Are You Standing Here Waiting to Die? (Continued)

The small throwing knife, held in one hand, is coated with a layer of green fluorescence as the wrist is flipped.

The throwing knife flew from William's hand, piercing through the air at a speed that even Lefia, at level 3, couldn't see, and pierced the Goblin's forehead.

"Mr. William, do you also know how to use throwing knives?"

Lefia witnessed the entire scene of William killing the nearly level 2 Goblin with a single blow.

She was becoming increasingly surprised at what other skills William possessed. His previous agility and marksmanship had already astonished her, but now he also had a knives-throwing technique.

"Well, since I practiced some assassination techniques at home before, I think I know a bit about weapons like daggers and throwing knives!"

"Assassination techniques------"

William's words caused the Elf to jump back half a step and scream loudly.

"What's wrong?"

Lefia's sudden shout made William frown. He used the throwing knife precisely to avoid making too much noise and attracting unnecessary trouble. Fortunately, he wanted to explore more floors before returning for dinner.

Lefia's shout seemed to have dashed his hopes, as he could feel the ground trembling slightly.

"I'm just a little surprised, Mr. William, that you know something like assassination techniques."

"Could it be that you come from a family of assassins from that kingdom?"

Lefia was clearly a little embarrassed by her overreaction, her face flushed.

There were no assassins skilled in assassination in Orario before, since adventurers' opponents are almost always monsters, and techniques that are effective against humans are ineffective against monsters.

She had only heard of adventurers skilled in killing within the legendary, now-extinct Evilus, which was why she was so shocked.

Just as William was about to explain to Lefia, mounds of earth began to rise from the previously flat ground.

"Miss Lefia, please be careful."

William stepped forward and shielded Lefia behind him.

Giant, brown ants emerged from the mound of earth. At first glance, these ants looked no different from the ordinary ants William had seen on the ground.

The only obvious difference is in their size; they can reach about one meter in length, a length comparable to that of an adult dwarf.

Creak! Creak!

The giant ant's enormous mandibles opened and closed with a chilling scraping sound, and its bloodshot eyes radiated a terrifying killing intent.

The mound continued to crack, and giant ants continued to emerge from the ground. In just a short while, William and Lefia were surrounded by countless ants.

"How can there be so many Killer Ant?"

Lefia frowned; the usually relaxed Elf, who had been so cheerful since entering the Dungeon, now wore a serious expression for the first time.

Killer Ant, these are monsters known as the nightmares of newcomers in the upper echelons.

This monster isn't particularly strong individually; any level 1 adventurer has the ability to defeat it alone.

But this monster has one unique characteristic: it always appears in large groups.

Other monsters usually gather in groups of three to five at most to attack adventurers.

However, there are always no fewer than ten of these monsters whenever they appear, and most importantly, the Killer Ant also release pheromone gas.

Even if you kill those dozen or so ants, the Killer Ant will follow the scent and surround the already exhausted adventurers again.

Therefore, for newcomers, the best way to deal with Killer Ant is to escape if possible, and if escape is not possible, kill them all before they release pheromones.

But now, with so many Killer Ant appearing all at once, it has long exceeded the scope of a normal situation.

"I'm sorry, Mr. William, I have to make my move."

"Could you please protect me a little?"

Lefia said in a deep voice, gripping her [Forest Tear] tightly in her hand, and began her chant.

In her judgment, the current situation was beyond the capabilities of William, a novice adventurer.

"[Proud warriors, archers of the forest!]"

The elven girl sang intently, her clear voice as melodious and captivating as a beautiful musical piece.

"[Approaching----]"

The elf's chanting of magic suddenly stopped, and her cherry-like mouth was covered by a large hand wearing a black glove.

The subsequent incantation was not uttered, and the red magic circle that had been gradually appearing behind the girl also dissipated.

Lefia glared at the man who had covered her mouth, her almond-shaped eyes blazing with anger.

She was now blinded by extreme rage, and even the ironclad rule that elves cannot allow others to touch their skin was thrown aside.

"What are you doing? Can't you see the Killer Ant are already so close?"

"This is simply not a number that a novice adventurer like you can handle with just the guns you have."

"We don't have enough time to cast the spell anymore, what should we do!"

Lefia was furious. She hadn't expected William to be so arrogant, still trying to show off even at this point.

If she had finished chanting the spell earlier, all the Killer Ant would have been wiped out by now. But because William interrupted her, there wasn't enough time to chant the spell.

"There's no other way, let's run!"

She hasn't learned to chant in parallel yet, so she can't cast spells while moving, leaving her with only the option of running away.

With her level 3 physical abilities and William's agility, outrunning these ants shouldn't be a big problem.

"Miss Lefia, Miss Riveria gave me a task yesterday."

William spoke calmly and unhurriedly, a stark contrast to Lefia's flustered and anxious expression.

"Why are you bringing this up now? Run!"

Lefia was furious at William's expression, but being a fellow member of the Familia, she grabbed William wrist and tried to drag him away.

"Miss Riveria, would you like me to demonstrate my magic to you?"

Don't you think now is a great opportunity?

"Mr. William, can you also use magic?"