The Camp Under Attack
Dungeon, 50th Floor.
When Leo and his group arrived at the entrance leading to this floor, they knew something was wrong.
A rock face slope connects the 50th Floor and 51st Floor.
The rock walls were covered in a yellowish-green slime, yet faint shouts and deafening explosions could be heard, indicating that something had happened.
Everyone's hearts tightened, and they ran together across the Gray Forest, returning to the flat balcony below where the camp was located.
Upon arriving here, the group finally saw the enormous swarm of worms lying flat against the rocks.
They are sticking to the rock platform and climbing up, spraying dissolving liquid at the people on the platform.
Riveria and the others appeared on the rocky platform. Some raised shields to defend against the incoming dissolving liquid, while others used magic or directly attacked the worm monsters from a distance with bows and arrows, causing a series of explosions.
"Mage, rest where you are! Archers, prepare! Fire!"
Riveria gave orders from the crowd, causing a hail of arrows to fall.
Unfortunately, arrows are far less effective than magic. Even if they hit the worm monster, they cannot kill it instantly. Moreover, the arrows are corroded upon contact with the worm monster's bodily fluids, causing the attacked worm monster to detach from the rock wall and fall, but they cannot reduce the number of enemies.
Once the Mage unleash their magic, the worm monsters become excited due to the Demonic Power reaction, desperately crowding onto the rock platform, gradually compressing the living space for the people in the camp.
"Riveria!"
"Everyone!"
Upon seeing their companions in danger, Ais, Tiona, and Tione couldn't maintain their composure at all. Without thinking, they rushed towards the camp at top speed.
"Hateful!"
Bete Loga cursed under his breath, but continued rushing forward without stopping, his speed still astonishing.
But Leo was even faster than them.
Upon seeing the rock face crawling with worm-like monsters and realizing that his companions on the platform were also in grave danger, he didn't hesitate and immediately activated his magic.
"[Meteor Dance]!"
The brief incantation was completed in an instant. Leo suddenly drew the Emerald Staff worn on his left waist, lit up the jewel at the top of the staff, and caused the magic circle, which was blooming with brilliant Starlight, to spin out and transform into a cannon, shooting out thick meteors.
"BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!"
The meteors slammed into the rock wall, piercing through the bodies of the worm-like monsters, blasting away large amounts of rock, and causing the entire rock platform to shake.
Smoke and gravel burst forth from the rock face, falling downwards due to gravity.
"That magic—it's Leo!"
Leo is back!
"The commander and the others are back too!"
"Very good!"
The companions on the rock platform immediately recognized the magic and were overjoyed.
"Finally back."
Riveria, whose face had been tense, also breathed a sigh of relief.
By this time, Ais and the others had already leaped up and down the rock face, reaching the platform at top speed.
During this time, whenever they encountered those worm monsters, they would smash the rocks beneath their feet, knocking them all off the cliff without touching their bodies.
"[Wake up (Tempest)]"
Without hesitation, Ais unleashed her unique magic once more, enveloping herself in wind as she charged towards the worm-like monsters that had climbed over the rock wall and onto the platform.
"Pfft!" "Pfft!" "Pfft!"----
Swift slashes appeared one after another in the worm monster horde, instantly killing the worm monsters one by one.
Ais's swordsmanship was as sharp and cold as ever. Every strike was a sure kill, and every strike aimed to cut the enemy in two. No monster that was struck by her was unharmed. They were either cut in half or chopped into pieces, unable to even self-destruct.
The dissolving liquid was repelled by the wind that was wrapped around the girl, and it couldn't touch her at all.
Compared to Ais, who was in such a sorry state, Bete Loga, Tiona, Tione, who also came to help, looked much more disheveled.
The three, who dared not engage in close combat with these worm monsters, could only resort to the same methods as before: either knocking them down with minimal movement to incapacitate them without causing them to self-destruct, or luring them into fighting each other.
"Ugh! This is too much trouble!"
"This is too much trouble!"
"This is so troublesome!"
Bete Loga, Tiona, Tione all said this at the same time, their faces full of annoyance.
"Ais!"
