Danmachi: Gacha Draw

"Change formation, Ais! Go to the vanguard with Agnis!" 

On the 52nd floor of the dungeon, Finn quickly gave new instructions to Ais's group. They continued to advance swiftly while battling the monsters. 

"Raul, you are the center back. Riveria, Asagi, please move to the rear!" 

"I know." Everyone nodded in agreement. 

However, Raul looked a bit shocked: "That's all… it was my fault that Lefiya and the others…" 

He felt deeply terrified and guilty about his mistake; his face turned pale, and his entire body trembled. 

"Don't worry; we will definitely discuss how to punish you later. For now, steady your nerves and don't make another mistake," Riveria said as she ran. 

Raul nodded. Although he was somewhat afraid of future punishment, he ultimately forced himself to regain his composure. 

The ground was once again split open by the Dragon's flames! 

"Hahaha!" 

Tsubaki laughed heartily and excitedly. He swung his sword to kill the monster that was about to attack. "Now we have truly arrived at a terrifying place." 

Finn ran quickly while waving his spear with indestructible properties, protecting Ais and Agnis at the forefront. 

His face appeared particularly calm and composed, and his voice of instruction was firm and powerful, preventing morale from flagging and declining as he fought against adversity, calmly calculating the shortest route in his mind. 

Riveria's green light protection enveloped all team members, helping them defend against several unexpected surprise attacks. 

Olga's thunder magic also assisted the team in avoiding being surrounded by a large number of monsters on multiple occasions. 

Unlike Bete, who fought and cursed simultaneously, Agnis remained silent.

Her expression was indifferent. She simply swung the giant axe in her hand non-stop, her red hair flowing as she broke through the blockade and created a bloody path for the team... 

So strong... 

Even the three giants of the Loki Familia couldn't help but sigh. 

He seemed to possess endless power, killing, killing, killing again... 

There was no excessive movement in his actions; he efficiently dispatched the monster in front of him.

"Why are there so many monsters in the Hestia Familia…"

At that moment, a group of colorful greenish-yellow figures blocked the way in front of them. 

"I will!" 

Ais screamed, as if expressing her dissatisfaction at being forced to part with Link. 

"Wake up!!" 

The strong wind tangled with the Desperate, howling alongside the wind armor on Ais's body.

The huge poisonous needles and lightning bolts that came at her bounced off, and Ais shattered the ground beneath her feet before rushing towards the monster, slashing like a hurricane, annihilating several monsters in an instant and directly breaking through the wall of creatures blocking her path. 

Her momentum did not wane as she continued to advance like a raging wave, destroying the obstacles in her way. 

The corpses of the monsters piled up, and everyone stayed alert for the dragon's attack as they cleared the path. 

"It's been a long time… without any bombings." 

"Well, it should be thanks to Link and the others."

Finn's expression relaxed a bit. "Let's hurry up now!" 

Taking advantage of the gap without bombings, everyone rushed forward, running with all their might, and finally found the stairs leading to the floor below. 

"53rd floor!" 

The entire team breathed a sigh of relief. They all drank the elixir in the hallway, rested briefly, and then continued the raid. In an instant, they rushed down the stairs and entered the 53rd floor. 

Unlike the dangerous 52nd floor, the team encountered no monsters until they traversed the entire passage and turned a few corners. The dark labyrinth was quiet and even eerie. 

Finn's thumb felt itchy. He licked it and looked around more intently. 

"Stay alert!" 

His premonition soon came true. 

After turning at the next intersection, a large number of green worm-like monsters appeared in Ais and Agnis's path. 

"Is it a new species? It came rushing in!!" 

"Wait a minute, there's someone in the group of monsters!"

Agnis frowned and looked a little serious when she saw the scene before her eyes. Everyone's expressions changed slightly.

Sure enough, among the larvae that flooded the wide hall, there was a figure wearing a violet-blue robe and a strange mask.

Beneath his feet was a larva that was probably twice the size of the others.

"Kill them!"

The masked man in the hooded robe gave the order, and the groups of monsters composed of colorful larvae arranged themselves in several rows.

They also consciously adjusted the height of their heads to form upper, middle, and lower sections like a ladder.

As the masked man waved his right arm, the worm suddenly opened its mouth and spewed out a large amount of corrosive liquid.

"Escape! Run toward the Cave!"

Finn reacted extremely quickly and issued the order almost the moment the enemy launched the attack.

The corrosive liquid gushed out like a tsunami.

Thanks to Finn's emergency decision, everyone turned unexpectedly into a fork in the road at the critical moment.

The walls, ceiling, and floor behind him were melted by the erosion of the slime, and the purple mud swamp produced a sizzling corrosion sound while emitting a pungent stench and billowing smoke.

"Keep running!"

