Could it be that Monotaurus is actually a Holstein species? Should I be saying that it cannot be helped because it is a cow, or should I say that it having such black and white patches is strange after all, even if it is a cowman?
Despite the Monotaurus’s intimidating face, the two-colored spots on its body are actually rather charming. Of course, even despite that charm, I ended up shooting my magic at it rcilessly.
Vesta and Miria are standing in front of the Monotaurus, and Miria is standing in front of the Cyclops.
The weakness of the Cyclops, a monster native to the twenty eighth floor of the Labyrinth of Quratar is not Water Magic, but Wind Magic instead. Miria is going to be the most appropriate enemy for it, but it would be great if I could use 「Water Storm」against it as well, but oh well, there’s nothing I can do about it. This is just another case of the worst-case scenario in which monster that is weak against Water Magic has been paired up with a monster that is resistant to Water Magic.
The twenty-ninth floor of Quratar’s Labyrinth is not a bad floor by any ans, but the battles here are not easy either. Overall, I would say that this floor is moderate in terms of difficulty.
「Did it, desu!」
And, exactly as I expected, the movent of the Cyclops stopped soon after Miria begun fighting it. If the number of enemies is not too large, then we can always go with that strategy. It is exactly thanks to petrification that even if the ti of the battles is extended, the battles themselves don’t feel like they’re getting too difficult. It can be said that it is exactly for that reason we will continue to advance to the higher floors.
And then, the Monotaurus in the middle took a step forward.
To tell you the truth about what just happened, it was only for a step or two, but it moved forward at blinding speed. It was sothing that you wouldn’t expect from its rugged body, which looked ill-suited for such rapid movent. However, it moved so fast just now that it could easily be called instantaneous movent…. Or maybe the black and white patches on its body actually create an optical illusion that makes it look like its moving faster? Or cause the Monotaurus’s enemy to beco dizzy from looking at it?
Hypnosis, super speed… is this enemy using that kind of nonsense? Or could it be that its hiding a much more terrifying attack up its sleeve?
Roxanne takes a half step back with a light step and dodges the cowman’s attack by the skin of her teeth. So she still managed to dodge such a fast attack, huh?
Monotaurus stretches his arm out further, but Roxanne knocks it down with a Rapier, engaging it in exchanges that happen in the blink of an eye. Even if it is a fast monster, I’m sure it didn’t know what was done to it, which makes it even more terrifying.
It is always scary when you’re being attacked without catching as much as a glimpse of what is happening to you.
After using my magic several tis, the Monotaurus has finally been defeated.
「Was that a ramming attack? That was amazing.」
It was impressive, but still not on the level of actually making physical contact. Being black and white ultimately amounted to nothing.
「Yes, definitely. It might be dangerous if you take your eyes off of it for even a minute.」
It definitely would be dangerous for . Roxanne exchanged glances with Sherry. They were looking at each other with pitiful eyes as they turned towards .
Sherry is using a spear as a weapon, so she can always keep her distance from the enemies no matter the circumstances. Because of that, she must be feeling sorry for , who sotis needs to go up close and personal with the monsters whenever I co to the front lines with my sword.
「Take a good look, desu.」
I don’t think an attack like that is sothing that can be dealt with by just looking closely at it.
「I’m sure it won’t be such a big deal because that is just a ramming attack. I think we are going to be okay.」
Even Vesta says sothing terrifying. Well, she is actually bigger then the Monotaurus, so when it cos to her, the impact of its ramming attack might not actually be all that big. Even if we were to happen upon a female Monotaurus, it would probably be the sa size as Vesta, so I don’t know how an encounter like that would go.
I haven’t said any of those things out loud and kept them to myself, but even so, I can still sense that Sherry is giving her usual cold stare. Sherry, don’t look at in such a way. Look at the disappearing monsters instead.
Once the Monotaurus turned into smoke and disappeared, the only thing left after it was a piece of red at. When I used 「Identify」on it, it turned out to be Boneless Ribs, the very sa ones that I got from the butcher’s shop that one ti. So Boneless Ribs are not the Drop Item of regular cows, but of the cown instead?
And if it’s like that, then can the at of the cown be considered proper beef? Or maybe I should just stop thinking about such useless things and just treat it as a regular Drop Item?
When it cos to monsters, specific enemies have a chance to drop ingredients such as Goat at, Pork Belly or White at. I don’t mind my at coming from a monster, but whenever it cos from a humanoid I cannot help it but to get sowhat disturbed. At least if it’s a Drop Item, there’s going to be not a drop of blood to it, so we can still eat it deliciously.
「So Minos don’t leave the Boneless Ribs upon death, but Monotauruses do?」
「Yes, desu.」
After I killed the remaining petrified cyclops with magic, I received the Boneless Ribs from Miria and placed them in my Item Box.
「Monotaurus sotis leaves Triangular Boneless Ribs instead of regular Boneless Ribs, but it is an extrely rare occurrence. So people even claim that Triangular Boneless Ribs don’t exist at all because they have never seen them.」
Sherry tells . In other words, Triangular Boneless Ribs are a rare ingredient.
Triangular Boneless Ribs, huh? If I rember correctly, they are supposed to be made from the upper ribs, right?
「Tomorrow, we are going to be hunting Monotauruses.」
「And then we are going to repeat the battle against the twenty-ninth floor’s Boss battle!」
Roxanne proclaid happily.
Repeat? Wasn’t it already agreed that we were going to go fight the battle with the Floor Boss of the twenty-ninth floor tomorrow?
Huh?
Co to think of it, I didn’t say anything like that, because I must have been avoiding that subject unconsciously… no, is it because I have already accepted that we’re moving up the floor at such a quick pace without thinking too much about it? And is that also the reason why Sherry’s comnts have beco more and more sloppy as the days went by?
It seems that she was also influenced by Roxanne in that matter.
「Y-Yeah, I guess? I an, we had no difficulties fighting against the Floor Boss of the twenty-eighth floor, so…」
「Of course.」
「I can’t say that I had a particularly difficult ti.」
「Yes, desu!」
「I think we are going to be fine.」
Yes, we are definitely getting used to it.
The next day, we are going to challenge the Floor Boss of the twenty-ninth floor. Or rather, since the Monotauruses are the main enemy of this floor, then the Boss battle is not going to be too different, right?
That is what I have initially thought, but it is very likely that at least one of the two small fries that is going to appear alongside the Floor Boss is going to be a Monotaurus as well.
To put it bluntly, Roxanne has been guiding us only to the places with five Monotauruses for a while now, so Roxanne can’t do it. In that case, fighting three of them instead of five would be a welcod change of pace, even if one of them was a Floor Boss variant.
「The Floor Boss variant of the Monotaurus is called Boss Taurus. Just like with the other Floor Bosses, it is best to assu that it is basically just a stronger version of the regular monster. It is resistant to Fire Magic and weak against Water Magic, just like the other Monotauruses.」
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