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Bab 45: Chapter 45: Graveyard Floors and the Magic Caster

After Sister overwhelmingly defeated the winged bull, the 20th Floor Domain Guardian of this unconquered dungeon, we descended down to the 21st Floor.

"We are here. The domain of the living dead. The Graveyard Floors."

"Hmph. I don't like these types of environments. The earth is polluted, and the air is filled with rotten filth. There are almost no things to be looted from corpses aside from their magic crystal and carried equipment. Come on, Raphael. Let's teleport together to the fresh 30th Floor as soon as possible."

"I agree." As per Sister's order, I opened a Portal and we used it to get to the exit of the floor immediately.

Just as we indicated, we are now on the floors of grief and sorrow, the Graveyard Floors. These floors are basically wasteland and are infested by monsters, mostly undead.

These rounded floors had a diameter of six kilometers and were walled by two-kilometer-high pitch-black stone slabs. Much more spacious than the previous ones.

Unlike the floors above, the Graveyard Floors had no ceilings and were open, with the impregnable barrier, of course. If you looked up at the sky, a clouded night sky covered your entire vision, although it's a little beyond noon outside.

These floors always had night settings and were quite dark and lonely. The bright, full red moon is the only thing that gives light in this lonely place. Maybe the developers were trying to make these floors as aesthetic as possible.

Since these floors are always dark, many adventurers have lost their sense of time as they stay here for a long time. In the worst-case scenario, some even had difficulty seeing after being exposed to too much darkness.

The monsters lurking on these floors are mostly undead, like the weak F-ranked Skeletons, sluggish but tough E-ranked Zombies, agile and savage D-ranked Ghouls and physical-immune C-ranked Wraiths.

Just a reminder: undead in all dungeons are produced by the dungeon itself, not a monster resurrected from a human corpse.

There were other monsters besides the undead. Canines like E-ranked Grey Wolves, D-ranked Black Wolves, and Hellhounds. Plant-type F-ranked Mist Pumpkin and D-ranked Treant. And D-ranked Giant Centipede.

The monsters' strengths ranged from Level 96 at the lowest to Level 179. That means adventurers have to be at least D-ranked just to fight decently on these floors. B-ranked if an adventurer wanted to solo.

"Warp."

After stepping on the dead soil of each floor, I repeatedly cast Warp to instantly teleport in front of the spiral staircase while holding my sister's hand. We are basically skipping any monster confrontations.

Dealing with the undead is a pain in the ass. They are resistant to most physical attacks. Stabbing and cutting weapons didn't do much damage.

A battering weapon like an axe, mace, or hammer would've been the most effective. If you didn't have one, you could just use any weapon as long as it was made of silver, since silver has the holy attribute, which is effective against the undead.

Magic was the most effective means of dealing with undead. But Light Magic deals the most damage among all the elements.

I keep casting Warp, and just around a minute later, we finally reached our destination, the grassy and bright 30th Floor. Seeing the artificially created sun again and savoring the fresh air made us draw a long and deep sigh.

"Finally! Fresh air of the verdant plains. Not from a stagnant environment."

"Even though it was just a minute, I feel like getting sick if I stay there longer."

The Graveyard Floors were contaminated by filthy air. Not only the air but also the very earth. So polluted that the whole floor turned into barren land. Or it's just already like that to begin with.

Those polluted airs are carrying not only filth but also diseases. That's why adventurers tend to avoid staying here for long to avoid getting infected by diseases.

Being sick prevents an adventurer from working. No work, no pay. Medical expenses piled up as one stayed weak, making them sink into debt.

"Let's go, Sis. Take my hand."

"Thank you, Raphael. I'll be in your care."

"Warp."

After savoring some fresh air to replace the filth in our lungs, we teleported in front of the Guardian's Room's door. Behind these golden-black doors lies a Level 300 B-ranked monster.

"What are you waiting for? Let's go in."

