How To Suck Honey With Extras [EN]: Chapter 41

46. Deyar Dungeon (5)

The entrance slammed shut the moment he declared it.

That damned demon, he’s blocked our retreat right from the start.

In the end, I have to fight.

I can’t just sit here and take it!

I steeled myself.

“Die, you bat-winged bastard!”

I aimed to strike while he still seemed to have余裕 [leeway or composure] to spare.

“Sylph! Salamander! Burn him to ashes!”

The powers of wind and fire resonated, amplifying each other’s effectiveness.

The fireball summoned by Salamander was enveloped by the wind, controlling the oxygen flow to intensify the flames.

It was like working a bellows [a device for blowing air into a fire to make it burn more fiercely].

The launched fireball soon spread like a vortex of flames, soaring to engulf its target.

“Oh ho… human. Is that you’re contracted with a spirit?”

The demon exclaimed with a strange admiration, reaching out his hand.

A jet-black stream of energy spewed from behind his wings, swirling and unfolding as he manipulated it.

Magi [demonic energy].

The unique energy of demons, their means of defense, and a weapon in itself.

“But the power of the spirit you’ve contracted with is lacking. Huhu. How pathetic.”

The demon’s magi clashed and mingled with my spirit’s flames.

“Kugh…”

There was no need to see the result.

I clicked my tongue and darted to the side.

A black storm poured through the flames, sweeping through where I had been and carving away the ground.

‘As expected, fighting head-on isn’t worth it…’

I need to find an attack that will work on him while looking for an opportunity.

The problem is that he has no intention of letting me go.

“Huhu. I won’t let you escape.”

With a wave of his arm, the storm of magi followed his movements, changing course to chase after me.

‘In that case…’

There’s no way I can break through that storm of magi even if I unleash another attack.

I sent Salamander and Sylph back and replaced them with other spirits.

Undine and Sprite.

“Another spirit? Humans seem to like contracting with many beings. Do you have no loyalty?”

“What, are you calling me a player or something?”

I know it’s a taunt to provoke me.

There’s no need to get genuinely angry.

I pretended to retort while exerting my power.

“Undine! Water Spears!”

I manipulated Undine’s water to create and levitate twenty spears.

“And there!”

Then, I carefully coated the surface of the spears with Sprite’s lightning.

“It won’t work…”

The demon clicked his tongue and erected a wall of magi again.

At the same time, my water spears were launched.

As he expected, the individual penetration power of the water spears was insignificant.

Salamander’s flames would have been more powerful.

‘I don’t need to break through.’

Just before the launched water spears collided with the magi, I exerted additional power.

Space Control – Teleportation.

The water spears seemed to vanish into thin air, only to reappear right in front of Geluk, bypassing the wall of magi.

“…What?!”

The eyes of the guy who had been so full of 余裕 [composure] just a moment ago trembled.

He probably never imagined that I would skip through space itself to attack.

He was caught off guard.

Pajijijijijik!

The moment the water spears touched his skin, the electricity coating the spears discharged.

Even if it doesn’t pierce his skin, if the surface gets wet, the conductivity might increase and work.

“…”

The unique light of the discharge flashed, and the demon retreated slightly into the air.

Did it work?

However, the corners of his mouth are grinning.

Was the power not enough!

“I was a little surprised.”

“Huhu. Too bad, human. It seems you put some effort into it. I never thought recent humans could even create such harmony.”

At the same time, his magi rained down on my head in black flames.

“This is the reply!”

“…Damn it!”

I cursed and teleported again to move.

I can’t dodge by running.

But even after moving to the maximum distance, it’s still close.

A bit of black flame grazes my forearm.

“Ugh?!

A pain as if burned.

I quickly dodged and glanced to see the exposed area blistering with burns.

I doubt my attacks are working properly on him, but I get hurt just by being grazed.

How unfair.

‘Then… one more time…’

I’ll keep at it until it works.

I was about to order the spirits to attack again, but.

“Haa…”

He tilted his head languidly and flapped his wings once.

With just that, his figure disappeared from my sight.

And almost simultaneously, a dull impact struck me from behind.

“…Uaaaaagh!”

“Tsk. Weak.”

The demon simply overtook me at high speed and kicked me with his bare body.

He’s toying with me.

As I bounced away and rolled across the floor, Undine and Sprite launched a counterattack to stop him, but there’s no way it would work properly.

“Huu!”

Just by releasing his magi, the attacks unleashed by the two spirits scattered.

‘Is there no way to win?’

I’m being beaten almost unilaterally.

I know a few effective ways to deal with demons, but it’s impossible for me to execute them.

I gritted my teeth at the sense of crisis and helplessness.

“Huhuhuhu… Is there nothing more to show?”

The demon looked down at me, unable to even retort, and let out a relaxed sigh.

“Good. Then, as agreed, I’ll give you a merciless end! Resent it! Resign yourself!”

He can say whatever he wants… but without power, there’s no point in even retorting.

‘In the end… is this it?’

But I had expected it in my heart.

According to the original setting, it’s impossible for me to defeat even the lowest-ranking demon.

Here, that setting is a cruel reality.

‘If I can even inflict a wound on that guy, I’ll be lucky…’

That’s as far as I thought.

