"Goodbye, Hestia-sama, Leon-sama!"
At the entrance of the passage from the 18th floor to the 19th floor, Belle and Lily waved goodbye to Leon and Hestia who walked into the passage.
"We'll be back soon." In the passage, Hestia waved to the two of them.
Leon also nodded, and then the two turned around and left.
Since it was a test of potential, Leon would naturally not give Belle hope.
If he's on the 18th floor, it will be impossible for the Black Goliath to force out her potential.
So Leon suggested taking Hestia to a deeper floor.
Hestia was also very interested in this, and she also wanted to know more about the dungeon, so she agreed.
Of course, Leon still separated a thought projection and hid it on the 18th floor.
If Belle cannot force out her potential as in the original story and use Hero's Strike, Leon will control the thought projection to wipe out the black Goliath.
As expected, not long after Hestia and Leon left the eighteenth floor, Hermes took action.
On a big tree, Hermes looked at Belle and Lily walking back from the entrance of the passage, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
After Belle and Lily returned to the camp, Hermes, who was hiding somewhere, waited for more than ten minutes again and then released his divine power silently.
With the appearance of the divine power, the entire dungeon seemed to wake up instantly.
The eighteenth floor began to vibrate violently.
All the adventurers on the eighteenth floor were frightened by the sudden movement.
"What happened!!!"
In the camp, everyone who had no idea of Hermes' plan tried to stabilize their bodies and observed the surrounding situation.
At this moment, a roar of a monster came from the entrance of the passage leading to the Wall of Sighs on the 18th floor, and instantly spread throughout the entire floor.
"No way!!!"
In Rivira, hearing the roar, Bors' eye twitched.
As the representative of Rivira, Bors often gathered a large group of adventurers to eliminate the Goliath to provide low-level adventurers with a safe passage to enter the 18th floor.
So he was very familiar with the roar of the Goliath.
He also often heard the roar of Goliath coming from the Wall of Sighs on the 17th floor, but he had never heard such a clear roar, as if it was nearby.
In addition, the entire 18th floor was shaking now, which made him have a bad feeling.
"Could it be that something abnormal happened?!!" Bors murmured in a low voice.
As expected, just as Bors' murmurs fell, the roars stopped, and the vibrations also stopped.
Then, under Bors' gaze, the ceiling vibrated even more violently, and then a huge black figure broke through the ceiling and fell to the ground.
The next second, Bors, standing on a high place, noticed that the passages leading to the 17th and 19th floors had completely collapsed under some force.
In other words, at this moment, everyone on the 18th floor was trapped.
"It's over!!" Bors' heart twitched as he looked at the falling figure, and he murmured in a low voice.
As a Lv. 3 adventurer, who has been dealing with Goliath for many years, he naturally recognized the falling figure at first sight.
Although the size of that figure is much larger than the Goliath he knows, and the color has also changed from gray to black, it is indeed a Goliath.
When the monsters in the dungeon undergo changes that are different from usual, they are called enhanced.
Moreover, the passages leading to the upper and lower floors have collapsed. The only way for everyone to survive is to defeat this enhanced Goliath.
As for waiting for outside rescue, Bors didn't think they could wait until then.
"What happened?!!"
He scratched his hair fiercely and shouted loudly.
Then, he couldn't sit still anymore. He ran out, and began to organize a team to prepare to fight against the enhanced Goliath.
Bors' reputation in Rivira was quite high, and many adventurers were not stupid.
They also saw that the falling figure was very special, so the crusade team was quickly formed.
During this period, the fallen Goliath stood up, and it's huge body was heading towards Rivira.
However, it was soon blocked.
As a member of the goddess of justice Astraea's familia, Ryuu's character has always been just and kind.
Now seeing the Goliath appear on the 18th floor and preparing to attack Rivira, Ryuu naturally would not sit idly by.
Under Hermes' instruction, Asfi and Ryuu fought against the Goliath together.
Belle and the other adventurers who were camping in the wild also got into action.
