I, Asuna, don't want to travel around the world

In the era before the gods came, the duty of the immortals was to listen to the voices of the gods in heaven, accept the will of the gods, find heroes in the underworld, assist and help them, and fight against all sins and evils in the world.

To put it bluntly, immortal spirits are the predecessors of the grace that the gods bestow upon the people in the lower world today.

In the era when the gods had not descended and the human race in the lower world had not received the grace of gods, it was the immortals who bestowed power on people, endowed them with magic, and even transformed themselves into weapons, giving birth to beings called heroes.

At the same time, immortals are also recognized as the race closest to God.

Known as God's most favored child and God's incarnation, his potential abilities surpass those of other races.

There were fairies that had the power to ignite fires, summon storms, and create lakes in the forest. However, as time went by, their power gradually disappeared, and by this era, they were either all dead or extremely weak. Even if there were fairies that survived from the ancient times, they would have already died like human elders.

Being a hero is never easy.

The monsters in this world can increase their strength by devouring magic stones and become so-called enhanced species. So, it is very likely that in the past, an immortal spirit was devoured by a monster, thus becoming corrupted and falling into madness.

After swallowing magic stones, ordinary monsters will become enhanced species, and in pursuit of more powerful strength, they will continue to attack other monsters.

So, what will happen if the monster that has swallowed the immortal essence and gained its power becomes addicted to it?

Longing to devour his own kind again? Longing to escape from this eternal underground city?

However, due to the aging of the body or the limitations of the dungeon, he is unable to leave, so he can only rely on cultivating clones to escape the dungeon?

All of this is possible, but if this Corpse King Flower Fairy clone could wait for a while and transform into a stronger one, perhaps she could cause considerable trouble to Asuna, and then escape from the 59th floor and head towards the sky above the ground. But now, she was in a hurry after all, and did not completely complete the transformation.

Moreover, the clone of this filthy fairy spirit smelled a familiar scent on Asuna.

…………

…………

“————?!”

Asuna quickly took a few steps back, retreating from the gray wilderness to the lawn.

In the vast wilderness covered with gray-black ashes, the clone of the filthy fairy spirit that had been devouring the magic stone of the larva-type monster suddenly stopped.

Then, its upper body, which was covered with vines, suddenly trembled slightly. Under Asuna's cautious gaze, it slowly raised its head and opened its tightly closed eyes.

There were no pupils or irises in its eyes, and there was not a trace of emotion or color. The color of its entire eyes seemed to be exactly the same as the strengthened magic stones it had devoured, an ominous dark orange.

Then——

This filthy fairy spirit with a face comparable to that of a goddess suddenly smiled.

The next moment, a sound that was completely inconsistent with its beautiful appearance suddenly came out of its mouth, resounding throughout the world!

“—Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa—”

It was a very strange, crying sound.

The sharp sound seemed to turn into invisible sound waves and air waves, violently rushing in all directions!

That voice is both beautiful as if it is praising the gods and ugly as a monster's howl. This voice makes people feel that it is full of holiness, but also gives people a feeling of filthiness. It is very contradictory. Is it worthy of being the fallen existence that comes from the combination of immortals and monsters?

(To be honest, when I rewatched this episode, the sound of this guy's scream was quite interesting, like a hymn, but it was also weird.)

Can it perfectly reflect the difference between the two?

However, such a contradictory cry turned into the most piercing scream in the world, tormenting people's eardrums.

"Woo..."

"puff--!!!"

"puff--!!!"

"..."

Asuna covered her ears and quickly stepped back, letting out a muffled groan.

The piercing scream was like an invisible weapon, constantly stabbing everything around.

The sky turned dark purple as the sound like a song of praise sounded. The plants in the jungle withered at this moment, and the world that was originally full of light suddenly became extremely evil.

The larvae-like monsters below the filthy fairy clone exploded one by one, and the dark-colored magic stone was grabbed by the vine tentacles of the filthy fairy clone's lower body, and then quickly stuffed into its mouth.

She wanted to reach her peak state as quickly as possible, and then eat the "acquaintance" not far away.

"Ailiya~"

"Ellie, I miss you so much, please assimilate with me~!"

The seductive voice seemed to contain some kind of magic that made people want to get closer to it.

It had an extremely alluring yet dangerous smile on its face, and its eyes were staring at Asuna with undisguised greed.

"Aaliyah~Aaliyah~I'm waiting for you, always waiting for you."

"So... let me eat you quickly---!!!"

“Boom boom boom boom————!!!”

The grand voice continued to echo, and behind her, countless green vines shot up from the ground into the sky, completely blocking Asuna's retreat.

Chapter 36: The fairy clone with a fancy look?

"Eat you! Become one with me! Aaliyah!"

“Swish, swish, swish, swish——!”

Almost at the same time, a series of sharp sounds of breaking through the air rang out in the sky.

That was the noise caused by the tentacles of the filthy immortal spirit's clone turning into spears, cutting through the space and shooting down like raindrops.

Countless tentacles covered her like a downpour, landing heavily on the spot where Asuna had been a second ago.

