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A cave located in a rock wall in the deep sea.
A giant statue reminiscent of a Kraken was clinging to the top of the rock wall, and the tentacles of the statue stretched all the way to the entrance.
Amidst the stern and magnificent atmosphere from the beginning, the blue dragon casually approached and broke the Kraken’s leg.
“I didn’t take care of it for a long time, so the legs I had broken all grew back.”
“Does the statue grow legs?”
How can a statue grow on its own, if not some kind of nail?
It’s realistically ridiculous, but I couldn’t make a conclusion in a different world beyond common sense.
“hahahaha! It may look like a statue from the outside, but this squid guy is alive. It just turned to stone while fighting an alien being.”
“So there was an existence that fought an alien being… ….”
“There was a misuse of words. Do not correct me, I became like this when I was acting alone. It was a one-sided happening that couldn’t even be called a fight.”
“It’s scary.”
“I understand that feeling. Because even the squid that made me have a hard time turned to stone in an instant. When I think of that time, I naturally get nervous.”
Huke Addos broke the Kraken’s legs one after another, shaking his hand slightly.
It seems that he was also present on the day the Kraken turned to stone.
Compared to dragons, one of the monsters that wasn’t so bad was the kraken.
If you think that an alien being lightly played with such a Kraken, fear or awe will naturally arise.
I think I know why Hukeados is wary of alien beings.
“Let’s go in now that the rough tidying up is over.”
“Before entering, could you tell us what kind of dungeon this is?”
“If you go in, you will understand… Do you find it difficult to understand? To put it simply, it is the remnant left by the person who turned the squid into stone. Apparently, the alien beings are large enough to leave traces in dungeons.”
“Have you ever been inside?”
“Until the third floor. From the bottom floor, there was an unpleasant energy, so it was difficult to step out easily. But now that I have a companion, I think I can gather courage.”
“Isn’t that the way we all die together?”
“Don’t be so mean, didn’t you want to know about extraterrestrials anyway?”
“You hit the nail on the head.”
She went to a retired elven warrior to find a desert slate containing information about the alien world, but she fell into a long sleep.
While she was doing her own thing, she had the worst reunion with Pingchang and tried to cut off her bad relationship.
However, in the process, Pingchang was endowed with some kind of power by an alien being called ‘Kshatos’.
In the end, the bad relationship with Pingchang is now in progress, and the extraterrestrial beings may intervene again sometime.
Now that she has reached a point where she can no longer tolerate it, she needs to learn more about the outer world.
“If you have cleared your mind, let’s start now.”
“Yes.”
The first step has been taken.
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“You don’t have to be wary of your surroundings already. Because nothing comes out on the first floor. It is a floor with nothing except for the fact that there are rare glowstones sticking to the walls.”
“Is that so?”
I scratched the back of her head as I drained the energy that stood up all over her body.
She felt ashamed of deliberately creating tension in her so that she wouldn’t be caught off guard.
Thinking about it, it was funny to be vigilant with all one’s might when the person who broke through the first floor was by my side.
“So you’re not in danger until you go down to the second floor?”
“But I can’t be sure. If you think about who the creator of the dungeon is, you never know what variables might be lurking.”
“If you say that, incidents usually happen… ….”
That’s right-!
The dungeon shook violently as soon as the words were finished, and air bubbles rose from the ground.
Because it was a leap forward, it wasn’t hard to control my body, but I felt uneasy.
It doesn’t matter if the dungeon collapses or the entrance is blocked due to an earthquake.
It’s enough to go back the way you came while destroying the debris with force.
The only thing I was concerned about was the change in the dungeon after the leap forward.
“You should say that the dungeon is changing its form, right?”
“Yes, I think you are the cause.”
Clang-!
The glowstones attached to the wall began to break one by one.
The brightly lit cave suddenly became dark.
The water temperature became cold enough to be felt, and the whole body became heavy.
I thought it would start before I even reached the 2nd floor, so I pulled out the prach.
And that judgment was right.
“Kindly gives notice… !”
Pyong-!
Red rays shining in the dark.
Since it was approaching me, I blocked it by holding Prach in reverse.
The light rays blocked by Pach disappeared as if they were melting into water.
