At this moment, the two severed necks of the floor master's dragon heads were already writhing with rapidly growing lumps of flesh.
We still have time… more than enough.
Shoo shoo shoo shoo~
An endless streak of slicing air echoed in the distance.
Renjiro (Aether) and Lumine frowned at the same time.
In their field of view, numerous black specks, like self-destructing drones, were closing in fast.
They were Flash Swallows.
The Dungeon would never allow adventurers to simply walk away with victory.
It had been lying in wait, hatching a swarm of these so-called "Fastest in the Lower Floors" flying monsters all around them.
Flash Swallows had only a potential level of Lv.3, but their method of attack was extremely unique.
They crash directly into their target.
Whether they hit or miss didn't matter. The swallow itself would be reduced to pulp either way.
And if an adventurer got hit by one of these "Dungeon-guided missiles"…
Death, or crippling injury, no in-between.
"Looks like I'm not the only one who knows how to stall for time."
Renjiro (Aether)'s expression tensed.
Then,
[Cheap Tricks]
Ningguang raised her right hand, and a massive Jade Screen barrier rose instantly.
Right now, equipped with Tale of the Dragon-Slaying Hero, her HP was the highest among the entire party.
And her Elemental Skill, Jade Screen, inherited its durability based on a fixed percentage of her HP.
Therefore…
Puff puff puff~
Crack,
The Jade Screen could defend well, but the Flash Swallows' assault was far too relentless.
If only we had a Gatling gun right now… Renjiro (Aether) grumbled inwardly.
But his hands didn't slow. Even before Ningguang acted, he and Lumine were already channeling magic, amplifying the finishing strike to come.
Xiao was doing the same.
Meanwhile, Razor and Xingqiu worked together, continuously cutting away flesh, exposing more and more of Amphisbaina's internal magic core.
Finally,
[Target Confirmed]
Just as Ningguang's Jade Screen shattered, Diona seized the moment, casting a Cat Claw Shield for Renjiro (Aether).
Simultaneously, five Cryo cat claws shot upward, intercepting several incoming Flash Swallows.
As Diona faded from the field,
[I will protect everyone!]
Her replacement appeared: a gentle girl dressed in white cleric robes.
Barbara immediately activated Let the Show Begin♪, following the pre-planned attack flow, flooding the battlefield in Hydro before switching out once more,
[Let Nightfall Descend!]
The final strike had arrived at last.
Everyone timed their actions perfectly.
At nearly the same moment,
[Wind Blade!!!]
[Scatter!!!]
[Raven of Shadow, Hunger of the Eternal Night,, ]
Fischl, her hand brushing the eyepatch, stood guarding the rear line.
Renjiro (Aether), Lumine, and Xiao unleashed their strongest, shortest-charge finishing blows directly into the exposed magic core within the twin-headed dragon's abdomen.
In an instant,
Crack,
A fracture spread.
And then,
Zzzzzzzzzzt~
Hydro + Electro, Electro-Charged.
The "spray-like" storm of lightning arrows from Fischl's overcharged Midnight Phantasmagoria covered the entire sky, needing no aim at all, easily sweeping the Flash Swallows, which had boosted speed at the expense of all defense.
Some were pierced directly.
Others were struck by lightning mid-air, falling like burnt husks.
Their fates were equally miserable.
Puff puff puff~
The sound of bodies turning to ash echoed nonstop.
Then,
ROAR,
One of Amphisbaina's heads had only regenerated up to bone structure.
Like a vengeful wraith crawling back from the abyss, it lunged at Fischl.
Perhaps, in the dragon's mind, only pure, burning rage remained.
Rage that wanted at least one enemy to die with it.
But,
"You think you can take my first death?"
It chose the wrong target.
Among everyone here, only Fischl could maintain a prolonged invulnerability state.
[Wings of Shadow, Sever Day and Night,, ]
The skeletal head snapped down,
But just like before, it bit nothing but air.
Her raven-body of condensed Electro slipped effortlessly through the purely physical strike.
And then,
BOOM~
The magic core shattered.
BOOOOM,
With its core destroyed, Amphisbaina's massive body collapsed like a crumbling mountain.
Ash drifted down like falling snow.
Within that settling haze,
Renjiro felt it clearly.
He had stepped onto a new starting line.
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