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Syl: Chapter 171

Chapter 171: Travel Arrangements

The next morning, I awoke bright and early and hurried to the Adventurer's Guild. The graveyard shift workers, who were still on duty, were taken aback by my early arrival. When I mentioned that Thern had instructed me to be there early, they couldn't help but chuckle. However, they also confessed that even Thern's usual arrival time was still a good hour or two away.

"I can at least take your luggage so long." One of the staff m...

Syl: Chapter 170

Chapter 170: Gold Interface

"I'm glad you didn't bring an army of angry horses this time." Lisa joked when she first saw me. "Have fun in the dungeon?"

"Aside from some issues getting started, it went pretty well. Thanks for sending Jet." I answered honestly.

"No problem. He was just sitting around gathering dust. I hope he didn't spook you with his shadows?"

"Just some mild jealousy; it certainly looked useful."

"Yeah, I wish I could send my s...

Syl: Chapter 169

Book 2 Recap:

Even the sky wasn’t the limit for Syl, as Glimmerock was found and conquered. On the floating island, Syl fought magical equines, ghouls, and harpies and even made a friend, Trixie the Pixie.

Trixie, a knowledgeable guide in the world of magic, taught Syl some magical tricks while also unlocking the prestigious Elementalist class. In return, she promised to help Syl obtain the elusive yellow slime if Syl helped defeat another powerful spirit, an ...

Syl: Chapter 168

Chapter 168 : Farewell and a Letter

A serpentine body coiled up as it watched the latest group exit the dungeon. A sigh of relief escaped from its mandible mouth.

"To think I was threatened by a slime..." The horrific amalgamation muttered.

"At least it was restrained by its disguise. When I encountered it, it tore through my dungeon unabated." A skeletal voice replied from a shimmering image.

"You know I don't respond well to threats, Simon." It sna...

Syl: Chapter 167

Chapter 167: Stunning Advice

Pelopi and Eliza eventually joined the rest of us, the former now wearing a new set of clearly disposable clothing. We brought both of them up to speed and started discussing the loot distribution.

Pelopi was quite disappointed with the loot on display until I pointed out that the hide armor was good for her since it held self-repair and resizing. I was glad to repurpose the advice I had received from Simon. I hadn't bothered to inve...

Syl: Chapter 166

Chapter 166 : Acidic Solutions

"So... Any ideas?" Ian asked.

If I had my way, we would just be smacking it between my [Dispels], but the others seemed reluctant. It would be a slow and steady way to victory since we could see the Eyedra was slowly regenerating over time.

If I used a giant combination casting with all of my [Sub-Cores] and a massive chunk of my mana, I would be relatively sure I could just overpower the Eyedra's reinforced barrier. Still, i...

Syl: Chapter 165

Chapter 165: Eyedra

With Jet's declaration, we had believed this was our moment to end the battle. Fueled by determination, we unleashed as a collective force, holding nothing back. Whether Jet's knowledge was lacking or he had underestimated the boss monster, our chance was met with a ruthless counterattack.

The remaining eyestalks tried to cast a barrage of spells to intercept; arrows of fire, darts of acid, balls of water, blades of wind, and shards of rock a...

Syl: Chapter 164

Chapter 164: Boss Time

"Well, I'm ready," Ian said excitedly, softly tossing the axe handle between his hands.

"Remember, retreat is an option." Jet warned. "You have already passed in my books."

"Thanks, but..." Eliza started replying.

"We want to kick this dungeon's butt!" Pelopi roared.

"Don't get me wrong, I fully agree." Jet smirked. "I'm just fulfilling my guild staff obligation."

He pulled out his [Splinterstorm] crossbow and strok...

Syl: Chapter 163

Chapter 163: Phantoms and Shadows

The third floor was not what we expected. As we continued through it, we found ourselves relaxing more and more after the stressful second floor was put further behind us. While Ethereal was annoying, our composition was quite suited to counter, especially since Ian's new axe could harm them.

Our next encounter was with Phantom Yetis, and even though Pelopi had to give up using [Frostclaw], we still dispatched them relatively ea...

Syl: Chapter 162

Chapter 162: Ethereal 

Casting the new spell encased Pelopi's arm in the icy gauntlet. I had to quickly warn her not to touch the claws under any circumstances. If we weren't in the middle of a dungeon run and I had more time to endlessly tinker, I would have tried to scrutinize how buffs work and try to apply that to the spell.

Pelopi spent some time swinging around her new toy and scratching the claws against the dungeon walls. It looked lik...

Syl: Chapter 161

Chapter 161: Hats, Axes, and Claws

We were all staring at the crown-turned-hat in bewilderment. To everyone else, it appeared utterly mundane and only revealed its true nature to me, its apparent new owner. Its abnormal attachment to me and its tendency to return to my head or even sneak into my [Core Storage] was a mystery that kept us all on edge. The latter was extremely alarming, and I couldn't shake the feeling that the crown was playing a prank on me for trying ...

