Terrifying Dissolving Fluid

While Leo and his group were discussing whether this new type of monster was Enhanced Species, the worm-like monsters in the arena were still attacking Cadmus, causing Cadmus to let out earth-shattering roars.

It brandished its claws and its long tail, its entire body transforming into a giant chariot as it charged around, knocking away or crushing the worm monsters that surrounded it. But this only made the worm monsters attack it even more frantically.

The worm-like monsters it crushed exploded like liquid, each one bursting apart the instant its body shattered, spraying large amounts of purplish-black liquid onto the ground and onto its body.

Then, both the ground and Cadmus's colossal body would smoke and sizzle the moment they were touched by the purplish-black liquid, and then dissolve at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh----!"

Cadmus's scales were instantly dissolved and torn by the purplish-black liquid, revealing the flesh beneath, from which large amounts of blood seeped out, causing it to roar in excruciating pain.

Unfortunately, the surrounding worm monsters were still attacking it, and in the way it feared most.

They emitted unpleasant "hiccups," and their cries were as shrill as a broken gong. Their eyeless faces turned toward Cadmus, and their mouths opened, perhaps in the position of their faces, before violently spitting out large amounts of purplish-black liquid.

The terrifying liquid, a mixture of purple and black, transformed into a linear liquid gun that struck Cadmus, dissolving Cadmus body with a hissing sound, causing him to scream in agony.

This rare monster, known as the "Strong Dragon," a terrifying being that even Finn had to group two Lv.6s together to deal with, was reduced to being cruelly dissolved to death in the face of this group of disgusting worm monsters.

This scene caused Leo and his group, who were hiding behind the rocks in the distance, to have their pupils shrink sharply.

"What a terrifying dissolving solution!"

Lefiya Viridis let out a small gasp, and even Ais, Tiona, and Tione couldn't help but show serious expressions.

"The Strong Dragon is no match for those worm-like monsters."

Even Tiona found it hard to believe.

"----There's no other way. The worm's dissolving fluid is too terrifying. Even the scales and flesh of Strong Dragon can't withstand it. If we go up there, we'll probably be dissolved too."

Tione analyzed the situation calmly, but a hint of annoyance flashed in his eyes.

"It's very dangerous."

Ais gave the most direct evaluation.

It is indeed very dangerous.

Regardless of the opponent's actual abilities, the dissolving liquid alone was enough to make even a first-level adventurer's scalp tingle.

Even the Strong Dragon Cadmus was completely helpless against the dissolving liquid, and could only struggle frantically, but no matter how much it struggled, the outcome was already predetermined.

When it attacks the worm monsters, the dissolving liquid inside the slain worm monsters bursts out all at once, splashing onto it and dissolving its scales and flesh. Even if it doesn't attack the worm monsters, the worm monsters will spray out their own dissolving liquid, attacking Cadmus and dissolving its body bit by bit.

Its body was simply too large to escape the dissolving liquid. It wanted to escape but was already surrounded. The entrances and exits of the cave were all blocked by the worm monsters, leaving it with no way to escape.

The worm monsters' disgusting yellowish-green bodies continuously sprayed bodily fluids, dissolving the ground beneath their feet as they dragged themselves forward. Cadmus's attempt to break free was utterly futile.

Thus, under the watchful eyes of Leo and his group of five, the roar of the Strong Dragon, whose strength surpassed that of Udaeus, the floor master of the 37th Floor, grew weaker and weaker, and its struggles became less and less intense, until it was finally completely overwhelmed by countless worm monsters.

"Sizzle-"

The sound of flesh being corroded was not pleasant to hear. The Strong Dragon Cadmus's massive body finally collapsed, as if corroded by sulfuric acid, leaving only a broken skeleton, and it gradually lost its breath.

Soon after, Cadmus's massive body turned to ashes and disappeared, leaving only a huge Magic Stone lying on the ground and a piece of wing membrane shimmering with golden light drifting down, extremely conspicuous.

"That's— Cadmus's membrane!"

Tiona and Tione's eyes lit up slightly.

That's the reaction of adventurers when they find valuable loot.

