The Floor Boss Was Dismissed as Too Weak

"Lord Wood, what do you mean by splitting up?"

Lili, who had been happily picking up the magic stones and materials scattered all over the ground, looked up in surprise and confusion when she heard what Wood had just said.

"I made an agreement with Bell earlier. He'll stay on the eighth floor to explore, while I want to go deeper."

Lili understood the reason. Wood was far stronger than other adventurers of the same level, so he wanted to explore deeper floors.

The deeper the floor, the higher the monsters' levels, and naturally, the more excelia and drops they yielded.

Judging by the strength Wood had shown earlier, Lili also believed he was capable of it.

"If Lord Wood wants to explore deeper floors, then Lili will—"

"No, Lili. You can stay on the eighth floor with Bell. I'm used to working alone.

"And I won't have the spare capacity to protect you on the deeper floors. That's why I suggested we split up."

Wood didn't hesitate to refuse when Lili tried to follow him deeper into the Dungeon.

Having another "automatic pickup" helper would be nice, but as Wood had said, if he ventured into the middle and lower floors, he would have to divide his attention to protect Lili. That would be far too much trouble for him.

Wood's purpose in going deeper into the Dungeon was to raise his stats and level up as quickly as possible. The drops were secondary.

If he had time to pick them up, he would. If not, he wouldn't lose sleep over it.

It wasn't that he couldn't protect Lili, but bringing her along would inevitably hurt his monster-hunting efficiency.

Hearing Wood refuse, Lili looked crestfallen.

She had thought she'd finally found someone powerful to rely on. As long as