Blade Skill Online: With Trash Job ‘Summoner’, Weakest Weapon ‘Bow’, and Rotten Stat ‘Luck’, I Rise

[Great Battle, Gigantic Dragon Plant!]

Having met the kimono-wearing cat-eared girl Korin, a former beta tester, I decided to work together with her to search for the dungeon boss.

She was a talkative and lively girl, but the way she turned frighteningly calm—her eyes became devoid of emotions—once a fight started was, honestly, really cool.

Just like right now, dozens of giant caterpillars were coming our way, but undaunted, she chose to run to them and slice them up with her short sword. The caterpillars were desperately fighting back by trying to bite her, but their efforts proved futile as she ran so fast while slicing them that I even had difficulty following her with my eyes. In the end, they all died without putting even a scratch on her.

“Fufu, what do you think, Yuri-san? What do you think of this combination of stats that is focused on speed and a small body?! With this build, I have a high evasion rate, so I have less need for healing potions, which in turn allows me to save up money that I otherwise would have used to buy potions! It also increases my movement speed, so I can travel quite fast!”

“You’re surprisingly a logical person, huh, Korin? Ah, there’s one still alive behind you.”

“Huh? Kyaaa?!”

Since a dying caterpillar was about to bite Korin who had been talking with a smug look, I promptly threw aside my bow and finished it off with a dropkick. The caterpillar cried, “Pigya?!” before vanishing away for real this time.

“This place is full of enemies, so you better not let your guard down, okay~?”

“T-thank you very much…! Ugugu, to think one was still alive… My weakness is that my Strength is rather on the low side because I put most of my points into Agility…

Or rather, what was that, Yuri-san?! I won’t ask how you could do damage even though you have zero Strength because it’s bad manners, but why would you throw aside your bow and do a dropkick even though you’re a bow-user?! And you seemed to be used to it, too!”

“Well, since it was so close, kicking it would be faster than shooting it with a bow. I get into fights with delinquents from time to time, so I’m used to street fighting.”

“Eh… then why did you even choose the bow…” Korin muttered something under her breath. I pulled her along, then we proceeded deeper into the forest.

After a while.

“Oh, that must be the dungeon boss’s place,” I exclaimed.

At the base of a huge tree, there was an equally huge door.

The boss monster likely dwelled on the other side of it. I’m sorry, o you innocent boss monster, but to become a top player, I’m afraid I’ll have to break into your house!

“Um, Yuri-san…! I know it’s impertinent of me, but may I challenge the boss first?! I also want to become the first to clear a dungeon and have my name read out to all players…!”

“Oh, I get where you’re coming from. Alright, go get ‘em, girl!”

“Yes, thank you very much! Then, once the battle is over, I will let you know through the friend message! May I add you as my friend?”

“Of course, from today you’re my buddy, too!”

“Yes, we are buddies!”

After I accepted her friend request, I saw Korin off with a smile as she entered the boss room.

Alright, while she was fighting, should I check the items I’d got and the monsters I’d tamed?

Oh, I’d obtained a lot of highly rare items like ‘Killer Caterpillar’s Delicate Thread’. That was nice… that was nice, but I’d also tamed about 100 ‘Jumbo Worms’…

I could only summon up to 12 monsters, so I didn’t need them, honestly. Was there someplace I could sell them, I wonder? Like an insect shop or something.

As I was thinking, I heard a popping sound.

[You have received a message from Korin.

“Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! I lost to that stupid, cheat monsteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!!!  (´;ω;｀)”]

“What the hell?!”

A message from Korin that clearly conveyed her grievance was displayed in front of me!

Hang on, so quick?! It hadn’t even been three minutes yet! To beat that agile Korin this quickly… the boss of this ‘Insectivorous God’s Forest’, I wondered what it was like?

“This ‘Insectivorous God’s Forest’ is a new dungeon that didn’t exist during the beta test, so I came here just out of curiosity, but… is the boss really that strong?”

Since the caterpillars were so weak, I thought that the dungeon was suitable for level 15-ish players.

Well, just thinking about it wouldn’t get me anywhere. I grabbed my bow and went inside the door.

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Beyond the door was a square surrounded by trees. Butterflies fluttered around, creating a very peaceful atmosphere.

“It’s so different from the boss room in the underground tomb, which looked kind of like an arena. Now, where the hell is the damned boss…”

The moment I looked around—Boooooooooooooooooooom!The ground ahead of me blew up!

“Wha?!”

Amidst the clouds of dust, a plant dragon emerged from the ground…!

“Gugaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

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Boss Monster: Gigantic Dragon Plant has appeared.

Recommended level: 35.

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Hold up, the recommended level is 35?! But I’m only level 22, do I even have a chance to beat him?!

…Or rather, what the hell was up with this guy? Just like morning glories, the dragon took its sweet time to come out of the ground, starting from its head, then its body… and its body… and then its body… wait, just how big was this damned dragon?!

When it came to size, the ten-meter-long Dragon Plant—the rare monster I’d saved Korin from—was just a baby compared to it.

As I stood stock still, stunned, the Gigantic Dragon Plant’s revealed body began to tower over the surrounding trees… and eventually reached over 100 meters!

“Gugagagagaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

It let out a roar from high above as it shot out numerous tentacles that were thicker than my body toward me!