Riezel had absolutely nothing to do with the words "steady and cautious."
That was clear enough from what he had gone through that day. He was reckless enough to charge wildly across the Black Land, plunge headfirst into a swarm of Abyss Creatures, and ultimately encounter a terrifying giant black snake that had nearly turned the tables on him.
His battle with that giant black snake also showed just how strong Riezel's thirst for adventure was.
He had actually risked dying once just to take his opponent down with him. If Merlot, Naisha, Belti, and the others had known, they definitely would not have cared about their status and would have cursed Riezel out on the spot.
As a result, after all that reckless behavior, although Riezel had gained greatly and thoroughly satisfied his adventurous spirit, he had not even covered half the distance of a journey that had originally been planned to take less than a day.
It could not be helped. Whenever he encountered an Abyss Creature, Riezel would rush straight in and fight it. His opponents were either powerful beings capable of matching the Riezel from before he had Leveled Up or learned the cursed technique system, or massive swarms packed together in dense numbers. Even the weaker Abyss Creatures possessed some strange and troublesome ability. There was no way his travel speed could be fast when he kept fighting things like that.
Thus, on the second day, amid Merlot, Naisha, Belti, and the others' indescribably complicated expressions, Riezel opened a Gate and set out once more from the place where he had encountered the giant black snake the day before.
Naturally, he still charged forward recklessly the whole way. Whenever he encountered an Abyss Creature, he would howl and rush at it, engaging it in a