The demon monk in the second dimension

In other words, by receiving God's grace, even a ten-year-old child is stronger than an ordinary adult male.

As Xia Zhi entered the underground city, two kobolds immediately pounced on him in a "warm welcome."

They have sharp teeth and claws, and although they are short and thin, their shoulders and thighs are full of lean muscles.

Summer Solstice took a step back to avoid the charge of a kobold.

He raised his longsword horizontally in his right hand, slashing across the neck of the charging kobold, using its own momentum to slit its throat.

Then, Xia Zhi held the sword horizontally, turned around, and thrust the longsword forward.

The sword tip pierced perfectly between the two ribs of the other kobold, penetrating its heart in one strike.

puff puff!

With two soft sounds, the kobold's corpse vanished.

Only two magic stones, each the size of a fingernail, remained in place.

"...So what about flesh and blood?"

Summer Solstice realized something was wrong!

When monsters in the dungeon die, they turn to ashes on the spot, leaving only magic stones and any rare materials that may drop.

Where would he get the flesh and blood to devour?

Xia Zhi picked up the low-quality purple magic stone from the ground, which looked like a stone, blew off the dust, and examined it carefully.

"Can this be eaten? Or used as a spirit stone?"

Xia Zhi knew that the magic stone was a stone with magical power.

He swallowed a magic stone to see if he could digest it.

Xia Zhi activated the Soul Devouring Technique and discovered that in this low-level spiritual energy world, a faint power was actually drawn from the demonic stone and flowed into his dantian.

But only a little bit.

“It really works.”

Xia Zhi stood up and with another sword stroke, severed the head of a kobold that had just spawned in the dungeon, picking up the magic stone it had dropped.

"Although the quality is far inferior to spirit stones, it's probably because the kobolds are too weak. Magic stones dropped by some powerful monsters should be no worse than spirit stones."

After putting the magic stone into her backpack, Xia Zhi went down to the next level.

"Once I have enough magic stones and advance to the Qi Refining stage, I'll go find Astrea to see if my cultivation method has been included in the God's Grace system."

Although the monster's corpse would disappear after it was defeated, leaving only the magic stone, Xia Zhi quickly discovered the loophole.

If the monster is not killed immediately, but only dismembered, then the blood and limbs will not turn to ashes.

He found a kobold, and in the first encounter, he raised his sword and cut off its right arm.

Xia Zhi then quickly turned around, swung her sword at the kobold's lower body, and severed both of his legs.

Finally, Xia Zhi drew her sword once more.

A flash of cold light, and the kobold's left arm was severed.

In this situation, although the kobold lost its ability to fight, it did not die immediately.

Summer Solstice picked up the dog-headed man's arms from the ground, his hands transforming into fleshy tentacles, which he then devoured.

A short while later, Xia Zhi raised her head, her expression somewhat helpless.

"It does work. But isn't this just too much trouble!"

Chapter 203 Spendthrift Daughter and Stupid Mother

Xia Zhi raised her right hand, her five fingers transforming into bone spurs, which pierced the kobold's heart.

At the same time, several fleshy tentacles extended from his right arm and began to gnaw on the kobold's body.

Before he could even take a few bites, the kobold turned to ashes with a "poof".

At the same time, Xia Zhi sensed that the kobold flesh and blood she had just eaten, which had not yet been digested, also turned to ashes and was spat out by the flesh tentacles.

"So I can't kill it before I completely devour the flesh and blood it sheds? That's too much trouble!"

If it's high-quality monster flesh and blood, then Xia Zhi wouldn't mind going through a bit of trouble.

Can it be a kobold?

Haha, then let's forget about it!

Xia Zhi tossed the magic stone into her backpack and prepared to head back.

Today is another day of commemorating God's grace, buying a house and purchasing equipment, and it's already quite late.

"Come back tomorrow."

……

Even with Ryu included, the Astrea Familia consists of only two people and one god.

Although Liu, who had once been wealthy, said he would rather eat chaff himself than let the goddess live in an ordinary place, and that he would rent a house big enough.

But Xia Zhi and Astrea persuaded them to stop.

So even after spending all of Liu's savings, they only managed to buy a small house with a yard in the sixth ring of Oralari.

Once the number of members in the Astrea Familia increases, we will buy back the former residence of the Astrea Familia.

When Xia Zhi returned to the small house that evening, she received devastating news.

They ran out of money.

Including the gold bars that Xia Zhi brought, everything was sold out by Liu, who then bought a very gorgeous light blue dress.

"I'm sorry, Xia Zhi. I failed to stop Liu."

Astriia felt extremely embarrassed and ashamed about this.

Liu, however, spoke with conviction.

