DanMachi: Starting with a Sword Soul Template

Chapter 134: Encountering the Two-Headed Dragon Amphisbaena

"No, don't!" Cassandra cried out, her face pale. She shot up from her thermal sleeping bag and then her eyes flew open.

At this moment, her back was soaked with sweat.

The ambient temperature was very low, yet she was drenched in a cold sweat.

Clearly, the previous dream had given her a very bad experience.

Even without recalling the details, the immense fear was about to completely devour her sanity.

That monster, that two-headed dragon, isn't it excessively strong?

We'll die. If this continues, our small team will be completely wiped out!

"First, wipe your sweat. Pay attention to keeping warm."

Liam handed over a towel and some thermal clothing.

Cassandra accepted them gratefully, but thinking of the nightmare just now, her face once again turned very pale.

In fact, because the nightmare was so terrifying, even now, just recalling it slightly would make her whole body tremble with fear, unable to control herself.

"What's wrong? What kind of nightmare did you have? If you don't mind, you can tell me in detail."

Liam gestured for the young woman to move closer to the fire. The twenty-fifth floor of the Dungeon, the environment was already at a harsh level.

So, he had a responsibility, he had to let all his team members maintain their best possible condition.

Because she was very close to Liam, Cassandra's emotions quickly stabilized.

Looking at Liam's concerned gaze, Cassandra had a look of apology.

"Captain Liam, I'm really sorry to have worried you."

"We're all part of the team. I'm naturally concerned about you all."

Cassandra expressed her gratitude, but thinking of her previous experiences, her emotions became downcast again.

No matter what she dreamed, it would eventually come true.

And her prophetic dreams, no matter who she told, they would not believe her.

Just like before, when she was in the Apollo Familia, even though she had warned everyone, they all paid no heed.

It seemed that what she saw was a predetermined future. An absolute fate that could not be changed.

It seemed as if there was something like a force of fate, or a world force, correcting all accidents.

Liam had already boiled a cup of hot water and handed it to her.

"I'm quite curious. What kind of nightmare did you have that would scare you to this extent."

Should I tell Liam or not?

Cassandra was very hesitant, because her prophetic dreams had never failed, and no one had ever been willing to believe them.

So even if she told Liam, would he believe her?

No, that's Liam. He's special.

If it's Liam, he will definitely believe her prophetic dreams.

And so, Cassandra looked at Liam very seriously, even grabbing a corner of his clothes with one hand.

"Captain, I dreamed of a huge two-headed dragon. It had a massive body and unparalleled destructive power.

A body with insane defensive power.

After encountering this powerful enemy, we quickly suffered casualties.

It was a powerful enemy that we couldn't kill even if we all attacked together.

Even you, Captain, were quickly injured.

In fact, all of us were killed by it, a complete team wipe."

Hearing that this was Cassandra's prophetic dream, Liam had to treat it with caution.

Letting Cassandra join the Familia was because he valued her ability of prophetic dreams.

The current Liam, without a doubt, although his adventurer level hadn't yet advanced to Lv4, could already crush almost all Lv4 adventurers.

Even against a Lv5 adventurer, he could fight back and forth.

A two-headed dragon. What Cassandra foresaw should be the 27th-floor lord, the two-headed dragon "Amphisbaena."

Is it because the two-headed dragon's strength will be greatly enhanced in water?

If it can reach Lv6 in the water, and everyone is in the water, they really might be wiped out.

It seems that if I really encounter the two-headed dragon "Amphisbaena," I must try to fight it on land as much as possible.

And try to keep my teammates in a safe position, or just have them provide long-range support and get an assist.

"Captain Liam, say something. Do you not believe what I just said?"

Seeing Liam remain silent, Cassandra had a look of helplessness.

Yes, as expected.

No matter how hard she tries, there is simply no one around her who takes her prophetic dreams seriously.

Not a single one!

What she foresees is always a predetermined fact.

Joining a new Familia for the first time, going on an expedition.

And then, was she going to die in this place with her close friend?

As an adventurer, dying at the hands of a Dungeon monster was the most common way to die.

As long as one adventures in the Dungeon, one will encounter battles. The slightest negligence will lead to injury, or even death.

"I believe you."

Liam's words surprised Cassandra somewhat. She thought she had misheard.

"Eh, Captain Liam. What did you just say?"

