Mute Wind Town, Adventurer's Guild Branch.
Mirabelle burst into the guild master's office.
Oberon cast a displeased glance at his intelligence department head and lectured:
"Not even knocking on the door, rushing around in a panic—what kind of behavior is this?"
"Not... not good," Mirabelle gasped for breath, speaking in broken fragments, "Detection crystal... monitored... intense magical power..."
"Monitored intense magical fluctuations?"
Seeing Mirabelle's breathless state, Oberon simply finished her sentence for her.
"So the magic tide erupted two days early, big deal."
The current Oberon had an air of complete control, showing none of the anxiety he'd displayed when first learning about the magic tide.
The two cities surrounding Mute Wind Town—Fishing Sail Harbor and Norweide—had both agreed to send troops to suppress the magic tide.
All in all, it would only take two to three days for them to reach Mute Wind Town.
Magic tides always started weak and grew stronger. Even if it erupted now, the pressure in the first few days wouldn't be too great.
He had recruited a large number of adventurers in advance to handle the magical beasts that would emerge in the early days—more than enough to handle it.
By the time the magic tide developed to a level the adventurers couldn't handle, the army should have long since arrived.
So there was absolutely no need to panic.
Looking at Mirabelle like this, she still wasn't experienced enough.
Oberon wore a disappointed expression toward Mirabelle, shaking his head slightly.
He elegantly picked up the small cup from his desk and sipped the moon wine produced in the archipelago.
However, Mirabelle seemed to have more to say, continuing:
"Not... not just magical fluctuations... there's also resonance!"
"Cough cough—"
He coughed up all the wine he'd just drunk, Oberon instinctively retorting:
"Impossible! If other dungeons were experiencing magic tides, headquarters would definitely notify me!"
"It's not a dungeon within the United Kingdom's territory," Mirabelle finally caught her breath and said urgently, "It's the Dragon Cliff dungeon on the Hermit Empire's side!"
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Dragon Cliff dungeon—one of the six major dungeons in this world, located at the northernmost edge of the Hermit Empire, near the wasteland.
The magical beasts inside were primarily dragon-type, with strength far exceeding that of the Amethyst dungeon.
As for resonance, it referred to the phenomenon where two dungeons experiencing magic tides simultaneously would have their internal spaces interconnect.
In such situations, the saying "magic tide intensity is low in the first few days" no longer applied.
Because your first floor might directly connect to the deep layers of the other side.
The other dangers of resonance depended on what you were resonating with.
This resonance with Dragon Cliff dungeon, whose strength far exceeded that of Amethyst, was obviously the extremely dangerous kind.
"But... but how is this possible? This spans half the continent!" Oberon still refused to accept it.
"Branch Master! Dungeon resonance has absolutely nothing to do with distance! What's important now is to quickly figure out a solution! Just relying on unprepared adventurers, they'll collapse at first contact with dragon beasts!"
Mirabelle's voice rose in pitch, looking absolutely frantic.
If the magic tide really destroyed Mute Wind Town, neither she nor Oberon would escape unscathed.
"You, go dispatch all the guild's forces there. Have the logistics department bring out all the anti-dragon equipment and send it all to the main gate! I'll contact the troops right away and have them speed up their march."
Mirabelle nodded, about to leave, but was suddenly grabbed by Oberon.
"By the way, don't announce the resonance publicly. Just have our people take the proper equipment."
"..."
Mirabelle looked at Oberon, a trace of fear entering her gaze.
She understood—Oberon was doing this to prevent adventurers from "backing down when faced with difficulty."
For now, it seemed like the right choice.
But... how ruthless!
The completely uninformed adventurers, facing the mutated magic tide, would undoubtedly suffer heavy casualties.
Oberon was planning to use their lives to hold back this magic tide...
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"Rush out of the dungeon... destroy..."
Get lost!
Lin Jun dismissed the vague voice that suddenly appeared in his mind.
So dungeon magical beasts were influenced by this thing?
The voice was quite magnetic though.
