It seems we have left the domains of Valker. I know the domains we visit are weird but where the hell are we?
Aren't we in the middle of the ocean?
We are currently swimming and looking around for a place to stand. Currently, we can't locate any signs of land.
[Answer. The user is currently found in the domain of Soril, the wet domain. The waters here are inhabited by water affinity monsters. The number one rule for this dungeon is to not dip into the waters]
Not dip into the waters, huh? Wait, isn't this dungeon mostly water? Then what am I supposed to do?
I have a bad feeling about this place.
Placing my face into the water I can see it's quite dark down there. Using [Ultimate Sight] I'm able to see better but what I'm seeing looks like bad news.
A swarm of something which I presume are fish monsters are approaching us.
They are small fries but can I even fight monsters underwater?
I warn my team.
"Everyone stay on alert. Monsters are approaching us from where I'm facing."
Ren answers. "Here as well."
"I can see something approaching us here too."
I have a bad feeling about this.
I dive down one more time. Sharpening my senses and looking around us, I feel like crying from what I can see. From all directions, fish monsters are coming to our position.
I guess that's why the system mentioned it.
In this state, I can't do much. If I use ice magic, I might freeze everyone here. Obviously, fire is also no good. Shall I use my dark magic perhaps?
"They are coming!" Yells Ren.
I then take a deep breath and dive to meet them.
I use my [Character Division] x 50 to create my clones. I have them go around me to defend our positions. However, there are too many of them. They can slip past through my clones.
Some are coming for me. I wield my sword ready, I try to swing under the water. It is slow but it manages to push some of the fish creatures. It seems my swing is still strong since I can only push a portion of the waters.
Upclose, they look like giant piranhas with needle-like teeth up.
[Aqua Striker:
Level: 180]
And they are quite scary!
However, they recover quickly after being pushed back. They then open their long teeth and attack.
Using the skill [Infectious Slash!] I slashed the Aqua Strikers in front of me. It gives them infection, causing them to die out and spread it.
However, the Aqua Strikers from behind bites my shoulder, more are coming as well. They are too much for us to handle.
My agility has been hampered since we are underwater.
I then use my [Character Division] to create more of myself. I use them as a shield as they try to get to me. However, we are being swarmed by these creatures that even my clones can't protect me.
Gah! This sucks!
One of my clones close to me got his head bitten off.
I wince seeing it.
Their bites aren't serious for me due to my defense but it still feels painful. There are more of them biting me now and I can't get rid of them all.
On Vermil's side, the Aqua Strikers are getting slashed one by one. Even underwater, she swims quickly and slices the Aqua Strikers in ease.
Even against this many, she slices them down as though they are nothing.
She fights as she does on land. I'm confused why she still has her agility even in water.
[Answer. The Valkeryun Fang Dagger neglects any environmental debuffs that can decrease its agility]
I see, how come my sword doesn't have that property?
[Answer. The user's Valkeryun Talon Blade neglects any environmental debuffs that can decrease its strength]
I see, that's why I'm able to push back the Aquas earlier with my swing.
Regardless, Vermil and Ren are fighting well underwater. As of the moment, I'm just watching them.
Huh? Aren't I useless in this situation?
I have to think of a way to end all of them in one fell swoop. Looking around us there is a never-ending supply of these monsters.
At some point, we will get outnumbered and lose this battle. Though it's quite odd that I don't feel the need to breathe some air despite being underwater for more than a minute.
[Answer. Your high tolerance level can prolong your stay underwater and the need for oxygen]
I see that's why.
However, time is running out. Ren is now being attacked by the Aqua Strikers. He is being surrounded by their swarm and cannot move.
Vermil is still doing her best to battle them. The only thing she can do is to swim away while slashing them. It will only be a matter of time for her.
In my case, the swarms are approaching me. However, I yell with a gurgling noise when an Aqua Striker bites my crotch area.
You damn fish! That's it I'm pissed off.
I will have to use [Absolute Zero] to freeze every fish gathering in this area. After the activation, a magic circle forms around me and starting from my body, in an instant, the waters turn into solid ice.
This will freeze the area of the ocean 300 meters in diameter from me.
With all of us frozen, I can still move my eyeballs and see the Aqua Strikers locked in place. I want to mock them if I can but I have no time for that.
