The Strongest Firepower

"Call----"

At this moment, Ais, who had rushed into the battlefield, had not yet seen the situation clearly and was rapidly calming her breathing.

Her condition was far from as good as others perceived. The intensity of her battle with Revis far exceeded what others had imagined, and she inevitably suffered some injuries and exhausted a lot of her strength. Now she felt pain all over her body, as if she had been punched a lot, and her internal organs were also aching.

Of course, Ais's condition was much better than Revis's.

Revis was the one who was truly badly injured; she could barely stand, and her condition was visibly poor.

"[Sword Princess]!"

Seeing Ais break into the battlefield and even drive the enemy into the battlefield, the Hermes Familia, led by Asfi, couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

"----Has it gotten that bad?"

Revis quickly scanned the Great Hollow, looking at the white-haired man who was nowhere to be seen and the members of the Evilus, then at the three Giant Flower that had gone mad and a large group of out-of-control Man-Eating Flower, and finally at Leo standing in front of the quartz pillar, and at the Jewel Fetus that had been completely stabbed to death. Her blood-stained face slowly sank down.

"Are you here?"

Leo didn't look at Ais, but he could clearly sense Ais presence.

Unfortunately, the Giant Flower that had crashed down in front of him charged forward without warning, forcing him to engage it first.

Boom-Boom boom boom-Boom-

Amidst deafening roars, the two Giant Flower monsters relentlessly attacked Leo's location, crashing into him again and again, ravaging the ground with each impact.

The ground covered in Green Flesh was repeatedly shattered by the two Giant Flower, raising clouds of dust, but they never managed to touch Leo in the slightest.

Leo was covered in Starlight and shot off with an aura that seemed to break through the clouds and burst out of the universe. His comet form was like a streak of light being chased by two giant beasts, constantly changing direction and speeding away. The scene actually looked quite beautiful.

"Leo!"

Only then did Ais realize the situation on the field. She saw Leo being chased by two giant Man-Eating Flower and, without thinking, rushed forward.

"Careful!"

Seeing Ais preparing to charge at Leo without regard for anything, Asfi and the others cried out in alarm.

Just then, the Giant Flower monster that had been entangled with them suddenly pounced on Ais, opening its blood-red maw and biting down from top to bottom, causing the sky above Ais's head to darken.

Despite the overwhelming attack, Ais showed no intention of stopping.

"[Wake up.]"

A soft chant emanated from her lips, causing a sudden surge of air currents in the surrounding space, which transformed into strong winds that swirled around Ais's body.

At this moment, Ais finally used the greatest Falna she possessed.

[Ariel], activated.

"Choke!"

That's the sound of a sword being swung.

The blonde girl channeled all her energy into her silver saber, unleashing a devastating slash at the Giant Flower that lunged down at her.

This is a devastating, all-encompassing strike.

This was a flash that destroyed everything.

Everyone could see a blinding flash of light, and then the Giant Flower that was lunging down from above was cut in two.

The blade severed its head and tore open its body, separating it from its head.

As a result, large amounts of blood splattered into the sky.

Then, the huge headless corpse stiffened.

"Bang----"

With a loud rumble, the Giant Flower's head and body fell down simultaneously, making the ground tremble.

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"

The entire room fell silent.

Quiet.

A deathly silence.

Asfi and the others stood there dumbfounded, their movements frozen, their bodies stiffer than the headless corpse of the Giant Flower.

Staring at the monster's corpse lying on the ground, no one could believe their eyes.

One strike.

The enormous monster, larger than the floor master and forcing everyone to fight haphazardly, was beheaded instantly by the blonde female swordsman.

"This----"

Asfi and the others were completely taken aback.

"As expected of her."

Leo, who was being chased by the two Giant Flower, also saw this scene and praised it from the bottom of his heart.

This is something even he couldn't do.

Unfortunately, his stats are comparable to Ais's, but only if Ais doesn't use the overpowered [Ariel] spell.

At level 5, Ais was already able to rival a level 6 opponent with this magic. Now that she's at level 6, if she were to cast this magic again, even veteran masters like Finn wouldn't be able to defeat Ais in terms of pure stats.

