BXBX NOVEL Chapter 63
The first line on the signpost placed in front of the wall was the following:
『Look above』
First, following it I looked at the ceiling and was surprised with red, green, yellow buttons set there at regular interval.
What are those? Even if I jump I won’t reach them, I guess I have no other way but to push them with magic…
Anyway, I focus on the whole text on the signpost.
『Look above. Choose the correct one and the path shall open for you. However, choose the wrong one and distress shall befall you. Let us shred the light upon it.【Pear, Lime, Cod】.』
In other words【】contains a hint to pick the correct button. Pear, lime, cod… Pear, lime, cod. The common point is that all of them are green, so the answer is green?
「If feels too simplistic but it can be only green…There is nothing red or yellow about them.」
With my heart pounding hard I aim【Stone Bullet】at the green button. Since the buttons were quite large I easily succeeded at pressing the green button alone.
Now, will it open the path? Please, let it be the correct answer.
「…ere…ad kids…」
Out of nowhere came low anxiety-inducing voice. If you listen closely, it sounds like it is coming from inside the walls.
「Where are bad kids…」
Bad kids? And almost at the same time as I tilted my head, the wall in front of me parted open with a roaring sound.
That is bound to make you misunderstand that it was the correct answer.
But It was clearly the wrong one.
I mean, in the opened passage was an ogreish hag firmly holding a giant hatchet…
With two horns protracting from her forehead, overall red skin, and bloodshot eyes. Huge stature exceeding two meters in height.
Her face was all wrinkled but teeth were all in place and she was in the middle of licking her lips.
Scaaary… Such a remark naturally escaped my mouth.
「WHERE ARE BAAAAAD KIDS!」
「Hii?!」
I could not endure the roar of the enormous ogre hag. Making a full turnaround I attempt to escape with all my strength.
From the footsteps behind me, I knew she was chasing after me but I turned a corner without looking back… And there I realized.
Footsteps were coming from right behind me.
「YOOOU ARE A BAD KID?!」
「HIiiii.」
Hatchet was coming downwards and I shook with fear dodged it by jumping in almost diving motion.
I immediately got up and shot【Stone Bullet 100】at the legs of the ogre hag.
As expected, a direct hit in the legs with a boulder would stop her. It seems her anger was amplified and now she had a look that could kill.
「Do you understand me?」
「Bad kids, understand, chatter, bad kids, punishment.」
Yup, communication is not possible.
Okay, let’s analyze the situation while drawing the sword.【Dungeon Floor Movement】can’t be used, even if try to run for the stairs leading to the 7th floor my opponent is faster.
In other words, unless I best her in battle there is a good probability that I will die.
「Child mistake, bad child, punishment break to pieces.」
「You bound to mistake that. I mean, no matter how you think it has to be green!」
While claiming that, I appraise demonic hag.
Name: Ogre Hag
Level: 200
Skills:
Monstrous strength
Though amazed by the name she got I strengthen my guard. Level 200 is high. Although I am a bit relieved that she had no other skills apart from Monstrous Strength.
「Punishment.」
Spitting those words ogre had slashes with her hatchet. I avoid by retreating. However, her hatchet shatters the floor and rubble gets into my eye, making me flustered.
Immediately after that, I use my sword to block another swing that was about to mow me down and get blown away, crashing into a hard wall.
「Ouch…」
「Now punishment done…」
「Keep dreaming!」
At the spur of the moment, I emit【Purple Lightning】from my finger and shock the enemy. Shrieking she stopped moving, and I used that time to close the distance.
The risque way of fighting was about to make my heart rupture.
Actually, that giant hatchet wasn’t a normal weapon as well. Blade length of about one meter already made it peculiar but it should have some skills to it.
【Hatchet of Divine Punishment Rank A, Skills: Strong Edge, Wolf Slayer A】
It has the same【Strong Edge】as my Double-edged sword, so it’s quite sturdy. And then【Wolf Slayer A】huh. It possesses tremendous might versus wolf-type enemies. It helps that I am not a werewolf.
