A Mistaken Encounter: The Hero of the World

Lefiya's magic attracted the monsters' attention, but now she bravely stood firm without dodging. Serven slashed at the monsters with all his strength, blocking all the attacks aimed at Lefiya.

"Light up the flames, the lights of the forest. I command you to shoot arrows, the flaming arrows of the elves. Rain down like rain, and burn the barbarians. [Send a volley of flaming javelins]!"

Flame javelins fell from the sky, destroying the monsters that blocked the road.

Taking advantage of the gap, Serven and Lefiya ran all the way, and Serven kept using his sword to kill the monsters that were blocking the way.

"Lefiya, do you remember the map of the 15th floor?"

Lefiya nodded, and her gloomy little face regained its vitality.

Yes, as long as you reach the safe floor 18, you can wait for rescue there!

Serven hacked to death a dozen monsters again. Any bigger movement would tear the wound, and he couldn't help but take a few breaths of air.

"Mr. Serven, we seem to be heading towards the armory!" Lefiya found the corresponding locations of the two people, her face tense, and she quickly called a halt.

Serven also realized the seriousness of the situation.

Arriving at the armory and giving these monsters access to the maze's natural weapons would only make the situation worse.

Break out backwards? The monsters blocking the retreat were slowly surrounding them, not giving them any chance to retreat, but there was no telling what kind of unknown dangers lay ahead—after all, even the Minotaur that used the charge had been used as an appetizer.

The dungeon finally revealed its malicious intent.

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Under the monster's repeated attacks, the "Fire Spirit Cloth" on Serven's body has become tattered.

After dealing with the monsters in front of him, he casually cleared out another wave of monsters that rushed over from behind.

Fighting with monsters in front and behind at the same time, Serven's physical strength decreased very quickly.

With so many monsters around, even the throwing axes of the weak horned rabbit turned into dense and huge hailstones, making it difficult for Serven to deal with them.

The most dangerous time was when a saber-toothed tiger that had been hiding in the group of monsters suddenly attacked - its sharp teeth were aimed at Serven's neck. Fortunately, Serven turned his body at the critical moment and saved his life at the cost of his shoulder.

Now, he had many wounds of varying sizes on his body, and the most serious penetrating wound in the abdomen was still bleeding.

Moreover, because the "Fire Spirit Cloth" had become somewhat tattered, some of the wounds were burned by the hellhound's flames, turning into ugly and smelly charred meat.

Fortunately, there is always a way out. Under Lefiya's guidance, the two of them looked for opportunities to change their routes as they moved forward, and successfully avoided the armory in the dungeon.

"Mr. Servin, we are almost at the cave."

Lefiya handed over the healing potion she was carrying. Hope was right in front of her, and her expression became much more relaxed.

But if nothing unexpected happens, an accident will happen.

The dungeon was clearly determined to keep the two men.

In front of the passage, a silver-backed ape appeared, carrying a stone pillar. Then, the second, the third... a total of ten silver-backed apes slowly approached.

This is a particularly unusual situation—the silverback ape was clearly on the eleventh and twelfth floors, but now it appeared here.

These silverback apes were muscular and obviously larger than the normal silverback apes the two had seen before. Their ferocious eyes were occasionally mixed with cunning light.

Among this group of silverback apes, there was even a silverback ape with golden hair on its head and fuller and more prominent muscles. It showed a cruel smile to the two of them - judging from its aura - it was Lv3!

Strictly speaking, everyone is strengthened!

This team of enhanced silverback apes was led by the golden-haired silverback ape that had gained wisdom by eating magic stones. As a social monster, it had developed some subordinates. The other silverback apes were just the golden-haired silverback ape's little brothers who had only been strengthened a few times and had only been led by him not long ago.

Lefiya's face turned pale and her legs went weak.

Just when I saw hope, I fell into the abyss again.

The golden-haired silverback ape locked its gaze on the two of them, and when it saw Lefiya fall into despair, a mocking and smug smile appeared on its face.

