New Adventure
Between life and death

To their surprise, it turns out that what they see is a figure that has been described in the book as well as the figure they fear is the Sphinx.

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They were shocked to death, as the Sphinx's body seemed to be five times larger than theirs. From under the stairs, the Sphinx glanced up at the four of them, then it roared so hard that it made the entire room shake. Debris from above began to fall on their shoulders and made them creep in fear.

Slowly the Sphinx began to walk up to them with a killing aura. Their bodies trembled as if faced with death ready to take their lives. In that moment of great tension, Sero…

*Plakk…

Sero clapped his hands very hard and made the focus and the views of his three colleagues get turned on him.

"Don't be afraid! we just need to get out safely! remember the villagers are waiting for us!" Sero exclaimed at his three colleagues who were consumed by fear.

Even though Sero had cheered them on, it seemed that they were still unable to fight the fear they felt. They could not return because the exit was sealed and could not be opened again, so there was no choice but to fight head-to-head with the Sphinx.

Sero feels regret for believing the whisper he heard and begins to feel guilty for putting them all in danger.

The Sphinx again roared violently from under the stairs, sending their gazes back to the Sphinx. When the Sphinx was in the manga, Sero saw something hanging on his forehead. He watched the object so closely from up there, that he realized that…

"That's it!" Sero surprised his three colleagues.

"What!?" Abara asked with a worried look on her face.

"Did you see something hanging red on the monster's face?" Sero asked as he pointed with his index finger at the forehead of the Sphinx who was walking closer from under the stairs slowly.

"If you notice, the red object looks like a crystal attached to the door when we were outside earlier." Obviously Sero.

The three of them seemed to start noticing it and started to feel a little calm.

"Most likely, it's the key to the exit." Obviously Sero.

"Haha....Great you can realize that." Sphinx with a big tone.

They were all immediately shocked to learn the Sphinx could speak and immediately turned their faces toward the Sphinx.

"She can talk!?" Ranta said in a frightened tone.

"Take it if you can!" The Sphinx then ran closer to attack.

As the Sphinx ran, the Sphinx fluttered its large, broad wings so that it was pushed quickly towards where Tohru was.

"WHOLE!!" Shouted Sero while running to save Tohru.

Sero ran as fast as he could, because the Sphinx that had been very close he jumped and straightened his arms towards Tohru who was standing. As a result Tohru was pushed far enough and they both survived the Sphinx that almost hit him.

The Sphinx crashed and hit a large rock behind them. The stone was instantly crushed to pieces by the violent impact of the Sphinx's head. Lucky Tohru can be saved from the attack, if he was hit by the hit then the death has brought him.

Seeing an opportunity, Abara spontaneously attacked using the large sword she was holding. Clearly, the Sphinx knew Abara was going to attack him, but the Sphinx remained silent as if allowing Abara to attack him. With all his might Abara slashed his greatsword at the body of the Sphinx, but unexpectedly it turned out that the skin of the Sphinx was so thick that his attack left no trace as if he was slashed using a blunt sword.

"WHAT!!" Surprise Abara.

Then the Sphinx immediately counterattacked by kicking Abara using his hind legs. The kick the Sphinx gave hit his chest and sent him crashing into the air until it hit the wall, causing blood to come out of his mouth.

Tohru instantly sampled it to heal the wound on her chest. Abara tried to endure the pain she felt and patiently waited until Tohru finished healing her wound.

Sero realizes that the Sphinx is actually not a mindless and ferocious monster that always attacks blindly like an Orc. He was only cruel and no longer possessed human nature. It can be seen from what he is doing right now is waiting until Abara's wounds recover, so that he can enjoy the course of the fight.

Abara's wounds quickly began to heal and her condition has recovered. Sero walked back towards the three of them and then said…

"Alright, we attack him simultaneously." Sero's orders.

Sero himself does not understand why he can behave like a leader, even though he does not have the slightest experience of being a leader. But it did not make him hesitate in giving orders or directions, the most important thing at this time is that they must survive the threat of the Sphinx.

