Another Monster Party!

Chapter 37

From the seventh floor to the eighth floor, the scenery changes drastically.

The amount and size of rooms increase, and the length of the hallways becomes shorter. Also, the ceiling changes height from three to four meters to nearly ten meters above.

Moss covers the brown-colored walls, and the ground below becomes a short grass plain. The strong light from the phosphorescence above illuminated the way similar to the sun.

There are no new monsters. However, monsters from the 1st-7th Floors reappear in a stronger state.

Since their attack method and weakness are the same, Sirius can use the previous way to battle them.

Although formerly weak monsters like goblins and kobolds have become stronger, that doesn't mean that Sirius can't handle them.

It would only be a little challenging after all.

Therefore, he efficiently managed to cross both floors and came to the more special tenth floor.

The reason why the tenth floor is unique is that the environment is a bit foggy.

The 10th-12th Floors keep the same structure as the 8th-9th Floors. However, the light from above becomes reminiscent of morning mist.

Although the fog was not deep enough to completely block his vision, it still made his view hazy and blurry.

The unreasonable mist that cannot be dispelled shrouded the entire dungeon floor.

His vision became wider after walking through the passageway linking the ninth and tenth floors.

What caught his eyes was a spacious space full of endless grasslands.

The range of his visibility was within a radius of ten meters. Therefore, he could see many dead trees with withered branches.

"The Natural Dungeon Arsenal…" Sirius muttered while looking at his surrounding.

He also heard that monsters on the 10-12th floor use landforms such as trees as weapons.

Although those branches are dead, their hardness is comparable to some low-level adventurer weapons.

This is the tricky part about the 10-12th floor.

The conscious dungeon deliberately supplies these things to the monsters as natural weapons.

And the foggy terrain provides an excellent cover for an ambush.

Therefore, even a weak monster can deal a fatal strike to an adventurer if they are careless.

"WWRRYY!!"

There was no time for him to adjust.

With a roar, a huge black shadow gradually emerged out of the fog with glowing scarlet eyes.

Sirius quickly recognized it, orc.

They are huge pig-headed monsters that can reach three meters in height and wear old hide at their waist as a skirt.

Orcs also possess enough strength to compete with level 2 adventurers.

"Roar!!"

The bloodthirsty orc stared in his direction, looking like a hunter finding its prey.

Then it immediately sprinted out with a loud bang, trying to grab a nearby branch as a weapon.

"Don't think about it!" Sirius discovered its intention and naturally didn't allow it.

"Center of Earth!"

Before the orc could grab the branch, a dark-gold rock pillar rose from the ground.

Although the pillar was smaller in width than the orc, it easily blocked the orc and knocked it off the ground.

The orc wailed in pain and tried to stand up.

Sirius took the chance to apply a shield to himself and dashed toward the injured orc.

He wanted to take this opportunity to strike down his enemy.

Sirius grabbed his spear tightly, focused on his opponent's weak points, and sprinted in that direction.

When the orc was about to stand up, Sirius approached it and attacked it. His spear tip slashed across its body, leaving behind a deep wound reaching to the bone.

Since he was in a combat state, his skill "Heart Of Gaia" empowered some of his basic stats, making it easier for him to fight this monster.

"Heart Of Gaia"

·Increased strength and durability when entering combat state.

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As for what state is defined as combat, it depends on his own subconscious judgment.

In such moments, his strength and durability are strengthened by this skill.

The injured orc fell to the ground with a thud sound. Green blood was seeping out of its wound, and the orc cried out in pain.

It struggled to stand up but was unable to do so due to the injuries.

The previous attack also injured one of its legs, making it incapacitated.

It was only a matter of time before it died under his spear.

So, It didn't take long before the orc's body disintegrated into black ashes, leaving behind a crystalline object.

'Whew, it's my first time fighting against such a big monster. Although, I used magic to defeat it… still who made magic a part of my strength? So it's easy~' Sirius bent down to pick up the orc's magic and thought shamelessly.

He tended to expose some of his pompous characters when no one was around.

But, he still kept his guard while looking around for more enemies.

After all, the dungeon won't allow an adventurer to rest after the battle. More and more monsters will appear to stop them in their steps.

It means - a constant battle!

There is only one way for the adventurers to avoid such a situation.

Either retreat or go forward!

The constant harassment from the monsters will only stop after leaving the 10th-12th Floor.

However, Sirius was not afraid of such harassment.

It just so happened that his money was running out. Monsters that come in one wave after another are nothing but piles of valis to him.

Although picking up the drops was a bit troublesome, he still felt that this was a big gift from the dungeon.

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The eleventh floor had a similar structure to the tenth floor.

The grasslands were thicker, and the dead trees were scattered everywhere.

All of a sudden, black shadows surrounded Sirius in all directions.

Sirius quickly noticed monsters with scarlet glowing eyes staring at him with undisguised hostility.

"ROAR!!" They started roaring in a hoarse voice, making him tense and nervous.

"Are you kidding me? The second time I explored the dungeon, I encountered a "monster party'???" Sirius was dumbfounded after realizing his situation.

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