31 Chapter 30: The Beginning Of A Brighter Future
AN: For those who thought I'm dead and has stop writing this novel FUCK NO
HERE AM I STILL ALIVE AND GRINDING CHAPTERS AND IDEAS
THE DAY I RAN OUT OF IDEAS FOR THIS NOVEL IS THE DAY I DIE
Btw I have no excuse and thus deserve punishment.
You guys can also give me some punishment like 100 push ups or eat Samyang or somethin
As long as it is in the range of my capability while not endangering my dignity in the town I live in I'll probably do it
I will do the most liked punishment
Comment Here For The Punishment, I'll Do It After A Week after this chapter is released
Oh yeah and one more thing, it's my first anniversary in this app, yeah today is June 21, the exact day I join the world of WebNovel
Word count: 11,944
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"What a night...' said Yuuya
"Never thought in a million years that I'll get another fiance in this world...' said Yuuya
Yuuya was again on his daily exercise
His exercise was nothing important, just running around to remove his sleepiness
Normally he will do shadow training (is that what it's called?) or basically fighting a imaginary enemy which quite attract the attention earlier
(AN: oh btw I've forgot to say that Ryuu's familia member is still alive and survives the ambush but disbanded after that meaning Ryuu's bounty never existed... C'mon Ryuu is one of my waifu I only can do much for her)
(AN: ah yeah btw I messed with the timeline here, Mord already respect Yuuya here after hearing about his fight to the minotaur thus the fight between him and Mord will not exist, then you must be wondering "does this mean the event with the goliath will not happen? No, I'll just make it happen because the dungeon somehow detects the two God by unknown reasons)
He also got to prepare because apperantly he decided to go with Finn and the others to kill the goliath in the 17th floor
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Flashback...
So after Yae manages to make Yuuya blush for the first time (?) things have pretty calm down even though Hestia is still depressed in the corner and Ais losing all life inside her by second
Yuuya sweat drop... And so the others... Then he remember a request he want to make
"Ah by the way Finn I want to make a request' said Yuuya
"Hm? What might it may be?' said Finn
"I want to participate on killing the goliath' said Yuuya
Upon hearing this Ais life came back to her and Hestia's depression disappeared and the group were replaced with shock expression
"Are you sure... Bell-san?' said Finn
"Of course I am' said Yuuya
"You are of course aware of the danger right?' said Finn
"Yes, I'm very aware about it... Even though I'm a level 2 I shouldn't keep pushing my luck right? Well... I want to see my limits, plus I have a trump card on my sleeves if things became dare' said Yuuya
"After all... I'm always holding back...' add Yuuya
"...Not to be rude but what do you mean your always holding back?' said Finn
"Just like how it sounds... Not to be arrogant but I'm atleast holding back around 50% of my true power' said Yuuya
This send shivers to the adventurers that are present
"If his holding back half of his power and still manage to defeat Ais at level 2 then... Just how powerful he really is if he stops holding back?' thought Riveria
"Just what really are you Bell Cranel? (a god.)' thought Finn as he smirk at the thought
"Fine then... 8' o clock sharp we depart' said Finn
"Roger that' said Yuuya
Little did they know the dungeon has other plans from them
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Meanwhile the scout Finn send out to patrol the dungeon has came back to report
"Well, how it goes?' said Finn
"Well it's mostly fine but I've discovered some abnormality in the dungeon' said the Scout
Finn then switch into his serious demeanor
"What do you mean by that?' said Finn
"Well, the spawn rate of monsters on the dungeon dramatically decreases almost to the point of extinction' said the Scout
"...strange' said Finn
"Good work, you are now dismissed' said Finn
The scout nodded and left
"I hope nothing bad will happen.." said Finn
(Plot rn: well yes, but actually N O.)
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It was now 8:00 A.M and the Loki Familia has already gathered onto the meeting place
"So I believe everyone is here right?' said Finn
"Good, only the executives, me and the other higher level member will come and confront the goliath while the other lower level will stay here and wait for any further instructions" said Finn
"Oh by the way Mr. Cranel will come with us with her uh fiance?' said Finn
"Just call me Yae!' said Yae from the background
"And just call me Bell' followed Yuuya
Finn then gave a nod
"Wait, the tomato boy is coming with us?' said Bete
"And since when the human got a fiance?' said Lefiya
"...I kinda expected this' thought Yuuya
"Yeah, it's his request to come with us anyways and he is beware of the danger but he still insist to come with us' said Finn
"About the "fiance" part... Uhm it's a kinda long story while being short at the same time... I guess' said Finn as he make a ¯\_༼ •́ ͜ʖ •̀ ༽_/¯ face.
"Got any problem tagging me into your group?' ask Yuuya to Bete
"...There's none, but just don't expect us to save you when you're about to die' said Bete
"Sure' said Yuuya
"What a tsundere' thought Yuuya
"Anyways, got any questions?' said Finn
Raul then raised his hands
"What is it?' said Finn
"Well not to be rude but is it really necessary to bring all executives with you? I mean isn't bringing all of the powerful member of the Familia a bit overkill?' said Raul also making others wonder
"Now that you think about it, Raul does have a point, what may be your reason Finn?' said Riveria
"...Well, the scout I've sent yesterday report an abnormality about the dungeon because of it's sudden decrease on the spawn of monsters which gave me a bad feeling...' said Finn
(here comes plot...)
"Is that so?' said Riveria
Finn nodded
"Well let's not waste more time and let's move-' Finn was cut off by a sudden violent shaking of the ground
"What the' said Finn as a his thumb throb in pain making him flinch
The light of the dungeon then turns red as if it's indicating a massacre were about to happen
Then suddenly large rocks falls before the exit of the 18th floor, followed by an ear piercing roar as a giant body falls from the ceiling of the 18th floor
"What is happening?!' said Tiona
"Impossible... Why and how? Hestia never released her arcanum in her time in this floor so what's the reason for it to appear?' thought Yuuya
"Well doesn't matter, I'll just kill it now since we have no option' thought Yuuya
Yuuya then pull out his sword from his inventory just as the giant stands up and roars once again
"A... Goliath?' said Finn
"What the hell is a goliath doing in here?! Isn't this a safe zone?' asked Tiona
"Well doesn't matters we gotta kill it! Like we have a choice' said Bete as he goes to his battle stance
"Raul, lead the other members to safety, we'll take care of the goliath and after that evacuate the citizens of Rivera, now go!' said Finn
Raul nodded as he led the other lower member of the Familia to safety
After that the goliath then looks at the group almost surprising the Loki Familia
Finn, Gareth, Riveria, Bete, Ais, Tiona, Tione, Yae and Yuuya then took a battle stance as response to the goliath suddenly looking at them
Then... It just stood there staring at them...
