Chapter 241: Expedition, Heading to the Fifty-Ninth Floor
Liam generally doesn't drink. It was purely because the atmosphere was right this time that he drank a little with everyone.
Lili was in a great dilemma. As a Pallum, her alcohol tolerance was originally very good.
Moreover, with her own will, she had forcefully resisted the fine wine of the god Soma.
Now, she had a very serious resistance to seeing wine. After seeing everyone drinking happily, she ran to Liam's side for help.
"Liam, I don't want to drink!"
"This depends on your mood. If you don't want to drink, then don't. Everyone just wants to vent their emotions with wine."
Liam didn't have much resistance to wine. He just generally didn't drink.
And, he understood those adventurers who liked to drink very well.
From getting up in the morning, then going to the Dungeon to fight desperately until the sun set.
After a whole day of tense nerves and a day of sweating, after taking a bath, they urgently needed to find a tavern to drink and relax.
Whether it was the upper-level adventurers who were content with the status quo, or the deep-level adventurers who fought desperately.
Taverns were a popular place for them to relieve their boredom and relax. They didn't know which would come first, death or tomorrow.
At this celebration banquet, Liam reconnected with the various adventurers after a long time.
Apart from cultivating with his head down and going to the Dungeon, this banquet also allowed his tense spirit to be relaxed to a certain extent.
The banquet lasted for a long time. By the time Liam felt his head was a little sore, he said goodbye to the crowd and led Lili and the goddess back to the Familia home base.
Even in this state, no one dares to make a move?
Liam had deliberately pretended to be drunk.
It seemed that to lure out those people targeting Haruhime, he had to take it slowly.
Syr, taking advantage of the fact that Hestia was drunk, proactively came over and held onto Liam.
"Liam, just rely on me."
"You let go of Liam! Lili can also support Liam."
"Shameless! Just let me carry Liam."
Even if Liam was really a little dizzy, these girls still did not give up their right to take care of him.
Late at night, Liam was parched. He picked up the water on the cabinet beside him and drank it all in one gulp.
Taking advantage of the fact that everyone was tipsy, he slipped into Syr's room.
Syr looked at Liam with surprise and joy, "Liam, you're here?"
Liam approached, and then covered Syr's mouth. His voice was very light, "Shh, don't make a sound..."
...
The Hearthfire Manor, Liam and the others were about to set off. Hermes's beastman, Rurune, came to visit.
Ais left her room and took a crystal necklace and a palm-sized package from Rurune's hands.
She looked at the other with a questioning gaze, "This is?"
"The package is rations. It's the rations I usually eat in the Dungeon. It tastes good and is portable and filling!
And this necklace was entrusted to me by someone for you. It was wearing a black cloak, I couldn't see the appearance inside.
It told you to wear it when you reach the fifty-ninth floor. As for whether you want to wear it, that's up to you."
Ais put the things away, and then continued to return to her room to check the supplies with Liam and the others.
Before setting off, everyone had to prepare the supplies needed for the expedition, and check them once before leaving the Familia home base.
By the time everyone had finished tidying up, Liam looked at everyone, "Set off, and meet up with the Loki Familia!"
"Yes!"
Inside Daedalus Street, some members of the Loki and Hephaestus Familias had all arrived.
Finn came before Liam and extended his right hand to him, "Pleasure working with you, Sword Saint Liam."
"Pleasure working with you. So, shall we start the expedition together this time?"
Finn nodded, "Then let's set off. Let's go to the unexplored territory together—the fifty-ninth floor!"
Liam led everyone to the building where the entrance to the artificial labyrinth was.
Because this was an entrance to the artificial labyrinth, when he was rebuilding Daedalus Street, he had built some residences or warehouses for these entrances as camouflage.
The door opened, and everyone advanced in the passage of the artificial labyrinth in order.
Tsubaki looked around excitedly, "So this is the artificial labyrinth. What an interesting design."
"If you like it, you can come over and play after our subjugation is over."
Tsubaki laughed heartily, "Hahaha, that's great!"
In less than half a day, Liam and the others had already reached the eighteenth floor of the Dungeon.
Coming out of the entrance of the artificial labyrinth, Liam and the others reached the nineteenth floor in almost no time.
The craftsmen of the Hephaestus Familia were arranged in the middle of the team.
Afterward, Liam and the others stayed at the very front of the team to clear the way.
This expedition, after hearing the requests of Liam and the others, Finn began to cooperate.
