The fifth floor of the dungeon was more or less talked about as the "end of the tutorial," as it was the last floor with a sli on it. The monsters on the fifth floor were mostly leveled 6 to 8, which wasn't sothing that Aster's party couldn't handle.
A Yellow Sli would be the first monster to welco those entering the fifth floor. Like any sli, it would die in a single hit, but the difference was that it was faster than any sli from the previous floors.
Its speed was roughly five tis that of the other slis, with an almost endless amount of energy, making it impossible to run away from it or catch it if it ran away. As such, it was labeled the "Git Gud" sli, which frustrated not just a few adventurers.
"Taunt!"
"Knight's Challenge!"
"Haap!"
"Hiss!"
"Vertical Slash!"
But Aster's group was, more or less, experts in hunting slis. To add to that, they even have two tanks with taunt skills, preventing the slis from running away.
With appropriate distancing between the two, and adding the wide field of slis with nobody else daring to hunt, the five were able to "monopolize" the sli area!
"Nice! Level 8!"
And after three hours of hunting, Aster finally reached level 8. Of course, the only one who was lagging in levels was him, as the other girls had already reached that level an hour ago. The reason for him being slower was, as expected, the difference in their stats.
Other than the two tanks, who were given priority to killing slis, Aster and the rest had to race to kill the slis. First co, first served! But since he had a lower DEX compared to Cassy and Kali, it was obvious that he would lag behind them.
Due to their arrangents, their rank in terms of experience gained right now was Kali at the top, followed by Liz and Tina, then Cassy, and finally, Aster. Although the gap between them and Aster was spreading, he wasn't chagrined by it, nor was he trying to rush.
They were a party, so everyone's level-up was going to contribute to their overall strength later on!
After they cleared the sli area, they entered the forest area.
There, a variant of wolves called Gray Wolves started appearing. They have better teamwork with each other, and also always co in groups of at least ten. They were harder to hunt, but the pelt, nails, and fang gained from them could be sold for a high price.
Of course, the regular denizens of the forests, the goblins, also tried to pick a fight with them. However, even though they were higher level than those on the floors below, their intelligence didn't differ by much, so hunting them went swimmingly.
The only good thing about goblins on higher floors was that there was a higher probability of them having accessories, which was the only sellable item gathered from goblins.
They hunted for almost the full day, pushing all of them to level 9 fast, before returning to the guild to turn in their loot.
"That's 3,512,250 Tels. You worked hard!"
Zena smiled, praising them for the amount of loot they brought back. Of course, Aster felt a little disappointed. If he could just use his Frostfire legacy without worry, then they could've gained the cores from all those Yellow Slis they hunted. It's too bad he still couldn't risk using it.
At least, not until he reached level 15. Before then, he would avoid using the seal as much as possible.
The following day, May 22, 4533, was rainy. It was the first ti Aster encountered rain after waking up in this era. Unlike what he was used to, however, the rain at the current age wasn't sothing you could pass through safely.
It's nothing as "kind" as acid rain. The raindrops contained not only magic parasites within them—which would disrupt one's ability to use mana—they could even infect you, reach your heart, and kill you in a few hours.
As such, unless you have protective asures set up, it is impossible to roam around when there's rain. For the entire duration, Aster decided to read the files he "borrowed" from the archives while also chatting with the girls, and coordinating their plans.
Fortunately, the rain ended before noon, so the party was able to return to the dungeon that afternoon. After hunting for half the day, only Kali managed to reach level 10.
Her stats improved quite a lot, focusing mostly on her DEX and then STR.
[
Na: Kali Norma
Age: 19
Race: Catkin
Purity: 26%
Level: 10
Party mbers: Aster Mistral, Cassandra Bright, Celestinya Zirroth, Lizandrea Von Dragonseal (Empty) (Empty) (Empty)
]
[
Strength: 16
Dexterity: 24
Constitution: 15
Intelligence: 7
Wisdom: 6
Charisma: 8
Luck: 0
]
With her current stats, nobody within the party could catch up with her in terms of agility or speed anymore. Not even Cassy!
The following day, May 23, they planned to continue on grinding levels. However, not long after they started, a problem occurred.
"RUN! It's the Field Boss!"
Voices ca from afar, alerting them of a problem. The Field Boss of the Fifth Floor was nearby!
"What do we do?" Cassy asked imdiately.
Of course, they should just retreat. After all, the Field Boss of the 5th floor, Berserk Gray Wolf, was at level 10. It ant that one would need a full party of level 10s to safely hunt one down!
"Let's..."
"Kyaaah!"
But just as Aster was about to order their retreat, a shrill scream echoed from close by. Turning their heads by reflex, everyone found a mystic beauty running toward them. From the way she was clothed in a silver and black robe, with a tall staff in her hand, it was obvious that she was a magic caster.
Behind her, a large monster—a quadrupedal beast with gray fur and red eyes—was chasing her. If they left her alone, she would, without a doubt, end up scratched, injured, and, at worst, die.
'That girl...' Aster, however, realized that the woman was a familiar face. 'She's the one I t at the Archives a few days ago!'
He wouldn't say they're friends, but they're at least acquaintances since she gave him her na before. As such, leaving her to die would leave a bad taste in his mouth.
"Fuck it!" Aster cursed as he was left with no choice. "Everyone! Cover for that girl! We'll hunt the field boss here!"
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