Volume 1 Chapter 11 (1/2)

At last, my first Dungeon exploration.

I’m here not only to hunt down monsters but also because I wanted to properly examine the construction of this Dungeon which was created by another Demon Lord. I will use this as reference for when I build my own Dungeon in the future.

My current thoughts were to place the very first floor above ground and build a wealthy town on it. And then, the second floor onwards would spread below the ground, to which I would deploy a great number of monsters and traps so that my crystal would not be broken.

Since DP would be gained from the humans gathered on the town on the first floor, the underground floors wouldn’t be built for attracting adventurers. It would instead be a ruthless place whose only purpose was to kill any intruder.

As I thinking that this will be an exploration full of tension, Tenko yawned.

“Oto-san. There’s nothing to do.”

“Yeah, you’re right.”

We were walking in the Dungeon which seemed like the inside of a volcano.

Dirt and rocks surrounded the cave and the red magma in the distance illuminated it.

I was tensed and anxious about what kind of exploration this would turn out to be but it seemed like it was completely unnecessary. The reason for that was………

“GYAAAAAA!”

The enormous salamander that could and would swallow humans whole roared forward and the air burned. I knew of this from experience, it was the strength equal to a C rank.

However, tatatatata, like music to my ears.

The moment the enormous lizard with fire escaping from its mouth appeared, the Skeletons fired simultaneously, their bullets like a swarm of bees.

By no means were the enemy monster weak, the stats of a C rank monster was nothing to scoff at. However, the offensive capabilities of the Skeletons were just too high.

The Skeletons, of course, showed no reaction.

“……”

Devoid of any boasting, the Skeletons lowered their guns and began walking.

They were unfeeling precision machines that completed their task in full composure. They were pure professionals.

I estimated the number of the bullets left based from the number they fired. I concluded that there was no need yet to reload. No matter how much training they did, the Skeletons couldn’t be made to remember how to change magazines by themselves so the task of managing the amount of bullets was left to me.

Looking at those Skeletons, Tenko suddenly puffed her cheeks.

“The Skeletons got to it first again!”

Tenko stamped her foot in the ground in frustration.

“Well, they can’t help it. Their range is different than yours.”

The Skeletons were under the command of both Ready and Fire so if they found something, they’ll immediately fire at it.

Moreover, I divided them into two groups, the front and the back group, and had them keep watch on all directions.

The Skeletons performed better than expected, dealing instant death to any monster the moment they encountered it. The 400 meters effective range of the rifle wasn’t just for show.

On the other hand, Tenko’s shotgun only had 50 meters of effective range. Before Tenko had the chance to be near the monster, the Skeletons would have already shot it down.

“Oto-san. Tenko wants to fight too!!”

“I’m going to keep you on reserve for when a monster that the Skeletons can’t handle appears.”

The monsters that the Skeletons couldn’t handle were the ones whose movements were too fast to which the Skeletons couldn’t land any decent hit and the ones whose defenses were too tough that the 5.56mm bullet couldn’t penetrate.

In such occasions, it would be Tenko’s turn to shine.

No matter how agile the opponent was, it would be easy for Tenko to catch up to them.

And she was equipped with a shotgun, a Remilton M870P which was equal to the power of a large caliber rifle. Almost all of our enemies would agree to its power.

Tenko didn’t seem convinced but for the moment, she had calmed down.

“But being in a party really helps out a lot.”

It was thanks to Succubus that I knew of the existence of parties. She taught me everything I knew regarding parties.

The maximum possible members of a party were ten and the experience obtained by them was distributed equally among the members. Additionally, all the DP went to the Demon Lord.

There was no reason not to make use it.

In fact, the Skeletons had already raised their levels earlier and as for Tenko, she had gained the proportional amount of experience.

Making the Skeletons able to grow in levels was the right decision. At this rate, it would seem that they would be over level 10 in an instant.

When I felt someone’s gaze on me and turned around in response, I saw that Succubus was shifting her gaze between me and the Skeletons.

“You truly are the [Creation] Demon Lord. I would have never imagined the Skeletons to become this strong.”

The Skeletons who were normally easily defeated even by C ranks monsters were gazed upon by Succubus in awe.

“Only their attack power is on par to a B rank. Their defense, however, remains the same. They’ll still die from a single blow.”

“But if they’re attacking that far away, wouldn’t receiving an attack themselves be something impossible?”