"Alright, alright." I frowned and then headed to the doors.

We slowly pushed the doors open and entered inside. As the floor goes deeper, the size of the Guardian's Room expands. The 30th Domain Guardian Room had dimensions of three hundred meters on each side.

"It's an undead, huh."

"A magic caster Lich to be exact."

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Race: Lich

Title: Unnamed Dungeon 30th Floor Domain Guardian

Condition: Dormant

LV: 300

MP: 7200

STR: 2400

DEF: 3600

MAG: 6900

MDEF: 5400

AGI: 3300

Racial Skill: Cursed Body

Extra Skill: Auto-MP Recovery, Kin Command

Skill: Magic Sense, Though Acceleration, Detection, Summoning, Pole Art: 1

Magic Skill: [Elemental Magic: Dark: 6, Fire: 4]

Resistance: Magic Attack Resistance, Pain Resistance, Mental Attack Resistance, Fear Resistance, Physical Attack Resistance, Poison Resistance, Corrosion Resistance, Exhaustion Nullification, Hunger Nullification

Blessings: Dungeon Monster

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A Lich, an evolved magic adept skeleton. A B-ranked undead type monster alongside with Undead Knight, the evolution of Ghoul and physically adept Skeleton, and Spectre, an evolution of Wraith.

An undead specialized in offensive magic attacks, especially destructive area-of-effect spells. Also have defensive spells for self-protection.

Thud.

Right after the doors shut, the two empty holes of the Lich's hollow skull started to blaze in red. Stood straight with the wooden staff laying on its ivory-white boney thigh to raise itself from its mediating state.

The Lich stood almost six feet in height and was composed of pure white bones devoid of rotten materials. Clad itself under a brown, ragged robe. Looks garbage at first glance but has high defensive capabilities.

Given its rough and wrinkled surface, the staff was like a snapped branch of a tree. But it was just a deception. The branch was actually made from Treant which makes the casting and magic output better.

"Hey, Sis. Can I have this one?"

"For its Summoning skill, right? Go ahead."

"Thank you, Sis."

Now that I have received permission from my goth sister, I will be able to use its skill after the fight. I just learned the Taming skill two days ago and cannot call my tamed monster yet. That's why I just have to steal it from others.

I fixated my eyes upon the undead and waited for it to make its move. The Lich raised its staff horizontally to chest level. A vivid red magic circle appeared in front of the caster, foreboding an upcoming Level 3 Fire Magic spell.

"…"

Chanting is necessary to cast a magic spell. I have Chantless Skill so I don't have to recite the name of the spell. But for some unknown reason, monsters are able to cast a spell without chanting a word. Even though there's no Chantless Skill in their skill set.

Then a ball of fire, about two feet in diameter, was released from the magic circle. It flew at a decent speed, approaching me. My only reaction is just a swipe of my crimson naked blade.

Swoosh.

With just a swing, I split the Lich's fireball in half, making it pass me and vanish midair. No techniques included, just a fast and quick swing of my sword.

But the undead haven't finished yet. It launches another Fireball again. This time, the Lich fired it rapidly with a second's interval. It releases a dozen flaming spheres and aims them all directly at my standing physique.

Unfortunately for the Lich, I just slashed my sword for each ball of flames, and the results were the same as before. But slashing a magic spell this quickly wasn't common sense.

A normal adventurer cannot just slash a flying magic spell. A person must have quick reaction time and great awareness of its surroundings, or else they will be engulfed in flames.

I can slice the Fireballs easily due to my high numbers. The faster the swing, the more the spells divert each other. But swinging too fast might slice the spell so cleanly that it refuses to separate.

Witnessing how I easily slashed its balls of fire, the Lich stopped producing Fireballs and changed its tactics. After pouring an enormous amount of mana through its entire body, familiar black fog released from its skeleton body.

"The Life Absorption, huh…"

It's the same life-absorbing forbidden spell that the Indestructible Lizard used. It's a spell that gradually absorbs nearby life force to heal itself or restore lost mana.

