You promised to wreak havoc on the dungeon, but instead you've got Dragon Slime!

"Try to stop me from coming back to visit."

"I told you... it wasn't me who destroyed your instance, it was that thing."

"I've cleared that stuff out."

"how did you do that?"

"I've read all of your fantasy diaries."

"you shut up."

[Ding—Mission Completed]

[Reward: Anti-Divinity Isolation Charm x1]

[Reward Distribution: Dungeon Purification Permission (Area-of-Effect)]

Ron accepted the reward, then turned to look at the control panel on the platform.

He suddenly realized something.

This is not as simple as Claudia being corrupted.

This is just a fragment; next time…

Perhaps the deity himself will come.

He picked up the flaming scepter and poked it into the ground.

"We need to start thinking of ways to upgrade this instance to the next level."

The core of the instance hasn't been dealt with yet.

Something has happened on the periphery.

The incident occurred at the Bone Gate Passage on the east side of the Black Language Grottoes.

That place was originally a backup exit.

Normally no one goes there; it's mainly used for emergency evacuation and occasionally for bringing in some magic crystals.

As it turns out, today, some unlucky soul just came in from outside and bumped into a Thunderbone Lizard.

This is not an ordinary Thunderbone Lizard.

It is an evolved species.

It is nearly five meters long, covered with bony bumps resembling runes, has thick, pillar-like limbs, and its tail can smash down half a stone platform when it swings.

It had a broken necklace around its neck, which was clearly bitten off by the last remaining mercenaries when they escaped after the mercenaries failed to control it.

This thing is a demigod-level mutant monster bred by Bakus.

To put it bluntly, he's a lunatic.

Even if the instance itself is not open, it can still force its way in using a barrier-breaking talisman.

When it first came in, the Thunder Bone Lizard was a little confused.

It's surrounded by dungeon monsters; it looks like a relative to me.

But it doesn't recognize its relatives.

It rushed out and bit a passing gerbil into bone fragments with its first bite.

Then, it lowered its head, flicked its tail, and charged directly towards the core of the dungeon.

The goal is clear.

—Core platform.

Claudia was about to call for reinforcements when Lilith spoke up.

"I go."

"you?"

"Ah."

"Aren't you usually good at fighting?"

"I'll hold it off, you guys focus on defense and don't let it get close to the center of the formation."

Claudia wrinkled her nose.

"Do you have a trump card?"

Lilith didn't say anything.

He simply pulled a metal scroll from his pocket and snapped it open.

As the scroll was unfurled, a line of text written in high-level mercury energy was revealed.

"Temporary Authority - Path of Flames (A- Rank)"

This is a rare scroll of authority that her father gave her during a previous system settlement.

She originally intended to save it to scare people during the jury trial.

There's no other choice now.

The Thunder Bone Lizard had already knocked over two layers of outposts in the distance, and the slimes and sand snakes were electrocuted and turned black upon contact.

Lilith took a deep breath and gripped the scroll with one hand.

"start up."

[Ding—Temporary authority activated]

The Path of Flames has been deployed.

[Duration: 300 seconds]

The scroll burned in her palm, the flames spreading along her hand and finally forming a ring of crimson-gold flame patterns at her feet.

She raised her hand and pointed.

A line of fire shot out from the array patterns and flew straight toward the Thunder Bone Lizard.

"Ah-"

The fuse struck the lizard's back, bursting into a burst of fire.

The Thunderbone Lizard paused for a moment.

Then it turned its head.

I saw Lilith.

It roared, its body crackling with lightning, and charged towards her.

It was ridiculously fast, like a mobile piece of lightning armor.

Lilith did not back down.

She took a step forward.

The fiery authority unfolded a second layer of array patterns beneath her feet.

Then she slammed her hand on the ground.

"Combustion path, fully deployed!"

boom!

The entire bone base burst into flames.

The flames surged forward along the battle line like water, forming a fiery path nearly a hundred meters long.

The Thunder Bone Lizard stepped right on it.

The next second, countless tongues of fire erupted beneath its feet, completely engulfing it.

It roared and prepared to leap out of the fire tunnel.

As a result, Lilith raised her left hand.

"Flame-Stabilizing Spell!"

The flames solidified instantly, as if they had turned into steel wires, completely binding the Thunderbone Lizard's leg.

It tried to break free, but failed.

Lilith seized the opportunity and pulled out the staff that she had never used before from her back.

That was a B-grade fire-attribute scepter that the system gave her as a bonus for her "basic lord privileges".

She hasn't dared to use it, fearing it might explode.

It doesn't matter now.

She held the cane in both hands.

"Flame vortex."

boom!

A vortex of fire erupted in the very center of the fire channel, engulfing the Thunderbone Lizard, which trembled violently.

It thrashed its tail wildly, and arcs of lightning slammed wildly across its body, shattering the surrounding paving stones.

But it just can't get out.

Lilith's eyes darkened.

Her lips were already turning purple.

The Flame Authority is not something to be used casually.

What's being burned is both one's own energy and the authority to schedule instances.

As a half-baked co-manager, she could only last five minutes at most.

It is now the seventieth second.

She gripped her staff, gritting her teeth as she continued to hold on.

"burn."