Chapter 25

D-Rank Dungeon, [Yūnagi Dungeon], 19th Floor.

In the goblin nest where I am now, over 50 goblin corpses were scattered around.

“Haa!”

Zashu!

The short sword I swung cleanly bisected the goblin’s body.

With this, I had successfully defeated all the goblins.

“Easier than I thought.”

Until two weeks ago, I had set a limit of 15 goblins to fight at once.

That was the maximum number I could defeat while maintaining my advantage.

However, now I effortlessly overwhelmed over 50 goblins.

I could feel the effects of my level increase once again.

“Alright, I need to extract the magic stones.”

Using my short sword, I quickly extracted the magic stones from the goblin bodies.

Previously, I could only carry a limited number of magic stones because I had to put them in a material bag, but now I have the Item Box skill.

Even at Level 1, this amount is well within the capacity.

I collected 53 magic stones into the Item Box.

“There’s no need to collect the goblin corpses. They won’t sell for much.”

While some monster types can be sold for a good price as materials for weapons or armor, goblins are almost worthless.

So, I decided to leave them here.

In the dungeon, monster corpses disappear after some time, so it’s fine to leave them.

Some say that the dungeon absorbs the magic power from the corpses to create new monsters, but the truth is unknown.

“Alright, on to the next.”

I moved to a new location and continued my hunt.

After spending a day on this challenge, I returned to the surface.

It seems that even during the span, you can leave the dungeon through the gate.

I sighed in relief.

The span is apparently a system to limit entry into the dungeon.

If it weren’t, I would have ended up fighting the dungeon boss and the span would have been extended by another day.

When I sold the dungeon resources I obtained today, the total was 80,000 yen.

I had defeated a considerable number of monsters, but I couldn’t get many high-quality magic stones.

Still, compared to before, I’m earning a lot more.

Incidentally, my level didn’t increase at all.

Being a Level 679 human in a place recommended for double-digit levels, it’s understandable.

Regardless, it felt like I had moved my body properly for the first time in a while.

Although the enemies were far below my level, I managed to regain some of my combat skills.

It was much better than the mindless grinding in the Shion Dungeon.

“Alright, I’ll work hard again tomorrow.”

After that, I continued to delve into the Yūnagi Dungeon for a week.

As the days passed, I became more efficient in my movements, and the amount of money I could earn gradually increased.

In the end, I earned 900,000 yen over 7 days and leveled up 3 times.

I was disappointed that I didn’t reach 1,000,000 yen.

Tomorrow is the day I’ve been waiting for, the challenge of the C-Rank Dungeon.

With great anticipation and a small amount of anxiety, I fell asleep.

At that time, I had no idea.

Tomorrow, at the Kenzaki Dungeon, I would meet my fated rival again.