Zongman, the journey begins from the wrong place

Noah was bathed in the bloody corpses, wielding the silver sword light representing death, and then using his speed to keep pace with it.

Under such a full-strength attack, Noah gradually felt his body getting hot and his mind became clearer.

Forget the past, forget the present, forget everything, listen to the will from your body itself, and swing the sword under the strong intuition brought by the [Ode to Spring Poem].

Astonishing heat surged from his body and seeped through his skin, like a furnace, tempering Noah's spirit and body, and finally fusing them together perfectly.

After the last monster fell down with the ground shaking, Noah waved his sword and looked around, but he could no longer see any monster.

In the barely clear range of vision where the fog was swept and shredded by the sword energy, the grass and trees were silent, the murderous aura was gone, and the surroundings seemed a little quiet.

After taking a deep breath, Noah looked at the cliff in the distance, sheathed his sword, and walked towards the two approaching figures.

Although Ais was the supporter, Riveria also carried a huge backpack.

Although he was a wizard, he carried the main load with strength comparable to other melee level 5 adventurers.

Ai Si, who was carrying a slightly smaller backpack, took the initiative to take on the task of picking up magic stones and dropped props. At this moment, she was running around like a little golden mouse.

When the young dragon scales, which were bigger than her, were on her head, the blonde girl became as lovely as a little elf resting under a lotus leaf after the rain.

"How about it?"

Noah took the water bottle handed to him by Livilia, took a long sip, and then carefully felt his physical condition.

"Well, frankly, there's no pressure."

Even though his body still had many hidden injuries and his strength and endurance were weaknesses, the monsters on the twelfth floor were no pressure for Noah.

And in the past three hours, even though Noah had been fighting non-stop and had almost completely plowed the ground from the first to the twelfth floors, he still felt that he had endless strength in his body.

Although my body and mind have basically been adjusted, I still feel like something is left unsatisfied.

"Is it still not enough?"

Although she was mentally prepared, after witnessing Noah's battle from the first to the twelfth floor, Livilia was shocked to the point of numbness.

What shocked her was not that the monsters on the upper level could not put any pressure on Noah at all. After all, this was expected.

What amazed Livilia was Noah's growth rate.

Livilia also felt the discomfort caused by the sudden increase in strength at the beginning, and it also took time to hone her skills.

But as far as Livilia knew, no one could adapt faster than Noah.

Whether it was his control of strength or the agility of his body movements, Noah became more skillful and precise every second, and in the end he almost didn't waste any strength.

Combat is never simply a test of strength, speed, or magic, because an attack that doesn't hit the enemy is meaningless.

Compared to adventurers of the same level, monsters often have several times or even dozens of times the strength advantage, and only a single hit can determine the outcome.

But the monster had great strength but was unable to hit the adventurer.

Adventurers, although they need to dodge in most cases, can often succeed with one strike.

This is skill, the secret of how the creatures in the underworld can defeat the strong by using the weak, and defeat monsters.

As for Noah's fighting skills, at least Livilia felt that there was nothing more to teach him... No, it should be said that he had far surpassed her.

After all, he fought for so long, but there was not even a drop of blood on his body, which was enough to explain everything.

"Although, in my opinion, it would be more appropriate to stop here today..."

Looking at Noah, whose eyes were still shining with eagerness, Livilia sighed and took over some of the weight from Ai Si who was walking over.

"...But judging from your expression, you definitely don't want to leave like this, right?"

"Of course. After all, I haven't used magic yet just now for training..."

As he spoke, Noah blinked, slowly lowered his head, and looked at Ai Si who was leaning towards him with her white nose twitching slightly.

"Aisi, what are you doing?"

No matter how Noah looked at it, Aisi's action just now was like she was smelling his scent.

If the positions of both parties were reversed, Noah believed that he would be punished by Livilia the next second after making this move.

"...Noah smells so good..."

When she came to her senses, Ai Si's cheeks turned pink and she lowered her head like a child caught by his parents for doing something wrong.

Although she is still young, she already knows what to do and what not to do.

The girl was aware that her behavior was inappropriate.

But it smells really good.

The faint fragrance brought back memories of a green field with white flowers swaying in the wind...

Feeling guilty, Ais subconsciously glanced at Livilia, but was surprised to find that she did not scold her, but there was a hint of complexity on her face.

Livilia had actually noticed the strange "fragrance" on Noah's body a long time ago.

Before entering the dungeon, Livilia had to get very close to smell it.

But as Noah continued to fight, not only did the smell of sweat that should have been there not appear, but the fragrance became even more distinct.

This proves that the fragrance was not from any perfume on Noah's body, but was emitted from him.

What's even more strange is that the concentration of this fragrance does not change with distance. It is always so light, almost imperceptible, yet cannot be ignored.

Even the knowledgeable Livilia was a little confused when she saw this situation.

She had heard of some potions and special races that could make people dazed and have their consciousness controlled just by smell, but she was very awake now.

Rather, it feels a bit comfortable and peaceful?

Especially in this bloody environment, smelling the faint fragrance from Noah, Livilia did not feel the slight discomfort she usually did. Instead, she felt as if she was in a quiet forest on a midsummer night, extremely comfortable and in a very peaceful mood.

What's happening here?

A charm that makes people sober?

It’s really a great experience.

36 Roar——

"fragrance?"

Hesitantly, Noah sniffed his arm, but didn't smell anything strange.