And Liam also directly let Mikoto and the others stand at the very front, letting them be responsible for a part of the pressure at the very front.
Without affecting the overall speed of advance, they would squeeze out all their potential as much as possible.
Afterward, when they reached the deep levels, Haruhime began to perform a level sublimation for Mikoto and the others.
Finn and the others were seeing this power for the first time, "Is this level sublimation?
After personally experiencing this power, I really feel that this power is excessively rare!
This is simply a strategic weapon!"
Haruhime shyly hid behind Liam, her fluffy tail restlessly sweeping the palm of Liam's hand.
Liam rubbed Haruhime's head, "Yes, this is also why I want to train and squeeze them as much as possible during this expedition.
Only by being strong enough can one be safe."
Maintaining this rhythm, until the pressure became greater and greater, and even Lv5 monsters began to appear.
Only then did Liam put Mikoto and their second team behind, and arranged for them to have one for actual combat training.
A group of them, Mikoto and her group, who had been temporarily promoted to Lv4, as long as they fought a bit, their success rate of defeating a Lv5 was still very high.
As for the other monsters, they were all slain by Liam.
Until they reached the fiftieth floor of the Dungeon, the Loki Familia dependants still had no suitable opportunity to make a move.
The mad dog Bete came over with a look of dissatisfaction, "Liam, you're really ridiculous.
You're just letting your second team and yourself kill the monsters?"
Liam spread his hands, "Isn't it good to save your stamina? I have a premonition that the danger level of the fifty-ninth floor will skyrocket to a very ridiculous degree.
So, before that, as long as the monster doesn't get close, I don't want you to engage."
This expedition, more than ninety percent of the monsters were dealt with by Liam, Mikoto, and their group.
Finn walked over and held Bete down. "Bete, don't be so impatient.
Liam's words are very reasonable. Saving stamina is a very important thing! No one knows how exaggerated the subsequent enemies will be!"
Liam also looked at everyone, "So now everyone will rest on the spot first? At this time tomorrow, we will discuss tactics together, and then set off again?"
"Okay!"
This expedition, even with Liam providing support on the side, Cassandra and the others were still injured.
But Ryuu and Cassandra both had healing magic, so there was no worry about the healing problem.
Not to mention they also had sufficient healing and living supplies. The pressure so far was naturally even smaller.
Compared to Cassandra, Ryuu's positioning was more complex and versatile, and she could be said to be a jack-of-all-trades. Healing, physical output, magical firepower, and so on, all these came from the new magic inheritance magic (Star Memory) that Ryuu had mastered.
She could use all the magic of every member of her former Familia, for example, the "large-area healing magic" required by a healer.
He had seen the healing magic used by Heith on Folkvangr before. At that time, he had been extremely envious.
And now, Ryuu had also mastered this power! This was really too great.
In the base, the support personnel began their respective tasks.
For example, repairing defensive facilities, equipment maintenance, preparing food, and so on.
By the time the food was finished, Liam immediately fell into a deep sleep. Like him, there were also the members of the second team of the Hestia Familia.
Afterward, the Hestia Familia and the second team members of the Loki Familia would all be stationed here to defend.
If it was really dangerous, Lili and the others and the craftsmen of Loki would use magic swords to counter-attack.
Coupled with sufficient various recovery potions, they should be able to hold on until Liam and their group returned.
The next day, the well-rested group met again.
Finn walked forward two steps, "Next are the team members heading to the fifty-first floor.
Me, Riveria, Gareth, Bete, Tione, Tiona, Ryuu Lion, Ais, Liam, and Sanjouno Haruhime.
The supporters will be Lefiya and Raul. Tsubaki will also be with us as a smith."
Originally, the command of this expedition should have been given to Liam, but Liam just wanted to get more experience and didn't want to manage the command.
So he gave up the opportunity.
After the personnel list was decided, Tsubaki then took out a pile of indestructible armaments.
"Roland series, indestructible armament. The weapon has the attack power of a Second-Grade armament.
And the armor, its defense is unequivocally First-Grade.
Because time is too tight, this is the best I can do for now."
Liam saw Tsubaki open her large package. Inside were two thick shields, a huge battle axe, a two-handed double-bladed greatsword, a long spear, and so on.
Liam turned to look at Ais and the others, "We have better equipment on our side, so there's no need to distribute them to us."
Tsubaki sized up the spine set on Liam's body curiously, "Not simple. You people from the Hestia Familia are really rich!"
