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

　Although there is a profession called Beast Tamer among adventurers, it is more of a performance-based job. In front of the public, they make monsters fear them, so that the public can rest assured that no one will be friends with monsters!

　Even if these monsters possess intelligence comparable to humans, they are still heretics and not accepted by people.

　Gran sneered, "Hahaha, colluding with monsters, you'll be utterly disgraced!"

　Upon hearing Gran's threat, Roy sneered, "Do you think anyone would believe that?"

　There are too many rumors and gossip about Orario every day.

　You accuse me of colluding with monsters, but I'll accuse your clan of building artificial labyrinths and smuggling monsters...

　Everyone's past is shady; unless someone sees it with their own eyes on the surface, no one will believe it.

　Besides, Roy's reputation is far better than that of the low-profile Ikeros Familia. He even saved a bunch of people recently, and now he's suing you for slander! Go talk to the guild about it!

　Roy's unyielding attitude made Gran's face turn ugly. He was indeed not to be trifled with; he didn't seem like an inexperienced sixteen-year-old at all. As their powers continued to flow into their weapons, Gran was forced back, staring incredulously at Roy. Roy's abilities were superior to his own. How could this be?

　This kid has only been at LV.3 for a short time! But the facts are right in front of him, leaving him no choice but to believe it.

　Click!

　A faint sound rang out, and a tiny nick appeared in Gran's greatsword as it was cleaved open by the elven holy sword.

　Gran's face was filled with horror. This piece of equipment cost him three million falies of his savings. What on earth was that sword in Roy's hand that could be so sharp?

　It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it can cut through iron like mud.

　Greed gleamed in his eyes as he stepped back and began chanting a magical incantation, "My lord, grant me the black mist that shrouds the world; it will engulf everything and become the only path to survival in the darkness..."

　When faced with an adventurer casting a spell, there are only two ways to deal with it: kill the adventurer before they finish casting the spell, or run as far away as possible! Roy's choice was to stay put and look at the adventurer with a strange expression.

　Bang!

　As Gran finished chanting, his spiritual power transformed into magical essence, blasting out a vast expanse of black mist that blotted out the sky.

　It was pitch black, and using the black mist to shield Roy, Gran quickly fled towards the passage.

　Roy shook his head, as expected.

　With inferior stats and equipment, Roy didn't believe any other adventurer, aside from those few at the top of Orario, would be so stubborn! Burning Heaven!

　Roy unleashed the special effects of the Elven Holy Sword, instantly draining the magic energy within a two-kilometer radius, transforming it into raging flames that coiled around the slender blade. With a roar, the surging crimson flames transformed into a colossal dragon, unleashing a powerful tail sweep and a frenzied breath that incinerated a vast expanse of black mist before him. The attack covered an immense area, instantly engulfing Gran.

　When Roy approached, the veteran LV.3 adventurer lay on the ground, charred black, barely alive.

　Without any mercy, he plunged the elven holy sword into Gran's heart, causing him to die.

　Roy~

　Seeing that the battle was over, Mary was overjoyed and leaped out of the water, landing in Roy's arms.

　Roy carried the mermaid girl in a princess carry. Despite being a monster, her body was the softest he had ever touched, bar none. Mary's little face pressed against Roy, rubbing against him like a pet husky…

　Roy casually rescued the heretical rabbit, and with a swing of his elven holy sword, the iron cage and chains imprisoning it were easily cleaved in two by the sharp blade. The thorny rabbit was left battered and bruised.

　Seeing her compatriots in such pain, Mary's face was filled with sorrow, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Chapter 128 The Way to Solve All Problems

　"let me."

　Roy stopped Mary from biting her finger. This thorny rabbit had soft white fur and a small horn on its forehead; it was a top-tier cutie, and the Ikelos Familia would sell it for a good price. He wouldn't really hurt it.

　Roy could tell that the other party only had superficial injuries, and using mermaid blood was really too much.

　“…Noah heals!” Roy chanted.

　As soon as the words were spoken, a vibrant, emerald-green light fell upon the Needle Rabbit, and as time passed, its wounds gradually healed. Healed, the Needle Rabbit regained its spirit, a human-like joy appearing on its face. It leaped up and tightly hugged Roy's leg. Mary glared at the Needle Rabbit, as if asserting her dominance, their gazes sparking.

　The two sides were locked in a fierce confrontation, neither willing to back down.

　As heretics, they can go through fire and water for each other, but there are some things they cannot give up.

　"Since things have come to this, let's eat first." Roy took out bread, roast meat, and other food from his spatial ring.

　Roy moved a large rock and carved it into a stone table with his elven holy sword. He laid out a dozen or so delicacies on it, making the two heretics drool. "Yay!"

　The heretic, who had never eaten food from the surface, immediately diverted their attention. The rich aroma fascinated them, and Mary and Needle Rabbit ate with gusto, their mouths greasy and their faces showing satisfied smiles.

　Food stored in a spatial ring has a significantly extended shelf life; even after several days, it tastes as fresh as if it were just made. In the dungeon, this is undoubtedly the ultimate luxury, and no one would be willing to trade it for hundreds of thousands of falies.

