Fangzheng swore that he had never, never, never spent so much energy on an adventure.
In Fangzheng's memories, the most mentally exhausting time he had been out on an adventure was when he sent a young thief who had learned how to have zero presence on his own home. Back then, the little fellow had been cursed, and all sorts of unfortunate incidents happened on the way. From beginning to end, nothing good happened to them.
But at least those were just unfortunate incidents. As long as they had enough energy, they could overcome them.
But now … Fangzheng felt a headache coming on.
"Fangzheng, Fangzheng, can I blast that thing away?"
"No!"
"Fangzheng, Fangzheng, there's a Minotaur coming! The others can't stop it! "
"Shut up!"
"Fangzheng, Fangzheng, as long as I attack, this labyrinth …"
"If you scream again, I'll knock you out and throw you into the abyss."
Looking at Hui Hui, who was screaming and jumping around him, Fangzheng thoroughly regretted letting the Priestess choose him to join the party.
Fangzheng and his party were not carrying out any mission. On the contrary, they were carrying out the most orthodox mission that all players had in mind for adventurers.
That was the Labyrinth Strategy.
Fangzheng only found out after this that there were areas known as the "Deepest Labyrinth" everywhere on this continent. No one knew when they were formed, but according to legend, these labyrinths seemed to cover the whole continent. They were as big as ants' nests. Since the beginning of history, no one had ever reached the deepest part of the labyrinth, and no one knew what was there.
Rumor had it that it was the door to the Demon Realm. Some also said that the Demon God was sealed in the deepest part of the labyrinth. There was even a period of time when adventurers threw themselves into the labyrinth, trying to unearth the treasures and secrets within.
But unfortunately, it did not take long for this craze to disappear.
After all, adventurers were also a job class that needed to support their families. Just like a priestess, an adventurer's job was to register at the Adventurer Guild, accept quests, complete them, and receive rewards.
The romance of exploring the crypt and the joy of searching for treasure were just the plot of a story.
The real adventure in the Underground City was boring, dangerous, and isolated. There was no law, no order, nothing. There was only greed and death.
Over time, more and more adventurers gave up on exploring the Deepest Labyrinth. This place was like a large RAID dungeon that had been forgotten after the version upgrade. Most adventurers wouldn't even look at it.
But for Fangzheng and the others, this was just the right place.
Fangzheng himself didn't care about money, and Ai Si only wanted to become stronger. Hui Hui only wanted to be able to use Burst once a day. Nothing else mattered. As for the priestess, she was also working hard to hone her skills. In Fangzheng's opinion, the most important thing was to lay a good foundation and adapt to combat, so there was no need for her to specifically accept quests.
The priestess and Ai Si were quite obedient, but Hui Hui was a great wizard who gave Fangzheng a headache. She wanted to blow up everything she saw, so Fangzheng had no choice but to tie her to his side to prevent her from causing any trouble. After all, they weren't on the surface right now. They were underground. If an explosion went down, not only would the monsters not die, they might even be buried alive.
Fangzheng had begun to wonder if it would have been better if he had followed Lina Impebas on the adventure back then … After all, this crazy explosion maniac was really … a headache.
But then again …
"There's really nothing good in here."
Fangzheng kicked away the rusty broadsword in the hand of the skeleton soldier in front of him. The maze strategy in reality was much more boring than in the game. Fangzheng and the others had already gone down three floors in a row, but in the end, they did not find anything that could be considered as spoils of war.
On the contrary, there were countless monsters, and most of them were worthless.
No wonder the adventurers were unwilling to come.
If Fangzheng didn't plan to come here to train the party, he would not have come at all.
The priestess was obedient, which saved him a lot of trouble. But Ai Si was different. At first, when Fangzheng saw Ai Si's expressionless face, he thought she was an ice goddess. But after getting along with her for a few days, Fangzheng was speechless to find that she was not an ice goddess at all, but a natural simpleton!
And there was Hui Hui, the great wizard … What kind of people were in this party!?
If Fangzheng was given another chance, he would definitely choose someone else.
Unfortunately, there was no medicine for regret now.
But even so, the current situation gave Fangzheng a headache.
"Ai Si, pull those monsters over here. I'll give them a big one!"
"Okay."
Hearing Hui Hui's words, Ai Si nodded, then immediately rushed forward and fought with the Tauren Warriors not far away. Seeing this, the priestess hurriedly tried to dissuade Ai Si.
"Wait, Hui Hui, it's too dangerous here. Don't use explosive magic here!"
