第二十二話 黄金の鉄壁
ラーナ......俺がこの世界で重騎士のクラスを得てから最初に倒した、カエルの魔物である。
〈マジックワールド〉の代表的な、愛され枠のザコモンスターだ。
ラーナには多くの種類がおり、その内の一体......成金ラーナが、今回の俺達のターゲットである。
俺の現状とルーチェのステータスを考慮して、俺達の次の狩場は〈天使の玩具箱〉以外に有り得ないと判断した。
成金ラーナは金ぴかのラーナであり、本体の出現率が低い代わりに、倒せば高確率で超高価なアイテムをドロップしてくれるのだ。
おまけにレベルが高いのに、攻撃力と魔法力が低く、攻撃のためのスキルも有していない。
つまり戦闘能力が低く、経験値が美味しく、高価なアイテムまで落としてくれる、いいこと尽くめの魔物なのだ。
成金ラーナを筆頭にこうしたボーナスキャラ的な立ち位置のラーナは複数種存在し、〈マジックワールド〉では金蝦蟇と総称されて親しまれていた。
金蝦蟇狩りを行っているときが一番楽しいと口にするプレイヤーも多かった。
〉から出てくる金蝦蟇の数には上限があるのだが、都市ロンダルムで情報収集を行った限り、この〈天使の玩具箱〉の金蝦蟇が狩り尽くされている心配はしなくてよさそうだった。
「成金ラーナは〈天使の玩具箱〉の中盤で出没率が高い。発見しやすいルート選択......存在している確率が高い生成ルート、セットで出やすい魔物、逆に絶対にセットでは出てこない魔物は、全て俺が把握している」
そして金蝦蟇の出現率は幸運力で変動する。
ここまでやれば、後はルーチェの幸運力で成金ラーナを引き寄せればいいだけである。
「......あのぅ、あのあの、成金ラーナは、アタシも聞いたことがあります」
「一体倒せば数年遊んで暮らせるだとか、酒場で語っていた人がいるのを聞いたことがあります。でも、D級冒険者どころか、C級冒険者の方でも取り逃がすって聞きますよ? 成金ラーナは、恐ろしく逃げ足が速いって......」
そう、成金ラーナは攻撃方面の能力はないが、とにかく逃げ足が速いのだ。
しかし、C級冒険者なら......【Lv:60】くらいか。
そこまであったらさすがに成金ラーナくらいは安定して狩って欲しいが、まあ、この世界は〈マジックワールド〉と同じようで異なる世界だ。
何せ死ねばそれっきりである。
「そもそも速すぎてまともに追い付けない上に、たまに攻撃が当たってもまるでダメージが通った感覚がない......と。追い掛けていたら深追いしすぎて、魔物に囲まれて窮地に陥った人も少なくないんだとか。......うう、もしかしたら、成金ラーナのせいで亡くなった冒険者の方もいるかもしれませんねぇ」
「成金ラーナは素早さと防御力が桁外れに高く、強力な耐性まで持っているからな」
成金ラーナの耐性は各属性攻撃、状態異常、デバフを完全に無効化する。
成金ラーナを倒すためには、あの素早い動きを捉え、かつ黄金の体表を貫く高い攻撃力が重要となってくる。
仮にステータス的には充分討伐できる域にあったとしても、無理に成金ラーナの素早さに対応しようと動きが崩れれば、しっかりと攻撃力が乗らずにダメージが与えられない。
だからC級冒険者でも狩れずに逃げられているのだ。
「あのぅ......アタシ達じゃ、どうしようもなくないですかぁ? 確かにこのエルマさんにいただいたナイフ......〈鉄石通し〉は、防御力が高い相手程有効ではありますけれど、さすがに成金ラーナにダメージを与えられるとはとても......。そもそもアタシの足で、追い付けるとも思えませんし」
「まあ、そうだな。〈天使の玩具箱〉に出没する成金ラーナは【素早さ:67】......【防御力:200】を誇る。あの黄金の鉄壁の前では、〈鉄石通し〉の防御力【15%】貫通効果だって、あってないようなもんだ」
この素早さは、足の速い道化師クラスであるルーチェの二倍以上である。
そして鈍足な重騎士クラスである俺の三倍の値だ。
追いかけっこになった時点で追い付けるわけがない。
そして【防御力:200】......この値は、俺の〈城壁返し〉が完璧に決まっても一ダメージも通らない数値である。
元より、臆病な成金ラーナが攻撃してくることはないのだが。
俺の〈当て身斬り〉にも防御力【15%】分の貫通効果があるが、成金ラーナにダメージを与えるには遠く及ばない。
「......あのう、もしかして、無理じゃないですか? 仮に百回接触できたとしても、一度も狩れる気がしないのですが」
「大丈夫だ。勿論、成金ラーナを狩れる算段があるからここを狩場に選んだんだ」
成金ラーナは属性技や状態異常、デバフの一切を受け付けない。
だが、それはスキルの特殊効果に一切左右されない、ということではないのだ。
奴の耐性は一見完全に見えて抜け穴がある。
俺の計算では、ギリギリで成金ラーナの防御力を貫くことができる。
「エルマさん、成金ラーナにダメージを与えられるスキルを持っているんですか? 重騎士にそんなスキルがあるだなんて、聞いたことがありませんけど......」
「いや、成金ラーナを逃がさないように追い詰めるのも、奴の防御力を貫いてダメージを与えるのも、両方ルーチェにやってもらうことになる」
俺はルーチェを指差してそう口にした。
「さっきのレベル上げで得たスキルポイントが八あるはずだ。それを全て、〈愚者の曲芸〉に入れてくれ」
これで〈愚者の曲芸〉が【10】になれば、二つ新しいスキルを習得することができる。
それが今回の成金ラーナ狩りの肝になるのだ。
Ch 22
Rana.... The same kind of frog monster that I first killed after gaining the Heavy Knight Class in this world.
