A single "Your Dad" triggered mental control.
An unexpected bolt of Thunder Magic Sword landed a pre-emptive strike.
Followed by an unstoppable " Bull-Bull Tremor Fist "!
The perfect combo easily breached the defense of the Level 5 powerhouse.
The gigantic, glowing fist, radiating terrifying power, struck Bert square in the chest!
He won't die!
Eugene was reassuring himself.
Killing this guy would completely provoke the Loki Familia.
Beating him half to death—that still leaves room to maneuver!
Yes, he had arrangements for those high and mighty people, too.
But as the saying goes, one step at a time.
Chip away at them, one by one!
"Aaaahhh—!!"
Feeling the scorching heat on his chest, Bert let out a roar of frustration and helplessness.
How could he, usually so foul-mouthed, arrogant, and invincible, have imagined that he would be defeated in such a humiliating way!
Yes, defeated.
The moment Eugene's punch landed, even Bete himself acknowledged his failure.
Simply because this move was too powerful!
Eugene's massive fist pressed down! Amidst the burst of snowy-white light, Bert's entire outline was engulfed by the glow!
He was like Frieza being crushed by a Spirit Bomb, fighting desperately but still being forcibly suppressed!
BOOM!!!
A massive shockwave exploded!
The pure white energy, unleashed from Eugene's arm, transformed into a pillar of light, driving the burning Bert deep into the Dungeon!
"Bye-bye now!"
Eugene's contemptuous gaze intersected with the werewolf's look of shock and fury one last time.
The next second, the burst of magic light completely cut them off!
Large sections of the surrounding earth and rock collapsed, the stone walls as fragile as tofu struck by a sledgehammer.
The smoke and dust, like ocean waves, poured endlessly into the massive, collapsed void ahead!
KONG! KONG! KONG!
Like the sound of war drums, the air rumbled.
Such a breathtaking spectacle had unfolded in this narrow space.
"Ah..."
"Aah..."
In the dark corner, the boy, covered in blood and now dirt, trembled, his teeth chattering!
Terrifying! So terrifying!
That werewolf was so strong, yet before this monster, he was defeated in a single exchange!
What should I do! I'm definitely going to die this time!
The anger and courage that Bell had just mustered vanished without a trace in this overwhelming strike.
You cannot expect a newcomer who has just entered the Dungeon to harbor any thought of resistance against a monstrous beast that can crush a Level 5 powerhouse.
Can a child resist a lion?
Especially a lion that has just finished a kill and is thirsting for blood.
Thud!
Eugene turned his bull head, his large bull eyes showing little ripple of emotion.
He looked at Bell, who was scared out of his wits, and strode toward him.
His heavy footsteps crushed the boy's hope with every step.
"Stop! No!!"
Tears welled up in his eyes, and terror engulfed his heart.
Don't come near me!!
Don't you dare come near me!!!
Bell, looking broken, let out a collapsed howl toward Eugene, like Diavolo.
Seeing his state, Eugene actually stopped in his tracks.
His eyes narrowed slightly.
A playful, disdainful smile slowly appeared on his now-calm face.
Unlike with Bete, the power he had just displayed, which seemed impossible to defy, felt like a towering mountain, making it impossible for Bell to breathe. The thought "I absolutely cannot win" dominated his mind; thus, the conviction to strive and catch up would no longer sprout.
The Minotaur had personally strangled the birth of a hero.
He puffed out his chest, and his throat vibrated.
The next second, the Minotaur War Cry, stacked up to a full fifty-five layers, erupted with a boom!
A spherical sound wave blasted out from Eugene's mouth, clearing away all the surrounding dust!
Pfft!!
As if a bomb had been planted in his brain, Bell's eyes turned bloodshot, and blood flowed from his ears, nose, and mouth simultaneously!
This was true power; this was true terror!
The boy's body began to break down internally.
His skin cracked, his vision was damaged, his brain was hemorrhaging, he lost bladder control... a series of severe injuries pushed this innocent boy toward death.
I'm sorry... Goddess.
In the final darkness, Bell recalled the girl with the smiling face in his broken home.
Today, he wouldn't be able to go home.
Filled with endless regret and fear, the ash-haired boy fell asleep.
He should have never woken up again.
But as Bell sank into the darkness, he vaguely felt a pair of strong arms embracing him.
That embrace reminded him of his deceased grandfather (Zeus).
A drop of warm liquid helped sustain his rapidly cooling body.
Then, there was a brief commotion.
Finally, there was a calming silence.
...
"Thank you so much, Sir."
"If you had been one step later..."
"Hmm? Sir?"
In the hospital of the Dian Cecht Familia, the "Battlefield Saintess" Amid, the doctor among doctors, looked at the empty chair and was silent.