menacingly as silence erupt to the group
The silence was then broken by Tione
"Wait something is weird about the goliath... Its skin... Its black... Its a black goliath?' said Tione
"Black goliath? Does such thing exist?' said Bete
"Not only that... Its aura... The aura it's emitting is nothing else like I've seen before' said Riveria with a hint of concern in her voice while earning a nod from the others
Without them even knowing the Goliath already attacks them
The first class adventurers didn't even manage to react
The ones who only manage to react was Yuuya and Gareth
"Watch out!!!' shout Yuuya and Gareth block the goliaths fist
As the goliaths fist met Yuuya's two sword and Gareth's shield, the shockwave hit the group behind the two making them almost lost balance
The group take a second to realised the situation
"Bell, Gareth are you ok?-' Finn sentence was cut off when he sees the two's current situation
Yuuya and Gareth's hands are shaking violently as a result of blocking the goliaths attack
"Move!!! We cannot hold this bastard any longer!!!' said Yuuya
Yuuya's word seem to take the groups sense back as they move away from the two
The goliath realizing the force has weaken took the chance and throw Gareth and Yuuya to the wall
"Bell, Gareth!' said Finn
"Hey Finn, we still got a problem on our hands right now you know! That attack isn't enough to kill those two so let's kill the goliath first!' said Bete
(AN: bruh I didn't realise that it's so hard to portray Bete's personality)
Finn nodded as he prepares to attack
Yuuya's POV
"Ugh what the hell?' said Yuuya as pain ran through his body, mainly in his arm
"Great, I can't feel my arms' thought Yuuya
"Just how powerful is that bastard? It should be only a level 5 so how?' thought Yuuya
"Well, there's only one way to find out' said Yuuya as he activated his skill Inspect
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Name: Black Goliath
Level 10 (f*ck)
Race: Goliath
Strength: 999
Vitality: 999
Defense: 999
Agility: 800 (sh*t)
Dexterity: 500
Magic/Mana: 100,000 (😬)
Skills:
Buff Skill: Higher Regeneration
Skill information: The more the Mana this skill consumes the better the regeneration effect
Active Effect: As long as the host have Mana, a killing strike to the hosts crystal would be ineffective
Mana Consumption: Depends
Cool down: None
Attack Magic: Energy Beam (I don't have better ideas)
Skill Information: Charges a beam which size depends on the size of the caster. The beam can continue on going for a straight minute while it's hell like heat and a weight of a small town slams towards the enemies.
Active Effect: Wounds or injury caused by this magic cannot be healed by healing spell or healing potions. This effect will only wear out if the host or caster is killed.
Mana consumption: 35,000
Cool down: 20 minutes
Active Skill: Awakened Iron Body (a evolved version of Iron Body)
Skill information: This skill boosts the host Defence stat by 900 points
Mana Consumption: None
Cool down: None
Attack Magic: Roar Blast
Skill information: Sends out a voice like shockwave towards that target that deals AoE
Mana Consumption: 100
Cool down: 5 second (No spam, spam bad)
Mind Attack Magic: Menace
Skill information: Sends a massive amount of menace/killing intent towards the enemy, stunning them for a second and making them loss focus
Active Effect: If the caster's level is higher than the target, the effect of this skill will be more efficient
Mana Consumption: 5,000
Cool down: 10 minutes
Buff and Active Skill: God's Vessel
Skill information: This skill gives the host an immortal body, being immune to all kind of injuries, may it be beheading, decapitating, and destruction of the crystal (OP as fuck). The Host can only be killed by using arcanum, arcanum embedded weapons, and Divine Weapons, a primary example is the Holy Sword Excalibur
Mana Consumption: None
Cool down: None
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For the very first time, Yuuya actually felt fear... But only for a short time
He quickly recomposes himself and prepared for the tough fight that is about to happen
Yuuya quickly removes all of his limiters, as he remove his limiters, he felt power surging through his body
A experience he has not feel for a long time
"Mr. Cranel!' said Ryuu
Ryuu approaches Yuuya
"I've heard the goliaths roar and hurried to this place anyways, are you ok? A member from Loki Familia said you and Gareth took a punch from the goliath' said Ryuu
"Thanks for worrying about me, for now alert the citizens of Rivera about the danger and help Raul and his group to evacuate them, also message the strong member's of Loki Familia to regroup with me...' said Yuuya
Ryuu nods and immediately leaves to go to the direction of the goliath to bring the message to those who is currently fighting it, especially the Finn and the others
Yuuya then remembers Gareth and immediately went to find him
"You okay?' said Yuuya as he offers a hand to help Gareth stand up
"Don't worry about me, tis but a scratch' said Gareth
"Is that so? Anyways, take this' said Yuuya as he pull out a healing potion from his inventory and hand it over to Gareth
Gareth nods and takes the potion and drinks it, after a moment Yuuya sees Finn's group approaching them along with the other executives
"You call us?' said Finn
"You better have a good reason for calling us when we are battling that goliath' said Bete
Yuuya nods
"First of all, if you want to defeat that thing you better use all of your magic/skills on that thing. In short don't hold back...Holding back will lead us into our very own demise...' said Yuuya as if his hiding something and this was noticed by Finn
"Your hiding something aren't you?' said Finn
Yuuya flinch a bit as a response
"Looks like I'm right' said Finn
Yuuya sighs
"Hah... I guess this wasn't the time to keep secrets... Its on to you if you believe me or not but that thing... *looks at the goliath* that bastard is a Level 10 monster...' said Yuuya
Upon saying this all of them gasped with a little hint of fear
"Mr. Cranel, you sure know that what you are saying is a no joking matter' said Finn in a serious tone
"Yes, I am aware plus our situation is not a joke and must be taken seriously' said Yuuya
"Do you have a proof?' said Finn
Upon hearing this he closes his eyes and reopen it again as if he decide on something
"Yes, in fact I have a skill where I can tell the statuses of any being, may it be a sword, object, and a person's current stat and monsters stats included' said Yuuya
Once again, they all gasped in surprise especially Riveria and Lefiya
"You mean-'
"Yes, everything ranging from the person's stats, skills, magic, and how their skill/magic works and their chant' said Yuuya
"..."