Bete Loga couldn't take it anymore, so he jumped to Ais's side and shouted.
"Anything is fine! Just give me some wind!"
As he spoke, Bete Loga stomped his foot heavily, cracking the ground beneath him.
Upon closer inspection, it became clear that Bete Loga was wearing a pair of metal boots that reached up to his knees.
These metal boots are entirely silver in color, with sharp curves that give them a strong impression of being not only slender and beautiful but also sturdy and durable. The center of the lower leg is inlaid with topaz, making them look more like weapons than armor.
And indeed, these metal boots were not armor, but genuine weapons, with the same markings as Leo's Dragon Fang Sword engraved in their corners.
That was the mark of the Hephaestus Familia, proving that the metal boots were crafted by that renowned blacksmith family that made a name for itself in the Lower World.
Its name is Frosvirt, a second-tier special weapon created by the Hephaestus Familia. Although it is a second-tier weapon, it has special effects that even first-tier special weapons do not have.
This special effect allows the user to absorb external magic and temporarily add the magic's characteristic attack power. Combined with the metal boots' own striking power, this can significantly increase the power of attacks.
"The wind."
Ais then called out softly, causing the swaying wind around her to blow toward Bete Loga.
The yellow fish-shaped protrusion on Bete Loga's metal boot, located on his calf, immediately emitted a radiant glow, absorbing all the incoming wind.
The next second, the metal boots, along with Bete Loga's feet, were enveloped in the surging airflow, just like Ais.
"Very good."
Having gained the same magical power as Ais, Bete Loga grinned, unleashing astonishing power beneath his feet. His figure vanished instantly, carrying a terrifying aura and wind pressure as he charged towards the worm monster.
"Disappear!!!"
With a roar, the werewolf youth transformed into the force of the impact, overturning the rock beneath his feet and creating a shockwave. With a spin, the metal boots on his feet turned into flashes of light, blasting away countless worm monsters and crushing them all.
With the wind protecting him, Bete Loga was no longer afraid of the dissolving liquid. All the dissolving liquid was repelled by the wind wrapped around his metal boots, allowing Bete Loga to finally fight freely and unleash his full potential.
That unparalleled momentum, even surpassing Ais's previous overwhelming offensive, completely spurred the Amazon twins present.
Amazons are an extremely warlike race, and Tiona and Tione have been fighting for so long that they're incredibly frustrated. Now that they see the werewolf youth, with whom they've always had a grudge, displaying such power, how could they possibly hold back?
Especially Tione, whose composure shattered instantly, finally unleashing the violence and rage that had been suppressed deep within him.
What's with the arrogance?!
After a roar that completely shattered her former image, Tione went berserk.
"Bang!"
With a dull thud, Tione swung his fist, slamming it straight into a worm-like monster.
She abandoned her beloved recurve sword and fought directly with her bare hands.
Moreover, unlike Gareth's striking method of touching and then immediately disengaging, using only skillful force to knock the worm monster away and thus minimizing contact between her hands and the dissolving liquid, Tione unleashed her maximum power directly, actually slamming her fist into the worm monster's body, her entire arm disappearing into the worm monster's body, shattering the Magic Stone inside.
The result of this was that the worm monster was killed in one blow, but the worm monster also self-destructed on the spot, pouring all the dissolving liquid accumulated in its body onto Tione.
Instantly, Tione's skin, flesh, and clothes began to dissolve with a series of sizzling sounds.
But Tione ignored this and, filled with boundless rage, charged toward the next worm monster. With a single punch, he slammed his fist into the monster's body, shattering the Magic Stone and killing the worm monster on the spot.
This life-or-death struggle terrified the Loki Familia members around them.
"----Has that guy lost control again?"
"That promiscuous brat!"
When Finn and Gareth arrived late and saw this scene, one's expression changed slightly, and the other cursed out loud.
"Finn! Gareth!"
Upon seeing the two, Riveria immediately called out.
"I'll take over the command, Riveria." Finn suppressed all his emotions, put on the captain's mask, and began to calmly issue orders, saying, "You begin chanting the spell now. Gareth, you're in charge of protection."
