"Truly spectacular."
Lynn let out a sigh of admiration.
In his field of vision, a massive waterfall over four hundred meters wide cascaded down from above.
The spray churned, appearing azure under the light, echoing the surrounding blue crystals like a dream from a fairy tale.
However, just then, some half-human, half-bird monsters appeared in sight, ruining the beautiful atmosphere.
"Those are Harpies and Gargoyle Birds."
Tione walked over and gave a brief introduction.
Harpies and Gargoyle Birds are new types of monsters that begin to appear from the twenty-fifth floor.
The former has rouge-colored feathers, while the latter has yellow feathers and an ugly face full of wrinkles and furrows, looking quite terrifying.
Perhaps noticing Lynn and the others, these monsters, originally flying in mid-air, let out a scream and charged toward them in a group.
"Lefiya."
Tione called out.
"Leave it to me."
The Elf Maiden stepped forward, holding her staff.
Compared to other floors, the structure of the City of Water Maze was even more peculiar.
Centering on the Great Blue Waterfall, a large hole was opened in the area between the twenty-fifth and twenty-seventh floors, and the waterfall flowed down through the gap.
Though it looked spectacular, for adventurers exploring the Dungeon, the terrain here was very unfriendly.
If one slipped and fell from the hollow area, they would hit the waterfall pool hundreds of meters below.
Even if their physical constitution was high enough to withstand the impact, they would be swept away by the waterfall's current toward the Lower Floors and finished off.
In such troublesome terrain, when attacked by aerial units like Harpies and Gargoyle Birds, the strength of melee adventurers would be restricted.
Correspondingly, archers and Magic users who can fight from a distance become particularly important at this time, launching attacks a step ahead.
"O proud warriors, archers of the forest. The encroaching marauders are before us, take up your bows..."
As the chant rang out, a surging Magic power emerged from Lefiya.
Perhaps because she hadn't had many chances to act along the way, her chanting speed was thirty percent faster than usual, and she was full of drive.
However, just then, she suddenly noticed Lynn, standing beside her, raising his hand and placing his right hand on the hilt of the tachi, Raikiri.
Just as she was wondering what he was going to do, she saw Lynn's other free hand holding a dozen metal marbles, tossing them into the air.
"Current Propulsion."
Golden lightning rose in an instant.
In a flash, a cold light streaked through the air, followed by a series of whooshing sounds of breaking air.
When Lefiya reacted, she saw the dozen marbles Lynn had just tossed into the air flying out in arcs, ejecting from different angles.
Bang—! Bang—! Bang—!
The Harpies and Gargoyle Birds flying toward Lynn and the others exploded into clouds of blood one after another, falling into the waterfall pool below amidst screams.
Click—!
Lynn returned Raikiri to its sheath, and the lightning wrapped around his arm dissipated.
"How was it? This move is cool, right?"
Looking at Lefiya, who was still dazed beside him, a hint of pride appeared on Lynn's face.
"This is the Marble Sword Technique I developed based on the Snake Ball principle. Even if the enemy is hiding behind small cover, I can still hit them."
Lefiya: "..."
What on earth is a Snake Ball?
I don't understand! I don't understand at all!
Lefiya's expression was subtle as the Magic power floating on her skin slowly dissipated.
For some reason, she suddenly felt like she shouldn't be standing here.
Aiz drew the rapier from her waist and stared at it for two seconds: "Lynn..."
"Not teaching it, don't ask."
Lynn raised his hand to interrupt, "This is my secret ultimate move; it's not for outsiders."
Aiz put away her weapon.
Tiona blinked, "I actually really want to learn that move of yours; it looks so cool."
Tione also nodded, "It's my first time seeing someone use a sword like that. Your Marble Sword technique seems quite powerful."
"Of course, it's powerful!"
Lynn let out a light chuckle.
His inspiration came from Demon Slayer Lynn.
After seeing the other use a tennis racket to kill demons from a distance, he had a sudden flash of inspiration.
Who says a tennis racket must look like a normal tennis racket?
As long as it can hit the marbles out, a tachi can also be used as a tennis racket!
...
After admiring the scenery of the City of Water Maze, Lynn and the others set off again.
After reaching the twenty-fifth floor through the passage, Lynn and the others were at the center of the floor.
To go to deeper floors, they had to walk west along the edge of the Great Hollow and find the caves to enter the labyrinth inside the cliff.
The cliff path wasn't considered wide; most areas were three meters wide, with very small sections being two meters wide, so it wasn't considered narrow.
Under normal circumstances, even an ordinary person could finish this path.
But that was assuming they wouldn't be harassed by monsters and didn't look at the cliff on the right side which had no railings.
Looking at the girl walking beside him on stilts, brushing against the edge of the cliff, Lynn showed a look of confusion.
"Are you trying to increase the difficulty for yourself?"
"Yes."
Aiz nodded slightly.
Lynn had said before that only by maintaining one's breathing rhythm between life and death could one be considered to have graduated.
Walking on the edge of a cliff in stilt shoes was also a dangerous thing for her.
Affected by this, the sense of pressure in Aiz's heart increased greatly, and her breathing rhythm fluctuated repeatedly.
"Miss Aiz, why don't you walk further inside? This is a bit too dangerous."
Lefiya's voice came from behind.
There's a kind of panic called being panicked by watching.
Watching Aiz's body suspended, walking shakily on the edge of the cliff.
As the person following behind, her hands were sweating and her legs were trembling; she was incredibly nervous.
"Don't worry, Lefiya."
Beside Lefiya, Tiona, who was also walking side-by-side, appeared very calm: "If Aiz falls, I'll grab her immediately."
"Uh, alright then."
Lefiya's hands were still sweating.
It wasn't until everyone reached the end of the cliff path that Lefiya finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Entering the cave, what met their eyes were several different passages, looking very similar to the Cavern Labyrinth, except the rock floor had been replaced by azure crystals.
Standing in the open space before the cave, Lefiya wiped her hands on her clothes, and after wiping away the sweat, she looked at Lynn ahead.
"By the way, which floor is our destination exactly?"
"To have a training effect on Miss Aiz in battle, we should at least go to the Deep Floors, right?"
Lynn nodded: "The final destination is the 37th Floor, but before that, we will stay on the 27th Floor for one or two days."
Lefiya was stunned for a moment: "Why? Is there something you want to collect?"
Because of the previous experience on the 18th Floor, Lefiya subconsciously assumed that Lynn also had ingredients he wanted to collect on the 27th Floor.
But this time, Lynn shook his head.
"The ingredients that need to be collected in the City of Water Maze have already been entrusted to Ottar. The reason I want to stay on the 27th Floor is because the time is almost up."
"Time?"
Lefiya frowned.
Normally, mentioning time in the Dungeon refers to survival time.
But clearly, what Lynn was talking about now was not that, but something else.
27th Floor... time...
Subconsciously, a startling guess rose in Lefiya's mind.
And at the same time, Lynn's voice came from ahead, confirming her guess.
"I asked the Guild about it before."
"The respawn time for the Labyrinth King of the 27th Floor is roughly within these two days."
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