Looking at the form of the unknown attack, it must have been a dungeon created by an alien being.
“It is not over yet.”
“Yes.”
At least dozens of eyeballs could be seen beyond the line of sight, albeit faintly.
Energy began to gather in their pupils, and countless beams of light poured out.
I slashed all the rays with my sword and Hukeados with the flap of my wings.
“Can you handle everything?”
“Of course.”
Thinly cut the second knuckle of the index finger with the sharpened thumb nail.
Just as the red blood was about to mix with the blue seawater, the water-soaked blood turned into a solid and created a small blade.
There was no need for elaborate manipulation.
I shot it towards the place where the light was shining.
“Is it blood magic….”
“You know.”
“It’s a trend that’s hard to see these days, but I’ve seen it quite often in the past.”
Chack-!
The bloody blades that followed my gaze ripped through my eyeballs.
The pupils that were emitting rays one by one disappeared, and a blade was inserted into the center of the last eyeball.
Just like that, I clenched my fists. The blood that had been a blade just before was condensed into a sphere.
When I opened my hand again, it exploded like blood spreading and swept the surrounding area.
“The versatility is great. It’s a skill that would have been great if humans hadn’t been reluctant to use blood as a medium, but it’s really disappointing.”
“I can’t help it. It is said that the root is the magic used by vampires.”
“Although arrogant bats are embarrassing to see, it is better to pursue variety when it comes to strength.”
“I agree.”
I couldn’t understand why it wasn’t used even though it had such good power.
I don’t know if there are any major side effects, but blood magic, which can create great power by consuming a small amount of one’s own blood, was surprisingly efficient magic.
Even though it’s magic, it consumes blood instead of mana, so it’s helpful even in the worst situation when mana is scarce.
To be honest, I thought that people who didn’t use it were stupid.
‘The church is also very indifferent. If blood magic wasn’t considered taboo, there would be more people than there are now who could live.’
[The contractor’s perspective is strangely generous. Humans tend to be afraid of taboos, but don’t you run at them if you say that even taboos will be helpful?]
‘You have to be able to take on that level of adventure to succeed later. How can I aim for a big bang without any adventure?’
[Sometimes I wish I could go on a safe road…….]
‘If I did, I wouldn’t mix with you.’
[Let’s enjoy the adventure together!]
My heart suddenly hurt.
In pursuit of power, he had an affair with a sword that could be seen as far beyond the realm of humans.
Although the appearance of Prach in the form of a human suited his taste, he gave up on being human.
If I go back to the original world, I don’t know how to accept it.
Maybe it would be better to give up the idea of returning early?
“The stairs leading down to the next floor.”
“It was unexpectedly short.”
“Originally, I had to go a long way, but as the dungeon changed, the structure seems to have shortened.”
“The structure of the second floor must have changed, right?”
“You should see that. Still, with the strength of you and me, we can easily break through. It’s on the fourth floor that we have to worry about, and there’s something about it that makes it hard to get down.”
“Checking that would be the key.”
Fukeados nodded softly.
Because the space to go down was narrow, he went down to the second floor first.
It must have been that he voluntarily took the lead for me, who was nervous.
‘I blocked most of the beam to make it easier to handle the bloody blade… ….’
I was able to avoid or confront them on my own without help, but even so, such trivial considerations touched me greatly.
At this rate, I think I will sincerely accept him as my father-in-law.
If the red lizard had only half resembled Hukeados, I wouldn’t have sharpened my sword of vengeance…….
With all sorts of thoughts, I also went down the stairs.
As I stepped onto the flat ground, I could see the back of the blue dragon.
“Ummm….”
“What are you doing?”
As I passed Fukeados, I saw his serious expression.
Seeing that there seemed to be a serious problem, I turned my head to where he was looking.
The front door was firmly closed, and there was a keyhole next to it.
“Chibeol… ?”
Not having the key wasn’t the problem.
The real problem was that the keyhole was oddly shaped, so it reminded me of a male ‘it’.
After confirming this, I made eye contact with Fuke Ados at the wrong timing.
One hole, two men.
The fight between the father-in-law and the son-in-law has begun.
‘Such a f*cking different world…… !’
Cocklock