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“Boom!”
The magic, perfectly concentrated, struck the Giant Beast Lord’s body, unleashing a deafening roar.
The roar swallowed the beast’s pained cries.
‘This is truly wonderful!’
‘The deceased had no objections whatsoever~’
‘It seems they departed quite peacefully indeed (#^.^#)’
Clap, clap, clap.
‘Congratulations, congratulations…’
Giant Beast Lord: ‘****************’
‘Unable to understand, yet sensing the extremely foul language.’
Waves of residual energy rapidly spread outwards from this central point, surging towards the teleportation array.
For a moment, light spilled forth, and countless fragmented starlight bloomed like fireworks, adorning the entire sky above the dungeon in a dreamlike spectacle.
Were it not for the colossal crater below.
Viewing it as a mere fireworks display would also be a splendid choice.
“Wow, not bad at all.”
This was the Starburst in its full-power state.
Aside from not activating her Heart Force, it could be considered Aya Tone’s strongest Starburst achievable under normal circumstances.
Seeing it filled Aya Tone with immense satisfaction.
‘Ah~ It’s been so long since I’ve felt this exhilarated.’
The last time she unleashed her full power was when she single-handedly cleared an S-rank dungeon.
Slowly, she descended to the ground.
****
“Holy crap!”
Before Aya Tone could even find her footing.
In the next instant, she shot upwards, launching herself back into the air.
‘I was too careless.’
‘That wasn’t dirt on the ground; it was clearly flowing lava!’
She had just stepped directly into the molten rock.
Two more seconds, and there would have been a freshly roasted ‘magical girl’ on offer.
‘Wonder if it would’ve tasted good…’
The ground was now impassable, so an aerial route seemed to be her only option.
By the time Aya Tone reached the very center.
The Giant Beast Lord was nowhere to be found…
In the deepest part of the crater, a completely black crystal stood silently, tilted.
“My friend was truly too generous, leaving me such a colossal magic crystal.”
Aya Tone was nearly moved to tears.
Not only did it give her such a satisfying blast, but the drop rate was incredibly high too.
However, before her emotions could fully settle, the ground suddenly trembled.
Even from her vantage point in the air, she could feel the tremors.
– The space itself was collapsing!
“Uh…”
‘It seems I accidentally shattered the dungeon completely.’
Under normal circumstances, after a dungeon core was destroyed, the space would remain stable for a period.
It was impossible for a situation like this to occur now.
For the dungeon to collapse while people were still deep inside it.
The only explanation was.
An A-rank dungeon simply couldn’t withstand her full-power attack.
‘Oh no!’
‘Run!’
****
Dungeon teleportation entrance.
A flash of white light, and several figures shattered the tranquility of the place.
Everyone remained in the positions they held just before teleporting.
Ning Fan Ying’s body uncontrollably lunged forward.
Yet, the figure she sought was no longer there…
‘It’s like this again!’
‘The same words as when I parted with the captain.’
‘Why?’
‘Why do all of you choose to send me, the useless one, away?’
Ning Fan Ying took a step forward, bringing herself to a halt.
She stared blankly at her outstretched hand.
‘In the end… I still couldn’t grasp anything.’
‘Captain… everyone…’
‘And now Aya Tone…’
“No! That’s not right!”
Her fingers curled tightly into a fist.
Drops of blood trickled from between her knuckles…
Perhaps the intense pain in her hand suppressed the fear within her heart.
The power that had slumbered within Ning Fan Ying, dormant due to her past, now, at this very moment.
Reawakened with renewed vitality.
‘This time!’
‘She wouldn’t flee again!’
Ning Fan Ying gently placed her clenched fist over her chest, and waves of spatial fluctuations emanated from her body.
She was searching for the path she had taken to get here.
‘Find it!’
‘Then!’
‘Open it!’
Suddenly!
From afar, a blast of air, laden with vast amounts of sand, dirt, and splintered wood, surged towards them.
