In this chaotic world, it all started when they found an elf girl

　The choice is in her hands.

　"Roar!"

　The wounded blood dragon let out a hysterical roar and charged at Roy like a madman.

　Roy's expression didn't change much.

　When the Blood Dragon first appeared, it launched a surprise attack, causing him considerable losses. However, he didn't actually take this mindless monster seriously at all. Roy feigned fear and stepped back.

　As expected, the blood dragon charged forward like a apex predator facing its prey with its back turned, launching a swift attack. Just as the dragon drew its elven holy sword, Roy plunged it into the blood dragon's forehead.

　"Hiss!!!"

　This time, the scream was no longer a simple outburst of rage, but a mixture of unbelievable agony and the agonizing scream of death! The sound was so sharp it seemed to tear the soul apart, echoing wildly through the damp, sweltering forest, making the surrounding leaves tremble.

　Its massive body convulsed violently as if struck by an invisible hammer, losing all its strength, and with a "bang," it turned to ashes.

　The magic stone fragments fell to the ground.

　"call!"

　Roy breathed a sigh of relief.

　During the slaying of the Blood Dragon, Roy also demonstrated his resolve to the goddess Astraea, his gaze remaining fixed on her unwavering. A helpless yet proud smile played on Astraea's beautiful lips. The child had spoken so earnestly; how could she possibly refuse? Unleash divine power!

　The goddess Astrea's eyes shone brightly, her dress fluttered without wind, and her entire aura underwent a dramatic transformation, causing the surrounding space to distort and unleashing a powerful divine might.

　Even a blind person, without needing to see, could sense that this was a deity.

　A sense of divine oppression followed, and the humans, elves, and fairies of the lower realm dared not act rashly in the face of this terrifying pressure. But this was an underground city!

　In that instant, the entire floor fell silent.

　There was no sound, not even the slightest breeze, as if it had become a void.

　All the monsters froze in place, sensing the wrath of their mother (the dungeon). A god had entered their territory! "Let's go!"

　Roy activated the special effect of his Wind Chaser Boots, his legs wrapped in a whirlwind, and in one swift step, he rushed forward, his hands passing through Astraea's neck and legs respectively, picking her up and fleeing into the distance.

　By allowing Astraea to unleash her divine power and actively choosing to take risks, her "adventure" development ability was finally activated.

　Roy's abilities, luck, and all his attributes increased dramatically, and even his body, which had reached its limit, recovered by more than half. This is the terrifying power of "adventure" development.

　As long as Roy chooses to "take an adventure," this ability will grant him the mental and physical strength to transcend limits in desperate situations, helping him overcome difficulties and accomplish unprecedented feats and miracles.

　A gift from the goddess of fate to the hero!

　As Roy carried Astraea and ran wildly, a terrifying change occurred.

　Deathly silence, a maddening silence, and a heart pounding like drums in their ears.

　Time seemed to stand still.

　The next second

　"Boom!!!"

　That wasn't an explosion.

　It was a roar from the bottom of the abyss!

　The ceiling of the entire dense forest canyon collapsed!

　No longer a static rock dome, it had transformed into a raging, roaring waterfall of death! Countless tons of boulders, rocks, and sand, like demons imprisoned for millions of years, had broken free of their restraints, tearing through the air with an aura of utter destruction, whipping up suffocating torrents of dust.

　It crashed down from the sky!

　Bang!Bang!Bang!

　Rocks! Shadows the size of fists, basins, and even larger rained down like a torrential downpour into the jungle of the thirtieth level of the dense forest canyon. Trees, monsters... everything was utterly destroyed under this "rain."

　The entire dense forest canyon was reduced to ruins.

　Roy and Astraea had already found a safe zone when the ceiling collapsed.

　Burn the heavens!

　Crimson flames coiled around the sword's blade as Roy swung his elven holy sword. The sharp edge sliced ​​through the stone wall, easily creating a small cave. Roy led Astraea inside.

　They moved a large rock to block the hole, but through the cracks, they could still see what was happening outside.

　Roy sat cross-legged, his hands reaching around Astraea's slender waist, embracing the beautiful goddess in his arms, curling up, lowering his head slightly, and resting his chin on her delicate shoulder.

　It wasn't that Roy was deliberately taking advantage; the hole was so narrow that this was the only way to get there.

　Yet it gives people a strong sense of security.

　In the dimly lit cave, feeling Roy's hot body behind her, Astraea's cheeks burned, and she couldn't help but think of that unexpected rescue... She chose to distract herself.

　Astraea asked, "Will we die?"

