e-booksonline Chapter 248 A desperate situation leads to survival
Chapter 248 A desperate situation leads to survival
Chapter 248 A desperate situation leads to survival
thump!
Ryu, who also possesses the "Intuition" skill, foresaw that future, in which Roy would be pierced by a spear.
The speed of that blood-red spear was incredibly fast, flashing like a crimson lightning bolt. Intercepting it was impossible, and in desperation, she could only ram it aside.
The elven girl who shielded Roy from the crimson spear was pierced through the abdomen. Her delicate body was struck by the terrifying force, sending her flying backward. She landed more than ten meters away, rolled several times on the ground, and collapsed in a pool of blood.
A small hole, about the size of a child's fist, appeared in his lower abdomen, dripping with blood. The blood flowed out like a fountain, staining the surrounding ground red.
The light in those sky-blue eyes gradually dimmed.
Roy was frantic, but he had to suppress his eagerness to rush over and force himself to remain rational and calm. His icy gaze swept over the enemies surrounding him from the front and back—the three major clans!
The most troublesome thing has happened!
The three major clans arrived before they could retreat, trapping them there. Lily's magically launched fireworks were a double-edged sword, allowing Roy to find them quickly while also drawing the enemy over.
Even Lily, Tione, and the others who had evacuated were forced back by the Ishtar Familia.
Lily, Tione, Tiona, Daphne, and Cassandra stood back to back, their eyes warily fixed on the Amazonian "war prostitutes" of the Ishtarchun tribe.
"Ryu-senpai!"
"Lord Liu!"
When they saw Liu lying in a pool of blood, the five girls' eyes immediately turned red, and their faces were filled with grief.
Roy's importance within the Familia is undeniable, and Ryu's status is not far behind! It was this elven girl who personally taught them how to fight, the knowledge of dungeons, and the techniques of simultaneous incantations—
For them, Ryu was both a teacher and a friend, and seeing Ryu's miserable state was heartbreaking.
Roy's voice became hoarse and indifferent, "Cassandra, go treat Ryu!"
"Yes, Commander!"
Cassandra choked back tears as she rushed over to Ryu, protected by Tione and Tiona, raising her staff and chanting a spell.
"cut!"
Missing its target, the "toad monster" Freni curled her lip, looking impatient. "We've been searching for you for over ten days! You 'Sprout of Justice,' you've hidden yourself well! Do you even know how many men on the surface are waiting for me to pamper them? You've wasted my time!"
"Was that the spear you just threw?" Roy's tone was chilling. Only a level 5 Frini's sneak attack, a weapon thrown with all her might, could catch him off guard.
"That's right, aren't you moved by my beauty and strength?" Frini twisted her fat, disgusting body, her face flushed with embarrassment.
"hehe!"
Roy's smile took on a sinister edge.
[Using a Doll Summoning Card, summoning character Ota is confirmed. Zero summon attempts remaining!]
"Justice is just beginning to sprout. I only killed an ugly woman. What are you angry about? Let me pamper you properly!" The toad-like Freni licked her lips, her eyes shining, and charged towards Roy. Her body was like a tank, and her heavy footsteps shook the earth.
Although the goddess Ishtar demanded that Roy be captured alive, she didn't care about that. Praised by the gods as the "Child of Miracles," she had to take Roy's first blood.
At worst, we can say Roy died in an accident in the dungeon.
The entire arena was in chaos. The arrival of the three major clans was not entirely a bad thing, at least they diverted the firepower of other monsters and the floor master from Roy.
"Roar! Ro ...
The floor master, Udeus, unleashed a deafening roar that shook the surrounding area. Centered on it, black swords burst forth from the ground, attacking everyone.
The cursed item doesn't control the floor master Udeus; it merely amplifies his anger.
The three major clans, led by the Ishtar Familia, were also targets of the floor master, Udeos.
The dense array of black swords was so powerful that even adventurers at levels 4 and 5 couldn't avoid them; a moment's carelessness could result in being pierced through the body from below.
"Damn it, that bastard Frini, only cares about herself!" an Ishtar clan leader cursed angrily.
Their original plan was to form an encirclement, trapping Roy and the others inside, and letting the floor master Udeus deplete Astrea's Familia.
Frini rushed in and ruined the whole plan.
Roy had been playing hide-and-seek with them for over ten days, and their composure had long since faded. While Roy and his group were playing mahjong in the safe cave, they had to face a large number of monsters, lingering in the depths for over ten days, leaving them physically and mentally exhausted.
"Sprout of Justice, you're mine now!"
The tank-like Freni rushed up to Roy and reached out her fat hand to grab him.
