In this chaotic world, it all started when they found an elf girl

　Upon seeing Roy unleash his magic, the beautiful mermaid monster was so frightened that tears welled up in her eyes.

　Upon hearing the mermaid monster's intermittent voice, Roy was startled for a moment, then realized what was happening.

　The golden lightning in Roy's palm dissipated, and he came to the shore, asking, "Are you a heretic?"

　"I'm Mary, la la la la." Mary's eyes lit up, and her little head popped out. Her upper body was human, and her lower body was fish. Her beautiful long, light green hair was adorned with a delicate seashell that covered her chest.

　As she spoke, she hummed a melodious tune.

　Compared to the alluring and bewitching voice of that enhanced species, Mary's voice was clear and pure, seemingly capable of purifying evil hearts. Especially her expression while singing—a dazed and innocent look—made her seem incredibly easy to fool.

　Roy gave a kind smile.

　The intelligent monsters born in the dungeons are neither considered one of their own by other monsters nor rejected by humans; they are heretics abandoned by both worlds. Roy, however, has a rather favorable impression of these heretics. Without comparison, there is no difference; compared to those cunning adventurers and those gods who live for entertainment to the death…

　The heretics are much simpler in their thinking, believing in repaying kindness and avenging wrongs.

　Unlike the other heretics, Mary is a mermaid and can only stay in the "Water City".

　Roy said, "Marily, I need to kill that monster. Can you help me find it?"

　Mary's singing stopped abruptly, her face filled with fear. "Don't go! That tribe is terrifying!"

　Roy frowned and pressed, "Do you know how that enhanced species came to be?"

　Mary pursed her lips. "A long, long time ago, a group of humans kidnapped her. When she returned, she became terrifying. She would kill other monsters, eat magic stones, and become even stronger..."

　She gestured wildly, trying her best to describe the characteristics of the adventurers, her clumsiness endearing.

　Listening to Mary's description, Roy quickly understood what had happened; it really was that crazy woman.

　Freya's Familia captured the mermaid and brought it to the surface. Freya used her charm to control the monster, causing it to devour magic stones and forcibly transform it into an "enhanced species."

　Faced with this ferocious "kindred spirit," Mary, who was on the same floor, was terrified. So when Roy rushed in and headed straight for him, she couldn't resist her curiosity and secretly followed him to observe.

　"Trust me, I will definitely defeat her!" Roy stretched out his big hand and placed it on Mary's little head.

　Mary's cheeks flushed slightly. This was the first human she had ever met. Roy's confidence and strength made her heart flutter. Even the ferocious "other" animal fled in terror when faced with Roy.

　"Uh-huh!"

　She nodded emphatically and agreed.

　Roy mentally connected with his spatial ring, gently stroking it with his right hand. A light blue protective cloth appeared in his hand, which he then tied around his waist. This was a water spirit cloth he had purchased before the expedition, infused with the magic of water spirits, possessing many special effects such as resistance to fire and faster swimming. Roy leaped into the water, following behind his companion.

　Mary's level is only LV.2, but her swimming speed is faster than Roy's, who is equipped with a Water Sprite Protector.

　Guided by Mary, the two darted across the river, one after the other, and after about seven or eight minutes, entered a huge cave. Most of the cave was a lake.

　The enhanced mermaid, wounded by Roy, is hunting monsters and consuming magic stones in this cave, using their energy to heal its injuries and become even stronger. Whoosh!

　The lightning transformed into a spear that landed in Roy's hand. He hurled it, the spear hurtling through the air like a bolt of lightning striking the enhanced mermaid. Hearing the commotion, the mermaid hastily dodged, barely managing to avoid the lightning spear at the last second. It had suffered quite a bit from being hit by Roy's magic earlier.

　"I've been looking for you for ages." Golden lightning crackled and popped from Roy's palm.

　Upon seeing Roy appear, the enhanced mermaid's face contorted in a ferocious grimace, its teeth grinding together in a sharp, piercing sound.

　"La la la la~"

　At this moment, the enhanced mermaid's expression returned to calm, and it uttered a demonic sound.

　The voices of ordinary merfolk monsters can only attract others, with a weak charm effect. But this enhanced species can even control others and monsters with its voice. Monsters such as blue crabs, raider fish, and black water serpents come from all directions.

　It was like a feast of monsters.

　The difference was that this was controlled by monsters. In a very short time, over two hundred monsters surrounded Roy, their eyes gleaming with ferocity, watching him intently. "Roy..."

　Mary hid behind Roy, trembling.

　"It's okay!" Roy patted her shoulder, reassuring her in a gentle voice.

