Unlike normal dungeons, it seemed that there was a variety of monsters mixed in.
Each type would have different offensive capabilities as well as varied attack patterns.
Out of them all, there was a type of monster with an exotic color and appearance that caught my eye.
Using my Eye of Insight, I discovered the name of the monsters was Alrose.
“Oho. So that’s Alrose.”
Previously, I had mentioned Marble of the Supreme Ruler that Joker possessed.
That was the monster that was mentioned in the description.
A marble that would restore all your health and mana.
On top of that, your body would become immune to harm for 1 minute while increasing your offensive capability twofold.
If I take down an Alrose, I should be able to obtain the marble from it.
“I don’t think this is a number to take lightly though?”
There were just too many monsters around Alrose to only selectively target them.
Would I have to grab its aggro from afar using a single target attack spell from afar?
Or should I eat away at their ranks bit by bit starting from the corner?
However, these thoughts only lasted a moment.
“Wait. Why am I worrying about this?”
It was pointless thinking about this.
Even if their numbers were in the hundreds of thousands, or whatever fierce attacks come my way, it wouldn’t matter.
With just my Mana Shield and Meteor, these guys were nothing but a Mimic with attack capabilities.
And if they do have magic resistances, I still have my Formless Sword Aura and Piercing Sword.
A strategy that would be enough to cause fear in these monsters without sentience came to me.
First, I hid myself using Mass Stealth Jutsu.
Using the stats I received from Ghost and his goons, I ran with my newly increased speed.
I was planning to reach the center of the crowd of monsters.
“The strategy is to group them up and kill them all. Incinerate them to death. Beating them to death is the best.”
It was a simple run, but with each step I took, a portion of the swamp was crushed underfoot.
Sensing the noise and vibration, they looked towards where I was.
“Kaaaa!”
“Kururu.”
However, they shouldn’t be able to see me.
Probably just on guard due to the presence they sense from my run.
Just like that, I arrived at the central mass of all the monsters.
While passing by, I noticed that their size was quite different from what I noticed from afar.
Some were even large as the Devil Avatars I used.
Monsters the size of 4m were commonly spread amongst the rabble of monsters.
No matter where I looked, there were only monsters.
Perhaps other would feel different, but for me, this felt like heaven.
Now, I was going to begin my attack right here.
Those near me or come near me will die first.
Then the other monsters will come towards me, trampling over the dead bodies of their comrades.
This would allow a faster hunt rather than starting from a corner.
I conjured Meteor.
At the same time I attempted to attack, my stealth came undone and all their attention was focused on me.
“Kararack!”
“Kuwooo!”
“Hello?”
-CRASH! BOOM!
[Experience 5,800,000]
[Experience 8,200,000]
[Experience 6,600,000]
…
I heard the notification sound of my experience continuously rising up.
To be honest, it was a huge amount of experience.
Taking into account that a level 34 dungeon monster gave 2,000,000 experience, this was amazing.
However, this wasn’t that important.
Ignoring that, I focused on the battle.
Looking outside the Mana Shield, I couldn’t see anything.
As if a grenade went off in calm waters, the shield continued to shake.
Of course, the reason why my shield shook wasn’t due to the monsters, but due to the destructive force of the transcended Meteors I was pouring out.
Despite not being able to see in front of me, I was able to locate their general position due to the Eye of Insight, allowing me to continue attacking.
It didn’t take long since I started the mass murder for them to thin out by half.
I had unleashed just a fierce attack that it was enough to make me worry if I destroyed any of the unique items or artifacts they may have dropped.
Monsters that were 4m in size were nothing more than giant firewood to me.
It was then.
-WHOOOSH!
I saw monsters breathing blue flames right next to me.
They were the Alrose.
If I had to describe their appearance, the best fit would be axolotls.
They looked similar to a certain salamander mascot for an automobile insurance company.
Contrary to their cute appearance, they breathed out flames in far greater volumes than their bodies.
“Goodness… They’re nearly cute enough to make me feel bad for killing then…”
The first move of spamming Meteors like crazy was to single out monsters from the rest.
It was aimed at those with physical attack resistances.
I expected this due to variance in the monster group, but it still surprised me to see that a single dungeon had monsters with both physical and magical resistances.
This meant that all monsters left, including the Alrose, have resistances to magic attacks.
Despite being cut down by half, there were still a lot of monsters surrounding me.
I immediately readied Piercing Sword.
Countless Butcher’s Sword poured out.
The teeth on the back of the blade glinted, almost as if waiting for my orders.
“I don’t think I can look.”
-SLASH! SLICE!
I couldn’t look at the Alrose being gruesomely butchered.
Despite being a monster, it was super cute.
The skill hadn’t transcended nor was it of the highest rank, yet they became torn chunks of meat before the A ranking Piercing Sword.
It must be due to the insane strength stat I had.
Unearthly howls and a huge number of monsters had filled the surrounding before, but they were all taken down in less than 10 minutes since my entry.
The floor was painted in blood red, while an awkward silence filled the air.