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

As if to repay the boy, the villain launched a fierce attack without hesitation.

"We absolutely must help Bell Craney this time!"

Blinded by the sense of superiority brought by the "Krozo Demon Sword," Modo and his companions continued to ignite flames.

The roar eventually turned into a sea of ​​fire, burning the soothing ashes of the deceased.

This surprise attack caught the enemy completely off guard, and the firepower was so great that no amount of defense could save them.

Just as the blade of the "Demon Sword" began to crack and was about to become unusable, the panting Modo and the others finally stopped their attack.

"Huff... Huff... Even if you're good at healing, once you're under concentrated attack, you definitely won't be able to use 'magic,' right? So you'd better just lie down and be obedient!!"

Modo smiled smugly and slung the demon sword over his shoulder.

Everyone inside that sea of ​​fire has fallen.

All that remained at the scene was the sound of raging fire.

Naturally, the valiant warriors fighting on the front lines paid no attention to the situation here.

Even Hedin, who was on his own team, stood by and did nothing, looking as if there was no need for him to help.

As the air filled with the acrid smell of overcooked meat, and Luvis and the others grimaced in disgust, Modo simply said, "It seems we really went too far...?", covering his nose with his thick arm.

"They dispatched 'ambush troops' specifically to target us. To be honest, this kind of thing isn't hard to guess."

Upon hearing these words from within the flames, Modo stopped what he was doing.

"But so what?"

A young girl lifted her body off the still-burning earth and slowly stood up.

“Eh!?”

Both Modo and Luvis doubted whether they had seen things correctly.

The girl's body was still burning.

Her protective gear was completely destroyed, her clothes were charred, and her originally snow-white skin was now stained a fiery red.

She was tormented by the raging flames, her body covered in hideous burns.

Furthermore, the healing process begins from that point.

"【Ode to the Earth Goddess (Earth Gullveig)】—Alas, my 'magic' has already been activated."

The golden light instantly extinguished the flames.

Glowing characters, resembling a magic circle, appeared on the girl's skin.

"Mo...Modo! This woman is just like...!?"

"The one on the 18th floor back then!?"

Kyle and Scott turned pale with fright, their minds flashing back to the "Black Goliath" that Bell and the others had fought back then.

The "nightmare" before them was exactly the same as the floor master who was besieged by many mages at the same time but used "self-regeneration" to repair his body.

"Auto heal"

It produces a regenerative effect that continuously restores damage over a certain period of time.

Before being ambushed by Modo and the others, or more precisely, before entering the battlefield, Haici had already cast this "magic" on all the Grayfaced Ones, including himself.

One by one, the therapists and pharmacists who had collapsed got up from the ground after the girl.

"That's...that's ridiculous!?"

The sight of a creature resurrected from the flames is reminiscent of a phoenix or a living corpse that has risen from the dead after cremation.

The skin, which should have been burned, regained its original softness as golden light shone through.

The hair ties that had been tied into two braids were burned, and the long hair that had been burning continuously was immediately repaired.

Once the fire subsided, the rate of burning could no longer outpace the recovery effect of the "magic," so the girl suffered no burns whatsoever. The remaining flames could only burn off her clothes, causing her shame.

The combat suit that was barely salvaged was burned off in large sections, leaving Haici's shoulders, navel, waist, shapely thighs, and the lower part of her beautifully shaped breasts exposed.

However, Hai Ci's appearance doesn't evoke any sense of sentimentality.

As she walked through the flames with one hand holding a staff, she gave off an incredibly sacred feeling.

"You...you bunch of monsters!!"

"Moto!? Stop!"

This faction secret was known only to a few members of the Freya Familia, and Modo, who witnessed this "rare magic" firsthand, rushed forward without hesitation.

Ignoring Kyle and the others' attempts to stop him, he swung his sword at Haci, who was about to emerge from the flames.

"Watch me swipe my demon sword straight at you—!!"

Modo raised the "Krozo Demon Sword" high, preparing to blast it at Haici at extremely close range.

"How ugly."

The girl swung her long staff with lightning speed.

"--Pfft!?"

The long staff, swung down from the top in one go, struck the man to the ground like a warhammer.

His face kissed the shattered stone floor, Modo rolled his eyes, and his consciousness faded away.

"You are so filthy that you are disgusting to look at."

As Kyle, Scott, and Luvis stared in disbelief at the floor that caved in with a loud crash, the girl stomped on and shattered the magic sword that lay on the ground.

"I simply cannot understand why beings like you, no different from dust, would oppose the supreme goddess, and even attempt to tarnish her majesty?...Are you all insane!?"

Hai Ci, who had been looking down, raised her face. As the bangs covering her face were lifted, her bright red eyes were filled with the fire of anger.

"A bunch of shameless punks!! How dare you scoundrels defy the goddess's will!!"

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"With your lewd eyes, your filth and stench, not even a drop of saliva, you can forget about getting even a step closer to the goddess!!"

Whether in an excited tone or an angry expression, Heci's usual gentle demeanor was nowhere to be found.

Her personality change was so drastic that if Bell were here, he would probably be so shocked that his legs would go weak. But such a reaction is nothing unusual, after all, the girl is just a "worshipper of the goddess of beauty" like the other members.

After being saved by the goddess, Haci's reverence for her, which he vowed to be loyal to her forever, was no less than that of the "fanatic (Heron)".

"Everything is for the goddess Freya—vanish, adventurers!!"

With a passionate tone, the girl unleashed all her killing intent and fighting spirit.

Thus began a pure "annihilation" operation.

"Ughh ...

"Gahhhhhh!?!"