"Hahaha Bell Cranel you really never failed to amaze me' said Finn
Finn then returned to his serious face
"So... How serious is our situation?' said Finn
Yuuya then explains all of the skills of the goliath including the skill "God's Vessel"
"If that's the case... Then how are we gonna defeat it?' said Lefiya
"Buy me time' said Yuuya
"Huh?" all of them said
"Did I stutter?' said Yuuya
"No, but why tho? I mean we cannot even kill it and it's a level 10, our efforts will only be in vain' said Finn
"Can we just not go to Hestia-sama and ask for her help on killing that monster? Like you've said it can only be killed by a god or a holy weapon right?' said Riveria
"Then what are we gonna do if more Goliath at same tier as that one spawns because of Hestia using her arcanum?' said Yuuya
Upon saying that's realization hits them hard on how serious their situation really is
"Then what are we gonna do?' said Bete
"We either find a way to kill it and stop it from killing more adventure or die trying' said Yuuya
"So you are saying we don't really have any choice but try everything we can do huh?' said Finn
Yuuya nods in response
"Wait, can my powers can do anything to it? I mean I'm a spirit' said Yae
"Its not an option either, like it said only holy weapons and arcanum can kill it but you are a spirit/ an element that is nowhere close on godhood so I don't think so' said Yuuya
Finn closes his eyes
"We'll buy you time then' said Finn
"Like you said, we need to kill it to stop it from killing more adventurer's or we die trying and since we don't even had any options will trust you Cranel-san' said Finn
"Thanks, Yae protect me while Loki Familia buys me time. You're about to witness one of my greatest magic' said Yuuya
After saying that Loki Familia immediately leaves to distract the Goliath
"Looks like I won't be coming alive from the dungeon this time huh' thought Yuuya as a sadden smirk appears at his face
Yuuya then reveals his other eye that he purposely covers to hide it from the others
Yuuya then start's imagining himself drawing the Holy Weapon Excalibur and it's details
"I hope I have enough Mana for this one's said Yuuya
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"So what's the plan Finn?' ask Riveria as they are running toward the goliaths direction that is currently trampling the village
"The original plan is to buy Cranel-san some time to do his thing. For our positioning you and Lefiya will be in the backline to prepare your strongest magic while Gareth will be also leaved behind to protect both of you. I, Ais, Tiona, Tione, and Bete will distract the Goliath while Tione will find an opening to use her magic "List Iorum" to restrain the Goliath. At that very moment release your's and Lefiya's magic' said Finn
"Am I clear?' said Finn
"Yes Captain!' said All of them
"Good! •Magic spear, penetrate my forehead offering blood - HELL FINEGAS•' said Finn as he activated one of his skill
"•Ariel!•' said Ais as she also activated one of her skill
Both of them then rushes straight to the Goliath
They both make the first hit, then Bete and the others met the Goliaths stone hard skin
"This one is tough as hell!' said Bete
The goliath feeling the attack turns around and raises it's foot to trample them
In response they quickly pull back just in time
"tsk, didn't even make a scratch' said Bete
"yeah, that one was very hard cut. Argonaut-san wasn't kidding when he said it's a level 10 monster' said Tiona
"The only thing that can cut its skin is Bell's sword that he temporarily gave to Ais as a replacement on her broken sword' said Finn
"Damn, just how sharp is that thing?' said Tione
The goliath is now on full attention on them as if it's curious what will be the next move that those puny human will do
"Well enough chatting, let's go!' said Finn as he initiate the battle once again
On the other side Riveria and Lefiya started chanting as Gareth stand I front of them with his shield and axe in guard in case the Goliath makes it's move
"•The flame will soon be released. Creeping war, unavoidable destruction. The horn of battle sounds aloud, the cruelty of conflict will envelop all. Come, crimson flames, the ruthless inferno.•' Chant Riveria
"•I wish upon the name of Wishe. Ancestors of the forest, proud brethren. Answer my call and come to the plains. Connecting bonds, the pledge of paradise.•' chant Lefiya
"Hurry up Finn! They are both halfway finish chanting!' report Gareth
"Got it!' said Finn
"Do it now, Tione!' said Finn
"Yes captain!. •My desire that was sunk in the sea, my longing that was nurtured in the sea - the time has come. Shape yourself, bare your fangs, and become a snake. Escape the sea, cross the land, and cover the world. Capture time, stop time, and trample over time - List Iorum!!!•' said Tione releasing her magic
Tione's magic can come in handy upon big target as her magic restrains the movement of enemies
"Now Riveria, Lefiya!' shout Finn
"•You are the avatar of hellfire. Sweep completely, bring a close to the great war. Burn them through, Sword of Surtr - my name is Alf - Rea Laevateinn!•' said Riveria
"•Turn the circle and dance around. Come, ring of fairies. Please - give me strength - Elf Ring - Wynn Fimbulvetr!•' said Lefiya
Riveria's magic impacts first as it cook the Goliath alive with it's powers
After that assault the Goliath was then hit by Lefiya's magic which is Wynn Fimbulvetr that she copies from Riveria using her magic ring that froze the Goliath like a statue
The goliath was frozen still, then Finn releases one of his attack to finish the job
"Tir na Hog!' said Finn as he throws his spear at subsonic speed
In no time his spear hitting the frozen Goliath hard as it crumbles into dust a second later just like a normal monster do
"...Is it dead?' said Lefiya
"According to Mr. Cranel information no it isn't. It is probably waiting for the right moment to regenerate itself so let's regroup with Mr Cranel first' said Finn
And they do what Finn said and regrouped with
"Watching from afar, you guys did defeat it huh?' said Yuuya with his eyes close indicating he is in his focus mode
"Yeah, tho we now lost where it did go' said Finn
"Good work, for now stay on guard. That Goliath can be cheeky and may attack the moment we lower our guard' said Yuuya
*Crack*
Then the group heard a crack
As they look where the source of the sound came from they found the half finish Excalibur that is Yuuya is currently creating
Yuuya just made a annoyed "tsk" as another crack appeared on the sword he is creating
"Is this the weapon you are trying to create argonaut-kun?' ask Tiona
"Yes' said Yuuya
"How are you creating this out of thin air?' ask Tione also making the others wonder
"I'll say the information later. For now let me focus-'
Yuuya open his eyes only to found out the Goliath they are talking about is already behind the group as it shoot a beam like laser that is hurling towards his group
The moment Yuuya saw it, the others feel the enormous magic power that is behind them especially the Riveria, Yae and Lefiya
When they turn they see the beam that is heading towards them and as if time slows down all of them saw the beam coming closer and closer by second
They want to move and avoid it by for some reason they can't move as if they are frozen in place
Reacting fast Yuuya stops his magic, grabs the half finish Excalibur and quickly dashes Infront of the group
Knowing that the sharp side of sword won't do much on repelling the attack he decided to use the flat side of the sword
As the beam closes in Yuuya braces himself and surely enough he took the attack head on almost making him lose balance
Upon the impact a earthquake like effect was felt around the 18th floor
Ofcourse Yuuya didn't manage to stop all of the beam as it was too big for him to defend and it just goes behind him
Luckily Yae created a magic barrier earlier just in case the Goliath suddenly attacks them that bounces the beam that Goliath unleashed upon them protecting the group
"tsk, I felt like my arms are about to turn into mash potato from this much pressure! Not to mention this hellish temperature is too much!' thought Yuuya
Yuuya felt like giving in but still chooses not to because the moment he gave up protecting the group is the moment they lose their chance of winning
He hold in as much as he can but due to the extreme heat the beam produce the structure of the sword starts weakening until a fist size hole formed on the sword letting some of the beams in
Yuuya knowing the danger wants to avoid it but he can't due to the current situation he is in
He just braces himself as the fist size beam hit him in the gut also destroying his left kidney barely missing his spine then coming out of the other side and making him shout in pain as he vomits mouthful of blood
"Bell/Mr. Cranel!!!' shout all of them from behind
This time for real Yuuya felt like he was about to give in but once again he decided to remain standing and protect the group despite the pain he is feeling
Finally the assault stops as the half finish and most probably destroyed Excalibur burst into dust and Yuuya fall into his knee panting and coughing out more blood
"Bell!' shout Ais a she sit beside him to see if his okay
