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

The elite squad of the Silver Blade organization is advancing with unparalleled momentum.

The team leader, a seasoned thief at level 10, casually flipped through the rudimentary strategy guide, his tone carrying a barely perceptible air of leisure:

"Everything went smoothly up to the beginning. Hmm... The next area is the giant wolf spider's nest and the lightning-eroded passage where the lightning-patterned lizards live, as well as a few fel bats perched on the cave ceiling. Just follow the map and we'll easily get through."

"Boss, in my opinion, why bother looking at any strategy guides!"

The berserker in the team wielded not an ordinary shield, but a mithril tower shield engraved with ancient elven runes. He also held a frost-covered one-handed sword that radiated a chilling aura in one hand, his expression one of absolute arrogance.

"With our gear, we could run over them with our eyes closed!"

"That's right, we're not thinking about whether we can clear the level or not, we're racing against time! We have to outpace the Holy Lance and the Golden Wind!"

The priest echoed, noting that powerful waves of protective light magic emanated from her.

She looked at the captain and suggested:

"Boss, to save time, the characteristics of the monsters later on are quite clear: lightning and spider webs from the Thunderpatter Lizards, infrasonic screams from the Fel Bats, a few fire elementals, and some vine minions. Instead of wasting time clearing them out one by one, why don't we..."

She paused, a shrewd glint in her eyes:

"Why don't we all just drink all the lightning resistance potions, fire resistance potions, 'rubber potions' to protect against infrasound, 'sturdiness potions' to boost defense, and 'Titan potions' to temporarily enhance strength...?"

"Then have the tank pull all the monsters from the back area together at once, use his 'Shield Wall' skill to hold them off, and we'll take them out in a group! It saves time and effort!"

The mage and the archer in the group nodded immediately, their eyes burning with determination.

"That's right! This is much faster! The attacks from those weak monsters are like tickling our Tank Brother's 'Shield Wall' shield! It's absolutely foolproof!"

Their voices echoed confidently through the dimly lit cave passages.

Upon hearing the suggestion, the thief captain's lips curled into a decisive smile:

"Okay, we'll do it your way!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a fierce glint flashed in everyone's eyes.

They immediately pulled out various colorful, gleaming medicine bottles from their fanny packs or pockets—

A flame resistance potion as red as fire, a lightning resistance potion crackling with faint electric sparks, a rubber potion that sways like glue...

Without hesitation, they pulled out the corks and tilted their heads back to gulp down the spicy or viscous liquid.

In an instant, layers of faint light of different colors shimmered on everyone's body surface, and various magical energies of resistance formed a solid and complex protective barrier.

"Tank, come with me to count the monsters! Lure them all here!"

The captain spoke very quickly:

"Priest, Mage, Archer, find a high vantage point! Get ready to blast them with area-of-effect spells!"

Orders are absolute!

The heavily armored warrior tanks, resembling steel fortresses, could no longer contain themselves. Like a runaway battering ram, they crashed into the monster horde ahead.

His heavy footsteps kicked up dust and gravel as he deliberately circled around the howling monsters.

The thief captain's agile figure followed closely behind, like a persistent, lingering ailment.

The monsters' roars merged into one.

Fireballs, lightning bolts, corrosive acid... rained down on the tank.

However, these attacks, when they landed on his body which was enveloped in the light of multiple potions, only stirred up patches of "immune" white light or "resistance" sparks, clanging and clattering, and returned empty-handed.

When a molten lava behemoth radiating intense heat—

The sleeping fire elemental was startled, its huge eyes locking onto the tank, and a pinkish-purple vortex-shaped "SSS" level sleep mark instantly condensed above the tank's head!

However, the mark only flashed for a moment before bursting and disappearing like a fragile soap bubble.

It's that bottle of burn medicine!

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The drug precisely created a slight, persistent burning pain within his body.

It was this pain, like the sharpest needle, that instantly pierced the shackles of the sleep magic.

In just a few breaths, a huge swarm of various monsters were firmly lured to the designated open space by the tank.

His towering figure stood firm amidst the monsters, his body still exploding with waves of "resistance" and "MISS".

"Prepare!"

The elven mage gave a low shout, and her slender, fair hand suddenly rose!

The staff in her hand, its tip inlaid with a deep blue sapphire, burst forth with a dazzling, cold light, as if it had captured a wisp of polar storm.

call--!

A biting, icy wind suddenly rose up, and fine, needle-like icicles instantly condensed above the fire elementals' heads. A sudden blizzard roared down!

The ice crystals cut into their scorching bodies, causing damage and severely slowing their movements.

At the same moment, the thief captain, like a bolt of lightning, dashed into the area where the monsters were most concentrated.

