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At the beginning of the 3rd day, we left the Glacier Cave and returned to the Crystal Cave. A lot of trouble happened, but the income from this Rift was off the charts. Jencia's equipment, 5 million stones from Mr. Bear, and Yeti and Guardian essences. As a reward for clearing the 1st floor Breach, we made a prohibitive profit. I earned less than 2 million stones in 2 months with a crew of five on the 4th floor.

Bloody hell.

Once again, I realized that you can get such luck only by going through all sorts of shit first.

*Colic!*

Soon Misha cut the Blade Wolf approaching us with her new sword and exclaimed with admiration.

"Oooh!" What kind of sword is this? He is so beautiful!

It was still the same murder at one blow, but obviously it had a different connotation.

"You'll know the details only after the assessment, but there's a good chance it's a numbered item.

"An H-numbered item?" Then isn't it very expensive?

Seeing Misha's confused expression, I couldn't help laughing. It wasn't just Snake Fang. Leather armor was also high-quality equipment, as it was made of wyvern leather, a 2nd class material.

With these specifications, I won't have to worry until the 5th floor.

I felt as if I had completed the task.

Since the initial and middle settings are over, it will pull the weight of one person for a while without the need for an update.

"Well, are we going to the 2nd floor now?"

"At least, I hope so.

I followed the compass with Misha. The goal of entering the maze this time had been achieved, but wasting the remaining time playing was useless.

Although we don't have a scout... Maybe we can get to the 3rd floor if we're lucky.

Be that as it may, Misha took on the monsters she met along the way. Now that her sword had changed and her stats had increased significantly, she needed to get used to her new feelings.

"Eh, Bjorn?" I think I'm used to it.

"Are you sure?"

"Uh... This is... No... I'll just go on. But... I'm asking just in case... It's not because you're too lazy, right?

— ... Do you doubt me?

"N-no!" Never! Why should I do this?!

Whether Misha's suspicions are reasonable or not, I sat comfortably and helped her with her training. She had a new sword, and she needed to get used to the new essences. Seeing this, I was pleased.

I really didn't expect the Guardian Essence to drop.

As for the Frost Swordsman route, the Lycanthrope Essence worked just as well as the Yeti Essence.

Licantrop - Rank 7

Agility +10,

Cutting force +12,

Sensitivity to cold +15,

Cold resistance +10,

Physical Resistance +7,

Боевой дух +10.

He possessed Cutting Strength, which was the basis of sword-type characters, and his passive skill was too good to be true.

(P) Snow Blood - increases Sensitivity to Cold by 1.5 times.

Not only did it shine in the second half, but it also went well with the [Cold Condensation] Yeti. The same goes for active skills.

(A) Frost Shatter - Slightly increases the damage dealt to enemies in the [Frostbite] state, and significantly increases the damage dealt in the [Freeze] state.

There is no need to explain this skill, so let's move on.

(A) Indomitable — cancels the state of [Incapacity].

Although it had the disadvantage of consuming a lot of Soul Force, MP, [Indomitable] was a good skill that greatly increased the stability of damage dealers vulnerable to crowd control effects*.

Control effects Crowd Control) - Skills that temporarily prevent a character from fighting at full strength.

Besides, with this skill, you don't have to worry so much about Magic Resistance.

Originally, we only had to choose one of these skills, but what Mike absorbed was nothing more than the essence of the Guardian. Not only could she use both skills, but their stats were 1.5 times higher than ordinary essences.

"If possible, try to attack at points other than vital points.

"But they'll still die from one blow...

"Then punch them instead."

"Yes?" He would die from one blow anyway.

I licked my lips at the sight of the Blade Wolf turning into ice from a single blow of [Cold Condensation]. Was it because it was a rank 9 monster? Before the blow combined with the [Ice Smash], it turned into beams of light and disappeared, so Mike couldn't train properly.

"You can do the rest on the next floor."

— ... Do I have to move on?

Tsok, who are you trying to deceive?

"I repeat-...

"I know. An easy road is a long road.

Uh... faithfully.

