Wrong Ground, Spiral Twins

The two of them walked downstairs, met up with Hestia who was eagerly waiting, and went out.

The three did not go directly to the guild. Instead, they wandered around Northwest Avenue for a while and bought Bell an equipment belt, two item bags and several magic stone bags.

I had some in my backpack, and finally went to Tianqing Pharmacy and bought a batch of potions from Nazha. Except for the healing potion, the quality of other potions was not high, but it was definitely enough for the novice floor.

"Never have too many life-saving things."

Walking out of Tianqing Pharmacy, Su Mo patted Bell on the shoulder, signaling him not to think too much.

"That's right! You can earn money again after spending it, but your own life is the most important thing."

"I, I will definitely try my best!" Bell said as if vowing.

He has gained so much today. If he doesn't work hard, he will not be worthy of all the equipment and props.

"You have to work hard, but you also have to register as an adventurer first. Let's go to the guild."

Chapter 58: Half-hearted Teaching

When Hestia signed her divine name on the family's records, Bell officially became a member of Hestia's family and also an adventurer.

[Hestia Familia, Familia Level 'H'...]

"When did our clan upgrade?"

Su Mo just watched quietly until he noticed that the clan's level had been raised by one level, then he asked a question.

Aina replied as she sorted through the documents, “When you signed the cooperation contract with the guild.

"The clan level is a measure of the clan's overall strength. Regardless of its size or exploration progress, the Hestia clan is no longer suitable to be rated as the lowest level clan.

"The reason why it was rated 'H' this time and failed to advance further is mainly because there are too few members in the family. As more members are recruited, the level of the Hestia Familia should be able to be improved again soon."

promote?

Su Mo didn't take it seriously.

For a clan that rarely accepts commissioned tasks, the increase in clan level means that the taxes that need to be paid are also increasing, but the corresponding benefits that can be enjoyed are not many.

Yes, even dependents have to pay taxes.

The higher the clan level, the more taxes they need to pay.

Of course, the corresponding voice and preferential treatment will also increase, and more commissioned tasks will be received.

Without spending too much time in the guild, after completing the registration, Su Mo and Bell were sent all the way to the entrance of the dungeon by Hestia.

In the end, if Hestia hadn't been stopped by the 'guards', she might have gone into the dungeon with them.

“This is the underground city!”

When Bell arrived at the dungeon for the first time, his excitement was clearly written on his face.

"Draw your weapons."

Su Mo drew out the dagger with his left hand and led the group forward. "In the dungeon, it is necessary to be prepared for battle at any time, because you never know when you will encounter an accident."

Bell quickly responded and drew his weapon.

"The main monster on the first floor is the Earth Spirit, which is also common on the ground. But one thing to note is that the Earth Spirits here have higher ability values than those on the ground."

Gripping the dagger in his right hand and holding the dagger in his left hand, Bell raised his weapons with a nervous look on his face.

Because even as they were talking, a ground spirit had appeared in their sight, crying strangely and rushing towards them.

"I also come from a self-taught background and haven't been training for long, so don't expect formal instruction from me."

The dagger slashed upwards and sideways, and the flying earth spirit's hands were cut off before it could close them.

Before the blood spurted out, Su Mo continued to kick, and Di Ling's left knee broke immediately, and his body fell to the ground with a sad scream.

"I can only teach you some practical experience, help you change some bad combat habits, and let you adapt to the dungeon as soon as possible."

As Su Mo spoke, he grabbed Di Ling's intact left foot and dragged the still screaming Di Ling forward.

"As for the teaching method, I have always believed that actual practice is the best teacher. It is better to practice once than to say it a hundred times to know what needs to be corrected and what needs to be improved."

Bell turned his gaze away from the screaming earth spirit and stared at the figure in front of him again.

It's not an illusion, it's really different.

From the moment he drew the dagger, the originally gentle senior gave him a feeling of less "warmth", and was replaced by the coldness of calmly facing killing.

This might be the right attitude to have when exploring a dungeon... While Bell was admonishing himself in his heart, he looked towards the cave room on the left where the noise came from and asked aloud, "What should I do?"

The screams of the earth spirit had attracted enough of its kind. Su Mo stopped at the fork in the road and threw the still struggling earth spirit in his hand in front of Bell.

"Kill it."

"?"

“I will stop the other earth spirits.

"Just take it one step at a time. When you can face four earth spirits at the same time and defeat them, it means we can go to the second floor."

After saying that, Su Mo took a step forward without even looking behind him, and blocked several earth spirits coming out from the two intersections.

Su Mo didn't know how long it would take to be fully prepared for the first monster kill, but for such things, the more fully prepared the better.

He just defended without attacking, and held off the six earth spirits for nearly twenty seconds. The earth spirit behind him finally lost its voice with a wail.

The golden dagger pierced through the heart of the earth spirit. The smelly blood stained the blade and the back of his hand. He felt a little sick. When he pulled out the dagger, his hand was still shaking. He felt nervous, excited, happy, and nauseous... Is this the feeling of killing a monster?

"The magic stone of the earth spirit is in the heart. Judging from the sound, you should not have broken it. Take it out."

"Yes!"

Disembowelment is undoubtedly an exciting thing for novice adventurers.

"……alright."

Half a minute later, Bell took out the fragment of the magic stone.

"Need a break?"

"No! No need."

The body of the earth spirit turned into black ash and dissipated. Bell collected the fragments of the magic stone and stood up again, holding his weapon tightly. "I'm ready anytime."

"Well, here we come."

Su Mo turned his body to the side, allowing an earth spirit to jump over his protective circle.

"This way..."