His pair of daggers, radiating a ghostly purple glow, danced and swung, slicing through the air with a sharp whistling sound, each swing bringing with it sticky demonic blood or flying sparks.

The hunter high above stood as steady as a rock, gripping his powerful bow, which also gleamed with a purple light.

The bowstring trembled like thunder, and countless magic-infused arrows rained down like a storm, accurately covering the monster horde slowed by the blizzard, causing dense and effective damage.

The pastor stood slightly behind, chanting warm prayers.

The white gem staff in his hand emitted a soft, milky-white glow, and the holy beams of light landed precisely on the tank, healing the negligible damage left by the minor burns from the potion and the physical impact from the monster.

At the same time, blessings of wisdom that increased the speed of magic recovery surrounded the elven mage, ensuring that the raging blizzard continued uninterrupted.

"Ha! It should have been done a long time ago!"

The tank berserker, surrounded and outnumbered, let out a deafening laugh, sweeping his hammer and sending a charging monster flying.

"It's like tickling me! That's not even enough firepower to give me a back massage!"

Just then, a strange bat with bone spurs and a hard shell on its back silently swooped down from the sky toward the three people on the boulder, emitting a piercing infrasonic shriek.

However, the hunter merely glanced at it, his eyes filled with disdain—

The dark green aura of the Fel Resistance Potion and the earthy yellow glow of the Titan Potion are sufficient to resist this harassment.

Sure enough, the distorted sound waves, visible to the naked eye, struck the three people's defenses and were all deflected or dissipated, leaving only faint ripples in the air.

"Captain! Did you see that?!"

The tank berserker grew even more confident, his voice almost drowning out the monster's roar:

"These useless pieces can't even scratch the shield wall! And with so many bottles of divine medicine, even if they scratch me all day, I won't die! Haha!"

The thief captain, his twin blades still wielded, felt a sense of relief and thought to himself:

"Yeah, it's just an E-level notebook. We were too cautious before... and wasted a lot of time."

Just as a hint of regret surfaced, a sudden change occurred!

laugh--!

A sticky, slippery, dark green energy chain, resembling a rusty iron chain, suddenly shot out from a puddle of inconspicuous mud monster, instantly traversing space and wrapping around the thief captain's arm with a "snap"!

Before anyone could react, the other end of the chain, like a living venomous snake, darted out and tightly bound the tank berserker's wrist!

"What the hell?!"

Tank's heart skipped a beat as he looked at the writhing chain on his wrist.

The thief captain's pupils constricted sharply, a sense of foreboding washing over him like ice water: "Damn it! Whatever it's doing, it's definitely not good! Cut down the source first—go all out! Take down that linked fire elemental!"

He roared hoarsely, pointing towards the source of the chains—

A large fire elemental whose movements are somewhat slow.

The three people on the platform moved with lightning speed!

The elven mage immediately stopped the ongoing blizzard, and a sharp, almost transparent cone of ice crystals instantly condensed at the tip of his sapphire staff!

The hunter's purple bow was instantly drawn to its full extent, the arrowhead converging into a deep purple vortex that devoured light, a magical arrow imbued with terrifying penetrating power poised to be unleashed!

Even the priest raised his staff and chanted a spell, sending a shadow curse, representing old age and weakness, towards the target!

Three forces, powerful enough to tear steel apart, slashed down like the Grim Reaper's scythe towards the fire elemental that was chained together!

But just as the attack was about to hit, the fire elemental made a move that surprised everyone—

Its giant fist, made of lava, slammed down on its belt-like band of flames!

hum!

An invisible, powerful suction field erupted instantly! All the surrounding monsters—

Whether it was the fire-breathing lizard, the flying fel bats, or the chain-swinging mud monster itself, they all seemed to be seized by an invisible giant hand, screaming, rolling, being frantically pulled and compressed, and crashing into the body of that large fire elemental!

Snap, splat, sizzle!

A tooth-grinding sound and an explosion of elemental annihilation light erupted!

Almost in the blink of an eye, a colossal creature, forcibly spliced ​​together, twisted and expanded from several kinds of monsters, stood before everyone!

It stands several meters tall, its limbs disheveled, with flames, mud, bone spurs, and poisonous gas writhing and tangling around it, emitting a nauseating, chaotic aura!

"Ah! What...what is this?!"

The monk cried out in alarm.

However, it was too late! The three's strongest single-target attacks had already accurately struck the combined monster's body!

Boom! Splat! Hiss!

A chilling ice spike pierces through! An armor-piercing energy arrow drills through! A vicious curse spreads!

The damage numbers were fluctuating wildly! The massive body of the monster shook violently, emitting painful howls, clearly indicating that it had been severely injured.

But at the same time—

"Ugh—!"

"Hold--!"