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"Clang—!"
Centered on Noah, a blinding light nearly illuminated the entire thirty-seventh floor of the Dungeon.
The Minotaur monsters that had just been born and burst out of the ground seemed to instinctively sense that something extremely dangerous was being born. They forcibly swallowed the roars already rising in their throats and began backing away involuntarily, showing clear fear.
Especially when pairs of fierce, gleaming eyes and dark figures emerged within that dazzling light, the monsters, all at least Level 3, let out threatening cries.
They looked just like frightened puppies trembling as they tried to threaten someone.
However, when the blinding light gradually dimmed and revealed the full forms of those dark figures, the Minotaur monsters gripping stone weapons all froze stiffly.
That was because the dark figures born from the brilliant light were exactly identical to them: bull-headed, humanoid monsters over two meters tall, their only difference being that they possessed Minotaur physiques but held no stone weapons.
"MooOOOO—!"
The next moment, the Minotaur monsters unleashed earthshaking roars.
Noah, holding the holy sword, stood amid the group of Minotaur monsters. He raised his head and looked at the Minotaur monsters frozen ahead of him, a sharp gleam flashing through his eyes.
"MooOOOO—!"
The Minotaur monsters lined up around Noah like an army roared in unison, then charged forward amid thunderous footsteps that made the ground tremble.
"MooOOOO—!"
Only then did the true Minotaur monsters wielding thick stone weapons seem to snap awake. They let out unyielding roars and charged forward as well without hesitation.
On one side was an orderly, neatly arranged army of bull-headed humanoids, as though something were