30 minutes till the boss gets back edition
>>47772267
>>47772271
>>47772285
IIT: People start tripping death flags
>>47772298
>>47772316
>>47772337
After tenderizing the meat it's good to start preparing the appetizer.
>>47772357
>>47772337
I didn't know dwarves could get shorter
>>47772377
>>47772404
>>47772404
>>47772418
Based thief. I thought he wasn't supposed to be good at combat?
>>47772418
Kensuke is still the worst member of the team.
Laius used to be quite the adventurer, until he took an arrow to the knee.Oh wait, did I say arrow? I meant dragon
>>47772433
>>47772430
Ranged combat is his specialty aside from lockpicking.
>>47772460
Good news Marcille, the protection spell still works.
>>47772477
>>47772492
When will elf figure out that Laius is always serious?
>>47772492
Marcille always delivers.
>>47772492
Oh, yes. Laius, of all the stupid plans you've used to kill monsters, this may be my favorite of them all.
>>47772511
Going to be stealing runic fuses for my next spellcaster.
>>47772529
No comment, the page speaks for itself.
>>47772548
>>47772563
Did not expect this to be part of his plan.
>>47772583
>mfw I read ahead if this thread on batoto and laius is a glorious madman
>>47772583
>>47772583
Is he going to cut it open from the inside out? Beautiful. He's going to emerge holding Farlyn's skeleton, too, I bet.
>>47772593
>>47772604
It's all about positioning to exploit a weakpoint.
>>47772593
And now the eater is the eaten
>>47772625
>>47772637
I don't think he ever ate anything with his foot.
>>47772644
>>47772625
Oh, he's just using it biting down to anchor himself. Well, that's slightly less awesome. Still pretty badass, though. It's really quite interesting to see the party genuinely struggle and take a lot of damage after mostly going through the whole dungeon with just comedic injuries. The worst they've had up until now was the undine, and even that wasn't so bad. I like the change in tone.
>>47772664
>>47772664
Now that's a good reaction image
>>47772684
>>47772664
that moment where you realize your plan stopped just short of the actual end.
>>47772715
At least he can get a second armor mollusk for his foot now.
>>47772746
And that's it for this month. Looks like next chapter will be the wrap up to this and maybe we can start getting some answers.
>>47772731
That is the end though? We were already told dragon's can't survive stab wounds there. All Laius had to do was continue applying pressure until the dragon died.
>>47772746
So yet another chapter we'll have to wait before we learn the answer to the question we all really want to know: How does it taste?
>>47772764
;_;
>>47772746
>try to learn healing magic
Birth of Paladin Laius? Champion of Cuisine?
>>47772765
and yet his plan seems to have glossed over the dragon's death throes causing all the muscles in its jaw to contract
>>47772477
Series ends at 26 huh.
>>47772871
Nah, just this arc of it.
They have been steadily setting up hooks for other plots about the true nature of the dungeon, who is creating it, and the surface races fighting for control over it and its treasures.
Once they have a healer again, they will be better equipped to handle more dangerous threats. Effectively 'leveling up' the party to be able to handle the next arc.
>>47772871
There are still loose ends. We need to find the ronin. The labyrinth still needs exploring. And we have the encroaching elves to think about. It doesn't feel like she's pulling the plug just yet.
>>47772922
>Marcille can finally concentrate on her explosion magic
>>47772644
This is the greatest thing I have ever seen.
>>47772952
>Marcille doesn't need to prepare utility spells anymore
>Turns into fucking Dark Schneider
Yes, please god.
>>47772970
Please read Berserk.
>>47772430
Combat isn't really part of his contract, he's too much of a professional to do something he isn't getting paid for outside of emergencies.
Do you read your reaction image from right to left or left to right?
After years on this site my brain adjusts to the style most of the time, but I don't know how it's for you.
>>47773049
Berserk is legendary but do they turn water elementals into soup?9
>>47772593
ABSOLUTE MADMAN
>>47773126
Fuck it, it looks like shit when the panels aren't there.
>>47773049
What's so great about this though is that it's not just hardcore but extremely clever in a way that's immediately believable and understandable.