A small fry monster that serves as a mascot for Magic World.
There are many Rana type monsters, and one of those that's called a Golden Rana is our current target.
With my current situation and Luce's Status, I could only choose the Angel's Toybox as our next hunting ground.
The Golden Rana is a gold colored frog that has a low spawn rate, but in exchange it has a high probability of dropping highly valuable items when defeated.
In addition to that, it has a high level, but its Attack and Magic stats are low and doesn't have any attack Skills.
In other words its fighting power is low, it gives good xp, and drops valuable items. An all around awesome monster.
There are a few examples of similar Rana type Bonus Monsters like the Golden Rana, which were called money toads as a whole in Magic World.
Many players said that they enjoyed hunting money toads the most.
The number of money toads that can spawn from this Dungeon is limited, but according to the information I gathered in Rondalm, we shouldn't need to worry about this Angel's Toybox running out.
"The Golden Rana has the highest chance of appearing in the middle layer of the Angel's Toybox. Routes with high chances of coming across one, routes with high chances of spawning, monsters that might accompany them and monsters that would absolutely not. I know all of that."
Also, the spawn rate of a money toad depends on Luck.
All that's left now is to let Luce's Luck work and attract a Golden Rana to us.
"....um, hey hey, if it's the Golden Rana, then I heard about it too," Luce said anxiously.
"I heard about someone telling a story about it in a tavern that if you manage to defeat one, then you would be able to live it up for a few years. But they also said that it usually gets away from not just D rank, but even C rank adventurers? And that it can run away frightfully fast...."
That's right, the Golden Rana has little means of attacking, but it can run away extremely fast.
However, C rank adventurers should be around [(Lv:60)] .
With a level that high I would expect them to be able to properly hunt down Golden Ranas at least, but, well, even though this world resembles Magic World a lot, it's still different.
Like how death means the end here.
"They even said that in addition to it being so fast you have no hope of catching it, even if you manage to hit it, there is no sign of it taking any damage... or so I heard. And that there were some who managed to run after it, only to end up in trouble from being surrounded by other monsters. ...uuh, there may even be adventurers that lost their lives because of a Golden Rana."
"That's because the Golden Rana is not just fast, it has exceptionally high Defense and powerful Resistances."
The Golden Rana has a complete Resistance against elemental effects, abnormal status effects and debuffs.
To defeat a Golden Rana, it's important to first trap it and to also possess a high enough Attack to pierce the golden surface of its body.
Even if you had enough attack power based on your stats, you might not be able to properly make use of it if your movements get disturbed by trying too hard to keep up with its mobility.
That's why even C rank adventurers can't always defeat one before it runs away.
"Weell....doesn't that mean we have no ways of dealing with it then? Certainly, this knife, the Iron Piercer, is better the higher Defense the opponent has, but.... even with that I don't think I would be able to damage a Golden Rana.... And I wouldn't be able to catch up with it to begin with."
"Well, yes. That's true. A Golden Rana in the Angel's Toybox has an [(Agility: 67)]  and [(Defense: 200)] . Against that impenetrable golden wall, even the Iron Piercer's [(15%)]  Defense pierce through effect might as well not exist."
That kind of Agility was more than double of Luce's who's Clown Class was one of the faster ones.
And three times what my slow-poke Heavy Knight Class has.
The moment it becomes a chase, it becomes impossible to catch up.
And with [(Defense: 200)] .... even if my [Rampart Reversal] manages to hit full-on, it won't be able to deal any damage.
Not that the timid Golden Rana would try to attack me to begin with.
My [Vital Blow] also has a [(15%)]  pierce through effect, but it's far from enough to damage a Golden Rana.
"....um, then, isn't it impossible for us? Even if we come across it a hundred times I don't think we would be able to kill it a single time."
"It's fine. I chose this place to hunt because I know of a way of defeating a Golden Rana."
No elemental techniques, abnormal status effects, or debuffs would work on a Golden Rana.
However, that doesn't mean that no Skill can affect it.
On the first look it looks like its resistance is total, but there is a way around it.
If my calculations are correct, then we might have a method of barely piercing through the Golden Rana's Defense.
"Elma-san, do you have a Skill that can damage a Golden Rana? I haven't heard about the Heavy Knight having a Skill like that though...."
"Nah, both driving the Golden Rana into a corner and piercing its Defense will be something that Luce will have to do."
I pointed at Luce and told her.
"You should have eight Skill points after raising your levels before. Put all those into [The Fool's Acrobatics], please."
With that she will have [(10)]  points in [The Fool's Acrobatics], which means getting two new Skills.
Those will be the core of our Golden Rana hunting strategy this time.
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