6 people flew out of the portal to the lower floor of the Labyrinth of Portals and crashed at the entrance... they had miraculously escaped from this terrible hydra. Now, Rudeus sat on the stone floor of the second-to-last floor and sighed, while Roxy began to approach the others one by one, healing them. Paul was in a daze, pacing back and forth, unable to calm down

Paul: "There was Zenith... in that crystal... I saw it!"

Rudeus: "Everyone saw it, Father..."

Paul turned to Rudeus

Paul: "Then we must kill this hydra immediately and free her!"

Rudeus: "Calm down, Father... this hydra is too strong, and it seems to be immune to magic..."

Paul lost his temper and lunged at Rudeus with his fists

Paul: "How can you speak so calmly?! She is your mother!"

Gisu caught Paul's hands in time, preventing him from starting a fight

Gisu: "All right, Paul, calm down! The kid's right - the hydra is really strong. It doesn't seem to feel magic at all, and its heads grew back in seconds!"

Paul: "Let me go, Gisu! He doesn't seem to care about his own mother!"

Elinalise snorted in disdain and slapped Paul

Elinalise: "In my opinion, he's more rational than you. Zenith won't benefit from your nervous breakdowns."

Roxy raised her hand uncertainly, clutching her staff

Roxy: "I think I've heard of this hydra..." her scales reflect magic..."

Tolhan nodded unexpectedly, scratching his beard

Tolhan: "My people also have stories about such a hydra... they're also called 'Crystal Hydra'... however, there's no advice on how to defeat it..."

Rudeus: "We need a plan... we can't kill it with a single blow without magic, so we need to slow down its regeneration. Father, you're the only one who managed to cut off one of its heads. Do you have any ideas?"