　"It depends on our luck whether it's Udeius, the floor master of the thirty-seventh floor, or Amphispina, the floor master." Roy revealed a slight smile.

　The dungeon will send out divine assassins, usually the floor master or the strongest monster on that floor.

　If it's the former, they really have no other choice.

　If it's the latter, there's still a glimmer of hope.

　Starting from the Water City, the underground city will experience large-scale collapses, not only opening passages to the upper levels but also attracting attention on the surface. This is tantamount to telling Ryu and Finn that they are on the lower levels of the underground city and should come down to rescue them.

　Roy was lucky, or rather, it was only natural after activating his "Adventure" ability.

　Starting from the 27th floor, the underground city experienced large-scale collapses, all the way to the 30th floor, a dense forest canyon.

　The waters of the Water City cascaded down like a celestial river, quickly submerging the entire dense forest canyon.

　Along with the river came an enormous monster—Amphispina!

　Unlike the ordinary Amphispina, this monster was much larger, reaching an astonishing hundred meters in size, and its entire body was permeated with a dark and eerie aura.

　Its body was covered in scales that were a mix of dark green and deep brown, like a giant rock covered in moss.

　The most chilling thing...

　Its original two dragon heads have also changed, with nine raised necks like giant pythons, and nine ferocious heads at the end of the necks!

　Each head has a different twisted face, and its huge mouth, filled with sharp teeth, drips thick saliva. Eighteen eyes, gleaming with cold, hungry light, scan the entire dense forest canyon, precisely finding their target.

　They were fixated on the small hole where Roy and Astraea were hiding, their eyes fixed on the gods!

　The divine assassin dispatched by the dungeon, the mutated master of the Water City, Amphispina!

　Original level LV.5, current level LV.6!

Chapter 172 The Heretic's Reinforcements

　The devastating destruction outside did not disturb the momentary tranquility within the small cave.

　Now, Roy finally understands that Cassandra's prophecy didn't refer to events on the surface, but rather to the catastrophe that would follow their fall into the underground city. The "prophetic dream" will come true one hundred percent!

　Regardless of the process, it all leads to that final outcome. The dream also contained hints of a way to break the deadlock, allowing Roy to get to where he is now. The Light of the Broken Blade and the Mutated Beast!

　His extensive knowledge of the world, coupled with Cassandra's "prophetic dreams," is one of his greatest advantages, proving crucial in critical moments.

　While resting, Roy took the opportunity to update his stats, hoping to increase them as much as possible.

　As expected, the total increase in ability points was over a thousand points. Despite the powerful strength of the Elf Holy Sword, it was still enough to defeat the LV.5 Fairy Soldier.

　A surge of heat originated from his dantian and spread throughout his body. Roy felt his body and mind recover considerably, like a dried sponge encountering a lump of water, absorbing it voraciously.

　Astraea's back pressed tightly against Roy's thin chest. After a series of battles, Astraea's dress was already torn, revealing her fair neck and her snow-white, tender skin.

　The two enjoyed this brief moment of peace.

　Outside lay terror and despair, awaiting them—the divine assassin sent by the dungeon, a mutated beast whose overall abilities far surpassed their own. In the silent cave, the two could feel each other's heartbeats and breaths, and their body heat.

　But this pleasant feeling didn't last long.

　Astraea's voice trembled slightly, "The sound of collapse has stopped..."

　"God's Assassin" is a monster specifically designed to target gods, possessing a unique attribute that counters divine power. Astraea could sense a faint threat. Through the narrow crack in the small hole, the two could see that the ceiling of the thirtieth level of the dense forest canyon had disappeared. Looking up, they saw a vast and bright space. At the highest point was a dark gray dome.

　It's unclear whether it's the ceiling of the 27th or 25th floor, but the water flowed through the middle 29th and 28th floors and fell into the dense forest canyon. The deeper you go in the underground city, the larger the area becomes. The river water wouldn't flood the entire dense forest canyon, but with the trees as a reference point, the water level reached more than one meter.

　Despite the massive collapse of the dungeon, there was no sign of Zagnat appearing.

　It was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

　Roy secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The mutated Amphispina was already troublesome enough; if another Zagnat appeared, things would be hopeless. Having two special monsters serving him alone was a privilege no one else could afford.

　The consequences of a dungeon collapsing on its own versus collapsing intentionally should be different.

　Or perhaps it felt it was unnecessary.

　A single LV.6 mutated beast is enough to deal with Roy and Astrea.

