I love time travel the most!

Level 4 adventurers aren't so easy to kill; with timely recovery, they can still barely move.

"What, how's it going?"

"it's not finished yet."

Kobayashi kept a close eye on the eager enemy opposite him.

Masked man...

No, he should be called a morbid man now.

His face and body were abnormally pale and he looked very sickly. The only color in his body was the chaotic green crystal on his chest.

Magic and life force converged at his chest. Without a doubt, the opponent had transformed from a human into a monster, possessing at least LV4 strength, and possibly even approaching LV5.

The man wore a mocking expression, showing no fear even after having his arms severed twice. Possessing extraordinary healing abilities and countless carnivorous plants as his henchmen, he had every right to look down on everyone.

"I won't ask you any of that nonsense like 'Who are you? What are you doing here?' Your presence here means you're an enemy, right?"

Xiaolin moved her fingers, and in the blink of an eye, threads spread throughout the entire space.

In the confined passageway, the giant carnivorous plant would cause them trouble, but the same thread would also find its place.

Pull hard the thread wrapped around your finger!

Swah——

A slight tremor passed through the air, the silk threads slid rapidly, and the carnivorous plants that were still dancing wildly seemed to have been paused, and were completely destroyed to everyone's surprise!

"is that a lie!"

"In just a moment..."

"Mr. Kobayashi, if you have this trick up your sleeve, why don't you use it sooner rather than later!"

Lulune's roar expressed the sentiments of everyone.

If they can easily deal with a large number of man-eating plants, then what was their all-out resistance just now?

"In order to lure out the enemy."

The answer was taken for granted.

This mission is not only to deal with the monster army on the 24th floor, but also to find the mastermind behind the phenomenon. What if we show too much strength and the other party escapes?

It would be best if it were like this now.

Make the enemy mistakenly believe that they are weak, appear in front of them with an arrogant attitude, and then be swiftly and decisively defeated.

Simply put, it's fishing.

"You bastard!"

The man was furious when he saw Kobayashi wipe out all the man-eating plants, but he quickly smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. This is the [Factory]. No matter how many man-eating plants you kill, I can always replenish them."

He seemed to have used an extraordinary word.

"factory?"

"Of course, we'll have the giant flowers parasitize the grain depots, creating factories that mass-produce man-eating flowers!"

The man spoke loudly, as if showing off.

The situation was beyond their expectations, and it was understandable that they would panic, given their lack of experience.

"These monsters were all born from it?"

"But I've never heard of monsters begetting monsters."

"is that a lie?"

His words plunged everyone into panic.

Asifi struggled to her feet, trying to boost morale, but her severe injuries left her completely drained.

"Don't panic!!!"

A loud shout, deafeningly loud.

It's Kobayashi.

He took over the duties of the Hermes Familia leader and forcefully calmed the panicked hearts of the crowd.

"The enemy is right in front of us, what kind of behavior is this?! Summon your courage, even if it means death, fall forward!"

Although their approach to encouragement differed from Asif's, at least they managed to regain their momentum.

That's why Kobayashi didn't want to be with them; if they encountered a powerful corporation, these people would become a burden.

"You've got a sharp tongue."

"Thanks for the compliment."

"Hmph, do you think you can handle these people with ease!"

While making sarcastic remarks, the sick man summoned several more giant man-eating plants, roughly twice as many as before, and they seemed to be different from the previous ones.

They all had their mouths wide open, drooling foul-smelling saliva, and looked terrifying as if they were about to devour everyone.

"I've figured out how your silk threads killed those carnivorous plants! They didn't cut them, they pierced them, right!"

"........."

"Hehehe, I was right!"

Seeing Xiaolin remain silent, the sickly man laughed triumphantly.

However, he was right; just a moment ago, Xiaolin did indeed take the shortcut as he said.

The threads that fill the space are just a smokescreen; the real killing move is to pierce the carnivorous plant's trunk and destroy its magic stone.

"Your next sentence is: After all, the weakness of monsters is magic stones, so any method will do as long as the magic stones are destroyed."

"After all, monsters' weaknesses are magic stones. Any method will do as long as the magic stones are destroyed... What?!"

Kobayashi spoke first, saying what he was about to say. Seeing the sickly man clench his fists and grit his teeth, Kobayashi felt extremely pleased.

Indeed, what the other party said is entirely correct.

But Kobayashi did it not to bluff, but simply to save energy; there is a qualitative difference between the two.

"Tsk."

The sickly man clicked his tongue in disbelief.

Admittedly, he lost in a verbal battle; whether it was intimidation or debate, he couldn't beat Kobayashi.

He pointed.

The carnivorous plant went berserk and rampaged once again.

"It doesn't matter, the result is still the same! These are different from before! There are external carnivorous plants now, so the threads alone can't penetrate the torso! Let's see what you're going to do now!"

This is the difference that Kobayashi noticed.

The body, now a deeper shade of green, had changed from emerald to dark green, which was apparently to enhance its defensive capabilities.

With the current amount of silk thread, it would be impossible to break through the reinforced body of the man-eating flower.

But he is not alone.

"Liu Zi, can I ask you for a favor?"

"Yes, Lord Kobayashi, we have been waiting for a long time."

Liu Zi lifted her skirt, looking less like an adventurer risking her life in the dungeon and more like a noble young lady on a picnic.

"Mr. Kobayashi?"

"What's the matter with having this young lady take action?"

"Could it be that he made a stupid move due to excessive nervousness?!"

Before Asphie could even speak, Lulune and the others were getting extremely anxious. To be honest, I had absolutely no idea why they were so agitated.

Oh, I forgot.

"Don't worry, Liu Zi is actually stronger than me."

"……Aha?"

"Oh, didn't I already say that?"

"Absolutely not!!!" xN

Lulune and the others couldn't help but roar loudly once again.

When they first met, Kobayashi introduced Ryuzu as a waiter, and no one paid much attention.

After all, Liu Zi had never made a move in the dungeon, so they assumed she was just a supporter who wasn't good at fighting, and that there was nothing strange about her except that she dressed in fancy clothes.

However, Kobayashi told them that the quiet girl who had been silently following behind Kobayashi was actually a hidden master.

The impact of this is no less than telling everyone that Hermes is actually a cross-dressing pervert!

"Liu Zi."

"Yes."

The brief command made Liu Zi understand what she should do now, and the sickly man in the distance also put away his contempt and felt a strong sense of unease.

However, all resistance was futile in the face of Liu Zi's powerful skills.

—Imaginary number switch!

The gears in her chest began to spin rapidly, and the perfect doll-like girl twisted and turned in the space where only she could move, the scythe under her skirt gleaming coldly as it sliced ​​through one carnivorous flower bud after another.

She performed a magnificent dance that only she could see.

Time flows again.

The doll-like girl lifted her skirt and took her final bow amidst a shower of blood, flesh, and roots.

"Huh...huh?! ...

Lulune covered her mouth in fright. The strong stench and the sight of monster corpses scattered everywhere were so horrifying that the dog-woman girl almost fainted on the spot.

Because it was absolutely terrifying!