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Roy initially thought it was just an enhanced mermaid, but after defeating it, the sense of danger didn't disappear; instead, it became even more pronounced. He could even feel a faint stinging pain on his skin.
Roy cautiously approached the cave entrance, his eyes scanning his surroundings, not daring to be careless in the slightest. As he drew closer to the entrance, he could only pray for safety. Just then, Roy noticed an enormous shadow appear on the surface of the lake, which had been like a stagnant pool. Some kind of monster was moving beneath the water. After it appeared, the entire lake seemed to boil, constantly bubbling up.
Divided into two sections, the distinctive shadow made Roy's scalp tingle. "Could it be?"
Bang! !
The calm lake surface shattered, and a two-headed dragon, over twenty meters tall, appeared before Roy.
The monster was entirely white, its massive body covered in chalky scales, giving it a solemn appearance.
The neck forks at the point where it connects to the body, forming a long dragon body. Each huge dragon scale covering the neck is as clear as crystal. At the end are two enormous dragon heads. The left head has azure eyes, while the right head has crimson eyes.
His eyes were devoid of reason, radiating an instinctive ferocity and a terrifying desire for destruction.
Water City Floor Master: Amphispina!
Roy frowned. "Impossible."
Before the expedition, Roy specifically went to the guild to confirm the information about the floor leader. Goliath and Amphispina had already been defeated. Amphispina's regeneration time is about a month, so it's impossible for him to appear at this time…
Suddenly, Roy seemed to realize something, his eyes widening. If the adventurers returning from the 25th floor were also controlled by the enhanced mermaids, then the information they sent back would naturally be false.
JPYHⅠ”
Roy cursed under his breath. That crazy woman's goal was not only to help Liu regain his sense of justice, but also to eliminate him.
But the next moment, Roy's thoughts were interrupted.
The floor master, Anfispina, exuded a terrifying aura throughout the cave, his cold eyes fixed on Roy.
A bead of cold sweat trickled down Roy's forehead. Thinking about all that nonsense was pointless now; the most important thing was to get back alive. The floor master, Amphispina, was level 5, and under certain circumstances, his threat level reached 6!
ü One roar!
The floor master, Anfispina, with its blue-eyed dragon head, opened its blood-red maw, and azure flames gathered within, distorting even the surrounding space. With a deafening roar, it unleashed a terrifying breath of azure flames.
boom!
A terrifying breath passed over Roy's head and landed on the wall above the cave entrance.
Bathed in the intense heat of the azure flames, the walls melted like candle wax, and a viscous liquid slid down, submerging the cave's only entrance. "Roy"
Mary let out a worried scream, trying to rush over, but was blocked by the passage in front of her. Roy could see the despair on her face. Seeing that the cave passage was blocked, Roy's expression darkened. As expected of the floor master, the strongest monster on this floor of the dungeon, his attack was fatal from the start.
They immediately blocked the escape routes and killed all the adventurers who had entered the dungeon.
Roy could still see the azure flames emanating from between Amphispina's teeth.
The opponent's dragon liver generates a special fuel fluid, which is sprayed out along with flames formed from magic. Once hit, it quickly spreads to the whole body and is extremely difficult to extinguish. Even healing magic cannot heal the wounds!
boom!
Amphispina opened its hideous maw once more, spewing forth fierce, azure flames.
A storm of flames swept in, the breathtakingly beautiful yet chilling fire creating massive amounts of steam as it passed over the lake's surface. Roy wiped his right hand on his ring, then unhesitatingly drew his elven holy sword. To continue hiding it now would be suicidal. Heavenly Blaze!
The surrounding magical energy surged wildly into the elven holy sword. Roy aimed at Amphispina, unleashing crimson flames that crushed towards him. Boom!
Two fiery flames traversed most of the cave, meeting at the center. The crimson and azure flames collided, and a wave of intense heat spread wildly, turning the walls red-hot and scorching hot.
The temperature and humidity inside the cave rose rapidly, as if one were inside a giant steamer.
Bang!
The blast of air sent Roy flying, crashing heavily into the wall. His back sizzled as if it had hit a red-hot iron plate, and he could even smell the aroma of meat...
A look of pain flashed across Roy's face, and a deep, muffled growl escaped from deep within his throat.
Not only did his skin feel burning hot, but he was also sweating profusely, feeling sticky and affected even his agility and strength, causing his overall stats to drop. Roy struggled to his feet, his back covered in torn skin and blood. He had lost his first encounter with Amphispina. While the Elven Holy Sword was powerful, its user was only LV.3, making it extremely difficult to directly confront the LV.5 Flame Cannon. Before Roy could even regain his footing, a new wave of azure flames arrived.
