The 'Abyss Floor' was enormous, large enough to contain countless Orarios.
The Death Dragon, as an 'aborigine' of this place, spread its wings and soared through the sky, flying towards its usual 'ingredient spot.'
Sitting on the Death Dragon's back, Hestia leaned against Chen Hai, as strong winds constantly whistled past them.
She leaned slightly, looking down at the land below.
The 'Abyss Floor', illuminated by glowing phosphorescent stones, resembled a bizarre mountain range with no end in sight.
Both in the middle and on the sides, there were towering trees reaching for the sky, raging rivers cutting through the northwest, and occasionally, the silhouettes of monsters hidden in the shadows of rocks and earth.
If one were to come here directly, without being told this was the 'Dungeon'… I believe anyone would mistake it for 'another world where no humans exist'.
Hestia had once seen maps and landscapes drawn by Adventurers on the surface.
In her eyes, the Dungeon had narrow passages and wide halls.
But the 'Abyss Floor' she saw at this moment overturned her imagination, resembling more a 'new world beneath the human lands'.
From this perspective, Hestia concluded,
"We gods descended to this world and established Familias. The extent to which countless brave Adventurers have explored the 'Dungeon' is probably less than one percent."
Floors one to one hundred were merely the tip of the 'Dungeon's' iceberg.
Even the strongest heroes in human history had never reached the hundredth floor.
It was this unknown land that brought both despair and hope to humanity.
People feared monsters, but at the same time, they gained immense wealth from the Dungeon.
Hestia was not a great goddess in the Celestial World;
Nor did she have a Familia upon descending to Orario;
Yet, such was she, who had arrived at this abyss, a place countless heroes had never even dreamed of.
Hestia believed this was the best opportunity.
Accompanying Chen Hai, she would surely experience new joys!
"Actually, I haven't fully understood this place either."
Chen Hai's voice rang out at this moment.
He was now like a monarch ruling a country.
With vast territory, he couldn't pay attention to every detail.
However, he believed that as long as his level increased and his power grew stronger, he would be able to integrate 'all Dungeon intelligence' simultaneously.
After all, as the Lord of the City, Chen Hai was the core of this 'underground otherworld'.
"Has Chen Hai never seen the monsters below either?"
Saying this, Hestia pointed downwards.
At the top of a glowing hill, a giant skeleton bird was building its nest.
Just as Chen Hai was about to answer, the giant skeleton bird extended a bone into a different space, and from within, retrieved a baby, also made of bone… Good heavens, the monsters of the 'Abyss Floor' can even perform 'spatial manipulation'?
"This is the first time I'm seeing it."
Chen Hai, who told the truth, believed it was necessary to learn and strengthen 'the powerful monsters' moves in the Dungeon'.
But it all came back to that one thing—level.
As long as that condition was met, Chen Hai's skill count breaking into five digits should not be a problem.
"The Dungeon is truly a magical place."
As Hestia marveled, the Death Dragon began to lower its speed and altitude.
After it passed through an entrance over a hundred meters high and entered a new area, Chen Hai and the goddess beside him smelled a fragrant scent.
"Chen Hai-kun, look ahead!"
"Yes, I see it."
The Death Dragon was about to land on a floating island.
Colorful plants grew on it.
Chen Hai also saw the fruits he had eaten before.
As the Death Dragon lowered its wings and Chen Hai and Hestia stepped onto the sky island, a gust of wind suddenly blew.
The fragrant airflow spread outwards, creating an impact.
It seemed not everyone could land on the island.
"The fruits you gave me before, were they all picked from here?"
"!!"
The Death Dragon did not answer, but gently touched the nearest tree with the tip of its tail.
Plop.
A fruit fell from the tree.
"It looks delicious."
Hestia quickly ran forward and picked up the fallen fruit.
She held it in her hand, examining it carefully.
"Apples and watermelons mixed together? How strange."
"It tastes very good."
"Has Chen Hai-kun eaten it before?"
"Yes, it gave me a lot before. I recommend you try it."
"Then I won't be shy."
Hestia said, then took a bite.
The sweet juice and alluring pulp made the Blue Ribbon Goddess exclaim 'Oh oh oh oh'.
This reaction made the Death Dragon puff out its chest, looking very proud.
Not only that.
It used its tail to select a 'watermelon fruit', and without a word, slapped it into the sky.
Noticing this movement, Hestia, like Chen Hai, looked over.
"What's wrong?"
"Hoo!"
The Death Dragon let out a breath, and the strong wind blew the fruit towards the ground.
The next moment, the Death Dragon spewed a second time, and a ball of flame pierced through the fruit.
Immediately after—
Boom—!!!
The explosion ripped through the silence of the Abyss Floor.
The scorching hot wave of fire erupted like an angry tide, accompanied by a piercing shriek, and the space seemed to be scorched and twisted.
Huge rocks and earth disintegrated in the high temperature, splattering as molten lava;
The ground cracked, and bottomless ravines spread like a spiderweb.
The violent shockwave swept debris and dust high into the sky, then crashed down like a torrential rain.
Hestia stopped and looked below the floating island.
At the center of the explosion, a scorching fireball still churned, as if even light was swallowed, and even time was incinerated!
In the air, besides the scent of flowers and fruits, a smell of scorching and decay began to permeate.
"Is that the fruit's magic?"
"…!"
At Chen Hai's question, the Death Dragon nodded its head slightly.
"Eh?! No, eh?! So the one I ate is also…?!"
Hestia looked at the crater below, its area directly exceeding Orario!
So the fruit she had just bitten into contained enough magic to destroy a surface city!?
"I, I'm not eating anymore."
"Don't worry, I've eaten so much and I'm fine."
"That's true, no… Chen Hai-kun is the Lord of the Dungeon, so he definitely wouldn't be affected."
Hestia looked at her stomach,
"I won't explode if I get punched, will I…"
"It's not that exaggerated. How about I touch it?"
"Cough cough! Not yet!"
Despite this, the Blue Ribbon Goddess was still a little uneasy.
But one thing she could be sure of:
"Chen Hai-kun."
"What?"
"You can't bring this fruit to Orario."
"I hadn't considered that."
"That's good then."
Hestia's thought was simple—
She didn't want one fruit to destroy all of Orario…