She opened her mouth again and began a new chant.
The fervor in her voice surged through the air, making the eardrums of every adventurer tremble.
【In the name of the proxy, I command: the name given to me is Gnome, the embodiment of the earth, the queen of the earth, the monarch of the earth—】
Black light meteor showers were born out of thin air, like countless scythes of death, rapidly diving towards the ground.
Gareth stepped forward, blocking Weimiya and the kneeling Riveria, raising his enormous shield.
Finn and Alicia gritted their teeth; the former relied on agility to continuously dodge, while the latter barely stabilized her figure with defense.
In the gale and flames, Gareth's shield withstood the terrifying impact, but his legs were already sinking into the ground, and the sturdy dwarven arms trembled constantly as they endured this enormous force.
Weimiya turned his gaze to Riveria, their eyes met in the air, and in just an instant, they understood each other perfectly. No words were needed; all the plans and resolutions were conveyed in this exchange of glances.
【My Whole Life Was Still ‘Unlimited Blade Works’】
Everyone else was rejected; in this world belonging to Weimiya, only he and the figure of the fallen fairy stood alone.
Bright moonlight sprinkled on this silver-clad earth, cleansing all filth from this world.
【【Oath Under The Snow】
【【Knight Of Goddess】
Skill effect activated】
【Under the moonlight, temporarily add the development ability 【Fine Healing】, or increase the existing 【Fine Healing】 by one level】
Skill effect activated】
"Next, please quietly wait in this world for a while."
The fallen fairy let out a sharp scream, a hint of anger flashing in her golden eyes.
【Thunder, roar!】
The fallen fairy's voice echoed in the air, chanting a rapid and complex incantation. Golden light flickered around her, and countless thunder spears gradually took shape from the void, pointing directly at Weimiya.
In that instant, the snowfield was like a stormy night, lightning leaping between heaven and earth, and the roar filled the entire barrier.
Every time a thunder spear just took shape, it was immediately destroyed by a sharp blade. The entire battlefield was filled with the sparks of intense collisions between swords and thunder, and violent energy fluctuations.
A blood-red spear took shape in his hand, the spear body resembling a bewitching flower blooming in the flames—【Anti-Magic Red Rose】
Weimiya suddenly leaped up, rushing towards the fallen fairy like a shooting star. The 【Anti-Magic Red Rose】 in his hand drew a red lightning bolt in the air, stabbing straight towards the fallen fairy.
The tip of the spear pierced through the air, mercilessly piercing the petal armor covering the upper half of the fallen fairy's body, emitting a creepy cracking sound.
The offensive of the tentacles became more and more fierce, like a violent storm, making Weimiya's every movement even more strenuous.
However, as time passed, Weimiya gradually felt the loss of mental energy. It was a deep-seated sense of exhaustion, as if the power in his body was being rapidly drained.
Blood foam gushed from Weimiya's mouth, and he gasped heavily. The wounds on his body were of varying depths, and blood stained the snow.
However, even so, there was still no trace of wavering or retreat in his eyes, and his gaze was still as cold as an ice blade.
And just then—
Three minutes were up.
Weimiya barely managed to stand firm. As his eyes closed, the scenery of the bounded field dissipated, restoring the original appearance of the dungeon.
Ais supported him from behind. At the same time, Riveria, who was standing not far from them, finally completed the long magic incantation.
However, even that was enough.
The staff was raised high, and magic surged around her, the brilliance so dazzling that it seemed to illuminate the entire world.
Green thorns, vines, and petals grew wildly, trying to wrap the fallen fairy, as if to use the power of these plants to resist the world-destroying beam of light.
However, all of this was in vain. The torrent of light ruthlessly pierced through these protections, annihilating everything.
If this beam of light were released in the 【Dragon's Womb】, it would probably penetrate from the fiftieth floor all the way to the fifty-ninth floor, and even on this extremely solid fifty-ninth floor, the pillar of light still penetrated five floors.
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Chapter 228: The Attacker and Level Ascension.
After the battle on the 59th floor, under Finn's command, the 【Loki Familia】 immediately began to prepare to retreat.
The group quickly set off, heading towards the 50th floor where their base was located.
