The moment we entered the dungeon,the temperature dropped significantly and the mist and the sound of the waterfall was gone. The ceiling in the dungeon was made of smooth black stone and the whole building was shrouded in complete silence.
As we started to walk further inside,I could see a few torches hanging on the walls which seemed to be the only source of light around. It was pretty dark in here except for the lights from the torches that were scattered on the walls.
The sound of our footsteps was echoing inside the walls so we had to walk in silence. Other than that,we could only hear each other's hushed voices as we were exploring the dungeon.
At first,the dungeon seemed to be pretty normal with its dark atmosphere and torches hanging at regular intervals. However,as we started heading deeper inside the structure,we could hear the sounds of rumbling and roaring coming from deeper within the dungeon. It seemed like some kind of creature was lurking down there.
I guestured my teammates to be on hold with my hand as I couldn't risk their lives just for some dungeon loot that isn't even guaranteed to pay for their lives.
With my advanced perception, I could sense multiple different layers in the dungeon that had monsters.
“It seems like we're dealing with a multi-layered dungeon”
“Eh?! So you're saying that this dungeon has multiple floors?”
I nodded in silence to not attract monsters using my voice.
The moment I mentioned the multiple layers of this dungeon,the assassin immediately understood the seriousness of the situation. He was the first one to notice the sounds of rumbling and had probably already deduced the presence of the dungeon's various layers.
The mage was quite surprised by this fact and she looked worried about the task ahead. The tanker also seemed to be a bit uneasy about the task at hand but he did seem prepared for any kind of a predicament that came our way
So with this,we were now going to explore this multilayered dungeon.
The moment I mentioned the multiple layers of this dungeon,the assassin immediately understood the seriousness of the situation. He was the first one to notice the sounds of rumbling and had probably already deduced the presence of the dungeon's various layers.
The mage was quite surprised by this fact and she looked worried about the task ahead. The tanker also seemed to be a bit uneasy about the task at hand but he did seem prepared for any kind of a predicament that came our way
So with this,we were now going to explore this multilayered dungeon.
“This is so scary” Said the mage while holding onto her staff walking into a narrow path following a path of torches in the wall.
I could feel their anxiety and fear coming out while walking,
I could offer them a hand and just clear this dungeon alone but then again I'll just be soloing the loot. Although it's not a bad idea, I still think that they need to learn how to clear a dungeon properly
We eventually reached the second floor of the dungeon which had plenty of monsters waiting to be killed mercilessly by me but I left it to them for levelling purposes
The assassin had a good grasp of killing monsters with one hit while the mage was behind the tanker casting some wanky ass spells that blew up the whole area using fire and wind magic.
I guess there's no job left for me to do
“Phew,those were tough monsters that's for sure”
It was only a couple of level 90 monsters, how tough was that? Oh yeah I guess I'm the only one with a high level.
A goblin then secretly approached me from behind and tried to smash my head with a steel mace and my teammates immediately noticed it and tried to warn me but it was too late as the goblin already swung his mace into my head.
“Hey!! A goblin behind you!!”
I could hear the mage's voice screaming while I felt the damage the goblin did to me but it was only a little as I grabbed the goblin's face from behind with my left hand and smashed it on the ground with all might.
“HUAHH!!”
The ground where I smashed the goblin then the floor suddenly collapsed because of the force I used. The goblin was blown into smithereens after the smash and was never to be seen in the face of humanity.
I fell in the hole I created,making the multiple floors collapse in one smash.It seemed like I crashed onto something that was so soft and fluffy..
Ah this is it,heaven
As I looked down to see what it was, it was a giant dire wolf sleeping cozy.
Its fur was fluffy as the clouds,I could feel myself being completely comfortable with the fur of the dire wolf.
It seems like I'm in the boss area. My teammates who were on the second floor were shocked as I crashed directly into the boss area or 8th floor where the demon dire wolf resides.
The wolf then proceeded to drop me into the ground as it opened its eyes and woke up fully. Its size was impressive,a giant dire wolf that can harden its fur and soften it at will.
I landed on the ground safely while growling at me.
With ‘ Analytical appraisal' from ‘Observer’, it seems like the dire wolf is a level 300 monster. Its strength and durability was top notch but Its speed was average.
Overall the dire wolf wouldn't be a threat to me but my teammates would have a bad time killing this dude.
