The weapons I forge are absolutely flawless.

Chapter 142 The Pulse of Heavenly Carving

Tissa was very curious about the strength her junior had shown and wanted to find out where his limits were.

So I didn't take any action along the way, only occasionally offering a few corrections and comments.

Arios was also holding his breath, as if he wanted to prove himself, and he never mentioned leaving.

The two of them followed the tracks left by the monster and crushed their way through.

All that stood in Arios's way eventually became another soul beneath his sword.

"Keep going! The teleportation array is just a little further ahead," Tilisa reminded her.

"So what if we get there? I can still fight," Arios said defiantly.

Lost physical strength can be quickly replenished with food, but the energy consumed cannot be made up for by a short rest.

Every monster Arios faced in the dungeon was an enemy he had never encountered before, which meant that he would have to expend even more of his energy.

As time went on, each swing of Arios's sword seemed heavier than the last.

Arios misinterpreted Tilisa's reminder as a suggestion to give up.

"That's perfect, let's go to the sixth floor."

Tilisa's words silenced Arios.

"...I think it would be nice to just stroll around the fifth floor."

Arios is arrogant, but not stupid.

Even if he's going to the sixth floor, he should at least wait until he's wiped out all the monsters on the fifth floor.

The rapidly increasing experience points allowed Arios to temporarily forget his fatigue, but the strength of the sixth floor was still beyond his reach for the time being.

If we go down now, who knows who will be leveling up with whom?

Tilisa noticed Arios's hesitation and couldn't help but smile.

"Don't worry, this time you just need to keep an eye on things." After saying that, Tilissa suddenly accelerated and sped off towards the teleportation array.

Arios hesitated for a moment, then sped up to catch up.

The sixth level of the underground city.

The deeper you go, the harsher the environment of the dungeon becomes.

Forests and fertile fields can only appear in the first three levels of a dungeon.

From the sixth level onwards, it is an endless wasteland.

"I thought you wouldn't follow."

As soon as Tilisa landed, another figure followed closely behind her.

"I just want to see what you're up to. If anything unexpected happens, I won't help you."

Arios showed the escape stone in his hand to Tilisa.

“Of course,” Tissa replied with an indifferent expression.

As it turns out, Tilisa's words were true.

She walked at a leisurely pace, as if she were treating this land of death as her own backyard.

"Hiss!" A rapid and chilling sound suddenly rang out, as if the ground had been torn apart by an invisible hand, and a terrifying crack suddenly opened.

A ferocious serpentine beast sprang out of the crack, moving with the speed of a black lightning bolt, heading straight for Tilisa's face.

"Be careful--"

Before Arios could finish his exclamation, the sound was already stuck in his throat.

In the blink of an eye, any warning seems pale and powerless.

It wasn't that he didn't want to remind her, but the time it took him to utter just two words was enough to bring the serpentine monster and Tilisa into close contact.

If this serpentine monster had targeted him, it probably wouldn't have even had time to crush the escape stone.

In that instant, the ferocious serpentine beast froze in mid-air, then, as if cut by an invisible blade, it instantly broke into seven pieces.

"!"

Arios's eyes widened.

He was certain he hadn't missed a single detail.

Even so, he still couldn't see Tissa's movements clearly.

The speed of the attack went beyond the realm of mere speed.

"What was that junior about to say?" Tilissa turned to look at Arios.

“I told it to be careful,” Arios said, pointing to the seven-sectioned snake on the ground.

“I didn’t expect you to hit it off with it so quickly.” Tilissa didn’t expose her.

“Actually, I hit it off with my senior at first sight,” Arios said shamelessly.

"So you want to be like it?"

Arios immediately fell silent.

“Put its body away properly,” Tilisa continued. “Since you’ve joined the Silver Wolf Class, I should be the one preparing a welcome gift.”

"But I don't know what my junior needs, so I'll keep it simple."

"Anything you can take with you is yours."

“That’s what my senior said!” Arios suddenly laughed.

This woman clearly doesn't understand the power of the system's inventory.

"I always keep my word."

