In the center of Orario, there stood a towering white giant tower that pierced the clouds.
Babel Tower, that was its name.
It served as Orario's largest adventurer commercial district and also as the suppressor of the Dungeon. The adventurers' guild was also headquartered here.
And above the twentieth floor, that was where the gods resided, and at the very top of the Babel Tower, the person, or rather, the god, residing there was Freya, the main god of one of Orario's two largest Familias.
At this moment, Freya was looking down from the top of the Babel Tower.
The god's gaze pierced through space, through buildings, through crowds.
"Ah~ Orario has welcomed a few more children with brilliant light, but it seems there's still much turbidity. What do you say, Ottar?"
The muscular man guarding behind the goddess spoke from the shadows: "For adventurers, adventure is the best purification."
"Do you need me to bring them back?"
Orario's strongest adventurer, Ottar the Forceful, spoke.
"No~ Those children haven't been baptized yet. Don't ruin my fun, Ottar~"
"Yes."
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Meanwhile, after lunch, the six of them finally arrived at the Dungeon. Before entering the Dungeon, the group went through Eina's lecture.
"Ah, it's just fighting monsters, why do we have to have a lesson?"
Unlike regular classes, Eina's sermon focused intently on everyone, so Kiana, who usually loved to sleep during class, had no opportunity to space out or slack off.
"Kiana, although the monsters on the upper levels of the Dungeon are weak to us, the monsters on the middle levels still pose a threat to us. Also, while traversing the Dungeon, you need to pay attention to the surrounding traps. There's no Hyperion here to support us or provide transportation."
Fu Hua said to Kiana after manifesting her fiery demon.
"I know, I know, Class Monitor. Why are you lecturing me again after we just escaped from Eina? And didn't you go to the seventeenth floor and defeat the Floor Boss in just an hour yesterday?"
"That was because we were in a hurry at the time. If it's for making money, that's fine, but our main goal is to become stronger, not just to make money."
Takatsuki explained from the side, and incidentally snatched the dual pistols Kiana had just taken out: "No firearms allowed. Using firearms won't help you train. Haven't you seen that Bronya has even picked up a short sword?"
"My knows! I just won't use them!"
Kiana snatched the pistols back and put them into her waist bag. During their morning shopping, they had also bought some adventurer equipment.
The others were fine, all in female attire. Fu Hua, however, chose a full set of men's clothing, looking at first glance like a handsome long-haired youth.
"Bronya also wants to use thermal weapons, but there's nothing she can do if she doesn't have any."
Bronya looked at the Azure Moon Sword in her hand, recalling her mercenary days. Back then, she mostly used firearms, but Bronya was also skilled in close combat, specializing in short weapons like daggers.
She was proficient in assassination, but that was not suitable for grinding monsters.
"But Class Monitor, where did you get those gauntlets? They look so cool!"
Kiana noticed the silver-white gauntlets and greaves that Fu Hua had equipped at some point.
"These? Takatsuki gave them to me yesterday."
Fu Hua clenched her fists. Although she felt they couldn't compare to the power of the Divine Keys, their strength surpassed many Valkyrie armors.
"My has the same equipment too!"
Gilgamesh also appeared on Kiana. Just like Ebony and Ivory, Takatsuki did not retrieve Gilgamesh.
"Fighting with unfamiliar methods isn't easy. Do you need me to give you professional training?"
"No need, I is fine even with bare hands! The Kaslana family's Gun Kata isn't just about using guns."
"Is that so? Then I spoke too much."
Listening to Kiana and Fu Hua's conversation, Takatsuki rolled his eyes. Kaslana's half-baked Gun Kata?
"Alright, let's start today's Dungeon exploration. Today, we'll start from the tenth floor."
Takatsuki interrupted the others' conversation: "The tenth floor is where the Dungeon truly begins, and even LV1 adventurers can explore it safely."
Takatsuki and Fu Hua made their way down to the seventeenth floor by digging holes in the floor. Although they could completely overpower the monsters on the seventeenth floor, and even Goliath was quickly defeated, the monsters on the seventeenth floor still posed a threat to others.
Not to mention there was a complete rookie, Bell, at this time.
"Since Bell is new to the Dungeon, we'll take the usual path downwards. Any monsters we encounter along the way, let Bell handle them."
Hearing Takatsuki's words, Bell pointed to himself in surprise: "Eh!? Me?"
"Yes, the monsters on the way are nothing to us, but this should be your first battle, right? Let you feel the sensation of combat first. With us watching, nothing will go wrong."
As soon as Takatsuki finished speaking, he saw a goblin in the distance, seemingly attracted by their voices, charging over: "Speaking of which, here it comes! Go, Bell!"
"Yes!"
With his Decapitation Greatsword on his back, Bell drew the short sword from his waist and charged towards the goblin.
"Fu Hua, I'll leave him to you."
Speaking of combat ability, Fu Hua was actually the strongest among everyone present, followed by Mei, who was a master of the Hokushin Ittō-ryū.
Takatsuki actually knew nothing about combat, at most relying on the experience that came with his character cards.
However, whether it was Koby from One Piece or the Fire Demon's fighting style, they were both simply about brute force.
He couldn't teach anyone, and his ability to observe the details of the battlefield's movements was also inferior to Fu Hua's.
"Leave it to me."
Watching the others who had already engaged the goblin, they waited in place for the outcome of this rookie adventurer's first battle.
Although Bell was filled with enthusiasm, when it came to actual combat, he panicked. The goblin's speed wasn't actually fast, only comparable to that of a child, but they were fearless.
Bell originally wanted to cut off the opponent's head with one strike, but because he had no combat experience, he missed. The goblin suddenly leaped up and headbutted Bell's knee.
For short goblins, attacking the lower body was their best method to make adventurers lose their balance, making them easy prey for monster encirclement and death.
After losing his balance, Bell watched as the goblin raised its claws again, ready to strike him.
Just then, a stone hit the goblin's head, knocking it to the ground.
"Get up and continue! Don't panic when you attack!"