Clang~
Yuri sheathed his sword as a Frog Shooter, a frog monster with a single large eye, crashed into pieces right behind him. It attacked by shooting out its long tongue.
It didn't take long for the toad monster's remains to dissipate into black smoke.
After retrieving the magic stone, Yuri took out the map and examined it.
"So it only has 12 floors..."
"Well, what do you expect from a beginner map? I should be grateful to have the first 12 floors."
If he hadn't had this map in hand, it would probably have taken much longer for him to advance.
With a sigh, Yuri put the map away and continued walking, trying to find the stairs to the next floor.
Some more time passed, and Yuri finally reached the twelfth floor.
However, after some time, he heard a thunderous sound of heavy footsteps.
Yuri looked in the direction the sound came from and discovered that several minotaurs were running away from something at an alarming speed.
After a few seconds, Yuri finally saw what they were fleeing from.
They were fleeing from Bete Loga.
"So, that was the Minotaur just now."
Yuri looked closely, and sure enough, Bete was fiercely chasing the minotaurs to the twelfth floor while the Loki Familia was far behind him, but they were also giving chase.
"Wait a minute, according to the original storyline, wouldn't Ais be the one chasing this minotaur?"
Yuri stopped as he remembered the original events.
It seemed like things were already changing because of him.
"Forget it. Regardless of whether Bell shows up or not, I can take advantage of this situation."
Yuri bent down and placed his hands on the ground. Instantly, trees began to sprout, forming a wall to block the minotaurs' advance.
Bete ran through the trees, still chasing the minotaurs.
Seeing this scene, Yuri subtly furrowed his eyebrows.
"An escaped Minotaur..."
"A powerful adventurer in pursuit…"
"Is... Bell on the newbie floor right now?"
Suddenly, a dark idea crossed Yuri's mind, and he looked at a certain barrel in his inventory.
"Bell, since I took your goddess, and certainly your future harem, I'm going to give you a 'dungeon date'..."
Saying so, Yuri manipulated some branches, took the liquid from the small barrel, and subtly poured it under Bete.
Bete, in turn, paid no attention to it. He simply thought it was just drops falling from the dungeon walls.
[A/N: I don't remember if I mentioned this before—probably not—the barrel holds about half a liter of that water.]
In the blink of an eye, he caught up to one of the minotaurs and killed it, after which he continued chasing the rest toward the upper floors.
............
"Ah... I'm going to die..."
Tears streamed down Bell's face as he looked at the monster in front of him.
The Minotaur's heavy and unpleasant breathing almost made him faint.
Looking at the body that was twice his size and packed with explosive muscles, a sad smile appeared on his face.
(I wanted to enter the first floors of the dungeon to prove myself, because there was no familia willing to take me in…)
(In the end... I'm really worthless... I'll die at the hands of a monster...)
(Grandfather…)
Bell, who was on the verge of death, thought as he remembered his grandfather. The monster's figure filled his vision.
But to his surprise, the monster was suddenly kicked by something.
At that moment, Bell saw a silver glow!
The Minotaur was easily torn apart.
The Minotaur's death cry rang in his ears as its body was torn apart.
His own body was bathed in the blood and viscera of the unfortunate minotaur.
"Hey, you weren't scared to death, were you?"
"Seriously, why would a boy who doesn't even know how to give a speech dare to come to the dungeon?"
"Pff! What an idiot!"
The person who appeared in Bell's field of vision, instead of the bull monster, was a woman with white hair and animal ears, with a cold and arrogant face!
Looking at the woman's clothes and figure...
Bell instantly fell in love with her.
(End of chapter)
Give me some power stones there you go~😉