Using my strength, I manage to break the ice and climb up to the surface. It seems Ren manages to climb up as well. "That was too sudden. I didn't expect you to use this type of skill but I think I'm saved."
"I lost my temper. Sorry."
"If you have time to apologize, you better save that sister of yours."
"Uh, yeah." I then hurry and trace where she might be. I then slice a portion of the frozen sea and pull her up.
She then pants and shivers. It seems she is weak against cold. Regardless, I can't let her get weakened since she will be an important asset against the General Monster of this dungeon due to her sustained agility.
I cast fire magic to warm her up. She sighs. "Brother, you don't have to worry about me, I'm fine." She says while shivering.
You're obviously not.
I think I shall give her some armor with cold resistance. I think I got those drops from that cold dungeon.
I then open my [Spatial Inventory] and grab a [Light Icy Dire Wolf Armor]. It has a decent defense, high cold resistance, and even boosts once agility.
I lend it to her. "Vermil, it seems you have some weakness against cold. I have new gear for you."
Her face glows as she receives it. However, when she gazes at me she pouts as though annoyed.
"Eh? Vermil, you don't like it?"
She looks down in shyness and finger points. "Well, brother, I realize you give me so much and I can't even give you anything in return."
"Oh is that it? I'm relieved. I thought you disliked it."
"Of course not."
Vermil nods as though she has decided upon something. "Alright, how about I'll do anything for you, brother?"
"Well, no need for you to do that. It's only natural that I should take care of you."
Vermil smiles after she recalls something. "That's right! Brother, whenever my armors get damaged and I go naked, I can tell that you are pleased seeing my chest. So, how about, I'll let you do anything you want with it."
My lips get sealed after she says it. In an instant, my face blushes in red and I can't help but yell. "Wha-whatt are you saying Vermil?!"
"You mean you are not pleased?"
Well, I can't say I'm not pleased but I still think I should teach her to value her body.
I sigh and hit her head gently. "Vermil, only say that to the person you love. Okay?"
"To the person I love...?"
I nod. I pat her dark blue sky hair. She seems to like it at first, but then when she gazes at me, she blushes afterward. She looks away.
"Huh? Did I say or do something wrong?"
Ren yells at us. "Kid, do that for later. The general monster is here!"
Vermil then hurries and wears it on her.
I then stand up and scan the environment to look for the creature. I found a giant figure underwater with my [Ultimate Sight] skill.
[Krakenious (General Monster) (Mythical)
Level: 250
HP: 6,500,000 ]
Kraken, huh? Even from the legends of my world.
We then flip over to where we are standing.
Ack!
A giant whirlpool forms where Krakenious shadow is found.
Looking around, the frozen island we are on is being pulled towards Krakenious by heavy water currents.
It is still submerged thus we can't attack it carelessly, but if we don't stop it we will suck us to the bottom of the sea and attack us.
Tsk, these monsters sure have gimmicks one after another.
Ren sinks his sword on the ice so he can stand better. It's difficult to maintain ones balance since we are getting pulled in fast. "Kid, what should we do?"
I sigh scratching my head. I won't be able to hit Krakenious at this state even with a meteor attack since it is found underwater. Most of my skills will just lose momentum if I fire here.
However, an idea arises in my head. I smile.
There is a skill that might cause it to leave the waters.
Using [Character Division] x 1000. I made around a thousand clones and then aim our skill on the waters. At the same time, we use [Poison Shot]. We spam it on the ocean and it is the first thing that is getting sucked into the whirlpool.
The whirlpool slowly turns into the color of the poison. We can hear some rumbling from under the ocean.
I can even see the HP of Krakenious dropping fast.
I think it's working. Regardless, it didn't stop the momentum of the frozen island, thus we enter the whirlpool and are being spun at high speed.
Ah! It feels like I'm being flushed in a giant toilet!
Vermil sinks her daggers on the ice to prevent herself from getting blown off.
Ren is still keeping his cool by holding on to his sword.
Due to our speed, our ice island shatters causing us to fall into the waters.
Luckily, the whirlpool stops. I then swim up to find my comrades. The waters level itself and have now turned calm. It seems Ren and Vermil are fine which I'm relieved.
"Did we do it?" Vermil asks.
"Not yet." Ren answers.
Krakenious roars as it emerges from the waters. It resembles a giant squid though looking sinister, it has so many tentacles that it's so hard to count.
