The Warrior of Love

Because this guy - Frini, is the only level 5 of the Ishtar clan!

"Open it for me!"

A giant axe as tall as a person fell down fiercely, and a strange force poured out on the rock wall. Stones flew everywhere, and after the smoke dissipated, a dark cave entrance was revealed.

"Okay, the information is correct." Aisha showed joy on her face and asked everyone to take out the lighting magic props and enter in order.

According to the intelligence, in addition to the treasure that the goddess specified to be obtained, there is also a special monster guarding the floor, which is equivalent to the level of the floor master and wiped out the entire adventurer team that discovered this place at that time.

The so-called "Floor Master" is a unique and powerful monster that only appears on specific floors.

According to the game's terms, it is a "Lord-level BOSS".

Its official name is "The Lone King of the Labyrinth". It is not only powerful but also unique. There will not be several of them at the same time like other monsters. Once killed, it will take weeks or even months to regenerate.

Naturally, the strength of the floor master is much stronger than ordinary monsters, generally speaking, the level of the monster on the floor plus two levels. In addition, there are some monsters with peculiar abilities that are difficult to kill by personal strength.

Originally, the first floor master guarding the dungeon should be the giant Goliath on the 17th floor, but now it seems that this information needs to be updated.

But this is only the 15th floor, the monsters are at level 2, and the strange floor master is at most level 4.

It should be noted here that the Floor Master cannot be measured by the level of ordinary monsters. Even if it is only lv4, it can rely on powerful attribute bonuses and special skills to be comparable to lv5 or even stronger monsters!

The strongest in this team is Frini, who is at level 5. The others are generally only at level 2, and there are very few at level 3. It stands to reason that it would be a little precarious to capture a floor owner whose "information is completely unknown", but the Ishtar clan is full of confidence.

If you want to ask why——

Aisha looked at the protected "palanquin" in the middle of the team, her eyes slightly sank.

That is their "secret weapon"!

With this, combined with the extremely powerful Frini, even the lone king of the labyrinth would be defeated.

Chapter 169: The Fleeing Battle Whore

[Ishtar family].

Almost all adventurers who have stayed in Orario for a period of time have heard of this name.

However, they are not famous for their ability to explore dungeons. Their fame comes from their profession - prostitutes.

Yes, this clan is basically made up of prostitutes.

As mentioned before, the nature and development direction of the clan are closely related to the interests of the main god.

If it is a god of war, then it is possible that the followers will be turned into an army. If it is a god related to death, then perhaps the followers will be turned into an assassination cult.

Ishtar is the goddess of "beauty and desire", and is at opposite ends of the spectrum from Freya, the goddess of "beauty and love".

Compared to Freya who loves "beautiful things", Ishtar's love is more excessive. In her opinion, love and desire are mixed together and inseparable.

Therefore, her followers are also very loyal to their own desires, and most of them are "prostitutes" as a profession - some of them are not willing, but they have no other choice.

Their base is directly in a large block, which becomes a night city full of desires at night. Adventurers and ordinary people alike can come here to have fun, and even male gods can be seen here frequently.

Therefore, its location is also called "Happy Street".

It should be noted that although Ishtar used this method to expand her influence, in fact her family did not rely entirely on the business of Happy Street for development.

The "Ishtar Familia" is divided into two parts, the upper and lower parts.

An "ordinary prostitute" on the lower level.

Among them are members of Ishtar's family and ordinary people who have not received the gift. They are the main component of the prostitutes in Happy Street.

Although they had various reasons and did not necessarily like their profession, they still gathered under the protection of Ishtar.

The upper class is the real [Ishtar family]: "battle whores" composed mainly of Amazon warriors!

Amazon is a strange race, they only have women but no men. In addition, this nation is particularly martial and has a special liking for strong men.

This has led them to develop a special custom: they will choose strong men of their choice from the outside world and then "hunt" them - in every sense of the word.

Although it cannot be said that all Amazon warriors are promiscuous, it is undeniable that quite a few of them are very loyal to their desires...

The purpose of these people coming to Orario was actually to hunt strong men, so many Amazon warriors joined the Ishtar clan and hunted in the name of "prostitutes" to satisfy their own desires.

