For the rest of the day, they rested, sometimes meditating.

The next morning, Nero said as they ate breakfast,

"Today is our last day in this city. I plan to raid the dungeon alone this time, and I advise you to farm the dungeon to the 3rd floor.

"

"Understood,

" Honda said, relaxed.

Choko put the coffee cup on the table, and although she wanted to go with Nero, she knew that at some point, it was good to let Nero go alone. Especially with the fact that she was always taking care of them, it would be a good time for them to learn how to be protected without having to rely completely on Nero.

"I totally support it,

" Choko said firmly. She intended to strive to get stronger and not be left behind.

The rest were no different; they also wanted to try to explore the dungeon without Nero, as she had been protecting them quite a lot, which was starting to make them act rashly.

After breakfast, wearing new armor, the group left with Nero and Elsa. Unsurprisingly, this time many people muttered not only because of Elsa, who was an icon of admiration in the city, but also because of Nero and the rest who had achieved a very high position in the dungeon in a very short time, being so young.

Before going to the dungeon, they bought some potions for safety, among other remedies, while equipment was something they didn't need to worry about.

"You guys go on ahead,

" Nero told them,

"Be careful, don't do anything rash, okay?

"

"Leave it to us.

" They smiled, happy with Nero's concern.

After they entered, Nero waited the required ten minutes. After that, she turned to Elsa.

"Big sister, I'm going in. This time I don't need to find monster cores for myself.

"

"... Okay.

" She intended to go in as well, but as Nero didn't want her to, she didn't push.

"See you later~

" Nero said softly before stepping inside.

"You may go in,

" said the guard in front of the dungeon.

"Mm.

" Nero walked through the entrance door, but as soon as she passed, a black shape passed right after.

Elsa was in shock. She didn't feel this man approach. Before she noticed, the man in the black hood had already entered. Elsa moved forward, but she couldn't get in because of the rank restriction.

'Nero, please be alright!' Elsa became anxious. She expanded her senses, but other than what happened now, she didn't notice anything unusual.

In the dungeon...

Nero felt a sting, and looked strangely at the hooded man who had attacked her in the chest.

"How is this possible?

" The man looks at the dagger that was a C rank weapon and couldn't believe he couldn't even pierce the armor Nero was wearing, let alone push it out of place. It was like an immobile wall!

Feeling Nero's gaze, the man shivered. He was a C rank, yet he was afraid of her gaze?!

Nero, who had turned her charm off earlier, turned it back on. Her smile became more beautiful than a day after a rain, with wet flowers and a beautiful rainbow embellishing the whole scene.

"Who are you?

" Nero asked.

"Arming Asak,

" the man responded, mesmerized.

"Who sent you here?

" Nero continued to smile, tossing her hair back.

"I am an assassin, and I have received many Essence Coin to kill you,

" Armando said with eyes full of adoration. It was as if no matter what Nero asked, he was willing to answer.

"Heh...

" Nero chuckled,

"So that's it. Do you know who your contractor is?

"

"No, all I know is that he had a male voice and wore thick clothes and a mask,

" he replied.

"Mm. Disappointing but expected. Okay, drop all the items you have and money on the floor,

" Nero ordered with irresistible charm.

"Yes.

" Taking out his Hunter Card, the assassin dropped a lot of items and money.

There was a lot. Nero looked it over, not finding anything of interest, so she determined to sell it all later. After putting it away, she said in a cold voice, breaking the spell,

"Okay, you can die now.

"

Hearing that, the assassin Armando's eyes suddenly became dull as a trail of blood began to appear on his neck.

Nero put her sword in her inventory.

"Okay, I need to clean this floor and go out and let Elsa know I'm fine…

" Nero muttered.

She could leave now, but she didn't want to miss the chance to go through the dungeon, as if she didn't clear the dungeon, she wouldn't get another chance to break into the dungeon.

Taking the bow from the inventory, Nero pulled the string to the limit. Pointing to the sky, she used *!* Subsequently, the Goblins didn't even have a chance to defend themselves. Little by little, they dropped dead to the ground. This continued until all the Goblins were dead.

"Done,

" Nero muttered as she began using on the corpses. As for the murderer's corpse, Nero kept it; she intended to feed Gabi later.

After that, she left the dungeon.

"Nero!

" Elsa's arms flew around Nero. She had tears in her eyes.

"Big sister, I'm fine, you worry too much~

" Nero tried to alleviate Elsa's worry by saying this, but Elsa just tightened her grip.

Nero, sighed, she didn't know what Elsa was thinking to feel so worried, but she had to admit that she was a little happy with her worry.

After a few minutes, Elsa began pounding each corner of Nero's body for injuries.

"Hm, not a scratch on you? By the way, did you see the guy who went in with you? Where is he? Did you kill him?

"

"Yes, I did. He was a hired killer.

" Nero did not hide.

"... Was it Eliane?

" Elsa asked.

"I don't know, but it looks like a man hired him,

" Nero said,

"Big sister, I'm going back to the dungeon; I need to get even stronger. I can't be without strength. You see, even you weren't able to detect this killer. I don't want to be left unprotected, and I don't want to stand around wondering who did it, since it's useless since the killer didn't know. So, it's better to be prepared.

"

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