On how PhDs become human evil

Still reeling from the sight of the bullet hole in the ground below, Bai Jie exclaimed, "What was that?! A sniper shot?!"

"It's definitely a sniper attack, and it's from the 58th floor!" Cliffheart said. "There's a monster called the Cannon Dragon on the 58th floor. They ignore the rules of the dungeon and start sniping from the 58th floor. If a dozen Cannon Dragons are sniping together, their power is not much less than that of Ifrit!"

"Everyone, speed up! Don't stop!" Finn shouted.

Urged on by Finn, the group's running speed increased significantly, but—

"Boom—!"

The flames that blasted the ground erupted like a volcanic eruption, sending up scorching pillars of fire.

Scalding flames shot into the sky, reaching the ceiling of the 52nd floor and scorching it black. The flames nearly broke through the ceiling and spread to the 51st floor.

The crimson flames illuminated the faces of Bai Jie and his group, turning the otherwise dark 52nd floor a fiery red.

At this moment, Bai Jie and the others' faces turned ugly, and Lefia's pretty face turned pale, without a trace of color left.

The scene, resembling the detonation of an incendiary bomb, made everyone's hearts feel as if they were being gripped tightly by a hand representing death, almost shattering them in an instant.

In this situation, everyone disregarded their image and fled for their lives with a desperate ferocity. Bai Jie and Leifia, who were the slowest, were being carried along by Ya Xin and Ai Si.

"Boom—!"

The deafening roar that could shatter eardrums echoed through the maze once again. For some reason, the number of artillery shells around Bai Jie increased and became more concentrated. This time, five sniper shots were aimed at Bai Jie's position!

This is not a situation that can be avoided!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The ground exploded with a deafening roar, and towering flames surged from below towards Bai Jie and Ya Xin.

However, just as the flames were about to touch the two of them, Bai Jie took out a rocket launcher from behind him and inserted an ice-blue crystal into it.

"Stop being so arrogant, you lowlife! Do you think I can't snipe?"

Bai Jie cursed as he pulled the trigger. In an instant, a burst of icy blue light exploded like a bomb, and a chilling aura swept through the air. The icy cannon fire and the towering flames collided violently!

A terrifying energy storm descended in an instant, and Bai Jie and Ya Xin were immediately blown away by it.

"Clang!"

At the critical moment, Ya Xin quickly threw out his grappling hook, which snagged on a nearby pillar. With a strong pull, he swung Bai Jie through the air and accurately returned to the group.

Seeing Bai Jie return unharmed, even Finn was astonished: "Bai Jie, it's amazing you were able to come back from that situation."

"This lowly barrage of artillery fire is far inferior to Ifrit's!"

After all, ifrit is known as the invincible little fire dragon on Rhodes Island. Before sending her to the battlefield, Bai Jie always has to think it over carefully to avoid causing huge casualties.

The last time Ifrit appeared, she burned an entire city to the ground.

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The 58th floor felt like being in a volcanic area; the entire floor was fiery red, and the temperature was incredibly high. You could probably crack an egg on the floor and fry it in seconds, but it would be overcooked.

The monster on this floor is a dragon.

Leaving aside the cannon dragons that can snipe from several floors away, there are also flying dragons over three meters long on this floor. Normally, monsters can't go anywhere except their own floor, but through the passages created by the cannon dragons, these flying dragons can freely go to other floors.

This is why Finn said that common sense about dungeons doesn't apply to levels below 52; levels 52 to 58 are undoubtedly hell.

"Ha ha......"

Leaning against the dungeon wall, Bai Jie gasped for breath as he looked ahead, several bottles of elixirs scattered at his feet. As the lowest-ranking adventurer present, Bai Jie had been drinking elixirs and running all the way to keep up with the marching speed of his seniors.

"It really reminds me of the time when Amiya and Kal'tsit forced me to drink sanity potions. I have a feeling that if I can make it back alive this time, my agility and dexterity stats will definitely increase to an unbelievable level," Bai Jie joked with a smile.

Finn smiled and looked at everyone: "Alright, we're almost at floor 58. We're just one step away from our goal—floor 59! Stay alert! Don't give up at the last minute!"

"Bai Jie, get your firearms ready. You, Exusiai, Lefia, and Riveria will be our core damage dealers from now on."

"understand!"

"Then, let's go!"

P.S.: Update

P.S.: It's so nice to have a new computer; the big screen makes me feel refreshed!

Section 18. The Myth Nearing Completion

"Ooh o ...

The roars of the cannon dragons unleashed bursts of flames, compressed between their ferocious fangs.

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

The roars of the dragons transformed into waves of sound, echoing throughout the wilderness of the entire labyrinth.

This is the scene that Bai Jie saw when he rushed into the 58th floor following Finn and the others. Countless cannon dragons and flying dragons occupied this floor, making it a complete dragon's lair, or even a dragon's world.

"Hey! It's a dragon! This is going to be fun!"

Like a child who has seen a fun toy, Lappland trembled with excitement. In a flash of silver light, countless sword lights transformed into the souls of silver wolves, roaring and charging forward, with bursts of wolf howls surging out like giant waves.

As if provoked, the flock of dragons in the sky immediately swooped down, their sharp claws tearing through the air. For a moment, the swooping dragons descended like a torrential rain.

Any adventurer, even the only level 7 hero hailed as Orario's ultimate weapon, would probably avoid her attack. But Lappland didn't flinch at all and directly swung her sword to meet her head!

"Sizzle s ...

The Wolf Soul Sword light danced wildly among the dragon army, and bright red blood splattered in the air. The silver-white blades continuously slashed through the bodies of the dragons, and the howling silver wolves, as if they had spotted their prey, devoured the dragons' bodies wantonly.

