The dungeon was wider than expected.

In addition, more and more monsters are appearing.

If it was a normal party, it was normal to struggle or retreat against the overwhelming numerical difference.

Of course, it’s a story when it’s a normal party.

It wasn’t enough to stop us in our tracks.

Kwak Kwa Kwam.

puffy.

Quarleung.

Truly like a storm.

The skeletons shattered before Harold’s sword and Toby’s magic.

‘I expected it, but this isn’t too much to do.’

It was partly because the level of the monsters was lacking compared to the other two, but even taking that into account, there was no reason for me to step out.

It was a situation where there were no attacks coming out of nowhere, let alone monsters heading towards me and Xeon.

The picture was as expected, but I had no intention of following it.

It was boring for that, and decidedly.

‘It’s an opportunity to work on my abilities, but I don’t think there’s a need to blow it in vain.’

Dealing with the monsters in the dungeon would mean nothing to those two.

But it was different for me.

I approached Harold, who was sweeping away the monsters with a mechanical motion.

“Well? You are not behind.”

“I’m tired of just watching. If it’s okay, can I join the battle too?”

“Are you talking about Kylers?”

Harold stopped advancing and looked around.

Most of the visible monsters had turned to powder and disappeared.

But that much, no, more skeletons were showing up again.

“Are you all right?”

“of course. I feel like I won’t be able to do anything if I stay like this. I will do it.”

Seeing my determined expression, Harold let out a laugh.

“I made a mistake. With Kylas-sama’s strength, he should be able to easily deal with the monsters in this dungeon.”

Harold drew his sword and stepped back.

The same goes for Toby, who was covering from behind.

“I think it will be fine for gaining practical experience.”

I had numerous real battles that I experienced while working as a hunter, but those two are unknown.

It was just for the skill level, but it was rather comfortable to be mistaken for yourself.

big!

Skeleton soldiers climbed through the floor and started running towards me.

baaak.

The fist holding the demonic energy made a huge hole in the skeleton’s chest.

Kwajijik.

The sword with dark reddish colors split the skull next to it in half.

The skeletons did not waver even when their colleagues were killed in an instant.

A figure that only reacts to defeating enemies in front of it.

‘It’s hard to see them as living beings.’

Even the skeletons they encountered at the academy were clearly different from the monsters in the dungeon.

Cedric spoke and thought, and possessed very strong powers.

The skeleton students who passed by had the same will.

However, the skeletons here were only screaming and showing aggression towards me.

‘But it’s not weak.’

As a result of the opponents, they were definitely stronger monsters than the academy students.

Except for a few special people like Erina and Serenia, it is a level that is difficult to deal with.

It was clear that even those guys would struggle if they flocked together like this.

But if you say it’s a level that you can’t deal with, of course it wasn’t.

‘Because I’m different from them.’

To be honest, it was easy to deal with.

They were strong and fast, but they had no will.

Therefore, when meeting a strong opponent, it was impossible to make a natural decision to avoid or join forces.

Quaang!

I started slaughtering a group of skeletons with ease.

It was slower than Harold, but he continued to advance step by step.

‘It’s not that difficult yet.’

The number continued to increase and it was becoming a little burdensome, but for me, who had a wide area skill, it was rather like hunting.

Woo woo woo.

Condensed and refined dark magic.

A beam of light from Diablic Requiem swept the front.

Kwak Kwa Kwa Kwam.

Numerous groups of skeletons that stood in the way were annihilated by the rays of the red demonic energy.

‘Certainly, it’s easy to control the intensity after training several times.’

It was much better to use it several times while adjusting it moderately than to use Diablic Requiem, which was blindly used with all its might against weak opponents.

It was easy to clear the road, but there was something else that bothered me more than the monster in front of me.

Right away.

“Ohhh, is that one of Diablo-sama’s skills, Diablic Requiem?”

“I once suffered a serious nose injury while being careless during sparring. After all, it’s indestructible.”

“He’s still young, but he’s truly worthy of Diablo-sama’s son.”

It was because of the two people watching from the back in spectator mode.

these gentlemen?

There is no tension to the point that I wonder if I will enjoy it with a snack.

Of course, since I said I would step in, I’m not in a position to blame them.

– Wow! What is it? I’ll try it too.

With three members of the audience including Xeon trying to emulate Diablic Requiem, I continued to slay enemies.

After a while, no more monsters appeared, and a black staircase appeared in front of them.

“This… .”

“It’s like a stairway to the next level. There seems to be no reason to stay here any longer.”

As he moved forward, Toby continued to search for information he could get, but there seemed to be nothing special on the first floor.

“Then let’s go up.”

We went up to the second floor through the black stairs.

* * *

The second floor came up with a light heart.

However, the second floor was very different from the first floor.

First.

Types of monsters that appear.

Kikiki.

Wow.

Krrr.

On the first floor, only simple skeleton types appeared, but on the second floor, a much more diverse monster appeared.

There were monsters in the form of ghosts, and there were undead with blood and flesh like zombies.

The second is the strength of the monsters.

The monsters that came up and encountered were much stronger and faster than those on the first floor.

