Lillian struck out with her spear, using the momentum to backflip behind me. "Switch!"
I moved up and swung my blade, cleaving off the head of the NPC monster. I looked at Lillian. "Better timing with the switch, you didn't take a hit this time." I shethed the blade in my hand and looked around. "It seems we cleared this level, want to continue or stay?"
Lillian fell to the ground, sitting there. "That's enough for today, Zycron. We should let the Assault Team catch up." It has been a full year now since the death game started. We only had just gotten Floor 50 two days ago. Me and Lillian had saved up enough money to buy a house in Algade, a small house akin to a slum near Agil's shop. Lillian and I were glad to be near the merchant, as he had helped us out several times. He also happened to be on the Assault Team.
I nodded and pulled out two Teleport crystals. "Well, let's go home then," I said handing her one. She nodded. "Teleport, Algade!" Nothing happened.
Lillian breathed in sharply. I would have done the same, but then something appeared at the top of my field of vision: an event notice. "Damn not now!"
I turned to see a stone giant forming behind me. I backed up next to Lillian, switching out my common blade for a custom forged one. "Any idea what level this beast is, Lillian? You are the one with a high examination skill."
Lillian shook her head. "I can't see it's level: That's never a good sign."
I nodded. "That and us being in an anti-Crystal zone... should we attempt it?"
Lillian quickly flicked through her menus, pressing buttons faster than I could keep track. "I'm contacting our friends on the Assault Team. If they can get to us fast enough we probably won't-!" The stone creature, fully formed, cried out. Lillian instinctively covered her ears.
I raised the unique blade, ready to defend her. "A stone giant, how do we beat it without magic in this damn game?!"
The giant threw a boulder from it's hand a tie me and Lillian. I quickly pulled her out of the way. She glanced at the event beast. "Wait, I can identify its level now! It seem so the more of it's body it loses the weaker it becomes!"
I nodded, watching the beast turn. "It's still a level 49 boss-type monster... we can't beat it alone," I looked at Lillian, "but we've always proven the game wrong before."