“Bang bang bang bang bang——!”

A series of explosion-like sounds rang out, and the green grass was blown up by the fierce attack.

Tentacles turned into spears that fell from the sky, carrying terrifying power, suddenly shattering the earth and piercing deeply into the ground. Then they set off a violent gust of wind, mixed with a large amount of sand and soil, and shook the surroundings.

A violent shock wave swept across.

Facing the violent impact, Asuna relaxed her body, like a lone boat in the waves, floating away lightly until the impact of the strong wind stopped expanding weakly and then she gently fell to the ground.

"Aliya?"

Asuna said this softly, but there was no corresponding information in her mind.

What's more, this abnormal monster actually possessed a trace of rationality, which surprised Asuna even more.

“Hehe…hehe…hehehehe!”

The filthy fairy clone laughed like an innocent little girl.

However, if the curve of her mouth was not so ferocious, it might give people a pleasing feeling.

But now, it’s really not pleasant.

With such a laugh, the Filthy Fairy clone looked at Asuna, his eyes curved into crescents, and he called out in great joy.

“Eat, you————!”

"Hey... become one with me... Aaliyah~!"

After saying that, countless tentacles once again turned into a violent storm, like a deadly poisonous net, covering the sky, falling from the sky, and enveloping it.

"Boohoo!"

Looking up at the densely packed tentacles that had transformed into spears, Asuna's beloved sword suddenly began to shine.

"Although you recognized the wrong person, you always want to eat others. Although you have some reason, you are still a monster after all."

"boom!"

Asuna exerted force with both feet, crushing the ground and creating a circle of violent impact.

As if riding the wind and waves, Asuna's figure suddenly appeared in mid-air, and rushed up towards the rain of spears that covered the sky and the earth.

The distance between the two sides was shortened in an instant.

"Zheng!"

The next moment, an unprecedentedly strong light illuminated this area.

"Sword skills! Horizontal Four-way Slash!"

The four-hit sword technique commonly used by one-handed swords in SAO shines with unprecedented brilliance in Asuna's hands.

“Puff, puff, puff, puff!”

The four consecutive slashes at an incredibly fast speed, driven by magic, turned into four white sword lights that pierced the sky and the earth.

A blurry figure suddenly rushed out from the seemingly endless tentacle spears, and cut off the tentacles one by one with a crisp tearing sound.

“Aa ...

The pain of countless tentacles being cut off continuously entered the brain of the filthy fairy clone, stimulating her spirit that had become extremely fragile due to the passage of time.

"Hmm? Unexpectedly flamboyant. Or is it that my sword skills are actually extremely powerful?"

With a "click", Asuna's body fell gently to the ground.

Looking at the ugly tentacles that had been cut off by herself and were constantly oozing green juice, Asuna turned her gaze forward again.

"Ai, Aaliyah!!!!"

Like the wails and curses before death, the voice of the filthy immortal spirit's clone was no longer as sweet and alluring as before, but was filled with hatred and fear.

“Assault, spear of thunder, I am the agent of thunder (tonitrus), the incarnation of thunder and lightning, of thunder and lightning… ahh ...

"Sword skill! Flash piercing!"

An extremely familiar sound of magic chanting came from the mouth of the filthy fairy clone.

Asuna never thought that there would be a monster that could use magic?!

When she thought of the astonishing power of magic on adventurers, her pretty face couldn't help but tense up.

“Buzz buzz buzz——!!!”

She took a sudden step forward, her body in a bow stance, holding her beloved sword horizontally in front of her. The vibration and compression of magic power vibrated the air, making a buzzing sound.

"boom!!!"

The strong shock wave instantly shattered the ground, breaking through the underground rock layer, countless soil and rocks collapsed, and a large number of cracks spread in all directions in an instant! ! !

"boom--!!!"

The impact was like a meteor that split the earth. A deep gully appeared as Asuna advanced. Under the violent impact, earth and rocks flew everywhere. The air was compressed in an instant and then cut by the sharp sword light.

The huge and filthy body of an immortal spirit appeared in front of him in an instant.

"what!"

“Pfft——!!!”

The beloved sword in Asuna's hand pierced into the ugly lower body of the filthy fairy clone like a hot knife through butter. The magic power that had been compressed to the extreme suddenly burst out, almost completely blowing its lower body into pieces, leaving only the part above the waist and abdomen relatively intact.

"tread!!"

Asuna stomped out of the ground suddenly, plowing a deep brake mark on the ground, then stomped hard, twisting her body in the process of jumping, and then slashed several times at the upper body of the filthy fairy clone again.

"Pfft!"

"Pfft!"

"Pfft!"

"Pfft!"

"..."

Several sharp slashes flashed across the goddess-like upper body of the filthy immortal clone like lightning.

Green pus and blood splattered, and the huge monster was chopped into huge pieces of meat by several sword lights, falling from its limbs.

“Aa ...

It was no longer a terrifying scream, but the monster's dying wail.

"Oh!"

The filthy immortal spirit's clone was cut into countless pieces with screams, and light flashed all over its body.