Main Battlefield.
At this moment—
Ais, overwhelmed by her enemy's power, had golden eyes flickering with a tinge of black.
Her back—
Began to ignite violently.
Black Flame—was born.
Then—
She swung the silver blade in her right hand, her lips chanting the spell of the wind:
"Activate—Avenger."
In the next instant—
The elegant melody of wind that once wrapped her body was no more.
In its place…
A storm of jet-black gales surged and coiled around her.
In that moment, she surrendered herself to the black flames burning her soul.
The reflection of that blood-red monster in her eyes—
Filled her heart with unquenchable hatred.
Only by defeating it.
Only by killing it.
Only by erasing it.
Could she purge her torment and rage.
"Roar."
Ais stomped her right foot on the ground—
The mere impact triggered a violent explosion.
The pitch-black wind turned into a roaring blaze, blasting apart the stone pavement beneath her.
Using the Black Gale, she accelerated rapidly mid-air—
Dark wind howled like a malevolent current diving from the skies.
Juggernaut's crimson eyes glimmered—
Locking onto her figure instantly.
Its cursed claw, brimming with destructive force, lashed out at her.
"AAARRRHHHHHHHHHHHH!!"
"RAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!"
The Level 9 monster's roar clashed with the Black Gale of a Level 7, colliding head-on.
BAM!
Ais's beloved sword only held for five seconds—
Before she was sent flying like a meteor across the battlefield.
The first exchange—
Ended without suspense.
She was utterly defeated.
Unless she activated White Gale—
Even with the power of Black Gale—
There was no way she could stand against a Level 9 like Juggernaut.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
Her body smashed through building after building, each crash followed by thunderous detonations.
Dust and smoke billowed in a straight line—
At this moment—
The main cadres of both Loki Familia and Freya Familia had arrived on scene.
"Ais~?!"
"Miss Ais!"
Seeing her like this, Riveria and Lefiya cried out in disbelief.
"I'm going to get her!"
The green-haired elven princess dashed toward where Ais had landed.
Standing on the northern rooftop, Finn narrowed his sapphire eyes, focused on Juggernaut below.
His thumb… throbbed painfully.
"In my opinion, this new variant monster's potential is at least Level 9."
The Braver's calm voice sent chills down spines.
"You're sure it's Level 9?"
Gareth asked, unsure if he misheard.
Meanwhile, standing on the southern side—
Allen of Freya Familia narrowed his sharp gaze.
"What? That woman got blown away just like that?"
"Where the hell is that dumb boar?"
Hedin, adjusting his glasses, answered coldly:
"He got blown away too."
"—O drop of healing, tear of light, eternal sanctuary, let sacred medicine sing forth."
Arriving at the battlefield, the silver-haired maiden chanted her sacred verse with reverence.
"—Three hundred sixty-five melodies, the calendar of healing shall save all creation."
Facing the bloodied and fallen adventurers, she released her divine magic.
"—Come forth, descend upon us, dispel all evil."
Glorious magic light shimmered, making her long silver hair flutter.
"—Bury the wounds, banish the sickness, cast curses into the void, let the light's cardinal shine forth."
"—In the name of the holy heart—I shall heal."
At this moment, the Battlefield Saintess Amid fully unleashed her magic:
"—Dia Flattel!"
A massive diamond-shaped magic circle unfurled across the stone-paved ground.
This was a wide-range super-tier healing spell.
Its color—pure white.
Etched with mystical sigils and complex glyphs—
It radiated sacredness, and the power of restoration.
Particles of brilliant white light ascended within the formation.
Moments later—
The downed members of Ganesha Familia were completely healed.
Even Shakti, who had lost consciousness, stood up as if resurrected.
Amid's magic was capable of curing all ailments—
It was the highest-tier restorative magic.
Beyond healing injuries and restoring stamina—
It could even remove status effects, curses, and more.
So long as she had mana to cast—
Her healing could outclass any elixir.
"Let all injuries be healed. Everyone, fight with no hesitation."
"Oh, Amid is here too? That's a relief."
Tione glanced northwest, where a group of healer girls had just arrived.
Main battlefield, western sector.
Raven arrived with Ryuu—clad in her green waitress uniform—and three other members.
"R-Raven…?"
"Why are you…?"
Ryuu was visibly stunned.
She had seen Juggernaut before—
She knew it was Raven's summoned beast and mount.
"Don't worry about that."
"Ryuu, Mikoto, Daphne—get in there and land a hit. You'll earn the deeds you need."
Surrounded by all these legendary adventurers—
Raven wasn't about to hand over all the juicy EXP.
His women, though? That was a different story.
The purpose of summoning Juggernaut—
Was to help Ryuu skyrocket her experience gain.
And then—
To push her straight to Level 6 in one leap.
Ryuu didn't hesitate.
She drew her twin leaf-blades and charged in.
Mikoto and Daphne exchanged a glance—
Then sprinted in without a word.
The three of them reached Juggernaut's rear and—
Stabbed it right in the butt.
Juggernaut was speechless.
It didn't even tickle…
But still, it let out a dramatic scream in cooperation.
"RAAAAAHHHHHH!? ROAR!"
The scene—
Looked like Mr. Satan from Dragon Ball Z punching Android 18 at the martial arts tournament.
And in the very next moment—
Raven issued a silent command.
Juggernaut vanished.
Just like that, it disintegrated into ash under the watchful eyes of the crowd.
Members of Loki Familia, Freya Familia, Ganesha Familia… everyone present—
Was completely, utterly dumbfounded.
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