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

As for Daphne, who gave the order, she personally forced Hegny to attack many times.

The adventurers pretended to be "prey being hunted" and consumed as many of Hegni's "slash counts" as possible.

"Daphne...!"

Cassandra knelt on the ground, watching Ryu and the others fight fiercely, while tearfully embracing the battered Daphne tightly.

This is the real intention behind Daphne's tyrannical issuance of the "worst orders."

The reason Daphne and the others willingly fell into hell to be slaughtered was not to trap the first-level adventurers here and buy time, but to weaken Hegni as much as possible and place their hopes on other allies.

(This is outrageous!?)

Normally, Hegny would never be foolish enough to make such a mistake as abusing "cursed weapons".

However, starting with that fierce battle with Tsubaki, he, who had taken down the most major combatants from the faction alliance within the Freya Familia, unconsciously lost his composure.

Whether it's facing the threatening "Krozo's Demon Sword", the blacksmith master who leveled up from Lv.5 to Lv.6 through the foul skill "Level Up", or Daphne and all the right-wing troops who relentlessly harassed them until the very end.

Because he personally felt the faction alliance's desperate fight and the possibility of being "harmed" if he wasn't careful, Hegny unknowingly acted too hastily, wanting to annihilate the enemy in front of him as soon as possible.

Finally, it blossomed and bore fruit.

All the efforts have finally borne fruit at this moment.

After realizing the strategy that the Commander-in-Chief (Lily) wanted to adopt, the Vice Commander (Daphne) was responsible for executing the strategy, allowing Tsubaki and the others to fight to the last moment. Even though the Familia was cowardly, they continued to struggle in their death throes. In fact, they all had the "will to pursue victory" - and everything blossomed and bore fruit in this moment.

"If this were a one-on-one match without any external intervention, the outcome would be highly unpredictable."

Faced with that lightning-fast slash—

When Hegny saw his beloved sword being knocked away from his grip, he was stunned as if time had stopped.

"However, this time we will take the victory!!"

With this cry—

Ryu pressed the tip of his sword against Hegni's chest.

Then expand the red flames attached to his right hand and the star sword to their limit.

With the immense magical power gathered by Ryu, she shouted out "Final Kill!"

"Arveria!!"

The magic exploded.

"Ughh ...

Hegni was blasted away by the Crimson Lotus, which exploded at point-blank range.

His body was scorched by the fire and severely injured. He was first thrown into the air, then dragged down by gravity and crashed back down into the ruins that had turned into a pile of rubble.

Smoking limbs.

Burnt combat suit.

His bangs covered his eyes, which had already lost consciousness.

The battlefield fell silent instantly.

The fall of a level one adventurer.

The fall of Lv.6.

The seemingly impregnable fortress was found to have a "crack".

Everyone froze in place, stopping their actions without uttering a word.

The next moment—

"Breakthrough! Aa ...

The labyrinthine city of Orario, far beyond the mountains, is in an unprecedented uproar.

"Breakthrough! Breakthrough!? Huh? Wait, ehh ...

Ibrahim was so confused that he started shouting and screaming incessantly.

When he leaned out of the commentary platform and roared and shouted as if he didn't care about anything else, the people, adventurers and gods followed suit and shouted loudly.

『──────────────────────────────！ ！ 』

A cry that shakes the city.

A deafening roar.

The enthusiastic cheers thrilled all the spectators and even alarmed neighboring countries, who mistakenly believed that an unprecedented explosion had occurred at the "center of the world".

"She won!! She won!!!"

Tiona's gaze remained fixed on the "mirror," and she gripped the girl's (Ais's) shoulders tightly with both hands, shaking her back and forth.

And he was so excited that he didn't care even when he shook Ais's hair until it was disheveled.

"She destroyed the [Dark Essence Demon Sword]!!"

The twin sister, Thione, who seemed to spring up from her seat as if she had jumped up from the spot, became an excited slave.

"The executives of the Freya Familia have been defeated...!"

Both Riveria and Grace stared wide-eyed at Ryu's feat of defeating a first-class adventurer.

"That's right."

As for Finn—

After witnessing the girl successfully seize the smallest chance of victory through "command," he smiled instead of applauding.

'Wa ...

The Tower of Babel, towering in the heart of the city, is where the gods have temporarily lost their ability to speak.

Whether male or female, whether they supported or opposed the goddess of beauty (Freya), all the gods present suddenly jumped up from their seats, seemingly wanting to attack the gods next to them, and embraced each other, staring at the "divine mirror" amidst a deafening roar.

The city was thrown into turmoil.

A "meteor of justice" suddenly appeared in a battle that everyone thought was doomed to failure, sparking a frenzied excitement that seemed capable of turning the entire Orario into a scorched wasteland.

