Chapter 859 - 859 Underwater Dungeon
859 Underwater Dungeon
“Victoria, there’s a place with air down there. And water can’t come in. What do you think of that place?” I asked Victoria telepathically.
“A place filled with air underwater? And it’s directly below us? How weird. I guess I should say as expected of magic,” Victoria said.
After I told her what I see down below, Victoria no longer become heavy. She reduced her weight to her normal weight as I continue falling deeper but slower than before.
It’s still barely enter my Divine Vision, so I can’t really tell. It’s quite far.
And then I see a fish monster down there. Some kind of eel. And the eel is swimming close to the entrance of the air-filled area under the ocean.
I watched the eel entered that place, and as soon as its head entered, gravity pulled that eel and that eel fall down. I don’t know how deep inside that place is because I can’t see that far yet. Even when I used my Mind’s Eye to improve my sight. It’s dark down there.
What I can see was just the border between the sea, to that place. And beyond there, even after I fall deeper, it’s just dark.
“Wait, this happened several times. I guess I know what that place is,” I said.
“Really? What is it?” Victoria asked.
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“That place is a dungeon.”
There are several occasion when I couldn’t see too far or too deep. And it was mostly inside a dungeon.
And this underwater dungeon is a bit special. Well, not a bit. But a lot. Because after you enter, you will leave the water. Even though it is directly under the water.
And the reason why my Divine Vision can’t see too deep is because that dungeon has never been explored. Or at least magic is rarely used there. And so it’s fully concentrated with mana and I can’t see that far.
“An underwater dungeon with air. That’s just weird. But I guess it really is a dungeon. Though I wonder if you can make a contract with a monster from a dungeon?” Victoria asked.
“Well, tamer can make a contract with monsters from a dungeon. So as a summoner, I should be able to do it if the monster is in Monsters World. Even if it’s from inside a dungeon,” I said. Though I’m not a hundred percent sure about it.
“Also, it’s not impossible that a dungeon will be filled by monsters from the outside. Maybe a monster from outside the dungeon make it as their nest. Like how the elves can enter that giant tree. Though in the end, they became zombies and became monsters from the dungeon,” I said.
I remember about the elves’ case. About how I met Tia’s family member inside the dungeon inside the giant tree where the elves resided before I moved them to Monsters Village.
“And we also have explored several dungeons with some monsters. Even the werewolves who were exploring the world entered dungeons. Well, how about we check that place first. It’s a dungeon. Not only will there be monsters, there should be treasures as well. I hope.”
Then if the treasure is good for me, I will use it. If not, I will give it to the others. If the others don’t want it, they will give it to other others. If no one wants it, as long as the treasure is not something dangerous, then we can just sell it.
“Do we need to tell the others about this?” Victoria asked.
“Let’s do that after we enter the dungeon. Let’s find a wall that I can stick my body to before we continue falling. Because if the bottom is filled with spikes, then we would die just by falling there. Well, not me. But the others will,” I said.
I still can’t see the bottom. Maybe the eel that fell died because of the fall. Maybe it’s even pierced by spikes down there.
It’s a dungeon. So there might be traps. And a trap at the entrance is normal.
That’s why I need to stick to a wall. Or maybe I just need to use Victoria as a cushion. But I want to check everything first before I land. Or should I just jump in one spot so that I will continue staying in the air?
Let’s make it simpler then. A simple way to measure the depth. With a really long pole.
“Victoria, transform into a pole. A really long one that goes even beyond my Divine Vision,” I said.
“I’ll try,” Victoria said.
Then, Victoria transformed. She turned into a pole that I can easily grab in with one hand. The thickness is the same as Reizpear’s shaft. So I’m already familiar with it.
As for the length though, it can really go deeper than what my Divine Vision can see. Though only in the dungeon. If it’s outside the dungeon, then I can see further.
It’s just a bit longer than how far I can see, but it’s fine.
And just in case, I covered myself with the magic armor. Now I’m ready for anything.
The pole is already halfway entered the dungeon. It will be my turn soon.
And as my feet pa.s.sed the water, I got pulled by gravity. Now I’m already inside the dungeon. But I still can’t see the bottom. I can’t even see the wall. Because this place is already bigger than the hole I entered from.
I have no problem breathing as usual. But the gas here seems to be dangerous for anyone other than air mages. I guess I can’t bring them here then.
“Victoria, we can’t bring the others here since the air seems dangerous. So let’s just explore the dungeon just the two of us. Though you can tell the others later,” I said.
“We need to get to the bottom first. Then we can think of what to do later,” Victoria replied.
And so, we just keep falling.
And finally, the pole touched the bottom. And I stabilized myself in the air as I slowly had Victoria shrunk and shrunk until I can see the bottom.
“...There used to be spikes down there. But I guess many monsters fell down there and died. So their bones almost fully covered the spikes. While those above the bones died because of the fall. Including the eel from before,” I said.
Well, since it’s directly at the bottom of the sea, I guess it’s natural that there are many monsters fell into the hole. But seeing that they even covered the spikes, I guess it has been so long since then.
My feet finally touched the ground. Or it’s more like a corpse of a recently falling whale that died here.
“Do you think any monsters from the outside can survive a fall this high?” Victoria asked.
“If they could, I guess that mean they are pretty strong.”
I look around to see if there’s a place I should go to. But then, I heard something.
With my vision, I could see farther than my ears can hear. But down here when everything is quiet, I can hear further than I can see.
I prepared myself by changing Victoria into a katana while still covering my body with the magic armor. I should have worn something instead of just my swimsuit under the armor.
The sound is getting closer. And while waiting, I placed a Blobby on a skeleton of a fishman so I can come here anytime I want.
Now that I see it closely, some of the bones of the skeletons were cut. And they were cut nicely. Like a professional chef. Or someone experienced with a sword.
The ones coming might be something strong that use bladed weapons. I need to be careful here.
Now I can hear clearly that it’s the sound of footsteps. And soon after, there were many of them.
“Oh, s.h.i.t. Whatever it is, we’re surrounded,” I said.
Then, the sound of footsteps stopped. And it changed into the sound of chewing. Some kind of creature must be biting off the freshly dropped monster here as food.
Right. If there’s a monster here, and there’s no food that they can find in this dungeon, then their only way of survival is by eating anything that falls into this hole.
“h.e.l.lo! Anyone there?!”
After I shouted, the sound of chewing stopped. And now, I can hear them walking closer here. Though it’s hard to hear that since they are stepping on fleshes. But when they’re stepping on bones, I can hear them.
Now that they have gotten closer, I can see them just fine.
They look like a human. A head with a face just like a human, and two legs. But they have four arms. Two looks like normal human arms, but the other two are on their back. Right behind the right and left shoulder. And they are not human arms. But I can see that they are covered in sh.e.l.ls and look just like a pair of crab’s claws. And their size are big.
Not only that, but those claws are extremely sharp. Then that explains why some of the bones here are cut cleanly. It’s their fault.
I might have found it. The monster that I’m looking for. My last familiar. I hope.