"Commander!"
"Lord Roy!"
Upon seeing this, Lily and the others shouted anxiously.
Roy stared calmly at Flini with indifferent eyes, a cold smile playing on his lips.
Just as Florini was about to touch Roy, a tall and burly figure appeared in a flash, grabbing Florini's wrist with his large hand.
The terrifying force was like an iron clamp, preventing Frini's hand from advancing even a centimeter further.
"Who are you?" Frini turned her head abruptly.
He was a burly man over two meters tall, like a small giant, wearing work pants, with brown hair, ears on top of his head, and muscles as hard as iron, exuding power.
His face was like that of someone with facial paralysis, as if every muscle on his face had been forged into steel by the other person.
In Orario, almost everyone knows each other!
"The fierce one?!"
After the burly man appeared, the atmosphere around them fell silent. Everyone subconsciously stopped what they were doing and stared at the pig-man with wide eyes.
The strongest adventurer currently living in Orario!
LV.7, "The Fierce" Ota!
Even the tyrannical floor master Udeus paused, his eyes, glowing with crimson flames, fixed on Ota, instinctively sensing an incredibly strong threat emanating from this pig-man.
Why is Ota here?
"Freya has indeed set her sights on the budding seeds of justice!"
The "battle prostitutes" of the Ishtar Familia whispered among themselves. This was unexpected; they hadn't expected that the Freya Familia, on an expedition to an unknown territory, would still have the energy to look after Roy and his group.
The members of the Sanatos and Ikelos Familias were so frightened that their faces turned pale and their bodies trembled.
The scenery from that day is still vivid in my mind.
Ota ventured alone into the man-made maze, wreaking havoc and leaving behind a deadly poison that killed and severely injured thousands of his followers.
If it weren't for that accident, there would have been no need for those "battle prostitutes" of the Ishtar Familia to intervene; with just a word from their patron (Ishtar), they would have taken care of Roy.
"Don't be afraid, he's all alone!"
Someone shouted something, and the others wanted to smash that person's head in. Under the "God's Grace" system, quantity is no match for quality.
A level 7 adventurer can rival a thousand troops!
"Ota!" Frini's eyes were fierce. Due to the conflict between the goddesses, these relatives were more or less forced to get involved, and their relationship was bad.
With her other hand, Frini raised the first-level armed axe and, with all her might, slashed fiercely at the tall, burly man in front of her, creating a powerful whooshing sound.
Click!
The puppet Ota's eyes were cold. He increased the force of his large hand and crushed Freni's wrist. The crisp sound of bones breaking rang out. Freni's entire forearm was twisted like a pretzel.
"Aaaaaaahhhhhh—" Freni let out a sharp scream, a sharp pain as if it were tearing her brain apart, and she staggered backward.
Frini looked up and then at Ota, her eyes suddenly becoming clear, filled with deep fear.
Bang!
Under Roy's control, the puppet Ota showed no mercy, its fist, the size of a casserole dish, fell like a heavy hammer, smashing into Frini's head.
The sound of bones breaking could be heard!
Frini's head was smashed flat by a punch, her teeth flew out, mixed with blood.
Immediately afterwards, the puppet Ota raised a foot and kicked Frini away like a ball.
Boom! Boom! Boom!!
Frini flew through the air like a cannonball, crashing heavily into the arena wall, causing it to collapse. The terrifying impact shattered several walls, burying them deep within the ruins.
A deathly silence fell over the surroundings.
Everyone stared blankly at the scene. The LV.5 Freni, who was hailed as a first-class adventurer, was so vulnerable in front of Ota.
The members of the Sanatos and Ikelos Families were startled and considered retreating, as this had exceeded the reward offered by the Ishtar Families.
They can't possibly handle a level 7 Ota!
Two members of the Dark Faction's clan quietly withdrew.
Roy glanced at it coldly, then looked away. One must take things one step at a time. He would kill the other party sooner or later, but the culprit this time was the Ishtar Familia, and the crisis was not over yet.
Bang!Bang!Bang!
The floor master, Udeos, finally acted, letting out a roar as a black sword burst forth from the ground. The dense mountain of swords, like barbs, crushed towards Ota, killing a large number of monsters and battle prostitutes along the way.
For the monsters, Ota's existence was like a lighthouse in the night. The floor master, Udeos, had no reason or fear, only a ferocious killing intent.
In its instincts, Ota is challenging its authority as the absolute king of the thirty-seventh floor.
Bang!
As countless black swords came hurtling towards him, the puppet Ota moved, taking a step forward. The heavy force of his foot shook the earth, causing it to cave in and spread in all directions.
