CHAPTER 194: CHAPTER 194: THE TRUE TRUMP CARD

"I want to ask you... just one question," She said.

"What question?"

"An elf who once devoted her whole life to humanity and the world, if she were to beg you, ’Save her,’ would you agree?", Ein asked.

"And the price of saving her... is the destruction of the Labyrinth City, even the world," She said this, and the gaze in her eyes gradually deepened.

"I refuse," Emiya answered decisively, firm and without hesitation.

Because the answer was too direct, Ein was momentarily stunned. Then, she asked, "Why?"

"Because the elf you speak of hasn’t asked me for help," Emiya’s tone didn’t waver at all.

"There’s no ’what if.’ If someone wants help, they should say it themselves."

Ein’s gaze flickered for a moment, her lips trembling faintly beneath the mask.

Emiya projected his twin swords, the black and white demon-slaying blades, facing the masked figure.

But Ein turned and walked away, her figure blending into the pitch-black passage.

Her footsteps faded in the darkness, like whispers of a lonely soul, quietly buried by the endless shadows.

Emiya immediately gave chase, but when he arrived, the passage was already empty, as if the masked figure had never existed, leaving behind only the hollow corridor and silent darkness.

———

"Finn! You despicable bastard, I’ll definitely kill you today!", Valleta roared like a mad beast, cursing with a hoarse voice full of vicious rage.

Because of her uncontrolled attacks, the weapon in her hand gradually cracked, yet she still swung at Finn with madness.

As time passed, Valleta’s condition worsened. Her skin began to crack, oozing dark red and yellow-green fluids; the violent power was tearing her body apart.

Her arms twisted from overexertion, muscles tearing apart from unnatural swelling, blood and flesh flying with each swing. Her face began showing abnormal wrinkles, and her eyes grew dazed and unfocused.

Finn, however, remained calm and composed. He dodged Valleta’s chaotic but powerful strikes with ease. Every time she lunged, his figure slipped out of reach effortlessly, leaving her striking air.

And while dodging, Finn kept mocking her.

"Before you beg for a man, at least clean yourself up," Finn said calmly, then swung his [Fortia Spear] fiercely, thrusting straight into Valleta’s swollen and deformed arm.

The spear pierced her flesh, spraying a foul yellow pus that nearly splattered on Finn’s clothes. The little warrior wrinkled his brow in disgust.

"Your so-called justice... it’s all lies! Finn, you’ve no glory worth praising! You only use others and play tricks!", Valleta screamed with all her might, as if trying to vent all her hatred.

"Thanks for the compliment~", Finn gave a gentle smile that would make his fangirls scream, but to Valleta, it was salt in the wound.

However, beneath his seemingly relaxed demeanor, Finn was fully focused.

He observed Valleta closely. As time passed, her human form collapsed; limbs, torso, and even facial features became monstrous, her human traits replaced by corrupted, twisted mutations.

At the same time, the energy of the rainbow-colored magic stone continued pouring into her body, increasing her power while rapidly burning her life away.

"So this is what they call a [Monster Person]... No, Valleta said she lacked compatibility. Now, she’s simply trading her life for a momentary burst of [Monster Person] strength."

While fending off Valleta, Finn tried to gather intelligence about these [Monster People].

However, at that moment, a surprise occurred on another battlefield.

Across the chamber, the red-haired [Monster Person] Revis was engaged in fierce combat with four first-tier adventurers from the Loki Familia.

Revis wielded a strange longsword that looked like it was made from a monster’s spine. Every swing of her blade forced the Loki adventurers to fight with all their strength.

The dwarven heavy-armored warrior Gareth fought with twin axes, his immense durability making him the team’s shield, but even he struggled against Revis.

Ais swung her longsword [Storm King], her body enveloped in black spiritual wind.

In her last battle with Revis, Ais had seen her get bisected, yet still regenerate her body in a grotesque way. From that moment, she was convinced the being before her, despite appearing human, was nothing but a pure monster.

She activated both [Ariel] and [Avenger], pressing the attack step by step, her blade constantly slashing toward Revis.

The werewolf Bete and the Amazon warrior Tiona also joined the assault. Bete used twin swords and enchanted boots to strike from the side at blinding speed, while Tione raised her heavy sword [Golden Impact], delivering heavy blows alongside Gareth.

However, Revis not only overpowered Gareth with brute strength, she also surpassed Ais and Bete in speed. Her natural battle instincts were even more terrifying than Tiona’s. Like a berserk beast, she held off all four without losing ground.

But over time, the four first-tier adventurers from Loki Familia began to see results.

With Ais’ black wind boosting her attack power, and their combined teamwork, they began to pose real threats to Revis.

Just as the battle seemed to shift in their favor, Gareth was suddenly pierced by Revis’ eerie longsword.

The sword pierced through his heavy armor and sank deep into his body. For someone with exceptional durability like Gareth, such a wound shouldn’t have been fatal, but the pain was unnatural.

"GAH!!!", Gareth roared, forcibly shaking Revis off.

Earlier, Bete and Tiona had also been cut by that sword, and their wounds never showed signs of healing. Blood kept pouring out.

In the heat of battle, the flood of adrenaline dulled their pain, but by the time they noticed, they were drenched in blood and losing strength.

"This is... a [Cursed Wound]...", Bete cursed.

