fynovel Chapter 282: The Final Trial, Obtaining the God-Slaying Weapon
Chapter 282: The Final Trial, Obtaining the God-Slaying Weapon
Chapter 282: The Final Trial, Obtaining the God-Slaying Weapon
boom!
Alphia's C-rank "magic" drew a massive magic circle on the vast land, shimmering with light and almost solidifying the surrounding magic into countless specks of light like stardust.
The overwhelming aura that swept over them brought an oppressive feeling that almost made their hearts stop. Adventurers within several kilometers couldn't help but catch their breath and tremble with fear.
Even Ryu, who had reached LV.6, looked solemn upon seeing this scene. She also possessed the ability to develop "magic," but she could hardly imagine that someone could hone this ability to such an extent.
Only Roy looked at Alphia with a strange expression, and someone even offered themselves up as an experience point.
In any case, this great struggle is a trial for Orario adventurers. Alphia only wants to be an experience pack. As for who gets the experience, whether it's the real world or the memory world, she doesn't care.
"Gospel!"
Alphia uttered a soft exclamation, and a solid and heavy sonic cannonball erupted, whistling sharply and invisible to the naked eye, heading straight for the two of them.
Roy and Ryu, who were already on guard, exchanged a glance. Without saying a word, the two suddenly separated to the left and right as if by telepathy. The shells crashed down with a loud "boom," and the shockwave from the explosions lifted the ground, leaving a wide crater on the battlefield once again.
The power of sound waves is earth-shattering.
"Ryu, defeat her!"
Roy's voice was resolute: "Someone's offering experience points; if I don't take them, is there any justice in this world?!"
"Okay!" Liu nodded, her face breaking into a smile like a hundred flowers blooming. As long as she was with Roy, she was fearless, even if the enemy was the most enchanting witch in the lower realm.
Dodging Alphia's sonic onslaught, Roy said, "The magic you've awakened is called Astrea's Memoirs, or perhaps Star Memories!"
"Astraea's Memoirs — Memories of the Stars —" Ryuten's blue eyes trembled slightly.
"The incantation is—when the mission is fulfilled, the scales will be balanced, the fortress of order, the crown of integrity, the lamp of warding off evil—" Roy said.
Skills or magic can be used upon awakening, but their effects will only be revealed in blessings after the gods update their stats.
The skills are alright; they can be used instinctively. Advanced adventurers can sense changes in their bodies and abilities and can vaguely guess the effects of the skills.
However, magic is troublesome without chanting incantations. But Roy can see Ryu's stats, the effects of the magic spell "Memories of Astrea" and the incantation in the system's teammate interface.
"When the mission is fulfilled, the scales will reach balance, the fortress of order, the crown of integrity, the light that dispels evil, in the name of the goddess, like a streak across the sky, adorning the earth with the footprints of glittering stars!"
"Justice will prevail!"
Liu followed Roy, their thin lips weaving together a righteous poem as if it were sacred words.
As the chanting continued, a field of light with a radius of five meters was formed around Ryu. Magic essence transformed into golden particles that drifted around. Like Alphia, the magic essence was materialized, and the rain of arrows and magical cannon fire from the members of the Dark Faction were all blocked.
Even Alphia's "Gospel".
The crystallized light that drifted in the air, and the countless sacred characters that emerged from it, were like dazzling stardust, covering Ryu and forming a protective barrier for her.
The moment Ryu's Domain of Light unfolded, the pupils of Orario adventurers, the girls of the Astrea Familia, and the gods atop the Tower of Babel all contracted sharply, their gazes captured by that beam of light.
Alphia's gaze was also drawn to it. The field of light before her was probably not the true effect of the magic, but merely the protection during the incantation.
This is enough to show that this magic is extraordinary.
Astraea's Memoirs: Memories of the Stars!
As the final sound faded, golden starlight and dazzling crystals surged wildly into Ryu's body. She realized the effects of the magic, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Inheriting the will of all past members of the Familia, including Alyssa, and freely activating the magic of all her former companions from the Astrea Familia!
"Red flowers in abundance!"
Liu whispered softly, and suddenly a dazzling flame erupted from her body. The scorching aura swept in all directions like a tide. At that moment, she seemed to have stepped out of mythology and transformed into a goddess who wielded flames, descending to the mortal world.
