“If Demon Songstress Hatchell shows up, Brianna and Aisha should unleash small attacks on her to keep her from singing. Zack will protect the pair while Barth and I move around behind it and attack repeatedly. Of course we need to deal with her mace from the start.”
“Finally, if Quake Hammer Gründ shows up, use your standard attacks while being cautious of it’s strong moves.”
“Does everyone understand?”
Arty and the others had already challenged and killed the boss monsters many times over, but they had not yet been able to obtain the desired item, there were two big reasons for this.
The first reason is that the item they wanted so desperately had an extremely low rate to begin with. If it was something that easy to obtain, it wouldn’t be worth all the effort they have put forth to obtain it.
As it’s a 【Unique】 class magical item that possesses an extraordinary ability, that fact makes it understandable that it is located in a special area.
The second reason is that there are multiple different bosses within this dungeon. There exists three types of Cyclops that gives this dungeon it’s name as well as comprise of the boss monsters for the Mine of the Cyclops dungeon.
Wielding it’s massive yet sturdy longsword as if it were a mere twig, the youngest Cyclops, Longsword Bellula.
Wielding a massive mace that uses powerful magical strikes as it’s main method of attack, the female Cyclops, Demon Songstress Hatchell.
And finally, wielding an enormous spiked hammer that can cause the very earth to shake and buckle when it’s smashed, the oldest and strongest of the three, Quake Hammer Gründ.
This is how the current state of affairs stand.
The magical item that Arty’s team desires to obtain can only be dropped from the strongest of the bunch, Quake Hammer Gründ.
The problem is that the chances for Gründ showing up compared to the other two is exceptionally low.
Therefore, the magical item that they wish to obtain is quite difficult to get.
While it’s rather frustrating, it isn’t something that can be helped.
“Yes, yes, we get it. So then, let’s just head out immediately!”
Having already answered Arty’s question, the Werebear, Zack, a bear that walks on two legs like a human equipped with his tower shield, with a fitting depiction of a bear head stricken upon it, and his electrified bastard sword.
Quite contrary to his ferocious appearance, the bear actually harbors an instinctual fear of humankind.
He stands out everywhere given that he’s covered in dense hair and has the habit of easily getting carried away.
“Now now, calm down little Zack. Don’t get impatient on us.”
After a quick admonishment on Zack, Arty turned towards the remaining three members of the group to check on if they were prepared.
As their eyes met, all three of them gave a bland nod that signaled that they were prepared and ready to head out.
Barth the Dwarf was equipped with heavy armor and a morningstar.
Brianna possessed the 【Conjurer】 job and was wearing dark purple robes with a magical staff in her hand.
Aisha was dressed similar to that of a Shinto priest, carrying a footman’s flail in her left hand. She also had numerous support items such as holy water and other consecrated materials.
“In that case… Let’s quickly…”
Just as they were about to enter the boss room, their strategy meeting/break was cut short as a thunderous roar caused the ground to shake as if the earth was falling apart.
The furious tremors assaulted Arty’s group and the sheer magnitude of it caused them to stop moving on the spot.
The party of five people were forced to wait where they stood as it was as if the dungeon itself began to creak from the violent tremors to the point where it almost seemed as it it would collapse.
When the tremors finally stopped, the dust scattered about as if it was dancing. Small fragments of dirt and stone fell from the walls to the ground.
The tremors were so fierce that they lingered and reverberated throughout the dungeon.
“Wha… what the? … Did someone enter before us..?”
Arty had been the first to recover from the tremors and had immediately inferred from her many experiences so far to attempt to discern the cause of the sound just now as well as the shaking.