Chapter 7 - Dungeon with Death 3 (1/2)
Chapter 7 - Dungeon with Death (3)
As they explored the 6th floor of the Dungeon, Artpe was gradually feeling an odd sensation.No matter how he thought about it this Dungeon was too long.
“What kind of Dungeon is this?”
“Aren’t all Dungeons like this?”
“Most Dungeons are 3 floors long.This is abnormal.”
Normally, if one looked at the Dungeon entrance, one could generally assess the difficulty of a Dungeon.If a level 5 monster appeared on the first floor, the boss’ level was usually level 10 in the beginner’s Dungeon.
If there was an extra floor, the boss’ level would be around 15.If the Dungeon was longer than expected, it would usually end on the third floor.The boss’ level would be around level 20.Even if the beginner adventurers were able to break through the Dungeon easily, they would all be killed in the end.
But this place...
[Humans….I will kill everyone, who dares to intrude.]
“Hoo-ahhhhhhhhp!”
A level 33 Skeleton was quickly charging towards them.Its eyes were emitting a blue light.Maetel unhesitatingly charged forward to meet the Skeleton.She dodged the Bone Sword way too easily, and she swung a Bone Club acquired from a Skeleton Warrior.It ruthlessly crushed the Skeleton’s skull.
From the rear, two Skeleton Archers had been trying to let loose Bone Arrows.Artpe had already taken care of them by throwing Mana infused Bone Daggers towards them.The battle within the 3rd room of the 6th floor ended without any complications.
“We are already on the 6th floor, yet there are no signs of this Dungeon ending!”
“I won again!Hoo-hee-hee.”
As Maetel kept winning, she realized that there was pleasure in triumph.Artpe was sure she hadn’t acted this way in the past, so he wondered what had happened to ruin the trajectory of her growth.Was Artpe really the one to cause this change?In his past life, if the Demon King had seceded his seat to Artpe, he wondered if he would have been able to bring about a victory for the Demon world against the human world.This was how great his brainwashing was!
“Why is Artpe so good at throwing weapons?”
“You were able to freely control and wield a blunt weapon when you picked it up.My skills aren’t as great as yours.”
[Maetel]
[Level : 29]
[Blunt Weapon Lv4]
Artpe snorted at Maetel’s words as he looted the fallen Skeletons.Maetel was now used to the concept of looting, so she helped Artpe.A silver coin had dropped from one of the monsters.It felt as if it was eons ago(it had been around 4 days) when they had been surprised by the appearance of silver coins.Now the two of them picked it up without being surprised by its presence.
“It feels almost magical when my level increases.I know I am the same person, yet I am well aware that that I can do much more now!Something I would consider to be miraculous in the past is now part of my daily life.Things that I considered to be impossible are within my reach.This really is quite enjoyable.”
“Normally, that sensation can be barely achieved only after undergoing countless tribulation.Please keep that in mind.”
Of course, Artpe was going through the same process as her, but Artpe had experienced reaching level 350 in his past life.He was able to keep everything in perspective.
Maetel’s talent wasn’t simply better than others, because she had superior strength and status.It had to do with her constitution and level.Moreover, she possessed an instinct that allowed her to adapt in battle situations.She had the potential to bring out the best result from within herself.
“Currently, we are on par with most mercenaries.I’m talking about career mercenaries, who’ve been to war.”
“What are you saying, Artpe?We are just 12 years old!”
When he heard those words, Artpe sharply glared at her as he spoke to Maetel.
“You should never judge the strength of others based on their appearance or age.This is the first rule of survival.”
“Y…yes..”
“Moreover, I don’t want you to blame our weakness on our age.Our enemies won’t go easy on us, because we are young.”
“Yes, all right….Artpe is too cool.”
“You always come to a weird conclusion.”
Artpe finished his looting.He checked his equipment, ration and water by habit as he extended his Mana Threads.For the past couple days, he had learned to handle Mana inside a human boy’s body.His use of Mana had come a very long way compared to the first time he manifested his Mana.He hadn’t confirmed this yet, but if he checked in own information, his Mana Control skill should have developed nicely.
“Mmmmm?”
Something was caught on his Mana Thread.He had been thinking everything was going too smoothly after they had encountered the Elite monster on the 1st floor.It was still a long ways off, but at the end of the 6th floor, Artpe could feel the presence of a monster superior to any monster they had faced up to this point.It was a Skeleton, but it was holding a bastard sword that was most definitely not made out of bones….
[Koo-ohhhhhhhhhhhhh!]
His Mana Thread was severed.
“Crazy!”
The monster possessed self-awareness, and it could handle Mana!?After Artpe assessed the situation, he once again sent several dozen threads into his surrounding.At the same time, he grabbed Maetel’s hand.
“Run!Right now!”
“No matter who the enemy is, we should try fighting it first....”
“This is completely different from the Elite Zombie we met earlier!Run!”
“All right!”
The two started running in a hurry.They had doubled back, but a Skeleton was approaching them at overwhelming speed.Each room of the Dungeon was separated by a steel door, and the Skeleton was simply busting through them as it gathered the other monsters under its command.It was the worst type of Elite monster!
“Do you think I’ll go down….so easily!”
His Mana Threads had been severed, but he had sent out his Mana Threads once again.Thismove wasn’t a waste of Mana.Artpe had used the power of his Read All Creation ability,and he used it to activate all the traps with his Mana Threads.The traps got in the way of the Skeletons.
[Goo-wuhhhhhhhh!]
The Skeletons were being destroyed at various locations.Even the Elite Skeleton leading the horde was being damaged.Still, the Elite Skeleton hadn’t slowed down much.Instead, it started using the corpses of dead Skeletons to shield itself from the traps.
“Tsk…..!”
This Dungeon had been annoying in the fact that it had more traps than monsters.However, none of the traps would be able to cause critical damage to the Elite Skeleton.Artpe mainly focused on killing the Skeletons trailing behind the Elite Skeleton with the traps.Artpe and Maetel kept retreating.
“Where are we running to, Artpe?!?”
“We are going to the Dungeon entrance.”
“The Dungeon entrance?Wait a moment…The Dungeon entrance on the first floor!?”
Maetel asked as if she wished this wasn’t the case, but Artpe nodded with a stiff expression on his face.