Upon reaching the sixth level of the dungeon, the frequency of monster appearances decreased significantly.

Instead, it possesses greater strength and a larger size.

Unfortunately, none of this mattered to Tissa.

Even a demonic ape the size of a small mountain would turn into a corpse simply by passing by Tilisa.

Arios struggled to keep up.

Despite her seemingly leisurely demeanor, Tilisa moved with surprising speed.

Even if Arios stops for a moment, he will be left far behind.

But when he tried to catch up with Tilisa, once the distance closed to a certain point, he could no longer get any closer.

Arios, gradually realizing something was wrong, stopped.

“It’s about time, right?” Arios said, offering his speculation.

"Oh dear, I thought my junior would find out later."

"This is the power of my emblem, the pulse of the heavens." Tissa no longer concealed it.

"That's just shameless."

Arios finally understood why he couldn't see Tissa's movements.

Time and space are ultimate attributes that transcend the basic five elements.

Even he himself failed to possess it.

“There are many more shameless abilities than this. In the end, it’s just that my junior’s strength is lacking, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to easily turn the wheel.” Tissa disagreed.

Using the power of time to bully opponents weaker than oneself is naturally an invincible strategy.

But there will eventually come a time when we are powerless to do anything about it.

"So what's the purpose of our visit? It can't be that you, senior, want to show off your abilities to me, can it?" Arios couldn't help but ask.

The experience of the fifth level of the dungeon can still be described as a test of one's abilities.

But once he reached the sixth level of the dungeon, he realized he was already a burden.

He was very annoyed by being constantly following behind the other person and getting his hands dirty.

"I thought you could keep your mouth shut."

"My purpose in bringing you to the sixth level of the dungeon is simple: I want you to get a taste of humanity's mortal enemy—the demons."

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"Wait!" Viner suddenly interrupted.

"What's wrong?" Jessica stopped talking when she saw this.

"Senior, you said that the dungeons back then weren't as dangerous as they are now, right?"

"That's what I said."

"Then you say that your teacher brought the hero into the sixth level of the dungeon to see the demon?"

"Yes."

Don't you think there's something wrong with this?

Vina still remembered what Jessica had said: the hero would seal the defeated demon in the seventh level of the dungeon.

These contradictory statements left him utterly perplexed.

"Sigh, it's the junior who wants to ask, but he's not patient when listening. I was just about to explain this."

Jessica sighed and continued.

"Then was then, and the present is now."

"Why are all the demons sealed in the dungeon now located beyond the seventh level?"

"That's because the demons that were sealed in the sixth level of the dungeon have all been slaughtered by the hero."

Chapter 143 Then I shall become the hero.

"There are demons in the dungeon?"

Arios was clearly hearing about this for the first time.

“To be precise, it’s a sealed demon,” Tissa revealed. “Otherwise, I wouldn’t have dared to bring you along.”

"Why only seal it away instead of killing it outright?"

Arios didn't understand.

As the strongest henchmen under the Demon God, there can only be 24 Demons. Their strength and level of danger are unmatched by ordinary magical beasts.

Give them just a little time, and one person destroying a city will be as easy as breathing and eating.

Even the experience points gained from casually defeating a demon can significantly boost his strength.

“Good question.” Upon hearing this, Tilissa smiled knowingly and said softly, “On the premise that it is possible to do so.”

"Slaying demons is a privilege reserved for heroes."

"Otherwise, even if you defeat the demon many times, the best you can do is seal it away."

"If you don't believe me, I can let you try it later."

"Me, fight a demon? Now?" Arios pointed to himself.

“Yes, this should be it.” After identifying the location, Tissa flicked her fingertips and murmured an ancient and mysterious incantation.

Then the ground began to tremble continuously, and a huge stone pillar slowly rose up.

At the top of the stone pillar, there is a piece of red agate stone, its color as deep as congealed blood, shimmering with an ominous light.

A chilling aura slowly emanated from its surface, solidifying in the air as if it were a tangible substance, releasing a coldness capable of freezing the soul.

Arios instinctively took a step back.

"Is this thing also a demon?"