Dai Katana Light Novel Volume 1

Goblin Slayer Side Story II: Dai Katana is a light novel written by Kumo Kagyu and illustrated by lack.

Official Synopsis
Not so very long ago, the Death began stalking the continent. The King of Time issued a proclamation: "Find the source of this Death and seal it away." The source: the Dungeon of the Dead. A fortress city that arose at the mouth of the dungeon serves adventurers who seek companions, challenge the dungeon, battle, find loot... and sometimes die.

You are an adventurer who has come to the fortress city in hopes of reaching the dungeon's lower- most depths-but can you and your party conquer the untold evils that lurk beneath the surface?

Chapters

 * 1) Step 1: Red Blade of Doom
 * 2) Step 2: Wire-Frame Proving Grounds
 * 3) Step 3: Bushwackers and Highwaymen

Step 1: Red Blade of Doom
As six adventurers struggle against a formidable opponent wielding a red blade, Myrmidon Monk alerts them to a horde of nightwalkers. A combination of Dispel and Fusion Blast is able to obliterate the horde, but the foe with the red blade is unharmed; while the captain barely manages to avoid its attack, Female Warrior is nearly decapitated and Half-Elf Scout is impaled through the abdomen. The enemy then casts a powerful spell which incapacitates all but the captain and Female Bishop, who struggles to stand up. The enemy mockingly declares their adventure's end, and moves to attack the captain with the red blade, it being the symbol of Death. Someone calls to the captain, but before he is able to answer, the red blade moves, and blood is spilt.