When Allen's magic was activated to its maximum power, even [Brave] Ottar needed to go all out to resist it.
However, if Ein were to die, it would inevitably delay a lot of time, and all previous efforts might be in vain.
The masked Ein saw Philvis's anxiety, but she remained unmoved, her voice still indifferent.
"Moreover, given the attitude of the Freya Familia and the personality of [Goddess's Chariot] Allen, they most likely won't share relevant information with anyone."
She looked at Philvis, a dangerous light flashing in her eyes: "As for those magic stones, we can hunt as many as we want from the dungeon. Doing some tests on that useless cat person hasn't been without its rewards for us either."
In previous experiments, whether it was animals, insects, birds, or even dragons, none had achieved the desired effect.
"And what are you doing?"
Ein's voice was full of mockery: "Didn't Lord Dionysus give you a mission? To seduce that [Sword Devil], make him fall in love with you, but where is your progress?"
Ein's lips curled into a sinister and cruel smile: "If you can't do it, then let Aura go. That little girl is younger, prettier, and of a more noble bloodline."
"Anyway, as long as she's given a cup of divine wine, she will willingly strip naked and obediently climb into a man's bed."
Philvis's gaze suddenly sharpened, her deep red pupils seeming to burn with karmic fire.
"I really want to kill you."
Philvis stared intently at Ein, gritting her teeth and speaking in a low voice, filled with anger and disgust.
"Come on."
"Ahhhhh! ! !"
Philvis suddenly burst out with a scream full of pain and anger, all the pent-up emotions completely erupting at this moment.
The slender fingers of the elven girl dug deeply into Ein's fair neck, Philvis using all her strength to kill the person she hated so much.
Time froze at this moment, Philvis's hand tightening more and more, the anger and resentment in her heart growing even more intense.
Her fingers were trembling, and although her heart was filled with murderous intent, she ultimately couldn't go any further.
"Useless, ugly trash."
Ein's voice was low and mocking.
"Phil, Philvis...?"
Aura looked at the scene before her, her voice trembling with fear.
She had originally come to Philvis's room out of curiosity, wanting to confirm whether Philvis had truly fallen in love with the [Holy Sword User] Shirou Emiya and would no longer compete with her for Lord Dionysus's attention.
Her hands were tightly clutching her own neck, the fair and slender neck covered with dark cyan fingerprints, obviously marks left after being tightly squeezed, appearing incomparably sinister and terrifying.
Her mouth was slightly open, and the saliva uncontrollably dripped from the corner of her mouth, slowly sliding down her chin, and beneath her, a patch of transparent liquid was slowly spreading across the floor.
Just then, Philvis suddenly turned her head, her empty, dilated pupils staring straight at her.
The madness and despair revealed in that smile filled Aura with endless fear.
"Thump—"
Aura's legs suddenly went weak, unable to withstand the pressure, and she fell directly to the ground.
She retreated backward almost desperately, scrambling frantically towards the outside of the room.
At this moment, the girl subconsciously called out the name that was the only one that could give her comfort—the god she had always admired and looked up to.
The handsome god stood at the door, looking at everything with indifferent eyes, the corners of his lips slightly raised, but there was not a trace of warmth in his eyes.
Dionysus chuckled lightly, looking down at Aura condescendingly, as if savoring some supreme pleasure.
The god's voice was gentle and calm, as if coaxing a child to sleep, without a trace of emotion in his tone.
"Thump, thump—"
Philvis's footsteps came from behind, gradually approaching.
Kroey asked curiously.
The location they were currently in was the twenty-fourth floor, the last area of the Great Tree Labyrinth, and also the last floor of the middle levels.
Seven days had passed since the last adventure, and there had been no more sightings of Strengthened Species. Emiya and the others had once again entered the dungeon.
"Actually, with our combat power, it's not impossible to defeat a Double-Headed Dragon."
It was a bit embarrassing to say, but this team of theirs, counting Emiya's extraordinary combat power and Haruhime's [Uchide no Kozuchi], their overall strength could even rival a Level 6 monster.
