CRASH CRASH CRASH BOOOOOOMMMM
The whole Labyrinth shook ever so violently, shocks and tremors running through the ground and storms of gray and gold brewing in the air. The walls were asunder and the air was in turmoil, three figures g time and time again.
A Minotaur Overlord has taken its heavy step, a rge dent carved on the cold, stoh as it did and cracks running all throughout. It swung its battleaxe, the howling winds shing out from the sheer force, shockwaves ringing in the air.
It swung towards the ground and the earth lit in half. Rocks and boulders were shaped oer another sprouting from the ground like flowers blooming in the ever so verdant spring. Only that rather than life, all that loomed was destru.
Yet despite the hundreds of boulders hurled into the air, not a single o its target. The tter simply dodged and weaved, streaks of ptinum light c throughout the whole spectacle as they bolted towards the Minotaur Overlord.
"Hey! Is that everything you've got?!" ［opus］
A geous man screamed, eyes lit with excitement and a mischievous smile blooming on his face. There were wings sprouting from his back, a shockwave ringing in the air with every fp and dark gray light shimmering from his eyes.
He bolted towards the Minotaur Overlord without a single shred of hesitation in his eyes, dodging the rge swings of the massive battleaxe without much difficulty. He maneuvered himself as if he was oh the wind, dang ever so freely.
Soon enough, he nded on the Minotaur Overlord's head, a dangerous smile painted on his face. The tter tried to fil around in an attempt to throw off the man, but it was futile. He stood still, stig like glue.
"Oi! Kentaurus, what are you waiting for?!" ［opus］
"Really... Why 't you o have some decy?" ［Kentaurus］
"Hah! Just hurry up and do it!" ［opus］
The man yelled and anure answered in kind. He looked unily simir to him, only that his eyes were a bright gold color rather than a cold and sharp gray. He was calm and posed, unfazed in the presence of the Mineneral.
Kentaurus extended his hands out and a beam of golden light shone ihe rge corridors. Such light soon adorned opus, his body pulsing with strength and his eyes gleaming even brighter, heart rag iement.
"Hahaha! Now this is what I'm talking about!" ［opus］
There was no time to waste. As soon as opus received Kentaurus' buff, he then ched his fist and poured in all his might. It was dark and ominous aura, a fierd violent gleam looming over his ched fist.
FWOOOOSSSSHHH BOOOOOOOMMMMMM
He fiat strud it ected, a loud shockwave rog the whole Labyrinth as the Minotaur Overlord's skull lit open. A bellow of pain and agony followed before long and the massive figure turned groggy, uo maintain bance.
However, everything was still far from over. As soon as opus did his part, he then leaped into the air. At the same time, Kentaurus rushed towards the enemy, drifting on the ground and stopping by the enemy's back.
The same golden light enveloped his body and strength coursed through his whole body. He imputed more mana and his strength exploded. He soon took a small leap towards the air, arriving just a little ways away, above the enemy's knee level.
"opus! Watch closely!" ［Kentaurus］
"Hahaha! Look at this guy talk!" ［opus］
With all his might, Kentaurus struck the back of the Minotaur Overlord's knee, sounds of bones crag drifting in the air. What followed after was yet another bellow as the knee was broken, the enemy falling towards his back.
Meanwhile, opus had reached the ceiling of the Labyrinth, and with a quick flip, he pnted his foot on it. He poured strength into his legs and darting towards the enemy once more, falling like a lightning bolt from the sky.
"And, here's my goodbye, big guy!" ［opus］
WHOOOOOONNNNGGG BOOOOMMMM CRASH CRASH CRASH
He struck yet again and his fist was carved deep into Mineneral's chest. It pluraight into it, the ribs broken and the heart pierced. A cacophony of explosions followed soon after, chaos and curses swallowing it from the inside.
Yet despite all the suffering, the two have yet to let up from their attacks. They stood on both sides, storms of mana swirling on their hands. One was dark and ominous and the other was brilliant and radiant, two sides of a .
WHOOOONNNGGGG FWOOSH FWOOSH FWOOSH
opus aaurus gave it their all, spheres of light f from the swirls of mana on their hands. There were dozens, maybe even over a hundred, all f oer another, eae packed with enough power to erase a vilge.
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM
Such spheres were soon released and a torrent of agony and damnation rained down upon the Minotaur Overlord. Explosi out all over the pce, and a deafening scream rang out as well, helplessly drowned in the pandemonium.
The downpour tinued and craters were formed oer ahere was only ruin aation as the storm of gray and gold tio ensue, fragments e horns flying in the air as the Minotaur Overlord was shred to smithereens.
