383 Room 6

Having waited a couple dozen minutes, to allow their rumbling bellies to be sated. And having drank litres of coffee, as Asai kept insisting upon it. Liego still failed to refresh his memory.

"I honestly don't know what to tell you human. We killed large rats, killed some more, and as we entered this 6th room. There were no beasts or monsters laying in wait, but this wooden thing. This is, as far as I'm aware, the first time such a dungeon has appeared within our kingdom."

"My name is Asai de Trichia, by the way. And relax for now. I'll think of something."

Liego's eyes widen in surprise, hearing the man had so many names to him. "A noble was sent into a shitty dark dungeon to rescue us?" The others, who had been keeping an eye on the mithril weapons, and little glimpses of ass and thighs whenever Robin vaulted, now had sudden clarity to touch nothing that wasn't theirs.

"Miku, Mizumi. Go back to the previous rooms. Record everything you find within. Also, keep an eye out on the corridors, perhaps there's more to it, than what meets the eye." The two dhans became three, before dipping back into the previous 5 rooms. Rosemi and Robin were more or less running their own little tests in the meantime.

[90]

[83]

[90]

[83]

[90]

"Robin, Rosemi. Are you able to read that?"

The two beauties shook their head.

And it was then, that something clicked within Asai's mind. "Right, they can't read that because its not a language from this world. That's fucking English! I got so used to just being able to read everything as most of the time, the languages just automatically translate thanks to the system that I forgot. Those swirly looking symbols are English, holy shit.

I thought, Liego simply couldn't read it because it was written in dhan, or human and not elven. That means, if I didn't come here or Bethel, these guys would literally be buried alive in here... Fuck, that's dark."

Mizumi, Miku and Mimi quickly returned with their little notes. Asai's gaze quickly absorbed the information on their lists as he searched for perhaps a poem or a riddle, something to latch onto.

Liego gazed in surprise to find more beauties entering the dungeon.

"You and you, get up and attack the wooden tool at the same time."

Asai pointed to two men, who in return gazed up in confusion.

"Human, we've already tried hitting it all at the same time, that doesn't work either."

Feeling a little headache coming, Asai couldn't help but scowl. Highly tempted in just slaughtering them and claiming their experience points. Then to later lie on his report, stating they were already dead when he got there.

The two, albeit unenthusiastically, got up and did as told. Their two blades struck the wooden training tool from opposing sides. Asai's gaze shot up to see the usual red light turn golden.

[100]

The wooden door faded away to reveal another long corridor, as the dark-elves gazed in shock and awe.

"H-how did you know?"

"God-given intuition." Asai simply stated before marching through. Following by his party members. Leaving the dark-elves behind as they hurriedly began to pack their supplies and tools away, having gotten too comfortable.

Rosemi couldn't help herself but ask. "Hubby, how did you know?"

"Mizumi and Miku recorded the data down. In every room, there were 20 beast-corpses. Five rooms in total makes it 100 beasts in total so far. As for the symbols above the door. For some reason, which I believe must be goddess' will. I am able to read it, and as I've told you before. I can see the potential and strength of others. I had to chose two of their members who's strength would equate to around 100 which is their total quantified strength to satisfy the dungeon's requirement. Thus, passing the puzzle."

What this also meant, was that. If Asai had ever entered this dungeon solo, or with his party. If the number remained [100] then he/they would be trapped within forever, as their levels simply didn't add up to 100, as they would overachieve instead.

The same could be said for the dark-elves who were trapped, without Asai's ability to read the symbols above. They too would've perished within. Until the day the dungeon outbreak occurred, in which their bodies would've transformed into ghouls and zombies.

"I hope Bethel has found herself some companions... If she were to ever find herself stuck in a crappy dungeon like this. Fucking hell, how would I even know, how would I save her? She better not die before whatever God-given mission she has in this world is accomplished..."

...

"But seriously, this dungeon sucks ass. I don't get any experience points for clearing puzzles."