Wrong Ground, Spiral Twins

Normally, it is completely hidden inside the tree. Only when its prey passes by will the bark be blown away to reveal its complete appearance. Its main purpose is to catch people off guard.

As a nest, it is closely connected to the dungeon and can speed up the birth of killer bees. Although the mucus it spews out does not have strong lethality, its strong viscosity can block the adventurers' actions to a certain extent.

Suddenly, he was stuck by the strong mucus and his movement was restricted. At that moment, he saw a group of killer bees swarming out and quickly attacking him. Just a simple thought would make him realize how disgusting this method is.

What's even more disgusting is that this mucus is also a "marker" that is difficult to remove. If you get a little on your body, you will be chased by nearby bees that have smelled the scent. Therefore, this is something that must be cleaned up in time once it gets on you. Running away with it is a trap that attracts more killer bees.

Fortunately, no matter how well the appearance is hidden, as long as it is a monster, it has magic stone, and as long as there is magic stone, he can directly observe it.

If they are discovered in advance and lose the first-mover advantage, the threat posed by these trap monsters will be largely reduced.

"cracking……"

A fire bird cried out loudly, and more birds immediately responded.

The large flying birds with fiery red feathers were extremely conspicuous in the sea of trees, but what was even more conspicuous than them were, of course, the pillars of fire that were attacking them.

Its flying speed far exceeds that of sniper dragonflies and killer bees. In terms of speed alone, it is undoubtedly at the top of the middle-level monsters. Its fire feathers can be transformed into darts, and its sharp claws can only be effectively protected by heavy armor. Not only can it spit fire, it also has the advantage of high altitude. This kind of monster is much more difficult to deal with than hellhounds.

However, even though the flames continued to attack, Su Mo's attention was not focused on them at this time.

He saw a brighter glow of magic.

Its brightness far exceeds that of any other source of magic power within sight, and it is totally incomparable to that of a mid-level monster.

Su Mo fled forward quickly, and after three or four minutes he was still not far away from the magical light. It was almost too obvious that the other party was following him all the time.

However, the follower obviously did not know him well enough and seriously underestimated his eyesight. He only adjusted his position once, seemingly unintentionally but with a clear purpose, while fleeing, and Su Mo was able to see the other person's appearance clearly.

It was a gargoyle, a stone dragon, and its appearance was almost identical to a heretic in his memory.

Someone really was sent to protect him... After clarifying the other party's identity, Su Mo's concern for him immediately decreased a lot, and most of his attention returned to the matter of 'hurrying on the road'.

It took less than two hours to reach the eighteenth floor from the surface, but it took Su Mo forty to fifty minutes just to get through the nineteenth floor. Although the initial slow and invisible walking took up a lot of time, time is undoubtedly the best reference for the difficulty of the level.

On the twentieth floor, Su Mo, who had entered invisible state, sat under a tree and chewed dried meat silently.

When exploring the middle level alone, nothing is more important than maintaining a good condition. Only in a good condition can one better deal with various accidents and stay away from further malicious attacks in the dungeon. The next level will be more difficult than the next one, and he doesn't want to capsize because of carelessness.

Belonging to the same floor as the "Big Tree Maze", the structure and style of the 20th floor are roughly the same as those of the 19th floor.

The ceiling and walls are covered with dreamlike luminous moss, and the scenery is filled with countless trees and flowers, making it difficult for people walking in it to distinguish what changes have taken place in the surrounding environment and what differences have occurred. In addition, the dim environment makes it easy for people to lose their sense of direction. This is the origin of the name "Big Tree Maze".

After resting for nearly half an hour, Su Mo got up and set off again.

The twentieth floor... the twenty-first floor... the twenty-second floor... the twenty-third floor...

When he reached the 24th floor, the two fire-attributed magic swords he was carrying had shattered into pieces, and his body was inevitably injured.

On a small path that deviates from the regular route of the 24th floor, in a tree hole that the guild specially marked as one of the best resting places on the 24th floor for a long time, Su Mo began to make the final repairs after causing extensive damage to the wall.

The magical light representing the Stone Dragon Heretic approached from behind, and soon surpassed him. It moved forward without stopping and soon disappeared from his magical sight.

After waiting for a while and not seeing the light reappear, Su Mo knew that the "bodyguard" was really gone.

I just don't know if this is to inform other heretics, or if he will appear and lead the way when he reaches the 25th floor?

205

Chapter 205: The Mysterious City of Water.

The sound of the magic stone shattering was very slight but extremely crisp.

When the last lizardman turned into ashes and dispersed, Su Mo, who had cleaned the deepest cave on the 24th floor, walked towards the end of the cave. The already dim light became dimmer as he walked forward, and the iconic passage leading to the lower level appeared before his eyes.

Different from the moss and bark covered walls elsewhere, the passage leading to the lower level was covered with a layer of crystals as if it was completely frozen. And unlike other glowing crystals, this passage with walls covered with crystals had no light at all, and was deep and dark.

