Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?
Chapter 170 - 157 Gua, My Swift Slash!!!

Chapter 170: Chapter 157 Gua, My Swift Slash!!!

Wow, the newcomers are three big guys dressed in lots of cloth!

Their bodies are bright red spiritual bodies, armored from head to toe, and their eyes flicker with a fighting spirit, clearly showing they’re top-notch Soul-sucking Ghosts!

Each invader is wearing an animal headgear, their faces completely hidden, and their names are just code names, their true identities remain unknown.

Black Dog, Slug, Big Goat, these three will definitely bring endless surprises to Leon and his team!

"Speak of the devil." Leon drew his straight sword, and asked Drew to prepare a magic shield for him as well, as it’s better to have armor when dealing with people.

He sized up the trio of invaders; they were equipped with protection ranging from light armor to medium armor and armed with broadswords, hammers, daggers, etc., their waists bulging, hiding who knows what surprise tools.

These people didn’t carry the commonly known tools for dealing with monsters, it was clear from their posture that their gear was wholly aimed at combating "humans"!

The difference between Leon and them was like the difference between the Investigation Corps that kills giants and the Constitutional Guard that kills people in "Attack on Giant."

"Get lost quickly." Leon said grimly, his golden hair flaring like a lion’s mane, full of presence.

The one leading, Black Dog, just shrugged, spread his hands and shook his head, staying silent.

It seems these people also understand that being invaders is something that must be kept hidden, even their voices, as for why not use voice-changing magic—

Almost simultaneously, a red magical glow flashed on all members from both sides, a symbol of the low-tier Fanaticism Technique, which boosts attack strength.

Drew quickly looked over at the other side, spotting the invader nicknamed Slug holding a magic wand, and gesturing to him with his free hand.

The other side has a Magician too? What comes next goes without saying!

"[Silence Technique]!"

Drew quickly cast a Silence Technique on Slug, who can inhibit magic use, who was a step slow, but tore open a magic scroll without chanting.

The scroll read—[Group Silence Technique]!

The magical fluctuation enveloped both sides, and thus, for the next while, magic was disabled.

"Tch." Drew reluctantly switched to his usual self-defense iron hammer, but his melee capability was weak, possibly stronger than an ordinary person, but his combat skills were...

Well, this essentially weakened him.

The clash between magicians on both sides happened instantly, and within that short span, Black Dog and Big Goat had already charged forward.

No use in talking more, sending these guys back for revival is the real deal!

Black Dog’s broadsword solidly struck Leon’s shield, thankfully the effect of the Silence Technique couldn’t influence the already deployed magic shield.

Leon pushed off the invader, only to see Slug swinging a Wolf Fang Club, which he seemingly pulled out of nowhere, smashing towards Drew, knowing Drew was weak in melee, so he turned around wanting to help.

"Snap!"

A powerful whip suddenly wrapped around his ankle, pulling hard, he immediately lost his balance.

It was Black Dog, his secondary weapon was actually a whip?

"Maru, go help Drew!"

Leon shouted this as he was flung into the air.

On the other side, Tal faced Big Goat, both of them were similarly large, a real match of rivals.

Big Goat provocatively threw away his weapon, bare-handed, challenging Tal.

Tal glanced at the provoking Big Goat, then at his own hammer, chuckling.

"You think I’m a fool?"

He swung his hammer down!

The opponent actually caught the hammerhead with his hand, letting out a muffled grunt, the ground under his feet shattered.

Though slightly weaker than Tal, he could fight.

On Drew’s side, he and Maru working together could just about hold their own against Slug, though slightly overtaking, as the opponent couldn’t keep up with Maru’s speed.

But... unable to break through the defense, under the thick robes was extremely hard armor, hitting it felt like striking an iron block.

And Slug, this guy was a fake magician, he handled the Wolf Fang Club much more adeptly than magic.

Glancing blows would cause injuries, forcing Drew and Maru to be extremely careful, their moves cramped.

Fights between individuals can be very quick, or very slow.

Leon had been clashing with Black Dog for dozens of rounds, the latter’s armor showing numerous damages, while Leon, besides being somewhat out of breath, was practically uninjured.

This is the quality of the Strategy Group, a Soul-sucking Ghost popping out of nowhere couldn’t possibly beat him.

But his face didn’t show happiness, during the fight, he always felt awkward to fight, as the opponent seemed very familiar with his combat style, always able to make targeted responses and avoid many moves.

So these invaders...

"Did you guys specifically train to target me?" Leon could only think of this possibility.

Is it a person, or perhaps an organization aiming at me?

Black Dog still didn’t talk, annoyingly twisting his waist, the pose quite provocative.

"Forget it, I’m tired of fighting you."

