Danmachi: Reaper

"I-I'll give you a potion!"

Lefiya, swiftly putting the large bag she was carrying on her back, opened it and took out one of the potions and gave it to Kelvin.

Kelvin took the potion from Lefiya, it was a high-level healing potion. If he drank it, his physical injuries would mostly heal. Although it couldn't grow lost limbs, but this potion was enough to prevent further damage to his body.

Without hesitation, Kelvin drank one bottle of the potion in one gulp.

It tasted bitter, but it was still within the limits Kelvin could tolerate, so he didn't mind it too much.

"Thank you, Lefiya. I'm a bit better now."

And it was true. Kelvin instantly felt no pain and heat in his arm area, and from the moment he drank the potion, the corrosive liquid that melted his arm also seemed to start not working.

"T-It's fine..., we're teammates after all ...."

Lefiya felt a little embarrassed when she heard Kelvin's praise. Lowering her head as her body began to sway rhythmically to the right and left.

It was just that, in an instant her mood returned to gloomy when she remembered Kelvin's right hand which was currently melted due to being exposed to the corrosive liquid.

But, they didn't have time to lament over this matter. Because ....

*Crack! Crack! Crack!

The sound of cracks in the Dungeon walls rang out, and as they realized, there were many monsters appearing on this floor.

"Damn it! Not again!"

What appeared before them was the Black Rhinos, one of the Monsters that inhabited the 51st floor.

Right now, they were being overwhelmed while dealing with this new type of monster, and if the Black Rhinos appeared at this time, things wouldn't get any better.

"Let's get out of here." said Finn, he saw no chance of winning in these situations. Being surrounded by dozens or maybe hundreds of new types of monsters that could secrete an acidic liquid that dissolved anything, coupled with the appearance of the Black Rhinos, didn't make things much better.

So, there's only one way out of this problem-flee.

Yes, escape.

While running away from a fight is not a warrior trait, running away from an unwinnable fight can keep you alive in the future.

In Finn's eyes, this meaningless battle was useless for them to face. They had lost various backup resources due to the new type of Monster attack, which melted most of the resources they had collected in the Dungeon.

Moreover, some of the weapon reserves had also been melted due to the monsters, which meant they were not in good shape to fight at the moment.

"Huh, wait a minute! That monster attacked the Black Rhinos?!"

Tiona, who looked over her shoulder, shouted in disbelief when she saw that the new type of monster was also attacking the Black Rhinos that had just appeared.

Their group was currently at an intersection that connected several passages, and several Black Rhinos had appeared along the path they were traveling.

The caterpillar monsters were supposed to be pinched by the appearance of the Black Rhinos from both sides, and would lead to their demise.

Only, unexpectedly, a lot of dark purple liquid splashed into the air, landing on the Black Rhinos' bodies, and making them howl in pain.

In the next second, the caterpillar monster opened its mouth wide, and swallowed the Black Rhinos around them whole.

"...."

All of this happened in a short period of time, and left the Party speechless.

Clearly, Black Rhinos were not easy monsters to deal with, and it even took them a while to win against Black Rhinos in one-on-one combat.

But, what was even stranger was that the caterpillar Monster was attacking the Black Rhinos!

That was something they had never seen before!

Keep in mind, the Monsters born in the Dungeon were like the children of the Dungeon, and they would not attack each other, and would only target the Adventurers in the Dungeon.

However, why did the new type of monster attack fellow monsters?

"Those monsters attack anything that moves, adventurers like us or other monsters, and without hesitation ...."

"Does that mean they're not picky about their prey?" Gareth asked while frowning.

"Hmm, I'm also curious..., they don't seem to have certain standards, but..., I feel like they prefer other monsters to adventurers like us ....."

Finn glanced over his shoulder, seeing the behavior of Monsters who "eat" other Monsters and look very satisfied when doing so.

"Does that mean, they also killed Cadmus?"

"...."

Hearing Kelvin's question, they fell silent. It was true, Cadmus was a powerful Dragon-type monster. But, when compared to this caterpillar monster ....

"I don't think the possibility is low." Finn said.

"Cannibals, huh..., as expected of Monsters ...."

"Could it be that the Monsters emerged from deeper floors? Or the Dungeon gave birth to a new type of Monster..., I wouldn't be surprised by either of those possibilities."

As Gareth voiced his theory, Bete snorted and couldn't hide her disgust.

They continued to run in the endless passage, as their heavy footsteps filled the deserted hallway.

"Finn, can they be beaten?"