Standing in front of the passage, Su Mo slowly exhaled, activated the invisibility cloak and entered invisible mode.

The cold wind blew towards him, shaking his hair. At this moment, even though the darkness could not block his vision, when he really stepped into it, he felt like he was about to step into a dark abyss.

Water vapor comes with the wind.

In the middle level, the Fire Fairy Cloth is also a very good equipment, but at this point, the Magic Stone Lamp and the Water Fairy Cloth are the standard equipment.

However, Su Mo was not prepared for any of the three.

He didn't need the magic stone lamp, and as for the two kinds of fairy essence protective cloth...

The invisibility cloak originally had a certain degree of protection against water, fire, and magic. After being further improved by Fels, it is now obviously much more durable. Even the size of the cloak has been reduced a lot. Now it is worn like a slightly larger cape, which is quite light and flexible.

The protective ability of the Immortal Essence Protective Cloth is indeed stronger, but when exploring the middle layer alone, it is far more useful than the Immortal Essence Protective Cloth.

"..."

Walking downwards along the long and smooth sloped passage, Su Mo soon heard the sound of water.

Quickening the pace, we walked along the slope for a while. The sound of water splashing became louder and louder. Finally, a blue light appeared in the distance at the end of the passage.

Following the light, the moment he walked out of the slope, the scenery of the 25th floor also came into Su Mo's sight at the same time.

The waterfall drops three thousand feet straight down, as if the Milky Way is falling from the sky. These lines of poetry unconsciously emerged in my mind.

Jucang Waterfall——

The waterfall is far beyond my imagination, and the sound of the pouring and crashing water plays a magnificent movement here.

The sound was like the singing of thunderclouds, as if the earth was roaring, and even though it was hundreds of meters away, it still shook his eardrums.

The width of the waterfall is estimated to be at least 400 meters. It starts from the 25th floor, spans three floors, and falls straight to the 27th floor - the area where the owner of the floor is located. There is no doubt that it is an authentic and huge waterfall.

The origin of the word "Cang" can be understood by just looking at this huge waterfall.

Because of the reflection of light, the rushing water appears blue emerald, beautiful enough to be stunning. If this place is not a dangerous underground city, there must be many tourists coming here every day just for this beautiful waterfall.

After staring at the waterfall silently for more than ten seconds, Su Mo slowly withdrew his gaze and looked around.

Just like the crystal mountain where he is now, looking around, most of what he can see are valleys and cliffs formed by crystal mountains. In the splashing water like mist, he can also see the half-human, half-bird named "Happy" and the singing bird flying in the sky.

Water Mystery

Because there is a large void in the center, the passage on this floor is far more dangerous than the middle and upper floors.

Theoretically, all he had to do now was keep moving forward, reach the edge of the cliff, and then jump off to reach the 27th floor.

It is very convenient and fast, as long as you are not afraid of death.

After exiting the stealth mode and taking out the map for a quick comparison, Su Mo turned his head and looked at the crystal bridge extending from the side - the cliff road.

At the moment, the cliffs were steep, and the right side to the front were all cliffs. Only on the left side, along the large circular hole, there were some endless roads. Of course, it was impossible to set up railings on the side of such a road. If you were attacked by monsters and accidentally slipped, you could only pray for good luck.

Stepping on the smooth crystal ground beneath his feet, the scenery here is beautiful, but Su Mo has also felt a deep malice from it.

No longer in a hurry to "hurry on", Su Mo, who had come out of his invisible state, stayed where he was for more than half an hour.

He waited for a long time, even killing many of the half-human, half-bird monsters 'Happy' and 'Singing Bird', but he still didn't see any heretic coming to pick him up, nor did he see any signs of his other 'self' showing up.

So he had no choice but to hide himself again and start along the cliff path.

The cliff path is less than three meters wide, with a wall on the left and a steep cliff on the right. If he had not crossed over, just walking on this path would have been an adventurous challenge that would have made him feel terrified.

But now...

Su Mo did not panic when he noticed a half-human, half-bird monster approaching. He just slowed down his pace and waited for the monster to fly past him about five or six meters away. Then he continued to move forward.

After walking smoothly along the long cliff mountain road, we finally stepped into the entrance of the cave maze.

There are several forked roads in front of the entrance. Judging from the structure, it is similar to the rock wall passages and caves on the 13th to 17th floors of the middle layer. However, the construction here is no longer gray-black rocks, but dark blue crystals instead.

There was no need to choose from several roads, Su Mo directly locked on the road on the far left.

Nothing else, when the roar of the waterfall faded away, the singing that was obviously belonging to Mary sounded quite clear to his ears after his transformation.

We moved forward following the sound of the song, but after only moving forward a short distance, we ran into a group of crab monsters covered in blue steel shells - a group called "Metal Blue Crabs".

According to the information released by the guild, this monster seems to be classified as a metal monster.

