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Chapter 733: Giant Monster’s Stomach (3)

"Look, we're here now, which means we've almost completed a full circle. It looks like the third floor is larger than the previous ones combined."

Lance and his friends advanced by scanning the map, that is, they would go wherever there was a road, turn right when they came to a fork, and turn back when there was no road.

The distance and range can be roughly inferred by the scale of walking. The accuracy is definitely average, but it is just for reference.

Now everyone followed Lance's words and looked at the maps. Only one circle was drawn on the third layer, but compared with the other two, it could be seen that it was indeed much larger.

“From here we should be able to circle back to the entrance, and here… we have never been to any of these places.

If this is a flesh monster, then its heart is here."

As he spoke, Lance raised his finger and pointed out the central area that was not drawn, and it was basically certain that the core was here.

With a map, you can know roughly how many tasks are left, let everyone know the progress of the tasks, and plan the plan in advance.

So now there are two routes. Either go back to the place where you came in, and then slowly shrink the circle.

Either go left from here and insert the core directly, then go back and clean up other places after processing.

There is no difference between the two methods, both reveal Lance's determination to completely clear every room and every passage.

If there is a real difference, it is that it is more detailed and has a pattern to follow so you won't lose your position.

The second one is more straightforward. It controls the core here and then cleans it up slowly, although it may lead to more detours.

"Secondly, this place is too big. It is impossible to clean it up in a short time. We cannot have a situation like Extreme Darkness again."

Taking advantage of the break, several people re-planned a plan. To be honest, apart from being a little bigger and having more monsters, the pressure that this map puts on Lance is not even as great as that on the second floor.

The monsters are too weak, and the team is too strong, with good coordination, equipment and numbers.

Moreover, there is flesh and blood everywhere that can replenish spirituality, and the team becomes stronger and stronger.

After a short rest, they will continue to move forward under the orders of their lord as a new plan is formulated.

Compared to clearing monsters, harvesting has become the team's main action.

Lance has always been intentionally blessing everyone to consume their spiritual energy, and in return they gain unceasing progress.

Because of the change in strategy, the team went straight from that room to the middle area of ​​the third floor. The flesh and blood environment was indistinguishable, and some scattered monsters could not stop their actions.

All this until they passed through the valve-like entrance and entered a unique room.

The twisted flesh and blood intertwined to form a main body that was like a stomach wall full of grooves and tumors. Dense black eyeballs were embedded on it. The exaggerated number and size gave everyone a strong pressure.

It can be basically confirmed that the ancestor's power is related to the black eyeballs, and it can even be regarded as a characteristic of his. From so many situations encountered, it can be concluded that the more and bigger the eyes are, the more powerful [Great Blessing] it contains.

The fact that there are eyeballs as big as a human head and so densely packed here is enough to illustrate its importance.

But what attracted everyone's attention was...

But before they could take a closer look, what blocked their way were the macrophages and leukocyte stalks growing in it.

This is not the first time I have seen this kind of monster. Maybe this one is a little stronger, but with the advantage in firepower, there is no room for resistance.

He raised his gun and stared at the white blood cell handle. As long as its head showed, it would be dead. No matter how many he summoned, he couldn't release a single move, let alone teleport.

The macrophage didn't even need to use artillery. Bigby used the power of the magic-forbidden chain to whip it hard and control it.

Alhazred used various spells to weaken the monster's power, and the legion went up to cut off its connection with the surrounding flesh and blood. Once there was no constant supply of replenishment, the macrophages quickly died under the siege.

Only after the monster died did everyone have time to slowly study this special place.

Unlike other rooms that resembled body tissue, there were large areas here that were not covered with flesh and blood. However, the empty space was not a statue or a stone pillar, but something out of reality.

You can see that there is a missing circular area under the twisted flesh and blood. Countless blood vessels-like flesh and blood are unwillingly extending and weaving, but it gives people the feeling that it can never be reached.

Because within that circle lies endless darkness, perhaps everyone is more familiar with another name - the void.