Upon seeing the extent of his injury she had a dreadful look on her face
"Are you guys okay?' said Yuuya while panting and coughing in each word
"We should be the one asking you that! You had a fist size hole in your stomach and you had the audacity to ask us that?!' said Riveria
Riveria is both worried and angry. She is worried because of Yuuya's injury while she is angry because of Yuuya suddenly making such a selfless sacrifice just to protect them
Yuuya just let a small weak laugh in response
"Don't worry about me *cough cough* I am fine' said Yuuya definitely not looking fine
"Fine?! Have you gone insane from that injury of yours?! You are bleeding to death and you are saying you are fine?!' said Lefiya trying to keep herself sane from the injury
Riveria didn't say anything and just started chanting her most powerful healing magic Van Alfheim
Lefiya understanding what is Riveria doing immediately started also chanting her healing magic
in the other hand Yae not wanting to feel like useless uses one of her magic that is able to copy others magic in a glance (unofficial)
After a moment three third level healing magic was given to Yuuya relieving some of his pain as well as the bleeding but the hole wouldn't close
"Backup is here Mr. Finn!' said Raul
Together with Raul is Ryuu, Mikoto, Lili, Asfi and lastly Welf with the magic sword Hephaestus gave to him
"Bell/Mr. Cranel/Bell-sama!' shout the group as they went to Yuuya
"Oi what's with the injury!' said Welf
"Its nothin, just took a fist size beam into the gut' said Yuuya in a jokingly manner trying to lighten the mood quite a bit to no avail
"Are you ok Bell-sama?' said Lili
"Does he look ok with those injury?! Use some common sense Lili!' said Welf
A bulge appear in Lili's forehead
"I know I'm just asking if his feeling okay!' said Lili
"And do you think he feel ok with that fist size hole in his gut?!' respond Welf
And the two was once again fighting
"hahaha this two' said Yuuya as he let a small weak chuckle
Ryuu also having a healing magic also participate the three
Lili remembering that she had healing potion in her bag took it out and uses it to Yuuya
But even the potions didn't make much difference
They are running out of time as the goliath started moving once again
"Tsk Lefiya, Ms. Ryuu and Ms. Yae continue healing Mr. Cranel. Riveria stop healing him for now and protect him. Me Ais and the others will distract the Goliath until Mr. Cranel recover from his injury and continue making his weapon' said Finn
"Raul and Ms. Lili go and evacuate for now and regroup with the others. If possible unblock the exit in this floor and call out for backup. Ais you go and lead the assault as you are a the only one that has a weapon capable of wounding the goliath. Ms. Asfi and Ms. Mikoto will stay behind to protect Mr. Cranel. For now Mr. Welf save your magic sword just in case.' said Finn
After that Lili and Raul immediately leaves to regroup with the others
Riveria was quite upset when Finn said stop healing Yuuya for now but didn't said her opinion
Ais and the others quickly move to assault the Goliath once again leaving the group behind
Even though Yae and the two were healing Yuuya they were still on their guard just in case, same goes to Welf and Asfi
"Ugh why am I having this suck feeling on my stomach?' thought Yuuya as he put a hand on his stomach
"Are you ok Mr. Cranel?' ask Ryuu
"Mhm, just got a sick feeling in my stomach' said Yuuya
"That must be quite normal judging that you got that injury' said Ryuu
Everytime Yuuya's fist size hole wound was mentioned Ryuu can't stop herself from feeling uneasy
Unbeknownst to the group the sick feeling Yuuya had in his stomach wasn't the cause of his injury but rather a bad omen
Currently on the assault group Ais and the others are closing on the Goliath but just when they are about to attack it once again it's disappeared leaving them confused at first
"Where did it go?!' said Bete quite panicked
"Don't tell me...' said Finn
Realization hits them and they quickly rushes back
"•Ariel!•' said Ais she activated her wind magic
"•Magic spear, penetrate my forehead offering blood - HELL FINEGAS•' said Finn as he too activated his magic
Meanwhile at Yuuya's group Riveria turns out to disobey Finn's order and decided to heal Yuuya a bit more
When Riveria decided to stop and stand up to form a barrier a disaster was about to struck
Yuuya's sick feeling on his stomach got worse as he clutches his stomach
He then sees the assault group heading towards them with dreaded look on their faces
Yuuya was confused at first but when he looked around the goliath we're nowhere to be seen
Finally realization hits him as he sense the goliaths presence on his left
The goliaths target we're Riveria as it went for a punch
Riveria being a mage probably didn't have the capability to receive such attack not to mention it will came from a Level 10. It would be probably enough to kill her
Riveria also senses it's presence when she is halfway done in her chant. As much as she want to avoid it she can't once again
She can only look at the approaching death Infront of her
Yuuya being Yuuya quickly reacts, covered his body in Ki and push Riveria away from her certain death sacrificing himself
Riveria's POV
As I finally decided to stop healing Yuuya and form a barrier for us I suddenly felt a presence on my left
When I turned around there... There I see the goliaths fist heading towards me
I am a mage and probably didn't have the capability to receive such attack and it coming from a level 10. No way, just no way I will survive that attack
I want to move away but I can't... For some reason I can't move once again as if I was paralyze... I was like paralyze in pure fear
And as if time slows down I can see the goliaths fist heading towards me slowly... I can't do anything but watch as my death approaches me
But on the very last moment I felt like someone pushes me aside
I turned around to see who it is. There I see my savior... Upon seeing him horror fills me...
It was Bell who pushed me aside and probably saving my life and exchange of his
Third Person POV
As Ais and the others approaches the other group they see the Goliath already there and it's target was Riveria
Riveria was about to get killed by the Goliath when she was suddenly pushed aside by Bell probably saving Riveria's life
But... What about his?
(AN: Did the thought of Riveria dying in this chapter scared you guys? If so then I did a good job lol)
Bell got hit by the goliath instead
Upon impact Yuuya can feel it... Painful wasn't enough to describe it... It was more than that
He could feel the bone in his arm, legs and ribs getting either crushed or dislocate
He could describe it as the worst feeling in the world, it was almost too much for him
The goliath uses all of its strength on that one punch to make sure it kills it's target. No wonder it was so strong
Yuuya was thrown away at almost sub sonic speed
Upon his fall to the ground a small quake was felt. He was also thrown away very far from their original position
"BELL!!!!' shout Ais and Riveria with pure fear in their voice
On the other hand upon Yuuya's fall on the ground he felt all of his ribs either dislocate or purely crushed
And that's not all, the dislocated ribs punctured his lungs making breathing hard for a moment
But it's not finish yet, his liver and spleen got also punctured by those broken ribs and the worse is he can feel all of it in succession
Now, for sure he is in front of the gate of death
His previous wound was bleeding once again, blood coming out of his mouth and fist size hole wound
Everytime he breathes blood comes out, if breathing wasn't hard enough already because of the unbearable pain
Finally not being able to stand it he succumb onto his wound...
Back to the others... Well in short they are not doing very well
Ais who sees the event unfold fall to her knees as fear filled her face
Same could be said to Riveria that could only be describe as shell shock
"It happened again... it happens... Again... no... no... No! No! No!' thought Ais she was shaking her head in refusal
The memories she wants to forget came back once again
The memory of the day when the OEBD or One Eyed Black Dragon taken her parents life away
It was happening once again, those memories the she have forgotten not so long ago is coming back again
She hold her head as she shake her hear... She was hyperventilating
"Just how much more does this monsters want to take away from me?!' scream Ais mentally
Truth to be told Ais was In love... Since that day when she and Yuuya trains in the wall, since the day she give Yuuya a lap pillow
She is in love but didn't know it yet or more precisely she can't express it due to her PTSD
Finn who is behind her wants to comfort Ais but couldn't do so, he was too shock just like the others
After all, their only remaining hope of surviving has been turned into nothing
After a few more moments, Finn finally found the strength to go and comfort Ais just when Ais suddenly stands up
Her hyperventilating has stop and if you look into her, you will be immediately scared by her look
As one word can only can describe the current look on her face... Anger.
