The Epic Story of the Heroic Spirit of Emiya Giant Warrior

Wei Gong, extremely rarely, spoke to himself during the battle, "What exactly is going on with that child?" She stared ahead, whispering in a voice only they could hear.

Aisya admired Shirou's decisive and sharp actions, but she was also a little worried, concerned that the child might go to another extreme.

Aisya was a trustworthy person, and Liu trusted her. This was not only because Aisya was a noble elf, or belonged to the highly reputable Loki Familia, but also because they had fought side by side in the past.

"I see." Aisya responded softly, without needing extra explanation. Having dealt with the [Dark Faction] and knowing the nature of those despicable people, she could roughly imagine the cause and effect of the matter.

In comparison, Shirou's performance was much more stable.

"It's because of past experiences that such a personality is formed." Aisya murmured to herself.

"What a distressing child." The female elf said softly, the figure of the boy reflected in her eyes becoming clearer.

Liu: ?!

"The one who should be comforting Shirou should be me." Liu thought to herself.

However, Liu lowered her head, and although what came into view wasn't exactly a cliff, she could still clearly see her toes—

Chapter 38: Young Dragon

The number of monsters was rapidly decreasing.

The Crimson Hounds tracked by the scent of blood, the magical sword that unleashed the most suitable slash with just a swing.

Each time it struck, the blade would absorb blood, emitting a crimson glow.

"Ah!!!!!" The Silverback Ape roared as it pounced, but Wei Gong unflinchingly met it head-on.

"Ah ah ah ah—" A roar with a much lower decibel count, but with no less imposing momentum, came from his mouth.

Although the boy's fighting spirit was boiling, his reason and combat awareness had not disappeared.

The monster's heart was pierced. The strong heart beat one last time with the force to pump all the blood out of its body, but only a very small amount of blood gushed out, and the black sword in the boy's hand completely turned dark red.

He didn't feel so tired during the battle, but as soon as he relaxed, he immediately felt a wave of fatigue.

"Are you alright, Shirou-kun?" Aisya stepped forward, asking with concern.

"I'm fine, just a little tired." Wei Gong shook his head.

Two Silverback Apes, a group of goblins and bats. If he used the bow and magic sword, it wouldn't be difficult to deal with, but purely killing them in close combat would be troublesome without [Crimson Hounds].

Earlier, while Wei Gong was fighting the monsters, Liu briefly told Aisya about Wei Gong's experience of being imprisoned by the Dark Faction. Aisya therefore independently imagined the boy's mental journey and the causes of his personality, the logic was very smooth.

While admiring him, she couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache for him.

He had experienced so much at such a young age...

Resisting the urge to immediately pull the boy into her arms to comfort him, Aisya helped Wei Gong up.

The girl asked the question that was stuck in her heart.

Whether it was the gentle Aisya or the strong Shirou, both were objects of "longing" in Lefiya's heart. Although they were not comparable to the first [Sword Princess] and the second Riviria-dono, they were both role models in the young girl's heart.

Based on the entire world, Aisya, who had experienced decades of wind and rain as an adventurer, Liu, who had extrajudicially judged countless remnants of the Dark Faction, and Wei Gong, who had experienced the apocalypse in his previous life, were the outliers.

"I think, for this question, Lefiya should ask Aisya-senpai from the same Familia." Wei Gong thought for a moment and chose to push the question to Aisya.

"Lefiya, I've already explained it before. Those people are 'adventurer hunters' who specialize in harming other adventurers in the dungeon." When Aisya was not in a fighting state, she became gentle and patient again.

"Lefiya, you are a smart child. 'They have already committed sins worthy of death,' 'More people can be saved by their deaths' – I won't repeat these meaningless words."

Liu said softly, "Besides, what is the real difference between those guys whose brains have been burned out by alcohol and desire and the monsters of the dungeon?"

Seemingly thinking of something, her clenched fist trembled slightly.

Lefiya said timidly: "But, the Guild prohibits attacking other adventurers in the dungeon..."

"You have too little adventure and combat experience, Lefiya. You will slowly understand in the future," Aisya said:

Only when mentioning "Riviria" did Aisya's eyes become the brightest, as if she were a devout believer preaching to the public.

"Roar—"

"What's that sound?" Lefiya was startled back to her senses.

Wei Gong glanced at the Beowulf (Dragon Slayer) sword [Fake Crimson Hounds], which had not been deactivated and had turned dark red due to absorbing too much blood.

Chapter 39: Divinity

Although the name contains the word "Young," it is only small relative to the dragon-type monsters in the lower and deep levels of the labyrinth. In fact, the [Young Dragon] is about 1.5 meters tall and more than 4 meters long, which is already a "behemoth" in the upper levels.

