The Death Mage that doesn't want a fourth time

10 Armor in both hands, speaking of dreams

Note from the translator:

Apologies for the delay in this chapter's release - busy with work and I also got sick, which isn't fun. If you are wondering why there is such a long delay between releases, keep in mind that each chapter in this series is LONG and I am a solo, manual translator. I have to commit a great deal of time to translate these.

With that said, people donating for sponsored chapters definitely makes it easier for me to commit this time towards the chapters, so if you do want faster releases, please consider contributing as this DOES make a big difference in the release schedule. I'd like to give a big thanks to Cody G., who has donated for two sponsored chapters. I'm sure the other readers will want to thank you as well, and I will work on getting these released as soon as possible!

Anyway, that's enough from me. Enjoy the chapter, guys!

Yoshi

A week after Vandalieu left, Cashew, leader of the『Wind Chasers』who had obtained the rights to explore the Dungeon first from the Adventurers' Guild, entered said Dungeon with his companions in high spirits.

The prestige and advancement for their party that came with the rights to the first exploration were not the only reasons that they wanted it so badly. The treasures inside the Dungeon were a big draw for them as well.

The Ranks of the monsters that appear in Dungeons and the quality and value of the items that one could obtain from them are fixed to some extent. However, that only applies for Dungeons that have already been discovered and have adventurers enter them regularly.

The longer a Dungeon went with nobody entering and clearing the monsters out, the more the monsters multiplied and killed each other, increasing the levels of those who won such internal conflicts and possibly even increasing their Rank. This would make the Dungeons more difficult, but the value of the items inside would also increase accordingly.

This would be especially true of this Dungeon, as it was an unexplored Dungeon that nobody had ventured into. The first exploration of any Dungeon is a high risk venture, but one that yields high reward.

For this reason, Cashew and his companions had checked their equipment and prepared for the dangers, while at the same time anticipating great rewards for their efforts.

However, what they found was disappointing. On the first floor, only Goblins appeared, with a few Goblin Soldiers and Archers mixed in. They lit their lanterns and proceeded with caution through the second floor, and it gave them no trouble. The third floor was a simple matter of watching their steps through the mud.

「Most of the monsters appearing are Rank 1. There's the occasional Rank 2, but they're few in number.」

「Isn't this one of those low-difficulty F-class dungeons?」

Dungeons are Ranked by the Adventurers' Guild based on their difficulty. This sets a standard for how many adventurers of the same class would need to form a party to clear it.

An F-class Dungeon is the easiest of Dungeons, a labyrinth used as a training ground for novice adventurers.

Of course, the rewards that could be harvested from such a Dungeon would be nothing but pocket change for Cashew and his companions, who were D-class adventurers.

「But why have the Dungeon's stairs turned into ramps? The hardest part about this Dungeon is getting up and down those.」

「Who knows? Maybe it's to train your legs?」

However, once they passed the third floor, they no longer had the leisure to make such idle chat. As they descended into the fourth floor, they were forced to fight for their lives.