You are all my wings...

"No, you're wrong. Don't think that just because we've captured a fourth-tier monster, our opponent is weak. Underestimating the enemy is a big no-no! The key is still what's in front of us! Since the Shadow Scorpion was discovered in this dungeon, there hasn't been a single case of a strategy to defeat it. Our actions today are not just about defeating a monster, but also about accomplishing a brand new feat."

Leon smiled and spoke slowly.

His voice carried a seductive quality honed through years of fraudulent experience.

Upon hearing the words "new achievements," the group couldn't help but lift their eyelids, their spirits lifted, and they became quite interested.

Carl simply brandished the door-panel sword in his hand, making a whooshing sound as it cut through the air:

"If that's how you see it, then I'm interested in giving it a shot."

Bovary raised his hand and asked, "And what about the opponent's rank?"

"It could be Rank 3 or Rank 4, and if the monster is weak, it's not impossible. Considering that the monster battles in the side areas aren't too intense, it's better to treat it as a powerful monster that's guaranteed to be at least Rank 4."

Chapter Ninety: The Attack

"Understood. Whatever you desire, my sword will shine for you!"

A fighting spirit ignited in Bovary's eyes, and with the prospect of battle, his emotions quickly shifted from their previous embarrassment.

Leon nodded and began to explain the specific strategy plan.

Shadow-type monsters are very difficult to deal with. Their strength may not be very high, but their terrifying stealth is enough to allow them to maintain a one-on-one dominance even when facing multiple opponents.

The Shadow Scorpion is not only stealthy, but also possesses formidable killing abilities.

Leveraging the materialization properties of shadows, the Shadow Scorpion possesses three powerful offensive abilities.

These are: Shadow Hook (a shadow hook launched instantly that can extend its tail at high speed to strike the opponent or pull them back to the vicinity of the body), Shadow Breaker (connecting the shadows of both sides; attacking the shadows will attack the target's main body), and Shadowless Blade (using the shadows on the ground to launch a nearly invisible and traceless shadow blade from a distance, which can easily break through most metal defensive equipment below level four).

These three skills are all ranged attacks, capable of injuring opponents from a great distance, posing a significant threat.

In addition, there is a movement skill called Ground Shadow, which allows the user to hide in the shadows on the ground.

This skill is quite similar to Leon's Shadow Leap.

However, just as Leon explained the basic skills of the Shadow Scorpion and before he could go into the detailed strategy, he suddenly frowned and stopped talking.

"What is it, Your Excellency?"

Bovary noticed that Léon's eyes were not right and quickly asked.

At this moment, Iris and Berylita, whose agility was as high as 51, also turned their bodies and looked into the distance on the main road.

Seeing this, Bovary quickly looked over as well.

Boom!Boom!Boom!

The sounds of heavy objects hitting the ground one after another could be heard.

The 38th floor is a vast desert landscape with excellent lighting.

Therefore, by gazing into the distance, one can see what is making the sound.

The outlines that came into view gradually became clearer in Bovary's eyes and gradually occupied the center of his vision.

Three or four hundred meters away were four towering fourth-order demons!

They are a five-meter-tall fourth-tier tyrannical bear, a four-meter-long fourth-tier frost wolf, a two-meter-tall fourth-tier red-skinned spider, and a one-meter-tall fourth-tier green needle bee.

Although they were all ordinary monsters, their combined power was truly extraordinary.

However, upon closer inspection, one can discover that each of the four creatures has varying amounts of flowing flesh and blood throughout their bodies, flowing through the pores in different parts of their bodies.

Life Alchemy Monster?

Looking closely behind the monster, one sees Andrio, dressed in a black magic robe, his face covered in scars and unusually ferocious.

Beside Andrio was a cute little girl whose face was hidden under her hood.

Behind the girl were three tall, muscular men who appeared to be warriors.

"Very strong."

Beside Bovary, Karl solemnly drew his door-panel sword.

Compared to Utaman's subordinates, the aura of the three people behind the loli girl was significantly stronger, probably a level above them, and they were all third-level experts who could enter the fourth level at any time.

"I didn't expect them to find us so quickly. It seems that the time we spent stalling before was not enough."

Lyon shook his head in regret, it seemed he wouldn't have the chance to advance.

It's good that they don't know I'm planning to take down the Shadow Scorpion. If they did, they could have ambushed me and waited until I finished fighting before making their move, which would have been much worse.

"Gentlemen, it seems we must resolve these troubles before we can accomplish our new mission."

Lyon said quickly:

"Elise, activate your Radiant Light first."

Elizabeth nodded, quickly chanted a few lines, and then suddenly waved her wand.

Once she reached the fourth rank, she could quickly activate intermediate magic, which she was already quite proficient in, with just a few short incantations.

Not only is the activation speed faster, but the magic power consumption is also lower, and the power is significantly greater.

call out!!!!

Suddenly, an incredibly bright halo appeared ahead and shot forward.

At the same time, a wide convex lens of ice crystal also condensed more than ten meters in front of the aperture, refracting the aperture to form a sharp 1-centimeter heat ray that shot forward.

Beep!

In the blink of an eye, the hotline crossed the 100-meter mark, surpassed 300 meters, and swept towards the foremost fourth-level raging bear.

The bear roared, strutted forward, and charged straight at the hotline.

Behind it, the other three alchemical monsters also seemed to be driven by Andrio, and began to run forward, following behind the bear.

With a hiss, the hot wire left a scorch mark on the bear's chest, lingered for two seconds, and then pierced through it.

