Danmachi: Adventuring Till the End!

Orsted and Lili planned to stay in the middle floors for two days before returning to the surface.

Therefore, the supplies in Lili's backpack were plentiful, including two or three sets of spare clothes.

Before changing, however, Lili searched Canoe and his companions, taking anything useful from them.

She quickly changed into a fresh set of clothes.

Though the outfit was new, the style remained the same, making it seem as if Lili hadn't changed at all.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, Orsted-sama," Lili said with a smile after changing.

"Let's go," Orsted replied with a slight nod before turning and walking away.

Lili followed closely behind.

After the two left, several Kobolds appeared.

As soon as they arrived, they began eating the bodies of Canoe and his companions.

Within a minute, the bodies were eaten up.

But this had nothing to do with Orsted and Lili.

An hour later, Orsted and Lili arrived at the entrance of the passage leading from the 12th floor to the 13th floor.

"Let's go, Lili," Orsted looked at the dim passage before stepping inside.

"Yeah!" Lili responded enthusiastically, following him with a spring in her step.

After a few minutes of walking through the passage, the two officially entered the middle floors.

What Orsted didn't know was that, at the same time, something big was happening on the 17th floor.

Loki Familia, returning from their expedition, had encountered a Monster Party.

More than twenty Minotaurs surrounded their members.

However, after the Hiryute Sisters killed two Minotaurs with their bare hands, the remaining Minotaurs became terrified and fled.

Their escape route led them toward upper floors.

This turn of events left the Loki Familia members uneasy.

"Chase them!" shouted Riveria Ljos Alf, the captain of the Loki Familia.

In the next moment, Ais Wallenstein, swiftly pursued the fleeing monsters.

Orsted, of course, was unaware of this.

At that moment, he was already engaged in battle.

As expected, the Dungeon gave Orsted and Lili a warm welcome upon their arrival in the middle floors.

More than a dozen Imps appeared to greet them.

Orsted took on ten of the Imps himself, leaving the remaining two for Lili.

Although the middle floors are considered more dangerous, not all monsters there are Level 2.

Among the middle-floor monsters, only the Minotaur is Level 2; the rest, including the Imps, are still Level 1.

The earlier battle between Lili and Canoe had shown Orsted that Lili was strong enough to be an adventurer.

Since she was now trying to be an adventurer, Orsted decided to let her formally experience the life of one.

These two Imps were the training Orsted had prepared for Lili.

Lili proved to be a natural fighter.

She remained calm and composed, handling the two Imps with ease.

Orsted nodded in approval at her performance.

His companions couldn't always be supporters.

Members of the Hestia Familia, even if they were supporters, needed to have enough strength to support future expeditions.

Lili's current performance met Orsted's expectations for his companions.

Before long, the Imps were all defeated by Orsted and Lili.

"Lili, you really are a lucky star," Orsted smiled at the confused girl.

Every time he teamed with Lili, Orsted get to obtain rare drop items.

"No, all of this is thanks to you, Orsted-sama," Lili replied, scratching her head in embarrassment at the praise.

This wasn't flattery; she truly believed it.

She had partnered with many adventurers before, but nothing like this had ever happened.

If it had, her reputation would have spread, and she would have become a highly sought-after supporter among adventurers.

But that had never been the case.

This only began after she met Orsted.

So she felt that the current situation wasn't due to her own luck but rather Orsted's.

In response, Orsted simply smiled and said nothing more, continuing to collect the Magic Stones scattered on the ground.

Once they had gathered all the Magic Stones, the two continued their journey.

Not long after, they encountered another wave of monsters.

This time, however, they weren't Imps but Killer Ants.

Without hesitation, Orsted and Lili launched a direct assault, engaging the Killer Ants in front of them.

In a matter of seconds, Orsted dealt with the Killer Ants he was responsible for and then turned to observe Lili's battle.

Lili's opponents were still two, and while she wasn't as strong as Orsted, she held her own against them.

Though it wasn't easy for her, Orsted had no intention of intervening.

He wanted Lili to handle it on her own.

However, the Dungeon seemed determined to keep Orsted from staying idle.

As he watched Lili fight, Orsted's ears twitched slightly, and he turned his gaze toward a passage on the left.

He heard a violent rumbling coming from that direction.

Something was approaching, and Orsted was certain it wasn't adventurers—it was a monster.

The vibrations were identical to those caused by an Orc.

Turning to face the source of the noise, Orsted narrowed his eyes.

There were no other monsters on this floor besides Imps and Killer Ants.

Neither of those monsters could produce sounds like these.

What in the world was coming?

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