Is it wrong to try to meet someone in a dungeon?

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"Cynthia! Axe-Spear!"

"Coming, coming!"

Upon hearing Tione's excited voice, the girl, who served as both a mage and a supporter, pulled a large weapon from her backpack. She then used the "Undamaged Attribute"..."Special Armament"The Roland halberd was given to Tiony.

Switching to a long weapon, Tione slashed at the "Baka Monster".

"Goohoohoohoohoohoohoohoohoohoohoohoohoohoohoohoohoohoohoohoohoohoohoohoo!"

The axe part struck the swollen left arm, splattering blood everywhere.

Tione clicked her tongue impatiently at the black blood that had to be splattered back, while skillfully using her polearm.It allows for both attack and evasion within its attack range.

She became the starting point, launching a series of attacks alongside Finn, and the adventurers of the Loki Familia also bravely thrust out their spears.or long-handled knife.

"Surround it, surround it Aa ...

"Mage, do not stop chanting!"

"It doesn't matter if it doesn't burn to death, just make it cower!!"

The battle raged fiercely in the lobby on the ninth floor.

To defend against the enemy's cursed black rain, the troops increased the proportion of shield walls in their defenses. Now, adventurers other than Tiona have switched their armaments to polearms or bows and arrows. Despite being blocked from approaching by the strong left arm, and even their "magic" being deflected by the cursed tentacles of the right limb, they continued their attack. The less powerful Hermes Familia also took on an excellent role in providing support in both offense and defense.

"They couldn't even take down the Loki Familia...!"

Seeing that the monster was still standing even though it was riddled with holes, Asphie narrowed her eyes.

The enemy focuses on defensive capabilities.

Its massive, heavy body sacrificed agility, making it as unyielding as a towering, ancient tree. It withstood the adventurers' onslaught, launching a counterattack with its deformed arms. The barrage of blood-red bullets used to intercept them wouldn't allow them to cross the line; even if they managed to slip through, they couldn't maintain their momentum and deliver a decisive blow. Even Tiona's "Ulga" couldn't sever any part of its body.

The parasitic "treasure fetus"—the enemy's "core"—turns into a black sphere exposed in the center of its chest, but the hard skin of its breast, now shaped like a bud, prevents a fatal blow from its own side.

In addition, the enemy also possesses a troublesome "regeneration ability".

It ruptures all the blood vessels in its body, yet then restores them, repeatedly enacting a contradictory scene.

Seeing that its regenerative recovery rate far exceeded the damage inflicted by the others, even the Loki Familia couldn't help but groan in pain. In the eyes of Diona, Tione, and Finn, its potential power...Even above the "female form" that I fought on the 18th floor.

It can be described as a fortress type that can withstand enemy attacks with high defensive capabilities and take lives without hesitation with "curses".

Faced with a monster that could wipe out the entire army in an instant if there were no means of recovery, the adventurers, despite their fear, relied on numbers, teamwork, and courage to gradually weaken the enemy.

"Ughh ...

However, the damage suffered was indeed significant.

Even a single drop of splattered blood touching the skin would trigger a bloodcurdling scream, and the barrage of bullets, which could not be completely blocked with shields, caused several vanguard members to fall. Even if they could dodge the cursed black blood, prolonged inhalation of the pervasive miasma still caused them to cough up blood. Everyone standing in this hall felt the same absolute killing intent emanating from the curse.

If it weren't for the healing white light pushing back the miasma, this battle would never have been possible.

Whenever someone falls, Amid uses "healing magic".

"The man who became the host of the monster... he is the producer of that terrifying 'curse'...!"

Amid, who was watching the battlefield from the rear, had this conviction.

They were convinced that the person who had become a monster was the sorcerer who created the terrifying "cursed artifacts," the mastermind behind the taboo curse.

At the same time, Amid understood.

As if resonating with Baka Perdix's [ability] - "Mystic <ability>", "Curse"The power of "" has been fundamentally enhanced.

To complete the artificial labyrinth, Baka needed more than one kind of "development ability." For this single purpose, the man underwent three "level-ups." His body, harboring an obsession incomprehensible to ordinary people, was like a delicacy or a deadly poison to the "treasure jewel fetus." This led to its unusual evolution, giving birth to a monster with a specialized "curse-killing" ability that shouldn't exist in a normal monster.

Amid, who also possesses "mysterious abilities," noticed this.

"An astonishing obsession with labyrinths... Is this the truth behind your 'curse'?"

When Amid participated in this operation, she also learned about the origin of this man-made maze.

Bacca Perdix, a descendant of the master craftsman Daedalus. The source of the curse.

Perhaps he himself was cursed.

Cursed by its bloodline.

Perhaps the man was also a victim, and the continuous bloodline was the source of the curse.

Even when transformed into demons and monsters, the body, still bound by the black bloodline, seems to prove this hypothesis.

"—In that case, I must break this ever-lasting 'curse'."

Amida resolutely said that she had picked up her staff.

"Martha, Bernadette, please provide support and reinforcements in my stead to keep the front lines up."

"Okay, okay!"

She deployed the two healers from the [Deankaite Familia] who were waiting nearby to the battlefield for the first time.

This does not mean that the Battlefield Saintess, Amid, is no longer able to sustain the battle.

The girl decides to sacrifice herself to break the curse, instead of just healing.

"【Drops of healing, tears of light, eternal sanctuary. Here, medicine aids the melody of 365. The healing process <sound> will save all things <you>."

