In this chaotic world, it all started when they found an elf girl.

Chapter 553 Awakening of Immortal Essence Power

Most of Orario was reduced to ruins, Loki returned it to the heavens, and the heretics were almost completely wiped out. The story temporarily ended with the World Tree suppressing Oceanus, a truly tragic outcome.

Looking at the cruel scene before them, everyone realized how terrifying the fallen gods and immortals were.

But this is the best result that people can achieve.

In fact, Oceanus could flood Orario and kill everyone in an instant, even just a second before he was suppressed.

The reason he didn't do that was because he had to keep his promise to Roy not to kill humans with his own hands. Oceanus couldn't guarantee that he could still accurately control every bit of his power when he was being restrained by the World Tree.

His only target is the many gods!

The gods were saved because of the inhabitants of Orario, and those inhabitants were saved from calamity because of Roy.

Roy whispered, "Summon the Spirit Rain!"

The World Tree's lush branches and green leaves swayed gently, showering down a fine, continuous rain of light, and a rich sense of life filled every corner of Orario.

In the blink of an eye, the injured adventurers and civilians were healed by the life-giving rain, with effects even more powerful than Cassandra's healing magic.

Everyone stared in awe at the towering tree that blotted out the sky and at Oceanus, who was wrapped up like a "dumpling".

Compared to Uranus praying in the basement, the World Tree is more like the guardian deity of Orario!

"Are you alright?"

Roy came to Artemis's side, and before he could return, she stopped Oceanus.

The healing light rain from the World Tree repaired Artemis's injuries, and she held Roy's large hand tightly, smiling brightly.

"Commander!"

Oceanus was sealed away, and Tione and the others were freed from control, rushing forward excitedly.

Roy gently comforted his girls.

Following behind Tione, Alyssa, and others were over a hundred members of the Loki Familia, including Raul, Alyssa, and Anachiti. Pale-faced and helpless, they looked at Roy.

"Madman, Captain Finn, Lady Riveria, Ais and the others are still in the dungeon. Please, save them!" Raul collapsed to his knees.

The Loki clan members looked uneasy.

Upon hearing this, everyone present felt a chill and looked at the Loki Familia members with pity, while Raul and the others on the surface were alright.

The dungeon is full of dangerous traps and monsters. To be sealed away there and reduced to an ordinary person has consequences that are far more serious than you can imagine.

At this moment, Finn, Riveria, and the others may have been eaten by the monster, leaving not even bones.

"Roy, go on, the Loki children are waiting for you," Astraea said softly.

"Um!

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Roy nodded. How could he forget Finn and the others? After checking on the girls' condition, he would return to the dungeon to rescue them immediately.

However, there is still one thing to do right now.

The massive hole blasted open by Oceanus shattered the barriers between floors, allowing many monsters to climb up, including some from deeper levels, such as the flying dragon on the 58th floor and the poisonous centipede dragon on the 67th floor.

Although Roy had never seen the scenery a thousand years ago, it was probably similar to what it is now. The gods had not yet descended to the mortal realm, and there was no Tower of Babel to suppress the underground city. Ferocious monsters could run to the surface without any hindrance.

Fortunately, Oceanus kept his promise and avoided killing humans with his own hands, so the hole he blasted open was not large.

There are only a few hundred monsters on the surface for now.

Roy said in a deep voice, "Ryu, Tione, Lily, Kaguya—those monsters are yours to handle."

"Don't worry, Commander!"

"We'll handle these monsters!"

"Don't worry, Lady Astraea!"

Ryu, Lily, Tione—the girls of the Astrea Familia responded one after another.

"It's really reliable."

Roy's pupils reflected the girls' enthusiastic faces as he smiled and said, "The World Tree will also help, but most of its power is used to suppress the god Oceanus, so it can only play a supporting role."

Together with the girls of the Astrea Familia, adventurers from various familias fight side by side to clear out the monsters that climb up. They may not be able to deal with enemies of Oceanus' level, but as adventurers, hunting monsters is their specialty.

Roy confidently re-entered the dungeon.

At the same moment that Roy and Liu were fighting Oceanus, on the seventy-second floor of the dungeon.

With Roy, their leader, gone, Ota, Leon, and the others were worried about their own gods on the surface and had no intention of leisurely returning. They weren't novice adventurers who needed someone to take care of them, so they chose to go their separate ways.

