Chapter 134 (2/2)

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“Hmmm, Orcs?” Fer said dismissively . “Doesn’t matter how many there are, they’re too easy . Lets go . ”

“Orcs, huh . ” Dora-chan sounded a little bit disappointed .

“Sui will knock down the bad guys a lot-” Battle maniac Sui-chan said confidently .

Fer, Dora-chan and Sui rushed into the crowd of Orcs and started slaughtering the monsters left and right . I entered the room behind them, watching as the Orc army was utterly destroyed, which didn’t take long . I picked up the drops which like previous Orc subjugations in the dungeon were skins, Orc meat and this time, Orc King testicles . The kitchen paper came in handy again . I recalled being told by Johan-ojisan back in Carerina that Orc King testicles compounded into an aphrodisiac guaranteed a pregnancy and were much sought after from nobles and Royalty desiring an heir .

We left the 18th level to Fer who defeated all the monsters there without hesitation while I recovered the drops, usually monster skins . The level’s boss room had a large number of Ogres and Orcs led by an Ogre with a reddish skin . Of course the battle didn’t last long once Fer entered the room . This time as I collected the boss room drops there was no treasure chest which left me feeling faintly disappointed .

The 19th level proceeded similarly, killing monsters and collecting drops . However this time in the fifth room a treasure chest appeared when the last monster was killed .

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“Oh look, there’s a treasure chest . ” I said but remembering the last treasure chest I used Appraisal before going anywhere near it . Safety first, after all .

[ Mimic ]

A dungeon monster that mimics a treasure chest . When defeated it drops a rare decorated treasure chest .

Ah . “This is not really a treasure chest, it’s a monster . ” I announced .

“Oh, is it a Mimic?” Fer said . Of course Fer would know about such monsters, I realised . “The Mimic will attack anyone who tries to open it . ” Fer explained . I stepped forward, my Mithril short sword at the ready .

“If that’s the case I’ll try to defeat it . ” I approached it cautiously, probing at the lid’s catch with the tip of my sword . The lid sprang open revealing sharp teeth and the Mimic lunged towards me but my Mithril sword sliced it in half . A moment later the two parts disappeared leaving something like a small jewellery box behind . This Mithril sword really cuts well . Thanks Sui-chan .

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“Oh, it dropped something . It looks like quite a rare item . ” I said as I picked up the jewellery box . It was small but nicely decorated with gold and gems, very pretty . I reckoned it would sell for a good price . I put it into my Item Box feeling quite pleased with myself .

Two rooms later we were at the entrance to the level’s boss room . This one held a mix of Ogres and Trolls clustered around an Ogre King . The sight of so many monsters and especially the Ogre King who was over two metres tall would normally have worried me but by now I was becoming quite relaxed about such things . I stood back and let Fer, Dora-chan, and Sui rush in happily to play . It was, of course an easy victory for them .

As I picked up the drops of skin and magic stones I said, “This is still our first day in the dungeon but the next level is already the 20th . We shouldn’t rush things, the monsters from now on are bound to be tougher to beat I’m sure . ”

“Hah, we are much stronger than them . ” Fer said disparagingly . “Monsters on these levels are no match for us . ”

“Fu, have you seen how I’ve been fighting?” Dora-chan said, buzzing excitedly around the boss room . “Let them come, I’ll defeat them no matter how many there are . ”

“Aruji, Sui is strong-? Sui will knock down the big bad guys-” Sui-chan chimed in .

Everybody seemed fine and super-eager to continue, in high spirits . I looked at them and smiled . I had reckoned we might need 10 days or so to completely explore the dungeon but at this rate we’d be finished in half that time or even less . We polished off level 20 easily with everyone fired up, and headed for the 21st level immediately after . The monster types we were running into were the same as those we had encountered on the 16th to 19th levels but there were more higher-ranking monsters, Kings and Generals and the numbers were increasing too . We picked up lots of drops on the 20th and 21st levels before proceeding down the stairs to the 22nd level . I remembered the Guild receptionist telling us before we entered the dungeon that there was a high-ranking party of Adventurers exploring this level .