Ruxa and Erin cried at once and ran ahead. Bella and Ella followed them almost immediately and also entered the purple light.

Their visions changed almost immediately and the cry of a 3rd Circle Ogre assaulted their ears.

Perry was standing a bit ahead with closed eyes. She was still stabilizing herself. This was the first time she had experienced teleportation and her brain was taking time to adapt to the sudden change in the surroundings.

Jake, however, was quick to adapt because of his superior intelligence and will. He immediately targeted the ogre after reaching her.

Jake's first instinct was to manipulate its emotions, and he did just that, making the monster fear him. However, that only made the ogre more aggressive as it felt threatened.

''Orrghh!'' The 3rd Circle Orge lifted its huge club and slammed it at Jake who vanished into an afterimage.

The ground shook, and some dust fell from the ceiling. Erin, Ruxa and the centaurs, who had just arrived here, began coughing as the dust filled the air.

Whoosh!

Ruxa's hair became longer, and she swept it around, cutting through the dust. Her vision fell on her master who was effortlessly dodging the ogre's attacks.

Booming sounds echoed around as the monster slammed its club on the floor multiple times, not noticing that a large dark fire had appeared behind it.

Like a serpent grabbing its prey, the fire spread to the giant ogre's back and began eating it.

Before it could do anything, the fire spread all over the monster's body. It began crying in agony as bits and pieces of its body disappeared.historical

At this moment, Jake heard a notification saying that the skill 'Dark Fire' had leveled up again. It was now at the max level 10.

According to the system, the next level up would increase the grade of the skill to Unique. Jake was curious what it would become.

As he dismissed the skill panel, he found the ogre was dead now. Jake went outside of the monster's lair and looked at the scene.

The ceiling had a bright blob of light which illuminated a forest. It looked like a miniature sun. This magical light took up most of this floor's mana.

''Master, the 23rd floor has a tribe of Orcs living. I don't know much about them as we of the Fel Tribe usually stayed way lower..'' Ruxa walked beside Jake.

''Orcs?'' He smirked. These were creatures he had dealt with in his own dungeon.

Jake looked at the expanse of woods ahead. The forest was small and he could sense the settlement of the orcs in the middle.

By sensing the pathway of mana, Jake knew that the way down was in the Orc settlement.

In this forest, there were other types of monsters as well, possibly food for the orcs to hunt. But Jake didn't want to waste his time by dealing with them.

''Let's go.''

He took flight and flew through the trees. Erin followed him by foot. Because of her high agility, she could keep up with Jake.

But Ruxa and Perry weren't that fast. They instead mounted the twin centaurs. Bella and Ella had legs powerful enough to catch up to their master.

Whoosh!

About two hours ahead from where Jake and his group were, a team of D and E rank adventurers hid in the bushes. They were just outside the Orc village.

''Hey Soma, do you think we can take them on? There are two 3rd Circle-''

''Of course, we can.. Mrrmm, look at those boobs~'' Using magically enhanced glasses, Soma was examining the orcs.

However, the way he replied was suspicious. The other team members couldn't help but feel uncomfortable. In their Rising Seven adventuring party, only captain Quinn was at the 3rd Circle.

Although all others were elite 2nd Circle adventurers with years of experience, they weren't sure if they could defeat another 3rd Circle Orc.

''I heard there is a shaman in this group as well. That freak Cain from Tensteel Party was talking about her in the guild..'' A short dwarf warrior with a muscular build said.

This made his comrades even more unsure. They all turned to their captain. If he said to return to the surface, then they would all oblige.

''Are we really giving up after coming all the way here? Once we reach the 24th Floor, we can rest in Pitts Town! Think about it, an E-Rank party has never reached there!'' The group's thief tried encouraging his friends.

For Tarik, adventuring was all about seeking thrills and reaching new places. The reason he joined the Rising Seven party was because captain Quinn was a brave leader.

''Don't you want to see it for yourself? A town made by C-Rankers, a safe haven inside the dungeon!''

''And what if we die?'' Leilia, an elf ranger asked. She stopped leaning on a tree and crouched beside Soma, the mage.

''What are you looking at?'' She asked, startling him.

Soma turned to her and looked at one of his buddies, Vorden. The mage took off the magical glasses and passed it to his friend with a wink. Vorden was a heavy swordsman.

Taking the round spectacles from Soma, he wore them and focused his gaze ahead. As soon as Vorden willed to look faraway, his sight got enhanced.

He could see the orcs entering and exiting their stone houses. Some walked the village roads with their hunt. However, just like Soma, his eyes also fell on the female orcs.

''They are a little different.. Damn..''

''Right?'' Soma snickered.

''You two, stop playing around. Have you located anything the orcs are actively guarding?'' Quinn appeared out of the bushes and asked.

''Yes!'' Vorden answered and took off the glasses. He passed it to the dwarf warrior who was curious.

However, instead of looking forward, he was facing back when he wore it.

''Wha- Someone is coming our way!'' Gerald shouted as soon as he wore the magical glasses.