"Wa, waah…. Black rice is so… smart…."
Roon already knew what it meant thanks to Christina's knowledge.
He placed his hand on Black Rice's head and stroked it.
"That's not a word to use in this situation. Don't use it again. Where did you hear it?"
It was undoubtedly due to Jed that things had gone awry.
'He must have picked up some strange things from going back and forth to the human world on errands for Jed. I won't let him off when I see him later.'
If Jed knew, he would be very aggrieved.
He had only meant to warn the lively and innocent young Black Rice, 'Be careful! If you wander alone, you might run into weirdos or indiscriminate killers, and it could get tiring!'
"Let's finish clearing the dungeon."
Roon deftly redirected the group's attention to clearing the dungeon, bringing the conversation to a suitable close.
"…Did you bring us here on purpose?"
[The place you wanted. The shortest distance.]
Roon glared at the fairy who was pretending to be oblivious.
Moving through the fairy's path was indeed fast and unobstructed.
Thanks to that, they reached right in front of the boss room, which was good.
However, as soon as they emerged from the darkness, they were surrounded by a horde of monsters.
'You asked to move us to the closest place to the final boss room, so of course there would be a bunch of monsters here.'
This was a dungeon where rewards were given based on contribution.
Since the group was strong, they would need to defeat a certain number of monsters to get good rewards, so the sudden appearance of a horde wasn't a problem.
It was just that the fairy's intention, not mentioning this, slightly irritated him.
[More. Monsters. Everywhere.]
Roon, who had just realized something, stared at the bead for a moment before starting to play mana.
Roon quickly created six black spheres the size of his face and launched them at the monsters in the front row.
The bizarre monsters that were hit by the spheres and fell, and the ones that flinched, had a strange light in their eyes.
The group, in sync with Roon's quick response, launched water cannons and flames to prevent other monsters from approaching.
Roon created a dark barrier as soon as he found a place to stand.
Then, he immediately infused the shadows of the enemies with dark power, binding them in place.
He skillfully created a black spear and launched it indiscriminately.
The coordination was very smooth. The monsters, trying to dodge the spear, either bumped into each other or were impaled and died.
Seeing the crowd in disarray, Roon shouted,
The group rushed in and dealt with the monsters in an instant.
A monster that looked like a sea serpent with dozens of eyes.
A giant megalodon emitting the smell of rotten blood.
Skeletons popping up everywhere and blind black sea creatures trying to tear flesh were writhing and screaming, trying to break free from their bindings.
"Kyaa! Lord Roon, they're so disgusting!"
Black Rice, along with Bakyah, cast a charm and stamped a powerful foot seal.
Seeing Black Rice, Bakyah also flew up and stomped all over the monsters' faces.
While dodging the tentacle-like whips that were flying swiftly, the two subtly coordinated their actions.
The other members, who were surprised by the sudden appearance of enemies, quickly found their footing and entered combat mode.
A huge ball of water, larger than a mermaid, gathered around Amelia's raised fingertips.
The water ball was thrown forward.
The ball of water hit the giant sea anemone, damaging its outer skin. The shocked creature writhed and tried to retreat.
"O Flame of Fear, answer my call."
Seizing the opportunity, Ferdikion enveloped his sword in flames.
He then leaped onto the sea anemone in an instant.
Ferdikion's sword split the sea anemone's body in half.
Blue flames that wouldn't extinguish in water sizzled as they cooked the sea anemone's flesh.
The massive body, split in half, writhed violently, and the surrounding monsters that were caught in the chaos began to die.
Amelia drew her spear, creating a water whirlwind that split or pushed back the monsters.
The dolphin spirit rolled the water ball with its head and threw it at the sea anemone, protecting Amelia from the poison it was releasing.
Thanks to this, the poison spread around the monsters, and those who barely avoided the writhing sea anemone were hit and suffered excruciating pain.
A creepy ship with old pirate flags.
Not only the skeletons that appeared earlier, but also a giant skeleton in a long robe, wielding a cutlass, appeared.
Ferdikion, with a determined look in his eyes, adjusted his sword.
He rushed forward without giving anyone a chance to stop him.
"Huh? Lord Ferdikion, it's dangerous to go alone!"
Black Rice shouted, but Roon, who was trapping one-eyed predatory fish in the darkness, said,
"It's fine, let him go. If the opponent also uses a sword, he won't lose."
Black Rice, who was using the dark foxfire with Sylph and keeping an eye on the surroundings, looked puzzled.
"Is it fine? You said you needed to contribute the most in this dungeon."
It was a commendable attitude, not forgetting the goal even in the midst of battle.
Roon gently patted Black Rice's head.
'I have other places to shine.'
Roon silently absorbed the darkness from the fallen monsters.
"Support Ferdikion, Amelia."
Amelia nodded and helped Ferdikion move more freely.
Ferdikion, who glanced at Amelia with just his eyes, leaped onto the deck.
He then swiftly cut through the waist of the monster horde with his flaming sword.
Roon used the black pearl to open a water path around the sword.
'Even though he's not used to using water power, he's moving without hesitation.'
As he watched, the flames around Ferdikion's sword grew larger.
If this wasn't a water dungeon, he would have burned everything around and turned it into a sea of fire.
The pirate captain, using the sacrifice of the small skeletons as a stepping stone, began to target Ferdikion.
With a huge impact, the Dura-han climbed onto the deck and stood in front of the pirate captain.
Without a word, the Dura-han and the pirate captain locked hands and began a strength contest.
Ferdikion tried to coordinate with Dura-han, but there were too many minions.
Instead, he moved as nimbly as possible around the area, looking for openings.
"Tch. There are too many of these guys!"
Ferdikion, muttering in frustration, cut down another skeleton sailor who was trying to block his movements even as it died.
The Dura-han, who had been struggling in the strength contest, suddenly flashed his green eyes.
With the pirate captain's scream, his hand bones shattered, and he was pushed back in one go.
The skeleton sailors, changing their target to Dura-han due to the captain's scream, swung their cutlasses.
Dura-han's roar shook the water and echoed.
The group, now accustomed to Dura-han's roars, had already covered their ears without being told.
The skeletons, hearing the roar from close range, vibrated as their bones rattled from the shockwave.
Seizing the opportunity, Dura-han extended his fist.
Ribs and bodies shattered instantly, and from another corner, Ferdikion's sword, loaded with mana, pressed in.
The final screams of the undead echoed from all directions.
The fairy inside the black pearl, covering one cheek with her hand, had a gleeful look in her eyes.
Dura-han's shoulders stiffened, as if chilled by the fairy's words.
The captain skeleton, trying to reassemble its shattered bones, was silenced by Amelia's purification incantation.
However, Amelia couldn't help more because of the enemies around her.
"Huff, huff… It's… vicious…."
Water spirits, commonly known as water demons.
These were blobs of water with only black traces of eyes and mouths, emitting a piercing cold, that circled around Amelia.
They were ghost-type monsters that drained the warmth and energy from their opponents.