Suddenly,my teammates descended from above
Seeing this,the wolf attacked the mage faster than they could comprehend its attack by trying to scratch them with its sharp claws.
Luckily. I was able to grab our mage faster than the wolf's attack using ‘Instantaneous Movement' and move to another spot where I can drop the mage safely.
“W-what the hell!?”
“This wolf is quite the hassle”
The assassin was right on the bat,to me the wolf's speed was nothing but to them, the wolf's speed is incredible.
It attacked again this time it went for the tanker,his durability was impressive but still weak compared to the attacks of the wolf,his shield was holding on while the other two kept on attacking the wolf.
The assassin was quite flexible as he circled the wolf creating a small whirlwind but to no avail,it didn't even damage the wolf as it shooked its surroundings using its body.
The assassin was tossed to the side of the boss room. I tried catching him but it was too late as he was already on the ground coughing blood.
“H-hey,mister Elliot? mind lending us a hand?”
I clenched my fist and appeared at the top of the wolf's head using ‘Instantaneous Movement’,I then swung my fist and punched the hell out of the wolf's lights off.
LEFT! RIGHT!LEFT!RIGHT!
This was only thing on my mind while I sent a flurry of punches simultaneously to the wolf that crushed the surrounding area where I punched it. A violent and crushing aura sent the whole space trembling to my knees.
“S-stop.. P-please…. I-I’m begging you”
I could hear a child’s voice begging for it to be spared,could it be the wolf? I stopped attacking and tried confirming.
The wolf's voice changed to a higher pitch as it pleaded with me to stop the barrages of punches.
“Please…Stop it!”
Could my powers have been this destructive? I was so used to fighting powerful enemies that I forgot how to maintain self-control.
I looked into its eyes for confirmation but they were looking at me in complete terror. It was as if it was begging for its life.
I stopped attacking as well but did not stop staring into it to make sure I was not mistaken for its cries.
It changed its form to a child-like human form that had features of a female but still had wolf ears and tail.
I was dumbfounded by its sudden transformation and instantly regretted my actions towards it.
My teammates were also shocked by the revelation as well
The dire wolf's appearance was that of human female,she had a pretty face and looked very adorable. She was also wearing a white dress with a green cape that covered most of her upper body.
Our party stood in silent as we witnessed the dire wolf turn into a human female
She looked at all of us,as if she was begging for forgiveness.
She was trembling with each move and her eyes were filled with tears. She seemed to be extremely nervous and scared of us.
She started to speak with a soft,gentle voice and it seemed like she was about to cry
“Please don't hurt me”
“I'm sorry for what I did,I was simply protecting myself and didn't mean to offend all of you.”
As she was speaking,she was avoiding eye contact with everyone except me. I could tell by the way she was staring at me that she was hoping to be given mercy.
I couldn't bring myself to hurt this little thing anymore with that look on her face…
AHHH!! FUCK IT.
“I'm really sorry,please forgive me for what I have done”
Both of us were in the form of a child so our height difference wasn't that much.
She then held my arm and grabbed me to a room filled with swords and treasure such as gold and ancient scrolls
“Please take your pick, you can have anything in this room”
The idea of taking anything in the room had my interest piqued.
I grinned at the girl with my intention of taking her because of her adorable looks and possible way of transportation in this world.
I took a sword looking like a hero's sword that was on top of the treasures and went to her. I held her arm and declared:
“The only thing I am taking from this room is this sword and you!”
The wolf then blushed a little as she might've misinterpreted my words to be words of affection.
Before exiting the room,I made sure to analyze all of the scrolls even though they were ancient with only one glance.
I also grabbed a bag filled with gold blocks and gold coins for my teammates to share with.
We then exited the room and saw my teammates waiting for us,the mage was so excited to see the wolf in her child form that she rushed to hug her
Ugh, this is why I didn't help them earlier, I'll just be soloing the loot but they
“Aww you're so adorable, what's your name? My name is Theresa ” The mage said as she tightened her embrace with the wolf.
“My name?”
The then mage nodded and broke her embrace with the wolf slowly.
The wolf was now blushing and seemed a bit uncomfortable since she was not used to receiving such treatment,her expression and mannerisms were similar to that of a shy child.
“N-No one ever asked for my name… my name is Aiko.”
The mage was quite happy after learning the wolf's name and proceeded to pet her on the head.