There was no smell of sweat, but Noah had always been like this in the past. Even if he was sweating profusely, the sweat on his body was very light.

However, I still couldn't smell the 'fragrance' that Aisi mentioned.

Noah was confused and looked at Livilia.

As soon as Noah's eyes swept over, Livilia knew what he wanted to ask.

But when the elven royal family recalled their previous actions, they felt a strong sense of shame in their hearts. More importantly, they were afraid that Ais would remember what happened in the morning.

Once involved, I will have to transform from an elegant elf into a rude dwarf and dig a hole and crawl into it.

So she threw out a recovery potion, didn't give Noah a chance to speak, grabbed Ais and turned away.

"Well, you want to keep moving forward, don't you? Let's speed up."

Noah subconsciously took the potion and looked at the crystal blue liquid rippling in the bottle. His mind was immediately filled with the bitter taste of this recovery potion.

What I originally wanted to ask was suddenly forgotten.

After some hesitation, Noah chose to quietly put the potion into the bag around his waist.

When it comes to training, of course you have to find ways to pursue your limits.

While strolling on the foggy eleventh floor, other adventurers finally appeared beside the Noahs who were rushing forward.

"...This is really weird. Why are there so few monsters today?"

"I promised Miss Astor from Fengyue Pavilion that I would give her a gift!"

"Isn't the dungeon going to cause any trouble? Why don't we just go back?"

After wandering around in the fog, Noah and his two companions passed through the long cave slope and finally arrived at the 'Cave Maze' in the middle area.

The walls, the floor underfoot, and the dome above head were all made of gray rocks, and the air was filled with damp vapor.

Although the road did not bend, the long passage was so long that one could not see the front, and vertical caves and shafts appeared from time to time in every corner.

Adventurers often get delayed when passing through here, and are divided and surrounded by monsters, resulting in casualties.

This is the thirteenth layer known as the 'first line of death'.

The biggest difference between mid-level monsters and upper-level monsters, besides strength, size, number and refresh rate, is that they are no longer limited to close combat, but now have long-range attack methods.

For adventurers who are not yet accustomed to the strength of the middle level, whether it is a hellhound that can spit fire or a horned rabbit that throws stone axes, they are powerful enemies that can cause serious damage if they are not careful.

Even Aisi had never been here before, so she couldn't help but open her eyes wide and look around.

Under the faint phosphorescent light, Noah and his two companions accelerated forward and passed through the straight rock road.

The unicorn rabbits that appeared from time to time around him were all dealt with by Noah with one sword.

Finally, the three arrived at a huge cave room.

The tall ceiling supported by stone pillars is covered with various strange rocks of rugged shapes.

Behind the many stone pillars were layers of overlapping phosphorescence and darkness, extending to an end that was beyond the reach of the naked eye.

Although you may feel like you're within sight of many monsters, fighting in a spacious cave room gives you more room to maneuver and allows you to cooperate with your teammates.

After arriving at the cave, before Noah had time to observe, many ominous red lights like blood appeared in the darkness.

His uneven, pitch-black skin looked as if he had walked out of purgatory. His body was as big as a calf, and his eyes were a chaotic, ferocious scarlet.

There are about twenty of them, and there are several times more horned rabbits.

Even though these rabbits are snow-white and look very cute, it is still chilling when more than 60 rabbits stare at you with sharp, shining stone axes.

"Hmm, is this a friendly greeting from the dungeon?"

After seeing Livilia protecting Ais, Noah drew his sword and rushed out cautiously, but not too cautiously.

At a distance of several dozen meters away from the monster group, which would be an absolutely safe area on the upper level, the pitch-black hellhounds raised their heads and sprayed large balls of high-density flames from their fang-filled mouths.

As a powerful monster with potential rated at level 2, the flames breathed by the Hellhound can easily melt ordinary armor.

Most adventurers will choose to purchase the Fire Fairy Spirit Cloth, which has high resistance to fire, before proceeding to the middle level.

However, the 50 million fares worth of armor on Noah was not wasted. The fire resistance was naturally one of the standard features.

Of course, Noah doesn't need to fight against a mere hellhound.

He swung his sword, creating a wave of air. The huge wind pressure pushed the flames back, turning it into a firestorm even more violent and swift than before.

The hellhounds were obviously not prepared to be attacked by their own fire, and they immediately fled in all directions while howling.

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The unicorns' fate is even more miserable.

The combat quality of this monster is almost the same as that of ordinary upper-level monsters. It is rated as level 2 based entirely on its agility and group combat ability.

At this moment, once covered by flames, the cute rabbit didn't even have time to throw away the stone axe in its hand. It was burned to ashes while screaming and wailing, and turned into a charcoal-burned rabbit head.

Taking advantage of the moment when the monsters' formation was broken, Noah rushed in with a sword and started the Sword Dance of Death.

Although the middle-level monsters were much harder and tougher than the upper-level monsters, they were still cut into pieces like butter under Noah's sword, and blood splattered everywhere.

Sometimes, a hard-shelled rat would curl up its body, wrap its hard scales around its exterior, and roll over as fast as a cannonball to attack.

But even with the strongest defensive scales in the upper and middle layers, it still couldn't stop the coming of death.

After a fierce battle, Noah, who felt that he had gradually adapted to the strength of the mid-level monsters, stopped.

After turning his head to meet Livilia's gaze, he gripped the hilt of his sword, took a deep breath, and uttered the words of chant.