Chapter 591: Dark Demon Reaps Rich Rewards (10k)
The lion beast turned its wrist, and in an instant, the “Blood Saint Sword” stood upright, effortlessly blocking the Treasure Box Monster’s attack.
In these two days of intense adventuring, apart from other things, it had truly honed its reflexes.
Such levels of sneak attacks were simply impossible to harm it.
With another forceful push, the lion beast sliced off half of the Treasure Box Monster’s head, causing it to instantly perish.
Even among Treasure Box Monsters, there was a hierarchy of strength. This particular one was clearly not as powerful as the previous jester.
After slaying it, the lion beast looked slightly disappointed at the contents inside the box before turning to the one on the right.
The moment the second box was opened, a wailing scream like that of a ghost suddenly erupted.
“Ahhh—”
The lion beast took a sudden step back, ears quivering violently, losing strength in its sword-holding hand.
Then, from the gap in the box, a ghost-type monster shot out like lightning. Its body stretched out extremely long, with two deep, terrifying holes for eyes, and a gaping mouth oozing blood.
The lion beast was stunned by the monster’s “scream,” temporarily deafened, and unable to lift its sword. It could only watch helplessly as the monster lunged toward it.
But in the next second, a long sword flew through the air, its blade covered in a sacred aura, piercing the ghost-type monster straight through!
This ghost-type monster, which should have been intangible, let out a pained cry.
With this brief respite, the lion beast widened its eyes, its sword-holding fingers bursting with strength, gripping the sword tightly once more.
Then, a burst of blood-red light illuminated the area, and the monster was cleaved in two!
Yet, what the ghost-type monster feared most was pure physical attacks.
After being split in two, its upper body shot upward while its lower half escaped downward. In a blink, they adhered to the ceiling and floor, resembling two shadows circling behind the lion beast, then shooting toward its back at almost a right angle.
But the lion beast’s left arm swung backward, releasing a wave of energy like that of a lion, shattering the two shadows!
“Huff…”
Only after confirming that the ghost-type monster had been dealt with did the lion beast finally breathe a sigh of relief, feeling a chill down its spine.
If Deoxys hadn’t intervened in time, it would have been bitten…
“The underground city is fraught with danger; one cannot afford to be too lax.”
After self-reflection, the lion beast cautiously opened the lid of the second treasure chest.
To its surprise, this chest, which also contained a Treasure Box Monster, held a treasure hidden within.
“A stone?”
It retrieved the treasure from the chest and handed it to Dark.
Dark put on gloves and examined it closely.
The stone felt icy to the touch, looking very ordinary, except for a crescent-shaped indentation on one side.
If this indentation wasn’t coincidental, then this stone should be related to the moon.
Dark gathered mana in his fingertips, slowly perceiving, and indeed sensed a trace of “moon power.”
“What a good find!”
The moon was a perfect element for “Bliss.”
If this stone was related to the moon, its value would naturally increase for him.
Dark immediately opened his “Eye of Truth” to examine it.
He soon discovered that this “Moon Stone” was even more valuable than the “Grass Cat Plant,” surpassing the previous “Crescent Pendant.”
This was an unexpected delight.
He didn’t delve further into its properties but instead put the “Moon Stone” away and rested in the hidden room, replenishing his strength.
In the underground city, if the entrance safety zone was considered the safest, then these cleared hidden rooms were the second safest.
Most adventurers would choose to rest here until they regained their strength before continuing.
…
Half an hour later, Dark continued his search for treasures and paths.
Perhaps because he had already found too many chests in the tenth tier, he didn’t find any new ones until he reached the entrance to the staircase leading to the eleventh tier.
But contentment was key, and ending his adventure with this “Moon Stone” was satisfactory.
Dark descended the staircase and quickly arrived at the safety zone of the eleventh tier.
He arrived at the safety zone around 2 PM, precisely when adventurers were active in the underground city, so the area was nearly empty.
As for the mana markers in this tier, they were represented by a statue of a female swordsman.
The statue was tall and slender, with long hair tied into a ponytail, wearing only a thin layer of clothing that exposed much of her skin. The sword in her hand was raised high, as if ready to strike at any moment.
