Sanctuary Paradise

Chapter 508 Arrival
Bell Crane's Diary:

"May 12

On the fifth day of entering the dungeon, we arrived at the 5th floor.

The battle with the 49th floor master, Barol, lasted less than 3 minutes, but we lost 7 companions in these three minutes.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that Miss Helen and Mr. Tyrant had extremely high medical skills and were able to cure many difficult injuries, we would have lost more than this number of companions, right?
The dungeons from the 40th floor onwards are more difficult than I thought. I feel like I have to worry about enemies suddenly appearing with every step I take. If it weren't for Lord Tyrant and Master Hedin and the others, it would be impossible for a LV.6 like me to reach such a deep floor, right?
There is also Miss Ming. Although she is only LV.4, her gravity magic has played an extremely important role several times during the expedition. The same goes for Lord Hephaestus and Haruhime. Although they cannot fight, they are all working hard in their own way.

Compared to them, I feel like I haven’t played the role of a LV.6 adventurer at all.

What a shame, Bell...

If this continues, let alone becoming a hero, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect Haruhime and Welf, right? !
We must work harder, much harder!
Lady Hestia, please bless me."

……

"December 12th?
To be honest, I'm not sure if the date I wrote down is correct.

Although Lord Tyrant told us that only three days had passed, to be honest, it felt like three months had passed.

We arrived at the 60th floor, and there were only 59 adventurers left. Mr. Black Sword said that the road ahead would only become more difficult, and suggested that the LV.4 and LV.5 adventurers temporarily convert to the Hephaestus clan and let Lord Hephaestus upgrade their levels.

This sentence undoubtedly caused everyone's dissatisfaction. No...actually, the dissatisfaction had already existed before, right?

On the 50th floor, I actually overheard everyone discussing that the Tyrant didn't care about their lives at all and was just using them as tools...

No, Bell, calm down.

Your Excellency Tyrant's style is indeed somewhat inhumane, but judging from the results, those suggestions can indeed effectively improve everyone's chances of survival...

(The handwriting is interrupted)

Welf and Miss Ming came over just now, as well as Haruhime. They all told me that they hope to temporarily join the Hephaestus family and let Lord Hephaestus help them upgrade their levels.

I was shocked at first, but soon realized why they did it.

——The dungeon is very dangerous, especially now. If you don’t find a way to improve your strength, you will only become a burden in the next action.

I agreed to them. After all, Lord Hephaestus is a very good god, and he is also a very good friend of Lady Hestia. Given Lady Hestia's character, even if she knew that they had temporarily abandoned her favor, she would only be happy to keep them, saying that being able to survive is better than anything else, right?
(blank line)

The matter of replacing the clan has come to an end. Even though there was dissatisfaction, many adventurers still accepted the proposal of His Excellency the Overlord.

Although it is not good to change gods without the permission of one's own gods, everyone has witnessed the efforts of Lord Hephaestus in recent days. If it is Lord Hephaestus, even a temporary change is not unacceptable. I think everyone should think so, right?

Lady Hestia, please forgive me. I finally chose to change my family and became a LV.7 adventurer with the help of Lord Hephaestus.

I'm sorry, Lady Hestia, if I can return alive, you can punish me however you want, but now, I must do everything I can to become stronger, because only in this way can I protect Haruhime and the others.

The sound of the bell...is the signal from Your Excellency the Overlord!

Sorry, Lady Hestia, I have to leave now. If I can successfully reach the 70th floor, I will come back to record my feelings of regret. "

……

The world of Dicuo, the 69th floor of the dungeon.

“Laaa——!!” “Roar, roar, roar!”

“Raaa——!!” “Squeak, squeak…!”

In the pitch-black underground cave, the screams and roars of various monsters echoed wildly. A large number of monsters came from all directions and madly attacked the crowd who were struggling to move forward in the sea of ​​monsters.

"Damn it!" "The ones above are coming again!"

“Get out of here! Get out of here! Aa ...

"Too...too many. We are dead!"

Hysterical curses continued to ring out from the adventurers' phalanx. Some adventurers whose minds were already at the limit looked at the dense scarlet spots of light rising from the darkness. A look of despair could not help but emerge on their faces, and the hands holding their weapons began to tremble.

It’s not that they are weak-willed. In fact, any adventurer who can make it all the way from the first floor to here can be considered a veteran.

The problem is that the current number is too despairing.

Endless.

No one expected that after the death of the monster guarding the 69th floor, what awaited them was not the joy and relaxation after victory, but a dungeon that suddenly and endlessly refreshed monsters like crazy.

"Damn it, Black Sword, how long will it take you?!"

"More than a minute. The elements here are too thin. This is already the fastest speed."

