Wait! How can Goblins cast magic?!
For a brief moment, Yama felt as if there was something wrong with his brain.
But the reality was right there.
The Minotaurs charging toward the camp were being blasted by gunpowder smoke and firelight, blood blossoming on their bodies one flower after another.
"Roar!!"
The pained roars of the monsters echoed within the cavern.
One corpse after another crashed down. Seeing this, the remaining Minotaurs actually turned and fled without looking back. No matter how the Rudra Familia tamers cracked their whips, they could not stop the monsters' retreat.
The first wave of attacks was disintegrated in just a few dozen seconds?
These were Minotaurs!
Even in the Middle Floors, they were considered quite powerful monsters. Whether in strength or speed, they were formidable opponents among Level 2 monsters.
Yet, they were easily slaughtered by Goblins?!
Yama simply couldn't believe his eyes. He had always heard people bragging about how formidable these special monsters were—that even average Upper Class Adventurers (Level 2) wouldn't dare to provoke them, or they might even be wiped out.
Does it turn out to be true now?!
The ugly Cat Person youth became even more excited! Because the stronger these special Goblins were, the more likely it was that once he tamed them, he could tame that fellow who killed the Astrea Familia!!
"Quick, prepare for the next attack!"
"But..."
The other adventurers of the Rudra Familia hesitated. So many tamed Minotaurs had just died, and they hadn't even touched the edge of the camp.
Looking out, beneath the massive pale high walls in the distance, the camps were arranged like layers of trenches. Trying to fight all the way through to the city gate might deplete all the "children" they brought, and it still might not be enough!
Hiding in the distant shadows, completely undetected by the Goblins, the Rudra Familia tamers were currently feeling the heartache of losing their tamed monsters.
However, Yama didn't care about that. The purpose of calling them here was to serve as expendable fodder; otherwise, why bring them?!
"You idiots, I'm not stupid, of course I have a plan!"
Yama looked at these foolish fellows with annoyance.
Subsequently, he had them "source materials" on the spot, temporarily capturing many "Needle Rabbits" that appear on the 9th Floor.
These monsters looked exactly like rabbits, appearing harmless, petite, and cute, but they were actually very dangerous fellows.
Their speed was exceptionally swift, and the long "single horn" on their foreheads was extremely sharp. They often attacked suddenly from unimaginable close range, piercing adventurers through.
But they were ultimately just Level 1. It was obviously unrealistic to rely on them to break through the Goblin camp or the city walls behind it.
What Yama wanted to utilize was not their "aggression," but their swift "speed."
He attached a small cloth bag to each of these Needle Rabbits.
Inside were the "Fire Stones" Yama liked to use.
These originated from the [Volcano] area after the 44th Floor and were a monster drop material with a relatively high yield.
Of course, because they were located in the Deep Floors, they were quite rare in the city. However, because the Dark Familia had established cooperation with "that existence" in the Deep Floors, they had a fairly stable "supply channel."
In fact, Yama's current stock could be said to be quite abundant.
Its characteristic was very simple: as long as it encountered "fire," it would produce a violent explosion.
And through a modified Magic Stone trigger mechanism, a spark could be ignited at any time to detonate it. Thus, it became a powerful and practical bomb.
"Go, my good children."
Yama smiled.
The Cat Person youth's gaunt and gloomy face seemed to twist together as he let out a "Heh heh" laugh.
Driven by the tamers' whips, the swarms of Needle Rabbits sprinted toward the Goblin camp.
This time, although the fully armed Goblins still took out those long-barreled "Magic Wands" and launched attacks, many Needle Rabbits still managed to run into the interior of the camp.
Then, Yama pressed the detonator in his hand.
BOOM!!
A massive explosion deafened the ears, even causing the Dungeon to tremble slightly.
Yama didn't panic at all.
He knew that no matter how much noise he made in the Upper Floors, or how much he destroyed the Dungeon, "that thing" would not appear.
As thick black smoke rose from the distant Goblin camp, Yama laughed disdainfully.
In the end, they were just monsters, and their level was only around Level 2 to Level 3.
The "Fire Stone" from the Deep Floors was a powerful item capable of killing an defenseless Level 2 adventurer if the distance was close enough. Even a First-Class Adventurer of Level 5 or higher could not ignore its existence!
"Continue, continue, continue!"
He shouted, ordering his subordinates to tame more Needle Rabbits.
Yama was not satisfied with just capturing these Goblins outside the Pale City—even though they looked fierce and were armed to the teeth.
But a Goblin is just a Goblin, merely the weakest monster in the Dungeon.
