[00 Months: 01 Days: 01 Hours]
After only sleeping for a couple of hours, I woke up to begin actively raiding Dungeons.
There wasn't any clock in this world, but since I usually found myself waking up by 7:30 AM every morning, and it had been about an hour since I woke up, I had to assu that the clock started sowhere around the 7:30 AM mark.
After waking, I went over a few things I already knew, and I also unsummoned my minion—Root.
'Yeah, the na sucks, but...'
With Root now in my Skill's special slot, I decided to begin my hardcore Dungeon exploration, and continue my journey of leveling up.
'Yesterday, I went around exploring the areas that make up the Wild Lands. It's not very expansive, but it's still a lot of ground to cover, so...'
I had a decision to make.
"Which should I attack first?"
I personally felt like the furthest one from should be explored first, considering the possibility that there could be other humans in the areas after where I was summoned, and they could explore the Dungeon closer to their territories before I was done with the ones closer to mine.
'That ans by the ti I'm done with the ones closest to , there's a chance soone would have explored the ones furthest from ...'
The five Dungeons I had been inford of were mostly exclusive to the Wild Lands, but there was one that stood at the outskirts.
I couldn't take any chance that it would be taken before I could raid it.
"Okay! I've made up my mind! I'll be heading there first!"
And with that, I began my journey towards the Dungeon of Stone.
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[00 Months: 01 Days: 3 Hours]
After walking nonstop for almost three hours, I finally arrived at my destination.
I didn't know if it was because I already had a destination in mind, or because I was unconsciously walking faster, but it didn't take very long—at least unlike last ti—to reach my destination.
"Hmm..." A smile ford on my face as I neared the Dungeon.
'There's hardly any life surrounding Dungeons due to the intense energy that oozes from within it. I don't need to concern myself with wild animals popping out of the blue to attack .'
This was information I obtained from the Information I got last ti, as well as from observation.
Conserving my Energy, I didn't use or anything like that, instead I simply tasked my mind on the journey ahead.
... That was my mistake.
"What's taking Jeff so long?"
"Co on, you know he's a slow pisser."
"Pfft. You guys are so vulgar, you're going to make the lady with us uncomfortable..."
"I don't particularly mind."
"Is that so? That's a relief, then."
I heard four distinct voices as I was just leaving the shrubbery that led to the clearing where the Dungeon was located.
'W-what?!' My eyes widened instantly. 'There are people here??'
It seed I was already too late.
They seed to be a lively bunch, with three n and one woman, and then another one who wasn't with them called 'Jeff'
I could see their figures, but before I dawdled any longer, I swiftly returned to the wall of shrubbery that protected from sight.
From the little I observed from my auxiliary vision, all four of them were standing close to the Dungeon's entrance, and they seed to be preparing to venture inside.
'Damn it...'
It already threw a wrench into my plans.
'What should I do now?' My thoughts echoed as I internally began to consider my next move.
On one end, I could use my Invisibility Cloak to sneak into the Dungeon, but could I maintain my invisibility for very long, considering my Energy Level?
Besides, how would I be able to fight Demons and Level Up comfortably if the Adventuring Party were close to , especially if I was invisible?
What if one of them had a sensory ability? That was certainly in the realm of possibilities, and it wouldn't do any good to be spotted being invisible in their Dungeon Raid.
'There are many factors involved...' My mind trailed.
I was so engrossed in my thoughts that I failed to notice anything around . Needless to say, that ca to bite .
"Oh? It's you, sleepyhead!" A voice ca from behind , instantly startling .
"Ueghhhh!!!" I made the most embarrassing sound, leaping away from my location in a flash.
My body moved before I could stop it, and I realized anything, I was already a couple of steps away from her, my guard raised to the maximum.
"Would you chill out, dude. I'm not a scary monster, am I?" The one before giggled lightly, smiling enthusiastically at .
'She... she is... the one I t back then!'
The stranger who I had shortly interacted with right before Seraph addressed us.
'She's here?!' My eyes widened as I took in her really beautiful form.
Her pale skin seed to glow in the early morning sun, and her really skin-tight outfit made her body look all the more irresistible.
Her white and pink hair, coupled with her pink irises, made her appear exotic, and her lustrous lips invited to—
'Argh! What am I thinking again?'
"Oh, what are you doing back here, Lu?" I heard the voice of one the people in her group echo from behind the shrubbery, and then approaching footsteps manifested.
'They're drawing closer to !'
What were they going to think? That I was spying on them? Would they try to attack ? Would they attempt to take my life? I had no idea what would happen!
'I should retreat for now using Invisibility Cloak!'
"Hey, sleepyhead..." I felt a gentle sensation course through both of my shoulders, seeing the strange girl close the distance between and her so naturally and easily that I didn't even have the chance to react.
"... Relax." Her hands were firmly placed on my timid shoulders, holding down for so reason.
She had a bright smile on her face, and she narrowed her gaze on —almost the sa way she did in the past.
"W-what are you—?"
A slight frown appeared on her face as soon as I spoke, and before I could even.process what could have happened to cause the sudden switch, her group mbers suddenly appeared from behind the shrubbery.
"Oh, so you were with a boy?"
"Seems like you two know each other."
"Who is he?"
Her bright smile returned, and she turned to face the three n with a bright glow in her eyes.
"He's just a stranger I t once. I don't really know him. I just noticed him hiding behind the shrubs and watching us."
The mont I heard her words, I felt sothing break within for so reason.
'Why does that hurt?' I wondered, slightly clutching my chest, but I maintained a relatively stoic expression.
"Oh? So you were spying on us, eh?" One of the party mbers smiled. He had a bushy beard and a very jovial expression in general.
"N-no. I wasn't really spying on you. I just didn't expect to see a group raiding the Dungeon so early, so I hid myself when I saw you." I managed to blurt out a reply.
'Haa, what am I doing? I should just go...'
"Oh? That's interesting!" Another one, who was more lanky and had a sly appearance thanks to his slanty eyes.
"So you also want to explore the Dungeon, huh?" The other fellow who seed to be the oldest—an elderly man wearing a hooded robe—chuckled.
'I'll just tell them I'm going to leave now.' I smiled wryly, already feeling the pressure of their gazes fall on .
'They have equipnts from , which ans they aren't simply survivors. There could even be a Ranker among them!'
It would be plain stupid of to challenge them at this point.
"Yeah. But since you are all here, I'll just leave, so you don't need to wor—"
"Why don't you just join us?" The bushy bearded man suddenly proposed, his eyebrows raised, and his grin growing larger by the mont.
'H-huh...?!'
"Working in a group is always better than fighting all alone, don't you think?" He added in a jovial tone.
His comrades also nodded in obvious agreent to his words.
"I an, we ford a group so we wouldn't be picked off by strong Demons in there." The lanky slanty-eyed one grinned.
"United we stand, divided we fall." The old man nodded slowly.
I couldn't believe these people. They were asking , an obvious stranger, to join their group?
"So, what do you say, young man? Care to work with us as a team?"
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[A/N]
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