Thanks to my little rampage across the swamp, it was only a matter of time until I ran out of mana, though when that happened, I had Yuki and Lazuli there to assist me as we pushed deeper into the swamp, coming across even stronger monsters than before; only once we reached the line trees, did the monsters slowly stopped attacking us.
"We've made it to the ninth floor. Are you feeling better now, Alex?" Asked Yuki lightly as she turned and glanced at Alexander, who was leaning against one of the many trees while staring hatefully at the swamp they'd just trekked through.
"Tsk, a little; my mana is still pretty low, but we can continue through the ninth floor if you guys want; I've got enough to get us through there." Replied Alexander with a click of his tongue as he looked at Yuki before glancing at Lazuli, who was to his left.
"No, it is fine. Rest and recuperate." Stated Lazuli calmly as she glanced at Alexander before shaking her head, causing him to nod.
Stabbing Trina and Zartha into the ground beside me, I sat down and meditated, which significantly increased the rate at which I re-filled my mana pool, though it would still take about fifteen to twenty minutes. While I did this, Lazuli and Yuki ensured no one attacked us, though, after about ten minutes, I stood back up, slightly surprising them.
"Eh, finished already? That was really quick." Asked Yuki in slight surprise as she glanced at Alexander, who shook his head while grabbing his two greatswords.
"Nah, I'm only about 60% full, but that should be plenty to get through the ninth floor; besides, we always rest just before the guardian's floor anyways, so I can just finish there." Replied Alexander lightly as he pulled his swords out of the ground while glancing between Yuki and Lazuli.
Stretching a little, I followed after Yuki and Lazuli as we walked through the line of trees that separated each floor, only to exit from the other side after a few seconds; looking around at the disgusting swamp, I clicked my tongue in disgust but held off from going on a rampage despite how much I wished to. With Yuki in the lead, she took charge and took the brunt of the monster's attack while I dashed around the sides, thinning out the horde, leaving Lazuli in the back to drop powerful spells of destructive nature onto the monsters, killing numerous of them in one fell swoop.
This is how we're supposed to fight as a group, though since monsters aren't that powerful yet, we usually just fight however we want to, though; from floor eleven onwards, we'll use that formation to fight as that's when the monsters get really strong.
"Tsk, get away from her, you vile creature." Muttered Alexander in anger as he punted a massive leech that was bigger than his foot, causing it to arc through the air before smashing into a tree.
Coating my blades in reddish flames, I violently slashed at the numerous monsters that lunged towards Yuki, allowing me to effortlessly kill them as their focus was entirely on her; however, once her skill's effectiveness ran out, some started to also attack me, making it a harder for me, but overall, it was still manageable, I mainly just had to be carefully were I stepped, with the swamp you never know what's actually ground or not.
With the first horde or wave of monsters having been taken care of, we continued onwards through the dungeon, killing any group of monsters that dared to attack us with our overwhelming destructive capabilities, though I kept mine to a minimum, unlike Yuki and Lazuli.
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"Haa, man, we've really got to start heading deeper whenever we use the dungeon; these monsters are strong, but their levels are too low. I've only leveled up once through all of this; even then, I had more than 50% before we even entered the dungeon." Remarked Alexander with a frown as he leaned against the tree while gazing at his status panel, only to sigh and shake his head.
"Hmph, that's what I wanted to do, but someone said no." Said Yuki with a scoff as she narrowly eyed Alexander, who awkwardly coughed before looking away.
"We need to speak about these topics beforehand." Stated Lazuli lightly as she sat beside Alexander while recovering her mana.
"Thank you, Lazuli. Next time, let's have a discussion before entering the dungeon so everyone is on the same page, we also need to prepare as well. How many potions do you two have?" Asked Alexander as he glanced between Lazuli and Yuki, prompting them to check their space pouches.
