This is... greasing a weapon for enchantment?!
Damn it, where did it learn this? Even I don't know this trick!!
"Swish!"
The Hybrid Pallum still had no legs. It relied purely on the spring in its arms. In the blink of an eye, it was in front of me, having come down from the cocoon, and then it slashed down with its blade.
Its attack was nothing special.
But the problem was!
The long blade, coated in a thick layer of deep purple, scattered countless scales of powder with every swing.
Isagi was already holding his breath, but it was useless. Just a few specks landing on his armor would quickly "melt," making him dizzy.
Fortunately, Tiona, who was beside him, quickly kicked the Hybrid Pallum away.
Only then did Isagi hastily pull out the antidote he had prepared at his waist and down a bottle.
Holy crap!
Just a little contact was almost too much to bear. If he got stabbed with that, wouldn't he be finished?!
At this moment, only Tiona possessed the [Abnormal Resistance] development ability. She could barely fight against the Hybrid Pallum's poisoned longsword.
With Lefiya supporting from the side with her magic light shield, they managed to reach a stalemate, but this couldn't go on!
Being so wary of the opponent's longsword made it impossible to attack.
Most importantly.
The antidotes would eventually run out, and the battle would become even more unfavorable!!
In response to this.
Asfi, in the sky, seemed to have thought of something.
She looked down at the large pot in her hands and saw that more than half of the slime inside had been poured out, with little remaining.
Theoretically.
Pouring the slime from the large pot onto the longsword held by the Hybrid Pallum should also be able to dissolve the poisonous powder covering it, right?
But it was hard to aim! What if she missed?!
Although the Hybrid Pallum was currently legless, by using its long tongue like a grappling hook to bounce back and forth, and by propping itself up with one hand in a strange way, it was still quite fast.
Asfi thought for a moment.
Looking at the boy at that moment, the two seemed to share a telepathic glance, as if they had thought of the exact same thing.
"The frogs..."
"I have a plan!"
Asfi nodded. Without waiting for Isagi to finish, she quickly landed, put down the large pot in her hands, then took out a harp and began to pluck its strings.
A beautiful melody suddenly echoed through the deep purple cavern chamber.
For some reason, Isagi and the girls could all feel the Purple Moths, originally resting quietly in their cocoons, begin to tremble.
However.
The woman was not "summoning" them at this moment.
So they quickly fell back into a long slumber, until, not long after, a heavy sound from the cavern entrance in the distance shattered the tranquility.
"Croak—"
The Frog Monsters appeared!
One after another, giant Frog Monsters entered the cavern chamber. They showed no fear of the thick layer of deep purple powder on the ground.
Very skillfully, they swept the ground with their large, slime-covered tongues. It dissolved all of it, and then they hopped right inside.
Facing the moths still in their cocoons, it was as if they had seen a buffet, swallowing them whole, pure white cocoons and all.
The [Harp] that Asfi created using her [Mystery] development ability could use specific sounds to attract specific monsters.
It was a wondrous little gadget with many uses in many situations!
And as the frogs were attracted over.
Isagi, who had already switched his character card to 'Land of Reeds' back when chasing the Hybrid Pallum, thinking the Grappling Hook would be better for pursuit.
Now, he directly shot out the Grappling Hook towards a large Frog Monster that had just arrived nearby.
A moment later.
Isagi returned to the battlefield holding a large frog head.
"Tiona! Quick, let's get enchanted too!!"
He directly plunged the longsword in his hand into the frog's large mouth, swirled it a few times, and when he pulled it out, the blade was completely coated in that transparent slime.
Although it looked disgusting, it was effective!
Isagi quickly charged forward, taking over the fight with the Hybrid Pallum from Tiona.
The longswords clashed again.
But this time, the sticky liquid quickly dissolved the thick layer of deep purple powder on the bone blade in the BOSS's hand!
Perfect!!
Seeing how effective it was.
Tiona also quickly ran to the frog head she had cut off and plunged the greatsword in her hand into it.
Although she still found it a bit disgusting.
As an adventurer, one obviously couldn't be picky during a battle!
With the Amazon girl also "enchanted" and rejoining the battlefield, very quickly, the Hybrid Pallum's originally magnificent, deep purple longsword, after not long, returned to its original bare appearance.
"#@%￥!!"
It let out a strange, frustrated cry.
Then the next second, it once again spat out its long tongue and ran away.
Damn it, it's running again!
This is killing me!!
Even though Isagi was somewhat prepared, the Hybrid Pallum's escape was too decisive.
The boy only had time to fling out the Grappling Hook of his Shinobi Prosthetic, following the direction of its departure and chasing after it!
Tiona too.
The moment the boy left, the Amazon girl accurately pounced onto his back.
Only Lefiya and Asfi were left behind, but the two quickly took action, one hastily picking up the large pot, the other quickly climbing onto her back.
At the same time, Akshi also jumped up, tightly gripping the end of the elf girl's staff.
Then they quickly took off.
At extreme speed, they chased after the receding figures of Isagi and the Hybrid Pallum.