The floor owner, Amphispina, had cold, indifferent eyes, filled only with the murderous intent to kill the intruder.
protector!
Roy raised his steel arm guards, activating the special effect, and an invisible shield enveloped his entire body.
The azure flames arrived in an instant, engulfing Roy and a large area, even melting the walls. Roy also felt the intense heat, but it did not cause him any direct harm.
The steel arm guards are reliable; they can withstand the Azure Flame for four or five seconds.
Roy activated the Steel Armguards' special effects repeatedly, while simultaneously his other hand swiftly moved through his spatial ring, producing bottle after bottle of potions: low-level health potions, low-level stamina potions, low-level mental potions, and a panacea…
In the emergency, Roy didn't care what kind of medicine it was and just poured it into his mouth.
Different colored lights emanated from Roy's body.
As time went on, Roy's condition visibly improved, but the price he paid was extremely high. The durability of his Steel Armguards dropped below 5%, and this epic item completely lost its luster.
The last barrier protecting Roy has disappeared.
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Ride with the wind!
Just as the barrier of the steel arm guards disappeared, Roy activated the special effect of his Wind Chaser Boots, raising his agility to B-rank. With a "bang," Roy transformed into a whirlwind and rushed out, fleeing haphazardly through the cave.
Rumble!
The azure flames spewed by Amphispina followed closely behind him, and Roy dared not stop.
If he gets even a little bit of the inextinguishable azure flames, his condition will rapidly decline, and he won't be far from death.
It must be admitted that, as the floor master, Amphispina's fighting instincts are no less than those of the enhanced species.
Roy tried several times to lure the opponent's attack to the cave entrance so that the Azure Flame could blast open the blocked passage, but every time he got close, Amphispina's attack would land on the wall above.
The azure flames melted the walls, and the falling fluid only made the passage even deeper and thicker.
Five minutes later, presumably due to the exhaustion of the special fuel produced by the dragon liver within his body, the azure flames erupting from Amphispina finally subsided. Roy had run at full speed for the same amount of time, panting heavily, sweat pouring down his face. Without the stamina potion, he wouldn't be able to stand up now. "Roar! Ro ...
The two dragon heads of Amphispina let out a deafening roar, the sound waves echoing throughout the cave.
Roy's expression changed; he remembered that the floor master, Amphispina, had the ability to summon monsters.
As expected, the walls shattered, and a large number of monsters leaped out. Countless figures also appeared at the bottomless lake, all of them from the twenty-fifth level. They were densely packed, their numbers no less than those controlled by the enhanced mermaids earlier, and they were still increasing.
As Roy was gradually surrounded by monsters, his face darkened. Was he really going to die here today?
"Wind of Light!"
At that moment, a clear and melodious sound rang out.
Countless emerald green orbs of light blasted open the blocked passage, and a large number of orbs flew through, landing around Roy and killing all the monsters nearby.
Roy couldn't think of anyone else who could use this human figure outlining technique besides his own elven girl.
"Mr. Roy!"
A golden figure swiftly passed through the cave entrance, with Daphne and Cassandra close behind.
Roy wasn't surprised to see the three of them. If even a group of strangers were willing to lend a helping hand, would Ryu abandon him as a teammate? However, not seeing a single adventurer from the expedition team behind them made Roy's lips curl into a cold smile. So if he were alone, he would never do such a thankless task; he would just leave.
The observant Liu noticed the cold smile on Roy's lips and explained, "You must have killed the enhanced species. The people who were being controlled all passed out, and Mr. Perth took them back to the eighteenth floor."
"Ok."
Roy reluctantly accepted this reason.
要带着一大堆昏迷不醒的人，穿过有怪物诞生的23、22、21、20、19层，也不是一件轻松的事情。“吼吼喔喔喔喔喔喔喔！！”
The sealed cave entrance was opened, and the two openly displayed their affection in front of it, oblivious to everyone else, undoubtedly enraging Amphispina. Its hysterical roar drew everyone's attention back to the BOSS.
"Amphispina!"
Ryu's expression changed. The Astrea Familia had attacked Amphispina several times before.
But that was during the peak of the clan's power, with nine LV.4 members and two LV.3 members about to be promoted to LV.4, so defeating Amphispina was not difficult. Now, however, the party only consists of her, a lone LV.4, Roy, LV.3, and two newcomers.
“Roy, take Daphne and Cassandra and leave!” Ryu made a quick decision.
Roy frowned. "And what about you?"
“I’ve fought Amphispina before, so I’m familiar with its attack patterns and can get rid of it!” Ryu tried his best to put on his usual calm and composed demeanor.
Roy curled his lip. "You're kidding me."
