I'm going to start posting daily chapters again. I'm a little sick.
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As soon as the bird approached, a wall of ice rose from the ground in front of me. The wall, created in seconds, was quickly melted by the bird's flames. I stepped back and thought about what to do.
"Son of a bitch. It's going to keep flying."
The bird flew near the dungeon ceiling and launched another attack. A powerful burst of fire came straight at me, but I dodged it with precision. "If you won't come down, I'll make you come down."
Using my gravity magic, I forced the bird to crash toward the ground at high speed.
It let out a strange noise and slammed into the floor. The wood began to darken as it burned.
Using my "Ice Control" ability, I froze the monster's body.
The flames went out, and I kicked the ice with all my strength, shattering its body into pieces.
Fortunately, its defense wasn't that high.
The monster left nothing behind except a single magic stone. It glowed with a bright color. I stored it in my inventory and wiped the sweat from my forehead.
'I made this way more complicated than it needed to be.' I should've just used gravity magic from the start.
The two monsters I faced weren't that difficult. The giant bear is a bit more dangerous. I should move on to the next floor soon and get to that village. I'm curious to see what I'll find there.
I started running toward the passage to the 20th floor. I ignored the plants along the way—I had already collected plenty. After a few minutes of running, I encountered another bear.
As soon as it saw me, it charged, but this time I didn't use gravity magic.
I decided to fight using only my sword.
The bear is much faster than it looks.
Roaring loudly, it lunged and slashed at me with its front claws, but I dodged and managed to slash one of its legs. I didn't sever it, but I injured it badly. In pain, the bear began to attack wildly.
It started fighting like a rabid dog, clawing and trying to bite me with its sharp fangs.
Since it's so fast, I had to stay alert.
I kept stepping back, observing and memorizing the monster's attack patterns.
Since clones usually use magic, I didn't know the bear's attack pattern. But these patterns were pretty simple. After a few more seconds, I decided to end it.
I vanished and, in an instant, was behind the bear. It managed to follow my movement and turned, leaping at me with its claws raised while roaring. I moved again, getting behind it once more.
I grabbed my sword and drove it into the bear's back.
The clones created by the "Fragmented Clones" ability did the same.
The bear was pierced by multiple swords at once and let out a final roar of pain before dying seconds later.
A giant claw to the ground.
I stored it in my inventory, and the clones vanished.
Feeling good, I rested the sword on my shoulder and moved forward—only to run into another monster just two minutes later. A new type this time, but one I already knew how to deal with.
The clones fought it using their swords.
"A giant boar." Almost two meters tall.
Its movements are simple—it usually charges straight at its target and tries to strike with its head. A critical hit. But if you can dodge the charge, it becomes very vulnerable.
I raised my sword and smiled.
The boar stared at me with bloodthirsty eyes.
Excited, my heart started pounding.
Then, the boar kicked off the ground.
Letting out a pig-like grunt, it charged toward me at high speed. When it got close, I jumped as high as I could and activated "Gravity Magic."
My body floated in the air, and the boar passed underneath me.
It tried to stop and turn around—and in that moment, I rushed at it.
As soon as it turned, I swung my sword. A fast strike. A clean cut.
My blade sliced into its neck, cutting halfway through. I thought I'd decapitate it, but I didn't. Even with the sword lodged in its neck, the boar stayed alive for a few seconds longer.
Once it died, I retrieved its magic stone and looked at it with a smile.
"This place is perfect for farming."
The experience gain is also high. Excellent.
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I kept walking toward the passage to the 20th floor, facing a few monsters along the way. I managed to store some magic stones and high-quality items in my inventory.
After almost an hour, I finally reached the 20th floor.
At first, I didn't notice any difference from the previous floor. Only after I began to explore I see the change. The number of monsters had increased.
Monsters began appearing more frequently and in greater numbers.
Every time I killed one, another would show up.
But even after killing so many, I wasn't tired at all.
I kept walking for almost two hours until I got close to the area where the village was located. "This part really is different. The vegetation here is much denser." It almost felt like the greenery had been placed there on purpose.
I advanced slowly, carefully scanning my surroundings.
It's possible someone placed traps here after my clones passed through this area.
When I got close to the house they had inspected earlier, I noticed some changes.
The vegetation around this area was even denser, making it hard to move.
'But I really don't sense anything...'
Just like my clones, I didn't feel any presence—as if nothing and no one existed here. But I won't fall for that. I'm sure there's something in this place.
I used my sword to cut through the plants in my way and approached the house.
I noticed it was isolated.
Before, I could see parts of other houses nearby, but now it was completely surrounded by thick, green vegetation. There were also some unique plants scattered around. I took the opportunity to store a few in my inventory.
After a while, I managed to enter the house through the window.
It was empty, just like the memories I had.
The door was blocked by a thick wooden beam.
There were other windows in the house, but when I looked through them, all I could see was a wall of vegetation.
So, I grabbed the wooden beam and tore it off using my strength. I used more force than expected. I opened the door and was met with that same wall of vegetation. I used my sword to slice through it.
With a vertical slash, I cleared a path forward.
As soon as I stepped through the opening, I was surprised.
I had arrived at the center of a village—but a completely empty one.
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Next chapters: Chapter 62 - Empty Village? Strange Girl. / Chapter 63 - Wiene / Chapter 64 - Green Dragon.