I love time travel the most!

Amazon, burning with competitive spirit, wields a greatsword and swiftly kills enemies, leaving a trail of blood and flesh flying everywhere as if a cutting machine were entering the arena—a scene that is definitely restricted.

"Hmm, the fight is really intense!"

Chun squinted her narrow eyes, watching the battle unfold before her. She instantly killed the attacking demon with her katana and grabbed the black rhinoceros horn that appeared from the collapsing dust.

She happily tossed the cow horn into her backpack, exclaiming, "Top-quality material, acquired!"

There was no way the blacksmith could resist collecting materials.

There's nothing wrong with that.

On the contrary, I was slightly surprised by the technique she had just used—the katana flashing from its sheath, a supersonic Iai technique, and a series of Iai slashes that were invisible to the naked eye.

Raul, who was running alongside her, couldn't help but groan, "Miss Chun, you're clearly a blacksmith, how can you be so skilled?"

"Hmm... You see, don't you have to test out newly made weapons? I wanted to know how effective my weapon was against monsters, so I kept burrowing underground and hacking and slashing, and that's how I became this strong."

Raul's face turned pale at the seemingly casual, lighthearted remark.

What the heck? That's terrifying!

Is this really a level 5 blacksmith?!

“Compared to me, that young man is more interesting.” Chun turned her head, indicating that there was someone more outstanding on her other side.

It's Kobayashi.

Sharp threads shot out continuously from his ten fingers. With a wave of his hands, he first imprisoned all the monsters, and then tightened his grip to strangle them all.

Both the methods and tactics were quite ordinary.

However, weapons are quite rare.

Moreover, based on the blacksmith's intuition, those threads were definitely not simple!

Honestly, Tsubaki is very interested!

If she weren't currently surrounded by monsters, she would definitely take a closer look!

Kobayashi focuses on fighting the monsters.

Having someone to protect you and allow you to fully improve your skills is a rare opportunity, and that's how he got through it all along.

A meat grinder relentlessly reaping the harvest ahead... I misspoke, it's Tiona.

The Amazonian wild warrior felt that the greatsword was still not comfortable to handle, so she quickly switched back to her large twin blades. Looking at the fleshy wall of monsters gathered in front of her, she used her whole body, truly pouring all her strength into it, and unleashed a spinning slash.

The spinning top-like slashes unleashed by the giant double blades shredded all the monsters in its path.

At that moment, Kobayashi, who was following her, noticed the commotion ahead. Upon closer inspection, he saw that a yellowish-green mass had engulfed the entire passageway.

"It's here, a new species!"

Its skin, ravaged by vibrant colors, coupled with the wide, flat arms reminiscent of a manta ray, and a cluster of tentacles resembling an approaching chariot, all contain a corrosive liquid capable of dissolving everything.

They are the larval monsters they are most wary of!

Upon hearing Kobayashi's reminder, Captain Finn shouted an urgent order: "Change formation! Tiona, retreat!"

Forbidden!

As soon as he shouted, Tiona, with excellent tactical awareness, retreated and quickly switched places with the Fiora Ais, who had rushed out from the center back.

"Wake up!"

Ais activated her magic and, shoulder to shoulder with Bert who was running forward, launched an attack.

"Ais!"

"Wind—!"

As a turquoise whirlwind surged into the werewolf Bert's silver boots, his feet, now energized, were enveloped in a powerful current of air. With the blessing of the wind, the two leaped out and jumped towards the army of larval monsters.

His lightning-fast slash cleaved numerous monsters in two, while his whirlwind kick sent several enemies flying.

Sword Maiden Ais and Werewolf Bert show off their skills.

The two used the wind, which the larval monsters were least able to deal with, to ravage their enemies, slaughtering all the monsters like a raging torrent.

They forcefully repelled the monster's attack.

Kobayashi watched with fervor, wanting to charge in and wreak havoc like them, but his duty was to be the "eyes," responsible for the safety of all adventurers, so he had to suppress his inner excitement for the time being.