"I said I believe you. I believe you have the ability to foresee, and I also believe we are about to encounter great danger."

Speaking of which, Liam smiled, "However, I've never been short of danger.

If I run away every time I encounter danger.

Then, I probably won't have any high achievements in this lifetime."

To become a strong person, one must at least have the heart of a strong person.

Dare to draw the blade against the strong, fight to the death with all one's strength and wisdom, and burst forth with all one's potential.

Bathe in the enemy's blood, complete a breakthrough in mind and body, transform, and sublimate.

A Sword Soul is the pursuit of the ultimate in swordsmanship.

And the heart of a strong person was the sword heart Liam pursued through constant battle.

Fearless, and always moving forward.

Liam patted the young woman's shoulder, "I'm here. Even if your prophetic dream is a predetermined future.

I will shatter it with my own two hands.

Man's determination can triumph over fate. For a predetermined destiny, we also have a 50% probability of changing it.

It's like the two sides of a coin; only when it's tossed and lands will you get the answer.

And, even if the probability is very low, there is still the possibility of it landing on its edge."

"Landing on its edge?"

Cassandra looked at Liam's expression, her mood inexplicably calming down.

It seemed that as long as she could be by Captain Liam's side, all problems would be solved.

Perhaps, Captain Liam really could reverse the predetermined future of her prophetic dreams.

All along, Captain Liam had been constantly creating miracles.

Then this time, he certainly could too.

Liam looked around and called Daphne over.

As Cassandra's close friend, she should be better able to comfort her.

"Daphne, you take the night watch next."

"Yes."

Daphne immediately nodded. Having slept for several hours, she was not at all sleepy now.

When Liam began to try to sleep, he was still comprehending the dragon-shaped sword aura.

This power he had obtained at level forty, he had to master it as quickly and thoroughly as possible, and absorb it into his instincts.

The decisive blow was naturally the awakening skill at level fifty.

And now, the skills he possessed still needed further comprehension.

Liam quickly fell asleep. About six hours later.

Everyone got up, ingested food, and then continued to advance deeper.

It was said that floors 25 to 27 were all the Great蒼 (Pale/Azure) Waterfall. The surrounding environment was caves, constantly flowing waterfalls, or ice layers and ice pools.

As they continued to advance, the ambient temperature began to rise sharply.

He didn't know what the situation was, but in short, the temperature distribution here was not balanced.

There were no more ice pools around. The surrounding environment had become like an underground river channel.

They were advancing on a terrain that was half underground river, half underground tunnel.

A large number of crab monsters appeared on the river surface. They quickly crawled onto the land and approached Liam and the others.

Looking roughly, there were at least several hundred, and the number was still increasing.

These crabs even stopped walking sideways and charged straight at them.

"These are Metal Blue Crabs!"

As the name suggests, these crab monsters had bodies even larger than king crabs.

Their eyes were bright red, and they had a particularly sharp and massive front limb.

Their claws alone were about half a meter long.

A moment of carelessness, even a Lv2, would be cut in half at the waist by the claws.

"What an exciting number."

Liam quickly condensed Selfless Sword Aura and released Drawing Sword at the Metal Blue Crabs in front.

Two semi-circular Drawing Sword auras, at an abnormally swift speed, hit a large number of Metal Blue Crabs.

Just one Drawing Sword killed all thirty or forty Metal Blue Crabs in front of Liam and the others.

Dozens of clouds of black mist dissipated into the air, followed by a pile of materials dropping to the ground.

「Exp +32」

「Exp +36」

「Exp +34」

...

"Their defense is pretty good."

But that was all it was.

Liam began to release Triple Slash, entering the group of Metal Blue Crabs at an astonishing speed.

"Isn't this too reckless?"

Daphne was a little worried. By her estimation, the current crab tide already numbered over a thousand.

And it seemed to be continuing to increase.

Liam's two hands swiftly released Secret Sword Art. With his movements, a large amount of silver light flashed.

The crab monsters near Liam all turned into black mist and dissipated.

Feeling that Drawing Sword could continue to be used with low consumption, Liam immediately looked at Mikoto and the others.

"Jump!"

Although somewhat surprised, Mikoto and the others quickly complied.

This time, Liam released Selfless Sword Aura, Flowing Stance, and dragon-shaped sword aura all at once.

Immediately after, Liam's body half-knelt on the ground.