"ATTACK!!" Shouted Sero to his partner.

They immediately ran forward to attack the Sphinx. With the exception of Tohru who helps from behind.

With a compact the three of them launched an attack simultaneously. The Sphinx resisted their attacks one foot and then threw them down strongly. Again the attack given had no impact whatsoever. However, without giving up hope they attacked the Sphinx randomly from all directions. Every attack they make is repelled and avoided by the Sphinx so easily even from behind or from above, as if it has eyes all over its body.

Occasionally they tried to reach for the red crystal hanging from his forehead, but the Sphinx from the beginning had known their plan so that every attempt they made to retrieve the red crystal was always thwarted.

The fight was so thrilling and full of tension. As much as possible they avoided attacks from the Sphinx because the attacks he gave were very dangerous. Several times they had been hit by direct attacks from the Sphinx until quite badly injured, not least Sero who now has several ribs broken due to one attack.

"The Sphinx is a figure cursed by a god, so it is likely that its weakness is a sacred element." Tohru said while reciting a prayer to the god.

Simultaneously, a small cluster of white light began to enter the staff he was holding until it began to fill with light.

"O gods who love and protect us, purify our enemies with the grace of your holy light."

"GOD'S BLESSING LIGHT!"

Tohru immediately shot the light at the Sphinx. When the light starts to get close to it, the light immediately enlarges until it makes the whole room so bright. The great light immediately fell on the Sphinx, making the entire body of the Sphinx covered by the light.

For a while, Sero and Abara and Ranta stop their attack. They hope that the attack by Tohru can work even though it does not cause severe injuries.

Slowly the light began to shrink and disappear. Again they were surprised by the condition of the Sphinx which seemed unharmed even though it had been attacked using a large sacred element and attacked in a row.

"No way!" Said Tohru who was beginning to despair.

Tohru's magic energy has now been exhausted, apart from the attack she had just had but also because she had used healing magic many times since the beginning when fighting the Sphinx. Tohru began to feel worried and anxious because she could no longer heal the wounded.

"Based on a strange monster! Die you!" Shouted Ranta while advancing to attack.

"Stop!!" Shouted Sero stopping Ranta.

Before Ranta made the attack, suddenly his stomach was hollow due to the attack of the Sphinx. The front leg of the Sphinx had pierced through Ranta's abdomen until blood poured from his stomach. Ranta started coughing up blood and slowly he started to lose his consciousness. The Sphinx immediately released its front legs from Ranta's stomach so that Ranta immediately collapsed unconscious.

"LANT!!" Shouted Abara with emotion.

Abara started to ride. He immediately raised his sword then advanced alone with a furious look. Abara immediately attacked him with endless strikes until the Sphinx seemed to have no chance to strike back.

In doing so, Sero immediately rushed forward to cover Ranta who was seriously injured. He slowly lifted his body and brought it to Tohru.

"Tohru, quickly heal him!" Say Sero while putting Ranta's body in a supine position.

"I'm sorry, I can't." Tohru said in a desperate tone.

"Why!" Sero Tegas.

"My magic energy is over." Tohru.

Then suddenly I heard Abara screaming in pain. The two of them turned their faces towards the source of the sound, and it appeared that Abara had been bitten by the Sphinx.

"ABARAA!!" Shouted Sero and Tohru.

The Sphinx bites him until Abara's body is lifted. Abara was seen thrashing in pain and trying to remove the Sphinx bite from her shoulder. Blood flowed quite a lot and soaked the clothes he was wearing.

At the time...

Suddenly the Sphinx and other fellow Sero including Abara who was bitten suddenly stopped moving. All the colors that were there slowly started to fade. Wherever Sero looked, the colors were only black and white. Sero was confused by what was going on. Time seemed to have stopped spinning and only Sero was excluded.

What exactly is going on?

......SERIATE......