You are all my wings...

Iris pouted and turned her head away, leaving Leon with a glimpse of her fair and slender nape.

She waved her wand and sang.

The two began a long and drawn-out battle with the man-eating plant.

The steps are simple: take turns casting spells to replenish your mana, and then quickly eat white unicorn jerky to replenish your mana and keep your mana above half.

Because of the distance, the carnivorous plant cannot move its body and can only call upon the vines.

As long as they don't actively approach the other's vine territory, they are almost invincible.

Leon took advantage of this opportunity to use the fake intermediate magic Hurricane Bullet to comprehend the real intermediate magic Hurricane Bullet.

In essence, his pseudo-intermediate magic was invented with reference to real intermediate magic.

To be honest, he already had the imagery of the Hurricane Bullet spell practiced beforehand, and he gradually became more proficient in casting it.

The area of ​​Iris's radiant light was compressed smaller and smaller, and the burning temperature was getting higher and higher.

Before they knew it, the two of them had been outside the man-eating flower castle for more than seven days.

……

"We've been in the dungeon for almost ten days now, haven't we?"

Sitting in the corner of the side passageway, Iris chewed on a piece of white unicorn jerky, looking bored.

There's no way to eat something as delicious as it is all the time.

Not to mention that foodie Iris was tired of it, even Leon's mouth was dry.

Moreover, they have a large appetite, and in order to replenish the energy consumed after frequently casting spells, they eat voraciously, sometimes consuming dozens of kilograms of meat a day.

The combined weight of Minotaur jerky and white unicorn jerky is currently only fifty kilograms.

At this rate, we can only last another day or two.

Of course, there were also benefits to these ten days of eating and casting spells like crazy, namely, that the upper limit of their magic power increased to varying degrees.

【主要屬性：生命力30/魔力量31/體力31/力量32/敏捷41】

[The control over the intermediate-level magic Hurricane Bullet is now increased to 50%]

This week, Leon's magic power cap increased by a total of 3 points.

In the early stages, eating white unicorn meat caused rapid growth, increasing a little bit almost every day. In the end, it took five consecutive days of eating a little bit of meat to reach this value.

It is evident that the effectiveness of white unicorn jerky declines over time, becoming far less potent than freshly killed meat.

Considering the other attribute increases from other levels, the personal growth rate during this dungeon exploration was quite fast.

If he persists in the dungeon for a few more months and hunts more powerful monsters, he could probably achieve the feat of doubling his magic attribute limit (40 points) as a human. Of course, this is also because he has three professions and the bottleneck has been reached. For others, no matter how much they eat, the growth rate will be very, very slow.

In addition, although he only succeeded twice, Leon did indeed successfully cast the intermediate fire spell, Hurricane Bullet, achieving the level of mastery that signifies learning magic.

A 50% mastery level means that the spell can be cast through chanting.

The higher the level of mastery, the higher the efficiency and power of the spell.

To accomplish such a feat as a first-tier mage undoubtedly stunned Iris. She couldn't believe such a legendary skill could appear before her eyes. The more Lyon displayed his magical talent, the more she felt that he seemed to possess an unparalleled talent.

Of course, Lyon's success rate is still relatively low, and he needs to increase the number of practice sessions.

Conversely, the magical imagery of the Hurricane Bullet became very familiar to him.

Previously, it took him more than 10 seconds to meditate and complete the magical imagery of the Hurricane Bullet.

Now, it only takes 3 seconds, an amazing improvement.

For a week straight, he cast the same pseudo-intermediate spell almost without sleep, which produced a near-final burst of power, making him extremely familiar with the magical imagery of Hurricane Bullet.

If this continues for a while, he might actually be able to achieve the foundation for high-speed spellcasting.

As for Iris, her maximum magic power also saw a significant increase.

[Name: Elisabeth C. Foullen]

【主要屬性：生命力55/魔力量69/體力33/力量38/敏捷43】

This week, Iris's magic power cap increased by 5 points, 2 points more than Leon's.

In terms of the speed at which his magic power ceiling increases, Lyon is indeed not as fast as Iris at the moment.

As a pureblood elf and an element of light, she needs three times the attribute limit, or a maximum of 90 points of magic power, to be considered to be developing normally.

If Leon wants to surpass her, he'll need to take on one or two more extraordinary professions.

As for her proficiency with the spell "Radiance of Light," she achieved a breakthrough that Iris had never imagined under these extreme conditions.

"Hey Leon, don't you need to go to your court magicians' office?"

Iris nudged Leon with her shoulder. After spending seven days and nights together, she was beginning to consider Leon a true teammate.

"Our mage guild provides paid leave to members who explore dungeons, provided they provide exploration or loot records from the Adventurers' Guild."

Lyon replied in a low voice, gazing into the distance at the castle, and said:

"Elise, let's try to take down this man-eating flower today. To be honest, I'd like to try some different recipes too."

Chapter Thirty-Five: There's Another Secret Weapon

"Lyon, that's what I've been waiting to hear!"

Iris jumped up and rubbed her hands together excitedly.

After enduring so much, she finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel.

"Don't get excited, calm down before casting the spell."

Leon couldn't help but pat Elizabeth's small head. The silky texture of her hair made him marvel at how she was a spirit of light. Even after seven days without sleep, she remained spotless, as if she had a built-in dust-removing function.

