Chapter 30: "Abnormal Situation"

*Bang!*

With an explosive sound, the walls of the dungeon were destroyed, countless rocks scattered, and dust rose, covering the surroundings.

Lei Fei, who had been knocked down by Li Ge, stared blankly at the scene, unable to react for a long time. She only saw a huge claw, resembling a beast's nail, piercing through the broken wall and deeply embedding itself into the rock.

Just now, this thing had swept over their heads, destroying the wall.

"Don't just stand there!"

While Lei Fei was still in a daze, Li Ge pulled her up and rolled to the side.

*Bang!*

The next moment, another explosive sound echoed.

Another huge claw, resembling a beast's nail, flew over and landed with a loud thud where Li Ge and Lei Fei had been, shattering the ground.

After dragging Lei Fei and rolling a distance, Li Ge finally stood up and looked in the direction the claw had come from.

At this sight, Li Ge's pupils constricted, almost doubting his eyes.

*Roar!*

A roar, both demonic and monstrous, swept over, stirring up countless dust and debris.

A monster, with a head like a dragon, a body like an elephant, and a roar like a bull, walked towards Li Ge and Lei Fei, its heavy footsteps creating craters beneath its feet.

The monster had a thick coat of fur, and its limbs were thick and equipped with sharp claws, resembling the Blemmye, a giant beast from Western mythology that Li Ge had seen in his previous life. However, its height was not as terrifying as the legends suggested, being only about four to five meters tall.

Even at four to five meters tall, this monster, which resembled a Blemmye, was much taller than Li Ge and Lei Fei. To them, it was undoubtedly a giant beast, a highly oppressive and alien creature.

The monster was still panting, drooling at the corners of its mouth, and a severed limb was impaled on the tip of its sharp claws, making the scene incredibly bloody.

"What is this monster!?"

Seeing the beast, which was panting heavily, drooling, and staring at them with blood-red eyes, ignoring the severed limb in its claws, Lei Fei couldn't help but scream, her face turning pale with fear.

Not just Lei Fei, even Li Ge's expression changed.

First, he didn't recognize this Blemmye-like monster. It wasn't listed in the upper-level monster directory provided by the guild or in the records of the Familia library.

Second, Li Ge felt a suffocating sensation from the monster, indicating that it posed a significant threat.

There was no doubt that this was a very powerful monster.

"Why would an unknown monster appear on the 6th floor?"

Not only did its appearance not match any monster in his memory, but it was also a large species that should only appear from the 10th floor onwards. This was not a monster that the 6th floor could produce.

This realization sparked a thought in Li Ge's mind, reminding him of a term he had read in a book.

"Abnormal situation..."

This term was used when encountering a situation in the dungeon that defied the basic rules.

Although the dungeon was a den of monsters, it still followed some known patterns and principles.

For example, which floors would have which types of monsters was fixed.

For example, the deeper you went, the stronger the monsters you would encounter.

And, under normal circumstances, monsters would not leave their designated floors, and if they did, it would only be to adjacent floors, not across multiple levels.

These patterns had been discovered, confirmed, and even recorded in books for all adventurers to learn.

However, the dungeon was alive, not dead.

It could spawn monsters.

It could automatically repair damaged terrain.

It could even, as if deliberately adding to the adventurers' troubles, suddenly spawn numerous monsters to attack them when they were in dire straits.

It would occasionally create exceptions and special situations, as if retaliating against the life forms that invaded its territory.

Such rare occurrences, which broke the established knowledge and patterns of the dungeon, were called "abnormal situations."

Now, Li Ge had encountered one.

He had encountered a rare abnormal situation.

*Roar!*

The monster roared, shaking off the severed limb from its claws and raising its three sharp claws, which resembled a mole's, aiming at Li Ge and Lei Fei.

Seeing this, Li Ge reacted almost instantly.

After all, the monster's claws could fly.

*Whoosh!*

Under Li Ge's watchful eyes, the monster's claws suddenly shot out.

The speed was lightning-fast.

*Bang!*

The sharp and huge claws struck the dungeon for the third time, the ground exploding in a muffled blast, sending dust and debris flying everywhere.

This powerful attack, not only incredibly fast but also devastating, would likely severely injure a low-level adventurer if they were even slightly hit.

