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As darkness gradually faded and light returned to their sight, the crowd grew even more cautious and tense, gripping their weapons tightly and staring intently ahead.

Then, they climbed the entire staircase and reached the light ahead.

—The 59th floor.

"here it is?!"

Tiona's eyes widened in surprise.

The scene that unfolded before their eyes astonished everyone.

This is not the glacial region at all.

There were no towering icebergs, no icy blue waters, and the temperature wasn't cold at all; on the contrary, it was very humid.

Because what they saw was a terrifying dense forest!

"Is it really a dense forest?"

It wasn't that they didn't believe in Kobayashi, but until they saw it with their own eyes, everyone still harbored a sliver of doubt.

But now.

In a floor even larger than the 58th floor, a lush expanse of green trees and vines grows. Tall trees densely cover the space in front of the passageway, while the ground is a verdant meadow dotted with flowers of various colors. Countless flower buds hang from the walls of the enclosed spaces.

It inexplicably gives one the illusion of being on the 24th floor.

They're not just identical, they're practically identical.

Lefia hugged her wand to her chest, her throat trembling as she whispered, "This is... the 24th floor?"

"How could that be, you idiot!"

Bert the werewolf instinctively cursed, but his grimacing expression clearly showed his bewilderment at the current situation.

Upon seeing the 24th floor, which resembled a parasitized and altered structure, a sense of inexplicable fear gripped everyone's hearts.

Sword Maiden Ais pursed her lips and looked at the man in front of her.

But she discovered that Kobayashi, who had fought alongside her to defeat a powerful enemy on the 24th floor, was not looking at her as usual. Instead, he had his eyes closed and a strange light blue pattern appeared on his forehead.

This is the power of the [Eyes] activating.

A moment later, Finn, the leader, biting his right thumb, asked, "Well, Kobayashi, have you found anything?"

"There are no monsters lurking around, but there is something strange that is troubling."

"What is it?"

“Countless new species are converging on the central area… Let me see, haha, this is truly a frightening sight.”

Kobayashi's slightly distressed words made everyone frown.

At that moment, the superhuman Raul also said, "There's a strange sound ahead!"

Strange noises were coming from the front of the passageway, near the center of the floor.

It was a sharp, thin sound, as if something was being chewed, then something cracked, and something else was trembling from time to time.

"It's feeding." Kobayashi didn't keep them in suspense and revealed the answer directly: "Those new species are being eaten by the giant flowers."

"Mutual slaughter?!"

"Could it be..."

"An enhanced species?!"

On the 58th floor, the monsters also kept devouring each other.

Monsters that have devoured their companions will be stronger and more difficult to deal with than before.

Hearing the sounds of feeding coming from the depths of the dense forest that blocked their view, and knowing that they might be encountering a stronger and more difficult new species, everyone focused their attention on the leader of the dwarf race.

Finn, wielding his spear, did not hesitate and quickly gave the order:

"--go ahead!"

The leader's words set the team in motion.

With Kobayashi acting as the eyes and guides, and Bert the werewolf and Tiona leading the way, the team advanced along a single path carved out of the dense forest.

Even with Kobayashi present, they were well-trained enough to be vigilant on both sides of the dense forest, ready to deal with anything that might appear, so as not to be caught off guard.

As the road continued to extend, after traveling in a straight line for more than ten minutes, the dense forest disappeared.

The trees disappeared, leaving behind a vast, gray space.

In the center of the desolate floor, as their field of vision expanded in an instant, the group saw countless larvae and man-eating flower monsters.

A horde of repulsive monsters surrounds a female monster with the lower body of a giant plant.

The larval form extends a tongue-like organ from its mouth, offering the colorful pattern at the front to the female form of the giant plant. The carnivorous plant also opens its huge jaws, greedily swallowing the magic stone offered to it.

The whole process was both bizarre and terrifying.

Even with Kobayashi's advance warning, everyone still felt a chill run down their spines.

