How did I turn my victim into a phoenix-like hero?

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There was no need for everyone to dig out the crystal core piece by piece; Mute commanded the flying scythes to directly hook out the crystal core from the monster's body.

What should have been the most difficult hurdle for newcomers was conquered so easily.

However, this BOSS will also revive every once in a while. For Mute, who often goes into dungeons, killing this minotaur BOSS is as easy as drinking water.

After a thrilling (?) BOSS battle, everyone except Mute leveled up.

希洛克Lv9→Lv10；卡斯Lv10→Lv12；杰德Lv6→Lv8；维斯Lv7→Lv9。

Cass also found an item dropped by the BOSS, a women's school swimsuit with a fire minotaur pattern printed on it.

Cass blushed and wanted to give the swimsuit away, but only Jade was interested. However, Weiss immediately stopped him by tapping him on the head. Cass could only accept it with tears in his eyes and stuff it into the large backpack on Sirocco's back.

Sirocco remembered that the function of wearing this item was to allow breathing underwater, and to provide a negligible boost to various stats, making it a rather comical item.

But why is it a school swimsuit?

I accidentally imagined Cass wearing a school swimsuit. A handsome guy in a school swimsuit, isn't that just plain perverted... The image is too beautiful, and Sirocco feels like his stomach acid is about to reflux.

I remember it was men's black boxer shorts in the game.

Apart from Sirocco being injured once, everyone else essentially leveled up for free.

Sirocco was quite impressed with Jade's "good luck" in drawing Mute, the most amiable member of the Fallen Order.

Jade can still get free experience points and various resources, provided he can survive and leave the dungeon.

50. Second tier, Mütter's solo show

The closed door behind the BOSS room opened slowly and automatically, reflecting the dazzling golden light from the second floor.

The five people walked out one after another, and an extraordinary and magnificent scene instantly appeared before them.

The exit of the door is located halfway up a steep cliff, with a downward staircase extending down the rock face on the left.

"This is the second floor..."

Cass stopped, looked down at the scenery, and was about to take out his watch to take a picture when Sirocco stopped him from being a photographer.

During the team formation, items associated with the identity must not be discovered by Mute.

Moreover, Mütt was standing behind the two of them with a smile on his face.

Jade and Weiss didn't seem to care much about the view from the second floor. Jade exclaimed, "It's so high! Someone's bound to fall to their death here..." Weiss silently led the way, scouting the way down the stairs.

Sirocco wasn't in a hurry and surveyed the entire second floor.

Unlike the first floor, which has light blue walls and ceilings everywhere, the second floor is mostly composed of continuous low, table-shaped rocky mountains, with soft green grass covering the tops, where large bison-like monsters roam.

Compared to the sacred atmosphere of the Maple Garden on the first floor, the second floor looks no different from a farm.

In the story, this place is the kingdom of cows, and the boss guarding the first floor is the protector of this kingdom.

This floor, which could only be accessed by dueling Cliff in the first playthrough, has now been prematurely conquered by me.

Who told me to choose a second playthrough?

They chose to team up with a dangerous yet reliable member of the Fallen Order.

But on second thought, being able to peacefully enjoy the scenery in the dungeon is a kind of luxury.

"After overcoming numerous obstacles and defeating the BOSS, the scenery here will surely be even more beautiful. I feel like I did something unnecessary. If I could have done it more cleverly, everyone would have felt a greater sense of accomplishment when defeating the monster."

Mute appeared beside him at some point, pressing down on his long, golden-brown hair that was fluttering in the breeze.

"No, I'm very grateful to Miss Mute. With you around, I feel really safe. If you hadn't intervened, we would have definitely died at the hands of that bull-headed muscle man, and we wouldn't have had the chance to see the scenery."

"Really... You were all stunned when the BOSS died. I thought I had done something that you all disliked."

Mütter rested one hand on her ample chest, her expression much more relaxed:

"May I ask what your name is?"

"Wolf."

“Oh... Mr. Wolf.”

The first time, Mute asked Sirocco for his name, a pseudonym.

"Hey! How long are you two idiots going to stand here! Miss Mute, there's no railing on these stairs, let me help you down!"

"No need! Please be careful when you go down, and watch out for those spotted vines on the wall, don't pull on them..."

"Whoa! Cough cough! Why is it starting to puff out smoke! ...Suddenly...I feel so sleepy..."

"Jed, I told you not to touch me like that!"

Mute's warning came a little too late, but fortunately Weiss managed to keep Jade from falling.

Mute smiled gently at Sirocco and Cass:

"Then, gentlemen, is there a faster and safer way to get down? Would you like to try it?"

"A faster way? What is it...?"

“It’s alright, Scáthach, come on. We want to give it a try.”

"what?"

Sirocco quickly agreed on behalf of Cassius.

If Cass finds out, he definitely won't agree. Enjoy the taste!

Muse nodded and took Sirocco and Cass's gauntlets in her hands. From an outsider's perspective, it looked like a beautiful woman holding the hands of two armored men.

Muller led the two toward the cliff without railings.

"Wait, Miss Mütter, could it be that you...?"

Ignoring Cass, Muller pulled the two of them and leaped off the cliff.

"Wa ...

Cass screamed as the scenery rose rapidly while his body plummeted downwards.

"This gentleman... whose name I don't quite know, has a voice that sounds very much like a girl's."

"How can Miss Mute still speak so calmly?!"

Sirocco, you bastard! This joke is way too much!

Cass almost burst into tears, cursing Sirocco for the first time.

Sirocco, of course, did not hear Cass's thoughts.

He felt the wind beneath his feet, admired the ever-stretching scenery, and gazed at the illusory yet beautiful blue sky atop the second floor.

Before the three of them fell to the ground, a scythe appeared in the void. Mute used the scythe as a step and lightly jumped into a bush.

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Second floor, section C.

"Scáthach, watch out for the moss, don't slip."

"...I don't want to talk to you right now."

As Cass said this, he stepped onto the shallow puddle with a look of disgust.

This is a damp cave, the location of the mining operation commissioned this time.

"Didn't you want to become the strongest explorer? You're afraid of heights?"

"Suddenly jumping from a high altitude without any equipment is practically suicide!"

Sirocco didn't seem to care; his giggles echoed from inside the giant helmet.

Finally, this rich second-generation guy, who is handsome, quick to learn combat skills, and extremely popular with women, got a taste of his own medicine.

"...Please stop laughing."

Cass sighed helplessly, as if giving up.

The only source of light inside the cave was small patches of glowing moss that were everywhere, making it almost indistinguishable from complete darkness.

But no one is afraid of monsters popping out from somewhere.

"There's a monster lurking at 13 o'clock overhead... I feel like what I'm saying is meaningless."

Weiss's tone had become somewhat dismissive.

She was referring to a monster at the top of the cave.

It had a large, bloodshot eyeball, surrounded by some mud-like monsters, and was perched on the top of the cave observing the group.

Sirocco remembered that this monster was called Red-Eyed, and it had a chance to drop the skill, which could detect the opponent's stats and level.

Red-eyed monsters are known for their ability to assess situations. They will attack and prey on enemies with lower levels than themselves, and flee if the enemy's level is higher.

The monster glanced at the group once before disappearing into a crevice in the rocks.

But it's still too late.

With a scythe, Mutter cleaved the fleeing red-eyed creature in two, the large eyeball falling to the ground along with a puddle of slime.

"Experience points, acquired!"