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

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In the game, Cliff and his friends are also grinding levels in the dungeon to prepare for next month's challenge, so it's entirely possible they'll run into each other.

In his second playthrough, Cass deliberately avoided this. Although he was at a high enough level to easily defeat Cliff, he still took his harem to dungeons to level up and train.

But this is Cassiopeia in her first playthrough!

He didn't understand any of this. If Cliff and his men found him first, he would surely face a barrage of retaliation.

Cliff and his group were still chattering away, but if they looked ahead, they would definitely spot Cass and the others, while Cass might not be able to turn around and notice Cliff.

After all, Brid and Corcy are very eye-catching as beautiful girls, and it was only a matter of time before they were discovered.

Once inside the dungeon, there are no tuners, teachers, or cameras or similar forms of supervision; everything relies solely on people's self-discipline.

Coupled with the dungeon's intricate terrain, it's a paradise for power-type blondies!

Everyone could foresee Cliff beating Cass to his knees, the wounded Brid and the others screaming "Mello!", and Cliff demanding they take off their clothes...

We can't call out to Cass and the others directly, or Cliff will definitely find out.

Sylvanas suppressed her nausea and quickly took out her ring watch, then entered a number into LINE.

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buzz-

"Cass, haven't you switched the ring gauge to static mode yet? Having notifications during battle will distract you. Even a slight oversight could cost you your life."

In the static mode, the watch will detect the wearer's status without affecting the wearer, save new messages, and then vibrate silently to remind the wearer that someone has sent a message when the wearer is relaxed.

"Um, Brid, Cass probably just forgot by accident, it's not that serious, is it?"

Colesie spoke up for Cass. She was wearing a pure white priestess robe with beautiful embroidery. The comfortable and form-fitting robe accentuated her stunning curves and also had a special effect that reduced physical attacks by 30%.

“I’m telling the truth. Monsters don’t care what you’ve forgotten.”

In contrast, Brid wore a gray combat suit bought from the school store. It was nothing special, just durable, which was suitable for a swordswoman like her who needed high mobility.

"I agree with that. I'm sorry, it was my oversight."

Cass awkwardly brought up the loop table window and began the operation.

"Uh-huh."

Brid nodded in agreement, and Corcy smiled awkwardly in return.

Cass discovered there was a message.

Mother? Heidel? Brid and Corcy are even less likely.

After deciding to play the older brother, Cass cut off contact with his former friends.

Who could it be?

Cass was stunned when he saw the message.

The profile picture is a two-dimensional half-body profile of a melancholic handsome man, and the ID is Dugu's Indifference.

Spam messages? What Cass was concerned about was the message itself—

Watch out for Cliff behind you.

Cass slowly turned around, and soon spotted a red-haired figure in the crowd.

"Cliff..."

"?"

Brid and Corcy followed Cass's gaze and spotted Cliff, then turned away slightly.

"I think it's best to avoid getting involved with these scumbags."

Brid made the suggestion with a somewhat resentful expression.

"Same here... I don't like it either..."

Corsi looked frightened, recalling unpleasant memories.

Cass chimed in, "Once we're inside, we'll see where they go first, then we'll go in the opposite direction. Of course, that's all while ensuring safety."

Cass glanced at the ID again, but after thinking about it, he still couldn't recall it.

Thank you for reminding me.

Regardless, since the other party had helped him, Cass replied to the message out of politeness and good manners.

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The gates opened, and Sirocco surged in with the flowing crowd.

Seeing that Cliff's group went left and Cass's group went right, Sirocco was slightly relieved.

"Luckily I remembered Cass's LINE number... Speaking of Dugu's indifference... that profile picture and name are such a dark history."

He sounds like the kind of guy who likes to act melancholic and pretend to be a male god.

Sirocco wondered if he should change his profile picture, but then thought it was a waste of time to worry about it, so he decided to leave it for the time being.

Getting stronger is the priority.

Wishing himself all the best, Sirocco, armed with only three weapons, resolutely set foot on the land of the dungeon.

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“Gurgle gurgle gurgle!!”

"no way--!"

There is really no way.

"You despicable bunch, your human wave tactics are too cheating!"

“Gaaaaah!!”

Sirocco ran at full speed with his back to the goblin squad, pursued relentlessly by the three monsters.

The location is Area A on the first floor of the dungeon.

Deep blue walls and ceilings filled the entire field of vision. The natural labyrinth, devoid of sky, stretched endlessly in all directions. In this underground space, where neat paths were formed at regular intervals, Sirocco ran tirelessly, swinging his limbs.

Based on my memory from the game, the entire first floor can be summed up in one word—vast.

I roughly estimated that I ran about three kilometers, and what's outrageous is that the goblins were still chasing me, their aggression level was just as outrageous as in the game.

After entering the dungeon, Sirocco was able to avoid the crowds and monsters and reach his destination smoothly, but he was unlucky and ran into this goblin squad.

There were actually 6 of them at first, but luckily they remembered the map and used the complicated path to escape before being surrounded.

"You bunch of bastards, you all have to die!"

Sirocco sped into the right-angle turn, braked, turned and disappeared into the shadows, then held his breath.

Sirocco chose to ambush.

Take advantage of the goblins losing sight of you and eliminate them one by one.

Sirocco felt somewhat helpless about the actions he had taken.

You have to use your brain to fight even these lowest-level monsters...

But running away like this is definitely not a solution; if we keep running, we might get attacked by other monsters.

If we're going to fight, we have to attack quickly.

Tap tap, tap tap, the chaotic footsteps gradually approached.

Facing the monster that was about to appear before him, Sirocco glanced at the broadsword in his hand.

The blade is 30 centimeters long; it is more like a large dagger than a sword, and it will determine Sirocco's fate.

Listening to the monster's breathing near his ear, Sirocco desperately suppressed the pounding of his heart, following the breathing technique taught to him by Brid.

Then, in the next instant, a goblin with bulging veins appeared on one side of the wall.

The last goblin passed by Sirocco without noticing that someone was watching it from behind.

"—!"

"Gurgle!...Gurgle?"

As their eyes met, the broadsword pierced the opponent's heart—the first one.

Immediately afterward, the two goblins noticed the sudden situation from around the corner and were somewhat taken aback. Sirocco showed no mercy and continued her attack, using the goblin she had just dealt with as a shield to ram into the two goblins, causing them to fall to the ground.

“Gah!”

"Gurgle, gurgle!"

"!"

Unlike the two goblins whose backs slammed into the ground, Sirocco quickly got up using the technique of rolling.

A flash of light, and the sword pierced the throat of a groaning goblin. The second one.

"Gaaaaaaah!"

The third one, startled by the surprise attack, finally made a move.

The yellow-eyed goblin haphazardly threw out his spear and fled in a panic.