(Okay, I fked up. Remember I stated Ais got from Lv 1 to Lv 2 in one month? I mixed that one up with Bell. Ais actually took a year to reach Lv 2.)
(Also warning for some +18 stuff in this chapter.)
Down in the Middle Floor, Mittelt, Ravel and Tanya are doing their usual dungeon diving as they routinely do everyday in a week except for Sunday.
"A group of Almiraj ahead. More than 20 in number." Tanya informed after her magically enhanced sight scouted the tunnel ahead. She then dismisses her magic and turns back to the group. "What should we do next?" Tanya asks while holding her rifle ready, saying she will fight.
"Are you doing alright, Ravel? Or should we rest a little." Mittelt turns to Ravel who looks quite dirty and sweating quite a lot, caked in dirt, grime and dried blood. She is the main tanker and has quite a lot of close quarter action with the monsters which explains her state.
"Yeah. I'm not that tired yet." Ravel replied while taking out a water canteen and taking a few sips.
"Alright. If so, we continue." Mittelt made the decision and the other two nodded.
Ravel took the front because she is the tank, Mittelt is just behind Ravel as the main damage dealer and finally Tanya taking the rear as she fills in the marksman role for the party.
Ravel charged ahead and unleashed a vertical slash that burst into flame in a cone shaped area. The monster has little to no intelligence and acts based on instinct. Ravel's opening attack immediately threw the group of Almiraj into disarray as most instinctively retreated from the wall of fire that suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
Mittelt dived in after the fire disappeared and accurately stabbed a stunned Almiraj. Then her spear moved like a snake, snatching three more before the Almirajs recovered and began their attacks. But Mittelt's attack hadn't ended yet as she conjured six spearheads and launched them like arrows. Each took out one Almiraj.
Then Mittelt backstepped and Ravel replace her position to block the charging Almirajs claws with her round shield. Ravel then swerved to the side as Mittelt dashed forward and executed three consecutive rapid stabs that killed three of the Almirajs that charged at her previously. However, the remaining Almirajs immediately recovered from their failed attack to charge again. Mittelt retreated again and Ravel jumped into Mittelt's previous position with her sword wreathed in flame as she slashed at them and gout of flame followed.
The flame burned the Almirajs but not to the point of dying. Ravel took this opportunity as the Almirajs is once again in disarray trying to put off the fire and secured two kills with a powerful slash that bisected two.
The remaining five have a bloody hole on their head as they fall lifelessly to the ground. Tanya nods at her perfect accuracy thanks to her aim guidance magic and wonderful rifle that perform smoothly as it should be.
"Enemies eliminated." Tanya said, which made Ravel and Mittelt instantly drop their stance and sighed.
"Whew, that was intense." Mittelt hugs her spear with one arm and leans on it. "Whose idea is it again to test out the rapid elimination training?"
"Tanya." Ravel answered while counting the corpse to make sure the number matched with the number they detected earlier.
"Fuck you, Tanya." Mittelt cursed as her body felt tired from the high intensity attack and movement she performed.
Tanya didn't look offended as her face remained neutral. "You will thank me later for this in the future. But we did great, girls. We can act as one like a well trained unit." Tanya praised and congratulated them.
"We aren't aren't doing a military drill dammit. But you are right." Mittelt sighs defeatedly and returns back to normal after a short rest for her screaming muscle.
"Let me double check this tunnel before we take a short break." Tanya said before she activated her enhanced sight and checked the tunnel ahead. Meanwhile Ravel and Mittelt collect the Magic Stones.
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Within the dungeon, there exists a certain group of Adventurers that is different from others. Instead of hunting monsters, they hunt fellow Adventurers to loot and sell their equipment.
"Boss! Boss! Great news!" An Pallum dressed like a rogue rushed into a dead end of the tunnel system.
But once he arrived, the rogue found himself looking at the scene that made his brow twitch in anger.
"Goddammit. I was working hard and here you two are fooling around." The rogue said angrily.
Inside the hidden pocket of the tunnel, two men, one is a very jacked wolf Demi human who is the boss and the other one is human. They are pleasuring themselves with an elf girl. Looking at the equipment scattered on the side which includes a staff and torn up robe, the elf is a Mage.
The elf girl gave no reaction. Her body was battered and covered with blue and purple bruises. Her neck is being choked tightly as a man is violating it even after she passed away.
"Hngh!" The boss in a heavy chestplate grunted and made his final thrust before releasing all his seed into the dead corpse he was violating without even feeling bothered by its state.
"Tch, it's rare to get an elf down here and you are ruining my fun." The boss said with a slight annoyed tone and wiped his junk clean with pieces of the torn up robe before putting on his pants.
"So, what is it you want to report?" The boss turned to the rogue and asked.
"One of the girls drifted away from her party. This is our chance." The rogue said excitedly. He had been coveting for Tanya from the moment the group set her party as their target.
"Which one?"
"The one with the Magic Dwarven gun." The rogue replied. "I have the dibs on the girl alright."
"Yeah yeah. What I want is the gun. That thing will fetch a high price in the market. She must be quite rich to be carrying that as a low level adventurer." The boss is already salivating at the money he can make while grabbing his battle axe leaning on the wall before turning to the other guy. "Oi Greg, enough fucking that elf. Pull up your pants and let's get going."
