Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 762: A Super Long Story - Starting with Magic, Can We Make Peace?
"Haha, this time we're armed with equipment that's indestructible, so you won't easily corrupt our weapons. Die, new species of monsters, avenge my old double-headed greatsword, the Urga Generation 1!"

Upon entering the 59th floor, a swarm of monsters resembling enlarged cauliflower worms appeared. Previously, when they arrived here, they had to retreat because their weapons were corroded by the bodily fluids of these new monster species. However, this was no longer the case. Finn's indestructible equipment, which he had painstakingly crafted, was now proving effective.

Tiona charged ahead, seeking revenge on these cauliflower-like monsters for the 80 million Fali weapons she had lost here.

"And my throwing knives!"

Her sister Tiony suffered a similar fate; the Amazonian sisters had previously suffered direct economic losses exceeding one and a half billion due to equipment damage on this floor.

"Be careful. This floor is different from the Frost Domain mentioned in the intelligence. We didn't explore it in depth last time either. There might be some unknown dangers hidden here."

Finn had to remind the two Amazonian girls ahead that the filthy fairy hiding in the great forest, manipulating its subordinate monsters to attack the invaders, was indeed brewing danger.

Although she didn't know what was going on, the Saiyan monster she had seen before among that group of people didn't have the same unparalleled sense of terror she had felt the last time she saw it.

When faced with the monsters he himself had sent to attack, that guy actually had to personally kill them.

Despite still appearing powerful, it was by no means an existence that she could not withstand. The Filthy Fairy only pondered for a moment before deciding that the thought of devouring the girl (Ais) in the party outweighed her desire not to fight the monster (Broly).

[If I kill her, I can get Aria...]

Once this idea came to mind, the fully formed, corrupted immortal essence began preparations.

"Roar, earth! Come, come, come! Earth's shell, the gleam of black iron, the divine punishment of the stars, reverse it with the covenant of creation."

Burning the sky, shattering the earth, building bridges, transforming into heaven and earth, the axe of the sky falls like a torrential rain, a calamity of destruction, commanded in the name of the agent.

I was bestowed the name "Earth Immortal," the embodiment of the earth, the queen of the earth, a fallen star!

The attack began with a long-range, extended spell.

However, although it was a surprise attack, it happened halfway through this extremely long spell incantation.

Riveria also sensed the excessively strong magical fluctuations.

Something's coming!

Nine Demon Princess looked warily towards the distant forest, while Finn quickly scrambled up a nearby tree.

"That is……"

Having passed through the dense horde of monsters, Finn, who had gained a high vantage point from the treetop, immediately spotted the enormous Filthy Fairy in the distance, as well as the magical array that was being constructed around it.

"It's a long-range magical attack!"

The little warrior recognized him and loudly reminded him.

"Rivieria, quickly set up a magical protective barrier."

"No, this kind of magical fluctuation should be an extremely long chant. It's a bit too late to prepare a corresponding protective barrier now."

"In that case, everyone, let's retreat one by one, increase the distance, and avoid the attack."

As the final incantation, "Falling Stars," was chanted by the tainted fairy, the entire advancing force began to retreat, increasing the distance between themselves and their original location.

By the time a barrage of meteorites rained down from the sky, like air-to-ground missiles covering the area, the entire team had already retreated to the edge.

Although it was still inevitably affected by the large-scale area-of-effect magic, it avoided the core bombing area, and the original place was turned into a scorched earth.

A large number of the new monsters and man-eating plants that had just sniped the assault team were eliminated. Ye En was stunned and couldn't help but ask the filthy fairy beside him.

"what are you doing?"

The opponent retreated in time, showing almost no damage, while the leader of her own side, the Boss, dealt a heavy blow to a group of its own minions. She simply couldn't understand what kind of operation this was.

The filthy fairy offered no explanation, but instead absorbed the demonic power from the surrounding monsters, replenishing its own power while continuing to chant new incantations.

However, this time she switched to chanting a short incantation: "Fly, Thunder Spear, as my agent, I am called [Thunder Fairy], incarnation of lightning, queen of lightning, thunder arrow!"

Arrows made of lightning whistled toward the position where the assault team was stationed, their attack speed incredibly fast, but a petite figure stood in front of the others.

The short sword in the Saiyan boy's hand emitted a dazzling red light, blooming like a flower of fire on the spot, blocking all the lightning arrows.

"Broly, well done!"

