Chương 65: No Way Back

"So strong. It is not on the same level as us. Hahaha, but that is all." Sanemi stood up covered in blood and watched the roaring Goliath, licking the bleeding wound on his arm as he grew stronger. Because there were more wounds, he became stronger. Holding his sword in both hands, he rushed toward Goliath again. Roar, roar, roar! A huge fist struck down. The explosion and smoke instantly obscured his vision.

Every time the fist landed, the rock shattered, accompanied by a shock wave capable of throwing people dozens of meters away. Boom! Boom! Boom!

"Do not get too arrogant! Get lost!" Sanemi roared with bloodshot eyes. After dodging several punches, he ran along the rock wall, veins bulging on his arms as wind wrapped around his blade.

"Wind Breathing, Ninth Form: Idaten Typhoon." In an instant, he reached Goliath's shoulder. Two huge wind blades bombarded the giant's arm and shoulder like a typhoon. At the shoulder joint, the rock-like skin was cut open, and blood spurted out like a fountain. Sanemi finally stabbed his sword into the flesh and cut continuously. Ahhhhhh! Roar, roar, roar! Finally, he threw the Molotov cocktail he carried, along with the explosives he had gotten from Tengen, into the gap he had cut. Boom.

A strong explosion and hot flames burst out. A deep gap was blasted open at the connection between Goliath's shoulder and arm, and white bone became clearly visible.

"Well done." Immediately after Sanemi, Obanai followed up.

"Serpent Breathing." A scream shattered the air as cracks appeared in the bone.

"Ah, ah, ah, I will fight too!" Mitsuri followed closely. Her slender arms instantly flexed with muscle as she broke the sound barrier and punched the cracked bone hard. Crack. Goliath's arm instantly lost the support of the bone and fell down. But it did not stop roaring. Instead, it continued firing air cannons. This time, however, there was no opening, and everyone had already avoided the attack. Love what you're reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on. Boom! Boom!

Boom! Mushroom-shaped explosions of gravel and smoke continued to appear, leaving almost no intact ground on the entire battlefield. Even the gravel shooting everywhere left no safe space.

"Get away!" Everyone did their best to avoid the super large-scale air cannon attack.

"Impossible. It is actually indifferent? Could it really have self-regeneration? If that is the case, this is no longer Lv. 4, but the Lv. 5 Black Goliath Bell encountered on Floor 18." Cael gritted his teeth while continuously cutting away the rocks shooting toward him. This was really possible. After all, the Dungeon hated him. If it was Lv. 5, then Goliath had not shown its true strength at all. It had to regenerate first before its strength would rise sharply.

After all, self-regeneration was similar to his Indomitable. It was a post-explosion ability and became stronger after regeneration. A group of Lv. 1 adventurers with Lv. 3 strength could barely fight a Lv. 4 Floor Boss. Against something like a tank-class Lv. 5, there was basically no chance of winning. Whoosh. The sound of air being cut by a giant object rang out. The pressure in the surrounding space instantly increased as a pair of huge palms covered them from above.

Because the speed and force were too great, even the air pressure rose, and breathing instantly became difficult.

"Damn it. At this rate, there will be no chance to catch our breath. Shinobu cannot prepare magic in this situation. Damn it." Cael ran out of the covered area as fast as he could. Behind him came terrifying sounds of impact and explosion. The shock wave struck his back. Now Cael knew what he lacked. He lacked a necessary technique that could burst out extraordinary strength in an instant. Against Goliath, everyone's damage was not enough.

Even if they could cut through Goliath's bones, defeating it was extremely difficult. The Magic Stone was in the center of that huge body, and their attacks could not reach it at all. In less than two seconds, Goliath fired five air cannons at him. Cael temporarily broke free from gravity and ran vertically along the rock wall. The rock wall behind him was blasted by air cannons, turning into countless boulders that fell to the ground. Rumble, rumble, rumble.

At the same time, the passage leading back to Floor 16 was buried by falling rocks.

"Our retreat is blocked!"

"Isn't it natural that an attack with this range and so many falling rocks would block it?"

"Now we are like wild beasts locked in a room, fighting a monster to the death."

"In other words, either we die or the monster dies now."

"Hahaha, is that not exactly what I want? This is how we have always been."

"There is no essential difference between killing demons and killing monsters."

"Everyone is very motivated. So cool. I have to work hard too."

"Once I fight, I forget everything else." The Hashira did not panic because their retreat had been cut off. Was it not the same when they killed demons? They had never thought about a way out. Either the demon died, or they died. The Stone Hashira, Flame Hashira, Mist Hashira, Insect Hashira, Water Hashira, Wind Hashira, Serpent Hashira, and Love Hashira all slowly stood up from where they had been hiding. Fighting spirit burned in their eyes. Either the monster died, or they died.

Since the decision had been made long ago, regret was absolutely impossible. They had all come here with unwavering faith in order to become stronger. Becoming stronger was never one hundred percent safe. If they wanted that, they would be better off sleeping at home.

"Let's go!" Cael was the first to rush forward. At that moment, he could only feel his heart beating rapidly, his whole body burning. This was a collision of spirit, blood, and will. A true adventure.

"Ahhhhhh!" No words were needed. Everyone's wills were united, and they understood each other's thoughts. They had a complete understanding of their positions and what they had to do. This was trust, giving one's back completely to teammates. Rumble, rumble. The fierce battle began. Roar, roar, roar! Goliath looked up and roared. An unknown red halo appeared on the surface of its body. The injuries on its neck, shoulders, and legs healed at extreme speed.

The aura on its body became increasingly violent, and the pressure increased greatly.

"Sure enough, it has self-regeneration!"