There are also Amazons who have joined other families. For example, there are two girls in Loki's family who prefer fighting to "hunting", but the number is far less than that of Ishtar's family.

These Amazon warriors form the combat team of the "Ishtar Familia" and are both adventurers and prostitutes, so they are also called "combat prostitutes."

Aisha is the leader of the fighting prostitutes and the de facto deputy leader of the "Ishtar Familia".

Although she is level 3, she is considered to be the one closest to level 4. And the leader, Frini, is a level 5 adventurer. For some reason, the two of them can be temporarily "upgraded", in other words, they can obtain the strength of level 4 and level 6 within a certain period of time.

In this way, with the assistance of other combat prostitutes, it doesn't seem to be very difficult to knock down a floor master who is theoretically only level 4.

——But they were wrong.

After the battle started, less than three minutes later, Frini, who had been "upgraded" to level 6, was crushed down by the monster. Her bloated but strong body was wantonly ravaged by the more powerful monster, and the attacks of the team members were almost ignored by the opponent.

"No way..."

Aisha looked in despair at the Lone King of the Labyrinth who kept knocking his companions away. She was a veteran of many battles and couldn't help but tremble in the face of things beyond common sense.

"Is this really level 4? How is it possible!"

At the beginning, it was really just a lv4 floor master, with ability values ​​similar to that of the 17th-floor giant Goliath. The Ishtar clan suppressed the opponent in the initial battle.

But soon, as the battle progressed, the monster's ability value became higher and higher, as if there was no upper limit, and soon surpassed level 5 and even level 6...

And its special ability also allows it to easily ignore the difference in numbers and crush the entire Ishtar clan on its own.

"I'm sorry, Lady Ishtar, we can't do this!"

Aisha made up her mind and gave orders to the remaining members without hesitation.

"Everyone, those who can still move should pull others with them, and retreat in order. The lone king of the maze is not a monster that will easily run around. As long as you get out of the cave, you will be safe!

Daphne, it is the leader's job to protect the members, block it for me!"

“Asshole—Puchi! Aisha, you bastard, ahhh… You actually let me face this monster alone? What if it hurts my beautiful face?”

"Your face looks like a toad? That's such a pity! Let Haruhime withdraw first. Even Lady Ishtar would make the same choice!"

"you--"

In the chaos, the remaining Ishtar clan withdrew from this hidden floor. They left in a large group, but when they came out, there were less than ten people left. The strongest one, level 5 Frini, was still fighting against monsters inside.

“Hohoho… We finally got out.” Aisha wiped the blood and sweat off her face and said with lingering fear, “Luckily this guy is not a commander type, so there are no small monsters to snipe us. Otherwise, no one would have escaped.”

As for Phryne? Well, although I'm sorry for her, it's better than a complete defeat.

Besides, that guy has a very high endurance attribute, maybe he can survive by some miracle!

"Okay, everyone, get yourself together quickly. Get treatment for those with serious injuries. We need to get back to the ground as soon as possible... Okay?"

Suddenly, everyone felt a slight vibration coming from the ground, getting closer and closer, and more and more obvious, like the sound of war drums or the footsteps of the god of death, each step stepping on everyone's heart...

"How could such a thing happen... He actually left the floor he was guarding."

Aisha opened her eyes wide, and looked back, not knowing whether out of fear or anger, she saw the hole torn from the inside, the huge monster coming out of it, and Phryne held in the monster's mouth like a rag.

"I've never heard of such a monster!"

“Hoooooooooooooooooo——”

The true form was a transparent sound wave, but the tyrannical force compressed the atmosphere like a war hammer, launching a trajectory like a cannonball, and completely defeated the formation that the Ishtar clan had barely organized with just one strike!

“Ugh… cough!”

Unable to help but spit out a mouthful of blood, Aisha took a deep breath.

"Run! Run as far as you can, as many people as possible will survive, run!"

There was no need to resist anymore. Even the "upgraded" Phryne was unable to defeat this monster, let alone the others. What was even more despairing was that they had not been able to cause any substantial damage to the monster so far in the battle.

