Yeah… I definitely understand what they're after now… The crystal!
How do I know? Pretty simple, actually—they're not even trying to hide it! They've started feeling around the walls and even trying to break them!
Which is obviously impossible, unless there are secret rooms behind them… But since that's not the case, and I haven't modified the dungeon like that, they won't be able to destroy the labyrinth's walls.
But it still annoys me! Even though I'm gaining tons of entry points from the D and C rank adventurers—and from their deaths thanks to the absurd number of monsters—it's still irritating!
After all, they're starting to prepare a war against my dungeon to find something they'll never get… Because the crystal is in my stomach, protected.
And I don't plan on dying!
With all the points I've gained and the war that I now know is coming, I've decided to improve monster reproduction again. From x3, I've increased it to x5.
[You are about to spend 20,000 dungeon points to increase reproduction rate. Do you accept?]
"Yes!"
Suddenly, the dungeon trembled, and I could see on the map all the monsters spawning, glowing with white light, and then, just like that, they could lay eggs or reproduce between king and queen much faster!
"Good…"
While walking through the dungeon, I could hear several explorers screaming in shock.
"What's going on?!"
"Why are there suddenly more monsters?!"
Several teams tried to escape, but the monsters either blocked them or killed them!
Hehehehe...
But honestly, this probably made the Adventurers' Guild even more eager for war. They'll surely start hiring more mercenary groups and members from other organizations.
Maybe even shady organizations! Like infamous bandits or assassins.
But I'll be waiting for them! They'll all die if they try to kill me!
...Whoa. I sound like a monster... Maybe a side effect of being a slime?
Well, either way, I have to fight, so I accept it—but I won't let this monstrous side take over!
Speaking of which, some good news in these dark times!
The Multivariant Spider Queen has evolved into a rank C mini-boss! Becoming the Multivariant Arachne Queen!
On top of her spider guards and multi-elemental spiders, she can now give birth to rank D Multivariant Arachnes, with multiple elements within them!
All this makes my dungeon even stronger! Yes! I'm as excited as a little bug, bouncing around everywhere!
So much so that I got caught by some explorers! Guess I'll have to celebrate quietly another time~
But that's not all—now that she's become the Multivariant Arachne Queen, I can naturally get another Multivariant Spider Queen to be born!
I can obviously buy one—or several—but why bother if I can get one for free?
In any case, I'm happy~
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Inside the labyrinth dungeon, several adventuring parties, mercenary groups, and even the church, start to panic.
"Why are there more monsters showing up?!"
"The dungeon has improved again!"
"Damn dungeon master!"
"Be happy—an entire team that entered the second floor turned around and left immediately!"
"I believe it, with those beetles that move through shadows!"
"On the first floor they're alone in the shadows, but on the second, they travel in groups, and with their growing numbers, there must be ultra-powerful shadow golems there too."
"Not to mention the elemental spiders lying in ambush!"
"I totally forgot! Damn! With this growing number, we'll be surrounded and wiped out in a magical bombardment!"
"Add to that the insane traps and the airborne spores, and you've got one cruel dungeon master!"
Other teams, unlike this one, weren't so lucky—they were simply running for their lives!
"Run!"
"There are too many slimes and guardian slimes of all kinds!"
"Maylo died from multiple acid sprays!"
Even with priests, priestesses, and paladins, it was hard to escape and not get overwhelmed by the monster waves—especially since they were well-coordinated!
And this is only the first floor!
On the second, the groups are having an even worse time...
"Alicia! Watch out!"
Several Arachnes closed in and attacked with multiple fused elemental spells.
Alicia and her team managed to escape, but with many injuries. Lyssara also lost several summons in the endless battles.
Once outside, they went straight to see the Guild Mistress to report.
"I know about the increasing number of monsters. It seems the dungeon master is aware that we're preparing for war to find the crystal…"
"Increasing their troops in response?"
"Yes, Alicia."
The Guild Mistress sighed, closed her eyes, resting her face on one hand to think.
After a few moments, she opened them again with new resolve.
"Alicia, any other news about the second floor?"
"Yes, Arachnes have now appeared as regular monsters—several of them, capable of fusing elements, like Kaelyra's Skill Fusion."
"Several, not just one?"
"Yes, why?"
"That's bad... One would mean there's a mini-boss—but several means there's an Arachne Queen!"
"Which makes the dungeon level even higher! Rank B adventurers must absolutely enter the dungeon. Just the number of monsters is a reasonable excuse but…"
The Guild Mistress continued, looking serious.
"But with a new mini-boss who's also an Arachne Queen… Yes, absolutely!"
"Also, if we don't stop the monster expansion and they start escaping..."
This time it was Lyna who continued.
"Villages and towns could be attacked if too many monsters are born!"
"Exactly!"
Yes, if too many monsters are created, the dungeon must put them somewhere—and sending them outside, where space is infinite, is the best option! If the plains around the dungeon become infested with monsters, it'll turn into a dungeon plain!
Thinking about this, the Guild Mistress couldn't help but go pale with fear.
"Prepare for war against the dungeon!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
"Understood!"
"…"