Isekai Adventure in the Dimensional Cube

This is also one of the terrifying characteristics of the colorful monster, being able to become stronger by consuming magic stones.

Rarely seen in the underground city, sometimes even considered a disaster and a target that must be hunted, the enhanced type, the colorful monsters are all such entities.

"Let's go."

The man in the white robe gave the order.

"Continue to pursue Alya."

As soon as the voice fell, in front of the man in the white robe, the sea of flames suddenly swayed.

"Huh!"

A figure bathed in flame, rushed out rapidly from the sea of fire, heading towards the man in the white robe.

"What...!?"

The man in the white robe's face changed dramatically.

"Who do you intend to chase?"

Bathed in the light of the flames, even with sparks on him, yet not a single corner of his clothes was burnt, Reiger reached the man in the white robe unscathed.

Yes.

He was unharmed.

"Impossible!"

The man in the white robe shouted.

"Nothing is impossible."

Reiger retorted with such words.

Inherently, Reiger was not very afraid of the Cannon Dragon's attacks.

Even without using [Fire Attribute Nullification] kind of magic that could mitigate or nullify fire attribute attack damage, he had significant resistance to fire attribute attacks.

One of the effects of the skill [Day Wheel Pioneer] is resistance to light-heat, cold-freeze, and dark-type forces.

Hence, even without using defense magic, Reiger would not suffer fatal injuries from the Cannon Dragon's attack.

Moreover, before entering the 52nd layer, Reiger's [Lamu] and Revilia's [Thin Veil Breath] both transformed into light clothing and light film acting on him. One could enhance "endurance" ability, the other could resist all attacks. With three layers of protection, Reiger being injured by the Cannon Dragon's bombardment would indeed be the strange thing.

Thus, Reiger directly rushed out of the curtain of fire, reaching the man in the white robe unscathed, and just like before, unleashed a light-speed slash towards his neck.

"Wind Breathing·Sixth Form·Black Wind Smoke!"

The wind-infused slash carried sword Qi diffusing from the wind, transforming into an incredibly sharp and incisive slash, striking at the man in the white robe.

"Tch...!"

The man in the white robe did not rely on sight, but on non-human instinct to sense this slash, also sensing the threat of this slash.

In a fraction of a second, the man in the white robe did not retreat but advanced instead, launching a punch hidden under the white robe towards the flashing figure before him.

Upon closer inspection, the fist is covered by a layer of body gel, forming a red hand armor like a gauntlet.

In Reiger's eyes, a transparent luster flashed, immediately discerning the true nature of this red hand armor.

"Are they natural weapons, like the big red sword used by the red-haired monster woman last time?"

Seeing through the true nature of the hand armor, Reiger did not stop, instead he heavily slashed towards this hand armor with the sword full of wind and sword Qi.

"Clang!!"

A loud metallic collision sound echoed out.

The sword strike that Reiger slashed was blocked by the red hand armor, sending off a circle of Qi force.

The slash imbued with sword Qi and wind power ultimately couldn't overcome the monstrous strength of the non-human entity, causing Reiger's Fool's Sword to be deflected.

However, the man in the white robe was also shaken back several steps, causing the ground to crack under his feet.

"Wind Breathing·Third Form·Clear Mist Wind Tree!"

Reiger did not miss this opening, and from the center of himself, instantly swung three wind slashes towards the nearby man in the white robe.

"Don't underestimate me! Human!"

The man in the white robe, however, was provoked, seeming as if the latent potential within him was ignited alongside his fury. He roared and incredibly kept up with Reiger's speed, his hands armed with red gauntlets, unleashing punches that burst with sonic booms against the incoming wind slashes.

"Clang!"

"Sching!"

"Bang!"

In an instant, the three wind slashes were each countered by three punches from the white-robed man, either bouncing off with metallic clangs, or crossing paths in a shower of sparks like metal friction, altering their trajectories, or colliding heavily enough to explode with amazing power that shattered the ground.

"Oh?"

Reiger was somewhat surprised, yet he spoke with a hint of understanding.

