Slash—
A flash of cold light cut through the air.
The body of a horned rabbit was sliced cleanly in half, blood spraying everywhere.
Around Cao Ye, pools of blood the size of basins covered the ground.
Boom—
After receiving a fatal blow, the horned rabbit's body collapsed and turned into black smoke, disappearing completely.
Only a magic stone remained on the ground.
Rip—
Just as the magic stone dropped, a crack suddenly opened in space and the stone was sucked inside.
Cao Ye had once wondered why his Imaginary Magecraft manifested this way.
Why did other people's magecraft look different?
But this world had no magi, no teachers, and no predecessors.
So that question had no answer.
Through the power of Falna, the skill Imaginary Space had been born in this world—existing specifically as Cao Ye's skill.
However, his Imaginary Space was still in a primitive state and required further development.
The method was simple.
By consuming magic power, he could expand and develop the space.
Last night, when the teacup was swallowed and his magic power suddenly dropped by half, it wasn't the cost of opening Imaginary Space.
It was the cost of expanding it.
Furthermore, inside Imaginary Space there was no concept of time, space, or rules.
Therefore, anything stored inside it would remain unchanged when taken out.
Cao Ye liked this very much.
If he found something valuable, he could store it without worrying about damage.
The only unfortunate thing was that the space was still very small.
It couldn't hold many items.
Plop.
A crack appeared before him and several magic stones fell out.
"Hmm."
Then came the familiar moment of pleasure.
Absorbing the magic stones felt incredibly satisfying.
Sometimes Cao Ye even wondered if it had side effects—like becoming addicted to some drug.
Of course, that was just speculation.
"Floor eleven… so horned rabbits are already appearing."
Today's daily mission was exploration.
Reach the 12th floor of the Dungeon.
It looked like he would complete it soon.
Through this journey, Cao Ye also confirmed that his strength had increased significantly.
Previously, he could only wander around floors three to five.
Now he had already reached floor eleven.
Receiving Falna really accelerated growth.
Step… step… step…
Soon he passed through the corridor between floors eleven and twelve.
He finally reached the twelfth floor.
Daily Mission: Explore the Dungeon and reach the 12th floor
Progress: 12 / 12
Reward: 10 Diamonds
Mission complete.
Cao Ye smiled.
A new round of diamond accumulation had begun.
After receiving the reward, he looked around.
The twelfth floor was filled with thick fog.
Visibility was only about seven or eight meters.
The terrain was flat plains with scattered weeds and dead trees.
Rustle… rustle…
Suddenly, noises came from the surrounding fog.
Cao Ye narrowed his eyes.
Soon pairs of red glowing eyes appeared in the mist.
There were more than a dozen.
Moments later he saw their true forms.
Beastmen monsters.
Creatures that appeared in the upper floors of the Dungeon.
They were Level 1 monsters, but still troublesome for many adventurers.
Crack—
One beastman pulled a dead tree from the ground and used it as a weapon.
Similar scenes appeared everywhere.
The twelfth floor had another nickname:
The Natural Armory.
These dead trees were basically weapons provided by the Dungeon itself.
"Sigh…"
Cao Ye looked at the beastmen surrounding him.
Dealing with so many of them would take time.
But that was perfect.
There was something he wanted to test.
"Projection… start."
Buzz—
Two beautifully crafted one-handed swords appeared in his hands.
"ROAR—!"
One beastman suddenly roared.
Like a spark igniting gasoline, all the beastmen charged forward.
This was the first time Cao Ye had faced such a situation.
After all, he had previously stayed in the uppermost floors.
But he certainly wouldn't sit still.
Just moments earlier, he had an idea.
If it worked, he would gain a powerful new combat method.
Whoosh—
Facing the charging monsters, Cao Ye focused his mind.
Then he threw one of the swords.
Thud—
Because the beastmen were grouped together, they stood close.
The sword pierced one beastman's arm.
However, their thick skin meant the attack did almost nothing.
In fact, the blood only stimulated their ferocity.
"Broken Phantasm."
Cao Ye's lips curved slightly.
Then he spoke those four words calmly.
BOOM!
A violent explosion erupted.
The sword detonated like a bomb among the beastmen.
Three beastmen were killed instantly.
Several others were injured.
"The power looks decent… about the level of a grenade."
However, using swords every time might not be ideal.
He should probably get a bow.
After all, Archer from Fate used a bow to trigger Broken Phantasms.
Project arrows, then detonate them.
Slash—
At that moment, a beastman tried to ambush him.
Unfortunately for it, Cao Ye stabbed straight through its body.
Although he had been thinking, he had never lost awareness of his surroundings.
After surviving half a month in the Dungeon—often on the verge of death—he had grown.
He might not be a perfect warrior.
But he was definitely a qualified adventurer.