Chapter 246

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The Jade Shield took a direct hit from the mighty dragon’s attack and shattered, the force sending the three flying to the edge of the cavern.

“Waaah—! That was close again!” Rolling a short distance on the ground, Tiona got up and immediately started complaining.

The little angel was in a situation akin to an ADC in a game.

No matter how high her output was, she still broke at the touch of a warrior.

If it weren’t for the shield provided by the support (Izay), she would have been gone!

Of course, this was just a metaphor; she wouldn’t necessarily be gone, but being severely injured was unavoidable.

During the last expedition against Cadmus, Tiona lost her fighting ability due to a single tail whip and had to recover by consuming potions.

The rule that saints don’t fall twice in the same place didn’t seem to apply much to Tiona.

But Tiona wasn’t a saint anyway.

“Judging by your robust voice, you should be fine. You have more energy to shout than to swing your weapon a few more times! Weren’t the attacks all blocked by Izay!?”

Tione seemed unharmed as well.

As for Ais, she hadn’t even fallen.

With the dual protection of the Jade Shield and Wind Armor, Ais remained uninjured.

The young girl turned around and saw her two companions bickering like usual, the slight worry in her heart fading away. She then exchanged glances with Izay behind her, who was also ready for combat, his dark silver spear held tightly.

Initially, the plan was to seize the advantage with Izay’s magic, which succeeded, leaving Cadmus heavily wounded. Now, they just needed to quickly finish it off.

With four powerful Level 5s attacking together and Refia preparing her magic, the outcome of the battle was already decided.

Without needing words, their intentions were understood through eye contact. Ais and Izay picked up their weapons and charged forward without hesitation.

Tiona and Tione followed closely behind, unwilling to be left out.

Ais, who wielded wind, Izay, who specialized in anti-dragon attacks, and the Amazon sisters with their brutal fighting style engaged the enemy head-on!

With shields provided by Izay, the possibility of the four being harmed by Cadmus was reduced to the minimum, while the ever-present rock pillars completely restricted Cadmus’ movements.

Meanwhile, Refia rapidly prepared her magic.

The first phase of incantation was complete, and her personal summoning magic—”Circle of Spirits”—had been activated.

A halo composed of pure magical essence, shimmering with seven colors, floated around her as she unfolded the magic circle.

“【Omen of the End, snow white. As twilight approaches, stir the gale.】”

“【Sealed light, frozen earth.】”

“【Blizzards everywhere, triple winter—my name is Alf!!】”

Surrounded by azure particles, Refia’s incantation ended swiftly.

Summoning the magic of Riviria, Refia raised her staff towards Cadmus.

“【Ecstasy: Fimbul Winter】!!”

A magic circle appeared at the tip of the staff, firing three connected blizzards.

Knowing the effects of this magic well, the four stepped out of the trajectory just before the magical bombardment was unleashed.

The fan-shaped wide-range attack engulfed the monster, freezing the ground and trees within its range with pristine frost.

“ROOOOOOOAAAARRRRR!!!?”

Almost its entire body covered in frost, parts of its body frozen into ice blocks, the bone-chilling cold forced Cadmus to roar.

“————！！”

At that moment, two reapers raised their scythes.

The instant the magic effect ended, Izay and Ais wasted no time rushing forward, approaching the monster with unbelievable speed.

For Cadmus, this scene was nothing short of a nightmare.

Since its birth, it had never felt such an existential crisis, now reaching its peak.

Driven by the instinct for survival, it acted!

Its target was the closer Izay.

Cadmus used all its might to swing its claw, creating air currents despite being hindered by frost. The ice covering its claws made the attack heavier and colder.

However, Izay paid no heed, flipping his spear as it tore through the atmosphere with a roar.

The fiery Starflame bloomed, unleashing a storm-like thrust, the spearhead aimed directly at the center of the claw.

The Yetz pierced not only through but shattered the claw.

Fragments of the icy claw scattered, most of them burned to ashes by the Starflame before they could even scream. Without delay, Izay lifted his arm and roared another barrage.

“『Starfall』!!”

“BOOOOOOOMMMMMM———”

The ultra-close-range magical barrage blasted the monster, tearing its skin apart and leaving it with no strength to resist.

Then came Ais from above.

The young girl targeted the monster’s weak point.

Somewhere in the monsters’ bodies, there lay a “Magic Stone,” the source of their life force.

If the Magic Stone was shattered, the monster would surely die.

Thus, many adventurers, when battling familiar monsters, would aim for a fixed position where the Magic Stone was located to achieve a one-hit kill.

Strong Dragon Cadmus.

Having fought it before, Ais knew where its Magic Stone was.

Targeting that location, Ais twisted her upper body halfway to prepare for a charge.

Facing the dragon’s body right in front of her, the silver blade descended like a scythe devouring everything—cutting through!

A flash of silver brilliance passed over Cadmus, piercing through the dragon scales and slicing into the flesh.

Bloody foam blossomed like flowers.

The Sword of Despair carved through the river of dragon blood, shattering the deep-lying blue-purple large crystal.

“———GAAAH!?!”

With its “Magic Stone” shattered, Cadmus’s body lost its form, exploding like an internal detonation, scattering golden dust.

And the girl who ended the monster gracefully spun in mid-air, lightly landing on the ground, turning her back to the dispersing dust without a glance.

“Yes! We’ve won!”

The process of extermination was incredibly smooth, prompting Tiona to cheer uncontrollably.

Compared to before, this time was just too easy.

No one was seriously injured, and the battle process wasn’t particularly difficult.

It was great!

“Yes? No cheering!” Hearing Tiona’s cheer, Izay said half-jokingly.

“Huh? Why can’t we cheer?” The little angel clearly didn’t understand what Izay meant.

“No reason, just no cheering!” Izay gestured in refusal.

“Don’t keep cheering there, we still need to collect the spring water! Tiona, Izay.”

However, the next moment, Tione expressed dissatisfaction with the two celebrating nearby and reminded them there was still work to do.

“Uh… we need to collect the spring water.” Ais nodded in agreement.

“That… the container is here…” After the battle, Refia, who had stayed near the edge of the cavern, approached quietly with small steps.

The elven girl took out special crystal bottles from the supporter’s backpack for collecting Cadmus’ spring water and distributed them to everyone.