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

She propped herself up and planted the "Sword of Despair," which she would never let go of even when she was knocked away, into the ground like a crutch.

With the blood flowing from her forehead staining her face, Ais slowly stood up.

"...Stop talking nonsense! Do you expect me to just stand by and watch you die!?"

"Please, Rivera...!"

She pleaded as she pulled herself off the ground with her trembling hands gripping the sword hilt.

In a voice that was almost on the verge of tears, he pleaded with Riveria, who was loudly blaming him.

"I'm begging you...!"

A pool of bright red blood accumulated on the ground, and Ais stood up on her limbs.

Riveria stared at Ais in disbelief as she forced out a chant.

"【Awaken!】...!"

The airflow is swirled up.

Protected by the wind, Ais confronted Udayus once more.

Seeing that the girl's fighting spirit had not diminished at all, the monster's pupils also flared with fire.

"Aa ...

"!!"

As the monster roared, Ais rushed out.

She suppressed the groans emanating from her body with willpower and poured all her mental energy into the wind.

Ais rushed towards Udeus without hesitation, ready to engage in a final battle with her opponent.

"Ais...?"

Seeing this scene, Rivera stood there blankly.

She annihilated and dispersed the minions (earthlings), and danced wildly as she dodged the fallen stakes, wielding her silver sword to slash at the dark skeletons.

With a howling wind, Ais is cutting off her own life force.

(Even stronger...and even stronger!)

He wielded the sword as if propelled by some force.

I kicked the ground, hoping to get through everything faster.

He shouted in his heart, as if making a vow to the raging wind that embraced his whole body.

(I want to become stronger!!) (Data entry editor: How can you become stronger without spending money?)

Limbs as heavy as lead, throat and lungs gasping for breath in pain, and bright red blood flowing from the forehead.

She was filled with rage at her body, which wanted to kneel and surrender. Why was it so fragile? Why was it so vulnerable? How could she possibly heal her body and soul...?

Is it as strong as this sword that will never break, or as strong as this raging, proud wind?

(I must become stronger)

A burst of white light flashed in my vision, then turned pitch black.

While engaged in a deadly battle with the powerful enemy before him, his consciousness traveled to another, different place.

Deep into the chest, deep into the heart.

Falling deeply, so deeply.

(That's not enough, I...!!)

Unforgivable. Unforgivable. Unforgivable.

Ais cannot forgive herself for her weakness.

She could never forgive herself for being weak, more than anyone else or anything else.

(Absolutely necessary—)

Ais understood perfectly.

This remains true now, and it will remain true in the future.

The path you take will be constantly strewn with the corpses of monsters.

They chopped and chopped until they felled.

Use the piled-up corpses to build a high mountain, and climb to its peak.

Then, ahead of there.

High up in the distance, there exists—

(I will absolutely take it back!!)

To reclaim our wishes.

To reclaim what one desires.

To reclaim our long-cherished wish.

"—Ughh ...

A roar erupted from a throat that had forgotten how to express its emotions.

A yearning cry propelled her hands, feet, and entire body toward the limit.

Faster, sharper, meteor-like slashes severed the stunned body of Udeos.

Then, with a powerful strike, he destroyed the tip of the black greatsword.

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"Goooooo?!"

Udeos was indeed afraid.

It began to fear the girl before it, and the aloof swordsman shrouded in strong winds.

Fear instantly annihilated the pawns (earthlings), slashed through the sword mountain to clear a path, and repeatedly struck at his own figure.

Blood flowed freely, bones cracked, and the body was about to turn into a candle in the wind, yet the [Sword Maiden]'s slashes increased in threat like rolling waves, filling it with terror.

As if displaying her powerful will that even surpassed that of monsters, the undiminished silver light of the sword blade flashed once.

"—Roar!?"

The enormous black body roared and trembled, as if trying to drive away the fear within.

The enemy (Ace), who yearned to transform his power, had already reached the realm of the gods. As Udeos accumulated "magic power" to unleash a powerful slash, the enemy instantly transformed into a gust of wind to destroy its core joints, forcing it to interrupt its charge to counterattack. At her limit (at this moment), even her instantaneous judgment became incredibly clear. Whether it was a mountain of fallen swords or a barrier, she could predict and dodge them all, surpassing even Udeos's offensive and defensive capabilities. As for those lowly soldiers (born from the ground), the womb (the dungeon) was too late to give birth.

The greatest threat is the sheer force of the strike.

