An ordinary profession creates the world's strongest

Then——

“““Roaroooooooooooooooooooooooo!”””

The three-headed dragon roared and rushed over. The strange monster approached with a strong earth rumbling sound, and the pressure was enough to stop one's heart.

Oscar used all the power of his black boots to try to escape. Even though he was worried about the Eye of God, he couldn't care less now.

When the three dragons reached Oscar's previous position, Oscar landed at the same time ten meters away.

“Hoooooooooooooooooooo!”

"Hmm, 'Holy Spell': Partial Deployment!"

Oscar put Dilan and Katie down and drew out his black umbrella, opening it to create a barrier, narrowly blocking the breath. Although it barely blocked the heat, the next moment, the power of the breath doubled.

“Mmm…”

Oscar couldn't bear the pressure and his feet scratched the ground.

Oscar, who was desperately holding up the black umbrella, didn't know that the power of the fire breath was enhanced because the second head was also spewing out wind breath at the same time.

If this continues, Colleen, who is behind him, will be fine, but Dylan and Katie will be out of the range of the defense.

Oscar was getting anxious when he heard the urgent voice of Meredith.

"Damn it! Get crushed—"Calamity"!"

The gravity ball pressed down on the three-headed dragon.

Oscar's breathing stopped, and he knelt on the ground exhausted. The ground around him was melting and emitting white smoke. The high temperature made Oscar sweat profusely, but most of it was cold sweat.

He looked towards the three-headed dragon.

"Did it survive Meredith's attack..."

The three-headed dragon was pressed to the ground, but its four legs were still firmly planted on the ground, its eyes fixed on Meredith, and it didn't seem to be crushed at all.

But Oscar also discovered.

"...It's guarding that thing after all."

That's right, the three-headed dragon was enduring the extreme gravity, but it didn't struggle haphazardly. Instead, it even distanced itself slightly to avoid being affected by the "Eye of God."

Oscar's mind flashed through a story that every child has heard.

The treasure is sealed in a secret room deep in the maze. Adventurers defeat the dragon guarding the treasure and eventually gain honor.

Bishop Fornes, through some means, sacrificed his life to cause the explosion, and an explosion did indeed occur in the direction of the facility.

Putting these conditions together, a hypothesis emerged.

——The three-headed dragon was originally the guardian of the sealed "Eye of God".

Although it's unclear whether Bishop Fornes and his men were unable to defeat it, or whether they deliberately chose not to, they sealed the three-headed dragon, and the final explosion broke the seal...

"Oh, I'm sorry... I can't hold on any longer."

Oscar snapped back to his senses when he heard Meredith's painful voice.

Looking up, Meredith's expression seemed to be extremely painful. She closed her eyes tightly, frowned, sweat poured out of her body, and she was shaking constantly. It was obvious that she had exhausted all her strength.

She floated in the air, pressing her back against the ceiling to prevent collapse, while suppressing the monsters that even gravity magic couldn't kill.

Anyone could see that she was reaching her limit.

Suddenly, Meredith looked at Oscar with a smile.

"You guys run away first. I'll block the ceiling and the monster."

Oscar opened his eyes wide in surprise, because he understood what Meredy wanted to say with just one sentence.

"I'll also try to protect the Eye of God. Leave it to Xiao Mi... Everything's OK! But I really can't hold on any longer... So run away!"

With the ceiling collapsing, would she dodge the three dragons, widen the passage, and carry the Eye of God out? Or, even with the collapse, use gravity magic to protect the Eye of God? Expecting to be buried alive? Her magic power was practically exhausted.

Normally, that would be impossible, but Oscar was convinced of it for some reason.

Meredith would risk her life and fight to the bitter end.

Although her tone was relaxed, it was obvious that she was trying to be tough, but she wouldn't give in. Even if she died here, she would save Oscar and the others, and she would never change her mind.

For a moment, Oscar looked at "Eye of God" and Dylan and the others, but he made a decision quickly.

"Miledi! Can you kill that guy with just magic power!?"

"Eh!? As long as I release all my magic power and use my ultimate move, I-I think I should be able to do it."

Hearing the sudden question, Meredith seemed a little caught off guard.

"That's fine, I'll take care of the ceiling, and you give that monster a massive attack! As long as the Eye of God is there, it won't be able to leave!"

"What? Eh? Wait!? No way!? I will defend the 『Eye of God』 to the death—"

"As long as I'm alive, there's a way. I'll find a way!"

“B-But!”

"It would be meaningless if you died! I believe this is the best way for everyone to be saved! So, Meredith! You have to believe me too!"

"!"

After taking a deep breath, Mireidi nodded in agreement.

"Ten seconds to go!"

Oscar picked up Dilan and Katie again and retreated to the wall of the passage. Then, he shot the tip of the black umbrella towards the ceiling, where it pierced the ceiling with great force, and then used a long-range technique to create a hook, completely fixing it.

Looking closely, the tip of the parachute is connected to a steel cable.

"Colleen, you must be scared, but no matter what happens, Meredith and I will find a way. You have to be brave, okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine, brother."

Oscar removed the steel cable from the black umbrella, smelted it into a rock of appropriate size, and tied the steel cable to the rock to create a temporary cable car. He asked Colleen and the others to take the cable car to prevent the floor beneath their feet from collapsing.