Sing at high speed and loudly.

Despite being a spell that had been chanted many times before, the adventurers clearly sensed that this incantation was imbued with a much stronger power than the previous ones.

The "Baka Monster" seemed to have some kind of premonition, and a rain of black blood fell on Amid's head.

"Falgar!"

"Ooh o ...

Centered around the tiger-man Falgar, the adventurers used their shields to block.

With Finn directing the midfield and Asifi leading the central and defensive positions, the team's attacks on the monsters and defense of Amid never ceased.

"[Then it goes everywhere, transforming itself to vanquish evil. It buries the wounded and mortuaries the sick. Curses are sent elsewhere and incorporated into the pivot of light.]"

The "Baka Monster" pounded the shields with its tentacles that crisscrossed the battlefield, but Falgar and the others gritted their teeth and refused to let the defenses break through.

"In the name of the Sacred Heart (God) – Healed by Me."

Amed responded to the adventurers' struggle.

"【Dia‧The Blooming of the Pear Tree】!"

The spell cast was "Complete Healing Magic".

It is a pure white radiance that displays holy power.

The direction they were flying towards was—the true form of the "Baka Monster".

"Huh!?"

"Amid!? You're actually replying for a monster? What are you thinking!?"

Tiona and Tione spoke for all the adventurers on the battlefield.

Witnessing the unprecedented scene of treating a monster, no one could fathom the saintess's true intentions.

However, among them, only Finn and Asfi reacted differently.

The two astute commanders stared in astonishment, understanding Amid's purpose perfectly.

"————————————————————!?"

Immediately afterwards, the "Baka Monster" began to struggle in pain.

Bathed in the holy light that should theoretically heal both humans and monsters, it suffered more than ever before, writhing its body again and again.

The monster emitted heat from its body, and the black color of its veins gradually faded.

When Tiony and the others saw its appearance, their questions were answered as they stared in astonishment.

"It's to break the curse!"

"Huh, huh, huh!?"

"【Battle Maiden】only casts a dispelling spell! She doesn't heal the monster's body, she directly targets the curse itself!"

Asifi called out to Lulu, who was looking around in confusion.

This is Amide's "Dia‧Tangdi Zhihua".

It can heal wounds, restore strength, remove toxins, and dispel curses; it is the highest level of healing magic.

Not only is its effect incredibly powerful, but it also possesses the "versatility" of being able to use the three effects of "healing," "detoxification," and "curse removal" separately. It provides healing to the severely injured and weeping, and only detoxifies those suffering from potent poison. In other words, it can also select only one or two effects.

This ability is mainly used to conserve excess mental energy—and at this moment, she is focusing this power solely on "breaking the curse."

In order to sever all the "curses" accumulated on the "Baka Monster". "

"You're supposed to be a healer, yet you can strip monsters of their powers... You're really something else!"

Finn's trembling mutterings disappeared into the surging, overflowing holy light.

"Uncurse magic" is not cast on one's own people, but rather on the enemy.

This approach surprised everyone, and the scene captivated all eyes.

"Vanish, you terrifying and ominous curse. I, the healer... cannot allow it to exist."

Amid made her declaration, illuminated by her own magical light.

A pure white magic circle expanded beneath the feet of the "Baka Monster".

Despite being the power to break the curse, the "magic" it contained was so powerful it was like a cannonball.

A purifying torrent, rising like a pillar supporting the sky, imprisoned the monster within.

"Now that you've become like this, I can no longer heal you."

"~ ...

"An apology is surely an act of arrogance, and lamentation a form of blasphemy. Now that I have given up on saving you, I am probably just a hypocrite. — Therefore, only your 'curse' can be destroyed by me."

It brings destruction to the curse.

It brings salvation to the soul.

To help them be freed from the curse.

Amid gripped the magic wand that enhanced her magic power in her left hand, stretched out her right arm straight, and let the shockwave of the generated light blow through her silver-white hair as she spoke softly to the monster in front of her.

The "Baka Monster," flailing its arms wildly, seemed to be suffering the most unbearable pain in the world, being burned by beautiful holy light. The thick veins covering its body bubbled and bulged as if boiling, and the cursed blackness faded every second.

The reason for his existence, which led him to this state, gradually disappeared.

"--Roarooooo ...

As if roaring "Don't fool me," the "Baka Monster" went berserk.

Unwilling to lose the "curse" that was devouring it, it shot all the power of the "curse" toward Amid.

"~ ...

That was no longer just blood rain; it was a raging torrent of miasma, more like vengeful spirits, that engulfed Amid.

The power was so great that all the adventurers in the firing trajectory, as well as the shield wall protecting her, were all bleeding and collapsed to the ground. Even the sacred robes protecting the girl's body were instantly charred, blackened, and rotten.

"Amid!"

A clash between white and black. A battle of holy spells from which adventurers cannot intervene.

A trickle of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. Her once slender, delicate hand gradually withered and decayed, resembling that of an old woman.

The screams of Tiona, Tione, or the adventurers were far beyond reach.

Amid is caught in a torrent of pain she has never experienced before—yet she still refuses to break the "spell".

"Daedalus...!!"

"—!!"

As if trying to cast a curse on itself again, the monster's left eye, marked by the letter "D," bled, turning the remnants of its will into sound.

Upon hearing this, the saintess's eyes shone with an intense, fiery light.

then……