Chapter 301

Chapter 304: The Change Brought by Izay (Please Subscribe!)

“BOOM!!!”

Magic power that rivaled the brilliance of a comet began to materialize.

Izay’s thoughts were simple.

If the attack was so wide-ranging it was hard to dodge, then there was no need to evade; he would meet it head-on.

Even better, all he had to do was condense his magic into one point.

Not to mention, his current strength far surpassed that of the Tree Dragon.

Even if they were equally matched, with both giving their all, an attack condensed into one point would naturally be more destructive.

A curtain of star-like azure flames began to leak out, and the spear in Izay’s hands started to glow fiercely.

“—Pierce it! Exorcise Evil!!”

“BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!”

In reality, the Tree Dragon’s attack had been unleashed first. The intense beam even caused arc-shaped cloud layers to explode.

However, Izay ignored the massive plant vines and sturdy roots that rained down on him from the sides. He chose to face the magic cannon directly piercing towards him.

He held his spear horizontally.

Stepped forward, thrust!

In sight was the starlight reaching its limit!

With a forward-leaning posture, he gripped the spear burning like a comet.

Izay’s figure was instantly enveloped by starlight.

The incoming magic blast was cleanly pierced through from the center by Izay!

It was like watching a movie, each frame showing Izay’s meteor-like thrust illuminating the crystalline streets with two opposing magical lights that repelled each other.

But the situation changed rapidly.

The burning Starflame completely overwhelmed the Tree Dragon’s emitted magic; the confrontation between the two lights had already ended at the start.

The colorful magic beams scattered continuously, mixing with the overflowing azure magic power, floating and sprinkling around.

The crystals on the crystalline street were damaged, broken shards reflecting the dazzling magical light.

“—!”

Accompanied by a hurricane, Izay tore through the Tree Dragon’s attack and crashed straight into its over twenty-meter-long colossal dragon body.

To be precise, he pierced right through it!

The Tree Dragon’s chest, comparable in size to a small mountain, was directly pierced by Izay!

The wound, as large as a person, still emitted scorching star flames. The azure color burned away the twisted colored body, and within the wound where the blood had been evaporated, a large, withered yellow Magic Stone was clearly visible.

However, that Magic Stone was now severely damaged, half of it destroyed by Izay, gradually eroding into ashes.

“Crack… Crack… Crack…”

After determining the defeat of the opponent, Izay immediately adjusted his posture mid-air and landed steadily after sliding for a distance.

Then he dispersed the surrounding Starflame, exiting the second-stage incantation magic state.

After all, the battle here was over. Continuing to maintain the magic would not only be unnecessary consumption of magic power but also a self-inflicted punishment.

Additional Magic brought quite a lot of pressure.

The moment the battle ended, he looked toward Ais following the sounds of combat.

He saw Ais exchanging blows with Reivice, and behind them, a humanoid-sized man-eating flower trailing along enthusiastically.

Compared to the worm-type female form encountered during the last expedition, this one’s potential Ability Values seemed stronger, probably at the uppermost level of Lv.5, but not yet reaching the Lv.6 domain.

Considering the countless tentacles and its enormous size, it should be quite a challenge for ordinary adventurers.

But for top-tier adventurers, it seemed rather trivial, not even comparable to the worm-type female form.

At least the worm-type had a venomous liquid that could make even first-class adventurers wary. This man-eating flower fell far short in comparison.

No special attack methods, its only advantage being numerous tentacles. Oh, and its armor was pretty high, making it somewhat durable. Beyond that, there wasn’t much to commend.

This was well illustrated by Ais’ current situation.

Two Lv.6s were fighting intensely, while it couldn’t even get involved. And due to Ais constantly changing positions, it followed around aimlessly like a mascot.

“Hmm… Ais has gotten stronger too…” Izay mused, gazing at the battle scene.

It was roughly similar to reflecting on the changes he had brought about.

Nowadays, many things in the Dungeon World have changed due to his involvement, beyond just the general trends.

For example, Artemis, Haruhi, and the core members of Loki Familia’s strength.

The original Ais would have been completely overpowered when she first met Reivice, unable to defeat her even with magic activated.

Now, however, they were evenly matched, and thanks to the uncontrollable overflow of magic power during strikes, Ais even slightly had the upper hand.

Keep in mind, Reivice’s strength had inexplicably increased. She shouldn’t have reached Lv.6 at this point, but she had.

This made Ais’ progress all the more apparent.

Strictly speaking, Ais was fighting two opponents since the Lv.5 uppermost man-eating flower female form was still trailing behind.

“Speaking of which, if Ais defeats Reivice, will she be able to level up after this?” Suddenly, Izay thought of this.

Originally, Ais suffered a defeat against Reivice, then challenged Udaeros out of frustration —— winning. Only then did she experience a level-up.

But circumstances had changed. The target Ais aimed for, Udaeros, had been eliminated by Loki Familia’s expedition team over a month ago, serving as Izay’s leveling experience. It would be another two months before it could respawn.

There was no way Ais could use it as an experience pack now.

However, if Ais, at Lv.5, could defeat the Lv.6 “Hero Domain” and win, combined with her previous accumulated experience, she might very well meet the requirements for leveling up.

This could be considered…a trade-off?

Although Izay had killed the Lv.6 Tree Dragon, remember, people are not created equal. Izay belonged to the exceptional category.

A mere Lv.6 was no longer sufficient to fulfill the “great achievement” experience points required for his own level-up.

Standing there for a while, Izay felt it would be better to create an environment where Ais could fight without worry.

“‘Mountain-Sea Transformation’!!”

Rumble…

Izay extended his hand towards the man-eating flower female form chasing after Ais. Instantly, its chaotic thrashing ceased.

With a dull “boom,” a dark golden rock wall appeared in front of it, blocking its pursuit.

“—Ohhhhh!!”

Frustrated by the obstruction or perhaps because it collided with the thick rock wall, the female-form monster let out a deafening roar.

Still, it didn’t abandon its intent to continue chasing.

“Let’s just finish it off…”

Izay couldn’t help but have this thought. A streak of azure Starflame surged on the spear Yetsha as if agreeing with its master.

Gripping Yetsha tightly, just as Izay was about to move, a shout came from beside him.