You are all my wings!

Could this be the work of that long-lived species again?

Damn!

“Magical, things have changed. You can’t separate from me from now on.”

"Don't worry, mentor. I'm not as stupid as that Utaman guy. He had everything he needed to be invincible, but he still lost. It must be his impulsive and frivolous personality that caused the loss."

"Maggie said nonchalantly."

"No, since the enemy has already demonstrated its strength, to underestimate them now would be an insult to my work. Let's go. Before we find them, let's create enough life alchemy golems."

Andrio dodged and leaped forward.

Maggie shrugged and slowly followed.

Well, creating life alchemical golems is something she's quite interested in; it's better than chasing people.

……

On the way to the 9th branch road on the 38th floor.

"Do we really have to bring Kess and Utaman, these two remnants of the Bloodline School, with us at all times?"

Milo couldn't help but ask Lyon a question.

After obtaining sufficient information from Kess, Iris smoothly and without any surprises.

Therefore, Lyon quickly initiated a relocation operation, leaving the area before Andrio arrived to gain more time to develop.

First, Iris needs time to adjust to her new changes.

Secondly, Lyon also wanted to upgrade the Shadow Walker to Tier 3 as soon as possible.

This will maximize their combat power and give them enough leverage to launch a counterattack.

Now that the transfer has occurred, problems arise.

What should be done with the prisoners?

It would be a pity to kill them, but the risk of not killing them is too great.

In the end, after interrogating the remaining people, Leon decided to kill the other three Tier 3 members, take the valuable items, and leave Kess and Utaman to take with them.

On the one hand, the other three tiers are not very valuable and have participated in many life alchemy experiments, so they should be killed.

Secondly, it's not that Kess and Utaman shouldn't have been killed, but their lives were more valuable, as they could generate more profit for Leon's subsequent actions.

So Leon decided to keep it and brought it all the way to the 38th floor, planning to take it out of the dungeon later.

He wasn't a bad person, but he wasn't a good person either; he was just a pragmatist.

The prisoners were kept because they were of value.

When Milo raised the question again halfway through the journey, Lyon simply explained:

"These two are not a burden. Not to mention that there is still a lot of information about the Holy Blood School that we haven't finished gathering, their bodies also contain the essence of life alchemy. Even if we kill them, we may not be able to find the same case again. In other words, their very existence is worth thousands of gold coins."

Of course, the reason why they had the leeway to bring prisoners was because after Iris successfully advanced to the fourth rank, their combat strength, even if it couldn't be said to be reversed with Andrio's, was at least roughly equal.

Given this, we must change our approach and strive to obtain the greatest possible benefit.

Otherwise, you'd just be crushed behind and forced to flee in panic, wouldn't that be incredibly frustrating?

Admittedly, the fifth-tier Andrio is not someone Britta can handle alone, and the fourth-tier witch Maquilu is also quite dangerous.

But Iris's attributes after her advancement are indeed impressive, living up to her reputation as a pure-blooded elf and a light elementalist.

【主要属性：生命力83/魔力量93/体力49/力量47/敏捷51】

Both his vitality and mana cap increased by more than 20 points, reaching the level of double attributes at the fourth tier.

The other three attributes also increased by 10 points each, reaching the normal fourth-order values.

With the fourth-tier enhancement, Iris's mana consumption for casting intermediate spells will be greatly reduced. It is estimated that she can unleash seventeen or eighteen intermediate spells in one go, which is quite terrifying.

Unless she encounters a powerful fifth-tier monster, she can basically overwhelm her opponent with intermediate-level magic.

Her advantages as a long-lived species, as well as the attributes she accumulated from eating monster flesh and frequent combat, began to manifest after she entered the fourth tier.

Of course, her shortcomings are also obvious.

He currently only possesses three types of intermediate magic, and his main focus is on only one type, making his methods far too limited compared to Britta's.

Most importantly, she lacks advanced magic, or intermediate combination magic like Britta's, such as Holy Annihilation.

Britta, on the other hand, has already mastered at least one advanced spell, and her achievements are more than enough. She is just waiting for the Holy See's upgrade items to advance to the fifth tier.

In fourth-tier battles, the ability to routinely use intermediate-level magic is what truly makes a master.

Those who can use superior magic to make a decisive move are the top-tier fourth-order players.

Similarly, in fifth-tier battles, only those who can routinely use advanced magic are considered veterans of that tier.

The reason why Britta was quickly defeated by Andrio despite being ambushed was because Andrio could easily cast high-level alchemical magic by utilizing his rank.

Unfortunately, the learning cycle for intermediate and higher levels of magic is very long, which is not something Iris can learn quickly.

No matter how amazing her talent is, she still has to pay the price of learning.

Thinking of this, Leon, on the way, couldn't help but pat Iris on the shoulder and encourage her:

"Iris, you did a great job advancing this time, but you can't let your guard down. You should work harder to learn more intermediate magic and become the top combatant in our battle group."

Iris was also very happy, but in her happiness, a mischievous thought couldn't help but arise. She leaned towards Leon and said in a very low voice:

“Leon, I’ve always been below you before, but now I’m two ranks above you. Shouldn’t it be my turn to be above you?”

Milo, who overheard these words, was shocked. Above and below?

Has it really become a fait accompli?

Milo suddenly felt like he had been dumped. Sigh, his heart ached. She ignored him but was all over Leon.

Chapter 89 is much more enjoyable than staying in one fixed position!

Iris spoke softly, but the group was not on a forced march at the moment.

