I love time travel the most!

If you can reach the 18th floor safe zone on your first dungeon adventure, you've succeeded.

Walking through the passageway was a little oppressive, so Kobayashi deliberately made a bold statement to lighten the mood: "Ryuu, do you think we might encounter any unexpected events like a [Monster Feast], [Abnormal Situation], [Monster Progress], or [Enhanced Species]?"

Because in a novel, the protagonist would encounter a major, difficult event on their first visit, learn a profound lesson, and grow through this experience.

"Lord Kobayashi, you seem quite expectant," Ryuu said coldly.

"Ah, I'm really looking forward to it!"

"Excuse me. Please allow me to ask first, you wouldn't be expecting something strange like Lord Darkness, would you?"

"……How can it be."

Ryuu's sharp tongue made Kobayashi unable to help but complain, instantly extinguishing his expectations.

However, perhaps the dungeon responded to Kobayashi's expectations, as a crack appeared on each side of the wall, like a cesarean section, and two monsters about 1.5 meters tall—goblins—squeezed out of the crack.

It's not much different from the goblin in "Konosuba".

It has a hunched and short body, green skin, long, pointed nose, hooked nose, goldfish eyes, and a foul-smelling mouth that spits out saliva, with a fierce look as it stares wide-eyed.

"Oh? You're here? Liu Zi... Hmm, judging from your disgusted look, you probably don't want to help."

Kobayashi wanted to remind Ryuzu not to steal experience points, but the waiter's disgusted expression showed his strong aversion to this ugly monster.

Speaking of which, Liu Zi also dislikes giant toads and undead.

His thoughts were scattered, but his actions continued.

With a flick of his right hand, Kobayashi sent several threads hurtling towards the two goblins from all directions. A faint silver light flashed in the dimly lit passage, and in the blink of an eye, the two goblins were torn to pieces.

"Boxer briefs, boxer briefs."

The monsters on the first few floors of the dungeon are weak; they're just there for adventurers to practice on.

But the thought that it is a living entity makes it hard not to suspect that it is deliberately feigning weakness to lure adventurers into going deeper and being exploited.

But this is not a problem for Kobayashi.

The chances of encountering monsters on the second floor were much higher, with goblins and kobolds attacking from both sides. Kobayashi dealt with quite a few along the way, but unfortunately, none of these monsters produced a single magic stone.

This isn't fun anymore.

Besides increasing proficiency and leveling up to become stronger, another reason for coming to the dungeon is to make a lot of money. After all, getting a god to forge a weapon would require an incredibly high labor cost.

However, half an hour has passed, and the two of them have reached the fourth floor, but he still hasn't opened for business.

So much so that Kobayashi sighed, "Ugh, please come to [Monster Feast]! I can't wait to mow down all the monsters!"

With goblins this weak, Darkness can't even manage a Guss Kill.

Goblin x Female Knight?

Haha, it's impossible to break through the defense.

Despite his complaints, Xiaolin continued to delve deeper. Finally, just before entering the fifth round, he obtained a small piece of magic stone.

About the size of a little fingernail, containing a trace of magic, it was obvious that its value was low. But since it was a good omen, I still put it away.

Arrive at the 5nd floor.

The passageway was still the same passageway, but the entire atmosphere had changed. The monsters were stronger, the magical energy in the surroundings was higher, and the level of danger had increased accordingly.

Looks like we can have some hope now.

...That's impossible.

From the 5th to the 10th floor, the monsters here are stronger, but only slightly stronger, and the magic stone fragments that drop are about the same size as those on the 4th floor.

The monsters have been expanded to include lizards, frog archers, shadow warriors, and killer ants, and most importantly, the monsters spawn faster here.

Similarly, Eina said that floors 5 to 7 are where many novice adventurers begin to die, and suggested that adventurers of level 1 should only explore these floors when their basic abilities reach at least G level... However, Kobayashi did not have the [Blessing], so the half-elf advisor strongly insisted that he could only move around before floor 5.

If you just want to earn money for food, the upper floors are the most suitable. The monsters there are weak, and they don't spawn very often. Most low-level or newly-minted adventurers operate on these floors.

But if you want to earn more, you need to go down to level 5 or below.

The number and size of rooms on the 8th and 9th floors increase, while the length of the corridors between them decreases.

Furthermore, the ceiling height increased from three to four meters on the upper floors to nearly ten meters. Moss covered the brown walls, and the ground below had become a plain of short grass. The phosphorescent light above emitted a strong glow similar to sunlight. No new monsters appeared, but the monsters on floors 1 to 7 reappeared, now more powerful.

As for floors 10 and beyond, due to time constraints and for Kobayashi's safety, Eina did not tell him about the monsters' habits and distribution.

After all, adventurers are a group of people with a strong sense of curiosity. If Kobayashi recklessly runs to the 10th floor, something bad will definitely happen.

However, Xiaolin is not a good child who listens to advice.

Upon reaching the 10th floor, the structure remains the same as the 8th and 9th floors, but the light above evokes the feeling of morning mist.

