The Goblin corpses vanished on the spot, leaving behind only a few Magic Stones. Everyone was stunned, and one person even exclaimed with shining eyes, "This is just like a game!"
Wasn't this way too exciting? All they had to do was kill monsters to pick up Magic Stones. No need to crack open their skulls or anything.
"That's a little strange. Why didn't the ones we killed earlier do this?" Asuna was the one who found it odd. She and Li Yu had killed those Goblins before.
But those ones hadn't vanished like these. Li Yu had needed to crack open their skulls to get the Magic Stones. So here in the Dungeon, all they had to do was kill them?
"Maybe it's one of the Dungeon's rules. This makes it easier to get Magic Stones, at least." Li Yu knew exactly what was going on, because this was simply how the Dungeon worked.
"Probably. I've heard that some Dimensional Rifts have rules of their own. I suppose this Dungeon does too." Yukinoshita nodded thoughtfully.
After collecting the few Magic Stones, Li Yu turned to everyone and said, "Be careful, everyone. You saw it yourselves—the monsters really do spawn from the walls."
He was mainly speaking to the groups that were still following him. Everyone listened with serious expressions and nodded. They understood what they needed to do.
The group set off again. Gradually, more and more branching paths appeared, and the groups following Li Yu began to dwindle until only Li Yu's team remained.
Everyone had their weapons in hand, staying alert to their surroundings. Li Yu remarked in surprise, "This is strange. Is the first floor really this big?"
They had already traveled a long way from the first fork in the road. The floor's area was