"It's too late. My seal has been unlocked. Dark energy has gathered at my fingertips, eager to destroy everything! Come, Master of Fire, Destroyer of all things, in the name of the Red Devils, I summon the power of origin from the Land of Finality. Show yourself in front of me — — Explosion! "
The next moment, a fiery light flashed. The ground began to tremble, and gravel fell from the sky like a rainstorm. Then, the wild magical fire suddenly exploded.
Seeing this, the priestess was shocked. She hurriedly raised her hand.
"Merciful Mother Earth, please protect us from harm — — Holy Shield!"
A golden Holy Shield instantly appeared and blocked in front of them. At the same time, accompanied by the impact of explosive magic, everything around them seemed to be collapsing. Gravel, mud, and dust rushed down, directly burying the passage in front of them.
After a while, Ai Si came out with a dusty face and looked around.
"Are they all dead?"
"It's not a matter of whether we killed them or not."
Fangzheng, who came out immediately after, was speechless.
"If we were half a step later, you would have been blown away!"
"But the effect is not bad."
"Yes, the effect is not bad. I'm afraid there's nothing else on this floor that can move except us."
As Fangzheng complained, he looked around. The floor of the labyrinth had been blown up by Hui Hui's explosive magic, and part of it looked like it was about to collapse …. To be honest, this crazy Red Devil girl was really a genius when it came to explosive magic.
This was also the biggest reason why Fangzheng let Hui Hui go. Frankly speaking, if it were any other party, almost no one would be able to accept someone like Hui Hui. But it was different here. Ai Si, who was naturally naive, did not care whether explosive magic would suddenly fall in front of her, while the priestess was exhausted from resisting the aftermath of Hui Hui's explosive magic.
Although it looked really ridiculous and speechless, under such high-intensity training, the two of them really made rapid progress. The priestess obtained a third divine spell besides "Minor Heal" and "Holy Light", "Holy Shield". She finally had the qualifications to become the backbone of the party.
Hmm …. The reason why she could use the divine spell "Holy Shield" so skillfully was, in a way, forced by Hui Hui.
As for Ai Si, she had also learned to observe and predict the release of magic and the direction of the attack by observing the flow of magic in the air. This gave her a considerable advantage in the upcoming battle against the magical beasts. Of course, the reason why she did this at first was simply to run away a little further when Hui Hui released her explosive magic.
From a certain point of view, this was the benefit of Hui Hui's explosive magic.
Well, I'll just have to force a wave of benefits …. Fangzheng could only comfort himself this way.
As for the culprit herself ….
"Are you okay? Hui Hui? "
"Phew …. Feels so good …."
When the priestess dug Hui Hui out of the soil, her face was flushed with satisfaction. Her eyes were closed as if she had just enjoyed a supreme joy.
Every time he saw Hui Hui like this, Fangzheng would grit his teeth. He could not wait to let her experience what it was like to fly to the top of the clouds.
At that time, he would like to see if this crazy explosive girl would still randomly release explosive magic!
"Let's call it a day. Tomorrow, we'll go back to the Adventurer's Guild and accept a mission."
"Huh? We're going to accept a mission? "
"That's right. Exploring the labyrinth is just for training. You don't really want to stay in this dark place for the rest of your lives, do you?"
"As long as I can release explosive magic, it doesn't matter where I am!"
Hui Hui mustered all her strength and raised her hand to shout.
Ai Si nodded.
"As long as I can become stronger, I don't care."
"It's because of this that you guys have been unable to level up," Ye Zichen said.
Fangzheng rolled his eyes in exasperation at the duo's answers. The level of the Adventurer's Guild was not equivalent to an individual's strength. Based on individual strength, Hui Hui's explosive magic was at least a Gold rank, while Ai Si was at least a Silver rank. As for Aiz, she was at least a Silver. But in fact, both of them were White Porcelain in the adventurer's guild — the same level as the priestess who had just left the temple and became an adventurer for a month.
The reason why Hui Hui could not level up was very simple. No one wanted a great mage who could only release explosive magic.
Ai Si's reason for not leveling up was very funny. She was sent to live in the nearby Temple since she was young, and she had always been in the Temple. Therefore, Ai Si was used to thinking about the Temple. Although she had registered as an adventurer, she had always been in the Temple, waiting for someone to give her a mission …. Of course, there was no such thing.
This was also why the Priestess met Ai Si in the Temple of the Mother Goddess ….
