On how PhDs become human evil

"What are you thinking, Doctor? You're not Texas, why would I lay a hand on you?" Lappland rolled her eyes at Bai Jie and lay down on the made-up sheets. "I'm going to sleep now, goodnight, Doctor."

Seeing Lappland fall asleep instantly, Bai Jie sighed wearily, crawled into his sleeping bag, closed his eyes, and soon began to snore.

A long silence fell over the tent, but Bai Jie, fast asleep, was unaware that after his snoring began, Lappland opened her eyes...

P.S.: Update

P.S.: I haven't played 300 Heroes for four years, I've forgotten everything. Accelerator, which used to be my best hero, now dies the moment I touch him, 0-9 record, QAQ

Section 16.16. When handling matters in Rhodes Island, keep away from irrelevant personnel!

There is no specific concept of time in the dungeon, nor is there a concept of day and night. For adventurers, the light emitted by the crystals on the ceiling is daytime, and the absence of light is nighttime.

As the crystals on the ceiling lit up, the members of the Loki Familia gradually woke up, and Bai Jie and the others, who had been chosen by Finn to venture into the Deeper Subterranean, also woke up early.

After quickly changing his clothes and hurriedly eating breakfast, Bai Jie headed to the meeting point agreed upon the night before—the entrance to the 51st floor.

"You're so slow! You really dare to sleep in!" Bert was the first to scold when he saw Bai Jie coming over.

Looking around, Bai Jie said, "Senior, I'm the first one here besides you. The others haven't even arrived yet. Why are you in such a hurry?"

“Bert is getting impatient, isn’t he? He’s been looking forward to this day for a long time,” Finn said as he walked over. “During the last expedition, we encountered a new type of monster on the 51st floor, which caused our weapons to melt away, so we had a very frustrating time fighting. This time, we specially prepared a large number of weapons with the [Indestructible] attribute to deal with those new monsters.”

"Um... does that mean Senior Bert has been staying here all night? That's just like a kid on the eve of a trip."

"Hey! Who are you calling a kid! Don't be so arrogant, you jerk!"

"Honestly, I heard Bert making a huge fuss as soon as I got here. He really has a lot of energy."

Tiona, Tione, Lefia, Ais, Riveria, and Gareth also came over.

"Doctor, you're here really early."

Exusiai, Texas, Lappland, and Cliffheart followed closely behind.

Finn, Riveria, Gareth, Ais, Bert, Tione, Tiona, Lefia.

White, Exusiai, Texas, Lappland, Cliffheart.

The group of thirteen people gathered at the entrance on the 51st floor.

Finn glanced at everyone and smiled, "Looks like everyone's had enough rest. Well then, I won't waste any more time. Let's get ready to go."

"Midfielders are Texas and Lapland. Center backs are Teone, Teona, Ais, and Bert. Defenders are Exusiai, Lefia, and Bai Jie. Gareth and Riveria will cover the rear, while Cliffheart and I will roam around."

"Follow this formation, as soon as you enter the 51st floor, head straight to the 52nd floor. Don't linger in battles along the way. Just leave the magic stones and dropped items there and collect them on the way back. Anyway, at this time, there is no other team besides us on such a deep floor."

Finn made the arrangements quickly and efficiently.

"No unnecessary battles are allowed, and no resources should be wasted. Try to conserve your stamina and items. Our goal is not the petty gains on the 51st floor, but the unreached area—the 59th floor."

After saying that, Finn turned around, took a deep breath, and then—

"on!"

"boom--!"

As soon as Finn finished speaking, the ground at the entrance was instantly shattered, and Texas and Lappland rushed out, their bodies seemingly stretched into black lines, moving at incredible speed.

"Roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar————!"

Almost simultaneously, at the starting point of the 51st floor, in the shadows, several monsters roared suddenly, their eyes bloodshot, and pounced on Texas and Lappland as they landed like mad beasts.

These monsters had been lying in ambush at the entrance, waiting for their prey to enter before launching an attack.

However, Texas and Lappland won't fall for it so easily.

"Die, all of you! — Wolf Soul!"

A dazzling white light erupted from her body, and the translucent soul of the silver wolf flashed around Lappland before disappearing into her twin swords. The next moment, Lappland swung her swords in a slash—

Awooo————————！ ！ ！

The howling of wolves, accompanied by the clang of swords, swept across the area. Countless sword lights transformed into wolf shapes and danced wildly, creating an effect like a pack of wolves charging past!

In the 51st floor of the dungeon, the army of black rhinoceroses, which surged like a black wave, was torn into countless pieces of flesh after encountering the sword light of the wolf pack. Even the magic stones inside their bodies were shattered into fragments.

"Hahahaha! Is that all?! Try to resist me, you trash!" Completely disregarding the consumption of her stamina, Lappland unleashed the power within her, and the berserk silver wolf soul transformed into wave after wave of attacks, cutting all the charging monsters to pieces!

Texas, who broke in alongside Lappland, displayed a completely different demeanor than usual. If Texas was usually aloof and indifferent, then Texas now was simply cold-hearted, to the point of ignoring everything.

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzle!"

Golden sword energy danced around her. With each step Texas took, a large number of monster corpses fell around her. The slashes from her sword were extremely fierce, and every move was filled with terrifying killing intent.

—A sudden storm.

This is the only way to describe the battle in Texas.

