I, Asuna, don't want to travel around the world

As for those cannon dragons that were dealt with in a snap?

Apart from some claw marks and traces of their tails slapping the ground, they left almost nothing behind.

The only passage left by the shocking cross-floor sniper attack had already been repaired by the dungeon.

As the strongest monster on the 58th floor, it left no trace at all in the end. It's really tragic.

Not long after, when Asuna put all the dropped items into the warehouse, she could no longer estimate the value of those dropped items.

Because the number is just too much.

Even though the dropped items were usually extremely difficult to obtain, Asuna's harvest was considerable considering the huge number of items accumulated by the flying dragons over who knows how many years.

At least, she no longer has to worry about the commission fees from the Hephaestus Familia. In fact, as long as Asuna puts in a little effort herself, she will no longer have to worry about the management and maintenance of the Familia in the future.

After calming down a little, Asuna came to the passage leading to the next floor, the 59th floor.

Standing in front of the dark entrance, Asuna stretched out her hand and probed the passage slightly.

“It’s a bit strange…”

She waved her hand, a hint of doubt in her eyes.

"I heard from Aisi that the records she read indicated that the 59th level was a glacial area with extremely low temperatures."

"But...why didn't I feel any cold wind?"

Once, when Ais and Asuna were chatting, they inadvertently mentioned the expedition goal of their Loki family.

As for some information about the 59th level, since it was not a secret worth hiding, Aisi mentioned it in passing.

According to records, the 59th floor is full of glaciers, making it extremely difficult to travel, and the temperature is unimaginably low.

Even a first-level adventurer at lv.5 would be frozen stiff and sluggish, with barely 5% of their combat power. Those below lv. would most likely be directly frozen into ice.

"But...if it's really that cold on the 59th floor, then it's impossible for me to not feel any cold air standing at the entrance of the passage, right?"

Asuna stroked her chin, wondering why the 59th floor had changed in a way that was not in line with the records.

"Could it be that the influx of those larvae-type monsters before caused some changes on the 59th floor?"

"But... those monsters are only troublesome in terms of corrosiveness... they can't possibly change the climate of the entire floor..."

"Could it be that the environment of the 59th floor itself would change, and when Zeus's followers entered, it happened to be the 'Ice Age'? That's why those records were left in the guild?"

This is not impossible. After all, in the dungeon, any common sense on the ground may be overturned.

There should be the cycle of four seasons like on earth, right?

Asuna thought uncertainly.

"Forget it, why think so much? Sooner or later, I will have to go in and see it with my own eyes to be sure."

Asuna patted her forehead lightly, then took out the magic stone lamp from the warehouse, and then slowly entered the passage leading to the lower level.

Fortunately, those larvae-type monsters do not leave mucus when they move forward, otherwise Asuna would have wanted to use a beam cannon to clear the way.

After walking for about five minutes, Asuna reached the end of the passage.

In a place with sufficient light, they entered the 59th floor, which no one had ever entered since the followers of Zeus.

Asuna walked out of the cave and the first impression she got from the scene that unfolded before her was a tropical rain forest.

As for the glacial zones in the records?

Hey, in this environment, even if there is ice, it will probably be melted by the high temperature in a short time, right? !

The air was filled with humid mist. There were no glaciers or towering icebergs, only dense trees.

In the huge underground world, a dense green forest almost covers the entire space in front of you. On the ground, there is a verdant grassland (commonly known as Qingqing grassland). On it, there are colorful flowers. The environment is unique, and it is a beautiful scenery that is second to none even in the safe floor.

At the edge of this enclosed underground world, on the surrounding rock walls, lines of slender-looking vines hang all over the high walls, forming a green wall.

Countless flower buds of all sizes hang there, like silkworm pupae, giving people the illusion that something is gestating inside.

Directly above, just like the previous eighteenth floor, there are many glowing minerals on the ceiling dozens of meters high providing lighting.

