—
Will nodded.
“Yeah. Typically, elite monsters in dungeons don’t change. The most likely scenario is that the Blazing Hellhound… has been enhanced.”
“This situation is similar to when we found the Green Wraith Stone…”
“And it’s happening in the sa city, which is quite suspicious.”
After their whispered conversation, they fully understood each other’s thoughts without needing to say more.
A lead this obvious couldn’t be ignored.
“Don’t worry, we can go in as external reinforcents. And… given the situation, according to the Adventurer’s Guild rules, this dungeon should be cleared as soon as possible.”
“Huh? You’re saying you want to go in as reinforcents… that… that would be great!”
The staff mber looked like he was about to cry with relief in front of them.
“No problem. Shuna, got your weapons ready? We can head out.”
“Ready anyti.”
Shuna patted her right thigh, where she kept her trusty dagger.
“Alright, take us straight to the 20th floor.”
But…
“This is so touching, having soone willing to help… Wait, no, no!”
“What’s wrong?”
“The Adventurer’s Guild doesn’t allow external reinforcents like this. I have to ensure your safety. What if… you’re not strong enough and end up dying in there? Let check your qualifications first.”
…
“Here, take a look.”
Will sighed and handed over his B5-rank adventurer card—unfortunately, still as a priest.
Priests were often the exception in dungeons, with notes like “B5 rank and above can enter, except priests.”
“And your team?”
Then there was…
The small C2-rank badge of the Morning Star adventurer team.
From any angle, it seed a bit weak.
He knew his certification was lacking, but he was confident in his knowledge.
Moreover…
“This isn’t enough at all!”
“Don’t worry, I’m… uh… a mber of Morning Star. We’re just out on a vacation. Don’t you see?”
—With Shuna, the powerhouse!
Though she seed to have only just glanced at the badge to know the team’s na.
“You’re with him? Wait, what’s this?! S-rank…?! An S-rank adventurer here?!”
Shuna’s adventurer card glead with a golden light, clearly different from ordinary ones.
Although S-rank had internal levels, few adventurers reached S-rank, and even fewer advanced beyond that.
“S5, is that enough?”
Shuna casually waved her card in front of him.
Wow, the feeling of showing off!
“S-rank adventurers usually… usually hang around the seven major S-rank dungeons. Why… why would…”
“Oh, I’m not interested in those for now. Right now…”
Shuna glanced at Will. Technically, she couldn’t enter dungeons without being part of a team.
But…
With soone else, it was a different story!
“Hehe, consider part of this kid’s team.”
Will felt like…
Shuna had already considered herself a mber of Morning Star.
The staff mber looked from Will to Shuna.
“Oh, I get it. It’s one of those rich kids hiring a bodyguard for a trip? No wonder he’s a priest. Quite the taste. I must say, young master, you have a good eye. Your bodyguard is beautiful. Enjoy.”
“What did you understand…”
“No problem, no problem…” He handed the entrance key to Shuna, deliberately avoiding Will. “Please, make sure to rescue everyone… as for clearing the dungeon, that can wait… until we ensure safety…”
“Alright, no problem. Let’s go.”
Will felt like…
Shuna hadn’t listened to a word he said.
—
The two of them walked along the narrow path on the 28th floor of the dungeon.
The Ironfire Bastion dungeon was true to its na, filled with fire and rock. Each floor looked remarkably similar, with a narrow path leading to a central battle arena, surrounded by bubbling lava.
They were now on the 28th floor, having taken about fifteen minutes to get there, which was quite fast.
If the adventurers on the 29th floor had started defending and evading as soon as they sent the distress signal, they should be able to hold out for fifteen minutes.
“I get the feeling you’ve been in a great mood since we entered the dungeon.”
Shuna walked confidently along the narrow path, casually swatting away flying rock monsters without even unsheathing her dagger.
anwhile, Will walked cautiously, afraid of falling.
Although dungeons typically required a four-person team, with larger, more difficult dungeons needing six or more, a sufficiently strong individual could solo them.
Otherwise, there wouldn’t be those codic stories of soone soloing a dungeon only to be killed by a sli.
“After all this ti communicating, it’s our first ti fighting side by side in a dungeon. Of course I’m happy.”
She paused.
“Oh, and being mistaken for your hired bodyguard is amusing.”
“Your focus… seems a bit off.”
“Hmm, you don’t seem too satisfied.”
“Yeah, I’m not. I’ll be satisfied when you, Shuna, my hired bodyguard, take down that three-headed hellhound for ~”
“Don’t… don’t act cute here, it’s creepy.”
Shuna shivered.
“But…”
Shuna reached the end of the path, feeling along the bright red rock wall until she found a door.
It was likely the door to the next floor.
“I can show you how to take it down in one hit.”
“What? Wait, Shuna, are you just going to open the door? At least be prepared…”
Before Will could get ready, Shuna pushed the door open with one hand.
As soon as the door cracked open, a wave of heat far more intense than the 28th floor swept through.
With just a sliver of the door open, Will saw the first head of the “three-headed dog.”
The monsters in this dungeon seed to be a bit “oversized,” and this three-headed dog was no exception, standing about two stories tall.
However…
As Will marveled at the hellhound’s elite monster presence…
“Freezing Beam—”
Shuna extended her right hand, aiming at the central head of the hellhound.
Her palm opened—
From her direction, a massive beam of ice-blue magic shot out, piercing through the largest head of the hellhound and even taking out half of the other two heads!
The enormous beam left a white streak through the previously red rock tunnel of the Ironfire Bastion dungeon.
And…
It instantly cooled the air by at least two degrees Celsius.
Shuna lowered her hand and turned around. Behind her, the massive body of the hellhound collapsed with a thunderous crash.
She flipped her hair.
Facing Will…
Oh, and the few mbers of the two teams who had sent the distress signal behind him.
She smiled—
“Just as promised, I took it down in one hit.”
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