The Fukaros Familia, starting from DanMachi.

Chapter 189 The Secret to Demonic Possession

"Robin, watch out!"

Joan of Arc, holding the holy banner, stood firmly in front of the robin.

A scorching pillar of fire descended from the sky and slammed into Joan of Arc, making a sizzling sound, but it didn't even cause a ripple.

The flames, as if encountering an insurmountable dam, scattered helplessly to both sides.

In the face of [magic resistance], this type of pure magic attack is completely immune.

On the other side, Tifa's figure flickered and leaped nimbly among the intersecting tree trunks.

She suddenly pushed off the tree trunk, her body drawing a sharp trajectory in the air, and delivered a powerful whip kick that slammed into the side of a firebird.

"Bang!"

The heavy impact caused the firebird to let out a mournful cry, and the crisp sound of its bones shattering could be clearly heard.

Using the reaction force, Tifa twisted in mid-air again, like a fluttering butterfly, and rushed towards another firebird that had just flown over her head.

Soon, with their seamless teamwork, the firebirds in the vicinity of the area were all wiped out.

After easily clearing out a group of firebirds nearby, Fenyu and the others did not linger and continued deeper into the Great Tree Maze, searching for new mission objectives.

However, before they had gone far, they encountered a monster they had never seen before in a wide-open tree hollow space.

"What kind of monster is this? I've never encountered one before, and this is an unusual situation."

Daphne's face turned almost green.

She couldn't help but mentally complain that ever since she joined the Fukaros Familia, the chances of encountering "version updates" and "unexpected events" were ridiculously high.

Before them appeared several strange creatures floating in mid-air.

Its main body resembles a rounded fish-shaped lantern, with a bright, candle-like light source flickering at its core.

Its outer layer is covered with intricate carvings in gilded and turquoise colors, and its sides are adorned with flowing, fin-like mechanical structures, with the edges decorated with flowing golden light effects.

This thing doesn't look like a monster; rather, it looks like an exquisite work of art that escaped from some divine workshop.

But the next second, this "work of art" opened its invisible "mouth" and suddenly spewed out a burst of scorching flames, rushing straight towards the crowd.

"Be careful!"

Joan of Arc reacted immediately, and the holy banner, whistling through the air, blocked everyone's path.

Her [Anti-Magic] skill activated silently, a barely visible layer of light enveloping her entire body and blocking out the raging flames.

Although Daphne, Cassandra, and the others were also wearing fire spirit protective cloths, the high temperature brought by the flames still caused fine beads of sweat to seep from their foreheads. It was fortunate that they were unharmed.

But the sudden appearance of this new type of monster still gave them a big fright.

"Watch out, that's a tetra, it can explode!"

A faint golden light flashed in Joan of Arc's eyes. Her skill, [True Name Revelation], had been activated, instantly revealing the monster's name and some of its core abilities.

Previously, when facing the "Dead End Butcher" at level 5 on level 17, her skills could not be used due to the large level difference.

But these guys who look like ordinary monsters are obviously not that high level, and she saw through them almost instantly.

"It will self-destruct?!"

Daphne and Cassandra were both aware that Joan of Arc possessed this valuable intelligence-gathering skill; after all, there was no need to hide it, and it was only natural to inform her companions in advance.

"I'll give it a try!"

Without hesitation, Fen Yu raised his hand and unleashed a cannonball attack.

An invisible sonic cannonball struck a lanternfish with pinpoint accuracy, instantly injuring the monster.

But it did not die immediately; instead, its entire body expanded rapidly like a balloon, and the light at its core became extremely unstable.

boom-!

With a loud bang, the Lantern Dragonfish suddenly exploded, and the violent shockwave of fire spread out like ripples, scorching the surrounding trees and walls black.

At the epicenter of the explosion, a deep crater emitting blue smoke was blasted into the ground.

Seeing this, Daphne broke out in a cold sweat.

If Joan of Arc hadn't warned them, and they had rashly rushed in for close combat, even if they could have killed her in one blow, they would definitely have been caught in the blast wave of the self-destruction that was so close at hand.

