The Fukaros Familia, starting from DanMachi.

Chapter 100 Encounter Battle

The tenth to twelfth floors are the famous "Mist Maze".

The thick fog severely limited visibility.

Here, the role of the wind violet was particularly prominent. She used a gentle breeze to disperse the fog around her, ensuring a small area of ​​clear visibility for the team.

After passing through the twelfth floor, they arrived at the first line connecting the middle floor.

Starting from the thirteenth floor, the environment changes abruptly.

The walls, floors, and ceilings are all made of solid bedrock, making the maze intricate and complex, with crisscrossing tunnels resembling anthills.

They advanced triumphantly and soon arrived at the fifteenth floor of the underground city.

The monsters here, in both quantity and quality, far surpass those on the previous floors.

Just as they stepped into a wide intersection, the ground suddenly began to shake violently.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Heavy footsteps came from both the left and right passages at the same time, like a dense drumbeat, striking the hearts of everyone.

Several Fire Axe Hilichurl thugs, each over three meters tall with bulging muscles and wielding giant axes engulfed in flames, burst out from one passage. Meanwhile, from another passage, a dozen Sea Demons, dressed in tattered samurai attire and wielding twin swords also wreathed in flames, approached with steady steps.

In addition, the figures of Hilichurls holding bows and arrows could be vaguely seen in the passage.

These monsters, born from the skills of Burning Feather and not meant to exist in this world, locked their crimson eyes on the four of them.

They were caught off guard and surrounded in a sudden encounter.

"Wind violet, robin, come behind me!"

With a low shout, Fenyu stood shoulder to shoulder with Tifa, blocking the two of them.

Almost the instant the words fell, a glint flashed in the robin's emerald eyes, and an invisible mental network was instantly established, tightly connecting the consciousnesses of the four people together.

A clear battlefield layout, every subtle movement of the enemy, and every intention of one's comrades are presented in everyone's mind as clearly as the lines on the palm of one's hand. This is the God's-eye view brought by the [Harmony Family].

"Feng Jin, I'll take care of the three Sea Demons on the left wing, and you take care of the right wing."

The sound of a robin echoed in the mental link.

"learn."

Feng Jin responded, her pink twin ponytails drawing graceful arcs in the air.

She raised her hands slightly and activated [Magic Release]. The surging magic transformed into a howling gale, forming a high-speed rotating airflow barrier around her, deflecting several incoming rockets.

At the same time, several solid wind blades shot out from her fingertips, precisely slicing through the right flank of the Sea Demon formation, temporarily slowing their attack.

A direct confrontation erupted instantly.

The Fire Axe Hilichurl thug roared and charged forward, brandishing its flaming giant axe.

Tifa ducked down, like an elegant yet deadly black cat, and nimbly slipped between the two sea monsters.

She whispered, "Shine!"

The enchantment [Meteor Feather] was activated, and dazzling starlight instantly enveloped her fists and feet.

She delivered a whip kick imbued with starlight, striking a sea monster in the side, the immense force sending him flying and knocking down his companions behind him.

Meanwhile, Fenyu met the slash of a Hilichurl thug head-on. The Fire Spirit longsword clashed with the burning giant axe, producing a piercing metallic clang and sparks flying everywhere.

Just then, a sea monster seized the opportunity during the struggle between Fen Yu and the thugs, suddenly let out a low shout, and his figure turned into a blur, bypassing the front of the battlefield with astonishing speed, heading straight for Feng Jin in the rear.

"Burning Feathers!"

The robin's reminder echoed in the mental link.

A cold glint flashed in Fen Yu's eyes; there was no need for him to turn around.

"Use this fiery wheel as your chariot!"

As the short verse was chanted, blazing flames erupted from his body, enveloping him entirely.

The first phase of "Eternal Flame" has begun.

His speed and strength surged, leaving a fiery afterimage in his wake, and he instantly appeared beside the sea monster.

But this wasn't his only goal.

"Ripples of the past stir up in the depths of my heart."

"Gospel!"

The spell [Ripples of the Past] was activated, recreating Alphia's magic.

An invisible sonic cannonball condensed in front of him, but almost the instant it took shape, it was completely engulfed by the raging flames of [Eternal Flame] on his body.

The sound waves and flames merged perfectly, transforming into a visible, air-distorting crimson shockwave of fire.

"boom--!"

The fiery cannon fire struck the sneak-attacking sea monster with pinpoint accuracy. The raging flames and sound waves instantly engulfed it, turning it to ashes before it could even utter a scream.

The shockwave continued its momentum, sending two more sea monsters that were trying to follow it flying.

"Tifa, the Sea Demon is yours."

"Fen Yu said in a deep voice, then turned around and faced the fire axe hordes of thugs once again."

"no problem!"

Tifa understood immediately, and her body shone brightly with starlight.

She stopped wandering around and, like a true shooting star, crashed head-on into the Sea Demons' formation.

Her punches were swift and powerful, each strike accompanied by a whistling sound as if tearing through the air, each punch landing squarely on the skin.

Just as one of the sea monsters raised his knife, Tifa's iron fist was already pressed against his chest. Starlight exploded, and the sea monster was struck as if by a heavy hammer, spitting out blood as he flew backward.

Another sea monster slashed from the side, but Tifa spun around and delivered a magnificent high kick that traced the trajectory of stars, accurately striking its head. With a crisp "crack," the masked head was kicked away.

Meanwhile, the robin wasn't idle either; while maintaining the mental connection, she calmly sang, "Play!"

The spell [White Whisper] was activated, and several highly penetrating sound waves were precisely shot at the sea monsters that were restrained by the wind blades of the wind nymph. The sound wave impact caused them to stun their movements, creating an excellent opportunity for Tifa to attack.

The entire battlefield seemed to have become a sophisticated machine.

Burning Feather single-handedly suppressed all the rampaging Hilichurls. Every time his flaming longsword clashed with the flaming giant axe, it sent the enemy staggering backward. Tifa unleashed a death storm among the sea monsters, her fists and feet being the most lethal weapons. Robin was the battlefield commander, precisely controlling the mind and providing magical support, while Wind Violet used her gale to protect the team's flanks and rear, constantly weakening the enemy.

The four worked together seamlessly, as if they were one.

In less than ten minutes, as Burning Feather's final sword shattered the Hilichurl Thug and Tifa's final punch pierced the chest of the Sea Demon, this group of powerful mid-level special monsters were all reduced to magic stones and dropped items scattered on the ground.

After the battle, the battlefield was in a mess, and the air was filled with a faint smell of burning.

"Let's go back."

After glancing at Tifa, Robin, and Wind Violet, whose condition had clearly declined, Fenyu made a decision.