Chapter 496

Noticing the fate of the shield, Alise, who had changed her strategy immediately after hearing the prompt, asked hurriedly.

"Can we use magic attacks!"

"No! That guy's body surface will reflect magic!"

"Then back row, concentrate on dodging; don't launch any attacks!"

Dodging the shadow attacking from the side, Alise, who had the strongest strength in the field, issued instructions.

"Kaguya! Follow me; let's cut off that guy's leg first!"

"Also, if my orders conflict with Ryuu's later, take hers as the priority!"

"Ah, what a pain."

Grasping the weapon at her waist, Kaguya assumed an iai posture.

"Stupid elf, remember to give us an explanation after this fight."

"Of course, you don't need to tell me; I would have done it anyway."

Helping her best friends dodge the most dangerous first-encounter-kill, Ryuu adjusted her state, put down the Noin in her hand, and assumed a fighting posture.

"That guy's name is Juggernaut; you can just treat it as a floor boss with high-speed movement capabilities."

"In short, you absolutely cannot be touched by its claws, otherwise you will only be torn apart."

"Rest assured, I can keep up with it."

Alise's gaze kept shifting, looking at the shadow shuttling through the floors.

"Since that time two years ago, this is the first time my strength has increased to this extent."

【Seika Benisaki】

This is a rare skill held by Alise, and its effect is divided into four points in total.

During battle, 【Strength】 receives a high correction.

In adversity, 【Endurance】 and 【Dexterity】 receive a high correction.

When fighting a powerful enemy, 【Agility】 and 【Magic】 receive a high correction.

If all three conditions are met simultaneously, 【Strength】, 【Agility】, and 【Magic】 receive an additional small correction.

A very simple and crude effect; simply put, it is an all-around attribute improvement.

It allows Alise to not be without the power to fight back even when facing an enemy one level higher.

At this very moment, after the effect of this skill was fully activated, Alise, who had already reached the limit of Level 4, stepped completely into the realm of Level 5.

Even the Juggernaut, which had maxed out its agility, had its movement trajectory seen clearly.

"It's coming!"

With a boom, Alise's body disappeared from where she was and appeared on the other side, carrying another Level 3 who hadn't reacted.

And at the same time, a cold light flashed in mid-air.

Ssh~!

"I cut it!"

Leaving the safety of her companions entirely to her leader, Kaguya swung the fastest iai slash in her history during the momentary pause of the other party's attack.

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Glancing at the claw that fell to the ground, shining with blue-purple light, Kaguya's expression became increasingly serious.

"Stupid elf! After the other party is attacked once, it will definitely become more cautious!"

"Follow me next; let's try to solve it within three strikes!"

"You don't need to tell me; I will do that too!"

"I didn't expect it to succeed on the first try."

At the edge of the battlefield, Lin Que calmly watched the girls who were continuously launching attacks and gradually forcing the Juggernaut into a desperate situation.

Compared to the result of being nearly wiped out in less than ten seconds on the original timeline.

This time, they started to approach victory step by step with a near-perfect response.

And the change that caused all this was just Ryuu's few tips about the Juggernaut's abilities.

"As expected, compared to the insufficiency in basic attributes, the bigger reason is the first-encounter-kill of the ability."

Lin Que, who had already prepared to rewind local time to let Ryuu try a few more times, couldn't help but let out a chuckle.

It can only be said that on the original timeline, the luck of the Astraea Familia was too bad.

Clearly, as long as they developed normally, they could have become the third largest Familia comparable to the Loki Familia and the Freya Familia.

But they happened to run into the most troublesome first-encounter-kill God of War in the DanMachi world in the darkness before the dawn arrived.

Magic reflection, ignoring defense, plus high-speed movement.

At the same level, let alone the Astraea Familia, even if Ottar came, he would have to suffer a big loss.

"This side seems to be no problem; next, let's handle the details first."

Looking at the members of the 【Rudra Familia】 not far away who were acting sneakily and seemed to want to find an opportunity to strike from the shadows.

The shadow under Lin Que's feet popped out instantly, swallowing everyone except Juras in one bite.

"Eh?!"

Juras, who was standing in place, reacted a beat late, his face showing a look of horror.

But before he could speak, a palm grabbed his head first and lifted him up.

"Although I really want to solve you along with them, in order to avoid causing too much change, I'll leave you for now."

Invisible mental fluctuations flowed into Juras's mind, and the other party's memories began to change continuously.

After a while, confirming that the other party's memory would not have any omissions, Lin Que threw him into a spatial gate on the side.

"Take this false memory and try your best to live on."

"And then in five years, go and welcome your destined death."

ECHO is turned off.