Unfortunately, the Black was comparable to a Lv. 5, and was very strong even among Lv. 5.
The attacks didn't have much effect on it.
Things developed as in the original story.
"Hermes, this guy!"
In the underground altar of the guild, Ouranos, who had been using divine power to suppress the entire dungeon, felt the divine power released by Hermes at the first instance.
Ouranos really couldn't scold Hermes.
After all Hermes is just like this. No matter how much he scolds him, it's useless.
When it's time to make trouble, he will continue to make trouble. He is a bonafide troublemaker.
Moreover, he knew that Hermes was a man of measure, so he just sighed slightly and then ignored him.
On the other side, Leon was strolling around the 19th floor with Hestia.
Perhaps because the dungeon was focusing on the 18th floor, there were not many monsters on the 19th floor.
However, it didn't matter to Leon whether there were more or less monsters.
He used the rain of light to sweep the entire floor, eliminating a wave of monsters as they appeared.
Leon took Hestia to stroll around the dungeon leisurely.
It was as if they were strolling in their own back garden.
"My Leon is so amazing!!"
Seeing Leon insta-kill the monsters, Hestia was very excited. She hugged Leon's arm and even gave him a kiss.
Then, Hestia ran away and began to observe various plants.
"Hey, Leon, I've seen this kind of flower in a book. It's called saffron. It is said that it stops bleeding."
Hestia walked in front of Leon and observed the plants.
After walking for a long time, Hestia found something. She trotted to a red flower and observed it carefully.
"Well, it can indeed stop bleeding, and it is also a medicinal material for treating injuries." Leon smiled and nodded.
Hestia became even happier, and then she trotted again, and Leon quickly followed.
"Leon, this is orchid grass. I heard that it is a kind of herb that can be used to make a potion to restore mental strength."
"...Leon, this is bird flower. I heard that many birds like it. Many businessmen like this flower. I heard that it ranks among the top in the commissions of the guild."
"Leon... Leon...'
"Leon... Leon..."
Along the way, Hestia described all the plants she recognized. Leon followed behind her slowly, responding gently.
On the other side, on the eighteenth floor, things were going according to Leon and Hermes' plan.
Many adventurers gathered together, but they still could not defeat the Black Goliath. They could only stop it at most.
Moreover, the Black Goliath could also eject shock waves from its mouth to the ground.
Many people were injured by the shock wave attack.
In addition, monsters continued to emerge on the entire floor, attacking the adventurers with their fangs and claws, which made the adventurers' condition even worse.
For a time, the entire 18th floor fell into an atmosphere of despair.
And in this desperate atmosphere, Belle's Hero's Strike was born as expected.
Standing in front of the Black Goliath, she held a double-edged sword in her hand.
Under the cover of the guards, she began to accumulate power. White light emerged on her body, constantly flowing towards the giant sword in her hand, and the giant sword became more and more dazzling.
At the same time, the sound of a bell continued to echo in the air, getting louder and louder.
The solemn bell sound rang loudly and spread throughout the battlefield, attracting everyone's attention. The white and slender figure was imprinted in everyone's eyes.
"Everyone, get out of the way!!!"
Looking at the huge figure in front of her, Belle raised the giant sword in her hand and shouted loudly.
The adventurers in front of Belle all shuddered at the same time, and then dodged to both sides nimbly.
Belle rushed ahead suddenly, sprinting all the way at a very fast speed, and appeared in front of the Black Goliath in an instant.
Without any hesitation, with a powerful charge, she made a decisive blow in full view of the public.
A white light instantly covered the Black Goliath's whole body, drowning everyone's sight.
The next second, a terrifying roar resounded throughout the floor.
"Sure enough, Belle has the potential to be a hero."
At the moment the roar sounded, Hermes, who was hiding behind a tree closed his eyes and whispered.
"It succeeded."
On the other side, Leon's thought projection quietly watched this scene, whispering in a low voice.
The next second, a white light quickly spread out, the Gate of Heaven.