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<hr class="wp-block-separator">\nI look towards the monsters on our left and right.\n
Iâve only heard of the dears with large bodies that skewer people in the second dungeonâs lower levels but these guys evidently have the upper hands against those in terms of size.\n
The monsters might have been just summoned but theyâre already staring daggers at us while keeping still.\n
[Diversion tactics, surprise attacks, and even taking advantage of monsters in large numbersâŚ. No matter which one of them, it has grown quite useless and stale, no~?]\n
Sybillaâs keeping up her verbal abuse against the demon lord even after the floor boss is summoned against us. \n
Seems like the Demon Lord wonât just lie and take down such defamations as he intends to smack back and keep the monsters on standby.\n
[âŚJust because you managed to survive my attacks, seems youâve been getting quite ahead of yourself like how a bunch of ragtags of filths you are.]\n[N~ you still donât get it, no? You seem like someone whose blood easily boils and let it get on their heads. People like that tend to be easier to predict, you see~]\n[âŚI will make sure to erase that damned foul mouth.]\n
Sybilla, upon hearing the demon lordâs words, just starts to giggle. \nShe covers her mouth with her hand like sheâs having just some friendly chit chat before shrugging her shoulders to the demon lord with a smile as if it will never be enough to irate him with just that. \nJust what she intends to do talking like thisâŚ\n
[Oh no, that would be quite a problem if I lose my mouth~! How can the luscious voice of the Goddess Sybilla-chan be heard by the world then~~~ humanity itself then shall lament, and so do I butâ]\n
âŚSheâs got a reason, for sureâŚ. \nBut heck, I donât think somebody else can best her talking in these kinds of conversations.\n
But then, what Sybilla said next and what happens after is something that is more mind boggling.\n
[âIf itâs you, Iâm sure you wonât have any problems with your voice, itâs just one of your mouths after all!]\n[!!]\n
The black fog surrounding the demon lord has shuddered. \nHey, this guy is clearly startled!\n
But, really?\nThe demon lord wonât have any problems with its voice, since itâs just one of its mouthsâŚ?\n
I am contemplating what she meant by that but Sybilla is already keen on putting gas on fire.\n
[Ahahaha! Easy peasy! Emmy-chan, to the left! Russell, you handle right! It will probably launch a quick and lethal assault so brace yourselves! Ah, really, people who hold power but remain to be little childish devils in their hearts are such a bother, isnât it!?]\n[GGggggrrRrRRRRâŚ..]\n
At the same time Sybilla says so, the demon lord raises his arm to our direction and the great dragons started to move.\n
Perhaps everything up to this point is within Sybillaâs plan.\nBut for now⌠Itâs our time to shine.\n
.\n
I aim for the monster at the right side as Sybilla had instructed and throw a dark sphere towards it.\n
The dragon is covered with dark green colored scales, though itâs a bit different from the one I fought with its gills and horns, it still looks like just a giant lizard.\nIt doesnât even have wings and looks like it specializes in ramming itself as it meets my magic head on making it shake a bit. It dealt some damage but it isnât enough to stop it from charging.\n
Why not throw another dark sphere on its face then!\n
[<Stone Wall>!]\n
Sybilla then casted her stone wall the same time I unleashed my second magic.\nI donât expect for the floor boss to falter with my magic but⌠the place where the stone wall has appeared is on the right foot of the dragon.\nWith itâs right leg raised â which is right in my point of view, and the power it puts with its every step, a single wrong footing is enough to make its center of gravity disrupted.\n
[<Abyss Nail>]\n
I donât plan on putting this opportunity brought upon by Sybillaâs help to waste so I immediately cast the dark magic I think that would be most lethal in this case.\nDark Splash would have been more devastating if I got close and bombard it but with its size that is larger than giganto, I donât want to risk the danger and receive a tail attack head on. I mean, I already got the taste of it previously with the fire dragon.\n
I was thinking of juggling the monster high up into the air similar to what I did before with the living armor floor boss in Adoria but guess I have to make the most effective choice this time.\n
Magic really is truly convenient as you can do anything as long as you imagine. Immediate judgement is necessary as well though.\nWith this, I can focus on withering down this enemy as much as I want!\n
[<<Abyss Nail>>]\n
As I launch another magic to the convulsing monster, a roar suddenly came from behind.\nI look towards that direction for a moment just to see the other dragon sticking out in the walls with its white abdomen on full displayâŚ. It seems even that large of a monster is in peril against the Holy Knightâs skill, huh. Emmyâs really been going all out too, I guess.\nI can see as well black water droplets flowing down from itâs head. Seems like she was able to strike a clean hit using her sword enhanced with dark attribute at the same time she used her counter. As expected of Emmy, sheâs just too reliable, really. It appears I have nothing there to worry about.\n
