I am the Demon King of the Dungeon!

The 22nd floor, the safe zone.

The cave was unusually quiet.

Arthas watched the live feed from the developing crystal with the members of the Dawn and the Vastness squad.

From this, we learn that although the Oracles are not the strongest squad in the chapter, they are one of the "pioneering" squads.

At this moment, the Oracle Squad was locked in a fierce battle with the last minotaur guard on the iron chain bridge. Alicia's longsword pierced through the gap in her waist armor, holy light poured in, and the minotaur guard's body turned to ashes in the holy flames.

In the footage, the suspension bridge has several gaps torn in it, the obsidian slabs on the bridge surface are broken into pieces, and the iron chains are covered with fine cracks, but it is still passable.

"Oracle, proceed across the Bridge of Glory," An Ruiwei's voice was calm and steady. "Prepare to enter the BOSS room."

Someone in the cave let out a soft breath, and Groom stuffed the jerky he had been clutching for who knows how long into his mouth.

"Four elite monsters, one by one, Alicia's final sword strike was fucking beautiful."

"Not four." Kahn sat cross-legged on the stone bench, his hands folded on his knees, his gaze never leaving the revealing crystal. "There are five. The one at the end of the bridge that tried to cut the iron chain directly is the real threat. If it succeeds, they won't even be able to touch the door to the BOSS room. It was Richie who stopped it with his freezing spell; his reaction was very quick."

"That's why the Oracle is a pioneering team." Liz sat in the corner, her voice not loud, but everyone heard her clearly, "In case of emergencies, the captain doesn't need to give orders; everyone should know what they're supposed to do."

Kahn glanced at Liz and nodded slightly.

Arthas leaned against the stone wall of the safe zone, his arms crossed over his chest, his gaze also fixed on the developing crystal.

In the scene, Alicia has pushed open the archway of the arena, and the circular arena suspended above the lava behind the door is finally fully revealed to everyone.

Bloodhoof sat cross-legged in the center of the arena, his massive black axe resting horizontally on his knees, his cross-shaped pupils gleaming like two red-hot irons in the bright sunlight.

"It's finally starting." Milo leaned over the edge of the stone table, his chin resting on his crossed arms.

……

In the center of the arena, Bloodhoof slowly stood up.

Its dark brown muscles were bulging like rocks, and heavy iron chains were tied to its two curved horns, the ends of which dragged on the ground, making a soft metallic scraping sound with each breath.

His cross-shaped pupils swept over the five members of the Oracle Squad, and a deep rumble came from deep within his throat.

"State your name!"

Alicia stepped into the arena, her longsword held firmly in her hand, the tip pointing diagonally at the ground. She stopped about five meters away from Bloodhoof.

"Dawn of Light, Oracle," Alicia's voice was clear and calm. "Come and take your horn."

Bloodhoof threw his head back and let out a deafening laugh that echoed through the arena.

"You want my horn? You'll have to trade your life for it!"

The voice just fell.

Bloodhoof exerted force with his feet, and his massive body covered a distance of five meters in the blink of an eye. He raised his giant axe high above his head, tearing through the air with a piercing roar.

Vertical cleave!!

This strike was devoid of any fancy moves, yet its power was astonishing. Before the axe blade even hit the ground, the wind pressure had already scattered the dust on the ground.

Alicia raised her shield to take the blow, the axe blade striking the shield heavily, leaving behind blinding sparks.

"Logan, left knee. Sylvia, right shoulder. Richie, ice rink."

Three figures moved simultaneously.

Logan's massive hammer aimed straight for Bloodhoof's left knee, where there was a noticeable old wound.

Bloodhoof sensed the human's intention, took a half step back with his right hoof, swung his giant axe horizontally, rotated half a circle around his waist, and slashed at Logan's waist with the axe blade.

Extremely fast change of tactics!

But Logan didn't retreat; instead, he advanced, hiding behind the hammer handle and taking the blow head-on with it.

Clang!

A deafening crash of metal colliding exploded!

Logan dug a deep furrow in the ground with his feet, his hands splitting open and bleeding, but he still managed a grin.

"That was awesome! My turn!"

The giant hammer swung upwards and struck Bloodhoof's right arm.

At the same time, Sylvia's arrow shot from the rear, accurately piercing Bloodhoof's right shoulder.

Frost spread rapidly across the ground. Instead of attacking, Richie first spread a smooth, thin layer of ice around Bloodhoof, while simultaneously erecting three ice walls as barriers in front of himself and his teammates in the back row.

Avira stood at the back of the group, her fingertips weaving graceful runes in the air.