While its potential ability is far higher than that of monsters of the same level, it also possesses extremely strong durability. This is a common characteristic of the Labyrinth Lone King. Taking the Labyrinth Lone King Giant Goliath on the seventeenth floor as an example, its potential ability is Lv.4, but its durability reaches the Lv.5 level.

After all, with a potential ability of only Lv.2, no matter how strong it is, it won't be too strong. What is impressive is its extremely low appearance rate and the "precious" attribute caused by its rarity.

So, the roar of the [Young Dragon] made all the adventurers nearby excited.

"This roar is likely a Young Dragon. Let's hurry over there before others get there first."

"If we get the drop from the Young Dragon, we can earn at least a few million valis. Forget about these bats, let's go find the dragon!"

"Isn't the Young Dragon a Lv.2 Boss? Can we really defeat it?"

"Idiot, there's definitely more than just us aiming for the Young Dragon. If it doesn't work out, we'll join forces to defeat it and then split the money."

"The only thing to worry about is if there happens to be a high-level adventurer around, and the Young Dragon is directly monopolized."

Unfortunately, the adventurers' worries about their get-rich-quick dreams really came true.

"Is there something I can help you with?" Aisya glanced coldly at the approaching adventurers. This was already the third group.

Whoever starts subjugating the monster first is theirs, unless they actively ask for help or the monster runs away. Otherwise, others cannot snatch the monster. This is the unspoken rule of the dungeon.

The value of the Young Dragon was so high that some greedy people might break this rule, but fortunately, the adventurers were only greedy, not stupid.

To be able to do this, one must be at least a Lv.3 or higher mage. It's better for this group of Lv.1 adventurers not to go looking for trouble.

"[Garden of Purity], why is a high-level adventurer of your level in a place like this?"

"[Lize], why did you appear here?" Aisya retorted, she stared warily at the woman in front of her.

Aisya had the Amazon race's signature tan skin and a pair of gorgeous purple eyes. Long black hair covered her right eye, adding a touch of mystery to the woman's sexiness.

She was wearing a brothel dancer-style outfit, with gold rings and various decorations around her chest and abdomen. The overall clothing was very revealing, with a large amount of chocolate-colored skin exposed, leading people to mistakenly believe that she was only wearing underwear.

"Come on, this battle has only just begun!"

Ariecia gazed at Wei Gong's back, her hand gripping her magic staff tightly, ice magic ready to be unleashed at any moment.

"Although I think what he's doing is right, isn't it a little too extreme for his age?"

"Shirou, he..." After hesitating for a moment, Ryu said softly, "I rescued him from a stronghold of the [Dark Faction]."

They had both struggled in that dark era. The difference was that Ariecia had already emerged from it and was heading towards a bright future, while Ryu had still not completely escaped the shadows of the past.

She sighed softly, "No wonder that child is so mature."

Ariecia's Loki Familia also had a thirteen-year-old child—[Sword Princess] Aizu Wallenstein, whose level had already reached Lv.5. Yet, even so, she was still a troublesome kid who gave the Familia's 'guardian' a headache.

Some people tormented themselves with the past, wishing the whole world was as miserable as they were; others transcended the past, forging the suffering of yesteryear into an even stronger resolve.

Ariecia: "I want to hold him in my arms and comfort him properly ~"

Watching the plump body of her fellow elf bloom with maternal radiance, she suddenly panicked.

"Guh..."

The despairing gap in strength caused the useless elf to utter a cry of defeat.

The monster group, originally led by two Silverback Apes, was being slaughtered by Wei Gong with extreme efficiency, starting with the goblins who had the weakest defense.

One Silverback Ape had already been knocked down, its head chopped off. The other Silverback Ape displayed a ferocity completely different from the likes of Goblinoids and Minotaurs. Instead of turning around and running away, it charged over even more furiously.

However, he didn't actually have the guts to directly use his sword to block the Silverback Ape's arm.

Wei Gong sidestepped, dodging the attack. At the same time, he seized the opportunity of the Silverback Ape's wide-open stance, decisively threw himself into its embrace, and pierced the Silverback Ape's chest with the black greatsword.

"Completion—"

Withdrawing [Fake · Red原 Hound] from the Silverback Ape's chest, Wei Gong slowly took a deep breath.

"I wonder if projecting [Fake · Red原 Hound] or fighting the Silverback Ape consumes more energy."

It seemed that after jointly killing the three adventurers of the Soma Familia, the relationship between the two had subtly grown closer.

