??Icicle Shower!?? ［Yuna］

  Blue light devoured the Labyrinth and a hail of frost ran rampant. Snowfkes formed midair and slowly densed inte icicles, blue nces f all over the pce, suspended in the air and their sharp tips pointed downwards.

  A silver-haired elf waved her hand and the icicles fell like a shower of stars, blue and white glints sparkling all over the pd pilrs of cloud rising towards the air as the icicles ravaged the hall, tearing down each building they came across.

  KHIIEEEKKK URRKKKKK GRRUUUUKKKKK

  The monsters weren't safe either, their bodies pierced by hundreds of icicles, frost dev their bodies and spreading like poison. Time ticked and frostbite slowly engulfed their bodies, their movements slowing down quite signifitly,

  Yuna wasn't finished either. The moment the rain of ice finished, she stretched her legs backwards and crossed her daggers before her. She poured all her strength towards her legs and a soni followed at her wake.

  ??Vanishing Fsh!?? ［Yuna］

  The young dy faded like a mirage, not a single sound to be heard. There was only a ptinum glimmer by the er of the monsters' eyes, a fountain of red soon opening as their blood gushed forth like a spring of death.

  Wounds appeared on the monsters bodies, not a single blur appearing, only pain suddenly gnawing away at them. They all started small, but the wounds only grew bigger with time, their flesh exposed to the harsh waves of Labyrinth.

  SHRRIIIEEEKKKKKKK SCREEEAAACHHHHHH KHIEEEKKKKKK

  Bellows of pain and agony danced in the air, the once white halls down dyes with red as their blood drehe ruined ground. Violent winds followed as the monsters rampaged, shing out their ons and cws as they ran amok.

  Yuna soon appeared once again, mist fading away from her body. The moment they spotted her, the monsters' eyes glowed with rage and they all rushed forth towards her with vigorー or so they wao.

  However, don't mention running, they couldn't even move their bodies, hundreds of s and ropes bound to their bodies. They tried to use their strength, but their mana was only sapped away when they did, a curse swallowing them from the inside.

  ??Thousand Bleeding Streams!?? ［Yuna］

  There was no time to waste. The moment her enemies were all bound, Yuna then brandished her daggers at insane speeds, riddling the enemies with wounds aing a shower of blood grace the cold, frozen ground.

  She was below them in strength, but with "Bleeding Edge", she was able to make up the differehe more blood she drew, the greater her strength became, s like a free bird until she was on par with her, bdes drenched in the enemies' blood.

  Each of her strikes were enough to cut diamonds in half, her speed not less than that of the speed of sound, and her daggers targeting the enemies' vital spots. She was a killing mae made for massacre aru.

  ??Death's Grasp!?? ［Yuna］

  Her daggers sunk to the depths of the abyss and came out like the hands of death. It reached out towards the Minotaur Overlord and graced its neck with its touch. Blood gushed forth as its headless body fell helplessly towards the ground.

  With the death of the Minotaur Overlord, the s and binds were unbound and the others were freed. The Stray of Vengeance rushed towards the young dy and the Arae in stayed at the back, gathering mana t forth ruin.

  However, there was o panic. Everything was under trol...

  "What do you think you're doing?!" ［opus］

  "To assault our Mistress. Unfivable!" ［Arcturus］

  Two familiar voices rang out in the air, and two ptinum figures suddenly appeared out of the blue. Their maws luowards the Stray of Vengeance, oing its left leg, and the other aiming for its head.

  opus and Arcturus bit with all their power and tore the Stray of Vengeance's body into pieces and a downpour of blood cascaded down the ground. Its sword fell from the air and a few g sounds echoed along some thuds.

  The Arae in was in shock by the sudden demise of its rade, but before it could even worry, another deadly maw emerged from the ground and it aimed for its neck at breakneck speed. It was her thaaurus.

  It was greatly startled, but it mao pose itself, using all its legs to back away. One of its legs was caught by Kentaurus' massive jaws, but it was much better than its head being ped offー or so it thought.

  "You fool... You should have watched where you were going." ［Kentaurus］

  The moment it nded on the ground, golden s reached out towards it. It tried to leap away, but it was already too te. It was grabbed by the s of death with no way of escape. The more it struggled, the deeper it was dragged inside.

  To make matters worse, such was not the end. A sudden glimmer suddenly shone in the er of its eyes, and there it saw a silver-haired dy with her daggers crossed, suddenly appearing out of nowhere, her eyes cold as ice.

  ??Death's Grasp!?? ［Yuna］

  A cold voice rang and the cw of death reached out towards the Arae in. It tried to cross its arms and defend itself, but it was futile. The cws simply passed through it and grasped its heck, its head flying off soon afterwards.

