1071. The Minotaur's Labyrinth / 1072. Slaying the Gorgon

The adventurer, having donned his new armor, spoke with eager anticipation.

"Wait! Let me go in and take a look first."

Ota stopped the group, took two large swords from his back, and walked to the cave entrance alone.

The moment he stepped through the doorway, two Black Shadow lunged at him.

Ota glared and held his broadsword in front of him.

Bang!!!

It was like a boulder crashing down; even the level 7 top-tier expert, the fierce warrior Ota, was sent flying.

Ota gripped the ground with both feet, sliding along the ground for three or four meters before finally coming to a stop.

"What happened!" People were terrified. If such a heavy blow had landed on them, they would probably have been smashed into a pulp.

A massive, thick hand emerged from the entrance of the lava cave, tearing the rock wall apart, and a white-haired giant stepped out.

The white, evil Minotaur, a white, long-haired giant with horns, a human face, and a body resembling a white yak, the king of the Minotaur, wielding two enormous long axes.

Ota quickly leaped backward.

Where he had stood, giant black-purple snakes emerged. The other end of each snake was not a body, but rather strands of a woman's hair, only these strands were quite large.

A gigantic Medusa appeared, with a human upper body, a long snake tail, hair that looked like grinning snakes, and huge wings on her back.

Their eyes burned with flames, as if they wanted to burn everything through, and they were surrounded by a white aura, which only made them appear more evil.

Shirou recognized the two individuals; the white light emanating from them was the power of the white deity.

"Minotaur, Gorgon ... is that so? You were summoned here because of me..."

"Roar! Kill! All those who ventured into the cave deserve to die!"

"Revenge! Slaughter all of humanity!"

Milotaurs and Gorgon unleashed a deafening roar that shook the cave as they charged toward Ota, who was at the forefront.

"Hmph!" Ota raised his twin blades, severing the attacking snake head, and then met the Minotaur head head-on. The attacks from both sides created a strong storm that made the fifty-story building rustle loudly.

Hearing the roars of the two former Servant, Shirou felt a deep sorrow. They were beings summoned by Surtr using the power of the White God, and after being forcibly modified and assimilated with the monsters of the dungeon, they became what they are now.

As one of the most famous monsters in Greek gods, they all originally had a tragic past and a human side.

But now he's like a raging beast that has lost its reason, only knowing how to kill.

"Roara..."

Milotaur roared, emanating a burning smell from his body. He swung his twin axes, unleashing a force that even a LV.7 could hardly withstand, smashing Ota into retreat.

Medusa's flailing snake heads also lit up, emitting extremely destructive lasers that swept outwards.

"Aaaaaah! What kind of monsters are these?! Two of them appeared at once!"

The adventurers scattered and fled; the expeditionary force was on the verge of collapse even before entering the lava cave.

Chapter 1071 The Labyrinth of the Minotaur

The Loki Familia members pulled Shirou away to a wider area.

A shimmering purple light reflected in the atmosphere.

Buzz--!!!

The giant serpent on Gorgon's long hair hissed and snarled, its long body thrashing, purple lasers shooting from its mouth, sweeping across the surroundings. It left deep scratches on the ground and sliced off protruding rocks.

She doesn't need to chant to unleash such destructive power.

"Ughhhhh!!!" The giant shield soldier stood in front, trying to block the lasers, but was swept away by the long snake head.

"Dance, spirits of the air, Master of light. I have made a pact with the guardian of the forest, hoping the song of the earth will envelop us, protect us—I implore you to transform into a colossal wall of forest light to safeguard us—my name is Alfre."

Riviera chanted incantations, activating a protective shield that enveloped everyone, barely managing to withstand the lasers.

But just like Gorgon's snake head, which could be severed and regrown like hair, never truly dying, her laser beams were also inexhaustible. Riviera's True Magic shield had begun to crack and was about to collapse.

"Hah!!" Ota parried the giant axe of the Minotaur, charged towards Gorgon, and swung his greatsword, interrupting the snake woman's cannon fire.

Gorgon's hair instantly grew longer and lunged at Ota.

Ota the Fierce was about to retaliate against Gorgon.

