The Dungeon Rat’s Den is a dungeon for beginners, with a simple structure and all destinations marked on the mini map, making exploration easy.
The only monsters that appear are the weakest, the rats.
It’s a dungeon where you just have to follow the path, catch some rats, and watch the story.
… … No, if I had entered at a low level as originally planned, it would have been like that.
“Whoaaaaah?!”
The situation was different for Labo and Oasis, who entered at level 70.
Kwajik!
As the level 70 rat rushed forward and bit its teeth, Oasis’ HP was completely blown away in an instant.
The frightened Oasis quickly cast a heel and became sad.
“What the heck! We came all the way to Snow White! Why do we have to explore a swamp again!”
Labo, who was beating up a rat next to him, coaxed Oasis.
“Oh, just hold on a little longer. There are brighter and more cheerful places behind this quest.”
“Really?! You’re not lying, are you?!”
“Uh… … um… … maybe.”
In fact, I had a vague memory of the very beginning quest route in Labo.
“I will trust you, Master! You will even take me to the beach! From now on, we will go to bright and cheerful dungeons!”
“That… … yeah.”
He was answering, but Labodo wasn’t sure.
‘What was the next dungeon? The Catacombs of Scorching? The Graveyard in the Twilight?’
Whatever it is, it doesn’t seem that bright or flashy…
While I was thinking about it, I defeated all the rats I first encountered.
Labo, who was taking a few more steps into the sewer, let out an “Ah!” sound.
“By the way, Oasis, don’t you have a summoner?”
“Huh? Oh, a basilisk larva?”
Oasis turned on the status window of the Basilisk Spawn, the summoned creature he had brought out in the previous battle.
He died once, but he recovered.
Labo said while watching from the side.
“Pets have fixed levels, but summoned creatures can level up. Send them out into battle often.”
“Oh, really?”
“Yes, you can raise it to the owner’s current level by sharing the owner’s experience points. Do you want to take it out now?”
“yes!”
Oasis immediately summoned a Basilisk larva.
“Summon: Basilisk Larva!”
Shhh!
A large magic circle was drawn in the air, and then a snake as thick as a log was summoned from there.
“It’s a summoned creature that I got as a reward for getting 9 sets! But I hate snakes, so to be honest, I don’t want to take it out… … Gyaak!”
The basilisk larva licked the cheek of the talking oasis with its long tongue.
“Heeeeeeek! Don’t lick it!”
Labo asked the terrified Oasis.
“But since I’ve already gotten it, I’ll use it often… … How about giving it a nickname while I’m at it? It’s hard to call it by its full name every time.”
“A nickname? Hmm… … .”
Oasis, who had been pondering for a moment, clapped his hands.
“How about Basil?”
“… … Isn’t that too insincere?”
“Then I will call you Bishil.”
“You changed one vowel… … .”
But perhaps because she liked the name Bisil, Oasis was changing the name in the summon status window.
“Bisil-ah~ Bisil-ah~ From today on, your name is Bisil~.”
Shhh!
The Basilisk larva, Bisil, didn’t know that its name had changed, but continued to lick the oasis with its tongue.
“Ouch! I told you not to lick it! Isn’t there a command to prevent you from licking it?!”
Labo took the lead again, leaving Oasis to somehow get rid of the snake.
“Okay~ Then let’s go level up our summoned friends too~.”
“Eww, wait a minute, Master! Just take this off me first… … Eww!”
After that, progressing through the dungeon became much easier.
Because the Basilisk larva’s snake race trait, ‘Rat Hunting’, was activated, it swallowed up the rats that had dropped HP in one gulp.
Labo and Oasis broke out in a cold sweat as they watched Bisil swallow the rat whole.
“As expected of a snake… … It eats rats well.”
“It’s a bit… … scary… … .”
Shhh!
Bisil looked this way and subtly raised the corners of her lips. It was as if she was saying, ‘I did well, didn’t I?’
“… … .”
“What are you doing, without even petting me once?”
“No, me?”
“Then you are the owner, so should I pet you?”
“Ugh, ugh… … .”
Oasis stroked Bisil’s head with a hand that was reluctant to move.
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Bisil closed her eyes and hissed happily.
Summon: Intimacy with Bisil has increased by 5!
“Oh, intimacy has increased!”
“Yes, if you fill up your intimacy, you will get various beneficial effects, so please be nice to her often.”
“Ugh… … I’ll try.”
Oasis answered weakly, pulling away the bristles that continued to lick her cheeks.
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The two people and the snake continued their march into the dungeon.
The dungeon was essentially a straight line, except for the occasional sideways jump to open a treasure chest.
Soon, the party arrived at the end of the dungeon, in an open circular space.
“You can tell right away that it’s the boss room, here… … .”
Oasis looked around nervously, her shoulders hunched.
On the other hand, Labo was peaceful as always.
“Since it’s a scenario dungeon, there will be an event before the boss fight.”
“An event? What kind of event?”
At that moment, a young girl’s voice echoed through the underground sewer.
“help!”
When I looked in the direction where the voice came from, I saw several NPCs sitting at the end of the passage.
“Help! There’s someone stranded here! Help!”
Labo nodded in his direction.
“That kind of event.”
“aha…….”
Labo and Oasis headed towards it.
As we got closer, we were able to examine the NPCs in detail.