The flames are imbued with magic, enveloping the hands, feet, and weapons in flames, greatly increasing speed and melee combat ability, and even enabling low-altitude movement.
Bang!
Liu took a step forward, walking through the air, greatly increasing his speed. His figure, intertwined with flames and wind, transformed into a swift phantom.
"It's my magic!" Alexandra exclaimed in surprise.
Ryu, at LV.6, uses the magic of her former kin, and its power is even stronger than that of the opponent.
"Gospel!"
Before Alphia could finish speaking, the air vibrated violently, and a powerful sonic cannonball roared out.
Unlike her previous disheveled state, Ryu's agility was greatly enhanced by the combination of magic and the Boots of Justice. With a swift movement, she dodged the devastating sonic attack, her movements appearing fluid and graceful.
In the blink of an eye, Liu charged forward to Alphia and fiercely swung the Elven Flowing Light Dragon Staff, the blade slicing through the air as it slashed down.
"The roar of flames is so noisy!" Alphia, who loved silence, frowned, neither dodging nor avoiding, and went straight to meet Ryu head-on, engaging in fierce close combat.
The two figures quickly crossed paths and collided.
Alphia may appear to be a mage, but her close combat skills are arguably even better than those of battle-hardened frontline warriors!
She is hailed as a monster of talent; she can master any skill instantly with just a glance.
If she weren't terminally ill and on the verge of death, even if Ryu used Astraea's Memoirs: Star Memories, she wouldn't last more than a few moves against her.
Synchronization Contract!
Roy had a sudden thought and contacted Ryu.
Ryu received Roy's ability values, development abilities, and skills, instantly boosting her own strength to a new level. Most of her ability values reached C-rank, and her agility attribute was a terrifying S-rank, capped at 999!
The two figures darted through the street at breakneck speed, moving like ghosts. Adventurers below level 4 could only catch a blurry, indistinct afterimage.
boom! boom! Boom!
Where the two afterimages flashed by, houses collapsed, streetlights broke, and public facilities were completely destroyed!
Where they passed, they left behind only a trail of destruction, filled with rubble and dust!
As the battle intensified, Alphia's dying body could no longer bear the strain, becoming increasingly heavy. With this ebb and flow, she found it increasingly difficult to defend herself.
"Cough! Cough!"
After a hard impact, Alphia staggered back several steps, then coughed violently, a streak of blood spilling from her lips, her face completely pale.
"Yan Hua!"
The opportunity was fleeting! Without the slightest hesitation, Liu rushed forward like lightning, arriving in front of his opponent. He gripped the sword hilt tightly with both hands, and the raging flames surging around him converged on the sword's edge like rivers flowing into the sea.
Then, she poured all her power into it and thrust it forward fiercely. The flames emanating from the sword instantly expanded, transforming into a destructive pillar of fire that crashed unstoppably straight towards Alphia!
Also a spell of Alexie, the flame explosion has a wide-range destructive power and can even be linked with the first spell incantation to enhance its power.
"Peace of the Soul!"
Alphia slightly raised her delicate hand, and a shield of light appeared around her without any blind spots.
When the two come into direct contact!
There was no explosion or roar as expected. The surging pillar of fire crashed into the light shield and sank to the bottom, as if everything had been erased by an eraser.
The spell "Garden of Silence" is also a very short incantation, consisting of only four words. It summons a light shield that provides all-around protection and nullifies the magic of others.
Alphia had used this magic to dispel the winds of light released by Ryu.
Its magical effects are countless times more powerful than the floor master Amphispina's red mist breath!
The red mist breath merely neutralized the magic, but the magic was powerful and persistent enough to penetrate it. Even Alphia's "Garden of Silence" and Ryu's full-force attack couldn't budge it an inch.
Frequent use of magic and close combat also made Alphia's breathing more rapid.
Seeing that Ryu couldn't defeat his opponent alone, Roy suddenly charged out, his legs wrapped in a whirlwind.
The target is Alphia!
Roy's fist, imbued with immense power and accompanied by a fierce wind that tore through the void, slammed towards Alphia, unleashing magic that caused a blinding burst of blazing golden lightning to erupt from within.
"snort!"
