Chapter 130: From Above?

Decapitating an elite-licker, I kicked its corpse away into that of an elite gargoyle, which was speedily charging straight for me, before launching a [Void Slash] at it, slicing both the corpse and the gargoyle in two, though, giving their stone-like body, the gargoyle was still very much alive, despite its waist having been severed from the rest of its body. However, I was forced to jump to the side, evading another elite licker from above me, allowing the severed gargoyle to fly toward me even faster now that it had lost half its weight.

Clicking my tongue, I chucked Zartha at another elite gargoyle coming from behind me, my great sword cutting through the air faster than it could react before embedding herself right into the gargoyle's head, shattering and killing it. Clenching my fist, I punched the flying gargoyle with my mana-enhanced fist, slamming its body into the ground as I crushed its head, leaving a fist imprint on the floor. Outstretching my hand, I called Zartha back to me while using Trina to block the licker's tongue from piercing my skull; catching Zartha, I leaped into the air, using [Air Jump] a few times to approach the licker while also dodging its attacks before swinging my greatswords, launching a [Wind Blade], which speedily flew right towards it.

However, given the impressive agility of lickers, it dodged the attack right before it could slice its neck off, though I merely smirked as the monster moved closer to me, prompting me to fill my neck with mana, using [Fire Breath] as I spewed a torrent of red-hot flames from my mouth; hearing several loud screeches, I saw the licker try to escape the range of my attack as it must've sensed it's inevitable death, but, by launching either powerful enough wind blades, fireballs, or void slashes right at the monster's escape path, it would be forced to stop, as it was getting cooked alive before it finally fell off the ceiling and only when it's lifeless body hit the ground did I close my mouth.

'Urgh, disgusting; why can't cooked monsters smell good?' Thought Alexander with a disgusted expression as he landed on the ground beside the burnt and smoking licker, only to glance up when he heard a loud boom.

Feeling the ground beneath my feet tremble slightly, I looked to my left, only to see tens of elite monsters surrounding Yuki as she removed her shield from the wall, leaving both a deep imprint and a crushed licker almost unrecognizable.

'Eh, Yuki seems a little pissed.' Mused Alexander with a raised eyebrow as he coated his greatswords in fire, burning off the dirt and blood while approaching Yuki.

"You, okay, Yuki?" Asked Alexander lightly as he holstered his two greatswords onto his back while glancing at Yuki, who huffed in irritation before nodding.

"Hmph, yeah, I'm fine; I just hate fighting against those stupid lickers, always so fast and nimble. I would've been done fighting a few minutes ago if it weren't for those stupid monsters." Remarked Yuki in slight anger as she removed her helmet, her deep, manly voice instantly morphing into one belonging to a young maiden.

"You could've just brought the licker to me; I can deal with them much better than you can, you slowpoke." Said Alexander as he glanced at crushed licker embedded into the wall before glancing at Yuki's sweaty face.

"Tsk, you were already dealing with multiple other enemies; I didn't want to make you fight another one and exhaust you further." Replied Yuki, clicking her tongue in annoyance before glancing to her left, eyeing the numerous corpses strewn about where Alexander was fighting.

"Heh, one thing I'm extremely confident about is my endurance, Yuki. I mean that in more ways than one." Stated Alexander with a faint, playful smirk as he nudged Yuki, who just looked confused.

'Pervert. Unprofessional.' Said Trina and Zartha, respectively, causing Alexander to roll his eyes while folding his arms.

'It's called being playful, something Zartha doesn't seem to understand, and you shouldn't be calling people perverts, Trina, not when you and your Sister watch me whenever I have sex. Don't think I wasn't able to tell you were spying on me and Michelle's sexy time. You two are a pair of perverts, not me.' Declared Alexander, his words causing Trina to blush while Zartha nodded.

'Touché. Hmph, Master's being mean!' Remarked Zartha and Trina, respectively, causing Alexander to smile in victory.

"What do you mean by that?" Asked Yuki as she gave Alexander a confused look, causing him to smirk before shaking his head.

"I'll tell you about it later when we leave this dungeon; it's best to stay focused right now, especially when the third guardian is on the next floor." Replied Alexander as he patted Yuki's back, causing her to nod while forgetting about the whole thing.

