The Epic Story of the Heroic Spirit of Emiya Giant Warrior

“As long as Captain Finn receives news of an earthquake in the Dungeon, he will definitely send out a rescue team immediately, and everything will be fine soon.”

Wemiya looked at Alicia with a meaningful look in his eyes.

Alicia shook her head with a very slight angle, and then glanced gently in the direction of Lefiya.

Wemiya nodded, indicating that he understood. He carried the giant heavy bow [False・Nine Lives Ⅱ] on his back and closed his eyes to think for a while.

“I believe in Shirou.” Ryu looked at Alicia.

As high-level adventurers, they didn't need words for some things; a single look was enough to understand.

“I actually have this feeling too. After all, this floor is obviously a bit too high…” Alicia looked at the boy, “Shirou, you've consumed the most stamina and mental strength. Recover as soon as possible.”

“Does the Hephaestus Familia directly equip Lv.1 rookies with so many high-level potions? Fine, you guys are rich and willful…” Alicia couldn't help but complain.

It was the giant Goliath who annihilated the team Lefiya was in when she was in the [School District], leaving the girl with psychological trauma that has not fully recovered to this day.

“Wait, Sister Alicia, why do we suddenly have to fight Goliath?” Lefiya asked anxiously.

“Since the Labyrinth has sent us to the seventeenth floor, it must be using Goliath to deal with us.” Alicia said rationally, “Even if Goliath hasn't been resurrected yet, it will definitely forcibly create one. This is the 'Dungeon's Malice'!”

In the past, when she was in the Astraea Familia, Ryu had participated in subjugation battles against the giant Goliath more than once, so she knew a lot about this Labyrinth King's information.

Especially the Hellhounds. The power of their fire breath can stack with the increase in numbers, so they are considered one of the most threatening monsters in the middle levels.

“That's right. Compared to other places, it's best to face Goliath at its birthplace. In that empty room, no other monsters will be born.” Alicia nodded.

If Lefiya can cheer up, her super-class firepower will definitely make her a useful combat force—Lv.2 Lefiya's single-target magical firepower is beyond the reach of Lv.4 Alicia, and may even be on par with Ryu.

“The specific situation is not yet certain, but in any case, be prepared to subjugate Goliath.” Alicia said.

Such a judgment is not arrogance, but a reasonable analysis of combat power. Alicia is a strong Lv.4, Ryu's strength is even greater than hers, and although Wemiya is only Lv.1, with his extraordinary archery skills, he can play a greater role than most Lv.2 adventurers.

(Double-Headed Dragon Potential Ability Lv.5, Water Battle Lv.6 Difficulty)

“The giant Goliath is a Labyrinth King with extremely high endurance. My ice magic is not very effective in killing it, so Ryu, you will be responsible for the main attack.”

“Ryu, your magic…” Alicia looked at the elven clansman.

“My usual main weapon is a katana. I have the 'Parallel Chant' technique to prepare magic while fighting. My magic can be completed quickly in a static state, but Parallel Chant will reduce efficiency.”

“Ryu, Sister Alicia, these are for you.” Wemiya took out six small golden and silver daggers from his satchel.

“These are… Magic Swords?!”

“You actually carry magic swords worth tens of millions of valis into the Dungeon…” Alicia was even more envious of the Hephaestus Familia's wealth.

In fact, Wemiya brought less today. If he were exploring alone, he would have brought at least a Lv.4 medium-sized magic sword.

Wemiya replied, “I can project magic swords, but it consumes a lot of magic power. However, the projected magic swords are the same as ordinary magic swords and can be instantly cast without consumption.”

Ryu was alert: Indirect kiss?!

But seeing Alicia and Shirou's serious expressions, it doesn't seem like the time to think about these things.

“…Why don't I have any high-level elixirs on me.” Ryu muttered in a small voice that only she could hear.

“Eh? Yes!”

As a mage, Lefiya also had the habit of carrying elixirs with her. Two unopened potions fell into Wemiya's hands.

“Someone else fell down?”

Chapter 41 Aisha and Haruhime

Dungeon, twelfth floor.

Armored Armadillos, like Silverback Gorillas, are considered the strongest monsters in the upper levels. Silverback Gorillas are strong in attack, while Armored Armadillos are strong in defense. For lower-level adventurers, Armored Armadillos are less lethal, but more difficult to subdue.

However, in front of Lv.3 Aisha, the Armored Armadillo's famously sturdy shell was like paper. After a series of punches, the Armored Armadillo was only exhaling and not inhaling, and it looked like it wouldn't survive.

In comparison, she would rather have a hard fight with a Lv.3 monster.

But there was no choice. Who told her to be the one assigned to this job?

The Ishtar Familia's team for this trip consisted of six people, including two Lv.3s, three Lv.2s, and one Lv.1.

