Chapter 48: Ryuu's Surprise!
Walking together in the middle of the night or maybe early in the morning with a beautiful elf girl. How do you feel?
Sirius can confidently answer this question.
'It's very tiring…in every sense….' Sirius thought so while walking.
From the 13th Floor, the walls, ground, and ceiling become made of bedrock. While the upper floors are just flat, circular mazes, the middle floors have a more complex layout, including intertwining upper and lower tunnels.
The light becomes darker, and the air seems to be moist. Vertical holes leading to the deeper floors appear randomly.
Rural people might think this place is located on the mountainside.
But the reality is not much different.
The dungeon terrain periodically changes on every floor.
From the standard labyrinth-style structure on the first floor to various wilderness areas, natural caves, etc., It looked like the dungeon was a small world on its own.
The deeper one goes, the change in the natural environment becomes more and more obvious.
Sirius and Ryuu are now treading down a cave way.
They were walking on a rocky pathway that stretched to the depths of the floor.
This way may lead them toward a tunnel, but such a long passageway is still a rare sight. They can see no end to the roadway.
There were some holes connected to the bottom floor that were meant to trap some careless adventurers.
The not-so-bright environment accompanied by occasional roars of monsters echoing from time to time can make anyone feel tense and depressed.
The monsters on the middle floors are different from the upper floors because they have the means of a long-range attack.
Some can spit out magical flames; others can throw stone axes, sharp blades, etc. Any of these attacks pose a great threat to a rookie adventurer.
When Loki and Eina heard that Sirius wanted to go to the middle floors for level-up purposes, they advised him to buy a 'Salamander Wool' to keep warm and for self-defense.
After all, hellhounds are notorious dog monsters that can fire magic flames from its mouth. It is one of the weaker monsters in the Middle Floors, but its flame has caused so many deaths that wearing Salamander Wool is required for most adventurers exploring the Cave Labyrinth.
'Salamander Wool' is created by imbuing a cloak with a Salamander's magic power. It protects against fire and the cold. It is a must-have item for adventurers going to the middle floors.
However, for Sirius, who has rare defense magic, this is not necessary.
After all, what kind of inferior product does he need with such a powerful shield?
If many monsters surround him, just apply a shield, drop a meteorite, and be done with it.
If one is not enough, then add another one.
'Although my attack is nothing compared to Madara….' Sirius sighed, thinking about when he could finally become strong enough to rival those characters.
At his current level, the most damage he can do is limited to 10 meters in area. With the increase in his level, maybe the effective range will increase.
"ROAR!!!"
While he was busy thinking about his future, a Hard Armored monster emerged from the dungeon wall and attacked him with its body.
Swish!
"Meteor!"
In the face of the incoming attack, Sirius calmly cast his magic. He was surrounded by a cloak of Heavenly Body Magic, allowing him to move through the air at incredible speeds.
"Grand Chariot!"
After easily dodging the attack, Sirius placed both arms on each other, with the top hand having only the index and middle fingers spread out.
Seven Magic Seals are summoned in front of him and connect, creating a virtual constellation.
Each Magic Seal then releases a powerful light blast down on the monster, forming the same pattern on the ground before exploding.
"BOOOM!!!"
In the next moment, pure white light drowned the entire field of vision, accompanied by a loud explosion sound.
The area within half a meter radius of the monster as the center was damaged beyond recognition.
As for the monster, it didn't even have a chance to survive such a powerful attack.
In the center of the explosion, there were only some scattered fragments of magic stones.
"Instant magic that doesn't require any chant and has such great power… No wonder you are so strong as a newbie. It's a miracle…." Ryuu covered her eyes to block the light and spoke in an inexplicably complicated tone.
"Yes, I think so as well. But don't you think the word 'miracle' is meant to describe the existence of magic?" Sirius shrugged his shoulders and agreed with her.
After two weeks of studying astrology, he was able to develop his heavenly body magic.
With Meteor, he can move at high speed while attacking at long-range with Grand Chariot.
Both of them are very useful magic. He is satisfied with their results.
If magic is not useful, then its existence becomes meaningless.
Some people might pursue power while others practicality. It depends entirely on one's opinion.
Now, Sirius can somehow understand why some people would rather give up learning more magic just to pursue a single one-time 'strongest' explosion magic.
Just thinking about it makes him a bit excited.
"It makes sense…." When Ryuu heard his reply, she couldn't disagree. She continued to follow him around the floor, battling more and more monsters.
After killing numerous waves of monsters, the two came to the end of the fourteenth floor and toward the entrance of the fifteenth floor.
Compared to other places, they can use this area to rest after clearing out the remaining monsters.
Although they could only rest for some time, it was enough to recover their energy.
After hours of continuous running and fighting, they were both more or less tired.
After some discussion, they decided to take a small break here.
The underground labyrinth is too big to imagine in terms of land area.
Even if a First Class Adventurer wanted to go back and forth between the depth of the dungeon and the surface, they would have to waste more than a day traveling alone.
Therefore, an adventurer needs to properly grasp the rhythm and take proper rest while exploring the middle floors.
Otherwise, if the fatigue accumulates to a dangerous level, it will inevitably turn into a dangerous situation. The dungeon will only reveal its hideousness at the most vulnerable time.
Moreover, Sirius's goal for the middle floors is an irregular black wyvern. Therefore, he needs rest to recuperate and adjust to the best state.
Sirius has not yet reached the point where he can solo powerful opponents with just one hp.
That kind of thing is only possible in the games, not in real life.
Anyway, the current him cannot do such an exaggerated thing.
After cleaning up all the monsters in the passageway, Sirius took out a picnic mat under Ryuu's strange eyes, placed them on the ground, and sat down casually.
"If you don't mind, how about sitting next to me, Ryuu-san? It's cleaner here." Sirius knew about elves' habit of cleanliness.
Sirius didn't notice her strange eyes and patted the position beside him and started rummaging through his backpack.
He took out some packaged bread, rice balls, boxed bento, and bottled drinks.
By the end of it, Ryuu was completely numb.
'Are you here for a picnic or to explore the dungeon?' Ryuu didn't know where to complain.
Which adventurer with a normal mind will carry such trivial things in their backpack while exploring the middle floors?
Is he weird, or is she out of tune with the time?
"Ahem, I ate my dinner ahead of time this afternoon and then rested for a while. I thought I would get hungry inside the dungeon, so I brought these items. Usually, I won't prepare such things…."
Sirius, who brought out all the things, finally noticed Ryuu's complicated expression, coughed, and tried to explain.
"This is not a problem, Sirius-san. I just don't know what to say. You really are a bit… unique… I guess…" Ryuu didn't know what to say. She didn't know where to start complaining.
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