Leaving the Dungeon

Forewarning!

"Yo!" means someone is talking

*Yo!* means someone is thinking

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"Ok we will be splitting into 2 groups on the way back, one with members used to kill all of the monsters so that the 2nd group with the supporters and injured so that they can move faster."Finn stated he was upset about how the expedition had to be cut short because of the missing weapons but at least they completed the guild mission.

Riviera was worried about how Stella would take the monsters in the dungeon with all the blood but Stella looked entirely unfazed by the monsters."Hey Stella what did you do before you came here you don't look too fazed by the blood and monsters."

"Oh, I was an adventurer although not the kind you are, I was more of a mix between an explorer and a grave robber."Stella wasn't against sharing her past, the Loki familia was allowing her to join them in leaving the dungeon

"I mostly explored places that were taken by the taint and repossessed the gear left by other explorers, these monsters are nowhere near as terrifying as the taint. The blood does smell bad though but adapting quickly comes with the job though." Stella stated

"Taint, what is that and why did you choose such a job?"Ais butted in wondering why she chose a job that seemed so dangerous.

"Wasn't really my choice, to be honest, the options were selling myself or exploring and looting dead bodies."

"Neither choice was great but I was told stories about the great thaumaturges of the past and how they had a kingdom somewhere in the taint."

"I always wanted to do magic, but because of how only the rich could afford even the simplest of magic tools, I decided to become an explorer."

"I would become an explorer and go out and confirm whether the stories were true, and if they were, I'd become a thaumaturge!"Stella said

"Finn why does the weakling just get to walk, if she is helping us leave then she can be a supporter and carry stuff."Bete grumbled

"Oh, Stella, do you mind helping carry some stuff we are helping you."Finn said he didn't want the other adventurers to get the wrong idea about favoritism and whatnot.

"Of course I don't mind, you all are helping me get out of the dungeon so I might as well help!"Stella said she was surprised that he only asked now and not when they first set off.

Stella was given a backpack to carry and she proceeded to put the entire backpack into the storage pouch stunning all of the adventurers.

"Huh, Have you not seen a storage bag before?"Stella was confused about why they were staring at her.

"Kid if those existed do you think they would be carrying those bags around?"Gareth asked

"Space pouches exist, after all, I'm using one right now, I've seen the rich use them before?"Stella was confused until she realized, this isn't her world there are different rules here!

"We are the Loki familia, we are one of the richest familia's in orario. If that existed then we could dive deeper with fewer people.''Finn stated he was shocked that such a large bag had fit into a pouch no bigger than a coin purse.

"How much more can that pouch hold?"Ais asked

"Uh, about 48 more of those backpacks but a total of 64 items."Stella stated she now knew why the Loki familia took so many people down, most of them were to carry supplies not fight.

"64! Would you sell the pouch to us?"Finn asked if he could get his hands on an object like this then they could become the top familia!

"Sorry, but I won't sell it, I don't know the situation on the surface so selling my belongings isnt in my options currently."Stella was tempted but she might be able to find someone who would buy for higher and she could use that money to fund being a thaumaturge!

Stella put all of the supplies into the pouch and the group started to move much faster, they were able to make it to the 17th floor in half of the time they normally did. Because of how Stella could store all of the supplies their pace sped up quite drastically and Stella got to watch the higher-ups of the Loki familia fight.

Stella didn't have much experience with fighting, as the best solution was to simply avoid fighting tainted creatures because of the chance of infection. The Loki familia looked like they were having fun beating the monster to pulp and she wondered if she would find it fun.

Because of the increased pace, they had made it to the 17th floor, but there was a swarm of minotaurs blocking the path, and much to the dismay of Raul who was trying to get lower leveled members some experience Tione, Tiona, and Bete were very bored and had decided to kill the monsters with their fists, scaring the shit out of the minotaurs causing them to panic and run away, leading them to go to a higher floor.

After all of the members had left chasing after the minotaurs it was only the injured, the supporters, Stella, and Tione left on the 17th. Tione made quick work of most of the minotaurs but one got past her and tried to attack Stella.

Stella was scared she had never fought something like this before, and she knew that Tione wouldn't be able to get to her in time so she had to do something and the only thing she knew was the one thing she was scared of using the taint.

Stella didn't have time to think about the repercussions of using the taint; she would die if she didn't use it. As Stella concentrated she could feel everything slow down, and the color drained from everything just as the minotaur was about to strike her she ducked under its fist and moved towards its body.

Pulling one of the destroyed spears out of her bag, she made her way under and through its legs, coming up behind the minotaur just as it finished its punch, Stella took the broken spear and thrust it as hard as she could, aiming for where she assumed its ass would be.

She might not be able to pierce its skin normally but no creature has an armored ass, something she learned from a book she had picked up off of one of the bodies she had looted. The spear had connected with the minotaurs' ass forcing its way out of its stomach, killing the creature.

Stella released the breath she had unconsciously held and turned the power off. As she looked at her hand she saw the small coin-sized purple discoloration grow, now having tendrils reach towards her fingers.

The minotaur poofed and Tione and the rest of the adventures still there stared slack-jawed at what just happened. Stella fell down on her butt to catch her breath and calm herself about how the taint had grown so fast. Tione had quickly rushed over now that all the minotaurs had died.

"What was that! You killed a floor 17 minotaur and you don't even have falna!"Tione was really surprised if Stella was this strong without a falna then if she was level 6 like she was how strong would she be!

"Uh, that was like a last resort sorta thing, I don't want to have to do that ever again.''Stella was shaking. She might be able to pull that trick 30 to 40 more times but she didn't want to lose herself.

Tione was a little upset at how Stella didn't want to use such a power, but left it be because she saw how Stella was shaking, holding her hands together. She was going to report this to Finn, if she could get Stella to join Loki's familia then even without the use of that power, that magic bag would come in real handy in getting to the lower floors.

With that the dungeon expedition was finished, instead of it taking an expected 2 weeks they had cut it down to 1 week and 3 days, 4 days of going through the dungeon were cut down because of the storage bag.

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Word Count:1393

That was my first time writing an action scene, so hopefully, it wasn't too bad! Once again remember to give me feedback and your power stones!