And the last Lv.1 girl, her task was to "reap the rewards."

“O-Okay, thank you, Sister Aisha.” A girl named Haruhime said in a soft voice.

Although she was in the Dungeon, the fox-human girl was still wearing a kimono and wooden clogs. Unlike her alluring and sexy appearance, her movements were particularly clumsy, giving people a contrasting sense of cuteness.

“Yes!” The fox-human girl hurried over, “Um, Sister Aisha, what should I do?”

Haruhime took out a dagger-shaped small knife from her bosom. She took a deep breath and then stabbed the knife out—

Eh, not stabbed yet~

She repeated this action three times.

Aisha felt her blood pressure rising and roared, “Hurry up and do it!”

Then, unsurprisingly, she stabbed it crookedly.

Even though the Armored Armadillo's shell had been smashed to pieces by Aisha, Haruhime still managed to hit the remaining shell.

Once again, half a day wasted.

Aisha felt the blood vessels on her head throbbing. Haruhime might achieve an unprecedented feat, killing a Lv.3 upper-level adventurer out of anger.

“…Yes.” Haruhime's voice dropped.

Aisha wanted to rub the fox-human girl's head, but her hand hovered in the air for a long time before finally putting it down.

The high-level adventurers of the Loki Familia brought great pressure to Aisha and the others. To prevent accidents, they had been carefully hiding from them.

Aisha didn't want to be stabbed to death by the [Hero] Finn, although she felt that being pinned down and beaten by the handsome small-human strongman would be very cool, but her Lv.3 small body probably couldn't handle it.

“What's going on? Earthquake? This is the Dungeon!” Aisha's expression suddenly turned bad.

The so-called abnormal situation is a sudden situation in the Dungeon, which often challenges the common sense that adventurers have built up on weekdays.

But even so, the Dungeon is still full of danger. The Dungeon, which has its own consciousness, will show its fangs when adventurers are careless, leading to "situations that would not have occurred originally," such as: monsters that should not appear on that floor, monsters possessing abilities they should not have, etc., and these situations are collectively referred to as "abnormal situations."

Among all the "abnormal situations," the worst one is—[Floor Collapse] and [Vertical Cave], which should not appear on this floor!

“Damn it, this 'pitfall' doesn't lead to the thirteenth floor, but deeper. What the hell is the Dungeon doing!”

Boom—

“T-Too good.” Lefiya, hearing this, let out a long breath, her legs giving way as she plopped down onto the ground.

However, Ryu and Shirou's expressions remained unchanged.

‘Arya-san, is what you said true?’

‘It's a lie, just to let Lefiya relax a bit. Finn isn't going to arrive that quickly.’

「The effect of the skill 【Mind's Eye】 is activated.」

He raised his head and said,

“This should be the seventeenth floor.”

“How did you determine that?” Ryu asked.

“I haven't entered the middle levels before, but I heard from my Familia's seniors that the seventeenth floor is taller than the other middle level labyrinths.” Shirou replied, “Besides that, it's just intuition.”

Shirou nodded: “I already drank the high-level potion. There's still one mana recovery potion left, and two high-level healing potions. It takes some time for the potions to take effect.”

Then she looked at Lefiya and sighed softly, “Lefiya, if we're going to subjugate the Goliath, can you participate in the battle?”

Hearing the name “Goliath,” Lefiya was completely dumbfounded: “G-Goliath, no way, I, I can't do it…”

“I understand… Then stick close to Shirou and be careful to protect yourself. If the enemy is a Labyrinth Lone King, Ryu and I probably won't be able to spare any attention.” Arya replied crisply.

“I'm afraid the path to the eighteenth floor is already blocked.”

Ryu: “Although Goliath is always born in the large room in the center of the seventeenth floor, it has the ability to break through walls and move to other rooms.”

The other rooms on the seventeenth floor will spawn Lv.2 monsters, such as Minotaurs, Hellhounds, Tiger Claws, etc. Once these monsters gather, even high-level adventurers need to take them seriously.

However, the huge room where Goliath is located only spawns the Labyrinth Lone King monster.

“If Goliath isn't blocking the way, that would be for the best. As long as we can reach the safe area on the eighteenth floor, we can breathe a sigh of relief for the time being.”

She can only put Lefiya aside for now. As the oldest person present, she consciously took on the responsibility of command, so she temporarily didn't have the extra energy to pay attention to Lefiya's psychological problems.

However, compared to gambling on the completely uncertain probability of whether the girl can perk up, she would rather spend her energy on commanding and deploying, effectively increasing the chances of victory.

The reason she said this is also because, according to Arya's judgment, with her and 【Gale's】 strength, as long as there are no accidents, subjugating the Lv.4 Goliath will not be too difficult.