The storm was soon over and the nightmare had let up. The clouds of dust slowly but surely faded away, unveiling a trail of destru where a merciless downpour had peppered the ground, not a trace of the Minotaur Overlord left.
"e really did a number on the pce, huh?" ［opus］
"That's only natural. Though, what matters the most is that I he final blow on the Minotaur Overlord. That's another point for me." ［Kentaurus］
"... You really hate losing, huh... I'm pretty sure we both peppered the enemy. How was that you kill?" ［opus］
"One of mine nded on the head and fi off." ［Kentaurus］
"No, it didn't! How did you eveh all that explosions! Don't be so hardheaded and sider it a draw! A draw, alright?!" ［opus］
And in a straurn of events, the two are nuing about who got the final blow on the enemy. There really wasn't too muto it, the two only peting to see who gets the most kills. The two were too petitive.
Whilst such a se was happening, the two figures arguing against one another as they collected the drops, two more familiar figures approached and the two of them soon turheir heads around, greeting them soon enough.
"Master! Mistress! You're here!" ［opus］
"We're here～! Looks like you two are really w hard!" ［Yuna］
It was Grey and Yuna, steps light as a feather and calm expressions painted on their faces. They have just finished off a couple monsters on their own and are now on the way to the Boss Room, colleg drops while they're at it.
It has been several hours since Grey and Yuna got out from the mines, and now, they are oh and final floor of the Labyrinth of Thunder, challenging both Camity and Disaster Css monsters and strengthening themselves even further.
The familiars are now also with them, scattered throughout the Labyrinth in pairs, except Poris and Sirius. They are also training themselves to bee stronger, wanting to be even more useful to Grey and Yuna than they already are.
"Ohh～! A 'Bracelet of Supreme Strength' and a 'Battleaxe of Devastation'! It's rare to see both of these drop! These would sell for a lot!" ［Yuna］
"Hahaha. Why are you ag like it's your first time seeing that?" ［Grey］
"'Cause it's iing!... ht! Grey, couldn't you use the horns to make some gear? I think they would look fine for kit utensils." ［Yuna］
"Hmm... That might be a little difficult, but I'll see what I do." ［Grey］
"Un! That's great! You're the best, Grey!" ［Yuna］
Or so they say, casually talking about the Minotaur Overlord's horns as if they were some aterials. But in truth, they are rare items used to mage Peak-Tier, Superirade items, and sometimes, even Legendary-Grade.
Only the two of them could afford to be so casual about it, not even batting ao the apocalyptic se id out before them. They already possess several of such horns, so there it was like nothing to them. They are totally different breeds.
"Then, opus, Kentaurus, keep up the good work. We'll be going ahead now, and don't cause too much trouble, alright?" ［Grey］
"We'll keep that in mind, Master." ［Kentaurus］
"Good luck, Master! Mistress!" ［opus］
There was no time to waste. After quickly dropping by opus aurus, the two then proceeded heading towards their destinatioing other familiars and also some iing traps and treasure rooms as well.
Of course, there were also lots of monsters ranging from the bottommost of Camity-Css all the way to the bottom of Disaster-Css. There was one of them at every other turn, greeting them ever so warmly.
G G BOOO CLASH G
And speaking of warm greetings, the Deathless Dulhan did nor disappoint. As soon as Grey and Yuan stepped foot into its zo immediately rushed at them without a single hint of hesitation and brandished its sword.
Let, right, ter, from above, from below, from the sides, and so much more. The Deathless Dulhan swung its sword without a break, sharp and deadly glimmers shimmering in the air as its cold bde filled the corridors with darkness.
It was smaller than most Camity-Css monsters, but it was amongst the most agile and also the oh the best battle senses. It knew of some teiques and could even perform them better than most veteran ae knights.
"Whoops! That was a close one!" ［Yuna］
"You sure are having a lot of fun. That's dangerous, you know?" ［Grey］
"Fufufu! You worry too much, Grey!" ［Yuna］
However, it wasn't fast and not skilled enough. Despite all its effort, it still hasn't nded a si on Yuna, the young dy simply dodging and parrying eae as if it was nothing, a sweet aed smile blooming on her face.
They were just evenly matched in terms of bat Power, but the differen skills and experience showed clear as day. Yuna doesn't even have the assistance of Grey yet she pletely domihe battle without breaking a sweat.
The Deathless Dulhan swung its swung and swept with its feet. Yet despite all its effort, Yuna still evaded like a gently-flowing gale, soon nding a sharp and heavy terattack. A pattern which tinued for several exges to pass.
