*A real gold mine*

Axel decided to be honest and tell him what he had spotted, "The first tunnel on the right is not very deep, and I didn't detect any monsters inside. The treasures in dungeons are always guarded by monsters, so let's skip this one, okay?"

Kevin nodded, and Axel continued, "The next one leads to the boss of this dungeon, and I detected quite a few strong monsters there. The other two remaining tunnels have rather weak monsters inside. If you want to have a little fun, we can start with these—what do you say?"

Kevin let go of Axel's waist and removed the hand that was on his shoulder. When he saw Axel looked disappointed, he smiled and grabbed Axel's wrist to pull him toward the nearby tunnel. "We'll start with that one then! So cool, I can't wait to see what these monsters will look like; it's so exciting!"

Axel let himself be carried away while keeping his senses open as much as possible. Now that he had found a man he wanted to be with, there was no way he would let him get hurt.

They didn't have to wait long before the first group of monsters appeared, and information about them materialized immediately before Axel's eyes.

[ STATS ]

Name: Goblin

Race: Demon

Level: 3

Five goblins had appeared, three of which were level 4 and two were level 3. This System was really practical; this information appeared just above each monster, so he couldn't go wrong and fight against an opponent too strong for him.

He said to Axel quickly, "It's okay, I'll take care of them. Please don't interfere."

Axel leaned against the wall casually and crossed his arms over his chest to let Kevin know that he had no intention of spoiling his pleasure.

The five monsters, having observed their exchange, all charged at Kevin, who was the weaker of the two, which suited him perfectly.

Kevin threw his dagger, and it stabbed the goblin closest to him between the eyes. He heard the sound of the System in his head, but he kept the screen from opening and focused on his fight.

After taking only a few steps, he retrieved his dagger before the goblin he had just killed fell to the ground, and he thrust his dagger directly into the skull of the next goblin.

He immediately withdrew his dagger and heard the System sound again. After parrying a few attacks, he slit the throats of two goblins with a single move and then threw his dagger into the skull of the last goblin that was trying to escape.

He went to retrieve his dagger and decided to open the System screen, which had been ringing in his head.

[ Congratulations, you killed a level 4 goblin. You earned 100 gold coins and 30 experience points. ]

[ Congratulations, you killed a level 4 goblin. You earned 100 gold coins and 30 experience points. ]

[ Congratulations, you killed a level 4 goblin. You earned 100 gold coins and 30 experience points. ]

[ Congratulations, you killed a level 3 goblin. You earned 80 gold coins and 20 experience points. ]

[ Congratulations, you killed a level 3 goblin. You earned 80 gold coins and 20 experience points. ]

[ Congratulations, you have leveled up. 1 point has been added to all your STATS. ]

As he returned to Axel, he looked curiously at his Stats.

[ STATS ]

Name: KEVIN

Race: Human

Level: 2

Class: Mage

Experience: 130 / 200

Strength: 5

Agility: 5

Stamina: 5

Soul Force: 185

Perception: 11

HP: 20 / 20

Kevin hadn't thought he would gain anything by fighting those goblins. Not only was it fun, but he had also gained a lot of gold coins and experience points that had allowed him to reach level 2. This dungeon was truly a gold mine for him.

When he stood in front of Axel, the latter said to him with a smile, "You are really impressive, Kev. You killed those monsters so easily; it's really... disconcerting."

Kevin chuckled and replied, "Remember who I really am, and stop being impressed. Right now I still can't move like I would like to, and besides, those monsters were really weak. You said it yourself."

Axel's smile widened as he put his hands on Kevin's shoulders, turning him toward the interior of the cave. He whispered in his ear, "The one who will arrive is slightly stronger, but since he is alone, I will leave him to you. However, I will intervene if I think it's necessary, okay?"

Kevin nodded, and since he had left his perception skill activated, he noticed a message pop up before his eyes as he looked toward the tunnel.

[ STATS ]

Name: Knight Goblin

Race: Demon

Level: 10

He was about to go face this new monster when suddenly Axel grabbed his arm. Kevin turned curiously, and Axel said, "I don't know what you know about monsters, but you won't be able to kill this one with one strike, even if you aim for his vital points. Luckily, your daggers—though they are only common—are quite good and should pierce his skin easily. Got it?"

Axel then handed him back his dagger, and Kevin nodded to indicate that he understood.

The information Axel had just given him was very important, and Kevin thanked him before preparing to fight the knight goblin, who was about 2 meters tall and possessed impressive armor and an axe.

Kevin looked at the armor before rushing headlong into the enemy. He had only discovered three openings. He could kill it by stabbing its eyes, its chin, or its left shoulder; if he planted his blade vertically there, it would pierce its heart.

When he reached the knight goblin, he dodged its axe blow and moved against the wall to gain some height. He planted his first dagger in the shoulder exactly where he was aiming for, but, as Axel had warned him, that wasn't enough.

Fortunately, thanks to his 5 agility points, his body could now move more easily, and he narrowly avoided the knight goblin's retaliation.

As he parried and dodged its attacks with his second dagger, he reached for the blade on his forearm. With a slight flick of the wrist, he grabbed it firmly in his hand and then thrust it deep into one of the knight goblin's eyes.

After this attack, the knight goblin stepped back and screamed in pain, providing Kevin with the opportunity to pierce its chin with his second dagger.