Only I Level Up By Shoveling-Chapter 57: "I Am The Most Fragrant & Delicious"

Everyone’s breathing stopped for a second.

A spirit-eating monster, a rare monster known to feast on weaker spirits and even dared to hunt stronger spirits.

It loved to eat natal spirits and summon spirits alike, becoming the spirits’ natural predators!

The elf ancestor heard Lady Fera’s words and almost dropped his summoner.

"What?? Isn’t this a Lizard Bat dungeon? How could there be another monster inside, especially one as rare as a spirit-eating monster??"

This doesn’t make sense!

Everyone suddenly became gloomy at the mention of a "spirit-eating monster", and Castra’s Gut Feeling finally kicked in.

BEEP. [Passive skill Gut Feeling is triggered!]

[Ahhh, a C-rank spirit-eating monster. We are done for. We are going to die...]

[But, wait, since we are a poop-flavored spirit, maybe it won’t like us?]

[No, no, back then, it was chasing after us so happily! It must be a monster with a special taste bud!]

Castra...Castra couldn’t comment on his Gut Feeling but he still cursed at the feasting monster.

Damn. Why is there a Dudu-level monster here?

Thank God he’s now an E-rank so the pressure was manageable.

But the others who slowly sensed the monster’s true rank couldn’t help but gasp silently.

A C-rank spirit-eating monster in an ordinary D-rank dungeon??

Just what’s going on?! Did the dungeon evolve or something??

Before the group could even settle their anxious hearts, the monster had finished devouring the thorny spirit and slowly...turned its head towards the crowd’s hiding place.

The group’s eyes met the crimson, crazed eyes in the dark.

"Ah!!"

"KREEE!!!"

The monster moved as fast as lightning, pouncing at the crowd with its jaw wide open.

"Ugh! Everyone, scatter!"

The elf ancestor roared as he aimed his rifle at the monster and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

PSIU!

The bullet shot fast towards the monster’s left eye and it didn’t have time to dodge.

Bang!

The crowd subconsciously halted as they watched the spirit hit the fragile eye, already imagining blood spurting out.

But...

None of the expected blood burst out.

The monster’s eye was still intact, with not a single scratch on it!

The monster’s head didn’t even budge from the bullet’s recoil!

The elf ancestor almost leapt out of shock.

"What?? Not a single damage?!"

Even if the monster was a rank higher than him, with his unique bloodline, it was impossible for the monster to be unscathed!

Unless, unless...

It grew a bit stronger after eating the thorny vine spirit!

That hypothesis sent a chill down everyone’s spine.

They’re done for!

The bullet didn’t do any damage and on the contrary, it enraged the monster who was still greedy for more food.

With a swift move, the monster lunged towards a nearby spirit—

The unlucky 5-star charmer Castra.

"A-ah! Poop sir!"

Ray and Miria hugged each other as they watched the monster’s head already a meter away from Castra.

From this distance, Castra could even see the gleaming teeth and smelled the foul odor from its mouth.

Castra felt like he almost died from the stench alone!

The stench naturally woke up Dudu, who was exhausted after all the ordeals.

"Duu...."

Dudu woke up with a groan and a question mark above its head.

Huh? What’s going on? What’s that smell—

GYAHHH!! TEETH!!

Dudu almost fainted on top of Castra’s head but Castra immediately shook it awake while running away from the wide-open mouth.

"Ah! Don’t faint! Don’t faint! Good son, give me your pooo!"

"Duuuu!!"

No food, no poop! Dudu is tired! Sleepy!

Dudu laid listlessly on Castra’s hands and fainted happily, not caring about the huge jaw chasing after his father behind.

!! Ahhh! Unfilial son!!

Even more despairing, Lady Fera also woke up from the stench and when she saw the big mouth chasing behind them, she swiftly kicked her feet...

And jumped down Castra’s shoulders!

Under Castra’s disbelieving eyes, the white dog scampered away so fast that its figure turned into a blur.

"Fufufu, good luck, human! See you in the next life!"

Right after Lady Fera ran away, the monster lunged at the back of Castra’s head.

WHOOSH!

Castra could feel the sharp wind from behind and he quickly ducked down...

But it was too late.

The monster swiftly lowered its head with an astonishing agility.

HAP!

Time seemed to slow down.

Castra could feel his own head turning around, facing the incoming big mouth with wide eyes.

As the teeth inched closer, Poo screamed while slapping a virtual panel onto Castra’s eyes.

[Host!! Use the Angelic Freezing Smile skill!]

With a lightning-fast reflex, Castra mouthed,

"Angelic Freezing Smile!"

Lady Fera’s sharp hearing caught the familiar words and her eyes dilated in disbelief.

What?? Isn’t that her skill??

At the same time, the poop system kicked in.

DUNG! [Angelic Freezing Smile Skill is activated!]

[Skill Name: Angelic Freezing Smile]

Skill level: ??? (growth-type)

A smile bloomed on Castra’s face with the illusory shadow of a samoyed’s angelic smile.

The moment the monster saw that smile that was like a lighthouse in the dark, its body suddenly froze stiff.

To the naked eye, it looked like the monster just got "stunned", so no one except Lady Fera knew that the time around the monster actually did pause for a split second.

DUNG! [You have successfully used Lady Fera’s Angelic Freezing Smile’s Skill]

[Skill comprehension progress: 1%]

Right after the notification popped up, Castra summoned his beloved Llyod and the five ice poop in his possession. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Then, he slammed the poop at the monster’s gaping mouth.

TWACK!

"Activate Sh*t Luck!"

DUNG! [Sh*t Luck Skill is activated!]

The monster was only "stunned" for a split second, but before it could move, the poop balls had already arrived and splashed its head thoroughly, some even entering its mouth.

!

"KHEEEKKKK!!!"

The smell drove the monster mad and a thin ominous aura started to spread from the monster’s head to its entire body!

When Castra saw the thin ominous aura representing a little bad luck, he immediately shouted at the others while running forward with all of his might.

"Everyone— "

"RUN!"