"Yay! Awesome! Aa ...

Equally overjoyed, Lily clenched her fists and raised them high into the sky (in a victory pose).

The hero (Finn) once mentioned the "minimum threshold for victory" to the little girl—she was so excited that she forgot herself when she met the condition of "defeating a first-class adventurer".

This time, it was not the fierce warriors who were defeated, nor the comforting gray-faced ones.

Instead, they are first-level adventurers.

This is an indispensable condition, both tactically and strategically.

That's right, the Commander (Lily)'s target is "one". The one she has been eyeing is "a Level 1 Adventurer (Hegney Ragnar)".

The struggles of Tsubaki, Daphne, and others were all part of a "plan" and "preparation" to achieve this moment.

As for the final push, it was left to Ryu, who arrived just in time, to complete.

This outcome was by no means accidental, but rather the result of Lily and the others' desperate struggle, which allowed them to achieve "hope."

"The situation has turned around...! The wind is about to change!!"

It was merely a local victory.

However, it was an incredibly important victory for the faction alliance, but a devastating defeat for the Freya Familia. This time, it wasn't soldiers who fell, but irreplaceable "commanders," which would inevitably stir up waves in the war.

Unlike the city center, the "main battlefield" was completely silent, and the fierce warriors led by the four Jaliba brothers, who were responsible for wiping out the left wing of the Allied forces, stood frozen in place.

"Lord Hegni... defeated?! How is that possible!?"

Morale was severely dampened, and this was an effect that even the strategist (Hedin) could not contain.

Apart from those located in the southeast of the "main battlefield," all the other valiant warriors were annihilated by Ryu's artillery fire. The wavering sentiment spread instantly, even reaching the goddess's main camp.

"Hai, Haici-sama!?"

"Lord Hegni has fallen!? What are we going to do now?!"

Those who were comforted but whose faces were ashen were equally panicked.

Panic-filled screams echoed from the all-female team of healers and pharmacists.

"--Calm down!!"

““!!””

Haici's shout immediately brought order to the chaotic scene.

"We are the Soothing Grayfacers! We are responsible for comforting and healing the fallen warriors! There are no limits, no matter how many times!! Even if all the warriors fall, we only need to help heal them, dig them up, and then send them all to the front lines!"

She was no longer the gentle and graceful girl she usually was, but had transformed into a witch who fanatically worshipped the goddess, completely extinguishing the wavering that was about to engulf the entire battlefield.

"Leave Lord Hegni to me! He'll be back on the battlefield soon! The other valiant warriors are your responsibility, Lieutenant (Lona)! Our victory is still rock solid; there's no need to panic!"

"Ah, yes!"

Thanks to Haici's reprimand, the girls in charge of treatment managed to regain their composure.

With magic and props working together, healers and pharmacists began preparing for the treatment.

(Factional Alliance and [Gale]! You guys are really something!! But even so, only Lord Hegni has temporarily fallen! Even if this has a slight impact on morale, it still cannot change the course of the battle, and our side still holds an absolute advantage!!)

Although Haici secretly felt a bitter expression, like someone swallowing a bitter pill, she quickly adjusted her mood.

The comrades injured by the Ryukyu shelling have all been treated. Next, all that is needed is to use all the strength of the Grayfaced Ones to regroup. This is by no means a difficult task for them, who have supported the "Battlefield" for many years.

This is also the biggest problem that makes Lily want to scream out in despair.

Failure to annihilate Haici and his group at the beginning of the war would have dire consequences, and they wanted to regroup before their morale was severely damaged.

"You won't be able to turn the tide of the battle! Nor will you be able to regain any 'hope'!"

Remembering her loyalty to the goddess, the girl prepared to run towards Hegni.

Just then—

"Aa ...

A "boom" swept over the ashen-faced assailants.

Heci was also drawn into it.

"—Ouch...!? Huh?"

It has been attacked.

The magic rained down, burning Heci's skin and causing her harm.

Not only the Grayfaced Ones who were comforted, but even Haici was targeted.

This part is alright.

Although it's not good, at least there's no problem here.

The problem is that the attack came from their rear.

And what attacked them was a bolt of lightning.

(…………What?)

They could not possibly have enemies behind them, so there was no need to be wary of them.

So Haici turned around and looked in the direction of the "headquarters" with slow and stiff movements.

Standing there was a white elf.

The strategist, who had extended his long sword (rhomphair) forward, stood there as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Hedin Selander

He positioned Haici and the others within a range that would maximize the effectiveness of the magic, neither too far nor too close, and then personally launched the bombardment.

(…………………………………………What?)

Heci's mind went completely blank for a moment.

Faced with a girl who was completely unable to process the information before her, Hedin simply made a statement.

"[Eternal struggle, undying thunder soldiers]".