Chapter 28 - The First Floor (1/2)

”Want to help us kill a Gorgko? We paid twenty-five silver coins for each one.” She proposed but noticed the indifference with which she was looked at. ”Wait...you guys are E-Class too, aren't you?”

”We are F-Class and this is just our first day. Let's adapt first.” Nathalia replied to the girl.

The half-wolf didn't want to make his distrust clear, but he was very surprised at that proposal, after all, the reward on the mission poster for the Gorgko was fifty coins for the head of this monster. So I couldn't understand why they were paying the brunt of the reward for Gorgko, so they wouldn't get anything.

The clothes in black leather and metal details left that unknown girl with an arrogant look, but Luke realized with his experienced look, that she is a good person.

The girl in the leather clothes shrugged and said: ”Okay... Oliver, come down!” She gave the order to the skinny guard who was commanding the elevator handle.

Thrumm! The roar of gears starting to turn echoed up to the top of the dome.

The darkness in the well lasted a few seconds, and a dim light came into the eyes of those in the elevator. From above, everyone in the elevator saw a large chamber of ancient bricks and columns, the only illumination of which was the dim flames of the chandeliers on the walls.

Luke could feel his nasal walls burning, yet he needed to continue. Even though the stench diminished the range of his sense of smell a little, he still thought he could hear the monsters before they met.

Thoom! The elevator hit the ground. The room was very silent and only the crackling of the fire could be heard.

The girl with the metal arms approached again. ”Anyway, good luck to you there. Be careful not to die.”

She shook hands with Luke and Nathalia, then started walking to one of the two exits with her group. She was the only girl in the quintet and appeared to be the leader.

”By the way, avoid the North area! There is now a farming area for the Soul Hunters clan.” The girl screamed.

Nathalia put her hands to her mouth and yelled back, ”Thank you so much!”

Then all five of them disappeared from sight into the darkness.

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Tim! Tim! The clash of Nathalia's spear with the blade of a Kobold echoed through those corridors that most resembled crypts.

After a few minutes on the first floor, it wasn't difficult to find monsters, but they showed up in a much smaller number than expected, at most one or two. For the Elf of the Noble Family Strogueher, it wasn't difficult to handle everything alone, so Luke was left with the responsibility of lighting the room with a makeshift torch.

Tchunc! The blade at the tip of the spear pierced the Kobold's skull. The bipedal red lizard, which carried an old sword, immediately began to turn black flakes and crumbled in midair.

'So inside they fall apart and outside they don't.' Luke thought, remembering that when he killed the Higher Goblins, their corpses continued.

”Hmph! He liked?” Nathalia asked breathlessly. She didn't look tired, she was just full of adrenaline for being her first time.

The half-wolf just gave her a thumbs up and smiled at her. Nathalia laughed proud of herself too, after all, she worked very hard to reach that moment and nothing could spoil her day.

”Do you know what the girl meant by that clan thing?” Luke decided to question as they searched for Jade Vine flowers in the hallways.

”Clans are larger and more organized groups, unlike parties, which are groups of three to seven people.”