Dark collected the mana and sat down nearby.
Today’s adventure was over.
He didn’t plan to continue exploring the eleventh tier.
Starting from this level, the underground city was no longer a simple maze.
Leaving the safety zone meant entering a small world with various themes where all sorts of natural dangers awaited.
Dark wasn’t prepared to face the dangers of nature yet.
…
After resting for a while, people gradually began to arrive at the safety zone of the eleventh tier.
However, the combination of third-year and second-year students was surprisingly rare.
Thinking about it, it made sense. Those “guides” probably only led second-year students up to the tenth tier.
If they were quick, they might have completed their tasks yesterday and left.
Those who were slower wouldn’t come this far.
As for some who only took the “guide” task casually, they likely ventured deeper already.
The lucky second-year students who followed them would gain many new experiences.
Patience paid off, and at around four o’clock, Dark finally saw Lydia Emerson.
Clearly, Lydia had gone deeper and only used the “Gate Key (11)” to teleport here now.
Upon landing, she immediately looked around and quickly spotted Dark nearby.
But Dark had seen her first. He stood up and greeted, “Good afternoon, senior.”
“Good afternoon, Demon.” Lydia brushed her shoulder-length hair aside and smiled, “Looks like I kept you waiting?”
Dark chuckled, “I just got here too, senior. Is there anything else you need to do?”
“No, nothing.” Lydia shook her head and said, “If you’re done too, shall we return to the first tier?”
“Sure.” Dark took off the Imp Beast from his shoulder and said, “But I need to put these little cuties back into their cards first.”
“Right.” Lydia slowly walked over, a smile on her face.
Derk took out a Mana Card and stored Deoxys, Lion Beast, Imp Beast, and Solo Sword Sheath within it one by one. Only then did he struggle to carry all the large and small packages on his back.
“I’ll help you with some of these.” Senior Lydia did not wait for Derk to refuse before taking several large packages from him.
Then she couldn’t help but glance at the “Blood Holy Sword” that Derk was carrying behind him and asked, “Is that also a trophy?”
Derk replied casually, “Yes, I got it last night.”
“Mm-hm.” Lydia seemed to understand.
The two didn’t linger in the tenth-floor safe zone any longer. After picking up the large and small packages, they came beside the female swordsman statue.
Lydia took out the “Gate Key (1)” and waved it at Derk, asking, “Do you know how to get in?”
Derk smiled and said, “I do.”
So Lydia focused her attention and gradually infused mana into the “Gate Key (1).”
Soon, ripples appeared at the tip of the key.
Then the ripples grew larger, gradually expanding into a mana circle.
Lydia stepped back slightly and said with a smile, “You go first.”
Derk didn’t refuse and raised his hand, stepping into the circle.
After sensing the tremendous suction force coming from the circle, he relaxed slightly, and his whole body was pulled in by this force.
In the next instant, his vision changed, and he had already arrived at the first floor of the dungeon.
Looking at the familiar merfolk statue in front of him, Derk took a few steps back.
Immediately afterward, the mana circle suddenly lit up, and light surged from the other end, illuminating him.
Lydia Emerson arrived through teleportation in the next moment.
“I’m finally back!”
Lydia took a deep breath, raised the “Gate Key (1),” and lightly touched the mana circle, absorbing the remaining mana back into the key!
Derk’s pupils contracted slightly, noting this in his heart.
Seeing that Derk was still standing there, Lydia hurriedly said, “Let’s go. This is the peak time for returning, and it’s easy to run into crowds.”
Derk: “Crowds?”
Lydia explained, “If two teleportation circles are nearby, people coming out might collide. And when too many people gather, space around the mana marker becomes insufficient, causing congestion. Anyway, let’s leave here first.”
Derk nodded and walked forward quickly. Soon, he indeed saw several consecutive teleportation circles appearing around the mana marker.
He paused slightly and drew out the “Mana Book” from his card pack, summoning it and tossing it casually.
The “Mana Book” flipped through the air, continuing to perform a “Regular Summoning Spell.”
Imp Beast, Meow, Wrestler Eagle, and Demon Fox Beast were summoned one after another.
