A Mistaken Encounter: The Hero of the World

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The masked hooded man ran away, and Liu caught his movement instantly. He took a few leaps and blocked the enemy in an instant.

While Serven continued to chase the carnivorous plant, he kept an eye on Liu's movements.

"¨～ You are——Go to hell!!!" Seeing that he couldn't escape, the enemy first asked the identity of the high-level adventurer in front of him with some despair, but instantly switched to a crazy expression, and rushed over with a stone in his hand——

"Be careful--!"

Serven had already dealt with the Piranha Plant. With his Observation Haki, he saw the enemy's subtle movements in secret. He just managed to pounce on Liu, and saw a huge ball of fire flying out directly from the man's hand.

"Boom——!"

The deafening explosion brought a small shock wave, and the wind and waves hit the ears of the two men.

Liu felt the hot wind blowing across his face, "Mr. Adonis, are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Serven supported his upper body with his hands and stood up quickly. Liu also stood up soon after.

All that was left on the ground was a charred body.

"I originally wanted to follow them and see if I could find their lair." Serven said with a wry smile.

"Sorry, I was too impulsive." Liu immediately bowed solemnly and apologized.

Then she began to regret it again, just because she had lost her usual calmness and missed the opportunity to attack the enemy's lair.

Is it because the stable life in the tavern has numbed his fighting sense?

"Let's go back."

"Yeah." Both of them were worried.

"Mr. Serven, what happened?!" Raul, who stayed in the camp, rushed over.

"We encountered the followers of the dark faction."

Bert's expression changed when he heard this. He quickly looked at the scene and twitched his nose a few times. "Fire Stone?"

"Fire Stone?"

"The Fire Stone is a tool that stores a large amount of energy. Once activated, it will cause a huge explosion." Liu explained, "These guys are still doing this..."

"The clues have been cut off. These guys..."

"Let's go back and talk to Finn first."

Finn in the camp became particularly serious after receiving Serven's intelligence. He immediately organized a large-scale investigation of the eastern area of ​​the 18th floor, including the forest.

But no effective clues were found.

The three giants also decided that as soon as Bert came back, they would return to the ground as soon as possible and bring the information to the Lord God.

The dark faction is getting closer...

There is no time to lose.

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Chapter 5 Liu, Lv. [Subscribe]

Once upon a time... (Oh, sorry for the interruption.)

"Sword City".

This is a city that is not too big.

However, due to the rampant monsters on the continent in recent years, some main gods and many adventurers have gathered here.

Just as the name of the city implies, this is a city rich in swords - a large number of blacksmiths gather here - a large number of blacksmiths have their own unique forging skills, and have developed various large and small forging workshops.

The hotly discussed topic in this city in recent years is that a goddess from the labyrinth city of Orario moved here and established her own clan.

Some well-informed travelers brought a lot of news about the goddess, which made the residents in the city respect the righteous goddess of justice more and more.

At this time, in the Sword City, the residence of the [Asteria Family] welcomed a visitor from outside the city.

"Ryu, I thought you would wait until you found the "answer" before you were willing to come and see me."

Goddess Astraea was wearing a pure white dress without a trace of filth, and her long walnut-colored hair flowed down her back. Her blue eyes were as clear as the blue sky, and also had a deep blue like the sea of ​​stars.

The female 840 goddess first ran towards Liu excitedly and gave Liu a tight hug. Her blue eyes were covered with a layer of mist. Facing the children of her clan whom she had not seen for many years, she smiled happily with tears in her eyes.

Several young girls were watching quietly from a distance.

"Is that Senior Liu?"

"Yes, it is!"

"He's really handsome..."

Liu lowered his head, feeling a little guilty. "I feel ashamed to see you, but under Mr. Adonis's urging, I still plucked up the courage to come here... I'm sorry, Lady Astraea, I should have come earlier."

The uneasiness and anxiety in Liu's heart were soothed by the goddess's hug just now. Now she only felt touched and guilty.

Astraea reached out her hand to wipe away Liu's tears.

She was sure that when Liu appeared by her side again, it would be when she had finished her journey of being burned by the flames of revenge, reached a reconciliation with herself, and found her own "just answer".

For this purpose, the goddess (ceda) moved to the "sword-making city" Solingen, where she found a blacksmith's companion and with her assistance, she created [Alvis Juditia].

This is the first level of armament prepared for Liu. The Goddess of Justice began preparing it five years ago when she left Orario, in order to provide her with new power and starlight when Liu found herself and left her clan.

But I didn't expect that Liu would run over directly under the instigation of a boy——

This is totally inconsistent with Liu's usual style.

She looked at Liu with a smile, "It seems that you really like that child..."

Miss Elf blushed instantly, "...Um, Mr. Adonis already has a partner..."

Astraea's smile froze for a moment, and she quickly checked Liu's expression. Only after confirming that she was not sad did she feel relieved.

However, Liu's expression also made her a little curious, because Liu's expression did not look like he was going to back down in the face of difficulties.

"Is it a goddess?" Astraea asked.

"No, it's a girl from the same clan as him..."

Astraea narrowed her eyes and said with an amused smile, "He's a very playboy, isn't he?"

