Chapter 65 Dawn Forest Day Three/Four

Hours had passed since Citrus was healed from the poison, and we were just resting on the ground to recover our energy. I didn't know what time it was, but since my stomach was hungry, dinner seemed close by.

"Should we get dinner out of the way? It's almost time that I usually have dinner." Looking around, I check for everyone's answer.

Hearing everyone's opinion except for Citrus, who was asleep and was on board with my idea, I began to take out the fish we had caught earlier. I had extra wood from my previous days.

Getting them out, I realized I had never deboned a whole fish, so I didn't know what to do with it. "Does anyone know how to debone fish?" Riley raised her hand, telling us she could do it. Handing a meter of fish meat, Riley began to debone the fish.

Since I had four more pieces, I looked at her to see how she handled the bones. She took out a knife and cleaned it with fresh water. She then began to cut the ribs of the fish and then the spine. Using her magic, she pushed out all the remaining bones. I don't think I could replicate her pushing out the bones.

With Riley finish deboning the fish bones, I began to take out the woods from my storage bag and start a fire.

"Wake up, Citrus, after the food is cooked," I told them as I began roasting the fish. It has been three days since I started learning how to roast animals. I think I had a knack for it. The fish began to smell fresh, and everyone started to silvate.

After I finished cooking, we began to eat. The meat of a monster was great. At first, I thought this world sucked because the food here sucked. No wonder everyone in this world doesn't focus on cuisine. The monster's meat was already top-tier food for everyone. And they didn't need to find ways to improve it.

Not to mention the higher the rank, the better it is. The fish I was cooking was finished, all we needed to do was debone it, and the fish would be ready to be eaten.

Looking at Riley, Isabelle went to Citrus and tried to wake her up. Even if she needed rest, she still needed to eat. She would have all the time to rest after eating.

With Citrus woken up by Isabelle, we began to dine. Citrus looked out of it, but at least she could eat without problems. Honestly, this was the most incredible fish that I have ever had. If I had some seasonings, the fish would've tasted better.

After finishing our meal, I saw happy faces from the group. Citrus was tired, so she immediately went to sleep. We began to do shifts just in case there were extra monsters on this floor. Most of us wanted to go first or last, so we decided to do rock-paper-scissors.

I had won most of my battles, so I decided to go first. Isabelle got second, so she went last. Riley goes after me, and Tina goes after Riley.

With our schedule decided, we began to talk about trivial things to pass the time. As time passed, the others were starting to get sleepy, and Isabelle took out an hourglass, giving us a timer of two hours.

Watching out was pretty dull and tiring. I had to watch over everyone defending whatever had come. What was worse was that no monster had arrived, one hour had passed, and there was nothing. There was an hour left before I went to sleep.

Another had passed, and I was finished with my shift. No monster had attacked. Going up to Riley, I shook her body a little waking her up.

"It's your turn. My two hours are finished," I told Riley and gave her the hourglass.

I was getting tired from watching nothing for two hours. I went to my tent and began to sleep.

"Everyone, wake up!" I could hear Isabelle scream, telling us to wake up. I was a bit dizzy, but I went out with my sword.

There was a group of fish that Isabelle had distracted. I sent a plasma spear at them, penetrating two of them. Four more were alive, and Tina and Riley used their magic to repel them from their upcoming attack.

Making more plasma spears, I sent another wave of spears toward the group of fishes. This time I had hit all four of them. Three of them were killed in the process of my spear, with one alive cut on the side.

Isabelle made a sharp golden rod and finished off the remaining fish. Now with them dead, the battle was over. I then looked at the hourglass. There wasn't much sand left on the top. Since she woke us up, we should prepare breakfast before going to the next floor.

"Citrus, is there anywhere you're feeling uncomfortable with?" I asked her, checking if Citrus was fine.

Seeing that I was worried about her, she smiled and replied. "Don't worry, I fully recovered thanks to Tina's blood pills." She said, telling me that she was okay.

Since we still had more fish for today's hunt and yesterday, I began to take out a meter's long worth of fish meat. I gave Riley the fish so she could start deboning them.

After Riley finished, I began to cook, and we ate. I then voiced my opinion relating to the next floor. "The next floor might be our final one. If there is a six-floor, we won't be able to cross it since the water level is too high."

The others also thought the same. The dungeon was fruitful, while the monster outside were a bit more random. Here, they had a fixed power level making it easier to gauge their strength.

"Are you guys ready?" They nodded at my question, seeing that we started going to the fifth floor.