He shot off like an arrow released from a bow.
Despite his imposing physique, resembling a heavily armored warrior, Ota's burst speed far surpasses that of Ryu, whose Synchro Contract stacks Roy's stats. Under the Grace system, the difference between each level becomes as vast as an insurmountable chasm as one progresses.
The figure of the puppet Ota flashed by, quickly dodging all the incoming black swords.
boom!
Even though the floor master Udeus predicted this and created a black sword at the spot where the puppet Ota would land, the puppet Ota still slammed his fist heavily into the ground.
The astonishing force of the punch caused the ground within a hundred meters to suddenly sink, shattering all the protruding black swords, as if the fist had smashed everything to pieces.
A level 7 adventurer's body is as hard as iron, comparable to a first-level weapon meticulously crafted by blacksmiths.
Bang!Bang!Bang!
The puppet Ota was unstoppable, charging all the way to the floor master Udeus. The two simultaneously unleashed their fists, colliding like a storm.
Their fists created countless afterimages.
Each collision produced a dull thud, like a deep roar of steel.
The intense clash seemed to become the center of the world, drawing the attention of everyone in the arena, who stared blankly at it.
Even the enhanced monsters born in the arena felt an instinctive fear and dared not move.
"roar!"
In the end, Ota, at LV.7, prevailed. He let out a roar like a wild boar from deep in his throat, grabbed the arm of the floor master Udeos with both hands, and ripped off the arm that was more than ten meters long.
The floor master, Udeos, retreated dozens of meters, and the oppressive aura he exuded decreased again and again.
The enormous, jet-black body shimmered with a blue-purple light resembling magic stones. Udeos, which had no skin or muscle tissue, was able to move its skeletal body thanks to the power of its nuclear joints.
The joint core, possessing immense magical power, allows the massive bone to move freely, connecting every part.
If the joints are damaged, the body made of bones will fall off, and the strength will be greatly reduced.
Upon seeing that scene, everyone gasped.
He single-handedly suppressed the floor master of the thirty-seventh floor, and his combat strength was comparable to that of a huge team composed of more than two hundred high-level adventurers from the Loki Familia!
Roy smirked. Luckily, the previous LV.7 trial card had given him maximum ability value, otherwise he probably would have been beaten down by that dead pig Ota.
The data collected for the doll summoning card is incomplete; the doll is probably only about 70% of Ota's original strength.
Having gained a brief respite, Roy quickly went to the injured elven girl's side. Cassandra hadn't finished her treatment yet, which must have been an accident.
Tiony, Tiona, and Daphne hold off the monsters around them, while Cassandra and Lily surround Ryu.
"Captain, Senior Ryu's wounds can't be healed, waaaaah!" Cassandra cried, tears streaming down her face.
Roy looked closely.
The blood-red spear pierced through Liu's abdomen, leaving a small, bloody hole the size of a child's fist.
"—Thor's Light—Thor's Light—"
Cassandra chanted healing magic incessantly until her voice became hoarse and her tears ran dry, but Ryu's wounds continued to bleed as if there would never be a break.
Lily took out a panacea and various potions and kept pouring them down Ryu's throat, but it had no effect.
Roy looked at the elven girl's beautiful face, which was rapidly losing color due to excessive blood loss, becoming increasingly pale, and her breathing gradually weakening.
Lily and Cassandra were at a loss.
"It's a cursed weapon!"
Roy glanced at the blood-red spear hidden in the distance, and Keji understood the reason: it was a cursed weapon created by Baka Perdiccas, a member of the Dark Faction, who possessed "mystical" development abilities.
The effect is similar to the "Heavy Wound" effect of Tiona's Twin Blades - Ulgar. Once hit, the attack is cursed, and the wound cannot be healed.
To cure the curse, it must first be lifted.
Roy's face was grim. There weren't many healers who could break this curse; perhaps only the "Battlefield Saintess" Amid Teysanare could do so.
"Cassandra, use your second spell to lift the curse before healing," Roy said.
Upon hearing Roy's simple explanation, Cassandra and Lily suddenly realized that they had never seen such a thing before, even though they had been feeding it medicine and treating it.
"Yes, Commander!" Cassandra wiped away her tears, raised her staff, and chanted a new spell.
"—Healing Nightmare!"
As Cassandra's curse fell, a magic circle appeared beneath her feet. She channeled her spiritual power, and golden light rained down on Ryu's wounds.
The cursed power emerged from the wound, a black and red light, small bubbles rose, burst, and were translated into the howl of a vengeful ghost, exuding a strong ominous aura.
