Danmachi: Gacha Draw

"Not only can't I feel the air conditioning; on the contrary, it feels a bit stifling..." 

In the dark hallway, Raul and other followers turned on the portable magic stone lamps. At that moment, there was not only a lack of cold air, but it also felt as hot and humid as a tropical rainforest. Several girls wearing too many clothes began to sweat on their foreheads. 

"Touch... touch... touch..." 

In the hallway, only the sound of footsteps from people walking down the stairs could be heard. There was no indication of any other monsters. 

Walking, walking... 

A light appeared at the end of the hallway ahead! 

Riveria was a bit excited: "Here it is... the unknown that no one, including the gods, has ever seen!" 

In sight... 

There were no icebergs or glaciers, not even a single one.

What appeared before Link and the others was a green ocean that was completely inconsistent with their expectations!

The vast jungle stretched as far as the eye could see.

A large number of huge and strange plants, never seen before, vied to grow.

The lush greenery filled everyone's field of vision, and the stifling heat and humidity were mixed with a hint of stale air. 

In this tropical jungle-like environment, those wearing long robes made of water essence protective cloth looked out of place. 

"A large tree maze?!" 

Tiona exclaimed; the scene before her was indeed very similar to the large tree maze found on the 18th to 24th floors. 

"It's different…" 

Lefiya replied, then gazed at the scenery with a somewhat frightened expression. "The flowers here are exactly the same as the piranha flowers I saw before…" 

Indeed, upon closer inspection, it became clear that beneath the lush greenery, in the most expansive and rapidly growing forest, colorful piranha flowers were wrapped around tree trunks, hidden among them disguised as vines, while the green grass was dotted with countless dazzling tiny flowers. 

Floors, walls, ceilings... 

Hanging from all of these were countless piranha cocoons of different sizes. 

The expressions of the three giants, Finn, Riveria, and Gareth, turned solemn.

They looked at each other and agreed with Lefiya's assessment. 

"Hey, this is the 59th floor; this is no joke!" 

Raul also wore a scared expression.

This was merely the intersection on the 59th floor.

It's important to note that the 37th floor of the dungeon is almost equivalent to the entire labyrinth city.

That's why Finn had taken so long to traverse from the 52nd to the 58th floor. 

Given this situation, one can only imagine how many new types of monsters might be lurking on the 59th floor! 

A thousand... ten thousand... one hundred thousand...? 

Dealing with just one piranha is challenging enough, but now what would it be like for the entire floor?

Raul didn't dare to think further, for no matter how much he thought about it, it would be of no use.

Link, Finn, and Agnis all stepped forward. 

"Let's go." 

Even though the situation was extremely dangerous, Link's will never wavered. 

"Go ahead!" 

Finn said firmly as well. 

Now that we've arrived here, there's no way we can turn back. 

"Link, you and Agnis will be in charge of the central defense. Gareth, I'll leave the forward position to you. Ais, you and Asagi will handle the rearguard!" 

Finn immediately made a decision. 

"OK!" 

Everyone quickly took their positions, and Gareth rushed to the front, grabbing the battle axe and the large shield, ready to meet the impact. 

The team moved forward along a single path in the dense forest that seemed to have been deliberately carved out. 

At the zenith, dozens of meters above, there was a faint phosphorescence in areas not covered by green vines.

As everyone advanced, they could vaguely hear movement ahead in the dense forest.

The shorter the distance became, the louder and clearer the sounds became. 

"Why is it getting worse and worse?"

Olga couldn't help but complain as she stood guard in the center of the team. 

After walking for more than half an hour, they finally reached the edge of the dense forest, and their field of vision widened before them. 

A vast expanse of gray land lay ahead. There were no trees here, and it was as barren as the desert on the 49th floor. 

What made people's scalps tingle even more was... 

The densely packed new species of giant worms were like worshippers, constantly wriggling toward the center.

Piranha monsters mingled with countless larvae, standing on the ground like guards and constantly twisting their vines and tentacles.

A multitude of disturbing creatures with distorted colors gathered together.

It was simply repulsive! 

But the most chilling sight was the object located in the center of this desert, surrounded by new species. 

It was a giant monster with a massive plant on its lower body and an upper body that resembled a cross between a woman and a bloated worm. 

"What is this?!" 

"Is it the type of female-shaped monster we encountered before?" 

"I don't know..." 

The female-shaped monster in front of her opened its enormous mouth and greedily swallowed the magic stones. 

The maggots and piranhas moved toward the female-shaped monster, opening their mouthparts and disgorging the magic stones they had looted or collected from other floors. The female-shaped monster continued to consume the magic stones. 

It even extended countless tentacles, brutally piercing the bodies of new monsters, extracting colorful magic stones and devouring them as food. 

The maggots and piranhas were undeterred and surrounded it one after another, allowing the female-shaped monster to absorb their magic stones, then turning into decaying dust. 

