An ordinary profession creates the world's strongest

Hajime, carrying Alcorn on his shoulder, turned around and deliberately looked away.

I saw deep blue veins appearing on Miss Yue’s forehead.

"...You want to kill me too."

"You're kidding. If an attack of that magnitude could kill you, then no one would bother."

"...Don't act like everyone wants to kill me. Be careful or I'll give you a Thunder Dragon."

Yue's eyes became even colder.

…I felt like I'd just had the same conversation before, but no one here could criticize them. They should have hated each other, but they seemed to be incredibly close, and sure enough, no one could criticize them for that.

He only heard a sound like the vibration of air. At the same time, Hajime pulled the trigger of the Donner towards Yue, and Yue released the blue flames that resided at his fingertips.

Red flashes and blue flames passed by the cheeks of the two men.

Then, he beautifully struck the forehead of the "half-human" who had unknowingly touched each other's backs.

At this moment, a rustling sound was heard, and a black tsunami approached - it was a "small" tsunami shrouded in black smoke, with tens of thousands or even hundreds of millions of them... counting the number seemed meaningless.

Yue flicked her finger delicately, and the Five Heavenly Dragons gathered around their master, then soared upwards as if embodying their name.

“…Hmm—‘Liberation’.”

Just as the crisp sound of fingers snapping was heard, the five dragons released the sharp fangs hidden in their bodies.

Accompanied by the roar of thunder, thousands of thunder flowers bloomed.

Accompanied by the roar of the explosion, the annihilating flames burned the entire space.

Accompanied by the roar of the storm, the emerald wind blades turned into thousands and tens of thousands of guillotines.

Accompanied by the roar of the earthquake, a pure white world appeared.

Accompanied by a freezing roar, the absolute zero cold raged.

The dragon's roar swept away the black tsunami and corrosive fog covering the sky.

“Ji-Ji-Ji-Ji!”

Yue looked up at the sky as the "humanoid" approached again, its body having completely regenerated.

Yue seemed to have anticipated this and let her body fall freely.

On the other side after the moon set, Hajime had already locked his gun on the "humanoid".

A gunshot with a drawn-out sound rang out, but five flashes of light flew out instead - that was precise shooting aimed at the head, shoulders, heart, and chest at the same time.

The humanoid figure was blurred, and five flashes of light pierced through its afterimage. At this time, the humanoid figure increased its speed, flashing two or three afterimages, and in an instant it circled behind Hajime.

Four sharp hands attacked Hajime, accompanied by corrosive black smoke.

“…Ha, so that’s what’s going on.”

As Hajime spoke, he flipped his wrist, pointed the muzzle of Donald's gun backward, and fired. The remaining bullet pierced the humanoid's right shoulder, changing the trajectory of the humanoid's attack.

The only attack that could hit Hajime was his two left hands, and Hajime used Alcorn as a shield to block it while turning around.

A moment of fighting.

The surface of Alcorn changed color due to the effects of corrosion and began to peel off piece by piece, but the "Treasure House" began to shine, and then Hajime put Alcorn away.

“Ji-Ji~!!”

The "humanoid" fell forward, and Hajime pulled out his Sholak without knowing when, and pressed the muzzle against the "humanoid"'s side.

Continuous gunfire rang out.

The "humanoid" swayed once more, moving at high speed to create distance.

Looking at its abdomen, it seemed that it had not avoided one of the bullets and a hole was made in its abdomen.

Hajime turned his gun to reload and said to himself:

"This is presumed to be God's Apostle."

The "humanoid" was probably the "Apostle of God" prepared by the Liberator. The Liberator anticipated that those who challenged the Great Labyrinth would eventually battle the "Apostle of God," so they arranged enemies of similar abilities as a test.

'Corrosion' is 'Decomposition', 'Regeneration' is 'Infinite Magic Power', 'Wind Blade' is 'Dual Greatswords', 'Small' is 'Silver Feathers', and then there is 'Super Speed ​​Movement' that is too fast to be followed by the naked eye.

I see. No wonder you need to conquer four or more large mazes to get here.

From Hajime's perspective, the "humanoid" seemed much weaker in combat than Noin at full strength, but even so, it was still a threat. If Hajime and Yue, who had just emerged from the abyss, relied solely on themselves, they probably wouldn't be able to deal with the "humanoid."

Hajime thought to himself, "Who's afraid of who?", but he saw the "humanoid" break through the wall of sound speed in an instant and approached Hajime.

Perhaps because the Five Heavenly Dragons had disappeared, the Humanoids seemed to have shifted their focus.

Hajime prepared himself while recalling Noin. He didn't take a counter-attack stance, but instead leaped backward. Considering the speed of the "humanoid," retreating a few meters was meaningless.

At first glance, Hajime's actions seemed like a retreat in fear, but the reason for his actions became clear in an instant.

“Ji-!?”

Because a lightning spear flew from directly below, hitting the position where Hajime was a moment ago, and that was exactly the moment when the "humanoid" arrived at that position, so he was completely hit by the electronic lightning spear.

The two arms broke off and flew out, and four wings disappeared.

The "humanoid" lost its ability to move at high speed, and at the perfect moment, Donal and Shulak's flashes struck the "humanoid".

The "humanoid" shook violently like a crudely made marionette, its body pierced by bullets.

After a beat, its body shattered and scattered like an explosion, leaving behind countless "small" pieces.

“…Defeat him?”

"No, I did hit all the magic stones, but..."

Monsters possess a magic stone that can be called a heart. Humanoids have multiple magic stones on their bodies, and several of the "small ones" themselves are magic stones. If all the magic stones are shattered, the "humanoid" will lose its form and disintegrate into its original "small" form.

