I'm tied to Athena.

"Then use the staff! Can't a LV3 kill a LV2 monster?" Bert glared at her viciously, scaring Lefiya so much that she trembled. She quickly responded and chased after him.

"Li Yun, stay here and don't run around." Ai Si had no choice but to join the pursuit because there were too many of them. However, before leaving, she gave Li Yun a warning and told him not to run around.

"I understand." Li Yun touched his nose and nodded.

Aisi and the others quickly caught up, and after reaching the seventeenth floor, the number of adventurers gradually increased.

Most of those whose abilities meet the middle-level requirements and who are exploring the maze are at level 2. After reaching the thirteenth level, they are only at level 1. If these adventurers encounter such a large group of Minotaur, there is no doubt that they will have no other way except to be crushed by the cows' hooves.

If many adventurers never returned because their Loki family failed to deal with the monster, the guild or other factions would definitely condemn their failure. More importantly, they would not be able to sleep well at night.

"Wait a minute, that's over there!" The Minotaur rushed up the stairs leading to the 16th floor. Diona screamed, and then, in the scream, a group of monsters disappeared on the upper floors.

"Even I can guess how troublesome it will be!" The group of people made chaotic footsteps, jumped over the stairs, and rushed forward without thinking, just hoping to catch up with the herd as soon as possible without causing any casualties.

Ais and others chased the Minotaur frantically, but these Minotaur ignored them and attacked them with unstoppable force.

Some Minotaur even left the group and scattered, disrupting the pursuit of Aisi and others. The worst luck for them was that the monsters always found a way to the upper floors.

In order to deal with the Minotaur scattered on each floor, the team members disappeared from the pursuit team one by one. When they rushed through the middle floor and rushed into the upper floor, and arrived at the sixth floor, only Ai Si and Bert were left in the team.

On the sixth floor, Aisi successfully defeated one monster, however, she let another minotaur escape.

Because the maze on the upper level is really too complicated. Although the scope is not large, this kind of interconnected roads are the most likely to be more embarrassing.

It's already the sixth floor, and the adventurers are just those who have just started at LV1. If they encounter a Minotaur, they will most likely be killed instantly... We have to find the last Minotaur quickly!

At this time, on the fifth floor, a little white rabbit who was looking for a chance encounter met a minotaur who was much taller than him....

"Come here, Ace!" Bert sniffed and ran in one direction without hesitation. Being an orc, he had an extremely keen sense of smell and he caught the scent left by the Minotaur.

Aisi ran after him through the passage and rushed up to the fifth floor.

However, after rushing up to the fifth floor, what Aisi and the others saw was a dead Minotaur.

There are only four people in this passage with light green walls: Ai Si, Bert, Li Yun who had run here at some point, and the little white rabbit who was shivering behind Li Yun.

The pure white hair that reminded people of the first snow, the deep red pupils that seemed to shed tears at any time. The boy who gave people a very fragile aura and looked like a rabbit at first glance.

"Are you okay?" Li Yun looked at the shivering child and gave a friendly smile.

However, facing his friendly greeting, the boy seemed to have not yet caught his breath, and Li Yun noticed that the fear did not disappear with the disappearance of the Minotaur, and the extreme fear was still spreading in his heart.

"It's okay now, don't worry." The black-haired boy squatted in front of the white-haired boy, comforting him softly like a brother.

PS: Although I made a mistake, the author still needs to be a little shameless (please vote)

Chapter 34 Go Home Go Home

"Thank you...thank you..." The gentle words slowly dissipated the fear in Bai Tu's heart. He looked at the man in front of him and said with some trembling.

"You are still a newcomer." It seemed that Li Yun, who had just caught up, saw the movements of the White Rabbit under the pursuit of the Minotaur. Well... to use a more professional term, it was delicious.

Moreover, the protective gear he was wearing was obviously the guild's rations. Even his movements of running away revealed the clumsiness of someone who had learned it by himself.

To put it simply, he is a rookie among rookies.

If it hadn't been for good luck, he would have been dead when the Minotaur attacked him.

"Don't get close to the fifth floor next time. Come back when you are proficient in the movements." Li Yun pulled the white rabbit up.

"Yes, um... My name is Bell Crane, thank you for saving me." The boy named Bell Crane looked scared, "If it wasn't you... um, what's your name?"

His grandfather often told him that by going to the dungeon he could play the role of a hero saving a beautiful girl and then find his own encounter.

That's why he went through the first to third floors alone and came to the fifth floor.

But after reaching the fifth floor, he encountered such a monster, which was really unbearable for Bell.

He just wanted to meet a beautiful girl, not a minotaur.

"My name is Li Yun, an ordinary adventurer..." When Li Yun was about to say something, Bert came over with a sigh and said, "What's there to say to this kind of trash? Now that we have dealt with the last Minotaur, let's go."

"The guy who didn't even know his own strength and ran down from the upper level without permission deserves to die!"