The floor boss on my end now starts to rise up. It stomps its foot while lowering its head clearly expressing its rage.\nWell then, what to do next.\n
[Russell, donât let it move itâs feet next!]\n
I carry out her instruction as she said and release my magic against the monster in front of me.\nIt may thrash me in case the unfortunate happens which I can offset with recovery magic, however, unlike the fire dragon which has a special attribute to unleash scorching flames, this monster seems like it specializes in physical assaults instead.\nIn the worst case, one thrust might be enough for it to crush me to death.\nI really donât want to fight this thing in close combat if possible.\n
[<Dark Splash>]\n
The monster would be able to close out on me with this distance so this magic would definitely be more fatal.\nWell then⌠What would you do, Sybilla?\n
[<Stone Wall>!]\n
I hear her use the same magic so it seems like sheâs aiming once again for the monster to misstep.\nThereâs nothing wrong with using the same trick if it works, which is sensible even if you ask a normal tactician.\n
But neither of those is applicable in this case.\nSybilla, after all, isnât just normal nor just a simple tactician.\n
The target, whose footing Sybilla aimed which actually raised it to the air this time, is mine.\n
[âŚ! <Dark Sphere>!]\n
The stone wall which lifted me up has taken the mad charge of the dragon instead and immediately crumbles into pieces.\nI look at the vulnerable inviting back of the monster and raise my mana along with my hand.\nItâs another chance granted to me by Sybilla. Best not to let it slip out of my grasp.\n
I am currently as high as the ceiling of the lowest floor with a birdâs eye view of everything when my eyes meet those with the demon lord.\nI can tell even with the black shrouds on its face that itâs definitely widened.\nIt appears he is clearly startled.\n
âŚWell, must be it?\nNo matter how much Sybilla riles you up it doesnât matter as you are far stronger, right?\nYou must even be thinking that we made it this far and pass through your traps with just sheer luck.\n
You can never be more wrong though.\n
The biggest mistake you ever committed is turning the Dusk Oath to be your enemy.\nAnd that is something that we will make you definitely regret.\n
.\n
I shift my gaze to Sybilla as she gives me a thumbs up.\nShe then heads towards Eve and whispers something in her ear.\n
And as common sense dictates, it only took a brief moment for me to fall back down onto the ground.\nI double cast wind barrier to serve as my cushion upon landing and immediately use recovery magic.\nThereâs a bit of a pain just now but recovery magic instantly did its job. Itâs still much better than receiving the floor bossâ charge in attack head on though.\n
Sybilla, after confirming things with Eve, then takes out a black cloth from the pouch on her waist and use it to cover Eve.\nSybilla then taps Eveâs shoulder then Eve positions herself on Sybillaâs back.\n
[That was a great call earlier, Sybilla. Have to tell you that you got me surprised back there.]\n[Oh really, seeing you perfectly executing an offensive magic midair after just flying out of the blue gave me goosebumps though.]\n
Just as weâre exchanging our thoughts, the floor boss whose movement starts to wither, slowly made its way back up.\nA question then suddenly comes to me.\n
[That demon lord, why do you think he himself isnât attacking?]\n
The demon lord just seems to be staring at me full of hatred but dare not to move even an inch.\n
[He is able to charge his mana using the black shroud surrounding him. Heâs trying to make up for the amount of mana he used to summon the monsters. It would probably be dispelled once he make an attack just like what happened to the other one in Adoriaâs dungeon.]\n[Oh, thatâs why.]\n[That should be the case. He didnât make any big movements yesterday too, no? Perhaps beating his lackeys and these floor bosses will finally reveal what he really is! The attack will surely come by then!]\n
Sybilla is practically shouting her thoughts right now with the demon lord just holding his own arms.\nâŚSeems like it.\n
[Yosh, got it. So beating down the floor boss comes first then.]\n[Yep, so do it well for me!]\n
Me and Sybilla then starts to move together and my dark magic struck the floor boss quite a few times already.\nAs for Emmy, who seems she has the advantage right from the get go, hasnât shown any sign of losing out against the floor boss on her end in close combat.\nThe monsters are so strong and large that one mishap and one critical attack from it is enough to sever one of our arms. As such, I need to keep using Extra Heal Link more often to avoid that.\n
The danger is still there no matter how hard I try to avoid these ridiculous charges but Sybillaâs backing me up in the rear to redirect and help me escape from the attacks I canât manage.\nThe demon lord is tapping the floor with his foot with his arms cross like he is getting really impatient and irritated.\n
And as to be expected, even a floor boss is completely helpless against magic that can ignore any type of defenses as it starts to fall down.\nEven the floor boss on Emmyâs side now looks like it has a well dug on its face with the endless amount of blood spurting out.\nSeems to me itâs time for the last one.\n