Finn ignored Raul and the others, whose expressions were frightened and stiff, and ordered again.

The worm's footsteps approached, and everyone backed away, gazing at the masked man who appeared at the end of the corridor.

"He can control monsters like an army…"

Tsubaki waved her sword, a look of surprise still on her face.

"There's one up ahead too!"

Colorful worms actually appeared in the direction they were traveling!

"There's one to the right too!"

Licking his thumb, Finn narrowed his eyes as he ran quickly.

He recalled the map of the 53rd floor in his mind.

"Turn left!"

Everyone dodged the worm slime again and followed Finn's order to run toward the left branch.

Riveria ran forward a little: "Finn, that person seems to be looking for something…"

As a companion who had known each other for many years, Finn immediately understood Riveria's thoughts, and his eyes also locked onto Ais, who was running ahead.

"Riveria, Olga, prepare your magic as soon as possible."

Everyone ran toward a single long and wide passage, and the weirdo led countless worms in pursuit.

"Turn around and attack!"

Ais and Agnis's hurried steps suddenly halted!

They twisted their waists and stomped on the ground!

"Miniature wind!"

"Roar!!"

Agnis let out a war cry, sending all the surrounding monsters flying.

This is the combat skill carried by the Axe, which greatly increases attack power.

After that, his eyes seemed to glow red, and his entire body flew out like a crossbow bolt!

Seeing Ais and Agnis rushing toward each other, the masked man was frightened by the sudden assault and quickly shouted, "Attack! Attack!"

Raul and the others raised their shields on Finn's order to resist the attack.

Ais and Agnis were rapidly approaching, and the masked man swiftly dodged them.

Ais's strong spiral of wind instantly penetrated a large group of worms, and even the corrosive liquid spewed out by the larvae was torn apart!

Agnis swung the axe in a circular motion, delivering a terrifying and violent sweep that directly killed a significant number of monsters!

The masked man panicked as Finn moved forward, stabbing his spear into the blind spot where the masked man could evade.

The man in the hooded robe quickly used his silver gloves to defend himself and ordered the remaining monsters to linger for him.

At that moment!

"Ecstatic Winter Fimbull!!"

"Death Bow!!"

Two extremely powerful magical shots arrived.

Ais, Finn, and Agnis jumped aside in tacit agreement to avoid the attacks.

The bow magic bombarded continuously, blasting all the monsters in the entire passage to pieces.

Those unaffected by the bow were frozen by Riveria's magic and encased in ice.

"Where's the man in the black robe?"

"He ran away... only the robe is left."

"Do you want to chase him?"

Finn shook his head, "The first priority is to go to the 58th floor to meet up with Link and the others and deal with these new species first!"

...

On Link's side, the battle situation was also somewhat stalemated.

The ground churned and tore apart, destroyed by the dragon's hot breath, with deep crisscrossing grooves melted by the high temperature.

The passage on the 57th floor continued to pour out larvae endlessly, completely cutting off their retreat.

A constant stream of worm monsters reacted to the magical power and magic stones.

They attacked not only Link and the others, but also creatures such as the flying dragon and dragon.

They hurled corrosive slime to dissolve their opponents and then opened their mouths to swallow the battling monsters along with the magic stones.

The ferocious monsters bared their teeth and claws, lunging at Link and the others.

The enhanced Dragon roared, repeatedly aiming massive fireballs at them.

The flying dragons sprayed fire from above, relentless and exhausting.

The worst kind of three-way melee was taking place.

"Ahem…"

These red dragons continued to spit flames, and the air gradually began to thin. Link took a deep breath but coughed twice due to the hot air. As physical exertion set in, Link gradually began to breathe heavily.

"Can you still hold on?"

Alicia asked softly from the side. 

In just a short moment, if it weren't for Link, they would have died here no less than ten times. 

As he spoke, a dragon swooped down at a speed far exceeding that of other dragons.

Their size surpassed ten meters.

It lunged forward from time to time, deflecting the weapon with its hard claws and sweeping Tione away with its tail. It then compensated with a few rounds of firebombs. 

This is yet another enhanced and resilient species! 

Lefiya and Alicia didn't dare to release magic casually. They only dared to cast spells away from the worm to relieve everyone's pressure; however, when the worm noticed, they had to reposition again. 

Rustling sound... 

It's not that he doesn't want to use his sword like fire, but the environment here has very thin air. If he uses a large-scale flame attack, Alicia and the others will probably faint from lack of oxygen. 

The King's Treasure can't be used either. The weapons in it can't break through the great red dragon's defense. 

"Why don't you use that one?" 

With his current LV.6 ability, it should be usable, but it may not last long, as once activated, the magic power will be consumed quickly. 

Forget it, let's go! 

