Day 571-580/Day 580

Day 580 / 110th day
It was not only the "Great Molten Hundred-Footed Emperor" that lived in the magma of the crater. Starting with the "Great Molten Hundred-Footed Emperor," there are countless "Molten Hundred-Footed" that are several dozen meters long and are probably its children. The "Lava Centipedes" are much weaker than the "Lava Centipede," but their size, weight, and numbers make up for it, and their barrage of inferior volcanic bullets is nothing short of vicious in the confined space of the crater, which is covered with lava on all sides. When I approached it while avoiding its barrage, it attacked me all at once with an unpleasant roar that sounded like metal scraped together by the "Great Lava Centipede.
This would have been a difficult place for the old me, no doubt. If the battle becomes fierce, it will stimulate magma, and if you think about being involved in a natural eruption, you usually do not want to fight, but now that I have become a [Black Flame Lord] and can use the black flame halo, I have acquired a high resistance to flame heat attacks. I have no problem surviving in harsh environments, in fact, the harsher the environment, the more powerful I feel. In the battle, the army of black flaming demon beasts bombed the "Molten Hundred Foot", and the "Molten Hundred Foot Emperor" was dismembered with a red spear and the black spiral sword, a biological weapon.
Although the battle proceeded as calculated, it took longer than expected because the survival ability of the Molten Hundred Foot Emperor was beyond my expectations. If the damage was small, it would absorb magma and repair itself immediately, and if it was missing or otherwise severely damaged, it would prey on the "Molten Centipedes" and recover. If they were cornered further, they would dive into the magma and stimulate the volcano itself, causing it to erupt.
I'm not complaining because it was a unique opportunity to use the 【Black Flame King's Domain】 in a real battle, but I can honestly sympathize with the policy of doing anything to survive despite being strong. In any case, I was able to finish off the "Melting Pot Centipede Empire" by crushing its head.
[The following are the conditions for clearing the Divine Boundary Psalm: "Defeat the Legion," "Overrun by Fire," and "Superior Predation.
[The achievement, ■■■■, has been granted the Special Ability Special Skill 【Insect Poison Double Cremation Mountain】]
[The achievement ■■■■ has been granted the special ability "Lords of the Volcano".]
[The achievement, ■■■■, has been awarded with a 【Phantasmal】 level magic item, the 【Burial Hundred-Footed Great Imperial Sword】.
[The achievement, ■■■■, has been awarded with a 【Cremation Mushroom Treasure Chest】.
And while the giant body of the "Great Lava Hundred Footed Emperor" was falling into the magma, such a voice was heard. I'm not sure what this is about. It's a great way to make sure you're getting the most out of your money. It's a great way to make sure you're getting the most out of your money. You can find a lot of things that you need to know.
After the battle, I wanted to soak in the magma hot springs that had formed in the peaceful crater and heal my fatigue. I'm not sure what kind of biological mechanism I have now that even sludgy magma feels like just the right amount of hot water, but I can't help it because it feels good. The jeweled eggs that had been spinning around in the black flame halo during the battle were also soaking in the magma and emitting happy vibrations.
It would be fine to go back to the anteater boys after taking a break for now. Drinking freshly brewed hundred-foot wine in a magma hot spring was somehow very pleasant.
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RAWS
"百十日五■八十■目"
火口のマグマの中に住むのは“溶鉱百足大帝”だけではなかった。“溶鉱百足大帝”を筆頭に、その子供だろう体長数十数メートル程度の“溶鉱百足”まで無数に生息している。“溶鉱百足”は“溶鉱百足大帝”と比べれば数段弱いが、それでも大きさと重量、それから数で補う劣火山弾の弾幕は火口という四方を溶岩で覆われた閉所では凶悪の一言に尽きる。その弾幕を避けながら接近すると、“溶鉱百足大帝”の金属を擦り合わせたような不快極まる咆哮に合わせて一斉に襲い掛かって来る。
以前の俺なら間違いなく難所だっただろう。戦闘が激しさを増せばマグマを刺激し、天然の噴火に巻き込まれる事まで考えれば普通は戦いたくないが、【黒焔領中鬼大王】となり黒焔光背などを使えるようになった現在では炎熱系攻撃に対して高い耐性を獲得しているらしい。過酷な環境でも生存するのは問題なく、むしろ過酷な環境であればあるほど力が漲るような感覚さえした。戦闘では黒焔鬼獣の軍団で“溶鉱百足”を爆殺し、朱槍と生体武器の黒螺旋剣で“溶鉱百足大帝”をバラバラに解体していく。
戦況は概ね計算通りに進んだものの、“溶鉱百足大帝”の生存能力の高さだけは想定を超えていたので思ったよりも長引いてしまった。小さな損傷ならマグマを吸収して即座に修復し、欠損など大きな損傷を受ければ“溶鉱百足”達を捕食して回復した。更に追い詰めるとマグマに潜って火山自体を刺激し、噴火まで引き起こすのだから始末が悪い。
【黒焔王領】を実戦で使用するまたとない機会でもあったので文句もないが、強いのに生き残る為には何でもする方針なのは素直に共感できる。ともあれ、そんな“溶鉱百足大帝”も最後は頭部を砕いて仕留める事が出来た。
［神境詩篇[天寿なる燈蟲大帝]のクリア条件【軍団撃破】【火伏蹂躙】【上格捕食】が達成されました］［達成者である■■■■には特殊能力スペシャルスキル【蟲毒二至ル火葬山】が付与されました］［達成者である■■■■には特殊能力【火山の盟主】が付与されました］［達成者である■■■■には【幻想ファンタズム】級マジックアイテム【炎葬百足大帝剣】が贈られました］［達成者である■■■■には【火葬蟲宝箱】が贈られました］
そして“溶鉱百足大帝”の巨躯がマグマに倒れる最中、そんな声が聞こえた。［神境詩編］なるものが何なのか。特殊能力【蟲毒二至ル火葬山】や【火山の盟主】とは何か。【神器】に近い【幻想ファンタズム】級マジックアイテム【炎葬百足大帝剣】とはどんなものなのか。マグマのような表面装飾が施された【火葬蟲宝箱】には何が入っているのか。
色々と気になる事が出来てしまったが、戦闘後は平和になった火口にできた、マグマ温泉に浸かって疲れを癒したくなった。ドロドロのマグマですら丁度いい湯加減に感じる現在、生物としてどういう仕組みになっているのか自分でも疑問ではあるが、気持ちいいのだから仕方ない。戦闘中も黒焔光背の中でずっと回っていた宝石卵もマグマに浸かって嬉しそうな波動を出している。
蟻人少年達のところに帰るのも、とりあえず一休みしてからでいいだろう。マグマ温泉で飲む出たばかりの百足酒を飲むのは、なんだかとても心地よかった。
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