My Level Zero System

On one side, Hector's eyes bulged out from Kain's display of power, and he was almost scratched in the face by a Crawler's claws.

Who could have imagined that Kain would have such terrifying power when using magic?

At the same time, several Crawlers also poured down from the rooftops, attacking the center of Kain's formation, which was also where Myra and Mera were holding out.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Hearing the bell ringing from above, Myra quickly warned.

"Here they come!"

"I know, be careful!"

Mera replied immediately.

A Crawler jumped down from above with its limbs spread out, its jagged mouth wide open, its ugly appearance giving Myra goosebumps. She waved her hand, creating a wave of fire that shot up high, almost covering the entire sky, the purpose of this [Fire Wave] was not to damage the Crawler, but to try to filter them out of that obscure mist.

Sure enough, when a bright color appeared, the Crawlers that rushed out from the flames would be illuminated and become clearly contrasted, creating living targets for Myra to use [Fire Bullet] to aim at.

As expected of [Fire Magic], which had taken half a step up the ladder of mid-class Magus, each [Fire Bullet] fired had immense power. Causing any Crawler hit to either be turned into fireworks or crippled.

The Crawler's speed is formidable, but that advantage only works on the ground, once in the air it's like cutting off the Crawler's legs.

However, Myra was not a mid-class Magus after all, her control and execution were not perfect enough and she could not handle such a huge loss. This resulted in about a third of the Crawlers still avoiding the rain of fire in the air, and they were full of bloodlust.

However, Mera is still here.

Air currents swirled in Mera's palms, thanks to her sister's [Fire Wave], Mera was able to determine the location of the enemies that were about to fall. She waved her hand, a series of [Air Bullets] shot out, pushing the monsters back into the air. The damage of [Air Bullets] might not be as powerful as other magic skills of the same type, but for this purpose, it was more than enough.

Immediately, both Myra and Mera prepared to unleash the next round of [Fire Bullet]. They absolutely could not let monsters like this get close to them.

As long as the Crawlers' feet didn't touch the ground, the situation was still under control.

Meanwhile, at the group's base. Although there was no battle here, the tension was no less.

Katie sat inside the house, occasionally looking outside anxiously. Leo stood right outside the door in a hidden state using the magic skill [Hide] of the [Dark Magic] system, always keeping an eye on the surroundings.

The sounds of battle in the distance were so intense that even the fog here could no longer conceal them.

Leo's hands were sweaty, praying no Crawler would sniff his way here.

But given the vastness of this place, foggy conditions cause limited visibility, and their small numbers, perfect defense was unrealistic.

Very quickly, Leo's eyes saw the silhouette of something slowly crawling towards him.

Leo knew the defense area near him was occupied by Myra and Mera, both of them were girls, and the other thing was clearly hairless, and had a male build.

Is a Crawler without a doubt.

So, Leo immediately used his magic skill [Hide] to cover both himself and Katie, and disappeared into a dark corner.

The fog limited their vision, and also limited the monsters' vision, at least for the monsters on the first floor of the Dungeon. This gave them a huge amount of room to play with tricks, like this [Hide] used by Leo.

Magic skill [Hide] is essentially borrowing darkness to conceal one's body, but instead of bending the light towards it, it only turns the subject into a black mass like a shadow. Making it so that the right circumstances are needed to cast [Hide], otherwise it's like pulling the wool over one's eyes. Looks pretty ridiculous.

But here, as long as it's not too obvious, anywhere is the appropriate setting.

However, the Crawler seemed to still be sniffing around here, occasionally looking around, as if it was intentionally searching for something.

"No way, I was hiding perfectly."

Sweat trickled down Leo's forehead. Kain had warned him before that these Crawlers were very mischievous, and that they should not be treated as mindless monsters.

At that time, Leo still didn't have a clear feeling about it, after all, it was just a reminder on the tip of his tongue. But when he saw this thing in person, Leo knew that these things were truly worthy of the description of being mischievous.

Leo also heard the Crawler pretending to be a human knocking on the door, there were really no words to describe it.

Compared to the heat from the other two battlefields, this place was strangely quiet, only occasionally there were a few knocks on the door, then silence, then another knock.

Finally, a knock came from outside the house where Katie and Leo were hiding.

The knocking was regular and of such frequency that it was hard to believe it came from a monster.

No wonder the mental pressure on the soldiers stationed here was so high. The monsters were terrifying, but the way they started behaving like humans was on a whole other level.

Both Katie and Leo held their breath at the same time, not daring to make a sound.

After three knocks, the knocking sound disappeared.

"That thing is gone?"

Leo thought to himself, not knowing why he felt curious. In a hidden state, Leo gently approached the door and looked through the crack.

And what caught Leo's eyes were the Crawler's wide, black eyes.

"F*ck!"

Leo was startled and stepped back, the movement he made finally being noticed by the monster.

With loud banging and scratching sounds, the seemingly sturdy door was violently opened.

The Crawler slowly walked inside.