My Dungeon Life: Rise of the Slave Harem-Chapter 1618

Seeing the lifeless Cici in its jaws, I created a platform and pushed off toward it immediately. Of course, I wasn’t in the air, but I was underwater, and so I didn’t make nearly the distance that I did before. The resistance was far greater, and even moving like a torpedo felt slow as the Crocodile seemed to content continuing to drag Cici around in its mouth. It didn’t even appear to be eating her at this point, but perhaps it was trying to taunt me.

I pulled Alysia out and then tried to cut through the water. The cut sliced through a dozen meters, but it didn’t create any kind of assistance. At best, it disturbed the water enough that the crocodile realized I was there. He shot me a glare, but rather than rush me, he turned around and started swimming deeper.

This was a diabolical boss. Its goal was to pick you off one at a time by dragging you down and drowning you. How could you fight something faster and stronger than you in water, and also had no intention of fighting you directly? If things kept progressing in this matter, Cici would be dead soon. I could see her life force weakening on the map even. I worked furiously to try to come up with a solution. That’s when I remembered a trick I had used once before.

I turned around and started heading back up to the surface. When I broke the water, I headed toward the shoreline as quickly as possible. The rest of the party hadn’t jumped in after me. It looked like Chance had wanted to, but was held back by the Titan’s Fall girls. I would have to thank them later.

“Where is Cici?” Chance called out worriedly.

“Did you leave her behind?” One of the paladins asked. “Tsk… shouldn’t have left it up to you.”

Cici was a bit older, and although she was still well-liked by the paladins, she didn’t have quite the same pull as Chance. Had it been Chance that was grabbed, they clearly would have all leaped to their deaths trying to save her. It didn’t occur to them that if Cici died, then we wouldn’t be able to progress any longer on this Champion’s Gauntlet. It was responding specifically to Cici’s mana which closely matched the native fairies of this world. As I stood back up, I immediately selected Cici's diminishing lifeforce on the map and then began casting a spell.

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“What are you doing?” Anne demanded with her hands on her hips. “You’re just standing there while…”

As she was trying to condemn me, a portal opened to Cici. When I was at a party with someone, I could pinpoint them within a certain range perfectly. When I opened a portal, it would also open right in front of them. Of course, the crocodile could ignore the portal, and if I jumped through it, he could be swimming away before I even had a chance to catch up. That would have been the case if they weren’t underwater. I had once opened a portal underwater, and the result was that water came flowing through in a flood. Anything near the portal would be drawn into it like a waterfall and come flying out the other side.

I was ready for it, and as soon as the portal formed, I leaped out of the way. A giant wall of water burst out, slamming right into Anne before sending her flying off into the swampy water. I went to my feet as soon as I landed, looking at the flood of water. At the moment a massive green scaly form when flying through, I leaped forward, sending Alysium crashing down on the unexpectant Crocodile. I poured a great deal of power into it, even activating the powerful skill Final Blow. Like that the Crocodile was split into two.

{True Dungeon Diver has increased to level 85.}

{True Hero has increased to level 62.}