Fron, who had been charging forward with his head down, was completely dumbfounded as he watched magic circles appear one after another and unleash all-direction bombardment at him. He simply blurted out a curse.
He more or less knew some of the enemy's preparations, but when actually facing reality, even someone who considered himself calm as still water would become flustered by such a sudden ambush.
Don't look at how he's a top-tier Lv.6 adventurer, at the end of the day, he still has a mortal body. He's human!
Not to mention... compared to physical attacks, the damage of magic has always been a cross-level super bombardment. And this time it's the magic of the great spirits, the ones called "God's Avatars".
"Boom boom boom boom, , "
Blue brilliance flowed within his eyes as Fron's thinking speed sharply accelerated, and the butterflies dancing in his vision seemed to awaken.
Inside the slaughtering net woven by countless magic blasts, Fron moved against the wind, displaying the full extent of his physical strength and flexibility.
This round of dodging was truly like passing through a forest without letting a single leaf touch him.
After several consecutive flips and backflips, pulling away from the magic circles, Fron glanced at the faint scorch marks left on his cloak. His expression sank.
"The attack density is too high. If the target is only me... even for me, forcing a breakthrough would require firing back with an even stronger bombardment. But if I do that... even with potions, my stamina might not last until the end."
Especially since the boss in front might be the top-tier Lv.7 "Fallen Spirit - Mage Version". With its innate potential combined with its ability to use magic, its upper-limit destructive power could reach absurd levels.
Everyone knows that magic is naturally a level higher in power. That's why mages are so rare.
Magic has always been something akin to a guaranteed killing technique. With that in mind... dealing with a Fallen Spirit that can use magic becomes even trickier.
Last time facing such an enemy, the entire Loki Familia's elite had participated. And now... even though Fron himself had grown stronger, he had no intention of tasting those magic blasts head-on.
"Tch."
He cautiously stepped back twice, leaving the "execution ground", the targeting range of the interception devices. Fron stopped in place and downed a potion, restoring his condition and warming his body.
This time, acting alone was probably impossible.
With firepower that dense, someone had to share the load... at least if he didn't want to fight a do-or-die battle.
"Thud thud thud thud, "
Dense footsteps mixed with clashing metal sounded from the passage behind him. At this time and place, there was no way it was the enemy. Fron relaxed, entrusting his back to them. So he didn't look back nor greet Ais or Amid who had arrived behind him.
"Hold a defensive-counterattack formation. Give me your lines of sight. Take out the war flags woven from spirit cloths of every attribute. Four-man squads, each squad one flag, for defense! Keep distance between each squad. Don't let the enemy's bombardment wipe you all out in one go. Then, advance with me!"
"Understood!"
As Ais relayed Fron's instructions, the adventurers quickly took out their war flags, formed their formations, and stood behind Fron.
Fron nodded inwardly at their quick response. Then he turned to Amid.
"Amid, lead the healers and stand in the middle ranks. Let the nearby adventurers cover you with their war flags. Heal while advancing. You can all handle 'parallel chanting', right?"
Amid nodded seriously.
"No problem. Everyone allowed to participate in this subjugation battle is a top-tier healer from their familia."
"Every one of us has mastered 'parallel chanting'. We can't compare to you or Lady Riveria, but for group combat it's more than enough!"
"Good. Everyone, you heard that. Protect the healers and mages. Against this enemy's attack pattern, the only way to open a path... is unity!"
"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH, !!"
"Then, we move!"
Without any chant, Fron's entire body was instantly wrapped in raging flames and black lightning. His feet struck the ground... and he dashed in a straight line toward the execution ground again!
"Follow Fron!"
"Yes!"
...
While Fron reorganized the formation and led the charge toward the enemy's layout, the others, who did not have an all-rounder like him at the front, were having a far worse time.
"Not that we expected this to be easy, but this is way beyond a joke!"
The Amazoness sisters and the werewolf shouted while running for their lives.
Ice rain just fell from the ceiling, lightning spears flew from the side, and upon hitting the ground flames burst up again.
The adventurer squads immediately fell into chaos.
"The Knossos itself is able to cast magic."
Any adventurer who had explored the Dungeon would instantly understand the level of "despair" this represented.
It was absurd.
"Isn't this is way worse than being surrounded by a whole bunch of Violas!?"
"These magic bombardments, there's no way even that Fron guy could fire this many! What kind of attack frequency is this, damn it!?" Tiona couldn't help crying out.
This was barrage artillery, attacks that never stop.
All-angle, all-direction threats knocked adventurer after adventurer out of formation.
In a short time, the front line already looked terrible. Facing unending bombardment, forget dodging, even defending was nearly impossible.
"At this rate, forget breaking into the enemy's room, we're gonna get wiped out first!"
Not just these squads, but every unit invading the artificial dungeon felt the same dread rising.
At this moment, from the "Communication Crystals", intense battle sounds erupted, followed by Fron's hurried voice.
"Hey! What are you all panicking about? Hurry up and use the Spirit-Cloths! I don't need to remind you what kind of power they have, right!?"
"-----!!!??"
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T/N: I know spirit clothes can block a Hell hounds fireball and can be used in the Big Tree Labyrinth, but will they work against high-level attacks? Any mention in the light novel or the manga?