Fron stood alone at the very front, fighting bravely, weaving through the dense bombardment like a butterfly among flowers, not letting even a single leaf touch him.
Realizing that the longer they dragged this out, the worse the situation would become for their side, he decisively and swiftly changed his combat approach.
Instead of passive defense, using the Spirit Flag to disperse the magical shelling, he slipped into the gaps, and before the next volley arrived, quickly fired off three Fire Bolt spells.
Instant-cast attack magic, during this kind of mobile battle, where seizing the exact moment is everything, Fron drew out its advantage to the fullest.
"Boom, boom, boom, "
Explosions erupted almost simultaneously all across the green flesh covering the walls, instantly creating a brief vacuum in the enemy's suppressive fire.
"Anakitty, focus your defense on the right-side bombardment. Amid, stay alert."
"Fron?"
"Don't forget, we can use the dungeon's rules. As long as I destroy the green flesh and the wall, before it repairs itself, the magic circles won't regenerate. That's our chance!"
Hearing this, Anakitty and Amid's eyes lit up!
Yes, there was still this method. Not only they, but everyone had fallen into the assumptions of this being a man-made dungeon.
They had believed that, as an artificial labyrinth, it was impossible for it to have the 'living' traits of a real dungeon. Without such traits, naturally there would be no regeneration mechanism after destruction.
But now, things were completely different. The 14th floor, completely transformed, infused with immense mana and the ritual of the Fallen Spirit, had long since become a sort of living organism.
And so… it naturally possessed the traits of something alive.
These traits granted it a powerful automatic counter-attack system, but ironically… Fron was able to use that very system against it perfectly.
With Fron's success as an example, everyone in the unit quickly imitated him, pulling out the previously prepared Magic Swords.
Then… one by one, they cast greedy, excited looks at the Knossos' passageway; anyone could see how eager they were.
"Everyone, it's time for our counterattack~!"
"Oooooooohhhhhhhh, !"
Since the labyrinth prioritized repairing itself over launching bombardments, the Third Unit launched their counteroffensive under Fron's lead.
"Fire Bolt, Fire Bolt, Fire Bolt!"
"Bloom, Annihilation Slash!"
"Burn everything!"
"Destroy all!!"
Shouting chuunibyou lines, the adventurers swung their mismatched magic swords.
Spell blasts erupted with every swing, roaring forward, mixed with magic infused by the mages!
"BOOM BOOM BOOM..."
The continuous rumbling was like a massive waterfall, unleashing tremendous shockwaves that forced the adventurers into an immediate defensive stance.
"Hey, this is supposed to be quick-cast magic? Are you kidding me!? With this kind of destructive power and range, it's basically equal to a normal mage's large-scale annihilation spells!"
The front-line vanguards holding shields stared through the gaps at the flames tearing through the entire corridor, tongues clicking in disbelief, eyes nearly bulging out.
Fron's three consecutive 'spells' carried an absurd amount of mind. Combined with his exceptional mind stat and skill bonuses, the results were jaw-dropping.
"…So strong." Even as girls who knew Fron well, Amid and Anakitty were still a little shaken.
"..."
"..."
....
When the fire and smoke faded, the green walls of the passage had been blasted apart in every direction. Those directly hit had turned to ash and vanished; those outside the blast zone were shaken loose, revealing the stone labyrinth beneath.
Chunks of broken Adamantine stones, which weakened magic effects, fell to the ground, one piece exposed a glimmer of Orichalcum.
Fron calmly brushed the dust off his cloak and walked forward with his staff.
"Move. Don't just stand there dazed."
Amid: "..."
Anakitty: "..."
The other adventurers: "..."
To repair the severe damage to the surrounding area, the labyrinth diverted its strength (resources).
The Fifth Unit dashed down the now-silent passage. Hearing Fron's words, they shook off their shock and hurried after him at full speed.
....
Due to their formation, Fron's side reached the destination one step behind Gareth's Third Unit, after all, Gareth's group had both strong defense and strong offense, with the most balanced overall power.
In a group battle like this, teamwork mattered far more than individual strength. Especially under rigid dungeon mechanisms, a single person, even a powerful one, could never solve everything.
Thus, even though Fron had already reached Lv.6, he remained clear-headed, with no delusions about soloing an entire hostile force. Who knew when one might suddenly trip and die in a ditch?
Third Unit.
Breaking through the blockade, Gareth and the others arrived at the designated target location.
After passing through the corridor, what spread out before them was an enormous space with no visible end.
The ceiling rose over fifty meters high, the width extending several times that.
This entire zone, too, was coated in a thin layer of green flesh.
And at the deepest part of the chamber, that thing stood.
A colossal body, rising like a pillar.
The magic circle beneath it glowed an ominous deep violet, as if loaded with poison, and the upper body, female in shape, was singing loudly.
"Fallen Spirit!!!"
This was the very thing about to destroy the city, and the adventurers' final subjugation target.
Standing beside the grim-faced Gareth, someone's lips trembled.
"This size is… ridiculously huge…!"
If one had to describe it in a single phrase: a monstrous green-flesh pillar.
Clinging to the walls and reaching the far-off ceiling, the towering mass exceeded even the Goliath and the other Floor Bosses in scale. In other words, the power accumulated by this Fallen Spirit easily rivaled, or even surpassed, monsters of the Floor Boss class with equivalent potential.
As Fron would say: even among Lv.7s, there are small fries, elites, and commanders.
Clearly, the monster before them was an elite among its rank.
And on top of that, unlike dungeon monsters, it could use Spirit Magic, making it even more dangerous....