Late at night.

Floor 18 - Maze Paradise.

The white crystal covering the zenith fell into darkness, and the floor lost its light.

Although there will be a large number of crystals here that shines enough to shine on the entire floor, the luster of the crystal will disappear at night, so there will be "night" in this dungeon.

But the light source is not completely hidden.

The blue crystals growing everywhere in the forest and by the lake are lightly shining, unlike the nascent scenery on the surface of the ground.

It took only about two hours,

Lu Ye and his group protected Winnie and quickly rushed to the 18th floor.

Through their familiarity with the floors over the past few days, they chose the shortest route without hesitation. With the help of the heartbeat detector, they successfully avoided most monsters lurking in the floors, and the road was as smooth as if they had taken laxatives.

After arriving on the 18th floor, Lu Ye and others went to Rivera Town without stopping.

Starting from the town, you can reach the entrance to the next floor faster.

Rivera Town is brightly lit at night.

Some adventurers who stay in dungeons for a long time usually need to replenish supplies here, plus the special attributes here, so there are more people in the town whether it is day or night.

On the streets, some adventurers were playing on the floor to rest, while others gathered together to play cards and drink.

Lu Ye and others also need to supplement some supplies.

The high-intensity rushing leads to lack of physical strength for everyone, so some food and water are needed to fill their stomachs.

The price is naturally several times higher than the surface, but now it is not a bargaining time, and Lu Ye is not in the mood.

Winnie, wearing a robe, is very dangerous in the crowd. Once her identity is exposed, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Almost all the people here are adventurers, each with sharp eyes, and the presence of Esdes and Violet in the team is already eye-catching enough. Yesterday's method is no longer effective, and if they have their figures in both monsters, it would be unreasonable.

"Thank you for your patronage, come again?"

Lu Ye paid the money and took the bag full of food and water from the smiling shop owner.

And just then, Violet pulled Luye's sleeve and lowered the volume.

"That, it seems that someone is watching us..."

When you are not focused on something, Violet has a strong sense of perception.

She felt that the eyes were lit up, but there were many people here, and she couldn't find the guy who looked at her.

"I noticed it too," said Esdes, "I'm very sensitive to murderous aura, and those guys have bad intentions."

"Someone is following us?"

When Bell heard this, he looked around in panic.

But there were bright yellow fibers around, as well as the faces of adventurers and their coming and going figures.

Lu Ye pressed Bell's shoulder and said, "Don't panic, we are being stared at, but they noticed you when you panic."

"Yes, I'm sorry."

"No need to say sorry, knowing that change is the most important thing."

"Well...I understand."

"I know now. It seems that these guys are coming for Winnie..." Lu Ye raised his eyebrows, "But that's just right."

"Are you going to catch them all in one go?" Esders' eyes lit up. "It's late at night, and there are basically no adventurers on the floor below. You can use your device that can detect heartbeats to just scan out the locations of those guys."

But Lu Ye rejected Esdes' proposal.

"Not for the time being, those guys follow us mostly for the purpose of ‘talking monsters’, so they won’t take action easily. We will take them back and capture them and are likely to be escaped by the other party," Lu Ye said. "And we don’t understand how many people there are behind the other party, and whether there is an organization..."

Upon hearing this, Esdes's mouth curled up and a confident smile appeared.

"Don't worry, I'm good at interrogating things!"

"Of course I believe in your interrogation skills, but what if the other party is just a minion who does things?" Lu Ye glanced at Winnie, "Since you want to catch it, I'll catch it all in one go. I have a good idea."

"What?"

"I'll talk about it later. After ten minutes of rest, let's continue moving forward."

After finding a lively place, after eating food and water, Lu Ye and his group set off again.

Through the town of Rivera, across the plains and forests, everyone came to the 19th floor.

The 19th floor is a maze of big trees.

There are many giant trees on this floor, all of which are high in the ceiling, branches and roots intertwined, and there are many monsters hiding places in the holes. The passage banners are also very wide, and there are plants unique to the layers of the fields, like adventurers who want to confuse and hesitate.

