Chapter 75: The Out-of-Control Female Swordsman

In the center of Orario, at the Tower of Babel.

At this time, it was the peak period when adventurers were entering the dungeon to explore.

When Rik and Levia appeared here with some members of the Loki Family, they were immediately spotted by many people.

The crowd then dispersed, asking adventurers who had been lingering for a longer time or the guild staff stationed in the Tower of Babel for information.

Ten minutes later, everyone regrouped in front of the Tower of Babel and exchanged the information they had gathered.

"There are no surprises; Aiz indeed entered the dungeon," Levia said. "The guild staff stationed in the Tower of Babel claimed to have seen Aiz fully armed, so she must have entered the dungeon."

"I've also confirmed that someone saw Aiz enter the dungeon," Rik said, looking at Levia. "Although some time has passed, it's not impossible for us to catch up if we chase now."

"Indeed, that's true for you," Levia sighed. "But it might not be the same for us."

It was obvious that with Aiz's speed, after a few hours, she must have already descended to a certain floor.

That girl was similar to Rik in many ways. Rik's specialties were "Agility" and "Dexterity," and from Aiz's ability values, it was clear that her "Agility" and "Dexterity" were also her main attributes, both reaching the A stage.

In that case, with Aiz's wind-like speed, a few hours would be enough for her to reach the lower floors, perhaps even the 15th floor or below.

Even if she focused solely on advancing, with Aiz's speed, it wasn't impossible for her to reach the lower levels, such as the 20th floor or below.

Rik might be able to catch up, but it would be difficult for Levia and the others.

Levia was a Level 6 Mage, and while her "Magic" attribute was unmatched, "Strength," "Endurance," "Dexterity," and "Agility" were not her strong points.

Currently, Levia's "Magic" was at the S stage, but her "Agility" was only at the C stage. Even if her potential abilities were considered, her speed couldn't match Rik's or Aiz's.

The other members were even less capable. The highest level among those Levia brought was Level 4, and they couldn't possibly catch up to Aiz.

"Let's do this: you chase Aiz with all your might, and we'll stay behind," Levia said, placing her hopes on Rik. "Is that okay?"

Rik shook his head. "Of course, no problem."

He was now Level 5, and even alone, he was capable of exploring the deeper levels.

Starting from the 37th floor, as long as Rik didn't enter, with his current strength, he could easily handle floor bosses and the Monster Banquet without risking his life.

Unless, of course, he had bad luck and encountered an abnormal situation.

But even if he did, he was determined to take this risk today.

"Let's not waste any more time. I'm off."

With that, Rik's figure flashed, transforming into a gust of wind as he rushed into the Tower of Babel. The strong wind he generated made passersby gasp in surprise, and many irritable adventurers started to grumble.

Levia watched Rik leave, then turned to the remaining members. "Two of you stay here to keep watch. The rest, follow me in."

"Yes!"

The members responded in unison.

A while later, Levia also entered the dungeon with a few members of the Loki Family.

Today, the dungeon seemed unusually quiet.

There were many adventurers, and they made quite a commotion, but Rik, who was sprinting, didn't see many monsters. The usual roars that could be heard faintly upon entering the dungeon were also absent, creating an eerie calm in the labyrinth.

Some adventurers found this situation strange and even dissatisfied.

"What's going on with the dungeon today?"

"Why haven't we seen any monsters?"

"Could they all have been defeated?"

"But that's not possible so quickly."

The adventurers' discussions made Rik frown.

"Could it be Aiz?"

That girl, could she have been slaughtering her way down from the 1st floor?

With Aiz's strength and speed, if she did that, it wouldn't be surprising for the upper floors to be completely cleared of monsters, leaving no time for the dungeon to spawn new ones.

If this was indeed Aiz's doing, it would prove that she was as anxious as Finn had said.

After all, no matter how many monsters Aiz slaughtered in the upper floors, she wouldn't gain any experience points as a Level 5.

In the past, even when Aiz entered the dungeon, she wouldn't slaughter indiscriminately but would quickly descend to a certain floor before exploring.

