Chapter 47

Picking up the fragments of the iron golem that Lena had blown away, I put them into my item pouch. As materials, the old blacksmith might be happy to have them.

Fortunately, the magic orbs were found unharmed. From the iron golem, I obtained a complete rank 4 magic orb with a name, and from the stone golem, I got a fragment of a rank 3 magic orb. If Lena's Explosion had shattered everything, I would have hit her on the head again.

Still, don't golems have skills? Even the named ones didn't have any.

In higher-level dungeons, it seems there are higher-tier golems like mithril golems and adamantite golems...

"From the 21st floor underground, orcs will mainly appear. Before we teleport, update the enchantments and lend me both of Nina's daggers."

"My daggers? Sure~"

Since the enchantment level reached 4, I used alchemy to add skills to Nina's daggers.

Sword Breaker (Level 5): Increased sharpness, MP absorption on attack

Obsidian Iron Dagger (Level 5): HP absorption on attack

"Wow, no adventurer at my level has such powerful skill-imbued weapons~"

"...Frontline classes would kill for these skills."

Lena looked at me with a covetous expression, but the enchantments that would make a backline class happy would be things like increased casting speed, increased magic power, and reduced MP consumption. I'll add them when we get a chance to buy new weapons.

"I'll teleport first, so wait here. I'll be back in about five minutes."

"...Why?"

"There might be monsters, and there's also the issue with those guys from yesterday."

Lena didn't look convinced, but it's better to be safe than sorry.

Touching the crystal, I teleported to the 21st floor underground. Using the "Heavenly Net" to search the surroundings, I found some monsters but no ambushers or suspicious characters.

"Alright, everything's fine."

"No reaction from the detection either~"

"Nina... why are you here?"

Come to think of it, Lena reluctantly replied, but Nina didn't answer at all.

"Huh? Hehe~"

Since she didn't seem to be reflecting, I rubbed her temples. Lena teleported over soon after. When I asked her why, she said Nina teleported right after I did, so she followed.

"You guys, it's fine this time, but what if something had happened?"

Nina was holding her head and crouching. The rubbing must have been too strong. Lena whispered that she could handle it, but I heard it clearly.

I wanted to lecture them more, but a monster was caught in the "Heavenly Net," so I cut it short.

"Monsters are coming. There are four of them."

Three orc soldiers and an orc general appeared from the corridor. Unlike the previous monsters, the orc general was giving commands.

"The monsters are working together this time!"

I thought it would be disadvantageous for Nina in the narrow corridor with the muscular orcs, but she used the narrow space to her advantage by weaving magical threads.

"Boooom!?"

The orc soldiers who rushed in got entangled in the threads. Some were rolling over, and others were thrashing around with the threads cutting into their limbs, but one orc soldier slipped through and attacked Nina. The orc soldier's battle axe seemed to hit Nina, but it slipped through. It looked like she dodged at the last second. The orc soldier, who missed his attack, tried to attack again, but Nina slashed him, cutting his neck and arm.

Lena was slamming Earth Lances into the entangled orc soldiers, and the immobilized orc soldiers were impaled and killed.

If we didn't act quickly, we would be wiped out before we could steal their skills, so I cast Wind Cutter at the orc general. The orc general deflected the Wind Cutter with his steel hammer and used the skill "Roar." I countered with "Roar," and the orc general's movement stopped. It was probably because the orc general's "Roar" was Level 2, and mine was Level 3.

I stole the skills "Mace Technique LV4," "Physical Ability Increase LV2," "Leadership LV2," "Strength Enhancement LV1," "Mace Skill LV3," "Combat Skill LV3," and "Roar LV2" from the orc general before beheading him. Since there were no valuable parts to sell from the orc soldiers and the orc general, I left them and only collected the fragments of the magic orbs.

Continuing to hunt orcs, the target monster finally appeared.

Name: ***

Race: Benanthus

Rank: 4

Level: 16

HP: 702

MP: 143

Strength: 234

Agility: 23

Vitality: 323

Intelligence: 16

Magic: 73

Luck: 20

Passive Skills:

Sense of Smell LV2

Active Skills:

Temporal Magic LV1

Unique Skills:

None

I almost shouted in excitement. This Benanthus's stomach and Alchemy LV3 can create an item pouch. This Benanthus has degenerated eyes and looks like an anteater. It uses its sense of smell to scavenge for carrion, earning it the nickname "dungeon cleaner."

It was eating the orc soldiers we had killed, but it was clearly consuming more than its own volume.

It won't attack unless we attack first, so I found its degenerated eyes and immediately stole the Temporal Magic. I understood how the Benanthus used Temporal Magic to store the dead bodies in a different space, where they don't rot, allowing it to survive long periods without food.

With "Temporal Magic," "Alchemy," and the "Benanthus's Stomach," I can create a convenient item pouch. After stealing the skills, I cut off the Benanthus's head and stripped out the stomach, then continued searching for more Benanthus.

"What are you going to do with so many stomachs?"