However, the bear's movement was not affected by the hotline hitting its vitals, and it continued to run forward.

From afar, Lyon, who was observing this scene, felt a stirring in his heart.

Is this an improvement made to the previous hotline and Holy Annihilation Magic?

Or is this a characteristic that the Crimson Monster also possessed last time?

It's just that the crimson monster's internal magic power was exhausted, which is why this characteristic wasn't manifested.

He manipulated the direction of the ice crystal convex lens, adjusted the position of the heat wire, and sliced ​​the bear horizontally, cutting it in half like cutting a piece of paper.

However, in just a moment, streaks of blood emerged from between the upper and lower halves of the separated bear, reconnecting the two halves and flowing through the cut, instantly suturing the wound and restoring it to its original state.

Leon remained steadfast, continuing to slash at other monsters, repeatedly cutting them to deplete their magic power.

My magic consumption for this move isn't high; I can definitely afford to use it!

The others who witnessed the bizarre scene ahead all had slight changes in their expressions.

"Everyone, don't be alarmed. That characteristic is the same as that of the Crimson Demon. It requires the consumption of the latent magic power and life force contained within the demon's body. Once it is exhausted, it will automatically dissipate."

Leon spoke, then calmly issued the combat orders:

"Four knights, assume the standard battle formation and prepare for close-quarters combat. Saintess, do not rush to activate your Holy Annihilation and superior magic. You need to save enough of that magic to deal with Andrio."

Britta, who was about to make a move, said upon hearing Leon's words:

"So, can Iris withstand the initial onslaught?"

"Don't worry about her, trust her."

Hearing Leon's words, Iris's little face lit up with a proud smile:

"That's right, Berylita, just you wait and see just how much I improve after advancing to the fourth rank!"

"Very good, that's the momentum, Iris! Keep the radiance of light going!"

Leon called out to Iris and simultaneously activated his magic to maintain the ice crystal convex lens.

Because the temperature of Iris's compressed aperture is not low, even though the ice crystal convex lens has a high transparency, it will inevitably melt after being exposed to light for a long time. Therefore, in addition to consuming magic to control the cutting direction of the heat wire, it is also necessary to maintain it at the same time.

Maintaining this for ten seconds requires at least 3 points of magic.

However, the amount of magic consumed is clearly worthwhile compared to the power it brings.

Ahead, the four monsters continued their charge, braving the repeated cuts from the heat beams.

In the blink of an eye, the distance between the two suddenly increased to within a hundred meters.

Chapter Ninety-One: Positional Warfare

As soon as they entered the 100-meter range, the leading bear also came into the skill's coverage area, roared, and spewed out a surging tornado.

This move is the source of inspiration for the human intermediate-level wind magic, Tornado.

call out!!!!

The tornado tore, swirled, and swept up the surrounding air and dust, transforming into a thick, long snake that rapidly swept towards the crowd standing at the intersection of Ninth Branch Road.

Leon waved his hand, and a stream of icy air shot out, hitting the bottom of the tornado precisely and weakening its powerful airflow in the blink of an eye.

When he reached the front of the group, Carl swung his sword and cleaved the tornado apart.

Lyon's move was an enhanced version of the basic freezing technique.

Magic -3.

Even if the opponent's move is a powerful intermediate-level spell, the cyclone force within it will be weakened by the freezing.

Essentially, the source of the high-speed airflow in a tornado is the extreme temperature and pressure difference between the inside and outside.

By mitigating the internal temperature difference, the tornado will naturally dissipate on its own.

Of course, only Leon, who is familiar with all four magic systems and has a thorough understanding of the principles of various types of magic, could accomplish the feat of weakening an intermediate-level magic with a primary-level one.

If it were someone else, they could only compete against each other at the intermediate level.

At this moment, the Frostwolf next to the Bear stepped into the 80-meter range, which was also within the skill's activation range.

As it ran, the silver fur on its shoulders and back stood on end, as if a great deal of magic was gathering within it.

Then, it opened its mouth and spat out a surge of cold air.

As soon as the cold wave left its mouth, it transformed into a vast expanse of frost and cold air, sweeping towards everyone.

Lyon countered with a move and waved his hand again.

This cold wave is exactly the kind of magic he's best at, so it's not difficult to break.

A massive fireball suddenly appeared and shot out at extremely high speed.

It was the high-speed fireball technique that he had recently mastered!

Since this magical imagery originated from the imagery of the uncastable fireball spell he had mastered, he quickly mastered the technique of uncastable spells after becoming proficient in it.

Magic -4.

call out!!!!

The fireball struck the center of the cold wave at an abnormal speed. Due to its high speed and extremely high concentration of firepower, it instantly dispersed most of the freezing power of the cold wave, causing it to escape to the surrounding areas.

The dissipated freezing power was still considerable, but as the distance increased, it deflected and could not directly hit the group.

This scene caught the attention of Andrio and Macchiato, who were hiding behind the four monsters.

"That guy's magic is problematic. He can always use a small force to weaken a strong one, which shows that his mastery of the four magic elements has reached a very high level."

Ma Qilu raised an eyebrow.

Andrea nodded:

"It seems I misjudged things before. Perhaps it wasn't the long-lived creature that took my Water-Swallowing Ape, but the silver-haired magician. Machiru, I'll deal with the saintess and the long-lived creature first. As for the silver-haired magician, I'll leave him to you. Take care of him as soon as possible."

Maqilu's eyes lit up:

"I can handle this one. It's such a rare specimen, with high magical skill and a very good appearance. It's definitely suitable for me to deal with."