Is it wrong to try to meet someone in a dungeon?

After the girl (Nano) called out in this way, unable to cheer for either side, the boy (Luke)'s face was filled with anxiety.

"Damn it...! How could this be!?"

The answer is simple.

Because both "strength and speed" are insufficient, and "skills and combat ability" are also inadequate.

The key point is that the "threat" posed is simply insignificant.

Luke definitely has the upper hand in close combat skills.

However, compared to Ais and Bert, Luke's level is simply a case of showing off his limited skills.

The people who helped Lefia train were none other than the top-tier adventurers (monsters) who truly stood at the pinnacle of the world.

Even if Lefia's close-combat skills were clumsy, the onslaught of a mere student (Luke) was child's play compared to the intense hand-to-hand combat of Ais and the others. With her azure eyes, Lefia clearly grasped Luke's gaze, balance of strength, and emotional fluctuations.

(If you can't even dodge this much, you'll definitely get kicked away by Mr. Bert.)

Compared to when she was focused solely on being a mage, her perspective had broadened considerably, and her mind was unusually calm. Her ability to adapt to high-speed combat was the best proof of this. Her body had indeed been "remodeled."

Lefia, who was quietly putting her training results to use, was able to conjure up the profile of a certain werewolf and his sharp tongue in her mind because she still had the energy to let her mind wander.

Since she still had the energy to be distracted and think wildly, it was as if she had already taken control of the situation.

Lefia has maintained a defensive stance so far.

Spin the short staff in your left hand in a high-speed rotation.

"[Unleash a beam of light, the bow of sacred wood. You are a master archer—]"

The next second, Luke's face was filled with shock.

Lefia began to "sing" while fighting.

"Singing in parallel!"

As Nano and the others exclaimed in unison, a dense golden magical light surged from the magic circle set up on the ground.

This is the essence of the "Magic Swordsman," and also the "Magic Swordsman's Ultimate Skill."

Its speed and accuracy surpass all the mages the "Seventh Squad" has ever encountered, and more importantly, the total amount of "magic power" is worlds apart.

Nano and Mili, who were both proficient in "magic", were dumbfounded.

"Snipe, Elf Archer!"

"Damn it—!!"

The longsword and the shortsword sparked dazzling flames multiple times, but Lefia's chanting remained unaffected.

As Luke watched Lefia effortlessly execute four actions simultaneously—counterattack, defense, evasion, and chanting—anxiety gradually overwhelmed his face.

Such immense "magic power" was far beyond what a mere forward attacker could withstand. When the "magic" was complete, it would mean Luke's defeat, so the boy desperately used all his limbs to try and interrupt the incantation.

—Luke's anxiety was clearly seen by Lefia.

Unleashing "magic" in a grand display, dangling a "bomb" before the enemy's eyes to shake their resolve and create impatience—this is the ultimate "decoy attack" inherited from Riveria, a technique that guides the enemy's actions to their highest level.

Lefia could clearly sense Luke's wavering.

Moreover, we have a complete grasp of his next actions.

"Ugh, ugh ...

A reckless, self-destructive attack.

As expected, it approached from the right.

be cheated.

As Lefia whispered this, she approached Luke from above and instantly pressed herself against him.

「!?」

Lefia cut into Luke's arms, twisted her body at an angle where the longsword couldn't reach her, and swiftly unleashed a strike.

She knocked Luke's longsword away with her short sword, then held out her short staff to the terrified boy.

"Shoot through, arrow that will surely hit."

This is the last line of the chant.

Lefia, having easily completed her incantation, brought this battle to a close.

"--【Spirit Bow and Light Arrow】."

The deadly light arrow was not fired.

Just before activating the spell, Lefia dispelled it. The "magic power" that had been concentrated on the short staff, making it glow, vanished into countless specks of light, and the magic circle that had been created also disappeared. A moment later, the longsword that had flown from the boy's hand clattered into the ground.

Lefia declares her victory by dispelling the "magic".

Luke, with a short cane pressed against his nose, stood frozen in place, as if petrified.

Nano and the others, who were watching the battle from the sidelines with bated breath, were also dumbfounded.

"I won, Luke. Now, please obey my orders completely."

Lefia put down her staff and declared her victory, causing Luke to stagger back a few steps.

If both sides are of equal level, they might fight to a draw—but in the end, Lefia will inevitably win.

The reason is that the two have vastly different experiences, and the number of battles they have fought is incomparable.

Neither Luke nor any member of the "Seventh Squad" has yet experienced "overwhelming, brute strength".

This is the most critical gap between the two sides.

"...No, no way..."

Luke looked distraught, with an expression of disbelief.

Seeing this, Lefia couldn't help but curse herself for going too far. She only wanted to enlighten Luke, but now she might have seriously hurt his pride. Just as Lefia was about to change her previous stern attitude and offer words of comfort—her long ears suddenly twitched.

"This 'voice' is... Ugh, really! Of all times, it had to come at a time like this."

During her one-on-one fight with Luke, Lefia remained vigilant for signs of an approaching horde of monsters or "abnormal events." After muttering a complaint, she suddenly looked in a certain direction.

That was one of the passageways connecting to this cave.

Just as Lefia had predicted, "a group of adventurers" rushed over not long after.

"Modo! This is terrible! The numbers have increased far too much!"

"It's so noisy! I know that too! We have to find a way to escape no matter what—oh!"

