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

"Nibo! Hold the shield!"

Shefnie screamed, her voice filled with unprecedented anxiety.

Ni Bao's face turned pale as she desperately tried to maintain the milky-white light shield on her body to resist the onslaught of electric current.

"Brom! If you're not dead, get up! Save Nibo!"

Shefnir felt her magic power draining away like a flood, and maintaining the Frost Domain had left her nearly exhausted!

She let out a desperate cry towards the dwarf in the corner.

With Nibo's continued treatment, Brom finally regained some strength.

He roared, struggled to his feet, grabbed the greatsword and shield from the ground, and like a wounded bear, stumbled and charged toward the vines that were entangled with Nibo!

Anger made him lose his usual caution!

During the charge, he caught a glimpse of a slender, harmless, warm-colored, dark green neutral black vine beside him.

New and old grudges surged into his heart, and without even looking, he swung his sword fiercely!

"Get out of my way, you scum!"

However, just as his sword was about to touch the slender vine—

The neutral black vine that was originally harmless seemed to be completely enraged!

The slender vine suddenly trembled, as if it had been injected with a violent life force!

Several dark green vines shot out with lightning speed that was imperceptible to the naked eye, and wrapped around Brom's ankles with perfect precision!

"Thump!" Brom fell heavily to the ground again!

He turned around in shock and anger, looking at the inconspicuous slender vine, and instinctively wanted to swing his sword to cut it again!

But the speed of that slender black vine... was beyond imagination!

Chapter 26 Dungeon Maintenance Period

The slender, originally gentle and harmless dark green vine of the neutral black vine suddenly turned into a blurry afterimage at its end!

"Om-!"

Accompanied by a deep hum that seemed to tear through the air, the tips of the vines began to spin at a speed that exceeded the limits of what the naked eye could perceive!

In an instant, a turquoise windmill with a diameter of half a meter and edges gleaming with a deadly cold light was formed!

This terrifying "windmill" carried unparalleled strangulation power, precisely targeting the dwarf Brom's unsuspecting head!

"Snap! Splat—!"

The sickening sound of bones shattering and flesh tearing mingled together!

Brom's hard dwarf head, before the swirling storm of vine blades, was like a fragile terracotta pot, instantly covered with spiderweb-like cracks!

And that deadly "windmill" never stops, relentlessly grinding and cutting!

In just a few breaths, Brom's once furious head had been reduced to a bloody mess.

His burly body convulsed violently a few times before finally going limp and falling silent.

"Wha...what?!"

The elven mage Xue Funi, who witnessed this bloody and terrifying scene, had her icy blue pupils shrink to pinpoints due to extreme shock!

That seemingly harmless, slender black vine...

It can perfectly mimic the berserker's signature killing move—

Whirlwind Slash?!

Moreover, its power... is several times more ferocious and deadly than Brom's power at his peak?!

What... what kind of place is this?!

Just as Xue Funi was in a fatal moment of shock and her thoughts were momentarily frozen!

"Roar--!"

The fire elemental group, freed from the frost-slowing zone, was like a lava beast breaking free of its cage, rushing towards Shephne, whose magic was nearly exhausted, with scorching air waves and vengeful roars!

She tried in vain to gather the last bit of magic to build an ice shield...

However, it was too late!

A giant, viscous fist (a mud fire elemental) burning with eerie green flames, reeking of nauseating decay, slammed into her slender waist like a battering ram!

"puff--!"

Shefnir was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the cold stone wall!

The elven mage's fragile body simply could not withstand such a heavy blow; the sound of bones shattering could be clearly heard!

Before she could even slide to the ground, the fiery fists of the other fire elementals rained down like raindrops!

In an instant, the icy elf was engulfed by the raging flames, turning into a charred remains.

On the other side, the little gnome priest Nibo's Power Word: Shield, under the continuous electric shock of the thick lightning vines, swayed violently and flickered like a candle in the wind, but ultimately stubbornly protected her.

However, the slender black vine that had just strangled Brom, like a deadly ghost, silently slid over!

