The Warrior of Love

After purchasing some necessary supplies, Bell took Jiang Liu into the dungeon and began the first day of adventure.

Bell was not arrogant when he took a "younger" with only basic weapons and equipment to the dungeon. He also had his own considerations.

The so-called "dungeon", as the name suggests, is a maze built underground, which not only contains a large number of monsters, but also many dangerous natural environments.

The road is complicated and difficult to tell the direction, and it is divided into multiple layers. The deeper you explore, the more powerful the monsters that appear. So far, no one has been able to explore to the bottom layer.

However, on the other hand, the closer to the ground, the safer it is relatively, especially the first and second floors.

The monsters on these two floors are basically only the weakest minions, and because adventurers have to pass through these two floors to enter the dungeon, the monsters are usually in a state of being "swept away". Their numbers are very rare, and it even takes time to find them.

Even a young novice like Bell has the confidence to protect Jiang Liu, who is even weaker than him.

There is no clear light source in the underground city, and it is surrounded by rock walls. Perhaps there are fluorescent substances mixed in it. In short, the passage is not dim and you can see the surrounding things clearly, but it is not as bright as on the ground.

There is more than one passage, and the one Bell chose is the kind where there are few monsters and less money. Adventurers don't come here often, and there are only two of them around.

"From here on is the first floor of the dungeon. Monsters may appear at any time, but don't worry, the monsters on this floor are not very strong, even our equipment can handle them."

Jiang Liu and Beier were only wearing cheap weapons and armor purchased from the guild, the so-called "novice equipment", and they might even be second-hand goods... Many adventurers will sell their unused equipment again after passing the novice stage.

Weapons of this level cannot really be said to be excellent, but perhaps as a deliberate result of the guild, novice equipment is generally sturdy and durable, and can be used to deal with monsters in the first few levels.

The most important thing is cheap!

Although Jiang Liu was not short of money, ordinary weapons were of no use to him. All the equipment were almost the same, so he did not go out of his way to buy high-level weapons.

In the world of "Dungeon", except for some special magic swords, ritual props, and items related to gods, even the highest-level weapons may not be as good as the iron box behind him.

By the way, Bell had previously advised Jiang Liu not to bring the iron box down because it would affect his agility, but Jiang Liu fooled him.

"I'll be the forward..." Bell felt that he should take on the responsibility of a senior, "Hercules will guard my back."

He was originally just a rookie, but now he inexplicably developed a sense of courage and felt that he could do better.

Perhaps, young people always have to desire something, or be relied upon by others, in order to truly grow up.

"Then I'll leave it to you." Jiang Liu followed behind him and chuckled.

So young...

Judging from their appearance age, Jiang Liu is actually about the same age as Bell now, but Jiang Liu is actually much older. Looking at the young Bell makes him feel nostalgic and relieved.

When he first set out on his adventure, he was probably just as clumsy, except that what he faced was not a dungeon that he could explore freely, but the inescapable burning of human nature...

Unconsciously, he has transformed from an ordinary boy into the current... well, it seems he is still a boy, just a little more handsome.

Just as Jiang Liu was reminiscing about the past and being a little narcissistic, Bell in front of him suddenly screamed.

"It's the little goblin, Hercules, be careful!"

A short, hunched humanoid monster, only about one meter tall, walked out of a narrow passage, holding a simple stone axe in his hand, staring at the two men with bloodshot eyes. When they met on the narrow road, he suddenly let out an ear-piercing and noisy scream and rushed up.

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"

"Up!"

Bell took a deep breath and walked forward, drawing his weapon - an ordinary short knife, and stabbed the creature called the goblin.

Obviously, Bell, who has been an adventurer for some time, is much stronger and has a much higher agility than the little goblin. He dodged the stone axe skillfully and stabbed it into the goblin's nest with one knife.

However, the knife was not very accurate. Although it was deep enough, it did not kill the enemy in one blow. The little goblin cried out in pain and pounced on him even more fiercely. Bell seemed a little panicked, but his body's instinct made him draw out the dagger, take two steps back to create distance, and avoid the goblin's counterattack.

The next moment he rushed again, and the second attack finally solved the monster.

"what--"

The little goblin screamed and turned into ashes and dissipated in the air, and a flash of light fell to the ground.

