There was a hole in the world.
It was a gaping hole that opened calmly at the corner of the continent. In ancient times, before humans were aware of it, the hole had already existed, and no one knew its origin.
The hole could give birth to unlimited monsters and was a magical hole.
Monsters that came out of the big hole ran rampant on the surface, sweeping through forests, mountains, valleys, oceans, skies, and other areas of the world. Humans were momentarily helpless and devastated. To regain their dignity and avenge their comrades, humans transcended racial boundaries and launched a counterattack with a joint effort.
Fortunately, because of the active performance of those who would later be called "heroes", humans and various races launched offensive and defensive attacks that advanced and retreated – and finally reached the hole where the monsters originated.
There was another world far inside the hole that was different from the surface.
It was an underground labyrinth divided into countless floors.
Although there was no sunlight, this place was full of extraordinary light sources, with unprecedented flowers and plants growing luxuriantly, and minerals that could only be collected here. Not only were there valuable resources, but there were also monsters that could produce magic stones. In the Dungeon, there were unknown things everywhere.
To prevent monsters in the Dungeon from coming out and causing trouble in the world, the inhabitants of Orario built the Tower of Babel. It was placed above the entrance to the Dungeon. This acted as a cover to prevent monsters from attacking the surface.
In such a situation, if Orario adventurers needed to explore the Dungeon, they naturally had to enter the Tower of Babel.
Because the Tower of Babel was located in the center of Orario, and Orario had a structure that extended eight roads radially from the center, the location of the Tower of Babel naturally gathered the entrances and exits of the eight roads of Orario.
So, no matter which road someone took, they would eventually reach the Tower of Babel.
Precisely, its arrival surrounded the Tower of Babel. The central plaza with the entrances and exits of eight roads.
Right below the Tower of Babel was the entrance to the Dungeon.
As long as you came to the plaza, you could directly see the sacred and majestic white tower towering in the middle of the city.
The base of this giant tower was about a hundred meters wide. On the first floor of the tower, dozens of large arches were built facing all directions. Adventurers who came and went continuously entered and exited, making it look very lively.
Shun held back his excitement and came here.
After getting Falna, the Dungeon was the best place to level up. All the monsters and battles in it would be converted into Excelia to increase his level and strength as quickly as possible.
Especially since he had a lot of cheats, but his level was only Level 1, it was very easy to exterminate monsters.
Shun blended into the crowd of countless adventurers with the Nichirin Sword in hand. After buying a beginner's map at the intersection, he couldn't wait to enter the Dungeon.
The first floor of the Dungeon had light blue walls and ceilings, occupying the entire field of vision. The natural labyrinth that wasn't visible by the sky, stretched endlessly in all directions. Trijunctions, crossroads, gentle slopes. This was a Dungeon where neat roads were formed at certain intervals.
Shun observed the Dungeon with great excitement.
"Generally, monsters in other worlds should be like Goblins, right?"
Shun opened the map side by side and found that the Floor 1 of the beginner's map, which only required 88 valis, was marked with a brief portrait of a Kobold and precautions.
Coincidentally, at the same time, cracks began to appear on the wall in front of him.
After a while, Shun stopped and looked at the scene in front of him with great interest.
The most common monster in the Danmachi World actually emerged from the walls of the Dungeon like chicks hatching from eggshells.
This was how the dungeon spawned monsters!
As if the entire Dungeon was alive.
Of course, what was called life didn't mean that the Dungeon would attack people on its own. The terrain of each floor would change from time to time, but it meant something different. For example, the Dungeon was automatically repaired. If there was a collapsed building, it would take a long time. The destroyed Dungeon structure would be restored to its original state.
And monsters were born from this living Dungeon. Just like chicks and birds hatched, monsters would be born from the walls, floors, ceilings, and even anywhere in the Dungeon. Because of this, no matter how many monsters were defeated, none of the monsters in the Dungeon would be exhausted.
Besides, the type of monster born on each floor was also fixed. But sometimes, some monsters would ascend from below or descend from above. However, the monsters that appeared on each floor were basically fixed, and similar situations rarely occurred.
Shun observed the monster in front of him: it had a gray appearance, was half the height of a human, and had sharp claws. It seemed much more fragile compared to beginner monsters.
Seeing the human in front of him so dismissive of him, the Kobold immediately roared like a monster and rushed towards Shun.
It seemed that his opponent's speed was quite agile. If a Level 1 newcomer who had just become an adventurer, he would follow the monster and fight back and forth, and it would take a lot of effort to win.
And if it was an ordinary Level 1 without training, it might fail.
Before the Kobold launched an attack, the jet-black Nichirin Sword easily cut off its head with a swing.
The Kobold seemed to still have a clear disbelief on its face, but as its head fell, its body immediately collapsed and turned into black smoke and disappeared into the air, leaving only a blue crystal the size of a fingernail.
"This must be a magic stone." Shun picked up the blue-purple crystal and looked at it carefully.
The magic stone was the core that existed in the monster's body. It was said that the reason why monsters could move and have life was entirely because of the magic stone in their bodies.
The magic stone contained tremendous power and could be used to make various products.
Of course, there were no electric lights in this world. However, by using the power of the magic stone, people could make it into lamps, so it could give an effect similar to electric lights. Using human technology to process and utilize it in various aspects until products were created, it was this magic stone that was the factor that made this era, which seemed very backward in terms of comfort, not lag behind at all with modern times.
