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

"Goooooooooooo!?"

Udeus violently shook his upper body to keep Ais away, and randomly shot out fallen stakes from beside his fallen body in an attempt to repel the unseen enemy.

As for Ais, she sprinted forward, dodging all resistance, and landed on the right shoulder of the monster, which was unable to fully engage her. She pointed her scalpel downwards and thrust it straight down at the nuclear joint that was exposed through the gap.

The tip of the sword felt hard to the touch. It was facing a blue-purple core with extremely high hardness, preventing the blade from piercing further.

Ais roared.

"【Tempest】"

She channeled a massive airflow (Wind Spirit Run) into the sword, causing it to go out of control.

The nuclear joint into which the blade was embedded shattered in an instant—it was destroyed.

"——————————————————————————————————————————!?"

Udeus's jawbone burst forth with a shrill roar.

With an explosion of wind, the severed joint slowly detached from the right shoulder, and the upper arm below the shoulder made a deafening roar before falling off completely. Udayus lost his entire right arm.

"What a terrifying guy...!"

The scene unfolding before her eyes made Riveria murmur to herself as if groaning.

Seeing that Ais could take away Udeus's arm with just a sword without using a powerful magical attack filled her with a sense of dread.

"!"

Even Ais herself was blown away by the aftershocks of the unreserved magic (the gale). As soon as she landed on the ground, she immediately ran away.

Just as she was about to press her advantage and chop off parts of her enemy's body, Udeus's strange fire, burning wildly with pain and rage, glared down at Ais as she rushed towards him.

The floor owner repeatedly struck the falling stakes to cover his own body.

"!"

Countless sword mountains intertwine intricately on various joints, thus protecting them.

The enemy wasn't stupid either; after realizing Ais's intentions, they began to strengthen their defenses. They probably wanted to take time to heal.

As long as "magic power" is poured into the core (magic stone), the core joint will regenerate in a short time. However, since the body part has already detached, even if the core is repaired, it will not return to the body.

The enemy wants Ais's damaged lumbar nucleus joints to heal so she can support her upper body again.

Ais, of course, wouldn't sit idly by and wait to die. She closed in on the enemy, intending to slice him to pieces along with the sword mountain, but...

"Roar!!"

Udayus lay on the ground and roared.

It pressed its hands to the ground and roared as if calling out to the womb. Then, like soldiers defending their king, a large number of "earth-born people" were born from the ground.

「!?」

Bone warriors carrying weapons blocked Ais's path. In desperation, she tried to leap high over them, but before she could jump, the enemy forces closed in on her, attacking her one after another like ants swarming towards a butterfly. She had no choice but to fight back.

Meanwhile, many earth-born beings emerged from the ground around Riveria.

“Hmm!?”

The monster horde attacked Rivera, who was a mage and a defender.

Nearly twenty monsters were spawned. Although her opponent appeared unexpectedly, she had somehow allowed the enemy's surprise attack. Cursing her own carelessness, she used her long staff to fend off the onslaught of the creatures.

Even when her opponent's abilities were at a disadvantage, she countered with her staff techniques, defeating them one by one. Not only that, she also performed "parallel chanting," simultaneously dodging enemy attacks and constructing her magic.

"Waaah"

While Ais and the others were struggling to deal with the spawned army, Udeus completed his restoration in one go.

It shattered the sword-mountain barrier in front of Ais, who was biting her lip, and shakily propped herself up.

The black skeleton, its right arm gone, burned with flames in its eye sockets, while simultaneously summoning a fallen stake from the earth.

The pile extended, extended, and extended again.

To the astonishment of Ais and Riveria, a long and massive black pillar appeared before Udeos.

It grasped it with its throbbing, black finger bones and pulled out the same-colored pillar—a sword.

It's about six meters long.

For Ais, it was an exceptionally thick longsword. For Udeus, it was a short sword with roots thinner than a twig. It was a black greatsword, seemingly a natural weapon.

