A dungeon is a place or location where space-time mixes and acts in unpredictable directions. Time moves irregularly while in the dungeon, and space changes a lot from one point to another.

Dungeons are usually filled with beasts and wild creatures such as Magic Beasts or Magical Golem, depending on the conditions and environment that appear in the dungeon.

The dungeon itself was something very rare within the territory of the Grandframe kingdom. No one knew for sure what caused the rarity, but the rarity made the inhabitants of the Grandframe kingdom very ignorant about the existence of dungeons and the dangers stored within.

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Ari stared in amazement at the stone hallway which was now dimly lit in a faded blue color illuminated by the torch's light, burning bright red while neatly lined up on the walls. The passage in front of Ari seemed to be so long and deep that there was no end in sight.

"Dungeon huh... How interesting!"

Ari felt excited by the emergence of a new and interesting place in front of him. Slowly Ari began to step in, walking deeper into the suspicious passage with his sword and shield in a ready position to attack and defend. ten minutes passed and Ari became more and more confident, his sword and shield were no longer in an alert position but still ready if the situation required.

Crack!

with a lightning reflex, Ari looked back and heard a suspicious sound from behind him. it sounded like the sound of a rock or wall breaking out, but when Ari checked the nearby wall he didn't find any cracks or debris.

"Did I just hear it wrong?

It's impossible to mishear something in a deserted hallway like this. "

Ari, who did not find anything that referred to the sound he heard, could only shake his head in resignation and walk back down the hallway. But just as Ari turned around, he heard the sound of the stone cracking again. This time the sound was much clearer and sounded right beside him.

Crack!

Ari turned his head in shock to the stone wall beside him. Ari didn't find anything strange about the stone wall, but Ari had a strange feeling that this stone had just moved and was the source of the cracking sound she had just heard.

Ari continued to stare at the stone wall seriously and suspiciously. five minutes Ari did not take his eyes off the unmoving wall until the tension in Ari finally began to loosen. Ari was ready to forget the strange sound he heard just now and dismiss it as the sound of his footsteps that somehow produced a strange sound when a face magically appeared from the wall that Ari was watching.

UWWOOOOOOOOO!!!

a face made of stone suddenly appeared from the wall, along with a rectangular piece of wall that suddenly broke away from the wall and crashed into Ari until he was pinned to the wall behind him.

Uaargghh!!!

Ari, who couldn't respond fast enough, was immediately slammed backward and sandwiched between the wall behind him and the alien creature that resembled a wall that suddenly came out of the wall. the face of this alien creature resembled a human face with a very miserable expression as if a real human was inside the alien creature, being tormented for eternity and beyond.

'What is this creature!!!

how did this creature emerge from the wall!!!'

The creature made from the stone wall then floated backward, making room for Ari to move away. But as Ari was going to run away, the face of the creature made a thunderous sound from behind Ari.

UWOOOOOO!!!

the force of the sound was tremendous and managed to knock Ari several meters away. Ari's large body bounced several times on the stone floor before Ari finally stopped and lay on his back in confusion. Ari, who still couldn't understand what was happening to him, could only try to get up as quickly as possible and continue his efforts to escape.

Thanks to the rigorous training Ari experienced in Master Joe's class, Ari had no problem with running right after his body got slammed down into the dungeon floor. Ari ran for quite some distance until the wall-like creature disappeared, either because it was too small to be seen or because it had merged back into the wall.

Ari finally stopped after running further away for a few more minutes. His breathing was ragged from fatigue and panic, while his eyes were still trying to focus because while running Ari did not care about anything he saw. Ari only focused on running as fast as his body could do which was much heavier than he used to.

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"What was that thing just now? It came out of the wall just like that, is it a ghost?"

Ari who was still exhausted could only try his best to calm his ragged breath, without realizing that the dungeon floor behind him was slowly detaching itself from the floor. The same creature, with a rectangular shape and flat surface, slowly floated up off the dungeon floor as if a piece of floor suddenly came to life.

!!!!

Ari turned his head in shock as he realized that there was a rectangular shadow covering him from behind. Without having time to dodge at all, Ari's body was sent flying several meters backward as the floating floor creature spun in place and hit Ari with the corner of its body.

Uaaagghh!!!

Ari tried to get up as quickly as possible after his body was can touch the dungeon floor. Anger and humiliation could be seen on Ari's face who could not accept that he was surprised twice by the same creature.

"Ugly floor! I will destroy you!"

Ari lunged towards the rectangular creature that had just attacked him with his sword at the right angle to make a vertical slash. the box creature didn't seem to give any response, which made Ari feel as if victory was in his hands. it's just that the victory Ari felt didn't last long, a moment later a face appeared from the rectangular creature. a face that showed a happy smile suddenly laughed and produced a huge sound wave and hit Ari right up front.

