I Never Run Out of Mana - Chapter 86

Chapter 86

86 . Unknown Dungeon

A huge mob of monsters stood before me .

Unlike normal dungeons, it seemed that there was a variety of monsters mixed in .

Each type would have different offensive capabilities as well as varied attack patterns .

Out of them all, there was a type of monster with an exotic color and appearance that caught my eye .

Using my Eye of Insight, I discovered the name of the monsters was Alrose .

“Oho . So that’s Alrose . ”

Previously, I had mentioned Marble of the Supreme Ruler that Joker possessed .

That was the monster that was mentioned in the description .

A marble that would restore all your health and mana .

On top of that, your body would become immune to harm for 1 minute while increasing your offensive capability twofold .

If I take down an Alrose, I should be able to obtain the marble from it .

“I don’t think this is a number to take lightly though?”

There were just too many monsters around Alrose to only selectively target them .

Would I have to grab its aggro from afar using a single target attack spell from afar?

Or should I eat away at their ranks bit by bit starting from the corner?

However, these thoughts only lasted a moment .

“Wait . Why am I worrying about this?”

It was pointless thinking about this .

Even if their numbers were in the hundreds of thousands, or whatever fierce attacks come my way, it wouldn’t matter .

With just my Mana Shield and Meteor, these guys were nothing but a Mimic with attack capabilities .

And if they do have magic resistances, I still have my Formless Sword Aura and Piercing Sword .

A strategy that would be enough to cause fear in these monsters without sentience came to me .

First, I hid myself using Mass Stealth Jutsu .

Using the stats I received from Ghost and his goons, I ran with my newly increased speed .

I was planning to reach the center of the crowd of monsters .

“The strategy is to group them up and kill them all . Incinerate them to death . Beating them to death is the best . ”

It was a simple run, but with each step I took, a portion of the swamp was crushed underfoot .

Sensing the noise and vibration, they looked towards where I was .

“Kaaaa!”

“Kururu . ”

However, they shouldn’t be able to see me .

Probably just on guard due to the presence they sense from my run .

Just like that, I arrived at the central mass of all the monsters .

While passing by, I noticed that their size was quite different from what I noticed from afar .

Some were even large as the Devil Avatars I used .

Monsters the size of 4m were commonly spread amongst the rabble of monsters .

No matter where I looked, there were only monsters .

Perhaps other would feel different, but for me, this felt like heaven .

Now, I was going to begin my attack right here .

Those near me or come near me will die first .

Then the other monsters will come towards me, trampling over the dead bodies of their comrades .

This would allow a faster hunt rather than starting from a corner .

I conjured Meteor .

At the same time I attempted to attack, my stealth came undone and all their attention was focused on me .

“Kararack!”

“Kuwooo!”

“Hello?”

-CRASH! BOOM!

[Experience 5,800,000]

[Experience 8,200,000]

[Experience 6,600,000]

…

I heard the notification sound of my experience continuously rising up .

To be honest, it was a huge amount of experience .

Taking into account that a level 34 dungeon monster gave 2,000,000 experience, this was amazing .

However, this wasn’t that important .

Ignoring that, I focused on the battle .

Looking outside the Mana Shield, I couldn’t see anything .

As if a grenade went off in calm waters, the shield continued to shake .

Of course, the reason why my shield shook wasn’t due to the monsters, but due to the destructive force of the transcended Meteors I was pouring out .

Despite not being able to see in front of me, I was able to locate their general position due to the Eye of Insight, allowing me to continue attacking .

It didn’t take long since I started the mass murder for them to thin out by half .

I had unleashed just a fierce attack that it was enough to make me worry if I destroyed any of the unique items or artifacts they may have dropped .

Monsters that were 4m in size were nothing more than giant firewood to me .

It was then .

-WHOOOSH!

I saw monsters breathing blue flames right next to me .

They were the Alrose .

If I had to describe their appearance, the best fit would be axolotls .

They looked similar to a certain salamander mascot for an automobile insurance company .

Contrary to their cute appearance, they breathed out flames in far greater volumes than their bodies .

“Goodness… They’re nearly cute enough to make me feel bad for killing then…”

The first move of spamming Meteors like crazy was to single out monsters from the rest .

It was aimed at those with physical attack resistances .

I expected this due to variance in the monster group, but it still surprised me to see that a single dungeon had monsters with both physical and magical resistances .

This meant that all monsters left, including the Alrose, have resistances to magic attacks .

Despite being cut down by half, there were still a lot of monsters surrounding me .

I immediately readied Piercing Sword .

Countless Butcher’s Sword poured out .

The teeth on the back of the blade glinted, almost as if waiting for my orders .

“I don’t think I can look . ”

-SLASH! SLICE!

I couldn’t look at the Alrose being gruesomely butchered .

Despite being a monster, it was super cute .

The skill hadn’t transcended nor was it of the highest rank, yet they became torn chunks of meat before the A ranking Piercing Sword .

It must be due to the insane strength stat I had .

Unearthly howls and a huge number of monsters had filled the surrounding before, but they were all taken down in less than 10 minutes since my entry .

The floor was painted in blood red, while an awkward silence filled the air .

