11th floor and piercing a Hard Armored(corrected)

Entering the villa, he met the others, who seemed to have just finished the meeting.

"Oi prince, why did you come so late?" -Tiona asked cheerfully.

"I took a walk, you guys instead?"

"Tomorrow at dawn, we will go down to the lower floors, together with the Ganesha Familia, after all, they are the ones who have lost a child." - Finn said with a tired expression.

"It makes sense, they lost a level 4 adventurer. Anyway, I hope everything goes well." - Mark said greeting them.

After he finished doing all his chores, Mark headed for his bedroom and as soon as he lay down he fell into the world of dreams, due to the mental fatigue he had.

The next day, when he woke up, he slowly turned his head towards the window, only to see that dawn had already passed a long time ago.

"Shit I overslept." - Impressed by the realization, he immediately began to prepare and later went to the cafeteria, only to see it empty.

"So the others are also participating in the research." -Thought Mark, as he went to the chef to ask him for breakfast.

In the Loki Familia in addition to the main group that Mark spends most of his time with, there are also several other members who he would have simply greeted but never had a conversation with.

Finished his breakfast, he immediately made his way to the dungeon, quickly arriving on the 10th floor.

"With magic, I know it won't be hard to resist here, so I want to try using only the sword today." -He told to himself as he activated his ability and began the hunt.

The first enemies he encountered were the imps, but as always, he easily managed them, due to their weakness. Continuing the search, he finally encountered 5 orcs.

The moment he spotted the monsters, he quickly ran to one and then jumped on him, driving the blade into the base of the monster's neck and then turned it to kill him. Before the orc fell to the ground, he jumped towards another orc where he cut off his head.

Killed two orcs, he jumped backward, dodging the fist of an orc, which had recovered from the surprise attack. Once he dodged the blow, he was ready to attack again, when a look of disgust appeared on his face.

"Do you think I'll fall for the same trick again? INTENT! " -Releasing bloodlust towards the sky, shortly thereafter, two large, repulsive-looking bats fell.

Wanting to avenge the problems they caused him in the past, he immediately went to kill them. After the bats died, he turned to the orcs and began the attack again.

Moving slightly to the left, he dodged the monster's fist and went to the leg cutting it off. Seeing that the monster would not cause him more problems, he went to the remaining two and cut off their legs too, only to kill them.

"It was simpler than expected, however, I must say that it is better to use intent for small intervals, rather than keep it active" -Mark thought, as he collected the stones.

Intent was a powerful but tiring skill to maintain, so he changed his approach to using it. He would only activate it for certain situations, to gain an advantage, or it would keep it as a deterrent to monsters. While continuing to fight with other monsters, perhaps Mark didn't notice, but his technique had completely surpassed that of level 1 and could rival level 2 experts.

After killing yet another group of orcs, Mark realized that the tenth floor was not challenging enough for him. Even though the orcs possessed a strength, which he too should fear, their slowness diminished their danger, furthermore being able to detect both the imps and the bad bats, lowered the difficulty of the 10th floor.

"Should I get off on the 11th floor? Two new monsters are born there, like the silverback and Hard Armored, which should give me a greater challenge. " -He said to himself as he rubbed his chin.

After a moment of reflection, he decided to go down to the next floor. After walking down the stairs, the main difference between the new floor and the previous one was that the fog was denser, but with Mark's monster detection, there was no problem.

After walking for a couple of minutes, he detected something that was falling. Moving quickly, what fell, was none other than a giant white gorilla.

"GRAAAA!"

"It seems you don't like playing alone." -Said Mark, as he detected other monsters falling close.

Running towards the first monster, he dodged the punch which was much faster than the orc, and thrust the sword into the monster's chest. As soon as he killed the monster, he launched 'flash bang' towards the approaching monsters.

Now blinded and stunned, he fired various explosive electric balls which killed most of them, leaving only two alive. After the two monsters recovered, they began charging towards Mark at full speed and began attacking him at the same time. Despite the speed of the blows, Mark always dodged patiently, waiting for the right moment.

When he dodged another punch, he immediately activated intent, which made the monster block momentarily, and taking advantage of that possibility, he pierced the gorilla's head with his sword and then dodged the other monster's fist with a jump. Now in the air, he swung his sword vertically dividing the monster in half.

"Now, is that ball rolling in this direction supposed to be Hard Armored?" -He asked strangely, as he watched an armored ball that was approaching fast.

[Exactly, the monster looks similar to the armadillo on your planet. It has the strongest defense of the lower floors but is extremely slow due to its weight. The only quick attack method that it has, is what you're seeing] -Replied the Guide.

"Then let's see if my piercing spell can get through its defense." - Mark said smiling, while a magic circle appeared on his hand. Later from the circle, a spear made of electricity came out, but it did not fly away, it began to spin on itself.