　If Roy were at LV.2 and surrounded by these monsters, he would surely die. But he is now LV.3, a second-tier adventurer recognized by all of Orario! To clear these monsters, he needs a wide-range attack method, and Roy doesn't have many in this regard.

　The Wind of Light requires chanting, and with his mediocre skill in parallel chanting, he'd probably be torn to shreds by these monsters before he even finished. Therefore, he only has one choice left.

　Roy ran his right hand across the ring.

　A simple, unadorned longsword landed in his hand. It was three feet long and four fingers wide, and looked so ordinary that the blade was even starting to rust. Anyone would have thought it was a piece of scrap metal.

　Roy, having reached LV.3, was finally able to activate this legendary weapon. As he gripped the hilt, he felt a connection to it, and the slender blade trembled slightly, emitting a clear "humming" sound.

　The sword, which had previously resembled scrap metal, now shone with a dazzling light. The rust vanished, revealing mysterious celestial runes that covered its surface. Its sharp edge was so intense that it was impossible to look directly at it.

　"Yeah!" As Roy pulled out an extremely dangerous weapon, the enhanced mermaid let out a scream and a loud bang.

　As if given a signal, the more than two hundred controlled monsters charged forward, their thunderous roar shaking the earth. Heaven-Burning!

　Roy immediately activated the special effect of the Elven Holy Sword.

　In that instant, the surrounding air changed, and the magical energy within a kilometer radius seemed to sense something, surging towards this place like madmen. Almost materializing, the energy, like strands of hair, drilled into the elven holy sword.

　The light emanating from the long sword grew increasingly dazzling.

　boom! !

　Roy felt the elven holy sword in his hand growing heavier and heavier. He swung it heavily at the monster army, and the flames wrapped around the sword burst forth, surging and sweeping across the world like a giant dragon.

　Wherever it passed, any monsters that came into contact with the flames instantly turned to ashes, utterly powerless to resist.

　The more than two hundred monsters controlled by the enhanced mermaids were annihilated in an instant, leaving not even a fragment of the magic stone behind, as they were completely burned by the terrifying flames.

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　In an instant, the monster army vanished without a trace, and the flames that covered half of the cave scorched the ground and walls black. Roy was quite satisfied with his first battle against the Elven Holy Sword; its power was equivalent to a LV.3 mage's super-long chanted spell, but with the chanting process omitted.

　The special effect "Burning the Sky" is extremely overpowered.

　Because it absorbs magical energy from the air, Roy only needs to expend a small amount of mental energy to activate it, consuming far less energy than a long incantation spell. Looking at the elven holy sword, Roy suddenly had a flash of inspiration—what a similar attack method!

　Isn't this the "Demon Sword"?

　However, unlike the one-time use magic sword, the elven holy sword has the special attribute of "eternity" and will not be damaged.

　The ancestors of the Clozo family only obtained a portion of the immortal essence's bloodline, yet they were able to forge a demonic sword with extraordinary power. This sword was personally crafted by the immortal essence.

　The Demon Sword is probably a inferior version of this sword.

　Roy snapped out of his thoughts; he had no interest in delving into these old, trivial matters.

　"Okay!"

　Mary's eyes sparkled, and she clapped her hands. As intelligent heretics, they were even hunted by monsters in the dungeon, so she didn't think Roy killing monsters was a cruel thing.

　Compared to Mary's joy, the enhanced mermaid stared blankly at everything, her fear of Roy reaching its peak. She had survived by relying on the monster army as a shield and hiding behind the rocks.

　Her survival instinct made her want to escape.

　But if she dares to turn her back to Roy, she'll be killed in an instant!

　"La la la~"

　The enhanced mermaids began to sing again.

　Roy frowned. Even if the other side summoned hundreds more monsters, it would be pointless; wielding the elven holy sword, he could easily finish the job with a single swing. At that moment, a dozen figures crawled out from the cracks in the rocks—the adventurers who had previously gone missing.

　Roy suddenly realized that Freya, that crazy woman, didn't want to make a big deal out of it. She hadn't killed anyone, but instead had the mermaids control the adventurers with their songs. The controlled adventurers were all level 2, armed with weapons, and charged at Roy like puppets.

　"Did you misunderstand something?"

　Seeing this, Roy's eyes turned cold. Did the other party mistake him for Ryu, that nice old man?

　His fame was earned through bloodshed.

　Whether it's the Rudrakara clan or the Apollo clan, the exact number of people he has killed to this day is countless, just as a person cannot remember how many pieces of bread they have eaten.

　Roy sheathed the elven holy sword. It was fine for dealing with monsters, but he tried to avoid using it to kill adventurers, especially since one or two of those adventurers were elves.

　Pi!

