Chapter 110: Is This a Hybrid of Elf and Pallum?
'Bang——'
A shattering sound rang out.
After suffering a fatal blow, the monster instantly turned into black smoke and vanished.
Ais, like a tireless warrior, had slain most of the monsters along the way.
Behind the 'Sword Princess', Paimon's petite figure, like a cheerful little fairy, collected all the magic stones dropped by the dead monsters.
Ethan, on the other hand, had become 'idle'.
He held the black sword in his hand, but had used it only a handful of times throughout the journey.
This was the first time he had walked through the dungeon so 'easily', it was a unique experience.
'Awoo——'
A wolf howl echoed from the depths of the rocky cave, causing him to turn his head slightly.
Hellhounds crawled out from all directions, surrounding them.
"So many wolves, Traveler."
Paimon immediately hid behind Ethan, looking at the scene timidly.
At this moment, Ais also turned back.
Although she often fought like a lone wolf, she would also return to defend her companions when they were in danger.
"Don't worry, leave it to me."
Ethan smiled and comforted Paimon, then looked at the approaching Hellhounds.
Suddenly, Ethan burst into action.
Holding the black sword, he was like a Tyrannosaurus, transforming into a black shadow.
"So fast~"
Ais was startled when she saw this.
This speed was not something a Level 2 adventurer could achieve.
Not to mention others, even she didn't have this kind of speed when she was Level 2.
'Pfft——'
With a single strike of his sword, Ethan decapitated a Hellhound.
'Roar——'
Roars erupted as all the Hellhounds launched their attacks at Ethan simultaneously.
Blazing flames shot out from their mouths, aiming directly at him.
'Swish——'
Ethan flipped and jumped, dodging all the flames.
In the next second, a spatial rift tore open in mid-air, and snow wolves rushed out.
Instantly, the snow wolves clashed with the Hellhounds, launching surprise attacks.
One by one, the Hellhounds were killed.
The entire process was incredibly fast.
"Another group of wolves?"
Paimon looked at the snow wolves in surprise.
Ais, on the other hand, glanced sideways.
She had seen these snow wolves the last time she encountered Ethan in the dungeon, and she didn't expect to see them again.
There were a total of twelve snow wolf Cursed Corpses.
Ethan had repaired the ones that were damaged in the dungeon last time after they returned.
Moreover, he had added some things to them during the repair process, strengthening them, making them even more powerful now.
"Snow wolves, Paimon. They are all your 'seniors'."
"Seniors?"
Subconsciously, Paimon thought that these snow wolves were like her, 'Abrupt-Mutation Cursed Corpses', but she then realized that these snow wolves had no self-awareness and were just puppets.
"Paimon doesn't have such 'seniors'. Paimon is unique, not some mass-produced product."
"Pfft~ Hahaha~~~"
Seeing Paimon like this, Ethan burst into laughter.
However, she was right.
A 'Abrupt-Mutation Cursed Corpse' with self-awareness and independent thought was not on the same level as these mass-produced products.
"Controlling puppets, a very magical way of fighting."
"Not puppets, Cursed Corpses."
"Cursed Corpses?"
Ais tilted her head and looked at Ethan.
This head tilt was so cute that he was a little smitten.
"It's a kind of special 'puppet'."
"Oh~"
Ethan wanted to explain, but he didn't know how to, so he could only leave it at that.
After dealing with the Hellhounds, he didn't recall the snow wolves.
Instead, he controlled them and continued heading deeper into the dungeon.
Paimon even sat directly on the back of a snow wolf, looking like she was riding it.
Just like that, the three of them quickly crossed the middle and upper floors and arrived at the safe zone on the 18th floor.
Rivira Town, the infamous 'rogue town' of Orario.
Ethan had been here once before and had some interactions with the boss here.
The atmosphere in Rivira Town was clearly a bit strange, with a large number of people gathered together.
"Bors~"
"Hmm? Ethan?"
Bors, who was among the crowd, heard someone calling his name and subconsciously turned his head to look.
Upon seeing the person, he immediately recognized Ethan, the guy he had intended to befriend and even lowered his status to win over.
He hadn't seen the boy for a long time since then, and he didn't expect to meet him again now.
"It's been a long time, brother. And isn't this the famous Sword Princess of Loki Familia? How did you two end up together?"
"Well, for some reasons."
Bors was also familiar with Ais, as he was quite close to Loki Familia as well.
Although his strength didn't seem that great, his network of contacts was very extensive.
He knew quite a few people, and most of them were members of powerful Familias.
"Bors, what's going on? Why are so many people gathered here?"
Ethan then asked his question.
"It's nothing much, the town was just attacked by monsters again. The battle just ended, and we're about to distribute the spoils."
"I see."
Ethan glanced around.
Many people had traces of battle on their bodies, and their armor was somewhat damaged.
"As for you, it's been so long. Do you want to have a drink?"
"Not today, maybe next time."
"Alright."
Bors glanced at Ais and smiled ambiguously, giving Ethan a 'good luck' expression.
Ethan was also amused.
Although he was traveling with Ais, he didn't intend to pursue her.
It was just that there were no other people here, and Ais didn't understand these things, otherwise, who knows what kind of trouble it might cause.
"Traveler, is there anything delicious here?"
Paimon flew up from the back of a snow wolf and looked around the town with curiosity.
"This is..."
Bors had never seen such a magical little creature before.
So small, able to float in mid-air, and so cute, she even surpassed those elves.
"Paimon, didn't you just eat? Why are you thinking about food again?"
"Paimon is hungry. After working for so long, I've almost digested everything."
"Even if you're hungry, you have to wait until we get back. There's nothing for you to eat here."
"No, you clearly have some in your inventory."
"I—"
Ethan was speechless.
That was his emergency supply, and now Paimon was eyeing it.
"Brother, is this cute girl a hybrid of Elf and Pallum?"
Looking at Paimon, Bors asked his guess.