Derk distributed the large and small packages among them, feeling relieved instantly. He retrieved the packages from Senior Lydia, thanking her.
“It’s nothing,” Senior Lydia asked curiously, “Are you going to the mission hall or to Traveler’s Street to deal with your spoils?”
“Let’s go to the mission hall first,” Derk thought for a moment and said.
Senior Lydia smiled and said, “I also need to turn in my mission. Let’s go together!”
…
On a sunny Sunday afternoon, a few white clouds floated in the sky, and the sunlight filtering through the gaps was much milder than before.
Perhaps because they hadn’t seen the sun for too long, even the sun seemed more clear and beautiful.
Derk followed Senior Lydia into the castle and went to the mission hall to turn in his mission.
It was the busiest time at the mission hall, with almost every window having a line of people.
Derk simply chose the most familiar window, window number ⑨, and queued up with Senior Lydia.
Senior Lydia was very talkative and skilled in social interactions, able to chat about nearly anything.
As a third-year student at Mana Academy and classmate of Senior Catalysta, she chatted with Derk.
Catalysta and Brani should have completed their missions early, as they were nowhere to be seen in the hall.
To Derk’s surprise, Lydia only realized Catalysta was part of the Magical Animal Club when they started talking.
She even exclaimed, “Your club is actually on the clock tower? When can you invite me for tea?”
It seemed not everyone knew that the tenth-floor lights of the clock tower belonged to a particular club.
Lydia’s surprise was genuine; she never imagined there would be a club there.
Catalysta was even more low-key in class than Derk had imagined.
They chatted for about half an hour before finally reaching the front of the queue.
Derk took out various materials needed for turning in his missions, which were inspected, counted, and collected by specialized personnel.
Surprisingly, he had completed quite a number of missions, leaving only two unsubmitted.
The “Safety First” mission required creating a “Dungeon Storage Box” to be considered complete.
He took out the Selection Card, placed it on a special device, and submitted an application for the “Advanced Gate.”
The missions were soon confirmed.
Miss Bridges at window number ⑨ looked at him with some surprise and handed him a token, saying, “Please wait at the seats over there. Rewards other than credits and points will be delivered shortly.”
Derk nodded and sat down on the bench with the Mana Golems.
Not long after, when Lydia also finished turning in her mission, the Students’ Union sent over the rewards.
Derk checked the rewards and quickly noticed a box containing “Key (11),” his face lighting up with joy.
Then he turned and asked, “Senior, where can I buy a gate key for the first floor of the dungeon in Traveler’s Street?”
Lydia thought for a moment and said, “Gate keys are rare resources. Besides obtaining them through missions, they are usually only found within the dungeon. Since the first-floor gate keys have a higher chance of being obtained in the first ten floors, demand has always exceeded supply. If you’re lucky, perhaps a student might be selling them.”
Derk was surprised, “There’s no dedicated shop?”
Lydia shrugged, somewhat regretfully, “No.”
Thinking about it, Derk suddenly brought up an unrelated topic, “What if there was a shop offering consignment services and only charged a small service fee? Would there be any business?”
Lydia was surprised by his jump in thought but said after a moment, “Similar shops have existed but have closed down.”
Derk: “…”
Lydia smiled, “There are various reasons. On one hand, the profit from consigning cheap materials is minimal, and sorting and appraising them is troublesome.
Students would also find it troublesome.
, so they are mostly sold directly to shops. On the other hand, expensive materials…
You know, we have random conjure methods, so even if someone gets expensive materials they don’t need, most people would rather put them into random conjure in hopes of getting lucky.
And just because they can’t use it now doesn’t mean they won’t need it later. So most students will hoard valuable materials like squirrels, only taking them out when needed or trading with others.
As for those who set up stalls to sell, aside from those desperately needing credits, they mostly sell self-made products, such as semi-finished mana cards. These items with added techniques can fetch higher prices. And many are results of practice.”
“So that’s it.” Dak understood, “So what they need is a platform for bartering?”
Lydia frowned and said, “One could say that, but the task hall already handles this to some extent. There’s also the issue of trust. I think students would prefer to entrust valuable items to the academy rather than street merchants.”
