Is it wrong to try to meet someone in a dungeon?

Ming felt the fox-girl's weight on his shoulder, while making a gurgling sound in his throat.

When undergoing "level ascension," one's fate is often manipulated by one's own body, because the spirit cannot keep up with the rapidly increasing physical exertion.

Before he was separated from his family, perhaps Bell was in the same situation?

The "gap" between the physical and the mental.

That's a phenomenon caused by the feeling of not being able to keep up with the massive changes in the "vessel" that are called upgrades.

After some thought, Ming suddenly felt a chill run down his spine and he trembled.

(Lord Bell, to this day—)

If you're a level 1 adventurer, you might be able to get "that" back in shape after experiencing a major battle.

However, Bell is not yet mature—and his "growth rate" is far too fast.

Compared to ordinary people, his mental development lags behind his physical growth.

If he manages to overcome this obstacle through exploration of the "lower levels"...

Seeing the boy still wielding his blade, manipulating his enemies with ease, Ming's purplish-blue eyes flickered.

She recalled what the God of War (Takemikazuchi) had said during her training before the expedition.

(—Fighting when the "vessel" and the "mind" are not in harmony?)

She guessed correctly.

(My body is much more agile than before.)

During his battles with the monsters, Bell gained real-world experience.

The body's trajectory perfectly matched the path drawn in the mind. Subtle differences in attack, defense, and evasion that would normally go unnoticed without conscious effort were all eliminated.

The sensations throughout my body were more vivid than ever before.

(The sense of disharmony has disappeared.)

The reason was a major battle with the entire flock of "Flash Swallows".

Ironically, the battle where he risked his life and pushed himself to the brink of despair actually brought Bell into harmony with his mind and body.

Now that he can completely control his body, he is well aware of how much he was manipulated by the sublimated "vessel," whether when he came down to the "lower level" or when he first fought the "enhanced species."

Now, like gears meshing together, the body can move at will.

It can respond to the opponent's actions.

"Roar! Ooh o ...

Seeing Bell display a level of skill completely different from the previous battle, the "enhanced species" felt a sense of unease in its eyes.

The monstrous force that shattered the crystal ground couldn't even touch a hair on its opponent's head. The tree roots that had sprung from its feet, launching a surprise attack from underground, were also severed. The attacks that had long tormented the adventurers were rendered useless.

The monster roared and howled wildly, as if trying to break free from its turmoil.

It bulged up and fired "seed" projectiles at Belchi at close range.

--The Flash Swallow is faster!

Bell did not lose his composure because of this.

Compared to those terrifying crimson diagonal lines, the opponent looked almost completely still.

Bell saw through the trajectory of the bullets and, with a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, repeatedly slashed his arms, cleaving all the "seeds" in two.

"!!"

The "enhanced species" was terrified, but Bell didn't give it time to recover.

He strode forward and unleashed a slash.

“Guuuu!?”

The Moss Giant, not to be outdone, unleashed a powerful blow. This attack, born from the power it gained by devouring many of its brethren, grazed the armor made of super-hard metal, causing a tremor. The damage precisely severed Bell's physical body.

The opponent is stronger.

Defense is also paramount against the opponent.

Judging from overall potential, I may not be as good as my opponent.

However, speed is Bell's priority.

Now that Bale is in perfect physical and mental condition, his greatest strength has brought him an advantage in the game.

However, more importantly...

(So ​​slow.)

The enemy in front of us is too slow.

Bell knew.

Knowing the truly "monster" that defies common sense.

They knew there was an even more illogical being, faster and stronger than the enemy before them.

Bell fought those "monsters".

He vowed to fight that "formidable rival" again.

(I want to beat that formidable rival.)

He defeated the warrior who, even after reincarnation, still appeared before him.

(I want to beat that formidable rival.)

He defeated the warrior who, with his powerful arms and double-edged axes, relentlessly fought against himself.

(This time, I must defeat that formidable rival!!)

It was a victory over the mighty bull that, on that moonlit night, etched defeat upon its own body.

My back (ability value) is burning.

Bell imagined a black bull, and his emotions, the passion that had been hidden deep within him, erupted at that moment, ignited by a desperate fight.

"Aa ...

"~ ...

The continuous slashes left the enemy stunned and unable to react; that was the rabbit rush.