It was a small piece of crystal-like fragment, which looked very beautiful. It was not artificially carved but a product of nature.

"Is this the magic stone?" Jiang Liu walked up and asked Bell who picked up the magic stone.

"Yes, we can exchange this for a lot of money if we give it to the guild." Bell said excitedly while holding the small piece of magic stone that was only the size of a fingernail. "This piece is enough for dinner for me and the Lord God."

"Forehead……"

The magic stone is the crystallization of magic power in the monster's body. It is also the source of the monster's power and life core.

There is a large amount of magic power contained in it, which can be made into various convenient props to meet people's daily needs.

Lighting, heating, fighting... In short, just think of magic stone as the coal and oil of this world.

No matter in which world or era, energy is definitely the most important and most profitable industry. From a country to an ordinary family, no one can live without energy.

Naturally, the value of magic stones is also very high. Even if adventurers do not produce anything, they can survive just by selling magic stones.

Of course, the premise is that you are not killed by monsters...

Generally speaking, the larger the magic power, the more magic power it contains, and the higher its value. The magic stones dropped by level 1 monsters are pitifully small, but they are enough for daily life (and only just enough).

Eating is no problem of course, but adventurers need to repair equipment, buy maps and monster information, buy recovery potions and medicine...so the life of a novice like Bell is generally very difficult.

"This magic stone will be mine for now, but the next time a monster appears, you can come, Hercules-kun." Bell encouraged Jiang Liu, "I will fight by your side, don't be afraid."

"Thank you so much." Jiang Liu said this seriously without any sarcasm.

"Kick!"

Perhaps the two of them were lucky today. On this floor where monsters were scarce, they would soon encounter the second monster, which had just been "born".

Click, click, click…

The wall cracked and pieces of rocks fell down. A monster nearly the size of a human emerged from it. Like a reptile breaking out of its shell, it broke free from the rubble that bound its hands and feet and walked out.

"The birth of a monster..." Jiang Liu narrowed his eyes.

It was the first time he had seen such a scene. Perhaps other adventurers thought it was normal, but even though he had heard Chiron talk about it beforehand, he still found it magical.

It should be noted that the monsters in the dungeon are not natural life forms born from the mother body... No, it should be said that the dungeon itself is the "mother body".

All monsters are the "children" of the dungeon, and no matter how many monsters are killed, the dungeon will always create new monsters to fill the gaps, which makes the adventurers' exploration of the dungeon extremely difficult.

So, am I not in a huge "womb" now - Jiang Liu grinned.

It's really exciting...creepy!

"Leave this to me." Jiang Liu did not open his iron box, but took out the novice equipment, which was an ordinary long sword.

"Big Goblin? It's a pity that the first prey is not a dragon, but fortunately I'm not a picky eater!"

Chapter 162: Men must have muscles!

"What, it's Big Goblin?" Bell was shocked and subconsciously wanted to block Jiang Liu and take over the monster himself.

He had no intention of snatching his prey. This young man with white hair and red eyes had a gentle heart that matched his innocent appearance, and it was impossible for him to be swayed by interests.

But the Big Goblin is not a small monster like the Little Goblins. Although they are both level 1, the Big Goblin is several times stronger than the Goblins. The difficulty of hunting a Big Goblin is equivalent to that of four Little Goblins.

Because even monsters of the same level have strong and weak ones, just like the gap between adventurers of the same level is ridiculously large.

The little goblins are the worst of the worst. Apart from their violent nature, their physical fitness is not much stronger than that of ordinary people. But the big goblins have the wrist strength that can suppress an adult with one hand, fur that is as tough as leather armor, and very tenacious vitality. It is difficult for a level 1 adventurer to kill them with one blow if he does not have a suitable weapon.

In fact, even the current Bell is not very stable when fighting against the Big Goblin.

As such, he would naturally feel that Jiang Liu, as a newbie, would not be able to deal with such an enemy alone.

However, just as he opened his mouth, Jiang Liu had already rushed forward. His movements were not very agile, but he just maintained the running speed of an ordinary person, and was about to be hit by the wooden stick raised by the big goblin.

Bell exclaimed and clenched his dagger: "It's too late!"

But just when Bell was shocked, Jiang Liu suddenly stopped, as if he had ignored inertia, and the wooden stick that was originally aimed at his head also smashed to the ground and was stepped on by him.

