Ch 19 Gathering Materials

( Yuto Pov ) 

" So you're all going on an expedition?" I asked Zald and Maxim, who sat next to Zeus. 

I heard two of them shift in their seats as they infelt their gazes. 

And I heard Zeus snoring on the couch. 

" We are preparing for it. Though we are going over the funding for the supplies in this expedition." Maxim replied as he looked up from the papers in his hand. 

I nodded. 

" How about my potions?" I asked. 

Zald looked at me before looking at Maxim, who 21e1!]plooked at Zald as well. 

" We could use those, but... we don't know the exact amount you could create for this expedition." Maxim replied. 

" I have a bunch. It's probably a total of 128 potions." I replied. 

Maxim nodded. 

" Then can you make more? About 150 more?" He asked. 

I thought for a second. 

' With my increase in alchemy, I could create that much, but then there's the problem, the amount of resources I have gotten will be used, and I'll be dried. But if they could return with materials...' 

I lifted my head towards Maxim. 

" I could, but I would need to some supplied from the dungeon for experiments and future crafting." I replied. 

" Alright, here just right the kinds of materials you need. We'll prioritize those as we head down the dungeon." I heard a paper slide in front of me as I looked at Maxim.

" Can't you write it?" I gestured at my eyes.

I heard Zald shift his head to Maxim before grabbing the paper. 

The materials I need were for the enhanced potion and healing potion, I wanted to create an advanced healing potion if I could. 

Then there was the strengthening potion, which I'll be researching if I could recreate something similar. 

Then there were ores that I wanted. For a weapon and equipment. 

I knew this katana won't last forever as they were known yo break easily, and I need to find a sturdier material. 

I also need to create my own weapon. My personal weapon, I realized that the katana was suitable for the sun breathing style, but I wanted something more. 

A variant of this breathing style with another weapon that suits my fighting style. And I knew what weapons I should make.

' Daggers, this weapon is more suitable in my fighting style. A sword should only be used when I'm holding back or just for show. My real attacks will come from my daggers and the ability to sneak attack.' I thought Maxim spoke. 

" Alright then, we'll see if we could get these along our way, but you'll have to wait forna few weeks until we are prepared. 

I nodded. 

" That's fine. In the meantime, I'll prepare the potions." I replied as I exited the room. 

Zeus didn't say anything as I could hear his snoring. 

Zald and Macim went back to work as I walked down the hallway. 

' Now, I should start hunting blue papilio wings and buy bulks of potion bottles as well.' I thought as I went to my room. 

" I'll need to go in a hunting spree." I spoke as I started getting ready for another run into the dungeon.

I grabbed my katana from the corner, and just as I picked it up, it felt lighter than before. 

Frowning, I unsheathed the blade and brought my fingers on the blade. 

As I traced the blade, I noticed the other half of the blade was missing. 

I grabbed the sheath and turned it around as I heard something dropping to the floor. 

' That better not be the other half of the blade.' 

It was the other half of the blade as I felt its cold metallic touch. 

" Shit." I cursed as dropped the blade and rest of the katana to the floor. 

[ Katana lvl 2 ]

[ + Bleeding effect]

[ Durability: Broken ] 

" Sigh, a waste of money." I spoke as I looked at the knives in my inventory. 

In my head, the system showed how many throwing knives I had. 

' Guess I'll use this for later.' I thought as I threw the katana to a recycle bin to scrap it for parts. 

I began to stack up in throwing knives and threw them into my inventory as I left to the dungeon. 

I entered the Dungeon once again. 

Using sneak and hiding, I have been sneak attacking monsters when I had the chance as I made my way down to the seventh floor and hunt for blue papilio wings and to reach down to the tenth floor. 

Jumping on the back of an orc, I plunged my knife on their nape with both hands cutting through their thick hide.

As I killed an orc by plunging my blade on the back of their neck, I continued onwards on the tenth floor as I killed imps along the way.

Imps attacks in groups, and they use clever tactics using the dungeon and their numbers. 

I threw two throwing knives to two imps that jumped from above and threw a dagger at an imp from behind.

Three dead and four more as I pushed my through with two knives. 

Stabbing another in the neck and throwing to the other one, I threw another rnife to the one in the back of the group before kicking another that tried to attack me. 

Striking downward, I killed the imp that I kicked on the floor and held up my left arm. 

Clank!! 

The sound of my gauntlet being scratched as I swung my arm. 

" Gaahhh!!" The imp shrieked as I walked up to it and stomped on its neck. 

Crack! 

I crushed their neck before hearing the sounds of them disappearing. 

Exhaling I began to take their crystals and items from the floor, then my knives as well.

' Transparent View has been getting better.' I thought as I saw an Orc. Their muscles and bones were all too familiar for me as I sneaked my way towards it. 

Getting close, in once quick succession, I cit their tendons on their knees and arms before splicing their throat. 

' I gotten faster, way faster...' I thought as twirled the knife in my hand. 

It was a habit from before as I unsheathed my knives once I realized this habit was breaking out again.

' Let's try again.' I thought as I felt the familiar feeling rising up in me once I started fighting. 

As I turned around after picking up the crystal and item, I began walking deeper into the dungeon. 

" Hm?" O tilted my head as I heard flapping in the dungeon. 

' A bad bat...' I thought as I clicked my tongue. 

" Tsk." 

I covered my ears as the Soundwave hit me as I stood my ground. 

" fucking bat!!" I shouted but was covered from the Soundwave from the bat. 

My ears were sensitive to sounds especially when the bat uses its Soundwave. Usually it would've disrupt concentration but for me it makes my ears bleed. 

I couldn't hear anything as I activated transparent view. Feeling the familiar sense of dread, I reached my hand out and saw the body of a bat. 

Their internal organs and bones as I looked at their vocals cords. 

Grabbing it by the throat, as it tries to sink its fangs, i rammed my knife into their throat as iw atched it crush their vocals before throwing it to the floor and stepping on their head. 

It shrieked as I applied more power, struggling as I heard their cries. 

But I didn't stop, with no shred of feelings I finished the job as I heard it disappear and the sounds of my loot dropping. 

Picking it up, I continued to walk down the dungeon. 

' Materials....materials...materials...' I repeated in my head as hunted for blue papilios