Ryuji stopped moving and gritted his teeth. Despite the victory, he felt the pleasant sensation of his wound healing: a tickling warmth followed by a cool breeze as the flesh instantly healed.
"It always feels erotic."
Ryuji muttered before moving his eyes to observe the sudden change in Ryo's and Akari's faces.
"Mmmmn~ yeah..."
He could only guess how embarrassing it was for Akari when their eyes t as she let out a lewd gasp.
Her lovely eyes, as beautiful as jewels, filled with tears, causing him to fall back. He regretted seeing her secret mont and forced his eyes away from her sensual expression.
Ryuji turned to Yumiko, hoping for her usual self.
However, she knelt on the ground, her face covered with both hands and her tail now fluffy and huge as it moved erratically, with what seed to be drool on her lower lips.
'Ah! I forgot Yumiko hasn't experienced this before!'
"Ryuu... it's strange and feels so good to level up!"
The mont she spoke with such a sweet voice, his spine tingled, and he shivered.
To take his mind away from the entire situation.
Thanks to his connection through the ring, he checked her attributes. Yumiko's status appeared on the small blue screen just below his.
'Wow... she's really fast.'
—Level Up
Na: Yumiko Sakurai
Energy: 120/120
Class: Beast Warrior: Lv.6 / Unknown: Lv.0 (Sealed)
Rank: B (A )
Attributes
Strength: 15
Agility: 20
Stamina: 10
Grit: D 10
Intellect: 15
[Beast Warrior]
This deadly class is only available to certain beastn and beastkin. It excels in speed, vision, and learning.
No other class can compete in movent speed and dynamic vision, making the beast warrior feared by many human kingdoms.
In return for their speed, their strength, stamina, and grit are much lower, but they remain balanced to keep their combat ability at the right level.
Eventually gain the ability to imbue their limbs or weapons with magical elents.
****
Not too long later, the three seed to recover, with two embarrassed won with red faces now pouting and acting like princesses.
Ryo was running around capturing the dead monsters, dismantling them and butchering them for at before the dungeon devoured their corpses.
He didn't pay them any mind and closed his status screen.
'Her current points should be enough... '
Ryo could have done a better job using his body, but he hadn't been able to adapt yet.
Each ti he improved, the speed and power he attacked changed a little, causing him to overshoot or undershoot the attack, putting himself in danger.
"Yumiko, are you good to fight?"
"Hmph..."
"Akari, are you feeling okay?" Ryuji asked once again.
"Nn..."
"Ryo..?"
"Ah, I'm fine, Ryuji. It was more intense than last ti... but I can feel my knife cut their flesh easier!"
"Alright. Ryo, you're in charge of harvesting the at. Ensure we can carry it ho, even if there are low-grade materials like fur and fangs."
"Sure! But can't I help you two this ti?"
"No. I can't rely on you two to win against the monsters, so you take their weight. We will try buying you a better storage item."
"O-Okay!"
Ryuji never imagined that pelts, at, and other various items from slain animals would be so heavy. Even if one rat or bat didn't matter, a dozen giant rats weighed as much as a two-handed axe.
That ant their harvests from the previous floor alone would easily reach fifty kilos of raw material. That weight could lead to death in combat, so it beca important to Ryuji, who stepped forward, heading towards the only remaining path.
'Next is... bats?'
As they paced the sa dark path, Ryuji noticed a white barrier slightly lower on the ground. He didn't know what it ant as the barrier faded completely and revealed a new door.
The path ahead led to a large archway, which seed like the boss's room, while this felt more like a treasure room.
"Wait!"
He could feel their eyes on him as he raised his hands and pointed to the door.
"Ryu? What's wrong?" Akari asked as she cocked her head, unsure of what was happening.
"There is sothing wrong here..."
The three looked at each other, only to realise they could not understand what was happening.
"Are you talking about that door?"
"Yeah. It has a unique aura compared to the last door. It is as if we should ignore this passage and keep walking."
"Aura...? As far as I know, Ryuji, I don't think you've shown any affinity with magic..."
".... I guess." Yet sothing in Ryuji's gut told him this door was both treasure and danger,
"We can go in first if you're worried," Ryo said, stepping forward as his long cleaver appeared.
"Yeah...!"
"Wait." Ryuji stopped them and stepped forward.
He noticed the barrier didn't change as his feet passed through the door.
However, when he passed the threshold, a vile stench and a disgusting heat like a humid sumr without air conditioning hit his face like a sledgehamr.
"Ngk!?"
He heard Akari and Ryo gasp at the sa ti.
The sll was so rotten that even he and Yumiko covered their noses.
'This is worse than garbage on a sumr day...'
Ryuji didn't understand why he felt danger, but before the barrier could rise again, he elbowed Akari and Ryo in the chest, sending their bodies flying outside the room, while Yumiko dodged his second blow and hopped inside with him.
The instant their two feet touched the ground.
The door slamd shut.
"WAIT!" Akari shouted, holding her chest.
While Ryuji felt his skin tingling after the door closed, his last sight being Akari's terrified face.
"Yumiko!"
Despite his call, she didn't respond. Instead, her body pressed against his, her tail thrashing around as she seed to release a growl, like a dog to an intruder or enemy.
"What the fuck is that...?"
"...?!"
Ryuji wanted to look at her face but couldn't rember her expression. His eyes widened, and his entire body froze.
"Too many scents! Lots of enemies!? Ryuji, this is a trap!"
His spine froze at the sight of over ten strange white runes on the floor, glowing, forming pillars of blue light before monsters started appearing within their circle.
"Fuck!!!"
Ryuji hugged Yumiko, pressing her back against him as he scanned the room.
His heart could not stop pumping blood around his body, a montary feeling of fear drowned by his sudden need for adrenaline and focus as he slowed his breathing.
"Yumiko, take deep breaths! Calm down, we have to fight!"
She had no ti to respond.
Her body lowered, and her face twisted into a snarl.
Her sharp teeth showed, and her entire body almost seed transford into that of a wild beast. It took only an instant for her to rush forward, claws extended and swiped with a single swipe as she attacked the first rat.
"Die! Die! Die!"
Ryuji saw her true nature for the first ti: a feral, muscular, and beautiful beast that tore apart her enemies with violence mixed with his mother's elegant martial arts.
'Perfect...'
His heart throbbed at her beauty, and he felt inspired to fight and display his prowess while grasping his axe tight.
Once again, his eyes shone red, with his sclera turning black for a mont.
The darkness was like squid ink mixing with pasta but returning to normal the next mont.
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