"Qiming?"
"Are you all right now?"
Tiona and the others looked at the giant Cannon Dragon Lu Qiming had just cut down with a single slash, then hurried over to him.
"Move!"
Just then, a loud shout came from above. Everyone looked up.
"Gareth?"
Lv6 dwarf Gareth came plummeting down from the sky, clad in armor and wielding two giant axes.
"Everyone all right, rookies?"
Gareth landed in front of them and looked at them with concern.
"We're all fine, but Qiming seems to still be a little..."
"Qiming? What's wrong with him?"
Gareth looked curiously at the man beside him. Lu Qiming was still swaying like a drunk.
"I-I'm fine. I'm just a little dizzy. I'll be better in a moment."
Lu Qiming said this, closed his eyes for a few seconds, then opened them again. His swaying body straightened with some effort, and he seemed to be all right.
Gareth examined Lu Qiming carefully. Once he was sure there was nothing wrong, he looked up and surveyed the area.
The Wyverns that Lefiya had cleared from the sky had appeared again, circling overhead. On the ground, countless Cannon Dragons and New Species Furry Green Worm Monsters kept pouring in, surrounding them from every direction.
"Well, looks like we don't have time to rest."
Gareth turned to Lu Qiming and the others and gave them an order.
"You lot, clear this place out before Finn and the others arrive."
"Even if you hadn't said so..."
Tiona raised the greatsword in her hand and aimed it at the monsters surging toward them.
"We'd still do it!"
Bete let out a low growl and shot forward, kicking the New Species Furry Green Worm Monster in front of him so hard it exploded.
"My little darlings, let the party begin! Hahaha! Let's become one!"
Lightning surged around Lu Qiming. Divine Judgment once again transformed into a forty-meter-long sword, and he vanished from the spot.
Elsewhere, on a floor deep inside the Dungeon.
A person shrouded in a black robe walked forward. Hundreds, even thousands, of New Species Monsters resembling Man-eating Flowers swayed their long bodies beside them. Facing the person stood a red-haired woman and a silver-haired man.
"Someone has reached the deep floors and is about to arrive at the 59th Floor. Go and clear them all out. Everything is 'Her' will."
"Yes! For the sake of our great 'Her,' I'll make sure every little ant that reaches the deep floors is wiped out! Hahaha! Everything is for the great 'Her'!"
The silver-haired man, Olivus Act, burst into mad laughter. The Man-eating Flower-like monsters behind him twisted along with his laughter. Then a giant Man-eating Flower Monster lifted Olivus Act on its body and carried him toward the upper floors.
Beside them, the red-haired woman swallowed the green Magic Stone in her hand, nodded, and leaped onto a Man-eating Flower Monster before leaving.
The black-robed person watched the two depart, then turned and walked toward the depths of the Dungeon.
58th Floor.
"Arc Arrow!"
Lefiya raised her staff high and aimed at the Wyverns in the sky. Golden arrows struck the flying monsters and sent them crashing into the New Species Monsters below.
The next instant, the New Species Monsters surrounding the fallen Wyverns swarmed over them and fought to devour them.
"Ugh!"
Lefiya watched the monsters turn on each other and couldn't help covering her mouth, overcome by nausea.
Whoosh!
Tione cut down the monsters closing in behind Lefiya with a single slash, then looked toward her.
"Leave the ones fighting among themselves for now. You're doing fine. The New Species are attracted to magic, so fall back a little farther!"
"Okay!"
Lefiya retreated a little farther behind the others.
"These caterpillars are slowly moving south."
Gareth split the New Species Monster in front of him in half with an axe and looked around. The Cannon Dragons and Wyverns, once so numerous, had nearly all been killed by them.
But the Magic Stones from the dead Cannon Dragons and Wyverns had all been devoured by the New Species Monsters, leaving only their drops behind.
"What the hell is going on?"
Bete turned to look at the moving mass of New Species Monsters.
"There's a passage to the next floor in the south, which means they're heading deeper into the Dungeon."
"Are they going to the 59th Floor too?"
Tiona also turned to look at Gareth.
"I don't know. But whatever floor they're trying to reach, they won't make it."
As Gareth spoke, he looked south. Countless sword beams were rising there, wiping out the New Species Monsters heading in that direction.
"Hahaha! Where do you think you're going, my little darlings? Let's keep having fun!"
Lu Qiming appeared in midair, his bloodthirsty eyes fixed on the New Species Monsters below, which were devouring the Magic Stones left behind by their dead kin. After each monster had eaten a certain number of Magic Stones, they all crawled toward the passage to the next floor.
In just a short while, the Magic Stones dropped by the monsters he had killed had all been devoured. A huge number of New Species Monsters were crawling toward the entrance to the next floor again.
"Don't even think about escaping. Stay right here and keep me company!"
"Gale Dance!"
The forty-meter-long Divine Judgment in Lu Qiming's hands began to whirl at incredible speed. Endless sword beams shot from its blade, covering everything except the area where Bete and the others stood.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
After a series of deafening blasts, every monster on the entire 58th Floor had been wiped out. Only a floor full of Magic Stones and drops remained, along with the wreckage of the 58th Floor, completely destroyed by the sword beams.
"Phew..."
Lu Qiming let out a deep breath and landed in front of Bete and the others.
"That takes care of it. Now we just have to wait for Finn and the others to arrive."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Qiming sank weakly to the ground. The strange pressure around him vanished, and the blade of lightning formed around Divine Judgment shattered.
"Qiming, what's wrong?"
Seeing Lu Qiming slump to the ground, Tiona hurried over and helped him up.
"I'm fine. I'm just exhausted."
Lu Qiming leaned against Tiona and pulled a bottle of Top-tier Mana Recovery Potion and a Stamina Potion from the small pouch at his waist. He drank them both. That last move had completely drained his stamina and Magic Power.
He couldn't even maintain Musou anymore, which was why he had collapsed to the ground in exhaustion.
He hadn't expected there to be so many monsters on this floor. The more he killed, the faster the Dungeon hatched new ones. But at least he had cleared them all out before his stamina and Magic Power ran out.
"Is everyone all right?"
Finn's voice came from far away. Everyone hurriedly turned to look and saw Finn, Ais, and the others rushing toward them.
"Riveria! Ais! And... Captain!"
Before long, Finn and the others reached Lu Qiming and his group.
"Is everyone all right?"
Finn looked at them as he asked.
"Yeah, more or less. Qiming's just a little exhausted."
Gareth nodded and pointed to Lu Qiming, who was leaning against Tiona.
"Qiming, are you injured?"
Finn looked at Lu Qiming and asked.
"I'm fine. Just exhausted, and I've run out of Magic Power too. I can't use Musou for now."
"Then get some rest. Everyone, take a moment to recover."
Finn looked at Lu Qiming, then surveyed the 58th Floor, which had been almost completely destroyed, along with the countless Demon Gods and drops scattered across it. He could more or less guess what had happened.
As for the "Musou" Lu Qiming had mentioned, it was probably his trump card—the mysterious skill he had activated on the 50th Floor.
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