Starlight's Meteor Shower

Let's rewind to a few minutes earlier...

As Leo plunged into the Vertical Shaft and was engulfed by flames, and Ais, enveloped in a blast of air, jumped in without hesitation, the expedition team, which had been rushing forward, finally stopped and turned around.

"Ais!"

That silly girl!

"This is too chaotic!"

Tiona, Bete Loga, Tione exclaimed, cursed, or blamed, but without hesitation, they instinctively ran towards the Vertical Shaft, seemingly preparing to jump down with them.

"Leo!"

Miss Ais!

Raul and Lefiya Viridis were even more alarmed; their already pale faces turned deathly white in an instant, their voices almost screaming, and they moved to rush into the Vertical Shaft.

"Wait! Nobody is allowed to go!"

At the crucial moment, it was Finn spoke up in time and stopped them.

"Since it was those two who fell, they'll be fine."

Finn spoke with remarkable composure, bringing everyone back to their senses.

"Yes, Leo has flight magic, Ais has the ability to fly briefly, they each have their own magic to protect themselves, and I also have my protective magic, so nothing will happen."

Riveria Ljos Alf regained her composure and said those words.

"Indeed, if it were those two, they could come back anytime they wanted."

Gareth echoed this sentiment.

"Then, why haven't they come up yet?"

Alicia was also worried and quickly asked.

"... They must have been left there specifically for this purpose, right?" Finn waited a moment, frowned, and then said, "Haven't you noticed? That feeling of being constantly locked on is gone. The attention of those Cannon Dragons on the 58th Floor has probably been drawn to Leo and Ais."

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback at first, and then belatedly realized that the ever-present sense of crisis had disappeared.

"The pterosaurs' offensive has slowed down; we haven't seen any fly up yet," Riveria Ljos Alf said, realizing something. "It must be that Leo and Ais deliberately lured those monsters away to relieve some pressure on our side."

"Those two have probably already made it to the 58th Floor through the Vertical Shaft, right?" Gareth said with a wry smile, "Honestly, as reckless as ever."

Although the crisis on their side has indeed been temporarily resolved, there are only two people on the other side. Even if those two are quite strong, it would still be too dangerous for just the two of them to venture into the 58th Floor and fight against so many dragon-like monsters.

"Then let's hurry up and catch up! What are we waiting for here?"

Bete Loga was getting impatient, stomping his feet loudly, clearly unable to contain himself.

"No, we can't all go with them." Finn rejected Bete Loga's suggestion without hesitation, saying, "If we go now, we'll only attract all the monsters along the way, which will only make things more dangerous."

"The structure of the 58th Floor is the same as the 50th Floor; it's an extremely simple, massive cavern with no mazes or complex terrain. Being besieged by endless monsters in such a place would be incredibly exhausting, even if you could fight them off."

"We need to reserve our resources and supplies to conquer 59th Floor; we can't waste all our resources and manpower there."

"Therefore... we must split into two groups here. One group will go to support those two, while the other group will continue along the main route to the 58th Floor to divert the monsters."

Upon hearing this, Tiona and Tione immediately spoke up.

"Then let's go!"

"Let's go help them!"

The Amazon warriors were fearless, especially since Leo and Ais were their old teammates, making their teamwork even more skilled and coordinated. "Then you two go."

Finn wasted no time and made the final decision immediately.

"Send another reinforcement to help you with supplies and spare weapons."

Upon hearing this, Lefiya Viridis cried out without hesitation.

"Please, please let me go! Please!"

Even disregarding the fact that Ais was right there, the fact that Leo had fallen into the Vertical Shaft to save her and Raul made it impossible for the elven girl to stay any longer.

"Me too! Please let me go!"

Raul also spoke up, his face full of self-reproach.

"It's Lefiya Viridis." Finn didn't consider everyone's feelings and made the decision directly, saying, "In terrain like the 58th Floor, Lefiya Viridis, with her exceptional firepower, will be more effective."

"As for Bete Loga and Raul... you two stay here."

Finn's words were filled with an undeniable authority, leaving Bete Loga speechless and Raul's face falling.