Her strike cleaved Udeus's ribs, forced his core, and even shattered the hardest black greatsword.

There is no limit to the power of the wind.

"Wa ...

「!?」

Udeos made the bet.

It concentrated all the bone-like parts spread across the floor of the entire hall in front of it, and together they shot out an extra-large inverted mountain.

Faced with a massive, wide-ranging attack where tens of thousands of spears converged in one place, transforming from a single point into a vast area, Ais paused her assault and created considerable distance.

Then, as the "magic" accumulated, the last batch of sword mountains emerged from the ground, surrounding Ais.

"!"

A semi-circular wall, ten meters high, airtight, and made up of several layers of overlapping pillars.

This cage, with only its front open, is a dead end that cuts off Ais's escape route.

It kept Ais at bay, creating distance, and lured her into a position where it could attack, surrounding her. Udeus, using all his strength, pulled his left hand, gripping the black greatsword, backward. This was a thrusting stance that emphasized both destructive power and speed.

Now trapped in the semi-circular dead end, Ais only has the path ahead as her escape route, but before she can escape, the black greatsword has already launched a thrust.

Shoulders, elbows, wrists. Looking at the three gleaming blue-purple cores in her left arm—Ais frowned sharply.

She lowered her knees as low as possible and did a backflip.

After a high leap backward, she landed on the wall at the deepest part of the upper half of the semi-circular dead end (wall).

Her gaze met the strange fire (eyes) that was swaying in surprise, and she unleashed her full power, imbuing her wailing body with a surge of energy.

Faced with Udeus's roar and the black greatsword that was unleashed with the burst of "magic".

Ais unleashed a breakthrough in her divine wind technique.

"Miniature Strong Wind"

The pitch-black sword tip clashed with the spiraling wind arrows.

Ultimate attacks collided head-on. Udeos's three cores emitted immense light, like a new star, while Ais's airflow swept out with a force far exceeding that of a storm.

It emitted a blue-purple glow and a strong wind shockwave; the two forces were evenly matched.

(Wind, wind, wind!!)

As if echoing Ais's cry, the wind increased its output power.

The black greatsword, slowly being pushed back, caused Udeos's strange fire to flicker, then it was infused with an even stronger roar and "magic." The core light intensified, and the two were evenly matched once more, this time it was Ais's expression that was contorted.

Each time the wind picked up, her body felt like it was about to shatter. The ever-present, devastating footsteps of destruction filled her with dread—it could happen in the next instant…

"Gather, breath of the earth—my name is Alf!"

The clear and melodious chant reached Ais's side.

"【Veil Breath】!"

"!!"

A warm, emerald-green membrane, along with the airflow, enveloped me.

Looking to the side, I saw that Riveria had set up her staff right between Udeos and Ais.

Green Light's Protection (Veil Breath). This is Riveria's support and defensive magic.

This robe of light increases physical and magical attack resistance, thus protecting the target. The enchanted effect lasts for a period of time and can also slightly heal wounds.

With Riveria's support, Ais regained some of her strength. Facing the wide, golden eyes, the emerald eyes gave her a resentful look, as if to say, "This little bit of support is acceptable, isn't it?" After a brief eye contact, Ais immediately turned away, her brows furrowed.

Using the power of the Light Robe that spread outwards with the strong wind, the enemy's attack was significantly weakened. This must work—Ais used the last of her strength to unleash the power of the great wind (Wind Spirit Swiftness).

"————————!!"

In an instant, the tip of the black greatsword was destroyed, and Ais's wind arrow had succeeded.

She flew bravely to the middle of the sword, as if she wanted to pass through it, and soared into the air in one breath.

The flash of wind shot straight toward Udeus's left shoulder, shattering him along with his nuclear joint.

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

Udayus's left arm was suddenly severed.

A shrill scream came from behind. Ais, who had just shattered the enemy's shoulder, seemed to have exhausted all her strength and lost all her energy, and the magic automatically dissipated. She plummeted downwards, unable to even catch her breath, and crashed directly to the ground.

"ah……!?"

Ais's body collapsed to the ground.

She instantly closed her still bloodshot vision, but then immediately opened her eyelids again.

Through the ground, she could feel the vibrations of the monster's painful struggle. Ais, who should have been covered in wounds, slowly rose to her feet, enveloped in the robes of light. (...It's alright.)

Riveria's magic is still effective.

and so.

Let's muster one more effort.

Let's fight a little longer, even to the death.

Defeat that enemy, surpass that enemy.