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As Lucius ehe dungeon hall, he noticed a small crowd f in one er. Quickly, he realized the reason behind the otion: two promi members of the Loki Family were present, including aive.
Riviera awaited Lucius at the location, and with her green robe and magical staff in hand, she began to attract everyone's attention, being the ter of focus. People in the area specuted whether they were about to embark on a deep exploration, but it was evident that it wasn't the case, given the limited number of members present.
Upon grasping the situation, Lucius calmly approached through the crowd. "Yo!" He waved, drawing the attention of both the elven princess and the woman beside her.
"Lucius, you finally made it," greeted Riviera.
"We set up this meeting, but I'm surprised to see Tiona here. Not that it's a bad thing," he ented, direg his gaze at the smiling Amazon.
"Riveria told me yoing to kill Amphisbaena; I really want to see that!" Tiona excimed, her eyes shining with excitement. The anticipation was evident in her expression, eager to witness Lucius's skill.
"Haha, of course, you're always wele. Shall we then?" Lucius asked, smiling, as both Riveria and Tiona ogether, they headed for the dungeon, drawing the attention of those around them, who ented on the unusual presence of the Hestia Family mage apanied by Loki Family elites.
"Lucius, I really want to see you defeat Amphisbaena. Do you pn on dropping any crystals on him too?" Tiona expressed her enthusiasm as they ehe dungeon.
"I hope not. I almost got crushed st time, but now I have lightning spells, which will e in handy against the aquatic dragon," expined Lucius. His expression veyed a mix of fidend caution.
"I see... That reminds me of the hooded stranger eared st night. I heard he shoots lightning from his hand..." Tiona reflected, drawing a gnce from Lucius to Riveria, with one eyebrow slightly raised.
"She's a bit slow..." Riveria ented with a touch of irony.
"Anyway, let's move forward." Lucius spoke, taking the lead and guiding them into the dungeon. Riveria, maintaining her characteristic silence about her feelings, simply nodded, focused on the journey ahead. The trio tinued desding through the floors, fag monsters, challenges, and mysteries that the dungeon offered, while their dynamifolded in intriguing and uable ways.
Lucius, Riveria, and Tiona moved through the dungeon corridors with impressive skill, eliminating any threats that dared to challehem. The trio swiftly advahrough the initial floors without resistance. Lucius, lost in thought, created numerous fireballs around him, eliminating anything that dared to defy them.
"Amazing!" Tiona looked with admiration at Lucius's magical abilities.
"Shouldn't we grab the magic stones? WHAT? HOW DID YOU DO THAT?" Riveria broke from her usual calm demeanor, surprised to see Lucius using the catagic.
"It's a trick I learned a few days ago." Lucius looked at Riveria and winked with one eye, maintaining a casual tone.
"Tell me everything about it. Is that the legendary spatial magic?" She seemed genuinely surprised and immediately wao know how Lucius's magic worked. Her expression revealed a mix of fasation and curiosity as she eagerly awaited an expnation.
As Lucius expihe spatial magic, Goliath's room y ahead, with the newly born Monster Rex. A group of level-two adventurers faced the creature with some difficulty.
"Should we interveiona asked, the battle.
"I don't think so. We 't interfere in other people's fights without their sent." Riveria spoke, maintainihoughtful stance.
"Help!""I think that was the cue." Lucius said, and began casting dozens of firebolts on Goliath. His magical abilities were over 4,000, and even with a retively ell like firebolts, it took only 36 fireballs to elimihe monster ihan 20 seds, all without lifting a finger.
"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!" Goliath was burned alive by the barrage of firebolts created by Lucius and disappeared.
Silence fell over the area.
"...""...""...""...""...""...""Whether low-level adventurers or even his panions, everyone looked in shock at Lucius at this moment."
"What's wrong? Wasn't I supposed to kill him?" He asked, not uanding the surprised reas around him. Lucius's expressioed a mix of surprise and fusion at the others' reas, while he still held his staff, and the fmes from the st firebolts faded around him."You didn't eve me fight..." Tiona muttered, her face expressing a slight frustration, her eyes somewhat disappointed.
"Well, you could have at least mentiohat you could kill a Monster Rex in a few seds. I wouldn't be so surprised then..." said Riveria, still a bit dazed. She watched Lucius with an expression of someorying to uand this peculiar human who seemed t something unusual with him.
"Let's go, you keep the crystal, goodbye." Lucius shrugged with marked indifferend tihe jouro Rivira. The group leader looked at Lucius with a lost expression as he walked away with the two girls.
"Thank you..." the leader murmured, thankful for the ued luck that brought such a powerful adventurer.
"Should we stop in Rivira?" Tiona asked, showing for the group's well-being.
"No, I have supplies with me, don't worry. I want to face Amphisbaena before resting." Lucius spoke with palpable determination, and they headed for the stairs without stopping in the safe zoy.
Lucius still had an advantage in areas where there were is with fire magic; it didn't take long for his spatial space to fill with crystals. He became even more satisfied when they reached the capital of the waters.
"Riveria, a levitation spell would be very useful, wouldn't it?" Lucius suddenly spoke to the princess, demonstrating his strategid.
"Levitation spells are rare; no mage has mastered it in hundreds of years..." She spoke in a ral tone, revealing a deep knowledge of magical abilities."Maybe I'll be that mage after hundreds of years?" Lucius smiled, his expression refleg fidend a hint of pyfulness.
"I hope so, you have potential." She admitted, surprising Lucius with her genuine praise.
