You are all my wings...

Everyone has a bottleneck in their attributes due to their profession, but it's very difficult to reach the limit. Now, as long as you eat the right things and eat a lot, and combine that with practical training in the dungeon, you can get closer to the limit of your bottleneck.

It's clear that Rairis's decision to join the exploration team was correct. She has a reliable character and powerful, abundant light magic. With her help, one can accelerate their progress even without doing any tasks.

Besides, in addition to completing tasks with her, you can also receive her talent boosts once you reach a certain level of favorability with her, which is quite nice.

"What are you laughing at? Something looks off." Iris stared at Leon again, almost unconsciously.

"No, I just realized how right it was to learn the skill of disassembly in the first place."

"That's true. Eating this meat on the spot after it's been dissected will maximize both the flavor and the effect of restoring magic and stamina."

Iris nodded, expressing her high approval of Leon's disintegration skills.

In fact, she discovered just how much fresh monster meat she had missed when she explored the dungeons with her mother, Hamra.

The more I think about it, the more heartbroken I get.

Through this comparison, Iris clearly realized that if she took the monsters out of the dungeon after each battle and handed them over to the guild to be dismantled in a queue, and then brought them back to cook, the effects of mana and stamina recovery would drop by at least half, or even by 70% or 80%.

It is evident that many adventurers are unconsciously overlooking a path to rapid improvement.

Iris couldn't help but think: Could it be that he really wasn't lying to me, and it was really just for a teammate?

After all, he has so many skills and is indeed quite versatile, but he has relatively few strong offensive methods. If he needs teammates, he definitely needs to coordinate with them.

Chapter Thirty-Two: Elemental Traps

After eating and drinking her fill, Iris's mindset changed, and she began to doubt whether she needed to test Leon any further.

Thanks to the white unicorn's intermediate magic, their journey thereafter went smoothly.

It took half an hour to walk around the main area of ​​the Water City and arrive at the side opposite the entrance on the 25th floor.

There are also many broken ancient castles here, but compared to the central castle which has been damaged by the underground waterfall over the years, the broken castles in the side areas are better preserved.

According to the information currently available, there are 12 branch paths on the 25th floor, resembling a clock, radiating outwards from the central waterfall of the Water Relic City.

Lyon was heading towards the side road located at the 12 o'clock position of the entrance on the 25th floor.

This branch area is known as the Elemental Trap.

The existence of the elemental magic ring has continuously attracted magical monsters to nest here, making the area full of various magical remnants, like a prison full of traps, hence the name.

Of course, the name of the Elemental Cage will not become known to adventurers until the second part, which will then attract powerful adventurers to compete for this elemental magic ring.

Currently, this side road area is only a relatively dangerous place for the vast majority of adventurers.

This is the perfect time to strike.

Standing in front of the entrance, the two paused briefly and each activated their detection magic.

Iris's light-based detection magic can detect all changes in light and shadow within, while Leon's wind-based detection magic can detect the physical conditions of wind movement.

The combination of the two allows for a rapid understanding of the internal situation.

We didn't do this in previous operations.

But this time, being far from the main road where they knew the information, both of them were more cautious and nervous.

Especially for Iris, sensing the abundant four elemental magic ahead, she had a clearer sense of the possibility that her father's death was ahead.

It's not surprising that the burial sites of pureblood elves, who are long-lived, gradually evolve into places rich in elemental magic.

Especially her father, who is a sixth-level near-legend.

"No monsters were found roaming inside the passage."

"I don't have any either."

"It seems we'll have to go deeper in. Let's go, Iris."

Do you know exactly where the thing you're looking for is?

"I have a general idea, but we still need to search. According to my prior investigation, there are no fewer than three powerful monsters here, which may already be at the third rank or they may still be at the second rank. Of course, in addition to the monsters, we also need to be careful about the dangerous terrain caused by the remnants of multiple spells."

Lyon gave a casual reply.

"As long as you know it, that's fine."

Iris took a deep breath, suppressing the slight tension on her face.

The two stepped into the passageway.

The moment I took my first step, an overwhelming surge of elemental magic washed over me.

The elements are very balanced, with the four elements of earth, water, wind, and fire blending together very harmoniously.

Leon took a breath and immediately felt much more energetic, like the exhilarating feeling of washing away the smell of his previous job when he changed jobs.

As expected of the location of the Elemental Magic Ring, the balance of the four elements has brought it into play, instantly creating a paradise on earth.

Of course, if a paradise on earth were to become a dungeon, it would be overrun by monsters and turn into a highly dangerous monster's lair.

"Elise, don't stray too far from me, stay closer. If anything happens, I can immediately pull you away, and you can also activate your light shield right away."

"it is good."

Elizabeth blushed slightly as she moved closer to Lyon.

Elemental magic light defense is the most effective defensive magic among basic defensive spells.

Moreover, due to the properties of the light element, the shield is transparent and will not obstruct the caster's vision, making it an excellent defensive spell on the battlefield.