Dak nodded, “That makes sense.”
This aspect was indeed too troublesome and not worth the effort.
He might as well keep his shop for personal use.
…
After leaving the task hall, Dak invited Senior Lydia for dinner.
But she declined citing having other plans tonight.
Dak didn’t insist and parted ways with her at the hall entrance.
Then he waved his hand and led the mana golems towards the tower of the Noble Academy.
With the gains from the recent dungeon adventure being plentiful, even after submitting part of it for tasks, he needed a lot of time to organize everything.
He also had to return to Traveler’s Street in the evening, so he couldn’t afford to be idle.
Without much interaction along the way, Dak quickly arrived at the tower of the Noble Academy, crossing the bridge into the common room.
Upon opening the door, the noisy chatter filled his ears.
The second-year students were undoubtedly the loudest, excitedly discussing their first dungeon adventure experiences. Some had been talking about it since morning, while others silently showed off rare items they had obtained. It was a lively scene.
Sometimes Dak felt out of place among his peers, but this seemed to be the effect he wanted, so he didn’t mind.
But as soon as he entered, someone noticed him and exclaimed excitedly, “Dak, why are you back so late? Wait, what you brought… is quite a lot!”
Dak smiled shyly and said, “Not much, I need to head back to my dorm to sort things out. You guys carry on.”
He walked straight through the corridor.
The second-year students didn’t call him again, but instead stared intently at the “Blood Holy Sword”!
That holy sword was too eye-catching!
Once Dak’s voice faded around the corner of the stairs, a student suddenly asked, “Hey, do you know where that sword came from?”
Immediately, someone chimed in, “What else could it be? It must be a reward from a dungeon boss, or maybe from a treasure chest?”
“A treasure chest…” another student sighed enviously, “Speaking of which, has anyone seen what a treasure chest looks like?”
Tudor and Pistons immediately raised their noses, “Of course we have! We saw one last semester!”
Someone else said, “Speaking of which, you guys successfully defeated a dungeon boss right after entering the dungeon last semester… damn, I’m so jealous! I need to get some lemonade!”
…
Once he reached the third floor, the voices behind him gradually faded away.
Dak opened the door and entered room 301.
The dorm was quiet; the cat grass plants had been sent to the clubroom under Agumon’s care.
After instructing the mana golems to drop everything, Dak began sorting through it all.
Excluding the items used for tasks and those found in treasure chests, the dungeon adventure yielded a large amount of monster materials.
These needed to be sorted and processed.
Dak summoned “Paradise” and had the “Mana Book” summon as many mana golems as possible to start processing the materials.
He sliced and cleaned what needed to be sliced, ground what needed to be powdered, and soaked what needed to be preserved.
He didn’t expect to earn credits by selling these materials; more reserves meant more convenience, just in case they expired or went bad…
Anyway, this wasn’t something to worry about now.
With plenty of mana golems assisting him, Dak worked efficiently.
By around seven in the evening, he had everything sorted.
The dorm was now filled with bottles and jars.
“At last, it’s done.”
Dak looked at the “Dragon Fang Sword,” “Wind Swift Dagger,” “Blood Holy Sword,” and “Emerald Holy Sword” hanging on the rack, feeling a sense of satisfaction akin to seeing a clean classroom after a thorough cleaning.
He glanced at the clock and put on his coat, hurrying to Traveler’s Street.
On Sunday evenings, Traveler’s Street was bustling with joyous students.
Dak checked off some experimental materials from his list and bought all the materials needed for the “Dungeon Storage Box I,” then headed to the Public Dueling Society’s shop, learning about its current status from sisters Eve and Irina.
Eve smiled and said, “Everything is going well. Sales of the dueling platforms are soaring, and many people are buying card packs. However, the number of customers within the academy is limited. To truly develop, we need to look outside. Next Friday’s Silver Cup opening ceremony is our big chance!”
Dak nodded, “Any special events planned?”
Eve replied, “Miss Claire and Mr. Fernando have agreed to host a mock duel exhibition during the Silver Cup opening ceremony, but no performers have been confirmed yet.”
