I like crossing the most

Chapter 252 Sword Princess VS Ota
Another expedition, members of the [Loki Familia] are gearing up.

Unfortunately, in order to prevent confusion at the upper level, the first vanguard group only had 20 members, including fifteen senior blacksmiths from the Hephaestus family.

Kobayashi, as the eye, moved forward with the first group.

This is the 7th floor.

The twittering Amazon sisters, the cranky werewolf Bert, and Finn and Riveria talking to Lin.

By the way, Grace is in the second team.

Surrounded by the light green zenith and walls, the group of people was so lively that it didn't seem like they were going on an expedition, and they moved forward smoothly.

……

"In other words, did Captain Finn choose to take risks in order to revive the little people?"

"That's right. So, if you know any outstanding little human girls, Kobayashi, please introduce them to me."

"……I try my best."

For the brave Finn's request, Kobayashi politely refused under Tiona's murderous gaze.

As a chat to pass the time on the road, he took the initiative to provoke the topic, and then inexplicably jumped to the reason why each of them became an adventurer.

Honestly, Finn the Brave is pretty popular.

Not only is he the leader of the largest faction in the Labyrinth City, but he is also a first-level adventurer in LV6, and he is also very handsome.

If he said that he wanted to ask for marriage, the women who lined up would be able to line up from the entrance of the Loki family resident to the Tower of Babel.

It's that exaggerated.

I really want to tell him that sometimes race, gender, and age don't matter so much, but the other party's purpose is to revive the little people, so they have to reduce the scope.

It's a pity that Xiaolin doesn't even know a small human race now.

So can that murderous look be put away, Miss Tiona?
Sudden.

Xiao Lin paused, and said in a deep voice, "There is an emergency."

"...four people."

Sword Princess Ais followed closely behind.

The two looked at each other, and all members of the Loki family responded in an instant, and followed their gazes towards the intersection ahead.

In the next second, four adventurers ran out in a panic.

They looked back frequently, as if they were fleeing from some horrible monster.

The four people who focused on the back did not see the people in front and were stopped on the spot.

"You, who are you... huh?! No, no way, the Loki family?!"

The four people who were startled were about to yell, but after seeing who it was, they suddenly became timid again.

"So, what happened?"

"Minotaur, it's Minotaur who appeared! That tauren is wandering around on the upper floor! It's unbelievable!"

The fleeing adventurers trembled all over, first lowered their voices, and then let out a painful roar.

It seems that they are really scared.

Hearing Minotaur's name, Kobayashi narrowed his eyes, and Sword Princess Ais's right hand shook reflexively.

Then, the man who looked like the adventurer captain began to talk about the cause and effect with a livid face.

"We were exploring the dungeon as usual, until just now, when we went deep...we found the Minotaur. Then, we saw a white-haired human imp being attacked, but we were hit by the monster Roaring in fear, I fled here...!"

White-haired, human, and imp!
It's Bell!
As the information continued to flow out, the appearance of the cowardly rabbit appeared in the mind of Swordswoman Aisi.

"Xiao Lin!"

"I saw him, come with me!"

The two rushed away like a gust of wind along the road from which the adventurer fled.

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LV[-], LV[-]...

How can I improve my class?
Bell had thought indifferently before that as long as he continued to gain proficiency, he always felt that something was wrong.He touched the high wall between LV[-] and LV[-], and realized that in order to advance, he had to cross a tall and steep wall.

——Great achievements!
This is what Kobayashi once told him.

Defeat opponents stronger than yourself, gain higher-level proficiency, and exceed a certain amount.

This is the condition for promotion.

But what to do?How can I defeat a more powerful enemy?
"...Master? Lord Bell? Lord Bell!"

"Yes Yes!"

Bell woke up from his thoughts when Lily, the supporter, shouted in his ears.

"Master Bell, what's the matter? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, nothing..."

Bell shook his head.

But soon, he subconsciously frowned again, feeling an inexplicable sense of unease.

Now the two are on the [-]th floor.

Today, in order to formally break through the [-]th floor, or to cross the wall to a new height, they came to the dungeon early in the morning.

During the adventure, I didn't see many adventurers, no, even the number of monsters was too small.

Since arriving on the [-]th floor, this floor has been surprisingly quiet.