Alphia glanced at Roy with her heterochromatic eyes. She seized the opportunity perfectly. "Garden of Silence" could nullify magic, and its effect was incredibly powerful, but it was not perfect. This magic would also greatly weaken the power of her own magic for a short period of time.
Using his almost precognitive intuition, Roy seized this fleeting opening!
Alphia had no choice but to take the blow head-on. The muscles beneath her skin tensed, and her fair, jade-like hands clenched into fists as she met the attack with her own.
Two fists clashing!
Like two meteors colliding, an overwhelming force suddenly erupted from the point where their fists met.
Boom! Boom! Boom!!
The extreme pressure increased layer by layer, and the solid ground beneath their feet cracked inch by inch like a fragile biscuit, with spider web-like cracks spreading wildly in all directions.
Immediately, a devastating shockwave was generated, carrying debris and dust that swept wildly in all directions!
When Roy attacked, the Synchronization Contract effect had already transferred to him. The two, who were of one mind, knew what the other needed and what they should do with just a glance.
Roy even resorted to "adventure," something he hadn't done in a long time.
Actively entering the memory world created by an unknown god, the pressure exerted by Alphia at LV.7 is not a simulation, but a full activation.
This further enhanced the combined abilities of the two, bringing their abilities to a terrifying A-level, their agility attribute to break through the limit, and their SS-level appearance to shine brightly.
This power startled Alphia, and what surprised her even more was that.
"A spell without incantation?"
Alphia murmured, "Truly remarkable. Both that elf and the boy before me possess monstrous talent and skill."
Even among the former Zeus and Hera's families, such talents were extremely rare. It seems that there is still hope for the lower realm in the face of that extremely evil dragon.
Ryu and Roy launched wave after wave of attacks, the effects of their Synchro Contract flowing between them and triggering precisely as the main attacker switched, creating a perfect pincer movement. The righteous brawl, the continuous and tightly linked attacks, left everyone breathless.
Alphia was fighting two opponents and was clearly at a disadvantage, but showed no signs of defeat.
The situation changes rapidly. Although Alphia is being suppressed by the two, if Roy or Liu makes even a slight mistake, the battle-hardened "Silent" witch will seize the opportunity and the situation will be reversed instantly.
"They can't defeat me with this level of skill!" Alphia's voice was filled with absolute confidence.
If there were no other options, Roy and Liu's only recourse was to stall! To drag her life out until the terminal illness took away her last cellular vitality.
But that's not interesting.
Roy had no intention of doing that, saying, "Indeed, we don't have much time left."
"Oh?" Alphia looked puzzled.
"Some unscrupulous god is furious and won't let us stay here for long," Roy said.
Following Roy's gaze, Ryu, Alphia, and everyone else were all taken aback.
Rumble!
On the distant horizon, a vast expanse of white light silently spread out, like a purifying tide. Everything it touched—be it buildings, forests, or mountains—was instantly and completely "erased," silently disintegrating into countless dazzling particles of light, like stars rising in reverse, drifting towards the heavens.
The world ends, returning to chaos!
At this moment, everyone was completely convinced that they were created based on Ryu's memories.
Roy called out loudly, "Haruhime!"
A beautiful fox-girl stood atop a tall building, her delicate white hands clasped before her chest, and she began to chant as if in prayer, "Snow of love. Crimson of love, white light of love! May you grant me your constant companionship, the love I found at the end of two thousand nights!"
"My name is Fox Demon, the destruction of the past! My name is Ancient Ballad, the longing of the past. For the sake of a noble person who soars like a bird, I have made nine demons dwell within me! Let the golden song resound, the summoning poem of Tamamo. White-faced, golden-haired, the king of nine tails!"
Devouring all, achieving all, let the tail of the auspicious beast dance, Myriad Treasures Hammer - Ninefold!
A dazzling light emanated from the fox-girl's body, converging to form a semi-illusory nine-tailed celestial fox behind her.
The enormous celestial fox was draped in luxurious white-gold fur, its nine long tails spreading out like a peacock's tail. Vast magical power condensed into strands of golden threads, weaving and intertwining between her and the celestial fox, forming a sacred bond and radiating a chilling aura.
Whoosh!
As Chun Ji's last cry faded, golden threads shot into the sky and landed on Roy and Ryu.
Roy and Ryu both leveled up to LV.7!