"The mark of the wild!"

Purple light descended from the sky, enveloping the five people, and their strength and stamina slowly recovered within the light.

"Bloodlust Technique!"

Bloodhoof's eyes glowed with a dark red halo.

Its attack speed increased dramatically with the help of the Bloodlust spell, and the giant axe spun in its hand, smashing down on Alicia with overwhelming force.

The axe blade tore through the air, emitting a piercing shriek, and the attack was nearly twice as fast as before.

Alicia raised her shield to block, managing to withstand the damage.

"Pay close attention to its attack movements!"

Logan swung his giant hammer, aiming for Bloodhoof's left leg, but Bloodhoof reacted faster than he expected, suddenly raising his right hoof and slamming it down onto the ground.

"War tramples!"

Centered on Bloodhoof, a shockwave exploded across the ground.

Logan was thrown off balance by the shockwave and staggered back several steps; the platform beneath Sylvia's feet collapsed from the shockwave, and she flipped and leaped up from the rubble, drawing her bow again in mid-air, maintaining her attack.

"peaceful!"

Avira cast a spell with both hands, and a light rain fell from the sky. The fine raindrops sprinkled on everyone, beginning to repair the internal and external injuries caused by the shockwave.

But Bloodhoof's attack was not over. Taking advantage of the gap when the five were scattered by the trampling of the war, the bull charged and rushed in front of Avira—human healers take priority, which is a common combat instinct of all high-level monsters.

The giant axe slashed horizontally, its target being Avira's waist.

The attack came too fast; Avira had no time to retreat or dodge, and she could only use the Bark spell to reduce the damage.

However, the axe blade did not touch the body.

A barrier of holy light exploded in front of him, and the giant axe struck the barrier, completely negating the damage.

"Don't even think about touching my treatment."

Alicia threw out a hammer formed of holy light, causing Bloodhoof to be temporarily stunned.

As Richie finished singing, the ground beneath Bloodhoof's feet instantly froze into a smooth ice mirror. The bull's hooves slipped on the ice, causing it to lose its balance.

Logan seized the opportunity to attack from behind, smashing Bloodhoof's old left hind knee with a hammer. The bone made a slight cracking sound, and Bloodhoof knelt on one knee.

"It's down!" Logan shouted.

"No, it didn't fall!" Alicia's pupils contracted sharply, and she commanded, "Scatter quickly!"

Bloodhoof's kneeling posture was not due to loss of balance, but rather to gather strength. Its knees were bent to the limit, and its leg muscles bulged like a volcano about to erupt.

The next second, the massive body suddenly sprang up, leaping into the air at an astonishing speed completely disproportionate to its size. It hovered briefly at a height of tens of meters, taking in the positions of the five people on the arena.

The giant axe emitted a dark red blood-red light, a manifestation of the raging power within Bloodhoof being compressed to its extreme.

"Big jump!" Alicia instantly realized her mistake and corrected herself, "Concentrate towards the center! Spread the damage! Avira, prepare to heal!"

The five people reacted almost simultaneously.

Logan leaped high into the air and landed right in the center; Sylvia abandoned her instinct to create distance, flipped over and leaped from the pile of rubble, her toes touching the stone slab as she sped toward the meeting point; Richie used frost to create a slide for himself and accelerated toward the center; Avira lifted her robe and gritted her teeth as she ran toward the center.

Because she was running too slowly, Alicia grabbed her wrist and led her to the center of the meeting point.

The five people crowded together in the center of the arena, shoulder to shoulder, forming a dense circle with a radius of no more than three steps.

Bloodhoof crashed down from mid-air.

The immense impact slammed a shallow crater into the obsidian in the center of the arena, and the shockwave rippled outwards from it, causing all five people to slide backwards simultaneously.

The ground trembled violently, and the stone slabs at the edge of the arena could not withstand the vibration, causing more than a dozen obsidian slabs to crack and fall off.

Alicia stood at the forefront, and a barrier of holy light condensed in front of her to block the shockwave.

We held on.

But everyone could feel that force. If the five of them hadn't shared the burden, anyone who had borne it alone would have been crushed to pieces with no chance of survival.

Inside the security zone on the 22nd floor.

Arthas raised an eyebrow. He hadn't expected Alicia to spot the problem at the last minute, and he was even more surprised by the Oracle Squad's execution.

interesting.

But is your damage enough?

In Bloodhoof's battles, there is also an output detection mechanism. As time goes by, the arena area will shrink, and Bloodhoof will knock back the current target.

If the battle doesn't end before the arena collapses five times, adventurers will be knocked out of the arena one by one.