Tap—Tap—
After quickly passing through the Great Tree Labyrinth, the group once again arrived at the Water Capital Labyrinth.
The moment they stepped in, it felt like entering an underground river.
Everything around them was damp and slick.
For Cao Ye, this was only his second time here.
But for Ais, who was a genuine Level 5 adventurer, she had already visited this place countless times.
Clack—Clack—
From the shallow water, several Metal Blue Crabs crawled out.
Pairs of crimson eyes locked onto Cao Ye and Ais.
Between monsters and humans, encounters usually ended in life-or-death battles.
Slash!
Whoosh!
Almost instantly, both Cao Ye and Ais moved at the same time.
One went left, the other right.
They began rapidly clearing the crabs.
Ais moved like a graceful butterfly.
With every elegant swing of her sword, another crab was instantly killed.
Meanwhile—
Cao Ye was equally brutal.
One crab after another fell under his attacks.
"Ten-Line Spell Technique!"
BANG!
Every strike landed perfectly on the monster's weak point, dealing devastating critical damage.
The overwhelming force shattered the Metal Blue Crabs completely.
Suddenly—
BOOM!
A black flash flickered across Cao Ye's blade.
A terrifying burst of power erupted.
Every crab in front of him was instantly crushed.
Even the magic stones inside their bodies were destroyed.
Both Cao Ye and Ais froze.
That attack had been unbelievably destructive.
"Black lightning…?"
"Black Flash?"
Cao Ye stared at his right hand in confusion.
Had he really triggered Black Flash just now?
Black Flash was a technique from Jujutsu Kaisen.
It occurred when a physical strike and cursed energy impact landed within 0.000001 seconds of each other.
This caused spatial distortion, amplifying the attack power to 2.5 times its normal strength.
And once someone experienced Black Flash, their connection with cursed energy would reach an entirely new level.
It was impossible to intentionally trigger.
Even skilled sorcerers couldn't do it on command.
Now Cao Ye's cursed energy had fused with his magic power.
And his magic reserves were enormous.
He had never expected that his hybrid energy could still trigger Black Flash.
But clearly—
It worked.
An unexpected but welcome surprise.
"What was that just now?"
Ais walked over.
Her eyes were full of curiosity.
She practically had "I want to know!" written on her face.
"That was Black Flash."
"A special ability of mine."
"It activates very rarely, but when it does, the destructive power becomes extremely high."
"Black Flash…"
Ais repeated the name softly.
She felt genuinely envious.
Ais herself had skills and magic too.
But aside from her wind magic, most of her strength came from her own swordsmanship and physical ability.
She did have one explosive skill—
But it had severe side effects.
Loki had forbidden her from using it recklessly.
Meanwhile Cao Ye seemed to possess countless abilities.
Strange skills.
Unique magic.
New techniques appearing one after another.
You never knew what he would use next.
Such talent made Ais truly jealous.
If she had abilities like that…
Would she become even stronger?
"Wow! So many drops!"
"We're rich!"
Paimon's excited voice suddenly rang out.
She was already flying around collecting the drops.
In her eyes, these were tiny piles of money.
All of them could be exchanged for delicious food later.
Naturally, none of them could be left behind.
After collecting the final magic stone near the water, Paimon stretched lazily.
The harvest today had been excellent.
"Huh?"
Suddenly—
A stream of bubbles rose from the water.
Curious, Paimon leaned closer to look.
After all, she still had the curiosity of a child.
BOOM!
A creature burst out of the water.
It was a Water Horse Beast.
Its body was ice-blue, with a deep blue mane.
The moment it appeared, its eyes locked onto Paimon.
"HELP, TRAVELER!!!"
Paimon screamed.
She had zero combat ability.
She was purely a support unit.
She immediately turned and flew desperately toward Cao Ye.
The Water Horse Beast charged after her.
"Traveler!"
Paimon crashed into Cao Ye's arms, trembling.
Behind her, the monster rushed forward.
Although Water Horse Beasts were relatively good-looking among Dungeon monsters—
They were still monsters.
And worse—
It had frightened his emergency food mascot.
"Ten-Line Spell Technique!"
BOOM!
Cao Ye swung his sword.
Striking the monster's weak point instantly.
The Water Horse Beast was killed in one blow.
"Stupid horse!"
"How dare you scare me!"
"How dare you attack me!"
"Die, you idiot!"
Paimon immediately began furiously hitting the corpse.
Of course, the damage was basically zero.
"This is a Water Horse Beast from the 27th floor."
"Why is it here?"
Cao Ye frowned.
This monster shouldn't exist on this floor.
"It probably swam up through the Great Azure Waterfall."
Ais explained.
In terms of Dungeon experience, she was clearly the senior.
The Great Azure Waterfall was a natural wonder of the Dungeon.
It connected several floors of the Water Capital Labyrinth.
Monsters from lower floors could climb upward through it.
And upper-floor monsters could fall downward.
Very… convenient.
ROOOOOAR—
Once again, the massive waterfall appeared before them.
The thunderous sound of rushing water filled the cavern.
Following the spiral staircases along the sides of the waterfall, Cao Ye and Ais carefully descended.
Everything here was wet and slippery.
Because of the constant moisture, moss covered the walls and ground.
If someone slipped here—
They might plunge all the way down.
And besides the fall itself…
There were plenty of other dangers around the waterfall capable of killing adventurers instantly.
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