The weapons I forge are absolutely flawless.

Chlorie had already prepared for the worst.

Those were the Golden Deer class members he had personally nurtured, who had turned against him due to their differing stances.

“Your battlefield isn’t here,” Jessica reminded her.

"I've said all the good and bad things to you." Chlorie sighed softly, a hint of helplessness flashing in her eyes, before extending an invitation to Jessica for the umpteenth time, "If... I mean if... after this generation's hero has completed his mission, will you come and help me?"

"No wonder you gave up so decisively, you were waiting for me here?" Jessica looked at Chlorie with a faint smile.

"Otherwise what? You've taken all three of the freshmen I had my eye on, you should give me some compensation, right?" Chlorie retorted.

“I was just thinking, three years have passed, and you still haven’t changed.” Jessica shook her head helplessly. “If I were a boy, I probably would have fallen for you long ago.”

"Save that for your juniors, you heartless woman," Chlorie retorted without hesitation. "Give me a straight answer, whether you're coming or not."

"Hehe, just try your best to hold on until then."

Jessica reached out and made a gesture in the air.

Space seemed to be torn apart by an invisible hand, and a crack resembling a portal suddenly appeared, silently hanging between the two.

"Where are you going?"

"Seventh floor."

Jessica was concise and to the point.

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Following Sylvan's map, the three arrived at the wetland closest to the entrance to the third floor.

The fragrant herbs of my dreams thrive in the shade, growing in low-lying, marshy areas.

But the marshland clearly has more than just this one thing.

The rampant growth of reeds forms a natural barrier.

Under the cover of these reeds that are several meters high, let alone a medicinal herb, even a person thrown in would disappear immediately.

"Swish—swish—".

Rikka, who was in charge of scouting, emerged from the reeds. Her upper body clothes were torn to shreds by the sharp reed leaves, her lower limbs were covered in mud, and seven or eight venomous snakes of various sizes were wrapped around her neck and limbs.

Faced with this uninvited guest that neither bites nor poisons can kill, they seem to think they can strangle it with their own bodies.

Rikka peeled the water snakes off her body one by one, then crushed them to death, and finally made a gesture of crossing her hands.

"It said that there was nothing but reeds ahead, nothing else," Lisette translated.

“Then let’s get rid of it, Felix,” Viner shouted.

"It's finally my turn to shine!" Felix exclaimed excitedly.

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Chapter 234 Amphibious Demon Fish

Felix, eager to try, walked to the front of the group and drew the shortest sword hanging at his waist.

Wiener asked Felix if carrying so many weapons around his waist would really hinder his movement.

But Felix said it didn't matter.

After his initial experience of piercing the ceiling, Felix spent two hours finally mastering the secrets of using the dagger, and now was the time for him to shine.

"Shoot him, sharpshooter!"

Felix drew his divine spear with a low murmur, and a dazzling, rainbow-like cold light burst forth from the tip of the sword, drawing a perfect, unparalleled arc.

The divine spear, extended to its limit, cleaved the surrounding sea of ​​reeds in two instantly, like harvesting wheat.

This is not finished.

The faint sensation from the divine spear made Felix frown slightly. Before the blade's light had completely dissipated in the wind, his wrist had already twisted like a snake, and the divine spear sped back along the original path, tearing through the air once more.

One note, two notes, three notes.

Felix's sword swings became faster and faster, making counting meaningless.

No one knows how many strikes he made, but it is clear that the originally tall reeds, which were three or four meters high, were precisely cut into small pieces about twenty centimeters long by Felix's sword.

Every now and then, a burst of blood mist would emanate, staining the scattered reeds a red hue.

"nailed it!"

Felix shrunk the divine spear back to its original length, shaking off the bloodstains from the serpentine monster.

Originally, he was only asked to clear away this unsightly patch of reeds, but Felix took the opportunity to eliminate the ambush soldiers lurking in the reeds as well.

Wiener praised Felix, who had exceeded expectations, saying, "Well done."

Even when fully bloomed, the height of the Dream Vanilla is unlikely to exceed fifteen centimeters, so there's no worry that Felix might cut down his target while mowing the lawn.

Felix chuckled, then asked, "But it's still hard to find, isn't it?"

"That's enough."

Lisette took a short magic wand from her sleeve, chanted a spell, and an invisible ripple spread out from the end of the wand.

“Dreaming of vanilla,” Lisette said, calling out.

A first-level spell that detects plants and animals, allowing you to specify an animal or plant within the casting range for detection.

Lisette uses the staff to expand the range of her spells.

A few seconds later, a faint glimmer of light flashed through the deepest part of the reeds.

Lisette waved her wand, locking onto and marking the faint spiritual light.

“There!” Lisette reminded her.

Upon receiving the command, Rikka dashed off in a flash.

The fallen reeds were not as soft as one might imagine; instead, they possessed a certain resilience, carving out a path through the mud.

Without any obstacles, the 100-meter distance is covered in an instant.