Holding a slender weapon that didn't suit its enormous body in its left hand, the monster looked down at Ais.

—What is it going to do?

Not only Ais, but even Riveria had never seen Udeus do such a thing. The floor master, who had equipped himself with weapons just like the earthlings, slowly raised his weapon, along with his left arm, above his head.

Faced with the attack she was witnessing for the first time, Ais dealt with the surrounding minions while remaining vigilant. Just as she was wondering whether she should create some distance—that scene entered her golden eyes.

Shoulders, elbows, and wrists.

Each joint shone brightly like a burning meteor. The ominous purple glow emanating from Udeus's left arm sent a chill down Ais's spine.

She was putting all her effort into creating distance between herself and the floor owner, who was standing still with his left hand raised.

Using his wind armor, he withstood the attacks from the surrounding earth-born beings and managed to break free from the scene.

Almost at the same time, Udeus's left hand became blurred.

"————"

With an incredibly high speed imperceptible to the naked eye, the black greatsword swept horizontally.

A burst of intense light erupted from the joints of the shoulder, elbow, and wrist as the enemy swung his weapon with an attack speed far beyond what a floor master should have possessed.

A dark shadow passed through the corner of Ais's field of vision, followed by a sudden and violent gust of wind.

"~ ...

The sword-shaped mountain protruding from the ground and the earth-born people disappeared in an instant.

Even Ais, who managed to escape the black greatsword's effective range at the last moment, was blasted away by the shockwave and crashed heavily to the ground.

The ground, scorched and smoking from the sweeping debris, was shrouded in dread. Ais, unable to hide her trembling, quickly stood up, her gaze fixed on Udeus's body.

Udeus must have infused his core joints with a massive amount of "magic" to unleash such a powerful slash. Combining the floor master's extraordinary arm strength with the burst of "magic," the attack shattered everything within its range, even Ais, who was enveloped in a strong wind.

The only saving grace was that such attacks couldn't be used consecutively. Looking up at Udeus, who was raising his left hand to accumulate "magic power" once again, Ais narrowed one eye.

It angered the floor master by blowing off its left arm. While a large team could potentially overwhelm the opponent, preventing them from equipping weapons, it could summon a refined black greatsword to attack Ais alone. If Ais were to use a burst of "magic" in a bare-handed attack, her body would inevitably be unable to withstand the recoil and impact, causing it to collapse.

Udayus's secret technique has never been witnessed by anyone, and it is a true trump card.

Facing the hidden power of the floor master is like having part of a mask peeled off.

Ais's face began to sweat, revealing a strong sense of crisis.

"Ais, step back! As long as you create distance, the sword won't be able to hit you!"

Rivera shouted this as the aftershocks of the blizzard came from behind.

After finishing her chant, her freed mouth offered advice, but Ais wouldn't listen.

She gripped the hilt of her sword and stubbornly pressed closer to Udayus.

"Idiot...!"

Listening to her cursing from behind, Ais took the initiative to approach the enemy's embrace.

The enemy had already detected Riveria's presence and fired fallen stakes around her, while the earth-born beings reappeared. Physically hindering her movement, Ais and Udeos continued their battle.

A slash that flashes to the right.

Ais deduced the angle and range of her opponent's attack from their sword-wielding posture and dodged before they could strike. However, the shockwave that reverberated around her struck her, causing her expression to contort in anguish. A deafening roar followed, and debris exploded across the ground.

Facing Ais, who approached him with the intention of slaying her opponent, Udeus repeatedly created mountains of swords. Instead of aiming directly at her, Udeus mass-produced pillars over five meters high, like a barrier, to hinder her attacks. Ais was unable to immediately break through the wall formed by several pillars, and her assaults were interrupted several times. Accompanied by a terrifying whistling sound, the enemy immediately pounced on her with a massive slash, attempting to cut Ais in two along with the barrier.

