The Goliath 1

While Tsukasa could grow up to Level 3 steadily by hunting minotaurs, he felt it was too slow. When he heard Line's story about the Goliath Monster Rex, he didn't hesitate and decided to hunt it. Still, he smelled something strange when he was about to approach the 17th floor where the Goliath was located.

"What's wrong?" Line asked since Tsukasa frowned slightly.

"No, it's alright." Tsukasa ignored this feeling, and soon, he arrived in the big room. The big room was vast and spacious, and it might be because the crystal wall inside the room caused an optical effect where they could see a rainbow-like effect covering the entire room. He turned his gaze into this massive crystal wall and asked, "Is this Wall of Grief?"

"Yes, that's also where Goliath comes from," Line said.

Still, Lefiya sighed in relief when Goliath wasn't summoned. "It's great that it isn't time for Goliath to be reborn." While she tried to put on a strong exterior, she would be lying if she wasn't nervous since it would be her first time fighting the Goliath. As for the past, the one who fought the Goliath was the cadres of the Loki Familia, and the executives of the Familia, whether it was Finn, Riveria, or Gareth, also watched the process of the hunting, so she felt she would be alright since if they messed up, they would be saved.

However, this time, it was different.

Lefiya only came with Line and Tsukasa. Those two were Level 2 adventurers, and she was a Level 3 adventurer. As someone with the highest level, she would be lying if she didn't feel responsible for them.

Still, Tsukasa looked at Lefiya in silence when he heard those words.

"Wh-What? Why are you staring at me like this?" Being stared at by Tsukasa was dangerous for her heart. Lefiya felt she almost forgot about Ais and just wanted to embrace this man!

However, Lefiya was strong!

Lefiya would definitely protect and keep her love for Ais-san!

"You have raised a Flag," Tsukasa said before he shook his head while staring at the Wall of Grief.

"Flag?" 2x

The two girls were confused, but suddenly the whole space trembled. They almost fell because of the sudden shaking, but their waists were caught by Tsukasa. While they were shy and their faces were red, they didn't have time to let him go since the monster they had been aiming for had come out from its slumber.

"OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHH!!!'

The whole Wall of Grief was destroyed, and a monster came out from it.

Watching this monster, Tsukasa understood why it was called the Goliath, but before that, he grabbed the waists of the two women and brought her to the place where they wouldn't be affected by the debris that flew out from the Wall of the Grief.

The monster was was at least 13 meters tall and had a massive body. Its color was black with silver-colored hair. It was similar to a human, but its size was telling different things.

If Tsukasa had to say, it was like a giant that he often appeared in the storybook.

Still, according to Line, shouldn't it be around seven meters?

"Line, is it only me, or is this monster bigger?" Tsukasa asked.

Line was holding her glasses, ignoring the fact she was carried by Tsukasa from her waist. Staring at the monster for a while, her expression changed and she said, "Hopefully, I am wrong, but it should be the irregular type."

"Irregular type?" 2x

Not only Tsukasa but Lefiya was dumbfounded.

Even if Line didn't explain to them what the irregular was, without a doubt, it was a monster that was different from the rest. In other words, it was a mutation.

If the mutation caused the monster to become weaker, it would be alright.

Unfortunately, they could see this monster became stronger because of the mutation.

"Well, should we escape?" Tsukasa asked.

Line and Lefiya agreed without hesitation.

The 17th had to exist, one led to the 16th floor and the other led to the 18th floor.

Tsukasa had heard the 18th floor was the safety point where no monsters were born. The monster was standing right in front of the exit that led to the 16th floor, so he didn't hesitate and ran in the direction that led to the 18th floor or Rivira.

Even if Tsukasa brought them like baggage, Lefiya and Line didn't say anything since they knew how dangerous their situation was. After all, they could see how fast he was and their speed was slower than him, so they decided to leave everything to him.

If the normal Goliath should be comparable to the Level 4 adventurer, they could see this irregular Goliath should be comparable to the Level 5 adventurer.

This wasn't the enemy they could face and they needed to run, or else, they could die!

The danger of the dungeon was, without a doubt, even if this place brought many heroes and many treasures that could be exchanged with immense wealth, the danger also existed and one mistake would lead them to death.

Line and Lefiya knew they were right in front of the death and they needed to run away!

However, unexpectedly, the irregular Goliath was stronger than they had thought. It opened its mouth and wave-like energy emitted from its mouth.

"!!!"

While Tsukasa was running, Line and Lefiya were looking back and when they saw Goliath's action, they quickly shouted, "TSUKASA, DODGE!!!"

Tsukasa reacted fast and moved to the side, avoiding the danger.

*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!*

A blast of energy blasted the entrance that led to the 18th floor and closed their escape.

"........"

However, Lefiya and Line were more cornered about how strong the blast of energy was shot by the irregular Goliath. While they were panicking and didn't know what to do, they heard his voice.

"We have to fight it," Tsukasa said and put them down, taking out his claymore without hesitation.

"Huh!?" 2x

Line and Lefiya were dumbfounded.

"Lefiya, prepare your magic. Line, try to throw a stone in its eyes to harass it and make it hard for it to aim that blast toward us. I'll take the vanguard. I don't want to die and you don't want to die, right? Let's beat the shit hell out of this bastard," Tsukasa said.

Watching his back, Line and Lefiya strangely became calm and they somehow laughed. Also, they felt annoyed since they could see how the irregular Goliath grinned, showing enjoyment of their despair. If the Goliath could play and kill them, shouldn't they be able to kill it too?

They also felt this Goliath was too arrogant, especially when it was just an irregular. They had seen many adventurers and even monsters stronger than this thing, and felt they needed to teach it a lesson!

"Okay, I'll prepare the magic." Lefiya didn't hesitate and started her chant.

"Leave your back to us," Line said and took various shapes of stone, ready to throw them anytime.

Tsukasa knew this Goliath wouldn't be a threat to him and as long as he used his ability, he could end this monster instantly, but to gain Excelia, one needed to do something that was acknowledged by gods or goddesses. If he used those powers, he might be able to defeat it instantly, but he wasn't sure whether he could gain an Excelia, so he decided to defeat this monster with his Level 2 power.

Tsukasa took a deep breath and his mind moved so fast to the point that time seemed to stop. "I'll leave my back to you."

"Yes!" 2x

As if the Goliath could read their intention to fight back, it roared angrily since it didn't expect a group of ants dared to fight its back, so it opened its mouth again, ready for the second blast of energy.

However, something small was moving so fast and stabbed into its eye!

"Arrrgghhh!!"

The painful roar sounded and the battle between them started!