[40] 18th Floor!

[40] 18th Floor!

Yamato joined Loki Familia, but it was just a small episode.

For Loki Familia, it was just a minor fluctuation.

However, during the process of Yamato's conversion, Loki discovered that she possessed a magic skill, specifically gravity magic.

This made her understand why August brought her back.

Having magic at level 1, especially gravity magic, made Yamato an astonishing potential.

Under Finn's arrangement, Yamato became Tiona's junior after joining.

She was indeed a seed of potential with value.

As for August, he resumed his daily routine of exploring the dungeon.

The only difference was that Aki, who used to team up with August, was replaced by Ais.

Yes, the catgirl, Aki, lost her chance even before August could make a move, all thanks to Ais's persistence.

Why? It was because of Ais's determination.

As the princess of the familia and an absolute favorite, despite Loki's strong opposition, in the end, she successfully achieved her goal.

On this day, on the sixteenth floor of the dungeon.

August wielded Elucidator, battling and slaying minotaurs one after another.

Splash~

The dark sword gleamed continuously as August, like a nighttime assassin, reaped the lives of minotaurs.

In the distance, Ais was also hunting minotaurs.

Bam~

With the last minotaur defeated, August exhaled a breath. This battle had temporarily come to an end.

Ais, however, was still in the midst of battle.

Yet, August didn't go to support her. After all, she was level 5. What could he, a level 2, do to help?

Soon, Ais's battle also concluded.

With one final slash, she beheaded the last minotaur, then looked towards August.

August was busy cleaning up the battlefield, collecting the scattered magic stones. Although he could store them in the treasury, it required him to put them in one by one.

"You've gotten stronger again."

Not only that, ordinary monsters wouldn't dare to approach.

In the original story, the protagonist, Bell, suffered severe injuries from the monster, forcing him to enter this tier. The reason was that no monsters were here, and none would be born.

Easily crossing this tier, traversing through another passage, they arrived at an incredibly beautiful place.

[Ding!]

[Congratulations, Host. Novice Explorer: Arrive at the safety tier of Dungeon 18th floor, complete initial exploration, and obtain: Advanced Draw once!]

The moment they entered, the system's prompt sounded.

Task completed! August finished the initial exploration of the dungeon, gaining an advanced draw.

Looking at the scene before him, unlike the dim atmosphere of the lower dungeon floors, the top of this floor had a giant crystal. It emitted a glow, illuminating the entire eighteenth floor.

Not only that, there were mountains, waters, and forests. It could be described as a hidden paradise.

"First time here?"

"Yeah, it's truly amazing. To think there could be a place like this in the dungeon."

"You'll get used to it."

"Well, I suppose so."

Following Ais, August moved forward.

On the eighteenth floor, there was a small adventurer town.

In this place, even the cheapest black rye bread in Orario could be sold at exorbitant prices.

All kinds of supplies and goods were worth a fortune, each item was valuable.

After all, this was the dungeon, not Orario.

In this town, there was a group of people engaged in this kind of arbitrage business. They made more money going back and forth than most adventurers did.

However, opportunities and crises coexisted.

Although this was a safety tier, it wasn't absolute.

At times, it would still be attacked by monsters.

This adventurer town had been destroyed time and time again over the years.

Yet, because this was one of the few safety tiers, even though it wasn't entirely safe, most of the time it was secure. Therefore, the town was rebuilt time and time again.

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