The Fukaros Familia, starting from DanMachi.

Chapter 206 Searching for the Flower of the Earth's Ley Lines

After clearing out that massive wave of monsters, the entire passage finally returned to a moment of tranquility.

The Fukaros Familia did not stop, continuing to roam the vast tree labyrinth on the nineteenth floor, clearing out the monsters that spawned along the way.

"Commander, are we... looking for that strange red-haired woman?"

Cassandra, clutching her sacred crystal staff, walked alongside Wind Violet and asked in a weak voice.

"Hmm, Yu Bao probably wants revenge for that arrow."

Feng Jin covered her mouth and chuckled, "After all, you saw it yourself, he was beaten really badly back then."

"What do you mean by being badly beaten? She wasn't having an easy time either. What we did was a tactical draw, a lose-lose situation."

Fen Yu had very sharp ears and overheard Feng Jin's teasing, which immediately made him somewhat embarrassed and angry.

He darted forward, reached out and precisely pinched Feng Jin's soft cheeks, pulling and kneading them forcefully.

"You've talked nonsense, you've ruined my reputation."

Its soft, bouncy, and smooth texture is simply irresistible; Fenyu, for one, loves it the most.

"Waaah, Yu Bao Ni dares to pinch my puppet, take this!"

Not to be outdone, Feng Jin called out indistinctly and pinched Fen Yu's cheek with her small hand. The two of them then started pulling each other's cheeks in the middle of the group, engaging in childish "mutual harm" and playfully fighting.

"Alright, alright, you two."

The robin finally couldn't stand it anymore, sighed helplessly, stepped forward and flicked each of them on the forehead to separate them.

"This is an underground city, can't you have a little sense of danger? And Feng Jin, you too, it's not good to spoil him too much."

In her opinion, the fact that Feng Jin, who is usually steady and reliable, would play around with Fen Yu like this was simply because she spoiled him too much.

"Ahem!"

Fen Yu also noticed that Daphne and Cassandra were looking at him with a strange, "I can't bear to look" gaze. He immediately clenched his fist and put it to his mouth, coughing lightly, trying to regain his dignity as the leader. "You make it sound like I'm very immature, Robin. That's not right of you. I'm the leader."

The robin simply rolled its eyes at him with a charming expression, too lazy to call him out.

Does she not know how cheeky this guy is?

The group continued forward, casually killing the monsters that occasionally spawned from the walls.

As he passed a huge wall of tree roots, a crack had just appeared in the wall, and Fen Yu drew his sword with lightning speed, almost as a reflex.

A flash of silver light, and the Berg Bear, which had just peeked halfway out of the wall, was pierced through the head by a sword. It didn't even have time to utter a sound before turning into black smoke and disappearing. The action was swift and clean.

After wandering around this nineteenth floor for so long, Fen Yu was basically certain that the red-haired girl had already left this floor.

This was just as he had thought. Perhaps what had given birth to her was a flower of the earth's veins, but it was completely different from what he remembered.

However, his purpose in coming here was not just to find her.

"I'm not the kind of person who holds grudges."

He muttered something to himself, "(Authentic)".

Do you want to see her again? Even if it's just a phantom.

The robin, who had been walking quietly beside Fenyu, suddenly spoke softly.

Her voice carried a barely audible sigh, and deep within her lake-green eyes lay a faint trace of melancholy.

They had just officially started dating yesterday, yet this man was still so hung up on another woman; his obsession was so deep that it startled her.

"I can't help it, I can't forget it."

Fen Yu clenched his fist, his tone calm yet incredibly firm, "Also, I won't be at peace until I personally beat her up."

We cherish what we have lost most.

That was his only salvation when he first came into this world, when the system was dormant and he had no one to turn to.

Originally, this redemption should have belonged to Funina.

But fate played a cruel trick; Funina unexpectedly fell into the heavens, while he was left alone in the mortal realm.

Therefore, the first person he met when he came into this world was Alphia.

It was that proud and aloof woman who adopted him and became his first ray of light in this world.

Therefore, making him forget Alphia would be more painful than killing him.

What caused him even more pain and fueled his obsession was that Alphia ultimately chose the "world" over him.

This made him feel easily abandoned, which made him very unhappy.

In addition, the fact that he was beaten black and blue by her every day when he was a child, combined with the old and new grudges, has made the idea that "I must beat her back with my own hands" a kind of obsessive obsession.

"—I was stupid to compete with an opponent who is no longer around."

The robin shook its head and gave a self-deprecating laugh.

Alphia is dead.

How could a living person possibly win against a perfect "white moonlight" who has already passed away?

From this perspective, Alphia is already in an invincible position.

They found neither the red figure nor any other leyline flowers.

Fen Yu couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

He knew the chances of seeing Alphia again were slim, but he couldn't help but hope for a sliver of a miracle in this vast underground city.

It's probably not just him; most adventurers would risk their lives for the possibility of ley line flowers resurrecting the phantoms of the deceased.

That kind of obsession is only human nature.

Several hours had passed since they entered the nineteenth floor.

The deeper you go in the dungeon, the more expansive it becomes, unlike the upper levels which can be explored very quickly.

Furthermore, there are many unexplored areas here that have not been discovered by adventurers and are not marked on maps.

Although the Spring Clan of Fukalos appeared to be playing around and seemingly without any tension, a closer look would reveal that both Daphne in front and Tifa on the flanks were on edge, alert to the possibility of monsters emerging from behind the bark walls at any moment.

This place felt like the interior of some enormous sacred tree, with the ceiling so high that it seemed to stretch endlessly.

There are many holes of various sizes in the tree wall, which are natural hiding places for monsters.

The passageway was wide and surrounded by strange plants unique to this region, as if using their vibrant colors to confuse wandering adventurers.

Giant mushrooms with red and blue spots, strange herbs covered in golden down, and tree sap dripping thickly from the bark walls like honey—in a cave at the end of the road, the floor was even covered with a whole field of silver flowers. The tranquil beauty made one want to preserve it in a painting.

Fen Yu walked at the front of the group, glancing discreetly at a hidden corner in the distance.

There, he clearly felt a gaze upon him.

The gaze was not malicious, but purely curious; his intuition, honed by countless battles, did not issue any warning.

He had a rough idea of ​​what was watching them.

He's probably a heretic.

Fen Yu guessed to himself.

After all, in this dungeon, once monsters spot adventurers, they will mindlessly charge in and fight. Killing or being killed is pure and cruel. Other adventurers, if they have no malicious intent, have no need to hide.

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