"A solo expedition, is this what true adventure is?!"

Finn stared at the battle unfolding before him, utterly shocked.

"The high-level adventurers of Orario are truly different!"

Riveria's expression turned somewhat serious, and she felt an even more urgent desire to increase her own strength.

She glanced at Alphia beside her, thinking of the other's rocket-like advancement speed, touched the crystal ornament on her forehead, and silently made a decision in her heart.

Not far away, the brown-haired man, Chardo, muttered to himself as he dismantled the corpse of the two-headed dragon, Amphisbarna:

"According to Captain Maxim, this guy's dragon liver is an important loot. Hopefully, it wasn't damaged too badly in the previous battle."

"This floor boss raid mission was specially prepared for me, so I can't let my clan suffer too much."

As he spoke, he lifted the disassembled dragon liver and admired it in the air for a moment.

"I wonder what this dragon liver is used for. It looks quite delicious."

After saying that, he sped up the process of dismantling the monster's corpse.

After everything was dealt with and the giant magic stone of the dragon was removed, the remaining body of the two-headed dragon turned into black ash and dissipated into the air.

Just then, footsteps sounded from not far away.

Chardo looked up and was surprised to find a figure he thought was already dead.

"You are... Alphia-chan?! You didn't die?"

Alphia, who was initially excited about the reunion, immediately frowned upon hearing the words of the person before her, and retorted fiercely, "I'm really sorry you're not dead, Uncle Chardo!"

Chardo seemed to have been hit hard, and took a small step back: "Chardo... Uncle? I'm only in my early thirties."

"You're just as unlovable as you were when you were little, Alphia. But that makes me realize that the person in front of me is indeed you."

He glanced at the group behind Alphia. Although he was a little surprised by the two New Asians he had never seen before, he immediately stepped forward to greet them.

"These must be the elders of Alphia's familia, right? I'm an acquaintance of this child; we've known each other since she was little. Thank you all for taking care of her during this time!"

After he finished speaking, he seemed to remember that he was still very dirty, so without waiting for everyone's reply, he simply said hello, took off his armor, and jumped into the lake next to him to wash himself.

Alphia rubbed her forehead and explained to the people around her, "Simply put, this is an old acquaintance from my family."

"He may seem a bit carefree, but he's a good person. Yeah, that's about it!"

Not long after, Chardo reappeared from the water. After a brief explanation, he understood Alphia's current situation.

"Hmm... So, you and Metria survived the black dragon's attack and have now joined the kin of Prometheus."

Then, with a somewhat regretful expression, he said, "It seems the Hera Familia arrived too late. What a pity."

Alphia corrected her from the side, "There's nothing to regret. Metria and I are both very satisfied with our current life."

Then, as if she had thought of something, a happy expression appeared on her face.

"Moreover, Metalia gained new hope and became much more cheerful."

Chardo was speechless for a moment.

Their two families knew about the sisters' condition a long time ago, and even had Hera and Zeus examine the situation beforehand, but the conclusions they reached were not very good.

If, as Alphia said, Metria has truly been reborn, then it's not so bad that she didn't join the Hera Familia.

However, as her uncle, he needed to investigate his niece's career situation.

Hopefully, that god isn't some reckless fellow like Zeus.

That kind of guy would be great as one's own god or as a close male friend, but it would be a bit of a problem if he became the god of one's niece.

With that thought in mind, he made up his mind: "In that case, I'll go back with you to pay a visit to Lord Prometheus! Let's hurry back to the upper levels of the dungeon!"

"This might not work. We came to the dungeon through a hidden exit. Although we had some predictions, we didn't expect it to actually lead directly into the interior of the City of Water."

Chardo looked somewhat confused, waiting for further explanation.

"So, we're going to head back the way we came, back to Lake Lolog from that exit. If you'd like to visit, come to Mellen Town."

Chardo glanced at the valuable loot and magic stones, and had no choice but to abandon his plan to travel with them. After agreeing with the others to go to Melon Town another day, he returned ahead of schedule.

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On their return journey, the group used the underground current on the other side that led to the outside of the underground city, and returned to the bottom of Lake Lolog.

Finn poked the bubble in front of him and found that it showed no signs of breaking.

Tiger, who was standing nearby, noticed his actions and explained, "The bubbles produced by bubble corals are quite strong, and even if there are minor breaks, they will quickly repair themselves, so you don't need to worry too much."

Finn pondered for a moment, then asked, "Is there any way to use this bubble to fight underwater?"

Jinbe explained from the side, "Of course there are. Based on our experience in that world... cough cough, our observations have shown that it's possible to extend weapons and parts of the limbs outside the bubble for combat."

"If you're fast enough and skilled enough, you can even break through the bubbles and fight in the water, then go back inside."

After speaking, Alphia gave a brief gesture to attract everyone's attention before beginning the demonstration.

During the year she trained in the world of One Piece, she often used bubble coral to dive into the sea with her sister to play, so she was already very familiar with these techniques.

She gripped her longsword, slowly piercing one side of the bubble, then gently extended her entire arm outside. With a powerful swing, she slashed a jet-black wave of sword energy into the water.

Then, she pushed off with both feet, using the technique of Moonwalk to enter the water before the bubble closed. After a few simple movements, she returned to the inside of the bubble.

"From this perspective, the basic concept of underwater combat is feasible."

"Generally speaking, underwater combat requires the development of 'diving' skills to even be considered a decent fight. But now, with bubble corals, we can break that limitation!"

"Although the technology Alphia just demonstrated didn't seem simple, it will undoubtedly give adventurers new motivation. The development idea of ​​a high-level training ground is indeed feasible!"

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