Becoming an adventurer by copying monster abilities

Chapter 100 The Choice of a Seasoned Adventurer

That absolute pressure and supreme dominance emanating from the top of the food chain swept across the entire Sunset Forest in an instant.

Even the fluctuations emitted by that high-ranking demon from the abyss rift earlier.

Even this seems insignificant in the face of such an aura.

It stems from an instinctive fear of higher-order organisms at the genetic level.

The demonic creatures that were previously attacking frantically instantly froze in place.

Their claws hovered in mid-air, and their menacing mouthparts still held venom that had not yet been spat out.

But they dared not move forward even an inch.

Immediately afterwards, it seemed as if they had encountered some indescribable, deadly threat.

The densely packed army of demons began to surge forth like the receding tide of black seawater.

They even scrambled and crawled back into the dark corners of the deep forest.

Especially those mad toad demons with low intelligence who act according to their brutal biological instincts.

After sensing this destructive aura that was enough to completely annihilate them.

Its massive body trembled violently from extreme fear.

No longer caring about the will of the abyss demons, they frantically jumped and hopped, scrambling to escape back into the forest.

In the torrents of chaos as they fled, they even trampled to death many low-level demonic creatures that were unable to escape in time.

On the muddy ground in the forest, there was a trail of blood and flesh that smelled foul.

Watching the demon army, which had been overwhelming just a moment ago, vanish without a trace in the short span of a few dozen breaths.

The adventurers present did not show the slightest sign of relief or joy at surviving such a close call.

On the contrary, at this moment, everyone was on high alert.

Even breathing became a cautious affair.

A terrifying aura that even low-level demonic creatures with low intelligence could sense.

With the keen senses of these high-level adventurers, how could they not have noticed?

That roar that makes your knees go weak and makes you want to kneel down and submit.

It didn't come from the far reaches of the sky.

Instead, it truly and violently exploded underground and in the jungle not far from them!

The adventurers present were pale-faced and could only pray silently in their hearts.

They pinned their hopes on the fact that this terrifying entity had no interest in them.

Otherwise, these dozen or so people would probably have been wiped out here today.

The barbarian warriors who had charged at the forefront were among the strongest fighters in the group.

At that moment, after hearing that ear-piercing roar.

The boiling barbarian blood within him instantly cooled down.

As the berserk state was forcibly lifted, the pain and weakness from his injuries began to erode his entire body.

His tall body swayed slightly, and he had to brace himself against the ground with his giant axe to keep from kneeling.

There's nothing we can do about it.

The Barbarian class is a unique class that relies primarily on rage to enhance its physical limits and combat prowess.

The stronger the anger in one's heart, the greater the destructive power that can be unleashed.

But as humans, we are faced with beings of this level.

The primal desire for survival in the brain's rational mind had completely overwhelmed the anger.

Simply put, they were afraid.

After all, even the most well-trained barbarian professionals...

Humans ultimately cannot do what most orcs or demigods do.

During combat, one can completely abandon the ability to think and achieve true fearlessness.

This is both a disadvantage and an advantage.

The downside is that, like now, we have absolutely no will to fight when faced with a terrifying existence.

The advantage is that one can maintain a certain level of rationality in the heat of the moment, thus avoiding certain fatal dangers.

On the ground, the spatial teleportation array in front of Murphy, under the continuous infusion of magic, had gradually become clearer and more solid.

A ghostly blue light flickered, and the portal was about to open.

Suddenly, without warning, the ground beneath their feet began to tremble violently.

Along with this violent tremor, the surrounding air suddenly rose to a terrifying temperature that could burn the skin, and a faint roar came from deep underground.

This brought everyone to a fever pitch.

"Snap!"

Soon, swathes of ancient trees fell like ears of wheat.

Under the horrified gaze of the crowd, the ground began to crack in a large-scale spiderweb pattern, and a large area collapsed.

The drastic changes in the earth's veins caused the teleportation array, which was about to take shape, to fail completely!

Many people wore expressions of despair.

They hadn't expected that this Sunset Forest, which wasn't exactly an extremely dangerous area, would turn out to be so dangerous.