Even with the physique of a high-level adventurer, one would be badly injured, if not killed.

"What a treacherous monster."

She couldn't help but curse.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps approached.

Perth led his adventurers from another side road. They were all covered in dust and had obvious char marks on their bodies, clearly having encountered this monster and been caught off guard.

"Xin Yan, something bad has happened! There's an abnormal situation; there's a monster that can self-destruct."

Perth strode over with a grim expression.

"We already know."

Fen Yu nodded, pointing to Jeanne beside him, "My companion has a skill like 'See Through.' Those monsters that can self-destruct are called Lantern Dragonfish. Their main attack methods are fire breath and then self-destruction. As long as you're careful not to let it get close and maintain distance, it's not difficult to deal with."

He did not intend to conceal Joan of Arc's abilities; in this situation, information sharing was the optimal solution.

"Really? That's great!"

Upon hearing this, Perth was overjoyed. "We also encountered two other monsters we didn't recognize, and we didn't dare to act rashly. Could Miss Jeanne help us take a look?"

The unknown is the most terrifying enemy in the dungeon.

Once they know information about the monster, no matter how bizarre its abilities, these experienced adventurers will always find a way to deal with it.

"Okay." Fen Yu nodded readily.

Led by Perth, they soon discovered two more new monsters not far away.

It has a round and plump shape, like a golden bronze toad incense burner. The surface is engraved with cloud patterns and reliefs, and there is a glowing burner core in the belly. It floats in mid-air and looks both ancient and exquisite.

Another type is a combination of a lion and a bell, with a bronze-gilded bell-shaped body engraved with a beast-face relief, and a small mechanical lion head on top with fire-breathing eyes.

Joan of Arc activated her [True Name Insight] again and quickly shared the information with everyone.

"That chubby one is called the Cloud Toad," it spews poisonous mist with a curse effect, greatly reducing the adventurer's agility.

"The other one is called the Shuai Cong Suan Mao. Its roar inflicts a weakness curse; adventurers without [abnormal status resistance] will quickly become completely powerless."

These three newly appeared monsters have low stats, around Lv.2, similar to the Firebird, but their abilities are all more insidious than the other.

One uses self-destruct, one reduces agility, and one inflicts weakness. If an adventurer team that doesn't know the situation were to run into them, they probably wouldn't even know how they were wiped out.

Upon learning this specific information, Perth and the others were overjoyed.

It doesn't matter if someone is cunning; the dungeon is full of monsters like that. As long as you have the intelligence, you can conquer the world.

After obtaining information about the monster, Perth and the others left separately, preparing to pass on the information to the other adventurers hunting firebirds on the nineteenth floor.

Fenyu and the others continued to carry out their commissions, searching for and hunting firebirds.

There's some noise ahead.

Tifa, who was walking at the front, suddenly stopped and assumed a guarded posture.

Following her gaze, one could see several "lanterns" emitting bright candlelight floating leisurely in mid-air in a wide tree hollow ahead.

Before the words were even finished, the "lanterns" seemed to have sensed the intruders. Their core light sources suddenly brightened, and they opened their "mouths" to spew out a wide range of fan-shaped flames.

"I hate guys who explode at the slightest touch."

Tifa retreated quickly, complaining that this enemy rendered her superb fighting skills useless.

"Leave it to us."

Burning Feather, Robin, and Wind Violet had already stood in a row, as if by unspoken agreement.

"Gospel." Fen Yu chanted softly, and several sonic bullets compressed to the extreme roared out.

"Play it." The robin tapped its fingertip lightly, and the invisible sound wave struck one of the dragonfish with pinpoint accuracy.

"Little Ika, please."

Feng Jin patted her companion in her arms, and Little Ika let out a clear screech, flapping its wings, and several sharp wind blades slashed towards the others.

Under the combined long-range fire of the three, the light on several daytime dragonfish flickered for a moment, and then they exploded like punctured balloons.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The series of explosions generated violent shockwaves and flames, scorching the surrounding trees and walls black.

"Art is Patrick Star."

Looking at the magnificent scene, Feng Jin couldn't help but mutter a strange remark she had learned from Fen Yu.

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