Ota, Allen, Hedin, and Hegny ignored the four Flame Gold Warriors still underwater and took the lead in climbing up the wall with the agility of geckos.

Leon, Bell, Chun, Alphia, and Cassandra followed closely behind, climbing upwards.

Loki's family, however, did not set off immediately.

They believed Roy could handle Oceanus, and prioritized rescuing their companions underwater.

After the 72nd floor replica was dealt with, it would not regenerate for a short period of time. Apart from being flooded, the floor was surprisingly safe and free of monsters until Oceanus destroyed the floor from bottom to top.

Some monsters climbed upwards, while others fell into deeper levels to fight Finn and his companions.

While dealing with the falling monsters, Finn rescued Grace, Ais, Bert, and two of the four Flame Gold Warriors—two dwarfs.

"What does this feeling mean?"

As they continued to rescue people, an accident occurred: the Loki Familia members' bodies stiffened.

Finn, Grace, Ais, and Bert exchanged glances, noticing the surprise and disbelief in each other's eyes.

Seeing this, the clueless little dwarf, Gel, cursed and said, "What are you all standing there for?"

The Loki Familia members had no time to pay attention to them; their faces were extremely grim. Finn clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, saying, "Loki's in trouble!"

Grace said in a deep voice, "It seems so!"

With the blessing sealed away, the powers of LV.8 and LV.7 vanished without a trace, and Finn, Grace, Ais, and Bert experienced the feeling of falling to the bottom.

Bert was killing the monsters around him when he suddenly lost his strength and crashed head-on into an ice crystal wolf that had fallen from the sixty-fourth floor, sending him flying.

"You bastard!" Bert was in excruciating pain, feeling like his whole body was about to fall apart. He clenched his fangs. In the past, this kind of monster would have only deserved to be kicked to death by him.

Before he could catch his breath, more monsters swarmed around him.

"Drink!"

Bert's eyes widened in fury. Should I avoid its sharp edge? A furious roar erupted from deep within his throat, and his silver-gray fur stood on end as he lunged at the monster.

But with his favor sealed, he was as slow as an ant in the eyes of the Ice Crystal Wolf, whose ability value was approaching LV.6.

The Ice Crystal Wolf swayed, leaving behind a gradually fading afterimage, before rushing in front of Bert and opening its blood-red maw, covered in sharp ice spikes, to bite him.

Click!

Bert's charging figure came to an abrupt halt as the Ice Crystal Wolf's massive jaws clamped down on his neck.

His major artery ruptured, and blood gushed out like a fountain, staining Bert's hair and body red.

With a sudden jerk of its head, the ice crystal wolf swung Bert's body violently, sending him hurtling in a gruesome arc before crashing heavily against the collapsed wall in the distance.

Smoke and dust rose, and gravel tumbled down.

Bert's body slid limply to the ground, his amber eyes quickly losing their luster, his neck twisted at an eerie angle, and he fell silent.

Only that final, unwilling roar seemed to still faintly echo in the cold air.

"Bert!" Finn's eyes widened.

But Finn had no time to grieve for Bert's passing; an even more deadly crisis was already looming.

The Poisonous Centipede Dragon hovered in the sky, its massive body, composed of countless ferocious carapace segments, slowly twisting, its compound eyes locking onto Ais below, who was dead, powerless, and whose golden eyes were empty and blank.

call out!

Its ferocious mouth opened, and a dark purple magic rapidly gathered, compressing into a cold, deathly, ominous magical light, which was then silently ejected.

Wherever the magical light passed, even the air hissed as it was corroded, shooting towards Ais.

Finn noticed the Poisonous Centipede Dragon's attack and shouted a warning, "Ais, get out of the way!"

Ais stared blankly at the approaching magical light.

It wasn't that she didn't want to dodge, but that the attack was too fast—a level 6 magic sniper!

As the vanguard, Grace and Finn noticed the approaching attack at the same time. Grace was closer to Ais and quickly removed his heavy armor, otherwise, with his current strength, he would have been dragged to death by these first-level armed men.

"drink!"

Grace roared like thunder, using all her strength to slam into Ais from the side.

Ais's petite body was sent flying, narrowly escaping the deadly purple demonic light. Grace was engulfed by the ominous demonic light.

puff!

The magical light covered half of Grace's body, from his shoulders to his waist, his skin, muscles, internal organs, and bones—all of which melted away the moment they came into contact with the purple light.

Grace stood frozen in place, unyielding, and slowly turned her head, her remaining eyes staring blankly at Ais, who was staggering to her feet not far away.