"Roar!!!" The Minotaur charged forward again, its two large horns flashing, and knocked Ota away.

Ota blocked the Minotaur's horn with his sword, but the immense force still sent him flying backward.

Ota drew another sword and slashed at the Minotaur's arm, but the monster, a hybrid of a bull and a human, had muscles as hard as steel. Ota's sword was stuck in the muscle as soon as it pierced through.

"Roar!!!" The Minotaur out in pain, its eyes blazing with evil flames, preparing to slam Ota against the wall and kill him with the impact.

"Ota!" someone exclaimed.

Just as Ota was about to be slammed into the wall, he kicked the Minotaur away, landed steadily on the ground, and said in a deep voice.

"No help needed!"

Meanwhile, Ota's battle with the two behemoths was still fierce, with the ground and rock walls constantly being shattered. Even Ota, the strongest and fiercest warrior on this journey, was struggling to defend himself against these two monsters.

"Hey! Don't be reckless! One is a True Magic turret, and the other is an incredibly strong yak, both at level 7 or higher. Especially that yak, its strength seems to be even greater Ota's. This is going to be difficult!" the werewolf Bert said, observing the battle situation on both sides.

"Whoa! This is tough! Two huge guys I've never seen before have appeared at once, and they're even humanoid... Ota, hey! I'll join them too!" Tiona said eagerly, brandishing her large twin blades.

"I'm going too!" Ais drew her sword, ready to charge straight in.

"No need, Ota can handle it! Let's wait and see." Allen stopped the two and said calmly.

In this world, most people judge a person's worth based on their ability level.

The information regarding ability values is the result of long-term verification and analysis over the millennia since the gods descended, so there are still possibilities within adventurers that even the gods cannot fathom.

This is a numerical value generated after systematically parameterizing God's grace. It includes basic abilities, development abilities, True Magic, and skills, while the level represents the overall strength. God's grace can be locked and hidden.

Of course, ability stats are personal privacy and there is no obligation to disclose them. The ability stats of powerful adventurers are usually protected as important secrets by their clans.

Even guilds will only publish a few pieces of information, such as adventurers' levels and dungeon activity records, as examples of growth, without affecting the familia.

Ota is the epitome of excellence here, a legend among legends. He is the only adventurer to reach level 7 by navigating the Orario Labyrinth. Unlike Berserker and other naturally powerful individuals who emerged due to the merging of worlds, he represents, in a sense, the upper limit that adventurers can reach.

However, in reality, once adventurers reach level 6, they tend to emphasize combat experience and skills more. Rather than focusing solely on physical attributes, the challenge for top adventurers becomes how to fully utilize their power.

Ding ding!!!

With one stroke, he spread the axe open; with another, he sliced open the snake's head, the scales sparking and flying away.

Ota gradually stabilized the battle; he had become accustomed to the monster's attack patterns. The difference between adventurers and monsters lies in the fact that monsters can only rely on physical abilities, while humans can adapt their fighting style to counter monsters.

The two monsters before him were taller, heavier, and stronger than Ota, but the burly pig-man was wielding two swords and deflecting their attacks.

"As expected of Ota!"

"Tsk! He actually carried it all by himself, which one is the monster here?!"

But it's not that simple!!!

The white bull-monster roared, half of his body emitting smoke and flames, while the other half radiated a white, Holy Light.

"Roar!!! The Labyrinth of Evil!!!"

Rumble!

"What's wrong!" The adventurers' legs were trembling, and they could barely stand.

"Everyone! Gather together quickly! Don't scatter!" Riviera keenly sensed something was wrong, but it was too late.

The terrain suddenly changed; the fifty-story rock wall twisted and then transformed into a massive maze of bricks and stones. The most advanced adventurers, separated from the other teams, appeared in various corners of the maze.

"Damn it! I'm locked up!"

Is anyone on the other side?

"Commander! Where are you?!"

"Mini Gale--!"

Ais drew her sword and used her special move to attack the wall.

Bite!!!

"Miss Ais! How are you?" The elf girl Leifya, who had been transferred to the same place, asked anxiously.

"It's no use..." The blonde girl shook her head.

