This time, I won't be the devil.

【Level: 9】

[Attribute panel: Strength 11.5, Endurance 15.2, Agility 12.6 (10.6), Magic 18.5]

The armor blessed by the elves helped him increase his agility by 2.0. As for the 8 attribute points obtained from the upgrade, Frey had not used any of them yet.

On the one hand, it can restore a small amount of corresponding attributes when adding points, and Frey intends to keep it as a trump card.

On the other hand, it was also because Frey had not yet fully determined his career development.

Despite his outstanding magical talent, Frey did not intend to be a pure mage this time.

His dream of magic has been shattered by a cancelable holy sword.

The skill that caused the Demon King to lose to the Hero in the end, which could cancel the attack afterswing, was named [Cancel] by Frey.

In this world, magic is divided into ten levels from 1 to 10, and skills are divided into five levels: D, C, B, A, and S.

And the skill [Cancel] that can break the rules of the world is at least S-level.

After reviewing the Final Battle, Frey believed that [Cancel] was even more powerful than he had imagined, because this skill not only eliminated the stiffness of the hero's movements, but also canceled the cooling time required for the holy sword.

If developed well, this skill can produce various bug-like effects.

For example, a special marksman, after reaching level 50, can learn an A-level skill called [Stella].

This skill is so powerful that it can flatten a hill in an instant.

However, this skill will place a huge strain on the body. It will take at least a month to recover after using it once. It will also cause irreversible damage to the body. It is a life-threatening skill.

And if [Cancel] can be used to eliminate the afterswing of [Meteor], then before the sharpshooter's life is completely burned out, he will turn into a terrifying nuclear bomb launcher.

Even when in the conduit, if you use the [Cancel] skill, you may be able to eliminate the cooldown.

If you continue to use your imagination, you can create more wonderful uses.

Although S-level skills are still far away from Frey at present, after experiencing the taste of defeat, Frey set mastering [Cancel] as his goal.

He planned to improve both physical and magical skills as much as possible to make his tactics more flexible and find a way to reproduce [Cancel].

Unlike level B and above skills that can only be learned after level 30, level C and D skills are also called universal skills. In theory, as long as there are enough skill points and someone is willing to teach, anyone can learn them. As for whether one can learn them or not, it depends on personal ability and understanding.

The [Shadow Perception] that Frey learned from Van Dam is a C-level skill.

It takes 3 skill points to learn a C-level skill. Since you can only gain 1 skill point for each level up, for ordinary adventurers who will never reach level 15 in their lifetime, no one is willing to specifically learn a detection skill except for professional scouts.

But as a veteran pervert, Frey is well aware of the importance of detection skills. Having vision and not having vision are two completely different games.

[Shadow Perception]: Level C, a sensory-enhancing skill. The stronger the sunlight, the thicker the shadows.

Skill effect: Consumes magic power to perceive information in the dark. The higher the magic adaptability and the darker the environment, the stronger the perception ability.

Magic adaptability refers to the body's tolerance and control over magic, which is also one of the most important criteria for measuring a person's magical talent.

Frey's magical adaptability is far superior to that of ordinary people, and coupled with the dim environment of the maze, shadow perception can produce excellent results.

He can currently detect everything within a radius of 1 kilometer. If he specializes in one direction, the perception distance can even reach 3 kilometers. With subsequent upgrades, this range will continue to expand.

And unlike the visual information brought by seeing with the eyes, shadow perception can capture images, sounds, breath and even movement trajectories at the same time. Therefore, in addition to searching for enemies, it can also be used to assist in combat.

If there is any regret, it is that as a sensory-enhancing skill, the detection content is ultimately within the scope of the five senses, so it is impossible to break through obstacles and peek through walls.

In addition to learning new skills, Frey also prepared 9 contingency plans to successfully defeat elite monsters.

Nine wasn't Frey's limit, but if there were more, Noelle wouldn't be able to remember them all.

After following the right path to the 9th floor, Frey can rely on shadow perception to detect monsters in advance and avoid battles.

As he moved forward, Frey kept recording his route on the map and stopped from time to time to observe the surrounding terrain.

"Frey, don't you think it's getting darker around here?" Noelle's voice was filled with uneasiness.

"Don't worry, my eyes can see through the darkness."

During these two weeks of getting along, Frey noticed that Noel was afraid of the dark. He seemed to have some kind of PTSD when it came to completely dark environments.

In previous explorations, they would hang magic stone lamps around their waists, but this time because Frey had to use shadow perception, the two of them did not have any light sources.

In addition, the 9th floor is the darkest place in the entire dark level. Now there is no light around them. If you rely on the naked eye, the visibility is less than one meter. It is inevitable that Noel will be afraid.

Noelle had already tightly grasped Frey's arm since she didn't know when.

This should have been a romantic thing, but because Noelle's chest was flat and she was wearing armor, Frey just felt uncomfortable.

In order to reduce Noel's anxiety, Frey had to repeat the information about the Rotten Giant to divert his attention.

The maze is so big that it would be extremely difficult to find a monster if you search aimlessly.

