I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

The elderly knight, intrigued by this, introduced himself to Yuhaka and Fran, explaining that he was the guild master of the city's adventurers' guild. He explained that he had summoned them to test their strength. Based on previous letters, he knew they were powerful, but their adventurer's certificates showed low ranks, which didn't match their abilities. Therefore, the elderly knight wanted to know Yuhaka and Fran's combat prowess so he could assign them any tasks.

Upon hearing the old knight's words, Yuhaka and Fran naturally indicated that there was no problem. At the same time, Yuhaka reminded Fran that the old knight in front of her was not a simple character and advised Fran to be careful. Fran nodded in understanding, knowing that Yuhaka wouldn't speak carelessly.

After both sides were ready, the hostess, who was acting as the referee, waved to signal the start of the sparring match. The older knight launched the first attack, choosing Yhwach as his target. After all, between Yhwach and Fran, Yhwach's strength was the most unpredictable. The older knight wanted to see how strong Yhwach was. Although the older knight was fast, Yhwach's movements were clearly seen by the overpowered Yhwach. Yhwach then drew his Baradion sword and swung it at the older knight. Faced with Yhwach's attack, the older knight's eyes widened. Although he hadn't yet made contact with Yhwach's attack, he could clearly feel the power of Yhwach's sword swing. If he wasn't mistaken, this blow would be enough to destroy his weapon, shatter his armor, and kill him.

The old knight was suspicious that his opponent was trying to assassinate him because of the deadly attack. However, he quickly realized that the opponent must have forced him to retreat. With that thought, the old knight changed his charging stance to dodge Yhaka's attack. But when the old knight stopped charging, Yhaka's slashing motion turned into a thrusting motion. At this moment, Fran also reacted and rushed over.

Under the combined pressure of the two, the elderly knight was quickly defeated in less than five minutes. The receptionist, who had witnessed the battle between Yuhaka and Fran, was also visibly shocked. She was well aware of the strength of their Adventurers' Guild leader. Even in his old age, the elderly knight still possessed considerable strength among adventurers and could be considered a powerful adventurer. Although he couldn't compare to the top-tier adventurers, his strength and rank had declined due to his age.

Yes, in this world, a professional's level can drop. Just like a warrior who is lazy and doesn't train, his level will drop, his attributes will also drop, and his skills will be forgotten due to rust. Therefore, there is no such thing as being lazy for a professional in this world.

The only class that doesn't need to worry about its level dropping is the Hero class.

After defeating the elderly knight, he removed his helmet and sighed at the strength of Yuhaka and Fran. Although it was a two-on-one fight, he could sense the power displayed by Yuhaka and Fran. Fran's strength was quite good, ranking among the top among ordinary adventurers, while Yuhaka's strength was even more unfathomable. However, the only thing he was certain of was that Yuhaka's strength far exceeded his own, and he might even be ranked among the top adventurers. What puzzled the elderly knight was... why he had never heard of such a powerful person as Yuhaka. This made the elderly knight curious about Yuhaka's identity. However, having heard that Yuhaka had dealt with the summoned demon on the outskirts of the town, he was probably not a bad person. Therefore, the elderly knight trusted Yuhaka and Fran a little more.

Of course, we'll have to see how Yuhaka and Fran perform after that. The older knight has some tasks for Yuhaka and Fran to do.

After taking the two to the Adventurers' Guild's president's office, the elderly knight entrusted Yuhaka and Fran with a task: to investigate an abandoned dwarven mine with the others.

Volume 5 [Slice of Life + Arknights + Another World]: Chapter 1928 [The Beginning of the Dwarf Mine Mission]

Upon hearing the old knight's request, Yuhaka and Fran couldn't help but show puzzled expressions. Although they didn't know why it was another mine, they felt that this mission didn't seem to be anything serious.

Seeing the puzzled expressions on Yohaka and Fran's faces, the older knight explained to them that this dwarven mine was no ordinary mine, and the reason was...