"It would be bad if the fog filled this whole room. This dungeon is yet to be conquered. We won't be able to resurrect if we die."

"Can you do something about it?"

"Of course. After the fight with the lizard, I've been racking my brain to counter this spell."

Even though Life Absorption is a Level 6 magic spell, it can still pass through obstacles. Level 6 Light Magic spells such as Light Shield and Anti-Debuff Field, even Level 7 Anti-Curse Barrier, were not effective in intercepting the formless black mist.

After conducting some experiments with some spells, I ultimately created a counter for the evil fog. Using Parallel Thinking, I've been able to cast the three Light spells that I'd mentioned before at once.

With my Computerized Mind, I have each spell combine its corresponding effects into one form. In the end, I successfully created a more superior spell than the formers.

"Sanctuary."

Upon reciting the name of the Level 8 spell, the whole room suddenly glowed in a pale aquamarine light. The black fog quickly dispersed and disappeared within the light.

Being inside the holy grounds, the Lich, whose life came from the dark attribute, also takes lots of damage. In just a few seconds, the Sanctuary completely exorcised the undead and collapsed like a stringless marionette.

<Skill Summoning can be plundered. Would you like to obtain it? Yes/No.>

(Yes.)

"Huh? It even killed the Lich?"

"So powerful. Powerful enough to purify a powerful undead like that former Lich."

"Well… I didn't expect this spell to be that powerful. I have to be grateful if anything else."

After deactivating the Sanctuary, the slabs began to move. I stored the bones, and we walked towards the chest to claim our reward.

"A mithrill dagger, not bad. Now let's go."

"Okay, Sis." I responded as I followed her to the stairs.

I can't help it. A servant cannot make a contumacious assertion against his domineering master. Just a little more. I will be able to break free of these shackles.


Bab 46: Chapter 46: 40th Floor

Upon defeating the 30th Floor Guardian, we hastily descend to the next floor. Contrast to the gloomy and dark Graveyard Floors of the 21st to the 29th, the 31st Floor was a wide and grassy plain, like the surface above this dungeon.

"The area is a lot cleaner than the ones below and has the strongest monsters lurking. Let's Level up on these floors first before facing the Guardian."

"I understand, Sister. Monsters of several types are filling these floors. It's worth spending our time on and also serves as training."

The 31st through 39th Floor are called Plain Floors. Just as the name stated, these floors were all flat with little hills.

The plains covered a significantly smaller area than the Surface Floor and the Safe Areas, with a four-kilometer radius. Sieged by pitch-black stone walls of a height of two kilometers with a transparent membrane that prevents literally anything from escaping.

Not all areas are only covered with grass. Small clusters of trees are also scattered throughout the plains like dots if seen from a bird's-eye view. Since it's autumn this season and the season outside is the same as in the dungeon, the grass and the tree leaves are changing their shades.

"There are many flying monsters here. Also walking ones." I muttered seeing the monsters dominating this area.

The monsters infesting the Plain Floors had a diverse variety. Their Levels range from Level 131 to Level 239. Means monsters of C-rank by Guild's tier list. When I said diverse, it included the one flying toward us.

"A monster is already welcoming our arrival."

"Then let's give it a heartwarming appreciation, Raphael."

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Race: Hippogriff

Condition: Normal

LV: 210

MP: 2000

STR: 4700

DEF: 3000

MAG: 1800

MDEF: 2500

AGI: 5000

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Hippogriffs are C-ranked monsters that had the head and lower body of a horse, the front limbs of a bird's talon, and a pair of falcon wings. It had an average wing span of fifteen feet and light bones for faster flight speed.

When it gains many levels, the Hippogriff will evolve into an A-ranked Hieracosphinx, a step below the legendary S-ranked Griffon.

