Chapter 296

Chapter 299: Assassination Without Unleashing Power is Soulless (Please Subscribe!)

At the Crystal Plaza in the center of Rivira Town.

The panicked screams of adventurers echoed through every corner.

Countless man-eating flower monsters climbed up from the outermost cliffs of the island, scaling over the walls of Rivira Town to invade, wreaking havoc throughout the town.

Upon noticing the crowd gathered at the plaza in the town center, the snake-like monsters began wriggling towards this direction, plunging the scene into chaos.

“————!”

With a tremendous boom and crack, a man-eating flower destroyed one of the crystal pillars surrounding the plaza, sending shards raining down like arrows into the square. This marked the beginning of the monster invasion into the plaza.

‘Snake-bodied green man-eating flowers, is this the new species Izay, Ais, and the others encountered at the Monster Festival?’

‘There are far too many… Safe Floors don’t naturally spawn monsters, meaning they must have come from other floors, hiding and surrounding Rivira Town…’

While the rest of the adventurers, including Bers and his group, were panicking, Finn immediately furrowed his brow to observe the tide of monsters rushing in.

Just from his position, he could confirm there were already over a hundred monsters visible, and with those obscured by buildings and crystals, the number would only be higher.

The sudden appearance of such a large number of monsters made him strongly feel that it was deliberate.

Though uncomfortable with this feeling hanging in his heart, ignoring the current situation would be inappropriate…

“Tione, Tiona, go help them!”

“Understood! Leader.”

“Been waiting for those words—!”

After a brief moment, upon Finn’s command, Tione and Tiona immediately dashed forward.

The twin blades and recurve knives newly crafted for the sisters gleamed menacingly as they weaved through the battlefield with their beloved weapons in hand.

With the addition of the sisters, the adventurer’s crumbling front line on the plaza finally saw some improvement.

“Finn, did you see those two kids, Izay and Ais?”

At this moment, Riviria approached Finn after searching around and finding no one.

“Those two seemed to have disappeared earlier… probably during your checks on the female adventurers…”

Speaking of which, Finn couldn’t help but let out a wry smile.

He wasn’t responsible for checking the male adventurers yet, so he had noticed this when he had a bit of free time earlier.

“Well… At a time like this… Where could those two have run off to?”

Not getting an answer from Finn, Riviria sighed, muttering softly like a mother who lost her grown-up child.

Hearing these murmurs, Finn’s wry smile deepened further.

He forced himself not to listen to Riviria’s nagging, instead focusing his gaze on Refia.

“Refia, prepare the magic bombardment. When Bers and the others can’t hold out anymore, we might need your and Riviria’s power to maintain the front line.”

“Alright, I understand!”

The little fairy nodded seriously.

Of course, Refia would be the main contributor; Riviria’s magic should be conserved if possible.

Magic is a force capable of causing damage across levels, especially wide-area extermination magic.

Not even mentioning Riviria’s first-stage magic, if her second-stage wide-area extermination magic had to be unleashed, Rivira Town would basically be doomed.

…

Crystal Streets.

This place, along with the twin crystals growing in the Crystal Plaza, is known as one of Rivira Town’s two famous landmarks.

There are many crossroads here, with narrow roads resembling forest paths. The largest cluster of crystals in the town grows and stands tall here. The entire area resembles a miniature magical mirror maze.

In Rivira Town, only this place is specially paved with stone bricks to prevent people from getting lost.

Amidst the labyrinthine crystal gaps, footsteps echoed as Izay and Ais fought their way here without hindrance, while Lulune struggled to keep up behind them.

As long as they passed through the wooden fence ahead now visible, they would reach the Crystal Plaza and reunite with Finn and the others.

“BOOM!!!”

Suddenly, a thunderous roar erupted.

Izay and Ais simultaneously turned toward the source of the sound.

“That’s… Riviria’s magic…”

It was precisely where they were heading — massive columns of fire rose continuously from the center of the town, turning the crystal dome red under the night sky, instantly setting Rivira Town ablaze beneath the vast darkness.

The immense magical power even extended to the Crystal Streets here, residual heat waves brushing past their hair, refracting the crystals into a vivid red, countless sparks flying everywhere.

At the same time, faint cheers from the adventurers could be heard. It seemed this flame magic had successfully defeated many monsters.

“Yes, but that ‘Advanced: Sword of Victory’ with such power must have been cast by Refia.”

Sensing the momentum of the magic, Izay slightly corrected Ais’s statement.

The magic was indeed Riviria’s, but the caster wasn’t her. Izay was certain of this point.

Because he had seen Refia use her skills on the fifty-first floor before, he compared the power of the two instances of magic and reached this conclusion.

“Whoever did it, they’re freakishly strong, alright…”

Lulune muttered behind them.

One hit could turn her into ashes—how could that not be considered freakish?

But the next instant, she who had been in the mood to complain suddenly trembled.

“!?”

It felt as if she was being targeted by an extremely ferocious monster, making her bones chill.

No, there was no need for the word “as if.”

Right now, she was indeed being coveted by such a monster!

The monster was coveting the thing slung over her shoulder.

In an instant, a black shadow darted swiftly across the mirrors formed by the blue crystals lining the street.

“Clang—!”

Sparks exploded.

A black armored gauntlet was easily pierced.

What resisted the spear’s swift strike was a concealed unsheathed longsword hidden under a massive black cloak.

An unknown masterpiece, entirely pitch-black and elongated, standard great sword design.

But to withstand the attack of Zetsu-ya, it had to be at least a Tier One weapon.

Without any sign of movement, Izay’s figure abruptly appeared in front of the attacker, his body emanating an ethereal blue glow still carrying traces of magical energy.

“You didn’t see clearly…!?”

That person uttered a surprised murmur.

“Surprise attacks aren’t good habits～ Assassinations always require a direct confrontation; assassination without unleashing full power has no soul, got it!?”

Holding the shaft of Zetsu-ya with one hand, Izay spoke as if teaching the other a lesson.

Though his tone was filled with mockery, and what he said was completely incomprehensible.

“You!!”

Not giving the other person a chance to finish speaking, Izay twisted his wrist.

“———!”

A flash of silver light.

A sharp screeching sound of friction, sparks splashed again.

The two weapons crossed each other.

Blocking the spear, Izay channeled his strength to send the “man” flying a distance away.

As scattered sparks drifted and fell onto the Crystal Street, the black figure gracefully dissipated Izay’s force mid-air and landed safely.

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