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

His intensely focused, high-speed thinking had begun to overheat. During this period of heightened mental activity and constant internal alarm bells, Finn continued to accelerate his thought process.

Everything is currently under the control of the gods.

In that case, Finn and the others must find a way to break free from the control of the gods.

They used every means at their disposal, exhausted every method, and risked everything they had for this.

He had to defeat the god who was beyond existence in this battle of wits and find a way to quell the pain in his thumb.

(What else!? What do I... what do we have left now!?)

Deep within my thoughts, at the very end of my isolated soul, a huge round table suddenly emerged from the darkness.

The scattered pieces of their own are desperately trying to eliminate the enemy pieces, led by six black queens.

The seat opposite Finn was empty.

"Ernio" let out a strange laugh and approached silently from the sidelines once again, throwing out the ninth piece called "Bomb," intending to blow Finn and all the pieces to ashes.

In a game that was already set in stone and could not be turned around, he had no way to deal with the ninth game.

Finn, who was staring intently at the chessboard, suddenly decided to reverse his thinking.

Since "Ernio" has already mastered all the pieces on the board.

Then the only way to win is to use pieces that "Ernio" has not noticed.

Currently located on the chessboard, but not within the consideration of "Eni'o", a "chess piece" outside the vision of the gods.

A plan that took fifteen years to conceive.

The preparation period lasted six years.

Strategic planning completed over a long period of time.

Enough to overturn this era, transcend the predictions of the gods, qualified to appear before the gods as the "unknown," the "possibility of the lower realm"—

"────────"

In an instant.

A flash of light streaked across Finn's field of vision.

Faced with multiple chessboards, countless pieces, and an almost limitless array of options, like murder weapons.

He reached out his hand toward the faint "point of light" that was buried and submerged within, yet continued to emit light like fragments of a star.

He grabbed the "possibility" that the gods didn't notice, but which only he noticed.

The moment the possibilities in his hands transformed into an electric current that surged through his body, Finn's compressed, visceral time came to an end.

"──Rei!!"

The next instant, Finn looked up and took out the "Eye Crystal".

In less than a second in reality, he made his decision and shouted at the crystal:

"Please lend me a hand!!"

*

fifteen minutes.

This is the time when the "miracle" was declared to have disappeared.

This is the time limit for the "Level Up" effect to be removed.

In other words, this battle must end within fifteen minutes.

"We haven't fielded this lineup since the 'Black Bull' incident."

"And it was also a forced confrontation with a Level 7 opponent..."

"Yes, it really is a coincidence."

After Aisha licked her lips and finished expressing her thoughts, Asfi sighed mournfully, while the masked adventurer calmly swung his weapon.

The enemy standing before them was a true "monster in human skin".

The eccentric Phil Weiss fixed her deep blue eyes, which held the world's despair, on Asfi and the others, as well as Lefia behind them.

Having made up her mind, Lefia was no longer confused, and she held the short sword and staff she had used in her hands.

The situation is on the verge of breaking out.

Even Lulu and the others, who were originally preparing to heal the fallen members, couldn't help but stop what they were doing. This was the unique tranquility before the great battle was about to begin.

For a moment, it seemed as if all sound had vanished from the world.

Then──

"—Make a wish in the name of Viscount!"

The first person to take action was Rafia.

"Flying Shoes!"

Then there's Asphyxiation.

As the defender's incantation heralded the start of the battle, she activated the magical artifact "Flying Shoes" she wore on her feet almost simultaneously.

The moment Asifi floated up from the ground, she was swept away without warning, like a strong gust of wind.

"!"

From Phil Weiss's perspective, the other party was not advancing, but moving sideways.

Using lateral movement, a skill only those who can fly can perform, Asif quickly escaped Philwis's sight.

The performance of "Flying Shoes" is, in principle, affected by the user's ability stats. Asphie, who has temporarily reached Lv.5 through level enhancement, possesses extraordinary flight speed.

This unexpected action was tantamount to a "sneak attack," and Phil Weiss lost track of [The All-Powerful].

Aisha and the masked adventurer seized the opportunity to launch an attack.

"Then let's start the fight!"

"Take this!"

Philwiss was forced to deal with two forwards approaching from the front. Escaping the monster's sight, Asifi glided at high speed at an extremely low altitude and picked up the weapons that the adventurers had dropped on the ground.

Then, like a bird taking flight, it instantly soared into the air.

Asphi used her mobility, which evolved from a two-dimensional plane into a three-dimensional form, to get above Philvis and the others, and threw the weapon she was holding.

"drink!"

Facing Asifi, who seized the opportunity to fly above and launch a sneak attack in the blink of an eye, Phil Weiss spat in displeasure.

Originally intending to retaliate and force Aisha and the others to retreat, she had to abandon the idea and choose to dodge.