A dragon's roar erupted from Liam's body, and then two pale golden Drawing Sword auras, in two 300-degree arcs, were released rapidly towards the surroundings.

「Exp +32」

「Exp +32」

「Exp +32」

...

By the time Mikoto and the others landed on the ground, Liam had long since finished releasing Drawing Sword.

This one strike had thoroughly cut open at least two to three hundred Metal Blue Crabs.

A large amount of materials and magic stones fell to the ground, the sound of which made Lili intoxicated. These were all Valis.

These blue crabs gave little experience, but there were many of them.

On the contrary, they were very suitable for grinding levels.

After the battle ended, Liam's Sword Soul template unsurprisingly leveled up directly.

Now, his Sword Soul template level had directly reached 42.

He had obtained a full 160 SP, so he directly upgraded both Raging Dragon Slash and Thrusting Dragon-Slaying Slash to Lv2.

The rest was kept in reserve for emergencies.

If he really encountered the two-headed dragon floor lord, he could adjust which skill to strengthen in real-time according to the situation.

The crab tide was finally over. Lili eagerly ran over and swiftly put a large amount of magic stones and materials into her just-picked-up backpack.

Like a farmer seeing a bountiful harvest, the current Lili simply couldn't suppress the upward curve of her lips.

Because of the excitement, a flush even appeared on her cheeks.

"The Salamander Wool we spent a lot of money on before, and the thermal enchanted cotton clothes and other equipment,

the current harvest has already recovered all the costs. The rest is pure profit!"

Cassandra couldn't help but cheer upon hearing this, "That's great!"

Just as Lili and the others were relaxing, a rock on the ceiling above them suddenly shattered, and a strange fish over two meters long pounced towards Lili.

It was just that before it could get within two meters of Lili, a sword aura had already slain the strange fish.

"Don't worry, you just need to do your job well. Leave the rest to your teammates."

Liam slowly sheathed his sword, then continued to be vigilant of his surroundings.

He discovered that as he comprehended the dragon-shaped sword aura, it seemed that the skills this sword aura could strengthen were also increasing.

And Lili, after a glance at the strange fish, although her face showed some fear, she just quickened her hand movements.

Her backpack was already filled with a lot of materials and magic stones. The heavy weight made her exceptionally happy.

Liam and the others continued to advance, then passed through the 26th floor.

"Look, it's Labyrinthine Coral!"

Liam saw the coral on a reef in the middle of the river. It was a coral nearly the size of a washbasin.

Just its appearance alone made it look very expensive.

Lili's eyes lit up directly, "This thing can probably sell for three million Valis! If it goes to an auction house, it might even sell for 3.5 million!"

Mikoto had a bit of a headache, "It's just that that coral is very far from us, at least thirty meters away.

Swim over directly? We wouldn't have enough lives to die, right?"

Liam sized it up, jumped directly, and then released a Selfless Sword Aura with both feet in mid-air, erupting with an intense sonic boom wave.

Then he completed a change of direction in the air, picked the Labyrinthine Coral, and returned the way he came.

3.5 million Valis in hand!

Fighting all the way, they arrived directly at the 27th floor.

The reward was very generous. Liam's Sword Soul template once again leveled up.

Now it had directly reached level 43, and 80 SP.

Daphne had become familiar with Liam and the others along the way.

But because they had reached the twenty-seventh floor, they would have a high probability of encountering the floor lord.

"Liam, next. The danger level of this floor will far exceed the 26th. I hope you can be mentally prepared.

The monsters here, every single one is abnormally dangerous.

Each one starts at the strength of a 25th-floor elite monster."

Liam nodded. As the floors deepened, the strength of the monsters increased sharply. He was naturally well-prepared.

The group rested on the spot, ingested food, and then continued to advance.

"Splash..."

The sound of a waterfall crashing to the ground grew louder and louder, and it was on this floor that the group saw the floor lord.

The two-headed dragon, Amphisbaena.

Its body length was at least twenty meters, its torso diameter about two meters. An absolute sense of oppression.

The two-headed dragon, Amphisbaena, at this time, turned its two massive heads and looked at this group of uninvited guests who had suddenly appeared.

"To actually encounter the floor lord, our luck is so bad."

Cassandra's face was pale. What to do? Could it be that they were really going to be wiped out here?

No, she had to believe in Liam!

(End of this chapter)

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