Wrong Ground, Spiral Twins

The magic stone shattered, and the earth spirit holding the wooden stick turned into ashes.

Magic Stone is the core of monsters and the basis for their survival, so attacking Magic Stone is the most effective way to defeat monsters.

Of course, the broken magic stone has lost its due value.

Su Mo raised his left hand equipped with a metal arm guard to block the sharp claws of the earth spirit. He retreated and looked at the three earth spirits, one of which was trying to pick up the stick. He had no cooperation at all and didn't even have any extra weapons. He silently cracked his mouth...

……——……

The stars dot the sky, and the night covers the earth

After waiting at the entrance of the dungeon from five o'clock until nearly ten o'clock, Hestia finally saw the long-awaited figure and hurried to greet him.

There was blood on his forehead, and his clothes were torn in many places, stained with dirt and blood. If you get closer, you can carefully see the scars hidden by the dirt... He became like this on his first trip to the dungeon. Hestia wanted to blame him and even prepared many excuses, but at this moment, she found that perhaps all she could give him was a hug.

"Lord God..."

It was already this late, and Su Mo was full of surprise to see Hestia waiting here.

Being hugged suddenly made him feel a little overwhelmed.

"……I'm back!"

"You're so reckless on your first trip to the dungeon, are you stupid?"

Feeling the goddess's anger, Su Mo suddenly felt a little guilty, "Actually, I still have a sense of propriety."

One, two, three, four, five. He would only go up if he thought he could give it a try. If the number of enemies exceeded his expectations, he would just run away. Although he inevitably encountered some unexpected situations, the fact that he was able to walk out of the dungeon showed that he could still handle it.

"I don't believe it. Go get treatment first..."

"I'd better clean up and change my clothes first."

Hestia thought about it for a moment, nodded, and went to the bathroom with Su Mo.

Take a bath, change clothes, and exchange the magic stone for Farley.

It has to be said that as a profession that lives on the edge of a knife, adventurers still earn a very good income.

Correction: Adventurers' income is not good at all... Bathing is free, but treatment is not. After walking out of the guild's treatment facility, Su Mo's heart was bleeding. Just a simple treatment, a bottle of the lowest level healing elixir emptied all his magic power.

"You shouldn't have bought the healing potion. That's the money for our accommodation and meals today."

"I'm worried that you didn't even bring a bottle of healing elixir. As for food and accommodation, leave it to me!"

Hestia patted her chest and expressed confidently that everything was not a problem.

This made Su Mo think that his Lord God had prepared everything, until...

"...Wuwu, Hephaestus~..."

"You...!"

In the dead of night, the one-eyed red-haired goddess held her forehead helplessly when she saw her best friend hugging her right away. "I kicked you out less than a day ago, and you're coming back shamelessly. What can I say to you?"

At the end of the conversation, the red-haired goddess didn't know what to say.

"I have reformed, Hephaestus! Look, this is the Familia I have recruited today."

Following Hestia's pointing, Hephaestus looked towards Su Mo, but after just a few glances, her gaze shifted back to Hestia, "So, you want to bring your own family and live in my family's residence?"

Hestia nodded vigorously, "It doesn't need to be too long, just give me one or two... two or three days."

Hephaestus chuckled, took a step back, and the next moment, slammed the door shut.

"Ah~ Hephaestus..."

"Since you have your own clan, you should show me the dignity of the Lord God! You actually want to live in someone else's clan residence, are you an idiot?"

"It seems so. Then Hephaestus, lend me some money."

Su Mo suddenly admired his goddess for being able to borrow money so confidently.

"no!"

"Ah, Hephaestus, can you bear to see your good friend sleeping on the street, starving?"

Hephaestus sighed deeply. "Turn left and go straight. There is an inn at the intersection. You can get credit if you tell me your name... Of course, you can only get credit for a week at most."

After saying that, the red-haired goddess immediately turned and left.