A dungeon labyrinth was once discovered beneath this mine. Generally, adventurer guilds would be overjoyed to discover a dungeon labyrinth. However, the problem was that this dungeon labyrinth had no monsters whatsoever. Not only were there no monsters, but there weren't even any traps. More importantly, there was no dungeon core within it. This made the adventurer guild's investigators wonder if they had encountered a fake dungeon labyrinth. But the problem was that this dungeon labyrinth with no monsters was indeed a dungeon labyrinth, since dungeons do have the ability to automatically repair themselves and change their paths. Therefore, the members of the adventurer guild were certain that it was a dungeon labyrinth.

Given this situation, the Adventurers' Guild also forbids adventurers from entering or leaving that dungeon. After all, the condition of such a dungeon is unknown, and the Adventurers' Guild is not in a good position to send adventurers to explore it. Moreover, the dungeon is empty and doesn't even have any traps, so it's not worth exploring. Adventurers who go there would probably come out crying.

Upon hearing the old knight's words, Yuhaka and Fran exchanged a glance, clearly puzzled as to what an empty dungeon could possibly attract adventurers' attention. It seemed perfectly normal.

However, it was precisely because this dungeon seemed perfectly fine that the Adventurers' Guild believed there was something wrong with it, and then, just as the Adventurers' Guild had suspected, the dwarven mine developed problems.

Originally intended as a training ground for adventurers, the dwarven mines have been found to be inhabited by missing adventurers. The mines are inhabited only by low-level monsters like goblins and kobolds. Initially, the Adventurers' Guild didn't seem to care too much, since the number of unlucky novice adventurers who have died at the hands of goblins and kobolds could circle the entire world. But that's where the problem lies.

Previously, a kingdom brought a group of otherworldly beings summoned from another world to this place for trials, but for some reason, a small group of these beings disappeared. The Adventurers' Guild sent out investigators to look into the matter, but they found no bodies or other clues. It was as if they had vanished into thin air, which greatly troubled the members of the Adventurers' Guild.

The only suspicious place was the empty dungeon labyrinth. After all, the Adventurers' Guild had previously discovered that the blocked paths of the dungeon labyrinth had been opened, indicating that the missing otherworldly beings could have sneaked in. The Adventurers' Guild sent people to investigate the dungeon labyrinth, but unfortunately, they found nothing. The otherworldly beings seemed to have vanished into thin air within the dungeon labyrinth, which gave the Adventurers' Guild a headache. However, since the otherworldly beings brought it upon themselves, the people of that kingdom could not demand any compensation from the Adventurers' Guild, leaving the kingdom's forces with no choice but to accept their misfortune.

However, the matter was not over yet. After the disappearance of the otherworldly people, adventurers also began to go missing. Generally speaking, cases of novice adventurers going missing are not uncommon, but the problem lies in the location of the dwarven mine. Basically, most of the cases of novice and ordinary adventurers going missing come from this area. This forced the Adventurers' Guild to send high-level adventurers to investigate what was wrong with this place. Unfortunately, they did not find anything. Even in the lairs of goblins and kobolds, not many adventurers' belongings were found, which indicates that most of the adventurers were kidnapped or killed by other monsters or something else.

The problem is that no matter how hard the high-level adventurers in charge of the investigation searched, they couldn't find a single clue. This gave the Adventurers' Guild a huge headache. However, the Adventurers' Guild discovered a pattern: when they sent low-level or ordinary adventurers, disappearances would occur, but when they sent high-level adventurers, nothing would happen. This led the Adventurers' Guild to believe that the enemy had the ability to sense the strength of other enemies. Therefore, when a powerful adventurer appeared, the mastermind would remain motionless, waiting for the enemy to leave.

The Adventurers' Guild, having considered this, attempted to send skilled adventurers adept at concealing their presence to investigate the situation. Unfortunately, the mastermind seemed to know of the adventurers' existence and remained silent, causing the Adventurers' Guild considerable trouble. Even high-level adventurers skilled at concealing their presence could not hide from the mastermind's perception, which greatly troubled the guild's leadership.

