Hundreds of people unleashed countless volleys into the Hydra's lair.
It truly evoked the imagery of 'bows like thunder, strings like shock.'
Dense fiery arrows pierced through the gap, embedding themselves in the Hydra, a spectacular sight like a Lianying on fire.
The raging flames caused the Hydra's heads to fall off one after another, its health plummeting as if a floodgate had opened.
The fully grown Hydra's regeneration speed was indeed monstrous, but under the righteous group assault of hundreds of Elf Soldiers, the Hydra, afflicted with the Burning status, was truly powerless to resist.
In a short while, the Hydra was left with only one head, and its health was almost at rock bottom.
Su Lin waved his hand.
"Go, Ailili!"
"I've been waiting for you to say that!"
Excitedly pulling out her Looting enchanted sword, Aelita soared from the Hippogryph.
Under the strict physical laws of the MC Dungeon, she plummeted towards the Hydra.
Aelita's memory seemed to return to when she first met Su Lin, and the 'awesome attack' he delivered with his raised axe.
Even Aelita had to admit that Su Lin, who wasn't so afraid of death back then, was indeed very handsome.
But now... she, who was about to finish off a top-tier beast like the Hydra, was the most handsome!
This sword strike would be called—
"Heaven's Punishment!!!"
"Bang!"
The Hydra crashed to the ground, turning into a pile of experience and drops.
This sword strike made Aelita look quite like a lone warrior.
Full of heroic spirit, charging forward without hesitation—
It would have been even better if she hadn't screamed so terribly.
"Su Lin, save me! I fell and am at critical health!"
...
With a slightly stiff smile, Su Lin silently turned to look at Hilulele.
"Does her equipment not have Feather Falling enchantment?"
"Hmm..."
Hilulele pondered thoughtfully.
"Ailili believes that she can fly on the Aetherium Continent, so she doesn't need Feather Falling... so no!"
Sighing, Su Lin pulled out a pile of healing potions and threw them at her.
"Have this fellow get two sets of enchanted equipment later, one for Aetherium, and one for the MC Dungeon."
He needed to urge Lawrence to find the Woodland Mansion and Pillager Outpost as soon as possible.
Otherwise, this Aelita fellow might just get herself killed.
———
"North Wind's Blessing!"
Inside the Elven Kingdom army's combat training area.
Veronika, holding an enchanted iron sword, sliced through the stone pillar in front of her.
The magical beasts used for experiments had run out.
An Elven Elder suggested she go into the wild to find magical beasts for her own experiments, but Veronika refused.
She carried many MC Dungeon resources given to her by Hilulele; in Veronika's view, these were merely borrowed, and she couldn't run around with things lent to her by others.
Hilulele had rushed off after receiving a magical communication just now, without even having time to say goodbye.
It must have been some urgent matter, possibly even related to the MC Dungeon, which Veronika could understand.
But Hilulele hadn't said that today's session was over, nor that she wouldn't be returning later, so Veronika naturally had to wait here.
It was a matter of courtesy.
"Just like Lord Commander's usual style."
Meluti sighed and delved back into her study of lapis lazuli.
This zero-loss magical crystal, from Meluti's usually rigorous analytical perspective, seemed almost as if it shouldn't exist on the continent.
Purchasing a batch of lapis lazuli from the Elven Kingdom might alleviate the already overburdened magical crystal reserves of the Lucania Kingdom.
"Lord Commander Veronika, you may return first. If Her Majesty the Queen left for an urgent matter, she might not return today."
An Elven Elder stepped forward and advised.
Veronika softly said:
"Did Hilulele confirm she won't be back today?"
"This... it seems not."
"Then I'll wait a bit longer."
Veronika switched to an enchanted bow. She wanted to quickly understand all the enchantment effects.
This would make trade with the Elven Kingdom much easier in the future.
"Hilulele invited me here. Although she left, she didn't say today's meeting was over. If she returns and I'm not here, it would be too rude."
The Elven Elder opened his mouth and gave a wry smile.
"Then you might have to wait a long time."
"It's alright."
Veronika said earnestly:
"While waiting, I can also experiment with the miraculous resources of the MC Dungeon here. Such an opportunity is rare."
The Elven Elder shook his head helplessly and stopped trying to persuade her.
