How did I turn my victim into a phoenix-like hero?

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Sirocco's face darkened at the thought; the memory was as disgusting as ever.

Fortunately, none of these things have happened so far.

Cliff, you dog, I won't let you get away with waiting until the day of the duel.

Cliff across from him opened his eyes, revealing for the first time a sinister yet meaningful smile:

"I do not know what you're talking about."

There are still tuners roaming the surface world, so Cliff and his group wouldn't use such easily detectable tools.

Once you reach the underground city, there will be no tuners to manage you.

Here, whoever has the power speaks, and let human nature take its course.

“I wasn’t planning on looking for you anyway. I was originally here with the others to grind monsters. Before I received the text message from Norius before he was taken away by the Harmonizer, asking me to teach you a lesson, I didn’t pay any attention to it.”

"It's just that you happened to run into us today. I had no choice but to reluctantly help him vent his anger. It's not that I'm targeting you, Sirocco."

In other words, he just found love around the corner...

Cass, you really are the protagonist!

The villains seem to be drawn to you; it's like you just happened to run into them!

"I surrender. Can I apologize? Can we make peace? Please don't hit me. I hate violence and I don't like pain."

Sirocco looked timid and secretly began to gather magic power within his body.

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This floor is so big, why did you have to appear here of all places? How could you two bump into each other in a floor with an area of ​​10 kilometers? What a coincidence!

Brid was hiding in a crevice in the rocks not far behind Cliff's team.

Lv2 Sirocco vs. Lv10 Cliff + 3 mobs.

It's unclear what Sirocco did, but judging from Cliff and his group chatting and laughing while brandishing their weapons, they clearly didn't take Sirocco seriously and certainly weren't looking for him for a BBQ.

Sirocco, what are you doing? Run!

That's what she thought, but Brid also knew that how could a Lv2 Sirocco outrun a Lv10?

When I tried to contact the rescue team by phone, the signal wouldn't go through.

"It's all because of this old woman's taste in color."

Brid touched the stillness barrier right beside her, a pale purple, transparent wall.

It looks light and airy, but it won't budge no matter how hard you push it; it feels like hardened jelly.

Brid gripped her beloved sword tightly and observed Cliff's group once more, trying to find a way out of their predicament.

Soon, Brid found the key point.

The priest who released the barrier kept pressing the item with his staff.

"If we kill him, this barrier might become ineffective?"

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"apologize?"

Cliff shook his head slightly.

"Let's get back to the topic at the beginning. Sirocco, I'll give you two choices."

"Can I not choose?"

The remaining two henchmen each took out their phones and turned on the flashlight function.

Cliff didn't answer Shilock; instead, he slammed his fists together, creating a shockwave that demonstrated his power.

"One option is for you to strip naked, down to your underwear, and I'll have them film a short video of you; the other is for me to beat you up, strip you naked, and then record a video."

"...Are you gay?"

Cliff turned back to his serious expression and took a few steps forward.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not interested in men. A woman like you with black hair, big eyes, and fair skin, but who's actually a man, is very popular among some fanatics. You could sell those videos for a lot of money."

"You don't mean to make several copies of the video and upload them to YouTube, do you?"

"That's a good idea, but won't it just go unsold?"

Hahahahahaha——

The atmosphere among Cliff and his group was cheerful.

As expected of the team leader, he can bully others while also thinking about making money. He's really got brains.

I have no interest in being stripped naked, nor do I like having my body discussed by a bunch of men.

Sirocco used the corner of his eye to confirm Cass's location, making sure he hadn't been exposed, and then brought up the ring table window to send a message to Cass.

"You're still thinking about calling for help? There's no signal."

One of the underlings burst into laughter upon seeing this.

However, when using the ring table, people inside the barrier can send text messages to each other.

Sirocco typed with ease and naturalness, glancing at Cliff's small eyes on his scarred face.

Cliff had almost finished laughing:

"Which do you choose, one or two, Sirocco?"

Hilock responded with a mischievous grin and gave Cliff and his group a gesture of international goodwill:

"My choice is—go eat shit."

"Good answer."

Cliff charged forward with incredible speed, creating a gust of wind around him.

Sirocco draws his sword to defend—

Too slow.

Before that, an absurdly large impact slammed into Sirocco's abdomen. His leather armor was powerless to resist the impact, sending Sirocco's entire body flying backward.

35. Run, Cliff!

The collision of fists created a shockwave, and the surrounding sandstorm made it difficult to see what had happened between the two people inside.

"Sirocco's hand is probably broken... It's my fault."

Seeing this, Cass, who was observing from the shadows, could no longer hold back and drew his straight sword.

It all happened in the blink of an eye, and Cass had no way to stop it; he could only watch helplessly as the two collided.

Just as Cass was about to intervene between the two and escape with Sirocco, the sandstorm dispersed...

As if timed perfectly, LINE displayed a new message:

I'm fine, proceed as planned.

How can you even send a message under these circumstances?!

Kas clearly saw that after Sirocco was knocked away, it kicked up dust and scattered around before finally stopping after crashing into trees, deforming and breaking them.

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Cliff frowned, watching the dust gradually dissipate, and couldn't help but feel puzzled.

It was as bizarre as when he used his skill to attack Cass a few days ago.

Even if he can't use his skills and talents now, his Lv10 stats and physical attributes mean he could easily cripple this Lv2 who's not much stronger than a goblin with a casual punch.

The fist should have felt the texture of minced meat, but what Cliff actually felt was smooth and hard, like...

An incredibly heavy rock.

Inside the dented giant tree, an unbelievable scene was revealed. Cliff's henchmen looked troubled, and not only was Cass stunned, but even Brid, who was hiding and watching, forgot to breathe for a moment.

"You still love ambushes so much."

Sirocco was unharmed, his black hair flowing gracefully as he dusted himself off.

Cliff and his underlings were dumbfounded.

"Norius said he wasn't a low-level fodder? Could it be that the boss went easy on him because he's cute?"

"Idiot! How could that be? Have you forgotten the woman the boss killed before? Showing mercy to men is utter nonsense!"

Cliff looked down at Shilock with the same gaze he would give a monkey that had suddenly become talking.

"The day before yesterday, you were struggling just to be a cushion for that self-proclaimed strongest blue-haired guy, but today you were able to withstand my full-force attack... You used a tool, didn't you?"

Sirocco took a step back, turned and disappeared into the depths of the coniferous forest.

"Trying to escape? Mud, Yolien."

Upon hearing this, the two henchmen understood immediately and overtook Cliff to chase after Sirocco.

Cliff followed Mulder and Yolien, and the three of them entered the taiga together, leaving only the [Priest] Ral to maintain the barrier.