The Epic Story of the Heroic Spirit of Emiya Giant Warrior

"Those man-eating flowers, were from five years... no, wait, four years ago, right? They drifted over from Orario's drainage system."

He secretly infiltrated the upstream area where the monsters appeared—which was Orario's underground waterway. That was before the city sealed off the outlet with refined metal grates.

"That person, after hearing my explanation, actually expressed a willingness to make a deal with me."

【God, if you agree to my conditions, I can lend you those man-eating flowers.】

Loki: "So, you also dragged in the town chief and the guild's branch manager, right?"

Niord: "Yes, that's right... In the beginning, it was like that, but later, the guild branch side, things got a little out of control."

The god of fisheries, Niord, and Borg, the head of the Medor family, which has been rooted in Meren for hundreds of years, both have deep feelings for this port city.

Niord had Rupe join in order to use the guild's channels to obtain magic stones that could be used to control the man-eating flowers. In exchange, Rupe would get a portion of the profits from smuggling.

The god sighed, resignedly saying: "Istar Familia... they were the intermediary between that sewer man and us."

He continued, his expression quite helpless: "However, starting about half a year ago, they suddenly stopped doing this."

The two gods exchanged a glance, a similar subtle color flashing in their eyes.

"Capricious beauty goddess."

The gods sighed like this.

Niord smiled wryly: "Istar didn't explain anything, but in short, she suddenly withdrew. After that, on the guild side, branch manager Rupe started contacting those people directly."

Then, the scale of smuggling began to expand uncontrollably, and Rupe even began to privately cultivate more man-eating flowers, to the point that Niord and Borg began to feel uneasy.

"Hmm..."

The male god nodded.

"Also, from now on, I want you to work like a dog for me as compensation. Prepare yourself mentally."

The distance between Orario and the port city of Meren is quite short. Before noon, the group successfully returned to the city.

"So tired."

Tiona rubbed her sore shoulders, sighing: "I thought a trip to the seaside would be a relaxing vacation, but this is even more tiring than usual."

"It can't be helped. Who told us to run into the Kali Familia…"

Indeed, although the goddess Loki had intentionally arranged swimsuit and beach activities during the port city trip, their main task was investigation, not enjoying a vacation.

Meanwhile, back in the city, Finn and the others had also been constantly investigating the location of the hidden entrance to the dungeon.

Tiona said: "Although we've been winning all along, it's a four-on-one, or even five-on-one battle, so it doesn't really count."

Aishe nodded: "If it were a one-on-one fight, only Ais would be able to barely contend with Shirou-kun."

Also because Ais's race is not elf or amazon, the restraint of 【InnocentMonster】 is not so extreme.

Ais nodded, her eyes sparkling.

"After returning to Orario, at least we don't have to worry about the entanglement of the Kali Familia anymore."

The labyrinth city is extremely sensitive to the departure of adventurers, but usually welcomes the entry of foreign adventurers. The city is very wary of the loss of high-level combat power, and also hopes to attract strong people from other countries.

What's more, just yesterday, the Kali Familia directly killed the guild's branch manager in the port city.

"That man, his name seems to be Rupe, right? He released those man-eating flowers, causing the Kali Familia to go bankrupt."

Tione said, a hint of gloating smile on her lips.

"Now, it seems like they can't even go back to Douguo."

The Kali Familia's ship to Orario was half-destroyed by the sea monster subspecies 【Cetus】 and eventually sank near the port city, and buying a new ship cost them all of their funds.

Tiona shrugged, saying indifferently: "Who knows, anyway, it has nothing to do with us. Now Baze and the others don't care about us at all…"

On the other hand, as amazons defeated by males, their lives have already ended.

"However, Shirou-kun will probably be troubled next."

Although the guild strictly prohibits the Kali Familia from entering Orario, if Algana and the others really want to sneak in, the city's managers can't stop them.

【The sexy amazon first-class adventurer】, such a character seems to be a bit too much now.

Tiona said with a chuckle.

She doesn't have to worry about this at all, because among all the first-class amazon adventurers, even adding those Lv.4 amazons, Tiona is the only "flat-chested" one.

