That being said.
Although she was using the tone of a veteran senior to hammer common sense into these rookies.
However, as a Level 5 First-Class Adventurer, the intuition honed on the edge of life and death in the Dungeon told Tsubaki that this group of people was not as simple as they appeared on the surface.
Especially that blind girl named Inaba Tsukuyo.
That skill of locating positions by sound in the Guild just now... even she, a Level 5, was slightly surprised.
That kind of hearing is definitely not something an ordinary blind person can train.
And there's another one...
Tsubaki's gaze fell upon the black-haired girl named Amou Kirukiru.
This one is even more of a heavyweight.
She walked around her own armory, yet didn't even pick a decent weapon. Entering the Dungeon, her only equipment from head to toe was that set of light leather armor.
Empty-handed, bare-fisted.
This attire made Tsubaki involuntarily think of those Combat Prostitutes of the [Ishtar Familia] who specialized in taijutsu.
That group of Combat Prostitutes also frequently disliked carrying weapons.
After all, a large portion of them practiced unarmed combat arts.
Could it be that this child is also walking that path?
If that's the case, she's going to suffer a lot in the early stages.
After all, no matter how hard a human fist is, it still hurts to hit a monster's bones.
...
"Alright, this is the true labyrinth area."
Unknowingly, the wide spiral ramp around them had disappeared, replaced by intricate and complex rock tunnels.
The light dimmed accordingly.
Only the low-purity phosphorescent moss occasionally embedded in the walls emitted a faint blue glow.
Tsubaki stopped, turned around, and pointed to the pitch-black tunnel entrances all around.
"Once you truly step into the Dungeon's danger zone, these complex tunnels will split up the adventurers to a great extent."
"Don't expect to see groups and squads like you did up above."
"And although this is only the first floor, it is also a true battlefield."
"The first five floors serve as the start of the Upper Layers, mainly populated by low-level monsters like Goblins and Kobolds."
"Although they are weak individually and can be knocked dead with a random stick, they win by numbers and like to launch sneak attacks."
"Further down, around the sixth floor, you will encounter a monster called the War Shadow. That thing moves fast and has sharp claws; it's a rookie killer in every sense."
"As for after the seventh floor..."
"If you're unlucky enough to encounter hard-shelled Killer Ants, and fail to deal with them immediately, they will call their companions. If things go wrong, it could trigger a small-scale monster rampage."
Speaking of this, Tsubaki paused, her gaze sweeping over the group of girls behind her who looked to have soft skin and tender flesh.
"However, at your current stage, it's enough to adapt to the rhythm of the first five floors."
"Today's goal is to let you see blood, and incidentally..."
"Screech—!"
Before Tsubaki could finish the half-sentence "incidentally familiarize yourselves with your weapons".
At the corner ahead.
Several short black shadows suddenly darted out.
Green skin, large pointed ears, waving rusty short swords and wooden clubs in their hands, and emitting annoying screeching sounds from their mouths.
——Goblins.
A full six of them.
"Here they come."
Tsubaki raised an eyebrow, thought for a moment, then stepped sideways to make room, crossing her arms and leaning against the wall.
"Although they are the lowest level trash fish, it's enough for a warm-up."
"Go, let me see your..."
Result.
Before Tsubaki could finish speaking.
Amou Kirukiru immediately charged straight into the midst of that group of Goblins.
"Hey! Don't rush so..."
Tsubaki frowned, just about to voice a reminder not to be careless.
But.
The next second.
Her voice stuck in her throat.
The few Goblins obviously hadn't expected a human female to dare charge up bare-handed either. In the moment they were stunned, the short blades in their hands waved wildly.
"Clang!"
A crisp sound of metal colliding with iron.
That rusty short blade chopped onto Amou Kirukiru's raised arm, but it was as if it had chopped onto a steel plate, sending sparks flying.
Not even the skin was broken.
"?"
Tsubaki's pupils constricted slightly.
After all, even with arm guards, with that kind of head-on block, an ordinary adventurer's bones would have broken long ago.
Moreover.
What astonished her even more was yet to come.
Amou Kirukiru was expressionless.
The five fingers of her right hand were pressed together and straightened.
Like a hand blade.
Then, she thrust forward.
"Puchi—"
Just a single straight thrust.
Fresh blood splattered.
The Goblin that was originally brandishing its claws and fangs suddenly stiffened.
Amou Kirukiru's fair palm was like a red-hot sharp blade slicing into butter, driving straight through the Goblin's chest—which, although lacking armor, still had tough skin and flesh protected by ribs.
The entire palm sank in from the chest and pierced out from the back.
"Gii..."
The Goblin let out a short, miserable cry, its body twitching twice.
Then.
"Bang."
It turned directly into a cloud of black ash, dissipating into the air.
Leaving only a Magic Stone the size of a fingernail.
Body as refined steel, four limbs turned into blades.
This is the 『Incarnation of the Blade』.
"..."
This strike.
Even though Tsubaki had long guessed that Amou Kirukiru's path should be the same as those Combat Prostitutes of the [Ishtar Familia] who specialized in taijutsu, her eyelids couldn't help but twitch.
What the hell is this?
One must know.
Although Goblins are weak, they still possess a monster's physical body.
There is a rib cage protecting the chest!
Even for an adventurer holding a sharp blade, wanting to stab it through so cleanly and crisply isn't an easy task.
Let alone.
Using a hand?!
And.
When she pulled it out, aside from being stained with some blood traces, that hand didn't seem to have even a single scratch.
Is this still a hand made of flesh?
...
However.
The ensuing battle did not end there.
The other Goblins did not retreat because of their companion's death; instead, stimulated by the scent of blood, they became even crazier, screeching as they pounced over.
"Since Amou has made her move, we can't fall behind either."
Onigawara Rin took a step forward.
"Too slow."
Seeing another Goblin attempting to rush over.
Onigawara Rin's hand pressed on that invaluable [Famous Sword 'Karasu'] at her waist.
However, she did not draw the blade.
She seemed to feel that this level of monster wasn't worthy of dirtying her new sword.
Thus.
Body turning slightly sideways, waist exerting force.
[Masked State]—Strength and Durability significantly increased.
"Bang!"
An unpretentious kick.
That long leg clad in a black thigh-high sock lashed out violently like a steel whip.
"Bang!"
That Goblin was hit head-on. Its entire body instantly folded in half, flying back three times faster than it came, smashing ruthlessly onto the rock wall, and directly exploding into a cloud of black smoke.
On the other side.
"Truly rude. It's better not to let that kind of filthy thing touch one's clothes."
Seeing Onigawara Rin's approach, Kikakujou Mary curled her lips, unwilling to show weakness.
Taking a step out, her wrist flicked lightly.
The rapier [Rose Thorn] in her hand flourished into a beautiful sword flower.
Before another Goblin could pounce and kill.
"Shwa!"
A flash of silver light.
The sword tip instantly and precisely pierced into the Goblin's throat.
After sinking in, it was instantly pulled out.
The Goblin clutched its throat, and before it could even stagger a few steps, it directly turned into flying ash.
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