Lappland single-handedly held off thousands of dragons! She was practically like Fenrir, the god-slaying wolf from mythology!

"Looks like Lappland alone is enough over there, so it's time for us to go too!"

Finn raised his silver spear, touched the ground with his toes, and in an instant, he rushed out like a storm. The silver spear seemed to transform into a swimming dragon, and wherever it touched, all the cannon dragons were either pierced through or split in two.

Seeing Finn charge out, the rest of Loki's Familia also rushed towards the cannon dragon.

"—Awaken!"

The moment the extremely brief chant began, a gust of wind burst forth from the swarm of cannon dragons.

Ais, her body swirling with an invisible whirlwind, suddenly swung her rapier, weaving a burst of silver sword flashes that slashed in all directions like a storm.

"Pfft—Pfft—Pfft!"

Amidst the crystal-clear tearing sound, one after another, the massive cannon dragons were sliced ​​to pieces by a sword array woven from rapiers imbued with wind, their bones severed and tendons broken, leaving blood splattered on the ground.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

His body transformed into a bolt of lightning, Bert unleashing his innate speed as a werewolf. His legs relentlessly kicked at the cannon dragons, shattering them like bolts of thunder. Even as he passed through the area where Ais was, Bert's shoes absorbed Ais's whirlwind, which exploded amidst the cannon dragon army as Bert ran, tearing apart countless cannon dragons.

"Ecstasy: Fimbulle Winter!"

"Fire volley of javelins!"

Riveria and Lefia, who were at the very back, finished chanting the spell. Three storms of winter swept out from the magic circle in front of Riveria, and the temperature of the entire floor plummeted instantly, as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

The icy storm swept through the area where the cannon dragons were, freezing all the cannon dragons along the way into ice sculptures and taking away their life force in the ice.

Immediately afterwards, hundreds of magic circles appeared behind Lefia, each containing a thick flaming spear.

A sudden downpour of rockets.

Countless fiery spears rained down from the sky, creating a storm-like bombardment that fell like a torrential downpour.

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang—!"

With a series of continuous explosions, bursts of fire erupted, causing waves of fire to sweep outwards, engulfing the flying dragons that rushed out from the horizontal caves on each floor and the surrounding cannon dragons, swallowing the entire monster horde.

The remaining Tiona, Tiona, and Gareth also gripped their weapons and began to wreak havoc among the cannon dragons and wyverns. The group of level 6 and level 5 players moved through this level almost as if it were empty.

"Let's get to work, Exusiai."

“That’s true, Doctor, but I don’t think our enemy is the dragon.” Exusiai said, glancing to the other side.

On the other side, a group of monsters, whose appearance was completely different from that of dragons, were moving around.

The monsters were yellowish-green in color, reminiscent of plant skin. They resembled some kind of larva, with their upper bodies bulging like small hills and their lower bodies being soft like snails, with countless short legs. They were quite disgusting monsters.

The monster's bulging, yellowish-green skin was covered with colorful patterns, and its thin, flat arms extended from the left and right sides of its body, with four cracks at the front, like fingers.

Upon seeing the monster, Bai Jie's first thought was of Originium Bugs, but these monsters were much larger and more disgusting than Originium Bugs.

A horde of these monsters, varying in size and shape, surged out from a corner of the maze ahead, writhing like clumps of yellowish-green flesh, filling the entire passage and crowding together in the corridor ahead.

"Are there new species here too?" Finn asked, pulling himself away from the cannon dragon and returning to Bai Jie's side, his face grave as he looked at the group of monsters.

"Captain, do you know about those monsters?"

Nodding, Finn said, "Those are monsters that have only recently appeared. Last time, we had to end our expedition early because our weapons were corroded by them. That's why we're equipped with weapons with the [Indestructible] attribute this time."

"But something's strange. These monsters don't seem to be coming for us?" Exusiai frowned and said, "Their goal seems to be to go to the next level."

"Floor 59... Everyone! Don't waste any more time on this floor! Let's get ready to go to floor 59!" Finn shouted to the group who were fighting after a moment's thought.

Following Finn, Bai Jie shouted, "Lappland! Texas, come back too! If you want to fight, there are even stronger monsters on the next level!"

Upon hearing that there were even stronger monsters on the next level, Lappland immediately lost interest in the dragon in front of her. With a casual slash, she swept the dragon away and then did a backflip back to Bai Jie's side, with Texas following closely behind.

After everyone returned to the group, Finn led them to the entrance of the 59th floor.

However, Finn did not go in immediately upon arriving at the entrance; instead, he stood there with a serious expression.

"Commander, is something wrong?" Bai Jie asked.

“Well, according to the records left by Zeus’s Familia, the 59th floor should be a glacial area with temperatures so low that it is difficult to survive. So before we set off, I asked Gareth to prepare a salamander skin coat to keep warm, but…” At this point, Finn couldn’t help but lick his thumb, “Even though we are so close to the 59th floor, I don’t feel any cold at all. I even feel a bit hot and humid.”

According to records, the 59th floor is filled with glaciers, making it extremely difficult to traverse, and it has unimaginably low temperatures. Even a level 5 adventurer would be frozen stiff and sluggish, unable to exert more than 70% of their combat power. Those below level 5 might even be frozen solid.

But now, including Bai Jie, no one felt the chill that should have been coming from them.

However, a short while later, a rude voice broke the silence.

"What's the point of thinking about it so much?" Bert sneered and said directly, "Either get off or get out of here. We're already here, is there a third option?"

Although this werewolf has a foul mouth, he makes his point very clearly.

Yes, having come this far, none of them would let their efforts of the past half-day go to waste, nor would they give up now.