The End of the Deadly Struggle

The battle ultimately lasted for more than an hour.

For more than an hour, Leo and Ais fought desperately against Udaeus, who had unleashed a new fighting mode. Even though they were repeatedly knocked away by his immense strength and blasted back by the dark greatsword that they barely managed to dodge, they maintained the Starlight and strong winds that enveloped their bodies and continued to charge towards Udaeus.

Meteors flew past one after another, striking Udaeus in various places and blasting him to pieces. The golden figure, accompanied by a strong wind, also frequently used sword techniques that could cut through anything, shattering the bones in Udaeus's body, and letting Udaeus's wails echo in the cave for a long time.

To defeat this powerful floor master, both Leo and Ais fought with everything they had, even burning their lives in the process.

During this period, Leo's mental energy was nearly exhausted countless times. He not only used up almost all of his magical potions, but also used up one potion after another of the Elixir.

Ais was fighting a bloody battle, disregarding the immense strain her body was under from excessive magic use, and repeatedly unleashing powerful winds.

The two fought even harder than when they faced the female monster together on the 50th Floor. They were knocked away time and time again, but got up again and time again, charging towards the enemy again and time again, exhausting their mental and physical strength to unleash their attacks. It was truly a desperate struggle that could be seen with the naked eye.

In this battle that could be described as burning life and soul, Tiona, Tione, and Lefiya Viridis were completely unable to intervene. They could only help them deal with the endless stream of Earthborn, so that Leo and Ais would not be harassed by the grunts.

"Boom!!!!!"

With a deafening roar and intense tremors, a terrifying shockwave once again swept through the Throne Room, shattering everything in its path.

Udaeus, whose shoulder, elbow, and wrist joints were emitting intense light, swung his black greatsword for what seemed like the umpteenth time, unleashing a fatal blow that destroyed everything in sight.

Leo and Ais, who were trying to avoid the direct hit, were like a small boat swaying precariously in a giant wave. They were inevitably blown away again by the shockwave. One of them smashed through all the fallen pillars in his path, while the other crashed into the ground, creating a crater.

Instead of being discouraged, Leo and Ais's eyes shone with an unprecedented brilliance.

"Now!"

The same thought flashed through their minds simultaneously.

They had been waiting, waiting for Udaeus to unleash the Demonic Power he had accumulated throughout his body once more, causing his core joints to fall into a dim, cooling state.

As the battle progressed, the two had discovered that whenever Udaeus entered this state, his movements would become sluggish, like an overheated engine that needed to cool down and was unable to perform any overly vigorous actions.

Therefore, now is the perfect time to bring this battle to a close.

"[Meteor Dance]!"

Leo frantically burned his mental energy, pouring almost all of his remaining mental energy into this attack, causing a huge magic circle to spin out.

A meteor several meters in diameter shot out and, under Leo's control, compressed itself, its tip becoming sharp and long, while its overall shape thinned, transforming into a sharp meteor spear that emitted a dazzling light.

The Meteor Spear was incredibly fast, instantly reducing the nearly 100-meter distance between Leo and Udaeus to zero, as if it had pierced through space itself, and struck Udaeus squarely in the chest.

"Bang!!!"

A deafening roar erupted, Starlight exploded, and the power of the Meteor Spear shattered all the bones in Udaeus's chest, exposing the massive Magic Stone once again.

Seeing this, Ais shook off Udaeus's howl of pain, and with a stomp of her foot, shattered the ground.

"[Wake up.]"

A strong wind transformed into a rolling gust of air, swirling around that blood-soaked, delicate body.

"[Sweep away.]"

Ais also unleashed the maximum output of [Ariel], causing the strong winds wrapped around her to surge instantly, transforming into a raging hurricane that blew everything away.

The immense wind not only enveloped Ais's body but also the Desperate in Ais hand.

"[Little Tempest]!"

This is a thrusting technique performed by binding [Ariel] to the Desperate and concentrating the wind at a single point.

Back then, in the battle against the female-sized monster on the 50th Floor, this was the last attack Ais used.

This is also Ais's ultimate move, her all-out skill.

Then, the hurricane erupted like a tornado, transforming into a vortex that broke through the atmosphere and sped along.

Roar oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh!"

Udaeus, of course, would not submit to slaughter. Faced with the storm that broke through everything, it chose to shoot out all the remaining fallen pillars, forming an enormous mountain of swords that pressed down on Ais.

"Boom!!!"

The storm collided violently with the massive sword mountain, unleashing an astonishing shockwave that shook the entire cavern.

Ais gritted her teeth, letting out a muffled scream, and poured all her strength into the sword in her hand, shattering the massive mountain of swords.

"Bang!!!"

Amidst the shattering sound, the massive sword mountain disintegrated into countless fragments.

The storm flashed by, cutting through the flying debris, and heading straight for the Magic Stone on Udaeus's chest.