In the blink of an eye, the longsword and saber were already piercing the spot where Philvis had been standing. Asphie didn't care whether the attack had succeeded; she simply picked up other weapons from the ground and launched them into the air again.

Moreover, such attacks were not just one or two times, but occurred repeatedly and continuously.

After retrieving her weapon, she immediately flew into the air and threw it out.

However, the weapons were not thrown with much precision, and Philwis easily dodged them all without even needing to defend herself. In addition, with a light sweep of her incredibly strong arm, she forced back Aisha and the masked adventurer who insisted on engaging in close combat, making her suspicious of the current battle situation.

"What are they trying to do...? Wait, what is this...?"

Phil Weiss finally figured it out.

In this battle of attack and defense, which lasted less than ten rounds, countless weapons were planted around Phil Weiss as if she were completely surrounded.

The radius is approximately ten meters.

Various weapons, such as knives, swords, spears, long-handled knives, and halberds, were stuck in the ground, forming a circle.

"...Are they trying to build a 'cage' to trap me inside?"

This level of fencing doesn't even qualify as a "fence".

Phil Weiss conveyed this unspoken meaning in a cold tone, glaring at Asphie floating in the air above.

"...It would be more accurate to call it defeating your 'foundation'."

Despite being drenched in sweat and struggling to keep up with the power unleashed by the strongest monster's glare, Asifi still managed a smile.

Then, the masked adventurer pushed off the ground.

"snort!"

It transformed into a gust of wind and swooped forward.

He unleashed a high-speed slash that caught the enemy off guard.

Phil Weiss casually waved her hand dismissively at the attack coming from the diagonal rear.

「!?」

The sword that was slashing forward broke in two.

A deadly attack, powerful enough to fell an ordinary adventurer with a single blow, was neutralized on the spot, and the weapon itself was even destroyed. The sharp longsword taken from the Hermes Familia was thus rendered useless.

This scene highlights the vast disparity in strength between the two sides.

However, the masked adventurer showed no sign of wavering or lamentation.

As the shards of the sword flew, the masked adventurer passed by Philwis and casually pulled a longsword stuck in the ground.

She turned around instantly and swung her sword at Philwiss again.

"What!?"

For the first time, Philweis showed a look of astonishment as the masked adventurer swiftly acquired a new weapon and decisively gave chase.

Philvis intercepted the incoming sword with near-reflexive speed, but the masked adventurer threw the sword aside without hesitation and immediately drew a long-handled saber from the weapon array she had mocked as "not even worthy of being called a fence." The masked adventurer's attack was as fast as a whirlwind, and this time Philvis had no time to react.

Her indigo robe had a tear in it.

"What I built is not a 'cage' or a 'fence'; if I had to describe it... I'd say an 'arsenal'."

Philwiss was exposed to the relentless, wave-like onslaught of the masked adventurers. Asphie pushed up her glasses and looked down at the scene from the air.

As soon as the battle began, the first thing Asifi did was to "create the battlefield".

Create an environment where Aisha Belleka, a master of close combat, and Gale, an excellent vanguard adventurer, can perform to their full potential.

Although the masked adventurer had lost his beloved wooden sword, he drew swords from his "armory" and launched a fierce attack. A month ago, the Sword Maiden had witnessed a precise and swift battle on Daedalus Road, a hit-and-run tactic that was nothing short of divine. Now it was Philweis's turn to experience it firsthand.

"Hmm—!?"

Attack speed and power increase with each dash.

Under the [Swift Wind]'s [Swift Wind Rush], even the last bit of strength that Philweis had left was wiped out.

And not missing this fleeting opening, and tripping up the enemy with it, is the secret to a small shrimp defeating a big whale.

"Hey, stop looking around like that!!"

"Tsk—!!"

As the masked adventurer struck and created distance, Aisha immediately attacked from another direction.

This perfectly timed attack forced Phil Weiss to block the attack.

The broadsword struck her raised metal gloves directly, sending sparks flying.

This heavy blow, though only minor, did force Phil Weiss to kneel.

Compared to the overwhelming onslaught of masked adventurers, Aisha Belleka's attacks focused solely on subtlety.

Through her combat instincts, which defy theoretical analysis, she maximized and fully utilized the teamwork of Asphie and the others. Leveraging her natural talent as a female warrior, she precisely mastered the high-speed combat of "Gale," joining the battle without causing any hindrance and even blocking any opportunities for the monsters to retaliate.

Because of Aisha, Philwis was unable to retaliate and was forced into a defensive posture.

The startled man was struck by [Gale]'s attack as it approached again, leaving his cheek slashed.

"Hmm—don't look down on people!"

Phil Weiss was so angry that she threw a powerful punch.

The attack was more powerful than anyone could have imagined, startling both Aisha and the masked adventurer.

Despite losing her balance, she unleashed a deadly attack using her powerful latent abilities.

The punch was aimed at Aisha.