When the elderly knight saw that Yhaka could stand before him as if he were nothing, he immediately wondered if the other party could conceal himself from the mastermind's perception. Yhaka nodded with an "I understand" expression at the elderly knight's request. After all, this kind of task was quite simple for Yhaka, since his ability to hide was not something that ordinary creatures could detect, and Yhaka also had very strong perception.

Upon hearing Yuhaka's words, the old knight couldn't help but show an expression of amazement. Of course, he didn't think Yuhaka was lying. After all, Yuhaka's ability to conceal her presence as easily as air made the old knight feel that Yuhaka was capable of this task. However, Yuhaka did have one condition: this mission only required her and Fran.

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On a city street, Fran, holding several skewers of grilled meat, looked at Yuhaka with a puzzled expression and asked, "Master, why did you refuse the adventurer's help from the Adventurers' Guild Master?" Fran was also very confused by Yuhaka's refusal of the old knight's offer of help. Yuhaka explained, "It's simple. Too many people would steal the sandbags Fran needs for practice, OwO~"

Upon hearing Yuhaka's words, Fran's eyes lit up as she looked at her master with an amazed tone and said, "Oh! As expected of Master! As Master's disciple, Fran will not let Master down!"

After arriving in the city's underground space, Yuhaka and Fran saw a huge, ancient stone gate standing there. Around the gate were numerous stone carvings, all weathered and somewhat dilapidated by time, though some details were still faintly discernible. However, Yuhaka and Fran weren't interested in such things. According to the information they had gathered, this massive, ancient stone gate was a teleportation portal, an ancient relic from antiquity. Originally used for transporting goods and troops, its functionality gradually diminished, and it now served as a portal for adventurers to travel to other places.

After passing through the portal, Yuhaka and Fran arrived at an ancient ruin. There, other adventurers were camped around. In addition to the adventurers, Yuhaka and Fran also saw an army guarding the place. After all, the portal was a strategic facility. If the enemy took it, it could become a shortcut for them to invade other places.

Fortunately, the effect of the teleportation portal has been weakened to some extent, making it impossible to teleport an entire army to another location. However, even so, it would still be a very dangerous situation if the enemy were to teleport a small but powerful squad.

After Yuhaka and Fran emerged from the portal, the administrator in charge of managing it came to them to ask for their adventurer's credentials. After all, the portal was now a facility used by the Adventurers' Guild, and anyone else would need a pass from the guild to use it, while adventurers used their adventurer's credentials to pass through.

After receiving the adventurer's credentials from the two women, the administrator briefly checked them and, finding no problems, returned them to Yuhaka and Fran. He then inquired about their mission. Yuhaka and Fran told the administrator they were going to the mines to deal with goblins. However, this was merely a cover; their real mission was to investigate the unusual situation at the dwarven mines. Due to the mission's sensitive nature, the elderly knight was somewhat worried, as those who betrayed humanity might still exist within the Adventurers' Guild. Therefore, the elderly knight hoped Yuhaka and Fran would conceal the details of their mission, for which he offered them a large sum of money as payment.

Although Yuhaka wasn't short of money, she didn't feel it was a big deal after the old knights and some adventurer points were added to her level-up. After all, adventurer points would speed up their level-up process considerably, and neither Yuhaka nor Fran had any objections to this.

After leaving the gathering place near the portal, Yohaka and Fran headed towards the location of the dwarven mine. After walking for a while, they arrived at the abandoned dwarven mine. Here, they could see a huge funnel-shaped pit. Undoubtedly, this huge mine was dug by the dwarves. As soon as they arrived, Yohaka sensed a massive source of magic power at the bottom of the mine. Just like the dungeon labyrinth they had encountered before, there was a dungeon labyrinth below.

