The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　He shook his head and looked again at the enormous stone gate that seemed to blend into the darkness.

　As the saying goes, "When soldiers come, generals will block them; when water comes, earth will dam it." No matter what, he could not possibly leave such a huge treasure untouched.

　However, some preparations are needed before entering.

　……

　Two minutes later.

　Dark led the magical spirits to the stone gate. After searching carefully for a while and confirming that there were no other mechanisms, he put the degenerated "trash slime" back into the magic card.

　Then he reached into his cardholder and began to think carefully.

　"There are generally two types of rooms for tiered bosses. The most common one is just one large room where you can see the type of boss as soon as you enter. The other type has a complex structure, like a large dungeon, where you need to pass through multiple levels before you can see the final boss."

　"Moreover, reality is different from games; there is a possibility that the level bosses can be awakened in advance."

　"If they cannot be defeated in time, they may even break out of the room and pose a threat to adventurers on the same floor."

　"To deal with the latter situation, it is not advisable to use too much force before opening the door."

　"In short, let's first confirm the CD for the 'Great Sin Card'."

　"Apart from 'Greed III,' all the other 'Great Sin Cards' are usable."

　"For those at level II and above, there's one uncontrollable 'Elysium III? Moon,' two controllable 'Elysium III Moon,' one standard 'Elysium III' and 'Pride III,' and one 'Pride IV'!"

　"First of all, 'Pride IV,' as a unique strategic weapon, cannot be used indiscriminately."

　"We can first pair the uncontrollable 'Elysium III? Moon' with a 'Pride I' card, and the target for use will be..."

　Dark looked up at the little dream monster playing in the air.

　……

　Half a minute later, a "dream demon" with a hint of arrogance between its brows appeared in front of him.

　It floated quietly in the air, its head shaped like a magical girl wearing a mage's hat, and its body seemed to be draped in a dark blue mage's robe.

　On the flat chest plate, three red gems emanated a powerful magical aura.

　"A five-star 'Dreammon' and a five-star 'Leomon' should be enough to handle it..."

　After thinking about it, Dak felt it wasn't safe enough, so he summoned "Potpot" to his side as well.

　He then took a deep breath and said, "Leomon, open the door!"

　……

　The lion beast freed its hands and pressed them against the stone door, suddenly unleashing its full power!

　"Boom!"

　The sound of a millstone moving came from inside the stone gate, and the stone gate on the right was slowly pushed open by the lion beast.

　The inside of the stone gate was pitch black, but a faint light from the outside shone in, and suddenly a soft, rustling sound arose.

　The lion immediately frowned, cautiously observing the interior.

　The white light released by the spirit insect illuminated the area where a neatly arranged stone slab, about one square meter in size, was laid out. Red liquid emitting white smoke flowed from the gaps between the slabs, and a wave of steaming heat instantly rushed towards us.

　Looking to the side again.

　The two rows of stone statues, spaced one stone slab apart, stretched into the unseen depths of darkness.

　The commotion just now came from those stone statues!

　"Ready to fight!"

　The lion roared suddenly!

　But a moment later, flames suddenly lit up on both sides of the hall, and torches hanging on the walls spontaneously ignited, illuminating the entire huge hall with their blazing flames.

　Looking inward from the stone gate, there are more than forty stone slabs before a staircase leads up to a square platform.

　But there was no boss sitting on the throne on that high platform—only a transparent jar filled with red liquid!

　The red liquid in the jar was boiling continuously, and the resulting red mist flowed in from the central tube.

　Then the pipe bent backward and went straight into the wall.

　It is clear that there must be other spaces behind the wall.

　"Looks like it's a boss room, a level-based challenge!"

　Dark quickly made a judgment.

　Almost simultaneously, the sound of millstones began to rang out, and the massive stone gate began to close automatically.

　The stone statues on both sides of the hall were covered with dense cracks, from which billowing hot air was emitted.

　"Boom!"

　The door shut heavily.

　On each side, a stone statue was completely cracked open. The crimson monster, as if magma was flowing around it, stirred up the broken stones and roared out.

　"Crimson Demon of the Crimson Lava!"

　Dark immediately recognized the origin of the two monsters. A sense of alarm washed over him, and he quickly exclaimed, "Four-star monster, Fiery Red Demon, dual fire and rock elemental, be careful!"

　The magical spirits, who already possessed basic knowledge, immediately became alert. Even the nonchalant Meow Meow opened its eyes, its expression serious.

　Elemental monsters are among the most difficult to deal with.

　They are almost impossible to kill; you have to find their core and crush it.

　Furthermore, fire-attribute elemental beings typically possess long-range, explosive fire-based spells as their ultimate attack.

　Elemental types with the rock attribute can usually be enhanced with rock armor, greatly increasing their defensive capabilities.

　Immortal, high burst damage, and strong defense—that's the four-star monster, the Crimson Lava Demon!

　Without sufficient defense, even touching the skin of the Crimson Lava Demon can result in burns.

　Magical spirits like Meow Meow have very poor compatibility with the Crimson Demon.

　"then."

　After a moment's thought, Dak pulled out the "Swift Wind Dagger" hanging on his thigh and tossed it over.

　"Meow!"

　Meow Meow immediately caught the dagger and nimbly twirled it between her fingers several times.

