A Mistaken Encounter: The Hero of the World

Chapter 177: The Divided Loki Family [Subscription Request]

Bert and Lefiya, who were fighting off the Piranha Plant, looked back and felt their scalps burst, as if time had slowed down.

Only the figure of the little man fell to the ground with gushing blood——

Just the moment they saw this scene, despair invaded the hearts of every member of the group.

Even if Riveria, Grace or Ais fell, it would not make the members so desperate.

The members' faces turned pale, their eyes filled with panic. Panic swelled in an instant.

“Captain——!!!”

Raul screamed.

Finn, the person involved, understood the fatality of the situation more deeply and quickly than anyone else.

If the members of the regiment lost their leader, and their morale was low and chaotic, there was no doubt that the result would be annihilation in this enemy base camp!

Therefore - Finn made the final decision as quickly as possible.

"Raul!"

Finn shouted with all his might, and the human youth who was standing there in a daze was stunned for a moment.

“Waaaaaaaaaah!!” Raul had been strictly taught all the knowledge and experience by Finn and others. When he heard Finn’s voice, he reacted quickly -

He dropped his bow and arrow, and rushed out before anyone else—even faster than Revise.

Revise swung her sword at Raul, but Raul only had eyes for Finn, and he ran forward determinedly without slowing down.

His shoulder guard was broken by the enemy, leaving a trail of blood.

Raul staggered, but he successfully caught up with Finn. He quickly grabbed the leader of the clan into his arms, kicked the floor with all his strength, and jumped into the vertical hole leading to the deep underground.

"Tsk. Trouble." Revise smacked her lips in dissatisfaction.

An Qi also made a quick decision and ordered the team members, "Jump into the cave! Quickly!"

The members of the Central Guard gave up the fight and quickly followed, jumping into the cave where Raul and Finn fell. The members who stayed near Finn all escaped from the cave.

"Hahahahahahahaha——" Valetta, who was hiding in the dark, finally came out. She laughed wildly in front of the cave.

"Look at how miserable you are, Finn! There will be a day when you will run away with your tail between your legs. It's really exciting!"

"Now, their leader is dealt with. I'm going to go to Arya." Revis said coldly.

"Hey, Finn isn't dead yet. That hero is as tough as I am..."

"That's none of my business. You can handle it yourself later, or do I have to take care of you more?"

Rivis replied coldly, and she turned around to complete her goal of fighting with Sword Princess.

The black sword made a sound when she swung it, and the hero's blood dripped down.

"Tsk, such a willful woman...so annoying."

The rabbit man Lakta, who was at the vanguard, looked dejected. "The leader has collapsed... and Mr. Raul and Ms. Angel..."

"You... guys--!" Bert let out an angry growl, kicking the ground and running towards Valetta at a rapid speed.

"Idiot. I have no intention of fighting seriously with you at Lv.6, [Fierce Wolf]." Valetta sneered disdainfully.

The spherical magic item in her hand emitted a burst of light, and a very thick metal wall suddenly fell in front of Bert.

The intersection was closed with a loud bang.

at the same time--

"Mr. Bert! Even other monsters and Piranhas!?"

When the "door" was closed and turned into a dead end, Valetta also released a large number of monsters. Now the vanguard members became rats in a bag, surrounded by monsters.

Burt shouted to his companions in grief, "All of you run!"

In order to create a way for his fellow members to survive, he rushed into the monsters first -!

"Captain...Mr. Bert..."

Lefiya, who was originally at the rear, had been separated from the main force and could only watch the whole incident happen helplessly.

She and Filweiss were too far away from the vertical cave at the intersection in order to cover the rear, and now they were the only two left in the passage.

"Serving as the rear guard has the opposite effect. We are completely separated from the troops..." said Fierweiss.

"Hey, big bodyguard, take care of those two elves. I want to admire Finn's sad face sooner. Just kill them. Hahaha!"

Valetta closed a door again, cutting off the possibility for Lefiya and the others to go to the cave at the crossroads to meet Finn.

The weirdo who had once been able to suppress Ais and even defeat the leader Finn looked coldly at Lefiya and the others.

"..."

Seeing Lefiya's panicked eyes and Filweiss's determined look, Revis narrowed her eyes and snorted coldly.

Then, she actually ignored the existence of Lefiya and the others, and quickly walked into a fork in the road and walked away. The "door" of the fork in the road was also quickly closed.

The weirdo just left like that?!

“She let us off the hook!” Lefiya’s heart instantly became hot. “Does that mean we are not worthy of her attack? What an insult——!”

"Lefiya, wait, calm down!"

"...Ms. Fierceweiss, the captain and the others...we have to go save everyone!"

"I know, but we can't get to the [Brave] place. Even if we want to turn back, we are blocked by the [Gate] and can't move forward... We must find a new way!"

"Ok!"

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Crack!

A crack suddenly appeared on Grace's gauntlet.

"Grace, why did you stop suddenly?" Ai Si asked.

"…No, it's nothing. Just keep going." Grace wiped away the vague worry in her heart.

"This place is just like a cave in a dungeon..." Line sighed as she looked at the huge space.

At this moment, footsteps sounded from the passage.

There are enemies! ?

[Loki's Familia] became more alert.

A pale man in dirty work clothes appeared at the entrance of the passage.

