𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟖: 𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

While I monitored on the screen, the group of intruders advanced through the cave, slaying goblins as they went, until they finally made contact with the main force led by the Goblin Champion.

For the time being, I’m relieved that they clashed safely.

Since they live on the first floor, I expected the intruders to encounter the goblins if they advanced, but there was still a possibility that they could find the entrance to the second floor without encountering them, so I’m really relieved.

I hope they crush each other as much as possible.

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🔹𝘈𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴.𝘤𝘰𝘮 ― 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦c𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 “𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴” 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴🔹

Upon seeing the howling Goblin Champion, the intruders were momentarily stunned and stopped moving, even the man who was a true equipment user.

It seems that it was quite unexpected.

However, if they are stunned on the battlefield, perhaps this guy isn’t as strong as I thought?

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While I held such faint hope, the war began.

Leading the charge, the Goblin Champion swung his iron club and charged at the true equipment user.

Seeing this, the true equipment user came to his senses and used his spear as a shield to block the club.

However, due to the difference in their stats, he was blown away and slammed into the rock wall.

Well, the Goblin Champion’s attack power is about 1,300.

In contrast, the true equipment user’s attack power is about 500.

It’s natural that this would happen if they collided head-on.

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By the way, since true equipment is supposed to be a weapon, I suspected that the spear that blocked the Goblin Champion’s attack at first might be true equipment.

But after appraisal, it turned out to be completely different.

That spear was named [Mithril Spear], a high-performance spear with a tip made of fantasy metal mithril, but that’s about it.

It didn’t have any special effects.

However, the fact that it didn’t break from the current blow suggests that the handle is also made of high-quality material.

Well, I also think it’s too long and difficult to use in a cave.

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[Gohaa?!]

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Oh.

The true equipment user who was slammed into the rock wall, coughed up blood.

I praised him, his HP had decreased by about half.

Surprisingly weak.

And the Goblin Champion is strong.

But if there is such a difference in their strength, he will probably use true equipment soon.

If that happens, the outcome of the battle is still unknown.

Moreover, there is a great possibility that this difference in strength will be reversed.

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And my prediction came true.

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The true equipment user released the Mithril Spear and raised his hand in the void.

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[Stand up――[Achilles!]

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The moment the man uttered those words, a spear of simple shape appeared in his hand.

What is that?!

Is it a sword from a certain anime?!

卍?!

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Anyway, putting aside such jokes.

I feel incredible strength from that spear.

There is no mistake.

That is true equipment.

While thinking such a confident thought, I appraised the spear.

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🔸🔸🔸

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𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 [𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬] 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎

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𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭: 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐱𝟐

𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 [𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨]

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𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.

𝐈𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫.

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🔸🔸🔸

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𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨

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𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐇𝐏.

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🔸🔸🔸

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While trembling at the appraisal result, I appraised the man’s stats again, and as explained, all of his stats had doubled.

Moreover, his HP, which should have been reduced to half, had instantly recovered to full.

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It’s a cheat.

It’s an undeniable cheat.

This is bad.

The performance of true equipment was beyond expectations.

How are we supposed to defeat an immortal monster?

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In any case, the battle has been decided.

With the status doubling by the true equipment, the man’s attack power has risen to a level where he can compete with the Goblin Champion.

Moreover, he has surpassed the Goblin Champion in almost all other stats.

On top of that, the man is now invincible.

The Goblin Champion has no chance of winning.

No matter how hard he tries, it will only prolong the battle in vain.

However, I won’t waste this time.

I must think of a countermeasure against the invincibility while I can!

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. . .That’s what I was thinking, but the situation took an unexpected turn.

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First of all, the Goblin Champion puts up a better fight than expected.

With the support of the Goblin Shaman and using Hobgoblins and regular Goblins as a meat shield, he unexpectedly holds on.

Well, that’s fine.

Rather, the more time he buys, the better.

However, the Goblin Champion’s fierce battle didn’t end with just buying time.

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As the battle dragged on, the man who used true equipment became more and more impatient.

Certainly, the man who used true equipment was unable to use his spear satisfactorily in the cave, and he had been hit by the Goblin Champion’s attacks many times.

However, he is immortal.

It shouldn’t be something to worry about to that extent.

Yet, as time passed, the man became increasingly impatient, far beyond normal.

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At first, I didn’t understand and had a question mark floating above my head, but eventually, I realized something.

It had decreased.

One of the man’s stats.

That’s when I finally understood the weakness of the “Immortal Hero.”

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What was decreasing was the MP status.

It decreases every time HP recovers, and it also decreases even if you do nothing.

Yes.

That man was not immortal at all.

MP is needed for recovery.

And when the MP runs out, the immortal hero who loses the power to recover dies.

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I think the reason why MP decreases even if you do nothing is probably due to the specifications of the true equipment.

Most likely, the skills of the true equipment consume MP just by being activated.

That’s why he didn’t use true equipment from the beginning.

If you can use it without any drawbacks, you should always have it out.

That way, you shouldn’t die from surprise attacks or anything like that.

The fact that he didn’t do that proves the drawbacks of true equipment.

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This is getting confusing.

The man still has plenty of MP, but the Goblin Champion still has plenty of HP.

The other goblins, also known as the meat wall, are still there, and the power of numbers is great.

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On the other hand, the women who are the companions of the man who uses true equipment are not very useful.

A female swordsman named Hannah is defeating ordinary goblins, but the other two are just trembling in fear.

Even that female swordsman can’t stand up to anything beyond a hobgoblin.

Really, why did he bring them along?

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In the meantime, the true equipment user finally made a sound.

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[Damn it! Retreat! Hannah, be the decoy!]

[Huh?! I absolutely refuse!]

[It’s an order!]

“Guu. . .?!”

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Huh?

The female swordsman suddenly began to suffer.

Is this the effect of the slave mark?

I see.

It seems convenient.

But it’s disgusting to watch.

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[Hey!]

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As soon as the female swordsman was forcibly placed in front of the Goblin Champions, the man took something out of his waist pouch and slammed it on the floor.

It burst, and the surroundings were enveloped in mist.

A smoke bomb, huh?

I didn’t know they had those.

It’s troublesome when used in the boss room, let’s add a strong wind trap.

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[Now! Let’s run!]

[Wait! You bastard!]

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The female swordsman screamed in resentment, and in that moment, the man and the remaining two women retreated.

Soon, the monitor captured the images of the three people who had left the smoke screen.

The man had a pale face as he deactivated his true equipment, one of the women had eyes like a dead fish, and the other was crying.

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[No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!]

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And then, the female swordsman who was left behind was captured by the Goblin Champions right after the smoke cleared, and she fell into the hell of this world.

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