It's astonishing that so many terrifying beings, rarely seen even on the continent of Rildran, could emerge at the same time.

In an instant, smoke and dust billowed up from the core area of ​​the collapse, obscuring the sky and the sun.

Behind the thick, impenetrable gray-white dust storm, there seemed to be a terrifying figure of extremely large size.

They were slowly rising, stepping on the cracked ground.

The scene was deathly silent.

No one dared to make any rash moves at this time.

The oppressive force of the roar had completely extinguished any thought of resistance among the crowd.

No one present dared to raise their weapons, for fear of accidentally angering this unknown being.

I don't know how much time has passed.

The collapse stopped, and the ground fell silent.

The dust in front of us began to slowly dissipate with the wind.

Only then did everyone realize that the enormous, almost imperceptible figure had vanished.

And in that ruin full of broken walls and rubble, there stood a figure.

The figure appeared to be tall and thin, covered in dust and dried blood.

He was wearing a set of badly damaged armor and was clutching a nicked, silver-white longsword tightly in his hand.

Judging from their aura alone, the other party seemed to pose no threat whatsoever.

But after what they had just experienced, no one believed that the other party was really as weak as it seemed.

Then, from within the crowd, Murphy's somewhat surprised voice rang out: "Luka?"

"It really seems to be that kid!"

The dwarf Yakin, standing nearby, also saw what the other looked like. His beard, which was covered in blood from the fierce battle, trembled.

I heard someone calling my name from not far away.

Standing in the middle of the ruins, almost collapsing from exhaustion, Luke finally came to his senses.

After the arena began to collapse, he panicked and ran in an attempt to escape the Ash Lord's terrifying pressure.

They could only run and flee through the ruins.

But that underground world, known as the "Secret Realm," collapsed very quickly.

Almost in the blink of an eye, everything in front of me looked like a shattered mirror.

It collapsed instantly, disintegrating and disintegrating.

Luke was like someone who had fallen into water, with nothing around him to hold onto, floating in the void.

Just as consciousness was about to slip into chaos, all that could be heard was a cold, mechanical voice chanting words like "Trial over" and "Winners settle accounts."

Then, the scene before his eyes returned to what it had been like when he first stepped into the cave.

It was as if all the bloody battles taking place in the arena were an illusion.

But the real injuries on his body and the wear and tear on his weapons and equipment reminded him of something:

That ancient arena is real.

Before he could think any further, an earthquake-like disturbance began to occur deep within the cave.

The massive stone gate began to crumble, and countless gray-white bricks and stones tumbled and rolled underground as if they had been blown apart.

He exerted tremendous effort to crawl out of the ruins before being buried alive by the underground rocks.

Luke turned around and saw the adventurers not far away, each with a different expression, staring intently at him.

This also included members of Murphy's team who had been separated for several days.

I felt a sense of unease and uncertainty.

However, he still waved to Murphy and the others in a friendly manner.

The dwarf who had a good impression of Luke came over first, and only after confirming that it was Luke himself did he walk up to him.

Seeing Luke's miserable state, the dwarf asked curiously, "What are you doing here? And why are you in this state?"

Luca had always had a very good impression of Murphy's team and others.

Although these people were of a much higher level than him, they never put on airs like high-level professionals.

Therefore, even if we tell the other party that there is a secret realm hidden below.

Luke didn't think it was a big deal.

Perhaps we can learn more about the secret realm from them.

However, with many strangers watching him, he cautiously chose to conceal it for the time being.

He only said that he originally came out to wipe out the goblin's lair.

Unexpectedly, they encountered an owl bear on the way and, in desperation, hid in a cave.

An earthquake struck immediately, and he managed to run from underground to the surface with his life on the line.

That's roughly the situation.

Most of the adventurers present were somewhat skeptical of Luca's explanation.

However, the level of strength the opponent displayed was indeed incomparable to the terrifying roar that had just occurred.

In addition, Luke and Murphy seemed to be acquaintances.

After exchanging glances, the adventurers decided not to probe any further.

It was a false alarm.

