[44] : Battle Beyond Limits! Dance with Death!

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"Ah!!!"

"Crkk!"

With the power Mika had transmitted, Airmid leaped into the air and plunged down fiercely.

Concentrating her strength into her spear, Airmid descended from the sky and swiftly took the life of a Minotaur with one strike.

"Roar!"

With one Minotaur dead, the remaining Minotaur faced Airmid and the other two Minotaurs controlled by Mellie. In this situation, it had no chance to resist and was quickly killed by Airmid's spear.

At that moment, Mika and Mellie also ran to Airmid's side.

"Mellie, control these two Minotaurs to follow us and deal with the monsters coming from behind. The ones ahead are too much of an obstacle."

"Understood!"

"Let it burn, with the Flame Wheel's command!"

Passing the two Minotaurs, Mika saw the monsters blocking their path and used magic, entwining flames around his sword and swinging it out.

The flames from his sword quickly ignited the monsters ahead.

"Watch out, it's a Unihorn Rabbit!"

As they moved through the rocky path and entered another cavern, a barrage of flying axes came at them like rain.

Forewarned by Gabriel, Mika used his shield to block the axes, protecting the three of them.

Although the horn Rabbits' attack didn't harm them, more trouble soon appeared.

Compared to the narrow rocky path, the wide cavern was more suited for team combat.

This was advantageous for Mika's team but also for the monsters.

Monsters kept appearing, making it hard for the three to manage. Distant horn Rabbits and Hellhounds continuously threw stone axes and spewed fire.

Most of these attacks were dodged or blocked, but there were just too many. Inevitably, some attacks couldn't be avoided or blocked.

While Mika, who had entered the 'Clear World,' was relatively unharmed, Airmid and Mellie behind him were already heavily injured.

"Healing droplets, tears of light, eternal sanctuary, call forth the light's melody. The three hundred and sixty-five notes of the healing calendar shall save all."

"Come forth, dispel the evil. Heal the wounds, bury the sickness, send curses to the other side, bring the light's key. In the name of the gods, I heal."

"Dia Frater!"

As Airmid's magic took effect, their wounds began to heal rapidly.

At the same time, their stamina was quickly restored.

Feeling the warmth spreading through his body, Mika made a decision: "No more dodging. Even if we get hurt, focus all energy on forging a path ahead!"

With Mika deciding to stop dodging and go on the offensive, he became the primary target for the Unihorn Rabbits' attacks.

Various stone axes hit Mika, leaving various wounds on his body, which quickly healed.

Abandoning dodging and defense, Mika's assault became increasingly terrifying.

Leading the charge, he wielded his greatsword with such finesse that it seemed like a delicate longsword despite its size.

With flames enveloping his sword, no monster could withstand even a single strike.

Only the Minotaurs could exchange a few blows with him, while other monsters were powerless to stop his advance.

"Buzz!"

Hearing a rolling sound, Gabriel, who was monitoring everything, shouted, "Mellie, watch out, it's an Armored Rat!"

With its hard shell, a rolling Armored Rat could pose a great threat to adventurers.

Hearing Gabriel's warning, Mika tossed his shield to Airmid.

"Airmid!"

"Got it!"

Catching Mika's shield, Airmid shouted, "Mellie, switch positions!"

Mellie, who was controlling the monsters to lighten their load, couldn't handle the Armored Rat's charge. Airmid immediately swapped places with her.

Gripping the shield tightly and focusing on the Armored Rat's movements, Airmid suddenly thrust her spear, flipping the Armored Rat into the air.

She then slammed it to the ground with the shield and pinned it with her spear through its belly.

In an instant, the troublesome Armored Rat was defeated.

"Airmid, watch out, there are two more!"

"Leave them to me!"

Shield in hand, Airmid charged at the incoming Armored Rats.

Meanwhile, the two Minotaurs controlled by Mellie also fell one after another. This was the ninth and tenth Minotaur she had controlled.

Against the endless onslaught of monsters, even the famously tough LV.2 Minotaurs couldn't survive long, such was the horror of the dungeon.

Seeing the monsters chasing them from behind, Mellie had an idea and began chanting magic again, but this time she didn't control the strongest Minotaurs.

