0p0 #159 - Section 159
#159 - Section 159
The image of that man surfaced in her mind. He held a longsword, splitting vines, cutting branches, even the moment he raised his sword and swung it at her—these scenes appeared one by one.
Half a minute later, the girl gripped her sword and slowly walked out of the passage.
She put the bear monster's magic stone into her mouth, slowly chewing it.
The girl gave the man who taught her swordsmanship a name—
【Father】
A rough voice echoed in the labyrinth.
Their target for this trip was an ultra-rare monster—【Wyvern (Dragon Girl)】.
Wyverns, alongside the famous Unicorns, are top-tier rare species with extremely small numbers in the dungeon.
Among them, the most precious is the red gem on its forehead, 【Wyvern's Tear】, said to bring immense wealth and even called the 【Stone of Happiness】.
Many adventurers have lost their lives for it, after all, they are the strongest of the dragon race among monsters, and their combat ability is extremely terrifying.
A monster with a female appearance and a dragon's tail, if successfully transported out of the labyrinth, will sell for unimaginable prices to wealthy people and nobles with special preferences.
To capture this monster, the Familia to which the man belonged dispatched a team to search for it.
However, they didn't know what they encountered, and none of them returned alive.
He turned to look at his subordinates behind him, his voice filled with icy anger: "This Wyvern must not be let go no matter what. We must make up for the losses from the last failed hunt."
"Hey! Kid, have you seen a Dragon Girl (Wyvern)!"
It was a "girl" wearing blue armor, holding a longsword. Hearing the voice, she slowly turned around.
The object behind the girl that was originally mistaken for a cloak trembled slightly, revealing its true appearance—folded dragon wings.
Everyone froze in an instant, and the air seemed to solidify.
"D... Dragon Girl?"
A fiery flame of greed ignited in their eyes, and the man shouted excitedly: "Quick, grab her! Grab that monster!"
They quickly understood the meaning of those words.
The next second, the blade cut through the air, and lightning-like slashes pierced through the poachers' armor, weapons, and even their bodies, mercilessly tearing everything apart.
One of the Lv.3 adventurers widened his eyes, unable to believe what he was seeing.
Almost in an instant, among the poachers, only the leading man was still alive, and he had completely lost his will to fight.
The man, while weaving false promises, quickly calculated how to use this monster.
"Yes, that's right, lure her into the artificial labyrinth and have Dix kill her… No, capture her, and then we can control her…"
The Dragon Girl spoke to the empty labyrinth passage.
She looked at the scene before her and nodded to the Dragon Girl: "Thank you, Wiene."
Just as she turned to leave, the girl seemed to suddenly realize something.
Her gaze fell on the poacher's package, and then the Dragon Girl took out a longsword from it.
The sword was engraved with the Hephaestus Familia's forging hammer crest and a simple name—【Emiya】.
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Chapter 241: Amazon Kinship.
Once back at the base, many people collapsed directly onto their beds, sleeping soundly through the night.
When they woke up again, they were greeted by the gentle surface sunrise, the warm light shining on their tired faces, softening their expressions a lot.
Now, what everyone needs most is to alleviate the heavy fatigue that has accumulated during the expedition.
The follow-up work after the expedition has not yet been completed: repairing weapons, replenishing medicines, selling loot, and the most important celebration banquet, these things are still piled up in their schedule.
"Ais, how far are you from Lv.6?"
Tiona asked casually while gnawing on grilled meat.
Ais looked at Tiona: "Still a long way off. My highest ability value is agility, and it's only at D grade."
Tiona was greatly surprised.
Then, she turned to look at Tione, seeming to remember something: "By the way, sister, did you go to Loki to update again this morning?"
Loki was lying on the table, her whole body seemed to be turning to ashes, her face full of grief: "Damn 【FemalHunter】… Wuwuwu, my beautiful girls…"
"Wow."
Next to the first-tier adventurers' seats, Raul's mouth was wide open when he heard this, making one wonder if his chin could still close.
Except for magic being I0, Raul's strength, endurance, agility, and dexterity were all around E480.
And Tione, even though she had only become Lv.5 not long ago, her ability values had increased so much?
"Only endurance is relatively high."
Although Tione usually tries to act like a lady, the wild energy in her bones can never be completely erased. And today, she actually behaved like a gentle girl.
Lefiya and the girls of the magic unit were gathered together at this time, also discussing.
"After all, the credit for defeating the fallen fairy spirit mainly belongs to Lady Riviria and Mr. Emiya."
"And the great achievement of Her Highness subduing the ancient magic beast before…"
A girl asked curiously.
Lefiya's magic 【Elven Ring】 can record and use the magic of other elven mages.
【Elven Ring】 is powerful, but it can only copy magic, and Riviria's fourth-tier magic is essentially brought about by skills, exceeding Lefiya's ability.
"Is… is that so?"
After breakfast, the adventurers of the Loki Familia were assigned their respective work tasks.
His figure became increasingly clear.
“Roar ah—”!
The roar of the bear-monster came from behind.