Cadmus's Skin is a rare drop item that only has a certain probability of appearing when defeating Strong Dragon. It is not only an excellent material for crafting level 1 equipment, but also a raw material for recovery items.

Even defeating Strong Dragon doesn't easily yield such a drop item. Furthermore, the Spring Familia, capable of reaching the extremely deep 51st Floor and defeating Strong Dragon, is extremely rare in Orario. Therefore, Cadmus's Skin is among the top-tier and rarest drops from various Dungeon, enough to make countless commercial clans drool.

These dropped items can be exchanged for money to make a fortune. If the huge sum of money is used to purchase equipment, it's enough to equip an entire large adventurer party.

Its selling price is at least in the tens of millions of Valis, and it is extremely rare and difficult to find, so even a first-level adventurer would be overjoyed to see such a dropped item.

However, the worm monsters completely ignored these valuable dropped materials.

Their only target was the Magic Stone. The worm monster closest to the Magic Stone stretched out its tentacles, grabbed the Magic Stone, and swallowed it whole, completely ignoring the membrane that Cadmus had dropped.

"Could it really be Enhanced Species?"

The same thought flashed through the minds of all the women.

Then they discovered it.

After devouring Cadmus's Magic Stone, the worm-like monsters immediately turned their eyeless faces in one direction, as if attracted by something else.

That direction was precisely where Leo and his group were hiding.

"Not good!"

"We've been discovered!"

Ais, Tiona, and Tione's expressions changed instantly.

The next second, the worm monsters all let out a jarring roar, and with their short, segmented limbs moving like disgusting yellow-green war chariots, they charged towards the direction where Leo and his group were.

"Puff!"

The purplish-black dissolving liquid was sprayed out first, covering the hiding place of Leo and his group.

"Careful!"

Without a second thought, Ais, Tiona, Tione dashed away in a series of afterimages, avoiding the oncoming liquid.

Before that, Leo had already grabbed Lefiya Viridis, who was closest to him, and shot away like a bullet, ignoring her screams.

"Chichi 1"

The next moment, the dissolving liquid fell onto the huge rock, dissolving it amidst a puff of smoke and a corrosive sound, leaving a huge crater that emitted a corrosive stench, a truly shocking sight.

"Pfft!" "Pfft!" "Pfft!" "Pfft!"----

Seeing this, the worm monsters quickly sprayed out dissolving liquid one after another, enveloping Leo and the others.

Don't try to take it head-on!

Get out of the way!

Leo, holding Lefiya Viridis, and Ais, wielding a silver saber, both shouted warnings simultaneously, leaping and dodging the incoming dissolving liquid.

"Hateful!"

"This thing is so annoying!"

The Amazon twins, who were originally planning to use their weapons to disperse the incoming dissolving liquid, suddenly stopped what they were doing, cursing and dodging as they went.

They had already witnessed the terrifying power of those dissolving liquids, knowing that they could even dissolve Cadmus's scales and body. If they tried to use their weapons to deal with it, they might also be dissolved.

"Can I cut them down?!"

Tiona kept shouting as she desperately dodged, but all she got in return was a single sentence from Leo.

"If you're not afraid of your weapon dissolving, or that after you kill your opponent, they'll explode and spray you with their dissolving liquid, then go ahead and hack away!"

Leo's words extinguished Tiona's resolve, causing her to slink away in disgrace.

"You bastard! You disgusting piece of trash! Get the hell out of my way!"

Tione was also desperately trying to dodge, but she couldn't attack or fight back. The situation of being able only to flee in a sorry state gradually stripped away her little patience, making her face turn ferocious and slowly revealing her true nature.

Rage built up in her heart, but the worm monsters kept attacking one after another, causing Tione to have a tendency to go berserk.

Without a word, she threw a recurve knife in her hand. The sharp blade shot out as a streak of cold light, piercing through the nearest worm monster and killing it instantly.

"Bang!"

Almost at the same moment of its death, the worm monster exploded, releasing all the dissolving fluid accumulated within its body. This fluid dissolved the floor, walls, and even the ceiling of the cave, causing a cacophony of hissing sounds.

