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Chapter 825 Boss Slain, Time To Mine Some Ores
Chapter 825 Boss Slain, Time To Mine Some Ores
Chapter 825 Boss Slain, Time To Mine Some Ores
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Erika's mighty swordsmanship covered the Wyvern's chest with deep slashing cuts, while spreading explosions of nature and dragon energy, to further worsen the wounds.
Elfriedden's frost magic was crucial, freezing the flesh and bones, making them easier for us to smash them into pieces.
And Chris' explosive strike, imbued with phantom flames capable of burning a target's spirit and lower their stats, was also perfect!
Meanwhile, my combination of techniques created the illusion of a battalion fighting behind me, each of my strikes felt like it was multiplied hundreds of times.
The titanic guardian of Floor 2 was incapable of handling all our blows, losing balance on its flight, its claws almost got us, but didn't, its chest blew up before it could attack back.
lightsn?v?l "ROOOAARRRGHHH…!"
BAAAMMM!
It's gigantic body collapsed on the ground, with us still standing over its corpse. Everyone was left slightly tired even though it didn't took too long to defeat it.
"Phew, that thing was really fast!" Said Erika. "Well, it is still gone but… It took us off guard a few times."
"Yeah, that was surprising." Chris nodded. "I never thought a monster this big could also be so fast…"
"Satan was on another level compared to this Boss, but even then… It was challenging. The chest being its weak point ended being quite useful." Elfriedden cleansed the sweat from his forehead.
"Well done." I said, patting Erika's head. "Don't be too worried, we might not find another Boss in the next floor anyways. We'll have to simply deal with more mobs."
"No Boss?" Wondered Elfriedden.
"Yeah, I've investigated that this Labyrinth doesn't always spawn a Boss with each Floor. It might be due to its large magnitude or something, usually there's at least two to three floors without any bosses, sometimes four." I explained. "It's all on our Luck if we find more or not, Boss-less Floors should be a breeze as long as the Monsters don't get stronger out of nowhere."
"I see…" Chris nodded. "Still, there's a lot of floors left; we can't lower our guard."
"Yeah." Erika nodded. "We can take a break once Floor 3's done, right? We can then taste the meat of these monsters! I-I don't know why but I really want to try it!"
It must be due to her Dragon Powers. After all, another reason why I decided to come here is to feed Erika Dragon Monster meat, which is usually very rare already. Even the weakest creatures here sell for exorbitant amounts that usually only nobles buy, making it very rare to find their meat in the market at Stronghold.
Erika is capable of evolving and improving her Draconic Powers by absorbing and consuming Dragon Materials, the easiest way is by drinking Dragon Blood Elixirs, but they had stopped working on her now, so we'll move to all these kinds of monster meats, from the bosses to the smallest of mobs, every creature here possess a small amount of Dragon Bloodline.
"You only think about eating, Erika." Chris crossed his arms. "Though I have to admit I am thinking the same thing…"
"You two are really like puppies sometimes…" Elfriedden sighed, his stomach rumbling. "Huh?!"
"Heeh? You're not quite the one to say that when your stomach is all rumbly rumbly!" Erika giggled. "I bet you're just as hungry anyways!"
"T-That's not…!" Elfriedden got embarrassed out of the sudden. "A-Anyways! What about everyone else? Are they handling the monsters alright?"
"Yeah, they've been neutralized already." I nodded. "[Store], [Dismantle]"
FLAAASH!
After storing and dismantling the Wyvern King's corpse, we moved upwards and found the rest of our party already done. They cleared the over a hundred monsters in just a couple of minutes.
It might have taken them much longer without my Familiar's help, I left a few Marines there, so they helped with their potent Water Magic as well.
"Hey, you're finally back! Y-You defeated that thing super-fast!" Said Alberta. "I-I guess I should had expected that out of you guys…"
"Hehehe!" Erika giggled while pridefully puffing her chest. "That's right! We're super strong! Especially my cute boyfriend and me! We are the strongest power couple!"
"Cute?" I sighed, feeling embarrassed. "Well, for being strong you sure lower your guard a lot, take your opponent more seriously, even the weakest of foes can deal a lethal strike if you underestimate them."
"E-Eh?! Why are you reprimanding me?" Erika felt all down now. "I-I just thought that the dungeon exploration was so we could relax! That war we had before was so tiring… And seeing so many people dead…"
"I understand how you feel, but still, this is a test, Erika. Keep that in mind." I said, giving her a small kiss in her forehead.
"Okay…" Erika pouted a bit. "Elizabeth! We'll be eating a feast next floor!"
"Oh, is it?" Elizabeth walked in. "Are you planning on eating some of the monster meat, Blake?"
"I'll cook a lot of things, so get ready. For now do your best in what's next." I quickly stored and dismantled the rest of the monster corpses. "Are you all ready? Let's move on, quickly. We can complete three floors in less than an hour if we keep this pace."
"Alright." Erdrich nodded. "Those Salamanders were huge, and spitting magma was quite something… My skin can't deal with that yet, but if I keep trying, I might develop some skill to resist it better."
"That's the spirit, but don't overdo it though." I laughed.
We moved downstairs into Floor 3, this place unlike Floor 3, was much larger, with several more volcanic cave corridors and walls and ceilings growing with red crystals.
"Wow, so many crystals! What are these?" Wondered Erika wondered. "I can feel something from them… Something strong."
"I guess we hit a jackpot." I smiled. "Last time this was reported, the Floors with it were all mined down to nothing. Looks like in that time, they have regrown!"
"What are they?" Chris tilted his head.
"Perhaps Fire Spirit Crystals?" Wondered Eric.
"No, these are much rarer materials, a unique material that only grows in areas filled with dragons…" I smiled. "Red Dragon Stones. And looks like there's no Boss in this Floor. Perfect, let's mine them all while we are at it!"
"A-Are we seriously going to mine now?!" Elfriedden complained. "I refuse!"
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