide area would also engulf myself, and the Heavens Dragons have such high HP that simply casting magic won’t be enough to finish them off.
But I can’t afford to concentrate only on attacking. Everything around me is an enemy.
Once the light breath is fired, it cannot be dodged, so I predict its trajectory based on preparatory movements and shooting angles to avoid it. Using enemies as cover is only natural.
While conducting a search for enemy formations and positions, I rotate my head at full speed, choosing the optimal solution in seconds.
If I were to be surrounded, it would be the end. I repeat high-speed movement and short-distance teleportation—
I have spent most of my time after school and on weekends conquering the “Fortress of the Ancient Gods.”
However, to conquer a top-tier dungeon like this, I must clear all the floors at once. It would be impossible to conquer it with just the two days of the weekend or even after school.
Nevertheless, the reason I continued to challenge the “Fortress of the Ancient Gods” was to grow stronger through the continuous battles that demanded my utmost attention.
By becoming stronger, my clearing speed and sustained combat ability also improved. Even the floors that I couldn’t reach at first within the same amount of time became conquerable through continuous fighting.
And this weekend, I received permission from Darius to skip the academy’s classes.
I decided to skip all the classes on Friday and Monday and started the conquest of the “Fortress of the Ancient Gods” on Thursday after school.
Since I could take breaks by clearing floors, I wasn’t constantly fighting. But I spent nearly 100 hours diving into the “Fortress of the Ancient Gods” and finally reached the bottom floor.
Now, it’s a matter of whether I can defeat over 1,000 Heavens Dragons. They are the monsters on the bottom floor, so I need to pour all my magic power into my attacks to defeat them in a single blow.
The feeling of sharpening my senses through intense combat, being able to see the overall movements as if from above…
As I move, the Heavens Dragons release effects and transform into magic stones along the trajectory.
I’m not sure how much time has passed; I was too focused to notice. The last Heavens Dragon has turned into an effect.
But it’s not over yet. To truly conquer the “Fortress of the Ancient Gods,” I have to defeat the final boss.
From the blue sky, light falls like shooting stars.
When the light crashes into the ground with a roar, six grotesque knights with six sets of wings made of light appear.
Their armor is pitch black, like the armor of undead knights. They don’t look like guardians of the fortress of the ancient gods at all.
This is the final boss of the “Fortress of the Ancient Gods,” the “Ultimate Knight Knight.”
The six wings of light extend like tentacles and attack. Each wing moves with irregular motions as if possessing an independent will.
They also attack with the two flamberges they hold in their hands.
It’s unfair to attack eight times simultaneously. Moreover, each strike has the power to instantly kill. But in the end, there’s only one of them.
Even if they attack eight times simultaneously, it’s better than the attacks from all directions by the Heavens Dragons.
Their armor is tough, and their HP far surpasses that of the Heavens Dragons. But as long as I continue to evade their attacks and chip away at their HP, it should be a simple matter.
In the end, it took me about 30 minutes to defeat the “Ultimate Knight.” Solo play is lacking in firepower, so it takes time to defeat enemies with high HP.
With this, I have achieved my short-term goal of conquering the most difficult dungeon solo. However, despite the sense of accomplishment, I am not satisfied.
The so-called “Fortress of the Ancient Gods” has the lowest difficulty among the top-tier dungeons. The second most challenging dungeon, the “Prison of the Demon God,” has monsters stronger than the Heavens Dragons appearing from the first floor. That’s how the most difficult dungeons are designed.
And in the other top-tier dungeons, even stronger monsters appear.
Through solo conquest of the “Fortress of the Ancient Gods,” I realized that nothing is more exciting than battles that can lead to instant death if I let my guard down for a moment.
Ah, I admit it. I’m addicted to combat.
But there’s no problem. It’s all my responsibility.
I want to fight against even stronger opponents and become even stronger myself. That’s why I will continue to challenge the most difficult dungeons solo. As far as I can go.
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