Chapter 112: Unexpected Black Flash, Ais's Envy!
'Tap tap——'
Quickly traversing the 'Large Tree Labyrinth' area, they finally arrived at the 'Water City' once again.
As soon as they entered, it was like stepping into an underground river, with dampness everywhere.
Compared to Ethan, who was only setting foot here for the second time, Ais had been here countless times.
After all, unlike Ethan, she was a genuine Level 5 adventurer.
'Click——'
From the flowing water, Blue Crabs crawled out one after another.
Pairs of scarlet eyes stared fixedly at Ethan and Ais.
The relationship between monsters and humans was almost always one of hostility, a fight to the death upon meeting.
'Swish——'
'Whoosh——'
The next moment, both Ethan and Ais moved simultaneously.
One on the left, one on the right, they began to quickly clear out the Blue Crabs, and their speed was astonishing.
Ais was like a graceful butterfly, her sword dance elegant and flowing.
Wherever her blade passed, all the Blue Crabs were instantly killed.
On the other side, Ethan was also violently eliminating Blue Crabs one after another.
"Ratio Technique——"
'Bang——'
Critical hits with every normal attack.
Each of Ethan's attacks precisely struck the 'weak points' of the Blue Crabs, dealing critical damage.
His terrifying strength directly crushed their bodies.
'Boom——'
However, suddenly, in the midst of battle, a black flash flickered across Ethan's hand.
Then, a terrifying power erupted from the blade of his black sword.
All the remaining Blue Crabs in front of him were instantly crushed, including the magic stones within their bodies.
This scene startled him, and even Ais was taken aback.
Just now, Ethan's destructive power was simply too frightening.
"Black flash? Black Flash?"
Ethan was a little dazed, looking at his right hand.
Had he just unconsciously used Black Flash?
It was a technique from "Jujutsu Kaisen", and it was a state that was very difficult to enter.
Black Flash is a distortion in space that occurs when cursed energy is applied within 0.000001 seconds of a physical hit.
When a sorcerer is able to achieve this, their cursed energy flashes black, and the destructive power of their strike is equal to a normal hit to the power of 2.5.
Moreover, there is a huge difference in the distance between those who have experienced 'Black Flash' and those who have not, and the core of the curse.
No sorcerer could deliberately activate 'Black Flash'.
Its intensity was calculated based on the cursed energy and physical strength, raised to the power of 2.5.
Now, Ethan's 'cursed energy' had fused with his 'magic power', and his magic power was incredibly vast.
He hadn't expected that his magic power, which wasn't purely cursed energy, could actually trigger Black Flash.
It was an unexpected surprise.
"What was that move just now?"
Ais came closer, her eyes filled with curiosity, showing the expression 'I'm very curious' on her face.
"Black Flash, it's a special skill of mine. The activation rate is very low, but the destructive power is very strong when it's triggered."
"Black Flash—"
Envy, she was truly envious.
Ais also had her own skills and magic.
However, apart from her magic 'Ariel', most of her combat power was based on enhancing her own strength.
She did have one skill with burst damage like his, but because of its negative effects, Loki forbade her from using it unless absolutely necessary.
On the other hand, Ethan had endless special skills and magic.
You never knew how many abilities he had up his sleeve.
Such 'talent' made her envious from the bottom of her heart.
If she also had such abilities, wouldn't she become even stronger?
"So many drop items! We're going to be rich—"
At this moment, Paimon was excitedly collecting the dropped items everywhere.
In her eyes, these were all her treasures, valis that could be used to buy delicious food in the future.
Naturally, she couldn't let any of them go to waste.
'Gurgle——'
Picking up the last magic stone by the water's edge, Paimon stretched, satisfied with her harvest.
"Hmm?"
However, suddenly, a string of bubbles rose from the water.
Paimon curiously leaned closer.
After all, she still had a childlike heart and was full of curiosity about such things.
'Bang——'
A Kelpie, its entire body ice blue, suddenly emerged from the water.
'Roar——'
The moment it appeared, it targeted Paimon.
"Help! Traveler!!!"
Seeing the monster that had suddenly appeared, Paimon was scared out of her wits.
After all, she had no combat ability and was purely a support character.
So, she jumped up and flew towards Ethan.
Behind her, the Kelpie followed closely, determined to eliminate Paimon.
"Traveler!"
Paimon plunged into Ethan's arms, trembling with fear.
'Roar——'
At this moment, the Kelpie had already charged over.
Among the countless strange monsters in the dungeon, Kelpies were considered to be quite good-looking.
Their entire bodies were ice blue, with dark blue manes, making them look very beautiful.
However, no matter how beautiful it was, it was still a monster, let alone the fact that it had scared his 'emergency food'.
"Ratio Technique——"
'Bang——'
With a single slash, under the weak point attack of Ratio Technique, the Kelpie was instantly killed.
'Swish——'
"Stupid horse! You scared me! Since you wanted to attack me, die, you bastard!!!"
Paimon, who had just been scared out of her wits, was now on top of the world.
She started to attack the remains of the dead Kelpie relentlessly, but her damage was very limited.
"This is a Kelpie from the 27th floor, how did it get here?"
Looking at the Kelpie, Ethan was also puzzled.
This wasn't a monster from this floor.
"It probably swam up from the 'Great Falls'."
At this time, Ais explained to Ethan.
In terms of dungeon experience, Ais was a veteran and knew a lot of inside information.
The 'Great Falls', a masterpiece of nature.
It connects various floors of the 'Water City'.
Monsters from the lower floors could come up through it, and monsters from the upper floors could also go down through it.
It was truly 'convenient'.
'Rumble——'
Once again, they witnessed the grandeur of the 'Great Falls'.
Following the spiraling stairs on both sides, Ethan and Ais cautiously descended.
It was damp and slippery everywhere.
Due to high humidity, there was a lot of moss on the surrounding ground and walls.
If they slipped and fell, it could be a 'straight drop down'.
Moreover, there were other dangers around the Great Falls that could easily claim the lives of adventurers.