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Chapter 72 Little Deer Walking the Dog
Upon reaching the ninth floor, there were almost no other explorers.

Loren avoided the numerous high-level magical beasts whenever possible.

If it's unavoidable, then we'll have to let Lilia handle it.

A giant frost venomous python lives near the hidden room on the ninth floor.

The giant python was incredibly powerful; even Lilia was injured in the process of killing it.

Lilia lay on the ground, feeling wronged, waiting for Millie to treat her.

Loren comforted her, "Little Deer, thank you for your hard work."

Lilia has indeed put in a lot of effort in these past few days of exploration.

If it weren't for her, Loren would have had a hard time getting here.

But it's all worth it.

Inside the hidden room behind the wall, there is a glowing crystal.

Evolution Crystal!

The crystal, formed from pure magic, looks extremely dazzling.

The crystal Hela brought last time only sold for 6 gold coins.

But in reality, its value is far more than 6.

Hela dared not set foot on the mainland, so she could only sell it to Loris at a low price.

Loren summoned Fran.

"Fran, hurry up and absorb this crystal."

"Whoa!"

It takes a long time for the crystal to be fully absorbed.

Moreover, absorption is not the same as digestion.

Loris's peanut-shaped insect evolved into a small fairy in November.

It has not yet evolved into a Great Spirit.

In other words, even with the help of evolution crystals.

Fran will need at least three months to complete her evolution.

It took Fran a whole day to completely absorb the magic power of the crystal.

"Wow..."

After absorbing the crystal, Fran felt sleepy.

Even its cries sounded weak and feeble.

It seems it needs a long rest.

The evolution crystal has been obtained, and Loren's goal has been achieved.

He hesitated whether to continue deeper into the maze.

It is certain that the monsters appearing in the maze will become increasingly stronger.

From the tenth floor onwards, monsters of the Earth Knight level will appear.

Lilia was no match for them.

Needless to say, Loren was even worse.

The 12th floor, the Thousand-Year Ice Silkworm, looked somewhat distant.

The divine essence at the deepest part of the labyrinth is even more unattainable.

After much deliberation, Loren decided to take a gamble.

With the Elf Queen's incarnation present, it was enough to ensure that he and Lilia were not in mortal danger.

However, the power of the elven incarnation is limited.

I don't know how long it can last.

Moreover, this avatar is his only trump card.

Once used, you must end your exploration and leave the maze.

Therefore, he will not use it lightly unless absolutely necessary.

Once Lilia had recovered from her injuries, Loren headed to the tenth floor.

During the rest of the exploration, he remained on Lilia's back, ready to escape.

"Little Deer, if you sense the presence of a monster, you must run away immediately, understand?"

"Yes, Little Deer knows!"

Lilia looked serious.

She was even more afraid of death than Loren.

Loren had witnessed Lilia's speed firsthand.

She almost escaped from Loris's clutches.

As long as you don't think about fighting the monsters, escaping shouldn't be a problem.

If you encounter a predicament from which you cannot escape, you can only use the spirit avatar.

Neither divine essence nor ice silkworm is as important as my life.

Enter the tenth floor.

Daily intelligence updates are continuously provided.

Based on the intelligence, Loren determined the approximate location of the nearby monsters.

Monsters' activity range generally doesn't change much.

He used hand-drawn maps to mark dangerous areas where monsters might appear.

Using this information, he found a relatively safe passage. After several days of exploration, he perfectly avoided numerous dangerous monsters and successfully entered the twelfth floor.

Unfortunately, while avoiding the monsters, they also missed out on a lot of loot.

The treasures on the tenth floor and beyond are all very valuable.

And all the precious treasures are guarded by magical beasts.

Loren's exploration over the past few days has yielded nothing.

But he was not discouraged.

Using this method, we might actually be able to reach the deepest part of the maze!

He will now face another choice.

Should we go straight to the thirteenth floor, or go to the hidden room on the twelfth floor first?
There is a thousand-year-old ice silkworm in the room.

Based on intelligence gathered over the past two days.

The Thousand-Year Ice Silkworm is poisonous, but its strength is not particularly great.

It protected itself by wrapping itself in silk and hiding in a secret room.

The room is near the territory of a three-headed hellhound.

To enter the room, you must defeat the hellhound.

After a moment's thought, Loren decided to stay on the twelfth floor for a day.

He timed it perfectly and approached the location of the hidden room.

[Today's information has been updated]

[Intelligence 1]: You are exploring the twelfth floor of the Ice and Snow Maze. There is a tree demon leader three kilometers northeast of your current location.

[Intelligence 2]: You are approaching the location of the Thousand-Year Ice Silkworm. A three-headed hellhound is guarding the hidden room of the Thousand-Year Ice Silkworm.

[Intelligence 3]: The three-headed hellhound is extremely vengeful. Once it sets its sights on you, it will bring endless pursuit.

[Intelligence 4]: The three heads of the hellhound often argue over different choices.

[Intelligence 5]: The Thousand-Year Ice Silkworm is very fond of the scent of the Ice Crystal Flower.

Intelligence will provide certain specific information based on Loren's ideas.

For example, when we were trying to defeat the Demon-Faced Spider, there were five pieces of information about the Spider directly.

A similar situation is now occurring.

Loren carefully analyzed the information in his mind.

Then he looked at the map in his hand.

A bold idea formed in his mind.

"Little Deer, can you do me a favor?"

Lilia turned around. "What kind of help?"

"We'll go fight a monster together later. You provoke it first, then lead it around the maze."

As he spoke, Loren pointed to the map in his hand.

"See this? There's a circular passage here. Go around in circles. You're very fast; that monster definitely can't catch you."

Lilia was terrified and almost cried out, "No! The little deer is scared!"

"It's alright, Little Deer, you're invincible!"

"But……"

"Let's practice first, so you can get familiar with the terrain."

Lilia steeled herself and headed toward the circular passage Loren had mentioned.

After circling around a few times, Lilia knew the terrain like the back of her hand.

"Loren, is Little Deer really okay?"

"No problem, I believe in you."

Next, Loren began to implement the plan.

He led Lilia to the hidden area.

"Little Deer, do you see that vicious dog? Do you have any ranged attack methods?"

Lorend instructed Lilia to launch the attack, drawing the hounds' hatred.

Lilia stared at the vicious dog in the distance, her voice trembling, "Are we really going to provoke it? It looks so fierce..."

"It's okay, I'll run a couple of laps with you first."

Hearing that Loren was with her, Lilia mustered a little courage.

She twirled the branch in her hand and threw a colorful magic ball at the hellhound.

Loren was greatly surprised.

This was the first time he had ever seen Lilia use this kind of attack.

This girl really does have a talent for magic.

The colorful magic ball rolled rapidly across the ground and struck the hellhound.

The three-headed hellhound was attacked and instantly locked onto Lilia's aura.

It roared three times and charged toward Lilia.

Lilia's expression changed, and she turned and ran.

Loren lay on top of her, observing the hellhounds behind them.

To ensure Lilia's safety, Loren decided to follow her and see what was going on.

(End of this chapter)