Chapter 372

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Straight into the nightmarish scene of plummeting towards a colossal dragon.

The surrounding area was permeated with an intense fiery aura. Several floors had been blasted through by massive fireballs, creating long and deep vertical pits.

At the bottom of the pit, hundreds of meters from the point of impact, several gigantic red dragons sensed the intruders and looked up at the void where the adventurers were falling. They began to brew smoke once more amidst their countless fangs.

“Izay!! I won’t let this go! Absolutely, absolutely not—aaaahhhh!”

Being forcibly dragged into a free-fall descent into the pit, Refia’s azure eyes trembled as her delicate face lost all color in fear.

Helpless, she clung tightly to the person who pulled her down while simultaneously plotting vengeance for the incident.

“Refia, you’re exaggerating too much. Everything is fine right now. It’s just a normal fall.”

Such words could only come from Tiona, who responded to the elf’s cries with her own shout.

It had been mere seconds since everyone jumped down, and the fall distance wasn’t that great.

Moreover, during their descent, Tiona and the others continuously kicked through the ceiling/floor melted by flames to stabilize themselves. The six people remained quite close together, making conversation relatively easy.

And in the next second after Tiona’s statement…

“OOOOOHHHHH!!!”

A ferocious roar echoed from below the pit.

Starting with a Cannon Dragon directly beneath them, the kings of beasts turned their menacing heads toward the rapidly descending adventurers. Intense flames burned within their massive jaws, emitting a brilliant light!

With the roar came the breath of the dragons, eroding the air as they ascended. Several massive fireballs, carrying the scent of death, once again battered the solid rock!

“—Tiona, you’re such a jinx!”

Tione, categorizing her sister’s words as ominous, spoke with a darkened expression.

But at the same time, she also raised her enormous axe spear of the Roland series, kicking against the walls of the pit to accelerate.

With magic accumulated on her body from Izay and Riviria, if it were just a short-term bombardment attack, as a top-tier adventurer, she should be able to withstand it!

“Tiona, leave this to me! Don’t accelerate!”

Similarly intending to block the barrage, Izay stopped her approach with his voice.

Without waiting for her response, as he fell at the center of the pit, Izay unleashed an intense magical power without any deceleration measures. His position gradually became the foremost among the five.

As for Refia… naturally, she was carried along with him…

Moving her left arm, which wasn’t entangled, in the air.

“—’Steadfast as a Rock’!!”

First came the reinforcement of a defensive spell—not for himself but for Tiona and the others.

No matter what, protective measures must be in place.

Then, a sapphire flame erupted from his palm!

Together with the emerging magic circle, it consumed everything around his left hand like the starry night sky, filling the space with magical energy.

“‘Magic Release: Starfall’!!!”

With the descent of the magic runes, the magic circle expanded in scale.

The release of magic could only be felt as a storm.

To be precise, it was the aftermath of the magic’s release.

Just like how rocket launches create strong winds on the ground, Izay’s magic produced a similar phenomenon.

“▃▄▅▆▇██！！”

From low to high-pitched sounds, the azure magic cannon collided with the crimson fireballs.

The pure and violent magical energy met, producing a massive explosion.

Neutralizing and then piercing through, a single magic cannon suppressed all incoming attacks!

The airflow generated by the explosion ravaged the space below. Izay and Refia broke through the wind resistance; the powerful vortex blew their clothes and hair, causing them to flutter violently.

“Hmph, you’ve got some skills, kid.”

“The Sparrow family is strong!”

The dwarf warrior and Amazon sister, who had previously thought of blocking the fireballs with weapons, somehow resonated at this moment.

“Waaah…”

Refia, who originally felt targeted by the dragon’s fireball, had momentarily prepared to give up.

After breaking through the fireball cluster, the little elf almost buried half her body in Izay’s embrace.

“Don’t be so scared? Where’s the courage you usually show when smacking Minotaurs, Refia?”

“All you do is criticize from the sidelines! If I were as skilled as you, Izay, I wouldn’t be afraid either, would I!?”

“No… I mean, you can trust me more. A few big lizards aren’t something I can’t protect you from, right?”

The only fragile member in the rear of the team made Izay feel somewhat offended.

His initial intention of setting up the Jade Shield wasn’t for slacking off in dungeons… cough cough, wrong.

His original purpose was to protect his teammates, right?

Can you have a bit more trust?!

“…”

Upon hearing this, Refia didn’t respond but puffed out her cheeks in irritation, unsure whether she was mad at herself or at Izay.

However, her arms tightened further around him.

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