Once Varyn had finished all the potions he needed, the team resumed their journey. They moved slowly at first, giving their sore muscles time to loosen as they headed toward the tunnel’s exit.Nobody said much. They were all too exhausted for unnecessary conversation, and every bit of energy they had left needed to be saved for whatever might be waiting outside. Rhys carried the package at the front and maintained a fairly quick pace. He wanted to reach their destination as soon as possible without exhausting everyone again.Fortunately, the tunnel remained quiet. They encountered no major threats and, after roughly twenty minutes of walking, finally emerged from the other side.The sight that greeted them was the Palm Tree Jungle.Rhys had never seen anything quite like it.The surface of the ground looked like ordinary desert sand, loose and dry beneath their feet. Yet beneath that thin layer was a completely different type of soil. The deeper sand was red, damp, and rich enough to

Kratos was the first to recover from his broken bones. His almost limitless vitality was practically a cheat code when it came to healing, allowing his body to repair itself at an incredible rate. Even so, relying on that innate ability drained his stamina considerably, so he was nowhere near his normal condition.Rhys was in better shape. He had broken only his arm and, fortunately, hadn’t suffered any serious damage to his legs. After resting briefly, he was capable of continuing. Every part of his body still ached terribly, but he could force himself forward until the end as long as they didn’t encounter another serious battle.Varyn and Kael, however, were in no condition to continue on their own.Both desperately needed medical treatment, and Kael’s situation was particularly bad. The damage to his spine and ribs made even breathing uncomfortable, and every movement sent another wave of pain through his body.If he had the choice, Kael would have happily swallowed a bottle of pai

Sometimes fate had a strange way of changing everything, and Rhys saving the Abyssal Dragon Egg was one of those moments. Even Dreavon, with all his ability to see possible futures, had never expected things to unfold this way.The probability of Rhys successfully saving the egg had been less than one percent. Yet somehow, fate had taken an entirely unexpected path and handed Rhys an opportunity that should never have existed in the first place.His friends were naturally thrilled that the egg had been saved, but their excitement was overshadowed by their injuries. Everyone except Kratos still needed serious medical attention, so they decided to postpone the discussion about what they should do with the egg until they had recovered both physically and mentally.“Alright, everyone, let’s meet at my place on Earth in two days. Hopefully, by then, we can patch ourselves up a bit and shake off some of this fatigue.This floor raid was brutal, but I’m proud of all of us for pushing through

Kuru KuruThe young dragon purred softly as it licked Violet’s palms with its tiny tongue.Of everyone gathered around it, the little creature had apparently decided that Violet was the one it wanted as its mother. It continued licking her hands affectionately, and something about the tiny dragon’s behavior seemed to awaken an instinctive maternal feeling within Violet.“Oooo… ooo… young baby! Young baby! Chun wants to touch it too!” Chun exclaimed excitedly as he tried to reach for the newborn dragon.Violet immediately raised her hand and swatted him away.“No! You have to come gently–” she said as she pushed Chun back, but she completely failed to realize how much strength she had put into that push.The little bunny was sent flying off the dining table.He landed several meters away on the couch.GASPViolet’s eyes widened in horror when she realized what she had done.“Oh no!”She immediately turned toward Baby Chun and apologized, but the damage had already been done.Chun’s tin

A couple of days later, the team reunited at Rhys’s apartment to discuss their plans for the next floor raid and, more importantly, what they were going to do about Razer, the newborn Abyssal Dragon.Judging by the tired expressions on everyone’s faces, Rhys could immediately tell that none of them was particularly excited to be there.The reality of having to go on a floor raid every single week was finally sinking in. They had barely recovered from the previous one, and yet another dangerous journey was already waiting for them. Nobody complained outright, but the frustration was easy to read from their faces.Two days had hardly been enough to recover from everything that had happened on Floor 23. Their bodies were still sore, their injuries hadn’t completely healed, and yet, in less than twenty-four hours, they would have to leave again and begin another adventure.“I’m sorry guys, all of you look really exhausted, but we will have to set off in less than 24 hours anyhow.The new