This scene had a great impact on everyone. Even the personal guards did not dare to destroy the flesh and blood here at will, and waited for the lord's order.

"If we are inside a giant monster, then this place is probably in the giant monster's stomach."

Lance lowered his head and marked this place on the map. The increasingly clear map could determine their current location.

But Alhazred didn't pay attention to these. As soon as he came in, he was attracted by a very interesting pattern that had been cleared on the ground.

It was a pattern of a circle divided equally by eight short lines, and at this moment it exuded a powerful aura.

Seeing this, Lance couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and murmured in a low voice with a strange expression.

"world?"

"The Lord also knows this?"

"I heard about it from someone, but they just mentioned that this pattern is called [World], and I'm not very clear about the rest."

For example, [Revelation] is divided by five lines on the semicircle. The pattern is bright white, and the meaning is generally positive virtues.

[Iron Crown] is a similar pattern, but it is blood red and its meaning is also biased towards negative torture.

As for the symbol used by the Ascension Sect, it can be understood as [anti-revelation], which is to turn the pattern upside down.

In fact, it can be seen that these messy patterns are part of the complete pattern of "world", or variants.

The cross pattern of the church has developed over the years and there are various strange cross patterns, all of which contain different meanings.

As for why Lance knew about the [World], it all started with an old friend...

But now is not the time to think about those things, Lance hurriedly asked about the scholars' findings.

Alhazred observed carefully and made a simple judgment after a moment.

"This is a beacon. It should be connected to that, but I need more time to confirm the specific situation."

The scholar was referring to the strange creation that led to the void. Lance had no objection to this. He also knew how troublesome the extraordinary ritual was and that it was bound to take time. Besides, he always respected intellectuals.

But the mission is not over yet.

"Bigby and the Legion will stay to protect the scholars while they conduct their research. I will lead the guards to continue the cleanup. If there are any problems, you can retreat on your own. Saving yourself is the most important thing."

The idea of ​​dividing the troops came up because the scholars could easily deal with most situations, and with himself on the other side, Lance was also confident that he could handle any accidents that might arise.

After leaving a batch of supplies for them, Lance and his personal guards began to sweep other places.

Without the legion's mud-truck-like offensive, the task of killing the enemy fell on the bodyguards.

Lance directly adjusted a team of ten people to be responsible for combat, assistance, control, defense, and attack. Basically, they were matched in this way and divided into five teams.

One team fights while the others continue to harvest, maintaining combat effectiveness through rotation.

The five teams took turns to clear out the enemies. Fighting was the best way to increase their strength. They had no difficulty dealing with antibodies and polyps. It was easy for them to shoot one with a single shot. If they didn't get close to initiate close combat, they wouldn't be afraid of the disgusting secretions that would splash out.

As for fast and agile monsters like the Flesh Hounds, the melee guards will stop them or use props such as bombs.

You don't need to kill it, just use range attacks to interrupt the Flesh Hound's actions, or use shock waves to temporarily control it, and you can kill it.

If you encounter a temple or a macrophage, just use bombs, Molotov cocktails, guns, and artillery to deal with them.

Why should I fight you in close combat when I have the advantage of equipment? I will cripple you and then go up to harvest you, and hack you to death.

To be honest, the skills of these personal guards are becoming more and more sophisticated, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are like a butcher cutting up an ox.

And what about Lance?

He was still drawing maps, or pushing a cart to collect flesh and blood. Only after the battle was over would they be blessed and healed.

No one could have imagined that the dark dungeon where the saints of the church failed would become Lance's training ground.

The bone spur shot from the Templar sniper's tail actually penetrated the shield and stabbed into the shoulder of the armored guard.

But at the same time, gunshots rang out, and the power of the gun directly hit the head of the temple. The black iron helmet was torn apart instantly, and half of his face was knocked off.

It's a pity that the shot missed by a bit, otherwise the head would have exploded too.

