The group jumped into the hole and Billy felt the mana level increasing again… it wasn't surprising at that point in time. Nevertheless, he felt like the next would be the final sector… you can only pull out os many dragons after showing the wyverns.
After falling for around five minutes, Billy began to feel weird, the temperature was actually decreasing. That was beyond weird since the deeper someone goes while digging downward, the more the pressure and heat increases naturally…
In any case, Billy decreased their falling speed when he saw the bottom of the hole and he saw some things moving there. He wasn't sure what it was yet, but it sure looked creepy.
"What is down there?" Icarus asked.
"Don't know, my eyes can't see it yet," Billy replied. "What do you see Meryl? Your eyes are supposed to be better than mine, being an archer and all that."
"... I can see some snake heads," Meryl replied.
"Hydra, huh… that being said, while one of them is there when we didn't land yet?" Billy asked. "Unless…"
Unless some of them were already there. That would confirm that it was the last sector and probably one of the last floors. However, the maker was supposed to be there, and leaving that number of enemies behind would be stupid or perhaps a trap to kill them.
It didn't take long for Billy to feel the presence of the monsters, and they sure had a lot of mana. Their numbers were stupidly high as well… which would be difficult to deal with. No wonder Meryl and the others had a bad feeling about it.
Hydra - Lv 1050
HP: 81.500/ 81.500
MP: 81.500/ 81.500
SP: 81.500/ 81.500
Strength: 7650 + 2500
Speed: 7650 + 2500
Magic: 7650 + 2500
Endurance: 7650 + 2500
Dexterity: 7650 + 2500
Status Points: 00
Skills: Multiple Strike Lv 550,
Spells: Fire Breath Lv 650, Ice Breath Lv 650, Thunder Beam Lv 650, Sand Breath Lv 650, Poison Breath Lv 650, Mana Cannon Lv 650, Gravity Beam Lv 650, Light Beam Lv 650, Regen Lv 650,
Passive: Pain Resistance Lv 950, Fire Resistance Lv 1000, Cold Resistance Lv 1000, Shock Resistance Lv 1000, Poison Resistance Lv 1000, Earth Resistance Lv 1000, Fiery Aura Lv 700, Brute Strength Lv 500, Toughness Lv 500, Quick Steps Lv 500, Sage's Wisdom Lv 500, Regulation Lv 500
Skill Points: 00
"What the fuck…" Everyone said in unison.
It was only natural that they would react that way… once they got close enough to use Appraisal, they saw those abysmal parameters. It was insane… simply insane. It wouldn't be weird if the hydras were stronger than the titans. In any case, Billy stopped their fall completely. Fighting agaisnt five of those would be close to suicide, fighting dozens would be a death sentence. They even had skills that he had never seen or begun to comprehend.
"At least this confirms that this is the final floor…" Billy said.
"I think you are focusing on the wrong part of this discovery…" Lucyna said. "We can't go down there. It is suicide."
"The enemy managed to cross this many monsters. We can do the same. If we don't, it will be the same as telling him that we are weaker and that he can attack us," Billy said. "With this, I have confirmed that he doesn't have Clairvoyance, but he certainly has the enhanced version of Limited Foresight."
Billy also confirmed that the weird feeling didn't come from the enemy… it was because of his powers. As of now, he couldn't see himself changing in behavior or being manipulated as Maryl said, but he had to be careful when using some of those skills.
"He has a point…" Icarus said. "Maybe we can find a way to turn the tides of this situation."
Meryl and Lucyna stopped to think for a moment. Putting aside Billy's main goal to return to his family as soon as possible, he wasn't crazy enough to risk the whole mission and his life when that would cause problems for his family as well. In the end, he had the right reasons to wish for the completion of the goal.
"I suppose I will need some zombies to make this easier for us," Meryl said. "Returning and using the wyverns won't be enough since they can be sniped by the Hydras and their multiple heads. We will need a powerful attack that will kill several of them at the first moment."
Billy could pull that off, but not while the others were looking. Or perhaps he could sense the others were using Speed Mode to increase their firepower. It wouldn't be weird if he had obtained that skill as well and used it to improve his main skills.
"I can do that," Billy said. "However, the enemies are Hydras, and I don't know if just destroying their hearts will be enough to kill them. They have one of the followers of Galatea skills at a high level. It won't surprise me if they can regenerate a destroyed heart while their brain is still working. As the legend says, it will be better to destroy their heads at the same time. But that will make me a bit slower."
"I will stop the other monsters from attacking you," Icarus said. "Meanwhile, Lucyna should cover for Meryl while she summons the zombies."
The others nodded and then began to prepare for the fight. Regardless, deep down, Billy was sighing because he had never heard of anyone fighting an army of hydras. That kind of thing was ridiculous, to begin with… Not to mention, he wondered why the last sector of the dungeon was filled with monsters while the others had spawning monsters every minute. The rate was too slow… something was off about that, and one didn't have to be a genius to know that the last reincarnated individuals did something to control that and the possibilities filled Billy's head with worries.