"Tomorrow is the grand banquet of the chief god Ganesha, how can we not have a presentable evening gown! Since you are a member of the Astrea Familia, how can you let the goddess of justice lose face!"

Astraea covered her face, feeling ashamed to face Xia Zhi.

Liu was unaware of the situation and thought that Xia Zhi was the main god who worshipped her, but Astrea herself understood that the two had an equal relationship.

Summer Solstice: ...

I never knew Ryu had such a loyal dog-like quality!

Besides, since the money has already been spent, I can't very well return this dress, can I?

That would make the Astrea Familia famous again!

"Forget it, money is just an external thing. You can't take it with you when you die. If you lose it, you can earn it again."

Xia Zhi shook her head, not caring about the matter.

But his gaze swept across the empty table, and he asked in confusion.

"Where's dinner?"

"You'll eat this tonight."

Liu took out a bag containing three potato balls and handed them to Xia Zhi.

"These are potato balls made by the goddess Hestia! Hestia is the goddess of the hearth, and the food she makes is absolutely delicious!"

Summer Solstice: (°ー°〃)

He looked down at the three round, plump potato balls, then at Liu.

With her hands on her hips, Liu, looking like a yakuza boss, gave Xia Zhi instructions.

"Tomorrow I'll go into the dungeon with you to earn enough Vali to provide for the goddess's daily meals. You also need to grow stronger quickly, so as not to disgrace the Astrea Familia!"

"Woo!"

Astraea simply turned her back and let out a mournful cry like a small animal.

Her entire face, even her glistening earlobes, turned bright red with embarrassment, a far cry from the composed and dignified demeanor she displayed during the day when facing the assembled gods.

So this is a combination of a spendthrift daughter who thinks, "I haven't seen my mom for a long time, and I didn't take good care of her last time. God gave me a chance, so this time I must give my mom all the good things," and a foolish mother who thinks, "Although I know this is wrong, I can't say it because I spoil my daughter and am too ashamed to face my friends."

"Let's make potato balls then."

Xia Zhi placed the 800 Vali she had exchanged for magic stones on the table and silently picked up the fried potato balls on the table.

He has decided!

As for Ryu, she herself will probably be confused about her thoughts soon!

You think you're my older sister?!

Wait!

Within a year at most, I'll make you meow like Anya!

……

The next morning, the adventurers of Orario flocked to the dungeon as if they were going to a fair.

Looking from the top floor of the Tower of Babel, located in the center of Orario and directly above the dungeon, one can see countless adventurers converging from all directions like ants.

Xia Zhi and Liu are also among them.

To avoid revealing her identity, Ryu changed into an outfit that was very different from her usual waitress attire, resembling a ranger's combat uniform.

She wore brown boots that went past her knees and forest green shorts that allowed for easy movement.

He wore a white leather shirt on his upper body and leather gloves that almost completely covered his arms.

Liu wore a green cloak, covering his head and face with the hood.

Two small katanas called "Twin Leaves" hung from her right waist, and a wooden sword called "Elf Flowing Light," made from the branches of the Elf Mother Tree, was inserted into her left waist.

Looking at Xia Zhi's leather armor and the longsword at his waist, Liu guessed that he was probably an agile warrior like himself.

She said to Xia Zhi.

"With me watching over you, you should focus all your efforts on breaking through into the dungeon and see how many levels you can reach. I'll take you with me in the morning, and I'll go to a deeper level on my own in the afternoon."

Xia Zhi had no objection to this.

Given his abilities, he could handle level 2 adventurers without a problem, but level 3 would be a stretch.

I definitely can't beat LV4.

After upgrading, Liu is now a Level 5 adventurer, much stronger than this Blood God Child.

……

The underground labyrinth is very large.

The eighteenth floor is comparable to a small town, and the fortieth floor is even larger than Oraly.

No one knows exactly how many levels the dungeon has.

The monsters on the first and second floors of the dungeon are kobolds and earth spirits.

When the main force enters the underground city, they will be killed in an instant.

The third and fourth layers are summer solstice's old friends: goblins.

Upon arriving here, Liu separated from the main group, leading Xia Zhi away.

"Although goblins are weak individually, there is a [Monster Feast] starting from the fourth floor, which means that several monsters appear together."

Ryu looked around at the walls.

"With so many adventurers passing through, the monster feast is just around the corner!"

When adventurers enter the dungeon, monsters will emerge from the dungeon walls in an attempt to drive them away.

Defeating these monsters will reward you with magic stones and rare materials.

The more adventurers appear, the more monsters will appear.

Of course, it is also possible that there is only one adventurer, but eight or nine monsters appear at the same time.