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25.77% Looking Forward to Another World / Chapter 75: Searching Ais

บท 75: Searching Ais

Babel, Plaza.

At this moment, adventurers were pouring into the dungeon one after another, exploring in fervor.

When Riezel and Riveria, along with some members of Loki Familia, appeared at the scene, they were immediately spotted by quite a few people.

However, they soon dispersed, approaching adventurers who had visibly spent more time around or the Guild personnel stationed inside Babel, seeking information.

Ten minutes later, they regrouped in front of Babel, exchanging gathered intelligence.

"No surprises, Ais did indeed enter the dungeon..." Riveria said while sighing. "The Guild personnel inside Babel claimed to have seen Ais fully armed. If that's the case, she must have entered the dungeon."

"I confirmed as well, someone saw Ais entering the dungeon." Riezel looked at Riveria. "Although some time has passed, catching up with her now is not impossible."

"You're right..." Riveria sighed. "But it doesn't mean we will."

It was common knowledge that with Ais's speed, after these few hours, she must have descended to a certain floor.

In various aspects, she resembled Riezel.

Riezel excelled in 'DEX' and 'AGI', and judging by Ais's status, her main specialty was also 'DEX' and 'AGI', where she achieved A-rank in both.

With her swift speed, delving into the dungeon for a few hours was enough for her to reach below the 10th Floor.

Even if she focused on moving quickly, given her speed, it wouldn't be impossible for her to reach the lower floors below the 20th Floor.

Riezel might have a chance to catch up, but for Riveria and the rest, it was quite difficult.

Riveria, being Level 6, excelled in 'MAG', but basic abilities like 'STR', 'END', 'DEX', and 'AGI' were not her strong suit.

At this moment, her 'MAG' had reached S-rank, but her 'AGI' was only at C-rank. Even with latent basic abilities from the previous level factored in, her speed still couldn't match Riezel and Ais.

The rest of the group was even less capable.

The highest level among those brought by Riveria was only Level 4, making it impossible for them to catch up with Ais.

"Alright, Riezel, you go first and find Ais, while we'll catch up later." Riveria placed her hopes on him. "Is that okay with you?"

Riezel shook his head.

"No problem."

He was already Level 5 now, and even alone, he was more than capable of delving into the deeper floors.

Starting from the 37th Floor, the deeper floors could be easily handled by him. Unless he encountered an irregular, he wouldn't face any life-threatening situations. But even if he ran into an irregular, he would undoubtedly face it head-on after having plenty of experience.

"No time to waste, I'll set off first."

With that, Riezel's figure flashed, turning into a gust of wind, rushing into Babel. The strong wind he stirred up along the way drew exclamations from onlookers, leaving some irritable adventurers cursing.

Riveria watched him leave, then turned to the rest of the searching group.

"Two of you stay here and guard. The rest, follow me inside."

"Yes!"

The searching group members responded one after another.

After a while, Riveria, along with several members of Loki Familia, entered the dungeon.

===

The dungeon today seemed unusually quiet.

Although there were plenty of adventurers, causing quite a commotion, as Riezel dashed through, he didn't encounter many monsters. The roars that were usually faintly heard upon entering the dungeon were also absent today, giving the labyrinth an eerie sense of tranquility.

Some adventurers found this situation strange and even frustrating.

"Yo, what's up with the dungeon today?"

"Haven't spotted a single monster, what gives?"

"Did someone already wipe them all out or something?"

"But that doesn't make sense."

Adventurers discussed one after another, and Riezel, who happened to overhear everything, furrowed his brow.

"Could it be Ais? That girl... Maybe she's been taking out all the monsters since entering the 1st Floor and making her way down?"

With her strength and speed, if she really did that, the upper-floor monsters would have been wiped out in no time. It wouldn't have been surprising if the dungeon couldn't spawn new ones fast enough. If this was her doing, it proved that she was indeed getting a bit impatient.

After all, no matter how many upper-floor monsters she slaughtered, Ais, who was already at Level 5, wouldn't have gained a bit of excelia.

In the past, she wouldn't indiscriminately slaughter monsters in the dungeon like this. She would quickly dive down and explore after reaching a certain floor. It was an unwritten rule that high-level adventurers should avoid making moves on upper-floor monsters to ensure enough monsters for lower-level adventurers to fight later.