Rikka reached out to the radiant, dreamlike vanilla, only to find that her target suddenly began to rise from the ground.

The violent shaking caused it to lose its balance for a moment, so it had no choice but to grab the nearest hand.

"What is that? I had no idea a herb could fly!" Felix couldn't help but complain.

“I knew it wouldn’t be that simple,” Venere immediately looked at Lisette, “Lighting!”

The field of vision provided by the torch in hand was far from sufficient to see the full picture of this behemoth.

Lisette immediately unleashed her Dance Light spell.

The four circular light sources converged and shone on Rikka, transforming Rikka herself into a giant light source, finally revealing the enemy's full appearance.

It was an enormous and twisted monster.

Its upper body resembles that of an anglerfish, and the group's target, Dream of Vanilla, is located on the fleshy protrusion above its head, with its mouth filled with sharp, knife-like fangs.

If anyone tries to collect herbs and lets their guard down, they will be torn to pieces.

The dorsal and caudal fins are inlaid with sharp bony spikes, which are also deadly weapons, but they can bring annihilation to any creature that approaches them unintentionally.

“Amphibious Demon Fish,” Vina uttered the name of the twisted monster.

It's not amphibious, but amphibious, making it an extremely troublesome elite monster even on the third level of a dungeon.

"Ouch!"

Perhaps because their habitat had been destroyed, the cries of the demon fish were filled with boundless ferocity.

The demon fish twisted its massive body suddenly. Its incredibly hard yet slippery skin made it impossible for Rikka to hold on, and she was instantly thrown into the air.

Liuhua floated in mid-air, with nowhere to gain leverage, while the demon fish below opened its enormous mouth, enough to devour everything.

"Wow!"

The enormous body of the demon fish fell into the water.

"Rikka!!!" Felix almost rushed forward to avenge Rikka, but was forcibly pulled back by Venus.

This lake is the lair of the amphibious demon fish; venturing in recklessly will only lead to repeating the same mistake as Rikka.

"Calm down, Rikka is still alright!" Vina pointed to the bottom of the lake.

The lake surface shimmered, emitting a soft light, clearly indicating that the light-dancing spell was still in effect.

"We can't let it get away!" Felix said angrily.

“I know,” Venere nodded. “Rikka won’t be digested so easily, and it will regret eating random things.”

The stomach of the amphibious demon fish contains a highly corrosive acid that can corrode not only sand and silt, but also weapons forged from fine iron.

If any other Emblem Envoy were swallowed by the Amphibious Demon Fish, even if they weren't killed instantly, they wouldn't be able to withstand the corrosive effects of the strong acid.

Unfortunately, Rikka was just a magical puppet.

As if to confirm what Wiener had said, the entire lake began to churn violently, eventually turning into surging waves that crashed towards the three of them.

Venere scooped up Lysette and pulled back, creating distance between herself and the waves, while Felix charged straight into the crashing waves.

“Roar~”

After one wave, the water level of the entire lake dropped significantly.

The amphibian fish, which was suffering constant pain in its belly, finally couldn't help but leap out of the lake.

"Don't even think about running away!"

Felix switched the divine spear to his left hand, drew Rihi in his right, and cleaved a path through the waves with a single stroke, leaping powerfully toward the amphibious demon fish.

But the demon fish didn't just leap up; its entire body surged with magical power, propelling its massive form to float completely.

In the instant Felix charged through the waves, he had already soared dozens of meters into the air.

This distance is far beyond the limits that ordinary melee weapons can reach.

As the magic fish thrashed about, the surrounding lake water seemed to ignite with its magic.

Although Felix braved the waves, his clothes inevitably got wet from the water droplets.

The wet clothes became heavier than steel, greatly restricting Felix's jumping height.

But Felix was never one to follow the rules.

“Shoot him, sharpshooter!” Felix pointed to the ground with his left hand.

Wherever the fingertip pointed, the divine spear instantly extended, transforming into a pole tens of meters long.

Using the reaction force of the pole, Felix instantly reached the amphibious fish.

By the time the amphibious fish finally focused its attention on this uninvited guest, Felix had already quietly raised his right hand.

The silent, dark night sky burst forth with a light a thousand times brighter than the waning moon on the horizon.

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Chapter 235 Vena: I Have an Arrow

The amphibious magic fish possesses dark vision, allowing it to see without obstruction even in complete darkness.

But at this moment, it only regrets that it sees things too clearly.

"Oh—" The demon fish opened its huge mouth and let out a painful howl.

A magical beast of its level will suffer almost no physical damage before its magic barrier is breached.

But there were two exceptions.

The intense light from the Daylight Spell instantly robbed it of its vision, causing more physical discomfort and trauma.

While the magic element barrier can protect the body's surface, there's no record of any magical beast being able to open a magic element barrier inside its own stomach.

Every punch and kick Rikka delivered inside the demon fish's stomach was a real attack that ignored the magic barrier.

"Shoot him, sharpshooter!"

After Felix used the spear to lift himself off the ground, he quickly shortened it back to its original length.