At one end of the conference table, Finn crossed his hands in front of him, saying seriously: "Thanks to the assistance of the Hermes Familia, we have finally discovered an extremely suspicious area in the dungeon's underground waterway. Now it is almost confirmed that it is one of the hidden dungeon entrances."

Once this powerful monster is released on the surface, it will cause a huge disaster.

"Next, our enemy is probably the real mastermind behind the fallen elf."

While Shirou and the others were investigating in the port city, Finn and the others discovered a 【door】 at the end of the underground waterway.

The boy touched the metal door in front of him, his fingertips slowly sliding across the cold metal surface.

His current emotion is confusion—confused by the extravagant act of making a 【door】 out of rare and expensive orichalcum.

Orichalcum, a top-level material with a very high status in the forging world, is an indispensable material for creating special weapons with the 【Undying】 attribute, and is known as the hardest refined metal (master-level ingot).

At that time, humans did not yet have the development ability 【Forging】, nor did they have God's Grace, but they created the wise crystallization of orichalcum with the wisdom and power of humans and demi-humans.

Many of the first-class armaments he personally forged, such as Ais's 【Tempest King】 and Tiona's 【Golden Impact Kai】, are mainly made of orichalcum.

Finn nodded, looking solemnly at the door: "Building such an exaggerated 【door】 here is like telling us that there is 'something' behind the door."

Riveria replied: "Thanks to Asfi, she made a magic tool overnight to locate the hidden space, and then found this place."

After the scorpion incident, Shirou and the others immediately set off to return to Orario, while the people of the Hermes Familia stayed behind to carry out the aftermath tasks.

During that time, Asfi learned a lot from Frianai, and this magic tool used to locate the hidden space is one of the skills she learned from her elf senior.

Gareth shook his head: "It's difficult."

Although Gareth is not a blacksmith, his race is dwarf, and before becoming an adventurer, he also worked as a miner for a period of time, and has some understanding of various metal materials.

He paused, looking at the heavy metal door: "Taking the time to melt and cast a piece of orichalcum is completely different from breaking a door made of orichalcum."

He began to recall past events.

Njord discovered the carnivorous plants' penchant for "magic stones" and conceived the idea of using them.

Njord recalled: "Back then, I encountered a strange human in the underground waterway. He used long bangs to cover his eyes, and his skin was so white it was as if he had never seen sunlight. He looked as weak as a ghost."

Njord smiled wryly.

From then on, Njord reached a secret agreement with that mysterious man.

The man provided him with carnivorous plants, and Njord helped the man smuggle some prohibited items from the port city.

He looked at the distant sea: "Although it sounds like I'm making excuses, I swear in the name of the gods, Borg and I were indeed doing it for Maren's future."

In contrast, Rupert's term was limited, so his goal was to extract as much profit as possible before leaving office.

Loki asked, "What do you mean by 'out of control'?"

Njord hesitated for a moment, seeming reluctant to speak. Loki narrowed her eyes and said coldly, "Speak."

"Those combat prostitutes have been responsible for bringing carnivorous plants from the city to the port or lakes. And if any carnivorous plants get out of control and become too powerful, they will also be responsible for eliminating them."

"No longer doing it?"

Loki raised an eyebrow slightly: "This kind of thing, colluding with the dark forces, can be quit just like that... However, if it's the beautiful goddess..."

Whether it's retaliation from the dark forces, threats, or punishment from the city, they are all irrelevant matters in her eyes. That is the goddess of beauty.

Because of the capricious withdrawal of the Isthar Familia, the middleman, Rupert took office.

Loki looked at Njord and shook her head: "I won't say much about your actions all along, after all, Maren seems to have really become peaceful. However, you are not allowed to use carnivorous plants anymore."

On the other side, Weimiya and Riviria quietly listened to the conversation between the two gods.

When Njord mentioned the Isthar Familia and the sudden change of heart of the goddess Isthar half a year ago, Riviria's fingers involuntarily pressed on Weimiya's shoulder.

In the Loki Familia's residence, the [Twilight Manor], the Amazonian girl slumped onto the familiar sofa without any pretense, her face full of exhaustion.

