The Epic Story of the Heroic Spirit of Emiya Giant Warrior

"What do we do next, Finn? Should we split into two teams?"

Their eyes met, and they nodded simultaneously, seemingly reaching a silent consensus.

Welf was about to offer his opinion, but Finn preempted him: "We can't let ourselves get caught in their rhythm… My decision is to use that 'magic sword'."

One was a black, spear-shaped magic sword, and the other was a silver magic sword.

"I understand… the right side."

Welf said softly.

Finn nodded slightly and walked to the right fork in the path. The [Hero]'s right hand gripped the black spear magic sword, while his left hand held the silver, wind-attribute Crozzo magic sword.

At the same time, Finn swung the silver magic sword, stirring up a fierce gale. The wind was as turbulent as raging waves, whipping up the black smoke and pushing it forward rapidly.

However, that didn't happen.

About ten seconds later, countless mournful wails echoed through the passage.

Listening to the clearly human sounds, the young adventurers, including Lefiya, couldn't help but shudder.

"Finn, you bastard! Aaaaargh! ! !"

283

Chapter 283: Embers Devour.

The enemy's secret base was likely located in a hidden area of the dungeon. This was the deduction Welf and Finn made during their early investigation.

Now it seemed their initial guess was too conservative, as the enemy had simply built a completely new, artificial labyrinth.

The magic sword's power was so great that even the experienced Finn felt a chill, and the moment he realized its purpose, the [Hero]'s hair stood on end.

"However, there are weapons specifically designed for underground facilities."

In comparison, wars and killings between people, due to conflicts between humans and monsters, were less common.

This wasn't because he wasn't smart enough, but because he had never seen—the weapons and tactics Welf had learned from books and battlefields in his previous life.

This was a magic sword that could release large amounts of heavy, scorching smoke. The smoke was as hot as lava, causing severe burns with even brief contact.

The thick, scorching smoke not only burned the skin but also invaded the respiratory tract.

To spread this terrifying hot smoke more efficiently, Finn chose to combine it with the wind-attribute Crozzo magic sword [Wind Howl].

Welf considered multiple factors when choosing scorching smoke instead of directly using flames.

Secondly, smoke retained heat far better than open flame, and its dense nature made it more suitable for filling underground structures, constantly tormenting the enemy.

However, Finn didn't abandon using this magic sword because of its cruelty. He calmly assessed the pros and cons and ultimately chose it.

As he said—this was war.

A seductive male god leaned against the high wall of a secret underground palace, a sarcastic smile on his face.

As a god, Thanatos could feel the members of his Familia, who had received his blessing, dying all at once in a very short time.

The clear sensation of their life force disappearing filled Thanatos with a hollow tranquility.

Those Lv.1 members of the Thanatos Familia were originally expendable. Their only value was to carry explosive items such as firestones, explosives, and magic swords for suicide attacks.

If these Lv.1 suicide attacks could exchange for the life of a Loki Familia adventurer, or even just injure them, it would be a huge gain for the Thanatos Familia.

Thanatos said to himself.

"Even at this time, you're still saying such boring nonsense, you stupid god."

A cold voice came.

"I can't help it, Revis-chan. The Loki Familia… or rather, the alliance between the Loki Familia and the Hephaestus Familia is just too strong!"

They not only created drills that could penetrate the hardest metal [Adamantite] but also equipped each member of the Loki Familia with at least five magic swords. Moreover, the fire-smoke magic sword forged by Welf directly burned Valetta's carefully planned attack to ashes.

The Loki Familia, with its overwhelming combat power, combined with the Hephaestus Familia, which possessed superb technology, their power wasn't just additive, but multiplicative.

"The other side's trump card—that Lv.7 Elven Princess—hasn't even made a move yet. It seems the situation is already quite unfavorable for us… To avoid being sent back to Tenkai by Loki and the others, should I consider running away directly?"

284

Chapter 284: White-Haired Demon and Masked Man.