At the front of the adventurer's formation, Xin Lailai growled in his head, staring intently at the massive amount of monsters rushing towards him. The deep ink in his hand was even covered with a thick layer of blood. The magic chips around him were spinning and accelerating like a chainsaw, madly cutting the monsters rushing forward.

boom--!
The dark sword light burst out, and the violent demonic power exploded, transforming into a light ball with a radius of three meters, tearing all the surrounding monsters into pieces and forming a brief vacuum zone around the black-haired young man.

But the next second, these vacuum areas were quickly filled by the monsters that rushed up again. The monsters rushed forward desperately, biting, slashing, and colliding with the magic chips on the black-haired young man's body in various ways. In less than a second, cracks began to appear on these magic chips, which were strong enough to rival ordinary light gold armor.

Too much.

A full three minutes had passed from the time they killed the abyss-breeding creatures guarding the gate to the time the maze riot occurred. During these three minutes, not only did they not get any closer to the exit, but they were instead swept further and further away by the swarm of monsters that poured in like a tide.

Just by looking at the fact that he had increased the Orario camp reputation by more than 200 points in less than three minutes and the faction reputation that only increased by points on average after killing an Orario, you can understand the situation they are facing now.

Assuming that the reputation is equally shared among the four of them when they form a team, this means that he, Dao Ji and the others would face attacks from 200 monsters on average every minute.

Even if this was due to the fact that they were at the front and bore the most firepower, the other adventurers would not be able to hold out for too long even if the pressure they endured was only 1/10 of theirs.

'Laila, it's done!'

"Okay, I'll leave this to you for now. I'll sing!"

Suddenly, Ling Yuzi's urgent voice sounded in Xin Lailai's mind. Xin Lailai's expression changed when he heard it. He immediately waved Yuan Mo to kill the monsters that rushed forward, and handed the control of his body to Ling Yuzi, while chanting quickly:
"——The mother of all things sleeping on the earth, the billions of resentful souls living in the abyss! Give me the power to penetrate all enemies, and give endless death punishment to those who betray me..."

A cold and rapid chanting sounded quickly, and a circle of khaki light began to rise from under the feet of the black-haired young man, quickly spreading from the dark cave.

"It's the magic of the Tyrant!"

"Quick, hold on! Hold on a little longer! It will be over soon!!"

As the chanting spread, the spirits of the adventurers who were almost exhausted became stronger, and they all gathered their strength and tried their best to kill the monsters that rushed forward one after another.

When the 13th second had passed, a deep and powerful voice fell heavily, announcing the end of the chant:
“——Here, all the calamities are revealed!”

Rock creates magic, a thousand abysses and a hundred disasters!
Puff puff puff puff——!!

In an instant, a large amount of pitch-black rock spikes burst out from the cave, madly piercing through the bodies of monsters one after another, blocking the monsters' paths. The densely packed red dots deep in the cave fell down like wheat being cut, making the entire maze suddenly quieter.

But the next second, the surrounding rock walls began to tremble again, and the sound of breaking ground was heard again from the surroundings. The reinforced ground under the feet of the crowd also began to shake noticeably. "Go!!"

Seeing this, Xin Lailai shouted without any hesitation, and controlled the rock thorn trap formed by Qianyuan Baijie to make way for a passable path. Holding Yuan Mo, he rushed to the exit first.

Upon seeing this, the Death Eater and Yamu on both sides of the crowd didn't hesitate at all and slashed with all their strength, launching two large-scale slashes while rushing out in one step, forming a triangle with Xin Lailai to clear the way at the front.

"Everyone go ahead, I'll cover your retreat!"

Zheng——! !

The sound of swords clanging was heard, and Dao Ji, who was standing at the back of the crowd, swept his sword and looked coldly at the monsters that emerged from the rock walls and the ground. He made a sword gesture and the silver-white giant sword behind him, which had blocked fatal attacks for countless adventurers, soared into the sky and chopped down heavily.

"Break!"

A sharp low roar with a hint of wonderful charm exploded, and a dazzling sword light bloomed from the giant sword. As Dao Ji's low roar came, it slammed heavily on the ground, turning into an insurmountable wall of sword energy, blocking it there.

Seeing this, the adventurers, whose pressure had suddenly been relieved, did not hesitate at all, and either supported each other or ran desperately towards the exit in groups of three or five.

Pong!
But when the phalanx of adventurers passed the rock wall that had only a few cracks when Xin Lailai and the other two rushed past, something unexpected happened. The cracks that had originally calmed down suddenly exploded, and juice with a strong fishy smell splashed out, giving people a strong feeling of nausea.

"Bell, be careful!" "Lord Hephaestus, get down quickly!!"

"Eternal struggle, immortal thunder soldiers!" "Flame Volt!"

In the critical moment, Hedin, who was standing in the middle of the crowd and was responsible for protecting Hephaestus and Haruhime, two non-combatants, together with Ota and others, was the first to react. He was followed by Ais, the blonde swordsman girl blessed by wind magic, and Bell Crany, who had been paying attention to the surrounding environment.

boom!
Thunder and fire raged in the strong wind, bombarding the shrouded juice and destroying it instantly, but the next moment, a scream suddenly sounded:

"what--!!"

