System's POV

The members of the Parade of a Hundred Demons watched in horror as the Magma Bal-Boa's head was severed from its body.

Not intending to take any chances, the Death Worm chomped down on Rocky's head, devouring it completely.

Tiona was watching the battle from a distance, and seeing this happen, she screeched in anger as she rushed toward the Death Worm.

Her Master was inside Rocky's Mobile Fortress, and the possibility of him getting trapped inside of it after the Magma Bal-Boa was high, making her feel anxious.

Suddenly, a familiar voice spoke inside her head, calming her down completely.

"I'm fine, Tiona. Just stay where you are."

The Black Snake nodded her head subconsciously because she always listened to her Master's orders.

The flames covering Rocky's body died down as it lay unmoving on the ground.

As the victor of the battle, the Death Worm mercilessly devoured its opponent's body, feeling good that it had managed to defeat a strong monster.

With this, the possibility of its raising its rank to the next level was assured, further increasing its good mood.

However, just as it ate the last part of the Magma Bal-Boa's body, the Death Worm suddenly stiffened before collapsing on the ground, writhing in pain.

Similar to an earthworm that had been sprinkled with salt, the Death Worm tumbled on the ground, making the land tremble due to its sheer body size and weight.

White smoke oozed out from its mouth as it slammed its head repeatedly on the ground.

It was trying to regurgitate the monster that it ate a while ago, which was burning its body from within.

A screech filled with rage, and pain spread across the 10th Floor, making those who heard it shudder due to how intense it was.

A few minutes later, the Death Worm's body was covered with white smoke.

Earlier, the smoke was only being released from its mouth.

But now, it was being released from every pore of its body.

This continued for nearly half an hour, then finally, the massive Death Worm collapsed on the ground, dead.

Till the end, it didn't expect that it would die after eating its foe, who had the ability to turn its body into magma, allowing it to reform anytime it wanted.

Rocky knew that he wouldn't win in a contest of strength against the Death Worm, so he decided to scheme just like what his Master usually did.

Since he couldn't defeat his opponent from outside, he decided to kill him from within.

Rocky had planned everything perfectly, timing his body to collapse the moment the Death Worm bit him.

It was painful, but the Magma Bal-Boa endured, knowing that it could activate its skill called Flames of Rebirth, which he could use once a month.

In short, Rocky took a gamble and won using brains and brawn.

Fearing that the sleeping Honey Badger inside his mobile fortress would wake up to claim his prize, the Magma Bal-Boa didn't hesitate to devour the Death Worm's Core.

Now that its enemy was dead, Rocky broke out from the Death Worm's body, appearing outside once more.

Thirteen pondered if he should take the body of the Death Worm with him.

But after looking at the body of the Ancient Eight-Headed Serpent, which was already taking a lot of space inside the Mobile Fortress, he decided to scrap this idea.

'It's only a Rank 7 Sovereign,' Thirteen mused. 'I'll just leave it to the other Wanderers. Since Rocky already obtained the Core, they can have the rest.'

The teenage boy then shifted his attention to the Portal that appeared a dozen meters away from the Death Worm's enormous mouth.

'Since we fought a Rank 7 Sovereign, there is a possibility that we will be fighting another Rank 7 or even a Rank 8 Sovereign on the 11th Floor.'

Thirteen couldn't help but frown. Despite looking fine on the surface, Rocky was certainly exhausted after his rebirth.

The Magma Bal-Boa was in no condition to fight another monster of the same rank, let alone monsters above its rank.

He also couldn't rely on Cranky because the Honey Badger had entered a comatose state in order to let its body mutate safely after eating the Majin King's Core.

This meant that Thirteen had to rely on his strength, as well as the other members of his Monster Army, to overcome their opponent.

'Depending on the opponent, I might just let Rocky rest for a day to fully recover,' Thirteen thought. 'I hope that the Boss Monster and the portal aren't in the same place.'

Rocky entered the portal as per Thirteen's order and immediately found itself within a blizzard.

Its body wasn't compatible with cold climates, so Rocky dug deep underground and traveled at a slow pace.

The members of the Parade of the Hundred Demons, with the exception of Tiona, also traveled underground to scout and look for the Boss Monster, as well as the Portal that would lead them to the 12th Floor.

But just like the 10th Floor, the 11th Floor was extremely vast.

To make matters worse, the entire floor seemed to be under the effect of a permanent blizzard, reducing visibility to nearly zero.

After an hour of coasting underground, Thirteen decided to let Rocky rest and recover its strength, for which the Magma Bal-Boa was thankful.

Since he had nothing else to do, Thirteen activated his Ring of the Apocalypse, which would send him to the Apocalypse Domain, where its members were patiently waiting for his arrival.

The moment he appeared, he was suddenly greeted by all the members, which took him by surprise.

"I admit I've underestimated you, Thirteen," Beelzebub said. "To think that you could beat Orochi, whom even I can't beat on my own. It is truly praiseworthy."

"That's right," another member of the Order commented. "It seems that we have truly underestimated you. Why don't you ditch that weakling Camazotz and join our Faction instead? I will make sure to take good care of you."

"F*ck off, Paimon!" Camazotz shouted in anger. "You're just emergency food!"

"Hoh~ It looks like this bat suddenly gained the balls to speak up." Paimon sneered. "Just where did your confidence come from, huh? Are you thinking that Thirteen would save you from me?"

"B*tch, who's afraid of who?" Camazotz sneered back. "Once my armor is fixed, how about you and I fight in a duel? I'll wipe the floor with your face."

Although both of them were Majin Princes, Paimon was still stronger than Camazotz.

However, the Death Bat wasn't afraid because Thirteen had promised him that he would give him an armor that was made from the scales of a Majin King.

Even a Majin Prince wouldn't be able to easily break its defenses, so he was confident that he would be able to beat Paimon in a duel.

While the two Majin Princes were bickering with each other, Thirteen slipped away to talk to Metatron.

He wanted to revise one of the agreements he had with the God of the Apocalypse because he believed that he could gain something from the Temple of Courage.

Kamrusepa watched the teenage boy's back with a faint smile on her face.

She was certain that the weakest member of their organization had something in mind, which would allow him to regain the losses he had suffered after giving Zed his freedom back.