Uranus seemed to have been waiting for these words for a long time, his eyes sparkling with joy and fighting spirit.

Its body arched backwards, as if it was trying to imitate Tio's movements just now—no, it really wanted to compete with Tio, and then it took in a large amount of air, and then—

—Roar!

There was a loud roar.

Of course, Uranus's roar did not contain any magic that would impact the soul.

Instead, Roar had spatial magic attached to it. Perhaps it was due to its evolution that it could use some magic.

Directional spatial shockwaves ravaged the battlefield along with sonic shockwaves.

Unfortunately, the giant turtle (Abusod) in the middle of the two had its sturdy shell shattered, shattering the surrounding monsters as well. Even nearby monsters not in the beam fell to the ground, bleeding profusely.

Some of the gray-white dragons in the distant sky also retreated and lowered their heads, as if they were surrendering to the king.

Its roar alone can wreak havoc and bring other creatures to their knees.

This is undoubtedly the roar of a dragon.

Perhaps it was because the power was too great, and there were too many accomplices around, so it was difficult to take action easily, so he did not participate in the first wave of attacks. However, if he did not care about hurting his accomplices...

“Uuuuu!?”

“Hmm!? Wow, my bunny ears…!”

Tio, who was relatively close, was blown away by the impact and fell down while spinning in the air.

Meanwhile, Shia, who was waving her kendama in the air far away, was more affected by her rabbit ears because of their better hearing ability, and she stumbled in the air.

Therefore, she was unable to immediately warn Tio of the impending crisis.

Tio fell to the ground like a meteorite, unable to slow down the impact, and hit the ground heavily. The ground shook, forming a large crater, and the dust that rose up obscured her figure.

At this time, a ruthless pursuit is about to come.

Sparks like white lightning gathered in front of the dragon's wide-open mouth and then shot out.

A buzzing sound like tinnitus and an intense light filled the surroundings.

An extremely strong aurora—the true "Roar of the White Dragon" shot towards the land of the floating island, directly pointing to Tio in the dust.

The aurora was so large that it could even engulf a smaller floating island. However, despite its size, it did not cause much of a shock to the floating island that was penetrated.

The reason is actually very simple. It's just that the floating island itself is not strong enough to allow the impact to spread.

Before the impact occurred, the hit part immediately disappeared, and the light beam penetrated the earth, drilled out from the bottom of the floating island, and shot a hole like the eye of a typhoon in the sea of ​​clouds.

What a terrifying power! It was like the light of divine punishment. It was the aura of destruction that destroyed everything that stood in its way.

Finally, the flash of light converged and disappeared into the air, leaving a huge hole in the ground.

"Miss Tio!"

Shia screamed. However, there was no response from Tio, and even calling out through telepathy didn't produce any response.

"...What a miscalculation. I was planning on torturing him severely, but I didn't expect it to end in just one blow... It's really disappointing."

Fried looked down with a bored expression. His words angered Shia.

She transformed Veledluken into bombardment mode, and just as she was about to launch the cannonball with her words of denial—

"That's impossible—"

A chill ran through her body, preventing her from continuing to speak, and her fingers stopped moving.

The scene of death appeared in Xia's mind, making her speechless, and she bent her body almost subconsciously.

In an instant, ripples appeared in the space around Xia, and a large sword stabbed out from it.

An instantaneous space jump attack launched at the perfect time—Shia's experience warned her that she couldn't completely avoid such an attack.

"hateful……!"

In order to at least avoid fatal injuries, Xia rolled sideways in the air, and her hands and feet were immediately cut by four big swords.

Blood splattered in the air, but Xia couldn't retreat because of the pain, otherwise she would be caught by death immediately.

Without stopping for a moment, Xia shook her head to avoid the huge sword that suddenly appeared from the space behind her head.

Because the greatsword's blade was too wide, her cheek was still scratched. However, Shia had no time to care and continued to deal with the attacks from both sides.

He first used Veled Luken to catch the greatsword coming down from the right, then straightened the chain of the kendama to block the sword that swept in from the left.