The hem of Tione's skirt, which was nearby, was stained with the solvent, and immediately showed scorched marks as if it had been on fire.

As for the recurve blade she fired, it was already covered in melting liquid under everyone's watchful eyes, melting at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"It really can dissolve weapons!"

Tiona shuddered and no longer dared to entertain the thought of attacking.

Her twin blades Ullr, are top-tier weapons worth 120 million Valis!

If it dissolves, she'll have nowhere to turn to for help.

On the contrary, Ais, seeing Tione kill a worm monster with a long-range throwing attack, immediately threw the Desperate in her hand.

She threw the ball towards Leo and Lefiya Viridis's side.

Ais, with her extremely keen senses for monsters, had strangely discovered that most of the worm monsters present were heading towards Leo and Lefiya Viridis.

Even with Lefiya Viridis in his arms, Leo could barely dodge the incoming dissolving liquid. After all, he was only a Lv.3, and even with his considerable potential, his speed was no match for the Lv.5 level 1 adventurers.

He was now in grave danger. If it weren't for his frequent sparring with Ais and his special training in movement and dodging during his Parallel Chanting training with Riveria, he would probably have been hit by the dissolving liquid long ago.

Seeing this, Ais didn't hesitate to help, throwing his silver saber and shooting down the two worms closest to Leo and Lefiya Viridis.

The two worms also exploded amidst the wailing of the broken gong, the dissolving liquid splattering across the ground like blood. Ais's Desperate was also covered in the dissolving liquid, but it was not dissolved like Tione's recurve blade.

This is the special attribute of the Desperate taking effect.

The "Indestructible" attribute means that weapons with this attribute will never be damaged, so even if they come into contact with dissolving liquid, they will not be completely dissolved on the spot.

"This is not fair!"

Tiona, fearing the weapon would dissolve, started yelling again.

"Stop talking nonsense! Quickly think of a way to save them!"

Tione's rage subsided slightly as the Leo of monsters decreased, but seeing Lefiya Viridis the monsters were all heading towards Leo and Lefiya Viridis, she immediately started cursing her sister and charged towards them.

Why is everyone heading towards Leo and Lefiya Viridis?

Tiona was completely baffled, but she still rushed over with him.

Ais, needless to say, had already leaped high into the air and jumped in front of Leo and Lefiya Viridis, blocking the worm monster.

"Miss Ai- Ais!"

Lefiya Viridis, held in Leo's arms, only reacted at this moment. First, she blushed because of the masculine scent so close to her, and then she looked anxious because Ais had protected them both and faced the worm monsters.

"[Light of Heaven, Sword of Stars.]"

Without a word, Leo began chanting the spell.

"[Meteor Dance]!"

A magic circle radiating dazzling Starlight unfolded beneath their feet, and countless meteors burst forth, swirling around Leo and his companions.

This scene did not deter the worm monsters; instead, it made them charge even more frantically.

This suddenly reminded Leo of something.

"Did it react to Demonic Power?"

Leo's gaze shifted, instantly locking onto the supporter's backpack that Lefiya Viridis was carrying on her back.

This supporter's backpack contained not only elixirs and other supplies, but also spare weapons, tools, and Magic Stone collected along the way.

Along the way, Leo and his companions killed many monsters. Because the items dropped by large monsters were too big and took up too much space, and they also needed to make room in their backpacks to carry the water from the Cadmus Spring, they didn't pick up any of the dropped items. However, they did pick up all the Magic Stone.

Remembering that the worm monsters had no interest in Cadmus's membrane and only devoured his Magic Stone, and that his group had been hiding well but had suddenly been discovered by the worm monsters, and that the worm monsters were all heading towards him and Lefiya Viridis, and had just reacted to his Demonic Power, Leo instantly understood everything.

At that moment, Leo grabbed Lefiya Viridis's backpack, took it off, and threw it in another direction.

As expected, the worm monsters' attention was almost entirely drawn to the backpack containing the Magic Stone, leaving only a few still staring at Leo who was casting magic.

Without a second thought, Leo released the trigger in his mind and unleashed the magic.

"Boom!!!"

The roar echoed throughout the entire venue.