Provide light and warmth for those green plants.

Asuna couldn't help but grumble in a low voice as she looked at the scenery that had nothing to do with the Ice Age.

"Could it be that those adventurers of Zeus's family are really unlucky enough to encounter the Ice Age?"

In the middle of this jungle that looks like a tropical rainforest, a road that seems to have been forcibly opened up has violently destroyed this unattended plant world.

Asuna walked forward and squatted down beside the path that had been forcibly opened.

Looking at the purple-black sticky liquid stained on the ground, Asuna's expression became solemn.

Because the owners of these purple-black liquids are none other than the larvae-like monsters that we had just seen not long ago.

The purple-black liquid formed a long trail that spread along the forest path.

I don't know whether they are going to continue to the next floor or have reached their destination and are ready to stop.

"No monsters are attacking me..."

Asuna stood up and looked towards the dense jungle around her.

However, no monster from the 59th floor came out to attack him.

It seems that the monsters on this floor have also been "dealt with" by those larvae-type monsters.

Chapter 34 appears again, the benchmark of appearance, Aphrodite!

There was not a sound in the dense jungle.

The green branches and leaves bloom with emerald light under the illumination of the lighting crystal, giving people a feeling of vitality.

However, the silence was eerily quiet.

Without a sound, only Asuna's light footsteps could be heard slowly in the jungle.

It was a silence that was totally incompatible with the noise and struggle of the dungeon.

Although nothing unusual had happened so far, Asuna, who had experienced countless brushes with death in SAO, still felt that there was something unusual in the atmosphere.

The more you walk forward, the more you feel like you are stepping into a quagmire. The air becomes very sticky, as if there is something terrifying ahead.

Asuna tightened her hand on her beloved sword, her eyes flickered, and her pace quickened slightly.

Although the atmosphere in the air was extremely solemn, it did not have much impact on Asuna.

Asuna quickened her pace and soon passed through the forest path opened up by the larvae-like monsters.

The monotonous trees around me began to disappear, and the view in front of me suddenly became wider.

The emerald green grass beneath her feet slowly disappeared as she walked forward, and finally she stepped into a vast gray earth. Looking at the vast wilderness in front of her, Asuna slowly stopped, her beloved sword in the scabbard ready to strike at any time.

"Gurgle... click, gurgle..."

Amid a sound as if sticky objects were squeezing the air, in front of Asuna, in the endless gray wilderness, it seemed as if countless yellow-green flesh lumps were gathering together, covering the entire land.

Those densely packed larvae-like monsters squirmed their ugly, soft bodies while surrounding a huge monster among them.

As if they were subjects supporting a king, the elastic yet disgusting-looking body kept twisting up and down, making people shudder.

If a person with trypophobia came here, he would probably lose the ability to fight on the spot, right?

However, what is surprising is that the behemoth surrounded by a large group of densely packed larvae-type monsters is actually a huge life form that makes people wonder if their eyes are wrong.

Behind it is a long, beautiful, shiny hair.

It has slender arms and a slim figure, and its appearance is even comparable to those goddesses in Orario!

Its body is covered in a colorful coat, but its skin is the same green as the surrounding plants.

It was as if she was the incarnation of those plants, or the queen.

However, it is regrettable that although it has an almost breathtaking beauty, it lacks any life, just like a puppet carefully made by someone.

Although the skin color is a little strange, it is undoubtedly a girl with extremely beautiful appearance.

However, such a beautiful girl has only a human upper body, while her lower body is a real monster.

Just like Aphrodite that Asuna met at the beginning, the upper body is human and the lower body is a monster.

This strange creature in front of me has its lower body made up of huge petals and countless tentacles, as if it was born from this jungle.

With an upper body like a goddess and a lower body like a monster, this giant creature that combines beauty and ugliness, holiness and evil stands in the center of a group of larvae-like monsters!

