Chapter 65: Full Power Slash! (Double Chapter)
"Violas!! Kill them all!"
Seeing the tide of battle turning in Shiro's favor, the distorted-faced Olivas roared and summoned the remaining two giant Violas in one breath, along with many smaller ones.
Facing the monsters slithering forward, Ais calmly raised her sword.
"Tempest!"
Against the approaching monsters, Ais summoned an even stronger wind after her rank up.
With a flash of her blade, in an instant, the giant Viola was decapitated, and its head thrown high into the sky.
After reaching Level 6, not only had Ais's physical abilities been enhanced, but her magic power had also undergone a sublimation.
Combined with her [Ariel] magic, which already allowed her to challenge higher-level opponents, she achieved the effect of one plus one being greater than two.
Even against veteran Level 6 adventurers, she wouldn't lose now.
Facing Ais's overwhelming power, Olivas trembled and said to Revis, who had been observing the battle,
"Sorry, Revis, let's retreat for today."
Taking advantage of the time when other adventurers were busy dealing with the small Violas, Olivas wanted to escape.
The current situation was impossible for them to win.
"What an ugly farce."
Revis expressionlessly reached out and lifted Olivas up.
But the next moment, her hand pierced through Olivas's chest.
"Wh..."
Olivas clearly hadn't expected Revis would attack him so suddenly.
He struggled to squeeze out words from his mouth, while the adventurers entangled by the Violas in the distance could only watch this scene in a daze.
Revis ignored her so-called companion and her hand blade went deeper.
"I just want to become stronger. Since eating Violas doesn't replenish much flesh and blood..."
Olivas clearly understood what the woman in front of him was planning to do.
His legs kicked wildly in the air, his left hand tightly gripping the hand that Revis was holding him with.
Revis ignored the man's struggles and increased the strength in her hand.
Soon, Olivas completely lost his strength, and the hand gripping her fell limply down.
"Damn it... After I die, who will protect 'her'?"
In his final moments, the man's mind was still filled with 'her'.
"Don't make any mistake, 'she' has always been under my protection, and it will always be that way."
With these words as the end, Revis pulled out the magic stone from Olivas's chest.
Having lost his magic stone, Olivas instantly turned to dust and collapsed to the ground.
Revis extended her bright red tongue, rolled the magic stone into her mouth, and bit it into pieces.
Just as everyone was shocked by Olivas's sudden death, Revis clenched her fist.
Then, she stomped onto the ground and charged towards Ais once again.
Before anyone could react, she slammed her fist into Ais's sword.
In the next moment, the blond girl was sent flying by the force transmitted through the sword.
"Strengthened species?"
After the force was dissipated, Ais blurted out.
Some monsters could devour magic stones to become stronger, and this weird person in front of her could also do the same.
After devouring Olivas's magic stone, Revis's physical strength had instantly surpassed Ais's.
But, with the boost of Ariel, Ais and Revis were evenly matched for the time being.
Just as Shiro was about to rush forward to help, another unexpected event occurred at this moment.
He was suddenly ambushed from the side.
He saw a mysterious person in a purple robe and wearing a mask with terrifying patterns.
The hidden assassin launched an attack on the most dangerous person in the group.
Seeing the silver gauntlets approaching his heart, Shiro instinctively blocked it with his sword.
The immense force then sent him flying several meters.
"Although it's not complete, it should be enough. Quickly take it to Enyo!"
Revis tore off the jewel from the giant pillar while fighting and threw it to the masked person.
"Understood."
The voice beneath the masked person's mask sounded like several people speaking at once.
The mysterious person then caught the jewel and quickly left the scene.
"Bete! Stop that person!"
"Don't even think about it!"
Revis suddenly pulled out a crimson greatsword from the ground, swept Ais away with a single swing, and charged towards Bete.
Bete's silver boots kicked against Revis's crimson greatsword, deflecting it back.
Ais also quickly launched a surprise attack on Revis.
"Tempest! Sweep away."
An even stronger wind coiled around her, and taking advantage of the opening created by Bete, the blond girl briefly suppressed her opponent.
While Revis was fighting one against two, the masked person disappeared on the 24th floor with the cover of some Violas.
"Giant flower! Keep giving birth! Even if it drains your life!"
