The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

After hearing what she said, Liya left excitedly.

Seeing her leave, Kiana also set off excitedly, ready to go to the labyrinth to grind monsters.

Of course, while grinding monsters to accumulate kill count, she also made sure to head to the Adventurers' Guild to select a quest.

As she continued browsing, she discovered that her recent task list contained many duplicate tasks.

"A suspicious white spider-like shadow? What is that? Could it be... a spider?"

Kiana was puzzled as she looked at the descriptions recorded on each of the commission papers.

According to the description, white spiders have been appearing throughout the maze recently, but judging from the number of requests, these white spider ghosts...

Actually, there's more than one; there are many.

It's almost entirely a maze?

"This is...Sword Saint? Have you also come to accept a commission?"

"Alas, Your Excellency, are you aware that many strange spider-like creatures have recently been discovered in the labyrinth? Even His Highness the Prince has difficulty dealing with them, which is a real hardship for us adventurers!"

"Yeah, now we only dare to go into the maze when we stick together, and even then there are always casualties. Everyone's terrified, it just feels like..."

A large number of adventurers gradually gathered in front of the quest board.

Kiana looked around and noticed a mixture of helplessness and hope in their eyes.

It seems they've... pinned their hopes on me, this so-called 'Sword Saint'?

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They...are they seeing me as their savior?

Kiana looked around and noticed the fervent, idol-worship-like gazes in the eyes of these people.

It seemed that all it took was a simple call to arms, and these adventurers would be fully armed and excitedly rush into the labyrinth to slay all the monsters within...

Unbelievable...

How could they place their hopes on a complete stranger like themselves...?

"Are some of the inhabitants of this world a little too simple and honest?"

However, Kiana was unaware that shortly after she arrived in this world and displayed her power, news of her had already spread throughout the human race.

In other words, rumors...

Moreover, as the scope of dissemination expands, the forms of various rumors are becoming increasingly diverse.

To give a simple example is...

"She has three heads and six arms, and can breathe fire and spit thunder!"

"Earth dragons are tiny compared to her; perhaps only the biggest monsters in the maze can rival her size."

"As a sword saint, she..."

Almost all of these rumors about her describe Kiana, but very few of the people who utter these tedious words have actually seen her in person.

It could even be said that none of the adventurers who boasted so much had actually seen Kiana and given her an objective evaluation.

It was thanks to these storytellers that the rumors about the kingdom's newest sword saint became increasingly outlandish, eventually evolving into a myth or legend.

This is why adventurers now regard her as a deity walking on the ground when they see her.

Of course, Kiana couldn't hear any of this.

Because no one would say such outrageous and unbelievable rumors to her face.

This resulted in the only feeling she could get was of alienation from being seen as someone unapproachable.

And of course, there's the sense of hope...

"Why...why are you blocking my way?"

Finally, after a long silence, Kiana slowly spoke up and asked.

Upon hearing her speak, the adventurers who had surrounded her, trying to get close to her, immediately made way for her.

This scene resembles that of commoners making way for the Queen...

However, Kiana is not an empress, but a nameless traveler who is preparing to exterminate the White Spider.

"If you don't want these tasks, then I'll take them all."

Kiana raised the commission scroll she was holding in her hand and said sternly.

It must be said that at this moment, in the eyes of these adventurers, she was indeed filled with godlike majesty.

Anyway, for a long time after that statement was made, no one raised any objections.

Rather, these adventurers were more eager for her to get rid of those dangerous white spiders that didn't drop anything good.

So it was in this silence that Kiana received all the commissioned tasks.

This basically means that she got to enjoy all the prizes for the task by herself.

Oh, of course, that is, provided that all those white spider monsters can be cleared out.

However, this is a completely minor issue for Kiana.

"I encountered it before when exploring the labyrinth. Although it was stronger than many monsters, it wasn't too difficult to deal with."

Because of her combat experience, Kiana was quite confident about this cleanup operation.

Of course, she encountered a little mishap before setting off.

"Sir, are you departing now?"

"Could you take me with you, sir? I'm a knight; I can help you take damage!"

"Come on, how much damage can your shield and armor help the Sword Saint withstand? Get out of here, you piece of junk. I am a noble mage, and I am definitely more useful than you."

"What did you say?!"

For some reason, the adventurers' simple act of following the leader of the group turned into an argument.

Perhaps in their eyes, this is not an expedition for justice and glory, but a conquest to reap the spoils of war?

Kiana felt increasingly unable to understand the humans in this world.

Despite their weakness, they still resisted tenaciously.

While this may not be considered wise, it is certainly commendable in its courage.

Perhaps it is because the human race still has the courage that it has not been directly eliminated by the world?

"Alright, alright, stop arguing!"

Ultimately, as the dispute between these guys intensified, it seemed to be heading towards a full-blown brawl.

Kiana could only wave her hand slowly, and then said, "You're all so eager to help, but did you even ask for my opinion?"

Upon hearing this, the adventurers were momentarily at a loss for words.

They looked at each other for a while, then scratched their heads and asked, "So, what does Your Excellency mean...?"

"I'm used to doing things alone, and your interference only bothers me. Goodbye!"

After saying this, Kiana turned and left with a flourish, her carefree style drawing admiration from onlookers and fueling the anticipation of the adventurers who wanted to join in the fun.

They even felt that it was incredibly presumptuous of them to even think of traveling with such an important figure...

...

"Phew, going it alone was definitely the right thing to do."

Because no one was following her, Kiana was able to fly directly to her destination at will.

Strangely enough, although the level of civilization in this world is not particularly advanced on the surface, and even the main power source is still only animal and human power.

Even so, she felt that her strength had not shown any obvious signs of decline.

Not only that, but it's actually slightly stronger than a typical world without combat power...

"Perhaps it's because the standards for judging the level of civilization are not uniform? Or perhaps... there are advanced civilizations in this world?"

With these thoughts in mind, Kiana headed towards the entrance of the maze.

Along the way, she also encountered some monsters that suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Because the monsters closer to the exit were generally less dangerous, Kiana showed no fear and attacked them with punches, kicks, and short-range strikes, killing them on the spot.

However, after killing dozens of magical beasts, she also encountered some dangers.

The monsters here are not only powerful, but also have a wide variety of attack methods. They have strong claws and sharp teeth, and their attack methods are also bizarre and unpredictable, making them impossible to defend against.

Fortunately, Kiana was fast enough; otherwise, she might have suffered a bit.

Even so, it still wasted a lot of her time.

There were about fifty or sixty of these magical beasts, and each one was no weaker than the previous one.

There are quite a lot of monsters in this place.

However, there weren't many of these magical beasts, only a little over a hundred.

For Kiana, a hundred or so monsters were no match for her, so she won the battle easily.

"The kill points for these hundred-plus monsters were actually counted as kill points in the maze? Hmm, not bad..."

The kill points for over a hundred monsters saved her a huge amount of effort at this stage.

She even had reason to believe that if she killed a few more, she would be able to unlock the forging system!

"Wait, wait!"

However, just as Kiana was excitedly planning her upgrade, a shout suddenly came from beside her.

Kiana looked at it in confusion, and then...