This is the deepest level of the upper level, and I haven't encountered a single monster, at most I saw some goblins running around.

What is it, this dissonance?

It's like being forced to dig out something that you don't want to remember.

That's right.

It was the same at that time, and there was a dead silence in the dungeon.

"Master Bell..."

"Let's go to the [-]th floor."

Bell's weak mood welled up in his heart, the timid part was telling him to leave quickly, but the brave part was urging him to go down quickly.

That is the feeling of wanting to break through the wall and get closer to the person you yearn for.

He raised his foot and was about to step into the entrance leading to the [-]th floor.

next moment.

"Oh oh oh!!!"

A huge howling sound came from the depths. The sound that was so familiar that it couldn't be more familiar made Bell's feet freeze, and he didn't even listen to what Lily said.

The cry engraved in his mind burned every nerve in him.

Like a rusty machine, Bell turned his head to the back after a pause, looking at the source of the sound with dilated pupils - that happened to be the depth of the road they walked through.

"Master Bell?"

Lily beside her noticed that Bell's breathing became short of breath and his body was trembling slightly.

The atmosphere called fear was contagious, and Lily couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva, staring intently.

"Oh oh oh!!!"

As the roaring sound approached, the floor trembled with that majestic figure and obvious horns.Bell didn't know how many times he had dreamed about it, how many times he had overlapped that figure with other monsters, and he didn't know how many times he had been afraid of that guy.

Minotaur!
Lily hid behind Bell subconsciously, and said in a trembling voice, "How could there be a Minotaur on the ninth floor?"

Bell would also like to know.

But he knew more about this helpless and unreasonable situation, this indescribable sense of despair, and the arrogant tauren who pushed him into the abyss.

This trembling was the same as back then.

The Minotaur who was roaring in front of him still scared him out of his wits, and Bell no longer knew what kind of expression he had.

So terrible, so terrible, so terrible!
To escape!
You have to escape!

Tears oozed from the corners of Bell's eyes, his lungs almost started to sob, the upper and lower rows of teeth collided slightly, his feet kept trembling, his survival instinct was constantly issuing warnings, and now he could only escape.

The symbol of fear accumulated in his mind all this time swelled up in his body.

"It's better to run away now. Lord Bell? Lord Bell?!"

Lily's cry woke him up.

No!

Can't escape!
If he escapes now, Lily will definitely be hurt!

The Minotaur turned into a projectile, and it rushed through the passage at a frightening speed, biting the distance between Bell and Bell.

Bell's eyes widened involuntarily, even though his heart kept telling him to escape, as long as he escaped, he could live, but he still forcibly suppressed the strong warning in his heart.

Approaching the giant bull in front of him in the blink of an eye, he raised his big sword over his shoulder, and slashed down with a slanted sword!
【Forget that fear, look ahead. 】

"--Ah ah!"

The moment Lily wanted to push Bell away, Bell grabbed her by the collar first, and then threw her to the side.

He didn't pay attention to what happened to his petite body.

Instead, he bit his trembling lip with his teeth and broke it.

[Go forward, don't stop. 】

Before the slashing sword had time to kill Bell, he stretched out his right arm almost reflexively and shouted:

"—Fire lightning!"

Oh oh oh! ! !
The crimson thunderbolt bounced off the approaching Minotaur, but was no match for the power of the blooming flame petals, and the other end jerked back.

【Retreat will only lead to aging, and timidity will lead to death! 】

Bell's eyes opened to the extreme, igniting a glimmer of hope that was far from a chance of winning.

can win!

I can win!
No, you must win!
As if being possessed, he began to use magic.

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On the other side, Kobayashi and Aisi were running quickly in the dungeon. Because Kobayashi knew what Ota did in the dungeon, they rushed straight to the hinterland of the ninth floor.

Then, just before rushing into the last passage of the target area.

"stop."

A voice stopped the two of them.

Nothing, just a sentence.

However, the two stopped at the same time.

In the spacious rectangular space, where there were no monsters or adventurers, he stood there quietly by himself.

No one can ignore the surging sense of presence gushing out of him.

Wearing armor, a huge body like a giant rock, and strong limbs built with steel-like muscles.

The pig ears in the short red hair announced his origin.

"Fierce."