Seeing the masked person's figure disappear, Revis pushed Ais away with a strike of her greatsword and gave the flower monster on the giant pillar one last order.
The next moment, the entire place started shaking.
Squish squish squish—
Countless cracks appeared on the pillar as the flower parasitizing it frantically absorbed nutrients.
Soon, countless flower buds on the ceiling and walls bloomed at this moment.
Thousands of Violas fell from the sky, filling the area with monsters.
"Don't scatter, gather together!"
Asfi quickly gave orders, but her voice was immediately drowned out by the roars of countless monsters.
The scattered Violas swarmed any adventurer they saw, their sheer numbers enough to make even experienced adventurers meet their demise.
Even with Bete and Ais fighting with all their might, the number of Violas showed no signs of decreasing.
"'Aria', go to the 59th floor."
After leaving these words, Revis escaped the place through the hordes of monsters.
Lefiya and the others barely managed to gather in the center of the place.
The only thing to be thankful for was that since these Violas were forcibly spawned, it resulted in them having lower stats than normal Violas.
And, in this chaotic battle, Lefiya and the other mages were completely unable to play a role.
After all, standing still and gathering magic power while surrounded by so many Violas was tantamount to suicide.
Looking at the desperate scene before him, Shiro shouted towards Ais.
"Ais, cover me! I have a way to deal with these Violas! Everyone else, come towards me quickly!"
"Square formation!"
Hearing Shiro's words, Asfi ordered the members of Hermes Familia to form a defensive line.
They quickly surrounded Shiro in the center, while Ais and Bete killed any monsters that slipped through.
Shiro then raised his sword in a slashing stance, the Falna on his back began to heat up, and magic power gathered.
"Roar roar roar…!"
Such a powerful magic power was like a beacon in the eyes of the Violas, and a tide of monsters surged towards Shiro.
"Everyone, use all your strength to hold these monsters back!!!"
Asfi roared, and members of Hermes Familia all gave up attacking, instead using their shields to ram into the incoming Violas.
Strangely, members of Hermes Familia, who had been scattered before, seemed to have gained some kind of power at this moment and miraculously managed to block all the monsters outside their shields.
Lefiya, seizing the opportunity, immediately began chanting.
"I wish upon the name of Wishe. Ancestors of the forest, proud brethren. Answer my call and come to the plains. Connecting bonds, the pledge of paradise. Turn the circle and dance around. Come, ring of fairies. Please - give me strength"
This was Lefiya's magic called [Elf Ring] that is able to use any Elf Magic.
And the target Lefiya chose this time was Riveria, one of the top mages in all of Orario.
"—Harbinger of the end, the white snow. Blow with the wind before the twilight. Closing light, the freezing land. Blizzard, the three severe winters - my name is Alf."
At this moment, the power of the magic Lefiya released, enhanced by her own skills and Shiro's boost, had already surpassed Riveria's.
A large area of monsters was frozen into ice, and a thick ice wall blocked the outside of the shields, giving the shield bearers a moment of respite.
"Everyone, move aside!"
With the magic power fully gathered, Shiro shouted.
Hearing his command, everyone scattered to the left and right, exposing Shiro to the monsters' attacks.
Creak creak creak—
The ice began to fall, and the monsters were about to break free.
In the next instant, white light flooded everyone's vision.
When the light dissipated, the only sound left in the place was the rolling of pebbles on the ground.
The thousands of Violas had vanished, leaving only a smooth canyon on the ground, through which one could even see the 25th floor.
The members of Hermes Familia stared blankly at the scene in front of them with their mouths agape, collectively swallowing their saliva.
Asfi, the first to react, gratefully bowed to Shiro.
"Please allow me to express our Familia's sincerest thanks on behalf of all of us."
Shiro shook his head, feeling a little dizzy from using such a vast amount of magic power for the first time.
He walked over to Bete, who had collapsed from exhaustion, and poked his face with his sword.
"Are you still alive?"
Bete seemed to have not yet recovered.
Seeing Shiro poking his face with the sword that had just unleashed such power, he couldn't help but complain.
"Damn it, are you trying to kill me..."
Filvis was still frozen in place.
She had just experienced the sudden death of her enemy and witnessed such an earth-shattering slash, so she hadn't fully recovered yet, looking somewhat dazed.
"But is it really okay now that the entire support structure is gone?"
