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"Moooooo—!"
As even the air trembled faintly, the bull-headed, human-bodied monster known as a Minotaur charged toward Noah and Bell like a chariot. Its heavy footsteps made the ground quiver, and a terrifying atmosphere suddenly filled the air.
Watching the Minotaur rush at him with astonishing momentum, a monster completely beyond his level, Bell froze on the spot. His body shook, but he could not move at all.
That was only natural.
By classification, Minotaurs were Lv.2 Magical Beasts.
Monsters of that level generally only appeared in the Middle Floors, and in the deeper parts of the Middle Floors at that.
According to the threat ratings established by the Guild based on the monsters on each floor of the Dungeon, Minotaurs were recognized as the most dangerous monsters in the Middle Floors.
In terms of sheer strength, aside from Goliath, the Floor Master, Minotaurs were the strongest monsters in the Middle Floors.
Bell was only Lv.1.
And he was a novice adventurer among Lv.1s.
He would be in danger even against the monsters on the seventh floor, let alone the strongest monster below the twenty-fourth floor aside from the Floor Master.
Thus, facing the deadly Magical Beast charging toward him, Bell's mind had gone completely blank. He had no idea what he should do.
Fortunately, Bell was not alone here.
Beside him was someone who had already explored Deep Floors far beyond the Middle Floors, and even that had only been a bit of casual fun. If he got serious, even the gods could not afford to ignore him.
A Lv.2 Minotaur?
The strongest monster aside from Goliath?
For Noah, who