"It seems you've gotten much stronger since then."

Knowing the existence of such monsters, Reiger naturally understood that they, like the enhanced beings, could increase their power by consuming magic stones.

This was an extremely buggy ability, or rather a very unfair trait, making any human feel powerless.

Though adventurers blessed by the gods could also rapidly improve themselves by training and defeating enemies, their rate of improvement definitely couldn't match that of monsters who could grow stronger just by consuming magic stones.

In the original tale, Ais had many encounters with Reveis, suffering losses due to this characteristic.

In their first encounter, Ais hadn't upgraded, facing a Reveis equivalent to Lv.6; despite using the "Wind," she was defeated.

In their second encounter, Ais had risen to Lv.6 and faced Reveis who hadn't consumed any magic stones, achieving a complete victory without using "Wind."

In their third encounter, Reveis consumed a large amount of magic stones to avoid losing to Ais, eventually turning into a monster comparable to Lv.7, resulting in Ais's devastating defeat.

Now, it was evident that the man in the white robe had consumed a substantial amount of magic stones after the supply room incident on the 24th level, becoming much stronger than before.

The man in the white robe was probably as strong as Lv.6 now, and depending on the monster's regeneration ability and exaggerated strength, he might even engage with top-tier Lv.6 figures like Finn and Grace.

However...

"Now, I'm also much stronger than the last time you saw me."

Reiger suddenly accelerated, charging at the man in the white robe with the force of a fierce gale.

"Wind Breathing·Eighth Form·Initial Gale Slash!"

As the fierce wind began to swirl around the man in the white robe, making a complete rotation, not only did an intense spiraling wind blade emerge, but it also tore through his body along with the slashes mingled within the wind, severing his white robe.

"Slash!" "Slash!" "Slash!"...…

The constant sound of tearing echoed, causing the man in the white robe, whose entire body was exposed from below the head, to be covered in blossoming blood all over, bearing cut after cut.

"Ugh... Ahhhhh...!"

The man in the white robe could only raise his arms, protecting his vital spots, roaring in fury amidst the storm-like slashes.

"Giant Flower!"

Completely caught in Reiger's offensive, he could only cry out desperately for help from the monstrous entity he had brought along.

"Roarrrrrrrrrr...!"

The Giant Flower, which seemed to finally react after being nourished, let out a roar, lifting its enormous head and charging towards Reiger below.

"Boom!"

The ground instantly shook, the floor burst apart, and in the Giant Flower monster's collision, everything shattered, collapsed, and fell, turning into a geyser-like eruption of debris and dust from the center of impact.

The rock passageway shook violently, the ceiling showering dust, while shockwaves and strong winds swept all around, aiming to engulf the entire battlefield in the chaos.

Reiger and the man in the white robe, amidst the shockwave-like dust storm, were sent flying away from each other, one landing steadily on the ground, clothes flapping wildly, and the other rolling several times before stabilizing himself.

"Damn... damn... damn...!"

The man in the white robe's white bone helmet was stained red.

This was because he was coughing up blood inside the helmet.

The blood-stained monster wobbled to his feet, appearing both enraged and deranged, shouting at Reiger.

"Why are you interfering with me!?"

"Why are you obstructing 'her'...!?"

"You despicable adventurers who understand nothing, why can't you just disappear obediently!?"

The emotions of hatred poured out from the monster.

Faced with this murky wind, Reiger squinted his eyes.

"You say I understand nothing, right?"

Reiger suddenly smiled, a smile that was exceptionally calm and indifferent.

"Do you really think I know nothing?"

"Do you truly believe I don't know who the 'she' you refer to is?"

"Do you really think I don't know what you're planning?"

Reiger uttered a phrase with a sneering expression.

"You speak as if I'm obstructing you is a crime of great magnitude, yet you truly regard yourself as a life form superior to humans, don't you?"

"Polluted Immortal Spirit's lackey."

———"Polluted Immortal Spirit."

When this term left Reiger's mouth, the monster finally froze.