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Chapter 218 - Xenos.
🕑 Added 2025-04-04 14:15:07 +0000 UTCAfter piercing the Infant Dragon a few more times and playing with it, I delivered my final attack. I focused on its neck and slashed with all my strength. The Infant Dragon couldn’t react, and its head was severed from its body.
As it died, its body vanished.
I smiled and looked toward the place where the group of adventurers had been hiding.
As I approached, I saw the woman named Camila crying over her friend’s body while the two men bit their lips. Jonas, the leader, was the only one who noticed my presence as I got closer.
“How are you guys?” I asked.
“We’re fine, but Nila…” Jonas looked at the girl’s body and bit his lip again. I sighed and then approached Camila, who was still crying.
“I’m sorry. If I had arrived a little earlier, maybe she wouldn’t have died.”
“No… This has nothing to do with you. It’s okay,” Camila replied, wiping her tears. “It was my fault. I should have protected her, but I couldn’t.”
“Don’t say that, Camila! It was my fault!” Jonas said. “She shouldn’t have been on the front lines, but I allowed it. I’m sorry.” Jonas finally stopped holding back and began to cry.
As he started crying, his companions followed.
‘What do I do? Now that I’ve gotten involved, I should help them, right?’
“I’ll help you carry her body out of here. I’d feel guilty if I just left you like this.” They were too shaken—if I left them here, they might not make it.
I’ve never done this before, but it’s good to help people once in a while.
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I took care of the monsters while Jonas carried Nila’s body, and his friends followed closely behind. Of course, the entire “journey” was silent since all four of them were still deeply saddened. Or maybe even in shock.
Camila didn’t stop crying the entire way. Even though she made no sound, tears continued to stream down her face.
When we reached the outside, a commotion broke out as adventurers saw Nila’s bloodied body.
Adventurers who knew her were devastated, and I couldn’t bear to watch the scene. I slowly stepped away, leaving them to handle the rest.
I hope they recover from this. This could become a trauma.
I can’t imagine how I would feel if a friend of mine died right in front of my eyes.
I headed back into the dungeon right after. Since I had plenty of food and water, it wasn’t a problem. My plan to explore the floors below Rivira was slightly delayed, but it would still happen.
I activated my “Speed LV6” skill again and started moving even faster than before.
In the blink of an eye, I was back on the 12th floor.
When I arrived at the place where I had killed the dragon, I could still see the girl’s blood on the ground.
“I feel sorry for her. Dying in a place like this sucks.”
I walked through the 12th floor until I reached the 13th, and this time, nothing got in my way. When I arrived at the 13th floor—the infamous labyrinth—I had no trouble finding my way and continued advancing.
I encountered monsters from these floors, but they were all too easy to kill. No challenge at all.
I didn’t even need to use any skills to defeat them.
I kept advancing until I reached the 17th floor of the dungeon.
“I’m pretty close to Rivira.” I was calm since there were no challenges, but suddenly, I sensed a strange presence not too far away. “...” Silently, I turned toward the presence. “It’s behind this wall?”
There was a large stone wall in the way.
The presence was powerful. It wasn’t human, but it also wasn’t a monster.
“That’s strange.” I thought about what it could be and then remembered the Xenos—monsters with intelligence like humans and far stronger than ordinary monsters.
Xenos, on this floor? Does that make sense?
Normally, Xenos stayed on the deeper floors.
This is weird.
Even though the presence was powerful, I felt like I could win. But why would I fight a Xenos? I’d rather make contact and become an ally. It would be foolish to start a war.
There are many interesting Xenos.
‘Should I go over there?’ I could reach it.
The presence started moving quickly, and other presences appeared—monsters. The monsters’ presences vanished just as fast.
“Let’s go.” Feeling excited, I decided to follow the presence.
Who could it be?
After a few minutes of tracking, I finally saw it.
“Wow… Incredible.” I could see the presence’s back.
It was a spider. A massive spider. But even from behind, I could tell there was something on the front. I could see a bit of its white hair.
“Ranye.” I said her name.
As soon as I spoke, Ranye suddenly turned toward me.
When she faced me, she was wearing a mask that concealed her face.
We stared at each other for a few seconds, and I took a step forward. As I moved closer, Ranye seemed slightly nervous.
That’s when I noticed I was holding the “Black Dragon” sword.
So even Xenos can sense this sword’s presence? Impressive.
I stored the sword in my inventory and said, “I don’t want to fight. I was just curious.”
“...” Ranye didn’t say anything, but she looked like she was about to attack.
I sighed and said, “My name is Luan. I’m a member of the Hestia Familia. Don’t worry, I don’t want to fight you. In fact, I’m quite interested in you guys.”
“Step back.” Ranye said. Her voice wasn’t threatening, but I stopped moving.
“Don’t worry, I already put my sword away. I won’t do anything. Can we talk?”
“No.”
“But we’re already talking, aren’t we?” I chuckled.
“...” Ranye stayed silent, then suddenly, spiderwebs shot toward me in slow motion. She tried to trap me.
I dodged her webs easily, and Ranye looked surprised.
“I just want to talk,” I said again.
“...” But Ranye didn’t want to talk—she just turned and left.
I sighed, disappointed.
If I keep following her, I’ll only annoy her.
“I just wanted to know what she’s doing here.”