The golden light that banished the curse clashed with the black and red curse, and the two were locked in a stalemate.
Cassandra gritted her teeth and maintained her magic. With continuous output, the black and red curse power dissipated and was gradually expelled.
"Lord Roy, it's a success! It's a success!" Lily jumped up excitedly, her face beaming with joy.
Roy breathed a sigh of relief. He had let Cassandra try it out as a last resort. If that didn't work, then the Shikon Jewel would be the only option left.
"Huff! Huff!"
The panacea and other medicines she had drunk earlier took effect, and Liu's wound stopped bleeding at a visible speed, although the hideous blood hole was still there.
Lily quickly bandaged Ryu's wound. As a supporter, she also mastered healing skills. She was the kind of person in the team who did odd jobs and knew a little bit of everything.
In order to break the curse, and after constantly casting healing spells, Cassandra's mental energy was almost exhausted. She was panting heavily and her vision went black.
"Is this the darkness of chaos? No, it should be much deeper, instilling despair."
Cassandra collapsed into Lily's arms, her eyes vacant and unfocused from exhaustion; she could see nothing at all, everything was a blur.
She couldn't help but think of her "dream".
"The howling of the dungeons is coming—" Cassandra slowly closed her eyes, feeling a deep fear in her bones, and fell into chaotic darkness amidst her weeping.
The arena was in complete chaos.
Tione, Tiona, Daphne, and the Ishtar Spring tribe's battle prostitutes clashed with enhanced monsters. Ota appeared, and the Thanatos and Ikelos Familias, sensing trouble, had already fled; when it came to opportunism, no one was better than them.
Ota could suppress the floor master Udeus, but he couldn't defeat him for the time being.
Even with Loki's massive army leading a large force, it would take four or five hours to slowly whittle down the health of this tough, resilient boss.
"Retreat! Immortal, retreat!"
The situation was completely unexpected. The battle prostitutes of the Ishtar Familia also wanted to leave the battle, but all parties were entangled together, and the situation was as complicated as a knotted silk thread.
The arena's enhanced monsters, the "Earthlings" summoned by the floor master Udeospi, are covered in black bones underground and attack from all directions with barbs.
Ota was alone, and Udeus could spare a moment; the ferocity of this skeletal king did not allow anyone to escape from his presence.
boom!
At this moment, the toad monster (Friline) crawled out from the depths of the ruins. It looked extremely miserable, covered in blood, and one of its hands was completely useless.
After being hit hard by Ota, her head looked like it had been crushed by a hydraulic press. Her teeth were scattered, her mouth was full of blood, she spoke with a lisp, and her face was unrecognizable. Her scarlet eyes had completely lost their rationality, and she was extremely crazy. Anyone could see that she was not mentally sound.
"Ugly woman, give me your magic!" Frini roared at the rear of the fighting prostitutes, her hoarse voice sounding like a monster's howl.
Roy suddenly turned his head, following Freni's gaze, and stared at the group of fighting prostitutes in the distance.
Behind a group of Amazon girls, there was a petite figure draped in a cheap gray cloak, hidden very well, concealed behind the battle prostitutes the whole time. If it weren't for Freni, Roy wouldn't have noticed her at all.
Roy's pupils contracted. This was the deep level. He thought the other party wouldn't bring that LV.1 newbie, since Lily needed to be LV.2 before he dared to bring her.
He underestimated the power of the goddess Ishtar.
"—Grow larger, swallow this body of divine delicacies, and be bestowed with the golden light of the gods. Return the hammer to the earth, and grant blessings." The petite figure chanted softly.
Sizzle! Sizzle!
Roy simulated a sense of crisis in his mind, activated "Adventure," and golden lightning surged from his palm, forming a long spear. He gripped it in his backhand, tensed all his muscles, took a step forward, and stomped heavily on the ground. With a "thud," the ground was shattered by his stomp.
With every muscle in his waist, arms, legs, and even his entire body working together, Roy used all his strength to throw the Thunder Spear in his hand without hesitation.
That strong and upright figure was reflected in the fox-girl's eyes, like a legendary hero who vanquished evil monsters, but she became the villain in the story.
The fox-girl's eyes became slightly moist.
call out!
The spear of lightning tore through the air, its whistling wind extremely piercing, like a thunderbolt of judgment falling from the heavens, its sharp edge aimed directly at the fox-girl.
The fox-girl's emerald green pupils reflected the incoming spear, her small face devoid of color.
No one doubted that if this shot had hit, the level 1 fox-girl would have perished, her delicate body torn to shreds by the terrifying force.