Syl: Chapter 160

Chapter 160: Declawed and Decrowned

"What do you mean it's not real!?" Ian shouted as he was fighting off a group of imaginary swords. Now that I had broken through successfully, the entire fight seemed almost comical.

"All the weapons are an illusion! You need to disbelieve it!" I shouted.

To prove my point, I used [Thunder Step] to appear next to the cat and attempted to backhand one of its floating swords. There were some yells from my party members for...

Syl: Chapter 159

Chapter 159: Jinxed

Despite my reassurances, everyone was extremely careful as we retraced our steps. I even joined the vanguard with [Glacial Aura] active, just in case. Interestingly enough, the dungeon had already cleaned up all the mess, and any damage from exploding slime was gone.

We reached the room again without incident and peeked inside. It was mostly empty except for a small fountain and a large ornate door, which indicated that it was t...

Syl: Chapter 158

Chapter 158 : Orange You Glad

Jet stepped out of a shadow behind us, looking haggard despite avoiding the explosion. He glared at the resulting destruction in horror. The smoke and rubble made visibility difficult, but [Life Sight] still showed Ian alive. Eliza wasted no time rushing forward to his aid.

"Ian!" She shouted again.

"H-hey... I'm alive." Ian said loudly; blood was leaking from his ears. "Bloody thing nearly triggered my [Last Stand]."

Pe...

Syl: Chapter 157

Chapter 157 : Delusions and Blurs

Our passageway was again trapped behind illusions, frustrating even Jet. Ian stepped on a pressure plate that was completely missed, being far too heavy to be triggered by Jet's shadow, and was stabbed in the leg by a spear that emerged from the wall. Luckily, Eliza was still topped up on Holy energy, so it was healed almost instantly, but it was frustrating how dirty the dungeon was being.

And what was the result of our struggl...

Syl: Chapter 156

Chapter 156: Shocking Illusions

Jet and I began looking over the loot chest while the others cut off ant parts into smaller chunks for me to harvest later. Other than a few pieces of chitin and mandibles, it didn't seem like the ants were that valuable when I glanced briefly over them.

"Glad to see you've settled in nicely with [Thunder Step]," Jet commented while he worked. "You definitely remind me of Lisa back when she was active; she also used to zip zap aro...

Syl: Chapter 155

Chapter 155: Second Floor Brawl

We split the watch schedule between Pelopi, Ian, and myself. Eliza also offered to take a shift, but we rejected it so the healer could have a full night's rest. We excluded Jet since he was technically here as an evaluator. We didn't expect the dungeon to attack us during the night, so it felt a little moot.

During my shift, I spent most of my time poking around with [Lightning Magic], although I had to keep it quite subdued or r...

Syl: Chapter 154

Chapter 154: First Rest

"There's another torso above the scorpion head, armed with a trident!" I shouted to the others. "Also, the molten rock is a complete lie; the thing is almost entirely ice!"

"Good to know fire's back on the menu," Ian said, squinting above the scorpion's head. "I don't know how to block or fight an invisible second body."

"Can you mark it somehow?" Eliza suggested.

"I'll try!" I shouted.

I shifted my alignment to Lightnin...

Syl: Chapter 153

Chapter 153: First Roadblock

We managed to catch up with Pelopi before we reached the next room. Ian was a little upset by her tomfoolery but soon forgave her.

"Aren't you worried about traps?" I asked.

"The first floor doesn't have traps," Jet explained. "Although it is better to be safe than sorry."

"Is that a universal dungeon rule or just for this one?" I asked.

"This dungeon specifically, although it's quite common for most multi-floor dun...

Syl: Chapter 152

Chapter 152: First Floor

"So what's this holy pool you mentioned?" I asked as we continued to move forward. "If you don't mind me asking, that is."

"I don't mind. It's a bit weird, and as the group healer, I want you to believe you're in good hands," Eliza responded. "So, imagine I have two buckets. When I use Dark healing on someone, I fill up the one bucket with Dark Energy. Then I can use that Dark energy to cast offensive spells; you might have seen me casti...

Syl: Chapter 151

Chapter 151 : Into the Dungeon

After waking up and preparing myself, I headed towards the party's tent. I had expected them to still be sleeping, but when I arrived, they were busy folding it away and packing it into a rather poor-looking storage bag. [Rune Inspection] told me it was close to the end of its life, maybe a month or two at best.

"Might want to get that replaced soon." I pointed out.

"Yeah... I wish they weren't so expensive. Hopefully, we'll ...

Syl: Chapter 150

Chapter 150 : Fitting in with Misfits

"Okay! Proper introduction time!" Pelopi declared and began pointing one by one at everyone.

"Eliza."

"Ian."

"Syl."

Finally, she pointed to herself. "Pelopi."

I had no doubt they had probably immediately used [Identify] on me, but formally introducing ourselves still felt nice. Which was likely the point Pelopi was trying to make.

"So what can you tell us about yourself, Syl?" Ian asked.

I...