Furthermore, the Giant Flower monster, like those Man-Eating Flower, was immune to blunt force and had weak resistance to slashing attacks. As a result, the Giant Flower, which could withstand Leo's magical bombardment, could not withstand Ais's full-force slash and was instantly killed.

This is a matter of compatibility.

If Leo could also unleash that magically enhanced slash, then he could do the same.

Unfortunately, he doesn't yet have this decisive move for close combat.

"Perhaps—we could try developing it."

Leo thought this to himself.

Of course, this is something we'll need to consider later.

Now...

"We need to deal with you first."

Seeing the two Giant Flower monsters chasing him frantically, Leo suddenly began to fly upwards.

A dazzling comet, trailing a long, luminous tail, suddenly shot into the sky, soaring straight up to the dome, leaving the two Giant Flower monsters standing below it, roaring upwards.

They extended their tentacles, preparing to attack Leo with them.

But just as their tentacles began to stir, Leo, covered in Starlight, stopped in mid-air.

Looking down at the two Giant Flower monsters, Leo suddenly ignited most of his mental energy.

The immense spiritual power transformed into astonishing Demonic Power, causing the Giant Flower and the Man-Eating Flower, both sensitive to Demonic Power reactions, to become agitated.

"Buzz----"

The air trembled slightly, and a huge Starlight magic circle unfolded beneath Leo, rotating and emitting a dazzling light.

That astonishing aura was telling everyone—

Next comes the decisive blow.

"[Light of Heaven, Sword of Stars.]"

The chanting of magic seemed to come from the distant horizon, drifting and lingering.

"[Meteor Dance]!"

As Leo's chanting ended, endless Starlight immediately emanated from the dazzling magic circle, illuminating the entire void.

Soon after, Starlight converged at the center of the magic circle, transforming into a pillar of light that stretched from the sky to the ground and descended from above.

"Boom!!!!!"

With a terrifying roar, a huge pillar of light descended from the sky, like a divine punishment, and struck the two Giant Flower monsters like thunder, completely engulfing their massive bodies.

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"

Countless people screamed and cried out in terror at that moment, but these sounds became indistinct and could not be heard by anyone.

The towering pillar of starlight was even larger than the quartz pillar next to it, and the radiance emanating from it was more dazzling than the sun, instantly illuminating the previously dim grain warehouse as bright as day.

Everyone was engulfed by the dazzling light, which even overflowed the Starlight and shone into the Green Flesh tunnel outside.

The roar and tremors caused by the falling starlight pillar shook the entire 24th Floor, causing countless monsters to roar in unease.

The Starlight was like a celestial pestle, sacred and dazzling.

The Starlight was like a spear from the earth, powerful and dazzling.

The shockwave and earth-shaking tremors swept through the entire grain depot, affecting even those present before they could react, let alone the two Giant Flower monsters.

They were already enormous, larger than the towering buildings that were nearly ten meters tall. Yet, under the bombardment of this starlight pillar, which seemed like divine punishment, they didn't even have time to scream before gradually fading away in the Starlight.

Their colossal bodies were disintegrated, their flesh melted, and their tentacles burned to ashes one after another. Finally, the entire body seemed to vanish into nothingness in the towering pillar of light.

Naturally, the Man-Eating Flower that were nearby were also annihilated by the Starlight, leaving not even a piece of flesh or bone behind.

After a long while, the radiance slowly faded, restoring the once brightly lit grain depot to its original state.

The magic circle in the sky disappeared, and Leo also lost the Starlight covering his body, revealing his true appearance. He slowly fell from mid-air and finally landed on the silent ground.

Around her, Ais raised her hands to shield herself, her golden, transparent eyes just opening, while Revis, kneeling on one knee, did the same.

As for Asfi and the others, they were all lying face down on the ground, whether blown away, overturned, or simply falling down on their own, no one knew.

Everyone's face showed only one emotion.

That is, a mixture of surprise, doubt, and lingering fear.

They hadn't quite grasped what had just happened, or perhaps they had, but simply couldn't believe it.

"Was that magic?"

Someone whispered this, but received no reply.

People have fallen silent; they simply cannot accept that the divine punishment they just witnessed was magic.

