Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 666 Monster-Slaying Assembly Line, Speeding Transporter!

"But we just reached the new safe floor (50th floor) last time. If we still haven't found the cause of the abnormal vibrations by then..."

Chongjie Grace looked over, not saying everything, but the meaning was clear: he was asking whether they should continue to explore the subject further.

"We'll see how things go then, and then decide whether to continue exploring the underground city."

Finn responded that the guild's investigation mission would be carried out, but if it would put the Loki Familia at too much risk, he would not let his people easily venture into danger just to complete the guild's mission.

It only took Loki's Familia two days to descend from the top floor to the 39th floor of the labyrinth, but it took them three days to reach the 50th floor from the 39th floor.

"After the fiftieth floor, we will reach floors we have never been to before. According to the information shared by the guild, on the fifty-second floor, we will face attacks from the Dragon-type monsters from the fifty-eighth floor, which ignore the floor level. Is everyone ready? We are going to go down to the fifty-eighth floor in one go."

On the sixth day after entering the dungeon, Finn selected the first-level adventurers from his clan to form an assault team, leaving the others on safe floors to provide backup, and personally led the team to rush into the entrance of the 51st floor of the dungeon.

They encountered some black rhinoceros monsters along the way. After defeating them, they went straight to the 52nd floor. However, they did not encounter the expected sniping here, but only some high-level monsters. After dealing with them, they passed through the 52nd floor maze very smoothly.

"Commander, what's going on? Weren't we supposed to be sniped? Why aren't we being sniped?"

If the intelligence we have is wrong, that's not a good thing in the dungeon, Tiona asked.

"I don't know, but we must remain vigilant and investigate further."

Finn, unaware of the situation, chose to remain calm and take the lead, with the others following behind him as they quickly ventured deeper into the dungeon.

Without needing to worry about logistics or encountering the most dangerous sniping along the way, the assault team reached the entrance to the 58th floor in less than an hour.

"This is……"

After entering the 58th floor of the maze, the group was stunned to see the empty maze floor, devoid of any monsters.

"Commander, is the 58th floor also a safe floor?"

Tiony couldn't help but ask.

"No, the 58th floor is not a safe floor. It should be filled with a lot of dangerous dragon-type monsters."

Finn shook his head in reply.

"I think I know why."

Ais pointed to the ground not far away.

"That is……"

Following the direction the girl was pointing, everyone saw that the reddish-brown soil was slowly growing.

"The dungeon's self-repair mechanism?!"

"No wonder there are no monsters here."

When the dungeon environment is damaged, it will be repaired first.

When the environment is restored, monsters will not breed.

Adventurers sometimes take advantage of this to build safe havens on unsafe floors.

"The only question now is when this was destroyed, and how long has this continuous repair of the dungeon been going on?"

Riveria voiced what everyone was thinking.

"Let's conduct the investigation separately."

Finn ordered the Loki Familia to begin investigating the 58th floor of the labyrinth.

"Commander, there's an opening here."

"There are some here too."

"Commander, look at the ground over there. It's all under slow repair."

……

Broly's destruction of the entire 58-story labyrinth six days ago has not yet been fully repaired.

There are still many places under repair on the 58th floor of the maze.

Loki's family and others immediately noticed this situation.

Through various clues, Finn deduced what might have happened here.

"Someone wiped out all the dragon-type monsters on the 58th floor and also severely damaged the labyrinth environment. If this happened six days ago, then this is probably the source of the abnormal tremors in the dungeon."

His words were met with agreement from his companions.

"What should we do now? Go back and tell the guild our investigation results?"

Grace asked.

"I can go back, but I've come all this way, so I want to go down and take another look."

Finn licked his right thumb, and after realizing there was no danger, he shared his thoughts with his companions.

Since we're already here, and it was so easy to get down, with almost no real danger along the way, it would be a real waste not to go through a few more levels of the maze.

"Since you've said so, Commander, let's continue."

The assault team nodded and chose to continue down, quickly reaching the 59th floor of the maze.

"Captain, shouldn't this be an ice field?"

Just as they were wondering why the environment of the 59th floor maze didn't match the information given by the guild, some monsters that looked like giant green caterpillars discovered them.

Swarms of monsters poured out of the forest and attacked them. Loki's Familia decisively fought back and defeated the monsters, but...

"Damn it, these guys' blood is highly corrosive, it's corroding my weapons."

The corrosive blood within this new type of monster, which they had never encountered before, caught the Loki Familia somewhat off guard. Tiona's two-handed greatsword was particularly affected, being corroded and eroded by the purple blood.

"The weapons have been destroyed, which is disadvantageous to us. We should retreat for now."

Finn saw the giant insect-like monsters continuing to swarm from the dense forest and quickly gave the order to retreat.

