Chapter 103: Water City, The Great Falls!
However, with advantages, there were also some disadvantages.
By fusing with the 'Gorgon' Spirit Origin, Sarah had also inherited Gorgon's hatred for humans.
Coupled with her own hostility towards humans as a Xenos, this wasn't a simple 1+1 situation.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that if Ethan wasn't her Master now, who knows what would have happened.
"Since we're already here, let's explore the dungeon together."
"Alright, Master~"
Sarah's voice had become much deeper than before, but it also carried a hint of charm.
'Rustle——'
A group of monsters appeared, of various shapes and sizes, mostly different kinds of insects.
'Swish——'
Before Ethan could even move, Sarah took action.
It was a one-sided massacre.
All the monsters were swept away by Sarah in an instant, killed with a single blow each.
Sarah's current strength was among the best even among Level 6 adventurers, possibly even rivaling that of Level 7.
Ethan was speechless looking at this.
His Lamia Servant had somehow become overpowered, while he still needed to diligently level up.
With Sarah's strength, Ethan smoothly entered the lower floors of the dungeon.
The area of the Large Tree Labyrinth was from the 19th to the 24th floor.
Once they entered the 25th floor, they had entered a new area, the domain of the lower floors of the dungeon.
'Water City'
If the 'Large Tree Labyrinth' was the domain of 'trees', then the 'Water City' was the domain of 'water'.
There was no shortage of water in this place, with abundant water resources and various aquatic monsters inhabiting it.
And in front of Ethan now was a narrow passage with a stream of water flowing through it.
'Swish——'
Suddenly, monsters leaped out of the water.
Raider Fish, the most common monsters in the Water City, were fish-like creatures that attacked adventurers passing by.
If one were bitten by them, it wouldn't be pleasant.
'Swish——'
Ethan was no weakling either.
A black sword appeared in his hand, and he easily cleared away the Raider Fish.
'Gurgle——'
"Hmm?"
Just as Ethan thought the 'Water City' was nothing special, a sound rang out.
He subconsciously looked over.
Good heavens, pairs of scarlet eyes appeared from the darkness.
He roughly counted at least twenty or thirty pairs.
'Rustle——'
The monsters rushed out of the darkness, revealing their true appearance.
They were giant ice-blue crabs, many of them foaming at the mouth.
However, wasn't their size and number a bit too much?
[Blue Crabs] were also one of the common monsters in the 'Water City'.
Their shells were very hard, providing high defense, and their powerful pincers were their strongest weapons.
However, unfortunately, their weakness was also obvious.
The gaps between their shells were too large, making them easy to attack.
Even with high defense, it was useless if there was such an easy-to-exploit weakness.
In fact, because their shells had a decent drop rate, many blacksmiths liked to buy Blue Crab shells.
'Boom——'
However, before Ethan could even make a move, Sarah had already acted.
Her hand, like a sharp claw, slammed into a Blue Crab.
The terrifying force directly shattered its tough shell, killing it instantly.
This reminded Ethan of one of Gorgon's skills.
[Monstrous Strength: When used, it temporarily increases Strength. An attack characteristic possessed only by monsters and magical beasts.]
Under the boost of Monstrous Strength, even the highly defensive Blue Crabs were no match for Sarah.
Ethan even had a feeling that he had created a terrifying monster in this world.
Especially since the current Sarah was an 'Avenger', he couldn't help but feel sorry for those unlucky adventurers who would encounter such a monster in the future.
Afterwards, he encountered some other monsters.
There was a 'Aqua Serpent' over ten meters long, covered in light green scales, with a huge snake head.
There was also a 'Crystal Turtle' with a massive body covered in crystals.
Finally, Ethan reached his final destination for today.
A truly 'ingenious' landmark of the dungeon, the Great Falls.
It was a massive waterfall with a width of over four hundred meters and a height at least twice that or even more.
And because this was an 'underground cave', the light refracted by the water created an emerald green glow.
Just standing here, one could feel the immense impact of the falling water.
The 'rumbling' sound of the water crashing echoed in his ears, and what came into view was no longer a passage leading forward, but a huge 'hole'.
This was the 'Water City'.
The Great Falls directly passed through the 25th and 26th floors, finally reaching the 27th floor.
Unlike other floors, in the 'Water City', one didn't cross floor by floor, but instead descended deeper and deeper through this spiral-like passage.
If someone accidentally slipped and fell from here, the consequences were self-evident.
Unless they were extremely lucky, they would either die or be severely injured.
The 'Water City' was also a dividing line.
After crossing the 'Water City', one officially entered the deep floors of the dungeon, a 'world' completely different from the 'upper', 'middle', and 'lower' areas.
It was a truly 'dangerous zone'.
Not only did the size of the labyrinth become larger, but the number of monsters, their spawn rate, and their strength also increased significantly.
However, having reached this point today, Ethan had completed his task for the day and didn't plan to go any deeper.
[Daily Mission: Reach the 'Great Falls' of the 'Water City'!]
[Completion Progress: 25/25]
[Mission Reward: 20 Diamonds]
The mission was complete, and another 20 diamonds were to his balance.
Counting the existing balance, he now had 70 diamonds.
With some luck, he would have enough diamonds to draw ten-consecutive-draw again in two days.
Even with bad luck, it would only take three days.
"Alright, let's go back."
"We're going back already?"
Sarah was a little confused.
They had come all this way, and now they were turning back without doing anything special?
"That's it for today. We'll continue deeper next time."
"Yes~"
Seeing that Ethan had made up his mind, Sarah had no choice.
However, she secretly made a plan.
After Ethan left, she would definitely continue deeper to see what floor she could reach with her current strength.
After all, Sarah was also very curious about the limit of her current strength.