In an instant, the battle was over.
The atmosphere on the labyrinth floor began to become hotter around Yami.
The stalactites initially hanging above occasionally dripped some corrosive liquid, but as the water vapor in the air evaporated, the dripping frequency began to slow down.
But the dark environment was lit up at that moment!
As the flame vortex dissipated, the figures of the remaining hellhounds were utterly wiped out, and after the remaining fire was extinguished, only a few blue-black magic stones were left on the ground.
Yami swung the Nichirin sword in his hand, and the flames wrapped around it slowly disappeared.
As the blade was sheathed, he couldn't help but sigh a long sigh of relief.
The atmosphere was a little tense but didn't require much effort. Although the hellhounds were called the obstacle to conquering the thirteenth floor, they were not as powerful as imagined.
Especially in the situation where they needed to concentrate energy before spraying flames, the threat was even less.
"Dance of the Fire God is indeed the original breathing method created by Yoriichi Tsugikuni. It is unreasonable to say that it will have no problem with magic, and even the speed has been significantly improved."
Picking up all the magic stones from the ground, Yami put them into his pocket.
At this time, Tsubaki, who had been silently watching the battle, also stepped forward, grabbed his shoulders, and pulled him into her arms forcefully.
"You are so capable, boy. You are more powerful than I imagined. You have space storage magic, and you have sword skills that are comparable to magic. I am amazed. You really have not received falna before, right?"
Suffering from Tsubaki's sudden hug attack, Yami was obviously at a loss.
Smelling the fragrance close at hand, he gave a dry cough and could only reply in a low voice: "Of course, this is the first time I have received falna. Even if I wanted to hide it, Hephaestus-sama could see it."
"That makes sense, then the Hephaestus familia really found a treasure!"
With an excited smile, Tsubaki rubbed Yami's hair vigorously. The latter wanted to break free, but their strength gap was too great.
He had no choice. He could only show a loveless expression and let Tsubaki play with him wantonly.
Fortunately, this situation did not last too long.
After playing with his hair for a few minutes, Tsubaki finally let go of him, and Yami broke away from her embrace as if he had been given freedom for the first time. His clothes and hair were messed up.
This feeling of being unable to fight and do anything was really uncomfortable.
"Hahaha, I'm sorry. I won't do it next time. Let's move on. This time the goal is to reach the 18th floor. Let's start the forging of this exploration there!"
"Set off!"
With a faint smile, Tsubaki took the lead and walked forward.
"Really, whether it's Hephaestus-sama or the captain, it feels like I can't escape them. Was it really a wise decision to join this family?"
Although he said so, Yami followed Tsubaki quickly without stopping.
Not too far away, many monsters appeared one after another, and even the passage leading to the fourteenth floor gathered many monsters, blocking the progress of the adventurers.
In addition to the hellhound, there were also needle rabbits.
Long dangling ears, yellow and white fur, fluffy tails, a sharp horn on the forehead, standing on hind feet, their body size was about the same as that of the Pallum tribe.
Although they looked very docile on the outside, they were actually very aggressive and often appeared in groups.
"What a huge number. Is it a monster wave?"
Tsubaki frowned slightly. This amount of monsters was not only very troublesome but also a waste of time, plus no one knew whether there were mutants hidden in it.
Yami, on the side, didn't speak, but he didn't dare to take it too lightly.
With this amount, in addition to hellhounds and needle rabbits who were good at team battles, plus hard armored with great defenses. Even a group of average level 2 adventurers would suffer at their hands.
"Captain, do we need to bypass them?"
Bypassing was not really bypassing but diverting a huge group of monsters away and then directly entering the next level.
"No, that's not efficient, and there's no guarantee that we can bypass them. Instead of doing useless work, it's better to clear them all in one fell swoop!"
A bright smile appeared on Tsubaki's face while rubbing her fists.
"Captain, you..." Realizing something, Yami slowly raised his head, his eyes flickering with anticipation.
"You have shown your strength, so as the family captain, I will naturally let you, a newcomer, see the strength of a fifth-level adventurer. So watch carefully."
After her words fell, Tsubaki held her weapon and slowly walked towards the group of monsters.
One person against one group.
Countless figures suddenly started a head-on conflict!
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