Chapter 584: Everyone Loves Him, Flowers Bloom When He Passes By – Little Dak
For some reason, he felt that the looks from these upperclassmen were somewhat off.
When he sat up wanting to ask, they suddenly turned their heads, chatting about household matters one by one.
Dark’s face darkened, and he stood up, saying, “Hello seniors… It’s a coincidence…”
“Not a coincidence at all,” the senior girl who had tried to feed him in the morning quickly interjected, “Are we sleeping together tonight?”
“Huh?” Dark was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously replied, “Then I might be late.”
The senior girl smiled reassuringly, “It’s fine, we’ll wait for you.”
“Alright.” Dark helplessly scratched his head and curiously asked, “Senior, don’t you have any purpose for coming to the dungeon?”
That senior girl shrugged and said, “Others may not know, but I’m just here to relax and practice my command skills over the golem. If I can get lucky and gather some special herbs or bump into a couple of treasure chests, it’s a win-win situation.”
“I see.” Dark nodded slightly, as if he spent his weekends in the library.
For third-year students, the danger level in the first ten floors of the dungeon was not high, indeed making it a place where they could often come to exercise.
After accepting this explanation, he didn’t pay much attention to the reactions of the upperclassmen; after all, there was no malice, right?
“By the way! Senior, are you alone?” Dark suddenly asked.
The senior girl blinked and then smiled, “This time, I am alone.”
Dark straightforwardly asked, “Then do you have the ‘Gate Key’ for the first floor?”
“Of course.” The senior girl nodded slightly, understandingly, “I will go to the safe zone on the eleventh floor tomorrow. If you can make it there before five o’clock in the afternoon, I can bring you along.”
Dark immediately showed joy, “I will try my best.”
But before he could calm down, Simon suddenly spoke up, “I can wait until eight o’clock tonight.”
At this, Bobby couldn’t help opening his mouth, looking surprised at his “guide.”
The senior girl also frowned and glared at Simon, “As if I can’t!”
Seeing the upperclassmen getting angry because of him, Dark hurriedly said, “Five o’clock, just five o’clock. Tomorrow afternoon at five o’clock, I will definitely be at the safe zone on the eleventh floor. That’s not difficult.”
He said this with full confidence.
If he couldn’t find the entrance to the eleventh floor even with a whole day, then… it would be impossible!
Hearing this, the senior girl immediately smiled broadly, stood up, and walked over, saying, “Then let me introduce myself again, I am Lydia from the Mana Academy, Lydia Emerson.”
Dark extended his hand and shook hers, “Dak Diemont, please take care of me.”
Lydia smiled at once, “I am the one who should be grateful.”
The other upperclassmen, seeing Lydia taking the lead, couldn’t speak up, so they introduced themselves to become familiar.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Dark got acquainted with these ten or so people.
Most of them were third-year students, with only one fourth-year and one second-year.
Simon, Bobby’s “guide” — seemed to be a student from the Knight Academy, which surprised him.
He originally thought Simon was like Bobby, an upperclassman from the Fool’s Academy, but he wasn’t.
However, they were merely passing acquaintances, with little to chat about.
At exactly eight o’clock at night, Dark summoned the “Illusionary Worm” and stepped out of the safe zone.
Since he already had the “Gate Key (1),” he wasn’t in a hurry, planning to explore outside for more than an hour and then return via the same route.
With the Mana Needle, returning via the same path would certainly be faster, roughly arriving around ten o’clock.
The tenth floor’s nighttime was more silent and dangerous than the first nine floors.
If he didn’t have enough energy and confidence, he wouldn’t dare take the risk.
At this point, he couldn’t help but thank Alvaraite.
Without Alvaraite’s physical training during the holidays, he definitely couldn’t spend a whole day outside.
Indeed, the growth of physical strength increased exploration efficiency!
…
After walking for about ten minutes, Dark ordered the Lion Beast to clear the nearby monsters, then summoned the “Trash Slime” and commanded it to evolve into “Greed Slime I,” triggering its “Treasure Sense.”
“Greed Slime I” sensed for a minute and finally found a direction. Dark continued forward.
During his advance, he summoned the “Mana Book” and casually summoned “Meow Meow” and “Little Dream Spirit,” seeking additional security.
More crimson eyes peeked from the darkness, making him increasingly cautious.
Fifteen minutes later, “Greed Slime I” regressed back into “Trash Slime,” but before regressing, it pointed in a direction, indicating it wasn’t far away. Thus, Dark didn’t use another “Greed II.”
After feeling around for about three more minutes, he finally stopped in front of a three-sided enclosed tunnel.
“Meow Meow.”
Meow Meow lifted its hand, constantly gesturing, indicating it sensed a scent of money here.
“That must be it.”
Dark injected more Mana into the “Illusionary Worm”’s Mana Card, making it emit brighter light to fully illuminate the dead end ahead.
What appeared before him was a very familiar structure.
At the end of the tunnel, vines grew abundantly, and the dangerous “Vine Monster” was mixed among them.
“Lion Beast.”
Upon command, the most reliable Lion Beast cautiously advanced until the end, then drew the demon blade “Lion Sword,” cutting away all the vines, including the “Vine Monster.”
After confirming there was no danger, it turned and nodded at Dark.
After nodding in response, Dark entered the tunnel and put on gloves to search for hidden mechanisms.
The light from the “Illusionary Worm” also shifted inward with his entry.
In the dark corners untouched by light, shadowy figures stirred.
Yet, Dark remained under the protection of the Mana Spirit, showing no signs of vulnerability.
“Click.”
A brickstone on the wall loosened due to the influx of Mana, and Dark instantly showed joy.
Based on experience, this should be the mechanism.
No matter how difficult the subsequent riddles were, at least a hidden room was guaranteed.
In that instant, the shadow lurking in the corner could no longer hold back, choosing to pounce at Dark the moment he was distracted!
Its appearance was sudden and soundless, stretching its body long like a gray mist during the pounce.
In an instant, it rushed into the “Illusionary Worm”’s illumination range, closing in rapidly on Dark.
Its actions were extremely frenzied, but the prospect of food had already driven it mad.
Yet, the distance between it and Dark was too great.
The moment it stuck its head out, the Mana Spirits had already moved into action.
Even Dark had turned to look at it, and their eyes met directly.
“Ah—”
The shadow suddenly emitted a sharp, harsh scream.
