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Moreover, the battles before reaching the deeper levels are aided by first-level adventurers, many of whom are able to identify their own weaknesses in combat.

The adventurer who withstood a punch from Goliath and was almost unharmed.

They are probably adventurers specializing in defense.

After all, Shirou Emiya didn't see any offensive weapons on him.

But to reach such a level, and even withstand a punch from Goliath, one's strength must be considerable.

After receiving the blessing, you need to achieve great deeds to level up, and great deeds require killing monsters in the dungeon. Simply defending will not accumulate great deeds.

The fact that it can withstand such gravity is enough to prove that it is not weak. It may be equipment that it wore specifically to deal with Goliath.

However, both Shirou Emiya and Finn forgot one thing.

That is, from the first level of their exploration until now, the number of monsters has not been as overwhelming as when Shirou Emiya and Loki's Familia explored a few days ago.

The number of those monsters was so great that they almost formed an ocean.

This time, however, the opposite was true; they encountered even fewer monsters than usual.

Chapter 473 The Perilous Underground City (Part 1)

"What's wrong?"

Upon reaching the 37th floor, Grace, a dwarf wielding a heavy axe and sporting a full orange beard, asked Finn, who had a strange expression, a question.

"My right thumb is hurting; I have a bad feeling—"

Looking at the adventurers fighting the monsters in front of him, Finn, standing at the rear of the troops, glanced at his thumb and explained to Grace.

Should we retreat?

Rivera, with her emerald green hair and wearing a brown and white cloak, appeared beside Finn and asked him a question.

"We've only just reached the 37th floor, and less than half a day has passed. Going back now wouldn't be appropriate under any circumstances—"

Finn shook his head. This was an expedition, not a regular dungeon exploration. Both he and the other adventurers had prepared for this expedition for a certain amount of time.

They've only made it to the 37th floor so far, whereas when they teamed up with Shirou Emiya, they had already reached the safe floor of the 39th floor.

If it weren't for the fact that Shirou Emiya's magical energy was being depleted and that they needed to go back, they should have been able to reach the 40th floor, or even deeper, at that time.

"That--"

"Be more careful and cautious. We won't explore any deeper. We'll just train around level 51. It'll also be a good opportunity to train Lefia and help her mature a bit."

"Moreover, neither Ais nor Bert have reached LV6 yet. It will be more secure for them to advance to the 59th floor once they reach LV6."

"That way we can leave the dungeon earlier."

"That's the only way."

Riveria nodded, agreeing with Finn's next plan.

Since we have already anticipated that something bad might happen, it is the right thing to do to be more cautious and end the trip sooner rather than later.

As the leader, Finn would not use his own comrades to achieve his own ideals.

He is responsible for all the adventurers who join the expedition to explore.

If an adventurer dies on an expedition, neither the members of the clan nor the gods will say anything or even blame him.

Because those people know that the Loki Familia are not babysitters who are obligated to protect your safety.

Joining the expedition team is voluntary, and there is no significant difference between it and exploring the dungeon together as a team.

The only difference is that the number of people and the size of the team have increased.

The dungeon is fraught with countless accidents; a moment's carelessness can lead to your death at its hands.

But Finn still feels guilty about it.

It wasn't until after the 37th floor that everyone truly felt Shirou Emiya's powerful ability to control the battlefield.

Unlike the other members of the Loki Familia, Shirou Emiya did not rush forward to deal with the monster and reduce the pressure on the other adventurers.

Instead, he found a high vantage point, gripped his two pistols tightly, and kept firing at the battlefield below.

The monsters did not die at the hands of Shirou Emiya.

Shirou Emiya knew that it would be more beneficial for the adventurers to deal with the monsters than for him to kill them.

He doesn't need the great achievements offered by the dungeon monsters.

Thus, accompanied by the continuous gunfire, bullets flew wildly across the battlefield.

The berserk orc, about to slash down at the adventurer, paused slightly as his weapon was hit by a bullet, before being killed by the adventurer who had recovered.

The chimera, its mouth ablaze with flames, was struck by a bullet just as it was about to unleash its fire.

With blood splattering, the flames could no longer propel him forward, and he was subsequently killed by other adventurers.

The monster, wielding its sharp claws and soaring through the air, had its wings pierced by a precise bullet, crashing heavily to the ground before being dealt with by the other adventurers.

Why did Tiona call Shirou Emiya the man who made her feel the safest in just a few days?

Because you can truly entrust your back to Shirou Emiya unconditionally.

There's no need to worry about any sudden attacks from monsters.

Because no monster's movements could escape Shirou Emiya's eyes.

Even if you forget and fail to completely kill the monster, Shirou Emiya will still accurately finish it off.

He is an incredibly reliable teammate, someone you can entrust with everything.

The process proceeded incredibly smoothly.

It's more accurate to say that things went too smoothly.

In just half a day, the expedition team reached the 45th floor.

As you go further down, it becomes something that adventurers at level 4 can no longer easily handle.

Although adventurers at level 4 or even level 3 can defeat level 4 monsters in one-on-one situations, there are simply too many of them.

Even if Shirou Emiya hadn't caused the number of monsters in the deeper parts of the dungeon to increase several times over, they would still have faced hundreds, or even thousands, of monsters during their expeditions.

These things are just commonplace for adventurers.

Next up are the battles for those who belong to the first-level adventurers.

"Come on! Let me see!"

A disdainful voice roared from the orc youth with lightning bolt-shaped tattoos on his face.

As the teeth that peeked from the corner of his mouth appeared, the magic scattered across the battlefield was instantly absorbed into his metal boots.

Flames surged forth at that moment.

Bert suddenly unleashed a spinning kick, and the surrounding monsters exploded instantly under the fiery kick.

Blood splattered in all directions.

A huge figure suddenly appeared above Bert at that moment; it was a rather large gorilla.

It suddenly raised its hands and viciously smashed them down towards Bert's head.

"boom--!"

Gunshots rang out from afar at that moment.

The pain stimulated the monster, causing its descending arm to pause slightly.

"Tsk——!"

Bert made a sound of extreme displeasure.

The fiery kick pierced the gorilla's heart without any surprise. Accompanied by terrifying heat, the monster didn't even bleed before turning to ashes and dissipating into the air.

"Ha! I already said I don't need any support!!!"

Looking at the monster that had been easily killed by him after being hit by a bullet and was now in a stalemate, Bert glared fiercely at Shirou Emiya standing on the high place.

They voiced their extreme dissatisfaction.

"I can handle these monsters myself!"

That's true; even without Shirou Emiya's support, those monsters would have been killed by Bert.

It's just that there's a possibility that there will be some degree of harm.

What Shirou Emiya did was simply to completely prevent the possibility of him getting injured.

Although Bert, being a werewolf, appears to have an extremely volatile temper, he is indeed not a very good-tempered individual, a fact well understood by all members of Loki's Familia.

Those people had all been mocked by Bert to some extent, and it's fair to say that people who weren't familiar with him didn't like his personality.

Nobody likes someone who constantly uses harsh language towards them.

Although Bert had an exceptionally volatile temper, his judgment of the situation on the battlefield and his precise execution of Finn's orders were remarkable.

They rarely do anything out of anger that would cause hardship for the team.

Chapter 474 The Perilous Underground City (Part Two)

Bert dislikes Shirou Emiya.

Bert hates Emiya Shirou very much.

It wasn't because Shirou Emiya defeated himself.

It's not because Shirou Emiya lacks divine gifts.

It wasn't because of jealousy either.

Simply because he hated everything Shirou Ejimiya did for those lower-ranking adventurers.

He does not approve of everything Shirou Emiya has done.