The reward at the beginning was great. It was a great kill that gained Zane a precious point in stats. When a summoner manages to get points, that also applies to the summon that the caster spawns.
"Could there be more rewards?"
Every time a floor was cleared in the Tower of Magic, rewards were given based on the results, and permission to advance to the next floor was given.
In some cases, rewards were also given while clearing the floor.
"Grrr—!"
"Swosh—!"
The slain disappeared Darkie Welf's corpse, and the rest seemed to be preparing to pounce.
Thirty-three more.
It was still manageable.
Zane raised his hands again, ready to cast another magic, Asmodeus as well.
This time, Asmodeus and Zane made their first move.
"Slides—"
Asmodeus slid his new body between the two Darkie Welfs in front of him.
It wasn't as quick. This was the movement limit of Asmodeus's new body.
The other Darkie Welfs, too, began running at the same time Zane did.
And at that moment, Zane withdrew his body deep into the ground.
At the same time, he swung his left hand and the right hand upwards.
"Ice Missiles—"
"Fire Ball—"
A large ice missile made Darkie Welf's abdomen split open and his fireball skill caused one of the other monsters to fall to the ground because his body was on fire. .
"Dash—!"
It wasn't certain if it was because of the death of its friend or its instinctive hunger for blood, but the remaining Darkie Welfran tirelessly towards Zane and Asmodeus.
And…
"Rip—!"
Asmodeus's sword ripped the running Darkie Welf's mouth apart.
"Thud—!"
The two injured Darkie Welf were not dead.
Of course, they would gradually die if they left them alone.
Shaking off the blood off his clothes from those monsters, Zane muttered.
"Indeed... I still haven't gotten used to it."
Zane still hasn't gotten used to fighting in a new body.
If he could use his magic to its fullest, he could destroy the body of Darkie Welfs in one attack.
"But it was pretty good earlier," Zane added, referring to him making use of the opponent's charging momentum to fly the counter.
It was the best way that Zane could come up with from his current magic and agility, which were lower than before.
To make use of the counter, Zane had to continuously observe his opponent's movements and lure them into action.
"I'll just have to get used to it bit by bit."
The trials on the first floor until then were splendid.
As the theme was the Cave, only simple battles with the low-rank monsters occurred.
There was no better way than this for Zane to adjust to his new body.
"Swosh, Swirl—"
Zane did not forget to kill off the Darkie Welfs that were lying on the floor.
[You have leveled up four times.]
[You have gained 40 points for killing four monsters.]
The second reward popped up in Zane's mind.
"Grrr—"
Another Darkie Welfs appeared before Zane.
This time, it wasn't just the Darkie Welfs.
Different from the Darkie Welfs, what could be called something close to a real monster had appeared.
"Grrr—"
A beast with dark red fur and a build bigger than the Darkie Welf.
Even though it had two eyes closed, its third eye was wide open. It was drooling as if watching Zane as its meal. This monster also stands upright on two legs like a human.
"Nabe?"
[What are you doing here, Nabe?]
Also known as the demon called Naberius.
The reason why dungeon grade S was so tough was due to this demon.
Of course, the Darkie Welf was not an easy opponent for normal humans, but as long as one had a weapon or magical skill in his hands, it was manageable.
But the demon ahead was the real deal.
It wasn't the one that should appear on the first floor.
It was a monster that even well-trained magicians couldn't catch.
"That's why it's Grade S."
"Grin—"
[It had been a while, Asmo, and our beloved master…]
Zane felt as though he was back in his past life. The appearance of his most reckless warrior was almost the same as that time.
Putting aside his emotions, he had to view this situation objectively.
And objectively…
"Now that you appear here indicates that you are an enemy we must face. Well, prepare yourself, Nabe."
"Step—"
Zane took a step towards the Red Black Welf with a gauntlet in his both arms and twenty-nine Darkie Welfs.
[You're right, master. I'm the boss on this floor. I also want to judge you, if you're still deserving of being considered as our Master]
[How dare you say something like that, Nabe!]
"Grrr—"
The Darkie Welfs and the beast called Nabe howled menacingly at Zane.
But Zane didn't even snort.
"It's Okay. He has his reason. Let's go, Asmo. Let's prove it"
It was now or never.
"Dash—"
Nabe was running towards Zane. He didn't seem to care if Asmodeus was right in front of him either.
[Keep Asmo busy so I can fight master, boys!]
At the same time, the Nabe, who was bigger than Asmo, stretched its claws swiftly toward Zane. The Darkie Welfs were no different.
"Clang—!"
Asmo's greatsword and Nabe's gauntlet claw intersected and made a loud sound.
[I won't let you come near, master Zane!, also I couldn't forgive what you say earlier toward Mr. Zane!]
[Hahaha, look at yourself Asmo. It seems you also don't consider him your master yet. You haven't called him master all this time. You are a hypocrite!]
Nabe grinned as if mocking Asmodeus.
But it was only for that moment.
Half of Darkie Welf's was suddenly bound by a plant root that suddenly appeared from the ground. Before long, suddenly their whole body was burnt in one strike.
"Swoosh—!"
[You have leveled up fifteen times.]
[You have gained 150 points for killing fifteen monsters.]
"Asmo, you face the remaining Darkie Welfs. I will defeat Naberius"