My Level Zero System

Chapter 28 Danger lurks (1)

Myra and Mera both fell into thought, then suddenly, Myra slapped the table very hard.

"I get it! You're a damn genius!"

"But what if we can't find the signs left by someone else?"

Mera looked skeptical, and Kain just shook his head upon hearing that.

"That's why I said we always need a little more luck. We can't mark too much, this will attract others' attention, and it's inevitable that it will be decoded."

"We can only do the best we can do."

…

Kain marked a tree trunk, then continued moving deeper into the forest. As he walked, he paid half of his attention to the forest growing upside down on the Dungeon's ceiling. Beware of Tres's sudden attack.

Compared to other monsters, Tres is difficult to detect before it hunts, so taking precautions in advance is the best way to go.

Fortunately, Tres only impersonates the trees above, but not the trees below. Otherwise, the difficulty of this trip would have jumped to another stage.

Kain discovered and destroyed another group of Slimes.

Others will try to determine the direction to get through the Upside Down Forest as soon as possible. But Kain is not in such a hurry. Before reaching the final level, he wanted himself to be as strong as possible.

Kain hid behind a tree, a sudden attack knife killed a Zombie instantly with almost no sound. Although the Zombies here also gathered in groups, they were entangled because of the difficult terrain, with many obstacles such as trees. This makes it very difficult for Zombies to be able to overwhelm their enemies in numbers.

Thanks to that, just by sneaking attacks, Kain can reduce the number of Zombies little by little.

However, it's different from Kain's peace and quiet. Around him, vibrations from time to time were heard from the use of magic.

Kain also followed, but none of them were Myra or Mera.

[Level]: 0

[Ability]:

-[Thunder Magic ? ]:

+[Thunder Bullet level Max]

+[Thunder Summon level 3] 0/5

+[Thunder Navigation level 7] 6/10 (+11)

-[Enhancement Magic ? ]:

+[Enhancement Body level 2] 0/9

+[Enhancement Tool level 1] 0/12

After a few hours of monster hunting, Kain decided to stop and rest a bit.

He did not eat dry food but only drank a little water to relieve his dry throat. Meanwhile, Kain turned over the map and began calculating the time.

The first floor of the Dungeon consists of four areas. The Upside Down Forest is just the starting area of the Dungeon, and is also the largest area. Then as they go deeper into the Dungeon, the area will shrink like a funnel.

Kain predicts that most challengers will make it through the Upside Down Forest in about ten days. If that time has passed, their fate is difficult to say. If they were stuck in the Upside Down Forest for too long, their strength and perseverance would be eroded to the point where they could no longer continue the challenge.

The forest is forever dark, the environment is tense, monsters lurk that can attack you from anywhere and at any time... this place can truly drive people crazy.

After resting, Kain continued moving. But this time, when he hadn't gone far, he heard three people talking.

When Kain moved closer to watch, he saw that one of them seemed to be a contestant participating in the challenge. The remaining two were much older, seemingly Adventurers exploring the Dungeon.

The young man didn't seem to be very alert and cautious. He kept talking about the challenge, occasionally complaining about the current difficult situation and mentioning his wealth. Meanwhile, he did not pay attention to the somewhat unusual expressions of the other two Adventurers.

It was an expression that contained jealousy, and also an expression that contained greed.

Jealous because this kid has a much brighter future than those who have to go to the Dungeon every day like them. Greedy because of the value of the things this kid carries.

"Idiot..."

Kain couldn't help but feel angry. Revealing that you are a rich person is okay, at most it only affects yourself. But if this challenge comes out, it won't be the same.

Once this information spreads, there will inevitably be people who want to make a big profit and hunt them down. This is not a joke, although there are not many such cruel people, they are not rare.

"There's no way..."

Kain raised his bow, aiming straight at one man's head.

Whoosh!

Just as an Adventurer's arm was reaching for the knife, Kain's arrow pierced through the air, hitting him in the head. Causing him to be stunned, he died instantly.

The accomplice next to him changed color and quickly ran away, but Kain's arrow still pierced his back.

This guy then turned to the other teenager, begging for help. But before the teenager could make any move, a third arrow flew out from deep in the forest, hitting his foot, making him scream in pain. Not paying any attention to the Adventurer anymore, he ran away into the forest.

"I just hope you won't be so stupid after that."

The teenagers who lived in this wealthy family had a relatively easy life from birth. Therefore, they lack awareness of their surroundings. In Whesling City, no one dared to harm them, and everyone treated them well.

But this isn't Whesling, this is Dungeon.

The arrogance they have cultivated will kill them here.

But just as Kai was about to leave, he suddenly heard the pitiful screams of the teenager who had just run away mixed with the noise from activating magic.

And then, everything... suddenly became silent.

Kain became wary.

From the direction the teenager ran away, a figure appeared. But this thing wasn't that teenager, this thing wasn't even human.

It's a Zombie.

The only thing is, its entire body was worryingly thin, so much so that this thing looked like a skeleton covered in skin. The hair on the top of this Zombie's head is quite long, hanging down to almost cover its eyes.

Except for the somewhat horrifying and haunting appearance, this monster does not look like a powerful monster.

However, this thing's hands were covered in blood.