How did I turn my victim into a phoenix-like hero?

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However, we must be cautious.

Let's hide and see how things go.

Footsteps sounded in the corridor, then stopped; it was probably someone with thief skills checking the situation.

"Hill, hide."

Sirocco quickly whispered a reminder, not knowing if his still invisible sister heard him.

His eyes quickly locked onto the pile of miscellaneous goods in the warehouse, and he noticed a piece of cloth folded up, so he picked it up.

They found a place where the two could hide and wanted to call Hill—

"Could it be that those two people scouted this place?"

"Let's take a look first. The passage is quite narrow; there should be something good inside."

"Ruhr can go in alone; we'll wait outside to meet him."

They discovered that two people's footsteps and discussions could be heard in the passageway.

There was no time to hesitate.

A few seconds later.

hum-

A gust of wind blew through the passage.

"Ruhr...come out quickly! It's skeleton soldiers! And three of them at once!"

"If they get into the passage, it will be difficult for us to fight."

"I understand! Going in and out all the time is such a hassle!"

The sounds of the three people and the three monsters fighting outside were followed by more sounds of wind breaking.

"How come there are even more?!"

"Get out of here first!"

"In that case...it seems Miss Wolf..."

"Adofa, you're running too fast! Wait for me!"

After the chaotic footsteps, the floor returned to silence.

That gust of wind just now... did the skeletons spawn?

It shouldn't be this perfect timing. Considering Hill's constant absence, could it be that she—

"Hill? Where are you?"

The younger sister's lack of response made Sirocco a little anxious.

"Ugh... Haa... Haa..."

Sirocco's gaze followed the sound of breathing—Hill appeared out of thin air by the wall, sitting back and panting, like a starry sky that a 3090 graphics card couldn't handle.

"Brother... Hill... Ugh, I can't move. This skill consumes a lot of magic... Guh, you can't play pranks on Hill..."

"What nonsense are you talking about."

Sirocco leaned over and quickly fed her a potion to restore her magic power, while taking a towel from the ring to wipe her sweat.

"Did you lure those skeleton soldiers here?"

"Um....."

She readily admitted it.

"They didn't find you, did they?"

Hill shook his head, his eyes darting away:

“Hill was careful not to get touched. Brother, you didn't want to see them, right... so Hill lured some monsters to drive them away... Didn't you do anything unnecessary?”

I was just trying to avoid it, but you pulled the monster directly... That's a bit extreme, isn't it?

But this was, after all, a kind gesture from my sister.

"It's alright, as long as you're okay. Besides, their level is higher than ours, and these monsters aren't the kind that copy the opponent's level like the Red Ghost, so they won't have any effect on them."

Hearing Sirocco's wry smile, Hill gave a somewhat bewildered smile.

"By the way, brother."

"Ok?"

"When you're invisible... it's a bit like playing Assassin's Creed, which is quite fun."

Hill smiled slightly, looking like he had found a dragon-slaying sword and wanted to test it out.

It seems she doesn't think that cheating them is something she should reflect on.

"You... ha, why don't you just say you're like the old man in the mountains from FGO?"

"Huh? My brother plays FGO too?"

"I used to play it. But I quit after a week because I couldn't get the swimsuit Jeanne d'Arc Alter."

"This character isn't obtained through gacha pulls; you can get it by completing event tasks... Hill farms all the resources every day, so she's had it a long time ago. If you want it, brother, you can lend Hill her account to play around with."

"Playing with characters that others painstakingly developed and obtained through gacha pulls... is like playing with someone else's leftover waifu, I don't want that."

Actually, I just don't want to play.

"Hey, brother, you're overthinking it. You're a germaphobe?"

Before his sister regained her strength, Sirocco stayed by her side and chatted with her.

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When the time came, Sirocco and the others met up with Adofa and his group, and the two sides exchanged information.

What made Sirocco feel conflicted was that although the three of them had been tricked by Hill, one of them had leveled up.

Why can't I level up at all...?

The results showed that after exploring the entire map, no switch was found that allowed them to leave the area.

The outer edge of the forest is like a maze; no matter how close you get to the edge, you always end up back in the forest.

Three portals were found, but none of them are usable.

"There's a strange skeleton in the city lord's room. It looks like a giraffe, different from the others around it. It seems very strong, obviously a BOSS. Let's team up with the three of us and the two of you to defeat it. If we win, we might be able to get out."

Adofa naturally made this suggestion.

Or rather, it should be called coercion.

"That BOSS is very high level. I know you guys are all very strong, but how about we level up a bit more before challenging it? It's safer to be a higher level."

Sirocco reminded him.

"How did you know the other person's level? Did you check it?"

"No... I was just guessing."

Adofa thought for a moment, then his expression hardened; it seemed he truly believed he could do it.

"Then don't waste time grinding levels. The monsters here are so weak, the boss can't be much stronger either."

"But what if the other party's level is really..."

"Stop talking nonsense and just follow us. You can't survive here without us."

"Ah...I see...."

Well, Sirocco can't be persuaded.

Anyway, his teammates must have the skill, they'll probably give up after taking a look.

It's okay if you can't beat it, the BOSS won't leave the room.

If you can't beat the BOSS, then retreat and go farm monsters.

You definitely shouldn't touch the oak golem, but you can farm skeletons freely; you'll eventually reach the required level.

...If all else fails, and grinding takes too long...

The final trump card.

However, this thing has such a long recovery time; the dragon will bite me to death before I can even fire it. Once the battle starts, it definitely won't stay still and let me shoot it. I don't want to reveal my skills to Adofa and his group until the very last moment...

With mixed feelings, Sirocco and his sister followed the three to the BOSS room.

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After deciding to defeat the BOSS, the five arrived at the gate with relief carvings.

"Um... the Hellfire Dragon's attack pattern includes hooked claws on both hands, breath attack with spirit fire, and tail sweeps... everyone be careful..."

"With a creature of that caliber, you can figure out its attack patterns during combat."

"a ha ha ha...."