When the spear began to spin at incredible speed, the monster was only a few meters away from him. Thinking that the spell was ready, Mark released the blow.

'Vggggg!'

Almost impossible to follow with the naked eye, the spear flew in a straight line, colliding with the monster stopping it. Initially, the armadillo's defense resisted, but due to the centrifugal force of the spear, it managed to pierce the armored skin of the monster, killing it.

"Fuu. The blow was stronger than I imagined. " -Thought Mark in amazement. Even though the magic took time and a lot of Falna, the power behind it was enormous.

After this fight, he decided to go back, due to the lack of Falna he had, and he also wanted to practice again with 'golem heart'. As he went up, he began to think about his abilities and spells.

"I have a lot of support skills at the moment, but I lack one that gives me the ability to release a powerful attack. Penetrating magic is powerful and fast but it is simply a straight attack and slow to charge. Also, I don't know whether to update 'electrical web', since I've been using 'flashbang' these days, haaaa. " -With a sigh, Mark headed for the upper floors.

Meanwhile, in a hidden corner of the 12th floor, a four-meter-long monster could be seen lying on the ground, breathing heavily. If high-level adventurers saw it, they would instantly recognize it as an infant dragon, but it had something different. The monster shouldn't have any scales, but this one featured some that had grown or were growing, plus there was a bulge on its forehead as if something was trying to get out.

The atmosphere produced by the monster was so strong, that the other monsters did not dare to approach it. The Infant Dragon should have the power of an early level 2, but it is not known what power level the monster will have when it awakens.

--- Pov present ---

Unknown to Mark, that a new monster was about to be born on the 12th floor, he quietly arrived at the 7th floor, where he heard two people talking.

"Mr. Bell you were fantastic! I have never seen a level 1 adventurer fight so easily on the 7th floor "

"Hehe Lili, you're embarrassing me, but it's thanks to your presence I can calm down. Plus I told you you can just call me Bell. "

"Nonono, Mr. Bell is Mr. Bell."

'Has Bell reached the 7th floor?' - Mark thought surprised.

When he turned the corner, he saw the white-haired boy in silver armor, with red streaks, that covered only the most important parts of his body, to maximize his agility.

Together with him, there was a girl of short stature, wearing a cloak, which prevented others from seeing her appearance.

"You have a good taste in armor." - Mark said greeting him.

"Mark!" -Seeing who he was, Bell greeted him cheerfully. - "Thanks for the compliments, it was thanks to Eina that I was able to find this armor."

"Who is the girl next to you?" - Mark asked curiously.

"Right, let me make the introductions. This is Liliruca, a supporter I hired to help. Lili, this person is ... "-Before Bell could finish speaking, the girl spoke first.

"I know you! You are Mark Tormeto, the new member of the Loki Familia, your photo had been hanging in the guild for a while. "

"Then it seems that introductions are not needed." -Mark said with a smile, but when he looked at the color of the girl's aura, he couldn't help but laugh with amusement.

"Is there something funny, Mark?" - Bell asked confused.

"Nothing special, but I have to say that you have become stronger Bell, now you can get to 7th floor. " - Mark said, looking at the size of Bell's aura.

' This guy's aura has increased dramatically since the festival, does he have a growing ability too?' - Mark thought interested.

"What-What are you saying ?! I still have a long way to go. " -Said while covering his face embarrassed.

Mark wanted to laugh at his reaction, but when he looked at the dagger he was holding, his eyes opened in surprise.

'Does the dagger also have an aura?'

[Interesting, it seems that that dagger has been given life] -The Guide also said with interest.

'Every time I see this guy, he seems to have something interesting.' - Mark thought.

"Well Bell, I'll let you continue." -Said Mark as he passed him.

"Okay Mark, see you next time." -Bell said with a smile, but his expression hardened as Mark passed him.

--- Pov Bell ---

"Hmm, Mr. Bell, is there something wrong?" -Lili asked cheerfully.

"Ah-ah nothing, I was just thinking where Mark came from." -At the moment I didn't know what kind of expression I had while remembering Mark's words.

{Since I've seen something interesting I'll give you some advice. Be careful when choosing party members, you never know when you might end up betrayed.}

Those were words Mark said to me before he passed me.

"In that direction, there is only the entrance to the 8th floor. Surprisingly, he has already arrived there, from what I know he has been in Orario less than two months ago. " -Said Lili surprised.

Seeing Lili, I didn't want to believe Mark's words. Since I went down with her, I manage to earn a lot more, she also gave me a lot of useful information, and with her here, I have the chance to fight at my best.

'Sorry Mark, even if your words were for my sake, I want to trust Lili. I don't want to be suspicious of a person who has helped me so much.' - With that decision in mind, I continued my exploration, along with Lili.