Danmachi: Adventuring Till the End!

Orsted's plan attracted nearly a dozen Minotaurs.

It was enough for him to feel pressured.

Since the first day of his adventure, he had rarely felt this sensation.

This was only the second time.

And it was exactly what Orsted needed.

Killing monsters that didn't pose a threat to him wouldn't help him accumulate the excelia required for ranking up.

After reaching SSS in his basic abilities, he had spent over a week grinding in the upper floors, but he still hadn't gathered enough excelia.

Now, he could only rely on these monsters.

It had to be said that those Minotaurs did bring Orsted a sense of crisis.

After all, these were Level 2 monsters, and Orsted was only Level 1.

Even if he was the strongest Level 1, he was still Level 1.

It was already good for him to face a Level 2 monster, let alone more than a dozen at once.

Facing over a dozen Minotaurs, Orsted sustained some minor injuries.

Fortunately, they were only superficial, and he managed to eliminate all the Minotaurs.

"Orsted-sama, how do you feel?" After seeing Orsted wipe out this wave of Minotaurs, Lili hurried over and asked anxiously.

"It should be enough," Orsted nodded slightly and then added, "Let's continue."

"Understood," Lili replied, excited for Orsted, and nodded enthusiastically.

The two of them immediately moved to a new location and repeated the process.

Another large group of Minotaurs appeared in Orsted's sight, surrounding him.

Seeing this, Orsted smiled slightly, took a big step forward, and charged into the group of Minotaurs, engaging them in combat.

Time passed slowly.

Soon, more than two hours had gone by.

In that time, Orsted had eliminated seven waves of Minotaurs.

"This should be enough for the time being," Orsted muttered to himself as he sheathed his sword and looked at the magic stones scattered on the ground.

He then began collecting them with Lili.

"Is this the effect of Luck: EX?"

"Seven waves of Minotaurs, and they actually dropped ten drop items," Orsted murmured, narrowing his eyes slightly as he examined the Minotaur horn in his hand.

Although recruiting Lili into his team had improved his luck, allowing him to gather drop items daily, it was rare to get ten items in such a short time.

This change had started after he obtained the Luck: EX.

"It would be great if the tenfold ability also affected the drop items."

"Or has it already taken effect?"

"Is the reason I've been getting drop items every day not just because of Lili's luck but also because of that?" Orsted wondered silently.

"Orsted-sama, let's stop here for today."

"Next, let's go find the materials you need, and then head to the 18th floor to rest," Lili suggested with a smile after collecting all the magic stones and drop items.

"Yes, that sounds good," Orsted nodded in agreement.

The main purpose of coming to the middle floors was to fight monsters and accumulate enough excelia.

The second goal was to collect materials exclusive to the middle floors.

For this, Orsted had spent the previous night sketching a simple manual and giving it to Lili.

The two of them then began exploring the 16th floor.

Two hours later, Lili's backpack was filled with materials.

"Are there really this many materials in the middle floors? Are they always this easy to find?" Lili asked, shaking her backpack and feeling its weight. She was a little dazed, almost doubting her own experience.

She knew that gathering materials in the Dungeon wasn't an easy task.

Materials were scarce and scattered, making collection commissions time-consuming and labor-intensive.

The rewards for such commissions were higher than usual, reflecting the difficulty. She had helped the Miach Familia gather medicinal herbs in the upper floors, and it had been a tedious process.

But today, it felt like the materials were appearing on their own, as if they didn't have to search for them at all.

"Well, isn't this a good thing?" Orsted said with a smile.

"True."

"Let's go, Orsted-sama, to the 18th floor, the safe zone," Lili said with a laugh after a brief pause.

Under normal circumstances, Lili wouldn't recommend going to the safe zone.

To reach it, they had to pass through the 17th floor, and its floor boss, Goliath.

However, Orsted had the skill Instant, so they could bypass Goliath without issue.

Additionally, they had just encountered members of the Loki Familia.

Goliath had likely been defeated by the Loki Familia during their recent expedition and wouldn't respawn for at least half a month.

With these two factors in mind, they didn't have to worry about Goliath.

"Yes, let's go. It's time to rest," Orsted nodded.

The two of them then made their way to the 17th floor.

It took half an hour for Orsted and Lili to pass through the Wall of Grief and enter the passage leading to the 18th floor.

"Is this the safe zone? I feel refreshed all of a sudden," Lili couldn't help but let out a contented sigh.

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