Even Riezel rarely engaged upper-floor monsters after reaching Level 2, and Ais, needless to say, wouldn't make moves on upper-floor monsters unless absolutely necessary.

Now, she was disregarding even this unwritten rule, indicating that her mentality was indeed becoming a problem.

Riezel remained silent, but his speed increased significantly. He rushed through the dungeon, frightening many adventurers who witnessed the scene.

All they could see was a gust of wind, a shadow passing at an astonishing speed. They couldn't confirm the identity of the shadow and were left with expressions as if they had seen a ghost.

Riezel paid no attention to them, focusing on speed and advancing deeper into the dungeon, startling many witnesses.

In order to boost his speed, Riezel even chanted the protection magic, Raumure, significantly increasing his 'AGI'. If it weren't for the side effect of 'Ariel', he would have used it to travel faster.

This showed that he was also feeling a sense of urgency.

In this way, Riezel continued deeper, quickly crossing the upper floors from the 1st to the 12th, and entering the middle floors starting from the 13th.

From this floor onward, the frequency of monster appearances was much higher. Even if they were defeated, the dungeon quickly spawned new ones. Hence, after entering the 13th Floor, Riezel finally saw scattered monsters.

*ROAAARRR—!*

A black creature, resembling a wolf or a dog, spewing flames from its mouth, roared at Riezel as he entered this floor.

"Scram!"

Without looking back, he shot the creature a glare, and it flinched before running away.

He continued downward, maintaining his speed without any reduction.

Ten minutes later, he reached the 14th Floor.

Seventeen minutes later, he reached the 15th Floor.

Thirty minutes later, he reached the 16th Floor.

In less than an hour, Riezel entered the 17th Floor, smoothly reaching its end and entering a large underground area.

This area was a rectangular prism with a large circular entrance, at least 200 meters long. The width was about 100 meters, and although the height from the ground to the ceiling was less than 20 meters, it was higher than other places. The entire structure was made of rough rocks, except for the unique construction of the left wall.

The surface of the wall was extremely smooth, like a mirror without seams, extending from the entrance of the hall to the deepest end, covering the entire wall.

"The Big Wall of Grief?"

This was the last obstacle on the 17th Floor, known as the dungeon's wall that gave birth to a particular monster.

In this peculiar Big Wall of Grief, only a specific monster was born.

This was the master of this area.

Up to this floor, among the seventeen floors, it was the most powerful and fearsome existence.

The 17th Floor's floor boss, Goliath.

The Big Wall of Grief was the wall that gave birth to Goliath.

Unless Goliath was defeated and it was not time for it to be reborn, anyone entering this area would inevitably face the crazy attacks of the dungeon's first floor boss.

Any attack from giant monsters like Goliath, who stood at least seven meters tall, would give headaches to any adventurer not yet a first-class adventurer.

Riezel was not unfamiliar with this place.

Originally, when reaching the limit of Level 3, to achieve a great exploit, he came here alone, fighting Goliath one-on-one.

In that battle, even he faced the brink of death several times but brushed against it.

Goliath was a Level 4 monster, a floor boss with a massive body. At that time, when Riezel was only Level 3, fighting such a massive monster had been extremely disadvantageous. Even with all his basic abilities at SSS and an overpowered enchant magic like 'Ariel', it was an extremely difficult battle.

If Riezel hadn't been so excited and reckless in that battle, whether he could defeat Goliath or not would have been uncertain.

It had been precisely because of this challenging battle that he could achieve a great exploit and advance to Level 4.

Of course, the current him, facing Goliath again, could easily crush it. However, what he could do, others could naturally do as well.

For example, a swordswoman who was Level 5 like him.

"..."

Riezel stood before a pile of ashes, looking at the untouched magic stone on top, remaining silent for quite some time.

After a while, he abandoned the enormous magic stone and rushed onto the 18th Floor.

===

Meanwhile, a golden-haired swordswoman entered the 19th Floor from the entrance of the 18th Floor.

"Not enough..."

The golden-haired swordswoman murmured softly, watching the path ahead.

"I must become stronger..."


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บท 76: A Race Against Time

The 18th Floor of the dungeon was a special place.