Someone noticed this even earlier: Finn, who was still fighting Valleta. Even while dealing with her final frenzy, he kept an eye on the battlefield.

Ais and the others couldn’t defeat the Lv.7 [Monster Person] Revis quickly. Her monstrous endurance was almost unimaginable, possibly even rivaling the [Braver]. And the [Cursed Wounds] made a prolonged battle against Revis even more deadly.

Revis alone was enough to stall or even defeat four first-tier adventurers from Loki Familia, including a Lv.6. If Gareth’s team fell, the entire Loki Familia could be destroyed by this one [Monster Person].

This was the power of a Lv.7.

As Thanatos had said, the greatest strength of the evilus was their multiple Lv.7 combatants.

However—

"I need to end this quickly! Miss Lulune, Miss Haruhime!", Finn suddenly shouted.

Lulune, a Lv.4 pugilist, had been in Finn’s team the whole time but never entered the battle. Her sole job was to use a drill to open a gate.

Because she had a far more critical mission, protecting the true trump card of the Allied Familia.

In the center of the group, a fox-eared girl wearing a hood and cloak raised her head.

[—Grow large.]

[With force and form, countless treasures, countless wishes. As the bell tolls, pray for splendor and fantasy.]

[—Grow large.]

[Consume divine nourishment, receive divine radiance. Grant the hammer to the soil, grant the blessing.]

[—Grow large.]

Brilliant motes of light surrounded Finn.

[O magic spear, pierce my skull, and drink deep of blood!]

Finn activated his unique magic: [Hell Finegas].

A berserk-type magic that greatly amplified all of Finn’s abilities. It increased his combat will while slightly reducing his judgment.

A Lv.7 berserker descended.

With a lion’s roar, he charged at Valleta at incredible speed, his spear piercing through her skull.

The spear spun wildly, unleashing a net of stabs that shredded the monsterized woman into unrecognizable flesh with no chance of regeneration.

[Killer Empress] Valleta’s life ended completely in that moment.

To be slain by Finn, empowered by the [Uchide no Kozuchi] and [Hell Finegas], was, ironically, a death worthy of pride.

After killing Valleta, Finn turned his gaze to the struggling Ais and others. With the last of his reason, he shouted, "Retreat now!"

The power granted by [Uchide no Kozuchi] was too strong to control. In the next instant, he fully succumbed to berserker rage. His eyes turned blood-red, and battle fury swept over him like a storm.

Finn shot toward Revis like a cannonball. Ais, Gareth, Bete, and Tiona retreated in haste toward safety.

In his berserk state, Finn was no longer the calm and cunning leader, but a ferocious beast of war.

"AAAAHHH!"

Revis tried to block, but she hadn’t emerged from her fight with Ais and the others unscathed.

Now, facing a fully berserk Finn, even the proud abilities of the [Monster Person] began to falter.

Her blade cracked under Finn’s relentless attacks. Her arms were covered in defensive wounds.

With a ripping roar, Finn’s spear swept across. Blood sprayed as Revis’ left arm was severed.

He then raised his leg and kicked with full force, sending Revis flying.

The red-haired [Monster Person] was launched through the air, slamming into the chamber’s edge with a heavy thud.

She gritted her teeth, scrambling up with hands and feet, and then, like driven by instinct, she fled in desperation.

The next moment, a giant metal door closed behind her with a heavy clang.

Seeing this, Finn roared in rage, eyes blazing with murderous intent. He raised his spear high.

Magic: [Tir Na Nog].

A thrown-spear magic. Its power is determined by all ability parameters, including hidden stats. Can only be used once. Twenty-four-hour cooldown.

The thunderous spear shot from Finn’s hand like an enraged dragon, screaming toward the closing metal door. Its violent power tore through the air, drowning the corridor in deafening noise.

The spear struck the adamantite door, crafted from the hardest metals, and pierced it mercilessly. The shockwave blasted through like a tidal wave. A huge hole gaped in the door, with smoke and metal fragments scattering everywhere.

But Revis’ figure had already vanished into the distant darkness.

———

Behind Emiya, the solid adamantite door began to change.

The metal gradually turned bright red as incredible heat spread through, filling the air with a scorching metallic scent.

Then, a cold wind swept in, rapidly cooling and solidifying the superheated metal.

The door lost its red glow, returning to its heavy steel hue, but now bore a massive crack, like a giant beast opening its blood-filled maw.

This artificial dungeon’s walls and doors were made of not only the hardest metals, [Adamantite] and [Orichalcum], but also a special material: [Obsidian Fragments].

These were drops from the Obsidian Soldier monsters on floor 37. They had high magic resistance, perfect for strengthening magical defense.

But even the strongest resistance seemed powerless before Riveria’s terrifying magic.

Riveria stepped through the broken door, her emerald hair flowing in the wind. She stepped forward, gazing at the ruined path, then turned to Emiya, "How is it, Shirou?"

Emiya stared into the shadows ahead and shook his head, "That masked person ran away. I suspect... she might have teleportation abilities."

He turned and saw Lefiya supporting the seriously injured Filvis. Emiya stepped forward and gently patted Lefiya’s shoulder, "I’ll take over."

Lefiya looked at Emiya and nodded, carefully handing Filvis over to him.

Emiya firmly supported Filvis’ waist, letting her lean on him.

Filvis kept her head down, it was unclear what she was thinking.

"That white-haired demon, what’s her status?", Emiya asked.

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