At the same time, he caught the second great sword coming from below with the sole of his shoe.

He kicked down at the same time, flipped backwards, and pulled the trigger of Wellard Luken, sending out a fierce shock wave.

Taking advantage of this impact, Shia was flung to the side upside down, performing a stunt.

Three greatswords stabbed at the places where her head, chest, and abdomen had been a moment ago. Shia barely dodged the attacks. Although her shoulder and upper arm were still scratched, she finally managed to break through the encirclement of the first wave of attacks.

Shia flipped over as nimbly as a cat, activated her aerodynamics, and glided through the air, landing with a rustling sound.

However, the enemy did not intend to give her a chance to breathe.

Ripples appeared in the space above her head, and an apostle emerged. Its long platinum hair and wings swayed in the wind, and it wielded two greatswords and launched a powerful slash at her.

“!? Ugh…!”

Two greatswords slashed down at the same time, and Shia quickly blocked them with the handle of Veled Luken, but she was surprised by the unexpectedly strong arm strength of her opponent.

Under the intense impact and pressure, the aerial foothold created by the "aerodynamics" could not withstand it and was shattered, and both sides fell to the ground with their weapons still connected.

Sparks flew from the greatsword and the warhammer, and the powerful downward force pushed Shia further downward. The platinum-colored apostle, displaying exceptional power, spoke.

"I am the First Apostle—Ester. I will judge the enemies of God."

The greatsword emitted a platinum-colored light, and a huge torrent of power suddenly surged out like an explosion.

This was a completely unknown situation. Shia's knowledge contained no relevant information. The intense pressure emanating from the enemy before her far outweighed the apostles who had attacked from the vibrantly colored space just now. This made Shia's eyes twitch nervously.

The apostle who claimed to be Esther continued to swing his two greatswords downwards.

“Wa ...!”

Xia was flung away with such ease that she felt like a small stone.

The strong impact and inertia made it impossible for her to adjust her posture, and she hit the ground heavily.

Just like Tio just now.

Amidst the dust, Xia lay on her back in the center of the pit, coughing violently.

"I am the second apostle—Zwhite. I will judge the enemies of God."

"I am the third apostle—Dorit. I will judge the enemies of God."

"I am the fourth apostle—Fiat. I will judge the enemies of God."

"I am the fifth apostle—Fuunford. I will judge the enemies of God."

Emotionless voices descended from the sky one after another. Shia's rabbit ears listened to the names of the four newly emerged apostles, but her mind was focused on the image of death that emerged in her mind.

"Hmm~ The murderous intent is too strong~"

She jumped back desperately to avoid it, but the apostle was faster.

Five platinum-colored flashes descended simultaneously. This was a particularly powerful decomposition bombardment, surely widening the crater and creating a deeper abyss.

Shia quickly raised the Veled Luken, using it as an umbrella. The top of the warhammer slid and unfolded, forming a shield large enough to at least cover Shia alone.

But can it really be stopped? Xia is about to use one of her trump cards...

But before that, Rabbit Ear heard a voice saying "Don't even think about it", which made Rabbit Ear jump for joy.

A huge black flash shot towards the Platinum Apostle from below.

At the same time, the black whip came out with a whistling sound, and instantly wrapped around Xia's body. With a strong pull, it immediately dragged her away from her original position.

The Platinum Apostle didn't dodge or evade, using her wings to block the black flash, but the impact of the attack caused her aim to deviate slightly.

The bombardment created a gap, and Xia's body was dragged out by the black whip.

The next moment, a platinum-colored bombardment that could destroy even the dust pierced through the earth.

These apostles' strength truly surpassed that of the other apostles, completely incomparable. While standard disintegration bombardments should be able to accomplish the same goal, it would certainly require more time to prepare.

"Shia, are you okay?"

"Ms. Tio, what about you!?"

Tio hugged Shia as she fell in mid-air. After Black Whip let go of Shia, she stood up on her own in the air.

Seeing Tio's condition, Shia asked worriedly.

