"After you enter the lair, I will wait at the entrance of the cave. If you find yourself in an extremely dangerous situation or encounter an invincible opponent, shout for help and I will come and terminate the trial."

Before Nia entered the lair, Chalmers planned to give a few more instructions. To be honest, it would be too risky to let a girl of Nia's age enter the monster lair alone. Even Chalmers felt that it was too risky.

A bit unsure.

"Um."

Nia is listening carefully to Chalmers's warning. Although she is a newborn calf and is not afraid of tigers, she also knows that she must pay high attention to the Doron Demon in the lair.

"The environment inside the cave is complex, and the Doron Demon has an advantage in its lair. You must remain highly vigilant. Through the previous battles, you should know that if you reveal any flaws, it may be fatal. I don't want you to die young in this cave."

here."

"I understand, Master."

"In the end, I have nothing more to say. I hope you will do what you can and protecting yourself is the best thing."

"Okay, I'll be careful."

After Chalmers finished his instructions, Nia put on the lighting helmet in her hand and walked into the cave with a determined look.

At this time, dozens of Doron demons were hiding in the darkness in the cave. These ugly monsters were gearing up and ready to "welcome" the arrival of this human girl...

"Ah?! Why did the sword break again?"

Fili looked at the iron sword in his hand in astonishment. The two inches in front of the sword were missing. Fili thought about it carefully and remembered that the moment he chopped the stone, he seemed to have heard the sound of something falling into the water.

Realizing that the tip of the sword might have bounced into the water, Fili immediately ran to the water's edge to check.

"Sure enough, it's here!"

The memory was correct. The missing tip of the iron sword did fall to the bottom of the water. Fili jumped into the water and fished out the tip of the sword.

After putting the tip and body of the iron sword together, Feili realized that the sword had been riddled with holes for some time, and the thick blade was curled. Fortunately, he didn't use a whetstone to sharpen it.

Otherwise it will go bad faster.

No matter what materials swords and other weapons are made of, they will inevitably break during use. In fact, no matter what kind of items they are, they all have a service life.

The hardness of black stone is higher than that of an iron sword, so using an iron sword to chop the black stone with force will naturally cause huge damage to the iron sword.

This was not the first time that Fili broke the iron sword, but every time he broke the iron sword, the old blacksmith would give him a new iron sword, and then put the damaged iron sword into the furnace for reconstruction.

repair.

But the old blacksmith is not here now, the blacksmith shop is locked, and the warehouse where items are stored is closed all year round. Philip can only enter a few huts behind the shop, and those huts are used as ordinary houses such as kitchens, bedrooms, and baths.

, there are no weapons such as swords placed inside, and broken swords cannot be replaced or repaired.

"It's nerve-wracking, what should I do?"

Fili knew that it would be useless to use his own ability to split the stone with a broken sword. But he couldn't pick the lock of the blacksmith shop or warehouse. If he really dared to do that, no matter whether he could split the stone or not,

Even the old blacksmith could kick him out of the house.

"Forget it, I can't split this broken stone today anyway, so it doesn't matter."

This is not something worth worrying about. Seeing this situation, it is impossible for him to split the black stone in the near future. Fili simply gave up any unnecessary thinking.

"Just go back and lie down for a while until Nia and Master come back."

Fili packed up the iron sword and its tip and prepared to go back to the room to rest. After taking two steps, Fili suddenly realized that he had forgotten something.

"Huh? By the way, I seem to have a sword that I haven't struck yet."

Today he only split two swords and had one chance to split rocks. It would be a waste to give up like this.

Fili also understands the principle of "a drop of water penetrates a stone". Even if he can't split it once, he can always split the black stone after splitting it dozens of times or hundreds of times.

It's impossible to succeed anyway, just use the broken sword to strike with a sword and finish...

With this thought, Fili came back with the broken iron sword. In front of the black stone, he raised the broken sword with his right hand, and then chopped it down.

His strength was weak and his momentum was completely lacking. Such a casual sword probably wasn't even qualified to leave a mark on this black stone.

