Great Tree Labyrinth

In the Dungeon, as the floors go deeper, the Dungeon's area also gets larger and larger.

The reason for this is that the Dungeon's structure is conical overall.

The top few floors of the Dungeon are not even as large as the central plaza of the Tower of Babel, but by the time you reach the thirtieth or fortieth floor, the Dungeon is already about as large as Orario.

And the areas further down are even larger than Orario.

The reason Loki Familia split into two groups is that the upper floors were too crowded. Not to mention the size, some passages could only accommodate one person at a time.

Coupled with the supplies needed for an expedition, it would be very crowded if they didn't split into groups.

Therefore, large Familias like Loki Familia, when embarking on an expedition into the Dungeon, would advance in groups and then regroup on the safe floor, the eighteenth floor.

A bustling team walked through the narrow passage; this was the second team Shirou Emiya currently belonged to.

Unlike the first team, which consisted of Loki Familia's main force, the second team was composed of second-tier Adventurers.

Raul, Anki, Cruz, and Elvi, all LV.4, were members of the second team.

Shirou Emiya was familiar with all of them.

After all, they were the mainstays of Loki Familia, and Shirou Emiya often interacted with them.

However, the most important person in the second team was not them, but a human girl named Line.

Her level was only LV.2, but she was one of the extremely rare individuals in Loki Familia who possessed Healing Magic.

A healer!

If she's not important, who is?

After all, the amount of medicine for an expedition is limited, while a healer's healing power is infinite.

How can you compare the two?

"Mr. Emiya, please take care of me."

Line greeted him shyly. Standing beside Shirou Emiya, who was now the crush of many young girls in the Familia, Line felt immense pressure.

Looking at the somewhat nervous Line, Shirou Emiya mistook her anxiety for concern about the expedition's safety.

So, he patted her shoulder and gently comforted her, "Don't be nervous, Line. I'll protect you."

Looking at Shirou Emiya comforting her, Line felt a bit melancholic.

Although her level was only LV.2, due to her Healing Magic, she had been on countless expeditions with Loki Familia.

Mr. Emiya, you're the newcomer!

I, a senior, am being comforted by a newcomer?

Is this what they call Classroom Collapse?

Looking at the gentle Shirou Emiya, Line hesitated, unsure of what to say.

In the end, she could only nod helplessly and softly say, "Okay!"

Seeing this, Anki, Raul, and the others, who had been eavesdropping nearby, couldn't help but chuckle.

Dungeon Floor 13.

Once again accompanying the main force to the middle floors, Shirou Emiya experienced the power of teamwork.

The middle floors, usually filled with danger, now felt as easy as a leisurely stroll.

The entire party, all LV.2 or higher, swept through all the monsters along the way, crushing all enemies with overwhelming force.

Walking in the middle of the formation, Shirou Emiya, as a rear guard, only fired a few ordinary arrows and then had nothing else to do.

After all, the front and middle guards were too strong.

Facing LV.2 enemies with most of them being LV.4 and LV.3, they were incredibly at ease.

"So, this is how team battles work? It feels completely different from the squad mode."

Every role was filled by someone, and everyone worked in sync, making it so easy for the team to deal with these monsters.

Soon, the second group, led by Gareth, arrived at the eighteenth floor and rendezvoused with the first group.

Gazing at the light emitted by the Sky Crystal, Shirou Emiya couldn't help but exclaim, "The Dungeon is truly magical!"

It was just a Dungeon, yet on the eighteenth floor, the crystals on the ceiling served as the sun.

Moreover, these crystals would turn black at night, making it seem like a real world.

"Haha, this is just the beginning, kid. The Dungeon has many more wonders!"

Hearing Shirou Emiya's exclamation, Gareth patted his shoulder and said with a smile.

Shirou Emiya's face flushed slightly at this.

In this expedition, he was the only newcomer, meaning everyone else here had more experience than him.

It felt like he was some bumpkin from the countryside!

Shirou Emiya, no longer speaking, seized the opportunity to survey the eighteenth floor. The last time he came alone, he didn't have time to examine it carefully.

Now that he had the chance, he definitely wanted to observe it thoroughly.

The lush forests and various crystal stones were Shirou Emiya's first impression of the eighteenth floor.

This is truly a world full of fantasy.

After a short rest and preparation, the Loki Familia, clad in Fire-Spirit Woven Cloth, was ready to move out.

According to the Loki Familia's plan, their goal for the first day was to reach the twenty-fourth floor and rest at the passage entrance to the twenty-fifth floor, then continue their advance the next day.

After that, they would proceed at a pace of five to six floors per day until they reached the safe floor on the fiftieth level.

"Loki Familia, move out!"

After regrouping, Shirou Emiya, acting as a rear guard, moved to the center of the party to perform magical attacks alongside the Mages.

After all, Shirou Emiya's Illusionary Collapse was a very powerful magical attack.

Although Illusionary Collapse couldn't inflict fatal damage against Level 5 Endurance monsters, he could easily handle monsters below Level 5.

In addition to being a rear guard, he could also serve as a middle guard to protect the Mages around him.

His combat skills were quite formidable, after all.

As the party advanced, the Loki Familia soon arrived at the nineteenth floor. Here, the ceiling, surrounding walls, and even the ground were all made of bark.

According to the Guild's records, floors nineteen through twenty-four were known as the Great Tree Labyrinth.

Plants of all kinds grew along the passage leading deeper into the labyrinth, and lush moss emitted a faint blue or green glow, making everything here seem exceptionally mysterious.

It was only now that Shirou Emiya could deeply feel the magnificence and wonder of this Dungeon.

Various types of plants grew here, making the Great Tree Labyrinth a natural treasure trove.

The ingredients for many Elixirs sold on the market came from here.

At the same time, the monsters here were also quite troublesome.

There were Firebirds that spewed flames, and trap-type monsters with mimicry abilities like the Bloody Beehive and Deadly Wasp.

There were also troublesome monsters like the Dark Poison Mushroom and the Green Tree Dragon.

Particular caution was needed for the Poisonous Demon Maggot; while not threatening individually, they became extremely troublesome once they gathered in large numbers.

Therefore, almost all Adventurers who came here had to be extremely cautious to avoid attacks from various monsters.

But that was only for ordinary Adventurers; they were the Loki Familia on an expedition.

"Bete, Tiona, leave these monsters to you vanguard!"

"Hmph, I've been waiting for this!"

Bete, known for his usual foul mouth, charged forward, with Tiona, who usually didn't get along with him, closely following.

The battle began.