Behind Ais and the others' struggle, Riveria chants in parallel.

"A closed light, a frozen earth."

Snowflakes are falling heavily; it's the third harsh winter.

My name is Alfred!!!

"Everyone, scatter!"

At Finn's command, the vanguard and center guards instantly retreated to the left and right, revealing the emerald green magic circle in the center.

The silver-white staff was raised, and the first-level magical weapon—the Great Elf—burst forth with a flash of ice and snow.

—Ecstasy: Fimbulle Winter!

Three blizzards sped along the passage.

The azure and snow-white bombardment, along with the labyrinth, froze all the monsters ahead. On the path where everyone retreated and separated, the straight passage stretched all the way to the farthest end, all of which turned into an icy world.

From the frozen larval monsters to the monsters caught in the crossfire, they all became countless ice sculptures standing everywhere.

Seeing this, Chun couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Oh my, what amazing magic! If only I could use the magic sword to cast it!"

For blacksmiths, the magic sword is the thing they are most obsessed with.

"But if that were the case, we archmages would lose face."

Riveria responded with a wry smile.

A magic sword is more convenient than magic; it's something anyone can use. If a magic sword could truly unleash such immense power as magic, then any archmage would be filled with shame and indignation.

Kobayashi and Finn reunited with the others.

To guard against any outsiders, they smashed all the monster ice sculptures.

However, with the walls covered in frost, even the deepest monsters won't be able to respawn in a short time.

It's probably because of this that Riveria used such powerful magic.

The group proceeded along the icy, regular route and soon arrived at the stairs leading to the lower floors.

Facing the wide, long staircase, Kobayashi looked down at it, the light on his forehead never fading.

He turned around and nodded to Captain Finn.

Upon receiving the message, the dwarf leader addressed everyone, saying, "From now on, be careful; there may not be another opportunity to resupply."

Hearing him say that, everyone tensed up.

"let's go!"

With a brief order given, the squad began to advance towards the 52nd floor.

In the leaden-colored maze that was almost identical to the 51st floor, the team raced at an even faster speed than before.

"Don't fall behind! Try to avoid fighting; just knock the monsters away!"

Finn continued to give instructions.

The frequency of monster appearances and the number of encounters remained unchanged, and the team successfully navigated the maze.

Tsubaki, who cherishes materials as if they were her own life, had a sudden gleam in her eyes upon seeing the fallen, valuable material.

"Oh, it's a dropped item!"

"No! We can't fall behind!"

Just as she was about to pick it up, the extraordinary Fu Raul grabbed her arm.

Seeing Tsubaki's puzzled expression, Raul, his face covered in cold sweat, said, "We'll be sniped!"

"Sniping...?"

The inexplicable words made Chun feel uneasy.

what happened?

Just as she was about to press for answers, she suddenly noticed something. It wasn't just Raul; the supporters were all frantically chasing after the Level 1 adventurers, each one filled with a sense of crisis and pale-faced.

Even Grace, who was running at the back, was urging them not to dawdle.

No one spoke, they held their breath, and only the sound of their fierce footsteps echoed as they marched forward, shaking off the roars of the monsters.

The team was shrouded in an unusual sense of tension.

Suddenly, a sound rang out.

It was an ominous roar, as if rising from the depths of the earth.

"It's...a dragon?!"

The roar of the Demon King was close to her ears, and Chun knew what kind of roar it was, but there were no enemies within her perception range.

Rivera, standing beside him, said, "Finn!"

"Ah, we've been caught! Kobayashi!"

"No! I can't see it!"

Xiaolin's answer made everyone's faces turn even paler.

This is not his fault.

The dragon was located several levels below, beyond the reach of Kobayashi's eyes; at most, he could only provide an early warning.

Upon hearing Xiaolin's answer, the dwarf leader's blue eyes narrowed to their limit.

Still not working?

He didn't blame Xiaolin for his incompetence, after all, the distance between several floors was at least several hundred meters, and even if one could see through things, it was highly unlikely that one could see down there.

no way!

"Everyone, speed up!"