Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

It took Shirou Emiya less than an hour to go from the first floor to the tenth floor.

If it were like before, where you had to find time to collect items after each monster kill, by the time you reached the tenth floor, the people outside would probably be able to have a hot lunch.

Now, it only took about an hour to break through from the first floor to the tenth floor.

However, the rapid killing of those monsters and the large number of enemies made things difficult for Lily, who was following behind Shirou Emiya and Ryu.

Chapter 457 Arrival

"Are you guys okay?"

After dealing with all the monsters that appeared on the tenth floor, they were finally able to take a break.

At least they can catch their breath before the monsters from the eleventh floor rush to this location.

"It's nothing serious, at least reaching the safe zone shouldn't be a problem—"

With a somewhat gentle voice, Ryu responded to Emiya Shirou in a rather cold tone.

"I'm fine, and I'm gradually getting used to it!"

Lily shook her head, indicating that she was fine. At first, she was very panicked when faced with the monsters that kept pouring in from all directions.

Adding to the chaos were the scattered magic crystals, leaving Lily scrambling and even breathless.

However, Shirou Emiya and Ryu seem to have also noticed Lily's situation.

He also deliberately slowed down his fighting pace.

The three of them were unaware of each other's involvement in exploring the underground city.

Although Ryu and Lily had witnessed Shirou Emiya's battles, they were not battles against monsters.

After the team is formed, it takes a certain amount of time to get used to each other.

Emiya Shirou wasn't in a hurry to go deeper into the dungeon.

Rather than venturing deeper, Shirou Emiya was naturally more concerned about the safety of his companions.

Although it takes time for the team to gel after forming a group.

However, it seems that Ryu and Emiya Shirou skipped this period of getting to know each other.

With the two working together, the hordes of monsters had almost no way to get close to Lily, who was in charge of collecting materials and magic crystals.

This doesn't necessarily mean that Shirou Emiya and Ryu have a particularly high level of understanding.

This was their first time exploring the underground city together, and there was no telepathic connection between them.

It's just a combination of habit and experience.

The girl named Ryu seems to be very familiar with each position in the team because of her past experiences.

Whether it's healing, support, front-line, or back-line, Ryu has a wide range of skills and is quite proficient, capable of playing a vital role in any position.

As for Shirou Emiya, he naturally has exceptional observational skills. He can immediately tell what his teammates want to do and what kind of help they need.

They can even notice things that their teammates haven't noticed, and use their abilities to fill in or assist those areas.

When fighting against the Crimson Denizens alongside Shana, Shirou Emiya primarily provided ranged support to Shana in the battle.

Shana also trusted Shirou Emiya completely, entrusting her future to him.

Ryu and Shirou Emiya are both versatile members of the team.

One has ample experience in various positions, and the other understands perfectly what his teammates need to do.

Even if the two don't form a team together, they will still play an irreplaceable role in other teams.

That's why Shirou Emiya and Ryusai seemed to have no adjustment period at all, and quickly got along well.

Lily, within that hour, had also adjusted herself and was able to keep up with Shirou Emiya and Ryu's speed in dealing with the monsters.

Although I'm still tired, I'm not as flustered as before.

Lily felt apologetic towards Shirou Emiya and Ryu, because if it weren't for her, they could have reached this level in a much shorter time.

In reality, this is not the case.

It was because of Lily's presence that Shirou Emiya was able to reach the tenth floor so quickly.

It's not just because he doesn't need to pay attention to the magic crystals and materials that have fallen to the ground.

Despite being surrounded by numerous monsters, Lily was able to find the fastest path to the next level for Shirou Emiya and Ryu with incredible precision.

This even allowed Shirou Emiya and Ryu to avoid places like small plazas where large numbers of monsters could easily gather, saving them a considerable amount of time.

Although there are many monsters here, they are all very weak, and the magic crystals they drop are extremely small. The materials are also very common, and compared to the monsters deeper down, these things are not worth much.

You might spend a lot of effort killing thousands of monsters in the upper levels, but the crystals and materials dropped by a single monster killed in the deeper levels could not be as valuable.

