Chapter 663: The Gap of Non-Absolute Values Can Be Made Up for by Technique and Consciousness

"Miss Eina, what a coincidence, running into you again."

Broly turned his head and saw the half-elf lady dressed in the black Guild staff work attire, and greeted her.

"For this recent period, I've been on duty at this Babel Tower side."

Eina then explained the reason why she would appear here.

"Broly, you still haven't answered my question."

The half-elf lady's emerald green eyes held a hint of probing curiosity as she gazed at him like that.

"Uh, this counts as my private matter..."

Broly originally wanted to answer, but the words turned into this when they reached his mouth; he remembered why he sold the drops from below the Upper Floors to the Hephaestus Familia two days ago.

"Mmph..."

The half-elf lady looked at him, pondered for a moment, then shrugged her shoulders.

"Alright, Broly, I won't pry too much into your private matters, but I am your Dungeon Advisor. If you have any doubts about Dungeon matters, you can feel free to ask me, and I will tell you what I know."

She said this.

"Uh..."

Broly felt the other party's goodwill, hesitated for a moment, then said: "Alright, Miss Zuer, if you are willing to keep what I say next a secret, then I'll tell you the actual situation."

"Haha, keeping every Adventurer's privacy confidential is the basic professional ethics of a Guild staff member!"

"Bell, you wait here, I'm going to consult with my Advisor about some things."

Broly nodded, then instructed the youth behind him.

"Yes, Broly-san."

Bell hurriedly answered, standing waiting in front of the currency exchange window, watching the Saiyan boy and the pointy-eared, flaxen-haired, pretty half-elf woman walk to an empty corner of the Hall and whisper.

"Ah, Broly, you want to go explore the Middle Floors, could it be you're already Level 2?"

Eina Tulle asked with wide eyes.

"No, I'm still Level 1, just currently seeking the path to Level Up (obtain a Great Feat), so I want to go explore the Middle Floors."

"But that's too dangerous, you've only been a Level 1 Adventurer for a few days."

"It's been a few days, but my growth speed is innately fast. I think, regarding this point, you should be able to faintly sense it, right?"

Eina did not refute.

"And my Goddess is worried that if this point is exposed, it might attract other Gods competing for me. I don't want her to feel uneasy, therefore, I need you to help me keep it secret."

Broly explained another sentence.

"Even if you want to Level Up (obtain a Great Feat), isn't the Upper Floors fine? A Level 1 Adventurer entering the Middle Floors is no different from joking with your own life."

"Hey, Miss Eina, is there a possibility that I simply can't find the path to Level Up (obtain a Great Feat) in the Upper Floors, so I want to go explore the deeper floors of the Dungeon?"

Broly's somewhat helpless words made Eina blank for a moment, but thinking of the boy's astonishing harvest on his first day in the Dungeon, and that huge backpack of loot she just saw, this really made it impossible to refute the other party's words.

"Then do you understand the Middle Floors? Do you have trustworthy teammates? Can you guarantee you'll survive in the harsh Middle Floors?"

"If by understand you mean understanding monsters, then I think I know a bit (after all I've been down, though it was the instant-kill-instant-kill-instant-kill kind). Trustworthy teammate-wise, currently there is one. And, I'm fairly confident in my current Strength (confidence in Battle Technique and Consciousness). I feel keeping my life should be no problem."

The boy's three-answers-in-a-row made Eina Tulle realize he had seriously considered the matter of delving into the Dungeon, and wasn't recklessly rushing in without any grasp.

But a boy who had only been an Adventurer for a few days now preparing to go to the Middle Floors still made her feel worried.

If the boy died inside, perhaps in the future she would think: 【Ah, if only on the day before he entered the Middle Floors, I had squeezed out a little private time to narrate the Dungeon Middle Floors information to him, would he have been able to return alive?】, things that would make one feel regret.

Although, yesterday's self was busy like a spinning top, and after returning to the Guild dormitory at night she just fell asleep head-on-pillow, and didn't have that energy to do this kind of thing.

But if that kind of thing really happened, unwillingness would still be unwillingness, it would definitely make her feel she hadn't done her utmost Effort.