Ariesia answered while tidying up her equipment: "And don't forget, we weren't going on a trip in the first place."

While Ais, Tiona, Ariesia, and others accompanied Weimiya in training, the others were also working hard to investigate various parts of the port city, without a moment of leisure.

"Mainly, Shirou-kun is too strong."

At first, Ais, Tiona, Ariesia, and Anqi were sparring with Weimiya four-on-one. Later, Tione also joined, turning it into five-on-one.

"As expected, Ais is the strongest among us."

Tiona exclaimed.

"Shirou-sama even defeated Argana and the others, who are Lv.6," Tione murmured softly, her eyes glazed over.

"Because of the training with Master during this time, I feel that our ability values should have also increased a lot."

Ariesia mentioned another matter: "The Guild will definitely not allow them to enter Orario."

However, the Kali Familia's situation is rather special—their power is too strong.

Two Lv.6s, two Lv.5s, and all of them are unruly Amazons. The Guild would not dare to let such a faction enter the city easily.

When this matter was mentioned, Tiona and the others couldn't help but feel lingering fear. It wasn't because they sympathized with that self-inflicted Branch Manager, but because the scene was too terrifying—Bagee, whose level had risen to Lv.6, had further enhanced the power of her poison magic. She merely grabbed Branch Manager Rupert's face, and after a few minutes, only a pool of human-shaped poisonous water remained on the ground.

As a result, the new ship was destroyed again on its first day of use.

Ariesia shook her head: "I don't know what they plan to do next."

On the one hand, it was due to the berserk nature of the Amazonians. Now, the Lv.5 Silute sisters simply cannot provide Argana and Bagee, the two Lv.6 female warriors, with enough combat desire and satisfaction.

Tiona said, not minding making things more lively.

Tiona: "Sister, you have to be careful. Argana and Bagee, as well as Bernice and Elna, their 'attributes' overlap with yours very seriously."

"Moreover, those girls from the Isthar Familia are also training very seriously. Maybe in a few years, some of them will reach Lv.5. Sister, don't become a common passerby character from now on."

This was probably the first time she felt happy about this.

While these girls were chatting, Weimiya and the others were discussing serious matters.

The location of the underground waterway also matched the information Njord-god had provided before.

Once a Jewel Embryo parasitizes a monster, it can easily give birth to a Fallen Fairy of Lv.6 or higher, and by devouring magic stones, their power will increase rapidly.

Therefore, both the hidden exit of the labyrinth and the schemers behind it are targets that must be resolved.

278

Chapter 278: Innate Flesh.

One night, a week after discovering the [Door], several adventurers gathered in the secret passage, preparing to explore.

After a while, he spoke softly, "It's Orichalcum."

The reason why Weimiya hesitated was not because he couldn't confirm the material of this metal. For this strongest blacksmith in the city, the unique texture of Orichalcum was almost unmistakable.

Its strength surpasses the adamantine, an ultra-hard metal that can be mined in the dungeon, and is one of the strongest metals in this world.

Like [Mithril], the craftsmanship of Orichalcum also originated in ancient times, an era when monsters roamed and invaded the surface, forcing humans and various demi-humans to unite.

Among the Hephaestus Familia, Weimiya is the blacksmith with the highest consumption of Orichalcum.

But the door in front of him was actually cast from this rare metal, and what was hidden behind it was by no means ordinary.

Gareth, who had experience as a miner, frowned: "This [Door], made of the hardest metal, is almost impossible for anyone to easily destroy."

"So, how was this place discovered?"

Weimiya asked.

"It seems to be a production method learned from Old... Former Friana."

She added.

Hearing the name [Former Friana], Weimiya couldn't help but nod, and the figure of that loli-sized elf senior appeared in his mind, and he seemed to be able to see her smug smile.

"So, is there any way to destroy this door?"

Bert asked with a frown: "Although it is said to be an 'indestructible' material, since advanced blacksmiths can forge it into weapons and equipment, there should be a way to deal with it, right?"

"Generally speaking, only advanced blacksmiths with the development ability [Forging] can handle Orichalcum. Moreover, even so, this is a task that requires a lot of time and patience, and must be completed with the help of a high-level furnace."