Before the gods arrived in the underworld, there was already the dungeon.
Although it is not as large as it is today, a city was once established above the labyrinth, and it is said that there was an institution that was the predecessor of the guild back then. At that time, people were able to fight monsters without receiving the favor of the gods, the falna.
Of course, the situation was not as rosy as one might imagine.
After all, manpower was limited, and dungeon monsters constantly invaded the ground, causing a lot of harm to people.
Later, with the descent of the gods into the netherworld, humans became stronger after receiving the favor, and then regained living space and eliminated the monsters from the ground.
To prevent similar things from happening again, the people of Orario built a huge canopy over the dungeon.
This is the origin of the Tower of Babel.
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The first floor of the dungeon.
Wearing a silver-white breastplate, Sora held the spear with both hands, constantly keeping an eye on his surroundings as he walked towards the depths of the passage.
"Listen, Sora-kun! The dungeon is not a place to play!"
"The dungeon is alive."
"From the moment you step into the dungeon, she has her eyes on you! She will continue to spawn a large number of terrifying monsters, they are not afraid of pain, they are not afraid of death, and they even like to bully others, just to take the life of the intruder..."
"Be careful, never let yourself be surrounded by monsters, otherwise no one can save you!"
What Hestia told him last night still echoed clearly in his mind.
It is precisely because of these few warnings that Sora is so cautious, one step at a time, advancing slowly.
The long spear in his hand hit the wall from time to time, testing that labyrinth.
The light blue-tinted walls and ceiling filled Sora's entire field of vision and a natural labyrinth where sunlight could not be seen extended infinitely in all directions.
Forks, intersections, gentle descents... It's difficult to imagine how this complex terrain was formed.
At first, other adventurers could still be seen, but as the exploration deepened, the adventurers chose different passages and disappeared from Sora's sight.
I couldn't tell if it was luck.
By now, Sora had been walking for a long time, but he still hadn't encountered any monsters, only his footsteps echoed in this silent passage.
"Ah, this... is it my luck? It shouldn't be so easy to go down to the second floor! Who said Spearmen must be lucky And, rumors, definitely rumors, in the dungeon There aren't as many monsters as I imagined, Hestia was being very paranoid."
Just when Sora was thinking like this...
"Wow--!"
The sound of something falling to the ground broke the original calm of the passage.
Sora, who was attentive to his surroundings, quickly turned around and saw an incredible scene.
He saw the purple wall of the passage suddenly begin to deform, and then, a ball of flesh was directly squeezed out of the wall. After she landed, it was clear that it was a goblin.
Man, this is a simulation of the birth of life!
"Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
Before I could think, the goblin let out a long, high-pitched howl after landing.
Sora could have sworn that this was the scariest scream he had ever heard in his life, and it could be compared to the sound of chalk rubbing on the blackboard when he was at school.
"Is coming!"
After landing, the goblin discovered where Sora was, waving the piece of wood in his hand, he ran towards Sora.
Goblins are weak individuals, with a moderate pace and like to walk in groups!
With the information about the goblins in mind, Sora clenched the spear in his hand and quickly blocked it in front of him. The sound of the wind brought by the swinging of the sticks suppressed Sora's nervousness very well.
When facing danger, it is always comforting to have a weapon at hand.
So, the most important point now is: how to defeat the goblin in front of him.
Sora, who is not strong, has a gentle personality and is kind to people, he has been an honest person since he was a child. He has never actually fought anyone, but now he has to fight monsters, which touches a blind area in his area of knowledge.
Looking at the approaching goblin, his heart was filled with confusion.
(Should I run away or... Just fight head-on?)
Do what you think, in the first battle, Sora intends to try to follow his feelings first, in fact, there is no better way now, right?
The goblin was already running in front of him, so he had to fight first.
Holding the long spear with both hands, moving it above his head, Sora began to assess the goblin's speed and then launched himself towards its head. The spear made the whistling sound spread everywhere.
Sora thought to himself that if this blow connected, the goblin in front of him might only end up bleeding to death.
However, things didn't seem to be going in the direction he expected.
Facing the spear coming towards his face, the goblin gave a strange cry, and the piece of wood in his hand swayed along with him. With the help of the speed of the charge, the goblin collided with the spear.
"bang!"
An enormous force was transmitted from the Spear Shaft. Unprepared, Sora let the spear slip from his hands, and the spear flew out, hitting the ground hard.
Hmm, not quite what he imagined would happen!
(Damn! I dropped the spear, what should I do now, run away? Or should I continue fighting with my fists, this goblin looks so fierce, it must be very difficult to mess with him...)
In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Sora's mind.
However, he didn't have much time to think about countermeasures, and after raising his weapon, the goblin's next attack was already underway.
(Shit!)
(End of chapter)