Feeling the powerful force surging within her body, Ryu was stunned for a moment. Wasn't Haruhime's magic "Level Ascension" only usable by one person?
Roy explained, "She also has new magic—"
Upon hearing this, Liu suddenly realized what was going on.
Haruhime's newly awakened magic, "Treasure Hammer - Ninefold," allows up to nine people to simultaneously achieve "level enhancement," a feat no less powerful than her Astraea Memoirs - Star Memories, leaving Ryu deeply moved.
Now, the clan is truly about to take off.
Their strength had increased dramatically, and the two made their move.
Its figure vanished instantly! No! It was so fast that it exceeded the limits of retinal detection, leaving only a crack in its place as the compressed air exploded and a deafening sonic boom resounded!
"LV.7————"
Alphia accurately assessed the two men's strength, and a barely perceptible glint flashed in her usually calm eyes. The surprises these two young men had brought her were truly one after another.
But she wasn't going to give up so easily.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Roy, Ryu, and Alphia moved across the ruins of the battlefield, their figures moving at a speed too fast for the naked eye to see.
Movement at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.
Each movement leaves behind countless afterimages, wildly dancing ghostly images that intertwine and overlap within a radius of a thousand meters, densely packed.
A realm of chaotic dances of deathly afterimages!
If an ordinary adventurer were to step inside, they would probably be torn to shreds before they even had time to react!
In just a few dozen breaths!
Every clash of their fists, every strafing kick, every magical attack, every clashing weapon was accompanied by an earth-shattering release of energy!
The earth, like a fragile anvil repeatedly hammered, howled and collapsed under the continuous destructive impact! Before a new crater could form, it was shaped and flattened again by even more violent forces!
The shockwaves surged like towering waves, relentlessly advancing, one wave barely subsiding before another rose, frantically tearing and shattering everything in sight.
"Huff! Huff! Huff!"
The excessive force of the battle caused the three to groan in agony, their bodies straining uncontrollably. Roy, Ryu, and Alphia were breathing erratically, each breath accompanied by a burning pain in their lungs, and they were drenched in sweat.
On Ryuna's cool and beautiful face, an undisguised solemnity and exhaustion were revealed.
At the edge of the battlefield, Alexie, Kaguya, Lyra, and the others had already been forced to retreat thousands of meters away! They stared intently at the core area shrouded in the destructive storm, their eyes filled with nothing but shock.
Orario's ultimate battle!
Let alone adventurers at levels 3 and 4, even those powerful individuals with low stats at level 5 dare not approach casually. The rampant energy aftershocks are like the sharpest blades, capable of tearing through steel skin.
But the great war will eventually come to an end!
Alphia had already fallen into a disadvantageous position, and with Roy and Ryu's strength increasing even further, her situation became even more difficult. Faced with the two of them attacking her with all their might and with a storm of attacks, she kept retreating.
at last!
Roy and Liu noticed a slight flaw in the "Silent" witch's deteriorating state, as she was terminally ill and had one foot in the grave.
"Now!" Roy's eyes flashed with a fierce crimson light, and all his power erupted in that instant, the sharp sword blade transforming into a golden light that pierced through life and death!
laugh!
A tearing sound of flesh rang out. Alphia forcefully raised her arm to block, but the unstoppable sword pierced her palm, and blood splattered everywhere.
Before she could retaliate, Liu appeared behind her, and the Elf Stream of Light Dragon Staff accurately and ruthlessly pierced Alphia's heart!
The sword blade, dripping with blood, emerged from the chest.
Alphia's body jolted, and a mouthful of dark red blood spurted from her mouth, halting her elegant and perfect steps. Her body looked like a statue that had been repeatedly struck by a heavy hammer and was already covered in wounds.
Alphia remained calm as always, and said softly, "A beautiful combo. I lost."
"In the end, you're just Alphia in Ryu's memories!" Roy shook his head.
Not to mention that she is terminally ill and on the verge of death, and her memory world needs to collect data, Ryu's memories of her family members with whom she has lived for many years can be perfectly reproduced, but Ryu has not had many contact with Alphia.
It's hard to say whether the Alphia in this world has even half the strength of the original.
"Losing is losing, what's there to be ashamed of?" Alphia said frankly.
thump!
