From Another World (DISCONTINUED)

Chapter 60: A quest is not over until you arrive home

The only way to destroy a Dungeon was to break its Dungeon Core. Dungeon Cores were found at the deepest level of the Dungeon and were guarded by powerful monsters known as Guardians.

I was actually worried. We fought monsters that were almost A-ranked and Guardians were more powerful than the monsters in the Dungeon. That meant that the Guardian could even be SS-ranked.

Yuzu and Oga were pretty powerful. They could easily slay A-ranked monsters as if they were used to dealing with them already. I was completely falling behind.

Oga opened the door leading to the boss room and a light shone upon us. It died down and my jaws dropped.

All around us were huge crystals of Nokunium. The room was filled with Nokunium and I could already see the pile of cash that would come once we sell those.

"Mikage... Focus", Oga said as Yuzu pointed his sword in one direction.

A giant blue golem walked towards us. Glowing blue lines were all over its body and it had a crystal core on its face.

"What monster do you think it is?" Yuzu asked.

"Hell if I know. It's the first time I saw something like that", Oga answered.

"Whatever it is, it's coming after us!" I shouted as the golem ran.

Yuzu dodged to the right while I jumped to the left. Oga caught the golem's punch with his two hands and was pushed back. While he was holding the golem's arms, Yuzu and I charged at it and slashed it.

However, our strikes couldn't scratch it. I've seen how skilled Yuzu was with the sword so it was surprising that he couldn't cut the golem.

Glowing blue hands came out of the golem's back and stretched towards us. Blue flames shot from its arms and Oga dodged out of the way. I cut the hands but they just regrew back into new ones. After backing away for a certain distance, the hands stopped and returned to the golem.

"It's tougher than mithril... I don't think I could cut it that easily", Yuzu said.

"Its physical strength is quite strong too. Those hands are also annoying. What do you think we should do?" Oga asked.

"Oga... Bait it out. Mikage and I will try to find its weak spot."

We nodded in response to Yuzu's plan and Oga charged ahead.

"Fortress Howl!" Oga shouted and a red aura oozed out of his body.

If I remember correctly, Fortress Howl was a taunting magic. The user would look more dangerous for non-sentient beings and so they would focus all of their attention on him.

While Oga had its attention, Yuzu and I charged at its sides. I wrapped darkness around Anya and tried to cut it. However, I was only able to make a light scratch. Yuzu managed to make a deeper cut but it wasn't enough.

Oga's arms were coated in darkness and he tried to punch the golem. However, it didn't even budge when Oga hit it. It countered with its barrage of punches and Oga managed to avoid them. Despite being large, it was fast.

Flames wrapped around Yuzu's sword and he tried to cut the golem once more. I did my share of attempts but it wasn't working.

A mask appeared from thin air and Yuzu wore it. I could feel his mana getting stronger and he became faster. Oga roared and he entered his demon form. It seemed that they were getting serious.

Things were going well when the golem started glowing. Light shone and when it died down, a barrier was surrounding Oga and Yuzu.

"I can't break this!" Yuzu shouted as he tried to cut it.