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

As for "that thing," it is located at the deepest part of this space.

Its body was so enormous that it resembled a divine pillar reaching to the heavens.

Despite having a female upper body, it continues to sing loudly, and a purple-indigo light is displayed on the floor, like a magic circle carrying deadly poison.

"A Celestial Spirit Clone!"

It is the entity that intends to destroy this city, and it is also the adventurers' "final target" for this expedition.

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"It's such a colossal creature...!"

Chun's voice trembled slightly.

If you had to describe its appearance in one sentence, it would be "an enormous green fleshy pillar".

Adhering to the wall, it almost reaches the towering ceiling, its enormous size requiring one to look up to see its full form, clearly surpassing all the other "floor masters," including "Goliath."

The green flesh covering its entire body writhed incessantly, blooming into large, poisonous flowers that resembled parasites on its body, displaying various colors such as red, purple, and black. Several thick tentacles, as thick as large trees, also extended out, writhing eerily.

The most striking feature is the "three giant faces" located not far from the floor—let's call it the "lower half" of the pillar.

There is an extremely ugly monster face on both the front and the sides.

The three eyeless faces looked lifeless, almost like some kind of "mask".

One is a smiling face, another is an angry face, and the last one is a sad face.

Its thick, deep red lips contrasted sharply with its enormous, white teeth, large enough to swallow a large monster whole.

Three incredibly ugly, giant faces.

Anyone who sees it will feel an indescribable sense of repulsion.

"How can someone have such an evil appearance... They look so strange!"

Faced with this unprecedented "mutant," even the first-level adventurer Grace couldn't stand its ugly appearance and complained loudly.

With the tentacles extending from the pillar, it becomes a "three-headed, multi-armed" creature.

A monster that sweeps away enemies with its giant tentacles, displaying three different expressions: laughter, anger, and sorrow.

That is what the "lower half" of the Immortal Pillar looks like.

"The 'Precious Pearl Fetus' is parasitizing the 'Earth Treant'...! And judging from its appearance, it seems to have absorbed three at the same time!"

This is a monster that exists deep within.

The "Fairy Avatar" encountered on the 59th floor was attached to the "Giant Flower Demon," and was an equally enormous, human-faced giant tree monster. Although it was a trap-type monster without the ability to move, it was sacrificed as a "living creature."

It possesses both the resilience of immortal essence and a massive physical body.

"It's disgusting... but this should be the 'first half', right?"

The scene shifts to the Fourth Division.

Among the adventurers who arrived at the destination along with Grace and the others, Tione looked up, revealing a sharp gaze.

And "she" exists within the giant green column that can only be seen in its entirety by looking up.

"[Ancient destruction, a promised land, heavenly redemption, heed the divine decree and descend upon this place—]"

Accompanied by a melody of impending destruction, a woman's upper body, towering three meters in height from her abdomen, continuously emits a beautiful "song".

Its skin is light green, and its eyes are dark gold.

Hair of the same color as the wriggling green flesh fluttered in the wind; this was the completely transformed appearance of the "Fairy Spirit".

"It's the true form of the 'Celestial Avatar'...! Just as the captain predicted, it's preparing a 'Grand Secret Technique'!"

A giant "female body" extending from the green flesh on the pillar faces the ground and sings with its mouth open.

Those eyes conveyed an innocent and pure longing.

It was as if they were finally going to have a chance to see the beautiful sky and couldn't wait.

It's like an innocent child who breaks a toy, determined to get the "sky" they dream of, even if it means destroying everything.

"We need to take it down as soon as possible, right? I'll go first, Tione!"

Tiona bravely rushed forward.

The other adventurers roared and charged after the Amazon girl wielding her large twin blades.

Despite many of them being seriously injured before arriving at the location, the group, with the support of healers, bravely launched an assault to destroy the enemy's giant pillar.

However──

"【The Thunderous Spear Charges Forward, I am the Actor, the Incarnation of Thunder, the Queen of Thunder——】"

「!?」

Just as the fairy spirit continued to chant the spell, one of its three lower faces began to chant an incantation.

Tiona also noticed the familiar melody, but it was too late.

This is a "high-speed chant" that plays when an enemy is detected approaching.

Moreover, it is a "short chant" that pursues speed of activation.

The enormous lips chanted a different incantation than the upper part of the fairy's song, uttering the following words.

"[Thunder Ray]".

A golden magic circle appeared with a chilling sound, unleashing a thunderous spear.

With her hair standing on end, Tiona leaped to the side like a wild beast just before the magic was launched, but some members who couldn't dodge in time were blasted away.

The group of adventurers were charred black and their limbs were missing as they slammed against the wall, lying on the ground in a pitiful state.

"Singing two spells at the same time...!?"

This "magic" was not launched by the "fairy clone" in female form, but by the giant face in the lower half, which greatly shocked Reid, who belonged to the Sixth Division.

While the "heretics" were at a loss, the "upper half" and "lower half" of the Green Pillar continued to play out a duet.

"The immortal spirit continues its grand chant of destruction over the city..."

"As for those 'ugly faces' under the pillars, they're responsible for annihilating anyone who tries to get in their way!"

The half-human, half-bird girl and the little monster wearing a red hat both expressed their fears in fluent human language.

Reed, the lizardman leader, uses his yellow eyes to see the enemy's "structure".