In addition, although other adventurers had also cleared this place, it was the 38th floor after all, and everyone was very careful, focusing all their senses on it, so quite a few people heard it.

Besides Milo, Carl, who was standing next to him, also heard it.

He clenched his fists tightly: "He not only has such a beautiful elf, but he has also repeatedly tried to seduce the Holy Maiden. How despicable! If I could play an even stronger role, would the Holy Maiden have entrusted him with such importance? No, I need to show more of myself."

Leon glanced at Iris. Was she saying that by accident, or on purpose?

They're getting bolder and bolder.

Is the phrase "above" or "below" a veiled reference, or simply a way of saying someone wants to experience being a battalion commander?

He said with a half-smile, "So, my dear Miss Iris, would you prefer to be on top of me all the time, or sometimes on top and sometimes on the bottom? You know, changing positions frequently is much more interesting and enjoyable than staying in one place."

Iris blinked, a hint of confusion in her eyes, and took a few steps closer to Leon:

"So it's fun to be the leader sometimes and not at other times? Leon, you've always been the leader, how did you know?"

Milo strained his ears, wanting to hear more details.

But by this time, Iris and Leon were already quite close, and he was too embarrassed to get any closer.

He only heard a few fragmented words: "pleasant," "always," and "you."

If you put them together, could it be an inverted sentence that says "I've always had a very pleasant time with you"?

Milo gasped, surprised that it was actually true.

The first time I heard it, it might have been a misunderstanding, but this second time it can't be fake, right?

Damn it, Leon, how can you be so attractive to the opposite sex?!

Milo, who had always been a couch potato, walked towards Bovary with a face twisted with jealousy, and said:

“Bovary, if I lose my mind and try to kill someone with my sword next time, you must stop me. I don’t want to violate my code of chivalry.”

"Cut someone up? Who do you want to cut up?"

You'll find out then!

He stormed off, his face full of heroic spirit.

However, his jealousy came and went quickly. After being away from the lovey-dovey Leon and Iris, he found himself becoming quite calm and even returning to his original laid-back attitude.

"Life is like that, there's nothing you can't let go of. Oh well, it's none of my business anyway."

He comforted himself in this way.

While Leon was chatting with Iris, he also felt another piercing gaze occasionally falling on him.

It's Britta.

As her favorability rating gradually increased, did her self-perception begin to change drastically?

Lyon was secretly on guard, hoping it wouldn't escalate into a terrifying bloodbath. He wanted to complete more missions and improve his strength to prepare for the inevitable appearance of the God of the End in the final battle.

……

In the blink of an eye, after several low-intensity battles against ordinary fourth-tier monsters, the group arrived at the 9th branch of their target, the area where the Shadow Scorpion was hiding.

The upgrade item for Leon's Shadow Walker will be found in this item.

The Shadow Scorpion's spellcasting organ is the venomous hook at the back of its tail.

The core characteristic is the materialization of shadows.

The Shadow Walker core skill that Leon currently possesses was evolved from an upgrade item with the ethereal properties of shadow when he advanced to the second tier.

The core skill of the Shadow Walker at the first tier is simply Shadow Flash, which allows him to move stealthily like a shadow.

However, its speed and stealth capabilities are only passable.

Following his past life's experience, he found an upgrade item with the properties of Shadow Transformation, successfully upgrading his core class skill to Shadow Leap.

That is, one can use the blurring property of shadows to make one's own body blurry, allowing one to briefly enter the shadows and move at high speed.

This is the greatest charm of the rare class, Shadow Walker. When in a phantom state, one gains invincibility for a short period of time and is not affected by forces other than shadow and light magic.

Leon's third-order target characteristic is the opposite of the shadow materialization characteristic.

The ability to become invisible solves his problems with defense and stealth.

The materialization feature will solve the problem of insufficient attack power in his shadow magic and combat skills.

Just like Iris's light magic, it needs to be condensed into a solid cone-shaped spear in the early stages to form a stronger attack.

The same principle applies to Leon's shadow magic and combat techniques.

His previous shadow-based combat techniques were quite lethal, mainly because he had the support of three classes, high strength and agility attributes, and increased speed by utilizing the ethereal property.

Of course, the materialization of shadows is also a very rare characteristic, at least a hundred times rarer than the intangibility characteristic.

The reason is simple: the most common characteristics of the Shadow element are blurring and darkening.

The Shadow Scorpion, possessing the materialization properties of shadows, also possesses terrifying destructive power due to this property.

It can be considered one of the strongest offensive monsters in the Shadow category.

"Gentlemen, you should all have heard of our target this time, the Shadow Scorpion, in mythology, right?"

At the entrance to the Ninth Branch Road, two prisoners were left in a corner, and Leon began to explain the precautions.

Upon hearing the question, everyone nodded in agreement.

"So, has anyone heard of a case where the Shadow Scorpion was successfully captured?"

Mark shook his head: "This powerful monster is agile and highly stealthy, and its skills are terrifyingly powerful. Compared to its small size, it is extremely difficult to attack. I'm afraid we will have a hard time succeeding this time."

Unlike their attack on the Lightmoy, the others, except for Bovary, showed little interest in facing the Shadow Scorpion.

Because the Shadow Scorpions were extremely difficult to attack and there was even less food available, they hadn't held out much hope.

My current mindset is simply to quickly engage in a decisive battle with Andreio's team and complete the training mission.

Carl couldn't help but yawn:

"If you ask me, it's not very meaningful for you to improve your strength. In fact, we already have two fourth-tier members. The key is to find a way to deal with those pursuers from the Holy Blood School as soon as possible."