After all, Lefiya was just a 14-year-old girl. In this situation, she really felt that she was powerless, and her eyes and expression became depressed.

It was at this moment——

"Lefiya!"

She heard Serven shouting.

"Remember to seize the opportunity to escape!"

Serven pressed the bleeding wound on his abdomen, took a deep breath, and rushed towards the huge silverback ape!

"Mr. Servin!"

"I said I would protect you." Serven's voice became increasingly distant. "I'm a wounded soldier. There's no chance for me to get out..."

A seriously injured and weak human stood in front of ten giant silverback apes and also blocked the monster's army.

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Ten enhanced silverback apes!

Facing an almost impossible opponent and once again in a life-threatening situation, Serven's heart was unusually calm.

He gave a mocking smile to the endless monsters in front of him, and while the monsters didn't launch an attack, he quickly opened the healing potion and drank it.

He glanced at the desperate Lefiya, and her selfless appearance just now flashed through his mind.

This time - it's my turn!

"Lefiya! Remember to seize the opportunity to escape!"

The small wounds on my body have all healed, and the larger wounds have also healed a little.

The best defense is offense——Serven took the lead in launching the attack!

He quickly ran towards the monsters, aimed his sword at the silverback apes, and repeated the standard slashing action countless times, but because of the strong will infused in it——

This is a blow that can cut through steel!

The huge scarlet slash lit up the dim dungeon. Four or five silver-backed apes that were unable to dodge and dozens of monsters in the front were killed by this slash.

The gap was quickly filled by the monster. Other silverback apes swung stone pillars to attack, and when Serwen dodged and resisted, the golden-haired silverback ape raised the stone pillar of weapon and smashed it from the air. Serwen's pupils shrank, and he rolled on the ground to avoid it.

Boom——

A large amount of rubble burst out.

The huge sound made people's eardrums hurt and their heads buzz.

Serven shook his head and rushed forward again with a knife in hand.

The unicorn rabbit, the hellhound, the minotaur, the saber-toothed tiger...all the monsters were turned into dead souls under the knife.

But the silverback ape's fierce attack followed.

Serven raised his knife and gritted his teeth to block the silverback ape's stone pillar. Before he could fight back, another silverback ape's stone pillar hit him. When he rolled on the ground to dodge, the third and fourth silverback apes also launched attacks... Serven kept avoiding the monsters' attacks as much as possible while killing other monsters.

Under the siege of the silverback ape and other monsters, Serven's body was again covered with wounds of varying sizes. His protective gear and shirt became tattered, and his body was covered in his own and the monsters' blood.

However, it was also during the repeated dodging that he gradually became able to hear the sound of the monsters' attacks and make judgments to avoid them in advance.

He is now in a very strange state.

All your energy is focused on the battlefield - concentrating on the battle, paying close attention to the monsters' attacks and the loopholes in the siege.

His eyes, ears, nose... all his senses are now unable to pay attention to other things in the outside world.

All I see are the enemies around me.

All I could hear were the monster's footsteps, roars, and the sounds of its attacks breaking through the air.

My brain is particularly clear, as if it were stuffed with a lot of mints.

He could even see the slowing of fangs and claws and judge their attack trajectory in advance.

Serven dodged several attacks in succession and lost two of his younger brothers again. The golden-haired silverback ape roared and pounded his chest frantically with his fists.

Serven seized the opportunity and swung his sword at the monsters with all his strength.

The huge scarlet slash once again illuminated the dim dungeon, tearing apart the monsters along the way and moving forward -

"run--!!!!!"

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Chapter 17 Bloody Battle

Lefiya did not choose to run away.

"Pray in the name of Visen." She faced the monster firmly, holding the wand tightly -

"Forest spirits, noble compatriots, respond to my voice and come to the grassland. Let us be connected, feast together, circle around each other, and dance joyfully. Come, Elf Ring, and grant me strength. [Elf Ring]!"

Serven smiled bitterly, fought and retreated, stepped back a distance, and took on the task of guarding.

