Nia had shown perfect mapping ability so far, so we can leave the lower levels to him.
Just how excellent is this guy?
I feel like he can make money from this ability, but I guess he needs to be able to fight.
While I was having such doubts, I lightly patted Nia on the back to encourage him, as he seemed to feel guilty about not being able to guide us, then the three of us passed through the passageway.
This is the first time I’m the vanguard in the dungeon, and it’s quite nerve-wracking.
So far, Nia notices the monsters and tells us before they appear, so I didn’t worry, but now that I’m in front of the line, the thought of them suddenly appearing comes to mind, and my hand gripping the spear got a little tighter.
After a while of moving where we only hear footsteps, Nia grabs the hem of my clothes.
「 Onii-san, wait! There’s one ahead of us 」
「 Oh, it’s here? Okay, let’s get this..ugh. This really is a dead man walking. Also, it stinks 」
Immediately after Nia’s warning, several figures slowly appear from the passageway she pointed at.
They approach us with rattling noises. Although their condition varies, they’re all in decay.
One of them had an arm that was about to fall off, one was walking with his guts hanging out from his stomach, and the other one has a neck that was so bent on the other side.
That doesn’t look like their weakness.
「 Nia, can you let go? I’m going to fight 」
「 Uuu, sorry 」
Nia became a child who was forcibly thrown into a haunted house.
I can understand him.
I’m quite scared too.
Nia moved away, and I checked how my spear feels.
Then, I waited for them to come, but the zombies are too slow.
「 It can’t be helped. I’ll go to you instead 」
Approaching slowly with my spear at the ready, once they got to range, I immediately fired a thrust.
The spear pierced the left chest and it almost made a zooming sound, but the zombie only shook for a moment, then pushed forward with the spear in its body.
「 Oh? So going for their hearts won’t work? How about this one then? 」
This time, I released a series of thrusts to the torso, but it only stopped moving, it didn’t disappear.
「 Then, I guess it has to be the staple 」
This time, I hold the spear on my waistline and delivered a powerful blow.
Then, the zombie reacted to the attack aimed at its head and tried to guard itself with its arms.
Unfortunately, my spear is faster.
The zombie stopped moving, then it puffed like smoke as the tip of the spear pierced the face and went straight through the back.
「 I guess zombie’s weak on their heads. Rick, your teachings have helped me 」
I ended up thanking the protagonist of the zombie drama I used to watch 1
Speaking of which, did that one finish already?
Man, I should’ve watched the whole series.
I don’t even know if I’ll be able to see the rest of the story.
I knock one of them down, and the two are closing in on me to hug me with both their arms but I retreated to keep my distance.
They’re moving too slowly that I don’t think they can grab me.
But, it looks like they’re not taking damage unless you hit them in the head, so low-level skills are going to have problems.
Oh, maybe it’s because I have a spear, that’s why the attacks on the torso are incompatible.
While I was moving my body, thinking about how to deal with the two remaining bodies…Nia shouted from behind.
「 Onii-san! There’s more coming from the back! 」
「 Ugh, there’s more? 」
Well, if any more come in, I can deal with them easily.
I mean, with one more spear arts orb, I’m reaching level 3.
I’ve come to understand this world better now, but I hear skill level 3 is quite a lot.
When in the capital, you can find a number of them, but in local cities like this, only a few of them have it.
I knew that my skills are busted.
I’m worried that the tiny god will notice and nerf it.
While I was thinking, the zombies were already gone.
Also, there were some beast zombies, and some of them had human faces.
Maybe, goblins and others also have a variety of faces?
The zombies are gone and Nia started collecting the magic stones.
If it’s this level, I can store as many small magic stones in my pouch.
「 I thought it would be a fight, that zombie looked rotten but it doesn’t smell 」
「 Dungeon monsters don’t stink 」
We’re saved from the hell of a corpse stink.
Nia seems to stare at my face seems if she wants to ask a question.
「 What’s up? 」
「 Onii-san, so you can fight 」
「 I told you, didn’t I? 」
「 Nee-chan’s really strong, so I thought that both of you can fight… 」
She’s not complaining, but Nia sure looks like he’s sulking.
He must be wanting some combat skills too.
But you know, no matter how cute you are, doing it with a guy is a tall order…
Besides, it’ll remain a mystery whether I can transfer my skills to a male.
I find that I can fight at this level without problems, so I went down the halls, zipping through the heads of the zombies.
After walking for an hour, we already found the stairs to the next level.
It took us less than 30 minutes to get through one layer so far, I guess we’re lucky.
It’s also mostly because Nia is memorizing the way.
He might be a genius.
「 Let’s take a break then go down. Let’s rest on that wall 」
The place where the stairs are located is like a room with only one entrance.
It’s said that monsters don’t come up from the lower levels, so our safety is assured as long as we watch where we came from.
The three of us sat down and we took a break.
「 So, what’s next, Nia? You’re told that you shouldn’t go lower, right? 」
「 Yes… 」
「 If you can’t, then I won’t force you. We can just fight at this level, go back up, and dive down again tomorrow
「 I’ll go to the fifth floor too 」
「 You sure? I want to take you because you’re useful, but I can’t be responsible for you, okay? I’ll try to keep you safe as much as I can, but, are you sure? 」
「 Yes. I mean, there’s hardly anyone who hires me anyway… 」
With all his skills, Nia’s likely to get hired, but the problem is that he can’t make money on the upper levels, so many not many people would hire him, as he can only enter down to the fourth level.
「 Besides, from how I see it, the two of you are strong, so it should be alright 」
「 If that’s how you see it, then it’s settled. I’ll be increasing your pay. Right, how about five copper coins for a base salary, since we’re going to the fifth level. Then, I’ll split a part of the magic stones if we get a lot 」
「 Eh? T-That much? 」
「 Nia’s the reason why we’re able to explore the dungeon this well., Right, Euphy? 」
「 Yes, I think Nia’s quite competent. We might be stuck in the upper levels without him 」
「 So she says 」
「 Onii-san….Thank you!! 」
Nia’s overcome with emotion, and he hugged me.
Hahaha, what a guy.
But, don’t stick around for too long, it’s a little messy.
I’m taking Nia, who had been warned not to go further, but it should be fine.
So far, it’s just us who’s taking the opponents down, so we have plenty to spare.
I don’t consider myself a saint, but I’ll use what I can if it’s less dangerous.
I mean, this dude has some puff, unlike what I expected.
Huh?
I couldn’t tell because the fabric is ragged and hard, but his chest…
- Yep it’s walking dead ↩