I Am The Game's Villain

16 Mana Beast And Enigma Beast

[Enigma Dungeon]

From what I heard in the game, they were vestiges left by the Gods thousands of years ago.

Inside you can find gold, weapons, artifacts and plenty of treasures, but like any dungeons, monsters or [Mana Beasts] were there as if guarding the treasures.

But no, since mana beasts are also present outside dungeons in forests or restricted areas.

There are two types of [Mana Beast].

The [Natural Beasts] and the [Hybrid Beasts].

The [Natural Beasts] are simply just like normal beasts on Earth but with mana. They will protect their territory and attack if they feel threatened. They are the easiest to kill but some are even so extremely dangerous.

The [Hybrid Beasts] are more dangerous than the natural ones. They wouldn't hesitate to attack if they see a human, regardless of his intentions. They are called hybrids because they are basically [Natural Beasts] but stronger and with few differences in appearance.

But this is not the end.

[Mana Beasts] is a [Category] of monsters in this world, while [Natural Beasts] and [Hybrid Beasts] are [Subcategories].

In truth, there is another [category] of beasts in this world.

They are called [Enigma Beasts].

Likewise, they are classified into two [Subcategories].

[Natural Beasts] and the [Hybrid Beasts].

But the similarities end there.

The scale of strength and danger is completely different.

[Enigma Beasts] are literally walking calamities.

They can erase a town alone without any help.

And, yes, they are present as much in [Enigma Dungeons] than outside…

[Hybrid Enigma Beasts] being the most dangerous creatures in the world because of their violent tendencies, but that doesn't mean [Natural Enigma Beasts] were less dangerous.

Thankfully, [Enigma Beasts] appear rarely.

I know.

I probably raised a flag right now.

Well, since I decided to intervene in the plot, following the game's story, I will probably meet one, but hey, the [Protagonist] was there for that. I just had to follow his back.

Coming back to the point.

All the [Mana Beast] are ranked in compliance with the [Dorian Danger Scale].

The weaker beasts being the 1☆ beasts and the stronger 9☆ beasts.

They are ranked in three groups.

1☆ to 3☆: [Terror Beast]

4☆ to 6☆: [Disaster Beast]

7☆ to 9☆: [Chaos Beast]

As for the [Enigma Beast], the scale of danger is something else due to their danger.

Regardless of that, only [Monarchs], the strongest beings, can contend with [Enigma Beast] and Chaos-ranked beasts.

In [Enigma Dungeon] of the Falkrona Dukedom, there were 88 floors and the Chaos beast's presence in it is confirmed by the people who descended in the lowest floors.

There was nothing like a pattern, like high-staring beasts were only on lower floors. Indeed, you could find them even in high floors, but it was extremely rare, nay impossible. The lower the floor, the higher the chance of meeting high-stared beasts though. In the end [Terror Beast] were the numerous ones.

"Ah…"

I had to rack my brain to remember all of that useless information.

Yes, because, when I was just playing a game, it was rather useless, but right now it is important for me. All the more so when it was going to be the first time, I was going to fight with my life on the line.

For a month, I trained somewhat, but I have no experience of fighting at all…

Usually, rookies would hire experienced people for their first time, but not me. It wasn't because I was proud of anything like that. No, it was simply because I hadn't a single penny on me.

By the way, the currency in this world was the [Eden].

It was a holy word for the entire world.

I'm tired and I have to remember what I forgot, so I won't explain that.

Maybe later.

The only thing to know about the [Eden] is that it has the same value as dollars in the US.

For example, that nice meat smell comes from an agreeable restaurant just next to me. Don't get tricked, only the smell is agreeable. As for the price, it's something else.

They were selling something like tacos and guess the price?

20 ED.

Yes! 20 freaking Eden, so 20 dollars for a mere taco?!

You could say that it was normal since I was on floor 0 of one of the most popular dungeons, but it was a cheap price in this capital of the Falkrona House.

I didn't quite notice how rich they were when I was in the mansion, but now I was sure and I understood why as well.

Fortunately, I was not starving thanks to Cleenah, who kept me in good health without having to eat anything, but from here on I will have to stop taking Cleenah's energy. First, because she told me it wasn't good for my body to feed on 'artificial' food and second, because of me, Cleenah was getting tired easily. She was using the bit of her energy for me and I felt bad for that. Of course, I will never say that to her.

Hmmm.

The floor was gigantic.

I wanted to buy some armor but I didn't have money and I didn't have anything to sell either. No, I had things but I'd rather keep them.

"I think it's there."

I walked and soon found out what I was looking for.

A big tent-like structure was there.

Hundreds of people were on the line.

There, the staff of the Enigma Dungeon were distributing ES, called as well: Enigma-Scanner. It was a small phone-like scanner which would help us to scan a beast's strength. The data of the beast has been obviously coming from the Delvers since centuries ago.

You could also buy the scanner in a store but it was ridiculously expensive. Well, truthfully, I could easily buy it with my status, but I threw that status away a month ago!

Whatever.

Thankfully, the staff were letting us borrow a scanner for the time of our trip. At least they thought a little about the commoners who could never buy something so expensive. Well, if commoners disappeared, they would lose most of their clients so money. Yeah, everything was for business in the end. The world worked like that both on Earth and in this world.

I thanked the staff and took the scanner. It was light and there was something like a hook behind it so I hooked it in my pocket.

Now, I was ready.

In the fifty or so paths, I took a random one.

Still…

Was I the only one, delving alone?

The people I could see around me were all in groups.

…and I was still receiving curious gazes.

'Jarvis, do you think I can get skin mask or something like that?'

[No.]

Yeah, it would be too good to be true.

Was I doomed to wear that mask for the rest of my life to hide my identity?

There would be some instances where I'd have to act not as Edward Falkrona but as an unknown guy. I was sure of that. In that case, I needed to find a better mask, less pathetic and more comfortable.

…

I gripped hard the black handle of my short sword and stared at the beast before me.

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[Wild Rabbit]

-Rank: ☆

-Natural Mana Beast

-Weak Point: Dewlap, Feet

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The scanner gave me the information about the rabbit and I sighed in relief.

It was just one star monster, so just one of the weakest [Terror Beasts].

Well, I was just on the first floor, so it should be obvious, but still, if I wasn't lucky, I could face dangerous monsters. Nothing was impossible in the [Enigma Dungeon] after all.

Now…

How am I going to kill it?

I glanced down at my short sword.

The silver blade was fifty centimeters in length and sharp enough to slice my arm off and easily that wild rabbit as well.

It was the weapon I obtained from the title I received during my hellish suffering.

You know the weapon I received instead of a healing potion when I was crawling and dying.

[...]

Let's forget that moment and concentrate on the present.

I sweated as I glared at the rabbit fiercely.

The brown rabbit squeaked and looked at me.

"..."

Damn…