  The Arae in's head nded on the ground and so did its body. The ground tremored from the weight and a loud thud echoed in the air, apanied by the light footsteps of the young dy as she desded.

  A storm of mana brewed as the bodies of the monsters glowed. The corruption was sucked in by the High Dragons and soon, their bodies vanished into thin air, leaving behind quite some valuable drops and some precious equipment.

  "Mistress, are you alright? Do you need some healing?" ［Kentaurus］

  "I'm okay, Kentauras. Thank you for w. And... Good job, everybody. With this, this should make it 8 of them." ［Yuna］

  "We're only doing what we're supposed to do, Mistress." ［Arcturus］

  "Mistress, let's go hunt some more! I still have some energy left!" ［opus］

  It has been a few days since everyoarted their dive, and their days haven't been any busier. They fought day in and day out every single day, only taking short breaks iween, and even cutting down the hours they sleep.

  They have been upping their effiuch that they even only cooked simple meals, and even only had some jerky during lunch. The only time they could rex was during dinner where they spent time enjoying the rest of the day.

  Of course, it wasn't just Grey and Yuna. The familiars were also doing their best to assist Grey and Yuna. Many of them were already at the peak of S-rank, ready to break through to Camity-Css after just a couple more days.

  BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM

  They were w hard so much, they went all out most of the time and riddled the Labyrinth with explosions and shockwaves. The ground trembled at their power, fmes raging on the ruins and thick clouds of dust wafting all throughout the pce.

  Whilst Yuna hunted with opus, Kentaurus, and Arcturus, Sirius led Vega, Capel, Rigel, Pro, and Aar to hunt down other monsters, utilizing all they could to take down their enemies without riskiher one of them.

  "Oh, looks like they're just about done as well..." ［Yuna］

  "Should we head there as well, Mistress?" ［Arcturus］

  "No need, I'm sure they're fine, and... We still have to collect the drops..." ［Yuna］

  There is o worry as Yuna khey could win by themselves. Instead, she focused on colleg the drops their enemies left behind and stored them inside her ste ring, stashing away billions of kiels whilst humming pyfully.

  They just defeated three of them, and a few more just retly. There was o rush themselves and hurry to their deaths. It may be short, but colleg drops was also the perfect time to rest, releasing the tension in their bodies.

  "Mistress, we've returned. Here are the drops we collected." ［Sirius］

  "Thank you. You should rest yourselves for a while before we tinue." ［Yuna］

  "Uood, Mistress." ［Sirius］

  Soon enough, the other familiars also returo where they were and gave Yuna the bounty they earhey only fought against two, but they were a bit strohan the ones Yuna's group fought. Still, their drops were amazing.

  After st the drops ie ring, Yuna then sat doile of rubble and munched on a couple cupcakes she bought before they headed down the Labyrinth. There were only a few dozen of them so she savored them as much as she could.

  Of course, she also shared them with the familiars, who were now in their wolf pup form. Smiles were afloat on the Labyrinth as they ehe delightful sweetness and creaminess of the cupcakes. Pea a nd of nightmares.

  "Okay! That's enough rest for now! Let's head to another zone!" ［Yuna］

  """Yes!""" """Uood!""" """Yeah!"""

  A few minutes passed and everyoarted moving again. The familiars have turned back to their true forms and flew in the air, surveying the ground and watg out for any dangers lurking in the dark ies of the Labyrinth.

  The sound of footsteps soon stopped and everyone's guard was raised. A single figure appeared in front of them, its eyes glowing with a white fme and its head turning towards them as it sat in a pile of rubble.

  "Everyone. Raise yuards. This might just be our hardest battle." ［Yuna］

  It wasn't just hard, it was ihough it might look like a simple ghost-like being at first gnce, as one would expect from the 10th floor, it was a logic-defying monster which sits he pinnacle of strength... A Spectre of Trickery...

  Though it is normally at Camity-Css, si is of the light-attribute, its power has been augmented many times and it is now at the bottom of Disaster-Css. Even with all of them helping out, their ces of winning would be less than 5%.

  "Everyohis is going to be dangerous, and we might just lose our lives if even a sihio g... Still, are you willing to follow me?" ［Yuna］

  "... What a useless thought, Mistress. Our lives belong to you. We will follow you until our very st breaths, even to the depths of hell." ［Sirius］

  "Please use us however you wish, Mistress. We are yours to and." ［Rigel］

  "That's right, Mistress! It's just one guy! We'll just have to beat it up!" ［Pro］

  There has never been ao worry, all the familiars are ready to give up their lives for their Mistress. A smile bloomed on her face as her heart was moved, her ay and worries fading away as it assing lie.