The lightning arrows that missed their mark spread arcs of electricity across the ground, making everyone's hair stand on end. This gave them an idea of ​​the power of these lightning arrows and what damage they would have caused if they hadn't been stopped and had struck them. Kumohime couldn't help but cheer for the Saiyan boy who had stopped the magical attack in time.

"Is that the guy who attacked us?"

The fallen trees, viewed from a distance, allowed everyone to see the instigator of the magical attack.

"The Filthy Fairy Spirit, it looks like an enhanced species. The other party is indeed behind the new species of monster."

"Finn, attack or retreat?"

Grace asked the question, but the filthy fairy in the distance unleashed a new spell.

Numerous rock pillars rose from the ground, completely blocking the route the assault team had taken to leave the 59th floor.

"It seems they don't intend to give us any chance to escape."

With his escape route cut off, Finn raised his spear and aimed it at the filthy fairy in the distance.

"Then we only have one choice left: to defeat them."

That being said, it was actually quite difficult to fight, because the butterfly effect caused by Broly resulted in the 59th layer of the Filthy Fairy clone, which grew to its complete form earlier than in the original series, choosing a different battle strategy than the one used against Finn and the others in the original series.

In the original series, the fight only started after they got close, but now, the Filthy Fairy doesn't dare let Broly get any closer. Instead, she adopts a fighting style of using Broly as a ranged magic output platform, chanting various elemental attack spells and bombarding the assault team.

Finn and the others were stunned by the attack, because the Filthy Fairy's magic seemed to consume no magic power and had no cooldown.

"Ah, is this really the same type of monster as the tainted fairy clone we encountered on the 18th floor before?"

Lefia couldn't help but raise a question: the strength of the tainted fairy clones they had encountered before was vastly different from that of the one they were facing now.

The previous one would run away as soon as it appeared, but this one is using only continuous magical attacks to blast them to the point that even if they erected a magical barrier to resist, they would be on the verge of collapse.

"Continuing to defend will only lead to our gradual demise. We need to charge in and eliminate the enemy's main body, which is constantly casting spells!"

Riveria, feeling her magic power being rapidly depleted as she erected the protective barrier, spoke to Finn without turning her head.

“Broly, the Crimson Mist Crystal Sword in your hand is the only weapon on our side that can break through all kinds of elemental magic. I need you to lead the vanguard in a frontal assault.”

"no problem."

“Bert, Ais, you two are fast enough. Charge in from the side and relieve some pressure on Broly’s frontal assault.”

"receive."

"Ah."

"The rest of you, follow behind the protective barrier set up by Riveria and advance towards the enemy."

"learn."

The little warrior gave the order, and the assault team, which had been passively defending and waiting for the opponent's magic to run out before launching a counterattack, took the initiative to attack the magic attack.

What awaited them were new monsters that came to block their path, and magical attacks that became more precise and powerful the closer they got.

Broly, being someone to be feared, was a prime target for the Filthy Fairy, with nearly half of the magic being thrown at him.

The Fire Joy Sword's magic-slaying sword blossoms bloomed again and again, cutting through the magic attacks aimed at him, but the chain reaction caused by the magic itself could not be stopped.

For example, with fire magic, the magical flames themselves can be cut apart, but the temperature rise and rapid consumption of oxygen caused by the flames cannot be eliminated.

However, these were minor issues for Broly. The relatively small amount of aura surrounding him was protecting him, and until the aura was completely depleted, the slight increase in body temperature by a few hundred degrees and the lack of oxygen were not enough to render him unable to fight.

The Saiyan boy was like a sharp arrow, cutting straight through the new species of monsters that were blocking his way, rushing towards the direction of the filthy fairy.

"Ah, it really is a monster!"

The filthy fairy's expression was rather unpleasant.

"Hey, aren't you going to help?!"

She looked at the masked man in black robes beside her.

Without wasting words, Ye En drew his longsword from his waist, stepped on the body of the new monster, and rushed towards the Saiyan who was charging towards him.

"Clang!"

The clash between the longsword and the shortsword produced a piercing metallic clang.

Broly, a level 1 character with an 11s stat, had his advance halted.

"No wonder..."

Ye En, who spun in mid-air to dissipate the force and landed on the head of a new type of monster resembling a cauliflower worm, felt the trembling in her right arm holding the sword. She suddenly understood why Ruiweis had refused to come over. Even though she was not a professional front-line warrior, she, with her Lv.7 strength, had not gained any advantage in the previous exchange.