Oscar gave his brave sister a final pat on the head and leaped into the air.

He walked straight to Meredith and opened the black umbrella.

"—Sixth Style 'Great Storm' - Range Deployment! 'Refine'!"

The black umbrella facing the ceiling blew out a fierce wind, spreading evenly over a wide area.

At the same time, the fabric of the umbrella was forged and decomposed, turning into countless metal wires, which were blown towards the ceiling by the wind of the "Great Mist". After the metal wires reached the ceiling, they were all forged and fixed to the ceiling from a distance.

It was like a spider web covering the entire ceiling.

"Meridi! Defeat it!"

"Really? You're suddenly so excited!"

Meredith lifted the spell, and despite her complaints, she seemed pleased.

The ceiling collapsed again, and the three-headed dragon took action. It opened its mouth wide, wanting to destroy the villains who intended to plunder the treasure.

"I'll give you this masterpiece that I'm so proud of."

Oscar used the black umbrella, which had only the ribs left, as a javelin and threw it at the three-headed dragon.

The black umbrella flew out in a straight line, and a flash of lightning appeared above the three-headed dragon, followed by a huge explosion.

This is the final function of the black umbrella - romantic self-destruction.

This will buy you enough time.

Oscar soared towards the ceiling and passed by the falling Meredith.

In an instant, Oscar handed Meredith a gem that he had taken from the handle of the black umbrella before throwing it.

The gem shone with a pale blue light. Sensing its magical power, Meredith opened her eyes wide in surprise, while simultaneously revealing a smug smile.

The two stood back to back, Oscar stretched out his hand towards the ceiling, while Meredith faced the three-headed monster.

“—‘Refined’!!”

“——『Black Sky Poor』!!”

The magical power of sunlight rushed through the collapsing ceiling, and a black giant star bursting with lightning in the sky fell towards the ancient monster.

There was no loud noise or impact.

It ended very peacefully.

The ceiling has been perfectly restored.

The ground completely disappeared.

“…”

Only two speechless people were left.

Oscar spoke hesitantly:

"I told you to defeat the monster, not to create a bottomless pit..."

"Hmm."

"What should we do now? This isn't just a floor collapse. Even with my level of refinement, I can't fix it."

"W-what?! I think I went too far, but ultimately, this is all Oh's fault!"

"My, my fault? You were the one who did it! Don't try to shirk responsibility!"

"No! This is all Oh's fault! What the hell was that gem?! I thought it was a magical artifact, so I pulled it all out, and then a huge amount of magic flowed into my body! How could there be such a large amount? Even the legendary magical artifacts can't be that exaggerated!"

"No, that's... well, should I say it's a handmade divine crystal..."

"I'm sorry, I don't quite understand what you're saying."

To be more precise, it's "unwilling to understand."

——Divine crystal.

It was a mythical mineral that appeared by chance in nature, crystallized from the accumulated magical energy of millennia. It held immense magical power within it. Furthermore, after hundreds of years of crystallization, when the magical power reached saturation, it produced a miraculous substance, an elixir capable of healing any injury or illness—"holy water."

Oscar can be made by hand...

Indeed, since it is a crystallization of magical power, it is theoretically possible to create it...

"When I learned about the existence of the Divine Crystal, I thought I should be able to make it, and I succeeded on my first try. Of course, it can't produce elixirs; it's just a reservoir of mana. But I believe that if I pour mana into it daily, divine water will eventually flow, so I've been storing mana since I was twelve. As long as it's attached to the Black Umbrella, it can absorb a significant portion of the magic power the Black Umbrella receives and store it."

"I see. I don't understand."

Trying to create mythical ore at the age of twelve... It was indeed so exaggerated that it made people confused. Although Miledi was smiling, her mind was in a mess!

"I didn't expect you to use up all of my six years' worth of mana... Oh, never mind. Time was tight, but I was certainly at fault for not warning you... But now I'm also an accomplice in creating that huge hole in the tunnel... My stomach hurts."

That being said, he was already a great sinner when he killed the bishop and the Knights Templar of the Church of Holy Light, so it was too late to worry about his guilt now. Oscar shook his head and changed his mood.

"Anyway, let's get out of here. Meredith, can you return the God Crystal to me?"

"I don't quite understand what you're talking about."

Meredith repeated the same words with a smile on her face. She seemed to have been sweating since then.

Besides hitting bottomless pits and being amazed at Oscar's skills - there seemed to be other reasons for her to sweat.

"...Miledi, return the God Crystal to me."

"...Oh, I'm not a woman who looks back on the past."

"Didn't you tell me about your past? Where is the God Crystal?"

“…Is it, over there?”

Meredith turned her head away and pointed to the bottom of the abyss.

"...Please explain briefly and concisely."

"I was shocked by the power of my own magic and couldn't help but throw the thing I was holding away. It happened to be the Divine Crystal. Report completed."

Oscar looked at Meredith with cold eyes.

Milady broke out in a cold sweat and tried desperately to look away.

After staring at Meredith for a long time, Oscar finally sighed and shrugged.

"Forget it, as long as everyone is safe, things like the Divine Crystal don't really matter."