Chapter 500

Chapter 507: The Deity’s Prepared Grand Gift (Please Subscribe!)

Just a few years ago, it was the year after Ais had first become an Adventurer.

During an ordinary dungeon exploration in the upper levels.

She encountered that divine being.

It called itself Sannatos and also proclaimed itself to be a God of Death.

The moment it appeared, it abruptly extended an invitation to Ais, asking her to walk away with it.

Declaring death and destruction, it even claimed it would certainly bestow blessings upon Ais.

But Ais did not follow its wishes.

Her instincts told young Ais that this entity wasn’t any good.

Sure enough.

When the invitation was rejected, the other party immediately turned hostile, unleashing divine power within the Dungeon.

Through this, it triggered the opportunity for Ais to ascend to Level 2 —— the birth of the Black-Winged Dragon.

Ais precisely used Magic Wind Spirit Dash for the first time during that battle, achieving the great feat of leveling up.

Thinking about it now, that seemed to be the start of everything?

From that day onward, the Fallen Fairy deep within the Dungeon began to continuously erode the floors above.

Then came the invasion of the Safe Floor and the battle against the Fairy’s avatars.

This deity seemed to have personally initiated all these events.

And now, several years later, the other party once again stood grandly before Ais, just like their meeting in the Dungeon back then.

Only now, the one Sannatos was most interested in wasn’t Ais, but rather Izay.

“Oh my, I never would’ve thought that you, little brother, managed to get your hands on the Labyrinth Key. This is quite troubling. I was planning to lure you all into a trap and capture you completely… Now all my plans are ruined…”

The deity put on a troubled expression, its appearance quite androgynous, even effeminate, as the Heavenly God helplessly spread its hands.

“Throughout our journey here, we haven’t seen many new monster species. Deity, what exactly do you intend to do? Could cultivating Fairy avatars not be your desire?”

Finn wasn’t deceived by the seemingly harmless appearance of the other party; those techniques to lower one’s guard had no effect on him.

The Halfling Tribe Leader directly pointed out its true intentions.

We originally thought this place was another cultivation site for Fairy avatars, but it seems there’s more to the story?

The scale and resources required for this place.

Absolutely couldn’t have been completed in recent years.

The history of this labyrinth far predates the Fairy cultivation plan!

At least the Fallen Fairy only began noticing Ais and started operating within their field of vision in recent years.

But this labyrinth isn’t like that.

“Hehe, noticed it, have you? Truly worthy of the [Hero] renowned for strategy in Orario, but I can’t tell you. It’s not within my jurisdiction.”

The deity chuckled, with no intention of answering Finn’s questions.

“Now, aren’t you the ones invading our main base? Annihilating all of you is what I should do, huh~ More souls for Heaven! Splendid!!”

As it spoke, it entered a state of self-absorption, and the deity’s words came to an end.

Noticing this, the man muttering beside it stopped his murmuring and slowly raised his head.

“My apologies, from here on, I am entrusted to entertain you, leading you to the depths of darkness…”

Upon hearing this, the Loki Familia who had been distracted by the jests finally regained their tension.

However, they didn’t even have time to prepare for battle. In the center of the Cavern floor, a gemstone hidden like a paving stone emitted a glow.

Before Bakka could finish speaking, his gaze focused on the point where the gemstone lay, resonating as if in sync, the crimson gemstone inside flickered.

“Don’t even think about it!!”

Izay, foreseeing the other party’s intentions, sharpened his gaze, and the perception of the Star Trajectory unfolded in an instant.

“Hehehehe! Returning your exact words, little brother Izay! You have Space Magic, don’t you? I’ve known this all along! For that reason, I’ve specially prepared a grand gift for you! Please accept it!”

Simultaneously, the deity aimed its arm at the rock-congested ceiling, narrowing its deep purple eyes and grinning.

In just this moment, the “Divine Authority” suppressed until now was released from the deity’s side.

“!”

A dense black-purple wave so intense it could be seen with the naked eye —— the “color” of the God of Death, Sannatos, pierced through the ceiling of the labyrinth in a thin pillar of light.

The surrounding space trembled.

An already well-understood situation, ready to initiate spatial transfer magic, failed for the first time!

The overwhelming “Divine Authority,” using the most brutal and direct method, obstructed Izay’s magic activation.

Almost simultaneously —— Snap!!

With a thunderous roar, the hall floor split open.

“————————”

A super-sized “Dungeon Trap”!

The “floor” of this hall wasn’t just paving stones.

It was a pair of massive double doors made of the hardest metal, disguised as stone slabs.

The entire hall area was within range. Using the “Key,” Bakka unlocked it himself, turning every member of the [Loki Familia] into sacrifices for the trap without exception.

Without warning, the numerous low-ranking members of the Loki Familia froze in place.

While the first-tier Adventurers, led by Finn, attempted to act as their foothold disappeared.

Even though it was just a moment, it was enough for them.

But in this fleeting instant, influenced by Sannatos’ “Divine Authority,” even the first-tier Adventurers fell into a brief state of rigidity.

“Farewell, [Loki Familia] —— may you have nightmares.”

Bakka watched this scene indifferently, his face devoid of expression.

Soon, the members of the Loki Familia began to fall, the cries of those being sucked into the abyss echoing.

The massive double doors opened faster than imaginable and closed just as quickly.

The Izay and others restrained by the deity’s aura reacted only after the trap entrance closed.

Everyone instinctively reached out to grab onto nearby companions.

The previously spacious cavern area.

There was no way such a vast space below could be empty.

Accompanying the fall of the Loki Familia were the roars unique to monsters.

That raspy voice, everyone knew it all too well.

The howls of carnivorous flowers!

Moreover, beneath the ground dozens of meters down, a three-dimensional structure shaped like a straight line began to extend upward.

When the double doors closed, that thing began rapidly emerging from the ground below, estimated to be over several meters thick.

The appearance of such a mechanism during the descent clearly showed the intention to separate the Loki Familia.

Missing the chance to respond due to the sudden burst of Divine Authority from the deity, they now faced both the charge of new monster species and the peril of separation.

Even Finn was somewhat flustered at this point.

Quickly scanning the personnel about to be separated left and right.

Himself, Izay, Tiona, Tione, and Bert were all on the left; the only first-tier Adventurer on the right was the old man and Ais.

“Izay! Go help Gress!!”

Amidst the air, Finn gave his final orders with all his might.

Hearing his leader’s call, Izay glanced at everyone’s positions, realizing the current situation without hesitation. Using the body of a carnivorous flower as a stepping stone, he tilted towards the stone wall on the right.

At the last moment when the stone wall rose above his height, Izay adjusted his position and “reunited” with Gress and Ais.