Fran, leaning out from the side, looked at the large pit below with a curious expression and asked, "Master, is this our destination?" Yuhaka nodded in agreement. He then explained some things to Fran. Yuhaka would enter shadow form to provide assistance from the shadows, and Fran would use this opportunity to practice. Hearing Yuhaka's words, Fran nodded enthusiastically. She loved these kinds of trials; in the past, some monsters would be attracted away by Yuhaka during training, which had made her a bit flustered. But now, she didn't have to worry about that.

After Yhwachska entered shadow form, Fran looked around and sniffed the air. Aside from Yhwachska's lingering scent, Fran couldn't sense his presence. This made Fran marvel at Yhwachska's powerful stealth abilities. Curious, Fran looked around and asked, "Master, can I learn this kind of stealth?" To Fran's question, Yhwachska replied through his psionic energy, "Hmm, it's a bit difficult, but you can learn it OwO~"

Upon hearing Yuhaka's words, Fran looked excited. However, Yuhaka tugged at Fran's tail to remind her that it was time for a mission and she shouldn't be too distracted. After hearing Yuhaka's reminder, Fran realized that it was a mission and quickly said she understood before heading towards the dwarven mine.

After Fran dealt with the goblins and kobolds blocking their path, Yhwach and Fran arrived at the center of the dwarven mine. There was a huge stone gate there, leading to the interior of the mine. Here, Yhwach sensed a chaotic magical energy. Sensing this, he naturally thought of the place where he had encountered the demon Khorne. However, the chaotic magic here was different from what he had sensed before. Yhwach warned Fran that they might encounter demons further down the mine. Fran was surprised by Yhwach's words; she hadn't expected to encounter demons again, as if there were more demons than before.

Regardless, Fran was both wary and excited about this adventure, since there were more demons to fight.

P.S.: Time to prepare for the next character, guess who it is.

Volume 5 [Slice of Life + Arknights + Another World]: Chapter 1929 [The Strange Kobold Warlock]

After Fran stormed into the abandoned dwarven mine, she was stunned by the scene inside. It was less like a mine and more like a vast underground labyrinth. Fran whispered to Yuhaka through her psionic powers, "Master, have we entered an underground labyrinth?" Yuhaka didn't answer Fran's question. There were no magical pulses or lines in the abandoned dwarven mine, so Yuhaka didn't think it was an underground labyrinth. However, the chaotic magical energy here gave Yuhaka a bad feeling; Fran might be a formidable enemy.

When Fran ventured deep into the abandoned dwarven mine, she encountered the kobolds. These kobolds were not beastmen with dog heads, but rather humanoid reptilian creatures that resembled small half-dragons. Some of them even grew wings due to their lineage, making them look even more like miniature dragons.

What Yuhaka couldn't understand was why the adventurers named these humanoid creatures, which looked like little dragons, "dog-headed people," which puzzled him greatly.

However, these kobolds were different from the ones Yuhaka and Fran had encountered before. These kobolds looked no different from ordinary kobolds, but Yuhaka could sense chaotic magic emanating from them. Moreover, these kobolds used bone staffs that emitted blue flames, launching small fireballs at Fran. Fran did not choose to take the attack head-on, as fire-related spells in this world have explosive properties, and Fran was very cautious about this.

After quickly dodging the strange kobold sorcerers, Fran used her weapon to decapitate them. Then, looking at the kobold corpses lying on the ground, Fran said with a puzzled expression, "Strange, these kobolds seem different from the ones outside."

"Hmm, there's chaotic magic, just like the gnolls and goblins from last time OwO~" Yuhaka, who was standing nearby, also told Fran about this through her psionic energy. Hearing Yuhaka's words, Fran couldn't help but think of the gnolls and goblins from before. Under the influence of the chaotic magic of the demons, those gnolls and goblins had very strong physical abilities. When they fought, Fran felt that those gnolls and goblins were much more difficult to fight than ordinary monsters. Because of this, Fran became more vigilant.

