Chapter 25
EP 25 – Hero & Lucius vs EVIL(6)
When did the hero become so strong? I thought about this for a moment while passing through the Ruined Mansion. The reason was simpler than I expected. We fought too many battles. The original level 20-30 strategy was to avoid fighting with mobs and focus on defeating only the boss.
When playing the game, the looming pressure of a time limit often meant skipping most fights in the mid-to-late stages and reaching the Demon King with only the minimum required level. This was the standard approach because arriving earlier meant the levels of the Four Heavenly Kings and the Demon King would be lower, while the monster levels in the area remained unchanged.
To put it simply, even if the hero took the shortest route and arrived at level 20, the monsters wouldn’t scale to his level. But our hero stubbornly charged through every monster from the territory to the Demon King’s castle.
When you kill hundreds of monsters in the level 30–40 range like that, you’re bound to grow stronger.
It was my mistake for not suggesting we avoid the monsters.
“Wh-Who’s there?!”
Guards appeared in front of the mansion. They seemed to have already been corrupted by demonic energy, their bodies exuding a dark aura. Without hesitation, the hero drew his sword and charged at the one on the right.
I, naturally, swung my mace at the one on the left. In an instant, we dismantled their limbs and kicked down the iron gate, entering the mansion.