"Are all the first-tier adventurers of the Loki Familia monsters like this?"

Asfi almost questioned the meaning of life.

Ais's one-hit kill of the Giant Flower was already outrageous enough, but Leo's performance was even more outrageous.

"This is my strongest firepower at this stage. Be glad you were allowed to unleash this attack, monsters."

Leo's voice rang out, and he, wielding a black longsword, slowly began to walk toward Revis.

Upon seeing Ais, Ais immediately followed Leo's example and stepped forward with her sword.

Two first-level adventurers, whose strength astounded everyone present, then surrounded and marched toward their final enemy.

Seeing this, Revis's distorted face slowly returned to calm.

Do you think you can win like this?

Revis spoke in a cold voice.

Don't underestimate people.

As soon as he finished speaking, another strange phenomenon occurred.

"Come out, all of you! Man-Eating Flower!"

At Revis's shout, all the flower buds hanging in the great hollow began to stir.

The flower buds on the ceiling, and the flower buds of varying sizes on the walls, all existing throughout the vast void, bloomed simultaneously.

Many of them were not yet mature, but under Revis's encouragement, they all bloomed in the end, causing countless colorful carnivorous Man-Eating Flower to reveal their ugly fangs and roar as they fell from the cave ceiling and walls.

"HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-!!!"

The broken gongs rang out in unison, and the Green Flesh walls that had provided the last nourishment to the Man-Eating Flower buds gradually faded in color, like a lamp running out of oil.

Countless Man-Eating Flower of varying sizes roared and attacked from all directions, surging towards everyone.

"Not good!"

"Not again?!"

"Charge!"

Asfi and her companions are once again plunged into chaos, or even danger.

This army of Man-Eating Flower, born from the sacrifice of the entire Seedbed, varied in size, some even appearing malnourished and only the size of a human, like Man-Eating Flower infants. Yet, their numbers were astonishing, almost flooding the entire vast grain storehouse.

Man-Eating Flower attacked Leo and Ais, prompting them to raise their swords and meet the attack without hesitation.

Black sword light crisscrossed, and silver blade light rained down. One by one, the Man-Eating Flower were killed by the two monster-like level one adventurers, and their offensive was halted.

Ais, enveloped in strong winds, fought even more fiercely than Leo, slicing off countless Man-Eating Flower while charging towards Revis.

She hadn't forgotten this woman; in fact, her target was her, not those monsters. She wouldn't put the cart before the horse.

Only----

"Ais! Watch out behind you!"

Leo's warning made Ais freeze abruptly, turning around sharply to look behind her.

There, a Masked Man wearing a purple hooded robe and a mask with terrifying patterns appeared silently and threw a terrifying punch at Ais.

"Bang!!!"

A powerful burst of force created a shockwave that sent Ais, who was hastily raising her sword to block, flying away.

That was a "strength" level that was even greater than that of Revis and the white-haired man.

Struck by a punch that felt like a meteorite impact, even though she blocked it with her sword, Ais's body still flew out like a cannonball and crashed into the gradually withering green wall.

"[Meteor Dance]!"

Leo slashed away the Man-Eating Flower in front of him with a single sword strike, then fired a meteor shot at the Masked Man.

The Masked Man didn't try to withstand the attack head-on. Perhaps he was wary after witnessing Leo's full-force magic, because he dodged the oncoming meteor and jumped to Revis's side.

"----You failed."

A sinister voice, seemingly composed of several overlapping creatures, rang out as the Masked Man Revis beside him began to speak.

"Enyo send you?"

Revis wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and stood up.

"It's time to retreat."

The Masked Man didn't answer Revis's question, but only said this.

Revis clicked her tongue in surprise, but did not object.

"Aria," Revis suddenly said to Ais, "Let's go to the 59th Floor."

"There, you'll find the answers you seek."

After saying that, Revis and the Masked Man mingled among a group of Man-Eating Flower and began to retreat.

"Don't run away!"

Ais broke free from the green wall and tried to give chase.

"We can't catch up."

Leo, on the other hand, saw things very clearly.

Countless Man-Eating Flower plants blocked their path.

Revis and the Masked Man simply vanished without a trace.