The bull warrior, festering in one eye and scarred all over his body, declares his victory.

The fierce bull raised the double-edged axe to his chest with one hand and announced.

"Next time—we're going to make a complete break!"

A grinning Astirus raised his head and roared.

"Oooo

The duel ended, and the audience shouted and rushed to the ring.

At this point, Bell was like a puppet with a broken thread, and landed his head on the rubble again.

The battle so far has been like a dream.

Now, he felt as if he had had had a very illusory dream.

But the sharp pain all over his body was extremely real, and it made it impossible for Bell to escape.

“…… I'm losing. ”

The tip of Bell's nose heated, and his vision gradually blurred.

Then, his tear ducts collapsed.

"The feeling of losing, at all, is not good at all......!"

Unwilling.

Very unwilling.

Not because of others, not for the protection of comrades, not for justice, just for this battle.

Bell now feels very unwilling.

Even knowing the huge gap, Bale still really wanted to beat Astyros.

I want to defeat the old enemy who appeared in front of me for another battle.

As an adventurer, as a man, he wanted to defeat this fierce enemy.

"Hmm, hmm, ahhh......h

He desperately endured a weak whimper.

But his throat shook uncontrollably.

Astyros also said it.

Next time will be the real decision.

Therefore, the winner has not yet been decided.

Next time, you're going to fight to the death.

So don't be confused.

So get stronger.

Bell gets a reason to get stronger.

It's an appointment.

Whether it's a cherished companion, whether it's a heretic.

In order to protect everything around us, and to create a world where everyone can live together.

For this day, I'm going to be even more than I am now—

That's right, stronger than it is now.

"Uhh......h

Bell covered his eyes with his arms and wept out loud.

I didn't care about the companions who rushed around me.

"Bell-kun!" Everyone whispered his name to each other.

He - cried.

Now he does not leave childish tears as before, but the bitter tears of "men".

It's from the heart – real tears.

Looking at Bell like this, the companions of the Hestian clan felt extremely sad.

At the same time, I am extremely proud.

This is Bell's growth.

"Let me be treated."

After Fellowes squeezed through the crowd surrounding Bell, including the heretics, he began to heal Bell's injuries with complete healing magic.

Asteros has rough skin and thick flesh, so there is no rush to treatment.

Roy watched a wonderful duel and felt quite emotional in his heart.

But if it were him, I'm afraid he wouldn't be as dignified as Bell. If he is forced to face an opponent who is far superior to his own strength, he will set up a large number of magic traps in advance, or introduce the enemy into his own magic workshop, and build and buy a large number of magic swords in advance to solve the opponent directly and remotely.

After all, he is not a martial artist, but a magician.

Even if he doesn't go offline like ordinary magicians, he is still a magician who goes after his roots.

Of course, being a magician doesn't stop him from admiring someone like Bell with a shining soul.

"I kind of understand how the goddess Freya fell in love with Bell." Roy thought.

Neither he nor Fellowos would put either Bell or Asteros in danger.

Even if the two make an agreement that is close to "life and death", Fellowes will find a way to preserve it in the future.

No, Fellowes has resurrection magic beyond human intelligence.

Bell was defeated this time.

The heretics were partly applauding Asteros' victory, while others were comforting Bell.

But because Bell just lost a game, although everyone admires Bell for playing so well with Asteros with LV3, but losing is losing, Bell is still immersed in frustration, and he cried in public, which is not a casual comfort sentence that can be solved.

So the meeting ended hastily, Roy opened the space replacement, sent the Hestian clan back to the headquarters, and after telling the Hestian god the ins and outs, he returned to the dungeon to farm monsters again.

When he saw Bell again a few days later, he had come out of the shadow of defeat, and his whole person revealed a kind of composure.

Looks like it's grown a lot from the day before.

At the same time, the god Hestia announced a message.

"Bell-kun has been upgraded!"

Fighting against Asterus, who is far beyond his own strength, Bell's great cause has been greatly improved, and with the accumulation of this period of time, he has directly upgraded from Lv3 to Lv4, and has obtained a new development ability - "Escape".

According to guild intelligence, this ability greatly increases speed when escaping. To put it simply, the ability to run for your life instantly.

It is said that this ability can only be discovered at Lv.4, so it can be considered one of the "rare abilities...... However, it is known as "comic skills". Since this ability will be discovered, it means that this person has escaped so many times that it is outrageous.

In fact, if you think about it, you will find that Bell has been chasing and killing from Lv.1 to now. From the "Minotaur" to the "Silverback Ape", and then to the "Apollo Clan" and the "Ista Clan...... Bear Cloney's coming-of-age drama is a history of escape.

In addition, Bell acquired a new skill - "bullfighting instinct".

This is exactly what is produced after a fight to the death with an old enemy, this is the instinct of the teenager, this is the possibility of the teenager, this is the belief of the teenager.

As long as you have this "skill", whenever you fight a fierce bull-type monster like Astyros in the future, you will be able to exert a combat ability beyond your own level.

In this way, Bell became a veritable bull killer.

It can be said that Bell and Asteros hit the bar.

Just like Ace's "Monster Attack", Bell has a "Cow Attack".

Even against Asteros, who is stronger than himself, he is able to play an output that far surpasses that of other monsters.

"I'm going to ...... Start challenging the dungeon again. Because, I'm going to be stronger. ”

Bell swore an oath in front of everyone.

Just as Bell was firm in his resolve, Roy, Asterius, and Fellowes were having an important conversation in the man-made labyrinth.