Similar to the 50th Floor, it served as a safe zone where no monsters spawned, marking it as the first secure floor in the dungeon.

However, in contrast to the gray wilderness atmosphere of the 50th Floor, the 18th Floor was known as the 'Under Resort'. It stood as a rare spectacle in the dungeon, akin to the 'Large Tree Labyrinth' and 'Water City'.

The floor showcased an endless, natural grassland, vast lakes, and surrounding forests. A small island nestled in the center of a large lake, and amid the distant grassland, a towering tree stood.

The hollow of the tree led to the entrance of the 19th Floor, the 'Large Tree Labyrinth'.

It was a sight that could only be witnessed in this paradise.

Of course, the most talked-about characteristic here was the abundant blue crystals.

On the 18th Floor, blue crystals grew everywhere—some large, some small, some towering like pillars, and others scattered like bushes along the paths. Even the ceiling of the entire floor was covered in uneven crystals.

These crystals emitted a radiant glow, with the brightness changing over time, mimicking a day and night cycle.

Legend said that there was a simple town on the island in the center of the lake, established by adventurers as a way station and resting place during their explorations.

As a result, people lived on the 18th Floor, with inns, shops, and the like.

However, the charges were absurd.

Anyone attempting to sell their backpack full of loot there would face extreme haggling, resulting in minimal profits.

Thanks to this, the town on the 18th Floor had gained infamy as a black market in the industry. Most merchants there were also rough and impolite scoundrels. With just one wrong move, adventurers could end up getting ripped off, leaving many itching with frustration.

But Riezel wasn't interested in this town at all and it didn't even cross his mind right now.

'Ais must be heading down.'

Given Ais's current temper, there was no way she would linger in a town like this.

Therefore, Riezel was not keen to stop on this floor and headed straight for the giant tree in the center of the grassland, entering the 19th Floor through the tree's hollow.

Starting from this floor, monsters weren't killed indiscriminately anymore.

The lower one went in the dungeon, the wider the terrain became.

From the 19th Floor onward, the 'Large Tree Labyrinth' had a large area.

There wasn't just one road leading to the entrance of the 20th Floor; trying to indiscriminately kill all monsters here was not only difficult but also a waste of time.

Ais evidently understood this point.

She finally stopped her reckless slaughter, causing the number of monsters to sharply increase from the 19th Floor onward, posing a hindrance to Riezel on his journey.

With the terrain expanding and the area widening, finding someone here would undoubtedly be challenging.

It was possible that Ais might be staying in some corner of this floor, engaged in combat with some monsters.

If Riezel were to abandon the search on this floor and continue downward, there was a bigger chance he would pass by Ais.

'With her personality, it was inevitable that she'd keep pushing forward at a time like this.'

Riezel thought without much hesitation, completely convinced of it. He could probably guess what Ais intended to do on this reckless journey.

The night before last, coming out of Loki's divine room, Ais, unsatisfied and gloomy about her growth, had already revealed her plan for the next step.

She planned to level up.

Ais was readying herself to step into the next level. This was her original plan, only pushed forward due to setbacks in her sparring match with Riezel.

With this in mind, her destination became quite clear.

To achieve the exploits needed for leveling up, she requires a powerful opponent.

This opponent must be stronger than Ais at her current level.

Furthermore, her current level was the pinnacle of Level 5; stronger than that would only be monsters classified as Level 6.

Monsters of this level, even if they delved into the 50th Floor, wouldn't encounter any. Even on the 51st Floor, there was only one monster that fit the criteria, which was Cadmus.

Heading to the 51st Floor would take too much time. In the expedition, at least five or six days were needed, but going alone would take even more time, not less.

Ais definitely couldn't wait that long.

Given this, there were only two types of opponents she could choose.

Either a strengthened or rare species with generally higher powers compared to monsters on the same floor.

Or—

Floor Boss!

On the 27th Floor, there was a Level 5 floor boss, Amphisbaena.

This massive dragon species monster, posing a threat to other Level 5 adventurers, proved only slightly challenging for Ais, who could use 'Ariel' to ignore one level. It obviously did not meet her requirements, and she certainly would not have chosen to challenge it to fulfill the needed exploits.

In this case, the opponent she selected was a floor boss one level stronger than Amphisbaena.