But it seemed to have no effect on him.
Compared to this voice, the monsters appearing on the fifth floor made Lin Jun more panicked.
A dragon!
Are you kidding me?
When that head fully emerged from the fissure, Lin Jun's entire mushroom self was in despair.
There are actually dragons in the deep layers?
How did I not know about this?
As the "dragon" body manifested... Lin Jun actually breathed a sigh of relief.
This wasn't a dragon!
It was a four-legged, dragon-like but not quite dragon magical beast.
Opening the status panel also revealed its identity.
【Race: Dragon Beast - Blade-tail Whip Dragon】
【Level: LV42】
Dragon beasts—quite a broad category.
Any magical beast with even a trace of dragon bloodline could be classified as one.
He'd thought it was a true dragon and got quite a scare.
However, even dragon beasts weren't weak. Just the scales on its body provided LV5 magic resistance.
His mushroom cannons hitting it would have significantly reduced effectiveness.
So what would this dragon beast do?
Attack him?
Or charge straight toward the upper floors?
The Blade-tail Whip Dragon's tail extended section by section, its dark red scales slightly raised, with bone blades on both sides fully extending outward.
When all the bone segments were fully extended, that tail had stretched from its original 2 meters to a bloody whip over 10 meters long.
With a twist of its rear, the long whip came swooshing toward the Puffballs with a whooshing sound.
Fortunately, Lin Jun was prepared.
【Assault Ejection LV5】
The Puffballs all leaped backward in unison, dodging the tail whip attack.
No wonder it was called a Blade-tail Whip Dragon—the name was quite fitting.
But they still had to fight!
The Blade-tail Whip Dragon's tail had just completed one sweep when the Puffballs' mushroom cannons landed on it.
With its five-meter-long massive body, the Puffballs could hardly miss.
Over a hundred mushroom cannons bombing its body—even with high-resistance scales, the Blade-tail Whip Dragon was blasted until half its body was a bloody mess, only able to wail weakly.
Honestly, Lin Jun didn't lack firepower.
In comparison, those two agility-type beastmen of similar level were much harder to deal with.
But there was nothing to be proud of, because this was obviously just the beginning.
Two more dragon beasts of different species rushed out from the fissure.
One of them actually had wings and immediately soared into the air upon emerging.
Looking at that speed, it was the agility type that Lin Jun hated...
As magical beasts continuously poured out from the fissure, the battle quickly entered a heated stage.
And this was just the entrance they were prepared for.
On the other side, the fissure guarded by only 30 Puffballs was in trouble.
A two-headed dragon beast crawled out from within. The Puffballs tried to attack, but their mushroom cannons were neutralized by the flames it spewed.
Two Puffballs that were too close were directly roasted on the spot.
As expected, they couldn't hold it...
The fissure suddenly had another black shadow dart out, circling once in the air before diving down fiercely...
Landing on the two-headed dragon beast's back.
Two claws fiercely gripped the dragon beast's twin necks, fingertips directly crushing the neck scales, with large amounts of fresh blood seeping between the claws.
Then the sharp claws grabbed the dragon beast's necks and lifted upward. No matter how the two-headed dragon twisted and breathed fire, it was useless. In the end, both heads were literally ripped off!
Too violent...
Lin Jun could now clearly see what this thing looked like.
A humanoid torso wrapped in scales somewhere between cold iron and black jade in texture, folded dragon wings pressed against its spine, with a massive tail trailing behind.
Beneath the scales covering its cheeks, one could make out facial features similar to a human's.
【Race: Dragonkin】
【Level: LV58】
The dragonkin's nose twitched slightly, golden vertical pupils looking toward the nearby Puffballs.
Seeing the Puffballs' plump, soft bodies, then looking down at the hard dragon beast heads in its hands.
The two dragon beast heads were tossed aside like garbage.
In the next second, the dragonkin had already crossed the distance of over ten meters, embracing a struggling Puffball.
Opening its mouth to reveal two rows of sharp teeth, it bit down with great anticipation—
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