We split into four teams. The three of them headed to the ‹Training Hall›, while the remaining one, Team A, arrived at the ‹Beginner Gate›, and then to the ‹Tropical Forest Dungeon› which was said to be the introductory point for the beginner dungeon from there.
Sierra and I were in charge of support. We didn't have the carriage today, but the shortest route instilled in my brain was enough to complete all of it with enough left at hand. After all, it only has 10 floors.
And as of the mont——
"Gahhh......"
"Woah, crazy st'ong."
We had just taken down the boss ‹Bear-cum-Anteater›—a mix of, well, bear and anteater. It was a battle of flash, the boss was down in the sea of effects in just 10 seconds from the mont we started the battle.
Alulu, carrying a two handed hamr on her shoulder, looked surprised as she said, her tone slightly accented.
"Well, this is just a piece of cake."
"Our levels are just a bit away from level cap after all."
Recalling back, it was the sa boss that used to take considerable ti to defeat. But we could now easily slay it in one shot with our current level. It was hardly sothing to brag about, so I just casually ntioned. Sierra also replied in the sa fashion.
I guess she, too, was comparing our current battle from before. Though, her expressions were slightly tangled. I presu so. It feels poignant when a boss that used to give you a hard ti starts to seem weak. We didn't really struggle, though.
Anyway, it was a formidable foe for Alulu and company without any combat skill. Even if puny among others, ‹Bear-cum-Anteater› was still a boss. Alulu stared at both of us with sparkly eyes, and we couldn't help but smile wryly in response.
Speaking of her, she was apparently equipped with work clothes that she had worn in yesterday's party. Only the headgear was a leather-type hat with guards on the sides; the closest example would be aviator head.
"A craftsman soul resides in their equipnt after all, don'tcha think so?" At least that's what she said. I had the urge to ask 'isn't it hamr where dwarves soul reside?' but held myself back.
"Hmm. The drop is a ‹Wooden Chest› huh, bumr."
"This is what it is, Nico-kun. We have taken our first step. I am sure there are many encounters awaiting us."
"True, I am looking forward to that ti. I also want to level up quickly."
The two mbers from ‹Support Departnt› had already started to pay attention to the treasure chest instead of the boss. Because it's their speciality after all, eh? I guess they hardly have any interest in battle.
To be honest, both ‹Collector› Nico and ‹Seeker› Kairi in the team were as good as having none for the dungeon exploration.
‹Collector› was only capable of increasing the drop rate of encountered monsters as they start with ‹Mono-tree›. They started to beco important around the ti they began with their ‹Twi-Tree› and ‹Tri-Tree›, providing effects like increased boss drops and rare drops.
‹Seeker› situation was even more in a bind in the beginning as the beginner dungeons hardly have any traps. It's not like there were none, but that too involves Beg-high. It was the sa case for treasure chests in the wild and hidden doors. The only thing they could do in the beginning was increase the amount of harvested items, map creation and scouting etc, so they, too, were hardly needed at the current juncture. Interdiate dungeons were where they truly took the stage.
Well, the best word to describe them was 'extras'. They were just tag-along. Furthermore, being accidentally caught up in fire during battle could easily incapacitate them, so I have warned them just in case. They just needed to follow the advice, and they were free to do anything.
Speaking of their equipnt, Nico was dressed just like a researcher. She was wearing a white robe over beginner equipnt for students and a navy beret on her head. Hmm, quite a researcher-like style. She was equipped with ‹Ice Rod› with ‹Ice Ball LV2› as a weapon; a drop from ‹Silver Chest›. It sohow reminds of Hannah in the past.
The only concerning point was all her equipnt was from Beg-low. It won't hold up in the future, so I guess I will get another set soon.
Kairi was lightly dressed. Her equipnt was centered around movent friendly fashion; she wore an adventurer-style outfit made of leather, exposing her upper arms, short skirt, shorts, and knee-high socks. Her boots look very easy to move in.
She should be able to till Beg-mid, though she would also need a refresh on her equipnt in the coming days.
"What's the current ti, Sierra?"
"It's still a little past 5 PM. We've co this far in about an hour and a half on the road."
"All the monsters in the wild were taken down in a jiffy after all. It's really hard to believe we're of the sa age, ya know?"
Alulu was having a strange expression, as if he recalled sothing, hearing Sierra's answer. But well, since it's 5 PM, there's still ti.
"Alright. Let's check out ‹Abandoned Stone Bridge Mine Dungeon› since we have enough ti!"
"Understood."
"Huh? Are we going to the second dungeon? Right now?"
"It's because we still have so ti."
"Heh~. A t-top guild really does things differently. I suppose so, it would probably be impossible to hijack top spot unless you clear dungeons with crazy pace."
Alulu was a bit taken back when I explained our next plan. Ah, I have forgotten, but one dungeon a day was the typical scene in this world, huh.
It was a waste though. Ti is finite. If there's enough ti to clear two dungeons, then why stop at one, right? That's what it ans to be a ‹Dungeon Activity› player.
Besides,the three seed quite excited about having their first 'Conqueror's Proof' and hopped into the suggestion with 'Alright, onward to our second mark—' spirit without any objection.
We collected boss drops and ‹Bronze Axe› from ‹Wooden Box›, took the teleportation circle to return and imdiately dived into the ‹Abandoned Stone Bridge Mine Dungeon›.
This ti, even Nico and Kairi had their mouths agape seeing Sierra completely annihilating any of the moving stone golems with just ‹Shield Bash›.
While moving-stone golem had high defense, they were weak to strike damage and Sierra surprisingly, who had high STR value, easily one-punched them. Oh, and as I speak, another pitiful moving-stone golem returned to dust taking Sierra's attack.
"This is really not much."
"As expected from our ace."
"Hmm, I really started to wonder if I should be in this guild. When even a tank has that much combat power, then..."
As Alulu dropped her fainthearted remark, we arrived at the boss room on the last floor.
"‹Shield Bash›! ‹Shield Smite›! Co, ‹Counter Burst›!"
"——!?"
Sierra deleted the boss in a few seconds before it could have had any chance to make its move.
She took the initiative with ‹Shield Bash›, accumulated hate with ‹Shield Smite› while attacking, and when the boss instinctively made a move due to the effect of accumulated hate, she hit it with ‹Counter Burst›. It was a splendid combo.
This left our three sub-mbers in daze of course, even the fellow first-years who had been observing our fight from the safety area had their jaws dropped from the impact.
With her STR attribute value at 200, not even tens of beginner dungeon bosses would trip her.
After acquiring the second 'Conqueror's Proof’, we decided to call it a day, returned with a teleportation circle and disbanded.
Our tomorrow's target was ‹Underground Stillwater Dungeon›.
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