Her fear and sadness was replaced by a unimaginable rage that will be then her source of strength as she only has one goal, kill the goliath
She then held the sword that Yuuya temporarily gives to her tightly as she walks towards the Goliath with nothing but the intention to kill it
The goliath on the other hand felt the blood lust and look at the direction of Ais
Finn immediately feeling the blood lust coming from Ais wanted to stop her but he was too late
"•ARIEL!•' shouted Ais with pure anger as violent wind surrounded her body
She lunged towards the Goliath and another round of battle happened
Meanwhile back to Yuuya
After passing out Yuuya reawaken again but not in the dungeon
He was in a dark place or more precisely he was surrounded by nothing but darkness
Confused he got up, he also found out that his injury has disappeared like nothing happened
"What the hell is happening? Where am I?' said Yuuya
Curious, he started walking around the seemingly endless darkness
Until, he found a light in the distant horizon. Seeing this he immediately goes to the place
Once he arrives at the place he was rather flabbergasted by the sight
There he sees Ais or rather little Ais on the lap of her mother Aria reading her some sort of story
Then there arrives the father of Ais, Albert... Albert Waldstein, the hero who takes the other eye of the dragon hence earning it's nickname The One Eyed Dragon or OEBD
Albert sits beside his wife and daughter joining the mother and daughter's sweet time
It continues for a while until the surrounding suddenly turns gloomy and kinda dark
Albert suddenly stands up and unsheathed his sword
Then I heard a loud flapping sound above me, I turned towards the sound and there I see the dragon
Once it landed on the ground Albert wasted no time and immediately battles the dragon
Meanwhile Aria uses her magic to protect Ais as Albert wounded the dragon's eyes
This move somehow enrages the dragon as it suddenly hit Albert using it's arms
The dragon is preparing to breathe fire to finish Albert
Meanwhile Albert cannot stand up as he was injured from the hit as he lays down in the ground watching as dragon unleashes it's fire breath towards him
The flame of the dragon was kinda strange, instead of the normal orange like fire it was black
Some say the fire that the Black Dragon breathe is a thousand time hotter than a typical fire hence earning it's nickname Hell's Fire
So even if you are the strongest creature in Gekai getting hit by Hell's Fire will turn you into nothing but dust
Back to our Albert, he wanted to move away but he is too injured
Then a wind suddenly surrounds him protecting Albert from the certain death
But despite this he still got burned but not that severe nonetheless that is much better than getting turned into dust
It was his wife Aria who protected him, kinda ironic that a wife is protecting her husband rather than the other way around
Thus the second round of the battle begins but it didn't last much longer either as Aria got overpowered by the dragon, as she too was bring to the ground beside Albert
The dragon has no interest on killing Aria nor Albert as it's objective was to only capture Aria
The dragon did some sort of ritual first before Aria started floating as black fire surrounded her and the next second she was not there anymore
"Aria No!!!' shout Albert as he can only shout helplessly as he watches the event unfold
The dragon huffs, flap it's wings and flys away
Meanwhile Albert was on the ground tears in his eyes still not believing what just happens
Then at the next moment he felt Yuuya's presence, using his remaining strength he stood up and walks toward him
Yuuya in the other hand who watch the event unfold was rather shell shock as he cannot move
Then suddenly he felt a hand on bot of his shoulder making him got back to his senses
"please...' said Albert
Yuuya noticing that Albert was trying to say something shifted his focus to the injured warrior
"Please... Save my daughter' said Albert as he fall unconscious
The next moment his vision faded and he once again falls unconscious...
Then, now he is conscious again but this time he is back in the real world
Then he suddenly hear a sound in his head that he has not heard for a long time
*Ding!*
*A New Skill Is Gained, Go The System's Menu For More Information.*
He can still felt the gaping wound in his lower abdomen and all the broken bones in his body
Suddenly he remember the battle that is still going and immediately stands up
But the next moment he stood up, pain immediately spread throughout his body
[Host Slow Down! You Are Still Injured!]
"Ah right all of my bones are broken' said Yuuya as he accepts his situation and lays down
"System, how long am I knocked out?' said Yuuya
[Approximately 10 minutes]
"That long? How about the others?' said Yuuya
[Yes, About The Others They Are Still Alive And Battling The Goliath But They Are Injured Especially The Assault Group and This Girl Named Ais]
Suddenly he remembers the thing that happened while he is unconscious
"Ah right I still have work to do am I?...' said Yuuya in a tired tone
"I believe we recovered all of the Mana I lose in the span of 10 minutes yes?' said Yuuya
[Correct]
"Though why am I knock out that long?' ask Yuuya
[Because You Died]
"Pardon?' said Yuuya
[Exactly my host, you died or more precisely your heart stop beating and has just rebeat again thanks to your "Immortality" and the magic "Higher Regeneration" that I used using the Ki you had in your body. But if you didn't had the skill "Immortality" you will not be alive right now despite having a powerful healing magic]
"I see... Then use all of my Ki to heal the broken bones in my body' said Yuuya
[Roger, but it will be a painful process as your bones that is not in place will suddenly be brought back to their place]
"Hah I already experience enough pain today like do I even have the option' said Yuuya
And so the healing process began and well, it sure is painful
While the healing his process is happening he checked the new skill he had and boy was he surprise
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Buff Skill: Albert
Skill Information: By using this skill, the hosts stats will be boosted by a hundred percent. While using this skill the hosts hair will be turned black. The blacker the hosts hair is the more boost this skill will give. If the Hosts hair was turned pure black by this skill, it will gave a overall 1000% boost to all stats of the host. The hosts hair will return to normal after the host cancel the skill.
Mana consumption: None
Cool down: None
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"Now I see why he said that to me...' said Yuuya
"He wanted me to use this power he gave to me to save Ais... Hah what a kind father you have Ais' said Yuuya as the healing process has been finished
He stood up and once again started the process of making the holy weapon Excalibur
With his new found determination he is confident to his self that he will complete it this time
Back to Ais's group, they are not doing well
Ais was in her knees panting, she was close to Mind Zero
She has lost count on how many times she has used her Skill "Lil Rafaga" which is her most powerful attack skill
Same could be said to the others
They were exhausted, they've used all of the attacks they have in their arsenal to the Goliath
But everytime they severely injured it, it just heal itself with it's seemingly endless Mana pool
Meanwhile the Goliath looks like it was bored
Deciding to end this, the Goliath started moving with the intention to kill each one of them one by one
Meanwhile Welf is still with his magic blade, yep he still didn't use it but now he is reconsidering in using it
The goliath goes first to Ais, it just look at her as if it's looking down on her and laughing on how weak she is
The goliath then raises it's arm into the air aiming at Ais
Meanwhile Ais is just there still in here knees looking at the goliath dead in the eyes with anger still in her eyes
"Ais move!' said Finn from behind the goliath who is also in his knees exhausted
Weld was now about to move and use the magic blade to save Ais
When suddenly the ground shakes, then another one and then another one
It was similar to a goliath when it was walking
This sudden phenomenon stops all of them and even the goliath
*THUD!*
*THUD!*
*THUD!*
Finn fear for the worst as he thinks another goliath as the same caliber as the one they are fighting appeared yet he don't see any goliath in the distance
Confused all of them look for the source of the sound, heck the even the goliath does!
