318 - - Those who take risks: The Four.

"Oh, we're getting nowhere!"

Kikiriri let out a sharp tongue-lashing at the sight of the dark gray epidermis that he had finally managed to cut open, and which was quickly being restored to its original state.

A group of side holes at the bottom of a valley inhabited by stone trolls.

At the deepest point, there was, as expected, a hole filled with black miasma.

And near the miasma-filled hole, there was a larger troll.

Perhaps this Troll King is the master of the labyrinth.

His thick body is covered with a tougher skin than normal trolls, so that even a vajra-iron axe can leave streaks even if it strikes him once.

Perhaps because they do not need to avoid attacks, the movements of their huge bodies are terribly slow.

It swings its long arms so that its fists almost touch the ground, but these are too large to be easily avoided.

A few good wizards could take care of it in no time.

However, the monster was not a good match for a lightning user and a one-handed axe-wielding warrior.

Especially in the case of the Kikiriri, they are not suitable for them, since they are fast and always try to take the first move or counterattack.

They could have done things differently if they had at least cooperated with other adventurers, but there were only the two of them in the vast bottom level.

It seems that Nenemimi's , which is incomparably more accurate than that of an ordinary lightning user, has allowed them to evade all the monsters, which is a bad thing.

It was also a bad idea that Kikiriri, who was impatient, wanted to get the job done quickly and return to the ship, so he made a suicide attack without thinking too much about it.

As a result, the battle was dragging on for a very long time without any decisive blow.

"Can't we just give up now? No, no. I've been trying for so long!"

Dismissing her sister's suggestion, which she hears through , Kikiriri slams her axe blade down hard on the troll's torso, parrying a swing of her arm.

If things had gone on as before, she would have been able to inflict a decent amount of damage.

However, the twins now lack something crucial.

The warrior jumps back, frowning at the fact that he could only inflict a shallow cut.

Then, as if on cue, the earth beneath their feet suddenly rises.

Kikiriri escapes by kicking the ground further, as his sister's sharp warning echoes in his brain.

Slightly later, a monster with a gigantic mouth opens up and jumps out of the ground.

The earth dragon, rallying to the king's call, twists its long body protruding from the ground.

This was another factor that prolonged the battle.

After a certain amount of time, this troublesome labyrinth lord would call for his men.

Moreover, this time, the ground dragons had a much larger girth than the previous ones.

It seems that the troll king was just as frustrated.

"Mazu!"

Kikiriri hurriedly tried to keep his distance from the shaking of the earth dragon, which was making his torso tremble.

However, his body, which has lost much of its strength, refuses to move.

Just when he is about to make a serious move...

"Okay, let's do it!"　

At the same time as someone's voice rings out, a ray of light flashes across Kikiriri's field of vision.

It was a spear covered in purple lightning.

--

The spear flew from right beside the dragon and pierced its throat, sending up a cloud of blood.

However, that was not enough to kill it.

While it is still in a crouching position, the monster turns its fang-lined jaws toward the Kikiriri, which it has identified as its prey.

A spray of flesh-dissolving digestive juices is spewed from the back of its throat.

If exposed to it, the monster's entire body is sure to burn violently.

But just then, a round shadow slips between Kikiriri and the earth dragon.

The figure quickly thrust his shield into his feet and poured his fighting spirit into the earth.

--

The breath of dissolution, interrupted by a rapidly rising mud wall, quickly dissipates.

Two more figures challenged the stiffened Jiryu, which had just spewed out its digestive juices.

"Take that!"

The two-handed axe, which had swung through the air, struck the monster violently on the head.

--

Purple sparks fly and the body of the earth dragon leans heavily.

Then a man with two one-handed axes deliberately stretches his arms out to the left and right and poses.

"I'll finish him off!"

The hulking man with a roar of fighting spirit, stepping forward, dropped to his haunches and slammed his thundering axe down right in front of his eyes.

--

The man's arms swung down repeatedly toward the earth dragon, creating a vivid afterimage.

The two axes, trailing purple light, dance through the air, severing the monster's head, crushing it, and turning it into a piece of meat in the blink of an eye.

The man with the crazy smile on his face has not stopped yet.

Without a shred of mercy, he continues to swing his axe with overwhelming violence.

When he finally stops, the upper half of the earth dragon's body is completely lost.

Looking down at the result, the man turned his head and opened his mouth with a grin on his face.

"What's with the ......, you kid?"

"That's very rude out of the blue."

Kikiriri stands up and stretches his chest as the man with the purple eyes sighs with all his might.

But with such thin chests, it is not surprising that he would say so.

The beauty who was once praised as a beautiful female tiger has now turned into a girl of about twelve or thirteen.

She had been rejuvenated by Thor as a reward for her help in sealing the miasma, but she had been a little too greedy.

Thanks to this, I had lost a lot of muscle and physical strength, and was having a hard time with the trolls.

"Oh my God! I had planned to save a beautiful woman from a crisis in the nick of time and ask her to join my party ......".