The sword's edge only created a small crack where it touched the wall; soon, a white light appeared on the wall, and it was restored to its original state.

The walls are too high and too thick; even a fierce attack cannot penetrate them. Furthermore, sound cannot travel outside.

The only sound was the over three-meter-tall white-haired minotaur rampaging through the maze, knocking and smashing away any adventurers it encountered.

On the other side...

The five-meter-tall snake-haired monster, its eyes burning with fire, roared at Shirou and the group of level 4 members who had been left behind.

Chapter 1072 Slaying Gorgon

At this moment, Shirou stepped forward and stood directly in front of Gorgon's magic cannon, shielding the adventurers behind him.

"Mr. Shirou! Don't go up there!"

"Catwoman Ans of Loki Familia, level 4, cried out loudly."

With her strength, she was simply not strong enough to fight such a monster, but as a member of the Loki Familia, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and run to Shirou's side.

"It's alright." Shirou pulled the catwoman behind him and looked at Gorgon.

"Gaaaaaaahh..."

Gorgon's fiery eyes stared at Shirou, his brow furrowing before he stopped approaching. His serpentine mouth, radiating a purple light, also closed.

Gorgon seemed to have lost interest in the area and turned to move in another direction, searching for other prey.

"Hmm? Meow? What's going on?" Ans asked, looking puzzled.

From the very beginning, neither Gorgon nor the Minotaur seemed to have ignored Shirou. All the attacks were directed at him.

Now Shirou stepped forward, confirming this. The adventurers who noticed this quickly hid behind Shirou.

Shirou glared angrily into the lava cave.

He heard the fire giant's sneer. Although no one around reacted and Surtr didn't peek out, there was no doubt that the giant was observing the area and chuckling.

Shirou could see an invisible flame paving a path for him, and a giant of flame was inviting him to enter.

This was a provocation against him. Even summoning two Servant that Shirou knew well and turning them into monsters was probably something the Fire Giant did intentionally.

Shirou did not walk down that path; he still had things to do.

Myths are never without powerful monsters, who, whether because they have offended the gods or because it is their destiny, cannot escape being destroyed by heroes, even if they were innocent at the beginning.

Gorgon, the embodiment of anger and revenge, a sorrowful monster who has slaughtered countless heroes, what a pitiful figure she is. Shirou never expected to encounter her here.

"Mr. Shirou, what should we do now?" Even the clever and capable Catwoman Ans was now confused about the situation and had no choice but to seek instructions from the person she was protecting.

"We can't let her attack someone who's alone, let's give chase!" Shirou led the pursuit.

"Eh! Eh!" The level 4 members exclaimed in surprise and had no choice but to follow. Only by staying behind Shirou could they be a little safe.

At this moment, Gorgon had already found Ais and Leifya, and her enormous body completely blocked the two girls inside.

"Miss Ais! I'm here to support you!" Leifya quickly ran to a distance, chanting a spell as she tried to seal Gorgon's magic cannon.

"Hmm!" The blonde girl activated wind True Magic, instantly accelerating and transforming into a blur as she rushed towards the snake-haired monster.

"Gaaaaaah!!!" At this moment, Gorgon's eyes were filled with flames. Although she had lost her mind, her body was indeed the strongest monster that had fought against countless heroes. Her fighting instincts alone were terrifying enough.

One after another, dark purple pythons lunged at Ais.

The blonde girl stepped onto the snake's body and moved swiftly, leaving craters in her wake.

But these snakes are actually strands of Gorgon's hair; as long as the magic continues, her hair can regenerate indefinitely.

Black flames of fury erupted from Ais's golden eyes. Gorgon's powerful figure, especially the scales that shimmered with black light upon resurrection, reminded her of the black dragon in her nightmares—a nightmare that had awakened her countless times and ignited her despairing rage.

"Hahhhhh!!!" The blonde girl, like a berserker, frantically slashed at the Gorgon snakes.

A purple light emanated from Gorgon's serpent head as it attempted to fire a laser beam, sweeping towards Ais.

"O harbinger of the end, oh, the snow-covered landscape. As dusk approaches, let the winds howl..."