“Arya…”

Deep in the dense forest, the intelligent monster that Broly had released six days ago let out a hoarse cry.

"Ais, what are you doing? Those disgusting monsters are coming."

The swordswoman, who was leaving the 59th floor, sensed something and suddenly stopped and turned back to look at the 59th floor of the maze.

"It seems like there's something... No, it's nothing, maybe it's just my imagination."

Ais shook her head and caught up with her companions before the monster horde could catch up.

. . . .

Meanwhile, a figure carrying a large backpack was speeding through the cavern tunnels in the upper part of the underground city.

Suddenly, goblins emerged from the dungeon and blocked the way for the rushing figure, but Bell drew his short sword and with a single, precise strike, slashed the goblin's neck.

With a quick scoop up the magic stone that hadn't yet fallen, the boy continued running forward, delving deeper into the dungeon. Only when he reached the seventh floor, a somewhat noisy cavern, did he slow down, step inside, and say, "Brother Broly, I'm back."

Inside the cave, Broly was slashing at the killer ants. Without turning his head, he praised the boy: "Hmm, you've improved. You're a few seconds faster now. The debris is over there. Pick it up and take it back."

Bell nodded and immediately gathered up the magic stones and dropped items on the ground. After filling his backpack, the boy ran upstairs without stopping.

He had to get back here with an empty bag before the magic stones and loot dropped after the monsters were killed accumulated to too much.

More monsters appeared ahead, several of them. Bell gripped the short sword at his waist again and began to mimic Broly's sword-wielding motion.

In an instant, several low-level monsters that had just been produced by the dungeon were reduced to ashes and returned to the embrace of the dungeon mother.

I need to hurry up so I can become a qualified supporter for Broly!

With this in mind, Bell sheathed his sword and continued running upstairs with his large backpack. In the process of rushing and carrying his spoils, Bell's strength was greatly improved.

Now, none of his basic abilities are below 150, and his strength, endurance, and agility are all above 230.

In contrast to Bell's rapid growth, Broly, who is currently wielding his sword to kill ants in the cave, is growing even faster. Four days after the battle against Goliath, his current ability value has reached 3S, and his five basic abilities all exceeded 2200 when updated yesterday.

Hephaestus's prediction was correct: each time a stat exceeds its limit, the experience required to improve that stat increases. After 3S, each point of proficiency requires three times the experience needed for an S-rank stat. However, Broly's newbie protection period provides an incredibly high experience gain bonus, so even with the increased experience required for stat proficiency, it doesn't hinder his rapid growth.

However, rapid growth comes at a price, a price called boredom from "stomping noobs".

Even before breaking his limit, Broly already had no trouble dealing with Lv.1 monsters.

Now that the limits have been broken, battles that previously required some skill have completely turned into mindless mowing down of enemies.

At first it was fine, but after cutting monster grass for four days in a row, Broly no longer showed any emotional changes.

His heart was as cold as the sword in his hand, which could not ignite any spark of joy.

Going down into the dungeon and fighting level 1 monsters in the upper area is like sitting in front of an assembly line in a factory, screwing in screws, for him.

Yawning, I brandished my sword, opened the Crystal Palace panel, and watched the time tick by.

"Brother Broly, I'm back!"

It wasn't until Bell's cheerful voice rang out, and everyone looked over expectantly, waiting for his evaluation, that this somewhat boring hack-and-slash game gained a bit of fun.

"It's ten seconds faster now."

Broly felt like he was raising a boy. Watching Bell's strength grow stronger little by little made him realize that the screws he had cracked, or rather, the killer ants he had dealt with, were all worthwhile.

Like a carrot dangling in front of a rabbit's mouth, it allows the rabbit-like boy to constantly break through the time limit for going up and down the underground city, and he will also feel a sense of accomplishment when he witnesses this.

As dusk fell, Broly carried the exhausted boy out of the dungeon. Gazing at the setting sun on the distant horizon, he said, "Let's update our stats tonight. Maybe we can try going to the eighth floor tomorrow."

"what……"

"What's wrong, Bell? Is there a problem?"

"No, it's just that I might need Brother Broly again tomorrow, since you're carrying me out of the dungeon."

Despite being a supporter, his support efforts were far less effective than Broly's monster-slaying speed.

Even towards the end of the race, he experienced exhaustion from which even performance-enhancing drugs couldn't replenish his stamina, which made Bale feel somewhat guilty.

"Well, it's not a big problem. On the contrary, if you're exhausted and collapse a little earlier tomorrow, I might be able to carry you back from the upper part of the dungeon to rest sooner."

With that, Broly put the boy off his shoulder, and the two of them walked together toward the Tower of Babel and went straight upstairs.

The half-elf lady Eina was already waiting up there. When she saw the two of them, she smiled and said, "Broly, Bell, you two have had a good haul today. You have an extra big backpack full of stuff compared to yesterday."

