Also, debated on whether to switch from teleport to warp... I think warp came up in the kana/ruby or whatever once so that might be more correct in this case, still prefer the word teleport but it's true that warp is easier to type as well. Just think of those as interchangeable for now.
Finally, we're finally aiming for the 6th floor starting this month. The day that we {Slaughterers} will become the top team of the dungeon in Baldukk in the true meaning has come. It's not like I want to bask in the self-satisfaction of being called the top team. We're going to achieve something others have not and along with making a foothold for the future we'll step foot into the virgin land these past few decades and obtain unseen treasures. If it was just about earning safely then even if we continue as we have no in another few years we'd probably have earned enough to live our entire lives, we have enough power that on the 2nd floor there's just about nothing that could put our lives at risk I'm sure.
However, isn't that boring?
In our plans we'll spend the night tonight in the teleport room of the 3rd floor. Tomorrow we'll arrive at the teleport room of the 5th floor and spend one more night there. And the day after tomorrow we'll finally step foot on the 6th floor. Until two days after tomorrow, we plan to spend almost a full two days exploring the 6th floor. Of course we'll be camping in the teleport room of the 5th floor. For the time being there's almost no one who would be camping here and depending on the case if we can make it to the teleport room on the 6th floor I think it might even be good to camp there.
However in the case, we'll end up using the teleport room of the 6th floor as a starting point to explore backwards and we won't gain any information on teleport points from the 5th floor so I don't really want to do that.
In any case, we'll be taking the first steps on the 6th floor. There's only stories told from the founder George Rombert the First but since it seems that the 6th floor is like a maze where teleport keeps happening even though there's no crystal so we'll probably need to depend on Gwine and Ralpha's Unique Abilities even more than until now and it's possible that their remaining MP will become a life line for us.
After we finish up breakfast, we all head towards the entrance plaza which is quite congested.
Zulu bought a pork skewer at a stall and after sticking it into his mouth he threw away the skewer. I gave the two slaves their wages of 20,000 Z (2 silver coins) yesterday. Zulu's increased by 1.4 times and Angela's increased by 1.5 times. Their morale is high today.
The entrance plaza of the dungeon is packed as usual with adventurers entering the dungeon, the parasites, guides, merchants trying to sell incomplete maps of the lower floors, and merchants who deal in preserved food and equipment.
When we arrived there the people moved out from in front of us almost like the ocean was splitting and as the path opened up cheers were raised.
I walk through there without emotion.
I can hear voices filled with envy and admiration from here and there.
It's been less than two years since we came to Baldukk and even though we don't even have a full party we've quickly risen to the top groups, the other day we were attacked by {Bright Blade} in the dungeon for reasons of jealously and impatience (or at least that's how it's rumored to be), and instead turned the tables on them wiping them out so the {Slaughterers} have become an existence that stands out quite a bit.
"Greed-sama! Please put me in the {Slaughterers} as well! I'll show you I can be useful!"
"Greed-sama! If you add me to your party then your scouts will become more complete! How about it!?"
"No wait, Gulinel-chan, I've seen you riding on the carriage when you were little! Once your beard grows out come be my wife~!"
"Oh~ Bernadette-cha~~n! I'm cheering for you~! Tolkelis drop dead!"
"Greed-san! Introduce me to your older sister! I'm from the Viscount Penlaid families.."
"That Dog-people is Greed-sama's combat slave as well right? I'm sure she's eating some good things~ her breasts are big~ after all the women of the same race are good. If they don't have the second set of breasts then it's half the charm!"
"Ou~ Ralpha! Let's go drinking together again~!"
I feel like the ones calling to Ralpha were a bit of a different direction, isn't that just drinking buddies? Don't get into fights. I bow to Church-san who is making a bit of a dry smile and after paying the 80,000 Z taxes for all 8 of us we headed towards the teleport crystal rod at the entrance.
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Year 7444, Month 2, Day 3
I'll create some air with wind magic and reveal the hidden pit falls..since the ceiling is too high it's absurdly inefficient. Up until now I've been able to discover pitfalls and hidden switches units of 100m but even if I use the same amount of mana it only blows the dirt away about 10-15m ahead here. If it was the same sort of stone walls as the 3rd floor then I could make do with water magic but it seems like the structure of the pitfalls themselves are different, so I don't think that will work either.
Uhe~ after making it here we end up having to proceed slowly like the first time we entered the dungeon~? Everyone is making dispirited expressions. It seems like the 6th floor is really going to drag out.
However, it can't be helped making complaints, shall we go...
For the time being we'll proceed using Gwine's spear as a pole. Returning to the 5th floor once passed through my head but as expected there's no poles that are over 3m. It was when we spent about an hour to proceed 500-600m or so. Angela started moving her nose.
"Something is a considerable distance ahead of us."
Bel responded with a twitch.
"Quiet.."
Her ears stand on end and she closes her eyes concentrating. Everyone is tense while watching her every movement so as to not miss what happens.
"Four legs..multiple..I think? Since there's some distance I can't really tell for sure but it's definite there's something there."
Four legs huh? I wonder if it's a wild boar? Right when I opened my mouth to have us correct our battle formation,
"It's coming! One of them!"
Bel opened her mouth and warned us.
"Zulu, Angela, fortify the front with me! Zenom and Ralpha be careful of the rear! Bel if you see it then shoot! Gwine back us up with your spear between the gaps! Toris take care of guarding Bel!"
The {Slaughterers} quickly fixed our positions after hearing my instructions. The energetic movements sound good but it's our first combat on the 6th floor. I can also tell everyone is tense. Even I'm tense. After all it's a monster I'm fighting for the first time, there's no way I'd know its characteristics or attack methods.
Just like that 10 seconds or so passed by. Bel said in a confused voice,
"Huh? Huh? The sound has, I can't hear the sound anymore..Huh?"
saying that. What does that mean?
Bel lowers her bow and started concentrating on her ears again with her eyes closed.
It was in that moment!
"Al!"
Well no matter~ Rombert the First was able to do it. I'm sure that we can do it too..Come to think of it Karl said that Rombert the First had over 20 Unique Abilities. This might be no good...