Tiona parted her lips slightly, and blurted out, "What? This..."

"Is it a monster born from the giant flower?"

"Is it Baozhu's female body type?"

"Could it be that it has been eating such powerful monsters all along?"

After being swallowed by the magic stone, the larval form and the man-eating flower turned into decaying dust one after another. At this moment, the large amount of gray powder piled up like a salt mountain around the female-shaped monster made everyone's hearts jump. Just how many monsters had been devoured?!

"So, it really is an enhanced species?!"

"Oops!"

Just as the group was about to react, the female figure in front of them raised its upper body, and its hideous head emitted a faint sound.

"Ah...ahhh...ahhh!!!"

Accompanied by unintelligible groans, its upper body began to tremble as if writhing, and its flesh bulged out all at once.

As everyone was taken aback, the demon exhaled in a daze, and like a pupa emerging from its chrysalis, many fragments fell from its body, revealing a woman's body with graceful lines.

Her long, flowing hair and slender, delicate arms were just as beautiful as any goddess.

However, its green hair and green skin greatly diminish its attractiveness.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

As if celebrating a new life, the monster emitted a terrifying high-pitched sound that formed sound waves, and everyone covered their ears to resist the onslaught of noise.

"Arya, Arya!!!"

The monster, overjoyed, called out "Aria" to the swordswoman Ais in front of it.

That familiar name.

Kobayashi had heard that the strange woman on the 24th floor also called Ais that.

"Could it be... a celestial spirit?!"

Sword Maiden Ais trembled as she revealed its identity in disbelief.

Upon hearing what she said, Tiona's first reaction was disbelief.

The lower half of the enormous flower stem, surrounded by constantly churning tentacles, the disgusting green upper half, all accompanied by a creepy sense of holiness.

Ominous, malevolent, and beautiful.

That strange-looking thing is actually a fairy spirit?!

It is a celestial spirit, but not entirely a celestial spirit.

It should now be called the Filthy Immortal Essence.

It laughed as it called out to the swordswoman Ais, "Arya, Arya!!! I want to see you so much, I want to see you so much, will you become one with me?! Let me eat you, okay?"

The next instant, the larvae and carnivorous plants that had offered the magic stone suddenly changed direction.

As if obeying the will of the fallen fairies, they targeted the blonde swordswoman, and also the group of adventurers.

Almost simultaneously, a loud crash came from the entrances and exits of the floor, completely blocking the way and leaving no way out!

"Everyone, prepare to fight!"

At the leader's command, everyone raised their weapons.

"No different from before! Kobayashi, I'm counting on you for the [eyes]!"

"give it to me!"

Under the commander's command, everyone had a clear division of labor and began the battle in an orderly manner.

At this point, Kobayashi took over command of the supporters.

"Lefia, aim at the Fallen Fairy's lower body and begin chanting! Liu Zi, protect her!"

"I, I understand!"

"Yes, Master Xiaolin."

Lefia raised her wand, while Ryuu came to her side and continuously killed the larval-type monsters that reacted to the magic and came closer.

Finn was in charge at the front, while Kobayashi was in charge at the rear.

Raul was originally supposed to take on this role, but because of his eye condition, Kobayashi was better able to coordinate with and provide support from the front lines, while Finn could focus more on directing the front. Therefore, the task fell to Kobayashi. With such strong support, the team at the front was able to operate with greater ease.

Abandoning the bulky, giant carnivorous plant shape, the female body is more flexible and convenient.

Sword Maiden Ais and the others rushed out of the sea of ​​fire, wanting to make a desperate attempt, but tentacles kept blocking their way from all sides.

The Amazon sisters acted as the vanguard, attempting to use heavy weapons to cut the tentacles into pieces and clear a path forward.

The long, large tentacles kept approaching, and the two men slashed at them, their heavy axes and large double blades colliding fiercely with the tentacles.

however--

"Good weight!"

"hateful!"

The attack, combining speed and power, contorted the two women's expressions.