Li Ge narrowly avoided it, grabbing Lei Fei and being blown away by the blast, crashing into a nearby rock and shattering it.

"Mr. Li Ge!"

Lei Fei finally reacted, looking at Li Ge, who was protecting her, and cried out in alarm.

Unfortunately, Li Ge couldn't respond.

The ferocious monster, enraged by Li Ge's evasion and failure to capture its prey, roared and charged over.

It launched a massive charge, smashing through rocks and obstacles, rolling dust and wind, and pouncing on Li Ge and Lei Fei.

This relentless attack, giving no time to breathe, was undoubtedly lethal.

Fortunately, this time, Li Ge was prepared.

He spun, holding Lei Fei, and kicked the rock he had just shattered, sending it flying like a projectile at the monster's head.

*Roar!*

The monster was hit by the rock projectile, roaring in pain and forced to stop its charge.

"Lei Fei!" Li Ge took advantage of the brief respite to shout at Lei Fei, "Find an opportunity to use magic!"

With that, he pushed Lei Fei away, drew his thin sword from his waist, and leaped towards the monster.

*Roar!*

The monster, seeing this, became even angrier, raising its front claw and sweeping it towards Li Ge.

Li Ge couldn't avoid this attack.

Due to the terrain of the 6th floor, they were in a relatively narrow passage, and the monster blocked their path.

With its size, the monster's attack could cover the entire passage, making it impossible for Li Ge to avoid the attack as he charged towards it.

Unless Li Ge chose to retreat, he would have to take the hit.

But facing this almost unavoidable sweeping attack, Li Ge did not choose to retreat.

"Awaken, Tempest."

Li Ge chanted the spell.

Instantly, a surging gust of wind enveloped Li Ge's body.

The wind wrapped around him, truly turning him into a gust of wind, rushing towards the monster's claw.

"Alice's magic!?"

Lei Fei, who had been pushed away and fell to the ground, widened her beautiful eyes in surprise.

Although she had learned from Li Ge that he had learned Alice's magic, seeing it in action still shocked her.

What surprised her even more was that, like Alice, Li Ge suddenly became invincible after casting the spell.

*Clang!*

A deafening metallic clash echoed, creating a shockwave.

Li Ge, holding his thin sword, wrapped the wind around the blade and struck the monster's claw with great force, causing a fierce collision.

The powerful wind-enhanced magic gave Li Ge a significant boost, enhancing his weapon as well, allowing him to deflect the monster's claw and close in on it.

*Roar!*

The monster, enraged, roared and raised its other arm, slamming it into the ground in front of it.

There, Li Ge had just closed in, slashing at the monster's chest.

*Pierce!*

The sound of flesh tearing was inevitable.

However, Li Ge's wind-enhanced slash failed to completely penetrate the monster's flesh, only cutting through its fur and leaving a shallow wound.

This wound was insignificant compared to the monster's massive body.

In contrast, the monster's strike was incredibly powerful, hitting Li Ge with a sonic boom-like impact.

*Bang!*

The collision was as intense as a truck hitting a tanker.

Li Ge, whose body was only slightly larger than the monster's fist, was sent flying by the impact.

"Mr. Li Ge!"

Lei Fei cried out in distress.

*Roar!*

The monster immediately roared at Lei Fei, causing her to tremble in fear and retreat.

Despite being a second-level adventurer, Lei Fei was intimidated by the monster on the 6th floor, her magic staff completely useless in her hands.

"Find an opportunity to use magic!"

Li Ge's voice still echoed in her ears, urging her to fight back.

But Lei Fei's mind was blank, and she just stood there, trembling.

The monster bared its fangs, raised its claw, and aimed it at Lei Fei's head.

Just then—

*Pierce!*

A silver light, mixed with a gust of wind, flashed, slashing the monster's arm, causing blood to spurt out.

*Roar!*

The monster's grin turned into a howl of pain, and its claw dropped involuntarily.

In a flash, a gust of wind swept away the dust, rushing towards the monster, which was howling and lowering its arm.

A cold, sharp sword light burst from the wind, wielded by Li Ge, whose face was cold and eyes filled with intense emotion.

A life-or-death battle, where no mistakes could be made, began.

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