As if the swirling slash he once used to swat Flash Swallow had been reenacted, Bell traced arcs of pitch black and bright white. With his mind and body accelerated, Bell struck, slicing off an astonishing amount of moss from the "enhanced species".

The massive creature leaped backward with a swift, horizontal slash, creating a significant distance between them.

"Aa ...

"!"

Parts of its body peeled off with a series of cracking sounds, but the mossy body gradually healed the wounds, even though it had just been scratched. Bel stared in astonishment at the Mossy Giant's ability to recover completely after suffering so many blows.

The regeneration speed is incredibly fast. Even when hacked to pieces, the living moss can immediately begin to repair itself. The sheer number of attacks required for the slashing strikes wasn't enough to completely finish off the enemy who had devoured so many "magic stones." Clearly, the "water sprite protective cloth" wrapped around the body also rendered [Fire Lightning] largely ineffective.

Worse still, despite using a high-grade dual-attribute elixir, the recoil from maximizing his power was still damaging Bell's entire body. The longer the battle dragged on, the more the tide of battle would turn in his favor.

Neither slashes nor "magic" worked.

A protracted war would also be detrimental to oneself.

Since that's the case—let's use "one strike".

He will use the irreparable, now-unrepairable "strongest blow" he can deliver to completely defeat his opponent.

Bell put away the White Illusion and raised only a dagger—the Hestia Blade in his right hand.

He held the dagger in his hand behind his back, raised it to his chest, and then stretched out his left hand straight out.

"【Flame and Lightning】".

Then he cast a spell.

It unleashed a blazing, lightning-infused light that required no chanting.

The target—is not the monster standing right in front of us.

Instead, he held the black dagger in his reverse grip.

「!?」

When the monster and Aisha and the others saw that scene, they all doubted their own eyes.

Bell infused "magic" into the blade, but the operation did not end there.

As soon as he unleashed the Flame Thunder, he immediately began to "charge up" his power.

"────"

Ring, ring.

Amidst the ringing of the bell that stirred the senses, the moss giant saw "that."

The fiery lightning, which should have unleashed its power on the blade and scattered numerous sparks, was instead suppressed by the white light particles that appeared and held the dagger in place.

No—it's converging.

"Flames gather on the dagger..."

"Enchanted magic...? No, that's not right, what is that...!?"

Sakura, Daphne, and the others stood silently in the distance, and could see everything clearly from their side.

Crimson lightning was condensed and concentrated. The dagger was wrapped in fiery armor, and then covered with countless particles of light.

The sacred text engraved on the blade seemed to resonate, emitting a white light.

"Dual charge".

After verification and investigation, Bell focused on the "convergence" characteristic of "heroic aspirations".

He used this characteristic to create new applications for the skill.

In other words, it's about charging up power simultaneously with slashing and "magic".

He used light particles to envelop the exploding flames and lightning on the blade along with the dagger, thereby imbuing the weapon with two types of attacks and enhancing them simultaneously.

The boiling, powerful blade has now elongated the Blade of Hestia. Its blade is as wide as a sword and as long as a dagger. Proportional to the charging time, the blade grows increasingly hot and bright, radiating a crimson glow throughout the vast cavern. The immense power output causes some of the flames to detach from the concentrated energy, forming tiny sparks that dance and float from the blade.

A strike unleashed at its maximum potential will shatter everything with a deafening roar of flames.

This was a ridiculous and brute-force move that Bear Grylls painstakingly devised.

It was designed as a finishing move so that I could defeat my "rival" when we meet one day.

That's right.

That is just like "an eternally burning sacred flame" --

"—Immortal, may I borrow this?"

Bell held a dagger wreathed in flames and white light in his right hand, staring intently at the bewildered monster standing before him.

Ring, ring, ring.

As if counting down the monster's remaining time, the bells tolled incessantly.

*

He was trembling.

what is that?

what is that!

What the hell is that!?

He didn't know, he'd never seen anything like it.

He heard the "singing" several times and was bombarded several times. He suffered from fire, freezing, and lightning strikes, losing parts of his body time and time again.

But even he had never seen such a thing.

I've never seen such a cold and ruthless light.

I have never seen the bright flames and flashes that will shatter everything and reduce all things to ashes.