"Arghh! Those bastards... so shameless and greedy.... our skill book. *sigh* It was priceless yet we just let it go..."

As Saku complained, her eyes glanced at Lucy as she was confused about why this powerful person didn't move a finger and just let that party get away.

She and the other two were feeling bitter about what happened earlier as for them, a skill book is very rare and a magical one at that is more so. Feeling bitter and sad, Saku and Guan Gi blamed Lucy for not acting but none of them dared speak loudly as they do not have any right to do so. As for Alin, she was a bit sad but she didn't fret about it and could never blame Lucy, instead, she admired her so much that it almost turned into worship.

After witnessing Lucy's greatness for more than two hours, none of the three newbies doubted her ability to take the book back from the 8-man team with ease but for some odd reason, she simply let them have the book and continued doing her own thing.

What they didn't know is that Lucy had almost an infinite number of skill books, be it melee or magical skill books, she had them all. Since she met Arthur, she didn't stop collecting them, although it was useless she still enjoyed having more. Some of them were given to Saly as they were just a bit useful but as time passes, it'll become useless for little Saly too.

Skill books are only useful for weak mortals and people below Lv1000. Once you enter the Spirit Realm, those skill books become irrelevant and needless because any person would be able to create an upgraded version of those skills without having to resort to them.

Let's take for example a simple yet strong such as [Flame Tornado], Lucy, who is an expert in Fire Attribute can create a Flame Tornado much bigger and stronger than the one the book provides without needing to use the skill itself, just the Flame Mastery is enough.

Saku continued ranting and complaining for some time before she realized it was futile as Delia resumed enjoying her wine and Lucy obliterated every Gnome that charged at them.

They thought the fourth floor would be harder, even by a little bit, however it didn't appear to be the case. The pace never slowed instead it accelerated by a fair bit. The fourth floor was bigger than the previous ones and Lucy picked up the pace as she thought it was too slow.

To be honest, she could finish the whole dungeon with one attack and if she can solo raid it, it would take less than a minute, more like a couple of seconds as the monsters were just too weak.

Weak to the point that Saly could solo it, the boss may be a bit difficult to beat but it's not an impossible task.

'Kiiiiiiiiir' 'kiiiiiiir'

Another group of Gnomes was burned to ashes before they managed to get close to Lucy and co. A radius of thirty meters around the team was a barrier laid to protect them from any traps and any monster that entered the barrier would be burned instantly.

Lucy made it this way so she doesn't have to personally deal with every monster, the barrier would do its job properly with no problems since the monsters are too weak to break it.

It's supposed to be a defensive skill and the collateral damage of the flames is not supposed to kill the enemies but since Lucy's intelligence is sky-high and the Gnomes are only Lv10, it's no wonder they died instantly.

Even if it was a lv100 monster, it'll meet the same fate.

By the end of the fourth floor, the team was lucky again and found another treasure chest in a secluded corner.

Like a crazy mother who just found her lost kid, Saku charged at the treasure and embraced it tightly. With lightning speed, she took it and dashed back next to Lucy for fear of anyone appearing out of nowhere like last time.

Once she ascertained that Lucy is nearby and the chest was in her arms, Saku breathed a sigh of relief and finally expressed her joy although it was a late reaction.

"The Gods have not forgotten about us at least!"

"Quickly open it! Quickly!"

Guan Gi was also excited, he walked next to Saku and eagerly waited for her to open it. He couldn't forcefully take it from her as she would literally jump at him like an angry cat.

After hugging the chest for a couple of seconds and being urged repeatedly by Guan Gi, Saku threw a piercing glare at him then opened the chest.

With excited and shaking hands, Saku took out a curved brown saber. There was a sliver of disappointment flashing in her eyes for a split seconds before diminishing and going back to their usual happiness.

Curved Bone Saber : +15 Strength / +10 Agility

Effect: If the user lands a critical hit, he'll gain 10% increased defense for 15 seconds.

Cooldown: 1 minute.

Description: A saber made from Gnomes bones, it is frequently used by Gnomes Chiefs.

Level requirement: 5

"Woaaaaah! It's a saber! Gimme gimme!"

Guan Gi snatched the saber from Saku's hands before she could celebrate, unlike what she was thinking, Guan Gi wanted to use this saber instead of his weak Steel Sword. He always wished for a stronger weapon and this one fitted his criteria as it added a lot of stats.

"You brainless fool! This saber does not belong to you! You didn't even contribute! We're going to sell it and share the money, this kind of weapon can easily fetch us 100k!"

Saku put both her hands on her waist and glared angrily at him, making the poor burly man back away and reluctantly look at the saber before letting go of it.

He was too excited to the point that he forgot the fact that he literally did nothing since they entered the dungeon, he just was watched from the side and Lucy did all the work. Hopefully, Lucy would be kind enough to share the money with them.