For them, ensuring the safety of each member was the most important thing, and steady progress was wiser than reckless advancement.
"Don't rush, the main goal this time is to complete the exploration mission of the twenty-fourth floor."
The reason was very simple—this area was too large. The area of the dungeon gradually increased as they went deeper, and the area of the twenty-fourth floor was already close to half the size of the entire Labyrinth City.
To this day, there were still many unexplored areas in the Great Tree Labyrinth.
"Besides exploring the floor, what kind of requests did we accept?"
Anya asked curiously.
Lunoa answered while sorting out her backpack: "Collecting the honey of the 'Deadly Hornets' in the Great Tree Labyrinth, and the branches of the Starlight Birch Tree."
The income of adventurers in the dungeon not only came from magic stones and dropped items, but also from accepting various "requests."
These requests were usually issued by different familias or organizations, the most common being the collection of specific materials from the dungeon.
However, Kroey was somewhat dissatisfied with this: "The price given by the Miach Familia is too low, less than seventy percent of the Dian Cecht Familia."
The quality of the Dian Cecht Familia's medicines was indeed impeccable, but the price of such top-tier medicines was also very expensive. Whether it was worth paying a high price for a slight increase in medicinal power was a matter of opinion.
Therefore, the smaller Miach Familia became a better choice.
Although the medicines of the Miach Familia were cheaper, their quality was also in the top tier, second only to the Dian Cecht Familia.
"We were very lucky to find the Starlight Birch Tree, and the location has been recorded."
She scratched her ear: "However, we still haven't seen a shadow of the Deadly Hornets."
Haruhime said softly, "The probability of finding the Deadly Hornets will be higher if we go there… it shouldn't be far from here."
"In that case, let's take a break for now."
They found a tree hole, and Emiya projected [Alia's Sword], lightly charring the surrounding bark to prevent new monsters from spawning here.
He took out the pre-prepared bread from his backpack, and also took out orange-yellow fruits.
The Guild's encyclopedia recorded many edible and safe species, some of which not only could fill the stomach, but also had the effect of restoring mental strength.
There were also some that tasted excellent, but were not easy to carry, and were very expensive on the surface.
If he had really hit her then, even if Aine hadn't died on the spot, she would have been seriously injured.
Due to the unexpected underground city riot, Philvis and the others collected a large number of magic stones from deep-level monsters and captured various monsters, which greatly advanced the progress of the plan.
“No one could have predicted that the [Goddess's Chariot] would be there. Moreover, after discovering his trail, I retreated immediately and he didn't notice anything unusual.”
Aine said coldly: “And if he really chooses to investigate or hunt down alone, then we can take the opportunity to kill him and weaken the power of the city.”
“At least, we have seen the strength of the [Demon King of the Sword] and found the most suitable 'carrier'.”
“That tree dragon has already proven that the performance of plants is the best.”
Aine said.
Then, she suddenly moved forward, her deep red eyes beneath the mask staring directly at Philvis, the distance between the two suddenly shortening, their breaths almost intertwined.
Aine's tone became sharper, with a hint of ruthless contempt in her voice: “Is it that difficult? What are you pretending to be noble for? What you should be doing is finding him, twisting your waist, wagging your tail and begging for mercy, competing for favor with the women around him, female competition, fawning on him in the most obscene and despicable way—that's what you should be doing, not pointing fingers at me here!”
“Seeing a noble elf inheriting royal blood, shaking her ass like a lowly Amazon prostitute, even that man would be tempted, right?”
Aine's reaction was just a contemptuous smile, seemingly not caring about Philvis's threat at all: “Heh heh.”
She raised her head, revealing her fair, slender neck, her deep red eyes looking at Philvis provocatively.
She rushed forward like a madwoman, her hands unhesitatingly grabbing Aine's neck.
However, Aine still just sneered, without any struggle, seemingly not caring about the danger in front of her. Her eyes were cold, with a terrifying indifference.
However, just when she thought she could completely erase Aine's life from this world, her hand stopped and could no longer exert any more force.