"Winnie! Hey, Winnie, what's wrong with you!"

A female adventurer who looked very attractive suddenly let out a shrill scream, and then tiny black tentacles burst out from her right arm and neck. Her pretty face was full of despair, and she looked at her companion with pleading eyes:
"save…!"

Before the female adventurer could finish her words, an arm made of a magic chip suddenly appeared, grabbed her head, and threw it into the floating rock thorn ball on the periphery, leaving it to be torn into a ball of blood mist by the pitch-black rock thorns.

Peng——! !

The sound of flesh being crushed by rock spikes echoed from the cave. The companion of the female adventurer who witnessed this scene was stunned for a moment, and Xin Lailai's cold voice sounded again from the back:
"Let's go, don't waste time!!"

The cold and stern shout exploded in the minds of all the adventurers present, startling Bell and several stunned adventurers. They came to their senses immediately, not daring to delay any longer, and hurried towards the exit.

The male adventurer who witnessed his companion being killed clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and ran away with the main group.

Dao Ji, who was in charge of covering the retreat, saw that everyone had almost retreated, nodded slightly, then glanced at the place where the female adventurer had died, shook his head lightly, and finally, with an idea, he retracted the giant sword and caught up with the pace of the large group in one step.

boom--! !

A few seconds later, the maze, which had lost the suppression of the Rock Solidification Technique, completely erupted. A large number of monsters poured out from the surrounding rock walls, colliding with the rock spikes scattered inside the maze, and bursting out with shrill screams.

……

Dungeon, maze level 70.

"Huh...finally safe."

"Hey, that was too scary. I remember we didn't encounter anything like this when we were returning, right?!"

"It was a close call. I almost thought I was going to die there..."

[Hint: You have reached the 70th floor of the dungeon in the stable area of ​​this world]

[Tip: It is detected that the pioneer currently holds too much faction reputation, and the faction store in this area is the last faction store in the dungeon area. The pioneer should redeem the faction reputation in time.]

A cold reminder sounded in Xin Lailai's mind. He stood there, glanced at the tired adventurers around him, and was about to say something when a gust of evil wind suddenly blew from the front.

boom!
Suddenly, a fist covered with thick calluses hit Xin Lailai in the face, knocking him to the ground.

This sudden scene startled all the adventurers who were immersed in the joy of surviving the disaster.

"Hey! Luo Luo, what are you doing..."

"This guy killed Vinnie!!"

Without waiting for the adventurers around to dissuade him, the middle-aged adventurer called Luo Luo roared as if he had lost control, grabbed Xin Lailai's collar, stared at the expressionless black-haired young man in front of him with his bloodshot eyes, gritted his teeth, and was about to swing his other fist to hit the young man in the face, when an arm wrapped in thunder instantly pressed on his fist.

Om-! !

The cold deathly aura spread out, causing the surrounding adventurers to tremble. The pitch-black blade pressed against the neck of the middle-aged male adventurer named Luo Luo, causing him to freeze in his tracks.

"Phew! Sir, I understand your feelings, but I hope you can take care of our feelings a little bit, how about that?"

Yamu held the other's fist with one hand and held a cigarette with the other. After blowing out a smoke ring, he glanced at the other person, lowered his eyes slightly, and said:

"That punch just now was enough. If you do it again, it would be impolite."

"You should be well aware of the situation at that time. That was the best course of action, right? Or do you think you should stay there and be torn to pieces by the monsters along with that poor lady?"

"I…!"

The middle-aged male adventurer couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat when he heard this. He looked down at the expressionless black-haired young man in front of him, his body trembling slightly, and his bloodshot pupils were full of despair.

Pfft!
Finally, he loosened his hands, knelt on the ground, slammed his calloused hands heavily on the ground, and choked with a hoarse and unwilling voice:
"But...that's my daughter!"

"Why! She has to be the one to die! It can't be me!"

"I came along because I was worried about her, but now, now...!"

The middle-aged man knelt on the ground, crying in despair. The adventurers nearby fell silent when they saw this scene.

At this moment, Xin Lailai's indifferent voice sounded:

"So, no more?"

"Eh?" "Hey, Tyrant..."

"I say, is there nothing else? Just this one punch? Just him?"

After the indifferent words fell, Xin Lailai looked around at the adventurers around him, not paying any attention to the strange looks, and said calmly:
"In that case, it's my turn to speak."

"Congratulations everyone, your mission has been completed. I will leave enough supplies for you to sustain for seven days."

"This is the last safe floor. The monsters above won't come down for the time being. All you have to do is wait for us and the other LV.7 adventurers to return, or just wait for death here after we fail."

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(End of this chapter)