Alright, since there's a chance I might run into more trolls, it's better to get out of this dungeon
I start moving towards where I came from
"If I'm not mistaken, there should be a portal here."
Why is there nothing here? I anxiously and fearfully search the whole area.
Damn it
Damn it
Damn it
Kevin sits in a corner and puts his hand on his head
"I never thought this dungeon would change this much."
I sigh in regret and stand up. Right, now that there's no exit portal, it must open after clearing this dungeon
I know it's dangerous, but it's the only way out
If I can't clear this portal, I'll die here. And the only way to clear this dungeon is to strengthen Yuki because she's currently my most effective asset against the trolls
The way to upgrade Yuki is to give her the mana stones obtained from the monster corpses to eat and evolve
She's already evolved two stages, but we still need to get stronger to fight the final boss
If I use my stat points, I can get stronger, but I'd rather die than lose the chance to get that thing
I think we can defeat the trolls if they're alone, but if there's more than one, we'll probably lose
"Thinking about these things is useless for now. Let's start clearing."
I told Yuki, who was standing a few meters away, looking at me in surprise
"Yuki, move ahead of me and attack any enemy we encounter this time with any method you want."
Yuki confirms by nodding his head, then Yuki starts moving and I move behind him
We had walked about a hundred meters when...
I saw a troll who had killed another troll and was ripping his stomach open
"What's going on here?"
I wanted to check on him to see what he was doing, but Yuki had quickly attacked him
Yuki rushed towards the troll and opened his mouth and quickly blew up the troll's head...
Then the troll object fell on the ground without any movement
"What? Shouldn't it have been repaired now?"
In the game, trolls whose heads were completely destroyed were quickly restored
"It seems that many things have changed"
But well, this is for my benefit
Yuki happily comes to me and lowers his head in front of me
what He wants me to pet him for killing the troll?
Although he is a big wolf, he has tender feelings
Kevin put his hand on Yuki's head and stroked it
After petting Yuki for a bit, I head towards the two troll corpses on the ground
Alright, time to extract the mana stones...
After a few minutes, I extract both mana stones
[ Obtained Mana Stone Rank F ]
[ Obtained Mana Stone Rank E ]
I'm satisfied with what I got
Since I got one of the mana stones for free, I don't mind that it's the lowest rank possible
But I'm a bit disappointed, I expected to get two rank E mana stones
I give the mana stones to Yuki to eat, just like last time
Yuki quickly devours both mana stones
Since Yuki's previous evolutions were done through the system, the mana stone I gave her before wasn't used up
So, for Yuki to achieve her third evolution, she needs to eat at least five more rank E mana stones
Anyway, it's better to move on
I hadn't gone far when I saw two trolls fighting each other
Why are they fighting amongst themselves? Anyway, I signaled Yuki to wait
Even though we were both in plain sight, since the path was too narrow to hide, the two trolls were completely oblivious to us as they were busy fighting
I waited, and after a few minutes, one of them smashed the other's head to pieces with a mace, killing it
At that moment, I signaled Yuki to attack the winning troll before it could heal itself.
Luckily, Yuki managed to take out the troll's head with one hit. Alright, time to extract the mana stones...
The result was a bit disappointing because I only got two rank F mana stones. You ask why it's disappointing?
Well, because it takes 10 rank F mana stones to equal one rank E mana stone, and if I keep getting only rank F stones, Yuki's third evolution is going to take forever.
But if I get lucky and find a rank D mana stone, I can quickly get Yuki to her third evolution.
Although, I doubt I'll be that lucky—my bad luck has been proven time and again. Well, sitting around won't help Yuki evolve
Better get moving and gather more mana stones
[The Constellation "Nurturer" smiles at you.]
[The Constellation "Nurturer" has an offer for you.]
Hmm, what offer does it have? I'm curious.
[The Constellation "Nurturer" says that if you agree to do something for them in the near future, they will give you a rank B mana stone.]
What?
A rank B mana stone?! A rank B mana stone is worth ten rank C stones, and one rank C is worth ten rank D stones, and one rank D is worth ten rank E stones. So, a rank B mana stone is worth a thousand rank E stones!!! Wow, this is really a huge opportunity.
"I definitely accept your offer."
[The Constellation "Nurturer" smiles at you.]
[The Constellation "Nurturer" has sent you a rank B mana stone.]
...At that moment, I didn't realize what a big mistake I was making and the trouble I'd have to go through because of this offer...
I quickly give the rank B mana stone to Yuki and excitedly say
"Alright, Yuki, eat the mana stone."
I was super excited, eager to see how much Yuki would evolve after eating this mana stone.
As soon as Yuki ate the mana stone, white smoke filled the area, making it impossible for me to see anything.
[Congratulations, your summoned creature has evolved three stages.]
[New Achievement: You have evolved a summoned creature five stages. Reward: Your summoned creature enters the third circle of ice magic.]
Wow, that's a great bonus, it means I now have a creature that can both melee and ranged attack.
I was excited to see what Yuki would look like after three stages of evolution
When the smoke clears, I see something strange...
"So where is Yuki?!!"
A girl with short silver hair, also with dog ears and a white tail that looks like a dog's tail, and also completely naked, is sitting on the floor.
The girl turns her face for a moment and sees me looking at her with surprise
The girl smiles and excitedly jumps on me and hugs me tightly and says
"Master"
I'm still surprised by these events, and now two big, round, soft things are coming at me
"What is happening here??!!!"