Chapter 36: Meat Grinder, Komi

In an instant, a cold gleam flashed.

The giant didn't have time to react and was decapitated with one slash.

Even though the giant race has a regeneration speed that is difficult for ordinary people to match, decapitation is beyond the scope of recovery.

However, severed limbs can recover over time.

Explorers always aim for the head against all high-regeneration races; this move solves the problem of overly fast recovery for most monsters.

If that doesn't work, then set them on fire.

With wave after wave of attacks, the sand in the hourglass quickly trickled down.

The difficulty of this level is mainly whether the explorers can deliver a fatal blow; as long as the attack can be lethal in one hit.

Then, the strength of the monsters in this level is not as good as the barbarian race in the previous level.

The monsters in the dungeon are copies.

Their combat style, instincts, and skills all follow everything from the original body.

With the robust regeneration of the giants, their combat style is simply and practically exchanging injury for injury.

Relying on not fearing death and fast recovery, such attacks have been repeatedly successful in their original world.

For such basically unguarded monsters, Kreya really chopped them like slicing vegetables.

Combined with her flexible and exquisite attack skills, always aiming for the head, a monster that can be dealt with in one strike will be solved in one strike.

Kane only needs to restrict their movements from afar with spider silk and finish off the monsters that fall but are not dead with arrows.

With the precise cooperation between the two, the sand in the hourglass trickled down like flowing water.

Not long after, the sand in the hourglass finally emptied.

The last wave of monsters was just a team of six giants.

Still using a strategy of not fearing death.

Under the suppression of strength, free movement, and precise finishing blows, corpses were quickly left behind.

Kane and Kreya only had a slight sweat on their foreheads.

The ringing of a bell signaled the disappearance of the hourglass.

Now it's the thrilling treasure chest opening phase.

The treasure chest vanished and left behind four items.

Apart from two magical materials that can slightly increase magic stone energy.

The remaining two are equipment.

[Precise Throwing Spear]

[Short Spear]

[Color: Copper]

[Attributes: Slight Penetration, Fast Throwing]

[Skill: Trajectory Correction] (Aim at an enemy, throw the short spear, the short spear will undergo mild correction in flight for better accuracy)

[Introduction: Take it out, aim at the enemy's direction, and throw it. It's already a mature short spear.]

"Here, take this equipment,"

Handed the equipment directly to Kreya.

Kreya took the short spear, somewhat puzzled, and said, "Shouldn't this be your equipment? Why give it to me?"

Kane, being the long-range output of the team, typically uses such thrown objects for his equipment.

"This equipment has the feature of trajectory correction. You aim in the enemy's direction and throw it. The greater the strength, the greater the power. I can condense transparent throwing objects and don't need trajectory correction."

With Kreya's strength, this equipment will have exceptional effects.

Hearing Kane's explanation, Kreya didn't refuse, took the equipment, and placed it at her side.

"Of course, this equipment is mine."

Kane shook an arrow in his hand.

[Poisoned Arrow]

[Arrow]

[Color: Copper]

[Attributes:]

[Moderate Penetration]

[Severe Poison Attachment]

[Skill: Rainforest Arrow Frog] (Highly toxic, those poisoned will have slowed movements, delayed reactions, and blurred vision)

[Introduction: The arrowhead of this arrow is made from the poison sac of a rainforest arrow frog fused with steel. Even a minor wound can cause poisoning.]

Although it's just one arrow, it can be considered Kane's trump card.

Once it's shot, just wait for the poison to take effect.

With copper-colored monsters, unless they are immune to poison, they will be affected.

Based on the introduced poison potency, if a monster gets poisoned, it will be weakened to an extremely weak state.

After receiving the coin pouch handed over by Yoyo, this time the audience's rewards totaled 13 gift coins.

"Do you need a break? The next level is the fifth level, facing the first stage's boss."

Thinking the next level is the mini-boss level, Kane wondered if Kreya needed to prepare.

The previous fight was largely depleting her physical strength, while Kane's condition was still good.

Kreya picked up a bottle of water and gulped it down, as her strong body requires a lot of water to maintain activity and consumption.

"No need, let's take down this boss and then rest."

Hearing the centaur say this, Kane didn't hesitate further.

He directly decided to continue competing.

The noise from the stands was louder than ever.

The cheering was continuous, this time double the usual volume.

The crystal hourglass slowly rose into the air, but this time it did not turn over.

It stood horizontally in the sky, and the sand no longer flowed.

In the arena, crystals of various colors floated in the air.

The light they emitted made the sky as bright as day.

Thunk, thunk, thunk.

The sound of a huge drum slowly echoed.

The iron gate opposite Kane and his team slowly lifted, and a strong black shadow walked towards the arena, stepping in time with the drumbeats.

The heavy footsteps approached.

The dark figure finally entered the arena.

A three-meter-tall figure roared at the sky.

"Roar, I am the grinder, Komi."

He spoke, the first talking monster they had seen.

Previously, dungeon monsters didn't have much intelligence, let alone speak.

The only one that might have spoken was the dungeon boss after the destruction.

That passerby thief.

Although Kane couldn't understand.

The stands remained shrouded in mist, but with Komi's roar.

The cheers from above surged like a wave.

His tall body, clad only in shorts, revealed muscles all over, covered with scars of various sizes.

He raised the two-meter-long machete in his hand, pointing at Kane and the others.

"Are you the ones here to challenge me?"

Although questioning, he didn't give Kane or the others a chance to respond.

"Come, let us fight mercilessly."

Of course, Kane and his team weren't planning on peaceful communication either.

In the dungeon, explorers and monsters.

It's either you die or I perish.

A huge matching bow coalesced, and a full bow shot three continuous arrows at the boss opposite.

Komi swung the machete in his hand, discovering Kane's transparent arrows and swiftly knocking them away.

Kreya had already charged to his side.

Brandishing a longsword toward his neck, he turned his head to evade the strike.

He didn't forget to say: "You're quite impressive, little girl."

Though his words praised, the contempt in his tone was unmistakable.

The withdrawn machete, wielded with heavy momentum, struck at the centaur.

Kreya immediately raised her shield to block the blow, but the immense power forced her to retreat continuously.

She could feel the bones in her arm cracking slightly.

Komi showed no mercy or habit of missing opportunities.

His airborne left hand clenched into a fist, aiming at the centaur's waist.

If that strike landed, Kreya's strength would be severely reduced.

Two strands of hardened spider silk shot over in time, entangling his arm, and the force from the spider silk restricted his iron fist.

Struggling with the force transmitted from the spider silk, they remained locked in a stalemate.

To break free from the spider silk, he would have to exert much more strength.

Despite struggling under the machete's attack, Kreya seized the opportunity, using her shield to forcefully resist the hefty machete.

With her right hand holding the sword, she slashed directly at Komi's bound arm.