After Fran drank the stamina potion and other body-enhancing potions, she began the cleanup work at a rapid pace. Although the kobolds had become stronger, it was only in terms of magic-related enhancements; their physical attributes hadn't changed much. Even so, the variability of magic still gave Fran a bit of a headache. After all, these enhanced kobold warlocks not only had a lot of spells, but their numbers far exceeded those of the warlocks in the kobold tribes Fran had encountered before, which made Fran feel quite uncomfortable.

Although Fran could use magic to deal with the kobold warlocks, the problem was that Fran's own magic power was limited, and she couldn't engage in a magical duel with such a large group of kobold warlocks. Fran was very troubled by this. However, when Fran was troubled, Yuhaka offered a new method.

"Fran, use another function of the Key of Domination, OwO~" Hearing her master's words, Fran looked puzzled, but she still followed Yuhaka's instructions and adjusted the Key of Domination in her hand. Soon, as the Key of Domination began to change shape, a weapon combining a long-barreled pistol and a sword blade appeared in Fran's hand. Seeing this, Fran looked at her hand, which had turned into a gun blade, with a puzzled expression. After all, Fran had never seen a gun weapon like this before. She asked Yuhaka, "Master, what kind of weapon is this?"

"It's a bomb-wielding gunblade, oh my god~" In response to Fran's question, Yuhaka told Fran the name of the weapon and explained how to use it. Then, Yuhaka handed Fran a magazine, saying, "These are the ammunition, oh my god~" Looking at the magazine floating in the air (actually held by the invisible Yuhaka), Fran took the magazine from Yuhaka. She noticed that the small metal cylinders held together by metal plates were engraved with characters she couldn't understand. Although she didn't know what those characters were, Fran felt that they seemed like magical runes. Moreover, the front of those small metal cylinders had a semi-circular crystal structure. Although they looked very fragile, Fran thought that these crystal-like things might be some kind of special thing.

Although Fran didn't know what kind of ammunition Yuhaka had given her, based on her knowledge, she roughly guessed that it was a kind of arrow, like a crossbow bolt. Although she didn't know why it was made in this shape, Fran still squeezed the ammunition into the magazine.

After everything was ready, Fran and Yuhaka set off again. Before long, Fran encountered the strange kobold warlocks again. This time, Fran used the explosive gunblade that Yuhaka had taught her to use as her means of attack. Fran aimed the scope on the explosive gunblade at the kobold warlocks in the distance who were unaware of her presence. With a loud bang, Fran felt the tremendous force from her weapon and was startled. However, Fran reacted quickly and her strength was not weak, so she did not drop her weapon. The loud noise did attract the attention of the kobold warlocks, but the next second, their companion's upper body suddenly exploded, startling the kobold warlocks.

After a brief moment of surprise, Fran quickly recovered, gripped her weapon with both hands, aimed at the enemy, and pulled the trigger. With a series of loud bangs, the kobold warlock in Fran's sight was instantly missing a large chunk of his body, while the kobolds died one by one before they could even react. Seeing this, Fran looked on in disbelief, clearly not expecting her explosive gunblade to be so powerful.

"Master! This weapon is much more powerful than a sword!" Fran looked at the weapon in her hand with sparkling eyes, clearly liking this type of firearm. Yuhaka, however, broke out in a cold sweat. While ranged weapons were powerful, they could be ineffective against enemies with immunity to ranged attacks. Yuhaka advised Fran not to rely too heavily on ranged weapons, as being too specialized could lead to being soundly defeated by enemies skilled at dealing with ranged attacks.

Upon hearing Yuhaka's words, Fran showed a look of sudden realization. After all, what Yuhaka said made a lot of sense. This made Fran, who originally planned to use this weapon in battle, realize that if she relied too much on one weapon, she might be at a disadvantage in certain situations. Fran showed an expression of having learned something.

