This Was a Real Battle

The next morning, Lin Yuan left the abandoned church as usual.

Hestia had to go to work at the potato ball stand, and the two parted ways at the intersection. She only reminded Lin Yuan to remember to come back for dinner, without asking him which floor he planned to go to that day.

After entering the Dungeon, Lin Yuan continued downwards along the spatial traces left over the past seven days.

Once a path has been identified, there's no need to re-explore it. He simply walks past monsters that appear in shallow areas; monsters blocking his way can be dealt with in a single hit.

Upon reaching the seventeenth floor, continuous tremors were heard ahead.

Four adventurers were retreating from a massive cavern. The last person was carrying his injured companion on his back, while the other two kept looking back, their expressions tense.

"A floor owner is being created!" one of them shouted as soon as he saw Lin Yuan. "Don't go over there!"

Lin Yuan did not stop.

He walked through the path cleared by several people and entered the spacious area at the end of the seventeenth floor.

The massive, greyish-white wall that remained intact yesterday is now riddled with cracks. A heavy heartbeat emanates from deep within the wall, and each tremor causes rubble to fall from the cave ceiling.

The next moment, the giant wall exploded outwards.

A gigantic hand emerged first, its five fingers digging into the ground. This was followed by a head, shoulders, and a massive body covered in grey skin. The newly formed floor master tore through the walls, its form almost touching the cave ceiling as it stood.

Goliath is a level 4 floor master as rated by the guild. However, its massive body is naturally the heaviest weapon, and in terms of the power it can unleash head-on, it may even reach the level of a level 5 adventurer.

Goliath opened his eyes and the first thing he saw was Lin Yuan standing alone in front of him.

The roar echoed through the enclosed space.

Lin Yuan drew Nameless without using the Space God Slayer Magic.

He had already killed enough monsters since entering the Dungeon; what he lacked was a battle that Falna could acknowledge as a great achievement. If he were to slice Goliath in half with the Boundary-Severing Blade, the battle would be no different from killing an ordinary monster.

Goliath raised his right foot and stomped down.

Lin Yuan didn't move to the side until the shadow completely covered his body. The huge foot slammed into the ground, the rocks collapsed with a roar, and he charged up Goliath's calf.

Nameless slashed through the gray skin, leaving a wound that stretched from the knee to the thigh.

Goliath turned and swung his arm.

Lin Yuan leaped off its lap, gripping his sword with both hands to block the sweeping hand. The immense force propelled him dozens of meters, his feet carving two deep gashes into the ground.

Nameless did not sell it.

Lin Yuan flexed his wrists.

Compared to a few days ago, Falna's enhanced body adapted to the frontal impact much faster. The vibrations left when her arms and shoulders borne the same force were noticeably reduced.

Goliath charged again.

Lin Yuan did not dodge. He sheathed his sword and threw a punch forward as the giant fist came down.

Two fists of completely disproportionate size collide head-on.

The air exploded first, followed by the muffled thud of bones and flesh bearing the impact.

The ground beneath Lin Yuan's feet shattered instantly, and the immense force from his right arm pierced through his shoulder. He only had time to turn his body to absorb some of the impact before he was sent flying backward, sliding for more than ten meters after landing.

He didn't stop until he shattered the rocks behind him with his foot.

His right hand wasn't broken, but his entire arm was numb. Even after seven days of Falna, it wasn't enough for him to overpower Goliath, who possessed Lv.5 strength, with his bare hands.

Several adventurers who had not yet left in the distance simultaneously lost their voices.

Lin Yuan flexed his numb fingers and pulled out Nameless again.

Since strength cannot overwhelm Goliath head-on, there is no need to continue wrestling with it. Fighting is never about who has the heavier punch.

Goliath did not hesitate despite its injured right hand. It opened its mouth, roared, and clawed at the ground with its left hand, trying to crush Lin Yuan along with the surrounding rocks.

Lin Yuan leaped up to meet the descending palm.

The sword pierced between two fingers, cutting along the palm towards the wrist. Purple blood rained down, Goliath, in pain, raised its hand, only to find Lin Yuan already using its arm as a stepping stone to charge towards its shoulder.

The monster suddenly swung its body.

Taking advantage of the momentum, Lin Yuan leaped into the air, Nameless above his head with both hands. The magic stone on Goliath's chest was located behind thick muscles and bones. Destroying the magic stone head-on would end the battle faster, but it would leave no intact spoils.

His target was the neck.

The enhanced power of the Falna flowed along his arms into the sword's blade. Nameless slashed open Goliath's neck, the first strike only penetrating less than halfway.

Lin Yuan landed on the monster's shoulder, then turned and slashed again.

The second sword light overlapped with the first wound.

Before Goliath could raise his hands, the Nameless had already pierced through his neck bone completely.

The enormous head detached from the body and slammed into the cave floor. The headless body took half a step forward before crashing to the ground.

Lin Yuan leaped down from Goliath's shoulder and landed beside the corpse.

There was no spatial division, nor any God-Slaying Magic Power.

He used only his sword and his body.

Lin Yuan held Nameless, who was still dripping purple blood, and looked at the monster that had made him directly experience its power for the first time.

"Now that's a real battle."