My Level Zero System

Such a tight and complete lineup, but Magus is not without enemies.

The Crawler is dangerous enough, but even the Crawler would be a harmless puppy compared to an even more terrifying version of this monster.

Nightcrawler.

Unlike the Crawler's gray skin that easily blends into the mist, the Nightcrawler has a pure black appearance. Its body is not skinny, but full of muscle, standing three meters tall and having red eyes are the highlights of this monster.

Although both Nightcrawler and Crawler use their jaws and claws to attack, Nightcrawler has a super high level of resistance to magical and physical attacks. Coupled with its powerful attack power and terrifying speed, calling this thing a "Magus killer" is not an exaggeration.

If it were the Crawler, the lonely fortress could barely hold out. But every time the Nightcrawler attacked, tragic casualties occurred.

Eventually, the Dungeon colonization plan declared bankruptcy, and the lonely fortress was abandoned.

However, every year there are still some people who risk their lives to enter this Dungeon, because even though the danger is extremely dangerous, the value that can be gained if one can survive and return is also extremely terrifying.

First of all, crawlers are dangerous, but their value is also extremely terrifying. Especially their claws. This material, once combined in the forging of weapons, will produce high-class weapons that can cut through iron like mud.

As for the Nightcrawler, in addition to its claws being even more advanced than a normal Crawler, its hide could also be crafted into a protective suit, which was of course extremely effective. It was similar to the Reaper hide cloak that Kain had previously possessed, but of a much higher level.

The necessary information was enough, but Kain's expression did not relax.

This journey was more difficult than he had imagined.

Because he had gone through both small-sized Dungeon and medium-sized Dungeons, Kain had a rough idea of the strength distribution between Dungeon classes.

The guardian monster will usually have the highest rank on that floor, while other normal monsters will be one to two ranks lower.

In this classification system that Kain created himself, the normal Zombie would be the base, that is, the first tier.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Slime is weaker, Slime's combat power is too low, probably around rank 0.5.

Next are the stronger monsters, for example, normal Salamander, Skinny Zombie, Reaper, Roc, Skeleton Centipede... all will be rank 2, can fluctuate down to rank 1.5 but Kain thinks this difference is mainly due to the different characteristics of different types of monsters.

Monsters like Reaper with scythe, Salamander with [Ice Magic],... will all be rank 3, of course they can also fall to rank 2.5.

Rank 4 will include the gray mutated Slime, the Skeleton made from many skulls, and the giant Pythonel.

The only rank 5 candidate that Kain has right now is the Pythonel on the fifth floor of the Dungeon, the Salamander is also only at rank 4.5.

With this comparison of battle strength, it was highly likely that a Crawler had reached rank 3 or even higher. This was already the level of a guardian monster on the second floor of a small-sized dungeon. And that kind of monster had such a huge number that it was difficult to count.

As for Nightcrawler, it was estimated that this monster was around rank 4 to rank 4.5. But Kain was not sure if there was anything else hidden in that fog.

It could be said that at least this academy still had some conscience, this rank of 4 to 4.5 was roughly the limit of what a low-class Magus could handle. Although it was still extremely dangerous.

Kain closed the book and sat in deep thought.

…

While Katie was absorbed in her book, a call interrupted her.

"Librarian, did you see a silver-haired student come in here?"

Hearing the words "silver-haired student", Katie's eyes revealed a look of doubt. Just as she was about to reply, a male voice spoke first.

"Mera, why are you here?"

"I came looking for you, I just figured you'd be here."

"Oh, what's up?

"It's nothing, are you free now?"

"Maybe, I just read something..."

"Then let's go."

With that, Mera pulled Kain's hand and ran away. He didn't resist and just followed, not forgetting to say goodbye to Katie.

Katie was stunned, not because of Kain's farewell to her, but because of Kain's attitude towards the girl he called Mera.

Kain was very polite, but because of that, his attitude was also a bit distant in some ways. However, when Kain faced Mera, Katie felt a strange emotion coming from him.

It was indulgence, though Katie wasn't sure how to describe it.

"Did Kain agree to join the journey into the Misty Dungeon because of that girl?"

Katie's mind was working so fast that that was the thought that popped into her head.

…

Kain was dragged out of the library by Mera, and even out of the academy. This made Kain sigh helplessly.

"Where do we go now?"

"A place you will definitely love, trust me!"

Seeing Mera's firm assertion, Kain agreed.

Eventually, Kain was led by Mera to an ice cream shop.

"This place is..."

"It's an ice cream shop! How fun is that?"

"I'm not illiterate..."

"Stop nagging and follow me!"

So, he was led inside again. Mera placed a cup of ice cream as big as half his face. It was white and placed in front of him.

"Give it a try, I don't think you'll be disappointed. This is the best ice cream shop."

Mera smiled slyly, her chin resting on her hands as she stared at Kain as if to see his reaction.

For this ice cream in front of her, she tried ten different ice cream shops.

It was a bit unnatural for Kain to be looked at by Mera in such a radiant manner, but the distinct fragrance from the cool thing before his eyes still attracted Kain.

Finally, he picked up the spoon, scooped a piece and put it in his mouth.