Chapter 32: 【Assault】

"——"

It seemed like some sound was resonating.

"——"

It seemed like something was happening.

The tunnel-like passage trembled repeatedly, and the thunderous roars assaulting the atmosphere continuously announced the unrest here.

But all of this had already been distanced from Rigel, automatically discarded, ignored, and left behind.

Wrapped in a cloak of wind, Rigel focused entirely on the enemy before him, with nothing else in his eyes.

Whether it was his accelerated heartbeat, boiling blood, or the impact and pain sweeping through his entire body, this man, who was determined to defeat the enemy before him, ignored everything.

Two figures, one large and one small, completely disproportionate, engaged in a life-and-death struggle under such circumstances.

"Roar!"

With the same old roar, the giant beast swung its thick arms, smashing at the ground, walls, and even the ceiling, destroying everything around it, causing the thunderous and trembling sounds to never cease.

Under the monster's destruction, the terrain in this area had been almost completely altered, becoming pitted and uneven, with debris flying everywhere, in a state of utter chaos.

Dust spread everywhere, roars like thunder, the giant beast wantonly unleashed its destructive power, striking fear into the hearts of onlookers.

However, only those watching the battle knew that this outburst was completely useless.

Because it had not hit the opponent even once.

Rigel, wrapped in wind, with a body that was too small compared to the monster, fearlessly charged forward, undaunted by the monster's astonishing strength.

The giant beast swung its powerful arms, and each time they whistled through the air, Rigel would sense it in advance and dodge accordingly.

His dodging was unpredictable, sometimes sidestepping, sometimes ducking, sometimes leaping into the air, and sometimes rolling on the ground in a clumsy manner, but his movements were fluid and without any hesitation, smoothly evading the monster's powerful strikes, which only hit the ground, walls, and ceiling, causing meaningless destruction.

While dodging fluidly, Rigel did not forget to close in on the opponent, his speed never slowing, and he quickly approached the monster.

The next second, a silver light flashed.

"Thud!" "Thud!" "Thud!"

Several sword strikes cut through the monster's body, slicing its fur and flesh, causing blood to seep out.

Rigel, using his maximum speed and skill, slashed several times as he closed in, inflicting damage.

"Roar!"

The monster could only howl in pain, swinging its arm to smash in front of it, intending to crush the small figure that had closed in, but it ended up hitting the ground, raising a cloud of dust, and failed to hit the opponent.

Rigel, as if he had anticipated the monster's counterattack, or perhaps had seen through its attack pattern, retreated before the monster could swing its massive arm, transforming into a gust of wind, swirling around the monster.

"Thud!" "Thud!" "Thud!"

In an instant, several more silver lights rose, sharp sword blades, accompanied by surging wind, once again cut through the monster's body.

The wounds were small, even tiny.

However, Rigel was indeed accumulating damage, accumulating the results of the battle, leaving a series of scars on the monster's massive body.

Clearly, Rigel intended to continue fighting in this manner until he defeated the enemy.

"Roar!"

The monster, enraged, swung its massive body, its arms flailing wildly, creating countless chaotic air currents, with a terrifying momentum, but it still failed to hit Rigel even once.

Rigel circled the monster, moving at high speed while slashing with his sword, causing silver light to form a dazzling sword shadow around the monster.

That fearless figure, seemingly reckless but actually bold and decisive in his fighting style, ultimately created a formidable and awe-inspiring presence, leaving the onlookers stunned and unable to act.

Aise was like this.

The doll-like girl, who had abruptly entered the battlefield, was now, like Raphia, staring blankly at Rigel's battle, watching his challenge, seeing the excitement and fighting spirit in his eyes, and for a moment, completely forgot to act.

"Over there!"

Other adventurers arrived, seeing the battle between Rigel and the monster, and were about to intervene, but were stopped by Aise.

"Don't go!"

The swordswoman, who rarely showed any expression or emotion, shouted for the first time, startling the adventurers who were about to intervene, causing them to stop.

"Swordswoman?"

"You're here too?"

"Why won't you let us help?"

The newcomers seemed to be high-level adventurers, either coming from the lower floors, sensing the commotion on their way back, or receiving a notification of an abnormal situation and rushing to resolve it.

They were puzzled and confused, not understanding why Aise was stopping them.

To this, Aise had only one thing to say.

"He is challenging." Aise looked straight ahead, at that figure, and said, "We cannot disturb him."

Hearing this, the adventurers exchanged glances, still not understanding.

However, they were soon drawn to the battle ahead.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

The monster's unparalleled strength continued to wreak havoc, ravaging the entire underground passage, causing explosions and roars to echo endlessly.