“Aiko,hmm…what are you exactly? You seem very different from the other monsters we have fought so far in this dungeon”.
Aiko stayed silent and her facial expression became slightly worried as she looked out the door where the assassin looked like he was about to die.
The mage continued questioning,as she was still petting and gently hugging Aiko.
‘What is she exactly?.She doesn't seem like a normal monster from this dungeon'
'Maybe she could be a god of this dungeon or an entity with higher purpose'
'Or... she could just be a really,really strong monster.'
All of the possibilities seemed to run through her mind and she started to question Aiko further on what she really was.
"She's a Demon wolf lord, welp that's what I know"
My judgement about her species are accurate and cannot be miscalculated as I took this from 'Observer' Sub skill 'Analytical Appraisal ‘
The mage,Theresa was shocked by this revelation and she suddenly stopped hugging Aiko
"Wait hold on,you're a demon lord?! Aren't you supposed to be this super powerful boss that requires lots of preparation and high levels to defeat? That's what our adventurer party guide book had said about these demon wolves anyway…”
"Aiko is a Demon Wolf lord not a demon lord, there's a difference between them”
"Yeah but...I thought that even Demon wolf lords are extremely powerful and require lots of preparation to defeat? So she's a demon wolf lord and we're all able to just defeat her so easily?..."
The mage started to doubt our strength and the level of danger we had just defeated.
"That just doesn't sit right with me…”
Aiko then trembled as she spoke, “Aiko… was easily defeated by mister powerful, a terrifying sight for Aiko”
I didn't doubt that she was describing me because I beated her with my bare hands.
The assassin,Cleon, who was on the verge of dying and had his arm torn apart, was healed by using the healing ability I analyzed from the scrolls earlier.
“Hey Aiko, can you help us get out of here?”
Aiko’s eyes glittered when I asked her for help,maybe because this will be the first time she will help me since I just brutally beat her with bare fists.
“Aiko can carry you all on her back to get out of dungeon”
Aiko then transformed to her wolf form turning back to its enormous size covering most of the boss room and the hole I made
The four of us then rode at the back of Aiko and Aiko started to jump from floor to floor reaching the top of the dungeon and crashing most of the floors.
The entrance of the dungeon was already open when we had reached the top floor which wasn't strange because we were the one to open it.
“So what do we do now?”
“We return, isn't it obvious? we don't want to provoke more problems we already have,besides we already looted the dungeon so we have nothing to return to”
Theresa's words were right,a smart man would solve their problems but a wise man would avoid them.
“Hey Aiko, do you want to join us and go to the city?”
Aiko wagged her tail and created a whirlwind causing the surrounding including the entrance to be destroyed but I quickly stopped it using my ‘Magic manipulation'
“Aiko will!!”
We then exited the dungeon with the entrace destroyed and Aiko jumped over the waterfall making us feel the water on our heads.
We were soaked,atleast the three of them. I was unaffected by the water since it was created by some natural mana in the environment.
We then landed in the ground where we found ourselves in the forest.
“Say…. Elliot, you're not an ordinary kid aren't you”
“Well I'm not to say the least”
“I mean you're just ten folds stronger than us and even stronger than Aiko who is a demon wolf lord”
"I guess I'm in a way...unique?"
The assassin then cut in to our conversation
"But we have a more important problem now,we don't have any place to settle in.
So where exactly is this city we're going to? And how many days does it take to get there? Also do we have enough supplies?"
The assassin was always the most realistic of our four man adventuring party.
Aiko also looked at me for the first time as if she was curious about my response.
“We already have enough gold to rent a house,hell we can even buy a house at this point but we still need to wait for the others to clear the other dungeons”
"The others are still clearing the other dungeons? So when they're done with those, we could all gather in the city? Where exactly is this city though?"
Theresa was more concerned on where they're supposed to settle in
"Does this city have any laws against monster looking creatures like Aiko?”
"Well if Aiko changes to her human form and hide her monster features then maybe we can take her in”
"Hmm...I see,so there's no laws against those who are able to hide their monstrous features then?"
The fact that it was easier for us to live in the city as long as Aiko is in her human form is a good news
"But how will she be treated if she was discovered to be a demon wolf lord and was not in her human form?”
