The Expedition Begins

William and Tiona walked to the empty seats that Tione had specially reserved for the two of them and sat down.

The entire cafeteria was clearly full of people, but it felt completely empty and silent.

The table was already laden with a variety of sumptuous dishes, including roasted suckling pig and roasted beef leg—all greasy foods unsuitable for breakfast.

These were prepared early in the morning by the team members who were not participating in the expedition, so that their families on the expedition could have something good to eat before they left.

After all, monsters are inedible, and no animals live in the Dungeon, so they survived on wild vegetables and dry rations during their expeditions.

Tap! Tap! Tap!

The sound of leather shoes clattering on the floor grew louder as they approached, and Pallum and the goddess appeared one after the other in everyone's view.

Finn remained at the front desk, while Loki went straight to one of the two main seats.

"Gentlemen, the expedition, which has been suspended for two months, is about to begin again."

"We don't have any other targets this time!"

"That is to explore uncharted territories and make the name 'Loki Familia' resound throughout the world."

Finn spoke the same words he always did during expeditions, but it was precisely this monotonous sermon that always managed to motivate the team members.

That's all I have to say. Now, let Loki finish his sentence!

Finn stepped down from the front desk, and Loki, who was usually quite unruly, took his place.

"We don't have that much to say!"

As Loki spoke, his tone and expression became solemn, and his usually slightly narrowed eyes now revealed a deep gaze.

"But I have only one hope, and that is that my children will all come back alive."

A silence fell over the scene; no one could guarantee they would return alive.

The dangers of Dungeon are unpredictable. Even a powerful and united Familia like the Loki Familia has members who die in monster attacks every year.

"Alright, let's eat!"

May all my children return safely!

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Chapter 110 The Expedition Begins [4000 words, please subscribe]

The Loki Familia's preparations this time can be described as thorough. All their weapons have been maintained, and each of the supporters carries a huge backpack as tall as a person, filled with supplies.

They even purchased hundreds of high-quality magic swords from the "Hephaestus" Familia, spending a staggering one hundred million Valis on these swords alone.

The team members' abilities have all been updated to the latest levels. It's said that Loki bled so much because of this that he almost got sent back to Heaven.

The grand procession marched along the main road of Adventurer's Street, attracting frequent glances from adventurers and merchants along the way.

"Then it'll be the same as always, Gareth."

"You're in charge of the second regiment! Let's meet on the 18th floor!"

Finn had already done the pre-battle mobilization in the mess hall, so there was no need to do it again.

"I understand, you can leave it to me!"

Gareth, holding his giant axe, nodded in agreement. This was the way the Loki Familia advanced during every expedition, and Finn didn't need to say anything more.

The reason for proceeding separately is also due to the unique structure of the Dungeon.

The basic principle behind the size of Dungeon is that the deeper you go, the larger the area of each floor becomes.

The tunnel, which is only two meters wide on the first level, becomes five meters wide on the fifth level.

Therefore, large Familia like the "Loki Familia," which consist of dozens of people on each expedition, usually choose to split into two or three teams, quickly pass through the upper levels that pose no danger to them, reach the 18th floor, and then reunite to continue.

After all, if so many people were walking together in a narrow tunnel, at that crowded pace, it would be considered fast to reach the 18th floor in half a day.

"Then let's set off first!"

Finn nodded and waved.

The group members followed behind the diminutive Finn, rushing into the Dungeon at a remarkably swift pace.

Almost all the members of the Familia who followed Finn were high-level adventurers of level 4 or above. In short, apart from Gareth, all the level 1 adventurers of the Loki Familia were among them.

The second group, including William, Lefia, and Alicia, generally had lower-ranking Familia and were also responsible for transporting supplies. The members who went ahead needed to clear unnecessary obstacles for them.

I waited for about half an hour!

"Alright! Let's go!"

Gareth swung her free left hand forward.

The remaining members of the "Loki Familia" also began their orderly advance into the intricate Grotto Labyrinth, and the team's pace was, in William's eyes, quite fast.

After all, there were still so many Mages with poor stamina and supplies loaded onto carts, so their movement speed was already more than half that of William.

Of course, this was also thanks to the group members who were clearing out the monsters as they moved forward.

This meant they encountered almost no attacks from monsters as they advanced, since monsters also need time to regenerate.

"Kid, you don't need to make a move yet!"

"Let's conserve our energy and prepare for the big battle the day after tomorrow!"

Gareth swung his giant axe, cleaving an Orc at the waist, and spoke to William was holding his spear horizontally.

"I'm really looking forward to your fight tomorrow!"

"I see!"

William, who was clearing the way with Gareth, smiled and put away his spear. Since Gareth had already said so, he was willing to be a freeloader.