As Ais opened her mouth for the first time, they all fell silent; only the sound of footsteps and the distant echo of the massacre behind them could be heard at the moment.

Ais looked at Finn, who was currently running in the front row and bore her answer patiently.

"Physical attacks might inflict damage. But, we also lost a lot because of it, like what happened to Kelvin's right arm."

As Kelvin swung his fist, his attack might have had an effect on the caterpillar monster. Only, at the same time Kelvin also got hit.

The monster oozed liquid from the wounds it received, and the various liquids splashed everywhere, which also hit Kelvin's right hand; making his right hand blister before it finally melted and 'disappeared' as it looks today.

"Facing a horde of them all would be impossible!" Finn took a moment's pause to observe the situation, "On the other hand, if using Magic..., but that would be difficult under these conditions. But, if we can buy enough time to cast a spell, a powerful blast of Magic might be able to eliminate them all."

As soon as Finn's words fell, everyone fell silent. In their minds, there was one suitable name they could think of at the moment.

And before anyone realized, their gazes fell on one of the girls in their current Party.

Lefiya Viridis.

Of course, that was a reasonable thing. Lefiya was the only pure mage in this Party, her magical talent surpassed even Riveria's and she could use AoE type magic that would annihilate them all.

Lefiya, on the other hand stammered as her face turned as hard as stone, "Huh? What?!"

Right at the same time, a voice interrupted their conversation.

"Wait, can you guys leave this to me? There's something I want to try."

It was Kelvin. He stared at all of them calmly, as he slowly opened his eyes and looked at all of them.

"A—"

Before Bete could say anything, Finn immediately interrupted with a louder voice.

"Attack from the front!"

When they turned their heads to look, it was true. There were many pale green bodies writhing from the end of the hallway in front of them.

"Everyone, turn right into that hall now!"

They followed Finn's orders, changing direction and taking the last available option to escape.

And as they arrived at the Hall, they realized something; this new Hall was not wide enough for them to walk side by side as a group. 

"Kelvin, was what you said earlier serious?" Finn looked at Kelvin, his expression turning serious at the moment.

Of course, Kelvin also realized this. He looked at Finn, as he looked at the numbers above his head and nodded calmly.

He also didn't forget to look at all the numbers that appeared above the heads of all of them, leading him to one conclusion; no one would die among them now.

"Yes," Kelvin nodded, "You should already know about this Skill I have, and why I opened my eyes, right? Although this situation is difficult to deal with, but no one will die between us now."

"...I see." Finn pondered for a moment, thinking about the new Skill Kelvin had acquired recently.

*****

[Shinigami Eyes]

- Allows the user to see the lifespans of others.

 - [Death Sense]

- Makes the user able to sense someone's death, sense that someone is about to die or is dying, or see someone's death in a certain location.

- Effect will not work when the user loses their sense of sight.

*****

Not only is this an abnormal Skill, but this Skill also gives Kelvin a very extraordinary Sub-Skill.

And the sign of this Skill being active was Kelvin opening his eyes. After all, that was the requirement for the use of this Skill.

Finn thought for a moment, before finally nodding in agreement, "Alright, we'll leave it to you!"

As long as they weren't in a dangerous situation, Finn was fine with what they had to do.

Moreover, they now had to head to the campsite as soon as possible; there was no telling whether or not this caterpillar monster had also gone up to the 50th floor.

But, from what they could see, these caterpillar monsters should also be on the 50th floor. Otherwise, there was no way they would be scattered along the way to the 50th floor.

And at this moment, Finn suddenly felt something bad-his thumb was suddenly throbbing, and that was a sign of one thing.

"My thumb is throbbing-most likely, they're coming!"

As Finn muttered, they unknowingly came to a dead end.

The party arrived to a square room with no other exit than the hallway they had come from earlier.

As everyone entered, the walls on three sides-the front, back, and sides-immediately showed signs of cracking.

"?!!!"

Lefiya's face turned pale, and the others were in no better shape than her either.

They all had too much experience not to know what those cracks meant.

Monsters would be born from the walls of the Dungeon-and that was in large numbers.

Within moments, there was no flat surface on any of the walls in the room. It was replaced by ruins of rocks from the wall falling to the ground.

Monster Party.

It was a term for when a large number of monsters were born in one place, which would surround the Adventurer on three sides.

This kind of situation haunts all adventurers, and it is one of the tricks of the dungeon.

As if the Dungeon itself had planned everything, the trap appeared.

Now, what should they do to deal with this situation?

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