While an octopus is an animal that has its whole body consist of pure muscle and above all, it does well with fighting both on land and water, the amount and density of the muscles of a superior War Helmet Octopus lightly exceeds that of a general octopus type monster.
In general the swings of their weapons are sharp and fast, where a single blow has the weight of a lump of iron, as it attacks within a trajectory that you would not expect coming from such a soft body.
They always act in a group consisting of 4 to 6 members, and the coordination of their attacks makes them even more dangerous.
Their helmet-shaped body is so hard that it can easily fend off steel swords, as its other parts can change shape which makes it hard to aim at the right spot. And because it may rush at you while trying, it’s necessary to pay some attention.
If someone takes a charge directly, his armor would most likely be broken.
There are also mage classes mixed in among the War Helmet Octopus, which is a battle class that can easily annihilate inexperienced parties.
I ate several of the ones I captured. There’s a crunchy resistance under my teeth, though as I keep on chewing it, a rich flavor released which I can’t get enough of. Adding a sip of liquor would be just right.
I really want to make Takowasa[4] right now, though regrettably, I haven’t found anything resembling wasabi yet.
However it conveniently has a high regenerative power. Its legs regenerated after it lost the ones I cut off, which made it possible to enjoy it for a while.
Ability learned: 【Suction Cup Generation】
A countless number of something resembling an octopus’ suction cup formed in the palm of my hand.
I didn’t only try it on my palm, and it seems that I am able to generate suction cups over my entire body.
There are occasions where I could glue it to an enemy, so it’ll be helpful during a covert operation.
Yeah, this might be an excellent war asset.
As for the Trap Spirit Moray, the degree of risk this dungeon monster poses can be considerably lowered if one can discover its den in the corridor beforehand. As long as someone doesn’t pass by in front of its den, they won’t be attacked.
However, the cases where someone can discover its nest are limited.
Without discovering the nest, and carelessly entering within range, it is guaranteed that one would be eaten to death in an instant without even know what happened.
Around the eight floor I happened to stumble upon about a dozen War Helm Octopuses and War Ruby Frogmen battling a party of 6 adventurers. Their fight was about to finish.
By the time I found them, there were numerous dungeon monsters losing ground, as the adventurer party had seized the initiative by demonstrating their technique and superior cooperation. They were on the verge of winning.
Each of the adventurers were seasoned warriors, reliably cutting down the opponent one by one with each attack, trying their best to distribute the enemy’s attacks, aiming to make the received damage as negligible as possible when it was unavoidable to dodge it.
As expected of people who were able to kill the boss of the fifth floor of an 【Age of Gods Dungeon】, they are certainly powerful, which is something admirable.
However, while a young man in their vanguard, wielding a large magic sword that’s emitting a sweltering heat, was fighting 2 War Ruby Frogmen, wielding nets and tridents; they were also approaching the den of a Trap Spirit Moray.
Neither party has noticed the situation as they’re concentrating on the opponent in front of their eyes, and as a result, the Trap Spirit Moray attacked both the young man as well as the 2 monsters when they were in range and unable to counteract.