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Conquering dungeons with people other than my comrades.
As they stepped out onto the field, the tension that had gripped them tightly gradually eased.
After a few mistakes and trial and error, such as misplacing positions or overlapping tank and damage timings, they now found a good rhythm after feedback.
“Something’s coming over there!”
“It’s a ‘Trouble Tree.’ Proceed with plan A.”
Plan A.
Shield warrior ‘Villam’ in the front. ‘Erhan’ in the front line, wizard ‘Silvi’ in the center, and the assassination group ‘Grinner’ positioned in the rear wings.
It was a plan agreed upon in advance.
“Understood.”
“Roger!”
The guys who received the orders moved swiftly.
Thinking back, all these guys were once in a party with me during my newbie days.
It felt like old memories coming back to life.
“Inferior Fire Elemental Magic: Fireball!”
Boom! Crash! Roar! Roar! Roar!
─Kaboom!
The large tree hit by the burning sphere screamed and soon was engulfed in flames.
“Wow! It burns well.”
“…The Trouble Tree shouldn’t be such an easy monster to catch… It’s easier than I thought.”
“Even if it’s called a monster, it’s just a moving tree. It’s vulnerable to long-range fire elemental attacks.”
“We did it! This is the deep part of the western forest, right?”
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Wizard Silvi jumped around with her long staff in hand.
Hmm.
Strictly speaking, this isn’t the deep part.
So, I was able to bring Erhan this far.
In fact, the weekly dungeon is designed for newbies, so even if the location is in the deep area, the route taken is considered a ‘mid-entry,’ and the monsters are at a mid-entry level.
Besides, the field of the western forest itself is also for beginners.
“Erhan, go and check if something has fallen.”
“Yes!”
The guy who dashed forward like an arrow found something and waved his hand.
“Oh, there’s something like a blue crystal fragment here!”
Good.
First, did the ‘key’ come out?
#### Translation:
The Week Dungeon maintains the ‘concept’ of the underlying attribute while also taking the form of a dungeon.
“I’m getting used to field conquests, but dungeons make me a little nervous… Ahahahaha!”
“Just because it’s a dungeon doesn’t mean there’s anything special about it.”
Saying that, I casually turned my body towards the tall cliff next to the place where the lake below could be seen.
“Adrian, senior…?”
“Hmm, is this the place?”
I forcefully inserted a piece of blue crystal into the wall of the cliff.
Kuung….
Then, a massive vibration, as if the ground was shaking, spread out.
“Uwaaah?”
“eee?”
Ignoring the startled voices of the bustling people, a large hole suddenly appeared where the crystal piece was inserted, leading to a cave and underground like magic.
This is it.
The hole extends all the way down, or rather, even further down to the bottom of the lake.
Except for the startled cries of those who took a step back at the sudden appearance of the dungeon entrance, only the two of them came to my side with emotionless faces.
Indeed.
Is this a first-class professional assassin?
“…Let’s go.”
“…Are we going?”
Small stature, identical appearance like clones.
The two people, with the same long hair and one eye covered, looked into the distant staircase.
After briefly looking at them, I looked at the distant hole and said.
“Let’s go.”
* * *
[You have arrived at the attribute Week Dungeon.]
[The elemental attribute of this Week Dungeon is ‘water’.]
I throw myself into the darkness.
A sense of buoyancy envelops my whole body, and soon I slowly glide through the air and land on the ground.
Each dungeon in the Week Dungeon has its own unique characteristics.
For example, if the ‘earth’ elemental dungeon that Kalen and I conquered had the concept of ‘a golem warehouse made by ancient people gathering only defective ones’.
Here…
“Wow….”
“This is…”
“Ohhhhh…!”
A long corridor stretching forward.
Broken blue pillars and collapsed seams.
It looks similar to the grand architectural style of ancient times.
When I look up, instead of the typical ceiling of a cave, there is a rippling ‘water surface’.
The floor of the dungeon is covered with constantly moving water, giving the feeling of being submerged in water.
“…Oh.”
“Ah…”
It was a place so beautiful that even the silent assassin siblings couldn’t help but marvel quietly.
“Be careful. The monsters here will be on a different level from what we’ve faced so far.”
As soon as I took a step forward, a figure rose from a puddle on the floor.
A translucent figure made of water.
Holding a long spear, with a ‘core’ emitting light instead of a face inside the helmet.
Yes.
The concept of this dungeon is…
“A sunken city under the sea.”
Well, it’s a concept that commonly appears in other games as well.
But the monsters appearing as if tailored for beginners are nothing but water soldiers with spears and water archers.
“Well, those two alone are threatening enough for beginners.”
Compared to the monsters like the “Trouble Tree” burned to charcoal before we entered here, there’s no comparison.
─!#$1!
The translucent soldier, dripping water all over, shouted something at me and raised his spear.
His spear was about to pierce my chest.
“【Hero’s Sword: Truth】!”
Erhan’s seven-colored greatsword flew and cut the water soldier in half.
Shaaah!
“Huh?”
However.