After Yhaka and Fran ventured deeper into the mine, they arrived at the location of the underground city. Here, they saw a large number of kobolds gathered, guarding the entrance to the dungeon like gatekeepers. Seeing this, a question popped into their heads. Fran looked at Yhaka and asked, "Master, did the Guild Master mention that there are so many kobolds here as a lair?"

"I don't know~ ╮(OwO)╭" Faced with Fran's question, Yuhaka also pretended not to know. After all, the information Yuhaka had previously inquired about regarding related monsters did not mention a large number of kobold warlocks, nor did it mention a kobold tribe guarding the entrance to the dungeon. If it were an ordinary adventurer encountering this situation, they would probably go back and report the situation to the Adventurers' Guild. But Yuhaka and Fran were different.

They were going to destroy this kobold's lair.

"Fran, this is a spread round, OwO~" Yuhaka told Fran about a type of ammunition. Originally, Yuhaka also planned to teach Fran how to make this type of ammunition, but under the current circumstances, Yuhaka is not a good place to teach people how to make spread rounds. However, Yuhaka did teach Fran how to use this type of ammunition.

Upon hearing how to use the Yuhaka, Fran became very interested in this type of ammunition. After all, the ammunition she had used before had given her a sense of satisfaction with firearms. Fran listened attentively to the instructions on how to use the spread ammunition. This spread ammunition was the explosive type of bomb used in Monster Hunter World. By firing this spread ammunition with a heavy bowgun, it would explode after traveling a certain distance, spreading out the explosive submunitions inside and bombarding a large area.

After hearing Yuhaka's explanation, Fran nodded in understanding. However, the spread bullets were a bit too big, and Fran didn't think her explosive gunblade could fit into such a large thing. But Yuhaka taught Fran how to transform her weapon into a heavy crossbow. Seeing the control key in her hand that looked like a heavy crossbow, Fran remembered the weapon Yuhaka used when he saved her. Fran still clearly remembered the scene of Yuhaka wielding a heavy crossbow and firing away. Thinking of this, Fran asked Yuhaka how to use the weapon.

After demonstrating how to use the heavy crossbow, Yhaka handed Fran a drum magazine filled with spread ammo. Fran then followed Yhaka's instructions and installed the drum magazine on the heavy crossbow. After setting up the heavy crossbow, Fran aimed the muzzle at the distant kobold lair and pulled the trigger.

With a dull thud from the silencer on the heavy crossbow, a series of spread shots were fired. The powerful recoil had little effect on Fran, and the crossbow's design reduced recoil, allowing Fran to easily control this powerful ammunition.

After the spread rounds were launched a certain distance, they exploded, and a large number of explosive rounds fell like hail into the kobold lairs. The kobolds who discovered the explosive rounds looked at them with puzzled expressions, clearly not knowing what they were. But with the violent explosions that erupted before their eyes, the bursting flames devoured everything around them like wild beasts. From their high vantage point, Fran and Yuhaka could see the kobold lairs below descending into chaos. Seeing this opportunity, Fran transformed her empty heavy crossbow into a bomb-blade form, loaded it with new ammunition, and then, beside Yuhaka, said, "Fran, let's go!" before jumping down. Yuhaka stayed close to Fran, ready to guard against any sudden danger.

After Fran charged out and attacked the kobolds, the already chaotic kobolds became even more disorganized. However, after a while, one of the kobold leaders, who seemed to be the boss, commanded the surrounding kobolds to attack Fran. Upon hearing their boss's order, the previously chaotic kobolds began to attack Fran.

However, it wasn't very effective. Ordinary kobolds couldn't hurt Fran, but kobold warlocks might be able to. Their blue flames were lethal to Fran, so she was very careful. After five minutes of dealing with the situation, Fran had eliminated all the kobolds there. Well... to be precise, some of the kobolds were killed by Yhwach's throwing of small stones, of course, high-speed flying stones.

After dealing with the kobolds, Fran looked around and, seeing that there were no other enemies, breathed a sigh of relief. Then, as if suddenly remembering something, Fran quietly asked Yuhaka through her psionic powers, "Master, have all the enemies here been taken care of?"