What the Cat Person youth was thinking was: since the Goblins on the outermost perimeter had become like this, what about the monsters inside the towering city walls?
Not to mention anything else, just looking from afar at those "Orcs" standing several meters tall behind the city gate, wearing heavy armor all over, made him drool with envy!
With the advancement of the explosions, the Goblins' defensive camps were "overturned" one by one.
Just as Yama thought that he would be able to easily break through this seemingly heavily guarded city at this rate, the "Orcs" wearing pitch-black armor inside the city gate were finally alerted.
They took heavy steps, walking out of the tall city gate one by one.
It was only then that Yama realized they were carrying weapons that looked like thick iron pipes.
And on their bodies, thin, dark little figures were clamoring noisily, carrying pitch-black round balls and struggling to load them into the dark iron pipes.
What were those?
"Imps"?
On the 12th Floor, they usually appeared together with Orcs. Like Goblins, they moved in swarms, but they were even more cunning and insidious monsters.
BOOM!
Facing the swarms of Needle Rabbits rushing over carrying "Fire Stone" satchel charges, the cannon barrels in the hands of the iron-armored Orcs emitted a loud noise from afar.
An even more deafening explosion rang out. Accompanied by the sympathetic detonation of the Fire Stones carried by the Needle Rabbits, the sound of successive explosions was like an endless string of firecrackers.
However, compared to their thick cannon barrels...
Yama suddenly felt that the explosive packs he had attached to the Needle Rabbits were simply as laughable as children's toys...
...
"That is the [Gunpowder Magic Launcher] mimicked by the Lightless King imitating the Iron Tribe Orcs and the Imps that share a symbiotic relationship with them. Pal suggests adventurers prioritize destroying them with magic."
"Although they will regenerate, restoration takes time, and..."
And what? Finish your sentence!
By the way, what the hell is a [Gunpowder Magic Launcher]? You call this thing 'magic,' right?!
Among the ruins of the castle, from some unknown small cavern in the distance, came the lazy and somewhat annoying raspy voice of the Goblin, Pal.
As an NPC, he would also provide off-site "strategy commentary" during the Boss battle.
So what exactly comes after "and"? You just know how to keep people in suspense?!
Even the good-tempered Alicia felt an urge to drag the guy out and beat him up. This guy... was so irritating!
But Isagi had already guessed it.
"It cannot regenerate simultaneously!"
The weapons used by the Lightless King on its four arms were, in theory, all composed purely of magic power named "No Light."
That was why they could ignore walls, the ground, armor, weapons, and all other physical existences.
And since magic could destroy the opponent's javelins and the fired "bullets," naturally, it could also destroy the weapons in its hands.
The destroyed weapons could not be restored at the same time; they had to be done one by one.
Therefore, as long as the damage output was sufficient, they could destroy all its weapons and make it unable to generate them again at all.
This was the "Correct Solution" to [The Lightless King Conquered by the Pale · Apheisisamna]!
Of course, Isagi wasn't sure if his guess was correct.
So, he just had to try it first!
The javelins were still left to Alicia.
The "Hand Cannon" was left to Lefiya.
And the Greatsword and Scepter were to be solved by himself and Tiona!
He told the Amazon girl to stop giving it a pedicure.
Isagi held the immensely broad "Great Spear," found an opportunity, and when the Lightless King swung the Greatsword in its hand, he and Tiona launched their strongest attacks simultaneously toward that pitch-black toughness.
[Lightning of Tomoe]!!
And—
[Mountain-Splitting Earth-Shattering Slash]!!
Two blades wrapped in blazing fire, accompanied by rolling thunder and surging crimson blood energy, intersected and crashed toward that pitch-black Greatsword simultaneously!!
The scorching molten flow instantly submerged the darkness, accompanied by the shattering of cold ice crystals in the distance and the explosion of interwoven pure white arcs of light.
Almost simultaneously, the Lightless King lost its Greatsword, Javelin, and [Gunpowder Magic Launcher].
Like this, only the final Scepter remained.
Still, leave it to me!
While retrieving the Greatsword, Isagi's hand was already filled with several "Longswords" of different colors, lengths, and strange shapes.
These were the Magic Swords Cecil had forged previously.
He had been carrying them all along, and now was the perfect chance to use them!
No chanting required, no consumption of anything needed. Just a light swing, like pulling the trigger of a firearm.
Invisible wind blades wrapped in crimson heat currents, and lightning snakes descending from the sky!
Isagi used three Magic Swords in one go.