If Lefiya can overcome her psychological barriers and fully unleash her magic firepower, not to mention Goliath, even the Labyrinth Lone King of the twenty-seventh floor—the Amphibian Two-Headed Dragon—they would have a chance to fight, as long as it wasn't a water battle.

“Shirou, I'm counting on you to protect yourself and Lefiya. If you have the chance, try to shoot Goliath in the eyes. That's where you have a chance to break through its defense.”

“My highest ability scores are agility and magic power. I have a light and wind attribute annihilation magic, and the incantation is of medium length.” Ryu said, describing her information in concise language:

Like Arya, Ryu is an all-around warrior who possesses both magic and close combat abilities. Arya knows one more archery skill than Ryu, but when dealing with Goliath, she will probably have to take on the responsibility of the vanguard.

“Yes, the golden ones are fire attribute, and the silver ones are lightning attribute. Each can be used two to three times, and the power is equivalent to a Lv.2 mage's attack.”

As expected of the largest arms dealer in the city, how rich are you guys!

Arya and Ryu didn't refuse, accepted the magic swords, and distributed them.

“Shirou, can your projection create magic swords?” Arya thought for a moment and asked.

“In that case, Shirou, these two bottles of potion are for you. You need mental strength more than I do.” Arya handed a small glass bottle to the boy: “I drank a little bit of this bottle before, don't mind it. Your sister isn't as rich as you, drinking a whole bottle of high-level potion at once. I drink it in small sips.”

Arya: “Lefiya, if you can't fight, give all the potions you're carrying to Shirou.”

“Now, let's head to the 【Wailing Wall】 where Goliath is born…”

Arya raised her head because the dungeon shook again, and the ceiling not far away actually cracked again.

Aisha used her fist to beat a hard-shelled armadillo to the brink of death. This kind of monster has a hard shell, but its interior is very fragile. Its defense is the highest in the upper levels, and ordinary Lv.1 adventurers cannot defeat it single-handedly in hand-to-hand combat.

“Haruhime, come here quickly, I've already beaten the monster to the brink of death, you finish it off with the last blow.”

Aisha stood up, she let out a long breath. Enduring the desire to fight with all her strength, patiently beating the monster to a near-death state, was as uncomfortable for Aisha as getting dressed up all night, only to have her first customer be impotent.

Three Lv.2 adventurers were responsible for guarding in the distance, not allowing anyone to approach, two Lv.3 adventurers, one responsible for catching monsters from the labyrinth, and one responsible for carefully crippling the monsters.

This was an extremely beautiful fox-person girl, she had long golden hair, a pair of enchanting emerald-like eyes, and her fox ears and tail were also covered with beautiful golden fluff, her tail was big and fluffy enough to attract the jealousy of all fox-people.

“Although the experience gained this way is very little, there's no other way.” Aisha said, “Hurry up and come over, it's almost too late!”

“Use the knife, stab this position.” Aisha pointed to a crack on the shell of the hard-shelled armadillo that she had punched out, her tone very helpless.

Haruhime was afraid of stabbing wrongly, so she retracted the knife and aimed.

“Yes!” The fox-person girl exclaimed, and with a swoosh, stabbed the knife out. However, she actually closed her eyes subconsciously.

Not only did she not stab it in, but her hand was also numb from the shock, and the knife almost slipped out of her hand.

And at this moment, the hard-shelled armadillo, which had been tormented for most of the day, finally died without being able to rest in peace.

“Haruhime, you… never mind…”

Looking at the trembling fox-person girl, Aisha didn't want to say anything.

“You really aren't suitable for the dungeon, stay in the Familia in the future.” She sighed and said.

“Let's go, Haruhime, we're going back. The Loki Familia's 【Garden of Purity】 is on the twelfth floor, to avoid unnecessary complications, let's stop here today.”

There was no way around it, Haruhime's existence was the biggest secret of the Ishtar Familia. If this secret was discovered by the Loki Familia, the Ishtar Familia might be directly destroyed.

“Yes.” Haruhime stood up with her head lowered. Just at this moment, the ground suddenly shook, causing the girl to fall to the ground unprepared.

“This is, 【Abnormal Situation】, Haruhime, hurry, we have to leave immediately!”

Under the management of the Guild and the efforts of various exploration-based Familias, Orario not only thoroughly analyzed the upper, middle, and lower levels of the dungeon, but also compiled the terrain, monsters, and other precautions of each floor into a book, which was taught as knowledge to other adventurers, thus greatly reducing the mortality rate of adventurers.

The tremors of the ground became more and more intense. Aisha immediately reached out her hand, trying to grab Haruhime, but she was a little late.

The ground where Haruhime was sitting directly cracked open, the girl with a panicked expression, just fell down.

Biting her lip, Aisha jumped into the hollow in the cracked ground.

Aisha desperately grabbed Haruhime, holding the fox-person girl tightly in her arms, she turned around in the air, changing to a back-down position.