I'm tied to Athena.

"Forget it. In principle, you are not allowed to interfere with other teams in the dungeon."

"Hey, what's wrong with you guys?"

"idiot."

The conversation between the Amazon sisters was very quick... Well, to be precise, Diona had no intention of listening to her sister at all, and she opened her mouth directly to call them.

But Li Yun raised his hand and pressed Diona's shoulder, "They smell of blood, both monster and human."

".....Fear can overwhelm a person. They must have abandoned their companions and fled after encountering some invincible monster."

Looking at the four adventurers who kept looking back, Li Yun directly expressed his judgment. In addition to strength, the Gorgon Stone also gave Li Yun a keen sense of darkness.

As Li Yun finished speaking, a piercing scream suddenly came from the front. It was a sharp sound that could only be made when facing fear and death.

It was this voice that changed the looks of Diona and the others.

In a dungeon, it is normal to run away out of fear of certain monsters, but if you are entangled by monsters, it is also normal for some adventurers to abandon their companions in order to escape.

After all, this is a dungeon, a place where death and glory coexist.

But... no adventurer can tolerate those who abandon their companions and run back. They can betray once, and they can betray twice.

"Tsk!" Bert made a "tsk!" sound, and continued to move forward. The others frowned and looked at the four adventurers running outside, then slowly retracted their gazes.

The so-called clan are companions who live together and are people you can rely on. There is really nothing to say about teammates who run away out of fear.

Because of the recent incident, the atmosphere in Loki's clan suddenly became quiet. No matter who it was, there was a hint of dissatisfaction on their faces, especially the werewolf Bert, who even walked past the position where he was supposed to stay and walked to a place behind Li Yun.

Li Yun glanced at him without leaving a trace. This position could effectively prevent sneak attacks from any angle, but what he was guarding against was not himself, but Li Yun.

He was probably afraid that Li Yun might get into an accident due to some unexpected incident. After all, in his eyes, Li Yun was an inexperienced newcomer.

In the dungeon, if you have strength but no experience, you won't go far. This expedition is of great significance to Li Yun.

This werewolf didn't look down on the weak, he just didn't want to see anyone die. His evil words were just to motivate the weak.

He is a very gentle person, but he doesn't know how to express it. Because of his ferocious appearance and attitude, people are afraid of him and think he is a difficult person to get along with.

Soon, a group of people came to the front, and at this time, Li Yun suddenly said, "Watch your step!"

Everyone immediately became alert, and the sound of soil rubbing against each other could be heard under their feet. Phosphorescent light poured down from the ceiling, illuminating the area surrounding the pale green walls in all directions.

This kind of place is called a cave room, which is a square open space in the underground city.

As the soil was dug up, many monsters with four legs, two thin arms, huge eyes, and red bodies, similar to ants, appeared in front of them.

Unlike ordinary ants, the bodies of these ants are about the size of a fourteen-year-old child, and, with their thin waists as fulcrums, their upper bodies stand upright as if they were holding up their heads.

This is the new adventurer killer that only appears on the seventh floor, the killer ant.

They have strong hard shells and terrifying bite force, and their front claws are enough to tear apart all obstacles. They are monsters that are difficult to kill in a one-on-one fight.

What's even more dangerous is that they will call out to their companions. Although they won't shout loudly, when they are in danger, they seem to emit a substance that adventurers cannot detect.

The key to dealing with this kind of monster is to be quick and kill it with one strike. The adventurers just now encountered the killer ants, but they did not quickly deal with them, so they ended up abandoning their companions and running away.

"Just right, kill them all!" The werewolf's eyes flashed with ferocity, and he planned to rush forward and kill all the killer ants. Perhaps because they had just eaten some people, the number of them had not yet completely dispersed, so there were more than ten of them coming out.

"Bert, go back to where you should be." Finn, who was standing in the middle, shook his head lightly, "Leave it to Liyun and Diona."

"This is the captain's order." Perhaps worried that Bert might do something, Finn directly used the captain's order to pressure him, "During the expedition, no accidents are allowed!"

"Leave the enemies ahead to the vanguards!"

"Tsk." Bert couldn't disobey the order. He could only give up the idea of ​​rushing forward and look at Li Yun and Tiona who were facing a dozen killer ants.

"The left one is yours, the right one is mine." Diona took out her weapon and cut it off, and Li Yun also grasped his sickle silently, "Ah, I understand."

Then in an instant, the two of them disappeared in front of the killer ants as if they had teleported. A silver light flashed by, and a smooth cut appeared on the walls at both ends. All the killer ants at the cut turned into ashes, leaving only magic stones the size of a fingernail!

Li Yun still found the characteristics of dungeon monsters very strange. If the monster is not dead yet, when you attack the monster, you will see blood, internal organs, etc., but if the monster is dead, both the blood and everything else will disappear.

The only thing that won't disappear with the monster's disappearance is the blood of adventurers.

