Strange Entrance, Rescue Appears

Dungeon 4th Floor

Faster, even faster.

Tiona sprinted through the Dungeon with her equipment strapped to her back.

Small stones were crushed to powder beneath her feet, her figure surging forward like a gale.

Monsters within the Dungeon caught sight of her and lunged, claws bared in a ferocious assault.

"In the way."

Her expression darkened further at the sight, yet she only accelerated.

As the distance closed, a monster swung its sharp claws toward her head.

Tiona raised her left arm, smashing the monster blocking her path in half, and with a forceful swing, cast the remains aside.

Tione followed closely by her sister's side, casually disposing of the "obstacles" appearing on the right.

Moving in tandem, the various obstructions and monsters in their path were shattered as easily as building blocks.

The wind generated by their rapid sprint kicked up the debris and dust of the pulverized foes.

At that moment, Tiona, still running, spotted a group of adventurers ahead and brought her sprint to a halt.

She and her sister skidded to an emergency stop right in front of the party.

The adventurers, having sensed the terrifying commotion long before the sisters arrived, had scrambled to dodge out of the way.

Before they could even react, they saw the two runners stop abruptly in front of them and let out a collective sigh of relief.

Before they could calm their nerves, a stern female voice rang out from the rising dust.

"Do you know that an abnormal situation has occurred in the Dungeon? And you still dare to venture deeper?"

As the dust settled, the party of adventurers saw the dark-skinned Amazon Sisters standing before them.

Seeing the two sisters appear, joy broke out across the faces of everyone in the group.

Hearing their words, a tall, middle-aged man stepped out from the party.

With a face full of delight, he addressed Tiona.

"Lady Tiona and Lady Tione, were you two sent by the Guild to provide support?"

Tiona frowned upon hearing this and asked, "Are you the rescue exploration team organized by the Guild?"

The middle-aged adventurer replied, "Yes, we were just..."

Tiona cut him off, asking again, "Have you seen Lefiya and the newcomer from our Familia along the way?"

The adventurer, interrupted mid-sentence, was stunned for a moment before answering hesitantly.

"Lefiya? Do you mean the Thousand Elf?

We aren't familiar with the newcomer you mentioned, but while we were turning back other adventurers, someone told us they saw the Thousand Elf with a young man on the fifth floor."

"Thanks."

Without another word, Tiona pushed past the party of adventurers.

"Hey—"

The middle-aged adventurer watched her figure dart away the moment she finished speaking, his right hand raised in a gesture to stop her.

Before he could react, he felt a tap on his shoulder.

He turned to see Tione patting his shoulder with one hand.

"Since we're here, you don't need to worry. You should head back quickly as well."

Tione lowered her hand and sped off to catch up with her sister.

"Hey, Tiona, wait for me!"

The middle-aged adventurer stared blankly at the backs of the two sisters as they ignored him and his team, charging headlong into the depths.

The surrounding members looked at each other, gradually gathering around.

"Leader, what do we do now?"

Someone from the crowd asked.

The middle-aged adventurer remained silent for a long while, scratching his head with a bewildered expression. "I'm only the temporary leader; I have no idea!"

The group looked at one another, and the party fell into silence.

The Amazon Sisters left the Guild's rescue team behind, continuing their advance toward the fifth floor.

The sisters cleared the obstacles and monsters blocking their path just as they had before.

As the two prepared to rush from the fourth-floor stairs toward the fifth floor.

Tiona sensed something approaching rapidly from the corner ahead.

Feeling the object closing in, she wore an expression of impatience.

"Endless, annoying pests."

She felt a clear sense of disgust toward the monsters that had been obstructing her path all this way.

She clenched her right hand and suddenly stopped upon reaching a corner.

With a fierce expression, she took a stance and swung her arm with force, her fist slamming into the corner wall.

After shattering the corner, the fierce look on her face gradually shifted to one of surprise.

The two expressions intertwined on her changing face, making it look twisted and bizarre, as if she were suffering from a facial cramp.

What caused such a drastic change was what she suddenly saw at the corner: Liber and Lefiya, who were flying toward her while holding hands.

Seeing Tiona appear at the corner, the two flying figures also wore expressions of surprise.

However, their faces were dominated more by the terror of being suddenly attacked.

Previously.

Three flying entities had been relentlessly pursuing the pair.

The two dodged the attacks from behind.

From time to time, Liber would brush his hand across the ground, manipulating enchanted gravel to attack the enemies behind them, doing his best to slow the monsters down.

Just as joy appeared on their faces upon seeing the stairs to the fourth floor.

They saw the wall at the corner suddenly crumble, with large chunks of rock flying toward them.

Their expressions shifted abruptly, and their forward flight came to an abrupt halt.

Liber pulled Lefiya down as much as he could, bending his knees and leaning backward; both of their faces were flushed from the sudden evasive maneuver.

They ducked to avoid the incoming rocks and the fist that had suddenly appeared before them.

