Chapter 36 Stone cave area and Roc
The next area of the Dungeon was a large stone cave that connected directly to the upside-down forest. From the outside, this place looked less dangerous than the dark and gloomy forest, however, according to the information Kain had, this was not the case.
This rocky area was an ideal habitat for monsters like Rocs - rock-like creatures that lurked here, and Eyls - terrifying eyes that could lurk in the jagged rocks.
Kain was quite hesitant to enter this area, partly because it was too easy to attract monsters, partly because the Rocs had bodies almost made of stone, they were very difficult to damage with his [Thunder Magic], and their sturdy bodies could also be immune to damage from weapons like knives or swords.
"We have to hurry, this area cannot be stayed for long."
Kain urged his two companions, who still seemed to be unaware of how dangerous this place was.
However, this made Mera frown.
"Why are you in such a hurry, isn't this just a monster area?"
"Mer…"
Myra opened her mouth to advise her sister, but Kain raised his hand to signal that she didn't need to say anything.
Then, he slowly explained.
"Mera, I know you're tired from constantly moving at such a high intensity. But trust me, I'll explain on the way."
Contrary to Mera's expectations, Kain didn't show any anger when being questioned, nor did he act as if he was a higher authority and impose his orders on her.
On the contrary, Kain sincerely hoped that Mera would agree, while also sympathizing with Mera's current mental state.
Kain knew that thirty days in the Dark Dungeon was a test of both strength and spirit, and Mera's spirit was starting to collapse.
As a result, she became increasingly irritable for no reason. Although part of it was also due to Mera's nosy nature.
Sure enough, Mera calmed down afterwards and agreed to listen to Kain's explanation.
Seeing this, Myra also breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, the person she chose to cooperate with was Kain.
"You two must have looked through the information on the first floor of this Medium-sized Dungeon, right?"
"Of course, but we still don't understand."
Looking at the innocent eyes looking at him, Kain now became even more aware of his difference from ordinary people.
When Kain received something, he instinctively began to analyze the various aspects surrounding it.
Just like a hunter unconsciously evaluating his prey during a hunt.
Here, even "information" was no exception.
Kain read through the records of this Dungeon, here he noticed that the records of this cave area were quite a bit less than the other areas in the Dungeon.
If there was something unusual, there must be a reason behind it.
Kain then pieced together the distribution of monsters on the first floor of the Dungeon, combined with the characteristics of the monsters and the terrain of the area.
Kain came to the conclusion that this cave area was an ideal place for Rocs to operate, and there were quite a few Rocs here.
Rocs were resistant to physical damage and damage from low-level magic skills, were difficult to defeat, and could easily form a siege in an open area like this.
Therefore, most people would try to stay away from this area.
"Careful!"
Myra shouted, and Kain quickly jumped back. In front of them was a Roc twice as tall as a normal person, with a bear-like body, covered in small Eyel monsters.
Being stared at by dozens of eyes, Myra and Mera both felt itchy all over, extremely uncomfortable.
Kain reacted extremely quickly, as soon as Roc appeared, lightning had already accumulated in his palm. Three [Thunder Bullet] were fired at three different locations on Roc's body.
However, Roc didn't seem to be too injured, Kain's purpose wasn't to defeat Roc, he just wanted to disable all the Eyels attached to Roc's body.
Sure enough, all the Eyels attached to Roc's body were instantly burned by the lightning.
Rocs didn't have optical vision, they could only sense enemies through shockwaves. That was why there were so many Eyls parasitizing, or rather symbiotically, on Roc's body, acting as eyes to help Roc observe the surrounding environment.
And once he could disable the "eyes" of these monsters, Kain just needed to disable Roc's shockwave sensing function.
"Mera, use your [Earth Magic]!" "Huh?"
"Go, and stay away from us for a while."
Mera nodded, the current situation did not allow her to ask further. Mera quickly deployed the skill magic [Earth Wall], causing clumps of earth and rock to rise in different locations.
Just as Kain had predicted, the Roar that was about to attack them was mistaken, because according to its "senses", there were several different targets.
This allowed Kain's group to successfully overcome this monster. Myra glanced at the monster left behind with a very serious expression. With her judgment,
Myra also quickly realized that regardless of her [Fire Magic], Mera's [Air Magic], or Kain's [Thunder Magic], they wouldn't be able to easily defeat this thing.
It wasn't impossible to defeat, but it would take a lot of effort. And this was just a Roc.
If there were three Rocs, five Rocs, even dozens of Rocs surrounding them... Myra didn't dare imagine anymore.
So when Myra looked at Kain, she couldn't help but be surprised.
This young man looked young and innocent, but he was actually very experienced in dealing with people.
He also had extremely sharp eyes, like a scalpel cutting through everything in sight to gather information.
At the same time, Kain's ability to adapt was also extremely quick.
From the moment Roc first appeared, he seemed to know what he needed to do. It was as if the person in front of her was not a young boy, but a veteran hunter with decades of experience.