　Roy ate with the two heretics, pondering the next steps. He hadn't dealt with the Freya Familia yet, and now he'd gotten involved with the Ikeros Familia. He'd killed most of them, but it was impossible to wipe them all out; the sentries in the passage had definitely escaped, and his exposure was unavoidable. "Roy..."

　Seeing Roy frowning, the simple-minded Mary realized something was wrong and looked at Roy with concern, a look of guilt on her face. "It's nothing, just a small trouble."

　Roy chuckled, patting Mary's head. He was simply wondering whether he should nip it in the bud and wipe out the Icarus Familia while he was at it. He dared to confront the Freya Familia head-on; why would he be afraid of a mere Icarus Familia?

　What he feared was the most powerful clan among the dark factions, the Thanatos (Death) Familia, and the Ikelos Familia might be colluding with it. Both of their headquarters were located in the man-made labyrinth.

　It was precisely because Roy was inside the artificial labyrinth, Daedalus, that he found it troublesome and couldn't get in. That place required a key—the Eye of Daedalus. After eating and drinking their fill, the two parted ways.

　Mary dived into the water; the water maze was large enough that hiding a monster would be easy.

　If her compatriots hadn't been captured and used for coercion, Mary wouldn't have shown up at all.

　The needle-pricked rabbit will be taken away by other heretics.

　The two heretics watched Roy's departing figure with grateful eyes. He was the first human they had ever encountered who was willing to help them. In Roy's heart, there was only good and evil; whether someone was a heretic or a human made no difference.

　Not long after Roy left, the person who came to pick up the Needle Rabbit also arrived on this floor. His whole body was shrouded in a black robe, and he was like a ghost. It was none other than the "Sage" Fels, who had briefly met Roy before.

　The corpses of the Ikelos Familia had been mostly eaten by the monsters, but some traces could still be vaguely seen.

　Fels learned what had happened from Mary and Needle Rabbit, and his tone was complicated. "Justice is sprouting. I never thought you would be the first person to accept a heretic. He had been humiliated by Roy before, which made him remember the boy vividly. After that, the boy rose to prominence like a supernova at a speed that left people speechless."

　Now he's entangled with heretics again—is this fate? Fels thought to himself, knowing that Orario's future was destined to be anything but peaceful. Meanwhile, Roy returned to the eighteenth floor. On his way back, unsurprisingly, the dungeon's malice struck again, with hordes of monsters spawning on every floor.

　When Roy's stamina is exhausted, the dungeon will reveal its most ferocious fangs.

　But this time, it was disappointed again.

　Roy didn't use these monsters to train his abilities; instead, he charged in with the Elven Holy Sword, unleashing the Blazing Sky, which burned away a large number of monsters in crimson flames.

　The elven holy sword attracted surrounding magical energy, essentially allowing it to unleash powerful magic without chanting and with minimal mental energy—a feat that would make anyone who witnessed it exclaim "monster!" Roy returned to the eighteenth floor; the three girls had already finished resting. An adventurer's concept of a night's rest was different from that of ordinary people. Only the low-level Maris still showed a hint of drowsiness, but she forced herself to stay awake.

　The group successfully returned to the surface.

　It was already the early morning of the second day after they entered the dungeon. They arrived at the guild headquarters to report to Eina and exchange the magic stone fragments for money. Their unauthorized trespassing on the eighteenth floor inevitably earned them a scolding from Eina, and even Roy wasn't spared. The enraged half-elf girl's imposing manner even overshadowed that of the high-level adventurers and guild leader Royman…

　But Eina also noticed that the once proud and arrogant Maris had become much more docile and would humbly accept her advice. With this mindset, the chances of survival would greatly increase in the future.

　Eina marveled, "How did you do that?"

　Dr. Luo has a miraculous healing touch!

　Roy successfully completed his mission of testing Freya, helping Eina take care of the newcomers, and visiting Mari. He then led the two girls back to the Star Garden. Daphne and Cassandra went back to rest; only at home could they truly relax.

　Roy, on the other hand, is looking for a new instance.

　Given his personality, once someone is identified as an enemy, he would definitely want to wipe out their entire family as quickly as possible. However, the artificial labyrinth of the Ikelos Familia is not easy to deal with. Therefore, he only has one option left: increasing his strength is the fundamental way to solve all problems!

　However, this matter is not easy.

　LV.3 is a mediocre position; zombies and other low-level monsters no longer offer him any rewards, and his strength doesn't allow him to hunt high-level monsters, so he can only watch the rewards go by.

　In dungeon hunting, rewards are only given to targets whose level is similar to or even higher than his.

　Like when I killed the Centipede Demoness, I only got a pitiful 50 attribute points. If I were to target such weaklings, it would take me several months. And this was at the price from just a few days ago!

　Now that his stats have increased, the reward for killing weaker enemies has decreased accordingly.

　Hunting high-level targets is even more difficult.

　Does he think that if he tells someone, they will obediently stand still and let him hunt them down?

　There's a real possibility of being counter-attacked and defeated...