Everyone in their hands had at least one highest-grade armament, and the quality of their armor was also very strong.
Finn, needless to say, was the captain of the Loki Familia. His combat power was very reliable, and his command ability was also very outstanding.
Riveria, from an elven royal family, possessed three types of magic: attack, recovery, and defense, as well as three tiers of magic for each type.
She could use a total of nine magics and perform a chant connection, connecting the three levels of chanting: ultra-short, short, and long, turning the original magic chant into an ultra-long chant, allowing it to change its effect and increase its power.
This was also the origin of Riveria's title, Nine Magic Hime.
Gareth, a dwarf from the Loki Familia.
Raul, Lv4, was recognized by Finn as a Familia elite.
Tione and Tiona were both Lv6 Amazons and the main force of the Loki Familia.
Among them, Tione was skilled with dual short swords, and Tiona was skilled with two-handed heavy weapons.
Liam's party began to set off. At the entrance to the fifty-first floor, the group stopped.
Riveria raised the staff in her hand and began to cast a defensive magic on everyone, including herself.
A huge green magic circle appeared on the ground, and then enveloped everyone.
"Verdant Wind Veil!"
With the end of Riveria's chant, a green light enveloped everyone present.
It was as if green silk threads had grown out of the ground, and then wrapped around everyone's entire body.
"I have cast a defensive magic on everyone. The effect will last for a period of time, but please don't rely on it too much."
"Break through the fifty-first floor in one go. Don't mind the small monsters! Be careful of the new type of monster we encountered before!
Everyone, get ready for battle~! Let's go!"
Liam was the first to rush into the cave in front. Afterward, the others followed in.
Haruhime was protected by Tsubaki and Ryuu. Ais, on the other hand, came to Liam's side.
Liam glanced at Ais, "You must not rush out. I'll handle the long-range attacks!"
"Okay!"
Ais had no other thoughts. She just wanted to observe Liam at close range. If possible, to learn Liam's Secret Sword Art up close.
The Loki Familia's dependants were very lively. The Amazon sisters were teasing each other.
The mad dog Bete had more than ten magic swords on his legs, two indestructible dual swords at his waist, and a pair of silver boot armaments on his feet.
As for the two supporters, they were carrying a lot of supplies. But with their level, these supplies were not too heavy to carry.
Dungeon Fifty-First Floor.
The height of the nearby caves suddenly decreased, to a height of less than a hundred meters.
The walls were entirely built of various flat stones. A large pile of stone pillars supported the ceiling and the ground.
A group of black rhinos appeared.
The Selfless Sword Domain unfolded above Liam's head. One by one, indestructible armaments flew out from it, directly slaying all these black rhinos.
Lefiya and Raul hurriedly picked up the magic stones behind them. Without spending too much time, Liam and the others had already reached the exit of the fifty-first floor.
Finn turned to look at Liam, "Everyone, you can't stop for a single step on the fifty-second floor.
There will be monsters launching bombardments from a deeper level, so everyone must absolutely not stop.
The power of this bombardment can even pierce through a full six floors!"
Liam and the others nodded, and so the group began to move again.
After reaching the fifty-second floor, the height of the floor had already exceeded a hundred meters, and the brightness had decreased again.
Liam sensed numerous malicious intents, for example, in the shadows behind him, and under their feet!
"Turn left!"
Liam suddenly shouted, and the entire squad immediately began to dodge.
And just a second after Liam's voice fell, a pillar of high-temperature fire with a diameter of more than ten meters erupted from the floor to the ceiling.
Leading the group to continue to advance, he looked back at the large hole.
A large hole had appeared in the floor, and the burned edge had turned into scorching magma.
Liam spread his perception to its maximum. He could sense a high-temperature heat source still approaching from underground.
"Follow my movements closely, don't hesitate~!"
Before setting off, Liam had already memorized the maps of the next few floors. So now he was completely dodging while advancing.
Liam's gaze looked towards the high place in the front-oblique direction, and then a sharp blade flew out from his Selfless Sword Blade.
A stream of light tore through the darkness, and blasted the spider monster hanging on the stone wall into fragments.
Afterward, the stream of light dissipated and returned to the interior of his sword domain again.
A high-temperature pillar of fire appeared from the ground again, blasting a large hole in the floor.
Subsequently, several more pillars of fire appeared on the ground, completely enveloping Liam...
(End of this chapter)
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