Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

"Who cares what's inside? Just kill them all, right?"

Bert responded with a hint of disdain.

"I just hope this exploration will go smoothly."

Thione covered her forehead and muttered to herself.

"Always pay attention to your surroundings, and trust your partners!"

Riveria spoke up to remind Lefia beside her.

"I understand, I will try my best not to hold everyone back!"

Lefia answered with extreme uncertainty.

"You must not only believe in yourself, but also in the commander who brought you down here!"

Grace's calm voice also comforted Lefia.

"Alright, enough chit-chat, let's get into formation!"

"Vanguards, Tiona and Tione!"

"Center backs, Ais and Bert!"

"Defenders, Riveria and Lefia!"

"Grace will hold the rear; I'll take command."

"Shirou Emiya is in charge of roaming around and providing all support."

"Lauder, as a supporter, stayed by Ais and Bert's side!"

"Follow this formation, after entering the 51st floor, do not rush to the 52nd floor."

"We must not let our guard down, whether it is a new monster that suddenly appears or an abnormal state that has recently appeared in the entire dungeon. Only after we have completely cleared out the monsters on the 51st floor should we consider whether to proceed to the 52nd floor."

"Lord, there's no need to rush to collect the magic stones and drops. At this time, no other adventurers besides us will reach such a deep area. We can collect them after everything is dealt with!"

Finn quickly assigned responsibilities to everyone in the team.

Although I felt somewhat uneasy, now that I was already here, I couldn't just back down.

What if my fingers start to hurt every time I come here, and I have a premonition that something bad is going to happen? Should I just give up exploring deeper areas from now on?

This was impossible for Finn.

Unless it is done without any prior preparation.

If Shirou Emiya hadn't provided a weapon with the "Indestructible" attribute, Finn might have chosen to retreat.

But now that the weapons are ready, there is no need to retreat.

In short, whether or not we explore deeper, it should be something that happens after we've explored the 51st floor.

After saying that, Finn turned around, stared directly at the dark opening, and took a deep breath.

"on!"

Chapter 481 This is the Underground City

"Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar!"

Accompanied by a series of hellish roars, the ground trembled violently, as if a horde of creatures were rushing towards them.

It was a group of rhinoceroses, their bodies jet black and their bodies enormous, charging forward like chariots.

The roars of herds of black rhinos shook the eardrums, while their heavy footsteps trembled the earth.

They are panicking, they are afraid.

Countless larval-sized creatures surged wildly toward the rhinoceros-like monsters.

Despite their enormous size, they were surprisingly fast; the charging rhinoceros was devoured by the larvae in just a few breaths.

"many!"

Lefia couldn't help but cover her mouth.

The entire maze was now filled with those terrifying larvae.

Almost any monster that is a level 4 rhinoceros will be devoured by it the moment it is born.

"If we had come a day later, these monsters would probably have broken out of the 51st floor and reached the 50th floor."

Finn was also amazed as he looked at the densely packed creatures before him.

The larvae have not yet devoured all the rhinoceroses; a large number of monsters still roam freely within the maze.

As they advanced, they also eliminated a significant number of the monsters.

However, given the rate at which these larval-like monsters devour, their devouring speed will likely exceed the recovery rate of this layer of monsters by the third day, causing them to surge towards layer 50.

If they take two days to reach the 50th floor as originally planned, then on the third day, they may have to face these monsters in the camp.

However, before Finn and his companions could make a move, the monster that had covered the entire wall and blocked the passage began to writhe wildly like a lump of flesh.

The sheer number of these slimy, larval-like monsters was enough to make anyone feel utterly disgusted just by looking at them.

Their mouths also tore open at that moment, revealing their mouthparts.

Without any thought, you can tell what it will do next just by seeing its movement.

Immediately, Finn issued commands the moment the monsters attacked.

"Get out of the way and head down the other road!"