It seems that Ais is safe and sound.

The ferocity and anxiety on that rugged face covered by a thick beard receded like the tide, revealing a calm sense of relief, and the corners of his mouth moved with difficulty.

Grace's life force dissipated with the wind.

"Grace!!"

Finn's voice was hoarse and filled with intense grief and indignation. As the leader, he treated all members of the Familia equally, but he had to admit that he had the deepest feelings for Riveria and Grace, with whom he had spent the most time. Now, one of them had disappeared and the other had died right before his eyes.

As soon as Ais got up from the ground, she saw a scene that made her heart stop. Her golden pupils contracted to their limit, and a mournful cry escaped from her trembling lips.

Rumble!

Sadness and despair continued to spread as more monsters fell from above, densely packed together.

Monsters falling from this height from the upper, middle, and lower levels will be smashed into a bloody pulp. Ironically, the floors closest to this point have the highest number of monsters.

The Land of Dragons is home to ferocious dragon monsters!

Those pairs of eyes gleamed with a greedy, ferocious light; they had caught the scent of blood and sorrow, forming a new encirclement and closing in step by step.

"Hey, we can't handle this situation." The little people Du Hualin and Geer were panting heavily, their small faces covered in blood and dust, forcing a smile that looked more like a grimace.

They also realized that something was wrong with the Loki Familia.

However, both of them, at level 6, felt mortally threatened when surrounded by a large number of deep-level dragon monsters.

These four little people are very special. They rely on their combined skills to defeat stronger opponents of a higher level, but when they separate, their individual strength is not as good as that of opponents of the same level.

Finn said, "Du Hualin, Gel, take Aisla away; consider it payment for saving you!"

Du Hualin and Ger looked at Finn in surprise, seeing his determination to sacrifice themselves to keep that dull princess alive!

"No—no—we don't want to go together—" Ais cried, tears streaming down her face. Did she have to ask someone else to sacrifice for her again?

"Ais, be a good girl!"

Finn stared intently at Ais and said in a deep voice, "Although I don't know what happened on the surface, I believe Roy will handle it. Your life isn't just yours. Bring Roy here, and the dead Grace and Bert can be resurrected, and we can find Riveria—"

Listening to Finn's words, which sounded like his last testament, Ais felt a grief that words could not describe.

Grace and Bert still have a chance to be resurrected.

However, Finn died in the battle against the Black Dragon. He had already been resurrected once by Tenseiga. If he were to die here again, it would be a final farewell!

"No—no—"

The confusion in Ais's golden eyes vanished, replaced by a mixture of sadness, pain, anger, and a certain resolute determination that almost overflowed.

The monsters let out a low growl, tightening their encirclement, and a deadly attack was about to fall.

hum!

Centered on Ais, a violent golden aura erupted. It was not an ordinary wind, but a storm of sword energy containing endless sharpness and sorrow!

"Aaaaaaahhhhh!" Accompanied by a heart-wrenching, soul-shaking scream, Ais's long, golden, rice-like hair danced wildly in the gale, and golden flames seemed to burn fiercely deep in her eyes. A powerful golden gale spread outward in a ring!

boom!

The approaching Ice Crystal Wolves and Poisonous Centipede Dragons were instantly blown into fragments. Centered on Ais, a whirlwind swept through the area, clearing out all monsters within a radius of several hundred meters. The water surface was pushed aside, and deep trenches were carved into the exposed ground.

"What is that?" Du Hualin's face was shocked. The girl's favor should have been sealed.

"Ancient heroes—the power of immortals?"

Finn was surprised. He had not participated in the Thousand Cang Ice Garden raid, but had only heard that Ais had received a gift from the great hero Albert. It was not the power of divine grace, but the fairy power that Ais herself possessed!

Ais's golden storm cleared away the surrounding monsters, but even more monsters emerged.

Bang!Bang!Bang!

Ais swiftly swept past, her sword wind shattering a fiery dragon, dodging the venom spray, and then delivering a spinning kick to send the Poisonous Centipede Dragon flying—her movements remained as swift as lightning, and monsters exploded wherever her sword light touched.

"Impressive. Although she hasn't mastered its application yet, she has already reached LV.8." Finn observed Ais's battle and was amazed. If the sealed grace were unlocked and further trained, Ais's power would definitely reach LV.9, or even more than just ordinary LV.9, but the same limit as Roy and Alphia.