This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 14 14. Why is there a fire demon here?
Lin Jun, who was following the adventurer from a distance, felt more and more that something was wrong.

Why is this road so familiar?

Isn’t this the way to the Flame Demon’s hometown?
Lin Jun knew very well that no battle had ever taken place at the location of the Fire Demon's lair, otherwise the mushrooms he had placed nearby would definitely have detected the fluctuations in magic power.

Could it be that the Flame Demon never came back after he went out that time, so he missed it when he came down with them?
He had always thought that these people came down through a route he didn't know about. After all, the deep area was so big that there was far more than one entrance. He just didn't have the ability to explore it.

Since we left the Fire Demon's lair, now the question is - has the Fire Demon returned home?
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"Ha, now I can finally feel relieved."

After finding the Duke's daughter, Gar was in high spirits. Which adventurer wouldn't be envious of the reward of an entire city?

"Captain, you don't know how desperate I was when you said there was a change in direction on the 9th floor. I thought she was really trapped..."

Before Gar could finish his words, he was kicked by Night Owl.

Looking at the pink Pooji held by Night Owl, he remembered that Inanna was still here, and his previous words were somewhat too arbitrary.

"Cough cough."

As usual, it was Captain Nova who came out to change the subject.

"Ivan, are you sure you can remove Miss Inanna's transformation?

Do we need to find some professional curse removers after we go up there?"

Ivan didn't like what he heard: "Do you think I'm worse than those third-rate people?

Isn't it just a matter of using a solidifying agent after the transformation? Do you still want to stump me?

It won't be any harder than the time I turned you back from scarecrows in Scarecrow Abyss."

Nova just wanted to change the subject, but he didn't expect to step on Ivan's minefield and could only laugh awkwardly:
"I don't understand, I don't understand. As long as you are sure..."

Before they knew it, they had returned to the entrance to the upper level.

It's still as hot here as ever.

The night owl cannot tolerate heat to begin with, and now it is holding a Puji, which makes it even hotter.

But considering that Inanna is still a daughter of a wealthy family, even if she turns into a Puji, it is not appropriate for her to let men hug her at will.

The night owl could only endure the heat and just quicken its pace a little.

On the contrary, Inanna in her arms did not react much to the hot environment. After all, her overall resistance was level 6.

"and many more!"

The short voice of Grand Wizard Ivan made Night Owl and his companions stop in their tracks.

"The fluctuations of magic power are different."

Reconnaissance

"Night Owl," the Archmage said in a calm voice, "Take the young lady with you."

Night Owl glanced at Ivan. Although this old halfling often went crazy when he was addicted, he was the most experienced in the entire team when he was sober.

Without hesitation, she took Inanna and merged into the elongated shadows of several people and rushed into the passage at an extremely fast speed.

The next second after she disappeared, the entire cave began to tremble.

The magma pools on both sides suddenly surged like boiling blood, sticky golden-red bubbles exploded one after another, and thick sulfur smoke wrapped in heat waves gushed out.

The departure of the Night Owl made the hidden enemy realize that it had been discovered, and now it had no intention of letting the remaining prey escape.

With an inhuman roar, a huge figure rose from the magma pool.

The mountain-like upper body is made of semi-solidified lava and charred bones, and the dark red rock shell wraps the body and the lava heart inside like armor.

At the same time, many fire monsters as tall as a person jumped out from the surroundings, like its smaller version, blocking the way.

Gollum—

The half-dragon swallowed hard.

"Blazer... and the lava puppet..."

"Be careful, it's level 64." Ivan, who had already used reconnaissance skills to see it, told the strength of the fire demon.

There was no time for further communication, as the Fire Demon had already swung his giant lava fist and smashed down. [Shield Domain]

Gar raised his shield to form a huge shield shadow in front of him, blocking the attack.

However, due to the level gap, he was not intact, and blood was constantly oozing out of his arm armor.

【recovery】

【Life Potential】

Nova took a breath and released two kinds of magic, healing and strengthening, and Gar was able to barely maintain the shield domain.

With another roar, seeing that he couldn't kill the bugs directly, the Fire Demon created huge waves from the magma pool under him.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Ivan decisively inserted an A-level magic crystal into his abdomen. At the same time, he used the [Awakening Spell] to keep himself sane under the stimulation of magic power, although this would cause him great pain.

Facing the LV64 Fire Demon, he did not dare to hide his weakness at all, and used 300% of his strength in one attack.

【Ice Ring】

The embedded magic crystal gave him a power boost far exceeding that of an ordinary staff, and the ice ring spread outward with the three of them as the center.

It froze the rocky ground and the lava puppets, and finally collided with the huge lava wave, barely solidifying it.

"We...have to run fast."

The immense pain stimulated every nerve of Ivan's body, and he could not maintain this state for long.

Even with this explosive power, his magic could only barely match the normal strength of the Fire Demon. If it dragged on, several people would surely die.

"I'm afraid it's not that simple."

This fire demon actually took advantage of the time when several people were resisting the magma and moved to the entrance of the passage, blocking the three people.

Seeing this, Ivan also swore:
"Damn it, if I can make it back alive this time, I'm going to apologize to Kemo. I laughed at her last time when she said that the Flame Demon had a high IQ..."

"What should I do? Should I go back?"

The half-dragon looked at the passage they came from and thought it should still be in time to retreat.

"No, hold on a little longer."

Nova's tone sounded as if he had made some decision. How could Gal, who had worked with him for 10 years, not know what he was thinking?

"You want to use that? Even then it might not be enough to defeat this Fire Demon!"

Ivan remained silent. After blocking another wave of lava, he was in so much pain that he couldn't speak. He had to use his last bit of strength on the next spell.

Nova didn't explain, but just glanced at the half-dragon man. The latter could only choose to believe his captain as usual.

Nova took out a small branch with two tender buds from his arms.

Lin Jun, who had been watching this place from a distance, immediately noticed the object with a panel.

[Artifact: Yesheng Wood Core (Remnant)]

Another magical artifact!
Magic poured into it, but it wasn't just magic.

Nova's vitality was also drained away in large quantities, and his face became visibly thinner.

After finally feeding the artifact, Nova pointed it at a corner of the Balrog's chest—where there was a tiny crack in the rocky crust.

It was because he noticed this that he dared to fight back.

A young sprout turned into a flash of green light, piercing through the fire demon's armor and shattering the lava heart in his chest.

The Flame Demon, who originally thought he had victory, was suddenly dealt a fatal blow.

With its core shattered, it could no longer support its massive body and fell to the edge of the magma pool, letting out a final, feeble whine.

This monster had been keeping Lin Jun alive for several years. The strongest monster he had ever seen died so suddenly.

Feeling the still-heating fragments of sunstone beneath the shell.

Is this the divine weapon...

If you find any bugs, please tell me and I will fix them in time.
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(End of this chapter)