Chapter 14: Kill the Floor Master.
However, the newly customized ring-handled sword was indeed very sharp, but Li De's strength was still not enough. The ring-handled sword stopped helplessly after only a few centimeters of penetrating into Goliath's skin.

Although Li De's palms were numb from the shock at this moment, Li De did not draw his sword. Instead, he gripped the handle tightly and pulled it down hard, then retreated rapidly to the diagonal rear.

Oops!

Goliath, who was punching Bert, was suddenly hit by Reed's knife and almost staggered to his knees.

Without caring whether his punch could hit the prey, Goliath lifted his injured foot slightly and kicked backwards. The wind pressure caused by the huge force brushed Li De's cheek. If he had not dodged, this kick would probably have blown Li De's head apart.

To use someone's words, Li De was completely excited at this moment.

This was the first time Li De had such a real feel of the sword since he got it.

If the gap between him and Goliath wasn't so huge, Reed would even have the urge to let Bert stand aside and watch while he fought one-on-one.

However, even though he was excited, Li De did not rush forward. The purpose of killing monsters this time was only one, that is to defeat the opponent and accumulate feats to upgrade, so the most important thing to do was to find the right opportunity to attack.

With Bert as the main force to attract attention, it was not easy for Li De to find an opportunity. The ring-handled sword almost fell on Goliath's feet continuously.

It’s not that Li De likes to chop feet, but when fighting with a giant like the one guarding the gate, without enough agility and speed, jumping up and chopping is really a suicidal act.

That’s right, Li De can indeed use [Teleport] to dodge when he is threatened in the air.

But Bert said at the beginning that the battle with Goliath was a war of attrition. If you used up [Teleport] early, then in the later stage you would basically need the courage to risk your life to even get close to him.

This is not conducive to accumulating great achievements. Li De must get enough output in order to get a sufficient amount of distribution in the great achievements.

By only attacking the legs on the ground, he could not only use his speed to dodge directly, but also seize the opportunity to influence Goliath's actions to relieve Bert's pressure.

With clear understanding, although the cooperation between Reed and Bert cannot be said to be very tacit, Reed can always step forward and strike Goliath when Bert attracts Goliath's attention.

The red glow of burning magic power had enveloped Goliath's body from the beginning and had never dissipated. Either Bert aimed at the vital parts of Goliath's body, or Reed used a knife to inflict injuries on Goliath that had to be repaired with magic power.

After fighting for half an hour, Goliath's aura finally weakened a lot.

This is what it means to encounter an ordinary floor owner. He has no brains and his reaction is not fast enough, allowing Bert to hold on to his hatred and create enough opportunities for Reed.

If it was the mutated and enhanced version of Goliath that Bell had encountered before, Reed would never have encouraged Bert to attack it.

Although it was easier to deal with Goliath as his aura had weakened a lot, the consumption of Reed and Bert was not small.

But it was all worth it, especially for Reed. As a swordsman with a sword (Kendo means that there is no distinction between sword and blade in Japanese culture), Reed made great progress in this half hour.

With the skill of [One-hearted Admiration], Li De's improvement in knife skills in the past half hour is equivalent to several days of hard work. Because in normal times, Li De really does not encounter objects that are difficult to cut, at least the defense of Lv3 monsters is not enough for Li De to cut through even with his full strength.

It was precisely because of this situation that Li De improved his chopping skills while continuing to attack.

At this moment, Li De's full-strength attack could at least make the blade of the ring-handled sword penetrate into Goliath's body, which was a great improvement compared to the few centimeters half an hour ago.

You have to know that Goliath's defense is really strong. Even some LV5 monsters don't have as high defense as him with his hard skin.

Another half an hour passed. The battle was so fierce that the passage leading to the eighteenth floor was mostly blocked by the rubble blasted away by Goliath.

After enduring half an hour of loud roar, Li De felt very uncomfortable at the moment.

However, his efforts finally paid off. After consuming Goliath's magic power for an hour, the red spots of light produced by the burning magic power finally began to dissipate from Goliath's body. For the first time, Li De cut a wound that did not begin to heal for more than 20 seconds.

"Reed, hold on. Goliath's magic power has been consumed to the limit. He can't heal himself. The battle will be over soon." Seeing the damage begin to take effect, Bert immediately shouted loudly.

To be honest, if it weren't for Reed's insistence, Bert himself would not be willing to fight a monster that had the ability to burn magic power to heal its own injuries. This skill was really disgusting.

"I see. It's almost time to end it." Dede said. After experiencing the skill of being able to recover no matter how hard he fought, Li De finally understood how the many forces in the pirate world felt when facing Kaido.

It is indeed disgusting. Of course, this refers to the strong people. The weak people can only feel the despair of not seeing any hope at all.

If Li De were to fight Goliath in a one-on-one duel, before he reached the level of a swordsman, Li De would probably be beaten into autism by Goliath.

But it was all finally coming to an end. Goliath, whose two ankles were injured continuously and who could no longer burn magic power to recover, finally fell to the ground and began to endure the final attack launched by Bert and Reed.

The next second, Bert jumped high and kicked Goliath's head with his right foot. Reed, who was far away, used [Teleport] to appear behind Goliath, and the ring-handled knife pierced into Goliath's back at an extremely fast speed.

With a scream, Goliath's body instantly turned into ashes, leaving only a magic stone the size of two fists.

"Bert, isn't this magic stone a little small?" Li De clearly remembered that when Rabbit killed the evolved version of Black Goliath, the magic stone left behind was taller than him.

"This is all that's left after exhausting all your magic power. That's why I don't want to play. Not only is it a waste of time, but there's nothing to gain." Bert replied with a pout.

"Well, finally we got some income. I thought I could get a piece of Goliath's hard skin, but it seems like my luck is out." Li De said helplessly.

"Do you think you can get Goliath's hard hide just by beating them randomly? We have fought so many times and still haven't gotten many pieces of Goliath's hard hide. The drop rate of floor masters is much lower than that of ordinary monsters, but once they drop, they are high-level materials. Have a good rest. We should return to the ground. I just don't know if you have enough experience points to upgrade."

(End of this chapter)