Hero Route 2

Miruku allocated 5 points to Strength. 

Adding the +4 from Goblin equipment and the +5 from [ Encourage ], she now had 14 points in Strength! 

And the Howling Succubus had 10 points in Durability. 

Now Miruku could completely kill her! 

"Clang clang clang clang clang——!!" 

The claws and daggers clashed repeatedly, each collision creating countless sparks in front of Miruku and the Howling Succubus. Their arms moved so fast they were only blurs! 

「So fast!」 

The Skeleton Mage and the Howling Succubus both thought the same. 

The Skeleton Mage simply thought it was fast, but in the Howling Succubus's eyes, her speed was completely suppressed! 

It was as if she was already struggling to deal with the girl's attacks! 

Although the opponent's Strength wasn't higher than hers, she could still feel immense pressure. 

However… 

She just needs to keep this girl here! 

That way, no one could interfere with those two mages! 

At this moment, the Class 3 undead hidden underground were preparing to attack, targeting Ariana and Karen, who were temporarily disoriented. 

Ariana felt dizzy, unable to stand, she lay down. The feeling was like… the world spinning. 

Even lying down, she felt like she rolled on the ground dozens of times, the discomfort indescribable. 

The Howling Succubus's attributes appeared in the Bestiary, but her skills and magic didn't. 

Although they weren't completely unprepared, the effects were beyond their imagination. 

At this moment— 

The world before her eyes suddenly turned into black and white lines, and her perspective shifted to a third-person perspective. 

But this didn't alleviate her dizziness, the entire black and white world was chaotic, the twisting lines like tangled noodles. 

But even so, she still noticed the ghosts emerging from the ground, moving towards them. 

… Not good! 

The current situation, absolutely not good! 

Karen's Durability was slightly higher than hers. The moment she regained consciousness, she shared her vision with Ariana. 

She probably wanted to warn her of the approaching danger from below. 

Ariana was the only one in the team who could remove these negative statuses, if she were affected by more negative status effects… 

The others would be in danger! 

Moreover, both she and Karen would become sitting ducks, at the mercy of the enemy! 

「Purify… 」 

The next moment, Ariana felt weightless, the dizziness disappeared, but her ears still ached. 

She lay on the ground motionless, covering her head and pretending to be in pain. 

It's not time yet… 

Underground, 8 ghosts were rushing towards them. 

「Kill kill kill—! I want to make her never able to eat again! Let her die of starvation!」 The Hungry Ghost grinned. 

「I want to devour her soul! Imprison her in my belly and torture her for ten thousand years!」 The Soul-Devouring Demon shrieked. 

「But if her soul is devoured, won't she die of starvation?」 The Irritable Demon, who caused the [Frustration] status, added. 

「Whatever! Kill her and it's over!!」 

「Revenge our fallen brethren!」 

「Ugh… we're already dead…」 

「KIIIIIILLLL AAAAAAAA!!!」 

A group of ghosts, filled with killing intent, collectively charged at Ariana. 

They knew that this woman was the biggest threat among them! 

As long as they killed her, the other humans would be helpless! 

Just as they were about to reach Ariana, ready to emerge from the ground— 

"Hum!" 

Suddenly, a faint golden Barrier unexpectedly appeared above them, all the Class 3 ghosts slammed into it and piled up together. 

「Purification!」 

Ariana, who had blocked the ghosts, immediately used [Purification] on Karen. 

"Share your vision with Miruku! Use Death Pupil! Kill the Howling Succubus first!" Ariana shouted. 

The next moment, Ariana's vision returned to normal. 

Miruku's vision changed, and she was caught off guard by the sudden shift in perspective. She quickly took a few steps back. 

At the same time, the Skeleton Mage communicated telepathically: 「Succubus, run! They have a magic that allows them to see weaknesses!」 

The Howling Succubus reacted extremely quickly and didn't continue fighting. She instantly turned and left. 

But at this moment— 

She caught a glimpse of a dark shadow appearing beside her. 

"A——!!" 

The Howling Succubus screamed in fear at the shadow! 

Out of self-preservation, and out of terror! 

That's right, she was startled. 

With her speed, she only reacted when the opponent was right beside her?! 

What was that?! 

Just as she thought her scream had overwhelmed the enemy, she realized the shadow was no longer where it was. 

Then run! 

The Howling Succubus sprang into action, escaping towards the hallway— 

"Bang!" 

After running just a few meters, she suddenly lost her balance and fell headfirst to the ground. 

The unexpected fall stunned her, then… she saw her arms were severed in her vision! 

Her arms, cut off? 

When?! 

She hadn't even seen the enemy's movements, her arms were separated without warning! 

Without warning, there was no time to react! 

At this moment, an extreme terror, unseen for thousands of years, surged within the Howling Succubus. 

If she still possessed normal human physiology, she would definitely be terrified, cold sweat dripping, her spine turning cold. 

But she was an undead, only the flame of her soul trembled uncontrollably! 

A ghost! 

She must have encountered a ghost!! 

An invisible, intangible ghost! 

"Hm?" 

In her brief moment of terror, her long hair fell without warning, the strands neatly cut as if someone had cleanly severed them. 

Then, on the Howling Succubus's neck, a white line gradually appeared from left to right. 

"Bang." 

With a dull thud, the Howling Succubus's pale, bloodless head rolled onto the ground. 

Her body remained in the same position, her knees on the ground. 

"Swish——!" 

A golden arrow flew from afar, directly piercing the Howling Succubus's head. Quickly, both her head and headless body turned into black gas and dissipated. 

「Succubus!」 The Skeleton Mage slammed his fist on the wall. 

One of their strongest fighters, the Howling Succubus, was actually killed?! 

She was suppressed in terms of speed, and died without understanding what happened! 

He felt uneasy and wanted to report the news to his master immediately. 

No…! 

「No… I can't go yet! The Executioner is still alive! It can definitely kill all those humans!」 

If the Skeleton Mage had a face, it would definitely show a crazed smile. 

The Skeleton Executioner was stronger than the Howling Succubus! And its entire body was covered in armor, it couldn't be killed with just two small daggers! 

Begin the performance! Executioner! 

… 

[Lv23→Lv26!] 

The three women cooperated to kill a Class 4 monster, and all leveled up by 3 levels! 

Miruku stood beside Ariana, a slight exhaustion on her fair face. Maintaining her maximum speed was still a strain on her stamina. 

She didn't dare to consume a large amount of stamina before Ariana had fully recovered. 

She had saved her maximum speed to protect Ariana and Karen. 

But now that Ariana had regained consciousness, she could act without hesitation. 

Those Class 3 ghosts underground couldn't even break through the Barrier, they couldn't possibly hurt Ariana and Karen. 

After killing the Howling Succubus, Ariana didn't get lost in the joy of victory, but turned her head towards Anyi and Layton. 

At this moment, she saw Anyi holding his greatsword, standing on the Skeleton Executioner's shoulder, raising his greatsword—