Dak asked, “Can’t you two handle it?”
Beside her, Irina pouted, “Miss Claire said we’re internal staff and shouldn’t be exposed too much. Plus, we’re not famous. For external promotion, it’s best to find someone well-known.”
“A well-known person…” Dak blinked, “A star duelist?”
Eve and Irina nodded simultaneously, “Yes, ideally a student from the academy. Therefore, we’ve come up with two proposals.”
Dak asked curiously, “Tell me about them.”
Eve said, “One is our loyal user—’Hero’s Child’ Wit Gold. The other is the ‘Silver Dragon Lady’ who once stayed at the Duke’s mansion. Of course, if the young master is willing to show his face…”
“I’m also internal staff, okay?” Dak shook his head, declining Eve’s suggestion, then analyzed, “Wit is indeed a good draw. If it’s him, he can show genuine enthusiasm for the game.
Most importantly, he probably wouldn’t refuse this invitation. Just need to
He thought if he went with Robert… As for Senior Pandora, honestly, I don’t have much confidence.”
Irina whispered, “If you invite her, could she possibly refuse?”
Eve immediately glared at her and said, “Senior Pandora definitely has enough popularity, but it’s also hard for us to find an opponent that matches her in popularity, so this is just the second plan.”
Dark pondered, “An opponent that matches her popularity, Noah Sharp, the Baron of Night?”
Eve said, “If it’s Winnie Scarlet, the Winter Maiden… I remember Young Master was in the same classroom as her for Alchemy Class?”
Dark couldn’t help rolling his eyes inwardly.
But since this place had his share, he said, “If it’s Senior Scarlet, I can ask around too. Tomorrow noon works, I need to ask Senior Pandora first and see what she thinks.
As for Wit… forget it, I’ll ask him instead. If we can get both sides, then we’ll have two exhibition matches, otherwise one. How about that?”
“Fine.” Eve nodded hastily, secretly pleased.
How could things not go smoothly when Young Master was involved?
…
Dark shook his head and left the shop.
Then, to find a “Gate Key (1),” he spent quite some time wandering through Traveler’s Street.
But it seemed all his luck had been used up in the Dungeon, and he didn’t even catch a glimpse of one.
“In the end, I might as well post a task for a ‘Gate Key (1)’.”
Summer passed and autumn came. The evening breeze carried a slight chill.
Carrying a bag, Dark climbed up the Spiral Bell Tower. The Magical Animal Club on the tenth floor still had lights on.
Upon reaching the club, he knocked on the door, and Diana rushed over to open it.
“You finally came,” Diana said immediately, pulling him inside.
“Hold on.” Dark quickly closed the door and asked, “What’s going on?”
Diana stopped, looked around, and said mysteriously, “Guess what we encountered in the Dungeon?”
Dark replied quickly, “Treasure Chest, Secret Room, Hidden Space, Boss of a Tier?”
Diana’s face fell.
Rose couldn’t help giggling behind her hand.
“Alright, alright.”
While comforting her, Dark followed them into Catalysta’s “Reading Room.”
The books in the “Reading Room” weren’t many, filling only half of the bookshelf.
Catalysta and Broni were studying intently around the tea table.
On the table, a small, furry bear was crawling slowly.
It looked like a newborn animal, but its fur was already full, with very short legs and a round, adorable body.
Catalysta and Broni stared at it, puzzled.
Only when Dark entered the room did they lift their heads and relax slightly.
Catalysta said, “President, you’re back.”
Dark frowned and asked, “What’s wrong?”
Catalysta pointed to the bear on the table and said, “We might have picked up a magical animal in the Dungeon.”
“How could there be a magical animal in the Dungeon?” Dark replied instinctively, but his gaze couldn’t leave the bear after landing on it.
After a while, he muttered, “This is a monster, right?”
…
The four members of the Magical Animal Club brought back a monster from the Dungeon.
…
Dark sat down on the sofa and didn’t immediately observe the monster. Curiously, he asked, “Tell me how you found it.”
Catalysta and Broni exchanged glances, and Diana eagerly said, “Let me tell you, let me tell you!”
She quickly recounted their adventure in the Dungeon.