This is the flaw. The accuracy is not high, not to mention that the target is as small as the head.

But there was not just one shot, and its subconscious action of raising its pincers to defend itself happened to hit one of the shots.

There was a crisp explosion sound, and the pliers that could collide with swords were actually broken into pieces, leaving several cracks.

The successive gunshots directly made several large holes in the body of the Templar sniper, causing him to fall out of control.

"ah!"

The personal guard didn't even cry out in pain when the bone spur pierced his body. Instead, he pushed away the shield with his backhand and pulled the bone spur out of his body.

This ruthless man threw away his shield and rushed forward without caring about his injuries, slashing off the head of the Holy Temple with one hand. Others also rushed forward and hacked to death with their swords.

With the death of the monster, the battle ends.

Lance then began the treatment, and then blessed them with the spirituality of the sacrificial gift.

This is why they are not afraid of pain and move forward bravely.

The Lord is watching me!
But their lords were not very satisfied.

“I have said it so many times that you should try to avoid getting injured. If you get injured, the first thing you should do is to get out of the battlefield and control your injuries. You have to trust your teammates and complete treatment so that you can play a greater role.

And I've already said that the monster will shoot out all of its bone spurs. Since you're in charge of guarding, how can you abandon your teammates and rush forward?"

"Sir, but the monster has completely lost its response."

“Pride and complacency are a slow but insidious killer. Always be vigilant. Any bit of luck is a sign of death on the battlefield.”

"Yes!"

Although Lance instilled in them the idea of ​​exercising subjective initiative, it did not mean that they could question the lord's decision. The most important thing for them was loyalty!
"Although I require you to master certain melee abilities, we must play to our own strengths. If you can fight from a distance, don't get close. Are the equipment I gave you all fire sticks?
Don't take risks when you have the situation under control. The best way to determine whether the enemy has the ability to resist is not to get close to check, but a bullet..."

If the soldiers under other nobles had to be whipped before they would rush forward, when it came to Hamlet, Lance would have to keep persuading them not to rush so fiercely.

It's not too bad now that I have my own treatment. If not, I would be heartbroken if I lost even one of them. These are elite soldiers who have crawled out of the pile of dead bodies time and time again. More importantly, they have consumed a lot of spiritual energy to reach their current strength.

Most of those guards were at elite level before they came in. Normally, the talent and effort required to advance to a higher level would be quite substantial.

Many people have to accumulate their entire lives before they can become masters. Some, even those with outstanding talents like Amanda, are stuck at this threshold for a long time due to their paths. You can imagine how difficult it is.

But now, after a round of rotation, most of these guards have reached the master level. This is too exaggerated. You know, this is not easy to come by. I'm afraid that the emperor of the empire can't even gather fifty loyal masters.

The guards didn't react much to this. They could also feel the growing power, but it didn't grow out of thin air for no reason.

These people all started from the bottom and fought their way to where they are today through bloody battles. What makes them truly powerful is their steel-like will that has been tempered through thousands of battles.

Use will to control power, the rationality that Lance instills in them will suppress the restlessness in their hearts.

Even in a high-pressure environment like a dungeon, the growth in strength is very stable.

Because they have ideals and beliefs, they are the lord's most loyal troops!
And for Lance, the key point is that he had cleared his spirituality before coming here, which means that these masters were basically all cultivated by eating the coffin capital of their ancestors.

And this is only part of the whole dungeon covered with flesh and blood.

Master is not the limit, let me see your true limit!

After separating in front of the portal in the Troll's Stomach, Lance and his guards went around the rest of the third floor of the dungeon, basically clearing all the passages and rooms.

Most of the flesh and blood of millions of people are condensed in the third layer. It can be said that it is a mountain of flesh and a sea of ​​blood. No matter how powerful these people are, they are nothing more than superficial injuries to the "giant".

To some extent, just like the ruins on the ground, development cannot be completed in a day or two.

Lance understood this, so their top priority was cleaning and fighting, and harvesting became secondary.