Chapter 30 - Stella: Lone Meteor
On the 17th floor, Link arrived from the vertical hole, carrying the weakened Olga on his back. His body was in unbearable pain, and his head spun from blood loss.
Link stopped where he was and set Olga on the ground, preparing to rest for a while before moving on. After taking out two more potion bottles and drinking them like water, Link felt somewhat better.
As long as he completed the next section of the path, he would reach the 18th floor.
Once there, they would be completely safe. Just as Link took a deep breath and adjusted himself, the sound of cracking suddenly echoed on the ground, and his expression changed instantly. The next moment, a black-haired giant appeared!
"Hooooooooooooooo!!!"
Goliath on the 17th floor!
An abnormal situation!
An unusual occurrence unfolded in the dungeon, with Goliath appearing earlier than expected! There's no doubt about it—the dungeon didn't want Link to leave alive! Goliath raised his head to the sky and roared, and the floor master's roar resonated throughout every corner of the area!
"What the hell...!" Link was irritated by the continuous dead ends specially arranged for him in the dungeon.
Goliath quickly rushed toward them, clenching his fists and punching downwards. Link anticipated Goliath's moves and rolled on the ground with Olga in his arms, evading the attack. H
e then carefully leaned Olga against the corner of the wall, secured her again, and glared at Goliath, who blocked the path to the 18th floor.
It seems that today he has to risk his life.
"Go!"
As if sensing the provocation, Goliath roared angrily in response.
"ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"
The roar even reached the town of Rivera on the 18th floor, causing the drunken adventurers inside to pause.
"Renewed Goliath?"
"Isn't that right? According to the timeline, it shouldn't be today, should it?"
"What's going on?"
"Is this an unusual situation? Should we take a look at it?"
…
The 17th floor of the dungeon.
Link's pupils burned with raging flames. He stared at the 7-meter-tall Goliath, the lone king of the labyrinth, but his heart was very calm. He once again extracted the physical strength from his tattered body and rushed toward Goliath.
Link put the Thousand Souls Hunter's skill into full play. The fiery light gun behind his back illuminated the dark dungeon, and with the sound of a break in the air, it shot out with its owner.
"Dragon Break!!!"
The spear in his hand unleashed fiery flames, and Link did his best to launch his strongest attack.
The adventurer, who was severely injured and only had a LV.2 skill value, faced the LV.4 floor master with a determination to die.
This all-out blow was like scratching an itch.
The wounds on his body had yet to heal; high-intensity combat had been aggravating them, and the wounds were still losing blood.
If the battle continued for too long, Link would only lose in the end.
Olga struggled to her feet and saw Link dodging between Goliath's attacks, avoiding each one at the critical moment.
"Lord Link..."
She wanted to help cast magic, but found that she couldn't do it at all. Her mental power and magic power had already been wasted, and her head kept tingling as if it was about to split open. At that moment, Goliath suddenly changed his fighting style.
"Hoo!!!" A blue voiceprint appeared in front of his big mouth, and Link's brain gave a frantic warning.
He quickly stomped on the ground and jumped to the side.
Boom, boom, boom, boom!!!
The shockwave bombarded, and the ground exploded. Link was also hit by the aftermath and thrown to the ground.
This is Goliath's skill, Roar!
This Goliath is no ordinary Goliath, but an enhanced species that can use skills! Goliath's huge foot swung down, and Link rolled away.
Before he could right himself, Goliath's large arm swung again, and the iron fist unleashed a whirlwind that only the red rose in front of him had time to resist. But it's all in vain. Link was slammed straight into the wall by this heavy blow.
Goliath's blood-red eyes flashed fiercely as he bent his back slightly again. "Hoo!!!"
Another shockwave!
Link was shocked! Goliath jumped up from the spot, clenched his hands into heavy hammers, and smashed them down hard against the small insect that was harassing him. Link blocked the shot. Every bone in his body screamed at that moment, and his vision went black…
...
"Wow... ahem..." He was covered in blood, and his vision was blurry due to blood loss. Link on the ground twitched slightly, and every bone in his body seemed to be shattered, with a broken rib even popping out of his abdomen.
"Ahem..." He coughed up large amounts of blood mixed with bits of internal organs. Although his eyes were covered in blood and he could no longer see clearly, Link could sense Goliath's attack.
He was leaning back, preparing to send out another shockwave. "Thunder...light..."
Goliath felt the fluctuation of magic power and turned his head towards Olga. As Link could only lie on the ground panting, Olga endured the severe pain in her head and forcibly activated her magic to attract Goliath's attention.
But Olga herself was hit by Goliath's shockwave.
Just as Link was shocked by the attack a moment ago, Olga was as well and hit the wall, falling heavily. Olga's physical condition is far inferior to Link's, and she was completely severely injured in a single attack.
Link watched helplessly as Goliath walked towards Olga, but he couldn't even move. Like a dead dog, he could only lie on the ground and gasp for air.
'How can I be so useless?'
`Stand up!`
`Defend!`
`Obviously, my right hand is right in front of me, and the Gae Dear is at hand...`
`Wait!`
`Why can't I move?!`
`Stand up!`
`Stand up!`
`Stand up!!`
Seeing Goliath clenching his hands, his fist like a heavy hammer was about to strike Olga…
The consequences are foreseeable…
Link's eyes were about to burst.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!! Goliath!!!"
`Squeeze out the remaining energy from the bone marrow!`
The heartbeat is getting louder and louder!
Boom!
Boom!
Boom, boom, boom!
The heart roars like an engine!
Link stood up!
A seemingly ordinary bow appeared in his hand; he placed the arrow on the string, and a surging power erupted from the tip of the arrow!
Goliath seemed to sense the danger and temporarily stopped attacking Olga, then rushed towards Link!
"I will use this broken life to send you to hell!"
"Oh gods!"
"Please understand my sincerity! My faith! My strength! Witness my end! I will dedicate myself to sacred achievement!"
"When I unleash this strike that involves my entire body and all my strength, my broken body will immediately crumble!"
"Come! Goliath! May you witness this powerful strike that marks the border between the two countries!"
Just as Goliath's giant fist was about to fall on Link, a pale, dazzling light illuminated the entire cave...
"Stella!!!"
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As promised,
We've reached chapter 30 quickly.
From now on, I'll be posting new chapters according to the schedule:
1 chapter per day.
Special: 2 chapters per day on weekends.
(In other special cases, I'll post more, for instance, Power Stone, important holidays, etc.)
If you want advanced chapters, I plan to create a Patreon. (I haven't created it yet, but I'll wait for your opinions.)
I will also create a separate chapter or chapters in the auxiliary volume next week, so you can ask questions, make recommendations, request changes, etc.
There, I will also put frequently asked questions or questions that I think might be common.
That chapter will be updated several times.
That chapter will be called: "Info Guild."
And to be clear, there are mistakes in the fanfic. That's something I acknowledge.
Since English isn't my first language, I'm a "baby" in this language.
Over time, everything will be edited and improved, not instantly.
And remember:
This is a translated fanfic. It may not be 100% the same as the original Danmachi; consider it as a parallel world of Danmachi.
Wait for some good news, and have a nice day!