Is it wrong to try to meet someone in a dungeon?

"Lady Lily is amazing..."

The fox-girl Haruhime witnessed this scene and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Haruhime, strictly forbidden from going to the battlefield where the super bombing war was to take place—a death trap where even a slight hit to a Lv.1 adventurer would be killed—could only stay here obediently, and felt extremely tormented by her own powerlessness.

It is exactly the same as the battle that took place in the port city a few days ago.

At this moment──

"Hey! Where is Bert Roca?!"

A girl's scream came from Asphie's "Eye Crystal".

"This...this communication is from...Aisha!?"

"I can't find Bert Roca anywhere! He's not in any of the units fighting the fairies, and where is that male I'm betrothed to—"

"You idiot, don't misuse the communication device!"

"It hurts so much!!"

After a loud beating, a bold female voice rang out.

"Asphie, we're moving along the passage! It'll take a little longer because of the monsters, but we can move around freely for now!"

Contact Aisha's fighting prostitute unit. Faced with this group of women who continued to roar and fight the enemy while awaiting orders, Fells lowered his voice and asked Lily for her opinion.

"Lilyluka Erd, regarding their support location—"

"I have no time to think about those things right now! Lord Fels, please make the decision yourself!"

“I-I see…”

Lily, who was so busy that she forgot to maintain Finn's image, and Fells and the others were so frightened that they dared not object.

"Then, [Lijie], you will go and support the Fourth Force, which also has Amazons—"

Fels looked down at the map and pondered for a moment, just as he was about to deploy the reinforcements—

"Wait a minute."

A voice came from the other "eye crystal".

It's Finn.

"Bert's Fifth Division has been ambushed by the enemy. Can we send our surplus forces there to provide support?"

"You said 'Fierce Wolf'? 'Hero'? Why is that?"

"According to Angie's report, it was the Masked Monster who set a trap for Bert and the others. If I'm not mistaken, she's probably the biggest threat right now."

"...!"

"The main problem is that my thumb is throbbing. Quickly send reinforcements to support Bert and his men."

A moment of silence fell over the scene.

No one questioned the hero's ominous premonition; they took the matter very seriously.

"...[Lijie]".

"Yes, I heard that. Anyway, we owe that werewolf who wants to be beaten up a favor. So please find out the exact location as soon as possible and let me know how to get there."

"Yay! Now we can go find Bert Roca!!"

After hearing this excited sound, one could sense that the people on the other side of the crystal were ready to move.

As the Amazons were being ordered to change direction, Aisha suddenly asked a question.

"Is Haruhime nearby?"

The sound bypassed Fels and the others, reaching directly into the fox-girl's ears.

As Chunji opened her eyes wide in surprise, Aisha asked again.

"Are you coming?"

A straightforward statement.

The confirmation was given without further explanation.

It's simply about asking the person in question what their decision is.

The "weak" girl paused for a moment, then slowly opened her lips.

"Me—"

*

The blood gushing from the wound transformed into a set of crimson armor on his body.

A painful groan escaped from between his clenched teeth, which were almost splitting open.

The hand guards worn on both hands were incomplete, and the abdomen, which had been struck repeatedly, turned reddish-black as if to emphasize that it had suffered serious internal injuries.

Blood kept flowing from the wound on his head, staining his gray hair red.

However, the "wolf" still let out a fierce howl.

"Damn it!!"

Bert ran as fast as he could.

With a powerful roar and red water droplets spraying from his body, he bared his fangs at the "monster" before him.

"Werewolf... It's amazing that you were able to get up again in front of me in this state."

In contrast, his opponent revealed a pair of dull, dark blue eyes and coldly uttered those words.

Phil Weiss, as if mocking Bert, calmly deflected his fierce attacks one after another.

The isolated Fifth Army was in complete disarray.

Inside the large cave, one could see heavily wounded adventurers lying in pools of blood.

Bert was the only one left who could fight back.

The reason why the Fifth Division, which was in complete disarray, was not "completely annihilated" was thanks to Bert's single-handed resistance against Phil Weiss.

However, he had no chance of winning and was continuously unilaterally crushed by his opponent, so he stood on the front line and fought against the enemy.

"Mr. Bert...!"

Including Lefia, only a few people remained, swaying and desperately trying to prop themselves up.

To protect the werewolf who was alone under the violent downpour, the severely injured Lefia put aside her endless pain and began to chant magic.