In the blink of an eye, it had turned into some kind of other-worldly version of a "car chase scene."
The Grappling Hook in Isagi's hand continuously sank into the distant rock walls, pulling his body forward at high speed, all while he had to adjust his angle to turn and find the next grappling point.
During this time.
The boy was often like a giant pendulum, undergoing high-speed freefall in mid-air.
For a moment, Isagi felt like Spider-Man.
No, this is Spider-Man!!
Fortunately, I have experience. Isn't it just swinging through the bustling skyscrapers of Manhattan in New York, fighting crime, and upholding justice!
Who hasn't done that!!
But that's not the point right now. He had to find a way to stop the constantly fleeing BOSS.
"Clang!"
Swords crossed in mid-air, the high speed even striking brilliant sparks.
Tiona was clinging to Isagi's back, her legs clamped firmly around the boy's waist.
Tightly, as if it were some kind of racial talent, she could stabilize her body just like that, then swing her greatsword with both hands, looking for an opportunity.
The moment they were about to catch up to the Hybrid Pallum, she would launch an attack.
But its effect was limited!
Because the opponent would also swing its sword to defend in mid-air. After several rounds, the boy, the girl, and the BOSS chased each other through the cavern, constantly clashing and then quickly separating.
It looked cool, but no one could get the upper hand!!
And.
As time went on, a strange melody slowly began to emanate from the cavern.
Listening carefully, one would realize it was the Hybrid Pallum "singing." No, it was imitating the sound just played by Asfi's harp.
Dude, you can learn this too?!
And isn't that thing a [Mystery] creation? Just making a similar sound shouldn't be enough to attract monsters, right?
It was indeed useless. After chasing for a while longer, no monsters gathered at all!
But soon.
Isagi was surprised to find that after the Hybrid Pallum hummed for a while and saw no effect whatsoever.
The guy seemed to have suddenly decided on something.
In the darkness, Isagi saw a small, brilliant, firefly-like color emerge from within the BOSS's deformed and ugly body not far away.
"?"
The song sounded again, and this time, the effect was immediate.
Frogs, beetles, moths...
The monsters they had seen before appeared from time to time, indeed coming from afar towards him and the Hybrid Pallum.
And then.
They became an obstacle between him and it!
More than that, there were swarms of pitch-black Killer Ants. Fortunately, these monsters' individual strengths were not high; they were one-hit kills for Tiona, but they still hindered his and the girl's pursuit.
The Hybrid Pallum was about to get further and further away!
But suddenly.
Somehow, Asfi's figure had appeared right in front of them.
The woman, flying in the air, held a short sword. The large pot had been placed not far away, with Akshi watching over it.
It seemed that by taking a detour through the intricate caverns, she had finally found a chance to "overtake" and intercept.
However.
In this situation, was she going to cut off the BOSS's tongue with a short sword?!
Just as Isagi was thinking this, he suddenly realized, where did Lefiya go?!
Asfi couldn't possibly have left the elf girl behind.
And then.
He saw a pure white light suddenly bloom above the woman's head.
"[Arcs Ray]!"
The magic, long prepared, was unleashed almost at point-blank range, instantly blasting the head of the Hybrid Pallum before them.
Asfi, holding the short sword, was just a feint.
The real killing move was the elf girl who had put on the [Hades Helmet] and gained the "invisibility" ability.
Accompanied by a piercing scream.
Lefiya's precise magic directly blew the Hybrid Pallum's head to bits.
This guy's defensive power seems surprisingly low. If it didn't know how to run, Isagi felt it shouldn't even count as a BOSS.
He and the two girls, coordinating with each other, should have been able to kill it quickly.
Just as Isagi was thinking this, the headless Hybrid Pallum slowly stood up from the ground.
It still wasn't dead, but...
"Take this!!"
The Amazon girl, leaping down from the boy's back as if a god had descended, raised her greatsword high.
In that small instant, her eyes turned completely blood-red.
Subsequently.
Isagi, Lefiya, and Asfi all saw Tiona's hands burst with blood.
But the thick blood did not spill, but rather coated the girl's slender arms, dyeing both her hands and the greatsword in her grip completely red.
What is this?!
One could feel the intense destructive power contained in the girl's strike, and this was the "special technique" Tiona had once again accidentally used!
"I haven't thought of a name for it yet, but just die!!"
BOOM!!
For a moment, Isagi, Lefiya, and the others even felt the entire cavern tremble.
Akshi, guarding the large pot not far away, was even knocked off his feet by the tremor. He then quickly looked at the large pot beside him, fearing it would also fall and cover him, and quickly scrambled a little further away.
And at the center of the tremor.
Tiona's greatsword smashed directly onto the headless Hybrid Pallum. Its right hand and longsword, which it had managed to raise, were even shattered by the blow!
With the girl as the epicenter, the ground within several meters collapsed.
Boulders of various sizes were thrown up, becoming a strange landscape of rocks sticking out of the ground.
"Tiona, you didn't shatter the Magic Stone, did you?!"
