Conquering the 33rd Level, Day 1
After entering the 33rd level and walking for a while, a large army of cockroaches appeared.
As for our lineup, Shiro was in the middle of the vanguard with Ori Hime Morningstar. Kenji and I were on either side, forming a formation that would prevent even one cockroach from escaping.
Reinhard and Anastasia followed in the rear guard and would collect the corpses of the cockroaches that the vanguard killed.
Mina was in charge of healing those who got tired.
Mina doesn't listen to me at all, but obediently listens to Anastasia, whom she says she respects.
From now on, I will use Anastasia to give orders to Mina.
And so, we will map out the 33rd level.
The 33rd level is a maze-like labyrinth stage.
We had to map it out and find a stairway down to the 34th level.
We move forward little by little while defeating giant cockroaches.
Even though I'm grossed out as hell, the members of [Falcon Claw] don't seem to care about it at all.
Well, it is a good thing, though.
And, as expected, it will be easier if there is one more vanguard.
The last time we tried it, it was just me and Shiro, and it was quite difficult, but this time Kenji was here.
Kenji is a so-called genius.
His swordsmanship is sharp and precise.
One swing is sure to kill a cockroach.
Also, Reinhard and Anastasia are doing their best.
Well, Reinhard is grumbling, [Let me fight too!], but Reinhard, who is a power type and doesn't have many moves, has a bad advantage against a large army of cockroaches.
Kenji, with his speed, would be the right man for the job.
And Mina, who is looking bored and yawning, is in charge of mapping.
In fact, it is the most important role on the maze-like 33rd level.
"Master! It's a dead end!"
As I was thinking about this, Shiro, who was in the lead, reported to me.
"Mina, what now?"
"For now, defeat all the cockroaches until we reach a dead end and turn around.
Then, go 10 meters and turn right at the crossroads!"
""Roger that!""
In this way, we're going to the paths we've never taken yet.
Mapping is easy for Mina, who is originally a thief.
It might be something she used to do when she was an adventurer.
She immediately devised an efficient route and guided us.
"It's almost time to go back!"
I'm getting hungry, so I call out to the party members.
"Indeed, it’s almost night!"
"I'm hungry, nya~"
"Kyui!"
"Finally, food!"
"That's right. Shall we go back?"
"As expected of Ced-nii!"
Everyone seems to agree.
We returned to the entrance to the 33rd level, went up to the 32nd level, and began preparing for camp.
Shiro quickly set up the tent and began grilling the meat.
"This tent is really amazing."
Anastasia is admiring Shiro's specially-made tent.
"Yeah, this tent is woven from Shiro thread, so it’s as strong as Mithril, and has the effects of being waterproof, soundproof, deodorizing, and warding off monsters!
And with this Ver. 3.0 tent, it probably has monster repellent properties up to the unexplored 40th level."
I boasted this fact.
Yes, I was always holed up in the dungeon, so no matter how amazing things I had, I couldn't show them off to anyone!
"Hey! Is that true? If we have this tent, we, the [Falcon Claw], can conquer the lower levels!"
Reinhard got excited and started making a fuss.
"As expected of my god, Shiro-sama!"
Kenji, too, was on his knees, tears streaming down his face, worshipping Shiro's tent.
"If you want it, I'll give it to you. Anyway, this tent is a new tent I made for the [Falcon Claw]."
Like the vampire gentleman that I am, I show Reinhard that I'm generous and have a big heart.
"Really? Thank you, Cedric!
After all, what you should have is friends!"
I don't remember being friends with Reinhard at all, but since Reinhard and I are of the same generation, maybe we were friends as Reinhard said.
Well, Reinhard was the assault leader of the [Eternal Darkness Bruce] led by Bruce-nii, so he might have had some interaction with me.
When I was a novice adventurer, Reinhard, like me and Kenji, was a selling up-and-comer in the Amru Adventurers' Guild.
Reinhard's ability was recognized and he was scouted by Bruce-nii's [Eternal Darkness Bruce].
To tell you the truth, Kenji and I wanted to be included in Bruce-nii's [Eternal Darkness Bruce], but my fighting style is the same as Bruce-nii, and Kenji is also an attack-specialized type.
On that point, Reinhard could also act as a shield, so he was scouted by [Eternal Darkness Bruce], who was looking for someone to play as a shield at the time.
Well, because of that, I thought of Reinhard as a rival, but from Reinhard's point of view, it seems that he thought of me as a friend.
Maybe because he and Kenji became colleagues in [Falcon Claw] and Kenji talked about me a lot, he might have mistaken me for a friend before I knew it......
Well, anyway. I am sure I have not talked to Reinhard that much, but the truth is that I am not sure because my memory is so hazy.
"Master! Master's favorite meat is ready!"
As I was thinking about that, it seemed like dinner was ready.
I'm already a vampire, so I don't like meat like I did when I was a skeleton...
That being said, I love meat so it's okay.
With this in mind, I sat down at the table where the dinner meat was placed in a heaping pile.
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