The 58th floor was still in a period of production and rest, and this rare gap allowed them to smoothly pass through the 【Dragon's Womb】.
The atmosphere of the entire camp seemed dull and heavy.
Weimiya and Riveria were safe. They were only temporarily unconscious due to overdrawing their mental energy. In contrast, several adventurers who were affected by the fairy's grand magic 【Meteor Shower】 were more seriously injured.
When the doomsday-like firestorm struck, Riveria did her best to prop up a barrier to resist; when the meteor shower crashed down, Gareth blocked in front of Weimiya and Riveria; Weimiya used some special magic to trap the fallen fairy, while Riveria did her best to gather magic power and chant the earth-shattering ultimate magic.
Only Alicia seemed completely immersed in the afterglow of Shirou and Riveria's perfect cooperation, her eyes sparkling with starlight.
"At the last moment, Shirou and Lady Riveria fell together, with their hands overlapping... It was so beautiful..."
"How are things?"
She asked.
"You successfully killed that monster. The dungeon has not collapsed. The fifty-ninth floor is still very stable."
Finn replied.
Alicia's actions under the guise of "increasing Shirou's ability values and accelerating his recovery" should probably not be known to Riveria.
"Let's discuss it after we return to the surface. We have too little information right now."
"This kind of filthy aura is simply reminiscent of that era, those crazy guys."
The Dark Faction of the Great Dark Age, a crazy group that once plunged the entire city into turmoil and fear.
Finn continued.
Riveria frowned: "An adventurer attack?"
"Someone wearing black robes, with a strength of about upper , came for Ais. She even shouted the name 'Aria'."
Finn added: "For example, she initially ignored me and Gareth and rushed towards Ais. It was only after I stabbed her that she began to take us seriously. She didn't seem to recognize me and Gareth."
As Finn spoke, he took out a magic stone from his pocket.
【 Come, come, come, shell of the earth, treasure of black iron, hammer of sparkling iron, in the name of the contract of opening, I command you to reverse, incinerate, shatter the sky, smash the earth, build bridges, unite heaven and earth, descend, Axe of the Heavens, calamity of destruction! — 】
【 Meteor Shower 】
As the Fallen Fairy finished her final incantation, the magic circle's light shot straight upwards, and the entire floor's celestial domain was instantly enveloped in darkness and radiance.
This time, Riveria didn't have time to chant a defensive spell again.
In the next instant, a deafening roar echoed through the floor, and the shockwave of the explosion swept away everything.
But the rest of the adventurers weren't so lucky—they were all blown off their feet by this powerful force and scattered across the ground.
All means seemed to have lost their meaning, and all attacks turned into nothingness before the eerie and beautiful Fallen Fairy, failing to stir up even a ripple. The only remaining option was that final move.
“Three minutes.”
Riveria moved her lips slightly.
Wèi Gōng nodded slightly. In fact, from the beginning, the boy had been silently preparing for this moment. He didn't shoot another arrow, nor did he project any other weapons, but was chanting.
The Unique Barrier unfolded, and the scorched earth battlefield was instantly covered by an endless snowfield. The cold wind stirred up snowflakes, silent and awe-inspiring.
Unlike the previous gloom and oppression, the heavy black clouds in the sky had dissipated for the most part, replaced by a round of vast and bright moon hanging high in the sky.
【 Skill Effect Activated 】
【 When possessing a close bond with the guardian target, all abilities are enhanced beyond their limits, the growth of ability values is accelerated, the upper limit of ability values is broken, and the effects of magic and skills are enhanced beyond their limits. The skill effect increases according to the number and strength of bonds. 】
【 【 Innocent Monster 】 】
【 Attack power increases when fighting women 】
Accompanied by these words, the endless snowfield began to change. Swords rose from the snow, controlled by invisible forces. Hundreds of swords rose together, suspended around the Fallen Fairy, their blades pointing directly at her body.
However, Wèi Gōng simply stood in place and waved his right hand.
One sword after another appeared out of thin air. The moment the Lightning Spear was generated, sword and lightning collided in the air, bursting out dazzling sparks and explosive lightning.
