Starting with One Piece, a Multiverse Simulation

Besides Senis becoming a "Saint-level" mage, Norren and Aisha have also grown during this time, and the Demon Wolf King has grown even larger after devouring a large number of monsters and beasts.

Another half month passed, and since they still hadn't encountered any other adventurers entering the labyrinth, Wood and his companions finally decided to launch a second attack on the Hydra.

Compared to the first time, their team's overall strength has improved significantly this time.

If they were able to escape safely the first time, there's no reason why they should encounter problems this time.

Upon entering the room, Wood and his companions were greeted by the same nine-headed dragon standing in the center of the room, radiating an astonishing aura.

Just as Wood and the others entered the room, the nine-headed dragon, which had been feigning sleep, seemed to sense something and woke up immediately!

"Noren and Aisha, you two stand at the room's exit. If there's any danger, don't hesitate to rush out immediately, understand?"

Although Norren and Aisha have made great progress during this period, they can still only serve as mascots, since the level of combat they are at now is far too different from theirs.

Furthermore, compared to the first probing attack, Wood and his group are now planning a formal assault on the Hydra, so the attack will not be carried out by Wood alone.

The Wolf King and Senis, whose combat power is limited, will also assist Wood in conquering the enemy.

In other words, now Norren and Aisha are only protected by the Demon Wolf King's few red demon wolf minions.

However, as long as they don't directly join the battle, the Hydra's attack shouldn't reach this location. Furthermore, Noren and Aisha have grown considerably during this time, so they should still have the ability to protect themselves.

Once inside the room, Wood was still responsible for the main attack and drawing the Hydra's fire.

As for Senis, she immediately mounted the back of the Demon Wolf King. Even as a Saint-level mage, poor physical abilities are still a weakness for most mages.

But riding the Demon Wolf King is a different story. Even among all magical beasts, the Demon Wolf King is one of the fastest.

Bringing Senis along not only provides her with excellent mobility, ensuring that healing can keep up at any time, but also allows the Wolf King to attack without any worries.

"Roar------!"

Seeing the two people and one beast charging towards it, the nine-headed dragon immediately let out a loud roar, displaying its majesty as the strongest guardian of the moving maze.

Of the nine heads of the nine-headed dragon, four have already gathered magical power, ready to unleash a powerful dragon breath.

As Wood and his companions entered its attack range, the creature simultaneously unleashed its dragon breath.

Of the four dragon breaths that burst forth at the same time, three were aimed at Wood, while only one was aimed at Senis and the Wolf King.

The nine-headed dragon was not stupid; on the contrary, it possessed extremely high intelligence and remembered Wood and the others.

Especially Wood, this human boy, was one of the few people who had previously been able to injure it.

Senis is a mage, and with her strong magic immunity, the hydra is enough to crush all mages. Even if it stands still and lets the opponent hit it, it is not afraid.

Although intelligent and powerful magical beasts like the Demon Wolf King are rare, its level is such that the Nine-Headed Dragon didn't even take it seriously.

The only thing that could make it feel threatened was Wood, whose swordsmanship was quite good and who could also withstand its dragon breath.

No one knows the Hydra's weaknesses better than itself. Wood already has the basic conditions to defeat it, and in order to avoid being caught off guard, it naturally wants to eliminate the most dangerous being in advance.

Once Wood is eliminated, the remaining mages and wolf-like monsters will be no match for it.

Chapter 273 The Swordsman and the Dragon Suffer Mutual Damage

Seeing the three dragon breaths shooting towards him, Wood felt no fear whatsoever; instead, he breathed a huge sigh of relief.

Because his main responsibility was to draw fire, if the nine-headed dragon's breath attacks were aimed at Senis and the others instead of him.

It's not certain that the person and the beast will die on the spot, but it's almost certain that they will lose their fighting ability in advance.

If there's only one dragon breath left, the Demon Wolf King should still have enough strength to dodge the attack and avoid being in danger.

As for the three dragon breaths Wood faced, Wood first used his "Observation Haki" to jump up and dodge the first dragon breath.

He then used "Water Saint-level" magic to block the second dragon breath.

"Six Styles: Moon Step!"

When the third dragon breath was aimed at Wood, who had jumped up, Wood actually completed a series of jumps in the air, right before the eyes of the nine-headed dragon!

Even though there was no foothold in the air, the boy seemed to be running through the air as if he were stepping on the air itself!

Seeing this scene before them, even Senis and the Wolf King, who had witnessed it before, were still astonished, let alone the nine-headed dragon, as they watched Wood rapidly moving and leaping through the air.

The fact that humans can run in the air is more like magic than magic itself. However, according to Wood, this skill does not fall under the category of magic, but rather is a physical technique that transcends human limits.

"Yay, Brother Wood can fly again! That monster can't hit Brother Wood at all."

Seeing Wood use "Moonwalk," Aisha and Norren in the distance were also excited and danced with joy. Being able to "fly" is something that humans greatly admire, let alone two children with great curiosity.

For the past two weeks, Wood has not practiced his swordsmanship or magic, but has devoted all his time to practicing "Moonwalk".

