For some reason, even though Billy was attacked as soon as he had arrived, the group had to walk for a couple of minutes before they found the next Crabs. Maybe the crystal of that dungeon put a monster there to get rid of the careless guys that tried to challenge the dungeon or at least wound them to make things harder for them.
Aquatic Parasite - Lv 71
HP: 975/ 375
MP: 333/ 333
SP: 254/ 254
Strength: 124
Speed: 45
Magic: 145
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtEndurance: 131
Dexterity: 70
Status Points: 00
Skills: Steel Claws Lv 22, Hard Shell Lv 33
Spells: Water Ball Lv 39, Water Wall Lv 35
Passive: Earth Resistance Lv 14, Fire Resistance Lv 22, Wind Resistance Lv 49, Cold Resistance Lv 92
Skill Points: 00
No wonder the monster gave him so much experience… it was way above the level of the dark crawlers. In any case, Billy's friends flinched when they saw the monster. The corpse was fairly different from the two monsters they were seeing now. The beast's carapace was blue, but the rest of their body was blood-like red. The corpses lose a lot of colors…Nevertheless, Alexander and Natalie raised their guard and slowly approached the monsters. That had been a mistake, though.
The crabs began to fire multiple Water Balls, and those two saw themselves overwhelmed by the number, speed, and height of the attacks. They managed to block them all and protect the backline, but they also didn't give them any chance to attack.
"We can't stay here all day," Billy said.
"Aren't you going to help?" Kate asked. "You are a front liner too."
Before Billy could reply, two Earth spears emerged from the ground and pierced the stomach of the monsters a little bit, making them stop. Sarah came to the rescue, and those two used that chance to attack the faces of the monsters with Light Spear and Quick Strike. Although they didn't pierce the monster's head that much, the precious damage caused by Sarah helped them finish them off.
"Thanks, Sarah," Alexander said.
While Alexander said that, Natalie snorted. As for Luke, he went to grab the meat of the monsters. It was more than a little bit troublesome if I compared that work with the precious one in the other dungeon. Billy also had to clean it carefully before and after putting them in the box. The meat had to be high quality, after all.
"I don't mean anything by this… but you usually don't fight inside dungeons?" Sarah asked.
"Someone has to do the miscellaneous chores, and I am sure everyone aside from me would complain about doing such a boring job," Billy replied.
They had explained to Sarah their modus operandi. Still, she didn't expect that Billy rarely ever fought inside the dungeon… it was such a waste. Waste of his skills and waste of the opportunity to make money and have an adventurer.
In any case, Billy decided to forget about that and watched his surroundings. The walls were like the other dungeon, pretty rough and filled with nasty pointy rocks that could cause more than a little damage to the careless ones, but the real problem was the ground. It was a bit wet… to the point where mud appeared in several parts. In any case, that gave Billy an idea… He began to manipulate the mud with his magic, and then when the next two crabs emerged from the ground, he fired toward the face of the monsters.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe creature lost their chances to attack and tried to clean themselves, but their claws weren't appropriate for that. Alexander and Natalie hesitated a little in attacking the wide-open opponents. However, they still did it in the end by using their best skills.
"Somehow, this feels…" Natalie frowned.
"Cheap?" Lily asked. "I also would feel troubled if I were to attack an opponent that couldn't fight back."
"You guy sure love to complain… Do you want to have tough fights until the last floor?" Billy asked. "Unless you don't want to reach the last floor, we have to optimize our hunting speed."
In the end, they were convinced by those words. They didn't even reach the second floor, but it would be better to hunt as fast as possible. They had a time limit, after all.
"How can you control the mud? I can't do it," Sarah said.
"You have to use water and Earth Manipulation at the same time," Billy replied. "Try to control each element with a single hand."
Sarah did that, and she managed to do it since the elements were already mixed. However, Billy realized that mixing probably will be more difficult. Nevertheless, who could have thought that the mud created by the crabs' attacks could be used against them? Nevertheless, Billy made sure not to hit their arms with the mud and dirt the meat they were going to sell.
"When will it be our turn?" Lily asked.
"Once those two get tired, or when more enemies start to appear," Billy replied. "By the way, how are your new arrowheads?"
"They are awesome, I used them hundreds of times, and they never got even a small bit of damage," Lily replied. "I can't wait to use them against the monsters here."
That was quite the nasty thing to say. Nevertheless, Billy blocked some attacks with his bracers, but nothing too serious… Still, it seemed their hardness would last for a while.
It didn't take long for the group to find a fork in the dungeon, and much to their surprise, monsters appeared to form the two directions ahead and from behind. It was quite the spike in difficulty considering that they only faced two enemies at a time… that being said, Alexander and Natalie attacked the ones on their left side and quickly annihilated them with their best combo.. On the right side, Lily and Kate put their projectiles on the heads of the monsters… when Billy turned around to face the other two. He saw Sarah blasting away their faces with two spinning Earth arrows…