Desire

“Are you okay, sis? ”

Lina cautiously asks for Daisy, who stands up stumbling. The sensation is not great, but suddenly you feel a little more stunned with a lot of damage. Daisy breathes, holding on to her silly body.

“Yeah, I'm fine. ”

Daisy said, smiling at Lina with worried eyes. She takes a big breath and sees him smash his head down with her fist. Daisy chewed on her lips.

“Sister? ”

Lina watches Daisy clenching her fist and makes a careful voice. On that call, Daisy sighs heavily and wipes the dirt from her body.

“.. why? ”

“... what's the matter? I'm afraid of that look.”

With that trembling question, Daisy raises her hand to touch her face. I touched my hard, stiff cheeks as if they were convulsing right away. Daisy presses down while covering her crooked mouth with her bare hands.

“... just a little dizzy. ”

Daisy replies. She notices that the answer is low and firm. I thought it was ugly. She is already in a state of jealousy and inferiority. It was inevitable, and Daisy knew it. I couldn't help but notice.

“.. it's okay. ”

Daisy mutters as she squeezes her grip on the spear. She forcefully smiles at Lina, who looks at her, then raises her head.

Griphon spreads his wings and comes down.

I found some kind of countermeasure, and it wasn't hard to respond to Griphon once it got hit. If it doesn't come down from the air, it drops using a technique and then drives it into a gunfight. Set the sewer as a shield and concentrate Lina's heel on the sewer. One crash, one delay behind. The moment pierces Daisy's spear and Azin's fist.

Griphon's stamina was high and his body was firm. However, it did not take long to defeat the inner airspace to 7 stars. As you grab the raiding griphon, the party moves forward gradually. It was a repeated hunt, and it became learning. The familiarity with the position is new. I couldn't help but notice the enormous angelic climate of monsters, but the estuary rises to Ironbody and takes a daring step in front of Griffon. Impact, Lina Hill coming right in. Daisy stabs a spear behind the back of the sewer, and Azin digs in and puts Dill in.

Griphon is not such a fierce monster after being dragged down to the ground. Of course, Griphon's speed, attack power and stamina were the best monsters that Azin had ever encountered, apart from Balkhun, who was the boss of the raging forest. But that's it. Griphon was not as rational as Valkun.

“How fit are you?”

“Pool.”

“What about magic?”

“It's getting low. ”

Lina answers. She looks at the sewers and Daisy, but seems to be in a similar situation. Azin raises his head and looks back. Quite a distance from the Neutral Zone. It is quite a distance from the second neutral area in front. It's too late to go back, so it's a blurry situation to move forward.

This was also why the cliffs of the seal had not yet been conquered. Once you start hunting, it's hard to back off. In the future, the frequency of attacks increases.

So, what do we do? Grifon continues to attack at this very moment. He hasn't come down yet and is screaming in the air, but the attack will begin at any moment. It's not that hard to catch that griphon right now. You're used to it a few times already, and then you just have to move on before the other Griphons attack. How many times do I have to do that? Can we hold out until we reach neutral ground? Everyone is physically fine, but they will soon run out of magical, internal, and mental strength. Even if you have the title Buff of the Wolf Slayer, you can't hunt as smoothly as before.

“I have potions...”

Lina speaks carefully. Emergency stamina potions, magic potions, stamina, and mental power. If you use it, you'll be able to break through here and enter the Neutral Zone. But he shakes his head.

“No, not yet. ”

It's impossible to go back to town after you've come this far. If there's a way, die. Died fighting and resurrected in a village with a four-hour penalty. But if you go back to town like that, it's a hassle to get back here.

“.. let's retreat for now. ”

There is no reason to go forward while using potions. If the Griphon breaks through, there are two more to go. Regroup for now, and... Azin narrows his eyes.

Fortunately, without using the potion, the party is able to reach the neutral ground. As soon as she arrives, Lina sighs heavily as if she were exhausted. It was because the magical power was completely depleted. Azin looks around at the squatting party and opens his mouth.

“No matter how small the battle is and how fast it ends, it's hard to reach the end. ”

In fact, if you try to end it sooner, nothing is impossible. It's not hard to drag this party through Griphon's realm unless you use force instead of just geometry and resect your stamina. With constant circulation of the blood flow method, you get a buff called Wolf Slaughter, and the energy drain is not too difficult to control.

But there's no reason to do that. There is no reason for this side to carry them all out in public. Ajin didn't trust Daisy. As long as you have hostility towards yourself, you give Daisy no confidence. It was the sewer, and so was Lina. We only hunted together for a few days, but how can we trust them?

“.. then? ”

Daisy, who was playing the diaphragm, asks. Azin glances at her face and smiles.