Watching the two men dominating the battlefield ahead, Finn couldn't help but look at Bai Jie and ask, "Hey Bai Jie, have those two always been like this? It always feels like they're enough to handle the first few floors."

"Captain, they're just venting because they haven't fought in a long time. Although I bring them to the dungeon, we only go up to the 20th floor at most. They can't get enough of the monsters there."

"So they're just venting right now. They'll probably be done once they clear this floor... although Lappland might still be having a blast."

After saying that, Bai Jie smiled wryly. These operators had been spending a lot of time with him in the newbie zone on the 20th floor, and they were probably bursting with fighting spirit. Now was the perfect time for them to unleash it.

Just then, Texas and Lappland, who were charging ahead, suddenly stopped.

"Lappland, Texas, what's wrong?" Bai Jie and Finn asked at the same time.

There are three forks in the road ahead. Which one should we take?

"Turn left."

"clear."

Under Finn's instructions, the group quickly rushed into the left-hand path, and as soon as they entered, the monsters that had been lurking inside rushed out all at once.

"Get out of here!" ×2

Lappland and Texas attacked simultaneously, unleashing a barrage of swords and wolf spirits that instantly cleared the monsters from the entire road, leaving the ground littered with magic stones and materials.

"Monsters are appearing behind us! Doctor, please give instructions!" Exusiai, who was in the rear, suddenly shouted.

And just as she said, countless black rhinos had appeared behind the group at some point.

This is the deep layer.

Completely different from the upper, middle and lower levels, this area is filled with an almost endless number of monsters.

In such an area, once the number of monsters reaches a certain level, the dungeon will stop spawning.

However, once a monster is killed, a brand new monster will immediately be born in the dungeon, ensuring that there will never be a shortage of monsters in this area.

This characteristic becomes even more outrageously powerful on floors like the 51st floor.

"No problem, shoot them all!" Bai Jie said. "Overload mode enabled!"

"Bullets loaded, all preparations complete!"

With its wings of light unfurling behind it and its halo shining brightly above its head, Exusiai seemed to have truly transformed into an angel. The gun in its hand also shone with a holy platinum light, making those who looked at it feel as if they had received salvation.

However, as is well known, in Rhodes Island, demons redeem humanity, while angels perform physical exorcisms.

“Apple pie————!!!”

Shouting strange horns, Exusiai began a shooting parade, hundreds and thousands of platinum bullets transforming into a holy storm that swept out, and the black rhinos fell almost the instant the gunfire rang out.

"Puff puff puff puff puff puff puff!"

Gunshots rang out incessantly, like a melody, each shot signifying the fall of a monster.

—May my barrage of bullets bring you salvation.

This is Exia's fighting creed.

P.S.: Update

P.S.: Starting today, I will resume four updates a day. Doing only two updates a day is really tough. However, I also hope everyone will give me more recommendations and rewards. I'll add one update for every 100 recommendations and one update for every 1000 rewards. Is that okay? Although I think I might overwork myself.

Section 17.17. Hell of Artillery Fire

With the combined efforts (and slaughter) of Texas, Lappland, and Exusiai, the group passed through the fifty-first floor at incredible speed, breaking the all-time record.

Inside the entrance chamber leading to the 52nd floor, a makeshift camp was created using Riveria's magic, where Loki's group was taking a short rest.

After downing a bottle of restorative elixir in one gulp, Lappland let out a long sigh and exclaimed, "Hahaha! That felt so good! But it would be a bit boring if it ended like this. I hope the next few floors will be even more enjoyable."

“Pathetic,” Texas said calmly.

Looking at the relaxed faces of the group, Finn couldn't help but smile: "Thanks to the efforts of Texas, Lappland and Exusiai, the time it took us to reach the 52nd floor has been greatly shortened, but the tough part is yet to come."

"Captain, are the monsters on the 52nd floor difficult to deal with?"

No one answered Bai Jie's question immediately, except for Bert, who simply said, "Hell lies ahead."

“Bert is right. Starting from the 52nd floor, all the common sense about dungeons becomes useless. Remember Bai Jie, don’t fall behind from here on out.”

Seeing Finn say this so solemnly, Bai Jie couldn't help but take it seriously as well. He had rarely seen Finn so serious. It seemed that starting from the 52nd floor, the dungeon would really become very unusual.

After resting for more than ten minutes, once Bai Jie and Leifia had recovered their strength, Finn gave the order to set off again.

"boom--!"

As soon as they rushed into the 52nd floor, Bai Jie and the others realized something was wrong.

This floor was incredibly quiet. Although there were indeed many monsters, they were all hiding in the shadows, motionless. Finn and his group were also moving much faster than before, almost three times faster than on the 51st floor.

However, everyone still felt that this was not enough, and they kept their faces tense and kept speeding up. Even Lefia, who was the weakest in terms of physical strength, bit her lip as if she had broken through her limit and tried her best to keep up with the group.

It seemed less like they were in a hurry to get somewhere, and more like they knew what terrible things they were about to encounter and were trying to escape.

"It's coming! Hold on tight, Doctor!" Suddenly, Cliffheart threw out her grappling hook and pulled Whitey to her side.

The next moment, a burst of flames suddenly erupted from where Bai Jie had been standing, unleashing a torrent of heat and a violent shockwave that instantly and completely altered the terrain of the space.