This time, I won't be the devil.

"Today is the Pope's birthday. At this time, everyone should be watching the live broadcast in the square."

In the Hikari Theocracy, every city has at least one projection array set up to receive images released by the central government.

However, in order to activate this ultra-long-distance projection magic, complicated settings must be made in advance. It also requires the continuous consumption of a large amount of magic stones when activated, and it must be maintained by several high-level magicians. Therefore, it is only used during major festivals.

Although watching the live broadcast is not mandatory, the vast majority of residents voluntarily went to the large square in the center of the city today.

This was of course to express gratitude to His Holiness the Pope, but the more important reason was that they wanted to appreciate the sacrificial dance of the Saint.

In today's Hikari Theocracy, in addition to the Pope who holds supreme power and the three cardinals, there is also a Holy Lady of Light who serves as the spokesperson for the goddess Alice and attends various ceremonies as a mascot. She is deeply loved by the people.

Frey had only seen a portrait of this Saint, a beautiful girl with white hair.

The ordinary men in the maze city naturally did not want to miss such a rare opportunity to appreciate the beautiful girls dancing.

But Frey was different. While other adventurers were still watching the beautiful girl’s live broadcast, he was already killing monsters in the maze.

Thinking of this, Frey couldn't help but ask the other adventurers, what can you use to compete with me?

Unlike the first level, once you enter the second level, the surrounding geology changes from soft soil to hard rock. The environment becomes much brighter and the overall vision becomes wider.

According to the information Frey has learned so far, Jabberwock's Labyrinth is not so much an underground relic as it is a different dimension independent of the outside world. There are many phenomena here that do not obey the laws of physics, such as there is no light source but the surrounding area is full of visible light.

For Frey, who has shadow perception, a bright environment will weaken his detection effect.

Now he can only use the shadows between the rocks to barely use his skills, and the detection distance has been reduced to 1 kilometer. Moreover, using the earth burial technique in an environment full of rocks also consumes more magic power.

After walking for a while, a monster blocked the road ahead.

It was a canine about 2.5 meters long, covered with purple hair. When it saw Frey and the others, the monster opened its fang-filled mouth and let out a shrill howl.

[Nether Wolf, Rank 2]

(with pictures)

As a master of intelligence, Frey had already investigated the common monsters in the second level in advance.

If the skeleton dog (skeleton beast) is the signature monster of the first tier, then the purple dog (ghost wolf) in front of you is the most representative soldier in the second tier.

Although they are common mobs, the Nether Wolves are not weak. They are extremely fast, have extremely sharp teeth, and all rank 2 monsters have a skill.

The skill of the Nether Wolf is called Shadow. While moving, it can create a blurry afterimage to confuse the opponent.

Seeing the monster appear, Noelle quickly activated the Thunderfire Sword. After seeing the flames and thunder coming out of the sword, the Nether Wolf quickly took a few steps back, intending to escape.

"Noelle, leave this monster to me. Stay away. I have a few experiments I want to do."

Hearing Frey's words, Noelle retreated to a distance.

Seeing Noelle leave, the Nether Wolf seemed to feel that he was able to recover, so he gave up the idea of ​​escaping.

Frey raised the baseball bat with his right hand and stared at the Nether Wolf. The Nether Wolf also stared at him. The man and the wolf were in a stalemate for a while.

Frey knew exactly what this Nether Wolf was planning.

"The wolf in front is not moving, probably to lure the enemy."

As a social monster, Nether Wolves will act collectively unless they have just been refreshed.

And this Nether Wolf was blocking the middle of the road alone. There was only one possibility: it was a bait.

At this moment, Frey's shadow perception captured two other figures moving towards this side at high speed.

The moment it saw Frey and the other two, the Nether Wolf used its roar to send a signal to its companions.

Soon, accompanied by a burst of rapid footsteps like raindrops, the other two wolves arrived.

The combat effectiveness of a single Nether Wolf is not very strong, but as the number increases, its threat will increase exponentially.

Many adventurers who became overconfident and careless after reaching the Red Bronze level were killed by these Nether Wolves.

Three wolves surrounded Frey, and the one in front took the lead in attacking, pouncing on Frey and biting him.

"too slow."

For ordinary Bronze-level adventurers, the speed of the Nether Wolf is indeed very fast, but at this time, Frey relied on the attributes obtained from the Book of Fools and the fairy-blessed armor on his body, and his agility value directly increased by 10.6, far surpassing people of the same level.

Frey swung his stick, hitting the Nether Wolf in the face and knocking it away.

But at the same moment, the two Nether Wolves behind him also took action.

The two monsters activated their skills in the air, leaving two afterimages, causing Frey's vision to be diverted for a moment, and he was unable to immediately capture the landing point of the action.

He raised the baseball bat in his right hand to block, but this played into the Nether Wolf's hands.

One of the wolves bit directly into Frey's baseball bat, blocking his defense, while the other aimed at his neck, which was not protected by armor.

Just as the Nether Wolf was about to bite Frey's neck, a sharp blade pierced its body.

A dagger appeared in Frey's empty left hand.

This black dagger hidden in the sleeve was thrown to Frey by Jacob at that time. It is also his other weapon besides the baseball bat.

After being attacked, the Nether Wolf retreated quickly. The wound caused by the dagger was not big, but the monster's movements suddenly became very stiff.