Then they all notice a glowing light from the forest where Yuuya landed becoming more and more clearer by second and it was heading towards their direction
After a few more moments they can now see who it was... It was none other than Yuuya with now the completed Excalibur in hand
"Bell is alive ahahaha!' said Welf happily
"I told you guys! My wife will not die just like that!' said Yae
"I knew it! It will took more than that to kill him!' said Gareth (well actually he died)
"Tsk took him a lot of time to wake up' said Bete also happy that Yuuya is alive
Riveria is also happy that her savior is alive but seeing the injury in his lower abdomen still makes her uncomfortable, but nonetheless it was better
And just like that, their moral was all high again
"But something is strange... Isn't Bell has white hair and not black? Also why is he glowing?' said Lefiya
"Now that you said it, why is he glowing? Why is his hair black?' said Riveria making all then curious
But only one person who is the most surprised of all of them recognizes that black hair Yuuya had
Ais can swear she just saw her father on Yuuya, they almost look alike for a second if it wasn't for Yuuya's red eye she will think it was actually her father
'A Few Moments Ago'
Yuuya finally completed the construction of the holy sword Excalibur
But.. Well... It was full of cracks and it was as big as him but most importantly it was emitting arcanum which will be the key on defeating the goliath
But when he grab it an unexpected twist of event happened... The Excalibur... It was fuckton heavy
"What the?' said Yuuya as he tried lifting the thing again but it won't even budge a little
"System, why is this thing so heavy?' said Yuuya
[Because It was Incomplete.]
"Augh I beg your pardon?!' said Yuuya with British accent (Here's The Link For The Reference: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSdvqaHRo/?k=1)
[Notice The Cracks On The Sword? It Was The Sign Of It Still Being Incomplete. It Was A Penalty Made By The AEEOC. All Existence Eyes Of Creation is a Powerful magic, It Can Create Anything That Belongs To The physical World But It Was Not Obsolete. Remember You Are Creating a Very Powerful Weapon That can Even Kill Gods, That's Why. But The More You Level Up, the More Powerful AEEOC Become and In The Future You Can Create God Weapons Without Any Problem.]
"Well played. Anyways, just how heavy is this thing?' said Yuuya
[As Heavy As The Twilight Manor.]
"...I wanna quit real bad and the way you emphasize your statement didn't make it any better' said Yuuya
"Hah like I don't even have much choice on the first place' said Yuuya
Yuuya then activated the skill {Albert} turning every bit of his hair into midnight black
The he tried lifting the holy weapon again. It move this time but only a little and nothing more
Then he have an idea
"System, what will be the consequences of using {Argonaut} and {Limit Off} beyond their designated limit?' said Yuuya
[Uh Pain Worse Than Death?]
"That's all I need to know' said Yuuya
Yuuya then activated his skill {Argonaut} and {Limit Off}
This time he finally life the sword but it was still very heavy
[As Of Now, Your Strength Is Comparable To The Strength Of A Level 12 Adventurer]
"Level 12 adventurer but this is really, really heavy' said Yuuya as he took a step forward making the ground shake
Just moving forward alone makes the ground shake, that just shows how much strength Yuuya is using just to lift the weapon
He felt like his hand is about to come of its sockets but he continues on anyways
After all, their fate was on the hands of this weapon
That all leads to the current event
Yuuya then inhales
"PLEASE BUY ME TIME!!!' shout Yuuya
Upon saying that the exhausted adventurer's regained suddenly felt like they've regained their strength
They all stood up
"No need to say Mr. Cranel' said Riveria
Ais also suddenly felt like she was energize after she sees her father
It remains her about her goal
"That's right! I cannot die here! I will- No, we will avenge my father and mother!' thought Ais as she also stood up with determination
Seeing their moral being high again and regaining their fighting spirit Yuuya can only smile in response
Humans are really is a wonderful beings, in a case of calamity they all stood up together and put their beliefs aside, help each other and fight those calamity together
After all, that's how they survive when the dungeon appears thousand of years ago
"We'll use the same strategy to distract the goliath , be careful because if any of you dies Mr. Cranel wouldn't be able to forgive us!' said Finn
"Heh are you starting to doubt our capability captain?' said Gareth
"His right captain, as much as I hate to say this even if I'm old I can still take down the toughest of monsters' said Riveria
"Tsk, captain is underestimating us' said Bete
"I won't die until I get to marry captain!' said Tione
Now, the final round begins
∆ Play DanMachi - Heroic Desire - Eiyuu Ganbou - Argonaut OST ∆
"Riveria and Lefiya go beside Mr. Cranel and protect him while we distract the goliath!' said Finn
"Roger!' response Lefiya and Riveria rushing towards Yuuya
"Mr. Cranel's friend, also go to him and assist him as much you guys can!' said Finn
"•Magic spear, penetrate my forehead offering blood - HELL FINEGAS!•' said Finn as he activated his skill
[Host, You Have Crossed The Skill's {Limit Off} Time Limit, There Is No Going Back After You Cross The 2 Minute Mark]
Despite the warning Yuuya ignored it as he continues walking towards the goliath who is getting assaulted by Finn and the others
"System, how long more until I close the distant between the goliath and me?' said Yuuya
[With Your Current Speed, It will Take 3 More Minutes]
"Riveria and Lefiya start chanting! Tione ready your magic, on my mark unleash it!' said Finn
"Roger captain!' said Tione
"• I wish upon the name of Wishe. Ancestors of the forest, proud brethren. Answer my call and come to the plains.•' chant Lefiya
"•The flame will soon be released. Creeping war, unavoidable destruction. The horn of battle sounds aloud, the cruelty of conflict will envelop all. Come, crimson flames, the ruthless inferno.•' chant Riveria
"Finn we are halfway done!' shout Riveria
"Got it! Tione now!' said Finn
"Yes captain! •My desire that was sunk in the sea, my longing that was nurtured in the sea - the time has come. Shape yourself, bare your fangs, and become a snake. Escape the sea, cross the land, and cover the world. Capture time, stop time, and trample over time - List Iorum!!!•' chant Tione
Once again, the goliath is frozen in place as it cannot move due to Tione's magic
"Retreat, a big one is coming!' said Finn as he the others retreated
"•You are the avatar of hellfire. Sweep completely, bring a close to the great war. Burn them through, Sword of Surtr - my name is Alf - Rea Laevateinn!•'
chant Riveria
"•Connecting bonds, the pledge of paradise. Turn the circle and dance around. Come, ring of fairies. Please - give me strength - Elf Ring - Rea Laevateinn!•' chant Lefiya
Upon completing their chant a burst of flame roasted the goliath that comes beneath it
Just when the goliath thought it was finish another set of fire roasted the goliath alive leaving it no time to rest
Those continues burst of magic makes the goliath severely injured and finally bringing it to it's knees as it regenerate somehow much slower now
As Riveria and Lefiya fall to the ground exhausted, that was their last magic, anymore and they will be mind down
"Mr. Cranel it was all onto you now!' said Finn
Yuuya then nods and began chanting one of his most powerful skill yet
"•You know, there's once a fool who has a dream of crushing a star, but anyone who's around him just laugh as they believe he cannot do it because after all a human cannot withstand the hellish heat produce by the star let alone destroy it•' chant Yuuya
The goliath despite still having it's injuries stood up and heads for Yuuya, it seems desperate
Meanwhile, the others not wanting to felt like useless start protecting Yuuya using what they got
"I won't let you advance any further! •Thunder my anger, lightning my might, bring to me clouds, black as night, this's my will so mote it be. Flying Nimbus•!' chant Yae
Suddenly a black clouds appears above the goliath as lightning was seen in it as if it want to escape the cloud
"Fall.'