However, Hajime's expression remained sharp, and his gaze was fixed on the ceiling. Reflected in the Demon's Eye Stone were countless dark red lights that shone like stars.

Yue followed his gaze up at the ceiling, and she also saw the scene - dozens of "human figures" seeping out from the ceiling.

Apparently, defeating just one "humanoid" wasn't considered a successful trial.

"Looks like I was right."

"...Yeah, there are so many Kaoris, it's a nightmare."

Kaori… No, it was more than one 'Apostle of God' who was Kaori's body—it seemed that Hajime's prediction was correct.

The "human form" imitates the "Apostle of God", and the fact that multiple "human forms" appeared during the trial is the biggest evidence that there is more than one "Apostle of God".

After a beat.

Fifty humanoids in total attacked the two simultaneously.

"Don't hold me back."

“…That’s what I want to say.”

Red and golden magic burst out simultaneously, and both of their eyes gleamed with a fierce light.

Facing the greatest trial of the Great Labyrinth, the two stood side by side, their faces flashing arrogant smiles. Their appearance made one wonder: had their feelings truly reversed?

Let’s go back a little in time.

After Hajime and Yue rushed out, the black tsunami hit Shia and the others again.

Ling instantly wanted to reopen the barrier.

"..."

Ling hesitated for a moment. The swarm of "small" cockroaches seemed adorable to her. It was like a flock of kittens running over to play.

Yet, I have to set up a barrier to keep them away...

As for Ling's mood, she actually welcomed it. Come on, throw yourself into Ling's arms!

"Hey, Rin!?"

Shizuku shouted angrily. She had always disliked this person, and now she wasn't even doing her job properly. Shizuku was so angry that she wanted to kill this pigtailed girl.

"Blow, crimson wind from the mountaintop—'Misty Flame Dust'."

Fortunately, the fire tornado worked as a barrier before the entire square was engulfed by the black tsunami.

The fire tornado was huge enough to cover the entire square. Even the black tsunami was ultimately a collection of "small" creatures. They could only be sucked into the rotating fire tornado and turned into charcoal, and it was impossible for them to break through the tornado.

"Why don't you all just snap out of it? Why are you here? To hand over your own life and death to the very people you should be fighting?"

The harsh tone wasn't just directed at Ling; it also stung the ears of Kouki and the others who hadn't taken any action. It was undoubtedly a rebuke, and Kouki and the others shuddered at the words.

Looking closely, Tio stretched out her hands, her sharp eyes staring forward.

"S-Sorry."

Ling couldn't help but apologize.

"No need to apologize, just do your duty. You are a 'Boundary Master' - a 'Guardian', right?"

“! Y-yes!”

Emotionally speaking, Ling currently has negative feelings towards Tio, but what Tio said was very meaningful, causing Ling to nod in agreement unconsciously.

For some reason, although Tio was supposed to be an incurable pervert and had a constant surge of negative emotions, she now had a dignity that no one could ignore.

"Jane, it's simply the legendary dragon people!"

Shia screamed in shock, looking at Tio with astonishment as if she had seen something unbelievable.

"Who are you!?"

Kaori drew her sword and faced Tio, as if she were facing an unknown creature.

Theo's cheek twitched subtly.

"You, you guys... there should be a limit to your rudeness... No, this is all my fault, right? Well, just leave me alone! The magic will be over soon, so just watch out ahead."

Shia and Kaori looked ahead with expressions of disbelief.

Then, the fire tornado seemed to merge into the void and disappeared.

Xia and the others were originally on high alert, thinking that the black tsunami would strike again, but surprisingly, no tsunami appeared.

"? Ahh, they went to where they are."

Shia's gaze saw Hajime and Yue fighting the Black Tsunami in the distance.

It seemed that even with the near-infinite number of 'small' creatures, there was no room for splitting up to fight those two, but it was also possible that the consciousness of the 'humanoids' was simply concentrated on Hajime and Yue.

For Shia, who wasn't good at dealing with smaller opponents, this development was a huge help. However, thinking that this was all thanks to the hateful Hajime and Yue, Shia couldn't help but feel furious.

Having said that, there are enemies here, and there are even stronger enemies waiting for them.

Surrounding the square were a large army of "half-humanoid" figures, two sizes smaller than "humanoid" figures.

The number of enemies exceeds two hundred... No, they are increasing in number.

There were so many of them that Hajime and Yue could only be seen through the gaps between the numerous "half-humanoids". Moreover, the encirclement was becoming tighter by the second, and the gaps were almost filled.

"Hey, hey, now's not the time to say you can't do it. If we don't do it, we'll be killed."

Ryuutarou said, sweat dripping from his face. It seemed he'd initially been reluctant to attack her because she was so cute, but now he'd finally put aside his hesitation and clenched his fists, finally adopting a fighting stance.

"What! Are you planning to fight?!"

Guanghui looked at Ryutaro in surprise, as if he was wondering if he was crazy.

At this point, Kouki still seemed hesitant, and Shizuku said in an unhappy tone:

"Koki, of course we have to fight. You've heard our emotional reversal, haven't you? The feelings we have now aren't true love. If we don't fight, we'll die."

"B-but... Oh, Nagumo is here! We don't have to kill them, just focus on defense and Nagumo will take care of them for us!"

Shizuku's gaze was fixed on Kouki, as if to say, "You came to this great maze because you can't tolerate yourself like that?" Kouki was utterly embarrassed by her gaze. But Kouki remained hesitant, believing that leaving the situation to Hajime, whom she could trust the most, was the most appropriate solution, rather than to Shizuku, who was so annoying.

But the time was up, and they had used up all the time to think about it.

I saw a group of "half-humanoids" flying out and approaching.

The first blow in the battle was delivered by Shia.

“Drink aaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

Shia roared with all her might, as if to vent the negative emotions welling up in her heart.