??Swift Guillotine!?? ［Yuna］
Yuna brandished her daggers and a cold and cut glimmered in the air. A silver streak fshed and a metallig and cck followed soon after. The Deathless Dulhan's left arm has been severed, now lying on the ground.
"And here's another one! ??Sickle Cw??!" ［Yuna］
She brandished them once more and another arm was cut off, flung towards the air along with its massive sword. Yet rather than panig, the Deathless Dulhan simply ignored such trivialities and rushed towards Yuna.
It grew a dark pair of shadow arms using the dark magid made its hand into cws. It was determio take Yuna down, rushing with murderous i, and wanting to harm the young dy at all cost, determined as be.
However, it was also because of such determination that it became narrow-sighted. With its vision focused on the young dy, it didn't even notice the dent on the ground Yuna had created using her "Phantom Stream".
It tripped in such a small and trivial dent, then losing its ba quickly regai as it ps foot firmly on the ground. It was only distracted for a split sed, but such little time was more than enough, the young dy closing in on it.
"That was a fun match. Goodbye. ??Thousand Bleeding Streams??!" ［Yuna］
Dozens... Hundreds... And finally, a thousand. A torrent of sshes and thrust rushed towards the enemy at brilliant speeds, leaving cuts all throughout its body and carving ira armor with every ssh, dig it into smithereens.
The Deathless Dulhan couldn't eve, its whole body frozen up as Yuna's sharp and deadly orchestra of bdes rained down upon it. Before long, the song finally reached its clusion and the battle was over.
As soon as the Deathless Dulhan took a step, its whole body crumbled into pieces and it was blown away in the winds. Death had got a firm grasp on the poor monster, its fmes of life fshing ever so pitifully as it turned intments of mana.
"Grey! How long was it?" ［Yuna］
"It's... 9 minutes and 22 seds. Though, you could have probably made it ihan 6 minutes if you weren't pying around." ［Grey］
"But it wouldn't be fun then. And, it's usually over 10 minutes before. This one should be much better than before, right?" ［Yuna］
"I guess you're right. I just wish you'd be more careful, though." ［Grey］
"But I'm always careful!" ［Yuna］
Retorted the young dy with a bright glimmer in her eyes, making Grey pletely and utterly speechless. She danced with death just retly and she dared to say such words without a sed thought. She was pletely serious as well.
"Haah... Fet it. I'll never win against you anyway." ［Grey］
There was no use thinking too much about it. With Yuna the way she is, Grey would never be able tue with her. Because despite how it looks, Yuna always takes all her battles pletely seriously. She might look reckless, but she's still careful.
With all things out of the way, Grey and Yuna tinued heading towards the Boss Room and dropped by a few treasure rooms along the way. There were traps and lots of monsters, but the rewards were well worth it all.
Before long, they had raided most of the treasure rooms in their path and had alsered and disarmed some traps. A lot of them were dangerous, but with all their broke skills, it was all a walk in the park.
"Hm?" ［Grey］
"Is something the matter, Grey?" ［Yuna］
"Not really, per se... I just found a strange monster up ahead." ［Grey］
And just when they were a couple kilometers away, Grey noticed a monster spawning right before his eyes. It was amongst the rarer ones which he had never seen before, looking quite menag eve was just standing right there.
It was a hunched mo over 10 meters, four arms extending from its thin torso and a long whip-like tail shing out behind it. It had no eyes nor ears, only a massive mouth, filled with sharp and disorderly fangs, saliva dripping to the ground.
Yet despite its ing appeara wielded massive longswords, one in each hand. It may look fierd feral, but Grey and Yuna could easily tell that it wouldn't be any less skilled than the Deathless Dulhan from before.
??Appraisal?? ［Grey］
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[Monster]
[Species]Valdeirn
[Status]Healthy
[Type]Warrior
[Ability]Splitter
[Mana Capacity]50,946 [Mana Quality]A
[bat Power]17,201 [Threat Level]Camity
[Attribute]Null
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Moreover, it possessed an ability her Grey nor Yuna and seen or heard of before. Thankfully, it wasn't of the lightning-attribute, and reached Disaster-Css. Otherwise, it might make things more troublesome than it already is.
"Wahh.... So horrid... That monster looks scary... No, it looks more disgusting if anything. It's like a crazy dog with rabies..." ［Yuna］
"Yuna, that's too much. It might get hurt, youー !!!" ［Grey］
The two couldn't even have a proper versation. As soon as they stepped foot in the zohe Valdeirn immediately bolted towards them, then pnting its foot firmly on the ground, carving a deep step on the solid earth.