He wondered if the experience gained had reached the level of a "Great Feat."

"How is Lefiya?" Wei Gong asked.

"At a time like this, your first reaction is actually to care about others. You really are..." Ariecia shook her head, "That child is not like you. This kind of thing is her first experience."

A boy who had been imprisoned and abused by the Dark Faction did not give up on himself or become hateful towards the world. Instead, he was even more resentful of evil and, at the same time, even gentler to those around him. What a good child!

Ryu and Lefiya, who had barely stopped retching, walked over together.

"Shirou, why did you have to kill those people...?" Lefiya clenched her hands and couldn't help but ask.

Therefore, she could not accept the completely different side that Sister Ariecia and Shirou had suddenly shown, which was completely different from her impression.

However, to be honest, the elf girl's reaction was normal.

But this was the Labyrinth City, the Dungeon. Here, Wei Gong and the others (the adventurers) were the norm, while Lefiya (the ordinary person) had become the outlier.

Three to one, the rule of the majority had already told Lefiya the answer, but the girl's heart could not believe this result.

Although he had a good relationship with Lefiya, some things were only suitable for a senior member of the Familia to tell her. Neither Wei Gong nor Ryu should overstep their bounds.

Lefiya was silent. She could understand what Ariecia meant, but she still couldn't feel at ease.

"Lady Riviera taught us to help other adventurers in the Dungeon as much as possible, which does not conflict with what we did," Ariecia said softly, reaching out to rub Lefiya's hair.

"I can only tell you that the Dungeon is such a place. When you hunt monsters here, you must bear the risk of being killed by monsters; similarly, those who intend to harm others must be prepared to be killed by others!"

Ariecia: "So, are you going to report us to the Guild?"

Lefiya: "Of course... not."

"If you really can't figure it out, you can ask Lady Riviera. That adult's wisdom can answer all the doubts in the world!"

However, Wei Gong had never met that "Lady Riviera" and could only recall the golden-haired girl's dazed appearance, causing him to chuckle for a moment.

A loud noise interrupted Ariecia's words.

"Dragon's roar? A 'Young Dragon' on the 12th floor?" Ariecia was surprised, "To actually encounter such a rare monster, we're really lucky!"

"Indeed, very lucky."

[Young Dragon] is a type of dragon-like monster that appears on the eleventh and twelfth floors of the Dungeon.

The potential ability of [Young Dragon] reaches the upper level of Lv.2, and the durability ability value reaches the level of Lv.2 limit, which is considered to be the actual Labyrinth King (Boss) in the upper area of ​​the Dungeon maze.

In game terms, it would be "the super long health bar unique to Bosses."

After all, Labyrinth Kings often have a huge size, and it is logical that their durability is higher.

However, as a Labyrinth King, the biggest impression [Young Dragon] gives adventurers is not its strength, but its rarity.

Because it is too rare, the drops of [Young Dragon] are speculated by the merchants of Orario to sky-high prices as collectibles, so that once there is intelligence on the sighting of Young Dragons, some advanced adventurers who are short of money will come to the eleventh and twelfth floors to squat.

"It sounds like the voice of a Young Dragon. It's so lucky to encounter this kind of monster. If we can get the drops, we'll really make a fortune!"

......

Wei Gong and the others are not the only adventurers active on the twelfth floor. The roar of the Young Dragon continues to echo in the maze, and many adventurers put down their plans and rush to the source of the dragon roar.

The adventurers active at this level are basically Lv.1, but to reach the twelfth floor, they must have at least one relatively high ability value. The gap between a Lv.1 adventurer and a Lv.2 monster can be compensated by the number of people.

When other adventurers heard the sound and came, they could only see the dragon-like monster trapped to death by several ice pillars.

"... I heard there was movement here, and thought I could come and help. Since you've already solved it, we won't bother you." The adventurers came in a hurry and left neatly, without dragging their feet, for fear that this big shot would think they were going to steal the monster.

Not everyone knows [Pure White Garden] Ariecia, but as long as people who are not blind and have no problems with their brains, when they see that the Young Dragon was not simply hacked to death, but frozen by ice pillars, they will no longer have bad thoughts.

The adventurers could only come happily and return disappointed, regretting that they had lost a good opportunity to make a fortune.

There are also adventurers who dare to talk to Ariecia, and also a celebrity.

[Lijie] Aisha Belka, a combat prostitute in the Ishtar Familia, an upper-level adventurer who upgraded to Lv.3 about three years ago, but because of her profession, her reputation in Orario is even higher than the veteran Lv.4 adventurer [Pure White Garden] Ariecia.