"Easy, easy." Tiona said with a smile while carrying the Big Sever. In her eyes, the killer ant, a LV1 monster, was nothing. Even without Li Yun, she could solve it in an instant.

"Let's keep moving forward." After dealing with the killer ants, the expeditionary force continued to move forward. The situation would be easy from then on. Even if any accidents occurred, they could be easily resolved with the strength of Li Yun and Tiona.

The most important thing is that Li Yun learned a lot of monsters' names and characteristics here.

He is a person who does not like reading. Compared with the information about monsters learned from books, he prefers actual combat and learning in battle.

After spending some time, the group arrived at the 17th floor. There should have been a floor master Goliath here, but he was killed by Li Yun. And only two weeks had passed, and it was not the refresh time, so the group easily arrived at the 18th floor.

Chapter 15: Eighteenth Floor

The 18th floor is one of the few safe floors in the dungeon where monsters will not spawn. Adventurers who aim to enter the lower floors will definitely use it as a base, so as long as they can reach it, they can be sure that they are safe.

Because of the safety of this floor, a group of adventurers teamed up to set up a town here and used the characteristics of this place to make a profit from the difference.

As for why a safe area appears on the 18th floor but another safe area appears on the 50th floor, you can only ask the dungeon.

There is a huge ancient tree on the eighteenth floor. Li Yun is standing under this ancient tree now. If he looks up from here, he will find that his vision is completely blocked by the dome formed by branches and a large number of green leaves.

The dazzling light shines through the tiny gaps between the leaves, and through the depths of the leaves, a little bit of blue can be seen.

That is the color of crystal, crystal with a pale blue glow.

In addition to trees, there are small crystals growing at your feet and large crystals that look like giant daggers.

Outside the forest is a vast natural landscape.

There was a majestic and vast grassland, and small monsters moving around in it. There was also a huge lake not far away. In the center of the lake floated a huge rock that could be called an island.

The most amazing thing about the eighteenth floor is the ceiling filled with brilliant crystals.

Like blooming chrysanthemums, countless crystals grew in every corner. The sparkling crystals illuminated the surroundings and also became the sun of the eighteenth floor.

"The light of the crystal will disappear with the passage of time, and there will also be night here." A calm voice came from behind Li Yun. He turned his head and saw the doll-like Miss Sword Princess with blonde hair.

"I know. Although there is some time difference with the surface, it should not be a big deal for people living here." Li Yun replied with a smile. He had some understanding of this safe area, also known as the Maze Paradise.

He had not come down to the eighteenth floor before because there was no need to do so. However, after coming here, he understood why so many adventurers were eager to go on adventures.

It's not just the sense of crisis during the battle, but also the scenery after defeating the monster and the wine that tastes many times better than usual.

"Miss Aisi, is there anything I can say?" Aisi's eyes had been on him for a long time. Li Yun was not slow or stupid, so he naturally guessed that she must have something to say to him.

"Um...why are you so strong?" Miss Jian Ji didn't seem to be very good at communicating with others. She looked at Li Yun expressionlessly, as if it was just an ordinary chat.

"Me? Strong?" Li Yun pointed at himself and smiled mockingly, "I'm not strong enough."

"But...your level..."

"You can do it too." Li Yun's words stunned Ai Si, and her golden pupils seemed to reveal a hint of joy.

"If you hadn't accepted the gift."

However, the next sentence made the emotion in Aisi's eyes dim again.

"The human body contains infinite possibilities, and the heroes of ancient times have proved this to us. The gift of God only makes it easier to tap into human potential, rather than giving humans direct power."

Li Yun sat down slowly. He looked at the beautiful scenery in front of him and said, "If you work hard before you get the gift and make yourself strong, then if you get the gift on this strong basis, you can be like me, LV1 and can also participate in the expedition of Loki's family."

Of course, this was just Li Yun's superficial words. Li Yun had more considerations about the so-called gift.

For example, if a person has almost exhausted his potential before obtaining En, does that mean that even if he continues to go to the dungeon, his level will not increase?

But in reality this situation is impossible to happen. Everyone has the possibility of entering LV2. As long as the numerical standards are met and great achievements are accomplished, they can continue to become stronger.

In other words, will the improvement of level make a person have more potential? The so-called sublimation of body and mind should not only tap into deeper potential.

If Li Yun's guess is correct, then by undergoing hell training before obtaining the gift, and then obtaining the gift after training, one can become stronger than others and can also upgrade more easily.

Unfortunately, the residents of this world never seem to think this way. It is better to obtain the gift directly than to train by themselves. They have equated receiving the gift with gaining power, and believe that the gift is the only way to gain power.

"Is that so?" Aisi's expression changed slightly, as if she was regretting something. But after a while, she returned to normal, "Thank you."

"Nothing, I'm just telling you what I know."

"Finn said it's time to set off." After finishing her story in less than a minute, Ai Si told Li Yun the reason why she came to find him.

