My Yandere Girlfriend Hiding in the Dungeon Kills Me Over and Over Again

Chapter 7 Conclusion reached on the 300th time

“Grrr!”

A nearby Armored Bear Bugbear roars and approaches.

“〈Acceleration〉!”

I say this and activate the skill I just obtained. Instantly, it feels as though time has slowed down. The movements of the Armored Bear Bugbears appear in slow motion.

“Thump!” The Armored Bear Bugbear’s fist comes down from above. I successfully avoid it. Previously, I couldn’t even follow the Armored Bear Bugbears’ movements with my eyes, but with this skill, I can certainly evade their attacks.

From there, I continue to evade the relentless attacks of the ten Armored Bear Bugbears. By dancing like a butterfly, I manage to dodge every attack.

Well, even if I can keep evading, it’s probably pointless. I explore the room thoroughly, moving in all directions, but there is no exit in sight. This room is entirely sealed off. To exit this room, I likely need to defeat all the Armored Bear Bugbears.

If that’s the case, just evading won’t do any good. It’s time for a counterattack.

“Growl!” I sidestep to avoid the Armored Bear Bugbear’s attack, then deliver a punch to its face. The punch connects well, causing the Armored Bear Bugbear to stagger back for a moment.

“Crunch,” an unpleasant sound is heard.

“Ah!”

It seems that the bone in my right arm, which I used to punch, has been broken. It appears I couldn’t withstand the impact from the punch delivered by the 〈Acceleration〉.

And there’s another significant weakness: the moment I attack, I leave a significant opening for myself. The Armored Bear Bugbears would certainly not miss the chance to exploit it.

“Ugh!”

Another Armored Bear Bugbear, different from the one I punched, strikes me from the side. I let out a groan as I crash violently into the wall.

I have died.

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“Damn it.”

I muttered in frustration as I was once again brought back to life by the time rewind.

I had made it quite far, but dying meant starting all over again. Nevertheless, a glimmer of hope was in sight. The fact that I could use 〈Acceleration〉 to avoid the Armored Bear Bugbears’ attacks was a significant discovery.

While I was concerned about my offensive capabilities, being able to evade attacks provided numerous opportunities for counterattacks. Alright, my course of action was clear. I would choose 〈Acceleration〉 and try to escape from that room. Well, before that, I needed to make it to the room with the treasure chest.

“Gaw!”

I was killed again by the first Armored Bear Bugbear that appeared.

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On approximately the 225th attempt.

“I finally made it back to this place.”

Once again, I had reached the room with the treasure chest.

Getting to this room was quite a challenge.

I must have died at least five times before reaching this room again. Well, I wasn’t keeping an exact count of the times I died, so there might be some variation.

“Now, let’s go with 〈Acceleration〉.”

Without hesitation, I selected 〈Acceleration〉 from the list of skills that appeared when I opened the treasure chest.

“Gawww!”

The Armored Bear Bugbears that appeared let out a roar.

Now, the battle begins.

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“I can’t believe this! Why won’t it work?”

I shouted in frustration.

Around the 300th attempt.

Out of those, I had chosen 〈Acceleration〉 16 times.

During my 16th attempt, while surrounded by the Armored Bear Bugbears, I couldn’t help but scream.

In the beginning, I was optimistic that if I chose 〈Acceleration〉, I’d eventually be able to escape from this room. However, with each attempt, I became increasingly convinced that it might be impossible.

“I can’t… breathe… can’t… breathe…”

Unconsciously, I was taking shallow breaths through my shoulders.

The drawback of 〈Acceleration〉 was that it consumed my stamina at an alarming rate. I could only use it for about three minutes. Within those three minutes, I had to defeat all ten Armored Bear Bugbears. However, I couldn’t defeat even a single one.

There were several issues at play. First, despite being able to move quickly with 〈Acceleration〉, it didn’t increase my attack power. I had hoped that even with my low base attack power, I could deal decent damage when combined with speed, but every attack I landed resulted in my arm breaking.

This made it impossible for me to attack repeatedly.

The next strategy I considered was to aim for their weaknesses. Thanks to 〈Acceleration〉, not only could I move quickly, but my thought processes and visual perception were also accelerated. This allowed me to target specific areas accurately. For instance, I could attack their eyes.

When I hit their eyes, the Armored Bear Bugbears would scream and writhe in pain. However, it was only a temporary setback. They weren’t permanently blinded, and despite the pain, they would recover and come after me again.

I also tried getting behind them and strangling their necks. Even if I successfully strangled them, it was futile because other Armored Bear Bugbears would kill me while I was preoccupied with that.

Despite all my attempts, it seemed there was no other way, but I struggled to find an alternative. I tried again and again.

Looking back now, I think I was simply afraid of admitting my reality. I didn’t want to accept that, even with the highest-ranked S-rank skill, I was making no progress. I clung to the hope that there had to be a way out, so I kept choosing 〈Acceleration〉