This was an unwritten rule: high-level adventurers should avoid attacking monsters in lower-level floors to ensure that lower-level adventurers had enough monsters to defeat.

Even Rik rarely attacked upper-floor monsters after reaching Level 2, and Aiz, even more so, would only attack if absolutely necessary.

Now, Aiz was ignoring this unwritten rule, indicating that her mindset was indeed problematic.

Rik remained silent, but his speed increased even more. He raced through the dungeon, startling many adventurers who witnessed his speed.

They could only see a blur of wind and shadow, unable to confirm what it was, and their expressions were as if they had seen a ghost.

Rik paid them no mind, focusing on his speed and continuing his descent.

To increase his speed, Rik even cast the protective magic of "Lamule," significantly boosting his "Agility."

If not for the physical strain of "Wind Spirit Dash," Rik would have used it to travel.

This showed that Rik was also in a hurry.

Thus, Rik quickly descended, crossing the upper floors from the 1st to the 12th and entering the middle floors starting from the 13th.

From this floor, the frequency of monster appearances increased, and the dungeon would quickly spawn new monsters even if they were defeated.

Therefore, after entering the 13th floor, Rik finally saw some scattered monsters.

"Roar!"

A black, wolf-like creature with a flaming mouth roared at Rik as he entered this floor.

"Scram!"

Rik glanced back, and the creature cowered and ran away.

Rik continued his descent, his speed undiminished.

Ten minutes later, Rik entered the 14th floor.

Seventeen minutes later, Rik entered the 15th floor.

Thirty minutes later, Rik entered the 16th floor.

In less than an hour, Rik reached the 17th floor and arrived at the end of this floor, entering a long and large underground hall.

This was a rectangular chamber with a large circular entrance, at least 200 meters long.

The chamber was about 100 meters wide, and while the ceiling was less than 20 meters high, it was still taller than other areas. The entire chamber was formed from rough rock blocks, except for the left wall, which was unique.

The surface of this wall was extremely smooth, like a mirror, with no seams. It extended from the entrance to the deepest end of the chamber, covering the entire wall.

"Have I reached the Sighing Wall?"

This was the final barrier of the 17th floor.

It was well-known that the walls of the dungeon could spawn monsters.

However, this peculiar Sighing Wall would only spawn a single, specific monster.

This was the owner of the chamber.

It was the most powerful and fearsome existence in the 17 floors up to this point.

The 17th floor boss, a super-large giant, Goliath.

The Sighing Wall was the wall that spawned Goliath.

Unless Goliath was defeated and hadn't yet respawned, anyone entering this chamber would inevitably be attacked by the first floor boss of the dungeon.

The attack of this 7-meter-tall giant monster would be a headache for any adventurer who hadn't yet reached Level 1, even for a Level 4.

Rik was not unfamiliar with this place.

When he reached the limit of Level 3, to achieve a great feat, Rik came here alone and fought Goliath.

That battle was so intense that Rik nearly died several times, narrowly escaping death.

Goliath was a Level 4 monster and a super-large floor boss. At the time, as a Level 3, Rik was at a significant disadvantage, even with all his abilities at the SSS stage and the exceptional magic "Wind Spirit Dash." The battle was extremely difficult.

If Rik hadn't been so intensely motivated and reckless during that battle, it would have been uncertain whether he could have defeated Goliath.

It was precisely because of the difficulty of that battle that Rik was able to achieve his great feat and advance to Level 4.

Of course, now, Rik could easily crush Goliath.

However, if Rik could do it, others could too.

For example, a certain female swordsman who had reached the highest level of Level 5.

"..."

Rik stood in front of a pile of ashes, looking at the uncollected magic stone, silent for a while.

After a moment, Rik left the large magic stone behind and rushed into the 18th floor.

At the same time, a blonde female swordsman entered the 19th floor from the entrance of the 18th floor.

"It's not enough..."

The blonde female swordsman murmured.

"I must become even stronger..."

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(End of Chapter)