Athens' Warriors: Level 2 adventure

All of us had leveled up yesterday so we decided to test our power by delving inside the dungeon...Our teamwork was...worse than I thought. I thought that considering that we were the best in the tournament we would have some form of solid teamwork. I was, so wrong. The frontline fighters let some monster slip by, the pyromancer 'accidentally' bombarded me with a Fire Explosion!

'Maria...You will pay for this...No matter what?!'

Our teamwork started becoming better after the 13 floors where no monster would go past us and the caster started working better under pressure and they could fire better attacks or support us.

'Thank you, Liza!'

We started killing off every monster that tried to stop our descent with precision similar to snipers. We finished a group of Hellhounds that tried to turns into ash but were stopped by Zach's magic which set off the fire spell inside the wolves' mouths. By the way, Zach gained a skill called [Zero Mind- Caster]. It allowed him to cast faster and he cast effectively the same spell multiple times in one chant. It is a pretty useful skill, considering his Rupture Magic that is effective in singular enemy combat but it takes too long to cast. As such he covered his weakness and transformed into a powerful caster.

It was starting to become exciting as we defeated another group of rabbits with horns that jumped at us. I looked around and smiled at our formation: Delius and I in the front, Miranda slightly behind us and the damage casters surrounding Liza. As we were walking, I looked at my stats which I forgot of for a while.

Level 2

Strength - H 171

Endurance - H 192

Agility - G 282

Dexterity - G 253

Magic - G 222

[Legendary Swordmaster(A)- Lv. 2]

{Unbridled Spirit}{Saber Persona}{5 Unrelenting Sparks}{Sword Force- Golden Lightning}

[Saint Angel-Liza]

I motioned towards my teammates as I stepped in front of them with a smile on my face. Two Minotaurs appeared holding giant blades, Zach said to me with an eyebrow raised.

"Adam, those 2 are the strongest monsters of the 2nd level. We should work together to defeat them..."

"Haha...As a captain, I need to show some of my abilities to my teammates. Don't interfere, will you? "

I ignored his cry as I popped lightning shot and sparks appeared from my mouth with blade-like arcs. I focused my eyes on each movement they were going to make and stepped back slightly as I breathed in slightly before saying.

"[3rd form- Golden Flash]"

In an instant, I zapped across the terrain with a golden blur and slashed off their arms that they tried to use in order to kill me. Everyone was shocked by the sheer speed but my next movement shocked them more as I breathed out a set of sparks. I said in one go.

"[4th Spark- Booming Dance]"

I started spiraling like a thunder cyclone and trapped the minotaurs cutting them into minced meat. I sheathed my saber with no excessive movement and looked back at the appalled group. I smiled and waved back as Zach screamed at me while shaking my shoulders.

"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!? YOU WERE NOT SO STRONG DURING THE TOURNAMENT. HOW DID YOU DO THAT?"

"HAHA...DID YOU THINK THAT WAS MY FULL POWER?! YOU ARE UNDERESTIMATING ME, BOZZO?!"

"And I have thought, I would be able to match after my level up...This is so pitiful"

As I helped Zach go past his temporary depression, the teammates were preparing to sleep. We spent approximately 8 hours inside so we needed some rest. After setting up the guards, I went inside my sleeping bag with no further question. Unfortunately, Liza wanted to cuddle with me. I tried refusing politely but her next words sent shivers down my spine.

"Oh...so you don't want to cuddle with me. I guess it would be bad if something happened to you during the night..."

Liza is usually a cheerful girl with no malicious intent but I understood one thing that moment.

'All women are scary if they don't get what they want'

I made a silent prayer for my survival that night as I set myself inside the slightly bigger sleeping bag and hugged Liza. She snuggled close to me and we went to sleep peacefully until our watch came up. The sleep was nice and comfy for me. For some reason, I started checking up on my long grey hair and my smell, I do not really know for sure why I did that for my whole guard watch but I did not really care right now.

As we started delving deeper and deeper, I saw a duo doing the same. There was a golden-haired little girl maybe a year younger than me and a...beautiful green-haired woman. She was tall and slim with beautiful green hair and eyes that shined in the light of the dungeon. I quickly dismissed these thoughts as another thought appeared.

'WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING TO MY BUDDY?! LIZA AND THEN THAT WOMAN...AM I DISEASED OR WHAT?'(you are commencing puberty age yay!...)

I looked back at my teammates and said to them.

"How about we talk to them? It won't hurt to make connections."

"Umm...this is just a waste of time. We are only on the 16th floor, we could advance deeper but you want to waste our time speaking with ladies"

Maria said to me with a scoff.

"Are you fucking dumb, you shitty pyromancer? There is the Monster Rex next floor. Do you want us to die?!"

"Who are you calling dumb, you copyrighted Lightning Bolt?! You didn't even participate so much in the battle planning."

"At the very least, I am not attacking my own teammates with fire."

"YOU WERE IN THE WAY?!"

"THEN WHY DID YOU SHOOT IT ANYWAY?! Are you trying to kill me?! Do you know how painful a fire explosion is?!"

"You let 4 Hellhounds get past you. You couldn't do your job as a frontline, You-"

"Hello, misses. My name is Zach Effen, my teammates were wondering about your identities. No need to worry, we simply want to establish a friendship"

Both of us turned to see Zach and the rest of our teammates talking with the green-haired beauty and the golden little girl. Maria's eyebrow twitched as she clenched her hands on her staff while I hopped away towards the group. Everybody in our team finished introducing ourselves, only the green beauty, the goldie, me and Maria didn't introduce ourselves. I smiled and waved to them.

"I am Adam, Adam Cranel, the swordsman and captain in the group. The horrible pyromaniac in the back is Maria Endregor, our comic relief"

After saying that I was the swordsman and the captain of the group, the goldie's ears perked up and she looked at me with excitement. The green-haired woman hit the little girl on the head with her staff to make her wake up. The green-haired woman said to me.

"It is nice to see young adventurers working hard together for their family. I am Riveria Ljos Alf. This is Ais Wallenstein. It is nice to meet you."

Upon hearing that all of us dropped our weapons instantly and looked at them in shock. Delius couldn't even form a sentence. Miranda's eyes widened(Omg its an emotion). Zach took out a notepad and wrote everything down. Maria almost fainted. Only I and Liza were acting normally. I looked at them and smiled beaming with battle spirit.

"So what are you guys doing here? You wouldn't want to challenge the Monster Rex, would you?"

"No, we are simply training Ais in fighting monsters. Why are you asking this?"

"Nothing, I was just interested whenever Ais wants to have a duel with me?"

"A duel. Are you sure you are up for the task? She is a level 2 warrior"

"No problem for me, I just wanted to test my abilities further. I need to see what my current full power is"

Riveria thought for a second, examined me for more than minute and nodded.

"You are not allowed to do any killing blows or I will deal with the perpetrator myself"

Ais seemed to shiver at the thought of angering the green-haired woman but she took her position after unsheathing her sword. I unsheathed mine as the group cleared some space for us. I clenched my hand over my saber and I started releasing lightning prepared for battle.

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