[<Abyss Nail!>]\n
The same time the magic reached the monster that has no other means to avoid, Emmy made her way on top of the floor boss on her end.\nShe points her sword to the ground and once it descends, the floor bossâs life should come to an end.\n
I watch the sword make itâs fall and thenâ!\n
[Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaa!]\n
I look at the demon lord who suddenly made an ear piercing scream.\nEmmy who just landed a finishing blow on the floor boss on her end also ends up doing the same.\nJust as I was wondering what has happened⌠Found it! There it is!\n
A silhouette of a young girl clad in black cloth holding a sword in jet black color hides beneath the demon lordâs shadow and stabs him!\nWho else could it be but Eve!\n
[You scoundrel! You! YouâŚ. filthy swine really dares! A knife, a hoodâŚ. Ju-just how can this b*tch be hereâŚ!]\n
Ofcourse, who else could pull up such a trick other than Sybilla.\n
âŚReally, so thatâs how it is.\nItâs been bugging me since earlier how Sybilla raised her voice earlier about when she told me that finishing up the floor bosses will make the attack surely come.\nRight at this very moment, at the same time the floor bosses breathed their last, Eve has made sure to deliver the attack Sybilla has surmised.\n
[Isnât it ironic considering this happened because you donât put anything you find cheap in your eyes~? Hey, do you know? Compared to high rollers, people who think every time âthey can be a bit extravagant for todayâ are more likely to fall into ruin and completely broke when it comes to gambling. And among all of those⌠that child is the worst case.]\n[Do-donât tell meâ this girl isâŚ!]\n[An orphan in Seiris, whose administrator of the orphanage is now a runaway not leaving even them even a single penny, and is bless as an assassin. When you think about it, any idiot who deliberately ignores an assassin and wonders why they got killed donât have any tinge of common sense, donât they?]\n
Hearing those words⌠The demon lord finally snaps.\n
[âAAaaaaaaaaaaaaah! You damn cheap filthy b*tch! For this piece of sh*t to even leave a scratch at me, this should never ever be possible!! AAAAAAAHhh!!]\n
Right then, the surrounding starts to get filled by monsters.\nIt seems like he calls out for a floor boss but⌠It started instantly to become a mess and canât be described anymore else but terrible.\n
What appears first is a very large monster with three horns on its head.\nThen, monsters that are seemingly alike to it that is completely filled with rage has started appearing on top of it.\n
The biggest disaster above all of this is that⌠Every single one of these monsters are glaring at Eve.\n
âThis is bad!\n
[Russell, clean up the small fries! Emmy-chan, secure and protect Eve-chan!]\n[Got it!]\n[Roger!]\n[To be able to summon a Needle Moose from the second dungeon right into this place in just a moment, this demon lord really has some frightening abilities!]\n
Eve holds a weapon to protect herself earlier but the sudden ambush from all directions got her in surprise as she got flung all the way to the back.\nSeeing her figure floating in the air brings cold chill down to my spine.\n
[<Extra Heal>, <Dark Splash>!]\n
Emmy rushes to catch Eve as she falls from the air while I use my dark magic to distract the needle moose who might still be focusing on eve.\nIt took quite a few more splashes but it isnât comparable at all to the earlier floor boss. And since these monsters are keen on taking down Eve who is with Emmy, it became much easier for me.\n
After clearing the monsters up, the place came desolate devoid of enemies.\n⌠Itâs really desolate as I canât even see the demon lordâs trace.\n
.\n
He got awayâŚ. Damn it.\nI wasnât even able to land even a single blow that Iâve been wanting.\n
I was just about to click my tongue in annoyance but Sybilla then suddenly starts to laugh.\nHer smile right now seems like some things went as she had expected.\n
[The demon lord might have escaped but⌠Weâre able to get lots of steps closer towards success.]\n
Is that really the case?\nAt least for me, I think we just missed a golden opportunity but it seems our thoughts arenât the same.\nâŚI wonder if we really ever did something fruitful enough for her to laugh.\n
Sybilla then heads to where the demon lord was last standing and repeatedly taps it with her foot before checking up on the shivering Eve on Emmyâs back.\nEve⌠Sheâs just beginning her first steps into dungeon exploring but she already received tremendous wounds and onslaughts from gigantic monsters of lower levels all at once⌠Itâs natural for her to even develop a trauma after this experience.\n
Sybilla seeing Eveâs appearance gently hugs her as she caresses her head.\n
Then, hearing the next words Sybilla said, Eve whoâs been shriveling in fear has her eyes widened as if everything sheâs done is all worth it.\n
[Thank you, Eve-chan. You did really really great⌠Perhaps, just maybe, bringing you really is the key that weâre now able to defeat that demon lord.]\n
<ol>Itâs really been a while since I translated a chapter this loooong in one seating. Atleast the long holiday made me this productive. Extending my greetings to everyone, Happy Lunar New year!</ol>\n<hr class="wp-block-separator">\nPrevious| Table of Contents | Next