April 18th.
I had Hinata-san announce on ZX that the start of the stream would be slightly delayed. We left the Floor 6 Monster Room at seven in the morning and moved to the one on Floor 7.
We arrived at approximately eight o’clock.
From there, we ran laps through the Floor 7 Monster Room normally, without using Seeker.
Just like before, we cleared ten laps an hour. After a little over three hours and thirty-two total laps, I finally leveled up.
And here is my current status!
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【Name】 Takeo Samejima 【Level】 34 Experience until next level: 6,912,442 《HP》 201/201 (6 up!) 《MP》 52/61 (4 up!) 《Strength》 105 (5 up!) 《Constitution》 96 (1 up!) 《Intelligence》 6 《Spirit》 55 (4 up!) 《Agility》 100 (5 up!) 《Dexterity》 100 (5 up!) 【STP】 0 【ST】 0 【Skills】 《Increased Damage with Bladed Weapons Lv. Max》《Berserk Lv. 1》《Goblin Genocider Lv. Max》《Fighting Spirit Lv. Max》《Blood Vengeance Lv. 1》《Sword Aura Lv. 1》《Taunt Lv. 1》《■■■■■■■ Lv. 1》《Life Magic Lv. Max》《Magic Sword Lv. 1》《Danger Sense Lv. 1》《Mighty Blade Lv. 3》《Seeker Lv. Max》《Indomitable Spirit Lv. 1》 【Titles】 《Battle Junkie》《Goblin Genocider》《■■■■■》《Swordmaster》
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Man, I finally had stats breaking the hundred-point barrier in my base state. It had been exactly one month since I began my activities as an explorer in earnest. It’s been a long road to get here...!!
I was feeling quite emotional about it, but regardless... the thing I want everyone to focus on is the newly acquired skill.
—《Indomitable Spirit Lv. 1》
Yes, the god-tier skill (and that’s a fact) that I unlocked yesterday. Originally, I intended to take the Asceticism skill that was unlocked by maxing out Seeker, but I ended up taking this instead when it unexpectedly appeared.
Even at skill level 1, just having this increases my leveling efficiency significantly...!!
And here’s why—
"Hello, everyone. Sorry to keep you waiting. I'd like to start the stream now."
『Been waiting!』 『'Lo!』 『G'morn-lo』 『It’s here!』 『Finally starting?』 『What's up, Hinata-chan? Did something happen to delay the start?』
The current time was around 12:30 PM. After finishing our morning laps and taking a one-hour lunch break, Hinata-san started the stream in front of the Floor 7 Monster Room.
Today, just like this morning, we planned to run laps in the Floor 7 Monster Room. But this time, we’d be doing it with the Seeker skill active...!!
Hinata-san and I began explaining the situation.
『Wait, a new skill...?』 『Floor 7 Monster Room laps using Seeker...?』 『Leveling Junkie Bro, what the hell are you talking about?』
The viewers' reactions were sluggish, as if they were in a daze, unable to process the information.
"Um... please wait a moment. I'll share an image now."
Hinata-san tapped away at her smartphone and displayed an image on the screen for the viewers. It was a screenshot of the details for Indomitable Spirit taken from my status screen. Naturally, I had blacked out the parts I didn't want revealed yet, such as the sealed skills and titles.
Once the viewers saw the details for Indomitable Spirit...
『Hah?』 『Wait, what?』 『What is this skill...』 『Indomitable Spirit...? Was there a skill like that?』 『No, no, wait a second?! I've never heard of that skill—I just checked, and it's not even on the strategy Wiki!』 『I love how fast people work lol, but this is no laughing matter!!』 『Wait, does that mean... Leveling Junkie Bro found a previously undiscovered skill!!?』 『You’ve gotta be kidding me!』 『Wait, this skill clearly has synergy with Seeker, doesn't it?!』 『Is this... actually strong? It only activates if there are enemies with a higher level than you, right?』 『Normally, explorers take on floors where their level is higher than the monsters, so wouldn't this be almost useless...?』 『No, that's why it has synergy with Seeker!! If you activate a max-level Seeker, your level becomes 0 no matter what!!』 『So it's a derivative skill that mitigates the downsides of Seeker...?!』 『Whoa, whoa, whoa!! The skill bulletin board is gonna explode!』 『Forget the bulletin board lol. This is the kind of discovery that becomes a worldwide news story lol.』 『Leveling Junkie Bro!! Do you know the unlock conditions?!』
As expected, the discovery of a new skill related to Seeker sent the viewers into a frenzy. Since the comments were asking about the unlock conditions, I began to share my theories.
