Hellmode ~A Hardcore Gamer Becomes Peerless in Another World with Retro Game Settings~

Allen's group went to fight with the boss of the 20th floor of the Earth Labyrinth to obtain [Explosive Grass]. Allen quickly gave Kuwatoro orders to speed things up.

"Kuwatoro, use [Appraiser Eyes]!"

'Yes, got it.'

Kuwatoro's kind female voice replied.

[Name] None [Age] 6660 [Species] Ghost [Strength] 100000 [Mana] 0 [Spiritual Power] 110000 [Attack] 150000 [Endurance] 50000 [Agility] 150000 [Intelligence] 13000 [Luck] 0 [Attack Element] Toxic [Endurance Element] None

An enormous coiled snake was in front of them, with its head held high and countless roars coming from there. Its body was that of a long snake rolled up, and its raised head had hair that looked like countless smaller snakes. All of the snakes were looking at the group with enmity.

(Hmhmm, those stats are pretty average, but it's too big. Hm? Those snakes on the head…)

Kuwatoro's [Appraiser Eyes] could bring a lot of information about an enemy's stats, and this one seemed to be one that focused on being fast and attacking, but did not have high defenses. Allen's examination only took a few seconds, but that was enough for the boss to attack.

'Shaaaa!!!' 'Shaaaa!!!' 'Shaaaa!!!'

(It's a medusa type of monster, hm. Huh? They just stretched out!!)

The hundreds of snakes on the monster's head rushed out towards Allen.

'Multiple enemy attacks spotted, moving to support the rear lines. Retreating Bullets!'

Tam-Tam quickly analyzed the movements of the snakes with [Artificial Intelligence]. The bullets shot from his shoulder cannon all targeted the heads of the snakes. Just before they hit, the bullets exploded, creating a hot wind that pushed them all back.

(I appreciate having a knockback attack. Fighting is not all about dealing damage after all.)

"Phew, thank you for the help! Wait, some made it through!"

'Don't mention it.'

Tam-Tam had noticed with [Artificial Intelligence] that the snakes were heading for the rear lines, and Merle thanked him for taking care of that. But the snakes had been scattered to every direction and were trying to attack again. Around 10 had also made it through Tam-Tam's [Retreating Bullets] and were attacking the rear lines.

"Luvanka!"

Luvanka was in charge of protecting the rear lines, and he moved forward to block the attack.

'Leave it to me, hmph! Punch Shower!!'

Luvanka moved his six muscular arms to punch rapidly, their speed enhanced by Rosalina and the spirits' buffs, making them become into a blur that crushed the snakes that made it through.

"Let's join in too! Wait, Haku?! Get out of the way!!"

Cecile did not want to just watch, but just when she wanted to join the fight too, her entire vision was obscured by Haku's enormous wings and all she could do was complain.

'Gyau!! Me too!!'

The 30 meter long Haku waved his 100 meter long wings in excitement, which blinded everyone in the rear lines. A moment later, Haku flew forward rapidly.

'Shaaaa!!!' 'Shaaaa!!!' 'Shaaaa!!!'

Tam-Tam and Luvanka had destroyed many snakes, but there were hundreds still alive. They all gathered up and went after Haku.

'Grr!'

Shea was using [Full Beast Mode] in the frontlines, but when Haku ran past them he pushed everyone aside, so in the end he was the only one standing against the ghost. The many snakes used their fangs that were the size of a human against Haku, but they could not pierce through his thick scales. Haku's overwhelming Endurance was too high for the snakes to overcome.

(So the snakes themselves don't have the highest stats, huh.)

'Gyau!!'

Haku did not seem to mind all of that, swinging his orichalcum claws at them.

'Rahhh!!'

The snakes were torn to bloody pieces and died almost instantly. But the main body was still standing, slowly turning to look at Haku.

'Gyau!!'

Realizing that the ghost was still alive, Haku opened his enormous mouth and bit into the ghost's main head, tearing it off and leaving the rest of its body limp.

A log appeared in front of Allen, but it was not a Level Up.

Haku had the highest stats in all of Allen's party. Merus' were also very high, but Haku had all of the stats from overcoming the Gates of Trials too.

(And he hasn't received the Spirit God's Blessing yet. Rosalina's buffs are so strong though.)

Allen checked Haku's stats in his Grimoire.