Seeing that I was speechless, Misha took the initiative with a grin. She seemed to be having fun, judging by the slight swaying of the tip of her tail.

... If I ever do something wrong, I'll have to pretend I've lost the bet to make her feel better.

Writing it down as item No13 in the "Misha Manual" in my head, I followed the excited beastman. And so the time went on until it was about 7 hours after we came out of the Rift.

We had to be in the dark zone.

*Woooo!*

I stopped on my way.

The ground shook slightly, and the crystals embedded in the walls of the cave began to glow brightly. The color of the glow also changed from a soft purple to a rich red.

This meant that the Lord of the 1st Floor had been summoned.

***

"It's okay, let's keep moving.

"Nothing?" I've never seen anything like it in my life...

"Someone just summoned the Lord of the Floor. There will be no consequences, so don't-...

"What?" Lord Floor?!

God, my eardrums.

Perhaps the Lord of the 3rd Floor had remained a trauma for her. Mike jumped up and grabbed me. Well, don't be surprised.

"Misha, calm down.

Unlike the Lord of the 3rd Floor, the Lord of the 1st Floor was calm.

The challenge method was based on probability, where more than 5 people gathered in one place after the three-day mark. Once summoned, portals were not blocked, and monsters that appeared did not change either. In addition, the summoned Riakis would kill everyone on the floor to death, but this guy would just quietly disappear if the raid failed.

"Y-So we're all right?"

"Yes, so don't worry.

After I calmly explained the situation, Misha took a deep breath and regained her composure. But when the anxiety subsided, curiosity blossomed instead.

"But who the hell could have summoned him by mistake?" Everyone knows that there should not be more than 5 people here at the same time.

"Well, maybe it wasn't a mistake.

"Isn't it a mistake?"

I just shrugged my shoulders and said nothing. It was likely that the person who had bought the strategy against the Lord of the 1st Floor in the community had summoned him... But I couldn't just tell her about it, could I?

How impatient. The period of preparation for the raid must have been only two weeks.

Or perhaps they had enough influence to complete all the preparations in that time.

Maybe I can figure out who that user is.

I was determined to find out if there were rumors of a clan or team that had managed to encounter the Floor Lord as soon as I returned to the city.

I was beginning to feel Rothmiller's absence again.

God, to think that it would take almost a whole day.

After wandering here and there, guided only by the compass, we reached the portal of the 2nd floor. I chose the Land of the Dead, which was connected to the Ghoul region to the south.

[You entered the Land of the Dead on the 2nd floor].

Black earth soaked in moisture, extremely narrow visibility even for the 2nd floor, Banshee's screams like background music; For some reason, when I set foot on this earth, I was overcome by a nostalgic feeling.

"It's been a long time since I've been here.

It was here that Einar and I broke several Skeleton bones, beat the Fiend of Death into a mess, met that crazy, and almost died.

Whore.

I suddenly felt that my mood had deteriorated. Was it because I was reminded of that time?

"Ugh, I feel bad every time I come here. I prefer the Rock Desert.

"Rothmiller isn't here, so there's no choice.

Since we started from the center, we could go anywhere, but I chose the Land of the Dead for a simple reason. From this map of the 2nd floor, it was easiest to get to the 3rd. Maybe we would have gotten a little lost in the end, but for now we just had to go north.

Besides, there will only be two of us, so I have to summon and finish off the Death Knight before we get up.

I didn't really need the essence, but this monster was hard to catch when there were five of us, so I decided to stock up on experience points. Apart from a few Rifts, this monster could only be found on the 6th floor.

Since this is a rank 6 monster, I can check how strong Misha is.

Of course, before I summon him, she would have to complete her training.

"Let's go."

Moving north, we quickly left the area where rank 9 monsters such as Skeletons and Ghouls appeared. It took about 5 hours. The terrain changed from a wet swamp to hard stone.

"Quaouuh!"

Soon, the Death Fiends appeared. The so-called "beginners" went in groups of four, as it was the 3rd day. In the past, Einar and I have done a great job to catch at least one.

Now I have a body that will not die even if I want to or be beaten to death.