The furisode on the left side of her kimono was torn, and blood was flowing from her arm. The Dragon Scale Layered Armor was shattered in various places, revealing red and swollen skin.

"Don't worry about me, Shia. It's just a minor scrape."

"No, it doesn't look like a scratch at all..."

Tio's voice was full of energy, and her expression was not bad. She bit the test tube container with her mouth proudly, while showing her teeth in a smile. This expression did not look like she was forcing herself, so she must be really fine.

Shia breathed a sigh of relief and pulled out her Friend of the Hack. She quickly began chewing, wary of the apostles. Then, someone hummed.

"...I didn't die. It's a bit of a fluke, after all. As that guy's woman, your stubbornness really reminds me of him, and it makes me even more angry."

Fried raised his eyes and cursed.

Uranus, who was hovering beside him, looked very dissatisfied and glared at Theo fiercely.

After drinking up the liquid in the container, Tio spit it out to the side in a heroic manner and shrugged.

"I thought I was dead. Looks like it's evolved significantly."

"No need to act so relaxed. I know you're badly hurt."

"I'm not pretending."

"...I'm not the only one who has received the power bestowed by the Lord. Ouranos is now undoubtedly a being worthy of the divine realm. Not only is the power of his dragon breath powerful, but his ability to hinder healing has also evolved to the level of a divine dragon... So what do you think? The regeneration magic isn't working as well as expected, is it?"

"Well, it seems so."

In fact, Tio had already tried it. Although it was not completely ineffective, its effectiveness was indeed much reduced.

If it were Kaori, she would have been able to regenerate completely without any problems, but that was because her vocation was a "healer." Tio's aptitude for regeneration magic wasn't as high as hers.

Satisfied, Fried raised the corners of his mouth proudly.

"And it doesn't just hinder healing; it makes the injury worse over time. It's excruciatingly painful right now, isn't it? It won't be long before the wound corrodes your entire body, and then you'll be dead."

Being able to torture and kill Tio met Fried's initial expectations, and a joyful smile appeared on his face. But...

"I'm sorry to dampen your pride. But for me, pain isn't agony, and it's not life-threatening."

"Don't be so quick to talk, it will only make you look more like a coward... What?"

The mocking expression on Fried's face immediately turned into confusion, and then into astonishment.

Because, the wounds on Tio's body were gradually healing right before his eyes.

"Impossible! That can even hinder regeneration magic! How could such a stupid thing happen!?"

"You're the fool. As long as you can deal with the original blocking effect of the aurora, even ordinary recovery magic and medicine will be effective."

The healing effect of regeneration magic is achieved by interfering with time to achieve a "recovery" effect. Aurora's original recovery-blocking effect, on the other hand, inactivates magic power, thereby weakening the recovery effect. The two principles are completely different.

"How many times do you think the Aurora Master has faced that kind of situation? Of course he'll have one or two countermeasures prepared."

"...Could it be the liquid from earlier?"

"You're smart."

The magic potion Tio just drank was specifically designed to deal with Aurora──『Dr. Friend of the Cheats』.

The final test on the bottom floor of the Orcus Labyrinth is the Hydra. It will appear if you enter the space before the secret quarters.

If accompanied by someone who had successfully conquered the Hydra, they could stop it. Conversely, Hajime could leisurely analyze its silver-headed aurora. It had the same effect as Uranus's aurora.

The results of the study found that the teeth and scales of the silver head contain a certain component that can resist the aurora, which can protect the Hydra itself from the influence of the aurora. So they began to extract this component.

Then, as usual, it was mixed with metal powder that had an additional recovery effect, completing a recovery potion that could counter the effects of the aurora.

In addition, the reason why Tio survived being hit by Uranus's Aurora Dragon Breath was because the scales on her body and kimono contained the same ingredient.

Taking advantage of the few moments when the kimono blocked the dragon's breath, Tio fired dragon breath to the side, creating a refuge space and hiding inside. However, the destructive power of Uranus's dragon breath exceeded expectations, and Tio almost lost the left half of her body.

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