"Since it's like this, then as your Dungeon Advisor, I'll give you some useful Advice."

Broly did not refuse, showing a listening-attentively appearance.

"Do you know the Tool 【Deodorant】?"

"What is that?"

"A Tool with a function completely opposite to 【Monster Lure】 which emits scents monsters like. 【Deodorant】 can release a scent monsters find disgusting, thereby achieving the effect of not letting monsters Approach."

"Of course, if you encounter them Frontally, the Battle that should happen will still happen. Just as a way to Avoid encountering too many monsters, this Tool is quite useful. I think it should be able to help you."

Broly was dragged into the Middle Floors by drops; Eina recommended him a Tool to Avoid encountering too many monsters.

Of course, the half-elf lady still properly explained the shortcomings of this Tool. Reducing the probability of encountering monsters is itself a shortcoming.

After all, the purpose of Adventurers going down the Labyrinth is for the Magic Stones and drops on monsters. Not encountering monsters, what's that about.

As for another shortcoming, this thing will make the user Misunderstand the danger level of the Labyrinth floor they are in.

"The frequency of encountering monsters decreased, that's the 【Deodorant】's credit, but sometimes people will ignore this point.

Therefore, going to experience the Middle Floors Labyrinth's intensity is fine, but it's best to withdraw from the Middle Floors after feeling pressure, before the 【Deodorant】 is used up Clean."

Eina Tulle had No Way to stop the prepared boy from going to adventure in the Middle Floors, so she gave the Exploration Advice most likely to keep his life after feeling the Middle Floors' danger.

Imagine, if there really is a Level 1 Adventurer going to the Middle Floors to experience intensity, after feeling the Middle Floors' pressure, if they have this 【Deodorant】 on hand, would the Possibility of returning alive to the Upper Floors not greatly increase.

"Alright, Miss Eina, thank you very much for your Advice."

Broly bid farewell to the half-elf lady. When he walked back, the currency exchange window side had also already finished tallying their income from this trip up — 280,000 Valis.

This amount made Bell a bit stunned, because he could get one-tenth, which is 28,000 Valis. For a penniless youth with empty pockets, this was really too impactful.

"Broly-san, are we ending today's Adventure?"

Bell looked at the approaching boy and couldn't help but ask.

"End Adventure? No, today's Adventure hasn't even started yet. We need to go buy some 【Deodorant】 first, then re-enter the Dungeon, directly to the Middle Floors."

Broly answered, went to the Tool shop upstairs in Babel Tower to buy some 【Deodorant】, then brought the youth back into the Dungeon.

Driving straight in reaching the Tenth Floor, Broly opened the bag containing Deodorant, and then a strong stench wafted out. The choking smell nearly made him throw the thing in his hand away.

"No way, how can this smell be so stinky?"

"Broly-san, this bag says the Deodorant is a stench agent — it drives off monsters with its foul smell. There's also a warning on it saying that when Adventurers use Deodorant, they'd best bring their own Nose Clip or nose plugs to avoid the negative effects the Deodorant's smell might have on them."

Bell looked at the sealed bag that had wrapped the Deodorant and was now thrown on the ground, and read out the fine print written on it.

Broly: "..."

At this moment, he felt this thing cured his compulsion where he'd feel it was a Waste if he didn't pick up drops.

"Bell, I don't intend to bother with Upper Floor drops anymore. Follow me and we'll break through into the Middle Floors. You should be able to keep up, right?"

Tossing the Deodorant in his hand into the mist-shrouded Pale Forest, as a commotion of chickens flying and dogs jumping rose from within the Pale Forest — sounding like monsters panicking in disarray from something filthy closing in — Broly asked the youth beside him.

"Mm."

Bell nodded. Battle he couldn't do, but keeping pace with footsteps he could. More importantly, he didn't want his Nose to suffer.

Reaching an understanding, the two began pushing toward the Middle Floors. Monster hordes encountered on the Road, Broly no longer pursued wiping them all out; instead, at the fastest speed he carved a path through the monster hordes and swiftly passed through with the boy behind him.

Monster shrieks and roars surrounded them. Bell only felt his adrenaline climbing; fear and nervousness inevitably produced as he charged into the monster encirclement.