Lulune couldn't help but comment as she looked at the ruined sight before her.
The place they were in only had a single pillar as support besides the green walls, but that pillar had long since disappeared in the attack.
Clatter—
A stone fell from above, and a crack suddenly appeared in the ceiling.
"Hey, no way."
Looking at the crumbling ceiling above, a drop of cold sweat rolled down Bete's forehead.
Clatter clatter clatter—
As if triggering some kind of mechanism, the cracks quickly spread throughout the entire ceiling.
Rocks fell like a downpour, and the ceiling of the pantry began to collapse.
"Run!!! If we're late, we're going to be buried alive!!"
"Prioritize the injured! Leave the luggage here, don't worry about it! Getting out is our number one priority!"
Asfi forced herself to give such desperate orders, and the Hermes Familia immediately became busy.
"I'm not as cowardly as you Chienthropes, who needs help?"
"Damn it! This is why I hate werewolves!"
Bete yelled at Lulune, who was supporting him, as they helped each other escape towards the exit.
"Viridis!?"
Filvis wanted to pick Lefiya up, who had collapsed from exhausting her magic, but then her hand froze in midair.
Could she really touch her own kind with such a filthy body?
Will her touch stain her?
She kept questioning herself in her heart.
But, at this moment, Lefiya took the initiative to hold Filvis's hand.
"It's okay... And have you forgotten? What we said before… According to the promise, we survived."
Despite being exhausted, Lefiya still managed to force a smile on her face.
Looking at the girl's weak smile with her hazy eyes, Filvis's eyes widened.
She clutched the clothes on her chest with some distress, while Shiro was more direct and picked up Lefiya and placed her in her arms.
"I don't have much strength left now, I'll leave Lefiya in your care!"
Seeing the two of them smiling at her, such a filthy being, Filvis let Lefiya's body lean against her as much as possible.
"We haven't returned to the surface yet, so the promise is only half fulfilled. But, I'll make an exception this time."
Even though she wanted to cry, the tsundere elf lady still kept her tough exterior.
"Ugh... Finally, we survived..."
A mage from Hermes Familia wiped away his tears with lingering fear.
"I'm going to drink my fill when we get back!"
"Still thinking about your damn alcohol? Let's go to the entertainment district afterward! It's on me this time!"
A dwarf who was thinking about drinking was slapped on the forehead by his beastman companion.
The two of them seemed to have reached some kind of agreement and burst into laughter.
"We really lost a lot this time. If I ever meet that mysterious person again, I'm going to knock his cloak off!"
"Shut up! Lulune! All the Familia's losses this time will be deducted from your salary!"
"Ah?! How can you do this! I only hid my level because of Hermes-sama's orders!!"
Asfi calculated the losses in her mind and decided to deduct them all from the culprit of this incident.
Afterwards, the adventurers helped each other and soon left the dungeon.
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Torajirou Shiro
Lv3
Strength: S990→SSS1370
Endurance: S930→SSS1290
Dexterity: SS1080→SSS1499
Agility: SS1065→SSS1499
Magic: SSS1299→SSS1599
Hunter: I
Abnormal Resistance: I
Magic: [Device] [ ] [ ]
Skills: [Desperado] [Celestial Star Spirit's Protection] [Intuition][Companion's Bond]
"That's incredible..."
Loki clicked her tongue in wonder as she looked at Shiro's status.
His achievements since returning from Rivira Town were enough for him to level up, but at the time, he said he wanted to level up before the expedition, so that he could gain more excelia during the expedition
But the growth from supporting Ais this time was a complete surprise.
"Are you still going to delay it? I'm telling you, you're almost at your limit."
"Then let's just rank up."
"Alright!"
Loki responded and began to write on his back.
"This time, the development abilities are swordsman, magic resistance, and... wait, punching? Punching?"
She rubbed her eyes and, after confirming that she wasn't mistaken, asked Shiro,
"Why is there punching??"
"It should have something to do with the activation of my ability... But it's useless to me, choose magic resistance."
Shiro scratched his face.
As a swordsman, he had actually developed punching.
If he went back to his world, the old man would laugh at him for a week.
"Then it's decided."
Light flashed on his back.
And, on this day, Shiro upgraded to Lv4.
(PS: I'm back. I'll upload more chapters in the coming days.)
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