VIP Chapter 146: A Simple Cerberus
Will nodded.
“Yeah. Generally, dungeon elite monsters don’t change. The most likely… is that dog… that Blazing Hellhound has been strengthened.”
“This situation is somewhat similar to the previous times we discovered Green Ghost Stones…”
“And it’s in the same city, too. It’s quite suspicious.”
After the two of them discussed in low voices, they completely understood each other’s thoughts without saying it aloud.
How could they let such a convenient clue slip away?
“Don’t rush. We can go in as external support. Moreover… since this dungeon has encountered such a major issue, according to the Adventurer’s Guild rules, it should be cleared as soon as possible.”
“Huh? What did you say? You want to come in as external support… Well… that’s wonderful!”
The staff member looked as though he was about to cry with excitement in front of the two of them.
“No problem then. Shuna, are your weapons ready? We can depart.”
“I’m ready anytime.”
Shuna tapped her right thigh, where her usual small knife was kept.
“Alright, take us directly to the 20th floor then.”
But…
“I’m so touched that someone is offering help… Wait, no, no!”
“What’s wrong?”
“The Adventurer’s Guild doesn’t allow outside rescue like this. I have to be responsible for your safety. What if… your ranks aren’t enough and you die inside? Let me check your qualifications first.”
…
“Here… look.”
Will sighed and took out his B5 Rank Adventurer card—unfortunately, he was still a Priest.
Priests were like noted with “except for poetry” in most dungeons: “Entry allowed for B5 Rank and above, Priests excluded.”
“What about your team?”
And also…
The Shining Star’s small C2 Rank Adventuring Team badge.
From any angle, it seemed a bit weak.
He knew he was a bit of a scrub in terms of combat power, but he was very confident in terms of knowledge.
What’s more…
“This is completely not enough!”
“Don’t rush, I am… uh… one of the members of Shining Star. The two of us are out on a solo vacation, can’t you see me?”
—Shuna, the formidable one, was with them!
Although she seemed to have only realized the team’s name after glancing at the badge.
“You and he aren’t… Wait, what is this?! S Rank…?! Would an S Rank person really be here!?”
Shuna’s Adventurer card was shining golden, obviously different from ordinary people.
Although there were internal rankings within S Rank, very few people reached S Rank. Even though level 1 was the highest, people rarely aimed higher once they reached S Rank.
“S5, is that enough?”
Shuna was very composed, even deliberately waving her card in front of him.
Wow, here it comes, the feeling of showing off!
“Aren’t S Ranks usually… usually lurking in the seven great S Rank dungeons? How… how could…”
“Oh. Because I’m not interested in those… for now. But now…”
Shuna glanced at Will. She wasn’t affiliated with an Adventuring Team, so theoretically, she couldn’t enter a dungeon.
But…
If someone else was there, it was a different story!
“Hehe, I’m considered a member of this kid’s team.”
Will felt…
That Shuna had already considered herself a member of Shining Star?
The staff member looked from Will to Shuna.
“Oh, I see. It’s like a young master hiring a bodyguard for a leisurely trip? No wonder you’re a Priest, it’s quite charming. I must say, young master, you have good taste. Your bodyguard is truly beautiful. You’re in for a treat.”
“What exactly do you understand…”
“No problem, no problem…” He took out an entry key and handed it to Shuna, deliberately not to Will. “Please, you must save the people… The matter of clearing the dungeon can be put aside for now… until we ensure their safety…”
“Alright, no problem, let’s go.”
Will felt…
That Shuna hadn’t really heard any of it.
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The two of them walked down the narrow path on the 28th floor of the dungeon.
The Rock Fire Iron Wall dungeon was truly as its name suggested. As far as the eye could see, there was only fire and rock. Each floor was remarkably similar, with only a narrow path leading to a central combat arena, surrounded by surging lava.
They were now on the 28th floor. It had taken them about fifteen minutes to get here, which was actually quite fast.
If they had defended and dodged when the distress signal was sent from the 29th floor, fifteen minutes would have been enough to hold on.
“I always feel like you’ve been happy since we entered the dungeon.”
Shuna strode confidently down the lava path, casually swatting away a rock monster that flew up. She didn’t even need to draw the blade of her knife.
But Will, behind her, walked cautiously, afraid of falling.
Although dungeons were usually for four-person teams, and larger or higher-difficulty dungeons considered teams of six or more, but…
Being strong enough truly allowed one to solo it.
Otherwise, there wouldn’t be comedic scenarios like someone soloing a dungeon and then being killed by a Slime.
“We’ve communicated for so long, but this is the first time we’re fighting side-by-side in a dungeon. Of course, I’m happy.”
She paused.
“Oh, and being mistaken for a pampered bodyguard is also interesting.”
“Are the key points you remember… slightly off?”
“Uh-huh, I see you don’t seem entirely satisfied.”
“Yes, I’m not satisfied. I’ll be satisfied if Shuna, who is ‘pampered’, can instantly defeat that Cerberus for me~”
“Don’t… Don’t act cute here, it’s a little scary.”
Shuna shivered.
“But then…”
Shuna reached out and felt a door on the blood-red rock wall at the end of the arena.
This should be the “door” leading to the next floor.
“It’s not that I can’t show you an instant kill.”
“What? Wait, Shuna, are you just going to open the door? At least prepare yourself…”
Before Will could prepare, Shuna directly pushed the door open with one hand.
As soon as the door opened, a wave of heat, many times hotter than the 28th floor, surged out from behind it.
The moment the door was ajar, Will saw the first head of the “three-headed dog.”
The monsters in this dungeon seemed to be slightly “larger,” and this Cerberus was no exception. It looked about two stories tall.
However…
As Will was still marveling at how the Cerberus indeed possessed the might of a “strengthened elite monster”…
“Freeze Beam—”
Shuna extended her right hand and aimed it at the middle head of the Cerberus.
She opened her palm—
From her direction, a massive ice-elemental beam magic of an ice-blue color shot out, directly piercing the forehead of the Cerberus’s largest head and even obliterating half of the heads of the other two!
The giant beam even left a white streak on the normally red passage of the Rock Fire dungeon.
And also…
Instantly cooled the air by at least two degrees Celsius.
Shuna lowered her hand and turned around. Behind her, the massive body of the Cerberus crashed down.
She then flicked her hair.
Facing Will…
Oh, and also the few people from the two teams who had sent distress signals behind him.
She smiled—
“As promised, it’s been instantly defeated.”
