Back on the fiftieth floor during the break, Shirou had repaired some of the adventurers' worn equipment.
"The main challenge on the fifty-ninth floor is the extreme environment.
However, the monsters aren't as strong as the dragon types in the [Dragon's Pot], and there aren't any particularly delicious individuals like the Strong Dragons or Cannon Dragons."
After clearing out the monsters, the dungeon seemed to enter a period of rest, with the damaged hole above the fifty-eighth floor rapidly repairing itself.
Lunoa: "Oh my god, so many drops! Dragon fangs, dragon scales, and, this is a blood vessel, no, a dragon's nerve? So thick... Wait, could this be... the highest quality material for making magic wands?!"
Anqi: "Cats... we really are lucky, but these drops are too big to carry out until we return."
"I didn't expect to conquer the fifty-eighth floor so smoothly."
One of the adventurers exclaimed.
"We really have to thank Lady Riveria's super magic and Master Shirou's help this time."
During a short break, Ais approached Shirou. She blinked her eyes, looked at the weapon he had used before, swallowed, and asked, "Master, that sword, what is it?"
"That sword... can I use it?"
Ais hesitated for a moment, but finally asked the question.
Ais: "True Name Release?"
"Yes, to unleash the full power of this projected weapon, I must release its True Name. Also, without my magic power supply, the sword will quickly lose its power, especially with your intense fighting style."
"Yeah, definitely right, this is the entrance to the fifty-ninth floor."
[Glacial Domain], that's the name we got from the [Zeus Familia]'s information. It is said that there are rapid and cold glacial rivers flowing there, and adventurers must overcome extremely difficult environments to move forward.
Now, standing at the entrance, everyone could already feel the cold wind, but it didn't seem as terrifying as they had imagined.
"But... doesn't it feel a bit weak?"
You know, they haven't even put on their Fire Spirit Cloths yet.
"Yeah, I thought it would be freezing, but it's just a normal cold wind."
Finn pondered: "Did the [Zeus Familia] exaggerate?... That's unlikely."
Finn was silent for a moment, then lightly licked his thumb, as if confirming the wind direction: "Maybe, but in any case, we can only move forward."
He raised his head and gave the order: "Everyone, put on your Fire Spirit Cloths. We'll start moving forward in five minutes."
In the darkness-shrouded passage leading to the abyss, Raul and the other supporters lit up the magic stone lamps, and the dim light cast swaying shadows on the cold stone walls.
"Da, da."
The sound of footsteps echoed in the silent passage, as if reminding them of the unknown challenges ahead.
Finn stood at the front of the group, looked back at his companions, his eyes steady: "Next, we will step into a realm that even the gods have never seen—[Unknown]."
Bone-chilling cold wind swept in from all directions, and pure white snowflakes tumbled in the air with the gale, like an endless ice and snow desert.
Just as Finn finished speaking, Riveria noticed that Shirou's expression was a little strange, as if he was staring at a specific direction in the distance.
She whispered, "Shirou, what's wrong?"
Hearing Shirou's words, everyone looked in the direction he was looking.
However, perhaps because of the blizzard that blocked their vision, most people looked into the distance and found nothing, only an endless ice and snow wasteland.
But some people in the group—Riveria, Alicia, and other elven members with excellent eyesight, as well as Ais—their eyes caught something unusual in the distance.
He gently pressed his thumb and felt a tingling sensation: "Like some kind of forest?"
Riveria said softly.
Ais also gripped the sword in her hand: "That place... seems like something is attracting me?"
Tiona exclaimed.
Tione also looked puzzled: "Indeed, it doesn't make sense no matter how you think about it."
The combination of an ice field and a forest was something they couldn't connect in their minds.
"Are you sure it's not a tundra, meow?"
Kroea asked tentatively.
Shirou shook his head gently: "No, I'm very sure, it's a forest."
Riveria nodded: "Yes, with their abilities, they couldn't have ignored such an obvious area."
Everyone's eyes focused on Finn, waiting for his explanation.
Finn's expression became more serious: "Here, the entrance to the fifty-ninth floor is located in a fairly southern area. The area of the dungeon expands as you go deeper, and the range of the fifty-ninth floor already exceeds the entire Orario. And if we can already see the outline of the forest..."
"What should we do next?"
Tione couldn't help but ask, looking at Finn, waiting for his decision.
Finn lowered his head, thinking. After a moment, he raised his head, his eyes slowly scanning over everyone, as if searching for an answer.
Anqi said steadily, her eyes showing calmness and determination.
Just then, Shirou noticed something and looked at Ais: "Ais, what's wrong?"
Finn looked at the others in the group, confirming the state of each person one by one, and everyone looked at him fearlessly.
He nodded and made a decision: "Okay, let's move on. Our goal—the forest area."
"Who?!"
Ais suddenly turned around, her pupils slightly contracted, and shouted almost instinctively.
Ais glanced around, but apart from the sound of the howling wind and snow, the surroundings were silent. She turned back and looked at Riveria: "...Riveria, didn't you hear it?"
"Ah?!... Yes!"
Lefiya responded belatedly, suddenly waking up, and immediately completed the magic release action.
Bert didn't stop. He leaped high, his body like a silver lightning bolt, flying swiftly over the flames.
His metal boots flashed with a dazzling red light in the air, and the gems on the soles of his boots began to emit a fiery light.
Of course, Rivilia collected the fees, and the price was definitely not ambiguous.