Two third-year guides and two second-year students.
These four people entered the Dungeon on Friday afternoon and plunged into the maze of the first tier.
Although Diana wanted to lead the charge, Catalysta successfully held her by the neck.
“A Magus should have a Magus’s fighting method!” Diana mimicked Catalysta’s tone seriously.
“Afterwards, we led with familiars, each summoning a Golem nearby. Senior Catalysta and Senior Broni really know their way around, and we quickly found the entrance to the second tier.”
After reaching the second tier, the four rested for a while before continuing.
Thus, they arrived at the seventh tier before nightfall on Friday.
Their efficiency was quite high.
The combination of the four was surprisingly reasonable.
Diana took the role of a frontliner, Rose supported as a healer, Catalysta was the strategist, and Broni covered the rear and reconnaissance.
Broni’s series of puppet-type Golem cards could easily summon a large number of puppets for pathfinding.
Using special Golem cards, she could even share her vision with the puppets.
The four worked together, especially in finding paths, which was incredibly fast!
The monsters in the first ten tiers posed little threat to them.
That night, the four girls chatted about girl topics, growing closer.
By Saturday, they continued as usual, relying on teamwork to quickly navigate.
They reached the tenth tier by noon on Saturday.
From the first tier to the tenth, their encounters were unremarkable, merely handling monsters, finding routes, and progressing steadily.
Due to the early hour, they even rested for two hours in the safe zone of the tenth tier before continuing.
From the tenth tier to the eleventh, it only took them two hours.
Especially because it was too early, after discussion, they boldly entered the inner area of the eleventh tier.
Catalysta and Broni were not new to exploring below the tenth tier, but they usually played the role of being led, now becoming leaders, which felt somewhat unfamiliar.
Moreover, the space of the eleventh tier had been refreshed multiple times, differing greatly from their previous understanding.
The entire space resembled a tropical rainforest, with towering trees, gentle streams, and various insects and poisonous plants.
Monsters had learned to hide in bushes and thickets, ambushing unexpectedly, making it hard to defend against.
The four-person team proceeded cautiously, avoiding many dangers thanks to Catalysta’s knowledge, but eventually encountered a group of monsters and barely escaped.
In fleeing, they ended up in unknown territory.
Catalysta and Broni lost their direction.
Diana and Rose spread their hands, clueless.
At this point, it was already getting dark.
In their discussion, they made a bold decision—spend the night in the rainforest!
To a place as safe as possible.
But in the dungeon where monsters lurked everywhere, there was virtually no truly safe place.
In the end, it was Catalysta who came up with a solution.
They had planned to find a giant tree and carve out a hole inside it, creating their own tree hollow!
To accommodate four people, they began heading towards the largest visible giant tree nearby.
After about ten minutes, they finally found that giant tree.
After clearing the surroundings to some extent, Catalysta summoned a mana spirit and started digging the tree hollow.
However, after breaking through the tree bark, the four of them were shocked to discover that there was already a hole inside the giant tree!
Moreover, not only was this tree hollow spacious, but it also led to an underground tunnel extending all the way to the depths below!
The four were instantly excited!
…
“And so, we discovered the hidden room on the eleventh tier!”
Diana said this with a bit of pride.
Everyone knew that the dungeon was filled with various hidden rooms, but finding one required both luck and strength.
Facing such a situation, even Branis, who was usually cautious, did not voice any objections.
Thus, the four of them, with a mix of excitement and caution, entered the underground tunnel within the tree hollow.
This hidden room was quite large.
But instead of being afraid, they became even more excited.
Because the size of the hidden room was typically proportional to the final rewards.
To prepare for emergencies, they all summoned second-tier mana spirits, advancing step by step deeper into the dungeon.
Finally, relying on Diana’s physical strength, they defeated the obstructing monsters and reached the end of the underground chamber, discovering a treasure chest placed atop a wooden stake!
In the dungeon, no one could resist the allure of a treasure chest.
Especially after such a long exploration, finding a treasure chest was particularly rewarding.
Diana ran over excitedly, and even Catalysta couldn’t hold her back.
Rose quickly summoned a mana spirit as a precaution.
