Wrong Ground, Spiral Twins

When they charged together, the ferocious scene was like a black torrent pouring down.

"Raise your shield!"

Following an order, countless crisp collision sounds rang out.

In just a few breaths, the front end of the black torrent collided head-on with the first line of defense formed by dozens of large shields.

A dull crash spread along with the shock wave, and the shield bearer's heels dug deep into the ground, telling of the power of the monster's attack.

Unable to break through the defense line in the first time, the monsters immediately flowed around on both sides like water and surrounded them.

"Forwards, don't let the dense formation disperse! The back guard team continues to attack!"

The humans and demihumans from various races were in charge of fighting against the vicious and ferocious monsters.

The muscular dwarves held up two huge shields, the elves and orcs continued to attack the enemy with arrows and magic, and the brown-skinned Amazon sisters galloped across the battlefield, beheading the monsters that approached them one by one.

In the center of the troops forming the circle, a flag with a funny clown printed on it fluttered in the wind in the center of the formation.

Loki Family——

A barren land with no grass growing.

Rocks, gravel, and everything else were dyed reddish-brown in this vast space.

Deep underground covered by flying sand, Loki's clan once again launched an expedition to the 59th floor, fighting with monsters while making roars that would never reach the ground.

"Tiona, Tione, go support the left wing!"

The young boy, who was shorter than anyone else on the battlefield—the leader of the dwarf tribe kept issuing instructions.

The commander had an overall view of the situation and gave orders in a loud and sharp voice. Under his command, the ever-changing battle situation was reversed several times and danger was turned into safety.

The Amazon sisters received the order and rushed out, chopping down the three monsters in an instant.

From a distance, it looked like a nightmare.

The horde of monsters, which kept approaching no matter how hard they were slaughtered, was using their numerical advantage to engulf the small 'ring' in the center.

Each of the monsters was taller than two adults, and they swung heavy club-like blunt weapons. Every blow made the people holding shields on the front line show a distorted expression of pain.

The densely packed shoulder-to-shoulder defense line retreated step by step, and the size of the circular formation was shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Urgent situation?

Most people might see it this way, but Su Mo, who was watching this scene from afar, just found it funny.

When did the chanting speed of the 'Nine Demon Princesses', who is known as the strongest wizard in Orario, become so slow?

"We haven't even reached the 50th floor yet. Are they trying to lure us out here?"

"It's normal to be on guard."

Ruiweisi was calm as always, "The last time you made a move, your whereabouts were undoubtedly exposed."

"Since you knew there were defenses and traps, why did you take action this time?"

"The embryos have not been fully cultivated yet, and she is not ready yet. At least not yet. We cannot allow them to reach the 59th floor."

Chapter 60 Hermes

When I woke up from my sleep, the sky outside the window was already completely bright.

Su Mo was not surprised that his other self was targeting Loki's family again. To be honest, he was more interested in everything the red-haired woman said.

Thinking about this, he walked down from the bed, washed up briefly, and knocked on Bell's door.

Perhaps because he was too tired yesterday, Su Mo knocked for a long time before getting a response from the person in the house.

"Coming, right away..."

As he said, "immediately", but before the door opened, Su Mo first heard the sound of debris being scattered, then the sound of flesh hitting tables and chairs, and the sound of tea cups rolling. In short, it was quite "busy".

"I'm sorry, Captain..."

The door was finally opened, and Bell immediately started to apologize, but Su Mo raised his hand to suppress him halfway through his words.

"Just call me by my name."

Su Mo quickly looked at Bell. Even though he was fully awake, his tiredness was still clearly visible on his face.

"I'm not good at short weapons, but I happen to know someone who is good at daggers and short swords. Do you want to try your luck?"

"Yes!" Bell responded immediately.

"Don't be happy yet. My relationship with her is just an acquaintance. Even if you sincerely ask her, she may not be willing to teach you."

"I will ask with the most sincere attitude. If it doesn't work, then I am just unlucky."

"I hope you can calm down. Go and get ready. I'll wait for you downstairs."

"Okay, I'll be right down."

After getting dressed and washing up, Su Mo waited downstairs for less than two minutes before going out with Bell who came downstairs.

When they arrived at the Bountiful Hostess Tavern, Mia's mother was already busy. When she saw that Su Mo had brought someone with him, her face suddenly darkened.

"This is a tavern, not a training ground."

"This is a frequent customer and a free laborer. Please feel free to use him if you need anything."

Su Mo sold Bell without hesitation.

He pushed the people around him who had not yet reacted forward and walked quickly towards the backyard. What stood out was that he was clean and neat.

When facing a person with a dark face but a kind heart, what you need is not any explanation. What is really important is how to get her recognition and how to get in here.

As long as you can get her approval, many things will naturally not be a problem.

"Hmph~!"

Hearing the heavy cold snort coming from behind him, Su Mo drew a cross in his heart... and observed a second of silence for Bell.

But soon, Su Mo found that he seemed to have observed a moment of silence too early.

The intensity of training today and yesterday is completely on a different level.

