Absolute Cheat: I Clear Dungeons Alone

Chapter 6: Trying Different Methods

The next day, I couldn’t decide what to do for the whole day.

Since I still had money left over from yesterday, there wasn’t any sense of urgency. But if I kept spending, it would eventually run out. Before that happened, I needed to take some kind of action.

“First of all, why was I able to pass through the wall? I should figure that out.”

If I just wanted quick money, I could dive into a dungeon and search for treasure chests. But in the long run, solving the mystery of passing through walls was far more important.

If I could freely pass through walls, that would become a huge weapon for me.

Though honestly, I couldn’t really imagine how exactly I’d use it.

“Let’s try it on the wall at home first.”

The walls at home are thinner than dungeon walls, so maybe it would be easier to pass through them.

“〈Evasion〉.”

I said it out loud, but nothing happened.

Well, I didn’t really expect it to work so easily. If passing through walls was that simple, I would have noticed it long ago.

I tried to recall exactly what happened when I passed through the wall.

At that time, I’d been blown backward and used 〈Evasion〉 while flying toward the wall.

So maybe if I had my back to the wall, I could pass through it.

“〈Evasion〉.”

…Nothing happened.

It seemed impossible with the house wall. In that case, I had to head back to the dungeon.

“Maybe I need to investigate 〈Evasion〉 more carefully…”

On the way to the dungeon, I pulled up my status screen.

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〈Evasion〉

Temporarily accelerates the body to dodge enemy attacks.

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Looking at the description, there was no mention of passing through walls. So why did it happen that time?

Did 〈Evasion〉 activate against the wall itself? But 〈Evasion〉 only works when you’re under attack. Even if the werewolf had thrown me, the wall wasn’t an enemy. Normally, 〈Evasion〉 shouldn’t have activated at all.

And even if the wall was somehow recognized as an attack, 〈Evasion〉 only makes the body move faster. Passing through walls doesn’t make sense.

“Hmm… I guess thinking about it won’t help.”

No matter how much I thought, I wasn’t going to find the answer.

“Maybe I should just try different methods instead.”

Since the same conditions as yesterday gave me success, I figured trying again in the Fassil Dungeon was my best bet.

So I went inside and immediately tried it.

“〈Evasion〉.”

I said it facing the wall, but nothing happened.

Then I tried it with my back to the wall, just like at home. Still, 〈Evasion〉 didn’t activate.

What was different from yesterday?

I carefully recalled the details.

“The werewolf swung its arm, I blocked with my knife, the knife broke, I was blown backward toward the wall, and just as I was about to hit it, I used 〈Evasion〉—and passed through.”

I muttered as I remembered.

“So maybe if I jump backward and use 〈Evasion〉, it’ll work?”

That was my conclusion.

I stood with my back to the dungeon wall.

“Alright.”

I psyched myself up and jumped backward.

“〈Evasion〉!”

I shouted, but nothing happened.

Thud! My backside hit the wall.

From the outside, I must have looked ridiculous.

“Maybe I didn’t have enough momentum?”

I thought maybe it wasn’t about facing backward, but about having the same force as when I was blown away.

So I took some distance from the wall.

Then—

“Uaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!”

I charged at the wall with all my strength.

As the wall loomed closer, fear rose inside me, but I couldn’t stop.

“〈Evasion〉!!”

I activated the skill just before impact.

Bang! A loud sound echoed.

Huh—?

I collapsed backward in confusion.

The skill hadn’t activated.

And damn, it hurt like hell!!!

Of course it did—I’d just rammed into the wall at full speed.

I writhed on the ground until the pain subsided.

“Looks like it only works under the exact same conditions as yesterday…”

The same conditions: being blown away by the werewolf, hitting the wall, and using 〈Evasion〉 at that exact moment.

But the risk was enormous.

If I failed, I’d literally die.

And even if I succeeded, I’d already claimed the first-clear reward, so I wouldn’t get anything valuable again.

“Still, I can’t just give up trying…”

For someone like me, scorned as useless, passing through walls was my only hope.

To protect my sister, I had to keep trying.

After that, I headed straight for the boss’s room.

On the way, I ran into several wolves, but since I already knew I couldn’t defeat them, I ignored them all and kept moving forward.

After running for two hours, I finally reached the boss’s room.

“My… my hands are shaking…”

Yesterday, I had been forced into the boss’s room against my will, but today I was entering by choice.

I gathered my courage and opened the door.

“Gwoooooooohhhhhh!!”

The dungeon boss, the werewolf, roared to welcome me.

Scared, I raised my knife.

But deliberately getting blown away was harder than I imagined.

Blocking weak attacks like jabs wouldn’t work. To be thrown back, I needed to take a full-force strike.

And the direction I was blown in was also important.

If I got thrown into a wall that wasn’t connected to the reward area, I might just end up back at the entrance of the boss’s room instead.

So I focused on moving carefully, trying to provoke the werewolf.

Yesterday had been tough because I was exhausted. As long as I still had stamina, the werewolf’s attacks weren’t so terrifying.

Was it getting irritated?

Looking at its expression, I thought so. I hadn’t attacked at all, only dodged. From its perspective, maybe it thought I was mocking it.

If that was the case, I could use its frustration to my advantage.

“Alright.”

I muttered, then stepped back to put some distance between us.

I spun the knife in my hand and said:

“C-come at me…!”

I Wonder…! Did it work?

“Gwooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!”

The werewolf let out an abnormal roar.

The provocation had succeeded.

Fueled by rage, it charged straight at me.

This was it!

I was certain.

If I blocked this attack, I’d be thrown hard into the wall. And my back was facing the wall that connected to the reward area.

Crash! The sound of my knife shattering rang out.

I had blocked the werewolf’s claws with my knife. If I had taken them directly, they would have ripped me apart. Blocking was necessary.

And then, along with the broken knife, my body was hurled straight toward the wall—

“〈Evasion〉!!”

Just before impact, I shouted!

I felt my body being pulled into the wall, as if absorbed.

It worked.

I had passed through the wall and arrived in the reward area.

“I did it!!”

Overcome with excitement, I raised both hands high in the air.