A sword that was extremely self-defeating and self-defeating was very much like his self-defeating self. There would be no miracles when struck by this sword, just like there was no luck in his current situation.

The curled blade and the pitted sword body are about to collide with the solid black stone without any hope. It is really a meaningless attempt. What is the difference between giving up directly?

Do you just give up like that?

Fili shook his head and smiled bitterly, his sword stopped half an inch away from the black stone.

He still wanted to take this last sword seriously.

"Hey!"

The tip of the sword held in his left hand was thrown to the ground. Fili held the handle of the sword with both hands. After tapping the broken sword twice on the black stone, Fili lifted it up again.

The rural boy had prepared the most standard chopping posture. After all, he had practiced this sword-swinging posture thousands of times, and he had become so familiar that he could no longer be familiar with it.

Since this is the last chance, he will wield this last sword in the most serious manner.

Try your best to do your best.

Now that I think about it, the reason why he has been unable to break this stubborn stone is because he has not mastered the trick himself?

Fili closed his eyes and recalled the memory of breaking rocks again and again.

"Fili, you have to concentrate your mind, forget how big this rock is, and just try your best to chop it down."

This is Nia's voice.

Yes, there was indeed a time when Nia came to this waterfall to watch him split rocks. After seeing Fili let out a powerful roar, this gentle girl only left an inch-deep sword mark on the black stone.

As a result, I didn't laugh at him but helped him find the problem seriously.

"You are always afraid of failure when swinging your sword, which will make your sword afraid too. So you shouldn't think so much, you have to be confident."

"And momentum can't be achieved by shouting loudly? You must have momentum from the heart to make your sword more powerful."

"What else? Fili, your rock is actually very small. Master asked me to split larger rocks, and I split them very early."

It's a lie, right?

Nia, have you really split a stone bigger than this?

You just said that to inspire me, right?

But Fili couldn't find any trace of lies in Nia's confident smile, as if she was really just stating an ordinary fact.

If this is the case, how far is the gap between myself and this girl now?

This distance is the so-called natural chasm, right?

"I will definitely catch up with you and I will prove it to you."

Fili murmured to himself and slowly closed his eyes.

Now he no longer has to open his eyes to confirm the location of the black stone. After closing his eyes, Fili can clearly perceive the existence of the black stone.

The size of the black stone, the texture of the black stone, the sword marks on the black stone, and even the texture and feel of the black stone all appeared in his mind. Putting all of these together, it was the entire black stone that he knew.

At this time, the only thing in Fili's mind was himself holding the sword and the stubborn black stone. He couldn't hear the sound of the waterfall, and he forgot where he was now, and his spirit entered a mysterious state.

The weak qi in his body gradually grew stronger as he breathed out, and this weak qi began to expand. When the qi expanded to the point where it could no longer be increased, Fili swung the last sword of the day against the black stone.

At this moment, the wisp of energy followed Feili's arms and attached to the broken sword. This incomplete broken sword slashed towards the black stone that was also riddled with holes with the sound of howling wind.

There was no resistance, and the broken sword was swung to the end.

"ah……?"

The moment Fili opened his eyes, his body swayed due to loss of strength, and then his knees softened and he sat down directly on the ground.

Moreover, his eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of darkness, and even if he had opened his eyes, he could not see anything clearly.

But just now he cut open the black stone in his mind, and he didn't feel any pressure, and his arms didn't feel pain from hitting the black stone hard, as if the stone was just a ball of air.

"Isn't it really a mistake?"

It would be a pity if it was true. It felt so good just now, but this was probably the first time in his life that he had experienced the true feeling of wielding a sword.

After a while, Fili's vision slowly became clear from blur, and the loud roar of the waterfall could be heard in his ears, as if everything had returned to its original state from the state of nothingness just now.

However, there is one thing that is an exception.

"You're lying, right? This stone is actually..."

After seeing the scene in front of him clearly, Fili rubbed his eyes again and pinched his cheek hard to make sure that he was not in a delusional dream.
Chapter completed!