Gather Divine Coins and Gacha! - Chapter 29
Two days after successfully activating 【Prayer】.
Finally, we were heading to the dungeon, fully prepared.
Unlike Zelkis' dungeon, which only spawns demonkin, the dungeon in the royal capital is infamous for spawning anything—demonkin, magical beasts, magical insects—you name it. It's said to be one of the most difficult dungeons on the continent.
Like other dungeons, its structure runs from shallows to deep layers, but the strength and density of monsters here are on a whole different scale. Even the shallows are said to rival the mid-levels of other dungeons.
Looking down from above, I could see several parties fighting at some distance.
The internal size is something else too.
In most other dungeons, the shallows are only about 4 to 5 meters in height and width, but here, it's nearly double that in height, and even wider.
"Hiiiiiiiii⁉"
Apparently, Alec had tried challenging this dungeon before coming to Zelkis.
He managed to make it to about the middle of the shallows alone.
Even with a party, he only made it to just before the upper layers before giving up.
Of course, his skills and equipment back then were different, but still, it shows just how brutal this place is.
"Au... au..."
The annual maintenance fee here is over 500 Holy Coins, while Zelkis only requires 210.
Because of that, just entering the dungeon requires a payment of 10 Holy Coins for permission.
Of course, if you're a noble or have a recommendation, it’s a different story.
Still, even that alone is enough to show how high the difficulty of this dungeon is.
"...Sera, it's done. Come down now!"
Yeah... This dungeon is insane.
"...You okay?"
Maybe Alec saw me coming down from the ceiling where I was clinging for dear life. His voice sounded slightly exasperated.
It happened right after we entered the royal capital dungeon.
A swarm of centipedes, each about two meters long, appeared crawling along the walls.
This goes back to my childhood in my previous life.
I once got bitten by a centipede on the foot and it hurt like hell.
Ever since then, I just can't handle centipedes.
I’m not a fan of bugs in general, but centipedes are just... no.
So I ran crying up to the ceiling in a near-panic...
"O-oh. Totally fine!"
Yep, totally fine. Super fine.
If I let my guard down, I might just start screaming and laughing all at once.
"I see… Well, don’t push yourself, alright? ...Hm?"
Alec suddenly stopped moving, as if he'd noticed something, and turned to face forward.
Huh? I peeked over and saw a few people running toward us.
They were the adventurers who had been fighting nearby.
"We're from the Reed Warrior Corps."
They raised their hands and introduced themselves after releasing their weapons.
This is a common practice encouraged by guilds who want to avoid casualties in the dungeon—meant to prevent conflicts between adventurers.
I was told you usually start seeing this in the mid-levels in Zelkis, but this is the royal capital dungeon… even in the shallows, it’s already happening.
I wonder what they want?
They were nearby, but it wasn’t like our combat zones were overlapping.
"I’m Alec, attached to the Müller family."
Alec responded in the same way.
"Müller… Zelkis, huh! …We heard someone screaming… Is everything alright?"
He looked in my direction as he asked.
…So that was my fault after all.
"Ah, this girl here had her first run-in with a magical insect and got startled… Sorry for the commotion."
"Sorry, okay?"
I figured I should apologize too, so I followed up with a wink and a sideways peace sign.
"I-I see. Well, as long as nothing’s wrong, it’s fine."
With that, the members of the Reed Warrior Corps returned to their positions.
Thinking about how they rushed over because of my scream makes me feel a bit guilty.
If they ever need help, I’ll lend a hand.
"Sera… are you really okay?"
Elena asked, clearly worried.
Alec looked the same.
Honestly, I knew I was acting a little off right now.
I'm aware, but it couldn’t be helped.
"Hee hee hee!"
Letting out a strange laugh, I proudly spread my hands in front of the two.
Why?
To show off, of course—the five Holy Coins I just obtained.
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Sera ・【Hideout】・【Prayer】・【Floating Orb】・【Shadow Sword】・5 cards
Seriana ・【Area Identification】・【】・4 cards
Elena ・【】・【Green Fang】・0 cards
Alec ・【】・【Red Shield】・0 cards
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