"Um, I've got a few healing ones, one antidote, all Uncommon rank, and then I've got one with your blood." "I'm the same, except no antidote potion." Stated Yuki and Lazuli, respectively, as the former dumped everything onto the ground, causing Alexander to roll his eyes.
"See, that's not enough. The Uncommon healing potions aren't needed; you two should both have several potions of my diluted blood and then one, maybe two potions of my Ichor." Said Alexander with a shake of his head, his words causing Lazuli to nod while Yuki furrowed her brows.
"Hmm, well, I guess you're not wrong; the monsters passed this guardian get really strong." Muttered Yuki with a thoughtful expression as she rubbed her horn, prompting Alexander to nod.
"Of course, I'm not wrong, not when it involves your guy's safety. Now, don't you think I'm deserving of a little kiss?" Remarked Alexander with a faint smirk as he glanced at Yuki while tapping his cheek, causing her to lick her lips before leaning towards him.
"You deserve far more than a mere kiss." Said Yuki softly as she grasped Alexander's crotch while whispering into his ear, causing him to inhale a sharp breath.
"Woah, calm down there, Yuki; you know I can't resist you when you try to seduce me." Said Alexander lightly with a lustful gaze as he glanced at Yuki, who faintly smirked and gave his crotch one final squeeze before backing away.
Releasing a deep sigh, I turned and silently stared at Yuki, yet her seductive behavior was nowhere to be seen, which was both good and disappointing; there were many things about Yuki that would get me very aroused, but whenever she tried to seduce me, I can never last, even now, I had a raging erection.
'I-I don't know if this thing will ever calm down.' Mused Alexander with a wry expression as he gazed at his obvious erection, which Lazuli had trouble taking her eyes off.
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"Alright, is everyone ready?" Asked Alexander solemnly as he tightly gripped his two greatswords while glancing between Yuki and Lazuli, both nodding.
After taking roughly half an hour to rest, we were now about to enter the tenth floor, which would be my most hated guardian boss to ever fight; also, regarding my cock, it was still very erect; unfortunately, all I could do was position it so it's out of the way.
With Yuki taking the lead, Lazuli and I followed right behind her as we trekked through the line of trees before arriving on the tenth floor; despite encountering a few other groups, the guardian was present as my eyes locked onto an absolutely massive snake. The moment we arrived, the monstrous snake raised its head and looked at us, only to hiss loudly before slithering right toward us with its jaw open; however, something we had to watch out for was its tail, since instead of it having a rattle, there was a long, sharp blade, which has taken a few of my fingers in the past.
"Right here, bastard!" Yelled Yuki loudly as she used [Roar Of The Aggressor] and [Shield Charge], changing the guardian's focus to her while she dashed right for the monster.
"Lazuli, you help Yuki, I'll get rid of it's tail." Said Alexander solemnly as he filled his body with mana and dashed around the edge of the room, ensuring the monster didn't switch his focus to him.
With both Lazuli and Yuki keeping the monster's focus on them, it was really easy to arrive near the snake tail, though I just had to be careful since it was furiously wagging, and even though [Rebirth] wasn't on cool down, it didn't feel good to be bisected.
Leaping into the air, I used [Air Step] to help me land on its leg, which caused it to instantly focus on me, though it was too late as I enlarged Zartha and sliced down, cutting the tail off its body.
"Heh, that was much easier than last time." Muttered Alexander with a smirk as he quickly leaped off the tail, dodging the snake's lunge.
While in the air, I dashed back toward Yuki, who was fearlessly charging toward the snake like the reckless Oni she was; landing beside her, I aided her in charge just as the snake slammed its head into her shields, bringing her to a halt, yet I used that chance to leave a deep gash in the side of its body, causing it to slam into my body, launching me through the air.
'Ouch.' Thought Alexander as he patted his chest while pushing off the ground and dashing toward the monster, which was being bombarded with powerful spells by Lazuli from a distance.
We've fought against this monster plenty of times, so it was only a matter of time until this massive snake was killed; with our constant attacks, it wouldn't be long, either.