At the edge of the Waterfall Pool, Lefiya did her best to dodge a new round of fire jets.
Just then, Amphisbaena's hiss came from afar.
Having gained a moment to breathe, the Elf Maiden stopped and noticed that Lynn had already charged alone in front of Amphisbaena, opening a large gash on its head.
"So... so amazing!"
Lefiya stood dazed.
That's a Labyrinth King.
At the same level, even an LV5 adventurer wouldn't have an easy time against it.
For Lynn to be able to wound it single-handedly was a bit too exaggerated.
Roar—!!!
Just then, the left snake head that had been spitting fire, let out a roar.
Stopping its sniping of Tiona and the others, its eyes turned blood-red as it lunged to bite Lynn.
"Careful!"
Lefiya subconsciously let out a cry of alarm.
Lynn had just heavily wounded the right snake head, and his entire body was in mid-air.
Facing the oncoming massive maw and fangs, his expression became unusually serious.
Dodge? Or counterattack head-on?
Two different choices flashed through his mind.
In the next instant, Lynn made his choice.
"It's time to test its power."
Clang—!
Raikiri, which had just pierced through the dragon scales, was returned to its sheath, and electricity flickered across Lynn's body.
To maximize the value of the billion Valis, Lynn personally participated in the design of Raikiri.
Amplifying Current Propulsion was only one of its effects.
Furthermore, he had specially created a new sword technique centered around Current Propulsion.
Golden electric light flowed along the surface of Lynn's body, extending all the way into the scabbard, and a powerful magnetic field was instantly generated.
Feeling the repulsive force coming from inside the scabbard, Lynn's focus sharpened to the extreme, and Transparent World was activated at that moment.
As if entering bullet time, everything around him gradually slowed down in his eyes.
In the next instant, a flash of thunder streaked across.
With the help of the repulsion brought by the magnetic field, Kusanagi shot out at a speed far exceeding that of the past.
Like a sudden thunderclap on level ground, a deafening roar resounded.
Under Lefiya's astonished gaze, the right snake head that had been snapping at Lynn just a second ago recoiled as if it had been struck by something massive.
"You've got to be kidding me."
Looking at the fang flying in mid-air and the sword scar that had torn the snake's mouth open.
Lefiya, for once, froze in place during combat, her brain ceasing to think.
On the other side, Tiona and the others didn't freeze; they made their way right in front of Amphisbaena.
Compared to Lynn, who relied on Current Propulsion to charge recklessly across the waterfall pool, their method of travel was more traditional.
Using the power of an ice-attribute magic sword, Tiona and the others had pre-created several different ice surfaces on the waterfall pool to use as footholds.
Relying on their Level 5 physical capabilities, they leaped repeatedly between the different ice surfaces and finally reached the front of Amphisbaena.
"Nicely done! Lynn!"
Tiona let out a shout of praise.
Everything that just happened seemed long, but in reality, it all occurred within a few short seconds.
Seeing Lynn seemingly deal heavy damage to two of Amphisbaena's heads with two strikes, she marveled at his performance while joining the fray.
"Tione!"
Tiona leaped into the air.
"Coming!"
Tione caught Tiona's feet with both hands and threw her forward like a ball.
With Tione's assistance, Tiona successfully landed on Amphisbaena's body.
In the next second, she grinned and sprinted forward with her greatsword raised.
Before Level 5 strength and an expensive custom weapon, Amphisbaena's defense was as fragile as thin paper.
In just a single breath's time, numerous wounds appeared on its torso.
Feeling the abnormality on its back, Amphisbaena let out a roar, preparing to dive into the water to shake Tiona off.
But just then, a golden figure appeared before it.
Because Lynn had taken the initiative, Aiz had slowed her pace to look for an opening.
Seeing Amphisbaena preparing to dive now, she no longer hesitated and acted decisively.
"Ariel."
A breeze brushed past, and Aiz's speed suddenly increased, appearing in front of Amphisbaena's right snake head in an instant.
Compared to the left snake head that breathed fire and had caused severe damage since its appearance, Aiz was more concerned about this right snake head.
If given a chance to catch its breath, the right snake head would spit out a red blood mist that would affect Ariel and Lynn's magic.
To prevent that situation, Lynn and the others had decided from the start to make Amphisbaena's right snake head the primary target.
" White Wind, Tempest."
Aiz didn't hold back at all, opening with a finishing move aimed at the right snake head.
Sensing danger, the Amphisbaena, which was about to dive, paused and dodged toward the water on the left.
But even so, it still couldn't completely avoid Aiz's attack.
The sharp blade grazed the snake's head, leaving a bloody gash on the right head's neck.
After that, before Amphisbaena could even let out a roar, Tiona leaped into the air from its torso.
Their years of tacit cooperation came into play; the moment Aiz finished her attack, Tiona raised her greatsword and sliced down along the wound Aiz had left.
Relying on unreasonable brute force, she managed to cut through more than half of Amphisbaena's neck.
"Lynn!"
"Don't worry, I'm ready."
In the distance, Tione crossed her arms and threw Lynn over just as she had done before.
Looking at the tottering snake head spraying blood before him, his hand pressed onto the sword hilt.
Thunder Breathing, Eighth Form: Kusanagi!
NAirmid after the weapon, the God-speed drawing strike fell once more, severing Amphisbaena's right snake head cleanly at the base.
"Nicely done! Lynn... glug glug glug!"
Tiona crashed into the water with a splash and was swept to the other side by the surging current.
Seeing this, Lynn, who was also about to fall into the water, looked calm. He stepped on the air and kicked down hard, and thunder light exploded once again.
Boom—!
Using the force generated by the explosion, he forcibly completed a maneuver while dodging the pale blue flames shooting down from above.
"Watch out! It's gone berserk!" Tione reminded him as she rushed up to help.
"It's fine, it can't hit me."
Lynn dodged and moved like an acrobat, precisely avoiding all the flames.
"Lefiya!"
Aiz rushed up from the other side, calling for support while attacking the remaining snake head.
"Ah! S-Sorry!"
At the edge of the waterfall pool, the Elf Maiden finally snapped back to reality from the scene she had just witnessed.
Looking at the group in the distance cooperating seamlessly to sever a snake head in the blink of an eye.
Lefiya felt her thoughts from yesterday were laughable and cast them aside.
A rapid chant rang out as Lefiya held her staff high with both hands, her magic surging.
"Proud warrior, snipers of the forest. Take up your bows before the advancing plunderers. Answer the call of your brethren and ready your arrows. Tinge them with flame, the lamplight of the forest. Release them, the fire arrows of the fairies. Falling like rain, burn away the savages."
Seconds later, an army of fire arrows emitting a terrifying aura formed behind her.
"Fusillade Fallarica!"
Lefiya waved her staff, and the fire arrows smashed toward Amphisbaena's sole remaining head.
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