Chapter 210: Melammu Dingir, Broken Phantasm!
"Ethan?"
"It's me."
Looking at the dark-skinned girl before him, Ethan smiled slightly. It had been some time since they last met.
"You're back? We looked for you for ages but couldn't find you."
"Looked for me?"
Tiona's words stunned Ethan. Looked for him? He had been in Orario for the past half month. Even when he went to the Dungeon, he returned at night. How could they not find him?
"Of course. Do you know Ais leveled up to Lv.6?"
"Oh? Then congratulations. The Loki Familia has another Lv.6 adventurer."
"Aren't you curious how Ais leveled up?"
"Not really."
"You—"
Ethan's straight-man reply almost choked her to death.
Tiona felt speechless. How could this guy be so irritating? How had Ais stayed by his side for so long before? Wouldn't she be angered to death?
Tiona had forgotten one thing.
When it came to choking people with words, Ais was even above Ethan.
One was a straight man, and the other was a blank-faced straight woman. In this regard, Ais was better than Ethan. During that time, she had almost driven Ethan insane.
Step, step, step.
Soon, footsteps came, and the others rushed over.
For them, Minotaurs were only toys to pass the time. Dealing with them carried no pressure at all.
"Ethan?"
After arriving and seeing Ethan, Tione was also surprised.
"Tione, long time no see."
"Long time no see."
Tione looked Ethan up and down. She was truly curious what kind of monster he was.
In just a few months, he had reached Lv.5 a month ago, and when fighting Ais, he had completely suppressed her.
According to Ais, Ethan was extremely powerful. Whether in ability or combat experience, he had defeated her without question.
Finn especially found this hard to believe. Back then, Ethan had come to him to learn precisely because he lacked combat experience.
He had only studied for a few days, yet now even Ais could not match him? How had he done that?
But this was fact.
The princess of their Loki Familia had been defeated again and again, forcing them to believe it.
Especially last time, Ais had failed to defeat Ethan even after using all her strength. In the end, through a strange twist of fate, she broke past her limits and leveled up to Lv.6.
All of this made Tione curious about how strong Ethan really was.
"I got stronger."
At that moment, Ais appeared without anyone noticing and spoke to Ethan.
And on Ais's blank face, rare emotions appeared. They were emotions called "joy" and "expectation."
"Not bad. Now that you've reached Lv.6, your growth won't be limited for a while."
"Mm."
A smile appeared on Ais's pretty face, like melting ice and a blooming snow lotus. It made people fascinated before they realized it.
Her beauty being comparable to a goddess was not a joke, but a fact. As a descendant of spirits, Ais had both outstanding aura and appearance.
Tiona and Tione, standing nearby, were both stunned.
Ais actually smiled?
How was that possible?
Even in front of companions like them, Ais had never smiled. The only people who had probably seen Ais smile were Loki, Finn, Riveria, and Gareth, those "old-timers."
"You should smile more in the future. You're clearly so pretty and cute. Keeping a cold face all the time would be too wasteful."
"I understand."
Ais's smile quickly vanished, but she had clearly taken Ethan's words to heart.
Tiona and Tione looked at each other. The same guess appeared in both their minds.
Their princess had clearly started to awaken to love.
And the target was Ethan from the Freya Familia. This made them worry.
Of all people, why choose Ethan?
He had an ambiguous relationship with the Goddess of Beauty, and he was now lovers with the Moon Goddess. In Orario, he was famous as a "goddess killer."
Aside from those two goddesses, he was also rumored to be entangled with the loli goddess Hestia. He was definitely not a good man.
Rumble!
Suddenly, the entire 17th floor shook violently.
Then, inside the giant crystal wall not far away, a huge figure slowly appeared.
Crack.
"Roar!"
With a furious roar, a giant black figure shattered the crystal wall and descended onto the floor.
"Goliath? It revived!"
Tione cried out in surprise. She had not expected today to be the day Goliath revived.
Boom!
Its dark-gray body descended here. Its massive body made the ground tremble with even the slightest movement.
Even though it was the weakest floor boss, Goliath's power could not be doubted.
"I've never tried this move before. This is perfect for testing its power."
Swish.
Behind Ethan, golden ripples spread. Then, an extremely magnificent cannon barrel extended out.
"Eh?"
The movement on Ethan's side naturally attracted the women's attention.
"Ais-san, Tiona-san, Tione-san, what's going on?"
The honey-blond elf, whose presence had always been rather low, was also frightened by this sudden change.
"That is…"
Noble Phantasm: Melammu Dingir.
It was a Noble Phantasm Ethan had obtained a long time ago. In legend, it was a long-range bombardment launched from the fortress city of Uruk.
It was not only Gilgamesh. The people of Uruk, who were born in the age when gods still existed, gathered all their strength to fire this astonishing attack.
"Roar!"
At this moment, Goliath also noticed Ethan and the others.
The instinct of life made Goliath lock onto Ethan. Ethan was the individual who posed the greatest threat to its life, so he had to be eliminated first.
Bang. Bang. Bang.
Goliath took heavy steps, walking toward them one step at a time.
Click.
At this moment, Melammu Dingir had already been set up. A D+ Rank Noble Phantasm was loaded into it.
As an Anti-Fortress Noble Phantasm, Melammu Dingir's power did not need to be doubted. The only problem was that the shells were a little expensive.
"Next comes Broken Phantasm."
Ethan smiled as he spoke.
Ethan had triggered explosions by detonating projected weapons before, but those were still projections made of magical energy.
What he was using now was a real Noble Phantasm.
"Ethan, what are you…"
Tiona could not hold back and asked Ethan.
"You'll know soon."
"Huh?"
Looking at the cannon barrel that had suddenly appeared behind Ethan, Tiona was truly confused. What was Ethan doing this time?
"Roar!"
Goliath roared.
Boom!
Immediately after, Melammu Dingir thundered.
The attack fired with a Noble Phantasm as its shell had already erupted.
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