A Mistaken Encounter: The Hero of the World

Thanks to Ais's knee pillow magic, the "dirty" memory of Serven's bare chest in Lefiya's mind was slightly purified, and she was no longer so embarrassed to face Serven.

But there are still sequelae. Even when exploring the danger-ridden dungeon, Lefiya would still secretly glance at Serven from time to time, silently keeping a few steps away from this "gentleman".

There are fewer sources of light in the underground middle layer, so the environment is relatively dim. The surrounding walls, floors, and ceilings are all made of bedrock, with gray rocks scattered everywhere, and a slightly humid air floating around.

A bit like a natural cave inside a mountain range - this is the main scene on the middle level.

This time, Serven and Lefiya came to the 15th floor. There were more monsters here. Cerberus and horned rabbits were both tricky monsters that could use long-range attacks.

Fortunately, Serven is an excellent swordsman, and he also has the protection of "Fire Spirit Cloth", so he can cope with it, and there is just enough pressure to train himself.

"Fire Spirit Weaving" is made with the participation of Fire Fairy Spirits, and has a high degree of defense against attacks such as flames and heat currents. This thin material cannot be made even by high-level blacksmiths, so it is expensive.

After Serwen and his companions had fought for a while and were about to return, they were surrounded from all directions by a large number of hellhounds.

Just as Lefiya was about to chant magic, the hellhound's flames sprayed over, scaring her so much that she quickly dodged. She tried several times in succession, but each time she was discovered by the monster in advance and had to dodge.

Now only Serven was left.

But he could only kill the hellhounds that were close to him. He couldn't take care of the hellhounds that were breathing fire and attacking from a distance. In addition, he had to protect Lefiya. After killing dozens of hellhounds, he was still injured.

The battle continues.

"Mr. Serven!" Seeing a monster attacking, Lefiya shouted to warn.

Serven killed the two hellhounds in front of him with ease, but was attacked from behind. When he was dealing with the hellhounds behind him, another hellhound bit his arm.

He shook off the hellhound and killed it with a casual blow of his sword. As he was resisting a wave of flames, he suddenly remembered the guidance of Takemiya Raijin - 'It might be better if you could incorporate faith into it.'

I remember that slash, it was like a vicious tiger pouncing on me, like thunder falling from the sky——

tick-

Serven's blood fell from his palm to the ground, and the sound was clearly transmitted to his ears and echoed in his brain.

This drop of blood was like falling into a calm lake, creating ripples. Starting from the spot where the drop of blood fell, as the ripples continued to spread, the entire world continued to fade.

In the black and white world, Lefiya in front of him started talking, but Serven couldn't hear what she was saying; in the distance, the hellhound was preparing to spit fire, and the sound of flames rolling deep in its throat was extremely clear.

Also extremely clear was the sound of Serven's own heartbeat.

thump--

thump--

Looking at the hellhounds in the distance, Serven suddenly felt confident that he could kill them.

thump--

Transmit the will to "Autumn Water".

Pass it on, pass it on, pass it on!!

Serven could feel [Autumn Water] merging into one with himself, and the tip of the knife seemed to have the sense of touch.

Cut out——!

[Qiu Shui] was still in his hand, but the slash flew out.

The red slash dyed the black and white world back to its original color along the way. The world returned to normal, but the hellhounds in the distance that were about to attack were torn apart.

Serven continued to swing a few more times, completely tearing apart the complete encirclement.

The strength of the "prey" suddenly became stronger, and there was no point in continuing the siege. The hellhound seemed to have received some kind of order, whimpering and retreating quickly.

The crisis was averted without incident.

"Mr. Servin! What just happened is——"

"Flying Slash. Let's go, collect the magic stones, and go back." Serven's expression was very calm, and his eyes were particularly bright.

Although he was not able to launch an attack as powerful as Jian Yulei, it was still a big breakthrough.

Lefiya nodded, squatted on the ground and picked up the magic stone. After a while, she said in surprise: "Mr. Serven, did you just say something extraordinary?"

"What's the big deal?"

"That's the hellhound you just attacked—"

"Oh, flying slash."

——“Ehhhhhhhhhhh?!!!”

Back at Loki's clan, Loki and some others shouted in surprise, the same reaction as Lefiya.

"Is it strange? As a swordsman, it's reasonable for me to master some long-range attack methods, right?"

"Yeah, that's indeed reasonable." Everyone was confused by Serven's thinking.

It was Loki who reacted first. He slammed the table and said, "How can this be justified? Come on, take off your clothes and follow me into the house."

Loki, can't help but attack Serven?

The clan members opened their eyes wide silently and looked at each other.

"We have to see your ability value."

Ah, so that’s it.

The clan members who didn't get to eat the melon were a little disappointed.

But they were not disappointed soon. Loki's loud voice spread throughout the [Twilight Pavilion], "Serven can level up!"

This is big news!