My thoughts were cut off for a moment.

…Wait?

What was I just thinking?

“…Even a wound…?”

“Are you out of your mind, human? How disappointing.”

He seems to think I’m crazy for muttering blankly, but I don’t care about that right now.

Wound? Who to whom? Me to that guy?

And my eyes are definitely looking straight at that demon’s skin.

Without a doubt, that guy is wounded right now.

It’s just a light burn, but it’s definitely there.

‘…I’m sure he was injured when he was attacked by my spirit magic back then.’

The second thought that came to my mind after realizing that fact was this.

‘Isn’t that strange?’

What’s strange is everything!

What are demons?

How many times have I recalled it?

They are beings that humans can’t even dream of contending with.

Even the lowest-ranking demon is a disaster that can easily wipe out a village once it descends.

‘Was I so strong that I could face such a monster?’

That can’t be.

Even if my combat power is buffed by the residents of the maze, it’s only at the mid-Expert level.

‘Originally, if I encountered the lowest-ranking demon… I wouldn’t even be able to withstand it.’

I would have been torn to pieces the moment we started clashing.

There wouldn’t have been any time to dodge the attacks.

But somehow, I’m still alive.

I even inflicted a slight wound on him.

What does that mean?

The problem is that there’s no time to think that far.

Geluk is already raising his arm and doing something, as if he intends to end it.

The black storm of magi that he spewed out is ominously filling the ceiling.

“…No way.”

“It’s over, human.”

The magi that filled the ceiling soon gathered and took the shape of ten wedges.

The tips of those magi wedges are aimed at me.

“Hide wherever you want! You’re good at dodging, right?”

He saw my space control ability, so he’s planning to finish me off in a way that doesn’t matter if I dodge.

He’s just going to bomb this whole place.

“…Kugh!”

There’s no time to hesitate.

I forced myself to put strength into my body again.

I quickly drank a potion to recover my stamina and somehow managed to stand.

“Ho? A last struggle, human?”

He doesn’t seem to feel anything anymore, as if he just thinks I’m struggling with my last attachment to life.

“Gnome! Prepare for defense!”

Let’s get into a defensive posture.

Gnome responded to my command and controlled the stone beneath my feet to sculpt a shape.

What was completed was a protective wall made of stone.

It’s a defensive form that surrounds my entire body like an igloo.

“How boring. How insignificant!”

Geluk clicked his tongue as if he was disappointed with my actions and waved his hand.

I’m already hidden inside Gnome’s protective wall, so I can’t see the outside scenery, but I’m sure his attack is falling.

A chilling, ominous energy is approaching.

The bombing begins.

‘Can I withstand it…’

If what I thought a moment ago is correct, it will be possible.

I created an additional layer of defense by creating a separate layer above Gnome’s protective wall, facing upwards, with space fixation.

And.

Kuuuuuung!

A vibration like an earthquake and a strange noise that made my ears ring echoed simultaneously.

His bombing swept through the entire room.

-It’s hard!

Gnome shouted as if screaming.

I want to scream too.

The fixation broke as soon as it touched the first bombing.

Even with the maximum impact reduction, this is the result.

There’s a limit to how much I can withstand even if I pour mana into Gnome as much as possible to support him.

Pajik!

A crack appeared in the stone wall ceiling, and black flames leaked out from within.

“Ahtteut?! Damn it! Hold on a little longer!”

I have to endure.

If I endure somehow, there will definitely be a way out!

The bombing doesn’t take a few seconds, but it felt like the longest time since I came here.

And finally, the vibration gradually weakens.

I endured it.

The protective wall is crumbling from the ceiling, as if it has barely reached its limit.

-It’s the limit…

Good job, Gnome.

I patted the exhausted Gnome and sent him back, then used space control to move to the refuge I had in mind.

I already have a place in mind to escape to.

Fortunately, Geluk’s gaze hasn’t reached this place yet.

Well, it won’t last long anyway.

There, I continued the thought I had left unfinished.

‘…After all, this doesn’t make sense. How am I still alive after fighting a demon, even if it’s the lowest rank?’

It’s impossible for me, who only uses low-level spirits, to withstand the attacks of a demon, even if it’s the lowest rank.

It doesn’t make sense.

And when I think about it, the most absurd thing is that if the lowest-ranking demon is the boss of this place, doesn’t that mean this dungeon is impossible to conquer?

Originally, this is the difficulty that should have appeared in the middle of the original story.

‘How did Galden’s guy conquer this in the first place in the original story?’

That guy, who was only an Aura Expert, defeated the lowest-ranking demon?

That’s impossible!

His dungeon conquest wasn’t actually described in the scenario.

That’s why I don’t know what process led to his successful conquest.

But it must be based on the original setting.

There’s a reason… there’s a principle.

‘Did he use some kind of trick?’

Item? Holy water? A weapon imbued with divine power?

I also know the conquest methods according to those settings.

But Galden’s belongings didn’t have anything similar.

Then it’s even more impossible.

Only after thinking that far did I feel a slight chill on the back of my head.

‘It was a blind spot.’

I was too blindly devoted to the setting.

That’s why I was late to notice.

I swallowed hard and started racking my brain.