You are all my wings...

Could this be the work of that long-lived person again?

Damn it!

“Macchiato, the situation has changed. You can’t be separated from me from now on.”

"Don't worry, mentor. I'm not as stupid as that guy Utaman. He had everything he needed to be invincible, but he still lost. It must be his impulsive and frivolous personality that caused the loss."

Machiru said nonchalantly.

"No, since the enemy has already demonstrated their strength, it would be an insult to my work to underestimate them now. Let's go. Before we find them, let's create enough Life Alchemy Golems."

Andrio dodged and leaped forward.

Maqi shrugged and slowly followed.

Well, she's more interested in creating life alchemy golems than in hunting people down.

……

On the way to the 38th floor, Ninth Branch Road.

"Do we really have to bring Kers and Utaman, these two remnants of the Bloodline School, with us all the time?"

Milo couldn't help but ask Lyon a question.

After obtaining enough information from Kersina, Iris completed her advancement smoothly without any surprises.

Therefore, Lyon quickly initiated a relocation operation, leaving the area before Andrio arrived to gain more development time.

First, Elizabeth needs time to adapt to her new look.

Secondly, Lyon also wanted to upgrade Shadowwalker to Tier 3 as soon as possible.

This will maximize their combat power and give them sufficient leverage to launch a counterattack.

So, now that the transfer has occurred, problems arise.

What should be done with the prisoners?

It would be a pity to kill it, but the risk of not killing it is too great.

In the end, after interrogating the remaining few people, Leon decided to kill the other three and take the valuable items, leaving only Kesi and Utaman to take with him.

On the one hand, the other three classes are not very valuable and have participated in many life alchemy experiments, so they should be killed.

Secondly, it's not that Kers and Utaman shouldn't have been killed, but their lives would have been more valuable, generating more profit for Leon's subsequent actions.

So Leon decided to keep it and brought it all the way to the 38th floor, preparing to take it out of the dungeon later.

He was not a bad person, but he was by no means a good person either; he was just a pragmatist.

The reason for keeping the prisoners was purely because they were valued.

When Milo asked him the same question again halfway through the journey, Leon gave a simple explanation:

"These two are not a burden. Not to mention that there is still a lot of information about the Holy Blood School that we haven't finished gathering, their bodies also contain the essence of life alchemy. Even if we kill them, we may not be able to find the same case again. In other words, their very existence is worth thousands of gold coins."

Of course, the reason they had the leeway to take prisoners was because after Iris successfully advanced to the fourth rank, their combat strength, even if it couldn't be said to have reversed Andrio's, was at least comparable.

In that case, we must consider a different approach to obtain as much benefit as possible.

Otherwise, you'd just be crushed behind and forced to flee in panic—how frustrating would that be?

The powerful Andrio is not someone that Brierita can handle alone, and the fourth-rank witch Machil is also quite dangerous.

But Iris's attributes after her upgrade are indeed impressive, living up to her titles of pureblood elf and light elementalist.

【主要屬性：生命力83/魔力量93/體力49/力量47/敏捷51】

Both their vitality and magic power caps increased by more than 20 points in one go, reaching the level of double attributes at the fourth tier.

The other three attributes also increased by 10 points each, reaching normal fourth-order values.

With the fourth-tier enhancement, Iris's mana consumption for casting intermediate spells will be greatly reduced, and her total mana is estimated to be able to unleash seventeen or eighteen intermediate spells in one go, which is quite terrifying.

Unless she encounters a powerful fifth-tier monster, she can basically overwhelm her opponent with intermediate-level magic.

Her advantages as a long-lived species, as well as the attributes she accumulated from eating monster flesh and frequent combat, began to manifest after entering the fourth tier.

Of course, her shortcomings are also obvious.

Currently, she only possesses three types of intermediate magic, and her main focus is on only one type of intermediate magic, making her methods relatively limited compared to Burelita.

Most importantly, she lacks advanced magic, or intermediate combo magic like Berylita's, such as Holy Annihilation.

As for Britta, she has already mastered at least one advanced spell, and her achievements are definitely enough. She is just waiting for the upgrade items from the Holy See to advance to the fifth rank.

In fourth-tier combat, the ability to routinely use intermediate magic is what truly makes a master.

Those who possess the ultimate magic to deliver a decisive blow are the top-tier fourth-order cultivators.

Similarly, in fifth-tier battles, only those who can normalize higher-level magic are the true veterans of that tier.

The reason why Berylita was quickly defeated by Andrio even when she was ambushed was because Andrio could easily cast high-level alchemical magic by using his rank.

Unfortunately, the learning cycle for intermediate and higher levels of magic is very long, which is not something Iris can learn quickly.

No matter how amazing her talent is, she still has to pay the learning costs.

Thinking of this, Leon couldn't help but pat Iris on the shoulder during their journey, encouraging her:

"Elise, this promotion is commendable, but you can't let your guard down. You should work hard to learn more intermediate magic and become the top combat force in our battle group."

Iris was also very happy, but in her happiness, a mischievous thought arose in her mind. She leaned towards Leon and said in a very low voice:

“Leon, I’ve always been below you, but now I’m two ranks above you. Shouldn’t it be my turn to be above you?”

Milo, who overheard these words, was shocked. Above and below?

They have indeed already made it a fait accompli?

Milo suddenly felt like he had been dumped. Sigh, my heart aches. She ignored me, but she was all over Leon.

Chapter 89 is much more enjoyable than being stuck in one place!

Iris spoke softly, but the group was no longer on a forced march.

