What era is this, still being a traditional Goblin!
El snorted lightly.
He quickly stepped forward and dug out the tiny crystal from its body.
Subsequently.
The monster's corpse turned into ash and rapidly dissipated before his eyes.
"The thing the entire Orario relies on to function? How interesting. What is its composition? What can it do? Some kind of new energy source?"
El muttered to himself, but Lunoire obviously couldn't understand a single word.
Her attention was completely drawn to the weapon in the boy's hand.
What exactly was that?
Just now, she only saw it spew out a flash of fire, and then the monster died instantly.
A Magic Sword?
The Demeter Familia was indeed quite wealthy, and the Goddess seemed to dote on him, so preparing a Magic Sword wasn't surprising.
But... she had never seen a Magic Sword that looked like this!
Using it to fight Goblins was way too wasteful!
Magic Swords were precious consumable items; they would break directly after multiple uses!!
Just as Lunoire was preparing to give El a good lecture, she suddenly noticed the surrounding walls "squirming" once again.
New monsters had appeared!
Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang!!
El had obviously noticed this as well. He quickly raised his pistol again, turning the newly spawned Goblins into flying ash.
This time.
Lunoire saw it clearly. In the instant the fire burst forth, a tiny metal projectile was ejected, instantly piercing through the Goblin's head.
The massive impact force killed the weak monster on the spot.
At the same time, the metal projectile embedded itself into the stone wall, leaving a deep hole.
It was obvious that this wasn't a Magic Sword. Was it something like a slingshot or a hand crossbow?
Was it a weapon manufactured by some country outside of Orario?
Some kind of magic device?
Lunoire remembered El claiming to be from Empyrean. Was there a country called "Empyrean" in this world?
"These monsters really do just spawn!!"
El's words quickly pulled Lunoire out of her thoughts.
"So, what is the principle behind this? Are these monsters organic organisms? What is the process of their growth inside the Dungeon? Can it be observed?"
"Huh?"
She didn't understand a single word.
Lunoire completely couldn't comprehend why El was so excited right now.
But...
Of course he was excited!
The reason El ran to the Adventurer's Guild early in the morning to register and wanted to come to the Dungeon was because last night, when Demeter was explaining the common sense of this world, he heard something.
He heard it.
[The Dungeon is "alive"].
Literally speaking, the entire Dungeon was some kind of massive, seemingly inexplicable even to the gods, self-aware "living creature."
Interesting!
A Mechanic was, of course, also a scientist, and the underlying logic of science was to explore the unknown.
Do you understand what underlying logic is!
El was now full of interest in the entire Dungeon.
So next...
"Well then, let the experiments begin."
...
"As long as the Magic Stone isn't dug out of the body or destroyed, the corpse won't disappear, and the severed limbs and bloodstains will remain in place."
"But, once it disappears, why do even the bloodstains on the ground dissipate? Yet, the blood that stained my clothes still exists. What is the principle?"
At this very moment.
El was stepping on a Kobold.
This short, dog-headed monster, also known as a clown goblin, was one of the monsters on the 1st to 4th floors, just like the Goblins.
"Lunoire, do monsters need to eat?"
"?"
She had found El's muttering strange from the very beginning, but the girl still answered subconsciously.
"Yes, monsters sometimes eat the corpses of adventurers, and they also cannibalize each other. Inside the Dungeon, there are places like the Pantry where the Dungeon specifically provides food for the monsters..."
Could that even be called food?
Thinking of that disgusting liquid, Lunoire felt a chill. However, as an adventurer who had been to the deep floors, she answered quite honestly.
"Some enhanced species will eat Magic Stones to increase their strength."
"I see."
El said thoughtfully, reaching into its body and taking out the tiny Magic Stone.
"Do they need to drink water then? In order to maintain their physical existence, how do they ingest various trace elements, such as vitamins and salt? Is it also through the food in the Pantry? What exactly is that stuff? Can humans eat it? I really want to see it..."
"..."
Lunoire couldn't answer these questions at all.
She couldn't understand a thing, hey!!
"Um..."
El blinked and suddenly asked.
"Can I catch a few monsters and take them back for research?"
"Of course not!"
Monsters are strictly forbidden from leaving the Dungeon!
This is a Guild rule!
What the hell does taking monsters back for research mean? She had a feeling this guy wanted to do something incredibly terrifying!!
"What a pity... The progress of science is always accompanied by certain risks, sigh."
El said.
Suddenly, as if remembering something, he turned his head to look at the girl who had been following behind him.
"Um, Lunoire, you're a LV4 adventurer, right?"
"Yeah."
"Could you let me see your strength?"
El tilted his head slightly, revealing a smile.
"Please."
"!!!"
She suddenly blushed a little.
After all, being asked by a handsome boy really made one... Isn't this guy a bit too direct?!
He could casually, with an expression of absolute sincerity, say things like "Please" to a girl!!
Lunoire awkwardly avoided looking into El's eyes, just biting her lower lip lightly.
Then.
In just an instant.
The girl appeared behind the boy and finished off a Dungeon Lizard that was clinging to the wall.
"So fast."
El couldn't help but marvel.
His eyes couldn't capture her movements at all. Is this a LV4 adventurer?
However...
[Lock-on complete]
For the HS-1 Mechanical Assistant, it was able to lock onto the target. In other words, compared to Bakal's Four Dragonoids, the gap should be quite significant.
"What?"
Lunoire, who was feeling a little smug after showing off her skills, felt like she had heard a strange sound.
"It's nothing."
El smiled.
The two continued walking through the cavern for a long time.
El felt that if this continued, the efficiency of fighting monsters would be a bit low. The main issue was that the Dungeon spawned monsters too slowly.
But very quickly.
El thought of a great method.
Mechanics have their own way of fighting!
Lunoire only heard El suddenly snap his fingers. Then, the "mechanical assistant" that had been flying beside the boy actually spoke?!
[Deployment initiated].
A flash of blue light passed by, and Lunoire saw a tiny... thing suddenly appear.
"RX-60 Trap Runner. It can attract surrounding monsters and gather them all together."
Following El's introduction.
The tiny robot, which looked like a steel box, began vibrating violently up, down, left, and right, while the siren on its head constantly emitted a glaring red light.
"What the heck?!"
It can attract monsters?
A giant question mark couldn't help but pop up over Lunoire's head.
But very quickly.
From deep within the cavern, both in front of and behind them, a certain noisy sound began to echo.
In the darkness, Goblins, Kobolds, Dungeon Lizards, and other monsters that would appear on the 1st to 4th floors began swarming toward them all at once, like a tidal wave.
A Monster Party?!
Isn't that a situation that only occurs after the 10th floor? This...
Was it really attracted by this little thing?!
"This is too reckless, El! What exactly are you trying to do?!"
"Don't panic."
El calmly watched the swarming monsters.
He simply and calmly took out his most cherished detonator from his pocket.
Like I said.
Mechanics have their own way of fighting.
So...
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