Chapter 133: Luring and Slaying Monsters

The scene before him was bizarre. Luo Yong wasn't sure if the girl possessed a special constitution that attracted monsters, or if every team entering the dungeon encountered such a situation.

The moment the girl finished screaming, monsters surged toward them like a tidal wave—seemingly endless, almost rivaling the situation Luo Yong had faced in the Demon Realm.

"Uncle! Save me!"

The girl sprinted away at breakneck speed. Even the swifter monsters in the horde couldn't keep up with her. Though her level wasn't high, she was undeniably fast—she was practically developing into a professional sprinter. Looking at this, who would believe that before she entered the dungeon, she had been nursing an injury on her leg?

Wait. No. She was a cunning little liar.

She hadn't been injured at all. Perhaps she thought a world-weary-looking uncle like Luo Yong would be easy to fool, or perhaps she just lied habitually out of pure whimsy, without any malicious intent. *Cough.*

As she rounded the corner and saw the situation on this side—the flickering flashes of sword light—she instinctively slowed her pace, seemingly hesitant to approach.

"Roar!" A growl erupted from the monsters behind her.

"Ah!" The girl shuddered as if genuinely terrified, let out another sharp, piercing scream, and then instantly bolted, dashing straight toward Luo Yong. She zipped past him without so much as a greeting, weaving through the ranks of the Snake Princess and the numerous Unparalleled Sword Maidens like a nimble butterfly. Her footwork was refined and precise, as if she had undergone specialized training.

If she could apply even a tenth of her talent for fleeing to actual combat, she wouldn't be in this mess.

Just as this thought crossed Luo Yong's mind, the monsters chasing her reached them. He could already smell their foul, decaying stench.

*Zzzzt...*

Pitch-black rays of death struck the monsters, freezing them in place and turning them into statues mid-action. In Luo Yong’s view, the difference in magic composition likely accounted for the variation in the spell's effect. While both resulted in petrification, Empress Boa’s petrification resembled pale marble, whereas the statues created by the Snake Princess resembled obsidian. Still, both were relatively brittle; a level 15 hero could shatter them with a bit of effort.

*Swish! Swish! Swish!*

While Luo Yong’s mind wandered, the Unparalleled Sword Maidens had already charged. Blades flashed, and sword qi cut through the air.

*Crack! Crack!*

Countless shattering sounds echoed, drowning out the monsters' roars.

"I could keep this up... for days."

Luo Yong walked slowly forward, constantly flanked by several Unparalleled Sword Maidens and the Snake Princess, who remained vigilant of their surroundings. In a game, this would be considered "overpowered protection."

It took a little longer this time, as monsters continued to pour from the passage incessantly. This, however, was exactly what Luo Yong wanted. He had come here specifically to grind monsters on a massive scale.

"Ah!"

Suddenly, another scream came from a different direction. Within moments, the girl came running back again, with another massive swarm of monsters trailing behind her.

"You must have raided the monsters' main nest!" Luo Yong was left speechless. He couldn't help but think that if he brought her to his Skeleton Realm, he could lure out an endless supply of monsters. "What kind of constitution is this? A talent skill?"

Wait.

Luo Yong pondered for a moment and realized that the girl likely possessed a highly unique class. Her cries contained a strange magical fluctuation that both attracted and enraged most monsters. Wherever she was, there would be no shortage of monsters to farm. Conversely, to many others, she was a nightmare; no one would dare form a party with her.

*Tsk, tsk.* "There really is all sorts of people in this world."

However, one thing eluded him: why did she insist on running around alone in dangerous places? And what was she clutching in her arms?

"Uncle, save me."

By now, both ends of the passage were blocked by monsters, turning the formerly spacious corridor into a tight bottleneck. Even with her superior footwork and speed, she couldn't break through under these circumstances and had to hide pitifully behind Luo Yong.

"If you keep running and screaming like this, not even the gods could save you!" Luo Yong said, rolling his eyes.

"Uh... boo-hoo..." The girl faked a sob. Seeing that Luo Yong remained unmoved, she stopped crying, huffed, and said indignantly, "I don't need your help. It's just that I can't leave right now because there are too many monsters. Once your subordinates clear them out, I'll be on my way. I just happened to run into you, that's all."

"Didn't I give you a teleportation scroll earlier? You could have gone straight to a nearby camp," Luo Yong said.