I checked Aiko's status sheet using my 'Observer' and the results came in,it seemed like I could teach her some illusion magic to blend in with the humans without any confusion
Name: Aiko
⟨⟨Level⟩⟩:300
⟨⟨Classification⟩⟩: Demon wolf lord
⟨⟨Attributes⟩⟩: Shadow magic,dark magic.
⟨⟨Strength⟩⟩:[ 30,000]
⟨⟨Speed⟩⟩:[ 15,000]
⟨⟨Durability⟩⟩:[30,000]
⟨⟨Skills & Abilities⟩⟩: Menace, Wolf lord, Feral Rage,Shadow Step
⟨⟨HP⟩⟩: [25,000]/[45,000]
'Hmm...looks like her shadow magic could be used to hide her monstrous features'
"Hey Aiko? Do you want me to teach you how to cast illusions?"
Aiko seemed a bit curious to what I was about to teach her as her wolf eyes were shining brightly with curiosity
"Illusion magic will be a good way for you to blend in with the humans without being noticed for what you really are”
"Just promise me that you won't use it for unethical means,alright?"
Aiko then nodded as she started wagging her tail
"Worry not Aiko, I won't teach you any destructive types of magic"
I just hope that she would not break this promise,it would be better for her to use illusion magic on herself for peaceful intentions
"Alright now, let me teach you how to control your mana and the steps you should take to create some basic illusions”
Aiko transformed into her human form, dropping us to the ground.
Aiko was in a child-like state as she transformed into her human form. Her soft,gentle voice turned into a more feminine voice which I did not expect
Her personality didn't really change much,just the gender and the way she speaks.
She also had soft brown hair with dark green eyes and her skin is fair and soft looking... She was beautiful in all aspects
I had noticed that she also looked younger than her original form.
The mage,Theresa,was mesmerized by her sudden transformation,she seemed taken aback by Aiko's beauty.
The wolf now looked like a human female which made her even more adorable to look at
She is still adorable in her beast form but she is even cuter in her human form
Cleon even had his jaw dropped to the floor as he watched the wolf that he thought was going to be his demise have instead turned to a beautiful woman.
"She's too pretty....."
Theresa muttered this to herself while still holding Aiko's arm
She was lost in her own thoughts as she was staring at the beauty of the wolf now turned to a beautiful woman.
The assassin only stared,as he had also noticed her sudden change in appearance
He was more surprised that the transformation actually changed her gender too.
"Ahem" I cleared my throat and started to explain the basics of Illusion magic "So the I'll teach you the basics of Illusion magic,first you got to have a grasp of your mana within you then visualize the illusion then poof, it's gonna be like what you imagined"
I then raised my hand and black smoke covered my body for a few seconds, after the few seconds the black smoke disappeared and transforming my male body into a female elf one
Aiko was intrigued by this simple yet effective use of illusion magic.
"So all I need to do is to imagine the illusion I want and my mana will materialise it into reality?"
Her eyes were brightly shining with excitement as she was listening to my instructions.
It would seem like making her into a living illusion machine will be easy as she was absorbing my words like a sponge.
"Yeah,well basically. First,make sure to have a clear image of what you want to make the illusion of. Then just visualize it using your mana then it's gonna materialize."
I then shifted back to my original self and then to a cat form to show my point.
I was quite curious on how far Aiko can learn and imagine so I wanted to test her ability to create illusions
"You try it now”
Aiko then put her focus on me,she wanted to create a similar illusion of what I just did
This is where I should've been very observant about the way she would imagine me
This would be a great example for me of her own imagination
She then took a deep breath and closed her eyes.
She tried her best to visualize me as well as she could,I let her imagination do most of the work and I was just observing her.
After a few seconds,my image began to warp and change into something completely different
I was impressed by how well she imagined to make this kind of illusion
The cat-like form I transformed into turned into an elf-like one,she even made sure that it was a female one.
I could've seen that she was enjoying the process of making a simple illusion
I didn't even think that she was actually this talented when it came to this kind of magic.
I had transformed back to my original self,I smiled at Aiko with a bit of pride
"Not bad for a beginner like you...your first illusion was successful"
It was really good that she had a way to hide her demonic features to blend in with the humans
If she didn't learn this kind of spell,then she could've never been accepted by the humans
My training should've been completed as she had enough basic knowledge about illusion and disguise magic.
The mage then cut our conversation,she was concerned about the status of our adventuring party as I had mentioned that some of us were still in the other dungeons.
"I wonder what is currently happening to them…”
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