Chapter 330

Chapter 333: The Enemy Has Invaded!? (Please Subscribe!)

Though Dionysus had indeed witnessed the scene he’d been longing for these many years…

Because of this, however, the bond he’d spent years cultivating with his only faction member, Philais, developed a crack.

This crack directly led to Philais slacking off multiple times in Dionysus’s subsequent plans. Even worse, she chose to betray him as an insider for her friends.

It was all because that joke of a god did it himself!

And when the relationship between the main deity and the faction cracks… what comes next needs no explanation, right?

—Stealing faction members!

Screw him!

On Izay’s side, not only has he been nurturing feelings with the clumsy half-elf Lanti since last year. (Lanti: Polite Izay, you…)

There’s also the emerging talent—the deeply sinful woman, Refia. (Refia: Me??)

Plus, Izay himself holds the final straw that could crush Philais.

This wave of emotional cards played threefold ensures that after Dionysus is done for, there’s a high possibility of welcoming a Lv.7 teammate~

Especially one who’s a Lv.7 upper-level mage capable of creating avatars—a card worth two!

Thinking about the future where the faction might gain a Lv.7 tool… cough… a Lv.7 fresh force, Izay gradually pulls back his scattered attention.

He thought so much, but in reality, only a short moment had passed.

During the time he was “observing” the green wall, Asfi and the others were not idle either.

The mission was to investigate and resolve the abnormal situation on the twenty-fourth floor. They’ve only investigated so far; they haven’t resolved it yet.

With the mindset of “we’ve come this far, we can only move forward,” the group found something resembling a “door.”

After clearing the vines that covered the entire green wall, the center revealed a “door” made of overlapping petals or rather, an organ similar to a “mouth,” with a diameter large enough for even a giant-class monster to pass through easily.

If this is an entrance, perhaps it will open… But currently, it doesn’t move at all.

Including the giant petal door, Asfi gazes at the thick green wall, “Looks like we have no choice but to break through the ‘door.'”

“—Cut it?” As soon as her words fell, Ais immediately drew her sword, her eyes flickering uncertainly over the green wall, seemingly observing where to strike.

Asfi, who just spoke, silently raised her nearly falling glasses.

Who would’ve thought that the swordswoman who always appears obedient and adorable would be so extreme in speech.

Chop chop chop… hiding a violent nature beneath her calm exterior?

That’s what you call cute contrast!?

“Don’t even think of cutting such walls. This is better left to me.”

Izay, standing nearby, hears Ais’s dangerous statement and quickly rubs the girl’s head, signaling her to step back, his eyelids twitching.

Although he knows this is just the girl’s excitement upon learning Reivice’s whereabouts. After all, finding Reivice might allow her to learn some things about her mother from the past.

But this kind of talk still makes Izay feel inexplicably guilty… There’s no way he could let Ais’s violent tendencies surface.

Otherwise, that might become an accident.

No one present objects to Izay’s words.

As the strongest magic user here, it’s most appropriate for him to handle this wall, which looks very thick…

Retreating together with them, Ais reluctantly moves her feet.

After putting away the Sword of Despair, she raises her hand to comb her golden hair, seemingly dissatisfied that Izay messed it up, glaring at him fiercely.

However, Izay, facing away, didn’t notice this fleeting emotion.

Then he calmly extends his palm forward. In accordance with his wishes, the surging magical power causes his golden hair and cloak to sway slightly.

“『Magic Release · Starfall』!!”

The moment the sound escapes his throat, intricate magic arrays begin weaving in the void. Not just one appears alone, but more than four are sketched and carved in the blink of an eye.

The circular magic arrays float silently in mid-air, with the first closest to Izay’s palm being the smallest, gradually increasing in diameter.

At the end of Izay’s words, a streak of flame light appears.

The sapphire flame explodes upon contact with the air, amplified by several layers of magic arrays, transforming into a torrent of light two meters in diameter rushing out.

Like melting, the attack penetrates the green wall the moment it hits, causing strong winds and thunderous sounds as it shoots into the interior of the wall.

Externally, due to the complete concentration of the attack, there’s no trace of aftershocks, merely bathing everyone in the heat brought by the magic.

“This kind of magical power… and it was just a casual release…”

“Sael, why isn’t your magic like this!?”

“…Hahaha～hmm hahaha hahahaha～～～～!” (Choosing awkward laughter and feigning ignorance)

“Damn! Has Sael finally gone mad!?”

The adventurers bathed in the hot wind are all amazed, while simultaneously feeling reassured by their companion’s great strength.

With a teammate like this, how could this mission fail!?

If it fails, they’ll eat this layer of the wall right here!!

While the outside atmosphere is heated, someone inside the green wall is losing composure.

“What the hell? Are enemies invading!?”

In the eerie Great Void illuminated by red light, the man turns his head in surprise toward the direction the explosion came from.

His shocked expression makes it seem like he might burst out with a line like “Italian Cannon” any second.

However, beside the man, Reivice lowers her red eyes, her expression openly showing disdain.

“It’s those adventurers… fool. Are your observation eyes malfunctioning?”

“Hmm…” The man looked at the green wall beside him upon Reivice’s dissatisfied inquiry: “Seems like it was destroyed by those adventurers…”

“You really deserve the title of fool!”

How could you not notice when the surveillance at your doorstep was taken down!?

Reivice almost laughed herself to tears.

Around the two, a group of people dressed in robes suddenly panicked. The presence of intruders seems to make them extremely uneasy, shouting loudly to each other as they run around chaotically.

Reivice shows no interest in the panicked behavior of these weaklings and waves her hand to summon another green wall. On the wall forms a pale water membrane like the moon’s surface, reflecting the scenes from various parts of the “Giant Flower Bed.”

Due to environmental conditions, the monitoring flowers on the outer walls of the “Giant Flower Bed” are few.

But inside, these flowers are everywhere.

If someone invades, their movements can be detected at any time.

Reivice originally seemed uninterested, but when the beautiful blonde-haired, gold-eyed girl appeared on the water membrane, her gaze immediately became serious.

—Alya!

She hasn’t forgotten the experience of being dominated last time.

She has grown significantly during this period, definitely progressing faster than the adventurers. Reivice has already been thinking about how to take revenge for last time.

But that man…

Reivice glanced at Izay walking with Ais on the screen… then at the sapphire flame that reached the Great Void earlier, falling into silence…

After a long pause, she turned her emerald green eyes to look at the idiot beside her who was peeking at the images, and a thought suddenly arose in her mind.