The enemy can use both the "Stake Down" ability and the "Magic Burst" simultaneously. It's quite troublesome.

Ais, propelled by the favorable winds, darted around to the enemy's rear several times, but was hindered by the earth-born beings and the sword-mountain barrier, preventing her from inflicting the decisive damage she had just suffered. She inflicted several wounds on the black skeleton, but Udeos wouldn't allow her to leave fatal wounds in her joints or other vital areas. It could even be said that she abandoned defenses on other parts of her body, completely protecting her vitals.

As she dodged what seemed to be the umpteenth massive slash, her heart pounding with anxiety...

Ais wanted to launch another bold attack.

However, with a sharp crack.

She heard the sound of her body losing its strength.

"————"

Wind Spirit Swiftness

The highest output wind (Wind Spirit Dash), plus a long period of continuous use.

Unable to withstand the overwhelming strain, Ais's body reached its limit even before her mental energy was exhausted.

The excruciating pain, which seemed to stain his entire body crimson, served as a stark warning. His body felt as if it had lost all its strength, and his movements became noticeably sluggish.

Udeus did not miss this opportunity, and violently launched the inverted piles out of the ground.

「!?」

A black spear shot towards her temple. She barely managed to dodge it, but the air currents binding her were reduced somewhat.

Then came another pursuit, with the rapid-fire cannons hurtling towards Ais. Swords burst forth from all directions, grazing the wind armor and shaking her body several times.

Just as she was losing her footing and about to be struck by the sword mountain while desperately fleeing—the golden eyes saw that.

Udeus pulled his left hand behind his back.

Shoulders, elbows, wrists. A sweeping stance where these three core joints glow and are poised to unleash their power.

She was now completely within the enemy's attack range. The flickering crimson flames coldly and mercilessly gazed down upon the frozen Ais.

Thoughts turned pure white, ignoring the blows from the fallen stakes.

Enveloped in a thick gust of air, Ais took off running at full speed.

The next moment.

"Hoo hoo ...

"Huh!?"

I got hit.

The blade of the black greatsword shattered the wind armor. Because Ais disregarded everything and insisted on dodging, the attack didn't directly hit her body, but the force of the impact alone was enough to send Ais flying.

She sliced ​​through the ground, flying dozens of meters away with the force of a burst dam. The air currents binding her were all deflected, and [Wind Spirit Swiftness] was forcibly dispelled.

A cloud of dust billowed up, and her body finally came to a stop. Indescribable pain gripped her entire body, and Ais forced her eyes open. Her vision was stained crimson. "Ais?!"

Riveria screamed in agony.

Seeing the girl slowly trembling as she tried to prop herself up from her supine position, Rivera's beauty twisted in horror.

"Get out of here!!"

"Ugh?!"

She slammed him away with her long staff, and the head of the earth-born man in front of her was shattered into pieces.

After defeating the last monster surrounding her, Rivera wanted to get to Ais's side.

"Roar!!"

「!?」

However, the enemy launched falling stakes at her feet. Riveria quickly ducked. Looking up, she saw Udeus far ahead, his strange fire from the depths of his eye sockets aimed at her.

It seemed to have shifted its priority from the fallen Ais to Riveria. Her eyebrows furrowed in shock after being attacked by the dark sword mountain.

"【O harbinger of the end, snow-covered landscape. As dusk approaches, let the winds rise!】"

Watch me blow you down.

Rivilia, who was rapidly performing a "parallel incantation," revealed a rare expression of anger and glared back at Udeos with her emerald eyes. Ignoring the fact that there was at least a hundred meters between them, she dodged the falling stakes while simultaneously activating her magic circle.

Faced with the extraordinary surge of "magic power," the floor master seemed to feel fear. Just as it shifted slightly—Ais… she suddenly opened her eyes. "Riveria!!"

The girl's shout startled Riveria, and the magic circle dissipated in response.

"No, don't attack."