And then we open a conspicuously large door to find an enormous room in which a very powerful monster has been waiting.

It is a Skeleton General, over two meters tall, wearing golden armor. It is holding an axe that could easily cut a cow in half, and a shield as sturdy as a castle wall.

It is so impressive that it is difficult to believe its body is made of only bones; it is enough to send a chill down a spine that I do not possess.

And around the Skeleton General are ten suits of Living Armor, like knights serving their master.

『This must be a Dungeon Boss.』

According to Darcia-sama, who has just awakened, Bosses always appears in a Dungeon.

Bosses that appear at the bottom floor are particularly difficult to defeat compared to Bosses that may appear on other floors.

「Ooooh…」

「Thank you for your courtesy. Eh? You’re giving that to me? That’s helpful, but is that really alright?」

But like the other Undead we have encountered so far, not only does the Skeleton General let us pass, but he also offers the sharp-bladed axe and shield in its hands in his devotion to Bocchan.

「I feel bad for receiving a weapon and shield for free, so I’ll give you this in return.」

Bocchan retrieves a battleaxe and large shield from inside the carriage and hands it to the Skeleton General. They are among the better-made items that the bandits were using, but they are not Magic Items. They are normal equipment made of metal.

「Just these won’t quite do, so…」

With that, Bocchan produces a large amount of Mana from his body. It takes great effort to not have my consciousness swept away by its pressure. Bone Bird stops flying and falls onto the ground.

Right before my eyes, Bocchan’s Mana is poured into the battleaxe, the large shield, and also the Skeleton General and Living Armors.

「OOOOH!」

The Skeleton General trembles in pleasure as its white skull is dyed black, and the Living Armors begin to emit a sinister aura.

『Bocchan, it seems they have ranked up… Just what have you done?』

「I just used【Bloodshed Enhancement】and【Energy Absorption】with about ten thousand times more Mana than usual… Why is that? Maybe death-attribute magic is just too compatible with Undead. Next time I’ll try it on Bone Man and the others.」

If he can cause monsters to rank up by expending 100,000 Mana, it will be easy for Bocchan, who possesses over 100,000,000 Mana, to strengthen his followers; this is a wonderful discovery.