HAHAHAHAHA

Uaaarrgg!!!

Once again Ari had to feel himself being thrown backward until he fell and rolled back several times. This time Ari could not help but let his body lie down for a moment because the impact of the sound waves from the rectangular creature had managed to hurt Ari's body a lot.

'What the hell is that thing...'

The rectangular creature hovered toward Ari. Its speed was so slow that it took five minutes just to reach half of the distance between Ari and the box creature.

'So slow...'

Ari slowly began to get up. With a ready stance, the shield in front covering his body and the sword in a horizontal position above the shield, Ari took the stance he learned from the Technique Book and prepared to fight.

"Sword and Shield Combination, Counter Technique. Shield Strike!"

Ari ran as fast as he could towards the rectangular creature. The rectangular creature once again revealed its cheerful face, preparing to fire its sound wave attack once more. Unfortunately for the creature, this time Ari was ready to fight.

Ari swiftly changed his technique in the middle of running. This time Ari seemed to focus on his shield while his sword hung back and waited for an opportunity.

"Shield Control Technique!"

HAHAHAHAHAHA

The stone face of the box creature released its thunderous laughter. A wave of sound exploded forward to attack Ari who was ready with his shield.

DOOONGG!!!

ughh!

Unfortunately, the power of the sound wave was still too strong for Ari to deal with alone. Ari's body was thrown again, but this time he was knocked to the side because Ari managed to divert most of the power of the sound wave away from his body.

"Hehehe... It's my turn!"

Ari once again ran as fast as he could, trying to cross the distance between himself and the rectangular creature as soon as possible. The stone face of the box creature immediately sank into its body and then the creature spun in place, trying to anticipate Ari's attack.

"Sword and Shield Combination, Reply Technique. Shield Strike!"

Taking the same stance as before, Ari slammed his shield against the spinning rectangular creature.

Bang!!!

Ari's hand that held the shield could not complete the movement because the spinning force of the rectangular creature was too great for Ari to deal with. Ari's hand was hit hard and he had to take a few steps back. But Ari was not disappointed at all.

Ari saw that the box creature had some damage on its body. There was a large crack in the middle of the rectangular creature's stone body.

"I'll destroy you right now!"

Ari attacked once again, without giving the rectangular creature time to adjust itself. Without any special techniques, Ari raised his shield and slammed it into the rectangular creature in a horizontal position right in the center, where Ari could see a sizable crack in the rectangular creature's stone body.

BANG!!! BOOOMM!!!

Ari's attack proved to be very effective against the box creature. Ari's shield attack managed to destroy the box creature. By utilizing the cracks Ari created, Ari managed to split the box creature's stone body in two.

Crack! Crack! Boommm!!!

The rectangular creature that had been split into two showed the effect of pain. The smiling face of the creature was seen screaming in pain silently, although it still kept its smile on that face.

Not long after, other cracks began to appear one by one from both halves of the box creature's body, which ended with both halves of the rectangular creature's body collapsing into pieces of rock and sand.

Ari, who was still unsure of his victory, tried to nudge the remaining sand and gravel from the rectangular creature he had just destroyed. After a few minutes without any response, Ari finally felt a little relieved and released his stance.

"Is this rectangular creature the monster from the dungeon?"

Ari had just realized, that there should be monsters inside the dungeon that lived and guarded the dungeon against other invader's attacks. At the same time, in the dungeon, there should also be valuable objects that Ari can use to strengthen herself.

Unfortunately, Ari didn't see anything valuable from the sand and gravel left by the rectangular creature. Ari tried to scavenge a little, hoping that something interesting was hidden under the sand and gravel, but he still didn't find anything.

A little dejected, Ari left the sand and gravel behind and moved away from it a little before sitting down on the dungeon floor to relax.

Ari's body was still sore and aching, the effect of being hit by the sound wave several times right in the chest. Luckily, Ari had a high enough Constitution status that he was able to stay up despite being knocked down several times.

Ari took out a little food and drink and immediately finished it. Ari just remembered that outside the dungeon at this time, the sky must have been dark and it was already very late.

As soon as Ari finished eating, he decided to sleep by leaning against the dungeon wall. Ari actually didn't feel too comfortable in this position, but he remembered that he was currently in a dangerous place. He shouldn't sleep too soundly because there could be monsters sneaking up and attacking him.

With all the sleeping preparations done, Ari closed his eyes and whispered to his two weapons, while caressing both of them lovingly.

"Goodnight sword and shield.

Thank you for taking care of me tonight. "