That familiar sneer appeared on Aine's face, the contempt in her eyes even more intense.
She spat a mouthful of saliva directly on Philvis's face, the blood-streaked saliva sliding down Philvis's cheek, the humiliating act causing the elven girl to tremble as if pricked by needles.
However, when Aura opened the door, the scene before her almost took her breath away.
Philvis sat in the corner like a broken doll, lost and dejected.
The elven girl had delicate features, but at this moment she had lost her former radiance, her eyes were empty and lifeless, her pupils dilated due to lack of oxygen, appearing unfocused, her whole person as if she had lost her soul, just sitting there blankly.
“Phil… Vis?”
Aura's voice was almost inaudible due to shock and fear, her body frozen as if by ice, unable to move.
“Ah, you saw it~”
The corners of Philvis's mouth split open, revealing a hideous smile.
Philvis's pupils began to refocus, the blue finger marks on her neck quickly disappeared, and Philvis slowly stood up, walking towards Aura step by step.
“Help, save me! Lord Dionysus, save me—”
Aura cried out, her voice full of despair and fear.
Tears blurred her vision, and Aura had almost given up hope. However, at this moment, her gaze suddenly caught a familiar figure.
That twisted and playful gaze gradually shattered Aura's last hope.
“Aura, go to sleep, when you wake up, you won't remember anything.”
Saying that, he closed the door, his movements unhurried.
“Dionysus… Lord?”
Aura looked at all this in despair.
210
Chapter 210: Adventure and Request.
“Shirou, are we not going any further next?”
Beyond this lies the twenty-fifth floor, the lower area of the dungeon, and the domain of the Twin-Headed Dragon Amphibian.
Like the last expedition, they spent a day reaching the eighteenth floor, and then continued towards the twenty-fourth floor, completing the interrupted exploration.
Lunoa interjected: “But there's no need to take this risk.”
But until today, the deepest floor they had reached was only the nineteenth floor.
However, neither Shirou nor Lunoa cared about the vanity of "reaching a certain floor".
Now, Lunoa has vaguely become the vice-captain of the team. Perhaps influenced by the lively cat-girl, she has become more stable in her adventures.
Shirou said to the team members.
Unlike the area before the twelfth floor, the Great Tree Labyrinth area has not actually been fully explored. Although there is some clear information, most of it is limited to the main roads leading to the lower floors and some areas nearby.
The reason why the Great Tree Labyrinth is difficult to fully explore is also due to an important reason—the labyrinth is composed of huge and ancient trees that are constantly growing and dying, causing the terrain of the labyrinth to change constantly over time.
The former is a request from the Miach Familia. That honey is an important material for making stamina recovery medicine, and of course, it is also a very high-end ingredient. And the branches of the Starlight Birch tree are a very high-quality intermediate spellcasting material.
The revenue from accepting requests to collect materials is usually 50% higher than selling directly, so many adventurers are happy to take on these tasks.
Lunoa: “The Dian Cecht Familia doesn't have any mid-level material collection tasks recently, and the Miach Familia's tasks, in addition to direct rewards, also have discount cards for purchasing medicines. Although the rewards are not high, with the discount cards, we actually won't lose out.”
Shirou didn't care, he always used the best medicine, but Lunoa and the others were different—it would be too extravagant and uneconomical to use the Dian Cecht Familia's medicine in the middle levels.
Anya waved her spear, killing a bear-shaped monster. She gently flicked the spear blade, collected the dropped magic stone, and casually tossed it to the supporter, Yamato Mikoto.
“Near the Wilderness Bear Monster…”
Mikoto closed her eyes, concentrated, activated her skill, and carefully explored, then shook her head: “There are no monster auras nearby.”
Shirou said.
Anya looked at Shirou excitedly, her eyes sparkling, and said: “Shirou, I want to eat that! That fruit meow!”
Shirou smiled and nodded in agreement: “No problem.”
This is also a special feature of adventuring in the Great Tree Labyrinth area—you can directly find food supplies in the dungeon. In this vast labyrinth, various fruits and mushrooms can be used as supplies.