That person had suddenly appeared and then suddenly disappeared.
How very strange.
Although he was a good Samaritan... She turned her head and looked at the boy whose condition was now stable.
"How am I supposed to charge for the medical fees?"
...
Pain!!
Just as the battle on the upper floors took place, far behind them, Finn felt a persistent sharp pain in his thumb.
He frowned, his expression solemn, and immediately led the group to quicken their pace.
In a certain spot on the Seventh Floor, following the massive rumbling sound, they discovered a huge collapse.
It had collapsed all the way from the Fifth Floor to the Seventh Floor.
This was absolutely not a normal situation!
"Hey! Look at that foot!"
The group found Bert's distinctive boots sticking out from a corner of the rubble.
They shoveled away the earth and rock and successfully rescued the unconscious werewolf.
There was a massive burn on his chest, and nearly all the bones in his front were fractured.
"What in the world is this..."
The reactions of the people varied, but all showed intense shock.
Among them, Finn was particularly self-reproachful.
"Could it really be the 'Firebreather'?"
He regretted stopping his pursuit earlier.
But just as the suspicion was forming, a gold-haired figure wrapped in a thick overcoat descended gracefully from above the huge void.
It was Ais!
She had also been in a fight, and because a lot of her hair had been singed, she had simply cut it short on the spot.
As for what her attire looked like underneath the overcoat, everyone was curious.
"What happened to Mr. Bete?"
Ais couldn't understand why the man was like this just minutes after they had parted ways.
"We can only wait for him to wake up to find out."
Riveria, who was like a gentle mother in the party, anxiously pulled Ais closer but found no injuries on her.
"This..."
The girl handed over a bottle of Potion that had only been used a little.
The system-rewarded Potion's efficacy was extremely strong; healing Ais's superficial wounds was trivial.
"Ais, who was the guy you fought?"
The simultaneous occurrence of two targeted duels made Finn realize that something was amiss.
Could it be an assassination attempt by the Dark Familia?
But to his surprise, Ais, who usually showed no interest in men, actively spoke up in defense of the opponent who had threatened her.
"I think... that person might not be a bad guy."
She tightened the overcoat around her; it was the first time she had smelled this scent.
Unlike the rough smell of the big guys at the tavern, it wasn't smelly at all; it was as fresh and comforting as leaning against a large tree.
"Hmph... we can't be certain."
Finn considered the situation more comprehensively.
He sized up his beautiful, well-developed subordinate; maybe that bastard was just lusting after your body?
"Does he have any distinctive features?"
Finn tried to dig for details as much as possible.
Ais blinked her large eyes, and that frivolous figure appeared again in her mind.
"He said he was the Firebreather."
"The Firebreather!?"
Finn was greatly puzzled. You faced the Firebreather, so who did Bete face?
"He really is the Firebreather, and he even spat a big mouthful of fire at me."
Ais tugged on Riveria's sleeve like a child, insisting on proving it to them.
The group had no choice but to temporarily leave the party and go to the location where Ais had fought.
"This!!"
Upon arriving, the hellish scene made even the veteran Level 6 members gasp in astonishment.
What did she mean by "a mouthful of fire"?
The long, narrow corridor before them was still burning with flames, and every corner of it had been charred and destroyed by the fiery current!
This trace stretched for a hundred meters, looking like the wreckage left by a fire dragon twisting through!
"Ais, are you... are you really okay?"
Even Riveria found it hard to believe.
As Orario's strongest sorceress, she knew exactly how dangerous the terrain before them was.
In her view, Ais had no way to dodge and only had the option of pushing forward head-on.
To meet the flames and carve a path to survival?
Everyone looked at Ais in unison.
In their impression, the girl had never done anything so dangerous.
"Nngh, I really am fine."
Ais grumbled, indicating that these adults were underestimating her too much.
"Alas... one incident after another."
Finn covered his forehead. There were too many things the captain needed to consider; he felt his mind spinning.
The Firebreather, a mysterious enemy, new Monster types, contaminated Magic Stones...
There was a mountain of things to do, and one truth after another to investigate.
What he didn't know was that in the future, the Loki Familia's troubles would only increase.
...
At the mansion.
Eugene, having changed into casual clothes, was enjoying a massage from a few beautiful women, quite at ease.
He was as leisurely as if he had just gone out for a stroll.
Yet, in just this short time, he had brought enormous repercussions to the city.
Eugene stretched out his hand and looked toward the sunlight.
From his perspective, an invisible thread was tied to each of his fingers.
Those encounters that shouldn't have been his had now become destiny, inseparable.
Heh.
Is It Wrong to Try to Encounter Girls in a Dungeon... finally got it wrong.
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