There's so much common badassery that leaves you wondering about the logic like cutting something out from the inside or standing up with weapons sticking out of you, but what happened here makes me want to cheer the guy on for being a paragon of absolutely everything.
>Sorry adventurer, but your sister is in another dragon
>Sad trombone noise
So what do you think the Dragon tastes like?
>>47773226
Better question: How would you or your party cook a dragon?
>>47773208
>another dragon is in your sister
>>47772337
SENSHI! NOOOOOO!
>>47772871
Read through the whole thing the other day, early on the backup hook was that the dark necromancer who sunk the kingdom down into being a dungeon promised that whoever could beat him got the kingdom/dungeon and all its riches, and the necromancy and spirit magic of the dungeon being especially weird and striving to Stop Things From Dying (which might be what has the elves interested), which makes resurrection magic in the dungeon more successful.
also, given that the dragon was found around the area the Orcs used to live in they're likely going deeper than most any other dungeon diver so the thing with the gnomes and the former party members will all tie the party back together again to DEFEAT THE DARK MAGICIAN!
>>47773293
>they get Farlyn almost all the way out of the dungeon
>a small party of kobolds attacks and kills her to free the dragon inside her.
>>47772672
>Well, that's slightly less awesome
But it isn't used that much in fantasy, I didn't expect this., full awesome.
>>47772922
>Nah, just this arc of it.
Can they make it even more epic!?
>>47772433
Just look at Senshi's eyes, Jesus, he went full Serious Sen.
>>47773226
Like a chicken, I guess.
>>47772521
Fucking Rocket Jump, man.
>>47772746
>>47772801
Class Change Time!
Sleep tight, Dwarfer.
>>47772746
>Paladin of Gluttony, friend of everything that isn't legal to consume
Fucking hell man.
>>47772746
>he tries to get up on one knee
Laugh I oughtn't, but laugh I do. I love this manga
>>47775295
>>47772801
Well this is based on Wizardry so its more going from Fighter to Lord.
>>47775153
I always wonder how he got his beard to be filthy and greasy again so quickly.
>>47775616
>based on Wizardy
more, source, reference? that seems an awfully unhelpful term to google
>>47775673
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizardry:_Proving_Grounds_of_the_Mad_Overlord
I'm so used to battle manga jerking me around for a hundred chapters of final boss climax finisher tag that seeing them win so quickly is a bit jarring. "You thought you'd won against my final form? This isn't even my final final form!" kind of stuff.
Especially since he described what the winning plan was in dialogue before performing it instead of it being kept a super secret until the act of it.
I think I like this a lot more. It's refreshing.
>>47775664
he butchers his own meat so blood and fat may get stuck to his beard
he farms so shit and dirt may get in his beard
he doesn't really have time to bathe so his natural oils gather in his beard
or a mixture of all three
>>47772672
To be fair, Laius' party are actually pretty hot shit. The floors before they got to the Undine are levels they've done before and they more or less outclass most of the inexperienced lowbies running through those floors.
>>47772430
Chilchak has always been portrayed as pretty competent. If you had to level call everyone I'd be like Senshi > Chilchak > Laius > Marcille
Interested to see whether that dark elf = dragon theory holds up.
>>47773532
Dungeon
Master
>>47772746
Why? So it can fail it's fear save and leave him in a fucked situation like Kensuke did?
>>47772644
>this is how he dies, weeping blood
>he was just trying to protect the ones he cared about
Great chapter, love this manga.
I made a monster hunter/cook character in a selfmade dystopian poverty sci-fi setting before I knew of Dungeon Meshi.
A shame that the monsters in our setting turned out to be all corrupted by magical darkness and the meat can't be cleansed.
Haven't fought a normal monster in 2 years.
He still cooks regular food but his butcher skill was basically wasted.
Had a rough day.
Came home to glorious dungeoneering.
All is well.
>>47777586
Well yes, but he always seemed more skill monkey oriented than combat oriented in all fairness.
>>47779416
Yeah, and that continued in this chapter. He can't slay a dragon; he can, when trying his hardest, distract and partially blind one. He's utility, not damage.
