I Can Make Everything Level UP

Billy had planned to rest and prepare for one week, but then one before his departure, a messenger showed up at his home bringing a letter sent by Jean. It was basically a letter that was sent to Jean and then to him… The contents were simple, two of the three parties that were waiting for his group entered the dungeon. Somehow, Billy already knew which parties the letter was mentioning. The sender was probably Paule since she assumed that Jean would send it to him. He wasn't surprised, but he facepalmed wondering what he should do in case he finds them inside the dungeon. It wasn't like they had to follow his orders, so Billy didn't have many options.

"Ah… Those guys… What a pain," Billy said and then sighed.

He wondered if he should keep quiet about it or tell his friends. Still, telling them now wouldn't change anything, so Billy just continued his preparations. Much to his surprise, Alexander and Sarah's reactions were a bit different than he had expected the next day. He explained them what happened and he expected a different reaction, perhaps he still was underestimating them deep down.

"Oh, is that so?" Alexander asked.

"I guess they are going to die," Sarah said.

"Putting Sarah's reaction aside since she isn't that hot-blooded, I thought you would say something like: we should go and save them right now!" Billy said.

"Well, we can't afford to help and waste time with those who don't even have the decency to give us an answer before trying to clear the dungeon," Alexander said. "Besides, they entered the dungeon of their own volition, whatever happens, it will be their fault."

Billy should correct the way he sees his friends again. He treated them like childish morons when he was most of the time the childish moron, but now they couldn't even be called morons… At least not that often. In any case, Billy and his friends departed to the dungeon and they frowned when they saw that the party that didn't enter the dungeon wasn't Francis… Nor were they ready to enter. He made another error of judgement, perhaps he should stop trying to evaluate people and their way of thinking based on his own. In any case, their greed was finally shown to him, but the lesson was learned.

"Sorry, but we decided to step down. We realized that by ourselves, we couldn't even reach the ninth floor without running out of supplies, so facing the guardian would be suicide. If we help you, you can't guarantee our safety, right?"

"Well, of course not, this is a dungeon that has ten levels, after all," Billy said.

"Since that is the case… we will stay behind and wish you luck."

Even without the help, Billy could respect that group, they recognized their limits and didn't let their pride put them in a dangerous position. Still, he was disappointed with Francis and his party… He didn't take them to be that kind of people, stupidly greedily and inconsiderate. Billy was greedy as well, so he couldn't complain much, but at least he kept his word with the people he respected.

"Sorry about that, even though I am managing things here, I can't stop the adventurers from doing what they wanted," Paule said.

"It is fine, this is just a minor nuisance," Billy said. "Anyway, they left three days ago? Then they must be on the third layer already. Let's see if they will be lucky and escape my magic."

Since they knew the direct route, they should be fine and Billy won't kill them with his ice magic unless something happens and their pace is delayed. According to Paule, those two parties aren't working together, but they probably will end up helping each other while trying to outspeed the other and reach the Guardian's chamber.

In any case, after learning and leveling up magic support a bit, Billy didn't have to use his full power at the entrance of every floor. Whenever the monsters appeared, he used Niflheim and then covered them in ice. The monsters of the first layer even died instantly sometimes…

"Didn't your magic power increase again?" Alexander asked.

"I am just using another spell that I developed alongside it, it enhances my magic power for a short while," Billy replied.

Alexander and Sarah couldn't help but sigh, they thought everyday about new skills and spells that they could develop, but they still felt quite slow compared to Billy's. Both of them reached a level where they could store more mana than their bodies could handle, but it still was… Rough. They needed to practice more… As for Billy, having three extra reservoirs of mana was his limit… He was thinking of gathering one million mana points and then kill the guardian in one shot, but that was probably impossible with his current skills.

"By the way, what is the plan against the Guardian?" Alexander asked.

"We don't know anything about the guardian, so maybe having anything too specific might become a problem," Sarah said.

"I will try to kill it as fast as possible, if that doesn't work, then we will work together," Billy said.

"Your notion of teamwork terrifies me…" Alexander said

In any case, Billy's tactic of using Niflheim worked pretty well on the second layer as well, but he had to use the spell more on the third layer since the enemies were a lot more resistant than the others. Their numbers were also a problem… Still, Alexander and Sarah managed to slay the monsters before it became an issue and since the spawning rate of the monsters decreased, the helpers didn't fall behind. Still, it took them three days to reach the tenth floor and they didn't find anyone along the way. However, they heard some noises coming from the guardian's chamber.

"I can sense some vibrations inside… so they must be fighting," Billy said.

"What is the battle plan?" Alexander asked. "The real one."