For example, the ignition device that functions the same as a gas stove, the freezer that can preserve food like a refrigerator, and so on, were all products made from magic stones. Therefore, magic stones were considered valuable resources. Orario exported this kind of magic stone product to other countries, which also allowed the Guild that managed Orario to earn a large profit. Therefore, adventurers could bring the magic stones obtained in the Dungeon to the Guild to exchange for money. The Guild would determine the purchase price based on the size of the magic stone.
That's why, when Shun paid, he found that the Hostess of Fertility didn't want anything like gold at all, but only valis.
"It's a pity that magic stones can't be used for training like in Western fantasy novels. Otherwise, I might want to stay in the Dungeon."
Shun felt it for a long time and found that the magic stone's energy couldn't be absorbed, so he threw it into his personal space with little interest.
"It's okay to exchange for money. In the future, as the number of members increases, a large amount of magic stones will be needed to support the Familia."
It didn't matter if only Shun and Hestia were here now. After Harujime was rescued in the future, and Ryuu converted, it was inevitable to build a Familia base in the future.
As we all know, buying a house is expensive!
Thinking about this, Shun became motivated.
This was a regular labyrinth structure consisting of smooth floors, walls, and ceilings. Endless continuous space, uniform and boring. Just focus on finding moving objects in the field of vision, wandering in the depths of the intricate labyrinth, continuously fighting, continuously swinging the sword, and forgetting all the monsters to become stronger.
He slowly entered Floor 2, imitating his previous behavior, and easily killed the monsters on this floor.
Then came Floor 3, Floor 4, Floor 5…
It didn't take long to reach Floor 12.
As Shun swung his sword, a frog monster with one big eye was dead. Red and black body fluids spilled all over the floor from the severed part, and disappeared like black smoke as its body collapsed. This type of frog monster, Frog Shooter, shot its long tongue to attack adventurers. It often took two to three Level 1 adventurers to surround and kill.
With indifferent eyes, Shun put away his sword, took out the beginner's map and looked at it carefully, only to find…
"Only Floor 12?"
"No wonder it's called a beginner's map!"
Shun complained that each floor of the dungeon was so big, and it would take a long time if there was no map.
In desperation, he had no choice but to put away his map and start walking towards Floor 13. Because there was no route or spawn point on the map, he pushed the entire map flat.
Just when he finally reached Floor 15 after spending a lot of time, he heard the ground boiling like rolling.
It was like thousands of horses running fast, as if a huge wave was happening.
Shun looked ahead in confusion and found that there were several Minotaurs running towards him at a worrying speed, and behind them was a figure with white hair.
"So, that's a Minotaur."
Shun took a closer look, and sure enough, Bete was the fastest and rushed towards Floor 12 chasing the Minotaurs. The Loki Familia members behind him were far behind, but they were also chasing.
"Wait a minute, Hestia didn't recruit anyone else besides me..."
"According to the normal plot, shouldn't Aiz be the first to chase the Minotaurs to the beginner area floor?"
Seeing this, Shun suddenly realized something.
It seemed that the original plot had been messed up by him.
"Forget it, regardless of whether Bell will appear or not, since I'm facing this situation… I can get involved."
Shun stepped forward, and more than a dozen giant trees turned into iron walls, cutting off the remaining Minotaurs and the remaining Level 5 Loki Familia members in the middle of Floor 15.
Bete, who was very fast, turned into a beam of white light and broke through the giant trees, followed by the Minotaurs and rushed to the beginner area floor.
At this moment, Shun raised his eyebrows.
"Escaped Minotaurs…"
"Strong adventurers who are chasing…"
"Maybe that highly stimulated rabbit is actually on the beginner floor."
At this moment, Shun's eyes looked at the taboo object in his personal space – the Spring of Drowned Girl.
"Bell Cranel, although I stole your main god and future harem. However, everyone knows that I, Takema Shun, am a good and honest person. As compensation, I will definitely give you a 'meeting'!"
Saying this, Shun waved his hand, and a branch suddenly waved, carrying a string of water droplets and falling on Bete's neck as he ran.
Bete, who was determined to chase the Minotaurs, didn't pay attention. He just thought it was a normal drop of water on the stone wall.
In the blink of an eye, he managed to catch up with the Minotaurs again, killed them, and rushed to Floor 1 with them.
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"Ah, I'm dead…"
Bell's teeth chattered and tears streamed down his face.
The Minotaur's heavy and unpleasant breath almost made him faint.
Staring at the body that was one or two times bigger than him and with tangled muscles, a hideous smile appeared on his face like a faint.
'I originally wanted to enter the Dungeon Floor 1 to prove myself because no Familia accepted me… But the end result is dying at the hands of a monster…'
'Grandpa, in the end, I couldn't meet my own meeting…'
Bell, who was on the verge of death, thought about this, and the figure of the monster with its giant claws raised in the air was reflected in his eyes.
The next moment, the monster was kicked to the ground.
At that moment, Bell saw a white light!
The huge and invincible Minotaur was shattered to pieces.
The Minotaur's deafening death scream. Each part of its body detached one by one, spewing blood foam and black-red liquid, and collapsed in one breath.
The whole body was bathed in blood, and Bell felt time stop.
"Hey, you're not scared, are you?"
"Really, why would a little kid who doesn't even have any Falna dare to come to Floor 1 of the Dungeon?"
"So stupid!"
The person who appeared in Bell's field of vision instead of the bull monster was a white-haired sister, with animal ears, a cold and arrogant face!
Looking at the other party's neutral dress and sexy figure that was ready to be revealed…
At this moment, Bell, who was bleeding from his nose, felt like he had met his own love.