At noon, as the bells echoed, Kashu and his party set out for the depths of the Dungeon.
The kobolds and goblins of the upper and middle floors were nothing more than rabble before top-tier adventurers, collapsing at the first blow.
If not for their concern over the negative impact of stealing monsters, those creatures would already have been reduced to magic stones and drop materials scattered across the ground.
After casually taking care of a few monsters foolish enough to get in their way, Kashu and the others smoothly crossed the upper floors and reached the seventeenth floor of the middle levels.
To get familiar with her newly acquired weapon, Tiona took the lead as the party's vanguard.
The brand-new double-edged sword in her hands cut through everything in its path, shattering a saber-toothed tiger's head with a sharp crack!
The bone-crunching sound made it impossible to tell whether the monster had died from the blade or been crushed to death by its terrifying weight.
Lily and Lefiya, who was also serving as support, immediately stepped forward and efficiently collected the spoils.
Finn and the others, who had remained on standby in the rear, looked thoroughly relaxed.
Kashu looked toward the open cavern not far ahead, a trace of confusion flashing through his eyes.
"Goliath isn't here? By my count, it should be due to respawn."
Tiona spun her sword one-handed, the double-edged blade whistling through the air as she grinned smugly.
"Seems the merchants in Rivira teamed up and took it down. They said the floor boss was getting in the way of business and travel."
Kashu smiled. "That really does sound like something the eighteenth floor would do."
Chatting and laughing, the group quickly passed through the cavern where the floor boss had once lurked and arrived