Having confirmed that there was no further danger, the adventurers finally relaxed.

The spellcasters began to rebuild the teleportation array, their expressions serious and their movements swift.

Their eagerness to race against time clearly indicated they were afraid of encountering something even more incomprehensible and terrifying.

"You're really lucky, kid. If you'd arrived here any earlier than Owl Bear, you probably wouldn't even have a whole corpse left!"

While waiting for the teleportation array to complete, the dwarf Akin patted Luke on the lower back.

He recounted incessantly what had just happened, mainly describing how valiant his fighting stance was.

For Yakin, who had just escaped death, confiding in others was a way to release stress.

Luke was happy to learn valuable firsthand information from this battle-hardened dwarf.

He acted as a very respectful listener, occasionally asking appropriate questions to make the dwarfs talk more freely.

Before long, the newly generated teleportation array was completed.

Luca was also fortunate enough to teleport along with Murphy's team.

This was also the first time he had used a magical portal since he came to this world.

When I stepped into that distorted light, the expected dizziness did not occur, and I did not feel anything special.

The scene before my eyes flickered for a moment, and the long journey that would have taken several days to traverse on foot was folded up in the blink of an eye.

When he regained his sight, he was standing safely in the familiar Adventurers' Guild in Twilight Town.

As the team leader, Murphy did not rest for a moment and went with the other leaders to a higher level to report on the mission.

This risky commission can be described as a complete failure.

The situation has worsened further due to the uncontrolled abyssal rift.

Every day of delay will make the situation in Sunset Forest even more dangerous.

Therefore, they need to devise a completely new plan as soon as possible.

At least one thing is certain: the current strength of this joint team composed of multiple squads is considerable.

This mess is completely beyond repair.

In a corner of the second-floor lobby, Luke learned the full story of what happened through casual conversation with Akin.

This time, it was also a devastating blow to the lowly adventurers of Twilight Town who relied on the mountains for their livelihood.

The number of demonic creatures surging out has reached a completely uncontrollable, catastrophic level.

The terrifying roar that had echoed through the forest earlier.

Although in the short term, it may have had a certain deterrent and delaying effect on the powerful demons below the abyss rift who were trying to forcibly cross the boundary.

But that oppressive aura has now dissipated.

In just a few days, the demon army will return, centered around the Rotten Leaf Pond.

At that time, not only the area surrounding the forest will be affected.

Along with all the nearby farmland, villages, and even human settlements and the ecological environment, including Twilight Town.

They will all be completely corrupted by the chaotic rules of the bottomless abyss.

Luca couldn't help but recall the time when he first became an adventurer.

Harvey, the instructor who taught him combat skills at the training ground.

The other party's intuition was indeed accurate.

Long before the situation deteriorated completely, he had already taken his family away from this place that was about to descend into chaos.

Luca, though not a high-level adventurer, has considerable combat experience.

Having clarified all the pros and cons, we have devised the best strategy to deal with this wave of demons.

He smiled and said goodbye to the dwarf Yakin, who was about to continue boasting in the hall.

Head straight to the reception desk on the first floor of the association to confirm the previously received goblin commission.

He then hurried out of the noisy association gate.

His goal is now very clear.

Sell ​​all the spoils we brought out from Sunset Forest these past few days as quickly as possible.

Then..

Keep things simple and get out of there as soon as possible!

Luca does need external pressure as motivation to constantly hone his strength and combat skills.

But what he needs is not this catastrophic situation that is far beyond his capabilities.

He also believed that with the kingdom's deep foundation, whether it was the regular army or the trump cards of the major churches.

Solving the crisis in the Abyss Rift of Sunset Forest shouldn't be too difficult.

But before those important figures step in and completely resolve the situation.

How many adventurers and innocent civilians like him will die because of this?

That's unpredictable.

Luke did not intend to get involved in such a large vortex.

With that thought in mind, he quickened his pace and headed to the mossy hut with practiced ease.

I plan to quickly dispose of the "sensitive" materials I've collected in the bronze ring space and turn them into money.

"I wonder if Marilyn will accept the owl's claws."