Hephaestus has clearly understood one thing about this best friend who has been doing nothing all day, being idle, eating and drinking for free at her place for nearly three months - that is, she must never be nice to her again.

But the red-haired goddess who was leaving quickly did not notice that the black-haired loli goddess who also turned around had an expression of success on her face.

"It's done!"

Looking at his goddess making an 'OK' gesture to him, Su Mo immediately gave her a thumbs up in return.

He felt relieved knowing that his goddess actually had such a 'rogue' side.

The location of the inn was not far from the Hephaestus clan's residence, and the location was quite easy to find. The innkeeper had an obvious special relationship with the Hephaestus clan, and after giving the name of Hephaestus, the one and the one god not only checked in smoothly, but also received a cordial reception.

Two single rooms, 400 riels a day; a supper for two, not very sumptuous but filling, for 180 riels; even if Su Mo only knew the approximate prices in Orario, he knew that this was already a very favorable price.

At least 1200 faris per day?

He had really thought too simply before. The equipment maintenance fee cannot be saved. If treatment is needed, a bottle of healing elixir can be bought to prevent the problem. Then, plus the repayment and the necessary living expenses for the two of them, at least 2800 faris per day is needed to barely break even.

2800 fares was only the minimum limit, Su Mo also saw a potion for restoring physical strength in the pharmacy. How could one kill monsters without physical strength? If one pursued efficiency, the physical strength restoring potion with a minimum price of 500 fares and a maximum price of 5 fares was a real consumable item.

Being an adventurer is indeed a high-income profession, but it is also a high-risk, high-cost profession. Another difference between him and ordinary adventurers is that he needs to absorb the energy from the magic stone fragments, and the magic stones he obtains cannot be sold completely. If half of the magic stone fragments are used for absorption, the actual value of the items he obtains every day must be more than 5000 faris.

After roughly determining tomorrow's goal, Su Mo took a rope and tied one end to his right foot and the other end to the corner of the bed. Finally, he lay down on the bed. The strong feeling of fatigue caused him to fall asleep quickly.

The lightning dissipated, and the spear wailed.

Falling into the extremely realistic dream again, Su Mo saw humans and orcs with desperate expressions on their faces... and they were his enemies.

Chapter 6: Constant Battle

When the day dawned, Hestia got up early, determined to find a new family today.

If, according to the standards of her usual life in the Hephaestus family.

"Su..."

Hestia opened the door to the side with great interest, and her words stopped abruptly.

There was no one inside.

"…So, when did he leave?"

The female store manager replied, "It should be around four o'clock."

Hearing this, Hestia immediately put her hands on her head and whined, "Ah~~ He is an idiot. He didn't even update his ability value."

"Maybe I don't want to disturb your rest."

"Woo..."

It was when she realized this that Hestia became even more frustrated.

If possible, she still hoped that he would trouble her more and rely on her. After all, she was his god.

"laugh--"

A sword seals the throat.

With blood splattering, the six groups of earth spirits were completely wiped out.

Not enough, not enough, not enough—

He only destroyed a group of lowest-level monsters without weapons and equipment, but what about 'him'?

He was already able to manipulate a group of fully-armed adventurers at will.

Even though it was impossible to judge the level of the adventurers in that team, how could a team of adventurers that could venture into the lower area of nearly thirty floors be considered weak?

If you want to catch up with him, this effort is far from enough.

The body transformed by the dungeon, the continuous battles, the swallowing of magic stones to grow, and the system... He had no time to relax. He couldn't admit defeat, couldn't admit that his determination was a joke, fight, fight, fight, all he could do was fight, fight to the utmost.

After ripping open his stomach and letting the magic stone fragments turn into ashes one by one, Su Mo looked towards the entrance to the second floor.

Death is something to be feared, but if you don't try your best, how can you possibly defeat yourself...

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【Su Mo

LV.1

Strength: I0→I41 Durability: I0→I46 Dexterity: I0→I39 Agility: I0→I42 Magic: IO

"magic"

Ainsel

·Duplicate Magic

The maximum number of clones is 'two', and the ability value is divided into two after the clone.

