Chapter 6 (1/2)
Chapter 6 – Dungeon with Death (2)
Many adventures entered the dungeons with dreahtHowever, et past the 1st floorThe reasons variedThey ht not have caught sight of a trapThey ht have ran out of food
”Wow,Look!Look at this stairway!Does this stairway perhaps lead to the second floor?”
”Yes, that's right”
Of course, their team's battle capability was taken care of by the hu else was taken care of by the ex-Four Heavenly King ArtpeThere was no way this twothe Elite Zo a level 6The momentum created by Maetel allowed them to clear the 1st floor in just 6 hoursThey had cleared it at superspeedAt the end of the 1st floor, Maetel was level 8, and Artpe so level 5
”M than me”
”It is usually like thatEach person has a different area of expertise”
Maetel's growth speed was much faster than hisHe should be upset at this reality, but Artpe already knew about the growth speed displayed by the hero in his previous lifeIn Artpe's eyes, the current Maetel was progressing very slowlyShe'll probably level up much faster when she awakens to her Innate ability
”This won't do”
”What?”
Unlike Artpe, who had just accepted this fact, Maetel thought long and hard in front of the stairwayAfterwards, she resolutely nodded her head as she turned to look at Artpe
”We have to match our levels”
”No, we really don’t need to do thatAs I said before, it'll be more safer for us if you leveled up, since you are in the front…”
”We have to match our levels”
The light in Maetel's eyes was very seriousArtpe couldn't help help but ask the question
”What's the reason behind this?”
”If our level difference is too high, I'row apart”
”You are using soure of speech…?”
However, the point brought up by Maetel unexpectedly touched on the core of a problem faced by all parties This was one of the main reasons why most parties broke up over timeIf one member of the party increased his level too quickly, it meant the other party member would fall behindAs the difference in level becomes more severe, the difference in ability also widenedAt that point, it was etherIt was to be expected, since a monster's level wasn't fluidIt didn't adjusted to the level of its opponent
'I'm pretty sure this duap to form between the two of us'
Artpe let out a bitter laughHe had wanted to overwhelly develop Maetel's abilityThis would allow hi the crumbs off her tableHowever, he had no choice now, since the hero wouldn't let go of this issueHe had to keep step with her to a certain extent
”All rightWe'll do that, but rowth rate is much slower than yoursIt'll be impossible to match our levelsHow about we split the monsters evenly?”
”I really would like it to be the same…”
Maetel grumbled as if she didn't like the idea, but in the end, she accepted it
”Well, let's head up then”
”Why are you going up?You should stand still”
After Artpe browbeat Maetel, he extended his Mana infused handHe grabbed and pulled at so in the empty air Suddenly, the stairway in front of thee wooden chest rose upMaetel shouted in joyArtpe winked at her as he gave her an explanation
”This is a trapIf you went up without discovering this box, poisoned needles would have shot out from the floor to kill you”
”Heeeeek!”
”Of course, even if soh to find this box, they wouldn't have known that this is ato be a treasure chest, and most adventurers usually die from its attack”
”Oooooh”
”The worst part happens when one identifies and kills the MimicIt shoots out poisoned needles when it is killed”
”I don't like this anymore!”
In truth, the level 5 zoinner's townHowever, they had encountered a pretty elaborate trap within the Dungeon, and that fact did surprise hi an Elite eon!
'The past hero didn't explore this DungeonThere were only shi+tty zombies out at the entrance, so she hadn't even bothered to coinner's Dungeon, I eon is…'
This ht be a hidden treasure troveArtpe sed back the words he had almost blurted outA beautiful flower had its thornsCurrently, they needed an opportunity to safely level up They shouldn't be putting their life on the line to earn treasuresThis couldn't be seen as being all good news
”What should I do, Artpe?”
”Get back”
”Yes!”
Artpe was holding four long nails between his fingersOf course, these were the nails gathered by diligently killing the zombiesAs expected, it was a lousy weaponIt could inflict a very weak poison effect when throards an opponent
On the other hand, it was an entirely different story if it was used by sothen the itethened, but the nails would cease to exist once the Mana was exhaustedIt was a single use weapon, but it would be able to cause significant ae!
Of course, if one was skilled enough to infuse and strengthen an item, one wouldn't usually use it on nails acquired fro weapons Still, this method of Mana infusion was only known to those, who suffered froer, like Artpe in the pastIt was a very sad actuality
”Eh-eet”
When Artpe confirmed that Maetel had retreated behind his back, he quickly and accurately threw four nails towards the boxThe Mimic had passively stood still like a wooden box, but when the nails were about to hit, it let out a weird soundThen it jumped to avoid the nails…
”It's a fake,you retard!”
[Geeeeeeeeeee!]
In a flash, the nails changed direction to pierce the wooden boxThe Miinal position activatedSeveral dozen poison needles shot out of the ground to riddle the Mimic's body with holes!
[Gee-geek!]
It let a short cry before it becaue in its death
Maetel, who had stayed silent, carefully asked Artpe a question
”Is it over…?”
”Yes, it is over”
The Mimic was one of the rare and special ly better when compared to its difficultyAs proof, Artpe's EXP exploded upwards after defeating itHe had leveled up twice, and he felt the energy within his body surge forwardEven if he hadn't checked it with his Read All Creation ability, the Mimic was most definitely dead
”Artpe is really a…I never expected you to kill it in such a way!”
”I' that soon”
Artpe replied flatly, and he moved towards the dead Miue out, was flipped over by ArtpeWhen he shook it, coins and sers fell onto the floorWhen she saw this, Maetel yelled out in surprise
”I thought thison?”
”It sed huested everything it could, and the rest are leftovers kept inside its bodyThis is also another reason why it is easy to confuse a Mimic with a treasure chest”