"I'm sorry my companion was so rude. My name is Dialgo. These three brothers are, from the top, Rorolf, Ninilas and Gugtaf.

"I'm Kikiriri. That's my sister, Nenemimi. I thank you for saving my life.

Then the second son, who had just slung his hatchet back on his shoulder, noticed the situation in the hall and let out a loud cry.

"We're in trouble, brother!　It looks like he wasn't the master of the labyrinth.

"What?　d*mn it, I was trying to be cool and you ruined it!　And I can't put any more strength into my arms from the recoil."

"No, I think my spear that saved the day was more convincing, brother.

Well, you've been running away from me again!

"d*mn, another troll. I'm sick and tired of killing them in the valley of everlasting darkness!"

"There's no use in whining, let's get down to it. He seems to be a very troublesome opponent.

Kikiriri's eyes widened in surprise when the four men appeared out of nowhere and began to clamor.

Then he puts his hands on his hips and says, in a slightly exasperated tone

Come on, you should have come earlier. I've been waiting for you for a long time.

"What did you say?　Girl. Come on, we'll take care of this.

No, thank you. You stay right there.

The girl lightly pushes Roloff away and steps forward, looking to her sister.

The abandoned labyrinth master let out a yelp of joy at finally having his opponent back.

"Hey, don't push yourself too hard! What!

The next moment, the twins were gone.

Without a pause, beautiful lightning patterns appeared one after another in the air.

Even more surprisingly, four axes charged with purple lightning start flying around in the air at a dizzying pace.

The axes chased after the sparks of lightning that suddenly bloomed in the air.

Naturally, the axe blades cross violently with the huge body of the troll standing in their path.

The master of the labyrinth, whose entire body is being chipped away by the axes dancing in the sky, swings his arms around like a madman.

The four axes slash through the troll's body without a pause, splashing blood as they deftly dodge through the troll.

"...... what the hell is going on?"

"The reason why they can't be seen is probably because of the thunderbolt-type upper branch magic technique . And the axe is tracking--"

". I see, he's using it at the same time."

The four axes fly back and forth in the air in an attempt to get back to the fast-moving twins, but of course, if there is an obstacle in the way, they bounce off and have to start over again.

This method increases the number of attacks and also allows the player to adjust his position to hit the same spot repeatedly.

The Troll King is helplessly torn apart by the storm of axes that comes at him faster than he can regenerate.

As the four men look on in amazement, the master of the labyrinth collapses silently into a pool of blood of his own making.

"Wow, this is amazing! Who are those girls?

"I thought I had misheard you, but judging from the brilliance of your technique, it seems to be you. They are the twins of the famous DADANG's Kongo class.

"What? When I glimpsed you before, you had a more bouncy body!"

"That's it, bro. You know, Thor's brother's weird magic trick."

"Oh, that. What a waste of time!

"No, that ass was pretty promising, bro."

"But I still wish I had breasts as big as Ulil's."

"You're really rude, you guys. You should not say that in front of him.

The twins, who have returned their axes to their waistbands, come back to the three brothers with weary faces.

Then, after looking at the men who were trying their best to smile at them affectionately, they pointed at the first and the second son, respectively.

"Yes, those two are fine. Turn around a little bit."

"What, me?"

"Me too?"

"Get on with it, you're useless."

"...... fools."

Unable to resist the woman's command, Roloff and the others hurriedly turned their backs on the young-looking twin sisters.

Their wide backs are unexpectedly weighed down, and they roll their eyes as they turn in haste.

The girls look at the men as if it were a matter of course.

What do you mean?

"You're so slow. If you could use the upper branches of the martial arts, you would know. I can't even walk because of the recoil.

"No, I can't get the strength in my hands either."

"You can at least support me. If you don't do it quickly, the hole will collapse.

Yes, you're right. Let's hurry.

At Diargo's urging, the brothers reluctantly start walking at a brisk pace.

Kikiriri is in a good mood and presses his body against Roloff's, who shrugs his shoulders and blurts out, "I'm sorry.

"I came here because Thor's brother was going to start something interesting, but I didn't think I'd be babysitting you here.

"Oh, you know Thor too?"

"Phew, he's our big brother!"

"I wonder if it's true."

"Don't doubt me, girl."

Kikiriri, the eldest daughter, relaxed her cheeks a little at the angry tone of the eldest son.

"Because if you are such a good friend, you should know that. Thor never misses a word.

"Yes, that's true."

"You got one, bro."

As Roloff tried to scratch his head, but gave up when his arms failed him, his twin sister happily repeated the words.

"Well, you'll just have to wait and see, won't you? Tomorrow is the big day.

The information from the former heroes who were already ahead of us revealed that dangerous monsters were gathering one after another.

The work to penetrate the valley should be completed by the end of the day, and with Kikiriri and the others having sealed off the supposed pit, this would be a safe zone for one night only.

The thousand adventurers in the rear of the group would arrive before nightfall.

On the morning of the third day, the expeditionary force, having slowly built up their strength, moves out of the valley with renewed vigor.

The curtain rose on an epic battle to the death that would go down in the annals of Central China's history.