'37th Floor's floor boss, Udaeus...'

This Level 6 floor boss was the powerful opponent Ais yearned for.

Therefore, her destination was only one.

'37th Floor!'

When Riezel pondered up to this point, he found himself in a dilemma. It was not without reason; his time left in this world was running out.

The day he returned from the expedition, it had already been 97 days in this world, leaving only the last three days to stay.

The next day, which was yesterday, he spent the entire day dealing with familia affairs and later attended a celebration feast at the Hostess of Fertility.

And today was the second day.

In other words, it was almost two days since the return from the expedition.

Once tomorrow passes, the day after tomorrow around this time, Riezel will leave this world and return to the main world.

It was an irreversible process.

The time limit for dimensional travel was a day in the main world, clearly stated in the 'Dimensional Magic Cube's Instructions.'

When the time was up, his consciousness in this world would dissolve on its own and be brought back to the main world by the Dimensional Magic Cube.

In other words, in about a day, if he couldn't find Ais, he might not even have the chance to say goodbye to everyone and would directly return to the main world.

As he thought to this point, in his mind, the face of the golden-haired girl with a lack of emotional expression suddenly appeared.

"Tempest..."

*Whoosh—*

With a whispered chant, a storm swept around Riezel's body.

Yes.

He couldn't afford to worry too much now.

He just wanted to quickly find Ais to prevent anything unexpected from happening to the girl who took care of him.

As for the side effect from Ariel, it no longer mattered to him.

*ROAAAAARRR—!*

*ROAAAAARRR—!*

The nearby monsters naturally sensed the commotion caused by Ariel and started howling, rushing toward Riezel's direction.

These monsters with bear-like and massive bodies were known as Bugbears, a large species of monster appearing from the 19th Floor onwards. Their classification level was Level 2, making them quite a powerful foe for adventurers of the same level.

Unfortunately, they picked the wrong target.

*Pu-chi!* *Pu-chi!* *Pu-chi!*

When the storm passed, several Bugbears rushing toward Riezel were cut into countless pieces, as if disassembled. The chunks of meat scattered into ashes, leaving only magic stones on the ground.

Riezel ignored all of these, speeding toward the 20th Floor's entrance.

===

Dungeon, 37th Floor.

This was a floor known as the 'White Palace'.

Within this floor, all the walls were of a murky white color, and the entire floor resembled a castle, consisting of as many as five concentric walls. The staircase leading to the 38th Floor was located at the center of the floor.

To proceed to the 38th Floor, one must head to the central area of this floor.

To reach the central area of this floor, one must navigate through open passages between the concentric walls and climb up and down several uneven surfaces.

Unfortunately, the scope of this floor was extremely vast, almost comparable to a city. The terrain formed a huge maze structure. If one were to run around randomly in such a place, getting lost would be easy, and there was even a chance of being trapped forever, never finding a way out.

To reach this floor, it generally took about two to three days.

However, with Ariel's acceleration, Riezel managed to arrive at this floor in about a day.

"Hahh... Hahh..."

Every part of his body ached, almost causing him to stumble and fall to the ground.

Ignoring the ache in his body, Riezel gritted his teeth and continued to move forward.

The ceiling overhead seemed so high that it was almost invisible, giving a sense of boundlessness.

The area was filled with dim darkness, with only intermittent luminescence on the murky white walls lighting the way enough to proceed.

Riezel pushed his aching body to its limit as he hurried toward the massive cavern in his memory.

*ROAAARRR—!!!*

Yet, even before he could successfully arrive, he heard it.

It was a roar that shook the entire floor, a vicious howl reverberating through the entire dungeon walls and floors.

"!?"

Riezel's heart tightened as he pushed his somewhat exhausted body to complete the final stretch, bursting into the massive cavern.

In the next second, he finally saw it.

He saw the entrance to the cavern, with a golden-haired girl standing there, her back facing him, pulling out a sword and standing against the wind.

"Ais!" Riezel subconsciously yelled out.

However, his voice was mercilessly drowned out by a roar so enormous it was astounding.

*ROAAAAAARRRRRR—!!!*

The roar of an enormous monster echoed through the space.

In front of the golden-haired girl, a monster gradually emerged from the soil, coming into Riezel's view.


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