Instead, she controlled Hellhounds.

With Fufu only able to control two Minotaurs, Mellie swiftly controlled four Hellhounds.

The four hidden Hellhounds bowed their heads and began gathering fire magic in their mouths.

The next moment, they simultaneously spewed flames, targeting the surrounding monsters.

"Ahhhh!"

Hearing the sharp cries from behind and seeing the sea of flames, Mellie's lips curved into a slight smile.

This was the scene she loved.

With Airmid and Mellie's efforts, the threats from behind and the sides were quickly eliminated.

Just as they felt a surge of relief and joy, a large group of horn Rabbits and Hellhounds appeared in front of the cavern.

Along with the monsters already blocking the path, the passage ahead was now completely blocked.

"Mika!"

"I know!"

Mika understood Mellie's intent.

At this moment, what they needed was a wide-area annihilation magic to clear the monsters instantly.

Stopping his advance, Mika raised his greatsword high.

"Let it burn! With the Flame Wheel's command!"

"The fierce battle has begun, the horns of lamentation are sounding."

"The dark end, the bright flames, hope is burning."

"Let the fire burn eternally, cutting through all!"

As Mika chanted, his magic power turned into flames, wrapping around and compressing his sword.

Even when the crimson flames were compressed to the extreme, Mika's magic power continued to flow.

The flames spread from his sword tip, forming a towering sword of fire three to four meters high.

"Flame King's Sword of Triumph!"

With the magic's name shouted, the flame sword shot out, obliterating everything in its path, evaporating everything with its intense heat.

As the flame sword's power waned and vanished, only scattered sparks remained, floating in the air.

"Mika's 'Flame King's Sword of Triumph' has become so much stronger after his upgrade!"

Recalling the last time Mika used this magic, Mellie said enviously.

"Yes, it's much stronger!" Airmid agreed, nodding.

"Enough talking, let's move forward. Once we pass through the next rocky path and cavern, we'll reach the passage to the fifteenth floor."

"Really?"

Hearing Gabriel's words, Mika and the others looked delighted.

They were almost at the fifteenth floor.

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Due to the collapse of the rock tunnel, Mika and the three others fell to the sixteenth floor.

The sudden increase in the strength of the monsters made it difficult for the three to handle, with potential problems arising at any moment.

But if they could advance just one floor up, the threats they faced would significantly decrease.

Therefore, any path leading upwards was of utmost importance to them.

"Wait!"

Mika suddenly stopped, looking at the last chamber ahead with a serious expression.

"What's wrong, Mika?" Mellie asked, puzzled.

"The chamber ahead is dangerous. My skill 'Danger Sense' is continuously warning me," Mika said, stroking his forehead with a grim face.

Because of the 'Danger Sense' ability, Mika could sense danger from all directions as soon as he entered the dungeon.

The reason?

It was due to the inherent malice that the dungeon harbored towards adventurers at all times!

Exploring the dungeon meant moving through its very belly.

In such a situation, Mika was constantly being warned of danger.

As a result, he could not perceive minor dangers as they were overshadowed by the ever-present threats of the dungeon.

And in such circumstances, any danger that Mika could clearly sense would be incredibly severe.

Like the previous tunnel collapse.

Mika had sensed danger before the collapse, but it happened so quickly that he couldn't take appropriate action.

But now, this sense of danger was back, stronger than before.

Hearing Mika's words, Mellie and the others immediately became vigilant.

They were well aware of Mika's condition.

"Gabriel!"

"I understand what you mean, but there's nothing in the chamber ahead!" Gabriel responded seriously.

As the guide for the three, she had been constantly monitoring the surroundings for danger and informing Mika and the others.

"Nothing at all? Then it's a monster feast!"

"The dungeon really has it in for us! Including the previous tunnel collapse, this is already the third abnormal situation we've encountered!" Mellie said, looking annoyed after quickly analyzing the situation.

"So, what should we do now?" Airmid asked quietly, having listened intently.

"We have no choice but to face it, as we have no other route to take!" Mika said helplessly.

"Moreover, those creatures behind us won't give us extra time to think," Mellie said softly, looking at the approaching monsters.

