Volume 7 Chapter 65: Unexplored Section

"Let's head down to the boss now." Keith crunched his knuckles. Now that they had defeated all the bison and snakes, it was time to let loose on the floor boss. This was a great warm-up for everyone.

A warm-up. This was what he considered it. The others just woke up and needed something to rile them up. Battling the bison and snakes did it.

"Let's go for that boss!" Everyone was prepared for a battle. But there was one person who acted differently.

"What's the matter, Herrick?" Gabriel turned to the beastman.

"I smell something off."

"Hmm?"

"There's this weird smell coming from over there." Herrick started to sniff left and right. As he walked, Keith and the others followed after. They had then arrived at a wall. He began to touch it around before,

"Found it!"

Keith walked over to the wall and tapped on it. Eh? It's hollow. There was a blank space inside; it wasn't solid. He glanced at Herrick, and the two knew what to do.

Bamm! The two slammed their fist, shattering the wall. What Herrick found was a cave.

"What the? There's a cave here?"

"Keith, is there supposed to be there?" Gabriel questioned.

Keith frowned, "This is an unexplored section."

An unexplored section. Like the name suggested, it meant no adventurer had ever ventured.

"Let's head in!" Herrick and Melor were going to step in. But the two were grabbed by Scarlet and Alfia,

"Hold your horses." "Do you two really want to die?"

"Why not?"

"Because we don't know what kind of monster will be there." For all they know, the monster could be a deadly beast. It was unpredictable.

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"How should we proceed?" Keith was the leader of the group. He would make the judgment on what they would do next.

"We're going in." Keith decided.

"You sure?"

"Mmhmm." Keith nodded, "We can handle it. Worst case, I can shoot a grand magic point-blank at it." Lightning trident should be able to burst them down.

"I see." Hearing that made the others calm down.

"But we must be more careful about what's coming at us. Got it. Don't go running around." No one could forget about caution.

"Understood." His words made them jump up and down. Excitement. Unexplored dungeons were rare. That meant they would be going there now.

"Sarah, be prepared to cast healing magic when you can."

"Yes."

Like so, everyone entered the cave. As the group did, Gabriel and Arlo held up magic lamps. As they walked, they noticed something odd.

"There's a lot of vines." Vines were riddled around the cave. Instead, there was more of that than stone showing.

"Make sure not to get near those vines." Keith didn't know why, but they should have been wary of them.

"Understood."

"!" Leona looked around.

"Is there something wrong?" Gabriel caught her look.

"Something is moving."

"!" Keith's vigilance shot up.

"Be prepared for battle."

"Watch it!" Krystal was the first to move as she sliced a vine.

"Thanks." Faelyn didn't see it come from her blind spot.

"Mmhmm."

"Cut the vines, now!" Keith swung his sword while Gabriel and the others did the same. But as they did,

"Woah!"

"What is that?"

Venus flytrap?

In front of them was a giant plant. Its heads were similar to venus fly traps.

"Get behind me!" Keith raised his shield. That was the quick moment as the heads bit at it! Faelyn fired some earth bullets. And that caused the vines to back off.

"...It melted my shield," Keith muttered as he stared at the font. What he spotted was that his shield melted at the top. But that was not the end,

"Kya!" "No!" Sarah and Alfia were caught by the vines. Gabriel tried to swipe at it but was too late. And the heads weren't done as they fired something at them!

"Alfia! Sarah!" Keith quickly jumped at the vines and promptly sliced it in two!

"Leona, watch over them!" "Understood." Leona quickly went to their side.

"We're going to need to cut down the heads." The heads were the source of the problem.

"Herrick, Melor, Krystal, and Gabriel. One head each! Carolyn and Scarlet, fire at them! The rest set up a defensive field!" Keith shouted. They needed to change some things.

"I will start off first!" Keith dashed at the fly trap. That aggroed the heads as they pounced! The heads continued to attack him from all sides. Thank goodness I wore that helmet! Each one latched onto his limbs, trying to rip him to shreds!

That was why Keith quickly pulled back, straightening the head. Four shadows instantly pounced; all of them were above the head. That wasn't the only thing as vines dashed to take them out!

However, starlight and shadows blasted those vines!

Shing! The heads were sliced down.

"Dear lord, that was so close!"

"Keith, are you okay?!" Keith was still covered by the head. Even after cutting it, those things continued to latch onto his armor!

Keith quickly ripped the heads off, "I'm good. But it was too hot!" It slightly melted the armor. However, that didn't stop him from feeling the heat!

"How are you-" "Do not look over here!" Alfia and Sarah shouted. But it was too late. Keith understood why they shouted; their clothes melted.

Scarlet jumped at Keith, but he dodged, "Take this." He tossed them some cloth, "Use this."

"..."

"What? You think I'm going to gawk at them like that?" Keith shook his head, "You guys get changed. Girls, make a shield for them."

"Understood."