Chapter 10

We stood before the Goblin Dungeon, but as Fureru had said, we really couldn't advance. Specifically, we had been hunting endlessly at a corner after turning two bends.

There was no need for us to push forward as Goblins kept appearing one after another.

In this world, the only possible bamboo spear users were engaged in fierce battles with these Goblins. It was a life-or-death struggle, a fight to the death.

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Well, it was only the Goblins who were risking their lives.

As usual, Fureru and I had taken refuge in the subspace box. We weren't just sitting idle; Fureru and I were sitting side by side, whittling bamboo. We had been making bamboo spears one after another, but our clones kept taking them away, so we had to keep making more. It was a happy cry, I suppose. Still, it would have been better to buy a broom and dustpan to deal with the bamboo shavings... Well, that's a task for the future.

While we were busy making bamboo spears, one of the clones reported that they had placed a Goblin's magic stone on the gate. I called out to Fureru.

"Can you collect the magic stone?"

"Sure."

Fuleru responded and activated the gate's mark on the round table. The next moment, the Goblin's magic stone rolled onto the table. It seemed that Fuleru could make the gate appear anywhere inside the subspace box, which I found quite skillful. Moreover, she did it while whittling bamboo without looking at the table...

Still, looking at the table, I thought. There were already about 12 or 13 magic stones. It was going too smoothly, really.

In a dungeon recommended for parties of four or more with levels 6 and above, I think our achievements as a level 2 and level 1 duo were exceptional.

Well, with the addition of one more clone, our combat power had doubled, and the use of bamboo spears was going well. More importantly, the fact that Fuleru and I weren't fighting at all was a huge advantage.

Actually, in this dungeon, the Goblins were more dangerous than the King Goblin.

For example, a four-person party of level 2 adventurers could probably overwhelm a Goblin. However, whether they could keep doing it was another matter.

A typical front-line warrior would have 20 points of fighting spirit. This fighting spirit, unlike magic power, doesn't decrease with use. In an MMORPG, it would be a passive ability, and you just need to shout "Haa!" to use it. However, while it's easy to shout, it's surprisingly difficult to keep it up. Moreover, they always have to protect the back-line, which uses up their stamina. Even if they could overwhelm a Goblin once or twice, they would eventually become exhausted after ten or twenty consecutive battles.

For back-line roles, it's even simpler; once their magic power runs out, they're done. For reference, a level 1 mage has 100 points of magic power, and the weakest Fireball spell consumes 4 points. You can see how low-cost the summoning of infinite mage clones is, right? It's a quarter of a Fireball's cost. It's such a cheat spell, yet why do people avoid it, damn it?

...Sorry, I got sidetracked. In short, a mage's magic power would be depleted after 25 Fireballs. Moreover, entrusting your life to others, especially front-line fighters, always causes tension. It's not suitable for long-term battles. Areas that force you into consecutive battles are not places for level 2 or 3 rookies.

As for us, we can't really overwhelm the Goblins. To be honest, our clones have been wiped out multiple times. However, we can always try again, and even if our magic power runs out, we can recover it in the subspace box. By the way, there are roughly two ways to recover magic power: sleep or drink a mana potion.

Continued combat ability. That's our strength.

While I was proudly explaining this, we got another magic stone. I asked Fuleru to collect it.

Moreover, I hadn't noticed it during the last level-up, but this time, I felt an increase in my magic power capacity.

I checked my status.

Status

Hibiki = Rumatol

Infinite Mage Level 3

Fighting Spirit 0

Magic Power 78/120

Skills: Summon Clones (Maximum 3)

Yeah. I leveled up. It took me half a year to go from level 1 to 2, but I leveled up in just one day. Moreover, I still have plenty of room to grow.

For now, I summoned a third clone, gave it a bamboo spear, and sent it to the front line.

With the level-up, our combat power had increased by 1.5 times. How far could we go?

I continued to make bamboo spears, feeling excited and thrilled.