Leading the adventurers was a man with a fierce appearance, resembling a thug. He smirked as soon as he saw Lefia and the others.

"Hi~ Students in the 'school district'~! This is a gift from us~!"

The group walked right past Luke and the others, ignoring Lefia's reproachful gaze, and strode away.

While the "Seventh Squad" was still in a daze, not knowing what was going on, only Lefia had already grasped the situation.

"Luke, hurry and retrieve the sword! Everyone, gather around!"

“Eh…?”

"hurry up!!"

Lefia shouted at Luke and the others, who were still unable to take any action.

Lefia, gripping her short sword and staff tightly and reassembling her stance, glared at the passage the adventurers had come from and shouted:

"We've been forced into this mess!"

Then countless monsters surged into the cave like a tidal wave.

"Could it be...?!"

"A 'Monster Gift (pass parade)'!?"

Nano and the others, who had finally gotten into the swing of things, let out screams.

This is a very common emergency escape technique and tactic among adventurers. The excellent students, realizing they had been used as "scapegoats," turned pale with fright due to the sheer number of monsters.

"Prepare to engage!"

Only Lefia, an active adventurer, remained calm and gave the order with an air of authority.

That's right, this is daily life in the dungeon.

It's just one of those common occurrences that are not worth mentioning.

To put it bluntly, it's a "war of attrition".

*

"Everyone, please make sure to maintain your formation! Fight in groups of four as usual!"

Lefia quickly issued a series of commands.

As Luke charged toward the sword stuck in the ground, and Nano and the others rushed over to gather, the horde of monsters filling their field of vision truly lived up to the term "parade."

The endless, serpentine column of monsters of various races shifted their focus from the adventurers they had been chasing to Lefia and her companions, roaring as if they wanted to devour them alive. Faced with an astonishing number that only a fool could fathom—a horde of monsters rarely seen by the students of the "school district"—Nano and her friends gasped in terror, "Ugh...!?"

Lefia had originally planned to turn and run away like the other adventurers, but she had just finished a duel with Luke. The key point was that running away wouldn't solve the problem, so she decided to stay put and face the monster army.

Rather than dragging down the other third-level adventurers (adventure teams), it would be better to lead the "Seventh Squad" to annihilate these monsters.

Lefia made this judgment by taking her own forces into account.

(Ahead lies a pack of "fanged lions and tigers"! Following them are "Minotaurs," "Cerberus," and "al-mi'raj" wielding a stone axe!)

The pair of azure eyes that quickly grasped the formation of the formation narrowed slightly.

While the larger species are indeed troublesome, the real threat lies with the smaller (unicorn rabbits) and medium-sized (hellhounds) species behind them, or more precisely, their fire breath and throwing attacks using primitive weapons. Even with sufficient combat power, the "Seventh Squad" can still make mistakes when faced with long-range attacks.

Therefore, Lefia immediately decided to eliminate the enemy troops in the back row first.

"I'll wipe out the enemies in the back! You're in charge of the enemy vanguard!"

Before the students could answer, Lefia leaped into the air.

"Make a wish in the name of the fairy!"

Lefia leaped high into the air and began chanting magic, amidst the astonished students and the rapidly looking up monsters.

She chanted loudly, drawing a large arc in the air before quickly landing and, as if in a declaration, beginning to clean up the "Unicorn Rabbit" and "Cerberus".

"Chirp—!?"

“Guaaaaa!?”

Lefia swung the short sword "Tears of Ash" in her right hand three times like a conductor's baton, causing a chorus of screams to erupt from the scene.

Then he continued running at full speed.

Lefia weaved through the enemy ranks, slaughtering the black hounds (hellhounds) that spewed fire before they could even breathe fire, while the white rabbits (unicorn rabbits) intercepted all their hastily thrown stone axes. The rabbits' round eyes stared in disbelief as the primitive weapons were reduced to fragments, and the next second, they were all decapitated by a flash of silver light.

"O ancestors of the forest, your noble brethren, answer my call and come to the grasslands!"

Lefia clears out the enemies at the very end, using "Parallel Chanting" as she swings her sword to strike the next prey.

The loud singing and the overwhelming "magic" it exuded were bound to attract the monsters' attention. Lefia, alone, used her eye-catching performance to draw the attention of the enemy's center and rear guards from the center of the formation—leaving only the vanguard of the monster army to the students—and began to stage a magnificent and spectacular "dance battle."

Lefia was seen unilaterally ravaging a large number of monsters.

"Is she really just a guard!?"

Miria, who had been amazed ever since Luke's one-on-one fight, exclaimed in surprise. Lefia ignored her and cut the mantis monster "Crystal Mantis" in two.

The crystal-made body shattered into countless glittering fragments scattered all over the ground, and Lefia, without even using "magic," managed to hold back the monster army with just close combat.

"Come, fairy ring. I beg you—lend me your power!"

Lefia constructs the Summon Burst [Elf Ring] through a fluid "parallel chant" and retains it, switching it to "standby state." Under the effect of the rare skill [Double Canon], a small magic circle appears on her left wrist, which holds the short staff, transforming into a bracelet.

"[Unleash a beam of light, the bow of sacred wood. You are a master archer—]"

As Lefia began preparing her "next spell" just in case, a "hellhound" hiding behind a large creature (Minotaur) suddenly appeared from the left.

"!"

"Roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar!!"

Enraged by being unilaterally violated, it rushed forward close to the ground, intending to bite Lefia's tender flesh to pieces.