According to the information currently collected by humans, the Rotten Giant extremely hates light and has the habit of collecting corpses and is attracted to them.

Normally, after a level 1 monster dies, its body will dissipate within 1 minute, leaving behind a magic stone.

However, there is a limit to the speed at which the maze can recycle monster corpses. If a large number of monsters die in the same place, the corpses will remain for a long time.

In order to lure out the Rotten Giant, they need to go to the darkest area on the 9th floor, and then attract the surrounding monsters there to destroy them all.

Although the terrain of the maze was complicated, Frey, who had shadow perception, had full map vision. He held Noelle's hand and moved quickly through the maze.

Two hours later, they approached the target area, and a monster was blocking their way.

Through shadow perception, Frey saw the monster's appearance clearly, and he cried out in his heart.

"Woc, there's a cow!"

This monster is the familiar old friend of adventurers in RPG works - the Minotaur.

As a typical Tier 2 monster, the Minotaur rarely appears in the first tier. Frey focused his shadow perception on it and observed it carefully.

To be precise, this monster should be called a zombie minotaur. It is nearly three meters tall and similar to a skeleton beast. Its rotten flesh seems to be stuck to the skeleton.

After observing the surroundings, Frey gave instructions.

"Nowen, leave the monster in front to me first." As a pure love warrior, Frey planned to kill the minotaur with his own hands.

Noel nodded, but still didn't want to let go of Frey's hand. Helplessly, Frey had to touch Noel's head, and wait until he calmed down a little before the two began to approach the monster.

Through shadow perception, Frey could clearly grasp the Minotaur's movements, so they successfully walked behind the Minotaur.

Before launching the attack, Frey leaned the baseball bat in his hand against Noelle's bronze sword.

"Borrow some electricity."

Noel began to inject magic power into the bronze sword, and the current quickly flowed along the bronze sword and onto Frey's metal baseball bat.

As the current grew stronger, the baseball bat in Frey's hand evolved into a new form - an electric baton.

The crackling sound of electricity made the minotaur discover something unusual, and it quickly turned around.

Frey had already cast his magic, and the ground beneath the Minotaur immediately turned into mud. As Frey upgraded, the effect of [Earth Burial] was also enhanced, and in an instant the Minotaur sank nearly one meter.

After blocking the Minotaur's movements, Frey immediately moved right behind it.

The reason why he was so obsessed with escaping was because in addition to shadow perception, Frey also learned another skill - backstab.

[Backstab]: Level D, a rogue attack skill. Never expose your back to the enemy.

Skill Effect: When attacking from the rear, the chance of hitting vital parts is greatly increased.

Under normal circumstances, when a thief uses backstab, he must first lurk carefully, slowly look for an opportunity, and then take action.

But in Frey's opinion, launching a backstab doesn't need to be that complicated.

As long as you can freeze the enemy, can't you stab him in the back openly?

Frey raised the electric baton above his head and then jumped high.

The moment [Backstab] was activated, he felt as if his body was guided by some kind of thread, automatically aiming at the back of the Minotaur's head.

With a dull thud, Frey's baseball bat hit the Minotaur's head accurately, and the lightning paralyzed the Minotaur's body instantly.

Frey kicked the Minotaur's body and jumped again. After spinning his body in the air, he smashed down to the same position again.

With two consecutive blunt blows, coupled with the power of lightning, Frey crushed the minotaur's skull.

This is the Bull-Diving Stick invented by Frey, the Maze Bat Man, after imitating the Dragon-Driving Slash move of the Sword Man in "Monster Hunter".

Electric baton, cool!

But just as Frey landed after completing his attack, a terrifying growl came from the minotaur's mouth.

Frey immediately realized his error in judgment.

Unlike ordinary minotaurs, this zombie minotaur was not completely dead even after being shot in the head.

At the last moment, the Tauren activated its skill [War Roar].

The Minotaur's [Battle Roar] has the effect of attracting low-level monsters.

It's equivalent to the Minotaur using his deathrattle to activate a range taunt.

"Prepare to attack immediately!"

After saying that, Frey prostrated himself on the ground, assuming the posture of kneeling down from the ground.

"Frey, why did you suddenly kneel on the ground?"

Noelle asked curiously at Frey's strange behavior.

"There's no time to explain. Come sit on me."

"Huh?" Noelle was at a loss for words when faced with Frey's abrupt request.

At this moment, dense and chaotic footsteps were heard from a distance.

As Frey expected, groups of monsters were gathering here.

There was no other way, so Frey could only keep his limbs on the ground and move slowly to Noelle's side.

"Nowen, sit down!"

At this time, a monster had already entered the field of vision, and in desperation, Noel had no choice but to sit on it as Frey requested.

Unlike her upper body covered in armor, Noelle's butt is still very fleshy.

Feeling the soft touch on his back, Frey said loudly:

"Hold on tight, I'm going to stand up."

At this moment, several skeleton beasts had already rushed to the two of them, and behind them, nearly a hundred monsters were on their way.