I saw three young NPCs sitting or lying down. They seemed to be children who had gotten lost while playing in the sewers.
“It’s here, it’s here!”
And there was a girl who looked to be in her late teens, with light gray hair.
He appeared to be an archer, with a bow worn on his waist.
Oasis nodded slightly.
“Is that girl the other adventurer the old lady at the entrance was talking about?”
“Yeah, that’s the NPC.”
First, Oasis ran forward and spoke to the NPCs.
“Now, don’t worry! I’m here to save you!”
“Oh, thank you! Thank you so much!”
The gray-haired girl archer had a look on her face that said she was truly grateful.
“I also came here to save the children, but all I can do is protect them and I don’t have the energy to escape… … .”
The archer girl let out a small sigh and smiled brightly.
“I thought I was going to die without being able to move, thank you so much!”
“Hehehe. Oh, what. You don’t have to be thankful! It’s only natural to help someone in need!”
Of course it would help. After all, it’s AI… … .
Behind them, Labo snorted indifferently. The archer girl introduced herself to the two.
“Oh, my name is Elaine. What are your names, adventurers?”
“I am Oasis! And this is Labo!”
When Oasis introduced himself, Labo simply waved his hand.
“But you came here alone? Even if you’re trying to save the children, it’s dangerous to come here alone!”
Oasis began to lecture Elaine.
‘I’m actually talking to an NPC… … .’
Oasis was talking to the AI, which only responded according to a set pattern, as if it were a real person.
Not wanting to disturb the immersion into the story, Labo quietly watched from behind.
“Haha… … but I couldn’t help it.”
Elaine scratched the back of her head sheepishly.
“The coast guard said they can’t send any personnel… … No one cares, and the children are dying here.”
Elaine looked back at the children whose bones were touching each other and clenched her fists.
“Even if my power is limited, if I am the only one who can help, I must step forward!”
Elaine smiled awkwardly right after.
“… … Of course you came and lived! Hahaha.”
After hearing that, Oasis held her hands together in front of her chest with tears in her eyes.
“Ms. Elaine, you really are a kind-hearted person… …!”
“… … Okay, enough of the emotions. Let’s move on, let’s move on.”
Scenario Quest: Even great adventures start with small beginnings
– Current Objective: Escort Elaine and the children out of the ‘Rat Den’.
Labo, who was urging them while looking at the quest window, gestured towards the passage they had entered.
“You can just take it out.”
“Yes! Okay, Elaine? And you guys! Let’s go together!”
Elaine and the children stood up one by one.
Sreung!
At that moment, Labo, who had been walking back the way he had come, drew his sword. Oasis flinched in surprise.
“Master? What’s going on?”
“I told you, Oasis.”
Labo grinned and held out his sword.
“This is an event that precedes the boss fight.”
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sound of footsteps that shook the earth seemed to fill the culvert, and then a giant rat crawled out through the culvert.
The giant rat blocking the way opened its mouth and roared.
Kyaaaaah!
“Be careful!”
Elaine shouted urgently, pushing the children behind her.
“This is the king of the rats here, the Giant Ratman!”
It was the boss monster of the dungeon ‘Rat Den’, the Giant Ratman.
Labo stepped forward and shrugged his shoulders leisurely.
“Well, even so, since it’s the first dungeon boss, the pattern is extremely monotonous and weak… … .”
Phew!
As they were talking, Oasis was hit by Giant Ratman’s front paw and flew away.
“Pretty much?!”
Kkudang tang tang!
Oasis flew away for a while and crashed into the wall.
Labo, who had been blankly watching, added softly.
“… … Without doing that, it’s set to level 70, so it’s incredibly strong.”
“You said it was monotonous! You said it was weak! What the heck is this!”
HP was suddenly slashed. The frightened Oasis quickly healed herself.
Kyaaaa!
Giant Ratman’s bloodshot eyes glowed as he glared at the group.
It clearly had a cute, round appearance, as expected from a monster in a beginner’s dungeon, but its eyes were dirty and murderous.
That was when.
ping!
An arrow flew and struck Giant Ratman in the forehead. Giant Ratman screamed.
Keeek!
“Huh?”
As the surprised Oasis looked in the direction the arrow had come from, Elaine took out her bow and drew the string.
“I will join you! Let’s fight together!”
Immediately after, a new name appeared in the party window.
NPC: Elaine
– Character Lv: 70
– Occupation: Archer
“Features of Scenario Quests.”
Labo, who was supporting the still-swaying Oasis, explained.
“If your party has fewer than the appropriate number of people, NPCs will fill in the empty spots. However, they won’t share the experience points. This means you can hunt much more comfortably.”
“Hey, that’s such a convenient feature.”
“Beginners tend to have fewer friends and find the game difficult. At the very least, we made sure that they had no problems seeing the story.”
Having said that, Labo curled the corners of his mouth wickedly.
“Well, aside from that… … .”
A dark aura enveloped the lightning sword. It was dark aura.
“You’re arrogantly blowing away my healer just because you’ve upgraded your specs a bit… … You’re prepared, right, you little rat?”
Taat!
Labo jumped up towards the Giant Ratman, who was in pain after being hit by an arrow, and swung his sword down.
“Dark Strike!”
A five-strike series of darkness mixed with lightning split the dark culvert apart.
