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The slime was angry!

However, Partner didn’t care, as she charged right towards it and immediately tried out her new Spear Weapon and her newly acquired [Spear Thrust] Skill!

*Crackle!*

She moved her skeletal arms fast, and the piercing attacks reached the Black Slime!

CLASH! CLASH! CLASH!

Three consecutive attacks, and as each one cost only 5 MP, she could continue to spam them as much as she wanted. The Black Slime tanked two hits using its black ooze, but its core was hit by the third hit, cracking a bit.

Now’s my turn!

[Dark Gale]!

I rushed above Partner and released a powerful slicing gale of dark winds, directly hitting the Black Slime’s core!

Crack… CRASH!

“Gyeegh…”

The Black Slime screamed an agonizing cry before dying miserably. And this time around, it didn’t drop anything either.

Ding!

[You’ve gained 80 EXP]

[EXP: [200/700]

I quickly decided to dismantle the two Slime carcasses.

[You’ve acquired the following Items]

[Green Toxic Slime Ooze (F-Grade)] x1

[Green Toxic Slime Shattered Core (F-Grade)] x1

[Black Slime Ooze (F-Grade)] x1

[Black Slime Shattered Core (F-Grade)] x1

Now that we were done with this, we moved across the corridors pretty quickly, allowing us to find the stairs in just a few minutes, but no final boss was waiting for us this time.

We found a little surprise on the third floor, which was an exact copy of the previous floor.

“Partner, what is that?!” I asked while pointing at the thing in front of us.

It looked like a little lizard with shiny golden eyes, and it was the size of a cat.

*Rattle!*

I tried firing a Dark Sphere at it while behind Partner, but the Lizard jumped into the air and evaded my attack!

“Eh? He’s fast!”

[Nimble Basilisk: Lv5] [Rank: E] [State: Scared]

A basilisk?

I checked the Skills it had too. One of them was named [Demon Eyes of Petrification], and it even had [Rock Projectile] as its long-ranged attack!

“Grrreeeee!”

The Basilisk roared angrily as its eyes flashed with light while falling from above and at the same time, a ray of light hit both of us. But nothing happened. That’s Status Effect Immunity for you!

Thump!

“Greegh?!”

The Basilisk was shocked that we were completely unaffected by his little trick as it fell on the ground.

I fired a barrage of Dark Spheres at it while draining its MP and HP. Partner cornered it from the other side as it ran away from me with its incredible Agility. We sandwiched it until it heaved its last breath.

It took a while because it was very nimble and flexible, but Partner filled it with holes using her spear, and I blasted it into pieces with my attacks.

[You’ve gained 220 EXP]

[EXP: [420/700]

Woah, that was more EXP than expected.

[You’ve acquired the following Items]

[Basilisk’s Petrification Eyes (E-Grade)] x2

[Basilisk’s Nimble Muscles and Tendons (E-Grade)] x10

[Basilisk’s Petrification-Resistant Scaled Skin (E-Grade)] x5

[Basilisk’s Blood (E-Grade)] x10

The guy didn’t drop anything either, but we had our hopes up for something bigger that could give us more equipment. This seems to be the only monster on this floor.

We walked onto the next floor right away, this being floor 4. In the first area, there was nothing, but we felt as if something was lurking around. I used the [Shadow Sneak] Skill and merged with the shadows, alongside [Stealth], while I left Partner to act as the bait.

After waiting a bit, suddenly, something emerged from thin air, its scales turning bright, and it resembled a familiar lizard, but this one had crazy psychedelic eyes and bright scales. It even had the ability to turn itself invisible.

[Illusion Lizard: Lv7] [Rank: E+] [State: Hungry]

“GRRYSHA!”

The dog-sized lizard leaped over Partner as she greeted it with her spear, hitting it consecutively on its chest. Meanwhile, I appeared from behind and sucked its MP and HP at a fast pace, while firing three Dark Gales towards it!

SLASH! SLASH! CLASH!

“Grryyeerrgh…”

Partner’s attack and my ambush worked wonderfully, killing the creature within seconds.

Ding!

[You’ve gained 250 EXP]

[EXP: [670/700]

And it dropped an item!

[You’ve acquired the following items]

[Illusion Lizard Scales Witch Hat (E-Grade): Lv4] x1

[Illusion Potion (E-Grade)] x1

[Illusion Lizard Colorful Scales (E-Grade)] x20

[Illusion Lizard Flesh and Blood (E-Grade)] x10

[Illusion Lizard Psychedelic Eyes (E-Grade)] x2

…

It came with a witch hat ideal for me and an Illusion Potion…

…

[Illusion Lizard Scales Witch Hat (E-Grade): Lv4]

+60 MP

+30 Magic

+10 Agility

+50 Charm

…

[Illusion Potion (E-Grade)]

A potion that can cause hallucinations to whoever drinks it. It can be thrown and create an elusive cloud of hallucinogens that last for a few minutes in any target that inhales it.

…

Ooh, I see, so it can be thrown and splash an enemy… how handy! And confuse people… alright…

And the hat looks nice! Though, wouldn’t I stand out too much as a ghost wearing a hat? Well, it seems that I can cover the equipment on my phantasmal body, so it can be masked. It also grants… +50 Charm? There’s no Charm Stat, but I guess it is one of those hidden stats like Elemental Damage. I quickly wore the hat, which was shiny and gleaming with purple and pink colors.

“How do I look, Partner?” I asked.

*Rattle!*

Partner seemed to like it.

Afterward, I tried putting it on her, and she looked funny.

“I am loving your style!” I chuckled.

*Crackle…*

After taking back the witch hat, we continued our journey down below, reaching floor 5 within only a few more minutes. What greeted us was a single treasure chest sitting right in the middle of the room. Hmmm… Suspicious.

“…”

Partner looked at it in silence.

I pointed my phantasmal hand at it and fired a Dark Sphere.

CLASH!

“GRAKGH…!”

I knew it.

The Treasure Chest suddenly opened as large jaws emerged, alongside a long tongue-like tentacle… it was obviously a Mimic!

[Treasure Chest Mimic: Lv6] [Rank: E+] [State: Shocked]

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