I entered the 2nd floor, which was much larger than first one, ground was not rocky but muddy and some disgusting creatures were wriggling in the ground, I appraised them

Rock nibbling worm

Level 2

First creatures that appeared in the dungeon, they require rocks to sustain their lives and help dungeon to expand in size

And there were many of them

Out of nowhere notification followed

Dungeon has allowed your tribe to hunt rock nibbling worms as source of food due to lack of sustainance in the dungeon

Warning: Worm's numbers can not drop below 100

And what if it does?

Oh well, it means that I can freely hunt here

Looking around, I realized I was not the only one who was here, some were even fighting worms, oh well, let's earn some free mana stones

I shot my throwing daggers, it hit from close distance, no way in hell did my accuracy go high, but I got used to the feeling of throwing daggers

From such low distance I could not miss

These worms were a little shorter than 1 meter, their carcass was brown and they were unexpectedly weak, my dagger pierced its skin, it did not have much fighting capability

Rock nibbling worm

Level 2

- 21% hp

They are so pitiful, it tried to escape in the ground but I stepped on it in time and severed it in half, unexpectedly it still lived, I had to cut it further until it quit wriggling

While disgusting looking it's quite delicious and nutricious, I can't be picky here, not to mention the taste is good for everything I eat, is it a blessing or a curse, I have no idea

I kept hunting them, but I did not want to hunt them too much since dungeon would count me hostile, I hunted just enough - 16

I was going to leave the floor, visit the hunchback and get them refined, then I could level up to 4 but things were not that easy

At the entrance Gruntar was standing stoically, once he saw me he showed me his hand... does he want a handshake?

- Give the 80% of what you hunted, the tribe's in need of resources, you can't be selfish when we are in dire straits

That's bullshit, that's daylight robbery!!!

- What if I refuse?

I asked without any fear

He lifted up his chunk of metal from his back and smashed it to the ground, resulting in small fissure

- Then I'm not leaving this floor for a while

I'll refine them here and now

- Good plan, but naive, chief is in control of everyone's stats, if you dare to steal you will not get away without a harsh punishment

Shit, that's unfair! They had to say that earlier, ah fuck it, I can't hunt a lot, I can't leave them for myself, what is this place? I might as well go alone and hunt by my own outside dungeon

I growled in displeasure and handed over 12 mana stones, leaving pitiful amount of 4 to myself, they were all level 2 by the way, not big deal at all

I am so pissed off now

Then I've decided to fight for the title of named monster

Do you wish to initiate fight with the dungeon guardian for the title of named monster?

Y/N

Yes please

Then my vision blurred and I appreared in another place, it was still cave but I was alone, small particles started materializing in front of me and made it into a 3 meter long worm, seems I am not alone anymore

Advanced worm Dulukshia [ Earth ]

Level 3 [ Modified ]

+ 50% battle power for being named monster

+ 200% battle power for being a dungeon guardian

+ 20% battle power for being a guardian of third floor

+ 5% battle power for being a monster of F rank dungeon

Health: 100%

In order to become a named monster you have to defeat the guardian, if you are defeated your health will be restored fully and return to your previous position

Attempts remaining: 2/3

This is too cheaty, how am I supposed to beat it?

I died instantly, that's right, but my health did not go down below 1% and my condition was restored, how miraculous, I lost the fight and attempt though

It's almost impossible to beat such a thing, it was not even its current level, in a single shot he threw me away like a rag doll, I could not even resist

Sigh

Seems things are not going that well, well what can I do?

I occasionally kept on going on the second floor while meditating on the first one, there were still no results, as for dungeon points, it was impossible to acquire since we saw no intruders

Today, I found something interesting though, the worm that has eaten a bit too much and could not even move, that's not all, it also had an earth attribute

Bloated rock nibbling worm [ Earth ] Level 3 First creatures that appeared in the dungeon, they require rocks to sustain their lives and help dungeon to expand the size of the floor. Due to being overly gluttonous it has eaten more than it could digest, currently vulnerable

Ha, easy kill

I killed it like a chicken on slaughtering board, the mana stone it dropped was a bit different though, even though it was blue in color and its size was still same as others, it had a brown hue mixed in it

I took it to the hunchback who also settled in here like others, he showed surprised expression after seeing the stone

- Oh, an earth attribute stone? You are lucky lad, you could exchange it for 2 same level stones, but you can also eat it, if you have an earth affinity you might gain an earth attribute, as for its mastery... elements are very hard to master and you can't control magic so it will be impossible to control it even if you have an earth affinity, still, it's a nice thing to have, I am also not capable of upgrading it

Wow, overly informative, it's a pity that it can't be upgraded though, he does not have earth affinity so his mana should not be able to affect it

- Thanks, refine these as always

I gave him other batch of mana stones

Probably couple of weeks have passed, I occasionally went for hunting, we were not allowed to excessively hunt so we were restricted, so it was hard to gain mana stones, not to mention despicable Gruntar who taxed us for no reason

In the end my progress has become 14/20, still turtle paced, I did not go out to hunt because most of them did not, they said it's very dangerous

I consumed that mana stone with brown hue mixed in it and I recieved unexpected surprise

Gained: Earth affinity

Current earth affinity: 0.01%

The number looks pitifully low... But it's okay, it's better than nothing, time to experiment, but now I am a bit tired

I struggled to keep myself awake and rest at the same time, it did not work well, I became afraid of sleeping, the nightmares did not stop, I was becoming anxious

* Rumble

I heard rumbling sound and knew that something was wrong, everyone shot up and we received notifications that left us dumbfounded and afraid at the same time