Danmachi: Gacha Draw

The Minotaur pushed Link hard against the stone wall and shook its head from left to right, further opening Link's wounds. 

"aghhh... ahem..."

He really didn't want to be hit by this kind of monster. 

Link endured the sharp pain in his abdomen, spun the spear in his hand, and pierced the opponent's eye socket with the tip of the spear. With a bang, as the Minotaur turned into flying ash and dissipated, Link also slid down the stone wall. 

At that moment, a large hole opened in his abdomen, and blood flowed out like a force threatening his life. 

Link half-knelt on the ground, holding the wound with one hand and gasping for air. He temporarily put down the weapon with his other hand, then took out two potion tubes from space and drank them in one gulp. 

Olga squeezed out the last bit of magic power and released a bolt of lightning, eliminating the surrounding monsters and rushing off. 

Link took out two potion tubes and stuffed them into his hand, then looked around. The surrounding area was completely filled with endless monsters and it was completely impossible to retreat. 

As if he wanted to completely destroy it here, the ground shook again and several more Minotaurs appeared in the cave. 

"Why… are there so many…"

The Minotaur is the backbone of LV.2 monsters. It often appears on the 15th to 17th floors. In a one-on-one battle, ordinary LV.2 adventurers may not be able to defeat it.

Link could deal with some of them, but in this situation, there are still plenty of hellhounds and One-Horned Rabbits out there…

Link launched several slashes again to deal with the approaching Minotaurs. He also cleared out the rest of the surrounding monsters. Olga took this opportunity to do something for Link. She applied a simple bandage. 

He had already been seriously injured, but he tried his best to attack and the injury became more serious. 

At that moment, Link's face gradually turned pale and his lips lost their color. 

Cold sweat kept dripping from his cheeks. 

Ever since he came to Orario, he always thought that he was the lucky protagonist of those novels and anime, but now he realizes that death is very close to him. 

He doesn't want to die.

This is only natural. 

There are still many beauties he has yet to meet, and a happier future still awaits him. 

As long as he is still alive, there are many things he can do. 

*And when you die, everything disappears, your body and mind are completely submerged in darkness and you sink into the endless abyss.*

He wants to live.

The desire to survive is so strong at this moment, like a stranded fish struggling to return to the sea. 

He doesn't want to die. 

Link couldn't help but look at Olga. 

Olga, who has no magic power and can no longer release magic, she is nothing but a burden at this moment. 

If...

If he were alone...

Between life and death, an evil thought suddenly arose deep in Link's heart. 

The seed called selfishness quietly sprouted in his heart. 

Olga can't use magic, she's just a burden. 

If a decision isn't made, both of them will die here. Rather than falling here, it's better to give up on Olga and escape alone.

`Why not look for other women and other things later?`

Link gritted his teeth, the demon called cowardice kept encouraging him in his ears and speaking evil words to him in his heart. 

...

At this moment, Olga looked at the injured Link and the countless monsters around him who were staring at him, and was a little at a loss. 

Previously protected by Link, she fell to the 15th floor.

But now it doesn't work, Link is seriously injured. 

Seeing Link's face pale but still insisting on fighting, Olga felt quite guilty in her heart.

`Obviously, the value of my existence is to help the other party, but now I have become a burden that needs the other party's protection.`

`What a shame I'm!`

If this continues, there is no doubt that everyone will die! 

The end result will definitely be torn apart by these monsters, the body will be swallowed by the monsters, and in the end there will be nothing left. 

Link in front used fire essence to weave cloth and once again resisted the flames for her. 

Olga saw the bleeding bandage around Link's waist and had never felt so weak. 

If this continues, both people will die. 

Instead of this...

"Lord Link, the potion just restored a bit of my magic power. After I release the magic later, you can take the opportunity to escape and I'll buy you time!" 

Seeing Link stare in disbelief, Olga forced herself to smile, "There's nothing I can do. Without magic power, I can only become a burden. I can't run fast. If I'm with you, Lord Link, you can't escape. There shouldn't be any problems if you go out..."

Olga smiled at Link, tears still glistening at the corners of her eyes. 

"Lord Link, goodbye!" 

"Are you kidding me?!" 

Unlike Link's selfish thoughts, Olga instead said the words of sacrificing herself.

`Damn, can't you be more selfish?`

The emotion called shame arose from deep within his heart and completely overwhelmed Link. 

Yes! 

He's a man, how can he have thoughts like that, even worse than hers? 

'I'm so useless! '

Link couldn't help but feel angry at his failure! 

As if he had made up his mind, Link gritted his teeth. He wasn't going to run away alone, even if he risked all 12 lives here, he would leave with Olga! 

Brandishing the spear with all his might, he carefully shattered the approaching monsters. 

But now that things have come to a head, is there any better way? 

Link racked his brains and thought hard.

'Compared to the upper level, the cave becomes wider and the ceiling is higher as you go down. In addition to the normal routes leading to the lower level, there are also vertical caves leading to the lower levels...'

When he went to see Eina to check the information in the dungeon, Eina told him the relevant information. 

Link suddenly remembered! 

Longitudinal point? 

That's right! Vertical hole! 

If you can find the vertical hole and go straight to the 18th floor...! 

The 'Safe Point' of the 18th floor is a rare safe level in the dungeon. Monsters will not occur here, so many adventurers will gather here for a short period of repair and rest.

Rather than risking going back the same way, it's better to find the vertical cave and go straight to the 18th floor. Also, the Goliath floor master on the 17th floor was already dealt with during the Loki Familia expedition some time ago. He will appear again in 2 weeks. He won't be born again, meaning the floor master won't be born on the 17th floor now! 

"Olga, release magic to the other side!" 

"Huh?"

"We won't go back the way we came! Let's find the vertical acupuncture point and go straight to the 18th floor!" 

Link looked towards the direction of the passage. There were fewer monsters there than on the retreat path behind him. 

Use all your strength and fight back! 

"Don't give up, Olga, I will do my best to protect you, absolutely! Unless I die first, I will never let you go ahead of me!" 

"Mr. Link..."

"Get ready to escape!" Link tightened his grip on the spear in his hand and said at the same time, "Thank you, Olga!" 

'It is precisely because of you that I learned something more important than my own life between life and death.' 

Olga looked back at the one blocking her and smiled.

She closed her eyes, opened them after a few seconds, and looked at the monsters without any fear. 

The wand fell heavily to the ground, the magic power accumulated after a short recovery was activated, and the condensed magic exploded. 

"Fire Beam!" 

The burning flames destroyed the monsters blocking the way one after another. Taking advantage of the massive reduction of these monsters, Link seized the opportunity, took Olga's hand, and ran all the way, without any interruption from the spear in his hand, stabbing continuously, killing the monsters blocking the way.