"An even stronger monster?"

Pulling his legs out of the ground, Broly also looked warily at the guy who had blocked his way. The other person's strength was slightly less than his own, who was currently in a state of super-weighted training, but not by much. At least, his basic ability value should be above Finn and the others.

After only a brief pause, the two quickly engaged in combat amidst the new horde of monsters. These new hordes of monsters, resembling cauliflower worms, posed little threat to Broly. Their only purpose was as props, used by Yeon as cover to obscure the Saiyan boy's view.

Another new type of monster resembling a cauliflower worm had its head severed, turned to ash, and vanished, but the black-robed masked man hiding behind it disappeared without a trace.

A whooshing sound came from above. Broly took a step back, and the black-robed masked man fell from above in a double-handed sword-wielding, ground-piercing stance. He missed Broly, who had dodged in advance, but the high damage of the ground-piercing strike instantly killed an unlucky new monster below.

The battle is primarily a clash of gods, where mortal demons are instantly killed with a mere touch. However, this seemingly evenly matched situation is only temporary. Ye En knows that this is only because she has the advantage of knowing Broly's swordsmanship (intelligence). She can already sense that the Saiyan boy is gradually taking control of the rhythm of the battle, and her defeat is only a matter of time...

Just as Ye En was having the idea of ​​leaving.

Suddenly, the ground on this side cracked open.

"The earth is collapsing!"

Ye En quickly turned around and saw that his teammate, the Filthy Fairy, had completed another extremely long incantation.

The magic caused the ground to crack, but the opponent attacked her along with it.

"Broly!"

Just as the temperature rise caused by fire magic cannot be eliminated by the Fire Joy Sword.

Similarly, the phenomena of the maze floor cracking and the ceiling collapsing caused by earth magic cannot be eliminated.

Amidst the gasps of Finn and the others behind him, Broly, along with the strange figure opposite him and a large group of new monsters, fell onto the cracked ground, and were then chased and buried by the falling rocks from the split-top above.

The booming sound was like a thunderclap from a clear sky, and the ground beneath our feet was trembling, just like an earthquake.

"Ha, ha ha ha, the biggest threat has been eliminated. Now it's your turn..."

The Filthy Fairy laughed triumphantly. Although she had focused on taking care of Broly earlier, which allowed others to rush in front of her, she did not take them seriously.

"Charge forth, flames, burn, burn, burn! Tornadoes of fire, barriers of crimson lotuses, roars of karmic fire, let the power of the wind seal off the world..."

"Stop her chanting immediately!"

"Pierce through, the arrow will surely hit!"

Without hesitation, Lefia used her Spirit Bow and Light Arrow.

The magical arrows of light shot towards the filthy fairy.

However, the filthy fairy simply closed the petals around her body, easily defending against the attack.

"How can this be? My magic arrows aren't working?"

"High magic resistance?"

"Ais, Bert, come back quickly!"

Seeing that he could not stop the filthy fairy from chanting a long incantation, Finn quickly summoned back Ais and Bert, who were wandering outside.

Given the behavior of that filthy fairy on the other side, it would completely disregard the life and death of the monsters and freaks it controls, and would even attack its own people along with them.

The opponent's magical power is beyond doubt; being hit could result in casualties or even death. Broly was smashed into the ground, and his fate is unknown. The only thing they can rely on now is Riveria's protective barrier.

"Ignite the sky, ignite the earth, ignite the sea! This is a salute of rage and lament, this is the price paid for the life of my beloved hero. By order of the Actor, I am bestowed the name [Fire Fairy], the embodiment of flame, the queen of fire, the raging storm!"

The purple flames of the super-long spell [Flame Storm] surged out from the magic circle, turning the surrounding forest to ashes in an instant, and cracks appeared in the protective magic barrier erected by Riveria.

"Grace, protect the others!" Nine Demon Princess was finding it difficult to hold them off.

Only at this moment did she realize the power of the magical attack Broly had just faced.

"Hide behind me!"

Grace rushed forward, raised her shield in front of Riveria, and roared.

The others obeyed, squatting or lying on the ground.

As the protective magical barrier shattered, scorching flames slammed into the shield.

A sizzling sound rang out, and after the flames dissipated, Grace collapsed.

His arm, which was bracing against the shield, was almost glued to it, as if it had been roasted.

“Grace…”

"I'm not dead yet! Don't worry about me, seize the opportunity and charge!"