The three giants rushed into the room first. Livilia, who could read the sacred text, immediately saw Serven's ability value:

Severn Adonis

[Family]: Loki Family

[Level]: Lv1

力量：i0→S900；耐久：i0→S902敏捷：i0→A895；灵巧：i0→A870；魔力：i0→A850

[Development capabilities]:

[magic]:

[Skill]:

【World Heroes】

* Increased luck

* Increased Charm

*Creative skills

*Immune to psychic attacks

*You can choose two development abilities each time

* Improved ability to avoid fatal damage

【Jianhao】

*Speed ​​up recovery when using sword

* Cutting steel

*Flying Slash

* In times of adversity, your combat power will double

Lv1 slaughtered a large number of Lv2 monsters. According to Orario's standards, [Great Deed] has already been achieved.

Really qualified for upgrade.

------------

Serven meets the conditions for upgrading, but he refuses to upgrade.

Well, just play.

"That's amazing, Serven." Grace laughed. "You really found a treasure, Finn."

Finn smiled and acknowledged the statement.

"Back then, our Acetan also took a year." Loki said with emotion, "But now he has reached the 15th level. Compared with this, his ability value is not worth mentioning."

"I hope he can grow up quickly and be independent," Finn encouraged.

At this point, the four high-level officials fell silent in tacit agreement. The smiling Loki turned serious and narrowed his eyes. There was a feeling of undercurrent in Orario, and the dark clan might be making a comeback.

That night, Serven was forced to drink again, and he was once again stuck in the corner and spitting bubbles.

(Already signed. Please add to favorites, flowers, and rewards).

Chapter 13 Liu

At the northern end of Orario, [Dusk House].

The sky was still shrouded in darkness, and dawn was still a long way off in the eastern horizon.

At this time, Aisi had already gotten up, her eyes still hazy with sleep. Thinking of Serven's rapid progress, she felt a dark cloud in her heart. She raised her eyes, jumped from the window to the courtyard, and began to practice swordplay.

We have to work harder...

In her heart, young Ai Si was also cheering herself up.

She closed her eyes, as if taking in the cool morning air. After taking a deep breath, she swung the sword gently at the branch.

Although it was gentle enough, some leaves still showed sword marks in front of the sharp sword of despair.

Aisi frowned, becoming increasingly anxious.

In order to realize her lifelong wish, she greedily pursued greater power, but her strength has been increasing more and more slowly in the past year.

However, the new members of the clan successfully entered the "middle level" of the dungeon in just over ten days.

She looked towards the pale eastern sky with some melancholy. How could she make such rapid progress like Serven?

"Ais is very anxious." Livilia also got up early. After watching Ais practice for a while, she frowned slightly and said.

"He must have been hit by Serven." Loki looked to the side with a smile. Serven also came to the courtyard before dawn and took a posture to practice swordsmanship.

At first, Serven didn't care that Aisi was there, and just greeted her and went back to his training. However, Aisi looked at him with a sad look, and from time to time she looked at him like a resentful young wife.

Feeling uncomfortable with the pitiful and fiery gaze, Serven had to interrupt his practice, "Ais, do you want to practice with me?"

Aisi shook her head reflexively upon hearing that, but soon nodded vigorously to confirm, "That's right."

The two of them stood at a distance and Serven attacked first. This time, Serven did not deliberately seek to win with one strike. He made a simple downward strike and then made a timely defense to block Aisi's counterattack.

The two exchanged several moves. Even though Ai Si used her legs and feet to counterattack, Serven still discovered and avoided her moves in time.

In the end, Ai Si had no power to suppress and she was able to repel Serven with one sword.

Serven took a few steps back and shook his numb arms, "I lost."

Just now he took the opportunity to learn a few tricks from Ai Si.

He looked at Ai Si and met her meaningful gaze, "Serven, you've become stronger again."

Aisi's voice was as faint as the cool morning breeze, and her face was hidden in the shadows, so her expression could not be seen. "Why has Serven improved so quickly?"

The werewolf preparing to go to the dungeon, the early-rising lily fairy, and the yawning Amazon girl all perked up and pricked up their ears quietly.

"There is no secret." Serven said, "I have never had any secret to becoming stronger."

Ais couldn't see Serven's expression, she only saw his eyes shining in the darkness.

"I have now reached the middle level, and many of the monsters I kill are level 2. So, all my progress is built up by one "great deed" after another."

Serven is still Lv1!

His strength has been so outstanding all along that everyone has even become accustomed to it - but it is true that every Lv2 monster he kills with his sword is a great achievement.

Thinking in this way, his rapid improvement in strength is completely normal.

Aisi suddenly felt a little depressed. Was the so-called shortcut to upgrading actually countless great deeds?

Difficult to replicate.

She looked at the newcomer in front of her with complicated eyes, and couldn't help feeling ashamed of her previous jealousy. The morning sun was rising, and Serven's shadow became longer and taller in her eyes.

"Not good!" Livilia also heard Serven's answer. Serven's determination and strength flashed through her mind, but she immediately became worried about Ais.