The upper body of the water soldier, severed at an angle, nonchalantly moved only the lower half, lifted the fallen upper body with the remaining foot, and then placed it back on my waist.
─!#$!!
In a more ferocious voice than before, he shouted loudly.
“Huh? Huh huh? Huh huh huh…? Huh? Senpai? These guys are coming back to life?”
“Step aside.”
Saying so, I took out the branch of a spirit tree from my bosom and shot ‘Sermon Lightning’ right at the center of the soldier’s head, precisely at the shining white spot.
─!!?!?!??!!?!?!?!?!
He was electrocuted, trembled, and then, with a crackling sound, disintegrated and disappeared.
“Huh? Is he dead?”
“Despite appearing threatening, their essence is simply large slime creatures.”
“I see… We have to target the core.”
“We have to break through with a surprise attack. If we don’t quickly reach the door to the boss room at the far end, water soldiers will pour out endlessly.”
In short, a time attack to the boss room.
“The plan is A.”
At my words, the two assassins nodded and immediately moved to both sides.
“No, let’s slightly change the plan.”
“?”
“It would be better for Finn to go right, and Shal to go left. Swap your positions.”
In my words.
The students looked at me with surprised eyes.
“…What?”
“Can Adrian distinguish between Fin and Shall?”
“Is that even possible?”
No.
Why are they like this?
“Isn’t it easy?”
“?”
“?”
“Fin uses a dagger, Shall uses a knife. By looking at the weapon on their waist, you can tell who is who.”
They looked at me as if I were some kind of monster.
Ah, I see.
It’s because I memorize equipment by category, and I’ve recruited and rotated them every round, so it’s easy for me to distinguish, but it seems not so simple for them.
Tsk.
If you can’t distinguish people, that’s not good.
“Even if they look alike in appearance, personality, voice, and way of speaking, ‘Fin’ and ‘Shall’ are one entity with two names. Fin is right-handed, Shall is left-handed, and Fin dislikes spicy food while Shall likes it.”
The two guys stared at me intently.
“Considering the many differences between the two, how could I not distinguish them.”
As I said that.
“…Impressive.”
“…Yes, truly impressive. You know everything about us.”
Fin’s eyes sparkled, while Shall blushed and smirked.
“Adrian, everyone, sorry to interrupt, but that over there…”
Where Eran pointed, numerous water soldiers appeared, aiming spears and bows at us.
“Hmm. It seems there’s no time for more chit-chat. Let’s…”
As I said that.
“Ready, Shall.”
“Of course, Fin.”
In the blink of an eye.
The ones next to me vanished without a trace.
“Syncro.”
Darkness stirs.
Three soldiers are pierced by a flying dagger from somewhere, crumbling.
“Burst.”
Where one ‘line’ passes, another ‘line’ is drawn.
In the dance of death painted by the two darknesses, what fervently spouts is not blood but water.
– Pabababababat!
In an instant, the guys who burst through to the boss room explode all the soldiers’ cores, nonchalantly shrug their shoulders, sheath the dagger and knife, then walk back, raising their hands.
“It’s time to talk.”
“It’s appeared now.”
Oh…
“They’re coming back to life.”
“Ugh.”
“Why.”
The decision to deal with the enemies quickly wasn’t bad, but this dungeon had its own strategy.
“As quickly as you eliminate them, they replenish even faster. So, it’s better to advance slowly and precisely rather than rushing to eliminate them.”
“I didn’t know…”
“One mistake, not twice.”
I nodded my head and said, “I understand the general method. The ‘core’ is like their ‘heart.’ So, you must precisely destroy the ‘core’ in one blow to bring them down. Billem handles defense at the front, Silbi supports with magic, Greiner covers the flanks, and Erhan has freedom.”
And so it began.
Billem blocked the raining arrows with his shield, while Greiner took advantage of the opening.
Silbi’s magic to protect the assassin twins was dazzling, and Erhan charged with a massive greatsword.
“Hiyah!”
With hair turned white and eyes red, he continuously wielded a shining broadsword, swiftly cutting down numerous enemy soldiers.
And then.
“Senior! Switching! Change positions with me!”
I wasn’t idle either.
Using magic and occasionally wielding a dagger, I diligently dealt with the enemies.
Trying to sneak up from behind, they sensed my presence like ghosts and attacked me.
After stabbing the core with a dagger to disintegrate it, I infused the next enemy’s core with ‘Sermon Lightning.’
I felt no excitement.
This was a kind of ‘operation.’
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Handling the endless stream of monsters, we steadily made our way towards the boss room.
Instead of flesh and blood, cold water splashed.
Starting with Greiner, everyone gave their best in their respective positions.
Was this the result?
“Senior!”
“Mm.”
Finally, we could stand in front of the massive door.
If I were them, I would be convinced and awed he can distinguish them with the right-handed left-handed thing and the weapon types…but I would be creeped out the moment he mentioned the spicy food thing, considering as far as we know, he had never even seen them eat before. “Are you a stalker?!” is what I would think at that point.