He has already mastered "Shave" from the Six Styles in this world, so mastering the advanced method of "Moon Step" will not be difficult.

After all, he already met the physical requirements, and Wood had already mastered the skills in other worlds.

In order to defeat the Hydra, agility and mobility are absolutely essential, since they cannot always choose to withstand the Hydra's breath.

The opponent's magical source is equivalent to an entire moving maze. No matter how amazing Wood's magical power is, it cannot compare to it at all.

Therefore, "Shave" and "Moon Step" in the Six Styles become quite important. Not only can they flexibly dodge the opponent's attacks in battle, but they can also take control of the situation more quickly and pull the battle into their own rhythm, just like now!

Having dodged three dragon breaths in succession, Wood used the combination of "Shave" and "Moonwalk" to swiftly dash into the vicinity of the Hydra.

"Hyakki Mitsurugi-ryu - Dual-Sword Style - Jorogumo!"

Because his opponent was too strong, Wood held nothing back and used his own swordsmanship style.

Since Senis is a mage, she, being a complete novice in swordsmanship, couldn't really discern anything from her.

As for the Demon Wolf King, needless to say, it was merely a magical beast that had never even left the maze.

In Wood's hands, the two black longswords were like two sewing needles weaving a web, instantly forming a huge spider web in front of him.

This enormous spider web was entirely composed of crisscrossing slashes, and the so-called "web" was the slash trails left by Wood in the air.

The slash was so fast that the blade's light hadn't even disappeared before the afterimage left behind resembled a large net woven in the air.

"Roar------!"

As the nine-headed dragon let out a miserable howl, a large amount of blood splattered into the air. In just an instant, the nine-headed dragon was covered with hundreds of crisscrossing wounds.

After letting out a roar in pain, the nine-headed dragon sent several of its heads out to bite or ram into it.

The nine-headed dragon clearly has nine heads, so why didn't it just fire nine dragon breaths at the beginning?

This is the reason; the Nine-Headed Dragon is well aware of its weakness.

If the opponent is a mage, then even if it is one against ten king-level mages, the Nine-Headed Dragon will not be afraid at all.

Because its dragon scales possess extremely high magic immunity, coupled with its powerful regeneration ability, it is almost invincible.

As for magical power, with the entire moving labyrinth as its backing, it doesn't need any magicians at all.

However, if there is a swordsman present, then it will not dare to act too recklessly.

Its magic immunity is very high, but its physical defense is very low.

If all nine heads use dragon breath simultaneously, it can certainly achieve a comprehensive attack. However, if a swordsman gets close enough to attack it while it is using dragon breath, then it will be at the mercy of its opponent.

Because of this concern, when encountering skilled swordsmen or adventurers, the Hydra usually only uses half of its heads to unleash its dragon breath attack.

As for the other half of its head, it remained in a standby state, the purpose of which was to avoid being completely defenseless when someone got close.

Wood, who had just used his sword skills, was still in a state of temporary stiffness.

"Six Styles: Iron Body!"

Seeing the nine-headed dragon's head coming at him, Wood could only use the Iron Body technique from the Six Powers.

Although there is a rumor in the pirate world that nine out of ten people who use iron blocks will be defeated, and Wood is not so much confident in his "iron blocks", but rather that he currently has no other means of defense besides "iron blocks".

While Armament Haki has similar, or even stronger, effects, Wood's proficiency with it in the One Piece world is not very high, and he is far from mastering this power in this world.

“Dang——————!”

The nine-headed dragon's sharp teeth made a teeth-grinding crunching sound as they struck Wood.

A monster that can be called a "dragon" naturally has an astonishing bite force. However, when the nine-headed dragon bit Wood, it felt as if it had bitten a stubborn rock.

Perhaps finding it too much to chew, the hydra, which had originally intended to bite Wood in half, probably realized that killing Wood would be too much of a strain on its teeth, so it quickly released its grip.

However, just as the hydra loosened its grip, Wood had no time to catch his breath before he was knocked away again by the hydra's other head.

The powerful impact sent Wood flying backwards until he crashed into the wall.

Moreover, although the hydra failed to bite Wood's body in one go, Wood was clearly not unharmed at the moment.

Although the "Iron Block" saved Wood from being bitten to death, it ultimately could not withstand the Hydra's exaggerated bite force, leaving deep teeth marks on Wood's body.

Chapter 274 Wood's Unleashed Potential!

Wood's teeth marks were several centimeters deep. Although he wasn't bitten off in one go, they still caused a horrific amount of bleeding.

With the final impact from the nine-headed dragon, Wood felt as if at least several bones in his body were broken.

At the same time that Wood was knocked away by the Hydra, the Wolf King on the other side also took the opportunity to pounce on the Hydra and directly grabbed the spot where Wood had just attacked.

The wounds Wood had inflicted on the Hydra's body were already beginning to regenerate in the very short time that the Hydra had been inflicting.

However, at this moment, the Demon Wolf King suddenly rushed in front of the Nine-Headed Dragon and used its claws to tear at the same spot that Wood had just attacked.