Before anyone could react.
They were shoved by the air blast, violently flung out of the dungeon.
By the time they picked themselves up again, they were back in the outskirts.
Ning Fan Ying quickly stood up, her face devoid of any panic.
She strode towards the teleportation gate, intent on continuing what she had left unfinished!
“Sis, Sis, calm down.”
The adventurer beside Ning Fan Ying also noticed her unusual behavior.
They quickly signaled their companions to hold her back.
‘What in the world is wrong with this sister?’
‘Why is she trying to run back in after just getting out?’
‘Could she be possessed…?’
They had seen undead creatures before, but this dungeon didn’t seem to have any connection to darkness.
The pervasive life force here was precisely what undead creatures detested most.
“Let go of me, I need to save her.”
The others hesitated, but still did not release her.
Their gazes towards Ning Fan Ying, however, grew somewhat peculiar.
Of course, they knew who Ning Fan Ying referred to as “her.”
But precisely because of this, they found Ning Fan Ying’s behavior unsettling.
Ultimately, it was Fu Ling – the one who first noticed Ning Fan Ying’s distress – who spoke up to console her: “Sis, don’t rush.”
“Let’s think about this, if she could teleport so many of us adventurers with spatial abilities back to the entrance, do you really think Aya-chan would be in danger?”
“The blast that just sent us flying was likely a byproduct of Aya-chan’s battle with that giant beast.”
“If Aya-chan were truly outmatched, you would only be going in to your death.”
Fu Ling succinctly laid out the stakes.
At first, he had indeed been startled.
But upon calming down, he realized that Aya Tone had never shown the slightest hint of panic.
Even when facing the giant beast charging towards them, she had effortlessly used spatial magic to send them away.
Would such a powerful individual genuinely require them to rescue her?
The answer was unequivocally no!
The others, hearing this, readily agreed.
They certainly knew Ning Fan Ying, the young woman who daily handled the reception of outsiders.
She was beautiful and kind-hearted.
Moreover!
If she hadn’t brought Aya Tone to them, they might never have witnessed S-rank power firsthand.
Thus, they held a grateful attitude towards Ning Fan Ying.
Both emotionally and logically, they did not want Ning Fan Ying to venture back in.
“…”
Ning Fan Ying was purely caught in her own delusion.
Immersed in painful memories of the past.
Upon seeing the lord, she unconsciously projected her past experiences onto it.
Forgetting that the one currently before her was not that former captain.
But rather, the silver-haired witch ranked tenth among Z Nation’s S-class!
“I…”
Ning Fan Ying’s expression became momentarily dazed.
She also knew that the past could not be altered.
Which was why she had projected her regrets about the past onto Aya Tone.
‘She was, in fact, a very selfish person…’
****
Just then.
The teleportation array began to flicker erratically – a clear sign that the dungeon was about to vanish.
Simultaneously, a dark figure staggered out of it.
From its appearance, it seemed to be cradling something in its arms.
“Look!”
One person exclaimed.
The others also turned their gaze towards the teleportation array.
Only when the dark figure moved beyond the teleportation array’s radius did everyone clearly see its “true form.”
It was an irregular crystal, towering two meters high.
At the very bottom of the crystal, a pair of delicate small hands were wrapped around it.
The owner of the small hands was completely obscured by the crystal; only their limbs were visible, their face unseen.
Yet, even so, everyone instantly recognized who it was.
That’s right!
It was none other than Aya Tone, who had “accidentally” blasted the Giant Beast Lord into smithereens.
The crystal in her hands was the Giant Beast Lord’s sole remnant – a super A-rank magic crystal.
Upon seeing Aya Tone emerge, Fu Ling immediately released Ning Fan Ying’s hand and scurried over to Aya Tone’s side.
He said eagerly, “Aya-chan, you’ve worked hard!”
As he spoke, he deftly opened his storage bag.
He presented the perfect image of a sycophant.
“…”