They are close to the curtain of flames when the time to jump arrives but before that Aliss, one-eyed, gives a final instruction: "jump very high because"
"Just be careful and jump high."
Following this the duo prepares themselves, seriously before jumping high, very far, far enough to hit the wall on the other side and with enough force to directly penetrate the wall and make a hole in the wall.
Grey, with his resilience and adaptability, comes to his senses after a simple shake of the head.
After a moment she stands up and sees through the hole and sees the black liquid separating the curtain of flames and the holed wall opposite.
Perplexed, she asks "what exactly is that?"
Aliss, who wakes up with difficulty, replies "I don't really know, I would need a sample to be sure but I am certain"
Grey, Perplexed, asks "what is she?"
Aliss responds by finally managing to wake up "never use fire magic in such conditions"
Gray asks, curious, "why?"
Aliss calmly replies "my only certainty about this liquid is that it is extremely flammable, with the smallest sparks and this liquid is a lot here so if it catches fire we will be trapped in a really hot prison of flames"
After a moment, having properly stood up and balanced, Aliss adds "maybe we should get going now."
Gray nods "yes okay 👍"
Then they set off and slowly cross the maze with Aliss who indicates the path thanks to his torn eye which sees the whole maze from above with an overview of the entire path.
So they manage to kill the weak monsters in one flash but also the slightly stronger monsters by taking them by surprise, in general, Gray uses wind magic 💨 to get them all in one flash since these monsters have acid blood, 🌋.
But things get complicated when they approach the center because the last ten levels to cross will cause problems for a lot of reasons because each of the ten is quite annoying, especially the last three.
On the tenth and ninth they fought three really up-and-coming wash queens who were also very coordinated and precise in moving weaving and being difficult to follow.
Aliss transmits a thought to Gray
Gray remains Perplexed for a long moment, essentially trying to understand, each time repeating her words in her head, but after several reflections and calm, she understands and calms down, remaining still.
She uses her sharp ears to visualize all the movements of the area and the area, it is an ability that she masters like a glove but rushes too much and forgets it.
Now washing them is a breeze and she sprays them effortlessly in the blink of an eye.
At the eighth, seventh and sixth level they had to fight a very very strong scorpion 💪 who knew how to move his imprisoned tail very quickly and precisely but Gray could easily defeat them without much help but the last and third was tougher.
Gray tried as hard as he could but couldn't get near him. In the end she was helped by Aliss.
Gray propelled the scorpion 🦂 into the air with the wind then stopped it in the air then at this moment Aliss shot an arrow with his bow into its head and pierced it.
In the last stages they entered a mirror world where they faced in the first part crystal dragonflies and in the second part glass demons who took their appearances and tried to deceive them but Aliss managed to break the illusion and they reached thefinal stretch, the center of everything.
There was a bright light ✨ and a kind of fire 🔥 burning.
The moment they touched the light a majestic phoenix appeared and attacked them.
They were in a bad position and constantly avoided his attacks but they realized the trap because outside there is a liquid that can burn with a simple spark ❇.
But they had to dodge because the historical projection was strong but the real problem was that it was so bright that the duo couldn't really touch it without getting burned.
In a moment they separated and hid behind the wall to think.
Aliss for his part, opposed and hidden from that of Grey, received a visit from a dark fairy 🧚♀️ who was waiting in the shadows, a fairy 🧚♀️ that Aliss likes nicknamed and often nicknames Darkie without worrying about his real name or his opinion.
The fairy 🧚♀️ appears and speaks "my king is sending me to deliver you another package 📦"
Aliss responds "great darkie, give me quick and leave"
The fairy pouts and retorts "I'll give it to you but you have to show me respect from now on"
Aliss is shocked for a second, analyzes his situation, sighs and speaks with a gentle look "What is your name my fairy friend?"
The fairy lights up and responds "since I love you and you seem to have respect, I'll give you my little name, Alexe"
Aliss with the same expression responds "now give me that Alexe'
Alexe willingly gives it to him then disappears.
Aliss takes a lamp out of the bag 💼, throws it to the phoenix so that it absorbs a little flame then uses the breath of the fairy king to extinguish the remaining flames then collects his blood in a gourd.
After that she uses her powers to make a potion which she gives to Aliss before letting her body melt.
In a luxurious mansion in a luxurious modern city, in a luxurious bedroom, in the bed is a black egg 🥚 with draconic scales and a sudden crack that reveals a stern gaze, piercing with golden yellow pupils that simply stares without blinking.
End of volume 3
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__Part of future arc :__ The captive princess of the castle rescues the brave dragon knight of the tower of fire__