Chapter 359

Chapter 362: A Clash with the City’s Strongest (Please Subscribe!)

“Hmm, this is good too. Izay, go check out the situation first. If you can resolve it, take care of this trouble while you’re at it. If it’s just a Minotaur, we shouldn’t arrive to find it still unresolved, alright?”

After briefly pondering Izay’s words, Finn immediately agreed and finished off with a chuckle.

When it comes to speed, Izay is undoubtedly the uncontested number one. Even Bert, upon hearing their conversation, merely snorted lightly, without any intention to refute.

After all, Space Magic is just that unreasonable. There’s no need to run on foot; with a mere thought, one can zip far away.

How could anyone who only runs compete with such cheat-like operations?

Actually, Bert used to be不服气 about this as well. He remembered trying it out once during a training session with Izay, and after that practice ended, he went straight back to his room in self-isolation, doubting his own existence.

Fighting someone who maxes out evasion and displacement—how do you counter that?

After thinking all night, Bert came to the conclusion: invest all points into defense!

As long as the opponent can’t cut through you, they can’t do anything to you!

Unfortunately, this isn’t realistic, so Bert could only imagine it.

“It won’t come to that, Leader. I’ll judge whether or not to intervene accordingly~”

“Huh? What judgment are you making, Izay?”

This was currently in the upper region.

Most adventurers active here are Lv.1 and have absolutely no ability to fight back against a Minotaur. How would Izay judge the situation?

However, before Finn’s question even fully left his lips, Izay had already vanished from sight.

At the position where Izay had been standing, several tiny azure star symbols silently drifted down from the air.

Finn: “……”

With the appearance of these symbols as the starting signal, the figure of the blonde girl blurred, rushing out like the wind.

Ais’s thoughts were simple—she wanted to go along with Izay.

“Ais!?”

“Why is she rushing so urgently? It would’ve been fine if we sent Izay alone!”

The voices of Tiona and Bert were left far behind by the girl.

After the complaints faded, both of them chased after her together.

“Lea…Leader…what should we do now?” Anqi looked at the retreating figures somewhat at a loss and asked.

“Hmm…Though my original intention was to stroll there slowly, judging by this situation…we’d better catch up,” Finn hesitated for a moment before answering.

But since they had decided to catch up, the responsibility of the vanguard squad would fall to Anqi for now.

After all, the location where the Minotaur appeared deviates from the route the expedition team was advancing on.

In a certain sense, Finn could be considered leading by skipping work.

But in the upper region, even if the Halfling Tribe Leader indulges himself once in a while, it doesn’t cause much harm. Even if he and the few officers aren’t around, Anqi and the other supporters are sufficient to carry out their duties.

After instructing Anqi to continue according to the original plan, Finn, along with Tione and Riviria, also detached from the group.

……

“The sound is coming from ahead. We’re probably just a few caverns away.”

Izay flickered again, instantly covering the distance between the eighth and ninth floors, rapidly approaching the area where the Minotaur was located. All the monsters encountered along the way didn’t even have time to react before turning into black ash and dispersing.

A heavy silence enveloped this area, as if the monsters were afraid of the heretical monster and had disappeared, holding their breath. Only the distant echoes of the mighty bull’s roar could be faintly heard.

Estimating the approximate distance based on the roar, Izay tapped his toes on the ground and disappeared.

He didn’t bother activating the ‘Zodiac Disk’ to perceive the situation in detail.

It would only take a few caverns and a few breaths to cross, and using another magic spell would waste time instead.

But the next second—unexpectedly appearing inside a spacious cavern, Izay was attacked.

An attack with the force of a mountain peak struck down, as if the attacker had foreseen Izay’s position and deliberately slammed down the obsidian great sword!

“BOOM——!!”

A thunderous crash.

A huge crater formed in the center of the rectangular cavern floor.

But…the actual impact sensation never arrived.

The attacker frowned slightly, revealing a hint of surprise.

Lifting the body of the obsidian-like great sword, no figure remained in the crater when the smoke cleared.

“Initiating an attack without reason…should I consider this as a declaration of war, Ota the Brave?”

A deep tone sounded from outside the cavern entrance.

Izay, who had definitely appeared inside the cavern earlier, now walked into the cavern accompanied by the voice from outside.

When he stepped into the cavern space for the second time, pale light pierced through his right hand, and over two meters of armed equipment quietly manifested.

Izay’s gaze turned somewhat unfriendly as he sized up the adventurer standing in the middle of the cavern.

Steel-like muscles built strong limbs, over two meters tall, a massive body covered in scattered pieces of armor, beast ears growing from short reddish-brown hair symbolizing his identity as a beastman, specifically a renowned boarman for his ferocity.

Thinking about going to watch Beier and the cowgirl’s love-hate battle, he had forgotten about this guy.

The leader of the Freya Familia, Ota.

Under the goddess’s indication, he had masterminded this first meeting between the cowgirl and Beier, aiming for Beier to complete the “adventure” and achieve the “greatness” of leveling up to undergo a transformation.

He would absolutely not allow any factor that might disrupt this “adventure” to interfere.

“Sorry, Silver Star…you cannot proceed beyond this point.”

Under Izay’s gaze, Ota straightforwardly delivered his statement.

His tone sounded serious, but that apology was heartfelt.

Izay’s sudden approach and the powerful slash earlier were entirely actions taken without thought.

Commonly known as—a reflex action.

For Ota, a rigid warrior, if someone suddenly appears beside him, unless it’s someone very familiar and close, subconsciously attacking them isn’t strange at all.

“So…you’re not denying this is a declaration of war then?” The eyelids beneath Izay’s golden hair slightly narrowed.

Being attacked without warning, even he couldn’t help but feel a little irritated.

Ota was swinging his sword directly at his head just now!

Even though he understood the meaning behind that apology, Izay still couldn’t let it go.

“If that’s how you see it, I won’t argue.” Ota’s tone remained unchanged.

If Izay wants to fight, it suits his intentions perfectly.

He couldn’t find a reason to hinder Izay from reaching the incident site anyway, so delaying time through a fight would be perfect!

“Alright—! Then as you wish!!”

The moment the first word fell, the golden-haired adventurer’s figure abruptly disappeared.

By the time the rest of the sentence followed, he was already behind.

(Again with that unpredictable movement technique!?)

—The dark silver weapon flipped over.

Stimulating Ota’s pupils to constrict!

Every muscle in his body tightened completely at that moment!

Ota swiftly turned his body with lightning speed, raising his sword to block the spear slicing across horizontally.

“—!”

The strike aimed at the head was blocked by the great sword, shaking the air and the ground. As the weapons scraped against each other producing a sandy sound, the spear skillfully changed its trajectory, aiming for the ribs, determined to crush them!

But obviously, Ota wouldn’t let Izay succeed. His Lv.7 maxed-out abilities weren’t meant to be decorative.

Attacks that ordinary first-tier adventurers found hard to fathom traced clear paths in his eyes!

Sparks flew as the weapons clashed, forcibly initiating the battle between the two first-tier adventurers!