The Fukaros Familia, starting from DanMachi.

Don't misunderstand.

Fen Yu quickly explained, "The information about the secret realm is very clear: 'The higher the level and the more people there are, the lower the drop rate.' Miss Sword Maiden, you are already a Lv.5 adventurer, while the strongest monsters in this dungeon are only two Lv.3 monsters. If you go in, it will be a one-sided slaughter. Forget about the Adventurer's Guide; after we clear the dungeon, we might not even see a trace of the Sacred Relics."

After his reminder, Lefia and Ais finally realized what was happening.

Yup!

Ais's entry is a game-changer for this instance.

To maintain balance, the rewards for dungeons in secret realms will inevitably be significantly reduced.

"Well... Miss Ais, Mr. Fenyu and I will go in."

Lefia gripped her staff tightly, a determined look in her eyes.

"You should go back to the surface and bring back more magic stones."

She still has confidence in herself.

As a Level 3 mage, she was confident that she could handle any ill intentions that Fenyu and the others might have.

Moreover, she truly believed that Mr. Fenyu, who shone brightly in battle like a hero, was not the kind of bad person who would stab someone in the back.

"Okay, Rafia, be careful."

Ais gave Lefia a deep look and gave her some advice.

Without further hesitation, she turned and left decisively.

A very soft chant was heard: "Awaken."

Pale blue wind elements instantly enveloped her, and her figure transformed into a blurry afterimage, disappearing in an instant around the corner of the passage.

Fen Yu could even hear the lingering whistling of the wind in the air, and his lips twitched again involuntarily.

She even used the enchantment [Wind Spirit Swiftness], which shows how anxious Ais was at that moment.

However, he could understand Ais's obsession with becoming stronger, after all, her ultimate goal was to avenge herself against the strongest monster—the one-eyed black dragon—who had single-handedly wiped out the combined forces of Zeus and Hera's two great clans.

After Ais left, Lefia also took off her backpack, took out all the magic stones she had accumulated, and put them all into the portal.

She and Ais fought their way down from the upper levels, collecting a considerable number of magic stones.

As the last magic stone was swallowed by the vortex, the portal, which had previously only glowed faintly, finally underwent a new change.

The blue-purple light intensified, the vortex's rotation speed suddenly accelerated, and the center became incredibly deep, as if a tunnel leading to an unknown starry sea had been completely opened.

"Let's go, Miss Rafia."

Fen Yu took a deep breath, turned to Lefia and said, "From now on, please take care of me."

Having said that, he didn't hesitate any longer and stepped into the rotating light curtain.

Robin, Tifa, and Violet saw Burning Feather's figure disappear into the blue-purple vortex, and without hesitation, they followed him in one by one.

Lefia was the last one.

She stood in front of the portal, took a deep breath nervously, patted her not-so-ample chest, and cheered herself on: "Lefia, you can do it, Mr. Fenyu is a good person... yeah, a good person."

After saying that, she seemed to have mustered all her courage, closed her eyes, and rushed inside headfirst.

Fen Yu felt a strong dizziness, as if his soul had been thrown into the boundless universe, and the concepts of time and space became blurred.

When he regained consciousness, he found himself in a completely unfamiliar space.

Before he could take a closer look around, the figures of Robin and the others appeared around him one after another, accompanied by flashes of light.

The last figure charged in like a bull charging, accompanied by a scream of "Ah!"

Robin and the others instinctively dodged to the side.

Fen Yu's lips twitched again. If he had dodged too, this reckless elf lady would have crashed headfirst into the hard stone wall and gotten dizzy.

Left with no other choice, he had to stabilize his lower body and take the brunt of the "headbutt".

A muffled thud.

Lefia's forehead slammed solidly into Fenyu's arms.

Fen Yu felt a tightness in his chest, and a considerable force came from him, which made him secretly startled.

Although a Lv.3 mage is not known for their strength, their basic power, gained through two life level sublimations, should not be underestimated.

"Waaah..."

Lefia covered her reddened forehead, looked up with teary eyes, and finally realized her lapse in composure.

She pressed herself against Fen Yu's chest, the masculine scent and firm chest causing her brain to go blank for a moment.

The next second, she jumped back like a startled deer, her pretty face turning bright red, almost bleeding. At the same time, she hurriedly bowed ninety degrees to Fen Yu and apologized incoherently, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I... I didn't mean to."

"It's okay, I'm fine."

Fen Yu waved his hand, indicating that she didn't need to worry about it.

Only then did he have the mind to carefully examine the actual environment of this so-called "Midsummer Courtyard".

The sight before him made him involuntarily hold his breath.

This is a sunken, unimaginably vast circular space.

They were standing on the edge of the top level, with ancient stone steps beneath their feet, extending downwards step by step, like an invitation from some ancient ritual leading to the deep center.

Looking down, you can clearly see two wider circular platforms, like two huge gray moons embedded in the earth.

Dozens of broken stone pillars stand alone on the platform, their surfaces covered with signs of weathering, silently telling of how magnificent the dome they once supported was.

The air lacked the dampness and earthy smell characteristic of underground cities; instead, it possessed a dry, clean, and ancient atmosphere imbued with the weight of time.

The entire space is constructed from a grayish-white, unidentified stone. Although dilapidated, it is strangely devoid of any sense of oppression. Instead, it is filled with a solemn, dignified, and almost sacred atmosphere.

Fen Yu reached out and gently stroked the patterns on the wall beside him with his fingertips.

Those once exquisitely carved vines and star patterns have long been worn smooth by the passage of time, becoming blurred and indistinct, leaving only faint outlines.

Then, he raised his head.

At that moment, everyone did the same thing as him, and then they all gasped in shock.

Directly above their heads, a perfectly circular opening, like a giant eye, coldly gazed at them.

Through that opening, you can see a real sky that doesn't belong to the underground city.

This is not a cave or grotto at all, but a magnificent ancient altar buried deep underground.

Forgotten by the world and buried by the earth, it still stubbornly retains its only connection with the sky.

They stepped into a sacred realm forgotten by time.