But glancing at the figure constantly breaking through ahead, the fear and nervousness in his heart would fade — as if as long as he followed the other, he absolutely wouldn't come to harm.

The Eleventh and Twelfth Floor Dungeon Labyrinth were breached just like that. The two traveled all the way to Floor 13, and the monsters here were mostly Lv. 2 — the pressure they brought Broly directly surged.

With only the Second Panel providing stats, it could be said the monsters here were all existences theoretically stronger than Broly — at least in terms of pure numerical comparison.

However, if you factored in Battle Technique and Battle Consciousness, Broly could still easily Solve the monsters here.

As long as his Weapon could cut them, he could take them down first. Even needing to watch over the Supporter boy behind him, the pressure still wasn't that great.

Until Floor 14, when a pack of Hellhounds blocked the path ahead, and another pack of Hellhounds suddenly spawned from the wall behind, cutting off their retreat...

"Broly-san, we're surrounded! Ah, this is practically like running into a Trap set by the Dungeon..."

Bell cried out in alarm. He saw Flames gathering in the Hellhounds' mouths; the nervousness on his face instantly replaced by Fear.

Just as he thought this time even the boy wouldn't be able to protect him, Water Flow appeared behind him. *Crack crack* sounds rang out; the inexplicably appearing Water Flow rapidly Froze, forming a not-very-thick Ice Wall behind them.

And up front, Broly suddenly hurled the Short Sword in his hand. The Short Sword scattered the first Flame burst; the blade turned bright red from it, as if burning. Spinning, it sliced open the throats of the Hellhound pack ahead.

And then, as if by Magecraft, after finishing off the Enemies it flew back upside-down into Broly's hand — this was precisely a Swordsmanship Technique using Gravity Magic in tandem: the Six-Faced World North God Style's Sword Control Technique.

*Boom—*

Behind them, the Flames spewed by the Hellhounds had already struck the Ice Wall. Broly, catching the Short Sword, turned and circled around from the side in a flanking sprint.

The Ice Wall was breached. Bell crouched, avoiding the fireballs that broke through the Ice Wall. Through the Foggy Ice Wall and water mist, he caught sight of Sword Light lighting up behind.

When the half-remaining Ice Wall fell with a *crack*, everything settled. The Dungeon's famous spawn (death) Trap was defeated just that easily.

The boy flourished his sword and sheathed it, his frowning, pursed-lips expression seemingly saying 'That's it?' He walked back and looked at the youth: "Bell, this Floor's Labyrinth can't give me enough pressure. You clean up the drops, and then we're heading to the next Floor."

【Truly worthy of Broly-san — this pressure still isn't enough? I just felt I was done for, that I'd meet my end here.】

Bell thought, but his face replied, "Understood."

"Before that, drink some Physical Recovery Potion. Feels like you've burned through a fair bit of stamina too."

Broly handed Bell a potion bottle, and himself took out a potion and sat on a protruding Stone nearby to drink.

Though he felt no pressure or adversity, his Physical Strength and Magic Power had indeed been consumed considerably. Fighting Lv. 2 monsters with Lv. 1 Limit stats in reverse — even if Technique bridged the numerical gap between him and the monsters — consumption was still unavoidable.

Bell quickly finished collecting drops. Before new monsters could respawn in this area, the two continued forward, toward deeper Dungeon Floors.

After that, they encountered a Minotaur horde on Floor 15, and on Floor 16 were ambushed by a pack of Web Spiders with spider silk.

Besides Broly's Superb Swordsmanship cutting all the way through, Bell also had a moment to shine. Not long after the Web Spider ambush, the youth promptly took out the Magic Sword and burned away the webbing covering them — though he nearly burned them both in the process.

"Here, Antidote Potion."

The webbing was poisonous — Paralysis toxin. Their bodies now felt numb and tingly, but after drinking the potion they quickly Recovered.

"Broly-san, we should head back now, right?"

Bell asked. Though the Web Spider drops weren't many, the large Backpack on his back was nearly full from the journey this far.

"Right, we should head back. After killing the last monster we'll return."

Broly nodded.

"Then the last monster is?"

