The Martial Unity

The tunnels in the Shionel Dungeon were effectively no different from 'cracks that formed between each of the larger spaces that had been dubbed as floors. What that meant was that there were tunnels that connected every floor with every other floor.

However, there were also a huge number of tunnels that simply ended in dead-ends, sometimes extending for dozens of kilometers before still ending in dead-ends. What that meant was that anybody aspiring to enter the dungeon would need to risk an immense amount of failure, as well as losing track of where they were and how to get out.

The Shionel Dungeon's dangers were not limited to just the monsters. Even Martial Squired could get endlessly lost inside the dungeon if they were not careful.

Thus most Martial Squires ventured down known routes to known floors.

The First Floor of the Shionel Dungeon had been quickly discovered once the dungeon was discovered, probably due to close it was to the surface of the elevated land, and from there, numerous runnels leading to the first floor had also been reverse-tracked. From there, tunnels to other floors had been quickly discovered by Martial Squires who chose to venture further out.

"As much as I instantly want to pick a new route, I think we should get ourselves accustomed to the Shionel Dungeon's environment first," Rui told Kane. "It's one thing to make preparations, it's an entirely different to have experience and familiarity."

Kane nodded. "I'm one hundred percent on that."

He looked particularly relieved that they were not jumping some unknown cave tunnel right off the bat.

The two of them quickly strode forward before taking their very first step into the Shionel Dungeon.

"Woah," Rui's eyes widened.

"This…" Kane grew speechless as the two of them walked in deeper.

Just stepping into the dungeon was a novel experience.

so than they did on the outside due to being

eyesight felt worse off than it

the dungeon as even

Are you still able to sense properly with that

the layout and the internal structure quite carefully. "It's

sure, right?"

nodded. "Trust me, I got you

the tunnels. "They're

into the vegetation of the dungeon, as well as the earth, glowed with light. It glowed with its own light despite absorbing light from other sources that reached it or passed by it. Thus not only was vision hindered, but the little field of view that the Martial Squires had left was also infringed upon

goddamn annoying when you can't see what you want to,"

humans feel all the time. Honestly, how do they even manage?" Rui

I subconsciously disassociated with the human species?') Rui wondered with incredulity as he heard himself utter something he never

human ourselves at one point you know," Kane murmured. "But that feels like a long time ago. Even though I've been human longer than I've been a

human,') Rui thought to himself. ('A crippled one at that. And yet, I identify

the Martial Path, and discovering the Martial Body were both truly

his head. "Let's focus on the matter at hand. For now, we'll make our way down to the latest floors that are being

"Alrightey," Kane nodded.

them cautiously headed down the tunnel as Rui paid deeper attention to his Riemannian Echo sense. The first floor was already

a lot of

was nothing worth checking

he hadn't yet applied practically, which was extending

diverting all his focus and mental energy on interpreting the parts of the distribution of the Cryllin Stone and Grainer Pollen in his body that are needed to