"Yes, boss!" The human replied and complied immediately. But inside, he is dissatisfied but what can he do? He is just a Level 2 and his boss is Level 4.
With the Pallum leading them, they ran quickly. Each with a different desire.
They are given many names such as looter, scavenger, murderer and many more. They kill fellow Adventurers in the dungeon to steal and then sell the equipment in hope for quick cash. But their group is a little different. Other than just murdering and looting corpses, they have a liking to target females and pleasure themselves with the corpse. All because the boss thought, why pay for a loose prostitute. With their modus operandi, they can earn money while pleasuring themselves. Killing two birds with one stone.
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Tanya finished scouting the tunnel and about to make her way back when a sudden growl made her stop on her paused. She turned to the direction of the sound and saw a dragon-like creature with a pink scale.
"A wyvern?" Tanya mumbles but isn't all that surprised or shocked.
Tanya had spent most of her time when not in the dungeon to read the bestiary and maps for each floor she and the girls plan to dive. She is aware wyvern is a monster that will appear on this floor and she knows how to deal with it fast.
*Roar!*
After the wyvern roared and charged at her, Tanya simply raised her rifle and aimed for the eyes. The wyvern eyes isn't the weakness, but an access point to reach the wyvern brain because the eyes are easier to penetrate than the scale and skull of the wyvern. But before she could take the shot. She senses someone behind her and instinctively raises her barrier which blocked a metal dart.
"Tch, she blocked it boss."
"Ambush?" Tanya mutters but she cannot afford to turn her attention away and quickly emptied her magazine on the wyvern in hope to kill it quickly.
*Roar!*
The wyvern gained a few bullet holes on its body but still not dead yet as it swat its winged arm at Tanya but missed as she rolled to the side.
"Damnit, if only I had my Operation Orb." Tanya cursed as she quickly ran to an intersection and hid in the corner to reload her rifle.
"Where do you think you are running huh?" A man appeared out of nowhere and slashed his sword at Tanya but crashed to the barrier instead of wounding her.
Fine crack appeared the instant that sword impacted her barrier. Tanya knows this guy is the same Level as her but his stats should be nearing Level 3 with how easy he is going to break her barrier. Tanya didn't panic and finished reloading her rifle. Then she pour mana until the bullet cannot hold anymore mana and shoot.
The attacker raises his shield thinking it would block the attack but instead penetrate the shield and explode, claiming his left arm along the shield.
"AHHHH! You fucking bitch!" The man howled in pain before falling to his knee holding the stump of his missing arm.
Just as Tanya was about to sign in relief, a dart flew toward her and pierced her ankle.
"Augh!" She suppressed her yelp of pain and cursed herself for being rusty. She forgot her barrier shattered and allowed the enemies an opportunity to harm her.
"Boss! I got her!" The Pallum rogue cheered as a wolf Demi Human, walked over with his body splattered with some blood and his battle axe still had a chunk of the wyvern meat sticking to it.
"Damn, Greg. Your arm fucked up." The boss whistled as he approached Tanya who was trying to lift her rifle up to fight but easily swat away with a flick from the battle axe.
"Oi Quinn, give me a potion. Quick!" The man grunted. But the Pallum made a smirk and dangled the potion in his hand. "It would be expensive, you know?"
"Damnit, I'll pay you later. Quickly or I'll not be able to attach my arm back." The man agreed immediately.
"Fine. We still comrade right. I give you a deal. I want this girl for myself." The Pallum licks his lips as he glances at Tanya before tossing the potion to Greg.
Meanwhile Tanya had a realization of what these people wanted. She heard of murderers in dungeons that kill adventurers to loot their equipment. But these three will not stop at just that. They also want her body to satisfy their sick pleasure.
Tanya didn't hesitate anymore and pulled the trigger.
*Ting*
The bullets were easily blocked by the wolf Demi Human's battle axe without even a scratch. Tanya felt blood drained off her face as she frantically pour more mana and pull again and again until she heard *click* sound. None of the bullets hit. They were blocked and now she ran out of bullets.
"Are you done struggling?" The wolfman asks with a grin on his face. "Hahaha. I like defiant girls. They struggle the most and it's fun to break their will."
Tanya grit her teeth. She has no chance against the three of them, especially when the wolfman is clearly above Level 2. But Tanya isn't just any girl. She is a former soldier, a former Imperial Flight Mage, the Devil of Rhine that overcomes numerous odds and returns victoriously.
Tanya discreetly grabs her knife from her back while pretending to crawl back in fear before she suddenly springs into action and throws it at the human man that isn't paying attention.
The knife lodges into his neck and the man gurgles in disbelief. While the other two are shocked and stunned, Tanya mustered all her willpower to cast a flight spell and propelled herself away from them.
"Fuck, she is running away!" The wolfman shouted and gave chase.
Tanya, who was already quite a distance away, crashed into a wall but she endured the pain and quickly pulled the dart away from her ankle but saw the skin around the wound already turning black.
"Poison!" She grimaced and reloaded her rifle again but with difficulty because she can feel her body becoming sluggish. She thought it was from her injury but after seeing her wound, she knew it was the poison affecting her.
"Damnit. The more I move. The faster it spread…" Tanya struggles to maintain her consciousness as her vision is starting to darken.
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(Sorry, not actually lemon. But we are getting there.)
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