And indeed, as expected.
The treasure chest contained no treasure—it was hiding a treasure box monster!
…
“Then what happened?” Dark listened intently and asked.
But Diana smiled and pointed at the baby bear crawling on the table.
Dark immediately understood: “Is this the treasure box monster?”
Diana said with a smile: “Exactly!”
Dark was surprised: “So you brought the treasure box monster back??”
“Yes,” Diana replied, “aren’t we the Magical Animal Club? Raising another bear cub is perfectly normal!”
“It’s very normal,” Dark read aloud.
Then he couldn’t help but look at the crawling bear cub on the table.
The bear cub seemed to sense his sharp gaze and momentarily dodged.
Dark warned: “It won’t attack people?”
Diana reached out and grabbed the bear cub, holding it in her arms and exposing its snow-white belly.
The bear cub then sprawled its short legs, showing a resigned expression, allowing itself to be held.
This wasn’t just not attacking people…
It didn’t even have any intention to attack at all!
“In the dungeon, such a monster actually exists…”
Dark couldn’t help but cover his forehead. No wonder Catalysta and Branis had been studying it.
The existence of this bear cub indeed overturned common sense.
Elite monsters and tier bosses, although they had high intelligence, still retained their monster nature, which would make them uncontrollably hostile towards adventurers.
Even the two “rational” monsters Dark encountered last night showed strong aggression.
“No, wait!”
Dark suddenly had a flash of insight, thinking of a monster.
Due to the low presence of that monster, he had subconsciously ignored it.
But now, recalling it, he immediately made the connection.
Before the tier boss warrior eagle appeared, there was clearly a rat monster being chased away by it!
Monsters in the dungeon sometimes ran away, but that was often a setup for a comeback.
But this rat was different.
It fled into the shadows, trembling with its tail and butt exposed, a memory that remained vivid in Dark’s mind.
Now looking back, that rat might have been the most “rational” and intelligent monster he encountered last night!
But if he equated this bear cub with that rat monster…
Dark’s gaze became heavy.
He activated his chakras, letting the aura flow into his palm, then extended his hand towards the baby bear: “Let me hold you.”
Diana happily handed the baby bear to him.
Dark caught it under its armpits, lifted it up, and casually asked: “So you only found this treasure box monster in that hidden room?”
“Of course not,” Diana exclaimed, “We also found many usable fruits, all very sweet. There were also sparkling minerals and monster materials. They were all piled up in the corner of the room. Oh, and we also found that!”
Diana looked at Rose.
Rose took out a necklace from her bag.
The chain of the necklace was gold, but it didn’t seem to be pure gold.
The pendant part was constructed by overlapping two circular metal frames, with a fluctuating crystal ball inside.
“A crystal ball necklace?” Dark asked.
Rose responded: “Yes! I have a feeling that it can enhance astrological abilities!”
“Let me see.”
Dark retracted his gaze and focused slightly. His emerald green eyes turned into dazzling gold.
But after activating the “Eye of Truth,” he didn’t look at the crystal ball necklace; instead, he suddenly fixed his gaze on the baby bear in mid-air!
( っ.-′c) Stare
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[First Exploration of the Dungeon Treasure List]
—
Magic Diamond (20);
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—Cockcomb
—Soft Silver Ore
—Strength Ring
Yellow Core (12);
Purple Core (12);
Pink Core (12);
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Treasure Map (?);
—Perception Pearl
[Magical Worm Tree]
—Half-Moon Pendant
—Bottled Potion
—Wooden Carving
—Bronze Eye
—Dream Flower
—Swift Dagger
Blood Crystal (6);
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—Soul of the Sucking Spirit
—Gate Key
[Grass Cat Plant]
—Bronze Mirror
—Attraction Pearl
—Rhinoceros Horn
—Gravity Boots
—Moonstone
[Magic Dropper]
—Clown Mask
—Bio Pearl
—Silver Sphinx
—Dragon Tooth Sword
[Trash Slime]
“The Magic Fire”
—Blood Crystal Crown
[Wrestler Eagle]
—Blood Holy Sword
—Emerald Holy Sword