The Hippogriff flew at us straight and half sonic. Sister readied her blue naked blade and pointed it at the flying horse-falcon. Sister then charged forward to meet the Hippogriff.

Upon reaching the right timing, Sister thrust her katana, aiming at the monster. The horse didn't even decrease its flying speed. In an instant, the blade pierced the flesh of the horse's chest and went straight to its heart.

"Neighhhhh!" The horse yelled an agonizing cry that echoed throughout the Floor.

The Hippogriff stopped by the sword and met the green earth. Sister wasn't even knocked back by the impact because she was already strong in the first place.

"Now the others are welcoming us, too. Around a hundred or more. They must have heard the horse."

"Good… Let's start the banquet." She declared while pulling out her blade.

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"Graaahh!"

"Lightning Bolt."

Yellow streaks of lightning are writhing all over my left palm as if it's alive. A beat later, a single streak of lightning released from one of them and struck at the azure bipedal dinosaur.

The Level 4 Lightning Magic spell instantly spread throughout the body of a 12-foot long C-ranked Raptor. It electrified for several seconds before it collapsed on the ground.

"Pinnnggg!"

"Water Jet." I recite the name of the spell as I am pointing a finger at a group of flying opponents.

A small magic circle, around six inches in diameter, appeared at the tip of my left index finger. Then ultra-speed water gushed forth from the magic circle and spouted into the very sky.

I waved my left arm leftward and cleanly sliced all six 15-foot wingspan C-ranked Great Eagles in one swipe. Level 6 Water Jet is a jet of water with a pressure surpassing 200,000 psi. That pressure could easily cut off a thick layer of steel.

<Experience fulfilled. You leveled up by 1.>

<Skill Bullet Plume can be plunder. Would you like to obtain it? Yes/No.>

"Yes. Finally, a Level up."

After killing more than a hundred monsters, I finally gained a Level. Even with a blessing, I'm still having a hard time gaining EXP. The higher the Level, the harder it is to level up.

I wiped off my forehead sweat before looking for my sister on my Omnidirectional Perception. I instantly cast "Warp." to her as I pointed out her exact location.

"Folded Slash."

"Mooo—!"

As I went to her location, she used a Sword Art technique and gracefully slashed her blade six times, decapitating six C-ranked bison-like Bicorn.

"That's my beloved sister."

"I gained four. How about you?"

"Five."

"The number of monsters?"

"We killed too much. The respawn rate of this floor cannot catch up with our pace. We better get to another floor."

We've been on a killing spree for more than an hour. We already one-sidedly slaughtered hundreds, or probably a thousand, of monsters non-stop until it affected this floor's monster respawn rate. Right now, there are less than a hundred entities on this floor.

"Indeed. Let's clean up the mess on this floor first."

"I'll take care of that issue, Sis."

Given that we're inside a dungeon, an isolated space, I've been able to perform my abilities with almost no restriction.

I widened the coverage of my Omnidirectional Perception to the point where I overwhelmed the entire floor. Within my range, I identified and pinpointed the location of each monster's corpse.

(The dots keep popping up. It's getting annoying.)

After the last dot popped up on my radar, I am getting ready for the next step.

"Inventory."

Under the cold corpses, a pitch-black disk appeared and slowly swallowed hundreds of dead bodies. The dots gradually disappeared from my radar until the last one vanished after a couple of seconds.

"Done."

"It really is convenient to have that skill. It's the combination of Inventory and your Unique Skill, right?"

"Yes."

"If you're done, let's go."

After that, we continue to slay monsters to Level up the lower floors. We spent another hour farming our massive source of EXP until we got down to the 40th Floor.

◆◇◆

"So, a Raptor Lord is the Domain Guardian of this Floor, huh. It's so eye-catching."

"First time seeing one. Seems larger and stronger than a Tyrant Lizard."

After annihilating an indefinite amount of monsters in the plains, we hastily entered the 40th Floor Guardian Room. Upon laying our gaze on the monster inside, we couldn't help but feel amazed at its majestic appearance.

