I didn't expect it to be so difficult.
The class guardian knocked down by Vokris barely reached level 90, slightly inferior to Vokris.
But it still took Walkris longer than expected to conquer it.
Overcoming fear, allowing Vokris to exert only his original strength, and not letting him use strength beyond his limit.
Walkris once again felt the cruelty of reality. No matter how he roared or shouted, he could not use the power he had.
The class guardians turned into starlight and gradually dissipated, leaving behind only a pile of gold coins and scattered props.
Yixuan fell back to the ground, carefully counted the gold coins and put them into his purse.
Princess Aina handed the towel to Vokris with a smile on her face.
"Thank you for your hard work, Lord Vokris. You have performed very well this time."
"It's still far from enough." Vokris took the towel, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and looked at Tara who was walking slowly towards him, "Tara, restore the strength of everyone here. Let's rest here for a while and have dinner. We will go deeper into the ninth floor later."
Tara frowned helplessly, her face full of worry, "It's good to be motivated, but we have been fighting all day from morning to night.
Not only the body, but also the mind needs a good rest.
Fighting while tired, who knows what dangers we might encounter."
"But time." Walkris muttered quietly, and suddenly changed his words: "That's true.
Your opinions are also very important. Let's go back to the safer place on the upper level to rest for a while, and then get up early tomorrow morning to conquer the rest of the area.
After I finish the strategy for this underground maze, I will go visit some masters nearby."
"Okay." Tara nodded.
Tara joined the Walkris team quite late.
During the time she spent with Walkris, she discovered many of Walkris' faults and knew that Walkris didn't like to listen to other people's opinions.
She had tried to persuade Walkris, but most of the time she had failed.
Now Walkris is more willing to listen to others' opinions, which Tara thinks is a good change.
Although she didn't know what the fate of this team would be, Tara believed that since Vokris was chosen by the goddess, things would definitely develop in a good direction and the goddess would guide everything.
After a simple dinner together, Walkris led the team back along the original route.
When Vokris reached the sixth floor, a woman in a purple-black cloak suddenly appeared.
The hood covered her upper face, and one could faintly see her black eye mask and slightly whitish purple hair. Under the cloak, the tight clothes fully outlined the woman's perfect curves.
The woman leaned against the wall at the edge of the exit, as if waiting for something.
"Besides our team, there is no one else here. Could it be that this woman is waiting for us?"
Thinking of this, Princess Tara and Ina became alert, and Yixuan was even ready to launch an attack at any time.
Seeing Vokris coming, the woman was the first to greet Vokris:
"Long time no see, Walkris."
Hearing this voice, Walkris actually felt a little bit of retreat in his heart.
Walkris was not afraid of the woman in front of him, but of something deeper.
He pounded his chest hard to stop the trembling in his heart, and then greeted the woman in front of him:
"Long time no see, Sister Alan. You wouldn't appear here for no reason. What's the matter?"
The woman called Sister Alan did not directly answer this question:
“You have really put together a good team, but time is running out, and you should know what I want to say.
With your current condition, it will be very difficult to defeat the Demon King."
Vokris clenched his hands, gritted his teeth, then gradually relaxed and nodded bitterly:
"I know. So, I'm trying to find ways to fill these gaps."
Sister Alan smiled slightly and said, "You have become more reliable than before.
Back then, when I saw your smug expression after you passed the test and qualified, I couldn't help but feel worried.
But you know that too.
Our village has its own rules and we cannot interfere too much with your adventures. How much you grow depends entirely on yourself.
It's getting late. It's a rare opportunity for us to meet, and I have a lot to say to you.
But let’s talk about that after you come back.”
"go back."
Vokris muttered to himself, I can't deal with the Demon King with my current strength
As if she noticed the worry in Vokris's eyes, Sister Alan smiled and said:
“You don’t have to worry so much.
After all, if you want to be a true hero, you are still missing something crucial.
This time, I came for this purpose.
Put your hand out.”
Walkris hesitated but still reached out his hand, and a round compass the size of an egg was placed in his hand.
This compass is pure white and feels like a piece of jade.
Sister Alan said: "This is an instruction from above.
The underground maze where the holy sword is stored has been opened. You need to defeat the monsters in the underground maze step by step and finally pull out the holy sword.
As long as you can draw the holy sword, you can become a true hero.
The holy war is coming, and the goddess will guide you.
Of course, before you actually draw the holy sword, just like before, you must keep the fact that you are a hero a secret from everyone other than your companions.
As long as you can pull out the holy sword, you can announce to the world that you are a true hero.
After you declare yourself a hero, all kinds of things will happen one after another, so you must be mentally prepared in advance."
Holding the compass tightly in his hand, Vokris said, "But I don't think I am capable enough to conquer the labyrinth where the holy sword is stored."
"don’t worry.
The maze dominated by the holy sword will refresh enemies suitable for you according to your current strength.
Even if you take away the holy sword, monsters will be generated according to your ability range.
Those monsters will use all kinds of strange abilities, so be sure to pay attention.
This also exercises your ability to respond.
If you want, you can even wait until the energy of the entire Holy Sword Labyrinth is exhausted before coming out.
I still have to remind you to pay attention to time management.
If you had come out a step later, perhaps countless innocent civilians would have died under the butcher knife of the demons."
Sister Alan turned around and stepped onto the stairs to the next level.
"I have said everything I wanted to say, and I have given everything I should give. Please act quickly."
After saying that, Sister Alan took a step forward, turned into a puff of smoke, and disappeared into the underground maze.
Vokris stared at the compass in his hand, wanting to say something, but he didn't know what to say.
If I could get the holy sword, wouldn't I be closer to being a true hero instead of just having a false title
Taking a deep breath, Vokris looked at his companions behind him and made his own decision:
“There was a sudden change of plan.
We may be embarking on a very long period of practice.
Have a good rest tonight, we have a lot to prepare for tomorrow."
(End of this chapter)