Bell tidied the ground drops, somewhat Curious what monster could serve as the finale.

"The Floor 17 Floor Lord. Counting the time, it should've respawned by now."

"Floor Lord is?"

"Mm, an existence like a Labyrinth Boss."

Broly explained as he led Bell down the Cave slope, arriving at a Floor filled with Crystal rock walls.

Appearing before them was a giant Crystal hollow cavern called the Sighing Giant Wall. And inside, the Floor Lord Goliath that Broly hadn't encountered last time was now wandering within.

"N-no, Broly-san, you're preparing to Deal With that giant-like Monster?"

Hiding at the Floor 17 entrance, Bell even stuttered. Only because in the cavern the passage connected to, that big guy visually estimated at over ten meters tall — just looking at it, it didn't seem like something a human could handle. The Minotaurs from Floor 15 placed before it would probably be figurines.

"Mm. All the way down, currently only this Floor 17 Floor Lord looks like it could bring me adversity and a hard fight."

Broly nodded. The Middle Floors' Battle intensity was indeed much higher than the Upper Floors, but calling it adversity and a hard fight was too much of a stretch — at most it just required him to focus his Spirit to fight.

"Ah, but-but that thing, isn't it too Dangerous?"

No matter how much confidence Bell had in the boy, the massive size difference still made him not believe the boy could beat that Monster.

"Rest assured. Before I brawl with the guy inside, I'll send you to Floor 18 first. That place is a Safe Floor, and there's even a Town built by Adventurers inside."

Broly patted Bell's Shoulder, comforting the youth.

Even he, after seeing Goliath's true state, had no intention in his current condition (with Super-Weighted Training active) of protecting his own Supporter while fighting a death match with the other side.

"Listen, Bell. In a moment I'll draw that big guy's attention. You take the chance to run from the side to the opposite passage.

If I get wiped out, you use the drops in your Backpack to hire Rivira Adventurers to escort you back to the surface."

"Ah, Broly-san?!"

Bell's eyes went wide.

"Of course, I don't think I'll be done in; saying this is just so you don't have to worry too much about your own safety.

Alright, now, you need to be ready to act at any moment."

After Broly finished speaking, he actively walked into the Sighing Giant Wall's range.

He had no intention of suppressing his footsteps, walking tap-tap-tap toward the Floor Boss who was wandering aimlessly.

The sound quickly attracted Goliath's attention, crimson gaze looking over.

Upon seeing the short-statured boy, a roar issued from the giant's mouth.

"Roar—"

It raised its massive fist and smashed it down toward the boy on the ground.

"Bang—"

The ground was blasted into vibration, a deep pit appearing, but Broly was not hit.

He leaped up in a timely manner, dodging the attack, landing on Goliath's arm, then rushed up along the massive arm.

Light Blade, sword light flickering, Goliath's one eye was directly slashed by him, the giant let out a wail, the hand that wanted to slap Broly became covering its face, body tilting backward.

And at this time, Bell was also running toward the 18th floor's entrance from the other side, and upon seeing the boy here seemingly floor the giant with one strike, surprise and delight couldn't help but surface on the youth's face.

However, when the fallen Goliath's massive hammer-like fist hammered toward the landing Broly, the surprise and delight turned into horror.

"Broly-san, careful……"

The youth shouted a reminder, but actually even without his reminder, Broly also sensed the danger from behind.

The landed he rushed forward, but broke free of Goliath's attack range before being hammered.

But the shockwave from the fist hammering the ground still sent him flying out.

"Bell, what are you spacing out for, hurry up and go over!"

Broly did complete force-dissipation in mid-air without injury, but shouted at the youth who had run halfway and stopped.

"Ah, oh……"

The fallen giant looked over, Bell only felt a chill rise from his soles, and the reacted he hurriedly took off running.

Fortunately, Goliath only gave him a glance, hatred still being pulled by Broly; compared to chasing and killing the fleeing youth, it wanted to beat to death the boy who harmed it.

The 17th floor, like setting off firecrackers, emitted rumbling sounds; a battle between a Lv. 1 Saiyan and a Lv. 4 giant Floor Boss began unfolding inside.

(Chapter End)