Their team was too large, and in the narrow and complex terrain of the labyrinth, they were instead constrained in combat, and their flexibility of movement was also limited.

Each team was evenly allocated combat power, including healers, to ensure that both sides had sufficient strength to face possible dangers.

Welf was regarded as having at least Lv.5, or even Lv.6 combat power. Therefore, among their group, there were the equivalent of nine first-class adventurers.

The two teams of adventurers chose the left and right routes respectively and began to explore the artificial labyrinth in depth.

Going down the stairs, the labyrinth structure downstairs was almost exactly the same as before. As Anya and the others had scouted, there were no ambushes here.

"The design of these passages is obviously purposeful, and should be to connect with the nearby dungeon."

"And the depth of this artificial labyrinth… is far from being explored."

"I feel like this place is a cavern."

The group arrived at a spacious, square cavern. The space was large enough to accommodate dozens of adventurers, with each side at least fifty meters long, like a huge underground plaza.

A figure slowly emerged from the shadows, a mysterious figure wearing a long blue robe and a mask on his face.

"Olivas, it's you after all."

Olivas Act, a member of the Dark Faction, a Lv.3 adventurer.

Previously, when obtaining information from the God Njord, Finn and the others suspected that the "white-haired beast tamer" mentioned by the god was likely Olivas in reality.

In that nightmarish tragedy, Olivas used beast taming to lead a large number of monsters to attack the unprepared Guild adventurers, and even attracted the Dungeon Lonely King.

Olivas and the other executives of the Dark Faction faked their deaths in that incident. They mixed their fabricated corpses into the dead, successfully deceiving the Guild's eyes.

Seeing the enemy in front of her, Filvis could no longer suppress the anger in her heart. Her reason was instantly swallowed by hatred, and only the flames of revenge burned in her eyes.

Gareth offered a suggestion.

Finn didn't answer immediately but turned his gaze to Shirou, who was also looking over.

Such a tacit understanding caused Riveria to raise her eyebrows slightly.

Then, Finn looked at the supporters and gave some instructions. Immediately, a Level 3 adventurer took out two magic swords from the equipment pack on his back and handed them to Finn.

Shirou looked at the two magic swords, seeming to have something to say, but Finn gently waved his hand, interrupting him: "This is my decision."

The small adventurer took a deep breath and then swung the magic swords.

The black magic sword activated, and heavy, scorching black smoke billowed out like a flood.

The smoke was so thick that it could scorch the air, completely covering one side of the passage.

Shirou stood behind Finn, his right hand slightly raised, ready to project defensive Noble Phantasms at any time to prevent the black smoke from flowing back.

The scorching black smoke intertwined with the silver gale, forming an unstoppable tide of destruction that crashed into the depths of the passage.

"This is war."

Finn said softly, his hands gripping the magic swords tightly, his gaze unwavering.

A sharp female voice could be faintly heard coming from the depths of the passage.

Their speculation was that the enemy's base was likely deeper than the entrance in the labyrinth city's aqueduct, and the terrain was lower.

However, the characteristic of going deeper into the dungeon with lower terrain did match their speculation.

Shirou had prepared for this type of terrain structure, and for this reason, he had specially designed a magic sword.

"Dungeon structures are mostly easy to defend and difficult to attack. If we force an attack, the cost will be very high."

Shirou had said at the time.

In the world centered around the labyrinth city of Orario, the main conflict and struggle faced by adventurers has always been between humans and monsters.

When facing the "Underground Fortress," the most direct method that came to Finn's mind was to attack head-on, leading the strongest adventurers to advance step by step.

Magic Sword—[Ember Devourer (Blaze Devourer)]

For adventurers below Level 3, once they were entangled by the scorching smoke released by [Ember Devourer], they were almost destined to be unable to escape death.

Even first-class adventurers would face the risk of severe internal and external burns if they rashly entered the range covered by the hot smoke.