　At that moment, Roy's breathing suddenly stopped, his heart felt as if it had been gripped tightly by an icy hand and then crushed. An indescribable chill swept over him. "Dance together, air spirits, masters of light. I have made a pact with the guardian of the forest, may the song of the earth envelop us, protect us—I beg you to become a giant wall of forest light to protect us—I am named Alfre!" Roy began to chant rapidly.

　Dimension·Interruption!

　As soon as he finished speaking, Roy channeled his mental energy into the surrounding magic, and a transparent, semi-circular barrier appeared, enveloping him and the goddess Astrea. It was a defensive magic he had learned from Riveria.

　boom!

　The next moment, one of the mutated Amphispina's heads opened its massive maw, and a thick, pungent, acidic green poisonous mist gushed out like a tangible torrent, rushing straight towards the two of them.

　A torrent of toxic mist, like strong acid, fell onto the stone wall, splashing wildly onto the muddy ground, emitting a terrifying hissing, corrosive sound and billowing white smoke.

　In an instant, the entire stone wall melted, revealing Roy and Astrea hidden within.

　The poisonous fog was kept out by the barrier magic.

　The two sides have made formal contact.

　Upon seeing the mutated Amphispina with nine heads, Roy gasped in shock; it was far more powerful than the original Amphispina. The mutated Amphispina's nine heads opened their gaping maws, each spewing out a different breath.

　Unquenchable azure flames, red mist breath that negates magic, highly acidic poisonous mist, frost breath, mudslides, lightning waves, dark purple flames, howling hurricanes, and eerie black breath.

　Seeing that the poisonous fog could not break Roy's sealing magic, almost simultaneously, the nine heads moved!

　A heart-stopping sound came from inside the mouth.

　With a deafening roar, all the breaths were directed at the two of them at the same time, and were unleashed in unison, traversing half of the dense forest canyon. In the face of this terrifying attack, everything else paled in comparison.

　Roy's expression changed drastically. Forgetting about maintaining the barrier magic, he hoisted the goddess Astraea onto his shoulders, activated the effects of his Wind Chaser Boots, and fled for his life. The path to the upper levels had been opened.

　The best outcome, of course, would be for him and Astraea to escape successfully, but the mutated Amphispina before them clearly wouldn't let them leave so easily. The mutated Amphispina glared menacingly, its open mouth like nine powerful cannons, precisely locking onto Roy and Astraea. Boom! Boom! Boom!!

　A violent explosion occurred behind the two men.

　A terrifying breath obliterated everything—stones, trees, and river water. The tidal wave of energy sent Roy and Astraea flying, spinning them through the air. They crashed heavily to the ground.

　Roy took out a water crystal protective cloth from his spatial ring beforehand and wrapped it around the goddess Astraea's flawless body, so she was not hurt too much.

　Roy suffered countless injuries.

　His bones were cracking, and Roy estimated that if he survived this battle, his stamina would increase to an unimaginable level. Roy took out the Panacea and the antidote Elsa had dropped and poured them in. His body shimmered with a bright green light, and his condition recovered somewhat. But Roy felt he was nearing his limit.

　Medicine is not a panacea; physical and mental states that have reached their limits are difficult to recover from.

　He also has to deal with the mutated Amphispina alone.

　Astraea's superb swordsmanship makes her as powerful as a LV.5 adventurer, but this is only effective against monsters of similar size that have magic stones as their weakness.

　Faced with the numerical monster, the mutated Amphispina that was hundreds of meters tall, she was powerless.

　It's too late to say.

　Anfispina's head, covered in purple flames, had already spewed out a concentrated breath of purple flames.

　From beginning to end, the mutated beast's target was the goddess Astrea.

　Therefore, Roy reacted extremely quickly.

　Burn the heavens!

　Roy swung his elven holy sword, and crimson flames erupted, transforming him into a giant dragon that charged straight at him.

　boom!

　Two raging flames collided in mid-air, the intense heat spreading wildly outwards, evaporating the surrounding river water and releasing massive amounts of steam. The fact that Roy, at LV.3 strength, could withstand the LV.6 mutated Amphispina was a testament to the power of the Elven Holy Sword, a power that would leave even the gods speechless. However, the mutated Amphispina's attacks didn't stop there. Another frost-covered head unleashed a torrent of icy breath, hurtling towards them. In the nick of time, Roy, clutching the goddess Astraea, tumbled sideways in a sorry state. A blast of icy air grazed his shoulder, instantly freezing the area into a smooth sheet of ice.

　thump!

　They brushed past each other, the bone-chilling cold almost freezing their blood. Roy collapsed to the ground, his face and lips cracked and frosted, his muscles trembling uncontrollably. "Roy!"