Seeing that the Earth Spirit was rushing towards him and wanted to turn around and attack Su Mo from behind, Bell subconsciously took a step forward and stabbed the Earth Spirit in the back with a sword.

"Gah-"

The sword stabbed him, and the Earth Spirit immediately waved his hands like crazy, and his sharp five fingers attacked Bell's abdomen.

"Don't look away, lock onto your enemy."

Seeing Bell retreating in a hurry, dodging and retreating again and again, Su Mo reminded him, "When entering the dungeon alone, being timid is a proper attitude, and it is not a bad quality.

"But 'cowardly' does not mean 'afraid'. The enemy before you is not worthy of your fear. You have received God's grace, and your abilities in all aspects are superior to its. As long as you do not lose your composure, it will definitely not be your opponent."

Timidity, fear -

Compared with the lack of skills, these two points are undoubtedly the ones that Bale needs to improve first.

What is the best way to improve these two points?

That of course is to give him courage and gradually build up his self-confidence.

"Yes, that's it."

Seeing Bell stop retreating and accurately using the weapon in his hand to block the claw attack of the earth spirit, Su Mo spoke at the right time.

“Never let the enemy’s attack escape your sight at any time. See the enemy’s actions clearly, the clearer the better.

"Don't keep your body tense, it will only make your movements stiff. Relax your mind, trust the armor on your body, trust the weapon in your hand, trust yourself. It has almost no advantage over you."

"Ha~!"

Seizing the opportunity, Bell shouted, and stepped forward. At the cost of leaving an extra mark on his chest armor, he thrust the golden dagger from above towards the eye socket of the Earth Spirit...

A sword pierced the earth spirit's skull.

Chapter 59: On the Expedition

"So sharp—"

The earth spirit, which had lost its life signs, slowly fell to the ground, and Bell's gaze immediately shifted from the earth spirit to the dagger in his hand.

Although the attack direction was deviated in the end, it still pierced the skull easily and delivered a fatal blow... Although he felt that the dagger was very sharp before, the sharpness of this dagger was obviously beyond his imagination.

"Don't be stunned. Take out the magic stone. Try to recover your strength as much as possible in the process. Calm your breathing and prepare for the next battle."

After realizing what was happening, Bell quickly squatted down to take the magic stone.

It was at this moment, looking at the corpse of the earth spirit, that he realized belatedly and truly realized that he had actually killed an earth spirit with his own hands.

The earth spirit that had almost killed him now died so easily in his hands.

This is God's grace... Bell truly felt the difference between himself and before, and quickly took out the magic stone fragment and stood up excitedly.

"I'm ready."

Su Mo released an earth spirit in response.

The monsters on the first floor were not challenging at all for him, but they were good for exercising his left hand.

One of them used the earth spirit to train his left hand, and also had the ability to parry and defend, while the other one tried his best to conquer the earth spirit. The two of them stayed in the same place and were reluctant to change positions.

The progress of Bell's subjugation soon reached two, and Su Mo naturally served as the gatekeeper.

With so much noise and without changing their positions, more and more earth spirits will gather together. Therefore, once the number of earth spirits exceeds double digits, Su Mo will get rid of the excess earth spirits.

It’s not that we can’t block more, it’s just that there’s no need.

His main task was to teach Bell how to fight and to help him adapt to the dungeon as quickly as possible, nothing else.

"Don't let panic take over your mind. The biggest difference between humans and monsters is that we can think. The brain is also your weapon, a sharper weapon than the weapon in your hand. Stay calm and think carefully about what you should do and how to fight to win.

"Don't overthink everything. Observe carefully. Sometimes fighting is just a process of finding and seizing opportunities."

"The purpose of dodging should not only be to dodge, but also to prepare for the next attack. If you dodge simply for the sake of dodging, it will only make you passive step by step, and it will become more and more difficult."

It has to be said that the protagonist who can serve as the 'protagonist' of a heroic chapter generally has good combat talent.

Bell has almost all the problems of a beginner, but he is obviously willing to listen to other people's opinions and learns quickly.

Especially once you know what you should do, you will work hard to take action, and often you will see rapid improvement and progress after a few attempts.

This made Su Mo think of the skill of "yearning wholeheartedly". If you find a clear direction and goal and work hard, you can make rapid progress. I wonder if this skill can be regarded as a manifestation of personal characteristics?

No teacher would hate excellent students who are easy to teach and learn quickly. Unconsciously, Su Mo began to speak more.

To be honest, there's not much he can do.

I am only a half-baked knowledgestudent, so it is hard for me to be a good teacher. All I can do is to impart my own experience to others without reservation without misleading them, and guide them to get started as soon as possible.

Fight, rest, fight, rest, fight, rest... After continuous combat and gradually adapting to the Earth Spirit's offensive methods, Bell's response has become more and more proficient.

One hour, two hours, one, two, three, four. Although he seemed to be relying on the equipment, it only took him less than two and a half hours to defeat the four earth spirits. This was enough to show that his learning ability and fighting talent were definitely not bad.

"Let's go to the next floor."

Time was limited, and the goal of 'four' was achieved, so the two did not stay there any longer.

Three hours into the dungeon, Su Mo and Bell arrived at the second floor...

……——……

"Roar--"

The roar sounded loudly.

With the sound of earth-shaking footsteps, a group of huge black monsters trampled the desolate ground and charged towards the uninvited guests.

The bipedal monster had large, twisted horns like a goat's and a face as ugly as a horse's.

They charged forward with roars, holding heavy blunt weapons high in the air. Their breath seemed to be burning, their bright red eyeballs bulged, and their looks were extremely brutal.