Zongman, the journey begins from the wrong place

Fortunately, Liu ran away, otherwise - the moment this thought arose, Noah suddenly felt an ominous feeling in his heart.

The next second—

"boom!!"

Accompanied by an explosion even more terrifying than the one that had just occurred when several demonic swords went berserk, a figure was thrown into the sky, and then fell down in a mess.

That was Liu, who was supposed to have left tens of seconds ago. Now his cloak was stained with flames, and even his golden hair was slightly singed.

In particular, the direction where she landed was exactly within the purple-red magic circle!

"Noah! They have other ambushes in the forest! Lots of suicide bombers!"

Before Liu could even scream, Noah released the arcs of electricity wrapped around his body and quickly approached her.

This blessing magic is extremely powerful for the vanguard who needs to break into the enemy position, but those arcs of electricity will also destroy everything around them, regardless of friend or foe.

But even earlier and faster than him came Valetta's loud command.

"Noah! Watch me kill you! Guys, get your weapons out!!"

In an instant, members of the dark faction, several times more than before, emerged from all directions.

At the same time, the magic circle under Noah's feet shone brightly, and the purple-red light turned into countless invisible spider silks that bound him and Liu.

When Noah ignored the strange feeling in his body and picked up Liu and rushed out, three or four members of the dark faction blocked the way, and then -

"boom!!"

The flames and blast waves shot up into the sky, shaking the earth and forcibly pushing Noah back into the magic circle.

"Oh my god, that's cruel!"

Seeing more dark factions surrounding him, Noah could only retreat again and again.

Even if he could eat that kind of explosion, the elf in his arms couldn’t!

The problem is that Noah is surrounded and has less and less room to maneuver.

Especially when the dark factions used self-destruction to stop him, their speed and determination even made Noah stunned.

Simply seeing him headed in that direction, he blew himself up without hesitation, and by the time Noah rushed over, it was too late.

In order to protect the elf and three children in his arms, he had to retreat again.

According to the speed of the dark faction's self-destruction, Noah would not even need to draw his sword, and these dark factions would all die.

But Noah could feel that his ability value had been almost completely reduced by Valetta's magic, and was almost returning to the level before he received the favor.

The elf in his arms was even worse off, almost becoming an ordinary elf.

Originally, Noah only needed to carry her, but now he was holding her completely.

Can not hesitate any more!

No matter how hard I try, I can fight my way out, but I may not be able to protect these little guys in my arms!

"Elf! Use that trick you just used!"

That move just now? Which move?

Liu looked up in confusion, and only after seeing Noah's eyes did he understand.

Oh, but is it really possible?

Ignoring Liu's frightened look, Noah roared loudly, grabbed the elf by the scruff of the neck, and threw it out!

"Go ahead! It's decided to be you!"

Noah Seifert! I hate you!!

Normally, he wouldn't mind the height, but now, because he had lost all his ability points and was passively thrown into the air, Liu was actually a little scared.

But when he saw Valetta also looking up with a look of astonishment, Liu closed his eyes like a broken jar and screamed at the top of his lungs.

"Wind of Light!!"

Feeling the aftermath of the magic spreading in the air, Valetta's expression changed drastically.

what's the situation?

Doesn't this elf's wide-area bombardment magic require a very long chant?

Why did it become instant?

But the situation did not allow Valetta to think too much.

She had also seen the bombardment magic of 'Gas' and did not think she could withstand it head-on!

hide!

Without hesitation, Valetta took a big leap backward and saw three more little things appear in the sky - those little kids!

Doesn't this mean that—

Countless lightning flashes were reflected in Valetta's constricted pupils.

"I want to see whether you live or not!!"

A slash, no, it should have been a huge shock wave generated by directly releasing the magic power of the whole body.

By giving up efficiency and accuracy in exchange for super large range and ultimate lethality!

It's all over. I'm still suspended in mid-air and there's no way I can dodge this attack!

Realizing this, Valetta's face twisted and she threw the half-broken curse sword in her hand towards Liu in mid-air!

Even if I die, you won't have an easy life!

As these words came to mind, Valetta was submerged in the lightning and lightning that rained down like a torrential rain.

At the same time, the cursed sword cut through Liu's combat suit and pierced deeply into his abdomen.

66 Rivera

In the eighteenth floor of the underground city, where there is no season and no sunshine or rain, a huge earth-shaking roar suddenly erupted.

A super-large thunderstorm, like the kind that only occurs during the midsummer storm festival, suddenly arrived, and uncontrollable arcs of lightning swept and spread in all directions.

Whether it was rocks, giant trees or crystals, they were all destroyed in an instant, and countless monsters were turned into dust before they could escape.

The scorching wind created by the shock wave swept across, and the light dyed everything in sight white.

The entire floor seemed to be under a super-wide-area annihilation artillery bombardment, and it was shaking violently like a ship suspended in a raging sea.

The sudden change in the world lasted for more than twenty seconds, and then the thunderstorm and strong wind disappeared completely.

After the loud noise, the eighteenth floor seemed exceptionally silent, as if even the monsters were holding their breath in fear.

Only the large areas of charred plains that suddenly appeared in the vast forest and the flames burning in the forests at the edges remained.