"You should say something like I'm not capable, then we'd make a bet that would end in a date..." Lucius didn't miss the opportunity to flirt with this woman, his smile taining a hint of teasing.
"Hahahahhahaha! How funny!" Tiona ughed, appreciating the group's good humor.
"Quiet, focus oh. We have several floors to desd to the twenty-seventh." Riveria said iern tone, despite a red spot on her fadig that Lucius's ent affected her in some way.
"Let me show you a way." Lucius suggested and started casting Cirvoyance. His face expressed focus as he trated on the magic, wanting to avoid unwanted enters on the way.
'Show me a path where I won't enter Marie.' He thought, and the light began to form, indig a safe and effit route. He didn't want to meet the mermaid at that moment, especially with Riveria and Tiona by his side; it would be too risky.
They tinued on, with Tiona taking a more active stance for the first time, as Lucius still had some difficulty dealing with the monsters on these floors. However, it wasn't difficult to reach the lower floor of the waterfalls, and Cirvoyance's light guided them smoothly."You still haven't talked about your developed ability. I want to hear about it." Riveria suddenly asked in the middle of their walk."Is it that impressive?" Lucius asked curiously."How wouldn't it be? Do you know how hard it is to acquire an ability? You're saying you created one in just a week reading my notes; you haven't even started studying with me really..." She spoke in a serious tone.Sighing, Lucius began to talk about this ability."I developed a peculiar magical ability that I still haven't fully mastered, as you know," Lucius began, his gaze refleg the seriousness of the discovery. "I call it 'Mana Zone.'"
Riveria, intrigued, fixed her eyes on the human mage, waiting for more information about this new facet of his magical abilities.
"It's as if I create a magical zone around me, eg me more deeply with the ambient magical energy. I sense previously imperceptible magical patterns and manipute the mana around me in surprising ways to my advantage," Lucius expined, light gestures apanying his words.
The elven princess, with her usual insight, absorbed the information. "An intriguing ability, Lucius. I've never heard of it as you describe it. How did you develop it?"
"While fag the challenges of the dungeon, I noticed a subtle ge in the density of magical energy arouarting with meditation. After gaining a certaiivity with my spells, the 'Mana Zone' began to ma naturally, providih a deeper e to ambient mana," shared Lucius, unveiling part of the mystery. Still, he knew something was missing because it wasn't very effective beyond sensing mana and using a bit of it to enhance his spells.
Riveria, curious, inquired, "Do you think you master it pletely?"
Lucius, with a gleam in his eyes, replied, "Of course, Riveria. I'm sure I enhance my uanding and explore its full potential, but I'll need more experience, perhaps more of your books." He said, and she nodded in uanding.
As Lucius, Riveria, and Tiona advahrough the dungeon corridors, the atmosphere around them began to ge. The soft, distant sound of flowing water indicated the proximity of the ke where the formidable dragon Amphisbaena dwelled. The light peing the rocky walls revealed the vastness of an underground se, illuminating a majestiderground ke before them.
The ke, refleg deep shades of blue, extended as far as the eye could see. The calm surface broke the monotony of the cavernous rocks around, creating an impressive yet threatening enviro. In the depths of the ke, shadows moved, indig the presence of aquatic creatures and, of course, the aquatic dragon Amphisbaena.
At the edge of the ke, the imposing silhouette of Amphisbaena began to emerge. Its iridest scales captured the refles of ambient light, creating a spectacle of vibrant colors. Membranous wiended elegantly, indig its majesty as a truly formidable creature. Reptilian eyes watched attentively, revealing an intelligend ing that few would expect from such a colossal beast.
Amphisbaena's features were truly remarkable. Its body was long and serpentine, with two heads rising in search of air. Each head was equipped with sharp fangs, ready to tear apart any intruder daring to challe. The deep roar of the dragon echoed through the dungeon, a formidable warning that the approag battle would not be easy.
Lucius, Riveria, and Tiona, standing at the ke's edge, observed the legendary creature before them. Riveria's expression remained serene, but her eyes revealed i caution in the presenphisbaena. Tiona had aed smile, while Lucius maintained a determined expressioally preparing for the unfolding battle between him and the creature.
"It seems I got lucky; Amphisbaena is there." Lucius said with satisfa, his face illuminated by the sight of the aquatic dragon in front of him.
"Wow! I want to see you face Amphisbaena!" Tiona expressed her excitement, her eyes shining with anticipation.
"Are you sure you don't need help?" Riveria asked, evident in her expression.
"It's okay; I hahem. You'll be surprised." Lucius spoke with fideurning to face his oppo. His tenance revealed determination as he prepared for the immi frontation.
There was a system message, something he would wele once he finished with the dragon.
[- **Monster Rex Mission:** Defeat Amphisbaena Alone! | **Progress:** Inplete (0%) | **Reward:** 1,000,000 Points.]
There was still the hidden dition, which Lucius hoped to uncover by defeating the dragon at level 2. He mentally prepared to finally face this formidable being.
"Leave this space; I'll deal with him alone," Lucius calmly said.
Riviera and Tiona stepped back to a strategic position as they watched Lucius's fight in case he needed help. Amphisbaena, now aware of the intruder, raised its heads and growled threateningly. Lucius, rec quickly, wielded his slightly cracked sword. Amphisbaena didn't seem to like a single human fag it as if uimating it. With its heads still raised, the serpent's roar echoed through the corridors, marking the beginning of a frontation in the depths of the byrinth.
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