The reason why Fangzheng wanted the three of them to accept a mission at this time was not simply because he wanted them to level up, but because through surveillance, Fangzheng found out that Lina and the others had already made contact with the Red Mage Reizang. If Fangzheng's memory was correct, the Red Mage Reizang would obtain the Philosopher's Stone and remove the Demon King's seal in his body …. Well, that wasn't the main point.
The main point was that after the Demon King's seal was removed, he would immediately release miasma and turn everyone in the surrounding cities into stone statues. He would even control magical beasts to attack. Just in case, Fangzheng would not join in the fun, but he had to make sure that the three girls could stay far away ….
After all, although the Demon King Salamander was easily killed by Lina in the anime, in fact, he could be considered as the highest combat power in this world. In terms of strength, even the Nether King Fibrizo and the others were not as strong as Salamander.
Now, it was time to talk about the "setting" of this world.
Like many fantasy worlds, there were "gods" and "demons" in this world. Naturally, there were also divine arts and magic. However, the situation was slightly different from the Overworld. The magic in this world was not released by mages purely with their own strength, but through "borrowing" power.
For example, the power of all black magic spells originated from the Demon King Shabra Nikola. This meant that he was completely immune to the most powerful black magic spells.
After all, borrowing someone else's strength to fight someone else was indeed … .stupid enough, wasn't it?
The divine arts in this world were divided into two types. One was the simple divine arts, like the power that the Priestesses obtained from praying to the Mother Earth.
The other was called "Gift". This was the power bestowed by the gods, but it was different from divine arts. It was more like using the power of the gods to trigger the power hidden deep within the human body. As long as one became a dependent of the gods, one could obtain the Gift and excavate the power within oneself.
According to the Priestesses, she was a dependent of the god Loki and had a "Gift" on her back that was similar to a Divine Mark.
She could use a spell called "Wind Spirit Scamper" to strengthen herself. This was the power that the Gift gave her.
As for Hui Hui's explosive magic, it belonged to the category of Elven magic. Of course, although it was called Elven magic, it was actually the elemental magic of wind, water, fire, and earth. Hui Hui's explosive magic was one of the most powerful spells in Elven magic. Of course, logically speaking, the power of explosive magic couldn't be compared to the trump card of black magic, Dragon Break Slash.
Alas, this explosive lass with a mental problem had poured all her strength into explosive magic …... From a certain point of view, this could be considered a sign of extreme bias towards one of the subjects.
After saying all this, when he looked back, he could understand why the others couldn't beat Shabra Nikola. Only Lina Imbas succeeded.
First of all, the strongest offensive power in this world was black magic. However, black magic itself borrowed the power of Salamander, so it was impossible to control his power to attack him. Therefore, against Salamander, black magic was basically useless.
The second was the strongest Elven spell, Spirit Rend. The power of this spell was comparable to that of Dragonbreaker Slash. Unfortunately … … Unfortunately … … Spirit Rend was a Spiritual Magic, but who was Shabra Nikola?
He was one of the four strongest demon kings under the Golden Nightmare King. How could ordinary humans compare to his MP?
Therefore, Dragon Break Slash and Spirit Rend were both ineffective. The Water Dragon King who once sealed Salamander had already died and no longer had a natural enemy. Logically speaking, after Salamander was unsealed, even if he was only a seventh of his original strength, no one would be able to defeat him.
Unfortunately, there was Lina Impebas and her Heavy Shattering Slash.
Heavy Rend borrowed the power of the Golden Nightmare King. To put it bluntly, it was like summoning a mother to hit her son. No matter how strong Salamander was, a single slap from his mother would be enough to kill him.
The reason why Lina Imbas was the biological daughter of the Golden Nightmare King was because, according to the anime, when Lina Imbas fought Salamander, her Heavy Rend was still incomplete. It was only after she read the Foreignland's Silent Revelation that she learned the true form of her power that she completed it.
But here came the problem. Not only was the Foreignland's Silent Revelation omniscient and omnipotent, where did Lina get her hands on the incomplete incantation of Heavy Rend? She claimed that it was her own creation, but there had to be a reason, right? It couldn't be that she dreamed of the Golden Nightmare King and suddenly came up with it.
Besides, according to the anime, Lina Imbas was the only person in the world who knew about the incantation of the Golden Nightmare King. That was very strange …. Apart from being the biological daughter of the Golden Nightmare King, there was no other explanation.
Because of that, no one other than Lina Imbas, who was the biological daughter of the Golden Nightmare King, could deal with Salamander.
Therefore …. Fangzheng decided to sneak away with the girls and find a secluded place to do a mission. It wouldn't be too late for him to come back when Lina Imbas and Salamander were done fighting!
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