"A monster can actually do two 'jobs' at the same time!"

Entrusted by the old god and others, the "heretics" were responsible for handling various abnormal situations in the dungeon, and the insight they cultivated in the process was very accurate.

The upper body of the "Fairy Spirit," concentrating immense "magic power," chants a spell to destroy the city, while the three giant faces on its lower body are responsible for fighting off the attacking enemies.

It resembles a colossal turret preparing to activate a technique called "Secret Art," and also a giant "fortress" capable of repelling invading enemies.

"Freeze like permafrost, countless blades, I am the agent, the embodiment of water, the queen of water—"

"[Flash, speed, pierce the darkness! I am the agent, the spirit of light, the embodiment of light, the queen of light—]"

"【Darkness, rise up! Swallow the light and bring peace to the night! I am the agent, the dark spirit, the embodiment of darkness, the queen of darkness——】"

"Huh—three faces chanting at the same time!?"

The enemy could not afford to lose any time and they had to perform three high-speed chants.

Reed and the others were terrified when they heard the three giant faces chanting incantations at the same time, but the "Fairy Pillar" still released its "magic" without mercy.

"【Ice Pillar Blade】".

"[A bright explosion]."

"【Dark Roar】".

Ice blades, flashes of light, and darkness all erupted at once.

The magical torrent instantly engulfed the monsters.

"Aa ...

As the heretics calmly and desperately dodged the danger, the dragon girl, held in the arms of the lizardman warrior, couldn't help but scream in alarm.

"Everyone scatter!!"

The First Division also suffered enemy bombing.

However, Finn gave the order loudly before the enemy could open fire.

After the adventurers narrowly escaped danger by lying down, Finn immediately continued to issue orders.

"Each unit should attack in groups of five, from different directions! Remember not to stay in one place; try to disperse the enemy's snipers!"

He also issued orders to adventurers in other units through the "Eye Crystal".

The troops were on the verge of collapse due to the enemy's unprecedented simultaneous attack of three types of magic, and only managed to maintain the front line after receiving this reliable "guideline".

When facing a powerful enemy and a harsh battle situation, the greatest "weapon" is the commander's loud shouts.

No matter the adversity, the hero can guide his subordinates with a courageous rebuke that rivals any weapon or magic. The hero's command, issued in an instant, successfully halted the decline in morale and averted the worst possible outcome.

Finn personally waved the Fairy Flag to block the enemy's bombardment and continued to command and inspire everyone.

"Shakti! The enemy's magic is quite similar to the 'counter-attack magic' we've encountered along the way! The attributes and patterns are the same!"

"However, the power is incomparable...! A single shot possesses astonishing power!"

Shakti yelled back at Finn's analysis as if to express that he was overwhelmed with other tasks.

Her combat suit, made of "protective cloth," was already scorched beyond recognition, but she still desperately used the "Fairy Flag" to protect the mages behind her and ordered them to fire at once.

The magic struck its target precisely, scattering a large amount of flesh—but the giant green pillar quickly grew new flesh, remaining intact as before, much to the annoyance of the first-level adventurer nicknamed "The Staff of Ganesha."

"The enemy's ability to manipulate the flow of 'magic' is likely due to those three fake faces controlling the 'magic' within the labyrinth—"

Finn stopped speaking before he could finish.

The reason was that he caught a glimpse of "a certain scene" out of the corner of his eye, and couldn't help but temporarily stop what he was doing.

"Shakti... I have another piece of bad news."

"What!?"

Shakti, suddenly filled with a sense of foreboding at the bad news about the "Hero," turned around and was stunned.

All the space outside the giant pillars—

Countless "magic circles" appeared throughout the entire cavern, which was covered in green flesh.

"Besides the pillar in front... the enemy can launch magic from various angles."

It's not just on the surrounding walls, but also on the towering ceiling.

The adventurers who noticed the strange phenomenon were stunned when they saw a large number of magic circle flowers blooming in mid-air.

"This is……"

"I don't want the worst premonition to come true, but this insight is not wrong. The 'lower half' of the enemy's giant pillar is a defensive organ that protects the 'Fairy Clone' itself. In addition to being able to cast powerful 'magic,' this organ can also unleash 'counter-attack magic' throughout the entire tenth floor."

The three giant faces side by side on the "lower half" of the pillar are the mechanisms that connect to the maze.

Each of the six pillars has three faces, meaning there are a total of eighteen "driving devices".

Unless those giant faces are destroyed, any intruders venturing into the tenth level will be attacked and blocked, no matter where they are. Even if they manage to reach the Great Chamber, they will be surrounded by countless turrets, just like Finn and his group are now.

If the upper half of the body is called the "celestial spirit clone".

The three faces in the lower half are the "altar pillars".

It is also a "defense mechanism" to complete the "ritual" of destroying the city.

"Do we really have a chance of winning!? Finn...!"

Shakti touched the wound on her face, wiping away the dried blood, and whispered this.

The "Fairy Avatar" squinted and looked down at the adventurers, still maintaining the smile on its face, and continued to sing.

This is truly a "song of destruction".

It is a requiem that will gradually erode the hearts of adventurers who have fallen into despair, and when the time comes, it will ruthlessly and decisively destroy the city.

As the morale of the crowd waned at the sight of the "Fairy Clone" and the "Altar Pillar" offensive, Finn quietly licked his thumb.