-Haku's stats [Strength] 181224 [Mana] 141358 [Divine Power] 141358 [Attack] 251915 + 60000 (weapon) [Endurance] 212124 + 60000 (armor) [Agility] 231016 [Intelligence] 233169 [Luck] 175076

[Haku's received buffs] -Fire Great Spirit Kaka: Attack +10000, Damage +10% -Toxic Great Spirit Mouton: Strength +10000, Poison Resistance, Paralyzation Resistance -Time Great Spirit Quick: Agility +10000, Cooldowns halved -Darkness Great Spirit Dark: Mana +10000, Intelligence +10000, Dark Element Resistance -Water Great Spirit Tonies: Intelligence +10000, 100 Mana regeneration per second (doesn't work in the divine realm) -Lightning Great Spirit Jin: Agility +10000, Paralysis Enhanced -Space Great Spirit Jigen: Luck +10000, Critical Defense Penetration Up -Light Spirit Light: Strength +10000, Attack +10000, Light Element Enhanced -Ice Great Spirit: Intelligence +10000, 100 Spiritual Power Regeneration per second (doesn't work in the human realm) -Golden Egg: All stats +3000 -Helmios' party's Tabatha: Sacred Light Wall (6) - Endurance 1.3x -Ten Heroic Beasts' Temi: Star Miracle (6) - Luck 18000 + 1.3x -Makris: Royal Guard (ability abbreviated) -Makris: Royal Aura (ability abbreviated) -Rosalina: True Rooting (7) - Strength +7000, Agility +7000 -Rosalina: True March (7) - Agility +7000 -Rosalina: Princess of Mermaids (6) - (ability abbreviated) -Rosalina: Soaring Dance (4) - (ability abbreviated) -Rosalina: Intense Singing (4) - Attack +40000, Intelligence +40000

Haku had received an overwhelming amount of buffs.

(All of those buffs got him out of the Demigod area, and he could even fight against God Rank ghosts. Rosalina's Intense Singing also goes up by 10000 with each Level after all.)

-Explanation of Intense Singing (Skill Level 4) [Skill User] Rosalina [Skill Type] Divine Technique, Buff [Mana Cost (Spiritual)] All Spiritual Power [Appearance] High pitched song while clapping with the rhythm, light rains down [Effect] Attack and Intelligence increase by 40000 [Range] 10 kilometers around the caster [Scaling (Effect)] Additional 10000 stats each Level [Duration (seconds)] Spent Spiritual Power / 100 [Cast time] 1 minute [Cooldown] 1 day [Necessary Skill Experience] 10000 for Skill Level 2. Increases 10x each Level [Others] Only applies to those seen as allies by the caster

"Haku, it's dangerous to go on ahead like that!"

Cecile admonished Haku for breaking formation and changing ahead on his own. Formations existed to keep everyone safe while keeping the chances of victory high. Someone acting recklessly could endanger everyone.

'Kyuun…'

Haku muttered and began looking around aimlessly.

"Cecile, don't be too harsh on him. There there, you'll do better next time, right Haku?"

Sophie went to pat Haku on the nose.

(I think Haku wants Kurena to praise him again, they haven't seen each other in a while so that's making him depressed.)

Kurena was always spoiling Haku, and lately he had started to break off formation randomly. Haku wanted to show off how strong he had gotten, but Kurena was still training somewhere else.

Allen watched that interaction between Cecile, Sophie, and Haku, while Rosetta ran off to check on the rewards from the boss.

"There! There's 2 [Explosive Grass]!"

[20th floor, 18:56 left] -2 Keys -2 Copper shovels -1 Copper pickaxe -1 Copper hammer -1 Hihiirokane ore -3 Mithril ore -2 Explosive Grass -3 Instant Charcoal -1 Strength Recovery Potion (Extra) -3 Strength Recovery Potion (Large) -2 Mana Recovery Potion (Extra) -Mana Recovery Potion (Large) -1 Magic Bag (Medium)

"Alright, now we just need an [Adamantite Ingot] and it'll be smooth sailing to the 50th floor! Temi, only tell us where a store is if they have an [Adamantite Ingot], unless it's a store near the stairs to loot them."

(We still need other things too, but we can get those any time from the stores.)

They did not have to worry about their expenses since they could just steal everything.

[Earth Labyrinth notes (6)] -An adamantite pickaxe is needed before the 50th floor -Crafting an adamantite pickaxe requires [Adamantite Ingot], [Explosive Grass] and [Instant Charcoal] -It can only be crafted in a forge -A Talent of 4 Stars or more is necessary to craft them -A Blacksmith using his Extra Skill will almost never fail

Allen told the new priorities to Temi. She would have to divine the contents of stores too now, to know whether or not to visit them.

"It's also easier to steal from stores near stairs after all."

Cecile was also getting oddly comfortable with their life of crime.

"That's…a lot of conditions to read fortunes. I'll hardly be able to concentrate on all of that, this isn't what my fortune reading exists for…"

"Alright everyone, get back into formation!"

Everyone went back to their designated places at Allen's call.

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