How did I turn the victim into Feng Aotian?

"Upgrading is not as difficult as you think. Just treat it as a game. A game you play with your life."

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It might be difficult to defeat them all, but if it was just to whittle down Cliff, it would be more than enough for Brid.

Brid stared at the back of Cliff's neck, which was only about 10 meters away.

Brid considers herself a calm person.

She can dissuade Kass from being impulsive, teach Hellux combat skills, assist the team in playing assists instead of stealing kills, and calmly judge the situation...

The premise is that there is someone accompanying her.

She is more emotional than rational.

What Cliff did to himself and his friends that day.

And the uncomfortable sticky malice that I felt.

Things are different now.

The enemy is in the light and she is in the dark, which is a good opportunity for a sneak attack.

Brid is well aware of her own talent, the terrifying effect of [Speed ​​Overlay].

All forces that cause motion are layered.

The thrust of running, the bouncing power of the whole body, the wrist and grip strength, and the traction of swinging the sword, all added together, would at least cause damage as if he were run over by a truck.

After the speed is stacked up, the dynamic vision of people below Lv20 cannot catch Brid's movements.

This was verified when I was playing against my father who was not serious.

If we can defeat Cliff here, we don't have to practice in fear, and no one will get hurt on the day of the duel.

Cliff and the others were talking and laughing, and they seemed not to notice that a pair of murderous eyes were staring at them.

They were still getting closer, closer, only 5 meters left.

Very good opportunity!

He rushed out quickly and hacked the scum severely, and while no one was reacting, he used all the remaining magic power to drive [Speed ​​Overlay] and evacuate.

Brid licked her dry lips, her sharp eyes locked onto Cliff's neck, and she slowly drew her rapier out of its sheath...

- I admit that you are very strong in a one-on-one fight, but Cliff will definitely not let himself fight you in a one-on-one fight. You will definitely not be able to win -

In the kitchen, a dark-haired figure and apple risotto.

The sudden recollection made Brid feel as if ice-cold liquid nitrogen was pouring through her body, calming her mind again.

The sword in his hand was sheathed.

Separated by mottled rock walls and naturally dilapidated rocks.

Brid watched Cliff and the others pass by and walk further and further away towards Area D.

"Not coming? It's boring."

Cliff stretched his neck.

"Boss, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"Someone is watching us."

"Monster? Where? I don't feel anything."

The younger brother raised his shield and looked around.

"It's probably because it triggered the monster's aggro lock. Anyway, the monsters here don't give you much experience points, so killing them isn't worth much."

"That's right... As expected of Cliff, he's as sharp as ever and so reliable."

Ignoring his younger brother's admiration, Cliff removed the magic that had been lingering in his body.

Just now, the monster rushed over and I used a skill to penetrate it, but it was a pity that it didn't fall for it...

"You are lucky."

Brid whispered, her body slumping down and catching her breath.

"I don't know what talents and skills the others have. If there is a [Priest] among them who uses the body strengthening buff, then I won't be able to escape. In addition, the terrain here is narrow, so the success rate of a sneak attack is not very high."

Hillock's reminder made Brid think of it.

If it succeeds, it will only make Cliff incapable of action. Who can guarantee that his subordinates will not come to retaliate?

If I fail, with the means that Cliff and the others have, what will they do to me?

The high disappearance and death rates in the dungeon are probably not just due to monsters...

Instead, I would become a burden that threatens my companions.

Brid convinced herself.

—I told you not to challenge me, you deserve this now—

....I feel like if I fail, Shilok might mock me like this.

Thinking of that fair face, Brid felt inexplicably irritated.

The people who were running behind before also began to gradually close the distance.

That guy, what is he doing now... I kind of want to eat the food made by Shilok.

As the sky darkens, the danger of dungeon monsters becomes doubly greater late at night.

Brid was about to leave quickly, she took a step forward and then stopped.

It's rare to see Cliff and the others.

It's a bit of a waste to just leave with nothing.

At least we can figure out Cliff's talents and skills, and explore his strength, so that we can come up with a response plan for next month's showdown.

"Just watch a little bit..."

Brid warned herself to keep a good distance and run away immediately if something went wrong.

She changed direction and followed the trail, quietly following Cliff's team.

33. Katia's Determination

"Sirocco...If Brid didn't lie, you were only level 2 when you entered school, right?"

Shilok returned the well-maintained straight sword to Cass, who still looked incredulous.

Cass, who went from being an amateur to a professional explorer, knows how hard it is.

There is a bottomless chasm between each level.

"That's because your previous training method was wrong. As long as you master the method, you can also rise so fast."

"Could it be that now, we come to the depths of the dungeon to level up at night?"

Shilok smiled.

Cas swallowed nervously.

I understand.

Hillock is the kind of person who walks on the edge of a knife and fights monsters to the death, which is why he has achieved such a huge improvement.

It's true that you can't judge a person by his appearance. Such a weak person fights for his life with monsters every night.

Despite his ability, he has always been hiding himself in the class, neither arrogant nor impatient.

Looking at it this way, what I call becoming the strongest is nothing more than daily basic exercises. This level of effort cannot bring me the “strongest” strength…

"?"

Shilok didn't understand why Cass looked like he was ready to worship.

The period before Lv10 is considered the novice period. Isn't it normal that it is easy to upgrade in the early stage?

Except for the time when Hellock first started training with Brid and was chased by goblins when he went into the dungeon for the first time, his life was never on the line.

Normally, when I go to the dungeon, I block the monsters' fountain resurrection points, kill monsters and level up. Recently, the efficiency of absorbing experience points has begun to decrease.

The underlying logic of the combat mechanism in this world is still a hierarchical system, not a dynamic difficulty system.

Then as long as you find a place to gain experience points efficiently, rapid upgrading is inevitable.

After all, it's a game.

"Cas, let me ask you, you want to be the strongest, right?"

"of course."

“Now this goal has not changed, right?”

"I..."

"Don't answer me so quickly. Slow down and think carefully. Is this your goal?"

The first thing Hillock did was to strengthen Cass's will.

The next leveling plan is to follow the second round route.

In the first round, Cass is not mentally strong enough yet.

The responsibility lies with yourself.

The damn minotaur incident that could have caused him mental trauma was avoided, and he did not go through any hardships.

Now, just talking to Victoria makes me easily excited and I lose my temper.

At the very least, he should not be led by emotions during the battle. He should learn how to fight and live, and be able to separate the two sides.

Cass—Katia, to be exact—lowered her head.

Think and chew on Shilok's words.

Becoming the strongest is the wish of his elder brother Cass.

I imitated my brother and said the same words, hoping to act more like him.

So, why did I become an explorer?

Katia, why did you give up an ordinary life and embark on this bloody road?

For the game that mother Victoria mentioned?

To keep my brother alive?

These are some of them, but not all of them.

Recalling the days with my teammates.

The bitter sweat from working out.

Fighting monsters and narrowly escaping death several times.

The tragic scene of the enemy falling.

Finally, imagine your mother Victoria kneeling down and begging for mercy...

Ah, what an ugly nature.

The answer has always been deep in my heart.

"I see........"

Katia, everything suddenly became clear.

"I quite like it. Trying your best to defeat a strong enemy, and seeing the enemy's humiliation and unwillingness, I really, really want to see that scene. To do this, I need the strongest power."

Katia was hesitant, her face flushed, and her breath was breathing out white mist of excitement. At this moment, there was no trace of confusion in her eyes, which seemed to have realized the way to save the world.

Eh?

Sadistic remarks?

A gesture of humiliation and unwillingness?

....Cas would never say lines like this in the game.