In the dark Dungeon, five people were engaged in a fierce battle with a group of monsters.
Normally, in a typical Dungeon adventure, one wouldn't challenge too many monsters at once, leaving some leeway. However, at present, these few people were different from other adventurers, fighting against a large number of monsters without regard for consumption.
What was a monster feast to other adventurers, to them, was merely an increase in their monster-farming efficiency.
"Kiana! Behind you!"
With a reminder from Fu Hua, Kiana, who was gripping a greatsword and wearing Impact Steel leg guards, cut down a giant crab in front of her with one swing, then turned around and kicked a merman monster that had just approached from behind, blowing it apart.
"Ahhh! This endless stream is so annoying! Everyone get out of the way, I'm about to unleash my ultimate!"
After the monster she had just killed shattered into black particles and disappeared, new monsters immediately filled the void. Kiana shouted impatiently.
"No!"
"Quick, dodge!"
"Idiot!"
"Moron!"
The four people reacted differently, but all simultaneously made evasive movements.
As the few dodged, an orange light emanated with Kiana's slash. Space seemed to tear open, forming a rift that continuously attracted monsters within a one-meter radius, then cut them down.
This move was Kiana's successful training during this period, combining the principles of Rankyaku and The Hand, and unleashed using the authority of the Herrscher of the Void.
Thanks to its two-meter diameter attack range, all the monsters in the entire passage were cut down by this one sword.
"Haha! You've seen how awesome I am, right!"
Before Kiana could gloat for long, Fu Hua and Takatsuki each grabbed one of her ears, making her beg for mercy: "Ah, ouch, ouch, let me go."
"Do you know how dangerous your actions just now were?" Fu Hua said.
"If you do something like that again next time, you won't be allowed to eat Mei's cooking."
Compared to scolding, Takatsuki's threat clearly scared Kiana more.
"Ah! No, I'll die without Mei's cooking!"
Kiana immediately wailed, throwing down her sword and hugging Mei.
"But Kiana, your actions just now were really quite dangerous."
"Eh~ Even Mei says so."
As Kiana was pouting, a chant came from behind her.
"Bunny charm!"
"Ah! What are you doing, Bronya!"
Kiana felt something poke her butt. Turning around, she saw that it was the Project Bunny that had materialized behind Bronya, holding a knight's spear in its hand. The sharp pain she felt was from the tip of that spear poking her.
"Didn't you see Sister Mei was very troubled, you idiot Kiana."
"What..."
Watching the two about to start bickering again, Takatsuki quickly stopped them, saying, "Alright, alright, if you two keep bickering, the day will be over. Our goal today is to reach the twenty-seventh floor; there are still two floors left."
Fortunately, Kiana and Bronya only bickered like this and didn't have any real conflicts. After warning Kiana again not to use such a wide-range attack in a narrow space, the group continued to advance to the lower levels.
Takatsuki originally thought he would encounter the mermaid Marie, whom he had met last time, on these floors. However, it was clear that meeting her last time was purely good luck, as they didn't encounter this little mermaid deviant until they reached the twenty-seventh floor this time.
"As expected, Amphisbaena has spawned."
Looking at the massive ice-blue two-headed dragon floating on the huge lake on the twenty-seventh floor, Takatsuki turned to look at the others.
"I remember Kiana, you all are about to reach LV2, right?"
When Takatsuki watched the magic yesterday, he also paid attention to the growth of everyone else's ability values.
Similar to himself, the growth limit for the others was all SSS. Could it be that all people from other worlds are like this?
Takatsuki wasn't sure, but what he did know was that when Fu Hua led everyone in morning exercises every day, their ability values were steadily increasing. Takatsuki remembered that training and sparring themselves wouldn't increase ability values, but Fu Hua broke this limitation. In short, thanks to Fu Hua, the ability values of the big three mostly reached double SS level, with only a few unspecialized attributes not keeping up.
For example, Kiana's magic power, Mei's strength and endurance, and Bronya's strength and magic power.
Although they could wait slowly, these were clearly areas they weren't good at, and even if they grew, it was very slow. Of course, this was in comparison to their other attributes.
However, their time to stay was limited, and they couldn't wait for years. So, instead of spending a lot of time grinding themselves into hexagonal warriors, it was better to specialize in a part of their attributes and quickly raise their level.
"Besides Fu Hua and me, the three of you still lack a great feat to level up. Unfortunately, Goliath has already been defeated, so let this two-headed dragon, Amphisbaena, be your great feat for leveling up."
Amphisbaena in the Dungeon world is a massive crystal two-headed dragon. One of its heads can spray poisonous gas, and the other can spray flames. At the same time, its scales have extremely strong defense, and even an LV5 needs excellent weapons to pierce them.
"I alone can deal with that big guy, don't worry…ouch!"
Kiana had just raised the greatsword in her hand when it suddenly pierced into the mountain wall above her head. A rock fell down and hit her directly on the head.
"Idiot Kiana."
Bronya looked at Kiana, who silently retracted her greatsword, and muttered a complaint, then turned to Takatsuki and said, "Bronya understands. So, Takatsuki, you and the Class Monitor won't make a move?"
"As for me, I'll monitor the battle from the side and provide some cover in times of crisis, trying not to attack actively. As for Fu Hua…"
Takatsuki turned to Fu Hua and said, "I'll trouble you to use magic for cover. Amphisbaena's breath is very powerful, but your magic, Fu Hua, can interrupt it and detonate it internally. If Kiana and the others can't interrupt it, please use your magic to support them."
"No problem."
Fu Hua's strength was very strong. If Fu Hua actively attacked, she alone could take down Amphisbaena. However, if she only used magic, it would be fine, and it would also allow Fu Hua to practice her magic.
"That's our positioning. You all discuss how to assign positions."
This expedition was a training exercise for the big three, so Takatsuki naturally wouldn't make arrangements. However, after Takatsuki finished speaking, the few people looked at each other, clearly not knowing what to say.
"What positions do we need? I will go up and cut off that two-headed dragon's head with one sword."
"Idiot Kiana, Amphisbaena isn't a target. In that case, let Bronya make the arrangements."