~~The Next Day~~
I turned my head slightly to the right. There was a beautiful monster girl sleeping with her head on my chest. That girl was none other than Onyx. I put my hands on her head and started playing with her hair.
I think my movements woke her up.
"Master! Sorry, I fell asleep."
She quickly got up and started getting dressed. The sweet rush on her face was pleasing to me.
"After you put on your clothes, go to the other ogres and tell them to explore outside the dungeon."
The task I gave her was quite simple. Knowing the surrounding settlements was very important. I could raid the weak villages around my dungeon. I could enslave people and earn DP.
But for now, it's better not to take risks.
"Yes, Master! Um... Do I need to go with the other ogres?"
"No, it's better for you to stay in the dungeon. Even if the normal ogres die, you can summon new ogres with your ability, but if you die..." I chuckled slightly and said, "I don't even want to think about it."
In fact, all the monsters in my dungeon were valuable right now.
Onyx's beautiful face had turned red. She turned her back and quickly went up to the first floor. Her movements and reactions made her even more attractive. No one would believe that a monster could be so cute.
[Elly has returned. The treasures she found have been added to your inventory.]
I paid attention to the notification that came from the system and checked my inventory.
[Inventory]
| 7× Normal Sword
| 11× Normal Short Sword
| 4× Normal Long Sword
| 6× Normal Armor
| 1× Rare Short Sword
| 4× Normal Bow
| 7× Normal Spear
| 8× Normal Short Spear
[***]
My inventory was filled with useless items. I had glanced over them lightly, but there was no equipment that would be useful for me. Either they didn't fit me, or I simply didn't like the armor that people used.
"System! Sell all equipment in my inventory."
I didn't need them anyway. Selling them was the best option for now. I needed DP at the moment.
[You have earned 440 DP in exchange for the items you sold.]
I think I had just sold more than 300 pieces of equipment, and the DP I earned was very little. I thought I could get at least 500 DP or more.
Elly was descending slowly to the second floor. She came towards me and stood beside my bed, as if saying, "Hug me!"
I decided to reward herself by hugging her.
I quickly got up from where I was and hugged Elly. I thought moles were hairless, but she had a very soft body.
It was enough to be I distracted for this long. I quickly gathered myself.
"I guess it's time to see the first floor."
It had already been one day, and I hadn't seen the first floor yet.
I took Elly with me and went to the first floor.
Onyx quickly came to me when he saw me. Unlike Onyx, Raven showed no reaction. She was leaning on her sword, watching the entrance of the dungeon.
"Master, the ogres have set out. It would be safer for you to be on the second floor for now."
Onyx approached me and spoke.
Onyx wasn't wrong in what he said. But I preferred not to act like a coward. Fighting was easier for me. And I'm not considering suicide.
I estimated that the size of the first floor was 60m². Although it was long as a corridor, it was not wide at all. Expanding it was definitely necessary.
"Elly, I want you to use your 'Earth Shaping' ability to expand the first floor. And Onyx, let me know when the ogres return."
Elly started her work directly. Onyx looked at me and nodded before heading to the second floor. I lay down on my bed and wanted to take a nap.
~~
[A 'Limited Time Item' has been added to the system. Please don't forget to check it!]
A bell sound appeared in my head. The bell was inside my head. It was extremely disturbing and loud.
Limited Time Item? I need to check what it is.
I opened the store and selected the 'Limited Time or Quantity Items' category.
~~[Limited Time & Quantity Items]~~
•[LVL Upgrade Elixir = 100DP (0/10)]
[ LVL Upgrade Elixir: Can be used to upgrade the level of your monsters. It has no effect on the Dungeon Master. ]
I didn't expect this Limited Time Item to be so valuable. Because items like this were not available in the store.
Buying only 10 of them was a big problem for me.
"What? Can I only buy 10 of them? And why is the price so high? With my current DP, I can only buy 4 of them."
[Unfortunately! You can only buy up to 10 because your dungeon level is low.]
To be honest, I was a little disappointed. Because it was a Limited Time Item, it was uncertain when it would come again. But for now, I decided to buy four of them.
[4× LVL Upgrade Elixir have been added to your inventory.]
For now, I decided to give all four elixirs to Onyx. But before I could give the elixirs to Onyx, a notification suddenly appeared in front of me.
[Warning! 2× Normal Ogres killed.]
When I saw the warning, I immediately headed to the first floor. Although Normal Ogres were weak, their deaths were not a good sign. But the death of only two ogres was not necessarily a good sign. Could the other ogre have escaped to inform someone?
"Onyx, any news from the ogres?"
I asked Onyx when I reached the first floor.
"No, master, there's no news. But I can't sense the life force of two Ogres. I was about to go to the second floor to inform you."
There was a slight embarrassment on Onyx's face.
"I think there might be a hunter group nearby. It could be a dungeon raid. Use your ability to summon Ogres again."
I sighed and spoke.
When Onyx heard the word "hunter," she quickly used his ability with a worried look on her face.
"Onyx, go down to the second floor. Summon in new ogres to replace the dead ones. And you two, don't leave Raven's side."
My plan was simple. We were going to defend the dungeon the four of us. We could easily defeat a simple hunter group.
I suspect they deliberately let the last ogre live. That way, they may have thought we were a weak dungeon and allowed it to live to locate the dungeon.
The hunters plan was nice but simple.
"Raven, use these."
I gave Raven the four Level Upgrade Potions in my hand for her to use. Normally, I wanted to prioritize Onyx, but Raven could be more useful right now.
Raven quickly used the potions.
[Congratulations! Your Dark Knight has leveled up from Level 1 to Level 2.]
[Congratulations! Your Dark Knight has leveled up from Level 2 to Level 3.]
[Congratulations! Your Dark Knight has leveled up from Level 3 to Level 4.]
[Congratulations! Your Dark Knight has leveled up from Level 4 to Level 5.]
"Show Raven's stats."
[Name: Raven]
[Race: Dark Knight]
[Gender: Female]
[Strength: 190]
[Agility: 60]
[Physical Resistance: 220]
[Spiritual Resistance: 90]
[Mana: 50]
[Devil Mana: 200]
[Skills: "Close Combat Mastery," "Dark Aura"]
She didn't gain any new abilities, but her statistics had increased. For now, it was more than enough.
Within a few minutes, a wounded ogre appeared at the entrance of the dungeon. There was a huge hole in its chest, but it was still alive.
But the dagger on his back was shining. My guess was right. It irritated me that a monster could be so stupid.
"They used he to find the dungeon entrance. Raven, kill him."
"Understood, Master!"
Raven spoke emotionlessly.
I was surprised. Raven's speech and the hunters' tactics surprised me.
Raven killed the ogre in one strike. I quickly took the dagger on the dead ogre's back. I had to get rid of the dagger.
"System! Sell the dagger in my hand."
[You have earned 40 DP in exchange for the equipment you sold.]
In fact, the reason I sold the dagger was that I thought it was revealing our location. The hunters would find us sooner or later. But for now, buying time was more important for me.
And as I suspected, a group of six hunters entered inside.
[The dungeon raid has begun. 1× E-Rank, 4× D-Rank 1× C-Rank hunter have been detected.]