　Although it is only a three-star magical spirit, its attack power has reached the peak of three stars. With the "Gale Dagger" in hand, it is not difficult to deal with one or two Fiery Red Demons.

　At the same time, Leo also pulled the "single sword sheath" out of its scabbard.

　Tailmon, however, pulled out the "Dragon Fang Sword," which was of unknown origin and possibly forged from dragon fangs, from behind. Then, it removed all the bags it was carrying and placed them in the middle of a stone slab.

　Then it bent down slightly, pushed off with its feet, and shot out like an arrow!

　There are more than forty stone statues in the field. Two of them have already been revived. Gatomon chose the right side, and Leomon naturally rushed to the left.

　The battle is triggered instantly.

　Although the "Dragon Fang Sword" in Tailmon's hand is still quite sharp, it is no match for the "Single Sheath," which is a "Holy Sword."

　After rushing over, it attempted to cut the Crimson Rock Demon in half on the spot.

　However, the blade of the "Dragon Fang Sword" only cut half an inch before being blocked by the hard rock shell.

　Then, a burst of red light suddenly erupted from the body of the Crimson Lava Demon, and scorching flames emerged from the cracks in its rocky shell, shooting towards Gatomon at great distance.

　Gatomon raised an eyebrow, then instantly unleashed its power, swinging its sword-wielding right arm violently, sending the heavy Crimson Demon flying backward!

　"Meow."

　It sneered and charged forward again.

　The core of the Crimson Fiery Demon was exposed when it emitted a red light.

　Above its navel, the fiery red core kept shining.

　Tailmon pursued closely and pierced the red core with its next sword strike.

　"BOOM!"

　With almost no time to react, the Crimson Flame Demon self-destructed the moment its core was pierced.

　Gatomon's eyes widened, and at the critical moment, it abandoned the Dragon Fang Sword and retreated several meters away with incredible speed.

　Within its sight, the Crimson Flame Demon exploded into a ball of flames.

　The Dragon Fang Sword that had pierced its body was also blasted away.

　Then, two more Crimson Mages emerged from the adjacent statues in front of Gatomon.

　……

　the other side.

　Leomon, however, completed the first kill cleanly and efficiently.

　Without hesitation, he rushed toward the other stone statue next door—even though the Crimson Lava Demon hidden inside the statue had not yet climbed out!

　It's not like I'm going to have a good time.

　No one will wait for you to slowly complete the "resurrection scene".

　The lion beast, wielding the "holy sword," swept across the land, instantly slaying swathes of stone statues.

　But after it had smashed nearly ten stone statues, the remaining row of more than ten stone statues simultaneously broke open.

　They seemed to feel threatened, or perhaps the death of their companions enraged them.

　The dozen or so Crimson Rock Demons simultaneously opened their arms and roared to the sky the moment they hatched. Flames erupted from their cores and danced wildly, while crimson rocks spread upwards from their feet, instantly enveloping their entire bodies.

　Clad in "rock armor," flames swirled around his entire body.

　Crimson Demon surrounded Leomon.

　But the lion beast, with its sword in hand, remained completely calm.

　In the blink of an eye, sword light flashed everywhere and crimson flames surged into the sky, and a fierce battle broke out.

　……

　Gatomon, having just slain the second and third Crimson Magma, glanced in the direction of Leomon. Then, with a cold snort, it glared fiercely at the fourth Crimson Magma.

　Humility is a virtue, arrogance is its essence.

　Gatomon's sword strikes grew increasingly sharp, its eyes swirling with crimson light. Each time its eyes met those of Crimson Demon, it would throw the demon into a state of confusion for a short time, after which a fatal blow would await it.

　……

　The entire battle was not particularly dangerous.

　Meow Meow, wielding the "Gale Dagger," stayed by Dark's side the whole time, and the five-star "Dream Demon" didn't even have to make a move.

　With the efforts of Leomon and Gatomon alone, all forty-plus Crimson Demons were wiped out.

　However, after these Crimson Demons died, the red substance that made up their bodies flowed into the cracks in the stone slabs, causing the liquid to slowly overflow and gradually submerge the surrounding stone slabs.

　Dark had no choice but to carry his backpack and walk all the way to the high platform.

　Upon reaching the high platform, Dak suddenly discovered a passageway behind it, and immediately understood.

　"It seems that this hall can only be considered as the entrance hall, and there is much more space inside."

　He turned around and looked at the transparent jar filled with red liquid, lost in thought.

　The red liquid inside the jar was even hotter than the liquid flowing outside. Just getting close to it gave one a burning sensation.

　It's obvious without much thought that this is definitely not just a simple decoration.

　The whole jar gave him the feeling of being a "distillation apparatus," where the red liquid inside is heated to boiling, causing the lower boiling point portion to turn into vapor, which is then transported through pipes to a certain place to condense into liquid for purification.

　With the complete annihilation of the Crimson Lava Demons, the red substance that constituted their bodies flowed into the cracks of the stone slabs, circulated, and was then sucked into the jar. Now, the water level in the jar has clearly risen.

　Dark sensed something was amiss and immediately led the magical elves down from the platform and into the passage.

　Then he turned slightly and said to the dream monster, "Go, smash it!"

　……

　[Five thousand, and another five thousand tomorrow morning.]