Driven by the wind, the smoke quickly penetrated every corner of the underground fortress, turning the enemy's sanctuary into their nightmare.

First of all, the burning of flames in a confined space will quickly consume oxygen, which may also cause our adventurers to fall into trouble due to lack of oxygen.

And the price of doing so is extremely cruel. Those enemies covered and entangled by the smoke will endure more lasting pain than being burned by flames. This scorching smoke burns the skin and invades the lungs, making them wish they were dead.

"My children, so many have died at once."

This god is Thanatos—the god of death and tranquility.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a faint sigh, "You are really ruthless, Finn."

Dozens of lives were taken away by the scorching smoke at that moment.

However, even so, one could not hear much sadness or anger in his tone. On the contrary, the god's gentle tone was more like watching a not-so-exciting drama.

As a powerful faction on the side of justice in the labyrinth city, Loki Familia, these seemingly ordinary human fanatics may cause them to lower their guard.

These people exist for sacrifice in the first place. Thanatos doesn't care about the passing of life. Anyway, as far as he is concerned, there are as many people like this in the world as he wants.

"I wonder if Valletta-chan is dead. Hmm… I can only bless her a little, but does my blessing as a god of death have any effect?"

The one speaking was a red-haired woman—Revis. She stared coldly at Thanatos.

Thanatos sighed softly.

Although Hephaestus Familia only sent two people to participate in the battle, and Tsubaki didn't even enter this artificial labyrinth, only being responsible for guarding the periphery, Hephaestus Familia's strength as the strongest production-type faction in the labyrinth city was undoubtedly revealed.

Even, because of the existence of Hephaestus Familia's [Sword Saint (Saber)] Shirou, Finn and others quickly discovered the monitoring equipment in the labyrinth, which made it much more difficult for Thanatos' side to monitor the labyrinth.

Thanatos said dispiritedly in a calm tone.

"In that case."

Revis said coldly, "It's time for us to play our trump card too."

Thanatos withdrew his gaze from the distance and turned to Revis, sizing her up: "Hmm, that's true… We have more Level 7 combat power."

After Finn used the magic swords [Ember Devourer] and [Breath of the Wind Wolf] to clear the passage ahead, he thought for a moment and decided to split the team into two groups.

The adventurers began to move in two groups: the route on the right was taken by Finn, Gareth, Ais, Bete, and Tiona, while the route on the left was led by Riveria, Shirou, Alicia, and Tione.

Finn's side had more first-class adventurers, so most of the lower-level adventurers were assigned there, while Riveria's side was mostly composed of elven swordswomen and mages in order to cooperate with her.

However, Lefiya and Filvis, who were traveling with Shirou, were still carefully observing everything around them.

Riveria carefully examined the height, width, and various forks in the passage, gradually constructing a simple map in her mind.

After walking for a while, Lefiya saw the suddenly open view and murmured softly.

Suddenly, Ankie's ears perked up.

"You've finally come."

A vague and distorted voice came over, sounding like noise from a broken television or radio, blurry and chaotic, making people feel uncomfortable.

And in front of her stood a white-haired man.

Riveria said coldly.

[White-Haired Fiend (Vendetta)]

At the same time, he was also the mastermind behind the [Nightmare of the Twenty-Seventh Floor] incident.

And now, the appearance of the [White-Haired Fiend] himself confirms this guess.

In the past, Finn had always thought that the [Nightmare of the Twenty-Seventh Floor] incident might have been a plan for Dark Familia members to fake their deaths and escape.

This extreme "monster offering" directly led to that floor becoming a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, with the remains of enemies and allies scattered all over the ground.

And at this time, among the people present, besides Olivas, the mastermind, there was also the only survivor of the [Nightmare of the Twenty-Seventh Floor] incident.

That tragic incident caused by the Dark Familia, which resulted in heavy casualties, was the direct reason that took away Filvis's companions and her pride as an elf.

"Olivas!!!"