As Finn finished speaking, without the slightest hesitation, everyone rushed toward a road that didn't seem so congested.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Gunshots rang out at that moment, and the monsters blocking the other road instantly turned into purple liquid and fell to the ground, then disappeared without a trace.

Almost the instant everyone reacted, the larval monsters in the other passage, with their mouths wide open, spewed out a terrifyingly corrosive purple liquid like arrows.

"ah--!"

At this critical moment, Lefia, overly nervous, suddenly froze and fell downwards.

Grace, who was at the back, reacted quickly, grabbed Lefia by the back of her neck and held her firmly, then sprinted towards another passage.

But because of this slight pause, the opportunity to rush into the passage on the side was missed.

"laugh----!"

Accompanied by a chilling sound, hundreds of monsters simultaneously spewed out purplish-black liquid, which turned into a torrent that corroded everything in the passage, whether it was the ground, the rock walls, or the ceiling, dissolving most of it.

This surging torrent of water had already reached Grace and Lefia.

There is definitely enough time, but you will definitely come into contact with this extremely corrosive liquid.

Grace was alright; as a heavily armored unit, both his armor and his body's inherent resilience were enough to withstand the corrosive liquid for a period of time.

But Lefia, being a mage, doesn't have such a robust physique; she would probably turn into blood the moment she came into contact with this corrosive liquid.

After only a moment's thought, Grace suddenly flung Lefia at Ais and the others.

"boom--!"

Lefia was caught safely in Ais's arms.

Grace held up her shield at that moment, seemingly prepared to withstand the torrent.

At that moment, everyone leaned forward sharply, reaching out to pull Grace, who was outside the passage, inside.

but----

"The Blazing Sky Covers the Seventh Ring—"

Accompanied by a steady voice, layers of shields shaped like cherry blossoms blocked Grace's path, and the purple torrent was completely cut off at that moment.

A hissing sound echoed wildly across the six-layered, cherry blossom-shaped shield.

"Come in quickly!!!"

Finn shouted at Grace with extreme anxiety.

He quickly realized what was happening and jumped into the passage.

Shirou Emiya immediately turned around and held his shield in front of him to stop the torrent from rushing towards their location.

The black rhinoceros herd that had been charging behind them were instantly swept into the torrent. They didn't even have time to scream before they began to corrode at a visible speed, revealing their stark white bones, before turning into nothingness, a chilling sight.

"Lefia, Grace, are you alright?!"

Tiony immediately asked with concern.

"Seriously, he's a useless piece of trash who can't even walk properly!"

Bert's words remained utterly merciless.

"I'm sorry, everyone, I'm sorry!"

Rafia didn't know what expression to make at that moment. Because of her, Grace had been put in such a crisis, and her heart was filled with self-blame and regret.

"Don't apologize! If you have to apologize, then unleash all the magic you have on those monsters and don't disappoint the captain!"

At this moment, Riveria also scolded Lefia, saying that no one could predict what would happen in the dungeon. Couldn't they make mistakes because of certain things?

Because there are so many special situations that can easily occur in dungeons, teammates become even more important.

Everyone starts as a beginner, so they don't blame Lefia. Although Lefia has reached Level 3, she still needs more practice in exploring dungeons.

However, if Lefia still doesn't grow at all after this adventure, she will suffer extremely severe punishment.

"Lefia, you should know your special status and understand why I brought you into the team. Chant your magic, and when this torrent ends, rush out and wipe out all those monsters!"

Finn, seeing the six-layered shield in front of Shirou Emiya, quickly spoke to Lefia beside him.

They weren't just trying to break into deeper levels. If these monsters weren't dealt with, and they headed towards the 50th floor, the level 4 and 3 adventurers in the camp wouldn't be able to withstand them.

Their supplies will also be completely destroyed.

Whether for the sake of exploring the next floor more safely, or for the sake of the adventurers on the 50th floor, they now have to find a way to get rid of all those monsters!