The weapons I forge are absolutely flawless.

He activated it again, aiming it at the giant mouth of the demon fish.

"Boom!"

The extended divine spear pierced along the demon fish's throat all the way to its tail, but just as it was about to pierce through, it struck the demonic energy barrier on the demon fish's skin.

Whether it was a blessing or a curse, the immense impact of the divine spear had nowhere to go but exploded inside the demon fish's cavity, stunning it as it was slammed from the sky to the bottom of the lake.

Felix controlled the speed at which the divine spear returned, and also adjusted his landing direction in mid-air.

Rikka swam along with the water flow that the demon fish was inhaling, grabbed the blade of the divine spear that was piercing into the fish's belly, and was pulled out of the demon fish's body along with the retracted divine spear.

Deep in the lake, the radiance emanating from the Dream Vanilla was particularly noticeable. Rikka, who had escaped from the fish's mouth, still remembered the command given by Risti and snapped off the fleshy protrusion of the Dream Vanilla from the head of the demon fish with a "snap".

"Well done!"

Felix, who had already landed firmly on the ground, couldn't help but praise Rikka as she raised her Dream Vanilla and had the Divine Spear withdrawn. However, he didn't see that right behind Rikka was the Demon Fish soaring into the sky.

Enraged, the demon fish leaped from the bottom of the lake and crashed down on Felix and Rikka like a mountain.

The speed at which the divine spear, adorned with six flowers, extends and retracts is greatly reduced.

The extension and retraction of the divine spear is like the insertion and withdrawal of a sword in a draw; it cannot be fired again if it is not fully extended or retracted.

"Uh..."

His clothes were completely soaked, and Felix felt incredibly heavy, unable to escape the crushing weight of the demon fish.

The remaining days and nights seemed as laughable as toothpicks under the enormous body of the demon fish.

Just as Felix was about to resign himself to his fate, a whistling arrow shot through the air and pierced the demon fish with perfect accuracy.

"Snapped!"

A deafening explosion rang out, followed by the spectacular sight of the demon fish's body exploding in mid-air.

The massive body of the demon fish instantly shattered into countless fragments, which rained down like hailstones. Felix, caught off guard, was struck and left dizzy.

"Stop smashing! Stop smashing!" Felix pleaded, covering his head.

Rikka, who had already been retrieved by the Divine Spear, stood in front of Felix and silently stretched out her hands.

It's unclear whether she was trying to shield Felix or thinking about how to touch someone else's head when they're touching hers.

On the other hand, Wiener set a good example.

Vena pulled Lisette into her arms, their backs to the rain of blood.

The thief's armor was heavy and reassuring.

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After the amphibious demon fish was destroyed, the lake returned to its original state and was no longer as heavy as before.

However, the blood and mud on the clothes will not disappear.

After everyone had evacuated to a safer, more open area, they were all cleaned up using a cleansing spell.

This was also to avoid the smell of blood on everyone attracting other monsters.

The plucked Dream Vanilla was also stored by Listi in her Mercury Sword.

Felix sniffed the clothes to make sure there was no odor, and then he was finally relieved.

"Vina, you actually have such amazing moves!" Felix exclaimed excitedly.

“I’d rather not use it,” Wiener sighed.

Sain's captain's exclusive powerful bow "Meteor," combined with Vena's specially made arrowheads, makes the power of the Arrow of Asura even greater.

However, the side effects are equally significant.

Not only was his body's magic energy completely depleted, but even a cough would cause excruciating pain throughout his entire body.

It won't recover within a day.

This is not an injury, but rather physical fatigue caused by the high-density compression of magic essence within the body, which even healing spells cannot alleviate.

For other weapons, Wiener can also perform maintenance and repairs himself, thereby extending their service life.

But there was nothing that Gong Weina could do.

Therefore, he specially made arrowheads, hoping to use arrows to share the wear and tear on the bow.

The effect is very obvious.

If a regular arrow is used, "Meteor" cannot withstand five shots from "One Arrow Asura". However, after switching to a special arrow, it can withstand up to the ninth shot.

However, despite Vinaf's significant improvements, the cost of severely worn-out B-rank weapon meant that its power was likely only comparable to a casual arrow from a seventh-rank archer like Sein or Samif.

Anyone who sees it will call it extravagant.

Wiener prepared three arrows as his trump card; if he used all three, he would definitely end this dungeon expedition.

We still need to find a way to optimize it, Wiener thought to himself.

Otherwise, even if the bow can withstand the strain, the person cannot. After shooting one arrow, they would be at the mercy of others and would be equally useless.

Everyone has moments when they feel alone.

A trump card that you can't play when you're alone can't be considered a real trump card.

"Don't say that. With this trick, we won't be helpless against monsters below the sixth rank."

Felix's estimate was extremely accurate.

With a single arrow shot by a Shura, Vena was able to pierce through the magic barrier of a sixth-tier magical beast.

So, aside from fifth-tier magical beasts that are not massive in size and have extremely tenacious vitality, Vena has a chance to kill them with a single arrow.

Although Felix and Rikka failed to inflict fatal damage on the Amphibious Demon Fish, they did deplete most of its magic barrier and pointed out its weakness to Venus, thus achieving such a result.

