Chapter 97 Roll for Entry

Chapter 97 Roll for Entry

'This is consistent with the first Dungeon I entered. These minion-type monsters will only provide one type of Gene, but the BOSSes should provide multiple, and thus will give me a better chance of getting exactly what I want.?",

'If I keep using this strategy, clearing out the mobs will be easy enough. I would only have to tire myself out facing the BOSSes themselves. In that case, I can be more bold with how I approach this and clear out the whole maze.

'I'll still with this optimal path for now. It's still possible that the BOSSes will be too much for me to handle. I can double back later if things go well.'

With that, Sylas took his time, collecting one minion corpse after another.

Luckily, because he didn't really need to worry about Aether consumption, he was able to raise it to a five cubic meter size. That was the equivalent of the current Sylas draining his Aether around 18 times... if he didn't have <Maddened Enlightenment>, that is.

With it, he could replenish his Aether even while walking in a little under five minutes. If he redirected the Aether flow from himself to the ring itself, it only took less than an hour and a half to bring it to that size.

And, since it only lost 20% of its size every day, Sylas only needed to invest barely a quarter hour a day to keep it at its current size.

Thanks to this, he had more than enough space to store these carcasses for now. It would have been more useful to use the Madness Key, but until he found a method to keep its Hunger in check, this was just going to have to be the way from now on.

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Outside the Dungeon.

"These damned snakes, why the hell are there so many of them?!"

"You know why, there's a Dungeon nearby."

A group of four walked in formation. At the helm, a man wielding a round shield wrapped in leather took the vanguard. His Aether spread out and expanded the range of his defenses.

To his back, there were three spear wielders. The group was formed of two men and two women, and their teamwork seemed to be decent. At the very least, the snakes, even with their larger numbers, were unable to penetrate their ranks.

The defensive shield of Aether didn't seem to block the attacks of the spears at all, so they moved forward unfazed, relying on their anchor to press forward.

Soon, they came across a group of five meter long spitting cobras and a more substantial battle broke out. Even so, it was only a matter of half an hour before the battle was through.

"You know the rules: keep the corpses fresh in the team storage ring. Once we get some decent Gene State Elixirs, we'll have a go at it."

'I can definitely use my Madness for much longer periods of time now. If I was in the same situation as before, I would have already run out and been forced to use <Maddened Enlightenment> more seriously. But I guess that makes sense. Since I'm not spilling out the influence of my Comprehension everywhere, it's taking less of a toll on me.'

Sylas put the carcass away after double checking that it was still only giving Intelligence Genes.

'I'll fight the next minion. They should mirror the abilities of the BOSS to some extent, so it'll be good to prepare.'

With that thought, Sylas followed the path set by the Dungeon Map and swiftly found the next minion. This should be the last one before the BOSS. It was also convenient to fight it because there were no other threats in the immediate area. He had already cleared them all, while the BOSS was unable to leave its designated area.

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[Basilisk Minor (F)]

[Level: 3]

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[Physical: 52]

>[Strength: 73]

>[Constitution: 75]

>[Dexterity: 32]

>[Speed: 30]

[Mental: 49]

>[Intelligence: 72]

>[Wisdom: 8]

>[Charisma: 67]

[Will: 41]