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"Phew... That was tiring..."

Raven mumbled to himself while sitting in a lotus position.

He can\'t remember how many Undeads, Desert Tikbalang, Mud Golems, and Swamp Monkeys he had killed today.

(Desert Tikbalang are monsters from the 2nd of the labyrinth, they\'re <E> ranks, and the theme for the 2nd floor is... A desert... If you\'re curious what Tikbalang is, just search it, it\'s from my country.)

As Raven is enjoying the silence... He looked up.

\'Dungeons are really fascinating, they can even replicate the sky in the outside world.\'

Raven thought as he can see a dark sky with a beautiful moon and pretty stars even though they\'re suppose to be underground inside a dungeon.

"They\'re really exhausted huh..."

Raven then said with a sly smile, looking at Alec and the others sleeping in peace.

[It\'s because you pushed them pass their limits you demon.]

Sariel then appeared.

"Well, this labyrinth is 10 floor deep, and the growth boost only last for a week."

"So we can\'t afford to just clear one floor a day."

Raven explained.

[Fair enough, I guess?]

And Sariel agreed to him.

"But it\'s surprising how we reached the middle of the third floor already."

Raven then said while sounding proud, it seems like he\'s praising Alec and the others.

"I just thought that in the 1st day, we would only reach the entrance of the third floor."

Raven said it so casually, but clearing 2 floors in a day is impossible for the sophomores!

So their group\'s progress is actually on par with the tertiaries!

Raven is throughout prepared, that\'s why he\'s not that tired even after battling countless monsters all the way where they are.

The others are prepared too... Not just that prepared for what Raven is planning to do, that\'s why they\'re dead tired that they all fall asleep.

Just leaving Raven to stand on guard.

-Ky..uu...

Even Yuki is soundly sleeping on Raven\'s lap because of exhaustion.

"Sorry for tiring you out..."

Raven gently whispered as he caress Yuki.

But it was then...

Shii- Shii- Shi-

Raven heard a subtle rustling.

"Oh, it\'s here."

Shii- Shii-

The rustling continued and it seems like its getting closer.

"Wait here for a bit."

Raven gently lifted up Yuki using <Psychokinesis> and placed her on top of Eve\'s head.

Raven doesn\'t have a specific reason for doing that... It\'s just his impulsive thought.

Anyway, after doing that, Raven stood up and faced the direction where the rustling is coming from.

And just seconds after...

-Grrrr...

A 5 meter tall Red Gorilla appeared!

It have black mud all around its body, and its acting like an armor!

The Giant Gorilla then slowly approached Raven.

It was looking at Raven with curiosity, scoff, and murderous intent.

Then... It saw the others that are sleeping soundly.

That sight made the Giant Gorilla grin while salivating.

"Hello mister mini boss."

But then, the Giant Gorilla heard a voice below him.

-Grrr?

The Giant Gorilla looked down and saw Raven.

"You are so unsightly that I would rather pluck my eyes out than stare at you for an hour... Politely, please fuck off."

Raven then said with a smile.

"And as you can see, the others are resting, so please be kind enough to close your smelly and dirty mouth."

And he added.

The Giant Gorilla is an <E++> rank monster, it\'s a monster that can\'t go past <E+> rank, but still managed to evolved and almost reach the next rank.

It\'s stuck between rank <E+> and <F->.

Anyway... My point is the Gorilla is smart.

And it understood everything of what Raven said.

And just as expected, it became angry...

-Grr–

The Gorilla was about to shout in rage!

"<Silence>"

But Raven casted a magic faster, silencing the Giant Gorilla.

-Ghhh??

"Haa... And here I am, asking you some request politely because I\'m pretty exhausted."

Raven grumbled.

[Politely? Are you sick in the head?]

Raven just ignored Sariel as he placed his right hand on the hilt of [Emmeranne] that is sheathed on his waist.

-Ghhhh!!!

And seeing that, the Gorilla moved its heavy and muscular right hand, preparing to attack Raven.

"<Bind>"

But Raven casted a magic faster again.

Black ropes made of mana erupted below the monster restraining it and keeping it in place.

-?!!

The Gorilla was baffled, he can\'t really comprehend why he couldn\'t shout nor move.

And while that\'s happening, Raven casually looked up at the confused monster...

"Goodbye mister mini boss."

He said.

Shh-

Swoosh-

Then Raven drew out his sword and continued to perform a horizontal swing, aiming at the monster\'s thick neck...

Though, Raven is at least 5 meters away from the Gorilla... So his blade didn\'t reach the monster.

-Ghh?

Seeing Raven swung his sword in the air made the Gorilla more confused.

\'What the hell was that–?\'

Is what\'s in the monster\'s head...

Thud-

When it sudden fall off from his body and landed on the ground... Looking up at the dark sky.

-?!

And at the same time, the Giant Gorilla saw dark electricity dancing beautifully in the sky.

"It\'s nice meeting you, mister mini boss..."

"And goodbye."

Just after hearing that, is when the Giant Gorilla\'s consciousness got cut off...

It died.

Bzzt- Bzzzt-

Swooooh-

Electric and wind particles was still being emitted from Raven\'s sword.

Evidence that Raven used his electric and wind attributed mana... And he used a lot of it.

Shhh-

Click-

Raven then quietly returned [Emmeranne] back in its scabbard.

And he stored the Giant Gorilla\'s whole body in his spatial storage.

Also... He cleaned off the blood in the area from his battle(?) with the Giant Gorilla by using magic.

And as Raven is doing all that...

The others are watching him.

They\'re all pretending to be asleep!

They all woke up earlier when they felt a murderous intent!

(From the Giant Gorilla)

But because they\'re all really tired, they all just lazily opened their eyes.

(Not intentional, they\'re all just tired to quickly open their eyes.)

So they just peeked a little to see what\'s going on...

And what they saw was Raven standing in front of a Giant Gorilla.

"..."

But they still didn\'t react...

They\'re all pretty exhausted, so they just thought they were having a weird dream.

...

...

""?!""

Until they noticed that they aren\'t!

So they were all about to stand up and help Raven.

But the Giant Gorilla died before they can even move a muscle!

""??????""

Making them confused for a second, until they processed what they just witnessed.

\'What a monster...\'

Blake, Eve, Alec, Adelle, Curtis, and Aoi thought in unison.

They saw it...

When Raven drew his sword and swung it to the monster.

A black crescent-shaped electric was sent flying with the assistance of the wind toward the Giant Gorilla!

Cutting off the monster\'s head, then silently exploding in the sky like fireworks afterwards!

It all happened in seconds, and Raven didn\'t move from his place until the monster died.

He finished everything in silence, and in such beautiful manner.

He even cleaned up like it was a natural thing to do...

"..."

"..."

Well anyway, because of fatigue, Alec, Curtis, Eve, Blake, Adelle, and Aoi all fell asleep not long.