Even for high-level adventurers, these low-level monsters are basically no longer able to help them achieve great things, so it's best to avoid such meaningless battles that consume their energy.

It can be said that Lily played a significant role in enabling Shirou Emiya to reach the tenth floor so quickly.

However, Lily is equally outstanding as a supporter, as she was able to adapt to Shirou Emiya and Ryu's fighting rhythm so quickly.

"Roar--!"

The roars came again from in front of them, from the lizardmen wielding all sorts of weapons.

Their hard scales have caused a lot of trouble for many novice adventurers.

"Have the monsters from the next level broken up again?"

Liu gripped the wooden sword tightly, staring intently at the monsters that kept running out of the passage.

Even the lowest-level monsters in the dungeon still exert a strong sense of oppression when they gather in large numbers.

Moreover, in a dungeon surrounded by walls on all sides, you never know when a monster might suddenly appear behind you.

Even higher-level adventurers could lose their lives if they are not careful.

The dungeon has always been a place fraught with danger.

Lily took a few deep breaths and followed behind Shirou Emiya and Ryu.

"Phew—! Luckily, the floor master of the seventeenth floor hasn't been born yet, otherwise we would have had to deal with a level 4 floor master on top of that number of monsters!"

At that moment, light illuminated the path ahead of the three of them.

After a battle that lasted for more than three hours, Emiya and his group finally passed through the seventeenth floor and reached the eighteenth safe floor.

A jungle that filled their eyes appeared before them.

Emiya Shirou couldn't help but sigh at the sight before him.

He had assumed that underground cities were all dark and gloomy passageways, never expecting that there would be dense jungles underground.

Further away, nestled amidst the jungle, lies a small town.

Inside the underground city, the sun's rays couldn't reach this place at all.

But the forest here was incredibly dense, and for some reason, light emanated from overhead, illuminating everything around it.

This is Shirou Emiya's first time in the safe zone.

As for Lily and Ryu, this wasn't their first time here.

Although Lily herself is of a low level, as a supporter, she has naturally come to the safe zone with higher-level adventurers.

As for Ryu, she has been an adventurer for a long time, and her strength is definitely above LV2. With such strength, she has basically reached the safe zone.

Chapter 458, 38th Floor

For adventurers exploring dungeons, time passes very quickly.

Almost in the blink of an eye, night had fallen on Orario.

One by one, lights lit up the roadside, and every household turned on their lights, illuminating the entire streets of Orario with unparalleled brightness.

The shouts continued unabated, and even though it was night, the area around the dungeon was still incredibly lively.

At that moment, the door to the mistress named Abundance was gently pushed open.

Emiya Shirou, Ryu, and Lily arrived at this place.

Shirou Emiya and Ryu sat down at the empty bar counter with practiced ease, while Lily followed behind Shirou Emiya somewhat reservedly before sitting down next to him.

"You're finally back. What did you find?"

Mia was not surprised by the appearance of Emiya Shirou and Ryu.

Since Ryu is going to team up with Emiya Shirou, she must have asked for his opinion first.

You still need to approve the leave yourself.

Moreover, it's about the same time that Shirou Emiya left the dungeon and arrived at his tavern.

It was a little late, though.

"The gains were quite significant—"

"It should be described as unexpected!"

Ryu suddenly made a sarcastic remark about Emiya Shirou.

A full bag of farries was taken out of Lily's pocket.

Although, like when Shirou Emiya explored the dungeon alone before, he only had a bag of falcons, the value contained within them was incomparable.

As the currency of Orario, the Fali cannot only have single-digit denominations; it also exists in denominations of tens, hundreds, thousands, and tens of thousands.

In Lily's purse, even the smallest denomination of Faris starts at tens of thousands.

It's fair to say that they made a fortune from just one exploration.

Not to mention the majority of materials that have not yet been sold.

After all, the number of monsters they encountered was equivalent to the number that adventurers of the same level would need to explore dozens or even more times to reach.