"There's no time to lose, you should set off immediately."

"Keep an eye on those two, don't let them cause any more trouble."

Riveria Ljos Alf and Gareth spoke in unison, giving their instructions.

Tiona, Tione, Lefiya Viridis nodded repeatedly, adjusted their weapons and belongings, and jumped into the large hole one after another under everyone's watchful eyes.

"Next, Bete Loga and Tsubaki, you two will lead the way. Riveria Ljos Alf and Gareth will be the defenders, and Raul and Alicia will be in the middle. Follow me and don't fall behind."

Finn quickly rearranged the formation.

"Are those people alright?"

Chun came to Bete Loga's side and asked in a low voice.

"What problem could there be?" Bete Loga said coldly, "It's just those few people. The only problem is that bunch of damned trash monsters down there."

Chun smiled immediately.

"That's true."

The conversation took place on the 52nd Floor, which Leo and Ais were naturally unaware of at that time.

They had no time to think about anything else. As they stormed into the deepest part of the "Dragon Pot," they were warmly welcomed by the local inhabitants and found themselves in a fierce battle where every second counted.

"HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"

The roars of the dragon-like monsters were deafening, overlapping and forming sound waves that spread like a storm throughout the spacious, cavernous floor. Sensing the intruders' reckless intrusion, all the monsters on this floor went berserk in fury, charging towards Leo and Ais's location.

In particular, several Great Red Dragons, their bodies entirely crimson, seemed to be engulfed in flames. They roared and opened their mouths, letting the scorching flames rise and fall between their fangs, gradually compressing into incredibly powerful cannons, which they fired at the two intruders one by one.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!..." Boom!!

Completely unaffected by the building's dome, the massive fireballs, undiminished in power, rained down on the ground like miniature suns, causing the ground to tremble violently and creating craters tens of meters deep. They spewed out rubble, flames, black smoke, and dust, resembling a natural disaster.

Faced with this terrifying bombardment, neither Leo nor Ais chose to directly withstand it. Even though their protective gear was sufficient to withstand it, they still chose to dodge. One transformed into a comet and soared into the sky, while the other flew with a storm. After dodging the incoming fireballs one by one, they rushed towards the enemy together.

"Bang!!!"

With its continuous acceleration, Leo slammed into a Cannon Dragon with terrifying force, sending it flying and crashing to the ground, tearing through the earth and rocks, leaving a deep trench in its wake.

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

The surrounding Cannon Dragon had just reacted and were about to launch an attack when they were stopped by Ais, who was rushing in with a storm.

Unlike Leo, the blonde, golden-eyed female swordsman did not charge headlong into the enemy. Instead, she adopted the best strategy for defeating the Cannon Dragon— rushing into their arms one by one.

Because the forelimbs of the Cannon Dragon, like those of those Evil Wyvern, are actually enormous wings, and they stand upright on their hind legs, if you close in and rush into their embrace, their only way to attack an enemy at close range is to open their mouths and bite down; there is no other way. However, the most fearsome thing about the Cannon Dragon is that it can continuously spew out incredibly powerful fireballs from its mouth, which is also its most frequently used attack method, rather than biting its enemies with its fangs.

In other words, they are extremely bad at close combat, or even unable to engage in close combat. They are monsters specializing in ranged attacks, and they can hardly even swing their long, thick tails.

As long as you rush into the Cannon Dragon's embrace, you'll be safe.

Not only that, rushing into the arms of Cannon Dragon can slow down other Cannon Dragon out of fear of attacking their own kind, making it difficult for them to unleash their large fireballs.

Ais took full advantage of this weakness, charging straight into the embrace of a Great Red Dragon and delivering two lightning-fast slashes to its hind legs, which it used to stand upright.

"Plop!" "Plop!"

Two cutting sounds rang out almost simultaneously, severing the Cannon Dragon's two hind limbs at the root and spurting out a large amount of blood.

Ignoring the pitiful howls of the Cannon Dragon, Ais, her long golden hair flowing, rushed towards the next Cannon Dragon without stopping. Just before the compressed flames in its mouth were about to burst out, she successfully sneaked into its embrace and plunged her sword into its chest.