A bright golden light flashed in Link's pupils, and it vaguely resembled a lion roaring! 

Golden Leo! 

"Come!" 

With a thought, Link's black armor was instantly stored in the King's Treasure House and replaced with a set of golden armor that glowed with a golden light! 

The small universe he had cultivated for a long time instantly lit up at this moment! 

"This...this is...!!" 

The Amazon sisters, Lefiya and Alicia beside them, opened their eyes wide! 

"Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho!!" 

The monsters instinctively sensed the threat and roared at Link! 

There was no time to be surprised. Link, standing on the stone platform, had already taken a stance… 

"Listen carefully to this lion's roar!" 

"Lightning: Light Speed Punch!!!" 

Tione, Tiona, Lefiya, and Alicia beside them only had time to see the golden beam of light flash by, and the monsters pouring out from the 57th floor exploded into dust one after another. 

Lightning Light Speed Punch, the secret of Golden Leo, is a type of light-speed punch. It can deliver 100 million punches in one second. It possesses high destructive power, akin to a lion's fangs, with very domineering force. 

It can be said that it has reached the extreme of super-strong physical attack! 

"It's... so amazing!" 

"What's so amazing? It's so perverted..." 

In an instant, all the monsters emerging from the 57th floor, including the two enhanced species, were wiped out! 

This kind of power is truly unimaginable! 

However, the time for everyone to catch their breath didn't last long, as the colorful worms at the floor entrance appeared again. 

But at this moment, the great blizzard magic and lightning magic struck from the north of the floor, and all the colorful worms emerging from the floor entrance were instantly killed by these two spells. 

Two figures, one red and one gold, followed closely behind them and shot out like arrows. They were Ais and Agnis! 

"Ouch!" 

"Lady Riveria!" 

"Agnis! Olga! And Asagi! I'm so glad you're all okay!" 

We finally reunited successfully. 

"Are you guys alright?" 

Finn came over as well. 

"We're all okay, thanks to Link!" 

At this moment, Link also returned to his original black armor. 

Alicia and Lefiya's tense nerves finally relaxed, and they immediately collapsed. 

"Are you okay?!" 

Raul and the other followers rushed over; considering that they were both elves, it was Tsubaki who finally helped Alicia up. 

"If it weren't for Link, we would have died five or six times down there..." 

Tiona couldn't help but say. 

"Thank you, Link." 

Finn couldn't help but express his gratitude. All four members of his team were still safe, and none were missing arms or legs. It was true kindness. 

After the dungeon continued to spawn countless monsters, it finally entered a resting stage, and the Dragon didn't appear again. 

Everyone rested and shared the joy of their encounter. 

"Oh! Is this the fang of the Valgon dragon that unleashed that ridiculous bombardment?!" 

Tsubaki looked around like a curious child, excitedly picking up the dropped materials from the ground. 

"These are... the Dragon's scales!? Such good material; I must bring it back!" 

"Come on, give it to me, and I'll return it to you." 

"Okay, thank you!" 

Storage space is definitely a must when traveling home.

While everyone was resting, the entrance to the 57th-floor hallway was once again swarming with bugs, with countless new and colorful worms squeezing against each other and crawling out.

When Bert and the others took a fighting stance and prepared to attack, they seemed not to notice the many adventurers.

They picked up the magic stones on the ground and then lined up towards the south end, which leads to the entrance of the passage on the 59th floor.

"Go ahead."

Finn's eyes narrowed, and his thumb began to itch again.

"Abnormal situation..."

"There must be something attracting them on the 59th floor."

"Yes," Finn nodded, "According to the records left by Zeus' family, the 59th floor is the realm of glaciers..."

"Well, there are some records in the library about the 59th floor. It is said to have a glacier labyrinth. All in sight are frozen rivers and lakes. The floor and ceiling are also made of ice, making advancement difficult. The extremely cold air will make movement sluggish, and first-level adventurers will be greatly affected..."

Alice said.

"Water... the cloth for weaving water essence has been prepared. I have asked other factions to transfer it to us to help everyone withstand the cold."

Raul quickly stood up and took out a dark blue robe from his backpack.

"But I don't seem to feel the cold. We're not far from the entrance to the 59th floor," Tiona, dressed in fresh clothes, interjected to express her thoughts. Finn nodded seriously, "Yes, there must be a change on the 59th floor. Everyone should be vigilant."

"The equipment has been maintained."

Tsubaki retrieved the tools for maintenance and returned the simply repaired weapons to Finn and the others.

Everyone finished their rest period, grabbed their weapons, and formed up. Riveria stood and cast a gauze breath magic blessing on everyone.

"Then let's go!"

Everyone looked at the passage to the 59th floor, gripping their weapons tightly as they entered the passage one after another.