My Elf System - Chapter 166

Chapter 166: 166. Blind Swamp Monster.
Dungeons and labyrinths in this world were a bit different from the ones Orion had read about in the novels from his previous world.

‘The dungeons in this world were of different ranks,’ He uttered in his thoughts.

‘And each dungeon’s rank had a specific terrain and group of monsters that was unique to it, but different from other dungeon ranks in the world.’

‘For example, an F-rank dungeon may look like a cave that houses monsters like goblins and slimes. However, an E-rank dungeon won’t look the same as an F-rank dungeon.’

‘On the outside, the dungeons might look alike, but once an adventurer steps into it, a magic circle would appear, and he would find himself in a magical forest containing wolves, wild boars, and some other monsters.’

‘Also, Mom said an F-Rank dungeon in the elf kingdom is different from an F-Rank dungeon in any other kingdom.’

‘She meant that the monsters in an F-Rank dungeon in the elf kingdom are different from the monsters in an F-Rank dungeon in the human kingdom or any other kingdom.’

‘Anyways, it would be nice to see what type of monsters are in the C-Rank dungeons of other Kingdoms.’

‘This is the first time I’ll be exploring a C-Rank dungeon in this kingdom or any other kingdom for that matter, so I have nothing to compare this dungeon with.’

Since it was a C-Rank Dungeon, only C-Rank adventurers could explore and venture into the dungeon, and this meant that Orion was also a C-Rank adventurer.

Orion continued to push through the thorny vines and razor-sharp reeds, which continued to slash at the clothes he wore.

‘The monsters in this dungeon seemed a bit different from other monsters in other dungeons.’

‘If it were monsters from other dungeons, they would have probably spotted me by now.’

‘I wonder why the monsters here haven’t come out to attack yet?’

Orion’s feet continued to sink into the spongy ground with every step he took, then he rounded a bend in the waterway which allowed him to spot a clearing ahead.

The mist thinned a bit and this allowed Orion to see a cluster of glowing mushrooms. The light from the mushrooms made it a lot easier for him to see the clearing, but Orion suddenly heard a gurgling sound that echoed throughout the swamp.

The thick stench of acidic goo filled the air, but that was just a sign that Orion was now dangerously close to the monster living in this part of the swamp.

He slightly moved forward while his grip on his sword tightened, and the monster emerged out of the murky water.

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Name:- Gloopernaught Monster.

Race:- Swamp Monster.

Monster Rank:- Rank 10

[Strength: 299]

[Agility: 320]

[Charisma: 5]

[Vitality: 70]

[Intelligence: 5]

[Skills:- Acidic Splash, Acid bullet, Amorphous body.]

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The Gloopernaught monster was a seven-foot-tall monster with an amorphous body.

It looked like a huge, transparent jellyfish with no discernible eyes, and it had large tentacles that it used to sense its surroundings.

Yellowish-green fluid slowly oozed out of its body and stuck to its body like droplets of water.

The monster aimed its acidic fluid at Orion, but he swiftly evaded the fast-moving acidic projectiles aimed toward him.

The swamp monster launched more acid bullets towards Orion, but he didn’t have a problem evading it.

However, the swamp monster wasn’t happy with this.

In fact, it didn’t like what it was seeing; so it roared loudly before spitting out a huge amount of acid from its mouth, aiming for Orion.

The acid spread out like a blanking as it lurched towards Orion, making it difficult for him to escape, but Orion swiftly teleported to the left.

The acid landed on the murky water, causing it to seethe like boiling water in a pot.

Orion released a sigh of relief after registering the fact that it could have been him that it splashed on. But the swamp monster wasn’t done with him just yet, so it hastily lashed four of its tentacles at Orion. It continued to whip its tentacles around the spot where Orion stood.

The water splashed upwards, and a heavy fog swiftly surrounded the spot where Orion had stood a while ago.

However, this didn’t stop the swamp monster from attacking. Instead, it continued to lash its tentacles at Orion as it became increasingly irritated by him.

