DanMachi: Heroic Epic of Emiya the Great Hero

In this shocking scene, Ais was one of the few who didn't cover her ears.

She simply stood there blankly, her gaze completely drawn to the green female-bodied monster before her, the whole of her being plunged into deep confusion and helplessness.

The girl even forgot to resist the deafening scream, only staring dazedly at the monster, unable to look away.

At that moment, Emiya pulled his hand away from Ais's.

Ais suddenly felt a wave of panic for no reason, but then, when she saw Emiya's movement, he projected an arrow and longbow without hesitation.

The girl's inner turmoil seemed to vanish in an instant, her heartbeat gradually steadying. Watching Emiya's figure, she inexplicably felt a sense of peace.

Ais didn't reach out to hold Emiya's hand again, but instead gripped her own sword.

———

"Ais, do you know what that is?", Emiya nocked an arrow on his longbow and asked softly.

Ais lifted her head, gazing up at that bizarre entity. The "woman" turned her neck, staring straight at Ais, then let out a cheer.

"Aria—Aria!"

The alien entity shouted "Aria" at the Sword Princess in wild delight.

The instant Ais met those golden eyes, an indescribable feeling surged within her heart.

Her heartbeat involuntarily sped up at that moment, as if some deeply buried memory had suddenly awakened.

"Spirit...?", Ais spoke softly.

Spirit. In ancient legends, they were beings who received the will of the gods and assisted heroes.

Before the gods descended, spirits were the receivers of divine will in the lower world.

In the past, spirits bore the duties of guiding humanity and protecting the world. Their role was similar to the "divine blessings" adventurers now relied upon.

Countless heroes in ancient legends received help from spirits, driving out monsters alongside them and composing many sagas.

Especially when facing the Dungeon, the source of all monsters, Orario's heroes received great aid from the spirits.

In many heroic tales, spirits were loyal companions, fighting alongside heroes against the darkness.

However, the being before them now was hard to associate with the spirits of legend.

"Spirit? That weird-looking thing?", Tiona exclaimed in shock upon hearing Ais's words.

The female-bodied monster appeared especially terrifying in the eyes of the adventurers. An existence that blended holiness and malice, beauty and ugliness, purity and filth, forming a blasphemous being that instinctively made one feel uneasy.

"So those monsters... were just tentacles to feed her?", Finn narrowed his eyes.

All the monsters on the fifty-ninth floor, perhaps even the floor itself, had become nourishment and an incubator for this monster.

"Aria, Aria!"

The female-bodied monster, like a child, kept calling out "Aria," her tone full of joy and anticipation.

"I really want to see you, I really want to see you!"

Ais suddenly stiffened. That voice carried an irresistible charm, striking directly at her soul and making her tremble all over.

"Why don't you become one with me too?", She spoke excitedly, as if joyfully looking forward to something.

Upon hearing this, Tiona and the others immediately turned toward Ais, their faces filled with shock and unease. Meanwhile, Riveria, Finn, and the others seemed to realize something, their expressions growing heavier.

"—Let me eat you, okay?", The female-bodied monster smiled, revealing a terrifying crescent-moon grin.

In that instant, it felt as if countless icy needles pierced Ais's heart.

And then—

BOOM!

The magic sword Emiya fired tore through the air, striking the beautiful face of the female-bodied monster directly. A violent explosion ignited flames that instantly engulfed her face.

The sound of the explosion, as if from the heavens, pulled all the adventurers "immersed" in the spirit's voice back to reality.

"Everyone, prepare for battle!", Finn's command rang out like a bell.

The larvae and man-eating flowers that had offered their magic stones suddenly turned, seemingly obeying her dark will. Their target was now the adventurers, especially Ais.

At the same time, a thunderous sound came from the forest's entrance and exit. Giant trees and twisted vines entangled wildly, sealing off all possible escape routes.

Emiya's direct attack was like a horn call, piercing the adventurers' mental fog and igniting their fighting spirit.

And upon hearing Finn's sharp voice, the somewhat shaken Tiona and the others immediately responded, instinctively raising their weapons.

"AHAHAHA!"

From within the flames, that beautiful face revealed a mocking smile. She let out an eerie laugh, as if lighting a fuse and setting off the battle.

A harsh, broken-roar echoed all around. At least a hundred larvae and plant monsters swarmed madly toward Ais and the others.

Facing the oncoming yellow-green and variegated horde of monsters, the adventurers all drew their weapons.

"The slime those larvae spit is corrosive, don't let it touch you," Finn reminded them steadily.

"Use ranged attacks as much as possible! Bete, hold yourself back, don't rush too far ahead!"

"Raul, is the magic sword ready?"

Finn issued precise orders like a floor boss commander. The supporters moved into action immediately.

Lefiya raised her staff high and began chanting. Raul and the others drew long-sword type magic swords, releasing mana without incantation.

Ais, the only one equipped with Unbreaking Arms, rushed forward without hesitation. Alicia summoned several ice swords to provide cover.

Anakitty used the spare weapon Ais carried, Unbreaking Armament [Sword of Despair], to fight alongside her against the tide of monsters.

As the lesser monsters were continuously wiped out, the reborn female-bodied monster also began to move.