Grasping her long sword, she slowly turned around.
Her originally dim blue pupils began to flicker, like a withered forest being ignited, the raging flames burning, igniting the karmic fire that would incinerate the heavens.
Just now, she had merely imitated the movements of that figure in her memory, and she had easily slain the seemingly powerful monster.
“Search quickly! It should be nearby!”
Fully armed adventurers advanced rapidly under the leadership of a fierce man.
Not long ago, they had obtained information about sightings of this type of monster.
They usually appear between the 19th and 24th floors of the middle levels, and the dropped items, whether scales or claws, can be sold for astonishingly high prices.
However, once Viviere's ruby is forcibly taken away, they become extremely ferocious—and after defeating Viviere, the gem often shatters along with it.
And for these adventurers, Viviere's value is far more than that.
These people are adventurers in name, but in reality, they are a group of poachers.
“Damn female monster…”
The man cursed as he hurried along.
Not long ago, his companions had discovered a never-before-seen creature in the dungeon, a snake-type monster with a female upper body.
Therefore, this poacher now transferred his resentment to the dragon girl, who was also a humanoid monster.
“Besides, Brother Dix needs someone to vent his anger on.”
The man revealed a cruel smile.
At a corner in the labyrinth, they saw a figure hunting monsters, and the man shouted loudly and rudely.
However, after getting closer, the adventurers finally realized that it was not armor, but dragon scales that refracted light like blue jewels.
A veil-like wing membrane clung tightly to her back, spreading out with her movements, exuding an undisguised sense of majesty and oppression.
“This is… a mutated species?”
The poachers raised their weapons one after another, excitedly rushing towards her.
However—
“The Dragon race is the apex predator among monsters.”
The girl's figure disappeared in an instant, her speed so swift that no one could capture her trajectory.
What terrified the poachers even more was—
“Swordsmanship?! Why, why would a monster use swordsmanship!!!”
However, before he could finish speaking, his body had already been cut in two.
“Wait! Don't kill me, please!”
He collapsed to the ground, his limbs trembling, his eyes filled with terror: “You… you have intelligence, right? We can… we can coexist peacefully…”
“You are… lying.”
The dragon girl spoke, her eyes devoid of pity.
A flash of sword light, and the man's body scattered on the ground.
“Rei… enemy, solved.”
Soon after, an aberrant with emerald green wings—the Siren Rei—appeared in the passage.
The dragon girl nodded: “I want… to go to the deep levels… train, if there is anything… call me.”
That was a collectible that the poacher had purchased at a high price from Raul of 【Transcendental Husband】.
“This… I'll take it.”
The dragon girl grasped the sword, she turned around, walked towards the path leading to the deep levels, her figure gradually disappearing into the dark labyrinth.
The adventurers of the Loki Familia returned from the battle in Daedalus Street to their base camp—the “Twilight Manor.”
In fact, the search operation in Daedalus Street itself could not be called tiring; only Wimiya and Tione had truly experienced a fierce battle.
However, in order to ensure the timeliness of the operation, they did not get enough rest after returning from the expedition and immediately plunged into the Daedalus Street operation.
In addition, everyone was generally tired, so the matter of “searching for the dungeon entrance” could only be postponed for a few days.
This morning, some people even overslept and missed breakfast time. The awakened adventurers hungrily swept pieces of bread, steaming soup, eggs, and grilled meat into their stomachs, feasting to their heart's content.
“D-rank? Already D-rank! Aizu was clearly the last to level up… Looks like I have to work hard too.”
Tione visibly became alert: “Ah, um… how did you know?”
Tiona pointed to one side of the dining table: “Loki has already turned gray.”
From the morning, after seeing Tione obtain the skill 【Amazonian Bond】, Loki had been wearing this expression.
Tiona asked: “So, what's the result?”
Tione: “Endurance has already reached C-rank.”
The reason why Raul was so surprised was naturally because he was currently at Lv.4, but so far, none of his ability scores had broken through D-rank.
Therefore, he didn't even qualify to complain like Anqi about why he hadn't leveled up yet—at least one ability score had to reach D-rank to qualify for leveling up; that was the basic rule.
Tione said softly, her tone very gentle: “It's all because of… Lord Wimiya.”
Bete, who passed by, felt goosebumps all over his body and hurriedly took his plate and slipped away.
“Speaking of which, neither Captain Finn nor Senior Gareth leveled up this time.”
“Yeah, it seems that Captain Finn and Senior Gareth used to level up synchronously with Princess Riveria; this time, Princess Riveria is ahead.”
“Being able to defeat the fallen fairy was also thanks to Her Highness's new magic. Speaking of which, Lefiya, can you learn that magic?”
However, the girl shook her head helplessly: “No, I've tried, but I can't do it.”
Lefiya thought silently: “Speaking of which, both Sister Alicia and Senior Ryu leveled up after adventuring with Shirou… Princess Riveria too… It should just be a coincidence.”
“Alright, everyone, time is limited. Let's talk about the next arrangements. As always, this time's spoils still need everyone to exchange for money.”