>>47779416
He's no heavy hitter and he isn't a tank, either, so his options in a fight are limited.
But he's reliable as fuck when it comes to quick moves and quick thinking.
>>47775725
>Wizardry saves the player's party and game progress onto a scenario disk. After booting, a new one may be created with a blank floppy disk or an existing one used. Completion of Proving Ground of the Mad Overlord is necessary to play the sequels Wizardry II and III since they require the characters from the first game to be imported from a scenario disk.
That's old school.
>>47772746
Signs you've lost too much blood: stopping the blood loss is your third priority.
>>47772418
>AAAAAAAAAA MY FUCKING EYE!
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>>47772563
Looking at the page again, it looks like he's kneeing the dragon's bloody eye socket. That's just painful.
>>47776015
I was just thinking to myself "Only three chapters?"
I hope she continues that formula int he future. And considering, as of a few months ago, sales were still going strong, I can't wait for part 2.
>>47773251
I think it might take a while to separate it into serviceable chunks, and even they the edibility would be determined by the breed
>>47778730
>A shame that the monsters in our setting turned out to be all corrupted by magical darkness and the meat can't be cleansed.
that's a sign of a Shit DM, when you make a character and they directly make them useless.
>>47775308
That's such a great little detail that I feel like you don't see much
I'll be honest, I don't think they're going to eat the dragon.
I mean, they have 3 heavily wounded, AND they need to get the sister's remains to someone who can resurrect her. They don;t have time.
AT BEST, they may cut a steak or two out when they dig out the sister.
>>47783094
>AND they need to get the sister's remains to someone who can resurrect her.
If she doesn't mysteriously appear and try to heal the dragon that is.
>>47783094
nah eating the dragon will probably heal them somehow
>>47783152
Two of them are crushed, one of them is missing a leg, and the one they came to save IS DEAD!
Dragon meat sausage won't fix that.
Possibly a dumb question - but has anyone heard any news about English licensing and/or an anime? (I'd like physical copies at some point and this would make such an excellent anime.)
>>47783593
1) no
2) hopefully never
>>47783593
There was talk in an earlier thread about a possible anime, but it may have just been speculation.
>>47772922
Not to mention what caused the dragon to leave it's lair in the first place, since they said it was unusual for it to be so active now.
>>47773251
Like you cook Gators or Crocs.
>>47783593
I would hope it gets way further along before there are any talks of an anime adaptation, even if it's just a one-season 12-episode thing.
>>47783094
>>47783152
>>47783189
Marcille probably knows the same "return" spell that Farlyn knew. They'll probably just teleport out of the dungeon after this.
Then things things happen and party gets back by using the gnome's shortcut.
>>47783705
The first season being about the battle with the dragon would work perfectly well and lead to a better budgeted experience.
>>47772430
Halflings get a bonus to thrown weapons.
>>47779416
His contract doesn't include risking himself in combat unless it's absolutely necessary. While he's definitely close to the cast, contract aside, his primary function and obligation has always been scouting, trapfinding, and getting the party to avoid untoward danger.
I think it's been stated before that he's decent as a ranged combatant.
>>47773136
They turn everything into soup.
>>47783094
>I'll be honest, I don't think they're going to eat the dragon.
Laius and Senshi are going to eat that fucking dragon.
They'll go about shifting through the bastards guts to find Farlyn first, but that dragon is getting ate.
>>47773226
Crocodile.
Which is to say, disappointingly like chicken to the point where you wonder if you didn't just pay state fair prices to eat fried chicken.
>>47784518
Or was that Alligator? I can never tell the two apart.
>>47772404
>that contraction of the pupil as it anticipates what is going to happen
This was such a baller dragon fight.
>>47781922
>you have to beat Wizardry in order to play Wizardry II & III
>>47785077
Sounds like my kind of game.
>>47777763
>>47785562
>>47785077
Apparently re-releases of Wizardry put in a map. The original didn't have a map. You had to pencil and paper that shit.
IIRC it actually had a spell that would tell you the grid co-ordinates in the dungeon, which is pretty much made for graph paper mapping.