"Should he be killed?"

Enduring the stinging and swelling all over his body after the explosion of magic power, Noah looked at the charred objects in front of him that could only barely make out the human shape.

This was the first enemy he had encountered since coming to this world. He was cruel, vicious, shameless, and smart enough that Noah felt a little sorry to see him die like this.

However, enemies are enemies, and Noah will only enjoy himself when it does not harm others.

Now, it was obvious that someone was injured and he needed to refocus his attention.

"Hey! Elf? What happened to you? Are you dead?"

Before the thunderstorm swept through, Noah unfolded the cloak wrapped around his waist in time and protected Liu and the three girls under him.

The protective cloak, which seemed to be protected by the power of immortal essence and made of precious materials, was obviously unable to withstand his power and was now in tatters.

The girls still haven't woken up. It's not known whether the drug was too strong or they woke up and then fainted again. Anyway, they look fine.

The key is Ryu——

"Um, I, I'm not calling you Hello! Call me Ryu!"

Liu, whose attention was focused on something strange, leaned weakly in Noah's arms, holding her abdomen weakly, and her waist-length blonde hair was stained with blood.

The black sword fragments pierced through the combat suit and penetrated into the white skin, oozing blood.

Perhaps it was the weakness brought on by the explosion of magic power, but Noah actually felt a dryness and itchiness in his throat after seeing the blood.

No! Now is not the time to have a tantrum!

"Okay Elf, no problem Elf. How's your wound? Do you want me to pull it out for you?"

Liu, who was feeling a little depressed, suddenly woke up and glared at Noah angrily.

"I can't die!"

Without waiting for Noah to make a move, Liu grabbed the broken sword himself and pulled it out with the sound of flesh and blood squirming.

At this moment, Ryu displayed the temperament of an adventurer. Even though her wound was deep, her expression remained calm, with no sign of wavering, except for her face turning even paler and sweat dripping down her forehead.

"Songs of the distant forest at this moment, songs of past lives, please grant healing mercy to those who ask you for it—Noah's Healing!"

It would be great to have healing magic, I really want one too... That way I can heal my opponent and fight him again, instead of just destroying him after crippling him.

Noah, who had been moving forward on the road of destruction, sighed.

Oh, if that special bloodline in his body that seems to allow him to gain magic power through female bodily fluids counts.

Even though there are no obvious characteristics at present, Noah can feel that his bloodline should be basically activated now.

The problem is, apart from the enhanced ability to seduce women, there doesn't seem to be anything unusual.

But under Noah's somewhat envious gaze, after the emerald green light shone, the wound on Liu's abdomen showed no signs of healing.

"how come?!"

Compared to the surprised Ryu, Noah rested his chin on his fingers with a scholarly expression.

"It must be an incurable curse. It's really powerful. Even healing magic can't work. I really want to ask those who developed these curses for advice."

Liu had seen that expression many times when his teammate Leila was researching various new weapons and props, like a child kneading, pulling, stepping on a toy to see what reaction it would produce. Sometimes he would stand by and observe.

But when he became the other party's observation tool, Liu Ke lost interest at all!

"Hey! Why do you act like it has nothing to do with you?!"

This only made Noah tilt his head in confusion.

"Of course. The sword is stuck in your stomach, not mine. Why should I be anxious?"

These words were so matter-of-fact and cold-blooded that Liu's eyes widened and he almost died of anger.

But Noah didn't wait for her to get angry. He put one hand through Liu's knees, put the other hand around her shoulders, picked her up, and then jumped up.

As for the three little ones? They simply threw their cloaks around and packed them up to take away. The tattered holes were just enough for them to breathe.

Is this a princess hug?

The sound of the wind whistled past her ears, and Liu subconsciously put his arms around Noah's neck and looked up at the boy's face.

Reaching this height was easy for Ryu, a deft swordsman, but being held in someone's arms was a completely different experience.

The sound of the opposite sex's heartbeat reached his ears through the armor. Even though the wound was still bleeding, Ryu felt his face flush, his head was dizzy, and his heartbeat accelerated...

Eh, is this an illusion caused by excessive blood flow?

In the western lake of the Eighteenth Layer, there is an island, which is connected to the land by a tall rolling log as a bridge.

On the eastern side of the island, on top of a cliff at least two hundred meters high, there is a town.

Although it is called a town, its walls are only made of nearby rock crystals, and all the buildings are stacked on the cliff like building blocks.

An archway made of wooden pillars and flags reads 'Rivera Town'.

This town was originally a large-scale relay base set up by the guild in the past to more efficiently explore unknown floors. Later, due to monster invasions and the huge defense costs, it had to be cancelled.

But later, a group of greedy adventurers took over and turned it into a black market that even the guild could not control.

In addition to magic books and precious treasures of equal value, it is said that even the 'unlocking potion', which requires divine blood and can forcibly unlock the forbidden potion of ability values locked by the main god, can be bought.

At this moment, there was a commotion in Rivera Town, and adventurers carrying huge packages were running around like ants on a hot pan.

When they saw Noah leaping across the lake and running directly up from the bottom of the cliff, they all raised their weapons.

"who!!"