On the other side, Bull Eugene stood high up, silently observing the large, bustling crowd in the distance.
It had begun.
These people only needed to go up one more floor to trigger the "Monster Fiesta."
Dozens of Minotaurs would be born and violently beaten on the spot.
Under pressure, they would only be able to flee to the upper floors.
It would be then that the relentlessly pursuing Ais would meet Bell.
However, the title of the anime did not quite fit the plot.
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
You did indeed find an encounter, and you did not get anything wrong.
What Eugene intended to do was to make this encounter wrong!
His current strength, without a Level Up, was probably at the middle of Level 5.
If it came to a real fight, there was still a gap in combat experience.
According to his initial plan, blocking Ais and the closely following Bete by himself would be extremely difficult.
However, after reconsideration, Eugene shifted his focus.
He didn't have to completely cut off this encounter.
He just needed to mess it up.
Bell's "Single-minded Aspiration" (Liaris Freeze) was the crystallization of admiration.
The target was limited, and it had to be a female hero!
The ten-fold experience and charm immunity were all conditional upon him having a cherished female in mind!
But what if the one who saved the rookie was Bete?
The fierce-looking, rough-mannered Werewolf who was merciless toward the weak and constantly spoke ill of others-could Bell still develop an admiration for such a savior?
Forget admiration; not being scolded into doubting his life would be a good result.
"So, there is only one target~ .."
Eugene widened his bull eyes.
In the crowd, that blonde girl in white was particularly conspicuous.
As the strongest Minotaur, how could he not steal the protagonist's woman?
This time, he would personally sever the destined bond between the male and female leads!
...
Having formulated a general strategy, Eugene's primary task now was to quickly become stronger.
His current stats had not been updated yet.
Alone in the villa's basement, Eugene summoned three things.
A head, a head, and another bloody head.
They belonged to Fake Faust, Fake Rollo, and Dix, respectively.
He had personally killed all three, thus satisfying the casting requirements for "Plunder."
However, since Dix's head might be useful later, he replaced it with the guy's body.
Plunder!
He was simultaneously draining the attribute values of two Level 3s and one Level 5.
Eugene couldn't wait to see how much his strength would increase.
[Ding! Plunder complete!]
[Acquired target's most outstanding attributes-Agility +690c, Dexterity +685c, +705b (Lv3)!]
[Acquired target's strongest skill-Frenzied Scratch, Dual Wield Attack Speed +50%]
...
[Acquired target's most outstanding attributes-Durability +700b, Strength +680c, +725b (Lv3)!]
[Acquired target's strongest skill-Mighty Punch, delivers a powerful combination punch]
...
[Acquired target's most outstanding attributes-Magic +725b, Durability +710b, +790b (Lv3), Strength +650c, +780b (Lv3), +815a (Lv4), +510d (Lv5)!]
[Acquired target's strongest skill-Crimson Lance, a series of rapid stabs, consuming very little Stamina]
[Acquired target's strongest Magic-Phobetor Daedalus, can cause the opponent to fall into a state of Frenzy, attacking indiscriminately!]
!!!
The attributes exploded!
Eugene's eyes widened as he looked at the massive attribute panel that popped up.
It was all multi-level plundering!
He gained Level 2 Agility and Level 2-3 Dexterity from Rollo.
Faust contributed Level 2 Durability and Level 2-3 Strength.
As for Dix...
Level 2 Magic, Level 2-3 Durability, and Level 2-3-4-5 Strength!
This one haul was enough to eat until he burst!
He had only leveled up a week ago, and his stats were already overflowing again!
Eugene swallowed, pulling up his current status panel:
These were his attributes before the plunder, which had already increased quite a bit from basic training based on the initial values he plundered:
[Ability: Strength 700A, Durability 250G, Dexterity 750B/700B, Agility 200G, Magic 250G]
And this was his status after the update:
[Ability: Strength 2030? /780B/815A/510D, Durability 1660? /790B, Dexterity 1435SSS/1405SSS, Agility 950S, Magic 975S]
If you ask how to get stronger quickly, you still have to plunder people!
Damn it!
This is really something I shouldn't do often, it's too addictive!
Eugene admitted he didn't have much self-control; to avoid turning into a madman like those in the Dark Faction, he had to fully restrain his hunting desires.
"Hoo... don't rush, don't be impatient..."
Reaching Level 2 overflow in two weeks, his actual strength was not inferior to Ryuu's.
What more could he ask for with this kind of cheat?
To temporarily distract himself, Eugene sat cross-legged and opened his system space. The vault was still there, but it was now filled with hard currency like gold and silver.
Terry had a trick up his sleeve, leaving behind only Orario currency and moving all the valuable commodities.
This was quite convenient; Eugene used the system's recognition function to convert all the stored currency into his account balance.
His wealth instantly surged by two billion from his original fortune of over one hundred million.
Jumping from nine figures to ten figures was simply delightful to look at.
The empty vault could now be used for these gold and silver valuables.
He considered that he should eventually melt the vault and sell the material, then buy a bigger one, just to stop it from taking up space.
After rummaging through the storage, Eugene found the Level Up reward packages.
He had been busy day and night for the past few days and hadn't had time to open them.
The stack of lottery tickets also hadn't been used.
He decided to open them now while he had the free time.
Everyone had already seen the rewards from the Junior and Intermediate packages.
With two of each, the total rewards were:
Grimoires *6, Magic Stones *6, Adamantite *4kg, Mithril *6kg, Hardest Metal *6kg, Money *120 million.
It's worth mentioning that the materials rewarded by the system were all of the highest quality, equivalent to the finest ores mined from the deepest levels, mainly suitable for high-end equipment manufacturing.
In contrast, Terry's vault contained ores from the middle and upper levels, whose mixed purity resulted in insufficient hardness.
Although claimed to be the "Hardest Metal," it did not possess the "indestructible" property.
The two were incomparable in value.
Now for the main event.
Advanced Packages *2, Myriad Worlds Lottery Tickets *20.
Eugene looked at the visibly different Advanced Packages, realizing the rewards inside might be different from the Junior, Intermediate, and Senior categories.
What was the best reward after advancing?
Of course, the means to become stronger!
He reached out and tapped the 'open' button, and a flash of light passed before his eyes.
[Congratulations to the host for acquiring: High-Grade Magic Sword (Fire) *1, High-Grade Magic Sword (Thunder) *1, Complete Healing Potion *10, Curse Purification Talisman *10, Perfect Stamina Potion *10, Mimic Clay Substitute *10, High-Grade Smoke Bomb, High-Grade Stun Grenade, High-Grade Poisoned Hidden Weapon *100!]
Holy shit!
These are all for fighting!
Eugene was left speechless, with offense, defense, recovery, and escape all covered.
With these items, it would be difficult for him to die even if he tried!
The power of the High-Grade Magic Sword was demonstrated in the anime.
When the three newly promoted Level 6s of the Loki Familia-Bete and the Amazon sisters-were hit by just one Thunder Magic Sword, they were all paralyzed.
Those were Level 6s!
Controlling three people with one shot-this kind of equipment should easily be worth a hundred million, right?
Plus the huge pile of items that followed, the two packages combined were worth several hundred million more.
Damn, the resources I'm stacking are much more intense than the protagonist Bell's!
Eugene suddenly realized how incredibly wealthy he was.
If he could make a fortune just by opening boxes, why bother robbing Terry's fortune?
"...Because it's satisfying!"
It was just sitting there; why not take it for free!
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