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"Thanks, but no need."

"Oh~"

A few minutes later, after finishing his meal, Ling Xuan immediately lay down on the picnic blanket, closed his eyes, and began to rest with his eyes shut. The sight made Ryu Lion glance at him.

Then, as if she had remembered something, Ryu Lion hesitated, seemingly wanting to speak but holding back.

After some hesitation, however, she finally made up her mind.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Ling Xuan..."

"Mm-hm?"

"After we finish exploring, could I borrow a little of your time?"

"What is it?"

"About the safe zone on the 18th Floor... Since we've finally come into the Dungeon, I was thinking of making a trip there while we're at it."

"If it's inconvenient, then never mind...?"

Before she could finish speaking,

Ling Xuan's voice rang out!

"The 18th Floor? It's not that far. We can stop by on the way."

The moment he heard that she wanted to go to the 18th Floor, Ling Xuan already knew what Ryu Lion intended to do.

So he did not refuse too strongly...

Besides, he was quite curious about the safe floor on the 18th Floor.

They could also take the opportunity to rest up.

Ryu Lion had not expected Ling Xuan to agree so readily.

"Isn't Mr. Ling Xuan curious?"

Ling Xuan shook his head.

He had already known what she wanted to do.

There was no need to ask too many questions over something like this.

As Ling Xuan chatted leisurely with Ryu Lion, he opened his status panel.

Host: Ling Xuan

Familia: Hestia Familia

Level: Level 2

Strength: F:301(+300)

Stamina: F:310(+100)

Dexterity: I:66(+100)

Agility: I:43(+100)

Magic: H:101

Honkai Energy: I:52

Magic: None

Development Ability: Herrscher Authority

Skills: Ice Control Lv1, Fusion Warrior, Human Chimera, Strength Boost Lv3, Agility Boost Lv1, Honkai Energy Lv1, Dexterity Boost Lv1, Stamina Boost Lv1, Herrscher of Void's Authority, Herrscher of Wind's Authority...

Clearly, after farming monsters just now, his attributes had increased considerably.

Not bad.

Meanwhile, the Takemikazuchi Familia, who were also exploring the Dungeon, were not having as leisurely a time as Ling Xuan and Ryu Lion.

Like the two of them, they too had come under attack from monsters.

However, they were nowhere near as powerful as Ling Xuan and Ryu Lion.

When faced with a group of Unicorn Rabbits, they had no strength to fight back.

Very quickly, one of the girls was struck by a Unicorn Rabbit's axe.

Seeing this, the leading man could not help calling out his companion's name.

"—Chigusa!"

As his words fell,

the human girl struck by the monster made no sound, only collapsing heavily onto the ground.

Still-warm blood splattered across the surrounding area!

At the sight, the monsters around them let out shrill roars.

Clearly, slaughtering their prey had made these monsters incredibly excited!

Although one member had already fallen, the leading man did not lose his composure.

"One rear guard, move forward! Fill Chigusa's gap!"

"Quick, heal her! The wound is deep!"

But even so, the Takemikazuchi Familia's members were not particularly strong to begin with.

Even with all six of them, they might not have been able to defeat the monsters before them.

Let alone now, when they were down one member and only five remained.

The opening that appeared in an instant was immediately exploited by the monsters.

With the monsters working together, the encirclement around them rapidly tightened!

Mikoto also realized that something was wrong. If this continued, they would likely lose more people here!

With that thought, Mikoto gave her order.

"Sakura, prepare to retreat! I'll cover the rear!"

"Sorry. I'm counting on you!"

As she spoke, Mikoto watched her companions withdraw while gripping the great sword in her hand, launching a counterattack against the monsters before her.

"...Hyaaaaaaaaaah!"

With a furious roar,

she mercilessly cut down every Unicorn Rabbit that entered her attack range, easily seeing through and dodging their attacks.

Under Mikoto's series of maneuvers, the monsters, who had originally held the advantage in numbers, were unable to do anything to her for the moment!

But that was only natural.

After all, she was also a Level 2 adventurer.

On the 13th Floor, her strength was undoubtedly top-tier.

The Unicorn Rabbits before her might have been extremely fast, but they were not actually very strong. What made them terrifying was their powerful teamwork.

Still, Mikoto had ways to protect herself against these monsters.

However...

Something unexpected happened!

Not only did the monsters on the field not decrease, even more monsters arrived.

Armored Rats, Hellhounds...

One monster after another, enough to drive adventurers to despair, appeared in everyone's field of vision.

Faced with so many monsters, a trace of despair rose in everyone's hearts.

They could only fight as they retreated...

And the direction they were retreating toward was precisely where Ling Xuan and Ryu Lion were resting!

They noticed them immediately.

Ling Xuan and Ryu Lion!

"Those are... a Familia that has just entered the Middle Floors?"

They were actually resting here so leisurely?

Just how careless and overconfident were these two adventurers?!

But that would work too...

"Sorry. I feel bad for those two, but if we want to survive, this is the only way."

Sakura spoke quietly. The others around her were slightly stunned upon hearing her words.

Before they could react,

"...We'll charge over there."

Upon hearing that, Mikoto immediately understood. She turned back to look at Sakura in surprise.

This was a combat tactic used in the Dungeon. During retreats and similar situations, one would forcibly dump the monsters encountered by one's own party onto another party by any means necessary—a forceful emergency evasion measure known as Monster Offering.

One of the unspoken rules in the labyrinth was to generally avoid interfering with others' actions, but adventurers often found themselves in desperate situations where they could not afford to care about anyone else.

In the Dungeon, where accidents happened constantly, this was also a commonly used tactic between parties.

"Please wait, Sakura! If we do something like that now, those people will...!"

Using Monster Offering now was equivalent to treating the party ahead of them as "sacrifices."

Though she did not know why those two adventurers had dared to enter the Dungeon in such a manner, if they encountered a monster attack of this scale, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Compared to strangers' lives, all of you are far more important to me."

"...!"

"If this order disgusts you, then curse me as much as you want afterward."

Yet before they could act...

Ling Xuan and Ryu Lion, who had been resting in the distance, began moving as well!

The Time for Judgment

Ryu Lion and Ling Xuan had also noticed Mikoto's group.

"Mr. Ling Xuan..."

Hearing her voice, Ling Xuan calmly looked into the distance.

Oh, wasn't that the Takemikazuchi Familia group from the original story?

Looks like they had run into quite a few monsters...

Ryu Lion looked at Ling Xuan.

"Mr. Ling Xuan... should we step in?"

In the Dungeon, adventurers generally would not step in to steal someone else's prey.

But... the current situation clearly could not be judged by ordinary standards.

As Ling Xuan looked at the monsters, a hint of excitement burned in his eyes.

In his eyes, they were all walking experience points...

And while he was at it, he could earn a favor from the Takemikazuchi Familia.

Of course, most importantly, there was Yamato Mikoto.

A female adventurer from the Far East.

A former Level 2 adventurer of the Takemikazuchi Familia. Since the main god Take Mikazuchi was a god of war, Mikoto, who came from the Takemikazuchi Familia, was skilled with swords, spears, axes, bows, and shuriken. She preferred fighting with blades, was also proficient in martial arts, possessed the qualities of both a samurai and a ninja, and could use gravity magic and detection abilities. She was an important all-rounder in labyrinth exploration.

Someone like that... would be incredibly reliable as a party member!