While I had no solid evidence, I noted the possibility. I put the mana stones into the pouch and followed her. After walking around in the darkness and getting attacked by several white wolves, we stepped into the light. I covered my eyes from the light. While we had light thanks to that light orb, this light was much brighter. After my eyes got used to light, I was able to see the source. On the ceiling of the cave-which was high probably due to that space expansion bullshit- were a bunch of crystals half buried into the ceiling.


    Grass also existed on the ground but they weren’t green. Instead, they were blue. I guess I should get used to things not being like my world. Back on Earth blue didn’t really exist in nature, at least not commonly. Yet blue grass was all around me, stretching as far as I see. They weren’t the only things I saw, however.


    “Screech!”


    I raised my shield and blocked the bat-like creature diving towards me. I slammed my shield so hard that its fangs sprouting from both of its jaws broke. Good. I don’t want to get bit by those fangs which were longer than my index finger. Especially since I knew that bats carried a bunch of diseases. The creature fell to the ground while making pained noises. It was weird looking. It had a dark blue mane around its neck. Other parts of it were lighter blue. It was as big as a middle-sized dog. Its look reminded me of flying fox bats except uglier. It was a shame since I liked bats. I pulled my sword and finished it off as it tried to leap towards my neck. I looked up and saw the corpses of 3 more. Ouch, my confidence.


    “Bats are known for living in large groups.”


    I said.


    “Possibly.”


    She added while looking forward. Her attention was on something else. I looked in the direction she was looking and… I murmured the theme of a famous movie. Less than 100 meters in front of us a motherfucking T-rex was munching on something. The child inside of me jumped with excitement but my face stayed still.


    “Is that normal?”


    I asked, wanting to learn if dinosaurs were common in this world.


    “They aren’t common. There are only a handful of reports of Monstrous Lizards existing outside of dungeons.”


    Monstrous Lizards? Wait, that just means dinosaur! So, they existed in this world! Damn, somebody go and tell this to 10-year-old me!


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    “You stay here. I can’t protect you while fighting it.”


    …


    “You want to fight it one on one?”


    She smiled.


    “Watch and learn who you are serving.”


    She ran toward the T-rex.


    “Ice Wall!”


    As she chanted massive walls of ice appeared under the feet of the T-rex, throwing it off balance.


    “Haste, Strength Up!”


    Blue light covered her two weapons. But unlike Arslan’s or when she fought with me(more like smacked me around), her weapons absorbed the energy. T-rex gained its balance using its tail and tried to stomp her. Its attack was rewarded with a huge gash as she danced around it.


    …


    Her weapons were light. Her body also wasn’t that muscular(I felt some muscles when she was on top of me and somethings more-uhum!-) Despite that her strike managed to cut through the scales and fur T-rex had. In my previous world, high-frequency blades could do the same thing but her weapons weren’t high-frequency blades. I should know, I used them for over 40 years. Did her mana allow this? Maybe it was a step higher than just covering your weapon with mana. Or maybe her weapon had an option just like my bow had.


    “Thud!”


    Before I could even think of all of the options T-rex fell to the ground. Even though I watched it all unfold with my own two eyes, I couldn’t believe it. This wasn’t the first time I saw a human take down a giant by themselves. I, myself did the same thing. But she didn’t have any mechanical, hormonal, and genetic enchantments I had. She didn’t have firearms or power armor either. Magic and mana… It was something I must learn and master as quickly as possible. I got closer and examined the beast better. It was around 10 meters tall. It had dark blue scales which were covered with pale white fur at least in some parts like its stomach. I guess this is the theme of this dungeon. The fur wasn’t that thick. Its tail was long and ended with boney parts like it was armored. I actually witnessed it using it as a weapon unsuccessfully. It didn’t have any arms. On its chest, a mana stone big as my torso existed. It was star-shaped.


    …


    I don’t know why but its shape reminded me of Larve’s eyes.


    “How good are you at using a long sword?”


    I was snapped back to reality by her question. I looked at my own sword. While it was a long sword it wasn’t the biggest around. Truth be told I could use every sword in existence though I preferred long swords. I just picked a short sword because when I arrived in this world my body wasn’t that strong. While the weight difference between a long and short sword wasn’t that big I wanted to train with short swords first before getting a long sword so my body could get progressively stronger.


    “Enough to defend myself.”


    She smiled before pulling out a sword. Where the fuck did that come from?


    “It is a drop from this monster. It is a good sword but mine are better.”


    It was a straight, double-edged sword. It was around 120 centimeters long. I pulled it out of its sheat which seemed to be made out of the same material as T-rex’s scales. The blade had some runic symbols running across it.


    (Cruel King’s Longsword)


    (Power: 15)


    (Durability: 300\300)


    (A drop from a mutated Tyrannosaurus rex. While powers that come with the mutation are lost, the ferocity of the beast remains.)


    (Tyranny of King: If you inflict a major wound on a living being with it, you have a 20 percent chance to raise your strength or agility stat by 5 for 1 minute. Whichever stat gets raised will be decided randomly.)