When Leon touched her like that, Iris blushed slightly, then realized how strange it was and quickly moved away.

For some reason, she felt a subtle pleasure in her heart when he patted her head like that. Then she thought to herself, maybe it was just because she recognized his character as a teammate.

Lyon turned to look at the small castle in the distance for one last observation.

After a week of relentless magical harassment by Leon and Iris, the once magnificent carnivorous plant was now quite weak.

The vines that had been protecting it had been mostly burned away by the two people's magic.

The thick rootstock is crooked and twisted, and the rows of petals, dense like shark teeth, are crooked and slanted.

The dozen or so pairs of eyes growing on the flower's stamen looked listless and weak.

Although the magic of Leon and Iris weakened at a distance of over 100 meters, it did not cause too much damage to the carnivorous plant.

But he couldn't stand being harassed every day, and he rarely had the chance to absorb magic power and stamina from other monsters.

It could have used magic to grow more vines, but as its magic continued to deplete, it clearly could no longer support the existence of so many vines.

Only the six core vines around him and the few outer vines responsible for harassing Leon and his companion could be left behind to prevent them from getting closer.

Moreover, as time went on, their magical proficiency continued to improve, and starting yesterday, their power increased by a small level, making the man-eating flower increasingly haggard.

It had been developing in this elemental prison for decades, successfully advancing to the fourth rank, an extremely difficult rank to reach among weak monsters. This was already considered quite remarkable.

Unfortunately, once it chose to settle in this place for a long time, its fate was sealed.

“Elise, in a moment, you and I will coordinate. There aren’t many vines left to protect the carnivorous plant. Three seconds after my spell is activated, you immediately activate the most powerful compressed version of the Radiant Light and shine it behind my spell, understand?”

"clear."

"You don't need to calculate the exact time. Just give me a hand gesture, and you can release the prepared magic."

"clear."

Iris nodded solemnly; during battle, she wouldn't think about anything else.

The 3-second timeframe is the optimal timing that Lyon determined after several days of testing.

At the speed of radiant light, it will reach the target location the instant it is activated.

The timing was perfect, aligning with the moment when I was breaking through the man-eating flower vines.

Given the speed at which the light radiates, there would have been no need for such trouble.

But after so many days of back-and-forth, the carnivorous plant could clearly see the prelude to Iris casting her magic. As soon as she began to chant, the carnivorous plant would quickly use its vines to protect its core, preventing it from being burned by the high-temperature light.

In this way, even though Iris's radiant light could be compressed into a halo the size of a room, it still couldn't harm the carnivorous plant itself.

Of course, the temperature of the light at this compression level is already very high.

Any exposure to sunlight can instantly ignite the vines, burning them completely within ten seconds.

The radiant light, through Leon's guidance and Iris's numerous attempts, has transformed into another form of radiance.

It's not unreasonable to consider it as a type of laser heat ray magic.

If one day Iris could compress this light into a point, its range and destructive power would be greatly enhanced.

At that time, it's not impossible that intermediate-level magic could rival the power of advanced-level magic.

Of course, this step will inevitably take a long time to reach.

The more precise the control of magic, the more exponentially the difficulty increases.

Then Elizabeth began to sing.

The wand emitted a dazzling magical light, clearly gathering magical power continuously.

In the distance, the carnivorous plant noticed Iris's actions, and the vines around it immediately sprang up, densely gathering in front of it to prevent its body from being directly exposed to Iris's radiant light.

As long as it can avoid the first attack, it can use magic to immediately generate new vines to support itself.

When Lyon saw this, he also began to sing.

As the magic gathered, he pushed his palm forward.

Boom!

Pseudo-intermediate magic, Hurricane Bullet!

Magic -10.

The hurricane, carrying a scorching fireball, roared as it flew toward the carnivorous plant.

In preparation for Iris's forward sway, the carnivorous plant had already prepared its formation, with only two vines able to create an opening to launch the hurricane fireball.

BOOM!!!

The two vines melted instantly.

After a week of arduous training, the man-eating flower had been weakened, and its strength had diminished. At this moment, the two vines could not withstand the hurricane fire for long.

The carnivorous plant could only change its defensive formation and extend two more vines.

The moment the hurricane fireball touched the vines, a huge fire broke out.

In the end, the four vines and the hurricane bullet perished together.

Immediately afterward, before the carnivorous plant could use its magic to grow vines to reinforce its defense, a high-temperature beam of light shot out.

laugh!!!!

The heat hasn't dissipated yet, and the temperature is still very high.

At this moment, the high-temperature light beam shone in, and the area around the carnivorous plant, which was not blocked by vines, was completely irradiated. Its tough skin instantly became brittle and made a popping sound.

The man-eating flower began to writhe violently.

Black smoke billowed up, the serrated petals of the man-eating flower withered one by one, the tears on more than a dozen pairs of eyes evaporated, and the eyelids turned black from the charring.

Five seconds later, the new vines spurred by the carnivorous plant finally arrived, blocking in front of him and slicing away the highest damage from the light circle.

A moment later, the radiance of light slowly dissipated as Iris's control weakened.

This battle ended with the carnivorous plant suffering severe damage to its magic and its main body.

This is also the greatest damage the two have inflicted on the carnivorous plant itself this week.

Lyon estimated that this attack would reduce the opponent's health by at least 15 points.

The vines can grow at any time, and cutting them off will not affect their health, but will only weaken their magic.