Although the 18th floor was a safe area, it didn't seem to be the rendezvous floor. Because of the frequent expeditions, the rendezvous floor they agreed on was further down.

Staying here is just to give the troops behind time to catch up, after all, there is no safe area below. If they get to the back one step ahead, they will spend more time clearing monsters. This is a drain on their physical and mental strength.

"Well, let's go." Li Yun patted the grass on his clothes, then stood up and went back to the gathering place with Ai Si.

"I think everyone has rested enough. From here to the 50th floor, there will be no safe resting areas. Are you ready?" Finn looked at the members of the first phase and spoke directly.

"oh oh!!"

The floor I agreed to go to with Grace was the 24th floor. Starting from the 25th floor, which was the lower floor, the dungeon would become much wider than before, so there would be no problem even if we moved together.

Of course, the most important thing is that even if it is a real expedition from the lower level, basically no single team will enter the level below the 25th level. Therefore, there is no need to worry about hindering others.

With Liyun and Tiona as the vanguard, Finn as the central guard, Bert as the left wing guard, Tione as the right wing guard, and Ais and Livilia as the rear guard, and two new pillars of the future Loki family - Raul and Lefiya Viridis, the expedition began!

While they were on their expedition, a rabbit from outside excitedly stepped into the city called Orario.

Chapter 16: Stop talking, I'm showing off today

"Roar!!!" A series of roars rang out, followed by the sound of footsteps trampling the desolate land, causing the ground to shake.

They were a group of monsters with two large, twisted horns like those of goats and ugly faces like those of horses.

With their breaths snorting and their bright red eyeballs moving around, the group of ugly monsters were using their huge height advantage to look down upon the group of prey at their feet.

On the desolate land, dozens of huge monsters surrounded a group of people. They raised their sturdy arms holding blunt weapons above their heads, and then... launched a devastating blow!

"Raise your shields!" With the order, countless crisp collision sounds rang out, and dozens of large shields stood in front, blocking the monsters' terrifying attacks.

"Forwards, don't let the dense formation break up! The back line keeps attacking!"

The humans and demihumans from various races were responsible for fighting against the vicious monsters.

The muscular dwarves held up two huge shields to block the attacks, while the elves and orcs used arrows and magic to attack the enemy from a distance.

At the same time, among the vanguard and rearguard troops, a flag was fluttering in the wind in the center of the formation.

Printed on the flag was a clown emblem with a funny smile on its face.

This is proof that the clan has made a contract with a god.

This is the 49th floor of the dungeon, and it is the last floor before reaching the 50th floor. The environment on this floor is different from that on other floors.

In this vast space dyed reddish brown, there was no grass growing and it was desolate. The group of terrifying monsters living in this area was the monster called Fomor in front of us.

Yes, it was the Fermor, the sea demon from Celtic mythology.

Well, the Fomors in this world are just a group of dungeon monsters, and they don't have the destructive power of the legendary Fomor giants. Of course, even so, they are not monsters that ordinary adventurers can face.

"Tiona, Tione! Go support the left wing!" Finn, the leader of Loki's family, a young man who was shorter than anyone else on the battlefield, gave instructions quickly and concisely.

The commander who had an overall view of the battle situation had a high-pitched and sharp voice. Under his command, the battle situation that was changing rapidly and almost leading to a disadvantage was reversed several times.

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

"Li Yun, I'm counting on you for the right wing!"

"Understood!" The young man holding the sickle seemed to blend into the darkness. In this world where red and darkness blended together, even Fomor would find it difficult to spot him.

He was like a killer, quickly, quickly, and with incredible precision cutting off the body of the monster named Fomor.

Originally, Finn and his companions planned to go straight through here, but they didn't expect that these monsters suddenly appeared from nowhere and surrounded them in an instant. Finn and his companions had no choice but to stop and fight.

However, the monsters on the 4th floor were already at level . It would be fine if they were just a dozen of them, but now, dozens of them were rushing towards them.

Finn quickly gave orders, and the adventurers below LV5 held their ground and carried out defensive counterattacks in an orderly manner, while Ais, the Amazon sisters, and Bert, who had LV5 strength, roamed around, ready to provide support at any time.

Li Yun and Ai Si act as firefighters in the team because their speed is faster than the ordinary LV5. They go wherever the pressure needs to be relieved.

But no one knew where these monsters came from, and no matter how they were killed, they still kept advancing. It was obvious that these monsters intended to swallow them up with their advantage in numbers!

Each of them was larger than an adult, wielding a blunt weapon that looked like a stick made of fossil bones, causing the people holding shields on the front line to show distorted expressions of pain.

Their densely packed defense line retreated little by little, and the size of the semicircular formation was gradually shrinking.

Even if Grace at level 6 is there, he can't support the entire defense line by himself!

"Livelia! Are you still not well?!"

Behind the protection of the vanguard group, in the center surrounded by mages and archers, the beautiful sound of chanting could be heard.