"He's treating this life-or-death game like a basic training session? Is he crazy?!"
"Is he giving up, knowing he can't win, and just hoping the monsters will eat him instead?"
"Could it really be like that?"
"Indeed, if that's the case, dying in the mouths of monsters is better than losing and becoming a lifelong slave."
After a brief silence, the crowd began to buzz again, various speculations flying.
"Blake isn't crazy! He's really training himself!" Lili, her body trembling, spoke passionately as she defended Blake.
"Heh, looks like you're really infatuated with your Blake. But it just seems like he's looking for death," an adventurer nearby mocked as others, incited by Apollo's Familia, began to laugh scornfully.
"Are you really that stupid, or just pretending? Do you think you could last this long against these monsters?" Todd's voice cut through the crowd, filled with disbelief.
The adventurers froze, their eyes widening in terror as they noticed the hundreds of Monsters, hearing the deafening roar filling the air, and they shivered in fear.
Forget about facing hundreds of them—most of these adventurers were LV.1 novices, and even just one of these monsters could endanger their lives. Even if they won, it wouldn't be easy. LV.2 adventurers could barely handle three or four of them at once.
Even LV.3 adventurers would likely be overwhelmed and buried under the pile of Monsters, while only LV.4 adventurers could fight their way out. Only a LV.5 adventurer like Todd, from the Freya Familia, would be capable of dealing with these Monsters without injury.
With this analysis, the adventurers collectively took a sharp breath, glancing at each other. It was only then that they realized what incredible feat this LV.1 adventurer had accomplished.
Even the members of Apollo's Familia had their lips twitching, unable to believe what they were witnessing.
"Todd, if it were you, do you think you could dodge all the attacks from these over three hundred Monsters as nimbly as Blake is?" Amber, a cat-person standing beside Todd, asked gravely.
"No. I can't move as nimbly as he does, weaving through the beast horde without killing a single one. The only way I'd handle it would be to kill every Monsters that comes near me and keep killing until there are none left."
Todd paused, contemplating, his beastly eyes flickering as he spoke.
Upon hearing this, all the adventurers, including the higher-level ones, were stunned. What did they just hear? Even LV.5 adventurers were admitting they couldn't do what Blake was doing? This was unbelievable!
"This guy, is he really LV.1? Could there be a mistake in the information? Is he hiding his true strength?" Amber asked, confused.
"Yes, he's definitely hiding his strength! There's no way he could be this strong otherwise! Damn it, he's cheating! This game is unfair!"
As Amber's words fell, the members of Apollo's Familia, shocked by Blake's power, started to shout in anger. They realized they were likely going to lose, and they couldn't accept it.
The adventurer team was once again in an uproar, casting doubtful glances. No, they had to convince themselves. They just couldn't accept that a LV.1 adventurer had done something they couldn't even dream of.
Noticing the growing noise, Todd suddenly roared, his powerful presence radiating outward, silencing the crowd once again.
"This information is correct. I can vouch for it with the honor of the Freya Familia. He only became an adventurer the before last night."
"The before last—night!"
With Todd's words, all the adventurers' minds broke down. Their expressions froze completely. They had thought Blake had been an adventurer for a long time, but it was only two days ago? Does that mean he only came to the dungeon yesterday?!
What kind of monster is this guy?!
The adventurers stood stunned for several minutes before they snapped out of it, their faces twitching in embarrassment.
With the honor of the largest Familia in Orario—the Freya Familia—backing up the claim, there was no doubt. This man, who they had mocked and looked down upon just recently, was a complete rookie adventurer. Yet now, he was effortlessly crushing them, treating the monster horde like nothing, moving through them like a dancer performing a routine.
"Yeah, he's an even bigger monster than the Sword Princess."
Soon, voices full of admiration began to sound. Strong people are always respected, no matter where they are—that's an undeniable fact.
Previously, when they didn't know about Blake's strength, the crowd had mocked and looked down on him. But now that they knew, they feared he might seek revenge, so they began flattering him, even though he couldn't hear them. They had developed a sense of awe towards him, and most of them no longer dared to act recklessly.
As for the people from the Apollo Familia, their faces turned pale. They had a bad feeling—this time, they might really lose.
Lili, however, showed a proud expression. Unknowingly, she had developed the habit of thinking on Blake's behalf.
"There's a bit too many of them now, it's starting to interfere with my movements. At this rate, it's not providing enough training."
Blake, not paying attention to the commotion caused by the adventurers, simply looked at the Monsters who had clustered together and whose movements had become inconvenient. He couldn't help but frown.
"Forget it, I'll deal with them first."
Then, a scene very similar to yesterday's unfolded. Blake lightly stepped on a Monsters's head and jumped into the air.
In the next moment, a sharp silver light flashed, and Blake suddenly drew the sword from his waist, releasing a terrifying aura. A sword energy erupted from his body, and under the astonished gazes of Todd, Amber, and the other adventurers, a sword formed entirely of sword energy appeared, densely covering the entire sky!
The next moment, with a downward slash from Blake, the sword energy rained down like a violent storm, targeting the Monsters.
In an instant, accompanied by a sound that was like a bloody melody, the Monsters were pierced through and exploded into ashes.
One strike, total annihilation!
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