This meant they could really advance to the fifty-ninth floor.
Without sufficient preparation, even a Level 5 first-class adventurer would not be able to withstand the cold currents there for too long.
This was an unsigned piece of information left behind by the Zeus Familia.
At this time, Krolloi, Raul, and others were actively dissecting these powerful dragon monsters, looking for valuable drops.
“This is the material dropped by those dragon monsters that can emit that ridiculous barrage. Making a magic wand with this stuff will definitely create something amazing… This time, we’ve made a killing.”
Raul said, his eyes shining.
Krolloi: “The cats have made a killing, meow!”
After speaking, the group moved along the passage to the south of the floor, preparing to take a temporary rest.
Although they encountered some sporadic monsters along the way, they posed no threat to the Loki Familia, whose combat power was intact.
The elf girl next to her nodded in agreement.
The adventurers sat together, slowly drinking potions to replenish their stamina and spirit. Wemiya projected forging tools while taking the potion, helping everyone with emergency equipment repairs.
Wemiya raised his head and answered simply: “This is the dragon-slaying sword I projected, Balmung.”
Wemiya shook his head, revealing a regretful smile: “Sorry, it can be lent to you for use, but it cannot be True Name Released, and the durability will be a big problem.”
Wemiya explained.
“I see…”
Little Aiz felt a deep sense of regret.
“Captain, is this the entrance?”
Tione walked to Finn's side and asked with a hint of curiosity.
Finn stood with his spear planted, his gaze steadily looking towards the dark cave in front of him. The cold wind howled out of the cave, making a faint whimpering sound.
And the extremely cold air would wrap around the body like invisible chains, slowing down the adventurers' movements and preventing them from exerting their combat power smoothly.
The cold wind rushed towards them, but for the adventurers, it only brought a coldness that was not painful.
Finn frowned and murmured: “The information said that the terrifying cold air could freeze the limbs of first-class adventurers… Is that all there is to it?”
Tiona said with a smile. Although she could feel the cold aura, it was obviously still within an acceptable range.
Rivilia calmly analyzed: “It may just be because of the structure of the cave entrance that the cold air is not so easy to spread out. Perhaps the cold will truly manifest after entering.”
The crowd obeyed the order, quickly took out fire-resistant cloths from their backpacks and draped them over their bodies, preparing to enter the unknown ice river domain.
The cold wind howled through the narrow passage, and as the adventurers gradually went deeper, the temperature in the air obviously became lower and lower.
However, perhaps because of the protection of the fire-resistant cloths, everyone—including Lefiya, whose durability was the lowest—did not feel unbearably cold.
The team marched forward neatly and firmly in the cold wind, passing through the dark passage, and the scene in front of them suddenly opened up.
As described in the information, they had arrived at a cold wilderness crisscrossed by glaciers.
Finn scanned the surroundings and reminded in a deep voice: “Everyone be careful. Most of the monsters here are bears, wolf-like magical beasts, and dangerous foxes and killer rabbits hidden in the snow… No matter which one, they won’t let us go easily.”
Wemiya didn't answer immediately, still staring at the direction of the east. After a while, he slowly said: “Over there… is an oasis.”
Even powerful warriors like Gareth were the same. After looking for a long time, they only saw the overwhelming cold wind and falling snow.
That was no ordinary snowfield. In the midst of the cold wind, a faint green shadow seemed to be looming.
“It is indeed an oasis, or rather…”
Finn narrowed his eyes, carefully identifying the blurry scene.
“Unbelievable, such a scene actually appeared on the snow-covered fifty-ninth floor.”
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Chapter 224: Monster Civil War.
“Oasis, forest… There’s a forest in this extremely cold place? That’s too strange, right?”
The Amazon sisters' farsightedness was obviously not as powerful as the archers. In addition, with the surrounding cold wind howling and snow falling, they tried hard to squint their eyes and look in the direction Wemiya and the others were looking, but they didn't see anything.
Gareth stroked his beard and thought for a moment, calmly saying: “The information left by the Zeus Familia… didn’t mention anything like this at all.”
Finn was silent for a moment, then suddenly realized something: “Wait a minute, Rivilia, if we can see the edge of that forest from this position…”
Rivilia also realized this, and her expression changed slightly: “This means that nearly half of the fifty-ninth floor may have been occupied by the forest.”
Although she was the princess of the elf clan and had a natural affinity with the forest, this did not make her feel the slightest joy. On the contrary, this situation was too abnormal.
“Of course, we’re going to keep going.”
Bert and the other adventurers who hadn't had enough fun yet said.
“Besides, we can't know what's going on until we confirm it ourselves.”
Aiz had been standing silently in place, her eyes looking into the distance.
She raised her head, her tone carrying determination and a hint of longing: “I want to keep going… I want to know what’s there.”
The cold wind continued to howl, and the shadow of the forest loomed in the wind and snow.
“Aria—”
A sudden voice echoed in the ice field.
Rivilia heard the sound and walked over, asking with concern: “Aiz, what’s wrong?”
Rivilia: “Did you hear something?”
Aiz hesitated for a moment, then finally shook her head: “No, it’s nothing.”
“Magic idiot!”
The voice of the fierce wolf Bert suddenly came, with impatience and a hint of dissatisfaction in his voice.
The Fire Javelins fired in unison erupted from the tip of her staff like countless burning meteors, fiercely covering the monster groups in front of her. The scorching flames illuminated the dim ice field, and the firelight drew a blazing trajectory in the air.
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