Chương 62: Toward the Floor Boss

As expected, this was the passage leading to Floor 14. The eleven branching passages likely led to different locations on Floor 14. There was not much difference between Floor 14 and Floor 13. Even the monsters' regeneration speed and strength were similar. This confirmed Cael's guess. The Dungeon was indeed targeting them and had been paying close attention to their team from the beginning. No matter which floor they were on, they would be attacked by the strongest monsters available there.

In short, in the eyes of the Dungeon's monsters, they were lights in the dark night. As long as they remained in the Dungeon, monsters would rush toward them like moths to a flame. However, after reaching Floor 14, it did not take much time to reach Floor 15. It seemed too many monsters had already been cleared earlier, and they did not encounter any monsters for an hour. That gave everyone time to recover their strength. At the entrance of the spiral stone staircase on Floor 16, everyone rested and recovered.

"The consumption is really too great. We must use this time to recover to our best condition. The strongest monster we have to face on the lower floors is the Minotaur." Cael carefully tore dried meat into small pieces and put them in his mouth while explaining.

"Minotaurs are judged to have upper Lv. 2 potential. They usually move in groups of two or three, but with our luck, we may encounter more than a dozen, or even twenty."

"With the monsters we encountered earlier, it may even become another monster feast."

"We should have no problem in terms of strength. The biggest problem is physical exhaustion caused by prolonged fighting," Sanemi said vaguely, his mouth full of dried meat, as if he were chewing it like a monster.

"Yes. Our consumption will definitely rise sharply on Floor 16. If we are exhausted, we will be in danger," Rengoku said with his arms crossed. After consecutive battles, their Falna had already begun showing signs of exhaustion.

"I do not have much of a problem," Mitsuri said, secretly thinking that everyone looked like good teachers when discussing problems. It seemed she was the only one who was not tired. Her Skills had greatly improved her physical fitness.

"I am the only one who has not contributed. I am sorry, everyone," Shinobu said apologetically. Her strength was the lowest, and her sword was not suited to fighting monsters. She had not killed a single monster so far, so she felt very sorry. Unauthorized content usage: if you discover this narrative on Amazon, report the violation.

"Right, I forgot that your sword is not suited to fighting, Shinobu. This is for you. As long as it stays anywhere within my sensing range, it will not disappear." Cael suddenly remembered that Shinobu's sword could not kill monsters at all. She used poison to kill demons. Magical light appeared in his hand, and three narrow, colorful swords appeared in front of Shinobu. This sword was one of the two paired blades he had bought at Goibniu's shop.

Unfortunately, it had been completely broken during his last Dungeon trip with Lili.

"Captain's magic is so convenient. You do not have to worry about whether your weapon breaks," Shinobu said with envy. When killing demons, one of the greatest worries was that the sword would be damaged in battle.

"Yes. Magic that can create infinite swords is truly shocking, especially in a place like the Dungeon, where weapons are consumed so heavily. This Skill is undoubtedly divine," Rengoku said.

"If anyone's sword breaks, just come to me. As long as you do not leave my sensing range, it will work. If you leave my sensing range, the projection will become ineffective." Cael spoke freely. Unlimited Blade Works was indeed a divine Skill in this world. Projection was only an additional effect. If he wanted to use the Inherent Barrier, he would need at least Lv. 3 Magic to barely support it, and there also had to be thousands of swords in the barrier to meet the minimum requirement for opening it.

"Then we will not be polite. My sword has many small chips already." Obanai Iguro, the Serpent Hashira, raised his Nichirin Sword full of small chips with a somewhat regretful expression. This was a sword he had used for a year without a single scratch. After all, sometimes he would not encounter even one demon for a month, while the Dungeon was full of monsters. Giyu did not speak. He only nodded.

"After passing Floor 16, we will reach the destination of this trip, the Floor Boss's floor. Then the final decisive battle will arrive. Namu Amida Butsu, it is truly sad." Gyomei clasped his hands together and recited Buddhist scriptures, tears streaming down his face. Why did such a large man cry so much?

"The suffering in this world makes me cry whenever I think of it, Lili the donor," Gyomei said.

"Speaking of the Floor Boss, are you mentally prepared?" Cael felt a little ashamed when he heard Rengoku's words. He took a sip of water, wiped the corners of his mouth, and looked at everyone, who had mostly recovered.

"The Floor Boss is different from the monsters we have encountered so far. It has strong battle instincts and an extremely huge body. The Floor Boss on Floor 17 is a giant judged to have mid Lv. 4 potential."

"Its speed, strength, and size far surpass ordinary Lv. 4 monsters. It also has special abilities. What is currently known is that it can compress air in its mouth and fire it as a localized blast at high speed."

"Is that not our goal? I am already prepared. As long as we kill it, all of us can obtain the great feat needed to upgrade to Lv. 2, right?" Obanai said.

"This is a shortcut. Since we decided to take it, why hesitate?"

"Furthermore, we all have reasons to become stronger. Our strength has reached a bottleneck and has been unable to break through for a long time. Now that we have a golden opportunity, we have to do it no matter what, right?"

"Yes. I am very eager to continue becoming stronger so I can protect more people from harm," Rengoku said suddenly, his fighting spirit burning like a ball of flame.

"Haha, I want to defeat the Floor Boss beautifully. Very beautifully."

"Me too. I just want to become stronger."

"That's right."

"What happened? I forgot again."

"Everyone is so handsome."

"Everyone is working hard, so we cannot fall behind either," Tanjiro said.

"I want to become strong too. I can feel my power gradually growing. I am getting stronger!" Inosuke flexed his muscles.

"Same here," Zenitsu said while sleeping with snot under his nose. Cael's whole body was also filled with fighting spirit. His eyes burned like fire as he clenched his fist and shouted loudly.

"In that case, let us set off and go straight to Floor 17!"

"Ho! Ho! Ho!"