  It may spell their doom, but it was also a ce to grow. As long as Yus a few hits, the tide of the battle would be turo their favor with "Bleeding Edge". All they needed portunity, and an opportunity they shall make.

  "Then, everyone, I leave my back to you." ［Yuna］

  "You rest assured, Mistress!" ［Aar］

  Her eyes glowed a sharp glint and light enveloped her body. Kentaurus used holy magid casted buffs towards everyone whilst Arcturus shielded them with barriers. Sirius also did the same, creating dummies with the use of illusion magic.

  Frost and sharp winds devoured the pce as Yuna activated her authorities of id assassination. The rge bodies of the familiars vanished into thin air as they were veiled by Yuna's "Nihility", nor a sirace left.

  With everything now ready, they soon stepped foot into the Spectre of Trickery's zone and steeled their hearts. The very moment they did, the enemy's eyes burned bright and it suddenly disappeared out of thin air.

  BOOOOMMMMMM

  The Spectre of Trickery suddenly appeared, its cws lunging towards Yuna's eyes. It was sharp and deadly, the young dy barely dodging the attad by bending her body rewards the back, cold sweat trig down her face.

  Another ssh came from above, the young elf leaping in the air to do it. A loud crash echoed in the ground as a crater formed below when the enemy struck. A cloud of dust brewed, but not a trace of the eo be seen.

  'Physical and Presence cealment...!' ［Yuna］

  The enemy was just like Yuna, able to hide all its traces without leaving a single hint behind. It soon reappeared before Yuna and lus cws once more. She waved her daggers in response, pierg the enemy's chestー or so she thought.

  'Huh...?!' ［Yuna］

  However, she only sshed through thin air. Her heart raced untrolbly and a dim glimmer shone in the er of her blue eyes. She pulled herself bad narrowly dodged the enemy's attack, its cws grazing her lovely cheeks.

  Not only the enemy erase its prese could also create illusions of itself to fool its enemies, being even more useful as they also have no prese was no wo was called the "Spectre of Trickery". It deserves such a name.

  'However... You didn't sider ohing...!' ［Yuna］

  G

  Yuna twisted her body and brandished her daggers upwards. Fierce sparks flew here and there at the same time as it cshed with the enemy's cws. A smile bloomed on Yuna's face soon afterwards.

  'You're not the only oh su ability...!' ［Yuna］

  KHIIIEEEEKKKKKKKK

  It was all too sudden, a massive maw suddenly biting the Spectre of Trickery when it least expected it. The jaws beloo her than opus, hidden with Yuna's "Nihility" and only striking when it firmed the enemy's location using the sparks.

  It wasn't enough to deal much damage, but it was ced with a deadly curse. Not only would it weaken the enemy a away its life force, it also left a mark on it which allows them to trace it wherever it was.... The perfect ter!

  "The's start the fun, shall we?" ［Yuna］

  A frightening smile bloomed on the young dy's fad she soon vanished into thin air. Sparks and shockwaves filled the air, the ground ruptured by the impacts as two opposing forces cshed, not a single figure to be seen.

  Streams of pressurized water, nces of golden light, s of darkness, jaws of the earth, shing vines and ivies, blue icicles of frost, and many more. The Labyrinth was thrust into chaos and blood illed, dyeing the ground red and bck.

  A battle veiled in the eyes of many tio unfold.

  ....

  BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM

  Explosions ruptured the air and bolts of light darted all over the waves. Blinding light swallowed the whole boss room whilst a streak of scarlet light cruised amidst the veil of radiance, brandishing its cws and fpping its white.

  A young man nded on the ground and twisted his body, he shot his fist to the right, the winds howling from the pressure. He followed up with an axe kick from below, sweeping like a storm and leaving a deep gashing scar on the ground.

  Yet despite the power behind those blows, they didn't hit a sihing, pletely missing the streak of scarlet light. The tter simply dog then leaping before lunging its cws towards the young manー or so it was about to.

  WHOOOONGGGGG BAAANNNNGGGGGGG

  Another explosion echoed and a bck panther appeared out of thin air. It shot an orb of mana towards where they were, making both Grey and the Bloodwing ius leap away from the explosion, thunder resounding all over the pce.

  Are you alright, Master? ［Poris］

  Yes, I'm alright. Thanks for the save, ［Grey］

  Grey had already lost t over how many times he and Poris have challehe Boss, and they have always beereating every time they found themselves in dahe battle tinuing the moment they have rested adequately.

  Unfortunately, the Boss is not reset every time they fight. It only meant it only got stronger and stronger after learning about their teiques, implementing it to its own attacks, even copying a couple of Grey's most difficult spells.