In this world belonging to him, Wèi Gōng's loading speed surpassed the Fallen Fairy—all he had to do was "take out" the sword, while the other party needed to spend time "condensing" the Lightning Spear.
Wèi Gōng moved his body lightly, as if turning into a breeze, nimbly avoiding the tentacles swung by the Fallen Fairy.
He gripped the spear tightly, his body wandering across the snow like a cheetah, his eyes staring straight at the Fallen Fairy in front of him, without a trace of retreat or fear, his gaze bursting with unwavering fighting spirit, as unshakeable as cold iron.
A humiliating roar exploded along with the Fallen Fairy's anger. Black tentacles danced wildly in the air, stirring, as if frantically wanting to tear the enemy in front of her into pieces.
He gritted his teeth, striving to wield the spear, shoot out swords, and resist the Fallen Fairy's frenzied attack.
“As expected, with magic power, using 【Unique Barrier】is still too difficult.”
A tentacle struck like lightning, carrying immense power, and hit Wèi Gōng's side hard. The pain burned like flames, his body was knocked backwards by that force, lost his balance in the air, and fell heavily on the snow.
The Fallen Fairy looked down at him and began a new round of chanting.
The boundless snowfield faded like a phantom, replaced by the fifty-ninth floor covered with scorched earth and monster remains.
In the previous battle, Riveria's mental power was overdrawn. Now she only used three minutes to barely recover and reload her mental power, which greatly reduced the power of that magic.
Fourth Tier Magic.
【 Spear of Terminus Radiance 】
The light of judgment descended from the sky.
The Fallen Fairy's expression froze at this moment. A trace of shock and fear flashed in her golden eyes, and then, a terrified wail and twisted lament tore through the air.
“Ah—ah ah ah ah ah—!”
The Fallen Fairy's figure twisted and deformed in the light. Finally, her entire body was swallowed by the pillar of light and turned into ashes.
“【Glacier Domain】is indeed much more solid than I imagined.”
Riveria smiled.
Then, Riveria's legs weakened, her eyes went dark, her body lost its supporting power, and she fell to the ground with Wèi Gōng, who was also exhausted.
Gathering the remaining tools and medicines, they barely performed emergency treatment for everyone, at least restoring their bodies to the point where they could move.
Rushing all the way without daring to delay, when they reached the safe zone on the 50th floor, the previously established camp was still intact and had not been destroyed by monsters. The adventurers finally rested here temporarily.
One of the supporters' arms was directly smashed by a meteor. The Loki Familia's healer did not dare to rashly apply healing magic and could only ask Airmid to help treat him after returning to the surface.
And the oppressive atmosphere at this moment was not only because of these injuries. More than that, in the final stage of this adventure, when facing that Fallen Fairy, most people felt an unprecedented sense of powerlessness.
Apart from them, and Finn, who calmly coordinated as the commander, almost no one else played any role.
The Loki Familia's first-tier adventurers—Ais, Bete, the Siulte sisters—were all geniuses among their peers, always full of confidence in themselves, but at this moment, they couldn't help but feel frustrated and powerless.
Before long, Riveria woke up from her coma. She walked out of the tent, looked around, and finally breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that everyone was in the camp.
Finn walked over and replied.
“What about Shirou? How is he?”
“His mental power is overdrawn, he is temporarily unconscious, but otherwise he is fine.”
Riveria nodded slightly after hearing this, feeling a little relieved.
She pondered for a moment and said with a solemn expression: “That monster—the Fairy…what exactly is it?”
Finn shook his head, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes: “However, what is certain is that this must be some kind of abnormal situation beyond common sense. Behind it, there is likely to be some kind of artificial conspiracy.”
“Moreover, we were also attacked by an adventurer on the way back.”
Finn briefly narrated: “Gareth and I repelled her, but that was on the fifty-first floor, and we didn't rashly pursue her.”
“That adventurer, her behavior was very strange.”
“In this deep area, a strange adventurer attacked Ais…”
Riveria frowned and said: “Is some conspirator targeting that child?”
“That should be the case, and there are other abnormal phenomena.”
This magic stone was completely different from ordinary magic stones, shimmering with colorful light, and appearing particularly strange.