In addition, although other adventurers had also cleared this place, it was the 38th floor after all, and everyone was very careful, focusing on all their senses, so quite a few people heard it.

Besides Miro, Karl, who was standing next to him, also heard it.

He clenched his fists tightly: "He not only has such a beautiful elf, but he also repeatedly tries to seduce the Holy Maiden. Damn it! If I could perform even better, why would the Holy Maiden entrust him with such a high position? No, I need to show more of myself."

Leon glanced at Iris. Was she saying that by accident or on purpose?

This is getting bolder and bolder.

Is the phrase "above" or "below" a veiled reference, or simply a way of saying "I want to experience being a group leader for a while"?

He said with a half-smile, "So, my dear Miss Iris, would you prefer to be on top of me all the time, or sometimes on top and sometimes on the bottom? You know, changing positions frequently is much more interesting and enjoyable than staying in one place."

Iris blinked, a hint of confusion in her eyes, and took a few steps closer to Leon:

"So it's fun being the leader sometimes and not sometimes? Leon, you've always been the leader, how did you know?"

Milo strained his ears, wanting to hear more details.

But by this time, Iris and Leon were already quite close, and he felt embarrassed to get any closer.

He only heard a few words intermittently: "pleasant," "always," and "you."

If you put it all together, does it mean an inverted sentence that says "I've always had a very pleasant time with you"?

Milo gasped, surprised that it had actually come true.

The first time you hear it, it might be a misunderstanding, but this second time it can't be fake, right?

Damn it, Leon, how can you be so attractive to the opposite sex?!

Milo, who had always been a slacker, approached Bovary with a face twisted with jealousy, and said:

“Bovary, if I ever lose my temper and try to attack someone with my sword, you must stop me. I don’t want to violate my chivalric code.”

"Cut someone? Who are you going to cut?"

You'll find out then!

He stormed off, his face full of arrogance.

However, his jealousy came and went quickly. After he found himself far away from the lovey-dovey Leon and Iris, he found himself quite calm and even returned to his original indifferent attitude.

"Life is like that, there's nothing you can't let go of. Never mind, it's none of my business anyway."

He comforted himself in this way.

While chatting with Iris, Leon also felt another piercing gaze occasionally glancing in his direction.

It is Burelita.

As her favorability rating continues to rise, has her self-perception begun to change drastically?

Leon was secretly on guard, hoping it wouldn't escalate into a terrifying bloodbath. He wanted to complete more missions and improve his strength to face the inevitable God of the End in the final battle.

……

In the blink of an eye, after several battles against low-intensity and fourth-tier common monsters, the group arrived at their target, the 9th branch, which was the area where the Shadow Scorpion was hidden.

The upgrade item for Lyon's Shadowwalker is this thing.

The Shadow Scorpion's spellcasting organ is its venomous hook at the back of its tail.

The core characteristic is the materialization of shadows.

Lyon's current mastery of the Phantom Walker's core skill, Shadow Leap, was obtained by using an upgrade item with the ability to become intangible when he advanced to the second tier.

The core skill of the Shadow Walker at the beginning of the game is Shadow Flash, which allows him to move stealthily like a shadow.

However, its speed and stealth capabilities are only passable.

Afterwards, based on his past life experience, he found an upgrade item with the characteristics of Shadow Transformation, and successfully sublimated his core profession skill into Shadow Leap.

That is, one can use the ethereal properties of shadows to make one's own body ethereal as well, allowing one to briefly slip into the shadows and move at high speed.

This is the greatest charm of the rare profession of Shadowwalker. When invisible, one gains invincibility for a short period of time and is not affected by forces other than shadow and light magic.

Lyon's third-order target characteristic is the opposite of the shadow materialization characteristic.

The ability to become invisible solves his defensive and stealth problems.

The materialization feature will solve the problem of insufficient attack power in his shadow magic and combat skills.

Just like Iris's light magic needs to be condensed into a solid cone-shaped spear in the early stages to form a stronger attack.

The same principle applies to Leon's shadow magic and combat techniques.

His previous Shadow-type combat techniques were quite powerful, mainly because he had the advantages of three professions, high strength and agility attributes, and increased speed by using the intangibility property.

Of course, the materialization of shadows is also a very rare characteristic, at least a hundred times rarer than the intangibility characteristic.

The reason is simple: the most common characteristics of the Shadow element are blurring and darkening.

The Shadow Scorpion, possessing the materialization properties of a shadow, also possesses terrifying lethality due to this characteristic.

It can be considered one of the strongest offensive monsters of the Shadow type.

"Gentlemen, you should all have heard of our target this time, the Shadow Scorpion, in mythology, right?"

At the entrance to the Ninth Branch Road, two prisoners were left in a corner, and Leon began to explain the precautions.

Upon hearing the question, everyone nodded.

"Then, has anyone heard of a case where the Shadow Scorpion has been successfully captured?"

Mark shook his head: "This powerful monster is agile and highly stealthy, and its skills are terrifyingly powerful. Compared to its small size, it is extremely difficult to attack. I'm afraid we will have a hard time succeeding this time."

Unlike their attack on the Lightmoy, the others, except for Bovary, showed little interest in the Shadow Scorpion.

Because the Shadow Scorpions were extremely difficult to attack and had even fewer to eat, they hadn't held out much hope.

Right now, my only thought is to have a final showdown with Andrea's team as soon as possible and complete the training mission.

Carl couldn't help but yawn:

"In my opinion, it's not very meaningful for Your Excellency to improve your strength. On the contrary, we already have two fourth-level cultivators. The key is to find a way to deal with those pursuers from the Holy Blood School as soon as possible."