Rigel, relying on the wind around him, deflected all the debris, blew away all the dust, and even ignored the impact and shock waves, only moving around the monster, narrowly avoiding each attack.

He had swung his sword countless times.

The wounds he had inflicted had accumulated to an unknown extent.

Pain seemed to be shouting at Rigel, urging him to stop, to give up.

But Rigel ignored all external factors, focusing entirely on the enemy.

"Roar!"

Finally, the monster's roar contained less anger and more fear.

The countless wounds on its body had become too numerous to count, and the monster, which had previously paid no attention to these minor injuries, finally realized something was wrong.

The blood loss was excessive.

The cumulative effect of the numerous wounds began to affect the monster's movements and speed, making the once enraged monster feel fear.

Recognizing the danger, the monster stopped swinging its arms and charged recklessly at Rigel.

"Boom!"

Rigel, just about to close in and attack again, was hit head-on by the monster's sudden charge, being pushed by the monster's massive body, dragged along.

"Bang!"

A stone pillar was shattered by the monster, which was pushing Rigel, exploding into a cloud of debris.

"Roar!"

The monster, as if seizing the opportunity to counterattack, relentlessly pushed Rigel, smashing into rocks and walls, shattering them, and causing Rigel, who was in front, to suffer immense damage, nearly coughing up blood.

"Mr. Rigel!"

Raphia's cry, mixed with a wail, echoed.

Aise's pupils contracted, her body tensed, and she instinctively gripped the sword at her waist, ready to draw it and rush out.

At this moment—

"【Liberated light arrow, bow of the sacred wood, I am the master of the bow】."

A familiar incantation suddenly sounded, making Aise freeze in place.

"That, that!?"

Raphia cried out again, her voice filled with confusion.

"【Snipe, fairy archer】."

"【Pierce, arrow of certainty】."

The incantation continued, gathering light in front of the monster.

"【Curved Ray】."

With a low, cold voice, the light transformed into an arrow, exploding in front of the monster.

"Boom!"

A loud explosion, the magical light arrow erupted, blasting the monster, which was charging and could not stop, flying backward.

Rigel, wrapped in wind, reappeared in everyone's field of vision, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, but the magical light in his hand revealed who had cast the spell.

"Mr. Rigel learned my magic?"

Raphia, realizing this, was stunned.

But that was exactly what had happened.

Because Raphia had used the magic in front of Rigel once, Rigel had personally confirmed the magic and memorized the incantation.

Rigel had also learned the specific effects of the magic from Raphia.

With his knowledge of the original character, clear memory, and confirmed effects, all the conditions were met, and Rigel directly learned Raphia's magic, using it at this moment.

Seeing the monster blasted away, Rigel suppressed the blood rising to his throat and extended his hand again.

""

"【Curved Ray】—!"

""

"【Curved Ray】—!!"

""

"【Curved Ray】—!!!"

With rapid short incantations, Rigel launched three consecutive "Curved Ray" spells.

The magical light arrows immediately fired in succession, piercing the air, evaporating the dust, and hitting the monster, which had not yet reacted or risen.

"Boom!"

A massive explosion.

The three light arrows caused a series of flames to appear on the monster's body, burning its massive form.

"Roar!"

The monster let out a painful roar, being blasted backward, its body finally drenched in blood.

At this moment, the wounds Rigel had inflicted earlier played a significant role.

The magic, which would have been partially negated by the monster's tough fur, was now much more effective because Rigel had already cut the monster's body into a state of severe damage, significantly reducing its resistance.

Thus, the flames created by the magic burned the monster's massive body, causing it to howl in pain and retreat repeatedly.

Unnoticed by the monster, Rigel had already charged again.

"【Awaken (Tempest)】."

The wind howled.

"【Assault (Tempest)】."

This was the maximum output and liberation of "Wind Spirit Dash."

The wind around Rigel instantly surged, transforming from a gentle breeze into a raging hurricane.

Gripping the thin sword with both hands, Rigel channeled all his mental energy into magic, into the wind, and imbued it all into the sword.

"Thud—!"

When the cold silver light, like moonlight, flashed through the hurricane, the largest tearing sound yet was heard.

The sword, enveloped in the hurricane, transformed into a massive thrust, successfully piercing the monster's massive body.

"——!"

The monster's roar abruptly stopped.

"Bang!"

The sword, enveloped in the hurricane, suddenly shattered.

Rigel passed through the monster's body and fell to the ground.

Behind him, the monster's body, with a large blood hole, slowly collapsed, lifeless.

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