With one word from Yae lighting strike bombarded the goliath as it roars in agony
"•But despite those discouraging words the fool continue on dreaming and practicing as he lives to his father's motto "Life Is To Be Lived, Not Controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.•' Chant Yuuya
The bombardment stops as the goliath was paralyze to the bone but it still recovers nonetheless
The goliath head towards Yuuya seemingly more desperate than before as if it wanted to stop Yuuya from what his about to do
Ryuu, of course won't let herself to be left behind also engages to the battle
"•In the sky of a now distant forest. Infinite stars scattered in the endless night sky. Respond to my foolish voice, give me now divine protection of starfire.•' concurrent chant Ryuu while she continuously attack the goliath slow it down
"Looks like I also need to use what I've been saving up' said Asfi as a wing like light appears beside both of her boots allowing her to fly
Then she throw some sort of Molotov towards the goliaths eye earning her a roar from the goliath as the goliath held it's eyes in pain
"•Give the mercy of light to the one that abandoned you. Come, wandering wind, the wandering traveler. Cross the sky and run through the wilderness, run faster than anything else. Imbue the light of stardust and destroy the enemy - Luminous Wind•' chant Ryuu as wind orbs bombarded the goliath stalling it even further
But the magic didn't last for long either as the goliath recovers and grabs Ryuu tightly making Ryuu scream in pain
"•But humans seems to forgot one thing, no matter the time or place humans always forgot where their strength comes from. It was their will to fight and their unwavering determination that even after their deaths, their determination continues to burn for countless century•' chant Yuuya
"Out of the way!!!' shout Welf as he charges towards the goliath with the magic sword behind him
He jumps very high and then unleashes it
"Firemoon!!!!' shout Welf as the devastating fire power of the magic blade was unleashe upon the goliath
It grows by second and when it reaches its maximum growth you will know why it was called fire moon
"Such firepower...' said Riveria
"Yeah...' commented Lefiya
Even the two was kinda scared by the firepower the magic sword unleashed
"•The fool promises to himself even if takes million of years, he will do it. Even if the whole world laughs at him because of his dream he will not be discouraged as his decision was absolute and no one can change his mind even if it was a god.• chant Yuuya as he continues to advance towards the goliath
Upon his skill hitting the 2 minute and 30 second mark Bell's can heard ringing as it became louder and louder by second
"Looks like it was my turn, •I respectfully speak to you, my War God that can break through any thing, lead me from the precious heaven. Give my petty body divine power of your grand body. Rescue them light of purification, sword of crushing evil. Sweep sword of suppression, sacred sword of conquest. It arrives here now by my order. Descend from heaven, rule the earth - shinbu tousei - Futsunomitama!' chant Mikoto
A magic circle then appears above and below the goliath as a black like light completely surrounds it encasing the giant as Mikoto buys Yuuya more time
"•The fools unwavering determination are gonna be his weapon towards accomplishing his goal. Because after all, the size of one's will which determines success•' chant Yuuya as he stop Infront of the encased goliath
"Mr. Cranel I can't hold it any longer!' said Mikoto as the gravity magic she casted breaks
(Don't you dare have any dark ideas in this sentence)
"Its more than enough, thank you. For now return to the group' said Yuuya as Asfi landed beside them and carries Mikoto
'Yae, can you hear me?' thought Yuuya
'Yes master' respond Yae
'Quickly deploy a magic barrier or anything that will protect the group, you will know later why for now go!' said Yuuya
"Ms. Riveria, chant a protective magic now!' said Yae as she casted her's
'I think it's all clear now...' thought Yuuya
[Host, You've crossed the 4 minute line of your skill {Argonaut} any further and your soul will be on the brink of collapse!]
Despite the warning Yuuya ignored it and continues
"•The capability of one to overcome any obstacle through their pure determination is the one who can truely be called the strongest. It is the power that can not only destroy a star but crush a thousand stars all through their will to achieve their goal...•' chant Yuuya
Upon saying that huge amount of blinding white Aura was released around the 18th floor signifying just how destructive it really is as it also covers the the Excalibur
"I get it now... That's why he said to form a protective barrier. It man not be directly aiming to us but the shockwave will be more than enough to kill any living being around' said Yae
Before releasing the attack, Yuuya stomps both of his foot to the ground hard to much better release the final attack of his
He then covers himself in extreme amount of Ki making a yellow like aura surrounding him visible to the naked eye
"If I'm gonna die here, I'll take you with me. I won't let you harm my family. {Forbidden Sword Art - Form Seventh - The One Who Overcomes The Odds - Thousand Stars Crusher}' said Yuuya as he finally unleashed his attack
∆ End OST ∆
With the 5 minute Argonaut charge that should only be charge for 3 minutes together with a extraordinary amount of Ki and finally with the powerful attack skill his been chanting for more than 3 minutes, he swings the Excalibur
"Here it comes, brace for impact!' shout Yae
The giant was quickly devoured by the light as the strongest of shockwave hits the group almost making them fly from it alone
Upon hit, the ground shakes so hard as if the most strongest earthquake just occur and this was not only felt from the dungeon
It was felt all the way above Orario causing devastating effect as it shaken and even destroyed some building
Heck, even the giant tower in the middle of Orario was seen swaying as if it was about to fall as the citizens of Orario can only pray from the gods above that the structure holds out
Freya familia? They were in shambles. Ottar and the other stronger members of the Familia was around their goddess ready to use their bodies as meat shield if the tower did fall
But it was not over yet, the final attack Yuuya unleashes was so powerful it tears through layers of the dungeon all the way above Orario
Fortunately it didn't hit anything as Yuuya's attack barely missed the city as it came out outside the walls of Orario
The people can see a giant pillar of light heading towards the sky, it was so bright it was seen through other continents
Some crazy fellow even said the day of judgement has arrive
It continues for a while then it slowly shrinks until it completely disappeared
Thankfully, the giant tower called Babel manage to hold on and didn't collapse but the same couldn't be said to the much smaller and older houses/building out there
But thankfully no one died... Except for a person in the 18th floor...
Dust filled the floor after Yuuya unleashes his attack making anyone blind of their surroundings after a second but eventually it calmed down
"Is anyone okay?' said Finn
"We're fine captain' said Riveria
Then suddenly they've heard a voice
"No...'