Yuhaka nodded twice to indicate that Fran's problem was solved. After dealing with the enemies here, Fran and Yuhaka turned their attention to the entrance of the dungeon labyrinth. After all, this was the only place left to explore. Moreover, Yuhaka and Fran felt that the dungeon labyrinth might be the most important factor in the disappearance of people here. Therefore, Yuhaka and Fran decided to enter the dungeon labyrinth to explore it.

Volume 5 [Slice of Life + Arknights + Another World]: Chapter 1930 [The Giant Worm Traversing Space]

After Yuhaka helped Fran push open the door to the dungeon labyrinth, Yuhaka and Fran also went inside. After entering the dungeon labyrinth, Yuhaka sensed a chaotic magic power that was different from before, which puzzled Yuhaka. Could it be that there were different kinds of chaotic magic power?

However, regardless of the circumstances, Yuhaka absolutely hates this kind of chaotic magic.

Upon entering this dungeon labyrinth, Fran found it completely empty. There were no decorations, not even a single stone left on the floor. It was a place where any adventurer would leave in tears.

However, Yuhaka and Fran did not come to this place for the resources of the dungeon labyrinth, but to investigate the case of missing adventurers.

According to information provided by the Adventurers' Guild, those people from another world disappeared after sneaking into this dungeon, and the large-scale disappearance of adventurers began around that time. Fran and Yuhaka have therefore focused their investigation here. Although the situation outside has not been fully investigated, Yuhaka's senses can detect that the chaotic magic in this place is swirling downwards towards the deepest part. Yuhaka believes that there is a situation similar to the previous dungeon in the depths of the dungeon.

Thinking of this, Yhaka reminded Fran to be careful, as Yhaka felt that this place was not as simple as before.

Fran nodded in understanding after hearing Yuhaka's words. Fran believed that whatever her master said was correct.

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After several tens of minutes of exploration, Fran, under Yuhaka's guidance, gradually ventured deeper into the dungeon labyrinth. Although the dungeon labyrinth was subject to change, Fran never got lost thanks to Yuhaka's directions.

However, just after Fran and Yuhaka arrived at the middle level, Yuhaka sensed something in the space drifting towards Fran's location. In response, Yuhaka commanded Fran to roll forward. Upon hearing Yuhaka's instruction, Fran did not hesitate and immediately rolled forward. At that instant, a huge figure passed through Fran's back.

Fran, who was rolling around, also noticed the figure that appeared behind her. The creature that suddenly appeared in her original position was a huge worm-like monster. Fran was certain that she had not heard any noise or vibration from digging. This made Fran break out in a cold sweat. If her master had not reminded her, Fran was 100% sure that she would not have been able to detect the sudden attack.

After dodging the opponent's attack, Fran rolled and adjusted her position, aiming her weapon at the opponent's huge worm-like body and pulling the trigger. The loud gunshot echoed in the dungeon labyrinth, but Fran's attack did not hit the huge worm. Of course, it was not that Fran did not miss, but that Fran's attack passed through the opponent's body, as if she hit an illusion.

"What?!" Fran looked surprised upon seeing this, clearly not expecting her attack to pass right through the enemy's body. Yuhaka, standing nearby, immediately recognized the problem. As someone who used spatial abilities, Yuhaka naturally recognized that the opponent possessed the ability to traverse space, somewhat like hiding in imaginary space. The figure appeared in reality, but the physical entity existed in a secondary space. In other words, Fran could only see the opponent but couldn't hit them. No wonder the Adventurers' Guild sent so many people here without any news; they were probably all killed by this special ability.

Yuhaka told Fran about what he had discovered. Fran was stunned when she heard Yuhaka's words. She hadn't expected the enemy to be such a troublesome one. Fran decided it was best to run away first. After all, if you can't beat them, you can at least run away.

