During the further run, we met single monsters. Sunny was great at discovering the presence of wild beasts.

"Something new coming!" - she informed me.

The next monster was a big lizard with scaleless skin... Salamander? Yellow venom-bending salamander! It looked kinda derpy. However, it soon turned out that this species of monster was able to use magic! Venomous magic!

We were able to kill her quickly as it was only one individual and according to the master, it was a young specimen. Size of an alligator is still a young one? I wonder how big can be adults.

Such a form of training on Earth would be unacceptable... We hunt wild animals, sometimes we kill them not immediately. At least the bodies are taken and used later in various fields.

Sunny watched sadly as the master puts the dead animal into the bag. I patted her on the head and we moved on.

"In the dungeon, I could eat things you caught..."

"Oh, you remember this? Yes, but we are not in the dungeon anymore." - I replied to her.

"If we were in a dungeon, would I be able to?"

'"Yes... But we are not."

I had the feeling that she was thinking hard about something, but I didn't pay attention to it. I didn't want to go back to the dungeon and she knew it.

I won't deny it, I liked the progress I made in the dungeon, but that crazy run at the end, fighting for survival, taking risks... No, no, no! This is too risky and illegal. To be honest, the most discouraging thing for me was the fact that it was forbidden.

After three hours of running and fighting, we got a signal to rest. I breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on a nearby log.

Everyone took out their food and drinks, but we were still alert. The break did not relieve us of caution. No monsters tried to attack us during the break, which was a relief.

"Where is your familiar?" - Azar asked me.

I looked in the bag and realized Sunny wasn't there!

"Sunny? Where are you?!"

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"I found a nice cave! I feel lots of magic here!" - she squeaked very happy in my mind.

"No... Don't tell me... Are you looking for a dungeon?"

"I have to don't tell you... But you are still asking?" - she asked me confused.

"My familiar has gone away... She's not far away, I'll bring her soon!"

"Someone go with him and be alert. There should be no monsters nearby." - Derax told us.

He is not going with us? Ok... I think I can believe what he is saying. I immediately went to get Sunny. I was accompanied by Azar and Kazo.

The cave was just 200 meters from the group. Sunny was sitting by the entrance and jumped happily when she saw us. It looked kind of funny and awkward.

"Sunny, don't even think about it!" - I said aloud.

She looked at me, tilted her head, and then disappeared into the cave. I was about to give her an order, but then I felt that our bond had weakened greatly. She wasn't here anymore!

I didn't think long and jumped into the cave.

"Hey, wait!" - Kazo and Hirt rushed after me.

I saw the dungeon entrance for the first time. The last time I passed out... It's a giant cluster of mana veins that pulsed with magic. I didn't wait long and touched it. I won't leave Sunny to her fate in the dungeon, she won't be able to cope.

It felt like the first portal trip, and even worse. I fell to the ground and threw up.

"Yay! You are here too!" - Sunny said happily.

I was about to get up and yell at her, but then I felt a weight on my back. These two followed me!

"Well... Hello?" - they said to me.

"What are you doing here?! Shouldn't you stay outside!?" - I yelled at them when they got off me.

"You don't even know how much we wanted to go to the dungeon..." - Kazo.

"And you have experience..." - Hirt.

"Whaaaat?! Are you crazy? Or not. Don't answer." - I said nervously.

"Sunny! You can't go into a dungeon! This is dangerous. And look. Our friends are now in danger too!" - now it was Sunny's turn.

"B-but... I felt that you wanted to go..." - she said with tears in her eyes.

"Yes, I wanted. But it didn't mean that I would go into one. Danger here is too big." - I tried to explain this to her. - "And what if this is really a giant dungeon? With only one exit? At the very end?" - I asked her but I heard no reply.

Ad I thought. My friends looked a bit sad too.

"Now we have no choice... We need to cooperate and find a way out." - Kazo.

"Yes, I know. But still... What are they going to do with us when we come back? This is my second time in a dungeon, we are in a group... It will be hard to explain as if this was just an accident."

"Not really. To be honest, it's hard to get punished for going into a dungeon unless there's evidence that it was well-planned... Yes, you don't have to worry. Anyway. You jumped in to save the familiar and we jumped in to save you." - Hirt said.

"You know a lot about this... But be it. We'll work together and learn a lot along the way. By the way, you have much bigger bags than I do. And they are with non-spoilage effect... They'll come in handy. Wait, you had them on purpose?" - I realized something.

"Yesss..." - they made stupid facial expressions.

They could have crazy ideas, but I didn't suspect them of such things as entering the dungeon.

Our conversation was interrupted by Sunny's excited squeal. She stared expectantly down the cave corridor. She quickly stopped being sorry...

"Okay, let's see what awaits us in this place." - I said dissatisfied.