The close-range release of the firestorm also eliminated the new type of monster guarding the filthy fairy, providing a good opportunity to defeat the opponent.

Without a word, Finn led his team forward and hurled his spear before the Filthy Fairy could unleash its second short spell, Thunder Magic.

The petals around the filthy fairy couldn't close in time, and the spear pierced her body directly, causing a violent explosion.

Half of her body was blown apart, interrupting the magic she was about to unleash, but her powerful regenerative abilities allowed her injuries to heal.

Don't give her a chance to recover!

A group of people rushed forward, but the next moment, thick vines that rose from the ground knocked them all away.

That's right, this filthy fairy is not only a magical turret, but also a melee creature.

The enormous body was not just for show; the corpse flower that hosted her was itself highly resilient.

Even without using any magic, it is a genuine Lv.7 monster, and one that possesses intelligence.

The Filthy Fairy did not rashly pursue the person she had ambushed and knocked away with her vines; instead, she adopted a defensive stance.

New minions were summoned from the rear to protect them while also replenishing the massive amount of magic power they had just consumed.

This filthy fairy was so cautious that it gave Finn and the others absolutely no chance to turn the tables on them.

"Fly, Thunder Spear..."

Close-quarters combat?

It does not exist.

The filthy fairy chanted thunder magic once more.

Even though the group struggled to their feet, they were still struck down by the thunder arrows.

"Aria, after such a long time, we've finally reunited~"

The vines wrapped around Ais, and the filthy fairy looked at the girl with a gentle expression.

"Wait, I'll eat you up and make you one with me."

Her gentle gaze quickly turned greedy, and the instinctive desire to devour dominated her consciousness.

"But before that, let's try to increase the number of high-quality weirdos..."

The filthy fairy looked at the others on the ground and used its vines to kill several carnivorous plants around it.

He took out the magic stone that emitted a pale yellow light and prepared to implant it into Finn and the others.

However, as soon as the vines carrying the magic stone got close, a burst of fire destroyed both the vines and the magic stone.

"They still have the ability to continue fighting?"

"Hey, potions and a magic sword, where did they come from?"

The filthy fairy was somewhat confused, looking at the half-dwarf who had stood up again.

Why don't you take a guess?

The craftswoman with the large breasts replied, then threw away the broken Flame Demon Sword in her hand and took out a new Demon Sword from the Crystal Palace space.

"Miss Chun..."

Lefia wanted to get up and help, but the overuse of magic had exhausted her mental energy, and the magic recovery potion she always carried with her had long since run out.

"Let go of Ais!"

However, Tiona regained some of her fighting strength after drinking a bottle of elixir and stamina-restoring potion retrieved from the Crystal Palace space.

"They're nothing but the last vestiges of a powerful enemy. Why bother struggling in vain? Wouldn't it be better for them to obediently be transformed into monsters and gain a chance to survive?"

"It would be good to live, of course, but would you let Ais go?"

Tiona asked the filthy fairy a question in return.

“Aria is someone I have to eat. She can become a part of me. There’s no need for her to be turned into a monster.”

The filthy immortal spirit speaks the truth.

"That settles it. Ais is my companion, and I won't watch her be eaten by you."

Tiona said seriously.

"Is that so? It's a pity you can't stop me from doing this."

In the past, when the filthy fairy spirit controlled the new kind of monster, the only requirement for modifying the monster was to ensure that the body of the person being modified was intact; it was not necessary to ensure that the person was alive.

Of course, if someone is transformed while still alive, there is a greater chance that they will retain their self-awareness rather than becoming a dazed and confused person.

"Ais, do you remember how you caused such a ruckus at the Twilight Mansion?"

Tiona took a deep breath and loudly questioned the controlled Ais.

"Ah."

Ais, who was being controlled by the vines, realized what she meant and nodded.

"Wait a minute, Miss Tsubaki and I will take the others far away, you can use that one."

Tiona lifted her face.

"I promise you, I will hide, and hide well."

"What are you talking about? Do you have some other trump card up your sleeve?"

Chun was puzzled and couldn't help but ask.

"There is a trump card, but it's quite dangerous, and everyone else has to run far away."

Finn and the others managed to stand up, but none of them intended to help Ais; instead, they all retreated.

The filthy fairy was unaware of the situation, but it couldn't just stand by and watch these people leave, so it commanded its demonic minions to give chase.

“Poor Aria, it seems you’ve been abandoned by your companions, but I will accept you.”