"Anyways, you look a little exhausted, Yuki; you should use this chance to recover. I'll stand guard." Added Alexander as he placed his foot behind Yuki's before pushing her stomach, causing her to fall onto her butt.

"I would've sat on my own." Muttered Yuki with furrowed brows as she looked up at Alexander, who smirked before winking at her.

Since we were practically just outside the fifteenth floor, where the third guardian resides, we needed to be in tip-top shape before daring to challenge it; both first and second boss fights were against guardians at or close to their strongest version possible and going by that logic, the same's going to apply to the third one.

'I just hope we're not unlucky; hell, we wouldn't even know if we were unlucky. It will be our first time fighting this guardian after all.' Mused Alexander with a slight frown as he leaned against the wall, standing guard while vigilantly scanning his surroundings, only to glance back at Yuki when he heard metal constantly clanging together.

Looking at Yuki, I wanted to facepalm myself since she was currently removing her armor as if we weren't on the fourteenth floor of a dungeon right now; the only saving grace was the fact she was only removing her top half, which was actually the most important now that I think about it.

"Haa, Yuki, can you please tell me what the hell you're doing?" Asked Alexander blandly as he glanced at Yuki, who had already removed her breastplate, allowing her enormous breasts freedom, though they were still hidden behind a tight, black shirt.

"I always get some pieces of rocks stuck in my armor whenever I fight those stupid gargoyles." Replied Yuki with a slight frown as she looked through her breastplate armor.

Rubbing my face, I looked away from Yuki since, as much as I was trying to be serious, her black shirt was hugging her breasts, which was easily arousing me; looking down at my crotch, I couldn't help but sigh while returning to warily scanning my surroundings, though I would occasionally take glances at Yuki.

'Haa, I'm just glad I've got Michelle; living with Yuki is very lust-inducing. I can't go a single day without getting aroused from her.' Mused Alexander with a sigh as he glanced at Yuki's large breasts with a lustful gaze, causing him to gulp when he saw them shake, momentarily hypnotizing him.

"Alex?" Asked Yuki as she looked at Alexander, her voice snapping him out of his daze as he blushed while nodding.

"Y-Yes, Yuki?" Replied Alexander with slight shame as he looked Yuki in the eyes, well, only for a few seconds before she eventually looked back down at her chest.

"You were staring at me, so I thought you needed something." Said Yuki lightly as she stood up and wore her breastplate again, squeezing it over her large breasts before concealing them once more, causing Alexander to click his tongue.

"Tsk, no. I was just curious if you had any more cookies; I'm a little hungry." Stated Alexander with a shake of his head as he looked at Yuki before returning to scanning his surroundings.

I didn't get an immediate response and instead heard the sound of a wrapper, only to look at Yuki and see her stuffing several cookies into her mouth, emptying the bag.

"N-No." Replied Yuki without an ounce of shame with a mouth full of food while Alexander gazed at her in disbelief before sighing to himself.

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Once both Yuki and I were fully rested and ready to challenge the third guardian, we continued down the path that led to the fifteenth floor, and when we arrived, similar to the two previous guardian rooms, there was an enormous opened cavern with enough space for a game of football, and I meant both of them.

Glancing at each other, we hardened our gaze and prepared to fight. Yuki took the lead while I followed right behind her, and we warily entered the room, searching for the supposed large skeleton that wields a club. However, even after looking for some time, we never found one; in fact, we didn't find anything that resembled a skeleton.

"Um, this is the fifteenth floor, correct, Yuki?" Asked Alexander hesitantly as he eyed the walls and floor, searching for anything suspicious, to no avail.

"Yes, I can count. A-At least, I think so." Replied Yuki softly as she copied Alexander, only to frown when she saw a pebble fall from the ceiling, prompting her to look up and freeze.

"A-Alex, above us." Muttered Yukis quietly as she patted Alexander with one of her four arms, causing him to look up.

To our astonishment, stuck to the ceiling was a massive skeleton holding a club, looking at us with its empty eye sockets.

'What the hell?' Thought Alexander in confusion.