"What do you mean you gave it to me? Did I say I wanted it? Did I accept it? Did I take it? Don't just do random, inexplicable things without my consent!" the girl huffed, clearly annoyed.

"Fine, you win. Do as you please," Luo Yong said flatly, his expression unchanging.

However, the monsters were surging from both sides in overwhelming numbers. Luo Yong’s Unparalleled Sword Maidens and the Snake Princess were preoccupied, and the monsters on the other side were about to pounce.

"Are you going to run? You should run quickly! There are too many monsters; if you don't leave now, you'll lose your life!" The girl peered at Luo Yong, intentionally trying to provoke him.

"You're right, it's about time to go," Luo Yong agreed, pulling out a scroll.

"Uh..." The girl froze, clearly not expecting that response. She was caught off guard and suddenly panicked.

*Zzz!*

A blinding flash of lightning tore through the passage, instantly clearing the monsters on one side. But within moments, countless more came surging back, roaring as they charged.

*Whoosh!*

As the monsters closed in, Luo Yong activated a wind-elemental scroll. A tornado roared through the passage!

*Clatter...*

Countless monsters were swept inside, shredded to pieces by the immense force while still in mid-air, mingling with the wind to form a violent torrent. This wave essentially cleared the monsters on that side.

"Wow..." The girl’s eyes widened, her mouth agape, as if she had never seen such a spectacle. Once she regained her composure, she looked at the indifferent Luo Yong and couldn't help but give him a thumbs-up. "As expected of Mercenary Uncle, awesome!"

"Small fry," Luo Yong said, devoid of emotion.

"Tch, I praise you a little, and you get all full of yourself!" the girl muttered under her breath, turning away.

"Once the passage is cleared, you can leave," Luo Yong said.

"I... of course I'll leave!" The girl hesitated for a second before recovering, her eyes darting around as she contemplated something.

"Roar!" Suddenly, a monster's roar echoed from far away. Something seemed to have happened, and the number of monsters rushing toward Luo Yong began to dwindle.

A moment later, a figure flashed through the passage, weaving through the monster crowd until they stood before Luo Yong.

"Huh?" The newcomer gasped, clearly not expecting to run into a human hero here. Then, seeing the monsters blocking the other side of the passage, the Unparalleled Sword Maidens fighting, and the Snake Princess spitting rays of death, the stranger couldn't help but gasp in shock. "I didn't see anyone enter earlier; how could you be faster than me?"

"What's so great about being faster than you? If I hadn't been blocked by the monsters, no one could have been faster than me!" the girl standing next to Luo Yong said unhappily.

"Hmph!" The new hero, who also appeared young but carried a haughty air, ignored the girl. She walked to the other side, looked at Luo Yong, and asked, "Are these... Servitor Spirits?"

"Magical Combat Dolls," Luo Yong replied.

"So many? They're all Magical Combat Dolls?" the girl exclaimed, pointing at the fighting Sword Maidens and the Snake Princess.

"Is that a lot?" Luo Yong asked nonchalantly. To him, they were just a fraction of his contracts, and he still had over three hundred uncontracted golden orbs in his storage space.

"Tch!" The girl rolled her eyes and turned away in disdain.

"A lot... I've never seen so many... It feels like there are more of them than monsters..." The newly arrived hero sighed in admiration, removing her helmet to reveal a woman's face. She looked young and possessed a decent, striking beauty, clad in impressive armor that gave her a heroic air. "Um... Mercenary-sama, could you trade a Magical Combat Doll to me? I can pay for it!"

"I have no interest in selling," Luo Yong said flatly, aiming a tactical scroll toward the direction the monsters were coming from.

Earlier, when the heroic girl arrived, light had flickered around her—possibly sword light or magic—striking down a wave of monsters. But the monsters were endless, and they were surging back yet again.

"Holy Cross Slash!"

With a sharp cry, the heroic girl swung her sword. Magic surged, and a dazzling holy light ignited along the blade.

*Swish!*

As she swung, the holy light transformed into a cross-shaped blade of energy, slicing toward the monsters. "My name is Fiona, a Holy Sword Knight," the girl introduced herself, then glanced at Luo Yong and the girl standing beside him.

"Zorro," Luo Yong said.

"And what about her?" Fiona asked.