That iron-like body seemed invulnerable to swords and guns!

The remaining Ishtar clan members were divided into four teams, escaping through different passages, while Aisha acted with a trembling blonde fox girl.

The monster seemed to be chasing other people. Aisha and her friends were not caught up for the time being. They didn't know how long they had been running. They met many adventurers along the way, but Aisha had no intention of stopping to ask for help.

Are you kidding? These adventurers who are only at level 2 are probably not even qualified to be cannon fodder when facing that monster.

Before they knew it, they arrived at a floor shrouded in fog, and exhausted Aisha finally stopped.

"I don't think they'll chase us after we get here..."

It's not that there aren't monsters that chase adventurers, but I've never heard of one that can jump across several floors in a row.

Aisha, who was really out of strength, found a big tree in the fog with her companions, sat down to lean on, and began to recover her strength and apply medicine on her wounds.

"Luckily, I have Haruhime's magic, otherwise I would... huh? Who is it?!"

Aisha clenched her sword again, turned her head and looked into the depths of the fog, her muscles tensed.

The fox-eared girl in her arms shrank suddenly, as if she was frightened.

"Ah, um... please don't misunderstand us. We are just adventurers passing by. We have no ill intentions."

A thin boy with white hair came out. Although he raised his hands and looked harmless, Aisha did not let her guard down.

This is a dungeon, and there are all kinds of adventurers here. Someone who looks like a submissive person might actually be a vicious criminal.

Wait! Us?

Then, behind the white-haired boy, a handsome boy in black clothes walked out, like a phantom in the gray mist.

"The second person..."

A drop of cold sweat slid down Aisha's face.

This was totally unnoticed beforehand!

This is not a normal thing. A qualified adventurer should have the instinct to search for the enemy. No matter whether it is a monster or an adventurer, they should be able to sense it when it approaches this close.

However, even though he was in her field of vision, Aisha could not sense his presence at all!

Black hair, black eyes, black clothes...is he the god of death who comes to reap souls?

Due to the serious injury and tension, Aisha became a little dazed.

"Well, your situation looks bad, do you need any help?"

Bell took out his only two bottles of medicine: "Although they are just ordinary recovery potions..."

"Don't come near us!" Aisha refused decisively.

"Huh?" Bell was stunned on the spot. You know, he had no ill intentions, he was just kind-hearted and wanted to help.

Jiang Liu glanced at the two people under the tree and shook his head.

"Forget it, Bell-kun. Since they rejected us, there's no need... huh?"

After a pause, Jiang Liu suddenly turned his head and looked into the depths of the gray fog, frowning.

"You two...did you bring this thing?"

"Huh? What's that? It's just a trick—"

Aisha just showed an impatient expression, but the next moment she suddenly froze.

"No way, they actually chased us here...are they going to kill us all?"

Chapter 170: Chimera, Melee

What kind of monster is this? Jiang Liu looked with interest at the huge figure that walked out of the fog step by step.

Unlike the Amazon warrior who was in complete despair, the fox girl who was curled up and trembling, and the rabbit boy who had a pale face, Jiang Liu remained so calm even when seeing such a hideous creature, and even had the leisure to evaluate whether the monster's appearance was beautiful.

It is about ten meters tall and looks like a giant lion overall, but in addition to the lion's head covered with golden mane, there are also black goat heads and strange snake heads on the left and right.

The black shadow that kept swinging behind him, as Jiang Liu's dynamic vision captured, turned out to be a scorpion's long tail.

Neither fish nor fowl... I can't really say that. Although it is a monster that combines the characteristics of various wild beasts, this kind of monster does have its own classification name: Chimera.

The so-called Chimera is a monster from Greek mythology with "a goat's body, a lion's head, and a snake's tail". Later, it was extended to mean "a mixture of various monsters", that is, a synthetic beast, and its appearance has also become diverse.

However, in this world of "Dungeon", Jiang Liu has never heard of any information about Chimera, at least not the kind that appears before him.

"Damn it, is this the end..."

Aisha hugged the fox girl tightly in her arms. She had no strength to escape anymore and was almost ready to die with her eyes closed.