When the group arrived at the entrance to the tenth floor, they found there was no fork — just one straight road...
Beside the road there was, as before, a signboard covered in Aji’s handwriting.
"Wow — we really made it through the ninth floor’s path of death without any casualties," Paimon said, still a little shaken.
"If Su Yuan hadn’t come up with those two methods in a row, we’d probably have been wiped out..."
"There being no fork at the tenth-floor entrance — I don’t know if that’s good or bad," Aether said solemnly.
"It means Aji has changed the rules again. Let’s see what he wrote."
They all turned their eyes to the sign. It read:
[First of all, congratulations — you all survived and cleared the ninth floor’s path of death!]
[I didn’t expect you’d solve it that way!]
[But the rules for the tenth floor have changed a bit.]
[The rule for the tenth floor is: send a specific number of people down the center road to the battle area, and you will encounter the same number of enemies.]
[For example, if you send one person, you’ll face one monster; send five people, you’ll face five monsters...]
[If the people you send can defeat those monsters, it counts as your whole party clearing the floor!]
[Come on — not many floors left. I’m looking forward to meeting you on the twelfth floor!!!]
Reading Aji’s new message, everyone fell into thought and began a lively discussion...
"So that means if we send one person, and that person defeats the monster of the tenth floor, then all of us are considered to have cleared it?" Eula said, pondering.
"If that’s the case, then sending the single strongest Eerie fighter might be the safest plan," she continued.
"Even so, we don’t actually know what monster a lone person would face..."
Su Yuan also spoke up with some concern:
"If the monsters on this floor are the kind that can only be defeated through teamwork, then for the person going in alone... wouldn’t that be a fatal path of death?"
"I agree with Su Yuan," Aether said seriously.
"Rather than placing the entire burden on one person, it’s better to send a small team of elites in together. That way, they can at least look out for each other."
"No matter what, I’ll definitely be on the front line," Su Yuan said firmly.
"My raw strength may not match that of our Eerie fighters, but I can use the Foul Legacy’s Armor and wield some Abyssal power — that might prove unexpectedly useful."
"Of course," Aether replied, "but don’t forget — your mind and strategy are just as important a weapon, Su Yuan. As for me, even if my combat power isn’t the strongest, please let me go with you."
"Traveler..." Paimon said softly, clearly realizing what he meant.
Her voice trembled with reluctance.
"I know... I’d only hold you back. So this time, when you take on the tenth floor, I won’t go with you."
"Paimon, don’t say that," Aether said with a gentle smile, patting her head.
"You’re not a burden — you’re Teyvat’s best guide!"
"Su Yuan, our other companions, and I will definitely clear the tenth floor and lead everyone onward!"
"In that case, count me in for the first team!" Eula volunteered immediately.
"Even though it takes a moment for me to enter my Eerie state, mine is stable and controllable — and my strength isn’t weak either."
"Include me as well," Kujou Sara stepped forward.
"I believe I might also be a good choice," Ningguang added, taking a step ahead.
And so, the lineup for the initial challenge of the tenth floor was decided: Su Yuan, Aether, Eula, Kujou Sara, and Ningguang.
When the five of them followed the central road and reached the tenth floor’s battle arena, they discovered seven Slimes waiting for them in the middle of the field...
Though Slimes were among the weakest of monsters, everyone present knew — the tenth floor of the Spiral Abyss would never be that simple.
And after what happened with that strange, terrifying hilichurl on the previous floor, they all understood one truth clearly — you can never judge a monster by its appearance.
But soon, someone noticed something was off...
"Wait a second — didn’t Aji’s note say that the number of monsters would match the number of people we send out?"
Eula looked toward the center of the arena, where seven Slimes, each representing a different element, were gathered. With confusion on her face, she said:
"There are only five of us — so why are there seven Slimes?"
"That is indeed strange..." Ningguang said thoughtfully, furrowing her brows.
"Based on what we’ve seen so far, Aji has had no reason to deceive us in such a detail..."
"Doesn’t matter whether it’s five or seven Slimes," Kujou Sara said as she raised her bow.
"As long as we defeat them, that’s all that matters."
She then drew her bowstring and released a lightning-charged arrow toward the group of Slimes — but the Electro Slime suddenly leaped up and used its own body to block the attack!
"Wait — something’s not right with these Slimes!" Su Yuan exclaimed, startled.
"Monsters corrupted by Eerie force are supposed to lose their intelligence, aren’t they?"
"Besides, Slimes barely have any intelligence to begin with. So how did they know to use the Electro Slime’s immunity to block Kujou Sara’s Electro-infused arrow?"
"Let me try," Ningguang said.
She gathered Geo energy in her hand and launched several gemstone projectiles at the Slimes.
At once, the Geo Slime among them jumped forward, using its body to nullify and absorb the impact of Ningguang’s attack.
"As expected... these Slimes have their own awareness — even intelligence. They’re reacting deliberately to our attacks," Ningguang said calmly.
"However, we didn’t make it this far by relying solely on elemental power, did we?"
"A few Slimes that can only resist certain elements — do they really think they can stop us?"
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