She seemed to be in a deep sleep, her huge body entangled in vines, her eyes closed, and she looked very peaceful.

However, if you are confused by its appearance, you will probably die without leaving any trace, right? !

Even though it had its eyes closed and seemed to be asleep, its monstrous, ugly lower body had countless tentacles wriggling and reaching out towards the larvae-like monsters around it.

Moreover, every time the tentacle reached in front of a larva-like monster, the larva-like monster would obediently open its mouth.

Then, the tentacle would drill directly into the mouth of the larva-like monster. After a nauseating stirring, the tentacle would take out a magic stone from the body of the larva-like monster!

Without a doubt, that is the magic stone of this larva-type monster!

After losing the magic stones that were equivalent to life and soul, the larvae-type monsters that had their magic stones taken away immediately turned into ashes and piled up on the ground.

The tentacles that had obtained the magic stones slowly retracted, and were finally stuffed into the front of the lower body that looked like petals.

"Gulu——!"

There, a huge mouth covered with mucus and fangs, like a carnivorous plant, slowly opened and continuously swallowed the magic stones that were stuffed into it.

This scene was beyond Asuna's imagination and she couldn't help but be stunned.

She never imagined that the reason why those larvae-type monsters ate the magic stones of other monsters was just to feed such a monster in the deep!

"I see... The reason why those larvae monsters plunder the magic stones of other monsters..."

"It's not because they are all enhanced species, but because there are other monsters controlling them."

"Since I can't move easily, I let these larvae monsters go to other floors to plunder magic stones, and then come back here to contribute the magic stones that have been swallowed and strengthened to me..."

This is why the larvae-type monsters would collectively plunder the magic stones of other monsters, and it is also why these larvae-type monster groups can collectively migrate to other floors!

Asuna breathed a sigh of relief as she watched the densely packed swarm of larvae monsters continuously contributing enhanced magic stones to the giant monster.

Fortunately, I arrived early. This monster seemed to have not reached its complete state yet. If it was allowed to devour all the magic stones and wake up completely, it would be a disaster for the adventurers in the dungeon!

Moreover, those from Loki's clan will be going on another expedition soon.

And the target is exactly the 59th level where he is!

If they were unlucky enough to run into this awakened monster, their fate would probably be no different from those adventurers from Zeus's clan, right? !

The monster in front of her had been devouring the enhanced magic stones at this efficiency. If she didn't fight with it, Asuna wouldn't know how much power it had accumulated now.

However, at least for now, it was unable to bring Asuna the trembling feeling of facing death. Its strength was probably only a few hundred million higher than those of the floor masters.

Chapter 35: Filthy Immortal Essence

After all, what this guy eats are those strengthened magic stones!

After so many years, even if it is a small monster, it will be fed into a big boss!

"If the 59th floor has a floor master, this would be it."

The cannon dragon on the 5th floor is at level .

As for the half-human monster that occupies the fifty-ninth floor and controls the larvae-type monsters to prey on other monsters, if calculated according to the floor master's method, the level of the monsters on this floor would be increased by two levels.

In other words, a half-human monster must be at least a level 7 floor master.

It may even be beyond that.

As Asuna's voice fell, an astonishing sense of oppression suddenly erupted from the half-human monster and descended upon this world. Crowdfunding group 456127940!

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The Corpse King Flower had bad luck. Not long ago, for some unknown reason, the larvae-type monsters that it had sent to the upper level returned here one after another.

Fortunately, the magic stones they provided for it had allowed it to reach the standard for promotion. After a short period of eating, it achieved its desired transformation and became a complete immortal clone.

Not long ago, the orb that Aisi and Lefiya obtained contained a fetus inside. It was actually an immortal spirit that came down from the divine realm thousands of years ago and went deep into the dungeon with the ancient heroes, but was unfortunately captured and corrupted by the dungeon, becoming the embryo of a clone produced by the immortal spirit who became the "filthy immortal spirit".