In just a moment, a large amount of ash-like powder, resembling a pile of salt, accumulated next to the female-shaped monster. 

"Could it be that... the entire area is filled with monster corpses?" 

Lefiya had goosebumps all over her body and felt cold throughout. 

"Has that guy been using powerful new species as food?" 

Tsubaki articulated the latter part of what Lefiya wanted to say, her right eye twitching continuously. 

"What the heck is that?!"

Alicia, who was also from the Elf clan, gazed at the ugly and bizarre sight, feeling her scalp go numb. 

"That's..." 

"Fairy spirit!!" 

"Fairy?!" 

How could there be a fairy in lege...? 

"In ancient times, responding to the will of the gods, many fairies descended to the world and aided heroes..." 

Yes, fairies have been helping humans since ancient times as representatives of the gods' will. 

They were sent by the gods to guide humans and provide protection to adventurers, especially heroes.

Before the arrival of the gods, they played a role akin to what the "God/Goddess" does today. 

It is with their help that humans can continuously advance their defensive line in a planned manner and successfully repel monsters. 

Now that they heard the twisted monster before them was actually a fairy, Lefiya and the others looked on in disbelief. 

"Orario was a place where monsters appeared, and most of the fairies arrived here at that time. This monster was probably the fairy that entered the dungeon at that time and was consumed by the monsters, yet it has retained its identity for a long time. It exists," Riveria reasoned. 

"You mean it lived for more than a thousand years?" 

"Exactly. This isn't the original body. But it can be seen that its essence was reversed due to being swallowed by the monster." 

Indeed, the distorted, female-shaped monster in front of her, Jane, had been reduced to a collection of negative desires such as devouring, plundering, and pleasing. 

"There's no doubt that it's already a true 'Fallen Fairy'!" 

The female-shaped monster had already consumed half of the monsters surrounding it. It raised its upper body and looked at everyone with the hollows that symbolized its eyes, revealing a creepy smile. 

"Ah!!!" 

Its upper body kept wriggling, and its skin kept bulging and expanding... 

Then the shell burst open, like an insect evolving from a chrysalis... 

A woman's upper body with graceful lines emerged from the cocoon.

She shook her long, bright green hair, stretched her elegant waist and flexible arms with infinite grace, and wore a colorful coat. 

However, unlike the elegant human-shaped upper body, the female-shaped monster's lower body suddenly sprouted enormous petals, and countless tentacles extended with teeth and claws... 

The terrifying, twisted lower body and the goddess-like upper body were strangely combined! 

As if to celebrate its new life, the female-shaped monster screamed in joy... 

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!" 

The terrifying, sharp wave that seemed to tear apart eardrums suddenly struck, and everyone immediately covered their ears in pain. 

But it's not just the harsh sounds; there are many negative emotions such as mania and restlessness in everyone's hearts... 

Mental pollution! 

This is a negative state! 

As the monsters cheered, the entire 59th floor suddenly transformed into an environment filled with purple miasma! 

The female-shaped monster, who was lying back and screaming in joy, seemed to suddenly sense something. She turned her neck and abruptly looked towards Ais. 

A pair of eyes without pupils or irises. Although they lacked vitality, they displayed a golden color similar to Ais. 

"Arya, Arya!!!" 

The twisted monster danced its arms in joy and continuously cheered towards Ais! 

"This kind of thing… how can it be called a fairy!" 

Riveria's expression was serious, and her tone contained a rare emotion of anger. 

"The noble spirit of the fairies in my hometown is not like this!" 

Riveria stared at the lower body of the huge monster in front of her, as well as the fairy wearing colorful clothes. 

She is so sinister, vicious, yet so beautiful. 

"This kind of thing is merely a monster that at best has the appearance of a fairy but has completely lost the essence of a fairy!" 

Riveria would never admit that this is a fairy. This kind of thing is simply an insult to her noble elves! 

"So those new monsters are just tools to sublimate and evolve this female-shaped monster?" Finn narrowed his eyes as he looked at the alien monster, which was more than ten meters tall. 

And this strange monster was laughing and shouting at Ais! 

"Arya, Arya!" 

She was as anxious as a mother calling her child: "I want to see you so much, I want to see you so much!" 

Link blocked Ais behind him.

He was favored by the world and was immune to mental attack skills. (Gaia's Love)

He was not harmed by the sound waves of the monster in front of him.

This was the exact opposite of Ais, who had a headache and nausea and violent reactions. 

"How can you become one with me?" 

Tiona and the others vaguely realized something and looked at Ais, who was tightly holding her temples and leaning on Link's back. 

"Let me eat you, okay?" 

This fully evolved fallen fairy showed a strange smile... 

The next moment, the larva-type monsters and piranha flowers that were still focused on their violent tasks suddenly changed direction and aimed directly at the adventurers...

No, it should be said, directly at Ais! 

They want to fulfill the Queen's will and capture Ais to offer her up!