For example, defensive magic based on earth, water, or fire has a strong sense of concealment and can interfere with spellcasting to a certain extent.

After walking cautiously for two kilometers, I finally emerged from the side road and came to see a dark Gothic-style castle.

Below is an open space resembling a gate square, and in front is a small castle formed by three connected pointed-roof buildings.

The walls were broken and pitted everywhere, and were dark in color.

All over the walls, thick vines of various kinds climbed.

Looking up, a purple ball-shaped flower, at least twenty meters in diameter, with its delicate petals like shark teeth, swayed in the wind at the top of the castle's flagpole.

It seemed that he had noticed Leon and Iris getting closer.

The purple ball of flowers drooped slightly, and its thick, club-like stamens suddenly opened a dozen pairs of eyes, looking at Leon and his companion on the ground, who resembled tiny ants.

"It's a fourth-tier man-eating plant! How can a fourth-tier monster be raised on the 25th floor?"

Elizabeth could not hide her astonishment.

The man-eating plant is just an ordinary monster, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it's a weak monster that sits at the same table as a slime.

However, no matter how weak a monster is, the situation changes drastically once its rank increases.

Moreover, this is only the fourth rank, a fourth rank that can use the rank enhancement to cast intermediate magic with low consumption!

Moreover, the appearance of that man-eating flower definitely doesn't suggest someone who has just advanced to the fourth rank.

Having ascended to the fourth rank for at least a decade, judging from its size and the magical power emanating from its surroundings, it is probably quite close to a fifth-rank demon!

At this moment, the carnivorous plant suddenly launched an attack.

A dozen or so vines suddenly sprang up from all parts of the castle, shooting towards us with sharp whistles.

The speed was so fast that even the two people with an agility of over 40 were caught off guard and couldn't react in time.

At the critical moment, Leon, who had been on high alert, pulled Iris close.

Third-tier combat skill, Shadow Step, activated!

Magic -2, Stamina -2.

call out!!!!

The next moment, Leon hastily changed his princess carry position while holding Iris, and activated Shadow Step again.

In the instant he dodged away, several other vines struck the ground where Leon had left, shattering the paving stones and kicking up dust.

Swish!Swish!Swish!

Within ten seconds, Leon maintained his embrace of Iris and executed Shadow Step three times.

Each time, the vines found Lyon precisely and shot towards him at lightning speed.

Its rapid response and swift attacks are unlike anything you'd expect from a plant-based monster.

During this time, Iris also recovered and activated the Light Defense Shield several times.

But each time, it was directly shattered by the vines.

She simply stopped using the defensive spell and let Leon use Shadowstep to retreat the way he came, conserving as much magic power as possible.

During the retreat, the area covered by the vines was terrifying.

It was able to catch up across a distance of 100 meters in an instant.

This forced Leon to use Shadow Step four more times before he finally escaped the vine-covered castle area and reached the outer perimeter.

Huff, huff.

Leon put Elizabeth down and slowly caught his breath.

Then he quickly pulled out the white unicorn and Minotaur jerky and started chewing.

He used Shadow Step seven times in a short minute, instantly depleting half of his fully recovered magic power and stamina, which put considerable pressure on his body.

Even the last time I used Shadow Step, I consumed an extra point of stamina.

It is evident that if combat techniques are used continuously, causing muscle strain, once the limit is exceeded, the previously stable consumption will also increase.

"Sorry, I just let everyone down."

Iris supported Leon with concern, her eyes filled with guilt and self-reproach.

"It's okay. That's the meaning of being a teammate. In that kind of situation, it's appropriate to run first."

"If it weren't for you, I would have been seriously injured by that move just now."

She lowered her head, feeling that she had failed as a teammate, and that she had always suspected Leon of lying to her and having ulterior motives.

“You can’t think like that. Without you, I wouldn’t be so close to my goal. Besides, this is the place I wanted to be.”

Leon reached out and patted Iris's small head, smiling:

"Silly child, we just suffered from insufficient intelligence. I need you to fight back next. Don't let your overthinking affect your combat performance. Besides, I don't want you to feel guilty; I want you to be a reliable teammate."

Do I need a reliable teammate?

Iris blushed. He really knew how to comfort people. She realized that she hadn't performed well just now and needed to be better next time.

However, when he patted her head, she didn't feel particularly resistant.

Was it because he saved her at the crucial moment?

[Character Iris's affection level +2%, current affection level 74]

Sigh, I'm really cursed, I keep thinking about all sorts of weird things.

That's what she thought.

Chapter Thirty-Three: Lyon's Proposal

Lyon said he had a counterattack strategy.

But in reality, he still needs to think it over.

Is there a level four carnivorous plant here?

He had never heard of any gaming experiences from his previous life.

However, this side story was only released in the timeline of the second part, which is seven years later.

It's not surprising that these four carnivorous plants were wiped out by some passing adventurers before the second side quest was unlocked.

"Elise, besides the Light Piercer and flight magic, what other intermediate magic do you have?"

"And one more, the Radiance of Light."