There is no distinction between primary and secondary avatars, and each has independent thinking and personality.

·not available

·? ? ?】

The first ability value update, the total ability value increased by nearly 170 points.

According to the half-elf in the guild, generally speaking, adventurers who receive God's grace will have a period of rapid growth. After two days of challenging the dungeon, his total ability value increased by nearly 170 points. This is already a very good data, at least an upper-middle level.

But Su Mo knows his own business.

There shouldn't be many newcomers as 'reckless' as him. If he follows the guild's advice, his improvement will probably only be at a medium to low level at best.

He was not some talented rising star with great potential... It was certain that if he said he had no disappointment, it would be a lie. As a time traveler, he would always be a little arrogant and think he was special. But without luck, there was no excuse for laziness. Since he lacked talent, he could only make up for it with more effort.

A new day, and when he woke up, he had new good news. With the grace of God, he had not been troubled by sleepwalking for two consecutive days.

After washing and getting ready, Su Mo appeared in the dungeon before dawn.

The light in the dungeon will not change due to the rotation of day and night outside. Su Mo likes this very much because it means that as long as he has enough physical strength, he can challenge the dungeon even at night.

Dodge, spin, and the sword passed by the frog monster with a huge single eye in the most energy-saving way.

The red and black body fluid suddenly gushed out from the frog's flank and spilled all over the ground.

Frog Archer is not the mainstream monster on the second floor. The most common monsters on the second floor are Earth Spirits and Gray Wolves.

They have mucus with corrosive properties, long tongues that can attack from a distance, and are extremely flexible. Their long-distance jumps can make it difficult for people to react. However, their weaknesses are also obvious: their armor is weak, their close combat abilities are poor, and they lack the ability to deliver a fatal blow.

The frog archer fell to the ground. Su Mo shook off the blood on the sword, stood there leaning on the sword, and used a short rest to calm his rapid breathing.

"Click——"

After resting for a while, Su Mo was about to bend down to take out the magic stone when some noise suddenly came from the wall not far away.

A monster is born——

The huge underground labyrinth is the womb of monsters that threaten humanity.

Skipping the growth process and becoming a mature individual capable of fighting immediately, a gray wolf broke out from the inside of the wall and was born as a life.

But it was very unfortunate, because the Grim Reaper was standing not far away. Before it could completely walk out of the wall, the sword blade with the cold light reflected on it had already pierced its chest.

He put away his sword and turned around. The gray wolf behind him died howling, but there were still three gray wolves in front of Su Mo.

With his eyes narrowed sharply, Su Mo took a bow step and gathered his strength.

Coming to this world, every time Su Mo fell asleep, it was a nightmare, but he had to admit that the battles in his dreams also gave him a lot of inspiration and experience. For a novice who lacked the guidance of his predecessors, being able to "personally experience" that kind of deep-level battle was definitely a wealth that could not be compared with money.

"kill!"

The moment the gray wolf pounced towards him, Su Mo's body shot out suddenly like a spring compressed to the extreme.

The gray wolf's bloody mouth had not yet closed before half of its head was cut off. The accumulated sword force did not decrease, and it drew a fan-shaped arc from top to bottom, forcing back one gray wolf, while leaving a deep scar on the other gray wolf that had no time to retreat.

With the improvement of basic ability value, Su Mo can now perform many actions that he couldn't do before. But feeling that you can do it and having a skill that has been honed for a long time are two completely different things. The latter may be just "a little bit faster" than the former, but in battle, many times a little bit faster is enough to determine victory or defeat, life or death.

Just now, if he had been a little more precise and a little faster, there wouldn't be an extra crack on the sword in his hand, and the gray wolf wouldn't just be injured, but would have been killed directly.

I saw the scenery inside the door, but when I actually tried to do it, I couldn't do it.

This phenomenon is commonly known as - high expectations but low skills.