I then smile. I cast an ice skill on the water so we can create a foothold. We then ready our blades and stare at the beast. This time, it will be easier to slay it for ourselves.
"Let's go!"
The three of us then slash it down with our blades.
And just like that, we manage to beat that thing. I wonder what stupid beast will be waiting for us out there?
After having to defeat the Krakenious, we are worn out. We then rest for several days. In those periods, I have my clones go fishing so I can also acquire water affinity skills.
We set up a camp on the frozen sea island for now.
At the same time, my [Ultimate Sight] has leveled up into [Ultimate Far Sight] which allows my vision now to zoom into far distances.
Peering into the distance, it looks like we are about a hundred kilometers into the edge of this dungeon. No matter how much stamina I have, I have no plan to swim it.
I then sit as I think.
Well then, what should I do?
For now, I'll have to enjoy a burnt Krakenious. I wonder if I can make some Takoyaki out of these but Krakenious are more squid so squid balls?
Can sauce as good as earth even exists in this world?
Seeing Ren, he is standing on the edge of the ice island, looking into the far distance, contemplating something. I offered him some food but he refuses and tells me ghouls don't need to eat.
How silly of me.
As for Vermil, she eats as though there is no tomorrow. She even nearly chokes after every few minutes. I can't blame her since it's her first time eating some seafood.
"Slow down Vermil, I still have plenty of it so take your time."
"I womt wet it weth yom tam." She speaks with her mouth full.
Huh? Regardless, even if she is silly she is still quite cute.
Looks like I have decent growth of level this time. I reached level 218 now. Also, it seems I gained some useful skills from eating the kraken.
[Tsunami: Summon a strong high current wave on a wide area
MP: 6,000
CD: 30 minutes]
AOE skill, huh? This will be useful against small fries. I got some titles and of course this thing.
[Krakenious Essence (Mythical)]
I got some titles as well and have to hide them in my inventory for now.
For my brilliant plant to escape this dungeon, I laugh aloud. "Alright, folks brace yourselves! Verni's express shall depart soon!"
Ren seems worried about my plan. "Huh? What do you plan to do?"
Vermil gulps as she shivers. "I-I trust you brother!"
Hey, hey you don't have to be so nervous about me.
Once we are ready, we then set out.
"Well then, let's go!"
I have the ice island where we stand to be pulled by Aqua Strikers. I use silk to attach it upon them and thus we are being pulled, moving us at great speed.
"Wooh! Hahahaha!"
Ren and Vermil are uncomfortable with my idea. They grip on their blades tightly that are sunk into the ice.
I wonder why they find this uncomfortable since this is fun.
We then go to the next domain which is the dungeon of Fremiel. It is a chaotic dungeon filled with lightning affinity beasts.
It is a challenge at first since the opponents here can easily stun us. Using my tsunami ability I can wipe out most of the monsters. It seems they are weak against water.
The General Monster [Emperiol] is a giant phoenix wrapped in fierce electricity. It can shoot out destructive lightning that can disintegrate anything in its path.
It is a tough opponent that Ren and I were in a pinch but we somehow managed to make it through with teamwork. We managed to defeat it and raise some levels.
We then have to proceed to the next one.
The next domain is the dungeon of Galkobin, it is filled with earth affinity monsters that have the highest defense. Unlike in the previous dungeons, I can't one-hit delete the monsters in these areas.
Since there are too many of them we have to use our agility and avoid some unnecessary fighting. Luckily they are too sluggish and can't catch up with our speed.
It was a piece of cake for our team.
As for the General Monster [Minogaurus] is the toughest opponent I have come across. It can cancel any magical attacks and the only way to defeat it is by using physical attacks.
However, Minogaurus has the strongest physical damage that it can one hit my clones.
We have no choice but to wear it out by using my clones and have to sacrifice one after another. I keep spamming my clones just to steadily decrease its HP for I don't know how much time has passed. Maybe almost a week.
The battle dragged on since it has insane stamina and defense aside from its offense in which I have to use nearly all of my MP for my clones. It totally exhausted me.
However, we manage to defeat it at some point. Afterward, I collapse and Vermil goes close to my side to catch me.
Is it over?
I think it is. I just fell asleep on Vermil's thighs again. If I'm going to be in this position, I think I can say that was worth it.
Waking up, I can see a pair of bouncy chests just close to my eyes. I blush as I gulp. Oh, it's Vermil's.