Miss Elf exerted overwhelming speed and strength. Facing the crushing attack, Su Mo seemed to have returned to the initial novice stage. He could only hold on for a few seconds at most before being quickly defeated. He had no power to resist at all.

"It will be even more difficult to explore the middle level alone. If you can't even handle this..."

"...Come again."

Su Mo clenched his teeth, ignored the broken knuckles, and got into position again.

Seeing this scene, a hint of anger flashed in Liu Tian's blue eyes, and the next moment, a gust of wind blew in front of Su Mo.

"You really don't know how to take things seriously!"

A figure was knocked flying and hit the stone wall. Even Bell could hear the dull sound, and it was naturally clear to Mia's ears.

Bell, who was getting water in the kitchen, raised his head and looked through the window, but because of his position, he could only see a corner where the sundries were piled up.

"Where are you looking? The water in the basin is about to overflow. Go clean the tables, chairs and counters outside for me."

"Ah~ yes!"

Bell hurriedly withdrew his gaze, turned off the water valve, picked up the rag, carried the basin and walked out.

He was clearly here to become an apprentice, but somehow he was ordered to do work. Bell was a little confused about this, but this did not stop him from doing his job well.

"!"

Bell was wiping the counter halfway when he suddenly stopped and looked back subconsciously.

The next moment, the figure of a gray girl appeared in his eyes.

The girl was wearing a knee-length light green vest dress with a longer apron tied around her lower body. Her dull grey hair was tied into a bun at the back of her head with a tail hanging down, which looked a bit like a variation of a ponytail and was quite cute.

It's just that the way he looked at me was a little rude.

"You, are you new here?"

"No, no! I came with the group...Senior Su Mo."

"Um……"

With a long nasal sound, Ciel walked over briskly and looked around Bell, "Are you also from Hestia's family? What's your name?"

Bell nodded and said, "My name is Bell, Bell Crane, and I just joined the clan yesterday."

"Bell, that's a nice name. So, you are volunteering here now?"

Hearing this, Bell couldn't help scratching his head, "Senior Su Mo said that there is an adventurer here who is good at daggers and short swords..."

"You're talking about Chloe. Well, her words are more than enough to teach you."

At this point, Hill seemed to have thought of something and smiled slyly, "No wonder Mr. Su Mo left you here. Chloe should be willing to teach you a thing or two."

"Really?" Bell was delighted.

"Of course! But you have to wait until you get past Mia's mother."

After saying that, as if he had sensed something terrifying, Hill quickly distanced himself from Bell with movements that seemed slow and fast.

"Over there, how long will it take to put off such a small job?"

Bell was a little confused at first, but the majestic shout from behind him made him understand everything in an instant.

His body subconsciously straightened, and his hands seemed to have a consciousness of their own as he quickly wiped the counter. When his peripheral vision swept over again, the girl was no longer there.

……——……

Prayer Hall

The burly and majestic old god sat in the center of the altar surrounded by torches as always, with a quiet expression, standing still like a statue.

"how?"

The old god's deep voice echoed in the hall.

Today, a special guest arrived at the sacred place where no other gods were allowed to set foot.

Under the altar, a slender male god slowly walked out of the shadow area, and his whole body appeared in the light.

He was of medium build and walked lightly. His arms and legs, wrapped in traveler's clothes, were quite slender. His appearance could only be described as worthy of a god, so handsome and impeccable.

He walked out of the shadows, raised his hand to take off his wide-brimmed hat with feathers, and his orange-yellow hair fell down.

"It's more troublesome than I thought."

Hermes is a well-known unrestrained character even among the gods with a lot of quirks.

However, few people (gods) in this world know that such a cute and carefree handsome man sometimes serves as the guild's "external helper".

"In the beginning, Great God, you shouldn't have let the Ganesha family show up. Once they were scared by them, those who should hide have already hidden themselves."

"If the Ganesha clan hadn't stepped in, how could they have restrained themselves?"

“So, this is throwing all the problems to me!”

"You have been investigating secretly for so long. You should have gained something by coming to see me this time."

"There is some gain."

Hermes put his hat back on, the smile on his face gradually faded. "From the clues I have found now, the number of families related to the artificial maze is not only far beyond our expectations, but also spread all over the place, and even implicated some people in the guild. The situation is quite bad."

"It was just a little probing, but they immediately withdrew their claws. This shows that the problem is far from irreparable. Tell me in detail what you gained."

"Then let's start from within Orario..."

Chapter 61: Unprovoked Conflict

After forcing himself to get home, the first thing Su Mo did when he returned to his room was to drink a bottle of high-level healing elixir.

The severity of the experience in the middle level was just a superficial statement. The cold-faced but warm-hearted elf lady obviously wanted him to give up the idea of exploring the middle level alone. But no matter what, the intensity of today's battle was clearly beyond the scope of training.

After taking a bath, applying medicine, changing clothes, and going downstairs to have breakfast with Hestia, Su Mo returned to his room and took a nap.

What? Bell?

When he came back, he seemed to be still working as a handyman in the tavern.

People with hands and feet will always come back on their own. What's more, the innocent, kind, honest and vulnerable cute white rabbit will be much more popular with the rich mistress than him. There is no need to worry... probably!