The Death Fiend was a monster that specialized in defense and regeneration. He was summoning the Ghouls, and the 9th rank couldn't handle them. Simply put, it was the perfect opponent to test Misha's new skills.

"I'll distract them, so don't worry and just focus on using your new abilities."

"Good.

'Behellaaa

As soon as I cast the [Wild Splash] spell, the Death Fiends, who were looking at us from the edge of the torchlight, shouted and charged.

"Quaouuh!"

First I blocked two of them with my shield, then dodged and sent another one aside. I let the latter hit me because I couldn't worry.

*Blow!*

Maybe because it was the first rank 8 monster I had successfully hunted, but a strange feeling came over me. In the past, I was exhausted by only one of them.

"Kuvog?!"

As I pressed harder with my shield, the Death Fiend bastards were helplessly thrown back.

"Not ready yet?"

"I'm done!"

Mike finished casting [Enhanced Cold Condensation] and swung her Snake Fang.

*Khac!*

It was blocked by the Death Fiend's shield arm, which was made up of bones and muscles, but it wasn't a serious defense. The hand froze to the elbow with one blow.

[Misha Karlstein cast [Ice Shatter]].

When Mike swung the other blade at the frozen area, it shattered into pieces and crumbled on the ground.

"Whoa... Oh?

The wound couldn't be regenerated even with [Body Preservation] because the attack had a cold attribute. He didn't even seem to feel pain, and there was only a confused expression on his face. He seemed to instinctively feel that it was dangerous.

[The Death Fiend cast [Call of the Dead]].

When four monsters used the summoning skill at the same time, the number of Ghouls crawling out of the ground reached 40. Of course, that didn't mean much either. My body, which had previously been easily torn apart by their claws, was now covered in a lithinum breastplate.

With the additional increase in Physical Resistance, I was quite durable even with bare skin.

"Games...?"

To be honest, a simple blow rarely resulted in blood. And if he did, the Ghouls' hands melted with acidic blood. And the wound healed quickly even against this background.

"Bjorn... You will... some kind of monster?

How can you call a person a monster?

Hiding my pride, I replied grumpily:

"Stop standing and get rid of them.

God, once my cultivation is complete, she won't even see me as a human being.

***

After that, we continued her training, moving north.

Thanks to this, Misha got an idea of how much it would have to freeze to determine whether it was [Frostbite] or [Freeze]. After encountering a Chimera Wolf with the skill [Incapacitation], she also mastered [Indomitable] to perfection.

"Well?" I just put in more force, and it works.

After she learned, I advised her to use this skill only when absolutely necessary, as it consumed a lot of Soul Power. If the Soul Force runs out, she won't be able to use [Enhancement], [Toxin Release], [Ice Smash], or anything else.

"Do you think I look like a child?"

… Not the right word.

This was because she only had two skills even when she reached level 4. She didn't need to keep an eye on her Soul Force in case it ran out.

Even if I keep telling her about it, it won't be as effective as if she experienced it herself.

For this reason, we continued to hunt. As a result of her reckless use of her skills every time, her Soul Force was depleted.

— ... The sensations are kind of strange. Not that my body is tired or anything, but I have to say that it feels empty?

"That's why I told you to distribute it well.

— ... I thought that this amount would be enough.

It was time to take a break, so we prepared the camp. We found the wreckage of a building with a wall, made a fire, and then took turns sleeping.

How much time has passed?

"Hahaha, is that true?"

"True, my friend.

From a distance of 20-30 meters, the sound of chatter could be heard. At first, I thought they were just passing explorers, but as I continued to hear conversations, they seemed to have settled here, unaware that we had set up camp nearby.

Well, in any case, it's almost time to wake Misha up. There is no need to tell them to fail.

I was generous enough to be quiet for the rest of the time.

"By the way, this barbarian sleeps soundly.

"Be quiet. He may wake up.

"Leave him to sleep." This is an expensive body. He should sleep while he can.

I heard something that I couldn't just pass by.

*Hraaaap!*

Now, looking at this, it was clear that the young barbarian was sleeping among a group of hyenas.