He killed several horned rabbits and hellhounds that were about to secretly attack Lefiya, and while keeping a close eye on several silverback apes that were attacking again, he took the opportunity to adjust his disordered breathing.

“Roar, ahhhhhhhhh—”

The silverback ape let out a shrill roar, and its ferocious face kept staring at Serven.

It threw away the stone pillar and pounced towards Serven on all fours.

The huge arm swept towards Serven——

Serven jumped into the air and killed another silverback ape.

"Roar!!!" The golden-haired silverback ape roared again, and Serven could smell the stench coming from its mouth.

The wound on Serven's abdomen was bleeding all the time. The pain stimulated his nerves and also aroused his ferocity.

He stared fearlessly at the enhanced silverback ape, holding the long sword tightly, ready to risk his life once again.

On one hand, he was determined to fight for his survival, and on the other hand, he was determined to tear his prey into pieces due to the instructions of the dungeon mother and the murder of his younger brother.

At the same time, Lefiya's chant was drawing to a close.

"The sign of doomsday, the white snow. Blown up by the wind at dusk."

"The light is cut off, the earth is frozen. Snow and wind fill the sky, three cold winters have passed - my name is Alver."

"【Final Overture】!!!"

Serven sensed the death intent behind him and jumped to avoid it.

The powerful cold current gushed out like a river when the sluice gates of a reservoir were opened, sweeping away everything in its path and freezing everything in its path. The monsters turned into ice sculptures, which then shattered like mirrors.

The siege—finally lifted.

Serven did not let down his guard. He looked at the remaining huge block of ice with vigilance and slashed at it.

Before the slash arrived, the ice had already cracked, and the enhanced golden-haired silverback ape inside actually walked out alive. Due to frostbite, one arm and one leg were gone.

But it grinned without caring. Two huge wounds were slowly healing with granulation tissue, and new limbs were slowly and steadily growing out.

"Self-regeneration".

Serven's pupils shrank and he rushed forward quickly.

With only one leg, the enhanced creature managed to retreat and dodge, but Serven's slash also successfully hit it. The wound was deep, but it failed to remove its other hand.

The monster used its huge body to dodge flexibly and avoid Serven's fatal attacks.

The Lv3 monster's attributes were too advanced, and the monster quickly regained control of the battle rhythm, and Serven fell into a passive defense situation again. And because of the difference in strength between them, every defense would involve Serven's original wounds.

Serven couldn't help but cough up large mouthfuls of blood. The physical damage accumulated from continuous fighting finally broke out.

He was running out of energy, and if he continued to passively defend, the situation would only become increasingly unfavorable.

Thanks to Lefiya, the monster siege has been lifted and now it's time to retreat.

The silverback ape also bought itself some time. With the "self-regeneration" ability granted by the dungeon, its lost arms and legs will soon grow back.

While the ape was defending again, Serven counterattacked and cut off the silverback ape's right leg. Taking this opportunity, he carried Lefiya, who was weakened by the consumption of too much mental energy, on his back and fled quickly.

The silverback ape behind them roared and chased after the two of them using both hands and feet.

While paying attention to the enemies behind him, he also had to be wary of attacks from the front and fight the monsters. After a long distance, the distance between the silverback ape and Serven and the others was shortened a lot, and Serven's physical strength was also running out.

Fortunately, the vertical hole was right in front of him. Seeing the vertical hole in front of him, Serven jumped down without hesitation.

Before Servensong could catch his breath, he saw the silverback ape also jumping down.

This monster was so persistent that it followed me across the floors!

Serven suppressed his fear and fatigue and tightened his grip on the sword again.

In the cave, unlike the passive adventurers, the silverback ape maintained high mobility. It climbed on the protruding stone spikes on the stone wall, and nimbly and flexibly jumped in the forest. It soon came in front of Serwen, leaned back to avoid Serwen's long-prepared sword, and then punched Serwen heavily to the ground on the next level.