The Valdeirn soon raised its arms and gripped its swords tightly, brandishing a torrent of sharp and brilliant swords, sshing and dig as rapidly as it could. It was so fast, all that there could be seen a brilliant cloud of bdes.
Unfortunately for the Valdeirn, no matter how fast it was, it still failed to nd a si on Grey or Yuna. The young dy had escaped and Grey had taken the position as bait. He dodged and maneuvered himself with little effort, eyes gleaming bright.
Seeing as to how futile the attacks were, the enemy switched its method of attag and stopped its mindless barrage. It gripped its swords and swung them all at the same time, making sure Grey had no room for escape.
"Haah... This is why I hate Camity-Css monsters." ［Grey］
G G G G BOOOOMMMM
Well, not that there was a need for escape. Grey simply parried the bdes with his gaus, flig the upper left bde, grabbing the right bdes and crushing them, and kig the st one away with his khe very same leg sooending out and nding a heavy king on the Valdeirn's chest.
The Valdeirn was bsted away from Grey's kick, and soon hit the wall, a loud and resonant crash eg in the air, followed by a heavy thud. Blood gushed from its mouth, but it was still far from over. It soon stood its ground again andー
??Swift Guillotine!?? ［Yuna］
... Received a lovely attack from the young dy. It couldn't even pnt its right foot firmly, and Yuna's bdes were already aiming for its neck. There was o say any more. It was decapitated without much resistance.
Its head was soon cut off from its body, then rolling on the ground, its blood dyeing the cold floors red. It hasn't even been a minute sihey started and the battle was already over. It was all too easy for the two.
"Wa... Was that it...? Did it just die? That easily? G-G-Grey, what's happening here? Is this really a Camity-Css monster?" ［Yuna］
Many questions popped in and out of the young dy's mind as she reflected on her as. No matter how weak its defenses are, it was still far too easy for everything to end so suddenly. Well, it wasn't long before all questions were answered.
"Yuna! Get away from there! Immediately!" ［Grey］
It was all too sudden. Before either of them could notice, the corpse of the Valdeirn suddenly started to move, writhing ever so violently. The decapitated head then burst open and an explosion of mana rang out in the air.
The same also went for the body, exploding and soon veiled in dark mist. Mist which was soon reabsorbed into ter, unveiling a ridiculous sight soon after. The Valdeirn wasn't just revived, it had now split into two bodies, each capable as be.
"'Splitter', huh... So that's how it is..." ［Grey］
Splitter, as the name suggests, is an ability which allows the moo divide and multiply as soon as it is cut. It regee all missing parts, being plete individuals as soon as the regeion process.
Of course, with such a sudden split, both the strength and mana capacity of the two new Valdeirns has been split. It even became shorter than before. However, ir was a
So worth noting that the new Valdeirns are slowly but surely regaining their strength,
??Gale Waltz!?? ［Grey］
Testing his doubts, Grey soon fires a torrent of wind bdes towards the enemy, then cutting it into pieces. And surely enough, soon, the cut up enemies regeed once again, now over a dozen of them standing before them.
"just like I thought... How troublesome..." ［Grey］
Grey had initially thought the Valdeirn only split once, but seeing how the ability didn't disappear from the status s and also the results for themselves. it seems that the Valdeirn split indefinitely.
However, there was not even a hint of worry in Grey's eyes. Rather, there was oement and curiosity blooming deep withiement which was soon followed by a as Grey suddenly appeared before the Valdeirns, fist already ched.
There was o hold back. As soon as he appeared, Grey poured all his might into his fist and strue of the Valdeirns in the chest, bsting away as all its ans were crushed from the impact, everything turo mush.
The bsted Valdeirn didn't even st a single minute in the world, yet it was already sent to the other side. But rather than regeing, it simply stopped moving, soon glowing only and vanishing into thin. It has been finished off.
"I see... So that's how it is... You withstand being cut and diced, but not being crushed, huh... Iing..." ［Grey］
Over a dozen monsters stood before them, but there were no traces of fear in their eyes. Smiles bloomed on Grey and Yuna's faces soon after, their hearts flooded with excitement and their minds submerged in curiosity. It was all too exhirating.
"Then... Let's see what else you 't handle, you bastards." ［Grey］
A dangerous smile on his face, Grey soon bolted towards the enemies and Yuna followed soon after. They cut up the Valdeirns once more ahem multiply, so all sorts of methods to test out what they could and couldn't handle.
They froze them, burnt them, peppered them with holes, skewered them, poisohem, exploded them, and so much more. Heck, Yuna eve out of her way to brew some potions ahem all out. She was excited as be.
Oh, such poor things...
CHAPTER 438 END