Its end spun rapidly again, the emerald green wind wheel whistling as it crashed violently into the milky white holy shield!

"Sizzle—Bang!!!"

The shield, imbued with divine energy, shattered like fragile glass after only a few seconds of being subjected to both physical and magical attacks!

Having lost her last refuge, a violent electric current instantly pierced through Ni Bao's petite body!

"Uhhhhh-!"

Ni Bao let out a shrill scream, her pink pigtails standing on end, and her azure eyes rolled back in agony!

The slender black vines, like greedy venomous snakes, quickly coiled around her neck and limbs...

After dealing with the other three, the remaining monsters inside the cave—

Fire elements of various forms (frost, sludge, light, slumber) and the two deadly black vines (crimson lightning and slender neutral) gathered silently at the foot of the towering rock, like hyenas that had smelled blood.

There, Captain Michael remained trapped in the deep nightmare brought on by the [Inertia Cycle], emitting even and loud snores.

Without any hesitation, the monsters unleashed a barrage of attacks—burning giant fists, icy blue flames, eerie green corrosion, deadly vine whips, and swirling wind blades—like a flood bursting its banks, instantly engulfing the slumbering Michael!

"Uhh—!!"

Michael awoke with a start, wracked with excruciating pain! But all he could see was an overwhelming barrage of destructive light!

Before he could even raise the divine bow in his hand, his consciousness was completely swallowed up by boundless pain and darkness.

The screams stopped abruptly.

……

"Tsk tsk, good tactical skills and equipment, but unfortunately... they underestimated their opponent."

Ron, who "watched" the entire battle through a dark purple light screen, gave a fair assessment of the annihilation of this elite squad.

"If you proceed steadily and cautiously, without being greedy for quick success or rushing ahead, you might actually be able to create a miracle."

He withdrew his gaze and mentally scanned the latest updated data stream on the panel:

Total number of adventurers entering the Black Whisper Caves: 4866

Number of Dead Adventurers: 4852

[Experience Reward: 5711]

[Rank of E-level dungeon: 977]

"The dungeon rankings have entered the top 1,000."

Ron nodded in satisfaction:

"It's been exactly one month, it's time to enter the maintenance period and settle the experience and gold coin rewards."

According to the rules of the underground world, all dungeons must be shut down for three days each month for settlement, maintenance, and the natural regeneration of core energy.

He rose, straightened his robes, and prepared to leave the luxurious workshop in Count Carolina's castle to find his employer—

Lady Lilith, the lord of the Black Language Cave.

As soon as they pushed open the door inlaid with dark-patterned bloodwood, they bumped into the vampire girl Carolina carrying a tray.

On the tray, a bowl of steaming "magma fish soup," exuding a strong sulfurous aroma and a subtle hint of bloodiness, is bubbling.

"Where are you going?"

"Carolina blinked her big, scarlet eyes and asked."

In the past few days, she has "upgraded" from instructing the kitchen to prepare meals to cooking herself.

Despite her talent in cooking... well, let's just say her passion far outweighs her skills, resulting in a fish soup that was hardly worth praising, Carolina firmly believes that cooking with her own hands better expresses her "heartfelt intentions."

"Go find Miss Lilith."

Ron pointed outside the castle:

"It's time for the monthly settlement."

His gaze swept over the strangely colored fish soup, and his stomach involuntarily clenched. Finally, he couldn't help but say tactfully:

“Miss Carolina, actually… the chef in the castle kitchen is already very skilled, you really don’t need to go to so much trouble for me…”

Carolina immediately put on an innocent and sweet smile, and nimbly squeezed into the room with the fish soup in her hand.

"That won't do! No matter how delicious the food outside is, it can't compare to the love I put into cooking for you! You can't let me down~"

She placed the fish soup on the table, her eyes filled with an undeniable expectation:

"Have some soup first! It's not too late to go after you've finished!"

Ron reluctantly followed in, looked at the bowl of "heartfelt wishes" that seemed to be wriggling and bubbling, took a deep breath, and decided to lay his cards on the table.

Chapter 27 The Bankrupt Duke Cedric