Chapter 254

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A massive and astonishing attack descended, instantly causing a commotion throughout the battlefield.

The members who were previously fending off the monster invasion all gaped in shock, unable to believe what they were witnessing.

This kind of attack… could it really have been unleashed by adventurers?!

Since the arrows hadn’t harmed them at all, it was naturally assumed that this was support from fellow adventurers.

“Lord Riviria, is this!?”

Alisia’s cherry lips parted slightly as she had yet to recover from the earlier assault.

“It’s support from Izay; Finn and the others have returned!”

Emerald green eyes gazed toward where the arrow had been fired, Riviria spoke with absolute certainty.

Having spent so much time researching magic alongside Izay, there was no way Riviria couldn’t recognize his magical energy.

Moreover, that unique azure glow stood out unmistakably.

“Is… it Izay…?”

Alisia murmured, repeating the words of the person she admired, her mind involuntarily conjuring up an image.

The news confirmed by Riviria quickly spread among the members. The other comrades, who had almost developed a fear of those worm-like monsters, showed a glimmer of excitement upon hearing this.

We may indeed not be able to defeat you, but so what?

Our reinforcements have arrived! None of the monsters involved in this attack will escape from the powerful main forces of our Familial Group!

Perhaps it’s the feeling of having avenged a great grudge? …Something similar.

On the other side, Ais and the others, who had preceded Izay, had just emerged from the forest and similarly witnessed the spectacular light-filled arrow rain.

“S-slightly supporting!??”

Even Finn, whose perspective was quite outstanding, couldn’t help but display a bewildered expression at this moment.

Considering Izay’s previous consecutive battles, he truly thought that Izay merely intended to release arrow attacks from afar or provide cover with small-scale magic. After all, Izay had expended so much energy.

Who would have guessed that Izay’s “slightly supporting” referred to eliminating the battlefield with light arrows raining down like a sudden storm?

Isn’t that a bit too flashy?

“Is… that Izay?”

“That’s Izay’s support, right!? A new magic? So strong—!”

“Don’t know, haven’t seen that guy use it before.”

“He said he was just providing cover from afar, didn’t he?”

Is this what he calls covering?

He could probably annihilate the enemies entirely if he kept “covering” a few more times!

“Hmm, everyone, don’t get distracted, prepare for battle!”

After regaining his composure after quite some time, Finn quickly suppressed everyone’s discussions.

They might discuss, but their pace certainly didn’t slow down. They had already reached the base of the rock platform.

Ahead was the group of new species monsters that had just undergone the arrow rain assault. They couldn’t afford to lose focus while battling them!

Although Izay’s single arrow had indeed resolved the crisis at the camp and wiped out a large number of monsters,

many new species monsters still remained.

It wasn’t because the attack lacked power, but rather because many monsters clung to the walls of this level or even the ceiling, places that Izay, who wanted to support his companions, couldn’t reach.

However, the fact that the number of enemies on the ground had sharply decreased was undeniable, making the next battle much easier.

“—Understood!”

Responding to the leader’s words, Ais was the first to charge forward.

She activated her magic, allowing wind to wrap around herself as she rushed forward alone, directly cutting into the ranks of the monsters.

With the now disorganized formation of the monsters, she could easily slaughter through them seven times without sustaining any injuries.

In fact, that’s exactly what Ais was doing.

“Let’s go too! Sorry, Leader!”

“No problem!”

“Do I need to say that?”

“…Wait? Stupid Tiona! You didn’t bring a weapon!!”

Tione, Tiona, and Bert closely followed Ais’s steps.

Only after running out did Tione realize her younger sister was unarmed, prompting her to feel somewhat flustered. However, her sister shrugged it off, saying something like “There will always be a way,”

displaying a posture of charging forward first and thinking about how to fight without weapons along the way.

This drew a sigh of exasperation from Tione.

“Young people having such enthusiasm is a good thing ah～!” Elder Gress voiced his elder’s reflection.

“I agree, it’s rather inappropriate to dampen their passion at such moments.” Finn nodded, finding this acceptable.

Driven by full anger and fervor, the adventurers charged forth, likely being more effective in turning the tide and ending the current situation than calm, rational command would be.

“Gress, please take care of the camp over there, I’m going in too!”

Seeing Ais and the others already displaying their prowess in various ways, Finn stopped pondering further, equipped his blade, and joined the battle.

On the rock platform, the remaining members looked down at the golden-haired figures engaging and continuously slaying the monsters below.

The originally suffering group immediately felt invigorated.

“It’s… Miss Ais has returned!”

“The leaders are back!”

“And Miss Tiona and Miss Tione!”

“Mr. Bert is here too!!!”

Like a wedge deeply driven into the heart of the monster army, Ais’s charge mercilessly slaughtered these new species of monsters.

“Eh, are there any weapons left? Can someone toss me one!?”

Arriving shortly afterward, Tiona didn’t immediately rush in with her sister and Bert to join the battle. Weaponless, her only idea was to run under the rock platform and call out loudly to her comrades.

A beat later, a positive response came from above, causing her face to light up with joy: “Then give me a spear, the biggest one! Two if possible!”

“R-right!”

Soon, spears approximately three feet long fell into Tiona’s hands. With the large weapon in hand, she immediately headed towards the monsters.

The range of the spear prevented splattered bodily fluids from reaching her, but the spearheads eventually broke. In the end, Tiona ended up wielding two long sticks, hopping around within the monster crowd.

She directed the monsters’ attacks towards their own kind, a tactic of mutual destruction that proved highly effective against the low-intelligence new species monsters.

On the other side, Bert borrowed wind from Ais, and the metal boots wrapped in a gust of wind allowed him to cut straight into the heart of the monster army, unstoppable.

The werewolf’s metal boots {Frosvelt} were special equipment capable of absorbing external magical effects and temporarily enhancing their attack capabilities.

Combined with the striking power of the metal boots themselves and Bert’s own magic ‘Hati’, combat effectiveness was greatly increased.

“Tch! Are you annoying me!!”

“Tione!?”

An unexpected roar caused Tiona, who was engaged with the monsters, to turn her head, then… witness a drastic change in her older sister’s demeanor.

Or rather, the loss of reason.

The mask of compliance had fallen off, and after using up her weapons and becoming annoyed, Tione disregarded whether she would be corroded by poison, engaging the new species monsters in close combat. Even though her skin was burned by corrosion, she maintained the upper hand!

“Miss Tione… has lost her temper!”

Anqi, who hadn’t stayed idle on the rock platform and brought along comrades still capable of fighting to assist on the ground, wore an expression filled with mixed emotions.

Their participation plunged the battle into complete chaos.

Every time an enemy approached, the monsters reacted accordingly. The adventurers moved around, distracting the monsters’ attention. Then nearby comrades seized the opportunity to launch surprise attacks, sorry, initiate assaults!

How could battling monsters be called surprise attacks!?

That’s called righteous face-to-face output!

Just as Anqi lured enemies and accidentally got surrounded by several new species…

“—!”

In the next instant, a pale blue streak shot out from the forest.

“BOOM!”

Accompanied by a loud explosion and swirling dust, the silver-gray spear thrown out pierced straight through the monsters in front of the catgirl.