"You really...did all this?"
"Yeah, it's quite time consuming."
Compared to Myra who was wide-eyed and open-mouthed in surprise, Kain appeared much calmer, as if these things were no big deal.
Mera had long since turned her head away, out of sight, out of mind.
"How can you do that, can you guide me?"
After being surprised, the next emotion that Myra showed was joy. As an Adventurer, Myra clearly understood the importance of this type of map for Dungeon exploration. And among them, the maze near the guardian monster room was always one of the most difficult challenges.
Myra had to admit that if this measure could be popularized among Adventurers, Kain might even create a revolution.
However, as Kain began to explain, Myra gradually changed from excitement to coolness.
Is this really a method the human can use?
Seeing Myra gradually become dazed, Kain gently comforted her.
"It's not really that complicated, the most complicated thing here is the huge amount of information you need to remember. However, you can completely replace that with paper and ink, drawing it out is the best method to increase your association."
Kain is not dumb enough to say "anyone can do this", he knows that he is different from other people, so he can do some things that other people can't.
On the contrary, Kain gave advice that he considered useful and appropriate.
Myra did not just listen casually, she also honestly memorized it. Regardless of whether she would need to use this knowledge in the future or not, knowing a little more was not a bad thing.
"Okay, now I'll get to the main point."
After explaining, Kain's tone changed to become truly serious. Mera, who had been turning a deaf ear to it all this time, also noticed.
The main issue Kain wanted to talk about was of course about the guardian monsters.
Listening to Kain's description, Myra and Mera's expressions were just as serious as his. Because the things Kain described were truly not to be underestimated.
Mutated slime, vision without blind spots, four flexible tentacles that can both attack and defend and can also be divided into many different tasks, extremely high fighting instinct,...
These traits combined sketched out a terrifying monster.
"Kain, if you were to face such a monster in a battle of survival…"
"I will die."
Kain answered bluntly, there was no need to hide or lie.
Both Myra and Mera showed signs of depression, apparently because even the strongest person here, Kain, had confirmed this…
Seeing this, Kain spoke up to comfort.
"But this isn't exactly a battle for survival, is it?"
"If we can't fight the monster, we can completely retreat. You two don't need to worry too much."
The two of them didn't feel much better. Because they both knew that Kain was just saying nice things. Once the battle broke out, it would be very difficult to retreat.
However, it was Kain's next words that excited them.
"I have a plan."
…
For the next few days, Kain's team did not immediately set out to challenge the guardian monster. Instead, he spent these days allowing Myra to heal his wrist.
After everything was prepared, Kain led Myra and Mera along the easiest path to the guardian monster's room.
Only now did Myra truly feel how good it was to have a map. This place no longer seemed like a maze, but instead had turned into a path home that was wide open and welcomed them.
It was clearly in a Dungeon, but Kain could walk around in it like he was walking in a garden.
They had arrived in front of the guardian monster's room in less than a day's time.
"Just stick to the plan and we'll be fine, got it?"
Before entering the battle, Kain reminded them one last time. Both sisters nodded in unison.
Kain stepped into the room, and was immediately sensed by the grey Slime in the center of the room.
"Go!"
Kain shouted loudly, his body moving to the side in a flash. Lightning gathered in his palm, and at the same time, lightning also appeared above the Slime's head.
[Enhancement Body].
[Thunder Bullet].
[Thunder Summon].
[Enhancement Body] increases Kain's movement speed to the maximum, the remaining two magic skills are also used by Kain to launch towards the monster.
However, for some reason, Kain only used [Thunder Bullet] to continuously attract the Slime's attention. But [Thunder Summon] was still not released.
This time, Kain did not use his familiar dagger fighting style.
Running a three-man team gives Kain more options, and his plans are very direct. Kain would act as a decoy while Myra would shoulder the responsibility of taking down the Slime, Mera also played an equally important role with [Earth Magic] - the only thing that had a defensive function.
As for why Myra was the one responsible for the destruction?
It's simple, her [Fire Magic] has the strongest destructive power.
Kain's [Thunder Magic] is clearly countered, since Kain's [Thunder Magic] becomes "weak" when colliding with a medium that isn't an enemy, Just like how the Slime used the water blisters it shot out to block lightning.
On the contrary, [Fire Magic] doesn't need to pay attention to this, if this Slime counters Kain, then Myra counters it.
"Although there is a fighting instinct, it is still just an instinct."
"Intelligence is a more terrible thing than that. Instinct, no matter how powerful, can become weak before intelligence."
That was what Kain had learned from his previous battle with the guardian monster Reaper.
"Myra, as soon as you're ready, fire your most powerful [Fire Bullet] towards the Slime."
"Huh? Didn't you say I was the one who would take down that monster? Shouldn't I be the one to make the final attack?"
"That's not wrong, and the monster knows it too. It's a Slime, it's liquid, it's water, its natural enemy of course is fire."
"I... I don't understand, what does this have to do with anything?"
"It's simple, when you attack that thing, its fighting instinct will focus on blocking your attack, because it's instinct judges that your attack is the greatest threat."
"And then…"
"I will erase its so-called perfect vision."