"Nice to meet you, adventurers from the Loki Familia."

In front of a group of powerful adventurers, he seemed to be sure of victory, with no fear or worry at all.

"Ah! He is the man in the portrait we are looking for!" Diona exclaimed.

Tione nodded and asked the man, "You are the one who made a deal with the God of Fisheries in the Port City, right?"

"It is true that this happened... Are you looking for me? But I don't want to see you." The man whispered almost inaudibly, "It's a waste of time to talk to you here. The grand plan of our ancestors is so great that I can't waste time... It's a pity that I am a human, not an immortal species, so I will definitely not be able to witness its completion..."

"Wait, wait! Stop talking to yourself and listen to us!" Tiona shouted...

“Oh, my apologies. My name is Baka. I have been ordered to entertain you and lead you to the abyss of darkness…!”

At this moment, Grace noticed a red orb in the center of the hall floor——!?

They had seen a very similar orb on the "door" before...

He opened his eyes wide and shouted a warning to the members, "Run away...!"

But it's too late——!

Baka's gaze lingered on the orb for a few seconds, and the floor suddenly opened up—

All the group members, including Grace, suddenly lost their footing and fell into the pit.

"Ais!" Grace shouted at Ais.

Ai Si understood what the dwarf meant, and used the additional magic [Wind Spirit Sprint] in an instant.

Grace threw the big battle axe at Ai Si who was being blown by the wind. Ai Si used this force to jump out again just before the floor closed again.

"Open that 'door' on the ground!" she warned Baka.

Baka calmly glanced at the gem with his left red eye hidden under his bangs. The "door" of the hardest metal separated him and Ais. In his red eye was branded the letter D.

"Farewell, [Loki Family] - I wish you a nightmare~."

Aisi ran towards him with all her might, but was still blocked by the "door".

She looked at the floor with some disappointment, her expression becoming somewhat worried.

Grace and his team had been tricked by Baka and had fallen to the eighth floor. There were only a few team members around him, and he had been separated from Tiona, Tione and other team members.

Diona and Dione are together with some of the group members.

Just as the two Amazon sisters were hesitantly trying to find Grace, a super heavy metal "door" suddenly fell behind Tione.

Tiona and three members of the group disappeared behind the barrier.

"Ti 3.0 Ona!"

"Tione!"

The two sisters screamed through the "door" -

But the situation did not allow them to hesitate, as enemies appeared in the passages in front of them!

At this moment, all the high-level adventurers were separated.

Ais was alone.

On Tiona's side, the poisonous maggots that had once caused them great trouble in the dungeon suddenly surrounded them in groups.

In Tione, members of the dark faction attacked them with cursed tools that had weakening and bleeding effects.

On Grace's side, members of the dark faction brought a large number of powerful fire stones and transformed into human bombs.

On Bert's side, he was surrounded by countless monsters, and he had to distract himself to take care of the low-level members.

As for Finn, he has lost his fighting ability and has fallen into a coma. Only Raul and Angel are leading the team.

Baka sat down in front of the pedestal and watched the people on the screen fall victim to the maze trap one by one.

"——Your fate has come to an end! Become the cornerstone of the [artificial labyrinth Knossos], [Loki's Familia]!"

Chapter 178 Savior [Subscribe]

Daedalus, a famous craftsman of the past and a famous architect thousands of years ago, suddenly discovered that the underground city was the most perfect building when he was building the Tower of Babel.

Gradually expanding floors, cleverly designed mazes, strictly proportioned passages, natural and exquisite decorations, and a variety of light sources...

"I want to create a masterpiece that is as great as the beauty of chaos (dungeon)!"

"My ancestors swore so." Baka sat in front of the pedestal, "It is here... the man-made labyrinth Knossos!"

“Descendants after us have been determined to complete the maze by referring to the ‘designs’ left behind… This is the ambition of our ancestors and our descendants, and it is a ‘work’ that has lasted for thousands of years with no end in sight.”

The pedestal was made of stone, shaped a bit like a tree stump, with layers of vines entwined on it. In front of the pedestal was a huge red orb, the same type as the orb on the "door", but one size larger. There was a layer of pale water film on the pedestal, which reflected the situation of various places in the artificial maze like a surveillance camera.

Baka watched the movements of Diona and the others, narrowed his eyes, and looked at the big red bead on the pedestal. His left eye and the red bead lit up with a light that resonated -

Then, 24 and Tiona, who had just been with Tione, were separated by the "door".

"Because of the contract requirements of the dark faction, I had to add some unique modifications to the ancestor's "design"... Although I was reluctant, without them, we would not have the resources to realize our long-cherished wish."

Baka muttered to himself. The pedestal in front of him could only be controlled by a few people who also had the blood of Daedalus.

"Baka, why does the artificial maze seem so noisy today?" A descendant of Daedalus appeared in front of Baka.

He was tall and well-built, with a cruel smile on his face. At first glance, he gave people the impression of a scoundrel with evil intentions.

He wore goggles made of smoky quartz on his face. Under the black colored lenses, one could vaguely see his left eye, which was the same red as Baka's.

He came up to Baka, "Hey, what the hell are you doing, bro?!"

"Shut up! Dex." Baka looked at the man coldly with disgust on his face. "You and I were just born from the same woman. Don't call me brother anymore!"