"No!" Liu immediately defended Serven anxiously, "Mr. Adonis is a very good person..."

She noticed the playful smile on Astraea's face and couldn't help but scold, "Lady Astraea...!"

"I'm sorry, Ryu. You're still so serious~."

Her blue eyes gazed at Liu gently, "Liu... have you ever thought about converting to that boy's clan?"

"No! I won't leave you!" Liu immediately stood up and objected.

The goddess patted Liu's hand, "Liu, it seems that you are not ready to leave me yet..."

Liu looked up in surprise, "Goddess Astraea, I just feel that I am not worthy of your character, I..."

The goddess smiled gently, "Ryu, this place is too far from Orario. So one day, I hope you can go out on your own. It's time to start a new journey."

She took out the first-level weapon [Alvis Juditia] that she had prepared for Liu, "This is the weapon I prepared for you, do you want to take it and try it out?"

Liu looked at the weapons in front of him that had taken countless time and effort to create, and was moved.

But facing the goddess's question, she chose to remain silent.

Astraea, who was familiar with Liu's character, already understood that Liu chose to refuse - after all, he was unable to remove the grudge in his heart.

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She looked at the girls not far away, "I hope that next time you come, you can choose to embark on a new journey. I also have this group of new children. Here we can still help the nearby residents eliminate monsters. I have ushered in a brand new life."

"——My starlight will never fade away and will always accompany you."

Liu just shook his head and fell silent.

"It seems that you are not ready yet. It has been a long time since I updated my ability values. You should have upgraded a long time ago."

Ryu turned around and exposed his back to the goddess, and God's grace appeared behind him.

The number representing the level jumped from Lv4 to Lv5——

"Liu, congratulations, you've leveled up!"

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(This chapter is a flashback. I personally keep a wait-and-see attitude towards Liu's direct upgrade from Lv4 to Lv6. If Liu didn't inherit the experience and feats from Alyse and the others, her feats were to kill the members of the Dark Family, and then participated in the crusade against Black Goliath and Zagnath. It feels too exaggerated to upgrade two levels like this. According to my current timeline, Liu found Astraea in advance, and she hasn't walked out of the shadow yet, so she hasn't cheated yet, and there is nothing wrong with the logic, hehe).

Chapter 129 Black Goliath [Subscribe]

"Dark faction?!"

Ess and others who returned from the town of Rivera naturally also received the news that Serven encountered the enemy.

Hestia even circled around Serven, and only felt relieved after confirming that he was not hurt.

"What on earth is going on with this god..."

Diona couldn't help but complain, and followed to Serven's side, imitating Hestia, asking Serven about his well-being with affection.

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“…Guhahahahaha!” Tione couldn’t hold it back any longer and burst into laughter.

"What?!" Diona angrily hit her sister's forehead.

"Because, because it's too incongruous, hahaha, you're simply not cut out for this, hahaha!" Dione laughed until tears came out.

Diona roared and rushed towards her sister, and the two sisters started fighting again.

Ai Si silently gazed at the petite goddess, and once again felt a sense of crisis from her enthusiasm.

But Diona's disastrous defeat also provided a lesson: it would be equally inappropriate for me to do something similar.

Just then Hestia finished her inspection on the other side. Serven breathed a sigh of relief and looked around, while Aisi looked away.

By the afternoon, the members who were sent out returned one after another, and the expressions of Finn and others finally became more serious.

They did not find any suspicious items or traces.

Finally, an elite team consisting of Finn, Serven and other cadres also went there to search, but they also found no clues.

"It seems that the enemy is more difficult than I expected."

Finn returned to the camp, immediately gathered everyone together, and announced the order to break camp and retreat immediately.

After all, Bert arrived yesterday afternoon, and the poisoning of the members had been cured. Grace, who stayed in the camp, also organized the logistics team of the clan to pack their bags, so that they could catch up in time shortly after the advance team set off.

Serven was naturally assigned to the front team. After saying goodbye to Liu, Hestia, Asfi and others, he and Finn and others set out on the journey back to the ground.

Bell and others will return with the second team.

But relying on the memories in his mind, Serven would naturally not go back quietly.

After Finn and the others killed Goliath, Serven sat down directly in the huge main cave of the floor.

"I'm sorry, Finn, you go back first. I'll wait for my fellow countryman."

Finn's gaze paused on Serven, "Don't take too long, let's go."

Ais looked at Serven, and after being comforted by Serven's eyes, she followed the troops and left.

Not long after, Grace and others also passed by here, and as expected, Bell and others were not there.

"Serven, you haven't left yet."

"Well, I want to talk to my fellow countryman about something."

Grace patted Serven on the shoulder and led the group members to move forward. Serven watched them leave.

Serven closed his eyes and continued to wait patiently.

"coming!"

Like an earthquake, the entire cave shook, countless pieces of debris fell, and the entrance to the 18th floor was completely blocked by rocks.

Serven stood up and prepared to enter the 18th floor through the passage. Whether it was the ground, walls, ceiling, or the entire cave on the 17th floor, he felt a repulsive mental interference.

Serven was like being trapped on a small boat in the middle of the deep ocean. Although he tried his best to paddle, the waves from all directions kept hitting him and blocking his way forward.

The will of the dungeon?!