"Bert." Li Yun rubbed his head helplessly, and then said to Bell, whose face turned red because of what Bert said, "Bell, don't take it to heart. Bert is just like that. He is just worried that you will die here."

"Shut up Li Yun, I'm going to kick you!" The vicious werewolf threatened Li Yun, "Besides, you're still injured now!"

"Are you injured?" Bell panicked all of a sudden. He hurriedly took out the recovery medicine from his bag. "Well, I have some recovery medicine here. Please use it if you don't mind."

"It's okay, it's almost healed, keep it for yourself." Since he didn't take Bell's recovery medicine, this kid's life must be very difficult. Moreover, as a newbie here, he probably doesn't have any seniors to guide him.

Or is he the only one in his clan?

"But..." Bell wanted to say something, but Li Yun patted his head and said, "It's okay. After all, I have reliable partners."

"That's it, Bell. We'll see each other next time. There shouldn't be any danger on the road ahead, don't worry."

"Well, thank you Mr. Li Yun." Bell had a hint of admiration in his eyes. He clenched the recovery bottle in his hand, then looked at Bert. He shrank his head in fear, but still bent down to thank him silently, and then ran to the upper level.

"Go back, Bert and Ai Si." Looking at the figures disappearing from his sight, Li Yun rubbed his shoulders.

"Hey, how did you know the last monster was here?"

"I have skills." Bert and Li Yun began to ignore Ai Si's gaze, "I have been following you all the time, but you just didn't notice."

After all, it was a monster that broke into the higher floors, and he couldn't really just stand there and do nothing.

"Mind your own business! If you are injured, just act like an injured person! Don't cause me trouble!" Bert snorted, moved his ears, and then turned around and returned to the team.

Li Yun looked at the arrogant look and smiled silently. This guy was the one who took care of him the most besides Ai Si when he was injured. Although he didn't say it, everyone with a discerning eye knew that this guy was worried about him.

It was precisely because of his dishonest behavior that Diona and Dione kept teasing the werewolf with this matter during his recovery, causing the werewolf to often quarrel with the sisters.

This also brought a lot of laughter to the camp.

Compared to the dishonesty of the werewolf, Aisi was much more honest. She looked at him silently, and although she didn't say anything, it was obvious that she was asking Li Yun why he came up.

In this situation, Li Yun could only put his hands together and make an apology gesture, indicating that he knew he was wrong and asked her to let him go.

Fortunately, Ai Si was silent for a while and then said that everything was fine.

The three of them returned to the main group, and then followed the group to the entrance of the first floor. At this point, this expedition was over.

In the center of Orario stands a giant white-walled tower that reaches into the sky.

This skyscraper facility was built as a cover to block the entrance to the underground city, a huge hole in the ground. Its name was the Tower of Babel.

With the Tower of Babel, or the underground city, as its center, Orario has become the most prosperous city in the world.

When Li Yun and his companions came back, it was just about dusk. At this time, the streets were crowded with adventurers returning from the maze. Walking on the streets, one could hear the noises of the hotel celebrating their survival.

Humans and demihumans drank and chatted, and the gods joined in with their cups. Throwing aside racial barriers and respect, the laughter that rang out between them was a microcosm of this city and the world at the same time.

Street lamps began to light up one by one, and the light of the magic stone lamps gradually illuminated this noisy city.

"Then, let's say goodbye here. Thank you for your care this month." Li Yun said goodbye to the people of Loki's family at the door, and Livilia did not try to stop him. After all, there would be a celebration banquet tomorrow, and they could have a good drink then.

Li Yun walked through the busy street and soon arrived at the Fengruo Hostess Shop.

"Ah, it's Mr. Li Yun. Long time no see. Are you back from the dungeon?" Seeing Li Yun, Hill smiled gently.

"Well, I just came back. Please pack up three servings of this." Li Yun ordered three dishes to be packed up, and then prepared to leave.

"Are you going back now?"

"I just came back and I'm a little tired. I'll come here to eat when I have time."

After a quick conversation, Li Yun waved his arm and left the hotel, while Hill watched Li Yun's back disappear from his sight before returning to the store to work.

"I'm back." Li Yun knocked on the door. He had no key to open the door because he lost it in the dungeon. But at this time, Ai Lei and Athena should be at home, so it didn't matter if he didn't have the key.

Soon, the door was opened.

It was Elle who opened the door.

She was not surprised to see Li Yun, but there was a rare seriousness in the eyes of the goddess of the underworld.

Chapter 35 Athena's Worry

"Are you finally back?" Ai Lei folded her arms across her chest, standing in the living room looking at Li Yun who was wearing a cloak.

"You already know?" Li Yun was a little helpless. When he was injured, he guessed that Athena would know about this, but he didn't guess that Athena told Ai Lei about this.

"Loki sent the news over in advance."

Because of Li Yun's matter, Loki's family had to stay in the underground city for a while longer. In order to prevent Loki and the others from worrying, Finn specially sent some people with faster speed to go back and tell them about this matter.