Just to be clear, I had no intention of keeping the information to myself. Think about it. The "Modern Dungeon Strategy Wiki" that I rely on every day isn't just the work of the site administrators; it's built on the collective goodwill of many pioneers. If they had hidden their discoveries, that site wouldn't exist, I wouldn't have been able to level up this quickly, and I might have ended up with a far less efficient stat distribution or skill build.
Therefore, to repay that debt, I had decided that if I ever made a new discovery, I would disclose everything.
...Yes, everything.
That included information about the evolution skill for Goblin Killer. However, if I disclosed the details of Goblin Genocider right now, things would likely spiral out of control, so I decided to save that for a bit later.
I’ll probably have Hinata-san post it on ZX when the time comes. I do have a ZX account myself, but I haven't posted anything, and very few people know it's mine; I only have a handful of followers—mostly just friends from high school. It’s much better to have the announcement come from Hinata-san's account. It’s definitely not because managing an account is a hassle—at least, that’s the excuse I’ll give her.
"As for the unlock conditions... I don't know the exact details yet. But I can make a rough guess. Based on the effects of Indomitable Spirit, the conditions likely involve Seeker..."
I laid it all out.
First, it was likely essential to fight while Seeker was active. Yesterday, before Indomitable Spirit unlocked, I had fought 28 sets of 36 goblins in the Floor 6 Monster Room with Seeker active. Since the stat boost scales based on level difference, the level of the monsters defeated likely factored into the unlock conditions as well. Putting it all together, the most likely condition was "defeating 1,000 monsters (specifically 1,008 in my case) that are at least 15 to 16 levels higher than you."
I also had Hinata-san check her screen, but she hadn't unlocked it. This suggested that simply being in a party wasn't enough; you likely needed to deal significant damage or land the killing blow yourself.
『I see, I see...!!』 『That makes sense...!!』 『So, if you defeat a total of 1,000 monsters that are 15–16 levels above you while Seeker is active, Indomitable Spirit might unlock...!!』 『And you need to actually deal the damage or land the killing blow...!!』 『The conditions have been narrowed down quite a bit...!!』 『The only problem is...』 『Yeah, the problem is...』 『...ALMOST NO ONE CAN ACTUALLY DO THAT!!!』 『No, it’s possible! Top-tier explorers like Headshot Yakuza or Denshiro could probably do it! But how many people in the entire world are actually at that level?!』 『Probably wouldn't even be a hundred people...』 『So verification is impossible for the rest of us...』 『Wait! It might be impossible in a Monster Room, but couldn't you just kill them one by one?! With the right skill build and support staff, you might be able to pull it off!』 『That's it!』 『Yeah, why are you guys assuming you have to fight an entire Monster Room at once?! You're starting to think like Leveling Junkie Bro!』 『Damn it!! Everyone, be careful of mental contamination when you watch Leveling Junkie Bro!』 『Hey, everyone just calm down for a second.』 『You guys seriously need to chill lol.』 『Think about it logically. Is that actually possible for a normal person?』 『Huh?』 『Eh?』 『What do you mean?』 『Look... even in a one-on-one fight, to defeat a monster 15 levels higher than you at level 0, you’d need fixed-value enhancement support magic like Hinata-chan's Bless, plus magic equipment worth tens of millions of yen. You’d probably also need multiple combat buffs other than Fighting Spirit. Even with all that, if you can’t one-shot it, the risk of dying goes through the roof, right?』 『Oh...』 『Whoa...』 『So you're saying that even taking on one level 15 monster with Seeker active was a suicide mission to begin with...?!』 『Yeah, pretty much.』 『Well, obviously lol.』 『Standard logic wins again lol.』 『B-But! Wouldn't the number of people who can meet the conditions increase to maybe a thousand once people know about it?!』 『Sure, it might... but imagine how long it would take to kill a thousand of them one by one...』 『Wait, while we've been arguing, Leveling Junkie Bro and the others are already preparing for something lol.』
"—Alright, with that said, we're going to start running laps in the Floor 7 Monster Room using Indomitable Spirit!!"
Ignoring the chat, I had Hinata-san cast Bless on me. Once I was fully buffed for battle, I opened the door to the Monster Room and made my declaration.
For this run, I decided to try fighting without using either the Bracelet of Technique or the Bracelet of Fleet-footedness. It would save MP and make the whole process much more efficient.