With a loud "bang," the wind wrapped around the Desperate exploded, blasting the Cannon Dragon's chest into a bloody mess.

"Hoooohhhhhhhhhhh...!"

The remaining Cannon Dragon, witnessing this scene, roared in a mixture of shock and rage, and without further hesitation, launched the massive fireballs from their mouths. "[Meteor Dance]!"

A massive fireball streaked through the air, about to strike Ais before she could draw her sword, when it was intercepted by several thick meteors falling from the sky. "Boom boom boom boom boom...!"

Thick meteors slammed straight into the fireballs, creating a violent collision that caused them to explode with a deafening roar, sending bursts of flame erupting like dazzling fireworks, scorching the air.

Having canceled his acceleration and flight magic, Leo slowly plummeted from mid-air, but a magic circle with shimmering Starlight was spinning above his head.

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

Leo, having smoothly finished chanting the extremely short incantation, held the Starlight high in his hand.

This weapon, whose quality was legendary, was now radiating a brilliant light.

The light comes from the gold gem at the top of the hilt and the diamond-shaped gem in the center of the circular openwork hilt.

Both of these magic gems released extraordinary Demonic Power, responding to the magic released by Leo, causing the golden patterns carved with mysterious golden fragments to light up.

Leo could clearly feel that the mental energy he was currently outputting was being amplified by this weapon, transforming into a massive amount of Demonic Power that he would not normally possess.

This weapon was not merely an extremely sharp and powerful sword, but also a wand whose performance was second only to the "Supreme Five Staves." Leo then unleashed the wand's effect, amplifying the magic he was using at that moment, causing the magic circle above his head to suddenly expand. The next second, countless meteors emerged from the magic circle, transforming into a dense Meteor Shower that fell from the sky and landed on the earth.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!!!!"

A tremendous explosion immediately occurred across the entire 58th Floor.

The Meteor Shower descended relentlessly, striking either the monsters on the ground or directly hitting the earth, transforming into endless barrages that bloomed throughout the entire building.

The scene was like countless meteorites falling to the ground, each meteor causing a massive explosion that killed all the monsters.

The massive Cannon Dragon were the first live targets to suffer this fate. Each one was struck by countless meteors, and in the blink of an eye, they were blasted to pieces, covered in blood. Some even had their wings and limbs blown off, emitting pitiful howls. "So powerful..."

Riding the wind, Ais soared into the air, escaping the indiscriminate bombardment that engulfed the entire building. Looking down at the devastated scene below, she murmured softly.

She discovered that Leo's magic had become stronger, and much stronger at that.

"The power of this magic... is no weaker Riveria Ljos Alf's."

Ais gave it the highest rating.

In terms of magical power, Riveria Ljos Alf, the city's strongest Mage, is undoubtedly unmatched. At least so far, Ais has never seen anyone who can unleash magic stronger than Riveria Ljos Alf's.

But now, perhaps she has seen it.

"Just like that, in one breath..."

As if greatly encouraged, Ais rode the wind, ready to deal with all the monsters on the entire floor.

She no longer needed to deal with the monsters on the ground; her focus was now on the Evil Wyvern flying out of the Vertical Shaft in the dome. These Evil Wyvern came from the upper floors and were almost all attracted by the commotion here, constantly flying towards this floor. Ais was preparing to kill them when she heard a familiar, delicate shout.

"[Arcs Ray]!"

Suddenly, from the Vertical Shaft countless Evil Wyvern had emerged, a deluge of fire arrows rained down, instantly striking the Evil Wyvern. "Boom boom...

Another massive, continuous explosion erupted, with torrential rain of flames raining down on the Evil Wyvern, blasting away their flesh and blood as they exploded, accompanied by agonizing roars.

The wide-area bombardment blasted dozens of dragons to ashes; those that didn't turn to ash fell as charred, gruesome figures. "Lefiya Viridis!"

Ais naturally wouldn't fail to recognize the owner of this magic.

Their companions finally arrived.