Although their earlier big attack had given Mika and the others a brief respite, the dungeon wouldn't allow them much rest.

And sure enough, the monsters were back.

"Let's go then, and see what kind of gift the dungeon has prepared for us."

Taking the stamina and magic recovery potions from Gabriel and gulping them down, the rejuvenated Mika and the others quickly ran towards the chamber ahead.

Encountering no obstacles, the four of them successfully entered the chamber and saw the path leading to the fifteenth floor.

"Ignore everything, charge ahead!"

"Understood!"

Intending to avoid the danger, the three of them charged towards the entrance of the passage.

But the dungeon wouldn't let them escape its trap so easily!

As soon as the three stepped into the chamber, cracks began appearing on the surrounding walls.

And from these cracks emerged Minotaurs.

In numbers close to a hundred!

"Roar!"

"Hey, hey! Is this really aiming to kill us?" Mika and the others' faces turned grim as they stopped, seeing the path ahead blocked by Minotaurs and surrounded on all sides by them.

If it were Unicorns or Hellhounds, Mika and the others wouldn't have such expressions.

But these were Minotaurs!

The recognized strongest monsters of the mid-levels! (excluding bosses)

The sudden appearance of nearly a hundred such monsters would spell certain death for any LV.2 party.

"This is looking bad! In this terrain, even Mika's magic isn't effective," Mellie quickly analyzed, looking at the surrounding monsters.

The best solution in such a situation was to use magic to wipe them all out.

But Mika's magic was a straight-line beam.

And they were surrounded, making it impossible for his magic to wipe out all the monsters.

"Is it a fight to the death?" Mellie's eyes filled with determination as she glanced at the entrance they came from, seeing more monsters quickly entering the chamber.

In such a situation, they could only fight head-on.

With Airmid's magic and Gabriel's potions, they might just last until the end, becoming the victors of this deadly battle.

But this would make the journey ahead even more difficult!

But now wasn't the time to worry about 'what next.'

"Mika!"

"Wait!"

Mika understood Mellie's intention from her eyes but had no plans to do so.

He had another way to break through.

His newly completed Nen ability, 'Wings of Calamity'!

"Mellie, Airmid, I'll use my Nen ability to deal with the surrounding monsters shortly. But afterward, I'll likely be extremely exhausted for a while, unable to help you," Mika said.

"Extreme exhaustion? Life Energy depletion?" Mellie instantly understood Mika's meaning.

In the Nen system, Life Energy represents your own life.

Once Life Energy is depleted, the Nen user becomes extremely fatigued.

"Yes," Mika nodded slightly.

"Got it. I'll leave this to you and handle things afterward!" Mellie said seriously.

With a slight smile, Mika stepped out of the formation, facing the Minotaurs and other monsters preparing to attack from all directions.

"This is the perfect stage for you to appear!"

"Gabriel, weapons!"

"Understood!"

Gabriel, fully aware of Mika's Nen ability, knew exactly what weapons he needed.

With a flick of her hand, she pulled out a greatsword and a longsword from the air.

These were the two first-grade swords left by Mika's parents.

And as these two weapons were about to hit the ground, two gauntlets suddenly grabbed them.

At a glance, Mika now seemed to have four arms.

"Simultaneously wielding four weapons? That's so like Mika, but this can't be all there is to it, right?" Mellie speculated.

Indeed, Mika's Nen ability was more than just that.

"First, 'Nen Transformation'!"

With Mika's soft whisper, his Life Energy wrapped around the two weapons.

In an instant, these two masterpieces from Orario's blacksmiths were transformed into weapons made of Nen.

"And then, 'Perfect Fit'!"

In the next moment, the Life Energy in the gauntlets and the weapons they held began to rapidly expand.

At the same time, the gauntlets and the weapons they held started to grow quickly. In no time, the two gauntlets had become larger than Mika.

The greatsword and longsword they held also turned into colossal weapons, twenty to thirty meters long.

The two giant gauntlets stood by Mika's sides like wings fully spread out.

But these wings were not symbols of purity.

They only brought destruction.

Thus, Mika named them 'Wings of Calamity'!

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