Floors 11 and 12 are extremely dangerous for level 1 adventurers because more powerful monsters such as Silverback Beasts and Armored Beasts can appear there, but they pose no threat to Kobayashi.

The fog on the 12th floor was much thicker than that on the 10th and 11th floors, and large monsters such as orcs and young dragons began to appear on these floors.

These floors are also where the monsters first used trees and other terrain features as weapons.

Young dragons classified as LV2 and considered the floor bosses of this area may also appear, but they are rare. It is recommended that LV1 adventurers have at least a B-rank in basic abilities before exploring these floors. These floors are typically explored by those preparing for their first adventure into the middle floors.

To verify his thoughts, Kobayashi used the "Five Perspectives" ability to find a baby dragon.

Upon seeing the small dragon, which was about 150 centimeters tall and about 4 meters long, Kobayashi compared it to the giant toad in the manga/anime series "Konosuba".

In reality, there is no difference between the two.

They are all the same giant monsters, and the sense of oppression they give off is almost identical.

Aside from the fact that giant toads dislike iron objects, they are not much different. In fact, being toads, their tongues are fast, accurate, and capable of ranged attacks, making them much more troublesome than young dragons.

Look at it this way.

Actually, Konosuba had a hellish start?

Then the baby dragon was easily defeated by Kobayashi. Apart from a large piece of magic stone, it dropped nothing else. It was truly shameful for a LV2 overlord.

The 13th floor onwards is known as the cave maze.

The walls, floors, and ceilings here are all made of bedrock. While the upper level is just a flat, circular maze, the middle level has a more complex layout, including interwoven tunnels running up and down.

The light dimmed, the air seemed more humid, and the feeling of oppression and confinement intensified.

He had expected the monsters here to be stronger than those on the previous level, but the weak monsters like the Horned Rabbit, Hellhound, and Crystal Mantis completely failed to pique his interest.

Groups of monsters might pose some threat, but individual monsters are hardly aggressive. Even if you stayed here for a year, it would be difficult to reach LV2.

Let's just keep going.

When Kobayashi reached the 15th floor, he became much more energetic.

Because this place is full of minotaurs!

It's that kind of humanoid bull monster with horns on its head, just like the bull spirits in mythology.

Despite their slow and simple movements, the Minotaur is one of the strongest monsters in the mid-level dungeons. Its howl can paralyze and terrify even LV1 adventurers, rendering them unable to move.

That's what happened to Bell back then.

He was so enraged by the minotaur's roar that he froze in a corner, unable to move. If it weren't for the timely arrival of the swordswoman Ais Wallenstein, he would have already ascended to the heavens and was now in love with Freya.

However, this is useless against Kobayashi because he has skills.

[Immune to all negative effects in battle; all abilities are greatly increased; stamina and mental strength regenerate continuously.]

Sorry!

Having skills means you can do whatever you want!

Next up is the pure love story of the goddess of war, the veiled minotaur.

On the 15th and 16th floors, a handsome man was seen whipping the reins, howling like a savage while chasing after the fleeing minotaurs and defeating them one by one.

Even as the minotaur groaned in pain as its neck was strangled, the man didn't hesitate to kill the monster. The blood splattered on his face made him look rather ferocious and terrifying. It was completely impossible to tell who was the monster and who was the adventurer between them.

Kobayashi was satisfied and stopped only after he had wiped out all the minotaurs on this floor.

"I feel so good, so comfortable, I'm in a great mood."

Kobayashi laughed heartily.

The minotaurs are quite strong, so it seems this will significantly improve my proficiency. Furthermore, I've reaped a large amount of magic stones, minotaur horns, and minotaur hides; overall, this is a very successful haul.

Liu Zi stepped forward and helped him clean up the filth while saying sarcastically, "Lord Kobayashi, compared to those minotaurs you wiped out, you are more like a minotaur."

"Hmm?" Kobayashi blinked, asking uncertainly, "Miss Ryuu, are you perhaps hinting at something?"

"........."

"Miss Ryuu-shi—?!"

Ryuu's tacit expression deeply hurt Kobayashi.

Our own waiters are excellent; if we had to nitpick, they'd be a little bit sarcastic... no, very sarcastic.

He sighed helplessly.

After picking up the scattered materials with Liu Zi, they continued deeper into the area, not forgetting that their goal this time was to reach the safe zone.

However, it's important to note that a floor master named Goliath will appear on the 17th floor. He is very powerful, a level 4 monster.

Kobayashi is ready to take on the challenge.

It's okay. Even if he can't win, he can always have Liu Zi take him away. He's already invincible before the battle even starts.

Let him see just how strong a level 4 monster really is!

Full of anticipation, Kobayashi arrived at the 17th floor.

He saw Goliath.

However, the LV4 floor master, whom Kobayashi considered a formidable enemy, was now sliced ​​in two. And in front of the dead floor master, a pig appeared… no, a pig-man.

——The fierce Otta!

To speed up the plot, these unimportant floors are mentioned only briefly.

Chapter 215's guidance is to start off feeling unhappy, and then gradually become more and more enjoyable.

The Goliath Room on the 17th floor.