The magical shield was reaching the end of its duration, and as it turned to dust and dissipated, Leon dropped the straight sword and drew the reverse sword.

"I intended to beat you guys fair and square, but I need to continue exploring the Dungeon; I don’t have time to spare."

For Leon, holding the reverse sword brought a sense of relief.

It was his exclusive Second Stage!

When Swift Slash appeared, no one could escape unscathed.

Opponent’s Black Dog clearly recognized the might of Swift Slash, where he got the information was no longer important, what mattered was, he didn’t show any fear.

When Leon used Swift Slash to charge forward, the Black Dog foolishly opened its arms to attempt a capture, its armor flashing with a faint light.

But the consequence of doing so was a face full of Sword Qi!

He took the full brunt of the damage, the sharp Reverse Sword shattered his once proud armor into pieces.

A bone-deep wound appeared on his chest, from which a large amount of blood spurted out, and before he fell, Leon used Swift Slash on him once more.

"Bang!"

The Black Dog fell to the ground in the same pose as Yamcha, never to rise again!

Leon immediately rushed toward the other two enemies.

The Slug and Big Goat also fearlessly charged at him, quietly tapping their armor which immediately began to emit a faint glow.

Wherever the Sword Qi of Swift Slash reached, armor fragments flew everywhere, and the invaders both fell down.

[The Soul-sucking Ghost "Slug" is dead!]

[The Soul-sucking Ghost "Big Goat" is dead!]

Leon walked up to the gasping Black Dog, stepped on his head, and said in a cold tone: "Speak, what is your purpose?"

Black Dog raised his hand and hit Leon’s calf, at the cost of his wrist being pierced, along with the protective arm.

"No tricks, speak up."

"Hehe," Black Dog deliberately pinched his throat, making his voice sound sharp and harsh "You’ve been tricked."

Leon frowned deeper, what trickery, he had clearly defeated all the invaders—

"Clatter!"

Something seemed to have fallen onto the ground, making a muffled sound.

Leon looked down and saw a corroded sword blade, long and serpentine, looking like... his Reverse Sword?

He hurriedly looked at his hand, only to see that the Reverse Sword was corroded to nothing but the hilt!

After the corrosion, could the Swift Slash War Ash still exist on it?

No no, the question to be concerned about now is how did these invaders do this?

"You—"

[The Soul-sucking Ghost "Black Dog" is dead!]

The invaders’ Spiritual Body began to dissipate, the Reverse Sword stuck in his arm was also corroded to nothing but the hilt, clanging as it fell to the ground.

Leon looked at the corroded Reverse Sword, still unable to react.

If Sword Saint Jia Pael were here, he would be able to recognize that the armor of these three invaders was made from the shell of a Monster from the Dungeon.

And the only monster that could corrode weapons was the Rust Monster!

These invaders had made armor from the shell of a Rust Monster, and even retained its corrosive ability, turning it into an actively triggered equipment skill.

The use of this skill seemed to render the armor brittle, no wonder it felt considerably easier when Leon was fighting just now.

Black Dog and his group knew the power of Swift Slash, so they deliberately set a trap!

But what use was it? Although they successfully damaged Leon’s Reverse Sword, they themselves died as well.

After an invasion death, the penalty for spiritual power is quite severe, invaders could die up to three times a day before reaching the danger line.

It’s not like they could keep invading Leon, right?

"My, my Reverse Sword..."

Leon murmured to himself, his face overflowing with sorrow. Although he did not shout or scream, his silent grief was sometimes even more painful.

His suffering now was even greater than Ouma Shu’s loss of the Power of the King!

"Boss..."

Maru walked up to Leon’s side and patted his shoulder, "Condolences."

"I, I..."

Leon gasped for air, recalling every moment with his Reverse Sword, past memories surged, turning his sorrow into rage.

I want to scatter them!

I want to invade these bastards too!

Don’t let me find out who you are!

He suddenly stood up, wiped his face, and displayed the usual smile, saying kindly:

"I’m fine, Maru, don’t worry."

"Really, don’t need to..."

Maru shivered, she always felt that the smiling Leon was even more terrifying now, his eyes seemed to hide a lion.

"Absolutely not."

Leon ruffled her hair, smiling: "Let’s go, we still have to explore the Dungeon today, I’ll visit the blacksmith shop afterward to see if it can be repaired."

Although Maru wanted to persuade him to go home and calm down, the oppressive atmosphere emanating from him made it difficult for her to speak.

Better take care of the boss for now, not to stir him further.

Maru thought so, however...

As they walked along the route of the Death Knight shortly after, a prompt appeared in front of them.

[Invaded by the Soul-sucking Ghost "Ma"!]

[Invaded by the Soul-sucking Ghost "Shick"!]