"Anyway, it's not you who's in pain, right?" Viner said irritably.

"Now that the academy's mission is complete, what's next..."

Listy intended to suggest finding a safe place and waiting for Venere to recover before making any plans, but Venere interrupted her.

"Let's activate all the teleportation arrays on the three levels first."

"Are you physically able to handle it?" Lisette asked with concern.

“A night’s rest should be fine. I’m just a little exhausted, not seriously injured,” Vena forced a smile at Listi.

"The map that Senior Sylvan gave us basically covers the passageways between the various teleportation arrays on the three levels of the dungeon. It's clear that this is an internal map of the Blue Lions."

"They must have split into several groups to open up the paths between the three teleportation arrays in order to confirm the entrance to the fourth-level teleportation array."

"So before the monsters from other areas fill in, these places are actually the safest places on the third level of the dungeon."

Wiener gave his reasons.

Chapter 236 The Gluttonous Demon

In the seventh level of the underground city, amidst endless yellow sand, there is a basin.

The sand and gravel at the edge of the basin seemed to be pulled by an invisible force, slowly creeping and sinking layer by layer.

The secret buried in this basin has finally been exposed.

That was a graveyard of magical beasts, with countless remains piled up and intertwined, a sight that was enough to make one's heart tremble.

"very hungry."

As the yellow sand continued to sink, a giant face, lying face up, suddenly appeared at the bottom of the basin.

The solid yellow sand was swallowed up by the giant-faced whale at an almost unstoppable speed, as if it were taking the sand as food as well.

"Hmm... a slime?"

After swallowing roughly several dozen cubic meters of yellow sand, the gluttonous demon Atiga felt something suddenly appear on his head.

"How come there's a slime here...?"

"Isatiga asked in confusion."

It can't see the tiny thing on its own forehead, but it can smell the other's scent.

Since being sealed in the seventh level of the dungeon, it has been unable to forage for food by moving around.

After turning his sealed location into a monster-infested forbidden zone, he could only survive on the yellow sand.

It's ironic that someone who's usually prone to gluttony has forgotten the taste of food.

It's chewy, delicious, and incredibly soft. While it won't fill you up, it's still a rare treat.

Regular slimes aren't even good enough to satisfy a craving, but higher-level slimes like King Slimes and Dragon Slimes are perfect appetizers.

It prefers fire-attribute dragon slimes, which have a spicy taste.

If it weren't for this suddenly appearing slime that awakened some of Atiga's memories of food, it would probably still be living in a daze.

"Aren't you going to eat?" Rimuru jumped onto Atiga's nose and asked, pointing to the remains of the monsters.

"Those are... for eating with rice."

Having been out of touch with the outside world for so long, Atiga's language skills have also deteriorated considerably.

"What do you mean by 'appetizing'?" Rimuru asked, puzzled.

“It’s when I’m eating…remembering the taste of those foods…that things that don’t taste good…don’t taste so bad anymore,” Atiga said, emphasizing each word.

"If you don't want it, can I have it?"

Rimuru listened attentively and finally understood that the other party did not intend to eat the remains.

"...You've finished it all, so what am I supposed to eat?" Atiga's words became much more fluent with anger.

In the past, disturbing someone's mealtime would have been a capital offense, let alone trying to steal food from their mouth.

"I don't know what you want to eat either," Rimuru said innocently.

It had been hungry for a long time since Vohors brought it to the seventh level of the dungeon.

It can digest the seven layers of yellow sand, but it cannot provide any magic essence.

Even though he encountered a few magical beasts, Rimuru could neither communicate with them nor defeat them, and could only watch them pass by.

It's a real shame to see Atiga wasting such a good thing.

"What if I want to eat slime?" Atiga said irritably.

“Oh, that’s easy.” Rimuru breathed a sigh of relief. “I am a slime.”

It was worried that the other party might ask for something, like eating a live magical beast or a crest bearer, then it would be completely helpless.

Do you know what you're saying?

This put Atiga in a bind.

Even if you eat a slime that isn't very bright, it won't change your situation, but it can keep you company and help you pass the time.

At this point, Atiga no longer had the appetite to eat his opponent.

“I want to eat those corpses, and you want to eat slimes. That’s fair.” Rimuru thought there was nothing wrong with it.

As he spoke, Rimuru produced a crystal-clear longsword from his right hand and, without hesitation, cut off his own left arm.

The severed arm landed, but instead of losing its life like an ordinary object, it gently thrashed about on the ground before finally sliding into Atiga's teeth.

"You little thing, you wouldn't even be able to fill my teeth—ugh!"

The arm that Rimuru cut off was indeed not even as wide as Atiga's teeth gap.

But the moment it passed through Atiga's mouth, it suddenly expanded and instantly filled Atiga's throat.

It would be a huge joke if word got out that a gluttonous man like him choked on his food while eating.

But you can't really blame Atiga for that.

Even though it has tasted every food that has ever appeared on the continent, and even wrote a cookbook specifically for the slime species.

But this was indeed its first time actually eating a Demon-level slime.

Choking on his words, Atiga frowned, his mouth slightly open, and he took a deep breath, his cheeks instantly puffing out like balls.