But how could the Ishtar Familia not have guards for this fox-girl who is considered the treasure of their clan?
Boom! !
Ishtar, a burly Amazonian woman wielding a thick shield, appeared in front of the fox-girl in a flash, blocking the spear thrown by Roy, the collision producing a loud thud.
The earth-shattering force blasted the Amazonian woman away, sending her staggering back more than ten steps until her back slammed against the wall. The recoil made her whole body go numb.
The LV.3 Amazon vanguard was utterly horrified. Such terrifying power! It was at the LV.5 level! The first-class armored shield forged by the Hephaestus Familia was deeply dented in the middle.
Seeing the thrown spear blocked, Roy's expression darkened slightly; his level advancement was imminent.
"Grow bigger, Wanbao Hammer—!"
As the fox-girl finished her incantation, strands of golden light emerged and landed on Silky Frini, covering her entire body in golden radiance and elevating her magic level by one level.
"sorry--"
Upon meeting Roy's cold, murderous gaze, the fox-girl in the grey cloak shed crystal-clear tears that streamed down her beautiful cheeks. Her pearly white teeth bit down hard on her rosy lower lip until it bled. Then, her lips moved slightly as she silently apologized to him.
"Hahahaha, justice is extinguished!!!"
Frini rushed over like a madwoman, laughing wildly, her speed even greater than before, causing the earth to shake.
Burn the heavens!
Roy raised the elven holy sword, activating a special effect: the crimson energy transformed into a giant dragon that swept across all directions, opening its blood-red maw to devour Frini.
However, a figure flickered deep within the crimson aura.
"Too light!"
Having reached LV.6, Frini forcefully broke free from the Fiery Force, her entire body scorched by flames, unstoppable and indistinguishable from a Fiery Force monster.
Frini appeared swiftly in front of Roy, and clenched her other intact hand into a fist and slammed it down.
Intuitive!
In Roy's eyes, the world came to a standstill again, entering a realm of precognition. He blocked the "toad's" fist, which would then use a side kick.
Roy raised the elven holy sword and slashed at the opponent.
Completely insane, Frini neither dodged nor evaded, but instead met the attack with her fist. The result was self-evident: compared to a legendary weapon, a mortal body is far too fragile.
The sharp edge of the holy sword sliced the opponent's arm vertically, and the bone was cut cleanly as well.
Frini seemed oblivious to the pain, a cruel grin spreading across her face. She lashed out with her severed arm, blood splattering and shooting towards Roy's eyes.
Also in the future content of Hao Gong, Roy turned his head to dodge the opponent's chemical attack.
Taking advantage of the moment, Freni lifted herself into the air and delivered a side kick, forcing Roy to raise his arm to block.
Ryu was still seriously injured. In order to give the opponent higher durability, Roy did not break the Synchro Contract, which reduced his stats by 30%. The enemy was LV.6, two levels higher than him.
An incredibly powerful force surged from the other person's leg, and Roy felt as if his arm was about to split open.
thump!
Roy was kicked away and rolled several times on the ground, looking disheveled. He then quickly stood up, coughing violently, with a trickle of blood oozing from the corner of his mouth.
My arm is aching slightly and trembling a little.
In the brief exchange, Roy appeared to be in a sorry state, but with the help of "Intuition," he minimized the damage and even caused his opponent to suffer a slight loss.
"Justice will be destroyed! I won't let you die so easily!" Frini walked towards Roy step by step, looking like a demon, becoming more and more ruthless.
Unlike his opponent, Roy's gaze remained calm throughout, and he never stopped thinking.
Roy's gaze swept across the arena. The puppet Ota held off the floor master Udeus and most of the battle prostitutes, while Tione and the others were besieged by another group of battle prostitutes and monsters.
While the Thanatos and Ikelos families have evacuated openly, they may also be hiding in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to strike; this is an uncertain factor.
The situation is definitely not good!
In the end, the casualties will definitely be heavy. Roy did not forget that the Ishtar Spring Clan had reinforcements on the thirty-sixth floor, as well as a Lan Jing Niu Niu!
The grand lineup prepared for him by the three major clans was too much for "Fierce Warrior" Ota to handle.
A wealth of information surfaced in Roy's mind. He calmly analyzed and pondered, concluding that something had to be done to resolve Li's current predicament.
What else could stir up this mess even more, so that he could fish in troubled waters and seize a sliver of hope?
"Um?"
In this moment of crisis, the beautiful face of the elven girl flashed through Roy's mind as if by magic, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.
Thanks to the elven girl, Roy came up with a solution. Since the situation was already so bad, it didn't seem like it was any worse!