Walking through the hidden passage, I arrived in what appeared to be an empty room. Just as I turned around, a rumbling sound was heard, and the entrance I had just passed through was sealed. It seemed like I was trapped.
"Master, they're here!"
The Puppeteer called out, and multiple teleportation circles appeared on the ground.
"Kugoooooooh!"
"Master, these are the golden unmanned armor, the Golden Living Armor, which can earn you a massive amount of skill points!"
Looking around, the room was filled with numerous golden unmanned Golden Living Armors. There were roughly about twenty of them.
If I recall correctly, ordinary Living Armor is considered a Class A difficulty monster and is slightly stronger than the Armored Bear Bugbear that I had struggled with in the past. Given that, it would be reasonable to assume that the golden unmanned Golden Living Armor was even stronger than the regular Living Armor.
The Golden Living Armor wielded a one-handed sword that gleamed with a golden sheen. So, it seemed like I would need to approach this battle with caution.
"Black blade."
I shouted and gripped the Puppeteer, which had transformed into a sword.
With that, I leaped into the group of Golden Living Armor…
And narrowly dodged their attacks.
"Hey, pay attention and attack properly."
I said that and used "Provocation." As a result, the Golden Living Armor leaped at me recklessly.
I dodged their attack, and a friendly fire incident occurred as one Golden Living Armor attacked another.
"Well done, Master!" the Puppeteer praised.
"Believe it or not, I'm confident in group combat."
It seemed that my experience of fighting numerous Armored Bear Bugbears came in handy in a situation like this.
"Hey, you small fries, come at me from anywhere."
Facing a large number of Golden Living Armor, I used " Provocation."
"Alright, let's begin. Time for some small fry hunting."
I said with determination, but a few seconds later, I got stabbed from behind and died.
Well, I didn't expect to succeed on the first try, so it's not a big deal.
◆
The timing at which I, killed by the Golden Living Armor, returned to life and woke up remained unchanged from where I had finished the Armored Bear Bugbears battle.
At that point, I hadn't acquired the Parasitic Sword Puppeteer, so I needed to take action to obtain it again.
"Alright, I'll follow my Master."
The Puppeteer had always obediently listened to what I said, so I didn't have any trouble in that regard.
First, I collected the chest containing the "Crystal of Wisdom" and acquired the "Swordsmanship" skill. I then leveled up the "Swordsmanship" skill from level 1 to level 2.
I knew that defeating three monsters would accumulate the skill points needed to reach level 2. With a few hours to spare, I quickly completed this task.
So far, this was all the preparation I needed to finish before entering the hidden room.
"Hey, you seem quite knowledgeable, knowing about this hidden passage."
"Well, yeah."
As soon as I opened the hidden passage, the Puppeteer said that, and I nodded in agreement.
"I'm counting on you, Puppeteer."
"Sure, leave it to me."
We ventured into the room with numerous Golden Living Armor, only to die again.