That very same day, we went to the dungeon “Rock Cliff Cave”.
The other day, a demon produced modified monsters here. All of those monsters have already been taken care of and peace (?) has been restored.
“Today, we’re going to have a practical training session here. We’re going to test the results of your training so far against the monsters here.”
Both Fana and Anje have grown so much under my guidance. My idea for doing this is to test their results in actual battle.
Anje raised her eyebrows when I said our goal here,
“What are we going to do when we come to this dungeon now? If we’re going to do practical training, wouldn’t it be better to go to a dungeon with higher difficulty?”
The recommended rank here in “Rock Cliff Cave” is D to C. In other words, the difficulty level was suitable for mid-level adventurers, such as D-rank adventurers and C-rank adventurers. However, near the city of Volante, there is another dungeon with a recommended rank of C to B: The Waterfall Lake Cave. As a B-rank adventurer, Anje insists that we would be better suited for it.
“The difficulty level is too low there and it won’t be practical for the current Oneechans.”
When it comes to the types of monsters that can be hunted there, the Waterfall Lake Cave is probably more suitable for lower B-rank at best. The ability of the two of them, who have grown so rapidly in such a short period of time is nothing short of adequate.
“But it’s even less suitable here.”
“That’s right. After all, there are only more small fry here than in the Waterfall Lake Cave.”
“It’s okay. Anyways, let’s go to the area where that demon was last time.”
And so, we advanced further and further into the dungeon. Of course, all the monsters that appeared were instantaneously killed. Eventually, we arrived at the place where I clashed with the demon.
“Do you mean to say that there are still survivors of that modified monster?”
“That’s not true.”
Kaa-chan and the others did a good job of annihilating them, and after that, I used search magic to properly investigate the area, so I’m pretty sure.
“Look, it’s this way.”
“Huh? The wall?”
“There’s nothing.”
I took the two of them in a small hollow.
“Take a closer look.”
If you look at it from the front, it looks like a nondescript depression. However, as we got closer, I could see what appeared to be a side hole there. Moreover, the hole was so small that an adult would barely be able to crawl through it. As I’m the smallest, I can pass through it while standing. Fana and Anje were also not large, so they were also able to pass easily. ……Well, on the way, Anje’s boobs even got caught a little.
A dungeon continued beyond the hole.
“To be able to find a secret passage like this, you’re such a good seeker huh.”
As Anje was impressed, a monster appeared from inside.
“Guruaaaaahhhhh”
“Uh-, Arm Grizzly!?”
It is a giant bear monster that is characterized by its front legs being larger than its hind legs.
“It’s a monster with a Danger Level B. It shouldn’t be in this dungeon!”
That’s not all. In addition to the first one, other monsters appear one after another.
“M-manticore!? And even Armor Beetle!?”
“Over there is a Devil Snake! There’s also a Griffon.”
“All of these monsters are of danger level of B or higher, right!? W-what is this place!? Is it really still Rock Cliff Cave!?”
“I don’t know anything about this place…… perhaps… is it an undiscovered territory?”
“Exactly.”
Undiscovered territory. As the name suggests, it’s an area of the dungeon that hasn’t been discovered yet.
“Plus, it looks like this place is also a danger zone.”
The difficulty of the dungeon increases as you go deeper or lower into the dungeon, but sometimes, contrary to the general trend, the difficulty level suddenly jumps up. It’s called a danger zone, and it’s usually something that people are warned about at the entrance of a dungeon or such information is shared in the Adventurer’s Guild.
“It’s an undiscovered danger zone…… the difficulty level has now increased significantly……”
“Hmm. This place might be better than Waterfall Lake Cave then.”
By the way, I found this place with search magic.
“I thought there was a strong monster on the other side of the wall, but I couldn’t find a way to get there, so I made a hole in the wall. If it’s too big, the monster will be able to pass through, so I kept it small.”
That’s the hole we just went through. In fact, it was not originally there.
“Y-you made a hole in the dungeon wall!?”
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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