　Fortunately, he can freely choose the dungeon, and has a lot of autonomy in this regard. It's impossible for a level 3 to pick a level 9 dungeon and go to his death.

Chapter 129 Naruto Hunt

　After searching for more than ten minutes, Roy finally selected a relatively suitable target.

　Name: Naruto

　Level: LV. 2~LV. 4

　Introduction: Zabuza Momochi and Haku, hired by Gato, a merchant from the Land of Waves, are tasked with assassinating Tazuna, the bridge-building expert protected by Team 7 of Konoha. Main Mission: Hunt down Zabuza Momochi. Reward: 1000 attribute points, the Broken Sword - Executioner's Blade!

　Bonus mission: Hunt down White, reward 900 attribute points!

　Note: Completing both tasks will trigger an additional reward – a Silver Treasure Chest.

　Roy stared at the dungeon description. Although the level cap was LV.4, it seemed he could handle it himself without even needing Miss Ryu's help. As his strength increased, Roy wasn't the Muggle he used to be. Unless he encountered an enemy he couldn't defeat alone, Roy was reluctant to ask for help. Being protected by Miss Ryu like a giant baby was pointless; even if he grew up, it wouldn't be interesting.

　They moved from the Garden of Stars to the Land of Waves.

　Roy changed into a similar outfit and emerged from the alley, blending seamlessly into the crowd, secretly observing the situation in the Land of Waves. His targets were Momochi Zabuza and Haku.

　However, with his strength, it was impossible for him to fight against both ninjas at the same time; he would likely be killed instead! So instead of going directly to these two people, he asked passersby and came to Gato's company.

　His greatest advantage is intelligence!

　This incident was caused by the tyrannical boss, Gato, and the bridge-building expert, Tazna.

　Gato is ostensibly the owner of a shipping company, but secretly he colludes with criminal elements and ninjas to smuggle drugs and controlled substances and seize other companies. To maintain control over maritime transport in the Land of Waves, Gato must prevent the bridge's completion and hires Zabuza Momochi to assassinate Tazuna. Of course, Roy doesn't care about any of this.

　Gato was certainly no good. Tazuna concealed information and tricked Konoha ninjas into protecting him. If it weren't for the exceptionally strong Team 7, he would have ended up harming himself and others, resulting in a dog-eat-dog conflict.

　Roy receives a reward simply for hunting down his target.

　"Kid, this is not the place you should be!"

　"Leave far away!"

　At the entrance of the Kado Company building, two burly men looked coldly at Roy and said disdainfully.

　Roy ignored them and walked straight inside.

　"You can't understand people, can you?"

　A security guard swung his baton, which whistled through the air, and struck Roy on the back of the head.

　Roy dodged to the side and kicked the other man in the back with terrifying force, sending him flying and crashing heavily against the wall, unconscious. Seeing this, another security guard realized Roy was a dangerous man to deal with. "Kids, there's trouble here!"

　At his call, more than a dozen men rushed out from the surrounding pavilions and security booths, armed with knives, guns, and clubs, their faces contorted with ferocious smiles. Roy glanced at them indifferently.

　A few minutes later, when Kado heard the commotion and came out of his office, he was shocked to see a horrifying scene before him: dozens of his henchmen were lying on the ground, groaning in pain.

　A large group of thugs were piled up like a small mountain, and a fifteen or sixteen-year-old black-haired boy sat on top of it.

　Kado's face darkened. "Who are you?"

　Roy said, "Boss Kado, would you be interested in hiring me as a bodyguard? I'd like to make a living."

　Upon hearing this, Kado's gaze lingered between the group of useless thugs and Roy, his eyes lighting up. "From today onwards, you'll be my bodyguard!" Roy's lips curled into a slight smile.

　Zabuza Momochi was defeated by Kakashi Hatake and Team 7. Haku used a senbon needle to stab Zabuza in the neck, causing him to feign death and escape. However, Zabuza also suffered considerable injuries in that battle and needed a week to recover.

　His opportunity lies in Zabuza's recovery period; he needs to use Gato to get close to Zabuza.

　Just five days later, Gato returned to his office, cursing and swearing. "That ninja was a complete waste," he said, "failed to assassinate an ordinary person." Gato said, "Roy, come with me!"

　coming!

　A glint of light flashed deep in Roy's eyes.

　“If that ninja dares to be disrespectful to me, then kill him!” Kado said in a low voice.

　"can."

　Roy gave Kado a meaningful look.

　These five days were spent in luxury hotels, enjoying gourmet meals, foot baths, and massages, taking care of him to make him feel completely comfortable.

　Don't think he's stupid. He's only been here a few days and hasn't gained Gato's trust yet. Gato wants him to fight Zabuza to the death. But you're on the third level, and I'm in the atmosphere.

　Arriving at a secret base deep in the forest, Zabuza, who was seriously injured, was recuperating here.

　Bang!

　Two samurai under Kado broke down the door and entered the spacious room where Zabuza was recuperating.

　There was only one large bed in the room, on which lay a young man whose face below the eyes was bound with white bandages, and a rogue ninja headband was worn diagonally on his forehead.