However, Fran couldn't dodge the opponent's attack. After all, the giant worm with the ability to travel through space could use its own ability to bypass the complex terrain of the dungeon maze and directly attack the target. Fran was not very good when facing such a complex dungeon maze. However, Yuhaka had a way to deal with it.

"Fran, there's a special device on your weapon. Use your psionic energy to activate it, OwO~" Following Yuhaka's reminder, Fran used her psionic energy, which she wasn't very good at, to activate the special device Yuhaka mentioned. As Fran activated the special device on the Key of Domination, the Key of Domination in Fran's hand transformed into the shape of a two-handed sword, with strange runes engraved on it. Although Fran couldn't understand them, she felt a strong sense of power. With Yuhaka's psionic energy support, Fran's psionic energy was also greatly enhanced. Immediately, the weapon in Fran's hand emitted blue and white lightning from psionic energy. Seeing that her weapon seemed to be enchanted, Fran felt quite confident.

After all, according to Yhaka, this special ability could be used to deal with this type of enemy, and Fran naturally believed Yhaka's words.

Fran, who had transformed into a psionic longsword, turned to face the giant worm that had been chasing her. The giant worm, with its shimmering blue-white carapace, twisted its body and darted out from the wall of the dungeon labyrinth, opening its petal-like mouth towards Fran. The huge mouth was covered with sharp teeth, and if she were bitten, she probably wouldn't be able to get away.

The fact that the opponent chose to launch a direct attack shows that it was very confident in its ability to traverse space. However, this time the opponent chose the wrong opponent. When the opponent opened its big mouth to bite Fran, Fran dodged the bite at a very tricky angle and stabbed the giant worm's soft abdomen with her weapon. With the feeling of the sharp blade piercing through the hard abdominal armor and muscle tissue, Fran realized that her attack had hit this giant worm with spatial abilities.

The giant worm that was suddenly hit let out a scream, clearly not expecting to be attacked.

After being attacked, the giant worm hurriedly tried to shake off Fran's attack and burrowed into the wall of the dungeon labyrinth. Faced with this situation, Fran quickly drew her weapon. After all, Fran did not have the ability to travel through space like this giant blue worm. In order to avoid crashing into the wall, Fran also drew her weapon to avoid turning into a cat pancake like a cat that crashes into a wall.

After Fran drew her weapon, she quickly created some distance. The giant worm, after shaking off Fran, did not run away but lingered around, as if waiting for something.

Yuhaka also told Fran about the giant worm. Hearing Yuhaka's words, Fran felt a little uncomfortable. After all, if this kind of enemy who could freely travel through space didn't come, Fran really wouldn't be able to deal with it. Well, at least for now, Fran couldn't do anything about this kind of guy.

"Hmm... Fran, go down first. Youyou, I guess the other party is waiting for their companions OwO~" Seeing the giant worm hovering around, Youhaka could guess its purpose. After all, Youhaka had heard the other party calling for its companions, and the adventurers sent by the Adventurers' Guild earlier were not just one or two adventurers, but several small teams. A single giant worm like this couldn't possibly take down all the adventurer teams. As for why the adventurer teams hadn't transmitted the information, Youhaka guessed that the chaotic magic here was affecting the magic used to transmit information.

Fran nodded in understanding after hearing Yuhaka's words. After all, Fran knew very well that she could not attack the opponent by going through the dungeon maze. Her primary goal now was to get to the deepest part of the dungeon, which was the core of the dungeon.

After Yhaka and Fran reached the deepest part, which was a spacious altar-like area, the giant worms reappeared before they could even investigate what was around them. This time, there were eight giant worms, which circled around Fran like sharks eyeing their prey.

Seeing this, Fran felt a sense of tension. After all, these giant worms had strange abilities and there were simply too many of them, making it difficult for Fran to deal with them. Yuhaka asked Fran if she wanted to take action herself. To Yuhaka's question, Fran shook her head and said to Yuhaka, "No, Master, Fran plans to try first."