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

"...Very well, you toad."

Miss Aisha, who accepted the challenge, and the female warriors (Amazons) all turned around.

Having cleared a ten-step distance, I was subjected to a barrage of blinding stares.

I was sweating profusely, and the alarm bells were ringing as I crossed the critical point.

An Amazonian stuck out his tongue and licked his lips.

"First come, first served!!"

This is the signal to start war.

The moment Miss Phryne's roar rang out, the female warriors (Amazons) all lowered their waists, and I moved as well.

I turned my back to them as fast as I could and ran to the far end of the room.

The battle cries of the female warriors (Amazons) surged from behind me, and I raced toward the window on the wall.

Time passed so slowly it was almost frightening; all I could hear were the approaching footsteps, and all I could see was the night view unfolding outside the window.

I opened my eyes wide, kicked the ground, and smashed the window with my body.

I leaped into the air outside the palace.

The desperate escape, or rather the "hunt," begins.

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I fell from the sky.

Heeding the screams of my instincts, I jumped off the high-rise without hesitation, tearing through the night air with my entire body.

I could feel the female warriors (Amazons) jumping down after me from high above. The ground was getting closer and closer, and then, thud! I landed on the stone ground along with shards of glass.

Without stopping for a moment, I started running immediately.

"stop!!"

A breath later, the sound of landing came one after another, followed by the shrew's roar.

In the blink of an eye, I rushed out of the enemy's main camp, "The Palace of the Goddess of Prostitution," and returned to the brothel.

The death race against more than twenty female warriors (Amazons) has officially begun.

I dashed through the streets illuminated by the magic lamps at top speed and with full power. Upon seeing me being chased by the female warriors (Amazons) who were pursuing me, the man and the prostitute huddled together jumped back in fright, "Huh!?"

Shouts of "Chase him!" and "Don't let him get away!?" came from behind, pounding on my back. I was too scared to turn around. My heart was pounding all over my body. I waved my arms, just pushing forward, forward, and forward some more.

(How did things turn out like this!?)

Should I have listened to Lily and the others and not come to Fengyue Street (a place like this)? Would I have just gone back home and been fine? Or is it my own fault for getting lost? Or is it all my bad luck to have encountered the god Hermes?

As I circled the corner, repeating unanswered questions in my mind, I zigzagged between wide roads and narrow paths, desperately trying to shake off my pursuers.

I ran erratically without thinking twice, gradually leaving the female warriors (Amazons) behind.

"—Giggle giggle giggle giggle!!"

「!?」

However, there was one person.

There is only one person whose "Agility" is no less than mine after I reached level 3.

A loud, frog-like voice echoed all around, along with a huge shadow running on the ground.

Against the backdrop of a vast, moonlit night, a colossal brown body descended toward me.

"Wa ...

A brown meteorite fell like a cannonball in the middle of the street.

As she landed, she raised a large fist and swung it down, shattering the stone slab. I dodged at the last second, but was still thrown back by the aftershock.

I had barely managed to neutralize the force and regain my balance when the giantess, Ms. Freni, appeared with a giant leap, pulled her fist from the ground, and charged at me.

"I won't let you get away!"

The distance between them disappeared in an instant, and Gang Qiang swung his arm out.

"Get out of the way!!" The sound of air being torn apart urged me on. I heeded the scream and dodged, my swing missing its mark, but the wind pressure alone was enough to shake my stance.

My eyes were wide open as Miss Frini continued her relentless attack.

I desperately dodged the thick arms waving everywhere. The walls of the brothels on the roadside, the wooden barrels placed by the roadside—just a graze from those fingers—turned to dust and were blown away right before my eyes. Even though I was empty-handed, it could continuously produce unbelievable bombardments, causing my throat to spasm.

(This, this absurd feeling...!?)

I recalled the rigorous training I underwent on the city wall with the girls I admired.

This person really is a Level 1 adventurer!?

Stone and wood fragments scattered everywhere, large beads of sweat splattered from her skin, and her agility, beyond what one would expect from someone with such a large body, quickly cornered me. She grabbed the front of my clothes.

"Eeee!?"

"Don't you dare touch anything I'm doing!!"

She threw me out like a hand axe, and I slammed to the ground.

The intense impact caused me to scream in agony, and I rolled violently several times in the middle of the road.

Just as I finally managed to lift my head, the next instant I saw Miss Frini rushing towards me.

The enormous black shadow that tried to crush me, along with the ugly smile that appeared on its lips, made me hold my breath.

"Stop, you toad!"

But just then, several figures leaped out from the side of their field of vision.

It was those female warriors (Amazons) who wanted to take me to headquarters. The three of them pounced on Miss Frini in the air, using a powerful attack from the side to slam her massive body, which was over two meters tall, into the brothel by the roadside.

Boom! Miss Frini fell from the sky, crashing through the wall, however...

"Don't you dare bother me!?"

With a single swing of her arm, she flung all three men who were holding her away.

*Pfft!* Just as I was spitting out a mouthful of saliva, the pursuing female warriors launched a series of attacks on Miss Frini from the rooftops of buildings and the road.

"Stop that idiot's pace!!"

