Chapter 95

Besides that, there are safety floors and the floor where the Floor Master resides.

According to Li An's estimate, if it were just Zenin Maki, she could at most descend to the 24th floor!

Although her strength is equivalent to Lv3, the dungeon is full of monsters; even exhaustion alone could kill you.

Most crucially, the dungeon possesses a mind.

It often triggers abnormal incidents when you are injured or when your stamina is exhausted, spawning monsters right beside you.

Besides that, adventurers cannot trust each other either.

Some adventurers, to escape danger, will perform monster hand-offs.

This means luring monsters to your side to make you share their hate, thereby allowing themselves to flee.

Thus, what makes the dungeon dangerous are not only the monsters, but the dungeon itself, and humans who are also adventurers.

If adventurers do not form a party, there are too many factors to consider.

Zenin Maki killed monsters all the way, while Li An followed behind her, collecting the magic stones dropped by monsters into his system space.

These magic stones contain pure mana, which can be used entirely for cultivation.

The cultivation system of the DanMachi World relies on killing monsters to level up, so one cannot directly absorb the mana within magic stones.

However, the magic system of the Divine World can absorb mana from the outside world.

Zenin Maki was very curious about the various monsters in the dungeon; every time she saw a new monster, she would first injure it, then study it a bit before killing it.

The two of them fought their way all the way to the 17th floor, which is the floor where the Floor Master resides.

The Floor Master is also called the Labyrinth Lone King.

A monster title existing since ancient times; there is only one, and it acts alone only on its birth floor.

Floor Masters usually possess strength about 2 levels higher than other monsters on the same floor, and their respawn cycle is not fixed.

Although the standard for judging strength is the same as for adventurers, Floor Masters often possess massive bodies and powerful special abilities and armaments; their danger level is even greater than adventurers of the same level, often requiring multiple people to clear.

The cave on the 17th floor was relatively tall and large, and the color of the rock walls changed from black to gray-white.

When Li An and Zenin Maki arrived at the Wall of Sighs, the entire wall began to shake, and then began to crack.

Huge blocks of stone fell, and then a giant over seven meters tall walked out from the wall!

The first Floor Master of the dungeon, Goliath!

A monster appraised by the Guild as Lv4!

Of course, the Lv4 level of a Floor Master is stronger than other Lv4 monsters.

Looking at the huge Floor Master, Zenin Maki couldn't help but swallow her saliva.

She felt a pressure from this big guy identical to that of a Special Grade Curse Spirit; in other words, the opponent's strength is comparable to a Special Grade Curse!

Gradually, her expression became excited.

She couldn't defeat that Special Grade Imaginary Curse Spirit, Lady Yasaka, last time; this time she must defeat this Floor Master who possesses the strength of a Special Grade Curse!

Li An sat on a protruding rock on the Wall of Sighs, took out a bag of potato chips from his system space, and watched the show while eating.

He said to Zenin Maki below, "If you can't win, don't force it; I will intervene."

"Hmph, this time I will definitely defeat this big guy!" Zenin Maki said with a look of defiance.

"Then I look forward to your performance," Li An shouted with a smile.

Zenin Maki took out that greatsword with the indestructible attribute and said, "I won't let you down!"

Goliath saw two tiny ants chattering in front of him, completely disregarding him, this Labyrinth Lone King, and instantly became furious.

He roared, opened his mouth aimed at Zenin Maki, and released an attack from his mouth similar to an air cannon.

Zenin Maki's face changed, and she hurriedly dodged.

But Goliath fired at her wildly, forcing her to dodge continuously, jumping back and forth amidst the debris generated by the explosions.

"Damn it, do you think only you can fire cannons!" Zenin Maki, being bombarded continuously, also got angry.

She gathered the mana within her body into the greatsword and slashed down at Goliath with one strike.

A red sword light flew out, directly tearing through Goliath's air cannon and slashing heavily onto his body.