Alphia collapsed to the ground, leaning against the cold ruins, and slowly closed her eyes. Her eyes were lifeless, and her last glimmer of life vanished.
In fact, her body had already reached its limit and entered a state of collective strike.
In the final battle, she had lost consciousness, driven solely by a powerful will and instinct. A brief moment of lucidity allowed her to "awaken" and leave Roy with her last whisper.
"call!"
Roy and Ryu were so exhausted that they collapsed to the ground, their expressions complicated. As expected of a witch who survived the failed attack on the black dragon, she was truly troublesome.
"Rion, we won!"
Seeing that the battle was over, Alisha and the others ran over with great joy and hugged Ryu tightly. "Lord Roy!" Haruhime jogged over.
"Well done." Roy reached out and touched Chunji's little head and her cute fox ears.
"yes!"
Chunji's delicate body stiffened, her earlobes trembled involuntarily, and a blush quickly spread across her cheeks. She lowered her eyes shyly, but a sweet feeling welled up in her heart because of this intimate praise.
The world didn't give them much time to say goodbye; the blinding white light of destruction was about to arrive.
Ryu and Alyssa bid each other their final farewell.
"Rion, don't let him get away." Alexie, holding Ryu, glanced at Roy, who was interacting with the fox-girl not far away, and whispered in her ear.
Ryu's cool and beautiful face instantly flushed red, the blush spreading to her ears like a ripe apple. She frantically waved her hands, "Alicie, you, you—what nonsense are you talking about! Roy and I—we're just, just ordinary companions!"
Alexei, Kaguya, Layla, and the others were speechless. Did they think we were blind? During that year, Ryu desperately searched for the boy. When Roy appeared, Ryu disregarded everything, braving the flames of war, and rushed into his arms.
That reaction startled them all.
The girls were exasperated; what a useless, good-for-nothing elf! If someone snatched her away, she'd regret it! They had seen the fox-girl's eyes when she looked at Roy—so tender and loving!
For the sake of their best friend's happiness, Alisha and the others quickly pulled Ryu aside and stuffed a whole bunch of theoretical knowledge that they themselves had never put into practice into her head.
Ryu was completely bewildered by them.
"Go!" Alexie, Kaguya, and the others pushed the elf girl towards Roy.
"Four years from now, Captain, this useless spirit is in your care!"
"If she doesn't listen, whip her hard!"
Alexie, Kaguya, and the others laughed.
Hearing the sincere words of her fellow clansmen, Ryu first showed a smile that was both funny and sad. The complex emotions broke through all her defenses, her nose tingled, and her eyes could no longer hold back the burning heat. Crystal clear tears quietly slid down her cheeks.
"Goodbye, we'll meet again in the real world." Roy gently embraced Ryu's delicate body and looked at the lively and cheerful girls in Alexandra.
"What do you mean? Aren't we dead?" the former Astrea Familia girls asked in confusion.
Roy smiled without saying a word.
call out!
The pure white light engulfed everything, from magnificent buildings to mountains and rivers, and all living beings, all returning to nothingness within this pure light.
A world has come to an end.
In a daze, Roy returned to that boundless void.
After waiting a moment, Roy saw that there was no movement around him. "You can't play dumb, huh?" he thought irritably. "Don't try to play dead. I won this bet!"
After a long silence in the depths of the void, a voice filled with utter resentment rang out, "Take it! Take it!"
A strange spatial fluctuation spread like ripples on water, and a jet-black spear appeared out of thin air, falling to the ground in front of Roy with a clang.
Name: Gungnir (Replica)
Level: God-tier Special Effect (Guaranteed Hit): When thrown, it ignores distance and defense, and will always hit the target!
Special Effect (Destruction): Unleashes the divine power within the gun, inflicting a fatal wound on the target, dealing true damage equal to 100% of the target's maximum health!
Special Effect (Resurrection): Crafted from World Tree branches, it contains powerful life force that can heal all injuries and revive the dead. Requires the corpse to be not completely destroyed and the deceased to have been dead for no more than ten days!
Note: The minimum level required to use this item is LV.8!
Note: This product can only be used once!
As Roy gripped the spear, an analysis panel popped up in front of him. He quickly scanned the specific effects, and was immediately taken aback.
100% instant kill of the target!
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