They look at the source of the voice, it was Yae
She has a look of fear in her face
"No this can't be true!' said Yae as she quickly rushes towards the position Yuuya was last seen
It took them for a while but then it hit them
Ais was the first one to react as she activated her wind magic
Then the rest followed, even though they are exhausted they don't mind
They only want to know if their saviour is safe but looking at their expression... Things are not in good condition
Dust are still everywhere but that didn't stop them, the first one to arrive at the scene was Ais
And well, she's not feeling well after what she saw
Then follows Riveria, then Ryuu, then Welf, then Gareth, then Bete and so on
When the dust clears there they can see their saviour in a kneeling position, facing the ground unmoving... (the same kneeling position Rengoku has in Mugen Train)
The hole in his lower abdomen was still there but now... He has his right hand missing as blood flows out from it
Without hesitation Riveria, Lefiya and Ryuu joins Yae in healing Yuuya in hope he make it out alive
Bete can only look away, he admit his an asshole but he was kind in heart and actually care for others, that's why he was called a "tsundere" by his familia after all
Ais who is standing for quite a while now started walking towards the fallen adventurer
She kneeled Infront of Yuuya as she brought his body closer to her...
She then hugs his body and place the side of her head in his chest
And for the first time ever...
Ais Cried...
"Bell! Where is he?!' said Hestia panicky
"Hestia-sama please slow down!' said Lili
"Bell! Where is he? I need to see him-'
Hestia stops at what she is saying when she see Ais crying at Yuuya's chest with her which pretty much gave the red flag
Hestia already knew it since the connection between her and Yuuya disappeared but she didn't believe it and wanted to see it by her own eyes
She got what she wish to see and boy did she regret it as the small goddess fall into her knees crying as Lili who's also in disbelief comforts her together with Welf, Mikoto as well as Asfi
"We've survived but at what cost?' was the question all they have in their minds
∆∆∆∆
"Mhm...' Yuuya
"Ah! Looks like the sleepy head finally wakes up!' said the woman
"Gosh Yuuya, you said you'll only take a nap and ask me to give you lap but I didn't expect you to take a whole four hours of sleep!' said the woman
"Ah why does she sound familiar? Ah, she was my wife' thought Yuuya as he open his eyes
There he sees his wife face for so long
"Did you had a good sleep?' said his wife
"Yeah...' said Yuuya
"Hm? Why does you sound sad?' said his Wife
"Its nothing...' said Yuuya
He lay there for a few more moments as he savor the moment until his wife breaks the silence
"Aren't you standing up yet?' said his wife
"I want to be like this for a little more...' said Yuuya
"Then why does you sound like you want to stay like this forever?' said his wife
"Well... I don't know... Its been so long...' said Yuuya
"That's exactly why you need to stand up' said his wife making Yuuya stare at her wide eyes
"You knew?' said Yuuya
"Ofcourse I do, you can't hide anything from your wife' said his wife with a cute pout on her face
"Ah hahahaha, I see... Are you really willing to wait? It'll be very long you know' said Yuuya
"You act like you don't know me *pouts*, even if it takes million years if it means you coming back to me, I'll be more than glad enough to wait for you' said his wife
"I see...' said Yuuya
"So go, I'll wait for you' said his wife
Yuuya smiles in response as he closes his eyes
∆∆∆∆
Yuuya opened his eyes as the first thing he saw was the ground
Then he felt someone on his chest, he then look what it is to see Ais hugging him tightly
He want to comfort her so he bring his right arm just to see it was not there
"Ah right I sacrifice my right arm to do the last attack' thought Yuuya
So he used his left arm instead as he touch Ais's cheek
Ais response by moving her head, she then look at him with disbelief
Yuuya noticed the tears in her eyes and he immediately wanted to comfort her
"C'mon don't look at me like that, a princess shouldn't cry' said Yuuya as he caresses Ais hair
Just like that Ais cried once again but this time she is shedding tears of relief and happiness
Upon hearing Yuuya's voice, the group looks at him in disbelief as if they saw a ghost
"Now, don't stare at me like you see a ghost' said Yuuya weakly
"Mr. Cranel you're ali- ah Hahahahaha! Of course you are alive!' said Finn
"Tsk I'm a fool to think you are dead' said Bete as he blush from embarrassment of almost crying
"Heh tsundere wolf' said Tione
"Be thankful I'm at good mood right now' said Bete
"Though I'll be glad if you guys do me a favor and carry me above and heal me because I'm still losing blood you see' said Yuuya
"Ah right' said Finn
"Well then, you have my thanks and I'll just take a sleep... Because you see... I'm kinda... slee...py...' said Yuuya as he fall asleep
In panick Ais quickly check his heart beat, she quickly sigh in relief when she heard the beat was still there
She stood as she princess carry Yuuya
"I'll lead the way Ais, just focus on carrying Mr. Cranel. Bete, Tiona, Tione will come with me. For the rest of you, stay here for now and help the people of Rivira. I'll leave Hermes-sama and Hestia-sama in your care.' said Finn
"Got it captain' respond Riveria and Gareth
"Ais let's go' said Finn
Ais nodded and their sprint towards the upper floors began
Even though Yuuya is still alive, he was bleeding so they need him to get healed now
Even though they are exhausted they are still fairly fast at their current speed with no monsters slowing them down they'll make it in 15 minutes
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Thankfully the group didn't encountered any monsters in their way up so they've reach their destination easily
After coming out of the dungeon they didn't even stop to take a break, instead they continue on running
Their destination? Dian Cechth familia
"Out of the way!' shout Finn as people make way for them
People stare at them but they didn't care, all they have in their mind was to make the person that save their live be healed
"Good work Eina' said Rose
"Yeah thank you Rose' said Eina
"Seriously what's with the sudden earthquake?' said Rose
"Hm? What's that?' said Eina
"Aren't that the Loki Familia and they seem to be carrying someone' said Rose
Then Rose sees who it was the Loki Familia is carrying
Upon identifying it was, Rose quickly covers Eina's eyes
"Eh? Nani?' said Eina
"Something a girl like you shouldn't see' said Rose
"Uhm okay' said Eina
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At Dian Cechth Familia
"Airmid we need you!' said A male Nurse
"What is it?' said Airmid
"Wounded adventurer, severe!' said the male nurse
Upon hearing that Airmid quickly stood up from her chair as she grabs her staff and exited her office
"Name, gender, age, condition,?' said Airmid
"Bell Cranel, male, 14 (real age atleast at Yuuya's age is 18) fist size hole in his lower abdomen destroying his left kidney and a missing arm' said the nurse
Airmid arrives at the operating room and there saw Yuuya in a kneeling position to make the others see a better look at his injuries
Well, this will be a long day
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A week has passed since the accident on the 18th floor
Upon exiting the dungeon Hestia and Hermes immediately went to the Dian Cechth familia to know if Yuuya is okay which the nurses replied he was no longer in life threatening condition
Though he was in deep coma after pushing himself beyond his limits both physically and mentally and also lost of blood
It is not known yet which date he will wake up but Airmid herself said that it wouldn't even take a year before he woke up from his coma
But for now this is a much better result
As they can see the beginning of a much brighter future from that day on...
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AN: Phew! Finally finishes this chapter! Takes many month before completing this but welp atleast it's complete now and I'm more than satisfied
So Incase if you are asking if the release date of chapters will return to normal sadly not, atleast for now
You see I'm kinda busy right now, my school or more precisely me and my classmates are preparing for the upcoming graduation we had
Not to mention I have to memories a speech I'll use in our graduation
For now that is my excuse
Hope you enjoy this chapter as this was the final chapter of season 1!
Still can't believe I've been here publishing chapters and lazing off for 1 year!
Well that's it for now, see you on next season!