「Running bad child, I stop you.」
Then, Ogre Hag took something out of her pocket… A ball? With rubber as its core, coiled with a thread and covered in sewn cowhide. Popular with children, often used in sports.
With full power, she threw at me the object that by size could fit in her palm.
I hesitated if I should block it with the sword but because it was surprisingly fast I ducked. For such a fight I likely would be called a coward but survival takes the utmost priority.
「Oooooaaa.」
「Kuh.」
As my stance was ruined, Ogre Hag was approaching me with an outrageous look, there I aimed for counter and…
Somehow she just went past me and dashed down the passage.
She is heading towards the stairs, was she planning to escape?
I was an idiot to think that. She just went to recover the ball.
However… She chased it with amazing desperation.
Perhaps it is not just a simple ball.
When she returned I just in case appraised the ball as well.
【Numbness ball Rank C Skills: Paralyzing attack C】
Whoa, so getting struck by it would have paralyzed me… What a dangerous ball, you can’t present that to children.
To deal with it let’s pick that.
Paralysis resistance C 800 LP
＜The body becomes stronger to paralysis. Possible to prevent【Paralyzing attack C】.＞
I take it, no hesitation!
Paralysis is a huge no-no, so I immediately acquire the skill and prepare for the enemy attack. It also might be useful not only for defense but for an offense as well.
「I ask you, please stop, I haven’t done anything bad. I am not a bad child.」
「A good child?」
Oh, for the first time we were able to communicate so I nod with my all.
「Then proof, proof you a good child.」
「Proof of… being a good child. For example, today I helped an old lady who got lost.」
「Proof of a good child, it is not.」
「If so, I will bring the old lady here. Can you wait for a while?」
Since she was unresponsive I tried to slowly walk away but she lifted up the hatchet and gave me a sharp look as if telling me not to run away.
「If a good child, do not avoid this hatchet. Be smashed, then I admit you are a good child.」
「That is simply telling me to die, are you an idiot?」
「Can prove a good child by dying. You happy, me happy.」
「I’m not happy at all if I’m to be killed I at least would prefer to be killed by a beauty, and not by a wrinkled ogre hag like you.」
「AGAAAAAAH!」
It seems that there was a taboo word, so now enraged ogre hag was pitching numbness ball at me. With my mind, I resisted the reflexive urge of my body to duck and raised my hands.
Of course, it hurt when the ball hit the elbow. I immediately drop to one knee and turn my face to the empty space in front of me.
「Ah, Ah, AaAa, my, bo, dy, not, mo… vi…」
「How you see! This happen to bad kids, that how they end up. Now, I will slowly cure bad child.
Beaming with arrogant smile ogre hag comes closer and looks down at me.
「Cure, but, how?」
「By crushing you head! Look, look how high my hatchet, and now…?!」
If you lift the hatchet with both hands then your chest is sure to become unguarded. And my double-edged sword didn’t miss that opportunity. It’s rare for a thrust to be executed this well.
「Getting careless are we? In the first place, I never even was paralyzed. Your half-developed intelligence backfired on you. Since you are somewhat capable of thinking you convinced yourself of victory, but we humans are much more cunning despite our looks. That’s why…」
I refrained from saying more. Because the opponent was not moving anymore.
First, I rejoice about leveling up and then collect the weapon and the ball of the ogre hag.
Hatchet of divine punishment was quite good. It’s a bit heavy for me but it has rank A, and with wolf slayer, wolf-type enemies won’t be that scary anymore.
And balls of numbness was quite nice as well. Ogre hag had normally held it without any resistance, so just touching it shouldn’t give a bad status.
Examining it with 【Edit】I learned that you have to deal damage to a target with a throw or【Paralysis Attack C】won’t trigger.
So even if I hit an enemy with it, unless it deals damage there is no point. Perhaps that was the reason why ogre hag was throwing it so hard.
For now, let’s store the spoils of war into subdimension.