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Race: Raptor Lord

Title: Unnamed Dungeon 40th Floor Domain Guardian

Condition: Dormant

LV: 400

MP: 3400

STR: 10400

DEF: 5000

MAG: 2800

MDEF: 6800

AGI: 10000

Racial Skill: Kin Command, Dragon Scales

Extra Skill: Intimidation

Skill: Claw Attack, Bite, Enhanced Senses, Detection, Danger Detection, Growl, Power Limbs, Weakness Finder, Concealment, Soundless, Thought Acceleration

Magic Skill: [Elemental Magic: Wind: 3, Fire: 2]

Resistance: Pain Resistance, Physical Attack Resistance, Magic Attack Resistance, Temperature Resistance, Fear Resistance, Hunger Nullification

Blessings: Dungeon Monster

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A-ranked Raptor Lord, a superior evolution of the Raptors that we fought above. A bipedal monster with radiant turquoise blue scales. It had a long snout like a crocodile and a length of twelve meters. But for me…

(It looks like a sailless spinosaurus!)

Thud.

After the doors of the four hundred by four hundred meter room shut, the sharp amber eyes of the raptor unfolded. Seeing us as its prey, it immediately engaged itself towards us with an intent to kill.

"Haa!"

Suddenly, Sister jumped into place and fluidly twisted her slender body counterclockwise. At the perfect time, the rushing raptor flew for several meters upon taking the powerful kick from my sister.

"What hard scales." Sister commented after she landed.

"It's probably the Dragon Scales."

After a second, the raptor stood up as if nothing had happened. The area where the kick of Sister landed visibly thickens and radiates a pale glow. Indicating the activation of its Racial Skill, Dragon Scales.

"Let me try its tolerance. Level 4: Flame Pillar."

With a snap of my fingers, a huge scarlet magic circle suddenly appeared under the confused raptor. Without a word, vivid flames bathed the raptor whole.

"Grraaww!"

The raptor screamed in pain as it was engulfed in extreme heat, but it was just the start. Seconds later, the raptor gradually adapted to the heat and overcame the hell.

After the flames subdued, the raptor stood in place with sizzle all over its blue body. Dragon Scales not only thicken the defenses but also reduce the damage taken, both physically and magically.

"Grrraww!"

With a deafening cry, the raptor charged at us at high speed with its enhanced legs. We responded by unsheathing our blades and also charging the running raptor.

"Lightning Blade."

"Thermal Blade."

We activated our respective magic blade spells in unison to transform our blades into magic swords. Yellow flickering lightning enveloped Sister's Raven Blue while blazing flames on my katana named Sanguine Lotus.

"Grraaaaawww!"

We slashed our blades on each of its thick hind limbs as we met. Our blades pierced its tough scales and even scraped its bones. Its wounds instantly burned and charred as they met our scorching blades.

The raptor turned around, opened its mouth, and attacked me with its Bite Skill. I evade its super-fast snap with minimal effort, as I have a faster AGI stat than it. But solo fighting isn't the Raptors' forte at all.

The Raptors specialty was teamwork. With a superior leader, like this Raptor Lord or even the B-ranked Greater Raptor, Raptors could easily hunt down their prey, even if it had a higher ranking than its predators.

(If it had Summoning Skill like the Lich before, it could have summoned its cronies and made this landslide fight more exciting.)

Distracted, the Raptor didn't even notice Sister's dazzling blade coming straight at its neck. It activates Dragon Scales on its neck, but the quality of our blades is already enough to slice it without using any technique.

Thud.

With a dull sound, the fight had already been concluded.

"Let's call it a day after we receive our rewards and mark a spot on the next floor."

"Indeed. Mobilizing my body that much really wears me out."

I stored the raptor and the unique-grade item, Magic bag, in my storage. We went home after I made a step on the 41st floor and planned our activities for the next few days.


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