Lefiya took off the [Hades Helmet] Asfi had given her, and the elf girl, now visible again, ran over anxiously.
No matter what.
A BOSS's Magic Stone is worth a lot of money!
"Uh... I don't think so..."
The Amazon girl said, a little guiltily. When the dust settled and she saw that the monster's body hadn't turned to ash, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However.
The Hybrid Pallum's body had completely disintegrated.
Like crushed flesh and blood residue, besides a pile that could barely be recognized as the imprint of a humanoid shape, most of its body had been scattered.
But without a doubt.
The Magic Stone inside its body still existed, and... it was sparkling.
"Eh?!"
It was the first time Tiona and Lefiya had seen such a "Magic Stone."
Isagi walked forward, also a little puzzled. Why was this Magic Stone glowing, and so brilliantly it was a bit excessive?
It even looked familiar—the light points that emerged from its body when the Hybrid Pallum was imitating Asfi's harp sounded just like this!
This isn't an ordinary Magic Stone!!!
Just as Isagi realized this, the brilliant little stone suddenly broke free from the shackles of flesh and blood and flew out.
It was surrounded by a rather splendid stream of light, like a brilliant star.
"Phase two?!"
Isagi and the girls simultaneously and quickly prepared for battle.
However, the small, floating point of light didn't undergo any strange changes. Instead, it drifted towards the rock wall on the side.
"This is... Follow it, adventurers!"
It was Akshi who shouted.
He seemed to recognize what this was, running over anxiously from a distance. Asfi, on the side, also didn't forget to pick up the large pot again and come over to join everyone.
With the little Goblin's shout, Isagi saw the point of light sink directly into the nearby rock wall.
"?"
As if remembering something.
The boy also beckoned for the girls to walk towards that rock wall.
As it turned out, they really passed right through it—that rock wall was just an illusion, and behind it was a hidden passage!
"Huh?!"
The girls had never seen such a situation, and even Asfi was shocked.
In the Dungeon, there were indeed many so-called "hidden areas," but those were just edges that the Guild and adventurers hadn't fully explored.
A passage hidden directly inside a wall was too outrageous, wasn't it?
Without a guide, would they have to touch every wall to confirm if it was an illusion?
In contrast, Isagi was calmer—
It feels like home again.
Akshi even quickened his pace, walking ahead. He seemed to be drawn by that point of light, as if to confirm something, his short legs tightly chasing after it.
And so.
Another long passage.
Inside this winding stone cavern, following the leisurely floating point of light, the boy and girls continued forward, passing through several more hidden walls.
Isagi continued to draw the path they had taken on the map as he walked.
Until finally.
The surrounding scenery changed. In the pitch-black stone cavern, faint sky-blue points of light floated up, like the fluorescence that had illuminated the cave before, but more densely packed.
Continuing forward, it felt like walking into a sea of stars.
These faint glows were not gathered together, so they didn't illuminate much of the surroundings, but they sparkled before their eyes, looking incredibly beautiful.
And.
For some reason, Isagi and the girls, who were originally feeling a bit tired from the recent chase, now inexplicably found their stamina rapidly "recovering."
Before they knew it, they had returned to their peak state.
Even Tiona, whose hands had just been wounded from releasing her special technique, now found her wounds completely healed.
These points of light actually had a "healing" effect?!
And finally.
As the light became denser, Isagi also found that the cavern had come to an end.
The brilliant point of light that led them sank into the stone door ahead.
And in front of the door, there was a line of pure white text on the ground.
What?
There's a message?
The Dungeon's learning ability even shocked Isagi a little.
He walked over to take a look, and it was written in the Common Tongue.
[Giant treasure chest ahead.]
"..."
"A treasure chest? Is there treasure inside?!"
"It's not going to be that kind of Mimic from before, is it..."
Lefiya was clearly full of vigilance.
The elf girl seemed to have understood what "Souls" was, so at this moment, she had even prepared for battle.
Behind the stone door might be a fog gate!
Only Isagi, after seeing this message, clearly understood something, and a pained expression appeared on his face.
Subsequently.
He pushed open the door.
Behind the stone door was a grassland and a forest.
An area completely different from the previous cavern suddenly appeared, giving people a sense of incomprehensible surprise.
Looking up.
The pitch-black "sky" was immeasurably high.
Large clusters of pale blue fluorescence gathered together, like small lamps, flying among the green grass and forest, illuminating it.
The forest was vast, and from a distance, one even see the outlines of the trees, extending to the end of one's line of sight.
And just ahead.
On the grassland, many points of fluorescence swirled around a "woman."
It had two pairs of transparent, azure wings, and its body was almost entirely outlined by brilliant points of light.
Like a drone show.
Isagi thought so, but those points of light did indeed accurately outline the woman's incomparably huge body, several times larger than a normal person.
It truly was a "giant treasure chest."
Even that prominent silhouette was depicted in lifelike detail by the points of light.
[Ah... brave adventurers.]
From afar came a woman's holy voice.
[I am glad you could pass the trial and come here. Please, come to my side—]
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