"Bell worked really hard moving things today."

Broly replied and opened the door to the rented room.

It was completely full, piled high with today's harvest.

"Miss Eina, have you settled all of these accounts?"

"Yes, it's all settled. If you're still worried, I can check it again in front of you."

"No need, I trust you."

Broly waved his hand and handed over the large backpack he had brought with him. The half-elf lady squinted as she took the heavy backpack. She was clearly pleased with Broly's words, and she herself was quite satisfied with Broly.

Four days ago, after realizing the danger of the middle zone, the boy has been fighting monsters in the upper zone and collecting their magic stones and loot.

This kind of behavior of valuing one's own life might seem cowardly to some adventurers, but from Eina's perspective, it is a serious responsibility towards one's own life. The half-elf lady particularly admires adventurers who take their own lives seriously.

After tallying the value of the loot from the last large backpack, Eina asked, "Broly, will you be exploring the middle layer of the area again?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"I have a day off tomorrow and would like to invite you again to my dungeon knowledge class."

After stating her purpose, the half-elf lady added another sentence.

"Of course, little Bell is here too, you should come along as well."

“Eh, Miss Eina, but I’m not an adventurer.”

Bell reminded him.

"But you'll be going on dungeon adventures with Broly, won't you? And the more you know about dungeons, the safer you'll be when you're adventuring there. Similarly, you'll be able to better support Broly, little brother Bell. So, don't you want to take my class?"

"Ah, if possible, please let me take Miss Eina's class."

Bell answered honestly.

"Broly, what about you?"

"Does Miss Eina's class cover information about monster abilities?"

Broly asked.

"of course."

Eina gave an affirmative reply.

If only we had known about Goliath's abilities before we went to defeat him...

Broly thought about it and nodded in agreement, saying, "Then I'll go too."

"Very good, you two are both good kids. The class will be held in the guild headquarters library. I will be waiting for you at the guild entrance at eight o'clock tomorrow morning."

After the half-elf lady finished speaking, she led the two to the money exchange office, where they signed their names in the section for handling guild signature and document collection, and then handed over eleven guild signatures of the same denomination (20 Fali).

In addition to the guild contract worth 220 million, there were also more than 3 coins that were converted into currency. Today was another very fruitful day.

Bell looked at the 22 more Faris in his savings account, his happiness practically overflowing onto his face. Broly, watching the boy's blissful expression, felt a little sorry that the boy wasn't a girl; otherwise, inviting Bell to join the Crystal Palace might have made him a master at generating happiness points.

After taking a shower in the shower room on the second floor of the Tower of Babel, the two headed together toward the settlement of the Hephaestus Familia.

Upon returning, Broly learned from Hestia that their clan's settlement would be completed in a short time.

"Broly, I went to see it this afternoon, it's a huge mansion!"

Hestia's face was full of excitement, as if she couldn't wait to move into her new house.

Of course, despite the excitement, the loli goddess still made sure to update the two's stats.

After a day of hard work grinding monsters, Broly's stats increased by approximately 1000 points.

While Bell couldn't compare to him, he still had a total value increase of about 170 points.

Hephaestus came over as usual to observe the update. Upon learning that the boy had improved so much by simply running errands for boys, he felt it was unfair to those adventurers who struggled and risked their lives to gain an increase in ability points of no more than 50.

The boy's dream skill, though not as impressive as Broly's absurd skill set, is still a rare talent among adventurers in Orario. Not to mention, if he could learn even a single skill or spell from Broly in the future, the value of that skill would increase even further.

Hestia's two children are both individuals with terrifying growth potential, but Hestia is still worried that her first and second children might develop some inappropriate relationships, and she is wary of this possibility.

"Broly, have a chicken leg..."

"Broly, let me peel some shrimp for you..."

Her best friend didn't act like a chief deity of her clan at all; she was like a newlywed wife, taking care of the boy as if he were her husband.

Hephaestus couldn't stand the favoritism, so he added a chicken leg to the boy's plate and said, "Bell, don't be shy, help yourself to whatever you like."

"Ah, thank you, Lord Hephaestus."

Unfortunately, these words were of no use. When dining with the gods, Bell still couldn't help but maintain a reserved demeanor.

After eating and drinking his fill, Bell said goodbye and headed towards South Street with his empty backpack. He no longer stayed in the hotel but found a decent place to rent on South Street. He only needed to pay 15,000 falies a month, which was about the same price as the hotel, but the living environment was better.

"You useless piece of trash, you want a beating, don't you?!"

However, halfway there, Bell encountered a rude adventurer who attacked someone else carrying a supporter's pack on the street.

"stop."

The sound of pain came from a woman, and Bell instinctively rushed over to stop the rude adventurer, preparing to kick the fallen person.

(End of this chapter)