Chapter 215: The Enhancement Brought by [Pressure of the Moon Goddess]!
"Gale, you destroyed everything I had back then. Five years later, I've returned. This time, I'll destroy everything you have all over again."
"Jura!"
"Angry? Hahaha! It's useless. Today, you and everyone else here will die. After that, I'll go to Orario and destroy everything you treasure."
"I'll kill you!"
Under Jura's provocation, Ryuu naturally could no longer remain calm. Rage completely took over her mind.
Instinctively, she wanted to rush forward and tear the bastard apart.
Smack!
"Calm down."
However, before the furious Ryuu could move, Ethan grabbed her shoulder.
For a moment, Ryuu actually could not break free, leaving her in disbelief.
"Jura, was it?"
"Hah? You bastard. You've ruined my plans several times already, and I haven't even settled the score with you yet."
"If I'm not mistaken, you deliberately spread the rumors about Evilus, didn't you?"
"Oh? There's actually a smart one here."
Jura looked at Ethan in surprise.
Indeed, everything had been designed by him.
He knew how deeply Ryuu hated both him and Evilus. Even after disappearing for years, as long as news of Evilus surfaced, she would definitely appear.
Back then, he had truly almost died at Ryuu's hands.
He wanted revenge.
He wanted payback.
So he designed everything, spreading rumors about Evilus and leaving certain "traces" on the 27th floor.
And today, he had finally waited long enough for Ryuu to arrive.
What he wanted was simple.
He would make the nightmare from five years ago descend upon her once again and completely destroy her.
At the same time, he could obtain a powerful pet, greatly increasing his own strength.
"Jura, this time I won't let you escape. I'll kill you completely."
Although Ethan had stopped her, the killing intent and fury in Ryuu's eyes had not diminished at all.
"Ryuu Lion, did you really think I'd scheme against you without making any preparations?"
Crack!
Jura's whip snapped through the air with a sonic boom.
The next second, the ground began shaking violently.
With a thunderous crash, the surrounding rock walls shattered, and an enormous body fell from above.
Ethan and Ryuu quickly moved away.
The huge creature slammed into the ground, making the entire cavern tremble. Bors and his men immediately fell into chaos.
"Roar!"
Once the dust settled, everyone finally saw the monster clearly.
It possessed an enormous mouth that seemed capable of swallowing everything, no arms or legs, and a long writhing body.
Where its face should have been were three pairs of glowing eyes—a gigantic serpent monster with compound eyes.
"That's a Lambton! A monster that only appears in the Dungeon's deep floors!"
Its enormous body belonged to the super-large category and could rival even a floor boss.
The giant serpentine monster stood nearly five meters tall, while its total length easily exceeded ten meters.
"Hey, hey, why is a monster like that here? Brother, can you handle it?"
Bors was starting to panic.
He was only Lv.3. Earlier, he had dared to hunt [Gale] because they had numbers on their side.
But against a monster this terrifying, he had absolutely no chance of winning.
"It's just a little snake."
Ethan did not care in the slightest.
Indeed, this giant serpent was strong.
But that was only by the standards of ordinary adventurers.
Ethan was anything but ordinary.
He was someone with cheats. Common sense could not be used to measure him.
"A little snake? Swallow him!"
Hearing Ethan's words, a cold light flashed through Jura's eyes.
He cracked his whip and directly ordered the monster to attack Ethan.
"Watch out!"
Ryuu instinctively tried to pull Ethan away.
If that giant serpent actually bit him, it would be no joke.
In all of Orario, most adventurers were essentially high-attack, low-defense fighters. Even high-level adventurers could still be injured relatively easily.
"Heh."
Watching the giant serpent charge toward him, Ethan smiled slightly.
Bang!
Under everyone's worried gaze, something happened that nearly made their jaws hit the floor.
Such an enormous serpent was caught by Ethan with one hand.
Then, with a casual backhanded motion, he hurled it away.
For an instant, the entire cavern fell silent.
Ethan possessed such terrifying strength that he could send a powerful deep-floor monster flying with one hand.
Was this guy even human?
Ryuu, standing closest to Ethan, stared at his arm.
Although it was not excessively bulky, the sharply defined muscles showed that Ethan was no fragile adventurer.
He was a powerful warrior.
Crack.
"It's been a long time since I properly stretched my muscles."
As he spoke, Ethan walked forward while rolling his neck and wrists.
The sharp cracking sounds sent chills down everyone's spines.
[Personal Skill: Pressure of the Moon Goddess]
Because of this Personal Skill, Ethan's physical abilities had now reached a truly frightening level.
Even many floor bosses in the Dungeon might no longer possess a physique as powerful as his.
After all, the original owner of this Personal Skill was one of the seven Grand Servants who stood at the summit of all Heroic Spirits in Fate.
Grand Archer, Super Orion.
A genuine monster.
Because of that, after obtaining this Personal Skill, Ethan's physical abilities had continued increasing every single day.
Ethan did not know when that growth would finally stop.
But at his current level, saying he could fight a floor boss barehanded was no longer a joke.
"Y-You…"
Jura stared at Ethan and nervously backed away several steps.
The pressure Ethan gave off was simply too overwhelming.
"Kill him!"
Boom!
The giant serpent that had been thrown away had already recovered and once again launched itself toward Ethan.
Giant Serpent Monster: Lambton.
It was a rare species found in the deep floors.
Its head narrowed toward the front, while its enormous jaws could open wide enough to swallow even a large monster such as an Orc in one bite.
Nine holes lined both sides of its mouth, unusual organs not found on other monsters.
Most conspicuous of all was the artificial collar fitted beneath its head.
It looked almost like a mark identifying it as a tamer's pet, with a crimson gemstone glowing upon it.
That was probably what controlled the creature.
Slash!
A cold flash swept through the cavern.
The next moment, the serpent's body, more than ten meters long, was split apart from the head downward by a single slash.
The massive snake had been cleanly bisected lengthwise.
Even its bones and flesh could be clearly seen within the two halves, creating an extraordinarily gruesome sight.
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