Having unleashed all its Demonic Power, Udaeus is now unable to quickly repair its sternum and protect the Magic Stone, causing it to roar in anxious anger.

The jet-black greatsword was cleaved out with tremendous force, colliding once again with Ais had transformed into a hurricane.

"Bang!!!"

After a muffled roar, the black greatsword was knocked away, and Ais was finally exhausted, unable to maintain her magic any longer, her entire body dissipating.

"It's not over yet!"

Ais vision was now completely stained red, ignored her wailing and screaming body and the loss of magic, and leaped toward Udaeus's chest.

The ultimate move was blocked?

It's alright!

Has the magic lost its power?

It's alright!

As long as she still holds a sword and hasn't fallen, she can still fight!

"I can still fight!"

What came to mind was not the mysterious woman who had shaken her, but something much more distant.

At that time, she wasn't yet [Sword Princess].

At that time, she was not yet the strongest female swordsman in the city.

Back then, she wasn't even very good at wielding a sword, and she was much younger than she is now. Her face wasn't always expressionless like a doll; she was a little girl who could laugh and jump.

At that time, she still had those two people by her side, those two incredibly important people.

One is a hero who is not good with words, but will give you an awkward smile, and will carry a silver sword to the battlefield—"

Father".

One is a source of comfort, someone who seems younger and more naive than herself, yet always tells her stories and holds her close—her "mother."

At that time, she had them, and she was undoubtedly happy and joyful.

But all of this vanished on the day the "black dragon" appeared.

That was a hateful monster.

That was the object of hatred.

From that day on, the girl vowed to become stronger, stronger than anyone else, and then take revenge on that monster.

This hatred continues to burn within her and will never be forgotten.

When the mysterious woman called her "Aria," it rekindled this long-buried hatred.

"Aria," this is a name she will never forget, the name of her "mother."

Therefore, she remembered the hatred, the helplessness she felt back then, and the obsession with becoming stronger.

Since that's the case----

"How could you fall here?!"

Ais leaped into Udaeus's chest, raised her silver saber, and slashed down at the heart-shaped Magic Stone.

Roar oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh!"

Udaeus panicked, letting out anxious roars as he raised his hand to grab Ais, who was located at his chest.

Ignoring everything else, Ais still swung the military knife in her hand.

"Buzz"

At the crucial moment, a comet streaked by.

"Roll!"

As the Starlight faded, Leo, having exhausted his mental energy, appeared behind Ais and slashed with all his might, aiming the Dragon Fang Sword at the giant bone hand.

"Clang!!!"

Like metal clashing against metal, the bone hand was deflected by the Dragon Fang Sword's powerful strike, losing its last chance to counterattack.

"Bang!"

Ais's silver saber fell to the ground with a thud, finally piercing through the blue Magic Stone.

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Roar oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh !!!"

Udaeus let out a dying cry.

The Magic Stone on its chest emitted an unprecedented light, like a bomb about to explode, instantly conjuring up unpleasant associations like "mutual destruction" in people's minds.

Ais tried her best to suppress the Desperate in her hand, constantly piercing through the Magic Stone, but she couldn't stop the explosive brilliance.

However, Ais wasn't the only one present.

"Don't even think about it!"

Leo turned swiftly, flashed to Ais's side, raised the Dragon Fang Sword high, and slashed down with the same strike.

"Puff!"

The blade of the Dragon Fang Sword pierced deep into the Magic Stone, but because the blade was relatively short, the wound was even smaller than that caused by Ais's Desperate.

"Then let's add this final blow!"

Leo released his grip on the sword, clenched his fist, and slammed it into the tip of the Dragon Fang Sword's hilt.

"Bang!!!"

As Leo's fist landed, the Dragon Fang Sword was slammed into the Magic Stone, piercing through the massive Magic Stone entirely.

"Crack--crack crack," instantly, countless cracks appeared on the Magic Stone, and the shimmering light on it dimmed.

"Haaaaaaah----!"

Ais, with her last ounce of strength, gripped the hilt of the Desperate with both hands and, shouting, thrust it down with all her might.

The cracks in the Magic Stone suddenly expanded violently, causing fragments of the Magic Stone to shatter and break off.

"Bang!!!"

Not long after, the massive Magic Stone, battered by multiple blows, finally trembled and shattered violently.

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At that moment, Udaeus's roar came to an abrupt halt.

Inside the cave, all the loud noises and other sounds vanished in that instant.

The colossal skeleton king slowly lowered its hands, and the strange fire in its eyes gradually disappeared.

Then, its massive body turned to ashes and scattered, leaving only the jet-black greatsword stuck upside down in the ground.

Leo and Ais both fell from the ashes, losing consciousness the moment they hit the ground and falling into a coma.

Leo vaguely heard the voices of Lefiya Viridis and the others, as well as their hurried footsteps as they ran towards him, before closing his eyes and plunging into complete darkness.