Before Kyle and Scott could even use their "Demon Sword," they were sent flying by a long staff. Luvis swiftly fired an arrow, successfully striking the girl's shoulder, but that was all. Seeing that the arrow hadn't left a mark, Luvis's face froze, and the next second, he was swept away by the long staff.

As for the remaining spirits (Modi's Familia), they were all defeated by Haici's power and movements, which were far beyond what a healer should possess.

A healer unilaterally abused high-level adventurers, including Lv.3.

Witnessing such unprecedented images played by the "mirror" was most shocking not to the general public or adventurers.

Instead, it was the therapists who were terrified.

"Heiz Bellupet..."

Among the Deankaite Familia who did not participate in the war game, Amid Teysanare, the Dea Saint, narrowed her eyes as if she were afraid.

Amed and Haci are both hailed as the city's most outstanding healers.

They were once praised as the "Silver Saintess" and the "Golden Witch" under the title of Orario's proud "Two Great Healers".

In reality, the difference between the first and second ranked therapists is primarily their "scope of treatment".

Although Amid can also restore magic over a wide area, she cannot compare with Haici, who often trains in the "battlefield"; even if Amid's healing effect and strength are slightly better, Haici probably has the upper hand in terms of endurance.

The other decisive difference is basic combat ability.

Compared to Amid, whose melee combat skills ultimately cannot escape the category of a healer, Haici is capable of single-handedly taking down a second-tier adventurer.

"Her experience as a therapist is just too extraordinary..."

Because all the rumors the saintess heard were absolutely true.

The girl was originally undergoing trials on the "battlefield" as a fierce warrior—however, like a certain "abandoned cat"—she felt the limits of her warriorhood and despaired. However, with only loyalty to the goddess of beauty in her heart, she changed her profession to a healer and successfully allowed the golden talent hidden within her to blossom.

Haici's current [ability value] is Lv.4.

The title bestowed upon her is—【Vana Mardel, the Golden Goddess】.

The gods praised her magical radiance and her indomitable will and vitality, making her a true Valkyrie who controls life and death.

"Haise is an unusual familiar born in a harsh environment called the Freya Familia... Therefore, like first-class adventurers, if the faction alliance cannot find a way to defeat her, they have no chance of winning..."

She whispered this with great certainty as her fellow therapists trembled at it.

"Oh no! If this continues...!"

Daphne was also perfectly aware of this.

"Lily Luca, can't you assign someone else to be a guerrilla fighter!?"

"Lily had everything planned!! The problem is that the [Goddess of Gold]'s healing ability is too abnormal! No matter what we do, we can't defeat her!"

Faced with the relentless surge of fierce warriors, Daphne managed to glimpse through the gaps that other guerrilla groups were attacking the Soothing Grayface after the already annihilated Modo and his companions, but ultimately failed. The reason was that the other healers and pharmacists were equally formidable; when the guerrilla attacks faltered, they were riddled with holes by the mages remaining at the enemy's main camp.

Through the eyeglasses worn around her waist, Daphne could clearly sense Lily's anxiety.

"If we don't first appease and appease the Gray-Faced Ones, no matter how hard we fight, their wounds will be healed...!"

Just like now, after finally managing to defeat an enemy member, the enemy will revive on the spot as soon as Haici and the others use magic. Even though they finally managed to defeat an enemy soldier thanks to the support of level-up, the problem is that if the enemy keeps getting up from the ground, it's like a nightmare.

Daphne understood that the failure of the sneak attack wasn't Lily's fault for being incompetent. After learning that the enemy actually possessed a trump card called "Auto-Heal," the only effective strategy to defeat the healer—"defeating the target before the healing spell could be cast"—became ineffective. If Daphne were in Lily's shoes, she would have been furious enough to flip the table and explode in a rage.

"Can't we appease the Grayfaced Ones from the right flank?!"

"Who are you trying to kill...! We're already stretched thin just holding the line!"

While directing her right-wing forces caught in the chaos, Daphne used her short sword, "Laureate Swordsman," to deflect incoming spears. The aura of her level-up, enveloping her, flickered incessantly as if groaning, finally managing to force the enemy back with great difficulty. This situation, where she had no time to breathe, was probably what they meant by "no time to catch her breath."

"[The Light of Thor]!"

Even so, Daphne and the others were in a relatively good situation.

Sakura, Chigusa, and Perse, who form a defensive line centered around the therapist (Cassandra), are fighting desperately, almost frantically.

Like Daphne, the girl experienced the "Lower Expedition" and became Lv.3. She then used her healing magic to its fullest extent, constantly reviving adventurers who were about to collapse.

It's truly a strange situation where one suffers because of the enemy's healer, but is then saved by one's own healer.

But reality is always harsh; the factional alliance has no chance of winning this healer showdown.

"It would be very bad if the enemy sent out a mage force! Once they enter the range of 'magic,' we're doomed! We must deal with the Grayfacers of Appeasement before that happens—"

As Daphne, drenched in sweat and relentlessly battling, shouted this at Jing—

"! 』

Lily, who was on the other side of the crystal, seemed to be choked and couldn't breathe for the time being.

Daphne understood the meaning behind this reaction in an instant.

"──────"

In that fleeting moment when time seemed to stand still, Daphne saw—

Far away at the enemy's main base, countless "lightning missiles" were aimed at Daphne and her companions.

"I really don't understand how you could have such a misunderstanding... You've been within my 'range' for a long time."

Daphne's face turned pale.

She only realized she had miscalculated after she began to hallucinate the whispers of the white elves who, being in that location, should not have been able to hear them.

At the start of the war, the enemy lost patience due to excessive vigilance against the "Demon Sword" and ultimately misjudged the "attack range".

This is the conclusion reached by Daphne and others.