A huge wound appeared on Goliath's body.

However, before Zenin Maki could show a smile, she saw the wound on Goliath's body shrinking and healing rapidly.

"Good lord, this recovery speed is completely not inferior to a Special Grade Curse Spirit!" Zenin Maki hadn't expected monsters in the dungeon could also heal themselves.

This made things a bit tricky.

But it didn't matter; she still had the trump card Li An taught her.

She chanted a Word of Power and used the invisibility magic.

Zenin Maki's figure disappeared from Goliath's line of sight.

Goliath couldn't find Zenin Maki and was slightly stunned.

With no attack target, he turned his gaze toward Li An.

Li An simply smiled calmly and said, "Your opponent is not me!"

After speaking, he snapped his fingers, and a barrier appeared, trapping Goliath and Zenin Maki with Li An.

In this way, it could only engage in a death match with Zenin Maki.

Zenin Maki, while invisible, twitched the corner of her mouth slightly; was her man too ruthless?

He actually locked her up with a monster!

Tonight she must thoroughly squeeze him and drain him dry!

Zenin Maki thought this, but her body did not stop; she had already quietly arrived at the wall behind Goliath.

She pushed hard with her legs and leaped high.

Then, holding the sword with both hands downward, she thrust toward Goliath's neck.

The sudden rush of wind alerted Goliath to the presence of Shi Zhi, but before he could turn his head, Shi Zhi had already plunged her sword into the back of his neck.

The sharp, indestructible longsword instantly severed Goliath's spine.

Yet even so, Goliath did not die immediately.

As long as the magic stone inside him remained intact, he could heal himself with magic power and regenerate his spine.

He reached both hands toward the back of his neck, trying to crush Shi Zhi.

Shi Zhi simply leapt down from the back of his neck and landed at his ankle.

She swung the longsword again, slicing through Goliath's tendons.

Goliath's tendons snapped, unable to support his body; he collapsed heavily onto the ground.

Shi Zhi seized the opportunity, channeling two-tenths of her magic power to strengthen her body, while the remaining eight-tenths were split equally between Destruction Magic and Purification Magic.

Both magics were infused into the indestructible greatsword, which she then slashed at Goliath's body.

Instantly, the fallen Goliath was cut in half, revealing a large purple magic stone.

Shi Zhi plunged her sword into the magic stone, shattering its outer layer of defense; Goliath's connection to the stone was severed, and he died completely.

His massive corpse turned to ash, leaving behind only a purple magic stone the size of a person.

At that moment, Li An dispelled the barrier and began to clap.

He had truly never expected that Shi Zhi had slain Goliath alone.

Though she had relied on magical invisibility and a surprise attack, a win is a win.

"Much easier to handle than a Special Grade Curse," Shi Zhi said with a bright smile. "Though she has Lv4 power, she's terribly slow!"

"That's true," Li An nodded, also feeling anticipation for Shi Zhi's growth. "But slaying Goliath, the Floor Master of Lv4, with only Lv1 Blessing—this feat will cause your stats to surge dramatically."

Hearing this, Shi Zhi's mood grew even more cheerful.

"Let's go," Li An said, walking to the magic stone and storing it in his storage space. "We'll take a walk through the 18th Floor—it's a safe layer, perfect for resting and recovering stamina."

"Yeah, I've been wanting to see the safe layer," Shi Zhi nodded eagerly.

The two descended a set of stairs and soon reached the 18th Floor.

Upon entering this layer, their vision brightened instantly.

Darkness vanished, replaced by sunlight, green grass, and the fragrant scent of fresh herbs.

"This… this is really a dungeon?" Shi Zhi stared at the scene before her, utterly incredulous.

The scenery here was too beautiful—it resembled an untouched primeval forest.

In addition, there was gentle sunlight.

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Wait—where would sunlight come from underground?

Shi Zhi looked up and saw a massive crystal above, radiating light like the sun.