"Brother, you woke up!"
"Ah... haha, yeah."
However, looking above us is strange. There is a blue sky. I can feel the warmth of nature. We seem to be in a lush forest rich in vegetation and young trees.
Does that mean we are on the surface and we did it?
"Hey, are we outside the dungeon now?!" I ask excitedly.
"That's what we thought at first but the sky above is just an illusion magic," Ren says to my disappointment.
But there is a bright yellow light coming from the eastern sky. There is no way this isn't the surface.
"Isn't that the sun?"
"Ah, that? That is just a ball of flames, fire magic to be precise. It doesn't move in that same spot for days now."
"Then how long have I been sleeping?"
"Half a week, but don't worry since your sister has been taking care well of you. And pardon me for advancing the party without your consent, but we can't rest that long."
"Uh no, it's fine."
That battle against the mythical minotaur has drained me, huh? Regardless, I seem well now.
"Oh yeah, I forget to mention but be careful of the creatures of this place. It ain't like the monsters we have come across."
The monsters we dealt with are already insane. There is no way the monsters here can get crazier.
I then flinch when I sense several monsters hiding in the bushes. They then show themselves after I detected them.
"Everyone, monsters!"
However, when they show themselves I calm down.
"Ho-how cute!!!"
These monsters look benign and cute. They have a green round body, large harmless eyes, and small innocent mouths with long bunny ears.
There is no way I can harm these things!
Maybe if I can get one I might name him from my dead cat.
Seeing Vermil she doesn't hesitate to slice them down.
Eh?! How heartless!
"Vermil, why don't you slow down a bit."
"Brother don't get fooled. Attack them while you can."
Huh?
[Illuball
Level 300]
The Illuballs eyes glow as I stare at them.
My head starts to hurt. I can then see the world spiraling and several colors start to block my vision. It's hard for me to concentrate.
This is bad! Am I hallucinating?
The only thing I can see well in front of me is my system.
[Debuffs Inflicted:
Halluspell:
-Stuns the user for several minutes]
[ Halluspell Resisted! ]
Due to my high mind stats, I manage to resist the illusion. I then fall to my knees and pant.
Even if I resisted it, it drained some of my mental energy.
The illusion feels like the weird dreams I get when I have a fever. It feels uncomfortable. I don't want to experience it again.
I grit my teeth and kick the hell out of these monsters.
"Curse you, you little creeps! Gah!"
After we take care of them, the three of us surround a campfire.
I then sit down while crossing my arms. I flare my nostrils in annoyance. "Those bastards having me to go through that."
Ren says. "I told you to not let your guard down. This is the domain of Tertharus. It is occupied by nature affinity monsters. Most of all, these creatures excel in mind and illusion spells. I think this is the place where we have to be very careful."
"Well, if you told me that in advance, I would have known. And also, sorry..."
Ren sighs. "Well, I doubt you understand since you always take our situations lightly."
"Don't worry, I won't get fooled next time."
"Right..."
It has been nearly 5 months since I was teleported into this world, huh? In those periods even though we went through life-threatening situations, it was kind of fun.
"Brother, I understand what you feel. The first time I saw them I feel like keeping them with me. I think I almost got captured, but luckily Ren slew them and saved me."
"I see. It's good to know that we are the same. Unlike some ghoul who can't understand human's feelings."
Ren clears out his throat to get my attention. "I was a human and I still have my emotions. I'm not a brat like who can't control her impulses."
A brat, huh?
I stroke my chin as I assess Ren. "When you are still a human, Ren what do you look like? You must be a pretty cool guy, right?"
I can definitely imagine Ren looking like a tall and masculine warrior with a heroic air.
Vermil interrupts me. "Brother, you don't realize? Ren is a ...."
"Is a...?"
"More importantly." Ren cuts us off. He then speaks in a serious tone while crossing his arms. "This might be the last domain that we will have to go through to reach the dungeon core."
The last?!
"Then after we defeat the monster of this place and conquer the dungeon core, everything is over?"
"It will be good if that is the case, also this might be unexpected for you but this dungeon is too peaceful compared to anything we have come across. There are no signs of the General Monster. It's possible it might be sealed or something. If we can't find it we will be stuck here forever." Ren continues.
"Stuck in here forever?!"
Since I got 100 powerstones this week I thought I might add another chapter. Anyway thanks by the way for reading.