"Understood." Riveria nodded, then grabbed Lefiya Viridis, who was panting as she rushed over, and said, "Lefiya Viridis, come here too."
"Huh?" Lefiya Viridis almost didn't react for a moment before quickly replying, "Okay, okay!"
"Hey there!" Gareth shouted directly to the group member next to her, "Give me your shield!"
The member quickly handed his shield to Gareth then went to the front line to join the other shield-bearers in holding back the worm monsters.
At this point, Tiona was completely going all out.
"Ugh! Never mind! Let's get through this first!"
Although she didn't go berserk like her older sister, she was no longer as timid as before. The large double blades, Ullr, which she hadn't used until now, began to spin and dance again, like windmills, as she charged towards the worm monsters under Tiona's attack.
"Pfft!" "Pfft!" "Pfft!"----
The worm monsters were instantly shredded into pieces by the rapidly swirling weapon. The dissolving liquid that splattered after the self-destruction was dodged by Tiona, who, unlike Tione, was drenched in it and had not yet suffered any serious injuries.
But Tiona's great twin blades Ullr, weren't so lucky. Every time she slashed through a worm monster, they would become stained with its bodily fluids and corroded by the dissolving liquid. Over time, they began to become tattered and lost their original sharpness.
"Waaah, my Ullr ----"
Tiona's eyes were filled with tears, her heart aching so much she could hardly breathe, yet she didn't stop. Instead, as if to let the weapon in her hand, which was about to be gloriously sacrificed, shine its final brilliance, she wielded it even faster, and in a short time, she actually killed quite a few worm monsters, greatly easing their offensive.
"[O harbinger of the end, the snow-covered ground.]"
At that moment, the voices of the city's strongest Mage and the elven royalty chanting magic finally rang out.
"[As dusk approaches, let the winds rise.]"
Riveria's cloak billowed, and the "Great Spirit," one of the Supreme Five Staves inlaid with nine magic gems, was raised high in her hand, radiating a dazzling light.
"[Brightness sealed off, earth frozen.]"
A massive magic circle appeared beneath Riveria's feet, enveloping Lefiya Viridis and several other elves who were also chanting spells.
As the city's strongest Mage, Riveria possesses two skills that directly affect magic.
The first skill is called [Fairy King's Song], which can amplify the effects of magic and extend its range. The more magic is chanted, the greater the enhancement effect of this skill, making it extremely powerful.
The second skill is called [Fairy King's Seal], which can enhance the "Demonic Power" parameter and simultaneously enhance the magic used by fellow Mage within one's own magic circle.
Because of the existence of the [Fairy King's Seal], Finn specially formed a special elf Mage squad for Riveria, and now the members of this squad have all gathered around Riveria.
Including Lefiya Viridis, all the spells chanted by the elven Mage at that moment were enhanced, their power increasing dramatically.
"[Snowflakes fall heavily, three harsh winters have passed - my name is Alf!]"
Riveria, standing at the center of the magic circle, was the first to complete her incantation, and following her lead, the incantations of the other elf Mage were also successfully completed one after another.
"[Ecstasy - Fimbull Winter]!"
This is a short, chanted, wide-area annihilation spell, and it's also Riveria's most frequently used attack spell; its attribute is ice.
Although it is only a short chant, with the amplification of Riveria's outstanding "Demonic Power" parameters and powerful skills, and further enhanced by the highest-level magic wand of the Great Spirit, the power of this magic is ridiculously great.
The blizzard appeared without warning, howling across the entire rocky platform, freezing everything in its path, even the worm-like monsters, which were instantly turned into ice sculptures.
"[Arcs Ray]!"
After the esteemed royals, Lefiya Viridis unleashed a wide-area annihilation spell, and one by one, her fellow Mage cast their completed spells, creating a true magical feast.
The fierce bombardment instantly covered the entire battlefield. All sorts of supernatural magical powers, such as ice, fire, lightning, and light, rained down like sleet, striking the earth and the monsters, blasting, burning, piercing, and pulverizing all the worm monsters.
The series of explosions caused the entire rock platform to shake violently.
The scene was exceptionally spectacular.