Ace murmured hoarsely.

The man squinted his earthy red eyes, first stared at Kobayashi who raised his head to look at the ceiling and counted the lights, and then looked at the princess of the Loki family who rushed over.

Warrior Orta stood solemnly in front of him.

Behind him was the only passage leading to the target area, and he blocked it with his huge back. Seeing his posture, he was obviously telling Jian Ji not to think about it.

Ais silently pulled out the rapier from her waist, and Ota also tore open the bulging package on her back and took out the big sword.

"Come on, Sword Fairy."

"Step aside!"

The girl suddenly widened her golden eyes, brandishing the sharp sword in her hand and rushing towards the enemy.

The sword girl and the warrior.

The two first-level adventurers, known as the strongest, forcibly started the battle.

Kobayashi was eating melons and watching the show.

I've mispoken.

It is learning, learning the battle of the strong.

The Sword Princess Ais quickly approached Ota, and used a fast cassock slash on him that caught him off guard.

That is, a sword technique that cuts diagonally downward with the opponent's shoulder.

Fast and hard.

but--

"Too tender."

Ota used the big sword to easily deflect the full-power slash.

The strong arm knocked back Aisi, she stood unsteadily and stared blankly, but immediately raised her eyes and used the force of being bounced to perform a roundabout slash.

Being able to change moves quickly is already great.

Unfortunately, it was blocked again.

"Ahhhh!!!"

Aisi forcibly accelerated her whole body, slashed continuously without mercy, a large number of sparks scattered, and countless sword lights became one-hit kills, baring her fangs at Ota one after another.

This is the ability to upgrade to LV6!
She poured all her strength and speed into this blow, slashing and killing the man blocking her way with silver light.

"This skill—so that's how it is, has it reached a new peak?"

Otta sighed softly.

During this period of time, he has been training monsters in the dungeon, and he doesn't know about the above.

Then, block the attack again.

All the slashes were bounced off.

Complete defense.

Facing the vortex with nowhere to escape, Ota intercepted them one by one.

The strongest in the labyrinth city stood there without moving a step, but the great sword held in his right hand, with the accuracy and skill of a flying needle, coupled with the courage of a mountain, made all the attacks of the sword girl ineffective.

Gritting her teeth, Ais desperately increased her speed.

The Sword of Despair, which is said to never wear out, is slightly twisted due to intense friction in the air, and it has such a strong strength after squeezing its own potential.

Ota nodded, with a sense of exclamation and appreciation——

Subdued her.

The blade strong enough to cut the air in half, knocked Jian Ji out of her arms.

"------!!!"

Aisi was forced to back up with the force of a dike, and her feet carved two deep grooves on the floor.

After finally stopping, Xiao Lin, who was eating melons and watching the show, was right next to her.Looking at the distance they were forced to retreat again, and the distance they had opened before their eyes, Aisi was stunned.

Obviously he has tried his best to defend, and he has obviously adjusted his body shape.

But with just one sword, he can repel a distance of more than ten meters, and even control the distance exactly.

Is this the gap between LV6 and LV7? !
This man is too strong!

However, Jian Ji only lost herself for a moment in a daze, and then slashed at Ota with her sword again.

No matter how strong the enemy is, as long as she does not hesitate.

Boldly launch an attack!

First time, second time, third time!

Every forward charge is repelled, every breakthrough is intercepted, every attack is deflected.

It has nothing to do with class, Aisi bit her lip.

She knew that this was the strength obtained by the warrior honestly and thoroughly training himself.

Normally, she would definitely want it, but now she is really in a hurry.

"Well."

With a loud noise, Ai Si was knocked back to Kobayashi's side again, exactly the same position as before.

The two sides distanced themselves again.

This is already the fourth time. Converted to time, it is less than 1 minute.

The sword and hands that Ai Si used to defend were numb from the shock.

But the same straightforward girl still didn't give up, and adjusted her posture again, wrapping a stronger airflow around the sword as if to charge up again.

"That's it!"

Snapped--

The crisp applause echoed in the silent space, forcibly interrupting the two who were about to fight again.

"Yeah, Ota."

An easy-going voice came from behind, and the brave Finn appeared in front of the three of them.

It turned out that the reinforcements had arrived.

(End of this chapter)