I Was a Loner, but My Class Got Summoned to Another World…-Chapter 103: Danger in the Labyrinth Pt. 1

Lisa’s group was deep underground; they had finally reached the 38th floor within two weeks of being in the labyrinth city.

Due to time constraints, they only planned to reach the 50th floor, and with the way things were going, they would likely achieve this in another two weeks.

It wasn’t long before the team, who had been camping, got up to get ready to challenge the next floor.

Based on their progress so far, they would reach the next boss floor, the 40th floor by the end of the day.

The problem was the number of monsters they had to fight and keeping tabs on their limited supplies.

"What are we waiting for? Let’s go! I want to get to level 36 by the end of the day. I really need to catch up to whoever is at level 40," Brian said, urging the others.

As soon as one hero reached level 40, everyone received a notice of the hero’s achievement.

The others in the group, who had been calmly eating, had to rush through their simple meal.

It was kept minimal for ease of movement, as monsters could invade the camp at any moment.

Lisa was exhausted from all the traveling, but being at level 33 helped her withstand the pressure of being in a dark dungeon for two weeks—a place that could drive anyone normal insane.

She left the liquid of the soup and got up to fetch Orus, who had grown in size. Everyone, including the doubtful Brian, was glad the bird had come with them.

Being nocturnal, Orus was useful in spotting prey in the dark labyrinth. As he evolved, he not only grew in size but also became a powerful combatant.

The only problem now was the walls of the labyrinth, as his large griffon-like body could not fully extend its wings.

In terms of magic, Orus could heal, cast rays of powerful light that acted as lasers, and use his front claws and beak to tear through flesh.

Lisa was glad Logan had gifted her the creature and noticed the envy others felt.

They even asked for their own, but she had to lie, saying it was the church’s doing—a simple explanation that stopped others from asking.

As soon as everyone was ready, they began to descend the staircase to the next floor.

As always, Orus took the front, the tank took the back, with Mia the mage and Lisa in the center, and Brian ready to assist either the front or back.

The rest of the class had separated into various groups based on the number of members needed to form a strong unit.

The largest of these groups included Ms. Claire, who took it upon herself to help the weakest group, the ones others called "leftovers."

With her class as Orator, they would gain the strength of the normal groups.

Lisa felt sad that Alma was not with her, as she had been sent to help George and his group, who needed a little extra support to match Brian’s physical prowess.

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"It seems we’re done with the golems. That was a hard monster to fight. My gauntlets kept breaking," Brian said, looking relaxed as he walked forward without a care.

"Tell us something we don’t know," Chris replied, still catching his breath as he got used to carrying a large shield to protect him from sneak attacks that had hurt him many times at the beginning of the exploration.

"You know... you should improve your defensive capabilities. Maybe then you wouldn’t be so worried about someone hitting you from behind," Brian teased as he noticed Chris struggling to keep up.

"Dude, you must remember how many times I’ve been pierced by an arrow in the rear. I’m tired of that crap and would rather carry this shield than have someone heal my buns," Chris replied, trying to avoid Lisa’s glance.

She didn’t say it, but she was also tired of having to touch the guy’s rear to heal him, these days she had Orus do the job.

"Orus seems to have found something. We should stay alert," Lisa interrupted the light talk and focused forward as they saw a couple of dark figures approaching while the large griffin snarled.

"Wait, those aren’t monsters!" Lisa heard Mia say beside her.

"Blue skin… you must know what they are." Without waiting for the enemy to approach, Brian took out his strongest gauntlets and readied his stance.

Chris had readied his Guardian’s Shield to protect the group.

The skill enveloped them in a magic dome while Chris would absorb the damage.

Meanwhile, Mia began casting various wind spells to attack the incoming enemies.

Just as they thought they were ready, three blows struck them from behind—fire, ice, and dark magic—catching the group off guard.

Chris, whose shield protected the others, received the most damage as it was transferred to him.

Lisa rushed to heal the boy so he could maintain his skill.

"Damn it, ambush! Mia, release the spells forward! Lisa, tell your beast to keep those in front busy while I rush to whoever is hitting us from behind!" Brian yelled as he used his hands like rocket launchers and sped through the cave to confront the magic casters behind them.

"Orus, help Mia!" Lisa called to her beast, who unleashed various rays of light forward, some hitting the demons who then tried to slice him with their blades.

Lisa, who had been studying the situation, was grateful that the demons did not show signs of mutation like those Logan had faced.

"Alright, that is enough, Lisa. Save some for the incoming battle," Chris said, spitting out blood.

He took out a shield that would repel magic damage back at its caster and readied another shield, which he used to toss.

She saw how Orus was handling two enemies with ease, while Mia kept the third at bay with wind blades that caused the tunnel to rumble.

Debris fell from the ceiling with each powerful strike.

Although she did not like the boy, Lisa turned back to check if Brian needed help and saw how he was taking it as a joke, smiling while kicking one demon as another tried to cut his head off.

The demons were no match for the agile boy, making the attempt seem comical.

That was until another group of two came to interrupt the fight.

"Damn it…" Lisa cursed as she started to feel that the situation was not going in their favor.

She, like Orus, had one skill that could help in battle and tried casting Divine Retribution.

A ray of powerful light condensed in her outstretched hand and shot forward at the group of two aiming for Brian’s back.

Lisa stumbled a little, feeling lightheaded from the overuse of magic, but took out a bottle of mana potion to restore herself in case someone needed help.

She suddenly heard Orus cry out as he slashed at a demon who flew through the air and hit a wall.

Orus did not come out unscathed, as a section of his chest was filled with red blood.

Lisa knew the beast would be able to heal itself, so she kept focusing on Brian, who was the fighter in their group and the highest in level.

Mia, who seemed mana-drained, had done enough damage to her opponent that he almost resembled sashimi.

She was too tired to care if she had killed the demon and was busy drinking potion after potion to recover her mana.

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Meanwhile, Brian, who had the upper hand just a few seconds before, now seemed pressured as he had to finish the fight before backup arrived.

He overcharged his fists with flames and, like two missiles, shot them forward into the faces of two demons, whose heads exploded.

The third one, knowing he was next, quickly tried to take out a crystal that the class knew was for their weird mutation.

However, he was killed off before he got to use it.

Brian quickly put the crystal away in his storage and rushed forward to meet the two demons Lisa had shot.