"Give up, werewolf, please stop blocking my way."

“Hmm…!?”

"—Your noble act of risking your life to protect your comrades only annoys me, now that I've become a monster!!"

The "monster," blinded by hatred, broke through Bert's continuous attacks and punched him in the shoulder.

A powerful shock that pierced through his lungs forced Bert to cough up blood.

Each cough he uttered was accompanied by a mouthful of blood.

The relentless punches pounded on his battered body, producing a chilling sound.

Bert has become like an "instrument" in Phil Weiss's hands.

The chaotic blows played a melody of gradual physical destruction, relentlessly whittling away at Bert's life. After suffering devastating injuries from broken flesh and bones, even breathing became a struggle.

Philvis, having dispelled her clone magic, displayed extraordinary strength.

For the past six years, she has been operating behind the scenes under the command of the Lord God, until the time was ripe. The "experience points" she gained from experiencing different battlefields with her "avatar" were twice that of an average person in terms of "experience." This means that her combat experience is no less than that of any first-level adventurer.

Even if Bert has a slight advantage in "skills and tactics", that's all he can do.

Ultimately, it was impossible to bridge the gap in potential capabilities between the two sides.

Phil Weiss's eyes flashed with malice, and in the blink of an eye, she snatched the twin swords "Roland's Twin Blades" from Bert's hands, plunging one into Bert's legs. As Bert's movement came to a halt due to the loss of his "legs," she delivered another ruthless blow.

"Cough!?"

A fast and powerful spinning kick, far surpassing the power of the "Fierce Wolf," exploded on Bert's head.

A crack appeared in the skull, and blood gushed from the temple, causing a severe impact to the brain.

This decisive blow took away Bert's fighting spirit and consciousness.

His body flew out like a bursting dam.

"[Snipe, elven archer! Pierce through, arrow that never misses!] — [Spirit Bow Light Arrow]!!"

Lefia replaced the scream that almost escaped her lips with a chant.

She used her immense mental energy as a price to launch the completed "magic".

This is the strongest attack that can be used in conjunction with "Spirits' Pursuit". It contains super firepower after being upgraded to Lv.4 and has the ability to automatically track targets. It is a large beam that is guaranteed to hit and cuts across the cave.

The dazzling flash of light was directly blocked by Phil Weiss.

“Eh!?”

Ignoring Lefia's astonishment, the other party merely frowned slightly, not deflecting the magic, but easily sweeping it away with a palm strike.

The large beam of light was deflected from its trajectory and shot towards the corner of the cave.

This is a technique that Rives once used, and only an eccentric could pull off.

Its power should have been several times greater than it was back then, but it was still blocked.

“Ouch!”

Ignoring Bert, Philwis turned her attack on Lefia.

Although her punch appeared as effortless as waving a fan at first glance, the afterimage of the punch shattered the floor, generating a shockwave. The blow, which casually destroyed the ultra-hard metal floor, ripped up the green flesh attached to the ground, creating a terrifying "raging torrent."

「!?」

The green waves of flesh approached Lefia.

The green meat transformed into a veritable "wave" that swept in.

Lefia tried to get away, but it was too late. The wave swallowed half of her body, centered on her right hand, forcing her to be blown away like a drifting object.

Her hand broke instantly, and her wand, the Forest Tear, shattered into pieces.

(That's too strong!!)

Lefia lost her weapon and felt a burning pain on the right side of her body, which terrified her.

There are no flaws in either attack or defense.

"--Ooh o ...

Just then—

The adventurers, who were "pretending" to be lying on the ground, took advantage of the brief opening created by Philwiss knocking Lefia and Bert away, and rushed forward in one go.

They are the Ganesha Familia, who acted alongside Lefia and the others.

Someone had a hole dug into their abdomen.

Some people have missing limbs, some have their eyes destroyed, and some are bleeding profusely.

This group of people realized they were beyond saving.

Therefore, they made up their minds and launched an "assault".

They planned to perish together with the enemy.

They placed their hopes on the mages who were chanting tearfully in the rear, hoping to temporarily restrain Philvis and allow the rear guards to unleash magic that would kill them along with the mages.

Lefia stared in astonishment, her eyes wide, before the adventurers could even scream to stop them.

In contrast, Phil Weiss—

"【The Holy Staff of Destruction, sweep away my enemies】."

She sang it mercilessly.

"────────"

Leifian froze on the spot.