They could feel the powerful, blade-like wind pressure from both the debris and the fist rushing toward their faces.

Liber pulled Lefiya along, sliding on their knees across the ground until they reached Tiona, who had suddenly appeared before them.

Feeling the pain in their knees, they stared blankly at her as she maintained her punching stance with a ferocious expression.

The scene suddenly fell into silence.

The rocks sent flying by Tiona's punch directly killed the abnormal entity that had been following closest behind the pair.

Tione, who had been following closely behind Tiona, also arrived in front of the two.

Seeing the strange situation before her, Tione asked the two kneeling on the ground.

"Are you two alright? Lefiya and that... Liber, are you injured?"

Hearing Tione's question and the roaring of the monsters approaching from behind.

The startled pair finally snapped back to reality.

They hurriedly stood up.

Tiona retracted her stance in embarrassment, standing before them at a loss.

Seeing that Liber and Lefiya were still holding hands after standing up, her sister asked suspiciously.

"Why are you two holding hands?"

Hearing the question, the two realized what was happening and let go.

Lefiya's face turned bright red as she defended herself.

"Th-this is an... accidental situation!!"

Liber's face also flushed, but he quickly calmed down.

"Hum."

Hearing the sound approaching at high speed, Liber spoke to the Amazon Sisters with a serious expression.

"An abnormal situation has emerged. Although it's a surprise to meet here, let's hurry toward the surface together."

At this moment, Tiona, who had been feeling awkward, put the previous situation aside and said confidently.

"This level is a piece of cake."

With that, she charged toward the remaining two abnormal entities.

"Hey, why are you being so reckless all of a sudden?"

Tione asked, finding it strange that her sister had rushed in so impatiently.

She then said to Liber and Lefiya, "You two rest on the side for now. We'll return together once we've dealt with these."

Saying this, she also charged out.

"Wait, that's not..."

Hearing Tione's words, Liber was just about to speak when he saw the two figures rushing off in a hurry.

The Amazon Sisters met the remaining two monsters head-on, instantly obliterating the incoming abnormal entities.

Feeling how easily the monsters had been wiped out, Tiona looked at the two resting on the side and said.

"Wasn't this monster easy to deal with? I don't know why the Guild called it an abnormal situation."

As she spoke, her older sister poked her on the shoulder from the side.

"Look behind you."

"What is it? Ugh, so many bugs!!"

Reminded by her sister, Tiona turned around to look behind her, and within her line of sight appeared a dense swarm of Killer Ant.

Among the ant swarm were various special individuals with massive, grotesque bodies.

"Alright, stop talking. Let's finish this quickly and take those two back to base camp."

Her sister, who was warming up her wrists and ankles nearby, urged her on.

"I know, I know. It's only because you're so unreliable that we wasted time."

Hearing this, Tiona shrugged and began to warm up her own body while talking back to her sister.

Watching the two of them limbering up, Liber asked with some hesitation.

"They aren't going to..."

"It looks like they're about to charge into the monster swarm."

Lefiya, standing beside him, responded to his question.

Then, he watched as the two, having finished their warm-up, rushed toward the dense swarm of ants as if they were competing.

"Watch out!" Liber called out, just about to go and provide support, when he was held back by Lefiya at his side.

"Rest easy. The seniors of the Familia are very strong; you have to trust them."

Lefiya looked at the worried Liber and answered patiently.

Hearing Lefiya's words, he turned his gaze back to the ant swarm.

He saw the two sisters drive directly into the swarm of Killer Ant like nails.

If viewed from above, the sight of the two advancing through the swarm looked like two lines erasing a red image.

They flipped over swathes of monsters just by charging, and their strikes made the bodies of these seventh-floor Killer Ant scatter like tofu.

Watching the Killer Ant being constantly sent flying and slaughtered within the swarm.

Liber looked at the LV5 adventurers demonstrating their true strength right before his eyes.

He felt a sense of shock and awe.

The two sisters in the middle of the swarm began to slow their pace.

Looking at the monsters that seemed endless, Tiona dodged the liquid spat out by an abnormal individual flying in the air.

Glancing at the behemoth in the center.

Tiona said to her sister, "This can't go on. The Killer Ant aren't much, but the sheer number is a pain."

Tione swung her weapon, creating a whirlwind that cleared a space around her, and upon hearing her sister's words, she replied.

"It's just a matter of time. What do you want to do?"

Tiona responded to her sister, "Simple, the old way."

Hearing her sister's words, Tione faced her, and the two nodded at each other.

The sisters put away their weapons and grasped each other's hands.

The older sister grabbed her younger sister's hand and began to spin in place, and after a few rotations, she suddenly hurled her sister toward the massive abnormal monster in the center.

"Woohoo~"

Tiona let out a cheerful sound as she flew toward the monster.

Watching the figure suddenly fly out from the ant swarm.

Even the usually calm Lefiya became somewhat flustered.

"Watch out!"

Liber and Lefiya cried out in alarm at the same time.