Chapter 61 First Time In The Dungeon 2

Entering the dungeon, I started walking in the midst of the ominous forest.

Gulping a potion I made, I have increased my sight in the darkness. Since it was a very dense forest, even if it were daytime, sunlight wouldn't be able to penetrate the leaves, making it very dark.

Although there were other adventurers in the beginning, now almost everyone went their own way, not bothering each other.

Albeit, I could still feel their presence. It seems their fight has already started.

/SCREECH/

And not long after, an attack came to me from the sides marking the start of my fight as well.

<Monster in the vicinity detected.>

<Trait [Witcher] is activated.>

/SCHLINK/ /CLANK/

Immediately drawing my sword, I blocked the strike.

"Grrrrr."

'Hmm, a ghoul.'

Looking at the monster before me, I thought.

An undead type two-star monster, ghoul. It is not particularly hard to fight individually, but they would not wander alone, either.

/SCREECH/ /SCREECH/

Like just to confirm that fact, suddenly, several other sounds of screams started coming from all around.

'Heh, now it is getting entertaining.'

With a smile on my face, I grabbed the handle of my sword, taking the position.

/SWOOSH/

And dodged the claw attack coming from the front.

/CLANK/

Blocked another, redirecting it to the ground.

/STAB/

And stabbed the ghoul in its neck, making a purple-colored liquid spurt.

/DASH/

Immediately dashing to the side, I stabbed another monster, severing its head, not letting it go.

"GRRRRROOARR!"

However, as a two-star undead type monster, Ghouls could use dark magic.

Conjuring an ominous-looking black ball in front of its mouth, with a loud roar, it sent the ball toward me.

/DASH/

Albeit, it was still slow, in my eyes, showing the weakness of dark magic.

Immediately imbuing my legs with aura, I increased my speed, dashing towards the monster.

/THUD/

And with a shoulder attack, I staggered it with my momentum.

/STAB/

Following was another stab strike onto its neck, killing it.

"Now, it is pretty fun, no?"

With a smile, I dashed into the midst of monsters stabbing, dodging, slashing, and killing….

***

<Quest [Kill five two-star monsters] completed.>

<Quest [Kill fifty two-star monsters] generated.>

Listening to the system sound in my head, I finished the fight.

Generally, in the wilderness, the evolved species would dominate. And, since their roots are connected to this world, they still have some properties left from the original.

But, for the monsters in the dungeon, that is not the case. Since they are connected to another dimension, they each have their own properties.

For instance, monsters in this dungeon have cores in their bodies, and by killing them, adventurers would take out those cores, making money from selling them.

However, that is not the case for all dungeons, and that is also the reason why this dungeon is yet to be cleared.

To have more resources, these types of dungeons would intentionally be left open.

To farm more cores since the dungeon would renew itself with each passing time.

That is also the reason why I am stabbing and slashing the dead bodies of ghouls right now.

To have more money…

"Fuck, that is really disgusting. In the game, you would just press the button, and the loot would come to you….."

Grumbling, I grabbed the core of the last monster I killed and put it into my spatial pouch.

/SCREECH/ /SCREECH/

Albeit, the monsters would not let me be either.

'Here we go. Now, the fun part.'

With another excited smile, I grabbed the handle of my sword again.

/SWOOSH/ /CHOMP/ /THUD/

And dodged the incoming bite attack of a monster.

"What are you, kamikaze?"

However, since the monster was flying, basically trying to attack me, the landing was not good either.

/STAB/

Immediately stabbing the monster taking advantage of the monetary pause in its movements, I turned my attention to the newcomers.

'Hmm, a monster with a goblin-like face, but instead of green skin, its skin is grey, showing that it is an undead type monster.'

'A froglet.'

I concluded and dashed into the monsters coming.

'Now, we are still in a two-star band, which means I can fight to my heart's consent.'

Feeling the excitement, I reached the monster.

/CLECNH/

Grabbing my sword with my right hand, I jumped into the air, imbuing my Aura into my sword.

/CRASH/ /BOOM/

Gaining momentum, I bolted towards the ground, and crashed it with a loud boom sound, using my body strengthened with an aura like a meteor.

"Kurgkh-"

"That hurt…."

Albeit, it seems my aura is yet to refine enough to support such a move.