Su Mo wanted to give it a try, and three flying needles suddenly flew up. The sacred words on the sword also lit up with a platinum light, and the figure finally exited the invisible state.

Upon discovering the enemy, many metal blue crabs immediately opened their claws, which looked almost like metal, and rushed over quickly.

Su Mo did not move forward, but waited until the metal blue crab in the front entered his attack range. Then he shot out three flying needles that had completely turned into platinum.

"Shh, shh, shh~"

Just from the sound of the flying needle piercing through, you can tell that this is definitely not the sound of piercing through a hard shell.

The flying needle pierced through the claws, the blue steel shell, and the magic stone. There was no stagnation in the whole process.

It's really made of metal... Su Mo was sure that this kind of monster was only strong on the outside but weak on the inside, so he didn't hold back and rushed directly into the crab group. With three flying needles guarding his blind spot, under the blade of the Goddess's Sword, cutting through the steel shell of the crab was even easier than cutting through the flesh of the upper monster.

The defense was equivalent to nothing and the speed was also slow. Su Mo killed at least one with one sword, and it really felt like he was mowing down enemies without any comparison.

However, this feeling did not last long, because the crabs suddenly began to flee in all directions.

The monster actually escaped——

Seeing this situation, Su Mo couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Monster... In this situation, where is the basic dignity of a monster?

206

Chapter 206 Meeting.

This was the first time that Zhan encountered such a situation. Su Mo did not chase after them, but just took a few steps forward and sent a few blue crabs on their way.

Some fled, some dispersed, and the cave in front soon became empty. After looking around, no light symbolizing "power" was found nearby... So, this was really a case of choosing to escape when the situation was not right.

If this is true, then the monsters in the lower levels are obviously much more cunning than those in the middle and upper levels.

After retracting the flying needle, Su Mo continued to move forward in the direction where the singing came from while thinking.

I don’t know if it’s because this area is the range of the Metal Blue Crab, but the number of monsters Su Mo encountered along the way was obviously much less.

In the first few levels, there were still monsters blocking the road crazily. After reaching the lower levels, the number of monsters on the road decreased significantly, which made people feel a little uncomfortable. This discomfort disappeared only when Su Mo arrived at the river.

A giant snake at least eight meters long broke out of the water. Its huge body gave Su Mo a consistent understanding of the lower layer.

The giant snake monster - the giant water snake, is a large monster with light green scales. The huge fins on both sides of its head make this monster look a bit like a dragon.

The giant snake opened its ferocious mouth, and its hunting action was so fast that it covered Su Mo's body almost at the same time it opened its bloody mouth. From the moment it broke out of the water to the moment it completed the bite, it took less than a second.

Unfortunately, since it had already been noticed in advance, this speed was obviously not fast enough.

The snake completed its bite, but not only did it not bite anything, it could not retract its head and it fell off.

The snake's head fell to the shore and turned into black ash and dissipated. The snake's body, whose magic stone had not yet shattered, fell back into the river, and even had obvious struggling movements, causing a lot of splashes, and bright red blood also appeared in the river.

Su Mo, who was afraid of getting covered in blood, had already distanced himself from the snake. He did not look back at the scene, but continued walking towards the source of the singing.

Walking along the river, giant fish would occasionally jump out of the water, and there would also be half-snake people wandering on the shore, but there were not many of them.

It was as if someone had cleaned it up in advance... Realizing this, Su Mo quickened his pace and walked along the river for another five or six minutes. In the distance, a figure that had not been seen for a few days appeared in his sight.

In the increasingly wide river, a mermaid girl with her tail half submerged in the water sat on a crystal base, humming a melodious tune.

Having walked here, I can already confirm that her voice is not actually loud, but it is this tone that can be heard farther than any shouting.

Using singing to attract and seduce prey is indeed the survival instinct of mermaids.

Su Mo walked closer quickly, and the mermaid girl soon discovered the figure coming out of the darkness.

"Su..."

The mermaid girl raised her hand and waved, then without waiting for Su Mo's response, she jumped into the water.

Then, within two seconds at most, she popped her head out from the river beside Su Mo.

Such a speed made Su Mo narrow his eyes.

The distance was several hundred meters, and against the current, but it was crossed in just a breath. As a surface creature, he found it difficult to understand for a moment how the mermaid girl did it.

"Come on down, Sue! I'll take you to meet everyone."

Su Mo nodded, without any hesitation, he held his breath and jumped into the water.

The next moment, his hand was held by the girl and he was led down to dive.

It looks like just a river channel from the outside, but only when you dive underneath can you find that it is much larger than it appears from above.

There are many monsters in the water. Even though Su Mo has sensed some of them through the magic light while standing on the shore, the impact of actually seeing the number of monsters underwater is still a bit surprising.

The crystal pedestal that the mermaid girl was sitting on was not a dead object. It was the back of a giant crystal turtle. Around the giant crystal turtle, there were many giant fish, giant snakes, half-snake people, otters, metal crabs...