It was to the point that some of them withstood my attacks a little longer and avoided them even a little bit.

Of course, just a little bit.

The fact that it was smashed didn’t change.

The last one was the unpleasant energy flowing around.

Even on the first floor, there were definitely unpleasant auras emitted by the dead flowing everywhere, but not as much as on the second floor.

The second floor was filled with a disturbing aura in all atmospheres and spaces.

“I think there will be something this time.”

It was Toby who was rather pleased with the unusual energy.

There was no way there would be anything in a place where dangerous energy was so blatantly sprayed.

“Would you like to continue leading the way?”

Harold asking my doctor.

I was worried for a while, but it seemed to be okay so far.

It’s true that the difficulty level has increased from the first floor, but it’s not that hard yet.

“Let’s try a little more.”

“All right. However, if I judge that the situation is dangerous, I will step in.”

Harold and Toby weren’t apart, and there didn’t seem to be any problems with them following right behind them.

While continuing to deal with monsters like that.

snap.

Every time I walked, I started hearing the sound of stepping on the floor in shallow puddles.

squash.

With each step I heard, the sound became more and more muddy.

“Um… .”

I looked around and frowned.

-Ahh! What is it all about?

Xeon, who was sitting on my shoulder, also looked around in fright.

That would be too.

“Isn’t this all blood?”

Because there were puddles full of blood, not water, all around us.

The puddles were full of mutilated corpses beyond recognition.

A pretty shocking sight.

Even during my Hunter days, I had seen many cruel and horrific scenes, but I had never experienced such a sea of blood as now.

The body formed a mountain, and the blood that flowed from it formed a river.

The thick bloody smell rising from the river stung the tip of my nose.

“It seems that this is just the beginning.”

It feels like something different from before will appear.

“It seems there is something.”

“It looks like a trace of a dirty experiment.”

However, there was no trace of tension on the faces of Harold and Toby.

Isn’t it because they made a judgment because it was still an area they could handle?

“For now, let’s keep going.”

We went inside through a sea of blood.

As I was walking, I suddenly felt something strange.

“The monsters… It doesn’t appear.”

The monsters that kept attacking to the point of getting tired of them disappeared without a trace.

To be precise, it was from the point where the puddles of blood began to appear.

“I have a feeling that something will appear soon.”

I also nodded slightly at Toby’s words.

The tension I always felt before the appearance of boss-level monsters during my Hunter days.

The tension was palpable now.

-what? what comes out I hope it comes out soon.

Seeing Xeon not being afraid at all, the tension actually disappeared.

And as if waiting for Zeon’s words, something appeared.

Whoops.

A magic circle floating above the largest pool of blood.

Through the magic circle, something black appeared.

Paaah.

An existence that spreads thick demonic energy around it while floating in the air.

I couldn’t see the face hidden under the red robe, but I could feel the strong power even from the outside.

“I am a being who serves death and covets darkness. Delune Bryden. Who are the fools who stand before me?”

Its true identity was a black magician who had gained notoriety 70 years ago.

* * *

Delune suddenly appeared.

If his notoriety is true, he was not usually a dangerous opponent.

However.

“It’s not real.”

Toby clicked his tongue lightly as he looked at Delune in front of him.

“What do you mean?”

said Toby flapping his wings.

“That’s not the real Delune. Delune’s life and death have never been clearly known, but at least the existence right now is certain to be fake. If you have to argue, you can see it as the thought body he left behind.”

I’m not sure, but it didn’t seem like the real Delune.

Then it doesn’t seem necessary to think so hard.

It was not difficult to deal with with all my might right now if it wasn’t me or my alter ego.

Toby stepped forward and asked a question.

“Where is the real Delune? Are you still alive?”

The red robe did not answer Toby’s question.

He just kept going on with what he had to say.

“I did hundreds and thousands of experiments to reach him. And I finally found a clue. Now I can become the master of death.”

At the same time, the aura felt in the red robe became explosively strong.

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa.

“Please step back.”

Harold quickly stepped forward to protect me and Toby.

But there was still a hint of composure on his face.

So far, it didn’t seem like it was in the stage of feeling a crisis.

But.

“The day when the power of Astaros is revealed again. This demon realm will change anew.”

A new name that flowed from the mouth of the thought body.

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Upon hearing the name, Toby and Harold’s reactions changed.

“Such a madman! What are you talking about!”

Toby’s fierce reaction, which had not lost his composure for quite some time.

Harold didn’t scream, but put on a firm expression.

I don’t know why, but it seemed odd.

“I will offer a new sacrifice while waiting for Astaros-nim to return.”

Blood-red demonic energy erupted from the body of the thought body.

Then, gradually, a shape was formed.

“That… .”

A statue of a demon with four pairs of horns and six pairs of wings.

And Toby and Harold were hit by the ominous energy flowing from the statue.

“Keugh.”

“Mmm.”

Harold kneels and Toby stops flapping his wings and descends to the ground.

No matter how you look at it, it didn’t seem like a normal situation.

But a question arises here.

‘Why am I not okay?’

I was troubled by an incomprehensible situation.