Basically Wizardry hated you, thought you were weak, and stupid, and demanded you prove yourself to it.
>>47785660
Legend of Grimrock does something similar. There is "oldschool" mode where it disables the map and forces you to use pencil and paper. You can also find some useful items in game to help you such as a compass.
God forbid if the level you were on had a teleporter on it. One of the user made dungeons I played on had a maze level. The walls would randomly move, doors would disappear and in one part of it, it had an invisible teleporter that would seamlessly send you to a far corner of the maze. I was a pussy however and wasn't playing on "oldschool" mode. So it only took me a couple minutes to realize I got teleported. I then died to spiders in the dark on the next level.
>>47776015
Fortunately our seems that in more and more manga these days, the fights are handled quickly, as opposed to the cliched "did you think I was fighting at my full power" ping pong match.
>>47786208
Good, can't wait for anime to follow that trend.
Of course, it's not like Anime is the only one guilty of Power Creep.
>>47785784
Been meaning to play Grimrock. I've only played handheld Dungeon Crawls like Etrian Odyssey, Dark Spire and the like. How is it?
>>47789296
Great game. Controls great, clear, simple but effective visuals, quite a few builds. And the boss soundtracks in the second game are great.
>>47772625
With all his shenaningans about eating monsters, I had forgotten that Laius is also a badass adventurer.
>>47783189
>Dragon meat sausage won't fix that.
It's fucking Dungeon Menshi, of course food will fix that!
>>47772593
>zeldaspeedruns.jpg
>>47772952
>>47772492
>Marcille walking the path of explosion magic
Something I realize without Laius tied his sword his hand. At first I thought it was because Kensuke was a fucking traitor but then I realized because he plan from the very beginning to get his leg cut off.
>>47784270
I think both Marcille and Chilchak have gone a bit above and beyond "Contracted duties".
>>47777604
Could be a different dragon.
>>47792840
Marcille's there because whatsherface is her friend.
>>47792840
Marcille didn't have a contract, or at least the contract was just a formality. She was there mainly because she was a friend of Farlyn.
From what I remember about the flashbacks, it seemed like the original party was Laius, Farlyn and Marcille after the last two graduated, then Namari and the samurai dude got hired afterwards (since they were there already when Laius described how they killed dragons before, I don't recall Chilchack in those) and they hired Chilchack last when they decided to explore a dungeon since they would need help with traps and chests.
>>47791007
He'll need to replace all that blood after all! Pity they finished the liver, though. Although now I guess they have an even bigger liver they could eat.
>>47791385
>>47777777
Oh yeah, you're right.
>>47783189
>>47783152
Dragons are magic, of course everything will work out.
>scrub party reaches them somehow and takes the glory while the meshis are tired from the bossfight
This may be a bit late, but I did miss a few chapters. I know they are searching for the sister who was eaten by dragon. Are they 100% sure that THIS is the dragon that ate the sister?
>>47794814
Yeah it's boss battle time. Been going on for three chapters now and looks like it's over.
>>47792893
That and everyone ships her with Laius.
>>47794814
Red Dragons don't grow on trees in this dungeon.
>>47772267
Shit got heavy with this chapter.
>>47786208
Yeah. The big, climactic final battle between All For One and All Might in My Hero Academia only lasted for, what, four or five issues?
And it ended withAll For One crippled and captured while All Might had his secret revealed to the world and permanently lost his powers.Not to mention the huge reveals within it.
>>47776841
Even more impressive is that they're running at basically half-strength. They're missing their healer, and three more fighters.
>>47783094
The time limit for bringing his sister back is because the Dragon might digest her if they're too slow. Now that it's dead, that danger is gone.
>>47797773
>Shipping elf with fighter
>Not shipping elf with healer
>>47797773
Not everyone. Marcille is way more than friends towards Farlyn, clearly, but it's unclear that Farlyn returns any of that.
>>47772592
>That face
I'm immediately reminded of Doom. Seriously, just replace "Rip and Tear" with "Cook and eat" and this would literally be perfection.