Having just fought Amphispina, Roy was well aware of the terrifying power of this floor master. If Ryu were left alone, he would surely die! In the short time it took to say those few words, blue flames erupted from the sharp teeth of the dragon head with azure eyes on the left side of Amphispina, indicating that the dragon's liver had been replenished with special fuel.
Seeing this, a hint of helplessness flashed in Liu Tian's blue eyes. This boy was too clever.
"Take them away, okay!" Liu Xiao grabbed Roy's clothes, a pleading look on her usually strong face, making it hard to refuse.
A flash of anger crossed Roy's eyes as he coldly said, "You really want to die?"
"I told you, I will protect you!"
Ryu's eyes dimmed, but her attitude was resolute. Daphne and Cassandra, both at LV.1, would have a hard time returning from this floor and needed protection. These newcomers were the hope of the Astrea Familia; this old woman should step down.
Therefore, throughout this expedition, she has been cultivating Roy's leadership skills, mentoring the two new recruits, and helping them grow as quickly as possible. If all goes well, she will naturally accompany Roy, but in case of an accident, she would rather sacrifice herself to protect the new generation of her clan. Seeing the two pillars of the group arguing, Daphne and Cassandra were at a loss.
With the threat from Amphispina looming, Roy stopped arguing with the elf girl.
Roy took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "No, we must defeat Amphispina!"
Liu's little face was stunned.
"What are you saying? It's impossible for us to defeat Amphispina with our current strength!"
Even when faced with a mermaid controlling dozens of adventurers, Ryu had never been so flustered.
The huge gap between LV.4 and LV.5 is something even she cannot overcome; she would be easily crushed!
"Enough, Miss Ryu, I am the commander of the expedition!" Roy shouted.
Liu's mouth opened slightly. Since they met, Roy had never spoken to her in such a stern tone.
"If you don't want to, you can leave!"
Roy pointed to the hole leading outside.
At the same time, Roy glanced at Daphne and Cassandra, "You too! But I will stay until I defeat Amphispina! With this victory, I will tell the world that the Astrea Familia still exists, and its justice still exists!!"
Roy's loud voice echoed in the cave, even drowning out Amphispina's heavy breathing.
As if sensing Roy's determination, Amphispina did not attack the cave passage. It knew that this human would stay and fight it to the death. "Come on!"
Roy's eyes, filled with a frenzied excitement, were fixed on the enormous, two-headed dragon monster—Amphispina, the floor master of the Water City. His long-dormant "Adventure" ability activated!
Roy's overall stats, recovery ability, luck, and many other attributes increased rapidly.
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adventure!
The development ability can only be activated by actively venturing into dangerous places, and the conditions are extremely demanding. Roy chose to stay, thus fulfilling the activation conditions. Correspondingly, the higher the danger level, the more terrifying the boost to Roy's abilities and other attributes.
Facing the floor master Amphispina, whose ability value was guaranteed to be at least LV.5, Roy's newly upgraded LV.3 all-stat panel rose rapidly at a visible speed. In the blink of an eye, all his ability values reached full A, and were still rising, as if they would not stop!
Seeing that Roy was determined, the elven girl bit her lower lip tightly. Why? Why would Roy still fight an enemy two levels above her?
She could tell that Roy had already fought Amphispina before she arrived.
His back was covered in blood.
Seeing such severe injuries, Daphne and Cassandra couldn't stop their tears from falling.
"O light of heaven, once rejected; merciful arm, saving my shallow self; in the name of my powerless words, save the pitiful. O sunlight, listen to the fading and shattering of prayers, light of Thor!"
Cassandra finished her incantation, and the magic fell upon Roy, his body shimmering with emerald light, and his wounds scabbed over at a visible speed. Ryu came to Roy's side, walking shoulder to shoulder with him.
Her face showed helplessness. Could she really abandon Roy and run away with the two newcomers?
She didn't want to experience the annihilation of her entire clan again!
This must be the craziest thing she has ever done so far: a level 4, a level 3, and two level 1 newbies are going to take on the floor master of the 25th floor, Anfispina.
To be honest, even when facing Alphia at level 7 back then, Ryu wasn't this desperate, considering that the entire Astrea Familia was fighting together. According to the guild's strategy guide, at least ten level 4 adventurers, or twenty level 3 adventurers plus one level 5 adventurer, are needed to defeat Amphispina.
LV.4 and LV.5 is a huge dividing line.
The latter, known as a first-class adventurer, is someone who has transcended the concept of humanity and can be called a "superman," a true monster. Roy smiled.
"Cassandra, prepare your magic! Daphne, watch out for the monsters around you! Protect Cassandra!"