After learning about this, Loki rushed here without stopping to tell Athena the news.

Then, after learning about this, Elle and Athena became angry.

Because of the Gorgon Stone, Athena was the first person to feel Liyun's life force slipping away.

It was like a full pool of water suddenly lost half its content. The sudden change made Athena panic. If Li Yun's vitality had not been slowly recovering, she would have been unable to resist going to the dungeon in person.

But even so, Athena and Ailei were still very angry. The latter was because Li Yun did not listen to her. If Li Yun had been vigilant at all times, this situation would never have happened.

In the former case, Athena was simply angry because she was worried about him.

Ailei put her hands on her hips and stared at him with her golden eyes. "Didn't I tell you that adventurers can't be careless? You must stay alert at all times in the dungeon!"

"....Sorry, it's my fault this time." Li Yun stood there obediently, waiting for Ai Lei's lecture.

"Athena told me that you were still an ordinary person two months ago, so it was normal for you to be careless. That's why I keep reminding you not to take risks. Don't think that you can do whatever you want in the dungeon just because you have authority and divine power. This world is very dangerous, and the dungeon contains deep secrets. If you still have this mentality in the future, you will die in the dungeon sooner or later!"

After a barrage of scolding, Ai Lei rarely displayed her aura as the goddess of the underworld, and Li Yun did not dare to refute at all.

But as Ailei said, if he doesn't become a qualified warrior as soon as possible, he will really die in the dungeon.

Athena asked him to follow Loki's family on an expedition, not only to gain more level experience, but also to gain experience on how to act as an adventurer.

Pride, arrogance, carelessness, these are some of the factors that lead to adventurers' deaths in the dungeon. Li Yun has the strength of LV5 or even LV6. If he uses a power infinitely close to divine power, he will be the strongest adventurer, but... the dungeon wants to kill him, including poison, traps, monster frenzy, there are a hundred ways to do it!

"Thank you, Ai Lei." Hearing Ai Lei's words, Li Yun felt a warm feeling flow through his heart.

Although he listened to what Ai Lei said before, he didn't take it to heart. Many people say that if you don't listen to the advice of the elderly, you will suffer losses in the future, but unless you actually suffer a loss once, who can really take it to heart.

Li Yun is not a god, he is a mortal, an ordinary mortal, so he has human inferiority. From an ordinary person to a person with such power, the seeds of arrogance have long been planted in his heart.

This incident was a good thing for him. At the very least, only by knowing how big the world is can he truly relax his mind and realize how small he is.

Besides...it feels really good to be cared for by others.

Seeing Li Yun's expression that said "I know I was wrong", Ai Lei didn't know what to say. She sighed, "Athena is waiting for you in the room. She is even angrier than me about this matter. Be prepared."

"It will be ready when I come back." Li Yuncan smiled, "I'll go in first."

Arriving at the door of Athena's room, I knocked on the door, and a faint voice came from inside, "Come in."

Athena's tone was still as calm as before, but Li Yun felt the surging waves deep in the calm sea... Although he had been prepared for a long time, Li Yun couldn't help but want to say at this moment, I'm finished.

The black-haired boy, who was afraid of a fight, didn't want to go in, but he had no way to disobey the goddess's order, so he had to step into the goddess's room with a fearless attitude.

After entering the room, Li Yun stood at the door. In the room, Athena sat on the bed, her legs in blue stockings gently shaking. She looked at Li Yun who had been motionless for a long time, "Why, am I scary?"

"No...."

"Then come here!"

The goddess's rare toughness reminded Li Yun of the time when she put a sickle against his neck and wanted to kill him to get back the Gorgon Stone.

After thinking for a moment, Li Yun decided to give up resistance, walked to the bed, and sat cross-legged on the ground.

He took off his cloak and untied the bandages, and then a horrible wound was exposed to Athena.

The horrific wound that went through his chest and back had healed, but the scar had not fallen off, sticking to Li Yun's body like a hideous monster. It was as if a part of his body had been hollowed out and then something different was forcefully stuffed into it, which was shocking.

Athena looked at the scar, seemingly calm on the surface, but her tightly clenched fists revealed her inner anxiety and anger.

The goddess' knees touched the ground, her slender little hands raised slightly, and then placed them on his wound.

"If the Gorgon Stone hadn't brought some immortality, you would have died there!"

That pleasant and steady voice trembled for the first time. Even though she had come to this world, the goddess could describe this interesting world with a proud and confident tone. But now, because of a human being, she was trembling in an almost impossible way.

".....I'm sorry." Facing the goddess' heartache, all Li Yun could say was sorry.

"Perhaps you will be angry if I say this, but you who have merged with my power... can no longer be considered a human. You are qualified to be immortal. A mere one or two hundred years, or one or two thousand years, cannot take your life away."

"You are my child. Maybe I once wanted to kill you, but now you have become my family."

"I don't care how long I stay in this world."