"Whatever, you can take that saber, use it or sell it..."

Delia waved her hand nonchalantly whilst saying that. It was only one sentence but it made Saku and Guan Gi flying from happiness.

Since Delia said that then there was no need to hold back, Guan Gi made a deal with Saku, he'll use it for now and sell it when they go back, however.... he forgot that he will not use it as long as Lucy leads the team for she won't let him the time to even charge at the Gnomes or even see them.

Alin didn't argue with them about the saber, she was still young and even a thousand dollar is a great amount for her. Every time she went hunting with her time, Lady Sinyu would give money and for someone as young and naive as her, it was more than enough for her to enjoy her life, buy clothes and so on.

What she sought was a strength like Lucy's, every time her eyes saw the purple flames, they would shine with admiration.

"M,Miss Delia... e-emmm, is there a way to obtain purple flames like Miss L,Lucy?"

With flushed face and a stuttering tone, Alin asked Delia and waited to hear the answer that'll either crush her dreams or give her some hope.

"I don't think it's possible for you if you don't have Fire affinity..."

As if struck by lightning, Alin stopped walking for a second and a dropped her head, she clenched her small fists and nodded her head with a sad expression hanging on it.

"Hahaha, I said if you don't have an affinity, no need to feel sad immediately..... kids these days get depressed very fast. Hahaha."

"I'm not a kid! I'm already 16-years old! A fully grown adult!"

...

Just like that, the team arrived on the fifth floor after spending a bit more than half an hour on the fourth one. The furthest floor any team explored in this dungeon is the 10th floor and it was only done by the S-class teams of Korea.

The fifth floor had fewer traps but more monsters, their Lvl increased to 15. The monsters on this floor were called 'Bomb Huggers', they are just like the name states. A slimy humanoid creature with a height of one meter. They can only run up to the enemy and cling to them tightly then they would self-explode, dealing a lot of damage and in almost all cases, if you're hugged by one, you'll die or become paralyzed.

On the first floor of the dungeon, where the small lizards lived. The 8-man team that took the magical skill book were still celebrating the treasures they looted today.

They were an A-team and had decent strength. They managed to arrive at the 6th floor but no further than that. Coupled with the skill book they found in the treasure chest, they found 2 chest armors, one dagger, and rare boots. Their revenue of this hunt had long since exceeded 2 million dollars.

"Brooooo! This book is amazing! Why don't you let me use it, after all, I'm the only spell caster on the team."

One skinny guy patted Rony's shoulders and attempted to get his hands on the book. They were a team but each one of them was greedy and thought only of his own benefit, a team like that wouldn't usually last long but they surprisingly managed to climb the ladder all the way to A-Class.

"Fuck off, will you? This book will be sold at millions of dollars and you want it to be wasted on you? Get the fuck out of here and find someone else to mess with!"

Rony and the others snapped at the skinny guy and insulted him several times to the point of making him drop his head and remain silent.

The entrance to the dungeon was close and there were no more lizards, the team relaxed as they chatted about what they are going to do with the money.

Being an A-class team, each member was filthy rich but not to the point of having millions of dollars in their bank account. A team can be A-class or S-class without being rich as it all depended on what they looted. Clearing a new floor would automatically give you a million dollar and the team will gain fame but only S-class teams managed to do that.

"H,Hey! I SAID HEY!"

One of the main tanks of the team shouted hysterically, interrupting the laughter and happiness of the rest of the team. They switched their attention to him, who unconsciously pointed his finger to the front.

When the seven of them looked up front, they were dumbstruck to see a horrifying flame beast standing there and baring its fangs at them.

It had a height of two meters and a length of three meters, it was absolutely huge and terrifying to look at. What's scarier is that it was a flame beast made from purple flames. The beast growled and roared loudly, scaring the hell out of the eight men.

All of them without exception had disgusting and smelly yellow liquid coming out of their crotch, some of them fell on their buts from fear.

They were used to fighting small creatures like lizard and gnomes but such huge beasts like this one can be considered their nightmare. They did it for the money and not for the thrill or excitement of hunting.

The only outcome when a bunch of dimwits and cowards meet with the real danger is complete annihilation. The skinny dude from earlier mustered some of his leftover courage and cast a fireball spell.

A fist sized orange fireball launched itself at the beast but in no time, the fireball was literally eaten by the beast as if it was a snack, the beast even burped.

"W,what's this? I-----iiiiisn't thisss the first f-floor?"

Rony talked with a trembling voice, his body was trembling and he didn't have the strength to raise his sword and charge at the beast.

No one of his teammates answered him, it was only after a coupled of seconds did a cold and chilling voice ring in their ears simultaneously.

"The weak don't get to choose how they die."

After that was said, the beast growled one last time before leaping at the team and beginning the bloody massacre.

"Nooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!"