As soon as I stepped into the 19th floor, in the distance of the cave room, several monsters rushed in from the spacious passageway like sharks that smelled blood.

With just one snap of Esdes' fingers, several monsters' bodies were penetrated by sharp ice crystals.

But their vitality is very tenacious, and they have not lost their ability to move for a while. They continue to rush towards Lu Ye and his group. The sharp mouthparts and minions are shining with cold light, and they can even tear iron weapons.

On the 19th floor, the monster's strength has improved a lot.

This is the case with dungeons. Humans can act in groups and formulate various tactics, but monsters also have their own advantages. Their rough skin and thick flesh can make them make mistakes many times, but there are not many opportunities for adventurers to make mistakes.

The human body is weak after all, and even a first-level adventurer cannot withstand the monster's direct attack.

The monsters acted so quickly, including highly mobile monsters like the "unicorn rabbit".

Bell clenched the dagger in his hand and prepared for the battle.

In the days when Lu Ye acted as a "supporter", under Lu Ye's guidance and actual combat, his combat skills have improved a lot. When Hestia updated his ability value last night, she was extremely surprised to find that every ability value of Bell reached ss!!

Of course, she didn't let Bell reveal such a thing to anyone, even Lu Ye.

Simply put, although Bell's level is less than lv.2, he actually already has the strength of lv.2.

With just one "sublimation" experience, he was able to join the ranks of the backbone adventurers.

Looking at the monster rushing towards him, Bell launched a sprint ahead of time.

He slid into his opponent's arms, holding the short knife in his back hand and flashed by.

The silver knife light shattered the scales, slashed the flesh and blood deeply, and burst out.

Behind Bell, whose body torn apart, the lizardman who had his body wailed sharply and fell to the ground.

Winnie looked at the monster that had disappeared into dust, and the panic in her eyes could not be suppressed.

Violet said nothing, but just held the dragon girl's hand tightly, trying to transfer her warmth to the other party.

Perhaps the number of adventurers exploring dungeons in the current time period is too small, and many monsters have noticed the movement here, and the hissings echoed in the leaves and the jungle, and their figures flashed in the dense forest.

"It's so hospitable..." Asdes narrowed his eyes, "Although I don't mind playing with these guys for a while, time is important, right?"

"Go to the passage on the left and go in through the tree hole." Lu Ye said, "You can avoid the monster group in front of you, and it is also a shortcut. There is a straight road under the giant tree, reaching the 20th floor. Bell, let me leave this for you, help me stare at the number of light spots above, and notify me immediately if there is any change!"

As he said that, Lu Ye threw the heartbeat detector in his hand to Bell.

"Okay, leave it to me." Bell took over the task.

"Asdes, you go ahead with me, Violet, you are responsible for protecting Winnie."

"yes!"

Everyone began to set off and ran towards the target.

The monsters also responded.

The steps continued to stomp on wide branches that were thick enough to accommodate several people walking side by side, while the monsters launched raids from dense branches from different directions.

The leaves of the road were drawn and cut, and the leaves and blood were flying like raindrops.

This is a chase.

The monster blocking the front was cut off by Immortal Sword and Ice Sword without any mercy.

Bell kept reporting on the trajectory of the monsters' movements,

At the end of the team, the black axe in Violet's hand cut off one monster after another who dared to approach her and Winnie.

Thanks to the experience of exploring dungeons in front-end days, the cooperation of this four-person team is now quite tacit.

After working hard, everyone slowed down after they made up their strength and made sure they got rid of the monsters.

Lu Ye glanced at the pocket watch that most adventurers would carry with him and frowned.

"Have you been three hours..."

"That is to say, there are still about two hours left before dawn, so you have to find the location before that."

"Is there still a time limit?" Bell asked.

"Yes, the limited time is late at night, and... it will be very troublesome for adventurers to enter the dungeon after dawn."

"Pay attention to the surrounding environment and continue to move forward carefully."

Arriving at the 20th floor in three hours is already a "fast" for many adventurers.
To be continued...