The short sword whistled through the air like an arrow, precisely striking a wyvern's neck as the rope swiftly coiled around it.
Eiji and Lefiya's descent came to an abrupt halt. The tremendous centrifugal force hurled them into the air, and as the wyvern choked, spitting froth, the two spun around and landed atop its back.
The rope sword vanished. A white blade plunged in, then emerged red, instantly decapitating the wyvern.
Eiji kicked off, leaping onto another wyvern and repeating the same lethal maneuver.
Meanwhile, Tiona, suspended midair, couldn't move freely. She could only wait passively as wyverns attacked, then cleave them down one by one with her indestructible greatsword.
But the wyverns were too numerous. They paid no heed to their fallen comrades, surging forward in waves—dozens upon dozens of them.
With her chant complete, a massive arrow of light erupted like cannonfire.
Through her desperate control, the beam of light curved midair, sweeping through the wyverns surrounding them and reducing them all to ashes!
"Lefiya, that was amazing!"
Unable to maneuver in the air, she had been under immense pressure, her green veil already frayed further. In contrast, Eiji swung back and forth effortlessly with his rope sword, his veil untouched.
Before the expedition, Eiji, with time to spare, had scoured Orario's weapon shops, collecting all manner of swords—even obscure ones—and replicated them. The rope sword was just one of them.
He had thought these replicas were mere novelties, never expecting they'd prove useful.
With the surrounding threats obliterated, the group plummeted deeper. The wyverns behind them crowded the vertical shaft, unable to catch up.
Soon, a crimson world came into view.
The bottom of the Dragon's Vase—the 58th floor of the Dungeon.
The furthest point reached by powerful familias like the Zeus Familia and the Loki Familia.
Unlike the floors above, there were no mazes or corridors here—just a vast wasteland of rock, devoid of trees or rivers.
The entire world was dyed in shades of red.
Monsters ran rampant here, turning it into a living hell!
Having traversed all the floors above, the trio now descended into this inferno, mere eighty meters from the ground.
Four artillery dragons circling directly below them raised their heads and unleashed deafening roars.
The sound, infused with draconic might, could shatter eardrums and churn the organs of even third-tier adventurers.
Crimson fireballs condensed in the dragons' mouths.
"Oh no, if we get hit at this distance—!"
Panic flashed in Lefiya's eyes.
At this distance, even if she were allowed to chant a spell, it would be far too late—let alone the fact that Arc Light Arrows would never be enough to kill these Valgang dragons, which were at least Level 5!
Tiona turned a puzzled gaze toward him.
Then, a large foot came flying straight at her face.
She instantly realized what was happening and kicked back in response.
Their feet collided, and a tremendous force surged from the opposite side, sending both of them tumbling in opposite directions—east and west.
Several fireballs whizzed past them in rapid succession.
Not far away, Eiji adjusted his posture mid-air and caught Lefiya in a princess carry. With a loud crash, the two of them slammed into the crimson-red rocks.
A thick cloud of dust rose, making Lefiya cough several times.
Once she regained her bearings, she quickly looked up at Eiji.
He pulled his feet out of the rock, where they had been embedded like nails, and shook them a few times. Aside from some numbness, he seemed almost unharmed.
At least he was okay.
Lefiya sighed in relief.
Falling from such a height would have been fatal even for a second-tier adventurer. Even first-tier adventurers like them, at Level 5, would have suffered severe injuries. Fortunately, they had used the wyverns as a buffer mid-fall, absorbing most of the impact.
The massive red Valgang dragon howled at the sky, furious that its prey had trespassed into its domain.
From the vertical shafts of the 56th and 57th floors above, swarms of wyverns could be seen descending, their wings flapping.
In the distance of this crimson hell, other monsters of various colors let out sharp, rough cries as they charged toward them, shaking the ground with their relentless approach.
Tiona ran over from afar, her face filled with urgency and tension.
Even with her not-so-bright mind, she knew the three of them were now in an extremely perilous situation.
"This floor is several times larger than Orario, and there are probably thousands of monsters here. We're in big trouble!"
Hearing this, Eiji couldn't help but click his tongue inwardly.
Damn, thousands of monsters!
A Level 5's stamina was formidable, but it wasn't infinite. Fighting against thousands of monsters would quickly drain their energy, and they might not last until the end.
Not to mention, as old monsters died, the dungeon would keep spawning new ones—it was an endless cycle!
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And now, guided by the Valgang dragons, those thousands of monsters had sensed the adventurers' intrusion and were closing in from all directions. If they didn't come up with a plan soon, they'd be cornered for sure!
"Lefiya, why are you still in Eiji's arms?!"
Tiona glared at the golden-haired elf nestled in Eiji's embrace.
Lefiya snapped out of it and hurriedly scrambled out of Eiji's arms.
"Could you read the room?"
Eiji gave Tiona a deadpan look.
"That's not what I meant!"
Tiona pouted, looking aggrieved.
"What I meant was, this is the perfect time for Lefiya to use a super-large-scale spell and wipe out all the monsters in one go!"
Eiji recalled the skirmish they had encountered back in Rivira on the 18th floor.
At that time, Lefiya had used a large-scale magic spell that burned down the entire town. Although it was originally meant to kill the man-eating flower monsters, it demonstrated just how powerful her magic was.
Lefiya took a deep breath.
This place was extremely dangerous. Even Eiji and Tiona might not be able to protect themselves, let alone her. The pressure must be immense.
She absolutely couldn't afford to hold them back at this critical moment!