I understand why Nina looked exasperated. We kept finding and hunting Benanthus, stripping out their stomachs. One of them was a named Benanthus, and as expected, I got a "High-Quality Stomach."

With this many stomachs, I can create as many item pouches as I want.

We continued to progress smoothly and reached the 25th floor underground when I noticed something odd. Unlike the previous floors, there was no reaction from the detection, and the "Heavenly Net" couldn't spread properly.

"That's strange~"

Nina also seemed to notice the oddity.

"Lena, do you sense anything?"

"...Weak magic is being emitted from the walls, floor, and ceiling."

Indeed, a faint magical aura was present. It was also odd that only Benanthus appeared.

I recalled the dungeon information I had gathered before, which mentioned a safe floor in the Gorgon's dungeon. Is this it?

We cautiously advanced and entered a large room. I had a bad feeling...

"Let's hurry to the next floor."

"Okay~"

"...Understood."

As we approached the room's exit, a dragon man was standing there. It was the same one from yesterday.

"Hey, we meet again. Where are you in such a hurry to go?"

The large room, the floor where detection doesn't work, and the perfect timing. This guy was definitely lying in wait, but the boss on the 20th floor was there. I had been constantly checking with the "Heavenly Net" and hadn't been overtaken.

"Why don't we chat a bit?"

A dwarf and an elf were standing at the entrance. All three were wearing equipment appropriate for their levels, unlike yesterday.

After checking their stats and equipment, I felt a cold sweat run down my back.

Name: Zeppe Magnote

Race: Dragon Man

Job: Dragon Warrior, Dragon Knight

Level: 36

HP: 2388

MP: 466

Strength: 566

Agility: 326

Vitality: 677

Intelligence: 133

Magic: 132

Luck: 55

Passive Skills:

Physical Ability Enhancement LV5

HP Recovery Speed Increase LV4

Spear Technique LV6

Skin Hardening LV3

Dragon Eye LV2

Regeneration LV3

Strength Enhancement LV4

Status Resistance LV2

Active Skills:

Combat Skill LV3

Spear Skill LV5

Roar LV3

Breath LV3

Unique Skill:

Regeneration

Equipment:

Weapon: Wyvern Spear (Level 4): Increased damage against dragons and dragons, enhanced attack power

Armor: Damascus Helmet (Level 4): Increased paralysis resistance, increased poison resistance

Damascus Armor (Level 4): Increased confusion resistance, increased sleep resistance

Damascus Gauntlets (Level 4): Increased instant death resistance, increased charm resistance

Damascus Boots (Level 4): Increased magic resistance, increased status resistance

Accessories: Goldba's Necklace (Level 4): Reduced MP consumption

Demon's Bracelet (Level 3): Enhanced strength

Fairy's Earring (Level 4): Increased charm resistance

Mirage Ring (Level 3): Displays false information when analyzed

Name: Bol Gril

Race: Dwarf

Job: Heavy Warrior, Thief

Level: 33

HP: 1892

MP: 382

Strength: 433

Agility: 217

Vitality: 584

Intelligence: 73

Magic: 114

Luck: 48

Passive Skills:

Powerful Arm LV1

Shield Technique LV3

Axe Technique LV5

Physical Ability Increase LV4

Trap Detection LV3

Throwing LV4

Detection LV4

Active Skills:

Combat Skill LV3

Shield Skill LV3

Axe Skill LV4

Appraisal LV4

Lockpicking LV3

Trap Disarming LV3

Unique Skill:

Strength

Equipment:

Weapon: Earth Battle Axe (Level 4): Earth attribute, weight manipulation

Armor: Mithril Full Plate Armor (Level 4): Increased magic resistance, increased physical attack resistance

Magic Shield (Level 4): Increased magic resistance, increased status resistance

Accessories: Dragon's Bracelet (Level 4): Increased all abilities

Rock Dragon Ring (Level 4): Increased defense

Name: Saya Rote

Race: Elf

Job: Mage, Spirit User

Level: 35

HP: 988

MP: 1825

Strength: 102

Agility: 163

Vitality: 133

Intelligence: 367

Magic: 583

Luck: 31

Passive Skills:

Increased Casting Speed LV5

Magic Eye LV3

Increased MP Recovery Speed LV4

Reduced MP Consumption LV3

Active Skills:

Spirit Magic LV6

Black Magic LV5

Analysis LV3

Barrier LV4

Magic Awakening LV4

Unique Skill:

Magic Enhancement

Equipment:

Weapon: Mild's Staff (Level 4): Reduced MP consumption, increased magic power

Armor: Greater Demon's Robe (Level 4): Increased magic resistance, increased status resistance, increased physical attack resistance, increased mental attack resistance

Dragon Skin Mantle (Level 3): Increased dragon and dragon attack resistance, increased fire and water resistance, increased magic resistance

Hermes' Boots (Level 4): Increased agility

Accessories: Devil Ring (Level 4): Increased darkness resistance, increased silence resistance

Spirit Ring (Level 4): Increased all attribute resistance, increased spirit magic power