The vines bound Ais as they approached, and the filthy fairy looked at the swordswoman with pity.

"You must be one of those immortal spirits who were swallowed up by the underground city in the distant past. Don't worry, I will help you find liberation in a moment."

Ais looked at her, her eyes also filled with pity.

"Ok?"

Just as the filthy fairy was completely bewildered by the girl's reaction, Ais closed her eyes and began to imagine things that would make her angry, preparing to activate the [Rage] skill.

"Bang~"

In the area where the [Earth Collapse] spell had just been cast, a rock that had been pressing down on it suddenly shattered, and then a figure covered in blood stood up.

"Ouch, that hurts. You did a great job, but you're only the second monster, after Goliath, to give me a hard time."

The Filthy Fairy: "?!"

This Saiyan monster wasn't killed by being smashed?!
More importantly, the other party was not far away, and his own demonic subordinates had been ordered to chase after the fleeing group.

"Fly..."

He tried to chant a short spell, but before he could finish, the blood-covered Saiyan was already in front of him.

Broly swung his vines, but they were immediately severed by the Saiyan boy's short sword. Broly then jumped onto the filthy fairy and faced her.

"Can we reconcile?"

The filthy fairy swallowed hard, her voice trembling as she instinctively asked.

"The way you talk... By the way, aren't you the little guy who was afraid of me when I met you on this floor last time?"

Broly rubbed his temples and asked a question in return.

"Ah."

The filthy fairy nodded repeatedly, hoping to be spared one more time. Although this was not her true form, each of her clones also had a will to survive.

"Last time, I saw that you could speak and were intelligent, so I didn't attack you. This time, I've come again, and not only did you not welcome me, you also bombarded me with magic. Is this your way of thanking me for my previous friendliness?"

The Filthy Fairy: "..."

"But don't worry, I'll only use one sword. If you survive, I'll let you go one more time."

Circumstances dictate that the filthy fairy put the sword maiden down and obediently stood in front of Broly, waiting for his attack.

"Ais, are you alright?"

"Well, as for you, are you alright?"

Since the effects of the wing skill were still active, when Broly was slammed to the ground, Ais didn't think the boy was dead, nor was she surprised by his return. She was just a little worried about the boy's injuries.

"When I was smashed into the ground, I used my qi to wrap my body and enhance my defense. Although some of my bones were broken, it didn't matter. When I crawled out of the ground, I had already healed myself. Now I just look terrible on the outside."

"Alright, we can talk about my injuries later. Now, I'm going to teach you a new secret of swordsmanship."

"What profound sword techniques?"

"This is a secret technique I learned from a sword that can manipulate gravity. Although it's not very practical and I can't hit anyone most of the time, it can be quite powerful against enemies who are sure to hit and have amazing regenerative abilities."

Broly raised his sword and, in front of Ais, used the Northern God Style Secret Technique—Extreme Gravity Sword—on the Filthy Fairy, who had cast several protective spells and closed her flower buds in an absolute defensive stance.

"This is... the sword strike you were talking about?!"

The pressure, even more terrifying than the super-long spell "Earth Collapse," acted on its body, and the Corpse King Flower, parasitized by the filthy fairy spirit, simply could not withstand such heavy pressure.

The floor of the 59th-floor maze was torn apart again, revealing a huge crater. Broly was relatively fair; since the Filthy Fairy had caused him to sink into the ground once, he would let her sink into the ground once in return.

His survival is due to his own skill; as for whether the other party can survive, that depends on their own skill.

However, judging from the scene of the other party's body being crushed and dissipated, he probably didn't survive.

The remaining monsters were dealt with one by one, the potions in the Crystal Palace space were retrieved, and Finn and the others, who were all injured, were able to catch their breath.

When faced with the question of whether to continue deeper into the sixtieth floor of the maze, Finn decisively shook his head: "We've only gone through 59 floors and we've already been beaten like this. If it weren't for Broly, we might have been wiped out. Going any deeper would just be a reckless adventure."

Although the filthy fairy spirits were probably not the original monsters of the 59th floor, who knows what dangers awaited them in the labyrinth below.

One must eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time. The fact that no one has died while exploring the 59-level maze is already a very good result.

Finn decisively abandoned the idea of ​​continuing to explore the maze.

"Let's go back."

On their way back to the 50th floor of the maze, they encountered no further dangers. Compared to the arduous boss battle on the 59th floor, the monsters on the other floor, which posed little threat, seemed rather endearing.

(End of this chapter)