/DASH/

Immediately retreating, I opened the distance again.

/GULP/

And gulped a healing potion, making the pain in my feet disappear.

'Now, let's take it easy. We still have much time.'

/DASH/

Thinking that I dashed to the swarm of monsters again, losing myself in the sense of thrill.

Stabbing.

Dodging.

Blocking.

Attacking.

Killing.

'Sometimes' getting injured.

Destroying.

Exterminating.

Those are the words that could describe the following scene.

"Kurghk- it hurts. It hurts, but this is so much fun."

Feeling the excitement all over my body, I lost the flow of time.

***

"Huff, huff. It is finally over."

Between heavy breaths, saying that I raised my head, observing around.

Bodies of froglets scattered around. Some of them are missing their heads, and some of them are missing their arms, legs…

And there are some with their full body intact but stab wounds all around.

"Haaah, haaah, what a mess…"

/GULP/

"Just how many groups have I killed one after another? They just didn't stop coming."

Gulping another health potion to heal my wounds, I started walking towards the swarm of monsters, grabbing their cores.

'Hmm, weren't there fifty monsters? Well, since the quest wasn't completed means, there weren't.'

Thinking that I set to work.

After I finished grabbing the cores of the monsters, I counted my haul.

'Hmm, a total of thirty-eight monsters. Here I thought, there were at least fifty.'

Thinking like that, I looked around.

'I have walked quite far. I guess this is it for today.'

And decided to turn back since it had been almost six hours since I entered the dungeon.

"I can kill some monsters on the way back if I want as well."

With that, I started turning back, deciding to not dive further.

<Quest, [Explore a dungeon] finished.>

<Quest, [Conquer a dungeon] is generated.>

'Hmm, as I expected, I have reached the middle of the dungeon. Should I just see the end?'

I thought, stopping my steps.

'The boss monster should be at the level of Three-star rank at most. I think I can kill it. Should I try?'

'Hmm, Jane said this dungeon newly appeared. If the boss monster hasn't been killed before, then I can claim the reward.'

'But, still, let's not be too reckless. I am not prepared for a long dive; my potions won't last for too long either.'

Thinking that I started returning, deciding not to move recklessly.

***

If I wanted to say point out a problem with these types of dungeons, then that would be the time wasted on traveling back.

Since you are not conquering a dungeon but just exploring it, not letting it close, to get back to the world, you need to walk back.

Albeit you can bring your mount with you, this forest is filled with a type of atmosphere that would make non-combatants uncomfortable.

At least, this is what I observed when I called Night into the forest.

It was screaming endlessly, always kicking the air.

Although it is a horse, it is still a horse picked up for the heir of Dukedom, meaning it is not a simple horse. But seeing even it couldn't hold its anxiousness itself shows why no one used any mounts in there.

Also the lack of light contributes to that as well.

Therefore, I spent at least two more hours just to turn back, marking the end of my dungeon raid. Albeit, it was not fruitless. Thanks to the monsters showing up on the way, I was able to complete the quest, gaining another stat point.

After turning back, I could finally see the sunlight, albeit the sun had already started downing.

"Huff, finally a normal air."

I exclaimed, inhaling the air on the outside.

"I should return now and rest well. I will leave early in the morning."

Thinking that I called Night.

Hopping on it, I started riding to the city, making my way to the adventurers' guild.

Entering there, I saw the desk Jane was using was occupied by another girl with green hair.

'Hmm, she should be on her leave. Yesterday, she was on night shift.'

I thought.

Reaching the desk, I exchanged the cores I looted from the bodies.

"Total of 53 two-star monster cores. That would be 106k Aeria. Would you like me to deposit that into your account?"

"Yes."

"Understood. The transaction is completed. Is there anything else you want from me?"

"No, thank you."

Saying that I left the guild, making my way to the commercial district.

"First, I need to buy dry meat, conserved food, a lot of water supply, a cloak that will protect me from rain, and waterproof boots."

Mumbling like that, I started wandering in the middle of stores, buying everything I needed.

​ Albeit, I was not alone.

'Three people are following me.'

<Quest, [Teach dogs a lesson] generated.>

"I also need to teach some ignorant dogs a lesson as well."

Hearing the system sound, I mumbled….