Most adventurers would have been dead by now after it had aimed its acid bullets at them, but Orion was a greedy and stubborn motherfucker.

He didn’t want to give his delicious flesh to the swamp monster.

‘Can’t he see how hungry I am right now?’ The monster uttered in its thoughts.

‘A good food should always allow me to eat it.’

All the swamp monster wanted was just to eat him, was that too much to ask?

Why can’t the greedy elf just give up and let it eat him. This was the thought circling around the monster’s mind.

The monster could hear the splashing sounds of water but no matter what it did, it still couldn’t hurt Orion. Although, what the monster didn’t know was that, the elf Prince that was in front of it was just an illusion created by Orion with an illusion spell that he cast a few minutes ago.

The fake elf Prince didn’t really have a solid body, causing it to look like a hologram, and this was why all of the swamp monster’s attacks simply went through him.

The monster continued to lash its tentacles at the spot where it believed Orion was standing.

It stopped for a while to see if there was any movement on the waters, but it couldn’t hear anything.

Since it couldn’t see, it had to make sure the greedy motherfucker wasn’t trying to escape.

‘Is he dead?’ The swamp monster thought to itself.

‘I hope he is.’

‘I can’t sense any movement,’

‘He has to be dead.’

‘Yes!! Finally, I can eat that greedy motherfucker’s meat!!’ The swamp monster rejoiced in its thoughts, but it suddenly heard a splash of water in the exact same spot it believed Orion was.

‘Huh?’

The splashing sound continued and the mist surrounding Orion cleared.

Unlike what the monster was expecting, Orion’s body remained intact and unharmed.

‘What in the hell?’

‘The Stoopid motherfucker is alive?’

‘Emotional damage.’

The swamp monster became hurt when it realized that its prey was still alive, but this didn’t stop it from striking again and again.

However, all of its attacks seemed to be passing through Orion rather than hurting him.

The swamp monster scratched its head in confusion, wondering why it was so difficult to kill just one crazy ass motherfucker.

If the swamp monster could see, it would have noticed the two small magic circles on both sides of the hologram.

The hologram couldn’t make any sound on its own, so Orion cast two sound spells to make a splashing sound that could be heard on either side of the hologram.

The monster continued to strike aimlessly in front of it, hoping the splashing sound would stop, but it didn’t.

Instead, the splashing sound increased in pitch and this made the swamp monster feel scared. It tried to hide back in the water, but the real Orion wasn’t too far from the swamp monster.

He was currently standing on two glowing spears and hovering above the swamp monster. He held a spear in his hand while he tried to find the swamp monster’s core.

The moment he spotted the core which seemed to be glowing as a tiny orb within the transparent Gloopernaught swamp monster, Orion hurled the spear straight towards the monster’s core, causing the monster to cry out in agony.

It didn’t take long for the monster to die. After that, Orion checked around but noticed that there were no other monsters in the vicinity.

He removed the monster’s core from its body before storing both the monster and its core in an item box. Orion could have easily abandoned the monster’s corpse, but it was still valuable to him and the guild.

‘The guild isn’t only known for giving out quests and missions, it also buys monster body parts and their cores from adventurers.’

‘Monster body parts are extremely useful and can be used to develop new substances and materials, while its acidic goo can be used to create dangerous potions.’

‘Anyways, those are not important right now.’

Since the Gloopernaught had been defeated, Orion decided to move forward with the hope of clearing the dungeon as soon as possible.

He cast a few more illusion spells, allowing it to seem like they were more of him passing through the swamp. He also cast a few sound magic spells to create the perfect sound needed to deceive any monster within the area.

The strong smell of rotten corpses and flesh prevented him from passing through the swamp water, but this wasn’t the only reason why he chose to glide through the air rather than walk on the murky water.

The water was extremely dirty and would affect his clothes as well, so he knew he had to move around by flying above the water.

Also, since he had the ability to fly, why would he choose to walk on the dirty water?

It just didn’t make sense.

With that out of the way, Orion continued to slay more swamp monsters before coming across a ghostly, humanoid creature with a misty, transparent body.