Come to think of it, these things were actually just like the "guns and cannons" of this world. In essence, they were pretty much the same thing.
It was just that Magic Swords had a limit on their "number of uses."
Once exceeded, they would shatter directly, so in a sense, they were luxurious and rare consumables.
In the distance, the sound of magic explosions came again.
But this seemed not enough.
So Isagi took out his Greatbow, aiming at the Scepter held in the Lightless King's last remaining hand, and unleashed a ruthless rapid fire!
Within just a dozen seconds, relying on their own strength and coordination, they destroyed all four of the Lightless King's weapons.
The four long arms of the pitch-black giant now trembled in mid-air like slender tentacles. And sure enough, only the arm that originally held the Greatsword was swelling and surging—that was the signal that it was regenerating the weapon.
His guess was correct.
Then the remaining matters were simple.
"Tiona, Alicia, keep destroying the Greatsword it regenerates."
As for himself and Lefiya, of course, they had to prepare magic sufficient to completely "destroy" the pitch-black giant before them.
Isagi held the Greatbow and began to charge power. Golden heat currents manifested between his hands, growing thicker and thicker. But compared to him, Lefiya was even more exaggerated.
The Elf girl was originally chanting her [Arcs Ray].
Through previous training, Lefiya naturally knew that the conditions for using [Fusillade Firebolt · Modified · Ten Thousand Arrows]—which required standing still for ten to twenty minutes to drain all mental energy—were quite harsh.
But if she used [Arcs Ray], which had a shorter chant time, the entire magic would become much more "flexible."
So from the beginning of the battle, pure white rays of light floated around the Elf girl one after another, replacing the blazing red Firebolts.
Through these days of practice, Lefiya even discovered that she could control any light arrow to shoot at will, attacking anytime and anywhere.
And because of this, resisting the "cannonball" the Lightless King blasted at her earlier was so effortless.
And now, since the opponent had completely lost its attack capability and become a pure target, the Elf girl was not going to be polite!
"Noble warriors, archers of the forest, the encroaching marauders are before you, take up your bows..."
The big one is coming!
Watching Isagi and Lefiya charging power made Alicia, who was on the side, feel her heart skip a beat.
Especially the sight of her kin manipulating flowing fires suspended in mid-air one after another amazed the Elven woman endlessly.
Who exactly is this...
Thinking of Lefiya's usual appearance—following the boy around without hiding her fangirl admiration at all—Alicia couldn't help but wonder: How did Isagi train her? How did he turn my kin into this?!
Is this still that innocent [School District] child from a few months ago?
She's been honed too fast!
[Star Stream!]
[Star Stream!]
...
Isagi's charged magic could be released roughly once every ten to twenty seconds. Accompanied by the slow recovery of mental energy, he could maintain about two shots per minute.
This speed was naturally far faster than Lefiya beside him.
But...
Ultimately, it depended on the girl.
When the sky-filling fire arrows burned the entire cavern chamber red, the Elf girl would absolutely not fail the "damage output opportunity" her companions had created for her.
This was the blow of certain victory!
And also, her own [Special Technique]!!
"[Fusillade Firebolt · Modified · Ten Thousand Arrows]!!"
So satisfying!
Lefiya sat on the ruins, nearly exhausted, but felt inexplicably exhilarated in her heart.
As the pitch-black giant was completely swallowed by flames, a roar that shook the heavens and earth rang out simultaneously.
Isagi seriously suspected that the damage of Lefiya's move was too high; it probably wiped out more than half of the Lightless King's health bar instantly, causing it to fail to trigger any second phase or whatnot...
As the firelight gradually extinguished, Tiona flew over quickly and picked up its Magic Stone and drop items from where the pitch-black giant had existed.
One of them was a massive round stone that looked like a Magic Stone. Its surface and interior were pitch-black, but there were specks of golden light forming a small symbol within it.
[True Miracle of No Light: A tiny miracle born from the darkness of the Dungeon.
It is also a unique existence.
The War Shadows touched the power named "No Light" from the darkness; that is the difference between "visible" and "invisible."
Because blades can only be blocked by things that can be seen.
The Pale King regarded it as an insignificant little trick. After all, this is merely a deceptive illusion created using magic. As long as one sees through the essence, one can easily seal the No Light.]
Storing everything away, Isagi was now thinking: if he took this thing to reinforce Lefiya's staff later, what kind of characteristics would appear?
It wouldn't inherit the Lightless King's cheat-like abilities, granting the Elf girl [X-Ray Vision] or allowing her magic to [Wall-Hack] and [Aimbot], would it?!"
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