“You can join the other party. ”

“... what? ”

“It's kind of like Raid. If it's impossible with the power we have, add it up. ”

Ajin snaps his chin. A party that returned to Neutral Zone just before Ajin's party and rested. It was Serron's party.

“Well, I don't think cooperation is such a bad idea.”

The sewer nods cautiously. If the goal is to penetrate these cliffs without consuming the potions you have, training with other parties is not a bad choice. Of course, you can't expect that kind of growth.

“Our goal is the blue volcano. ”

Azin spoke powerfully. At that point, the sewer no longer spoke. Yes, the place they were aiming for is the Blue Volcano. The Cliff of the Seal is just an obstacle halfway there. If you have to, you have to do it quickly and clearly.

Upon gaining everyone's reassurance, Azin did not hesitate to head straight for Ceron. He seems to be sitting comfortably and relaxing, but he's periodically looking at the sore side. Serron smiles as Azin approaches him.

“May I help you? ”

Serron raises his gaze and asks with a smile. Azin looks at the other party members without answering right away. A 28 level wizard, a top ranker, and a tank with Hellbord on the ground in heavy armor. Hiller in a purple robe. I don't know the overall level, but the average level would be the same as Daisy's party for your top team.

“You've been doing pretty well. ”

Let me give you a little scratch. I thought so, but then I asked. Serron's smile flashed at the question.

“... not so much? ”

His voice changed a little. The pain in her voice, slightly sharpened, swallowed her inner smile. Classical, it wasn't wrong. The party of Azin is just a little ahead of Ceron's. Maybe you're just trying to get some experience points without thinking about moving forward, but the speed at which they hunt Grifon is slower than Ajin's party.

“I won't spin. Why don't we stick together? ”

For starters, he thought so and said. If you feel sorry for them, they will only take the lead. If you're sure this is what you're asking for, give this side your opinion. Ceron stops at Azin's words and tilts her head.

“... what? ”

“Literally. You're not just going to keep grabbing Griphons, are you? ”

At that, Serron shut up and stared at Azin. Silence was the same for everyone. No wizards, no healers, no tankers. They only looked at each other and did not say Moore. The leader of this party is Ceron. Lead the way, offer scouts, and no one else will disagree. If you intend to attack the herd in its original form, targeting the leader is the fastest and most accurate.

“As you can see, our party can deal with Griphon in its own way. And that would be the same for you. ”

Let me out of here once. Azin sits down, smiling softly. He made an intentional smile while aligning his eyes with Ceron. Although it is said to be pretentious, laughter helps in conversation. Everyone feels more comfortable smiling than someone with a stiff face.

“But each of them seemed to have some limitations. Your hunting is stable, but slow. Our party's hunting is fast, but we have to take some risks. ”

Don't give Griphon a chance to come down. The style of the party is to let it stay in the air and end with a ranged attack. But Ajin's party is different. They drop the griphon, face the griphon running from the ground.

“If each has its limits, let's mix them up. Your party drops the griphon, and you take the griphon off our side. If you help from a distance during that time, the hunt will go much faster, and you can relax during combat while you rotate. ”

“.. I don't think it's necessary. What do we get out of it? ”

Serron narrows his eyes and bites. In order to simply hunt and grow, you will not need to train while reducing the amount of EXP you get. But...

“Don't you want to move on? ”

For this, the story is different. A forest of thorns beyond Griphon's realm, and an unknown cliff beyond it. The blue volcano behind it. A world where no one has set foot yet. Inquiry about it and consequent resonance.

No man hates honor.

“.. where are you going? ”

“As far as I can go. ”

“.. how far do you think it is? ”

“A blue volcano. ”

Azin replied relentlessly. Serron chews his lips tightly and looks at Azin. It's time to push. Azin smiles deeply.

“As I said, my level is 29. It's going to be 30 soon. The other party members will also be level 27, soon to be 28. What about you?”

“... Ixen 28. ”

Looks like the wizard's name is Ixen. Serron looked at Azin and said,

“.. me and other members are level 27. ”

“Some levels are similar. Don't you think it's time to graduate? ”

“.. it doesn't look like such a bad hunting ground yet. ”

“But that's it. If we move forward, we should be able to hunt more efficiently. ”

“What guarantee do you have that it's better than Griphon? Better efficiency than what we're hunting here.”

Serron raises his hand to restrain the horrifying question.

“We also have that risk. If that's the case, you can continue your training. ”

In Azin's reply, Serron kept his mouth shut. A moment of silence comes and goes, and Azin does not rush him. How long have I been silent? Serron sighs and nods.

“.. not bad. Okay."

In response, he smiled brightly.