"GAAAAAYYYYY!"

The big goblin roared and tried to raise his weapon, but the "thin" human in front of him was unexpectedly heavy, and the wooden stick seemed to be embedded in the ground and could not move. Before it could make any changes, a bright light came and darkness engulfed its consciousness.

puff--

Blood spurted out, and the headless body of the goblin turned into ashes. A magic stone slightly larger than a fingernail fell down and was caught by Jiang Liu with quick hands.

"This is the magic stone... Indeed, I can feel quite pure magic power."

"I succeeded... I defeated the big goblin." Bell was stunned for a moment, "And it was so easy?"

The rabbit boy was a little skeptical about life. He had been struggling in the dungeon for a long time, and now even his worldview was shaken.

"Shouldn't you practice for a month before trying that kind of thing?"

In fact, he is like this... Is he just too inexperienced?

Is this how normal people behave?

"Congratulations, Hercules!" After being stunned for a moment, even though he felt complicated, Bell still congratulated Jiang Liu.

"This is your first step. From now on, you are also a serious adventurer."

Jiang Liu smiled and nodded, then put away the magic stone: "Let's continue. There probably aren't any decent opponents on this level. Let's go down and see if there are any suitable prey."

"Eh? Are we going to go deeper on the first day? I think I should accumulate some experience on this level..."

"Bell-kun, don't think I'm a complete novice." Jiang Liu thought for a moment and said, "I have already fought monsters when I was in my hometown, so I have some experience."

"So that's how it is." Bell was surprised and relieved.

Yes, that's the only way to explain Jiang Liu's abnormal fighting ability. The reason why I can't compare to him is definitely not because I'm not good enough...

"Does Hercules have a teacher? I had no experience with this before coming to Orario. I only heard about adventurers and monsters from my grandfather."

"Teacher? Oh, he's a retired adventurer. He taught me a lot." Jiang Liu smiled, "So I also have some knowledge of combat skills."

"No wonder you're so amazing. How did you do that move just now?" Bell asked curiously. "I've never seen other adventurers display that kind of skill. Is it your unique trick? You stopped all of a sudden without even having to slow down."

"That was taught by another master. It can be called 'Ninja Step'. It is a special step that can change speed and turn."

Jiang Liu looked Bell up and down and said, "Well, you won't understand even if I tell you. Come with me, let's find a monster and I'll demonstrate it to you again."

"Ok!"

Bell was so excited that he followed Jiang Liu without thinking, without realizing that their identities had been quietly reversed.

“Eh? Come to think of it, I seem to be the senior… Never mind, never mind, Hercules-kun is so awesome!”

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"It's a poisonous lizard! Be careful... Oh, it's already been solved."

"It's the Land-Walking Giant Spider! Hercules-kun... so awesome!"

"It's an orc...as expected."

"It's a tree demon..."

"It's amazing... It's really amazing. I feel a little..."

"This……"

From being trembling with fear at the beginning, to being sincerely admiring, and then to being numb at the end, the rabbit boy Bell's mood went through a cycle of ups and downs in just half a day, and he gradually became a little dazed.

Seeing Jiang Liu easily dealing with the ferocious monsters one by one, he felt that he might have woken up in the wrong way this morning and was still dreaming.

When a lost young dragon died under Jiang Liu's sword on the tenth floor, his throat moved but he couldn't utter a sound.

That kind of thing is simply not something a level 1 adventurer can handle...

It was a monster that was related to a "dragon". Normally, it would be a disaster for low-level adventurers, but in front of Jiang Liu, it was as fragile as a baby.

"Hey, did you see that high-level adventurer over there... he must be at least level 4, and he's actually fighting with us for monsters on this floor."

"Oh, don't say any more. If it weren't for the young dragon showing up here, we would probably all be dead."

Listening to the adventurers' whispers, cold sweat broke out on Bell's forehead.

He really wanted to tell these people that Jiang Liu was not a high-level adventurer who was out to steal monsters, but a true newcomer who was entering the dungeon for the first time today...

However, even if I told them, these people wouldn't believe it.

Not to mention them, even Bell, who witnessed it all with his own eyes, still feels as if he is in a cloud.

"Do you see clearly?"

Bell was startled awake by the questioning voice in his ear.

"Oh, what?"

"My moves, don't you want to see them?"