[Shadow Blade: A dagger with a dark attribute enchantment, picked up by the 86th Company in the Demon King's Castle. Attack Power: 2.4]

[Effect: Weakens the stabbed enemy, reducing their speed and resistance]

The reason why Jacob was able to use the anesthetic applied on the dagger to knock down a Holy Knight of more than level 20 with one blow was because of the weakening effect that came with this weapon.

Since neither the Seven Gods of Humanity nor the Three Gods of Demons have gods who are directly in charge of dark attributes, weapons and items with dark attributes are quite rare.

This dagger is equivalent to the rare equipment that the 86th Company obtained in the Demon King's City dungeon.

According to Frey's tests, the weakening effect of this weapon can significantly slow down humans below level 30 and temporarily make them lose resistance to abnormal states. It can also have a certain weakening effect on strong people above level 30.

Looking at the slow-moving Nether Wolf in front of him, Frey successfully proved that this weapon could also be effective against monsters.

"Then the game ends here."

After finishing the experiment, Frey slammed his hand on the ground and activated [Tsuchimami], pinning the three wolves to the ground.

"Go ahead, Noelle. Remember, this move is called Fire Volt."

"FireVolt!" Noelle roared and raised the Thunderfire Sword.

With a flaming Volt Slash, the three Nether Wolves turned into ashes in an instant.

It is worthy of being called the Thunder and Fire Sword, its power is so terrifying!

After that, the maze exploration went smoothly. These second-level monsters on the 11th floor could not threaten the MyGO team with the Thunder and Fire Sword.

Several hours passed quickly, and just as Frey was about to return, he suddenly heard a wailing sound coming from afar.

The sound was like the howl of a high ape, echoing through the maze, mournful and long-lasting.

In order to find out what was going on, Frey rushed over quickly.

What appeared in front of him was a 2-meter-tall ape-like monster, but unlike ordinary apes, it had two sharp bone spurs on its shoulders.

The monster's body was covered with thick black hair, and its limbs were abnormally thick, with protruding knuckles and sharp nails that were curved like hooks.

[Two-thorn Ape, Rank 2]

Frey knew a lot about the two-spined ape. It was a very rare monster.

The reason why they are rare is that once they are refreshed, they will be immediately hunted by adventurers, and now they are almost extinct.

It is said that a long time ago, the two-spined monkeys were just ordinary monsters living in the second level of the maze. They usually stayed in their own small circle and had no special features except their low combat power.

Until a group of uncles set their sights on them.

After the monsters in the maze die, their bodies will gradually be absorbed by the maze. However, unlike the first-level monsters that will dissipate within a few minutes after death, the bodies of second-level monsters can usually remain for several hours.

If you process the monster corpses before this, you can get some materials from them.

The two-spined macaques have a very valuable material on their bodies today, and that is their fur.

The hair of the spiny ape is similar in texture to human hair, and is more shiny and bright, making it an excellent material for making wigs.

Some middle-aged bald adventurers would cut the skin of the spiny ape to make leather, and then use the hair to make wigs.

At first, this was just a niche activity.

However, as a monster material that can only be obtained after reaching the second level of the maze, the skin of the two-spined ape is naturally scarce, so capital smelled a business opportunity and began to hype it. Later, the skin of the two-spined ape gradually became popular and evolved into a fashion item.

Nowadays, no matter what it is, as long as it is covered with a layer of spiny monkey skin, people will buy it and the price will rise sharply.

In the face of huge profits, a large number of spiny monkeys were hunted and skinned. The number of surviving spiny monkeys was decreasing, while the number of commodities using spiny monkey skins was increasing. The surviving spiny monkeys could only hide in dark corners and live a miserable life.

Nowadays, a complete ape skin is worth 2000 rupees. For ordinary copper-level adventurers, this is a considerable income. It has become common knowledge among adventurers that ape skin can make people rich.

The two-spined monkey in front of him turned around and tried to escape after seeing Frey and the other two, but Frey had already activated the Tsuchimami, freezing it in place.

Noelle had obviously heard of monsters like the Two-Spike Ape, and she immediately activated the Thunder and Fire Sword.

"It's just a two-thorn ape. Watch me kill it with my Thunder Fire Sword!"

Looking at the Thunder and Fire Sword in front of him, Er Thorn Ape's face showed an expression of panic and despair.

Just as Noelle was about to swing her sword, Frey suddenly stood in front of her.

He stretched out his body, raised the baseball bat in his hand, and protected the two monkeys behind him.

"Frey, what do you mean?" Noelle asked in confusion.

"As for me, I like the two-thorned ape the most..."

After successfully guarding the two spiny apes, Frey discovered through shadow perception that another huge monster was approaching.

That is, a minotaur.

Considering the wailing sound just now emitted by the two-thorned ape, it seems that it was being hunted by the minotaur.

Poor Ape, was bullied by the Minotaur again.

When the Minotaur caught up with it, it was immediately buried in the ground by Frey.

Looking at the Minotaur in front of her, and recalling Frey's protection of the Ape, Noelle didn't attack immediately. Instead, she asked:

"Frey... do you like minotaurs?"

Frey had a one-word answer to this question.

"kill!"

Following Frey's order, Noel thrust the Thunderfire Sword into the Minotaur's body, and flames and lightning erupted simultaneously.