They shouted to each other and leaped toward the giantess.

It looked like an adventurer party trying to attack a large-scale (monster). They were knocked away by Miss Frini's roar, and then gathered from all directions, grabbing her arms, waist and neck to hinder her movements.

Seeing the fierce female warriors (Amazons) fighting amongst themselves for their prey—that is, me—I couldn't help but let out a pathetic scream, "Eek...!?"

"Got it!"

"Wow!?"

As I plopped down on the ground, an Amazonian girl jumped down from directly above me.

She pretended to grab me, but I dodged her without serious injury and quickly stood up and ran away.

"Ah~ He got away—!?"

"Sneaking it out is fine, but it absolutely cannot be given to Frini!"

I took off running, and this time several Amazons chased after me. While Miss Frini was being held back, they attacked me instead, and I didn't even have time to catch my breath.

The male passengers seemed unwilling to get into trouble and were in a hurry to escape via the road, so I rushed across the straight road.

"Don't even think about slipping away."

「!?」

Miss Aisha!

The female warrior, rapidly approaching along the roof of the brothel, leaped and kicked me over the head.

I was caught off guard by this surprise attack. I blocked the heavy blow with my right arm and immediately lost my balance while running.

Oh no! I kicked the ground, trying to create some distance, but the long legs immediately chased after me, determined not to let me go.

The first kick was immediately followed by a second strike—the long leg extended like a sickle and struck my shoulder.

Seeing me stumble, Miss Aisha used her legs, which had a range comparable to swords, to deliver a series of kicks to me with fluid, dance-like movements.

(Physical skills!?)

A high kick on one leg, followed by an axe kick, and then a spinning back kick.

Before she could even react, she braced herself with her hands on the ground and performed a double-leg whirlwind in a near-inverted position.

I can't see through them—I can't dodge all their "moves"!

The Amazons' unique martial arts, along with their sharp attacks utilizing their long legs, completely slowed me down.

The legs, slashing like swords and whistling like whips, gradually slicing away at my arm defenses—just as my opponent's upper body sank without warning, I was hit by a fierce water-surface kick (sweeping leg).

“Wu!?”

My leg was kicked down, and I fell face down on the ground.

"Got you?"

I fell backward in the middle of the road, and Miss Aisha immediately climbed on top of me.

My movements were restricted, and my face turned pale. She shook her long black hair and looked down at me.

Miss Aisha licked her lips seductively, laughing sadistically as she reached out to take off my clothes.

"Aisha, danger!?"

Just then, a very tense warning reached us.

In the blink of an eye, the Amazonian woman, who was suspended in mid-air, crashed hard into Miss Aisha.

Miss Aisha fell to the side, leaving me speechless. The unknown female warrior (an Amazon) rolled all the way to the distance.

Miss Aisha and I were both taken aback and looked behind us as the woman flew in.

"Get out of here!!"

What we saw was a scene straight out of a nightmare.

Miss Frini forcefully pushed aside the Amazonian wall that was desperately trying to hold her down, and even grabbed their bodies and threw them toward us.

Witnessing the exaggerated brute force used to easily toss people like cannonballs, my cheeks twitched.

"That...dead toad...!?"

Seeing the scene before her, Miss Aisha spoke with utter disgust and disdain.

Ignoring her fury, I scrambled away from under her. Miss Aisha clicked her tongue and gave chase, but I was faster than her.

In terms of pure running speed, I seemed faster than any of them except Miss Frini. Seeing the distance between us widening, I thought, "This time I should be able to escape...!" Clinging to a sliver of hope, however—

"Lisha, Eliza! A little boy has run into Third Street! Stop him!"

Miss Aisha, who was hot on her heels, shouted.

There were no female warriors (Amazons) around, and before I could even figure out who the instruction was for, orc and human prostitutes rushed out from two brothels on either side of me.

"Huh!?"

Following the two who had just opened the shop door wide, other prostitutes poured out in a chaotic rush. "Stop—!" They blocked my way with brooms or thick frying pans, and just before I bumped into them, I made a ninety-degree turn and rushed into the back alley.

"H-How could this happen!?"

As soon as I fled into the narrow alley, Miss Aisha's voice rang out again. Just like before, the scene repeated itself: prostitutes appeared from the brothel, forcing me to scream and change direction.

The prostitutes, peering out from the upper floors of the brothel, shouted to each other, "He went to your place!", "Fifth Street!", "The white-haired adventurer!" They routinely passed on information; no matter where I went, I would run into prostitutes in formal attire. Alluring elven women, orc girls blowing kisses at me—when I arrived here, the prostitutes all tried to grab me or block my way.

What's going on?! I was in a state of confusion when something flashed across the corner of my vision—it was a prostitute's badge.

Without exception, the walls and doors of all the brothels around the area bear the emblem of the Ishtar Familia.

(Could it be...!?)

I was sweating profusely when, unfortunately, I figured it out.

The sphere of influence is too vast. This third district of the pleasure quarters is within the sphere of influence of the goddess Ishtar, and all the prostitutes living here, including non-combatants, are members of the [Ishtar Familia].

"This whole area is our territory"... Miss Aisha's words were by no means an exaggeration.