　Roy activated his magic, and lightning transformed into a longsword that landed in his hand. He rushed forward and swiftly began his reaping. The cold blade sliced ​​through the air, and the heads of several adventurers flew off, blood gushing out.

　The manipulated adventurers' strength plummets, becoming even weaker than monsters of the same level.

　A rich aura of blood surrounded them.

　Roy, who looked like an unparalleled god of death, walked towards her step by step, frightening the enhanced mermaid.

　She instinctively sensed a deadly danger.

　Instead, Mary clapped her hands with delight. She hadn't seen Roy slaughtering the adventurers; instead, she'd seen the manipulated adventurers trying to kill Roy. "La la la," the enhanced mermaid's face was filled with sorrow, and crystal-clear tears fell like gems, her weeping sounding like a song. The manipulated adventurers gradually regained consciousness.

　"help me!"

　"Sprouts of justice, save me!"

　The adventurers were stunned at first, then gradually realized what was happening and cried out to Roy for help in despair.

　But as they cried, their bodies uncontrollably attacked Roy, and the mages in the back even began chanting, preparing to unleash magic. Roy's eyes were indifferent. They really knew how to play the game. If force didn't work, they'd try soft tactics. Killing those manipulated adventurers wouldn't cause normal people any guilt, but if these people regained consciousness, that might change. The other side knew how to exploit human emotions.

　Roy's response was to lightly swing his longsword, sending several more heads flying high into the air.

　"Ahhhhhh!"

　The adventurers turned pale with fright.

　With their cries for help going unanswered, the adventurers' voices turned angry, even cursing Roy.

　"Sprout of Justice, how dare you?!"

　"How dare you kill an adventurer! The guild and our clan will not let you get away with this!"

　I curse you and your clan!

　The adventurers screamed, staring at Roy with hateful eyes.

　Roy sneered. "Go tell that crazy old hag Freya," he thought. "These gods play games with the world, treating it like their playground." He unleashed magic, flames and ice striking from both sides like two long serpents, hurtling towards Roy.

　protector!

　Roy activated the effect of his steel arm guards, creating an invisible shield to protect himself as he charged forward despite the magic.

　With a merciless swing of his longsword, Roy killed all the controlled adventurers, leaving corpses strewn across the ground and the flowing blood staining the once clear lake water red.

　A horrifying scene was reflected on the blood-red lake.

　Roy's leg muscles tensed, and he shot forward like a rocket, heading towards the enhanced mermaid, whose face was deathly pale as she tried to jump back into the water. Thump!

　Roy's longsword transformed into a spear of lightning, channeling the power of every muscle in his body into it before hurling it forward. The spear swept across the battlefield like a bolt of lightning.

　The disoriented enhanced mermaid couldn't dodge this time. The spear pierced her chest, the terrifying force sending her flying several meters, pinning her to the wall. Mermaids, being monsters, had very limited combat abilities; their songs and manipulated puppets were no match for Roy, and her defeat was inevitable. Just as Perth and the others had predicted, this enhanced species was only LV.3, with all stats around H-rank. It might be able to bully a LV.2 like Mary, but trying to act tough in front of Roy was suicide!

　Roy instantly arrived in front of the enhanced mermaid.

　Her hands sprouted sharp claws, radiating a chilling light, as she viciously clawed at Roy.

　Clang!

　Roy raised his steel gauntlet to block, sparks flying as his sharp claws struck the gauntlet, leaving a claw mark.

　Using his steel arm guards to block the attack, Roy lunged forward, his palm crackling with golden lightning, and thrust forward, piercing the opponent's chest. Roy then felt a hard object inside the opponent's abdomen, grabbed it, and yanked it out.

　Blood and flesh flew everywhere, and a complete, dark purple magic stone, stained with blood, appeared in Roy's hand.

　Bang!

　The enhanced mermaid's entire body stiffened, its mouth gaped open, and its body vanished into nothingness from bottom to top.

　The top floor of the Tower of Babel.

　Freya held her wine glass, elegantly swirling the fine red wine within, gazing at the agate-like liquid. She seemed to see everything. "If that child's justice is restored, and you kill those adventurers again, then you have lost the right to stand beside that child. Disappear!"

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　Roy played with the magic stone of the enhanced mermaid; it was crystal clear, oval-shaped, and resembled jade.

　Such a well-preserved magic stone is incredibly valuable; Roy wouldn't sell it for less than a million Fali. He stored the magic stone in his spatial ring. "Roy~"

　Upon seeing Roy kill her vicious "comrade," Mary excitedly tried to rush over.

　Roy was about to walk over when he suddenly stopped and shouted, "Wait, don't come any closer!"

　Mary stopped at the cave entrance, looking puzzled.

　Something's wrong with this cave! Roy's face tightened, and he nervously surveyed his surroundings.