She extended several tentacles from her giant-flower-demon-like lower body, raising them before her, then launched them toward the adventurers with astonishing speed.

Seeing the massive tentacles surge in, Tiona and Tione rushed forward without hesitation to intercept.

"So heavy!"

The enemy's tentacles, combining speed and power, were even stronger than the attacks of the dungeon king Udaeus, making their arms go numb from the impact.

The tentacles came in relentless waves, shooting like rain from hundreds of meters away, and all of them aimed straight at Ais.

Seeing this, Tiona and Tione couldn't help but feel furious, shouting "DON'T UNDERESTIMATE US!" as they swung their weapons, trying to block the threats.

Gareth looked annoyed at the endlessly charging larvae monsters around him, gripping his spare weapon tightly. However, after several strikes, his weapon began corroding and could no longer be used.

So, the rough dwarf made an extremely bold and dangerous move. He rushed forward, grabbed an undetonated larva, and with immense strength, hurled it into the enemy crowd.

"RAAAAH!", He roared, throwing the larva like a rock into the distance.

The larva exploded mid-air, splashing corrosive fluid everywhere, destroying many monsters instantly.

Finn suddenly raised his voice, "Riveria, wait a moment before chanting!"

His little pallum thumb was spasming constantly with pain. His voice was filled with deep worry and caution, "My thumb keeps twitching, something is coming."

At that moment, Emiya's voice rang out, "No, start chanting now! Chant [Dimensional Severance]!"

Finn instinctively turned his head, seeing Emiya holding [Caladbolg II], golden light flickering in the boy's eyes.

In that instant, some force seemed to support Finn's hesitant heart.

"Follow Emiya's lead, begin chanting!"

Those few words carried the weight of a commander making the toughest decision in an unpredictable situation.

Meanwhile, the female-bodied monster slightly raised the corners of her lips, as if her smile confirmed his intuition.

[Fire, come forth—]

In the next moment, the chanting of a spell surged like a torrent through the air.

"Chanting?", Ais and the other adventurers all gasped.

Beneath her massive lower body, a giant magic circle slowly unfolded. Ominous patterns and rising red mana wrapped around the entire body of the female-bodied monster.

"The monster can chant? That's ridiculous!", A massive red magic circle spread across the ground, and powerful magic surged from the center upward.

"Artillery strike! Interrupt the enemy's chant!", With Finn's command, Raul, Lefiya, and the others sprang into action, preparing spells and magic swords to counterattack.

The light of magic swords and hundreds of flame arrows rained down on the female-bodied monster. Powerful firepower exploded on the fifty-ninth floor, waves of flame crashing forward toward the enemy.

Facing such fierce attacks, the female-bodied monster only smiled, raising her enormous lower-body petals to block in front of her.

"Damn it!", Chloe cursed under her breath. The two [Anti-Magic Daggers] she threw only struck the hard petals.

Overwhelming lack of strength and agility. Her throwing speed was too slow, the catgirl realized she needed to train her throwing skills harder.

Countless flashes and impacts exploded in front of the Fallen Spirit, yet when the flames gradually faded, the petals still stood firm. The female-bodied monster calmly continued her chanting.

[Roar, flames whirl, crimson cliffs, howls of purgatory, borrow the power of wild winds, seal the world, burning sky, burning earth, burning ocean, burning spring, burning mountain, burning life, turn all to scorched earth, sacrificing the life of the hero I loved—]

Her chanting speed made even the elven magi tremble.

Her chant matched the scale of Riveria's fourth-tier magic. Yet her speed far surpassed even the strongest magus, Riveria.

If Riveria had that speed, she would've already completed [Dimensional Severance], or even chanted the stronger [Legacy of the Lost].

This non-human magical energy poured overwhelmingly into the intelligence-defying bombardment spell.

That monster with the beauty of a spirit smiled, her expression elegant yet sinister.

[By the name of the proxy, I command—my name is Salamander, incarnation of fire, queen of flame—]

[—Dance now, great spirit of the atmosphere, lord of light.]

[I form a pact with the forest's guardian god, let the song of the earth resound and envelop us.]

[Protect us—become the great forest-light wall that shelters us—my name is Alf]

At that moment, the world turned crimson.

From the front blew a flame storm like a tsunami. The red-hot heat wave became a muddy torrent rushing toward Riveria and the others, engulfing her vision.

The scorching wind slammed into the barrier, the collision tearing the air. Riveria let out a furious roar. Her usually unshakable barrier wavered for the first time under such intense impact.

Eventually, the flames faded, and Riveria finally withstood the blow, kneeling on one knee and gasping heavily.

The once wildfire-covered ground was now only black ash. Countless monsters, magic stones, even the dense forest behind, all turned to cinders in the fire and vanished.

Within the visible range, only the area protected by Riveria's barrier remained intact.

However, even though they survived, the supporters, Raul, Anakitty, and the others, had already collapsed to the ground, their faces filled with helplessness and fear.

Standing at the center of the space, the Fallen Spirit tilted her head slightly, staring at Riveria, the one who blocked her magic.

In her hollow eyes, at last, appeared a figure other than Ais.

The spirit smiled faintly, a smile that sent chills down spines, carrying innocent malice and endless power.

[O earth, let out your growl—]

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