The Monster Feast in the deep levels was similar to other floors but also somewhat different. The similarity was the enormous number, and the difference was that these monsters not only surged like a tide but also attacked from all directions and corners.
Fortunately, they had the strongest magician there. As Riveria chanted, cold winds froze the attacking monsters one by one. Before they could run far, more monsters surged from the back rows, smashing them.
To be honest, if they didn't have to constantly watch their steps to avoid being sniped by Valgang Dragons, these monsters, even in a Monster Feast, would be nothing to fear.
"Riveria, be careful!"
Suddenly, Finn from behind shouted to Riveria, who was further back. Riveria immediately reacted, quickly retreating.
A huge pillar of fire erupted from her original position, leaving a massive pit. Fortunately, she reacted in time and was not swallowed by the pillar of fire.
But just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, the ground beneath Lefiya, right next to the giant hole, abruptly rose up.
"Eh… Eh!!!"
A monster happened to spawn at that exact location.
Lefiya, in a panic, couldn't react even with others' warnings. She lost her balance for a moment and fell down into the hole melted by the flames.
"Lefiya!"
Amidst the exclamations of the others, a figure flashed through the crowd and jumped into the hole.
The others, seeing Lefiya fall, also quickly ran over, preparing to jump down to save her.
But the sharp-eyed Finn saw a surprising sight: Takatsuki, who was the first to rush down, after catching the free-falling Lefiya, did not continue to fall. He stepped on the air, stopping his descent, and then, with several more steps, as if walking on the ground, he literally stepped on the air and returned.
"Everyone, don't go down! Return to your positions! Prepare to continue the breakthrough!"
As soon as Finn gave the order, the others looked at him in shock. Clearly, they didn't have Finn's precise judgment to see that the two who went down were almost back on the ground.
And Finn, who liked to omit part of what he said, directly spoke, "Are you going to disobey the captain's orders!"
Although Riveria didn't know the situation below, she knew that obeying Finn's instructions was the correct course of action now, so she immediately began chanting her magic.
"Damn it!"
The surrounding monsters were getting closer. Bete shouted in annoyance and immediately stood with Gareth in front of the monsters, creating an opportunity for Riveria to cast her magic.
The Amazon sisters also quickly returned to the front line.
Finn looked at Ais, who was still standing by the hole: "Ais, go back. Are you going to defy orders?"
Clutching the sword in her hand tightly, Ais neither jumped down nor returned to the front line, but simply stood in a stalemate with Finn.
Just as the two of them were in a stalemate, Ais heard a strange sound.
"Teacher…"
In her gaze, Takatsuki, holding Lefiya, stepped on the air, jumping up step by step.
"Thank you, Takatsuki."
After putting Lefiya down, Finn thanked Takatsuki.
"It's nothing, we're allies, aren't we? Continue the breakthrough?"
Finn nodded: "Yes, continue…"
Just then, the ground suddenly trembled.
"Are new monsters hatching?"
This was everyone's thought, but soon, everyone realized something was wrong: the ground was shaking in too many places.
It was as if something beneath this 52nd Floor wanted to come up, and it wasn't just monsters simply being born.
With a huge explosion.
Countless green snake-like monsters burst out of the ground, attacking everything around them, and from the locations they broke through, the green worms seen on the 50th Floor were continuously climbing up through the cracks they left behind.
"Long Ears!"
Just as everyone was caught off guard by this sudden attack, Gareth's voice suddenly came through.
It turned out that for some unknown reason, the densest area where these snake-like monsters appeared was right beneath Riveria's feet.
As a magician, although she had experience dealing with attacks, she rarely encountered attacks that directly came from underground and caused terrain changes.
Coupled with the many holes left by Valgang Dragons nearby, Riveria lost her footing for a moment and fell down.
"Damn it!"
Takatsuki moved his feet, and as soon as he activated Shave, he crashed into a hard object.
"So hard!"
The snake-like monster's body was covered in hard scales. Fortunately, Takatsuki maintained his Armament Haki coverage, otherwise, that impact could have broken his bones.
And the others were also entangled by these monsters that appeared like mushrooms after rain.
"Be careful! This monster's bodily fluid will corrode weapons!"
After being surrounded by worms, Tiona swung her proud Great Twin Blades into the worm's body, and as a result, her weapons were dissolved by the purple bodily fluid.
"If it won't let me pass…"
Riveria had been falling for some time. If he didn't rush over in time, she, as a magician alone without the protection of teammates, could easily encounter an accident.
Takatsuki looked at the chaotic swarm of monstrous snakes in front of him. The figure of Heaven's Stairway attached to his body, and then he slammed his fist onto the ground beneath his feet.
"Blast!"
A huge explosion erupted from beneath his fist. With the assistance of Armament Haki and his Stand's precision, the explosion had no effect on him, but it completely pulverized the already dilapidated ground beneath his feet.
The massive ground completely collapsed, and Takatsuki plummeted straight down through the void created by the explosion.
"Blast! Blast! Blast!"
Each time he approached a level of ground, Takatsuki threw a punch, unleashing the combined power of Killer Queen and Dragon blast. The monsters surging from the surrounding walls were also caught in this reckless explosion, turning into dust.
Through such an unreasonable and savage act, he actually managed to reach the 58th Floor faster than Riveria.
The world of the 58th Floor was very desolate, and its height far exceeded the upper levels. Countless Western Dragons flew in the air, while on the ground, green worms looked up with their heads raised.
As soon as he landed, Takatsuki saw a giant maw aimed at him.
A red Western Dragon flew in the air, its mouth accumulating fire, ready to unleash it at any moment.
Blast!
Faster than the Red Dragon's flames was Takatsuki's fist.
With a violent explosion, the Red Dragon was directly blasted apart in the sky by a single punch, erupting into red fireworks.