Chapter 296

Three days after the expedition, after everyone had rested enough, Tsukasa prepared to go to the dungeon again with Line, Lefiya, and Alicia.

The four of them were suitable for each other, and they didn’t have any intention to change their group.

While Lefiya seemed in a strange state after she returned to the dungeon, Tsukasa ignored it and told them about their plan to walk deeper into the dungeon.

While Line and Alicia didn’t mind, Alicia couldn’t help but ask, “Are we going to stay in the dungeon?” Unlike before, when they walked out of the dungeon at night, if they went deeper, they had to stay in the dungeon.

This was, of course, different, and they needed more thorough preparation, especially in the place where they stayed.

Still, to lighten their luggage, Alicia didn’t mind sleeping with Tsukasa.

“Just which Floor are we going to stay on?” Line asked.

“I plan to hunt on the 38th Floor to the 44th Floor, so we should stay on the 39th Floor.”

The 39th Floor was the safety point, and they could stay there without the worry of being attacked by monsters.

“Just prepare rations, food, and clothes. As for the place to live, I have made a new magic item, so we can stay in the dungeon more comfortably,” Tsukasa said.

“New magic item?” 3x

Hearing this, even Lefiya, who was in a daze, also looked up at Tsukasa before she quickly lowered her head and blushed.

“…..”

Tsukasa glanced at Lefiya for a moment and couldn’t help but think about his conversation with Loki before. He shook his head and threw this matter to the side.

Still, when they heard about this new magic item, while they were curious, they also felt relief, and they believed in him. He was so dependable that it was sometimes hard not to rely on him all the time.

However, it was because of this reason they just couldn’t get away from him.

It was their conversation yesterday, and now, they planned to go to the dungeon.

Their target was the 38th Floor to the 48th Floor.

In other words, the Deep Floor.

Tsukasa had talked about this matter with Riveria.

Even though Riveria felt reluctant to part from him for several days, she knew she couldn’t stop his decision to become strong. Frankly, several days were just a short time for her since, as an elf, she had a long age.

However, they had just confirmed their relationship, so Riveria wanted to stay as long as they could. After all, it was her first time to have a lover in her 99 years of life. He was her first, so it was normal for her to act like this.

When they left, Tsukasa looked at Ais and said, “I am waiting there.” He knew if he didn’t say anything, this girl would only stare at him, so he took the initiative.

Ais nodded and understood what Tsukasa meant.

Udaeus only respawned three months once. It had been slain before, so they needed to wait quite a while before it appeared.

Still, when Tiona cried and told him she wanted to follow, Tsukasa left with Line, Lefiya, and Alicia to the dungeon together.

Their target was the Deep Floor. The 37th Floor to the 48th Floor would be their hunting ground for the past few days.

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It was like a volcano.

The walls, ground, and ceiling are colored burning red and distorted rocks lie on the ground across the floor. The walls were cracks that were colored black, which made it seem like it was carbonized. The red light shone lightly inside the cracks, giving off an eerie presence.

The four of them had been on the 40th Floor for a while, and frankly, whether it was Lefiya, Alicia, or Line, the three of them must admit, this place was tough!

Not only was it hot, but the monsters were also extremely powerful!

However, Tsukasa became their vanguard, protecting them from many things.

His Drying Pool was extremely sharp, and along with his skill, every monster was killed with just one slash.

While it was amazing, Tsukasa knew he needed to work harder to achieve a Level 5. However, he knew he would achieve that level soon.

“Lefiya, focus!”

Lefiya had been slightly absentminded for a while, and whether it was Tsukasa, Alicia, or Line had been supporting her, but this time, it was too much since she was about to lose her life!

A giant snake monster that was 5 meters tall, 10 meters long, had blue skin, and three sets of amber eyes appeared in front of Lefiya. It appeared so suddenly since it had been hiding on the ground.

However, if Lefiya is focused, she shouldn’t be out so unprepared, and she should be able to dodge.

Unfortunately, Lefiya’s mind was full of strange things, and she didn’t expect the giant snake to appear in front of her so suddenly!

The head of the snake got sharper the closer it moved to Lefiya.

The tip and its mouth were capable of opening wide enough to swallow an Orc whole.

It also had 18 holes in the top half of its mouth, which it uses to sense heat, and damaging them is the same as the monster losing its eyes.

Worm Well

It was the name of this monster, and it was a famous rare monster that usually destroyed parties!

The information above was quite informative, but Lefiya was about to be swallowed!

It wasn’t the time to explain about this monster!

Lefiya couldn’t move, and she stood in a place.

However, Tsukasa appeared before her and swung his blade!

The giant snake was divided into two, from its head to its tail.

Even if this giant snake was 5 meters tall and 10 meters long, it was bisected like butter by Tsukasa.

Tsukasa didn’t say much nonsense and killed everything in this place, rampaging around without caring, so all the monsters on this Floor wouldn’t bother them anymore.

“…..”

Whether it was Lefiya, Line, or Alicia were in a daze since his wild figure, making their bodies hot and their hearts thumped.

His appearance had been quite clean before, but because of the snake that appeared and almost swallowed Lefiya, his clothes were covered in blood.

Tsukasa walked toward the three girls and said, “Let’s go back to the 39th Floor. I want to rest.”

Alicia and Line nodded in agreement.

However, Lefiya hesitated and said, “Tsu-Tsukasa…” She wanted to say something, but her feelings were complicated since she knew she had troubled the party. She knew her feelings were a mess, but she also knew this wasn’t a time for her to think something like this.

‘Wh-What am I doing?’

Lefiya’s eyes were brimming with tears, but Tsukasa put his hands on her head and messed her hair up like it was being blown up by a tornado.

Lefiya was in a daze before she slapped his hands away while shouting, “What are you doing?!” All of the strange feelings in her heart disappeared, and she was filled with annoyance. She quickly used her hand to brush her hair to take care of her hair again.

“I know from the beginning you’re unreliable. I don’t expect you to do well in this place,” Tsukasa said.

“Ugh…” Lefiya felt an arrow pierce her chest. Still, even if she wasn’t good, he shouldn’t be so blunt, right?

Shouldn’t he console her?

Lefiya was on the verge of crying again.

However…

Tsukasa patted her head gently and said, “That’s why we’re here to support you, and I expect you to do the same.”

“Eh?” Lefiya was dumbfounded while looking at Tsukasa. His huge hand was nice, and she wanted to rub it forever.

“If you have time to cry, hurry up and follow, or I’ll leave you behind,” Tsukasa said and walked together with Alicia and Line. It was lucky he was there. If he wasn’t there, it wouldn’t be weird for this stupid girl to die. He let out a sigh and thought he might be too lax with her since he only slapped her head. Next time, he was going to give her more punishment.

“Wa-Wait for me!” Lefiya trotted and followed them. She looked at his back which was full of confidence. She kept looking at him and couldn’t help but rub the back of her head. She frowned and murmured, “…Am I a masochist?” Still, she didn’t know what kind of hell was waiting for her.