Just looking at Veronika's rigorous, earnest, and polite demeanor, the Elven Elder couldn't help but genuinely sigh.
If their own Queen had even a tenth of Veronika's knightly spirit, it would probably save everyone a lot of trouble... The Queens throughout history have really spoiled their children!
———
On the other side.
Having dealt with the Hydra and successfully obtained the Hydra's Heart, Su Lin led his army back to the Adventure Town.
However, looking at the unremarkable heart, everyone was at a loss again.
This thing, one had to put it into practice to discover the truth.
"Tsk..."
Su Lin looked at Aelita with a hint of regret.
"I should have known to let Aelita try it when she fell to critical health just now."
At these words, Aelita's face instantly turned as red as a cooked shrimp.
"It wasn't falling that put me at critical health! It was an intrepid and fearless battle of three hundred rounds with the Hydra, successfully overcoming the strong with a slight advantage!"
"You can fool others with that, but everyone here heard you call for help just now."
..."Please, Su Lin, don't let what happened just now get out! If everyone else knows, I won't have the face to be a Princess anymore!"
It was a guaranteed victory; she only needed to be responsible for the final strike.
The Hydra didn't hit her, yet she herself fell and was critically injured.
If this got out, it wouldn't just be about whether she could be a Princess; Aelita wouldn't have the face to see any elves.
Su Lin didn't continue to tease Aelita. Even though she made a huge blunder this time, her powerful luck successfully snatched the Hydra's Heart for Su Lin.
For this alone, she deserved the highest credit.
A glimmer of light flashed in Ms. Beixi's cloudy eyes.
"How about... Lop, you sacrifice yourself? I have Instant Damage potions here."
Lop's face stiffened.
"Ms. Beixi, why aren't you willing to sacrifice yourself?"
"How could I, a dignified healing magic user, use such a vile poison?"
...
The way you say that, as if you don't use it often.
After much deliberation, Lawrence, still wanting to atone for his mistakes, stepped forward and volunteered for the experiment.
This experiment once again proved the 'It's so good'law .
Hating the Hydra, questioning the Hydra, understanding the Hydra, loving the Hydra... From everyone calling the Hydra 'the beast of all beasts' to calling it 'the treasure-delivering boy.'
It took less than five minutes.
Lawrence also tried Wither, Poison, and other effects, and even endured continuous attacks from Ms. Beixi and Lop.
But under the terrifying HP lock of the Hydra's Heart, Lawrence always remained in a state of near-death.
Even a few times, he seemed on the verge of collapsing and dying on the spot.
The next second, his health was full again.
Ms. Beixi even broke an iron sword without killing Lawrence.
This terrifying recovery speed made Ms. Beixi genuinely exclaim:
"This is countless times more powerful than my top-tier healing magic..."
...
That should be quite obvious, shouldn't it?
After all, Ms. Beixi's healing magic was better at healing the living to death.
Putting away the Hydra's Heart, Su Lin immediately placed it in his hotbar.
The top-tier enchanted Dragon Scale Armor gave him the invincible and durable defense of a tank.
Now, with this supreme divine artifact... "Su Lin, you are now more Hydra than the Hydra."
...
Hilulele was, as always, good at dampening one's enthusiasm.
Ignoring Hilulele's words, Su Lin took the opportunity to ask about the dragon egg collection efforts.
Perhaps the Mother Dragon's Lair was indeed hard to find, as only one Lightning Dragon Egg had been found in the past few days.
It couldn't be hatched yet; Su Lin still had to wait for a thunderstorm in the MC Dungeon.
But it was worth it. The Lightning Dragon's breath damage was the highest among the three types of dragons, and a black Lightning Dragon... was so cool!
He sent Lawrence back up to reflect properly and then specifically dispatched a group of people to search for more Hydras.
Such good things should naturally be as many as possible; after all, the elves now had experience in killing Hydras.
After arranging things for most of the day, telling Ms. Beixi to notify him when there was a thunderstorm in the MC Dungeon, Su Lin planned to return to the Elven Kingdom.
The adventure he had promised Tashiniya and the others wasn't over yet, and he was never one to break a promise.
It was only when he said this that Hilulele belatedly exclaimed in surprise.
"Oh no! I forgot to tell Veronika when we came!"
"With her stubborn knightly spirit, she's probably still waiting!"