But why would that be of any importance to me .

The only thing I cared about was the loot .

Using the Eye of Insight, I began to search for any rare drops .

However, my priority was finding more of the Marble of the Supreme Ruler .

A surplus of bloodstones were present, similar to sand at a beach .

However, they only amounted to a lantern lighting up the dungeon to me .

There was no reason to carry stones when gold and diamond were in front of me .

“There’s no room for you in my duffle bag . ”

Kicking away the stones with my feet, I was searching for the items .

Suddenly, I was curious of the staff I had and my status window .

This was a staff that had blocked Meteor as if it was blocking Ice Orb .

I looked at the staff in my left hand .

-Roa’s Staff-

*Absorbs all magic attacks until the durability of the staff expires .

*(Sealed) Cannot be used by anyone but the original obtainer .

“Is… Is that it?”

I thought to myself that I should beat this Roa fellow half to death if I ever come across him or her .

I mean, who makes a weapon with such little concern like this!

The ability of the staff was amazing, but there were no stats attached to it .

This was also sealed as well .

It could not be used unless it was the original owner .

Previously, however, Butcher’s Sword had absorbed Twin Blades of Asura to become stronger .

By doing so, it stolen half the stats that the twin blades had .

However, there weren’t any stats attached to this weapon .

Did that mean that it was impossible to use it strengthen my weapon?

Despite the concern, I planned to take it with me .

While inside a dungeon, I did not have the luxury to check if it is possible .

It could be similar to how Banwol Jincheon did not absorb the twin blades when taking down Joker .

With a doubtful hope, I held tightly onto the staff .

Glancing at the loot, I changed my view towards something else .

It was to check at my status window .

400 lackies of Ghost must’ve had quite the levels, as well as the 30 guardians .

On top of that, Ghost himself was taken down, so the stat gain should be insane .

[Level: 381]

“Already level 381? Well, I can’t exactly ignore the sheer amount of experience I gained from just this dungeon . ”

Worried and anxious, I took a peak .

[Class: Magician]

[Ability: Does not run out of mana . ]

“Yes, this ability . I thank it tens of times each day . ”

Now it was the time for the stats to be revealed .

It was true that I was excited due to my expectations .

Finally, I checked the status window .

The first thing that caught my eye was strength .

Looking at it, I couldn’t help but stammer .

Strength: [610+20+300+2200+350+7150+1594] 12,224

“T… . Twelve… . Twelve thousand… . ”

My body had frozen, but my mind was still going, trying to figure out where all these crazy strength stats have come from .

One at a time, I calmly figured them out .

The 610 was from the points I invested while leveling up .

The 20 was from the Skull Ring, while the 300 was from the armor that Joker left .

350 was from my sword absorbing the Twin Sword of Asura .

But… . . the stat that was over 7 thousand… .

I had my doubts, but it was the truth .

I thought that I had obtained a massive amount of stats, but after looking at it directly, no words came out .

On top of that, the bonus that Butcher’s Sword carried gave 15% additional strength from total strength, granting me near 1600 points .

“… . Ha… . ”

It was a situation where I should be screaming and dancing in joy .

However, I felt rather calm and collected instead .

I didn’t know why, but perhaps this is what it means to be at peace .

The peaceful feeling that I will no longer be under threat by anyone else .

After that, I check my mana .

Mana: ∞

Just as expected, the infinity symbol stayed, and there was no change .

The next thing I checked was my dexterity .

Dexterity: [310+150+3211] 3671

“Ridiculous… . ”

The dexterity stat had risen quite a lot as well .

The 310 was from my investment via leveling, while the 150 was from the upgraded Butcher’s Sword .

The 3,200 came from those I’ve slain .

Since dexterity was a stat that was usually invested last, I didn’t get as much as how much strength I was able to obtain .

The last thing that was left was stamina .

Stamina: [1010+300+24,322] 25,632

“Ah… Maybe I shouldn’t have entered the Unknown Dungeon?”

As expected, I had obtained the most on the stamina stat .

Unless it was a specialized class like the blacksmith, no classes existed that would avoid raising the stamina stat .

The amount of stat gained was beyond sensible .

It almost made me wonder if there was any point in obtaining any artifacts here .

And then I bursted out in laughter .

“Pfft! This is insane!”

The reason why I laughed was due to the final fight I had with Ghost .

I had fought against him without checking the stats I had obtained .

That’s why I put so much effort in avoiding his attacks .

It was a fierce attack pattern that left nearly no room to strike back, after all .

The amount of shields I had and the duration of them were limited as I received the skills beyond ranking .

However, if I look at my current stats, there really wasn’t a reason to have that resolve for the final confrontation after all .

Forget the shields, I could’ve just stuck on him and swung my Formless Sword Aura at him .

It was probably beyond my imagination the fear Ghost felt when he received my attacks as I lost reason from the Wild Beast state .

Imagine a flurry of attacks from someone with stats like these… .

Clearing my mind of such thoughts, I quickly moved .

It was for the people who would be worried about me, even now .

“Loot and fast clear . Let’s go!”

While moving my body towards the massive horde of monsters in the distance, my foot caught on something heavy .

“Wait . What is this?”