  CRACK CRACK CRACK TREMMBBLLLEEEE BOOOOOMMMMMM

  Massive ravines spread on the floor and climbing on the walls, brilliant light gushing forth from it. The light sooed, and the whole pce was riddled with explosions, beams of golden light rushing forth from all dires.

  Grey and Poris had no other choice but to leap on the air, the very goal of the Bloodwing ius. As soon as they left the ground, it quickly rushed towards them, bearing its cws towards their necks with fury burning in its core.

  It was a good strategy, however, it wasn't the only one who was learning. A smile soon bloomed on Grey's face as soft blue light shone from where he was, his figure suddenly vanishing in the air and a gate took his pce.

  ??Northern Wind: Boreas!?? ［Grey］

  The gate opened up and violent whips of wind shed out. Dozens upon dozens of spears came gushing forth the gate, casg like a shower of stars and bolting towards the enemy with the io kill.

  All the Bloodwing ius did was dodge, fpping its wings and rushing away. It was able to escape, but not without any cost. A couple dozen spears stu its body and fragments of scarlet light chipped away from it.

  "Not so smart now, are we?" ［Grey］

  What Grey did was her than a simple trick. Though he did leap in the air, he ged his trajectory with wind magic midway and veiled himself with illusion magic, using a bit of it more to disguise the gate as himself.

  The Bloodwing ius waved its hands aroyed the remainder of the spears with a wave of crest light. Explosions ruptured the air once more as rage bubbled deep is core, looking at Grey with hostility.

  It spread its wings and scarlet orbs of light formed around it. It soon burst forth into tless arrows, raining down on the ground and darting towards the walls, leaving not a single spot safe from its reach.

  ?? ?? ??Barrier!!?? ?? ?? ［Grey］

  Multiple yers of barrier were erected the moment Grey reached his hands out, bolts of light peppering him without merd without stopping. All he could do was defend against such a devastating barrage... Just what the enemy wanted.

  The moment Grey poured all his tration on defending, it then rushed towards him and shed its cws towards him, its cws ripping out Grey's heartー or not. He had once again vanished, Poris telep him away.

  WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH

  Anate opened before it and bolts of mana rushed forth from Poris mouth. It was yet another surprise attack, however, it had already prepared itself for such a situation, quickly dashing away, not falling for arick.

  However… What it didn't prepare for what happened .

  Grey suddenly appeared behind it the moment it stopped and charged its attack. He had already predicted where it would stop and asked Poris to teleport him there at the exaent, his fist lying in ambush and ready to strike.

  ??Pinpoint Tempest: Deathpierce!?? ［Grey］

  Harsh winds bellowed and coiled around his fist. It ected with a bang, a gaping hole b through the Bloodwing ius, followed by two more as his "Spectral Echoes" was activated, bsting the tter away.

  It didn't just stop there. The moment it lost trol of its movements, albeit slightly, it had also forfeited its defenses. Grey was teleported behind it once again, another one of his fists reag out towards the falling angel.

  The Bloodwing ius mustered all of its will and fpped its wings to create an upward drag, forcibly stopping itself from falling trey's hands. However, it was already far too te.

  ??Vein Breaker!?? ［Grey］

  Darkness casted out oop of his palms and the hands of hell rushed towards the Bloodwing ius. It passed through the Boss without causing any wounds, soon fading away like a thin veil mist dissipating in the wind.

  Yet despite it looking like a failure, Grey was happy, a subtle smile blooming on his face. It wasn't a destructive spell nor was it a deadly teique. It only caused a little bit of ge... An itsy-bitsy but critical ge...

  CRACKLE CRACKLE CRACKLE CRACKLE BOOOOMMMMMM

  The Bloodwing ius once again released a shower of pierg light, thousands upon thousands of thousands of arrows raining down on the ground. It peppered the pce with craters and gashes, destroying the already jaded ground.

  It shed out violentlyー or so it wao. But it suddenly stopped, head filled with fusion as it sed its body. It then looked at Grey with hatred burning is core, definitely wanting to crush the small creature before it.

  "Oh, looks like you've noticed it, huh..." ［Grey］

  What Grey casted was a curse. And not just any curse, it was one which damages the mana veins inside a creature, making mana leak all over the pce, each spell and each a now costing more than usual... Time was now in their hands

  It was one of the few inal spells Grey came up with, during the rests they took while trying to find a ter against the Bloodwing ius. It took him tless trials and errors, using every si of his time, multitasking as much as he could.

  "I hope you liked my present. It took me quite some time to prepare it, you see. I'd be really disappointed if you hated it." ［Grey］

  A provoking smile bloomed on Grey's face as he watched the Bloodwing ius ch its fists in ahat rea alone was more than enough for all the time and effrey spent perfeg the teique.

  "Now then... Shall we start the round?" ［Grey］

  CHAPTER 336 END