"What are you talking about? Why are you hiding it from me!" Daisy noticed something was wrong and asked, pouting.
“We plan to go straight to the fifth floor and see what’s going on; this floor isn’t challenging,” Ellie explained to her best friend.
"Yeah, that's what I was thinking too, let's go!"
"Ellie, are we really going to the fifth floor?" Cecilia hesitated, the past experiences still felt fresh.
The Duchess had specifically instructed that the young lady be kept in eye on.
"Hmm, the fourth floor is still too easy for us. Let's go down and take a look. We'll be careful."
"Alright, I'll lead the way this time!" Finding that she couldn't persuade her, Cecilia had no choice but to change her approach.
“It’s okay, Luo Fan will scout ahead. We’ll all listen to him this time,” Ellie said, pointing to her pet.
"Fine!" Cecilia drew her weapon, clearly showing her distrust. After all, so many times, the trouble she caused had always involved him, which only made her more uneasy.
Luo Fan also noticed her actions, and what's even more infuriating is that she also warned the other two to be on their guard.
"Little brat, let me show you how your Uncle Luo performs. But Liz is here this time, so there shouldn't be any bigger surprises, right?" Luo Fan suddenly felt a little uneasy.
I usually go out alone, but this time I brought them along, and I felt a little uneasy.
"Brother Fan, don't worry, I'll be very obedient," Liz said quickly, as she could feel Luo Fan's attention on her.
“I know, let’s take it one step at a time. Remember, you all have to follow my instructions, and Ellie, please remind the others.”
"Okay!" This time, Daisy didn't notice their interaction.
The map of the fifth level of the Wind Shadow Underground has many warning signs indicating dangerous areas, alerting adventurers who come here.
Red areas indicate considerable danger, while purple areas indicate road problems. If both colors intersect, the problem is serious.
And these overlapping areas occupy most of the space.
"I think this kind of map is just for scaring people!" Luo Fan glanced at it, but still kept it in mind.
"Stubborn to the end!" Ellie complained, leading everyone into the fifth floor.
"What a strong wind!" As soon as you step in, a gust of wind sweeps across, and nearby is a bottomless pit.
Before long, a monster attacked. A level 35 Wind-Riding Sparrow flew over with the wind at an extremely fast speed.
Xiaoxue launched several ice spikes directly at the bird, but the bird immediately changed direction, dodging the ice spikes and adding several wind blades.
An ice wall instantly formed, with several gaps cut into it by the wind blades. But Ellie's Shadow Cone was also ready, flying out close to the wall.
Daisy also unleashed ice spikes, coordinating with Xiaoxue's concentrated attacks.
As a result, the little bird flapped its wings and dodged the attack. At the same time, it summoned a hurricane and kept making noise.
"Take it down quickly, it's gathering its companions!" Cecilia warned, as she knew the characteristics of the monsters in the dungeons of Sacred Heart City very well.
With a whoosh, an arrow struck its throat directly, and the accumulated wind instantly stopped.
"Liz, that's great!" Luo Fan praised, while simultaneously sending out his clone.
The little girl nodded with a giggle and continued to observe her surroundings. She was so happy to have finally killed the monster and helped so much.
Without pausing, the group continued forward under Luo Fan's guidance. As for the Wind-Swallow's magic core and corpse, they were taken by Ai Li.
"The rocks ahead are very thin, be careful and walk close to the edge!" Ellie reminded everyone from time to time.
After walking for quite a while, Luo Fan found that the road was becoming increasingly difficult to travel. Some sections of the road had collapsed, and others showed similar signs of collapse.
If you continue moving in the direction of the strongest wind, you will fall directly into the pit.
As for how deep the pit was, Luo Fan probed it and estimated it to be about seventy or eighty meters. Many magical beasts also inhabited the pit; if someone fell in, escaping would be very difficult.
Even if Ellie and his Shadow Leap could not cross such a great distance.
Just then, their bodies suddenly felt heavy, and a large section of the stone slab beneath their feet collapsed. Fortunately, they managed to hold onto the stone wall, and the slab only sank without breaking.
They continued circling around, and the commotion attracted a number of wind sparrows. A series of wind blades came down, breaking through the wall they were holding onto, and the group fell into a nearby cave.
Fortunately, the cave was only a few meters deep, and no one was seriously injured.
"It's safe here, let's counterattack!" Luo Fan reminded him, and at the same time took out a crossbow and fired directly.
Reminded by Ellie, the others also reacted, resisting the attacks of the Perching Wind Sparrows. After shooting down several, the rest simply fled.
"Go this way, it's safe here, there shouldn't be any problems." Luo Fan reminded him after sensing the downward path.
Under Ellie's guidance, the group followed step by step, slowly moving forward along the cave, having completely deviated from the map drawn by the guild.
As they continued downwards, they killed several hiding shadow lizards without encountering any major dangers.
"Should we continue exploring?" Alice asked, noticing the surroundings were getting darker. Liz had already cast a light spell, making the area quite bright.
"Wait a moment, I'll go down and scout it out, I'll be right back!" With that, Luo Fan's several clones disappeared into the shadows.
The caves are interconnected, extending everywhere like roots, making it impossible to find the so-called sixth level.
Perhaps this is the sixth floor, only it's three-dimensional.
As Luo Fan thought this, he discovered that there were indeed many magical beasts hiding in the shadows, all around level 40.
When they explored the lowest area, they didn't find any treasures, but they did find some human skeletons.
After a quick search, I found a spatial ring containing quite a few wind and dark magic cores, all at the low-level, but with significant magic loss. The other materials were basically useless.
It seems that even if it is kept inside a ring, it cannot withstand the ravages of time.
There's also a book on wind-based martial arts techniques, called "Whirlwind Slash," which sounds incredibly powerful just from the name.
Suddenly, Luo Fan felt as if he was being targeted by some magical beast. He tried to sense its location but found nothing.
Quickly minimize your presence and use the darkness to jump away; the feeling of being watched will then disappear.
"Could it be a magical beast that excels at concealment?" Luo Fan had seen similar magical beasts in books, which could evade divine sense.
After throwing away all the trash, Luo Fan also discovered a dark-type martial arts technique called Phantom Strike, which looked better than the skill provided by the Duke.
Back where Ellie was, Lovan told her about the discovery below.
"Then let's retreat!" Ellie sighed and announced the return.
Liz, however, mentally reminded Luo Fan of her discovery: there was a crack nearby from which a peculiar wind element was flowing. As for what exactly it was, she herself wasn't sure.
"Then I'll go check it out. You guys wait for me a bit."
Before Ellie could answer, the sound of falling rocks came from above.
In their haste to dodge, a large rock blocked their retreat, and even the spot where they were standing became unstable.
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