Chapter 30

### Dungeon Floor 30

The atmosphere was different from what they had experienced before. The width and height of the corridors were about twice as large as before. The walls and pillars were adorned with carvings.

Marius' party, consisting of a hero, a thief, a priest, and a mage, was attempting to conquer this floor.

There were about ten goblins, all of which were of a higher rank.

Marius charged at a hobgoblin with a large shield.

"Take this—Holy Guided Slash!"

He knocked the shield away and decapitated the hobgoblin.

The female mage, wearing a wide-brimmed pointed hat, said casually,

"Back up a bit~"

Marius and the thief, Nefil, kept the goblins at bay while backing up.

The female mage, swaying her hat, waved her curved staff.

"Here goes—Blazing Fireball!"

A ball of red flames flew and exploded instantly. The scorching flames spread out in layers like flowers, incinerating everything in a wave attack. Despite casting it as if it were a low-level spell, it was actually the highest-level fire magic.

"「「「Gyaahhh!」」」

Almost all the goblins were incinerated. Marius and Nefil finished off the few that survived.

"It seems like we're at the bottom floor, but they weren't much of a challenge for us."

"Sure, no problem. This was a piece of cake."

Nefil, who had finished collecting the goblins' magic cores, approached Marius and pressed her alluring body against him, praising him.

"Of course, Master Marius."

"Hmm, naturally—let's destroy the dungeon core."

"This way, sir."

Nefil entwined her arm with Marius' and pressed it against her chest.

The female priest frowned, showing her disgust, but followed without a word.

### Deep in Floor 30

They walked through a winding corridor that turned clockwise multiple times. The mage turned back and asked,

"Hey, are we okay with traps? Are we not being lured into a dead end?"

"There are no traps. The dungeon core is ahead."

"Hmm, okay then."

Suddenly, a group of goblins appeared from the front corridor, numbering around a hundred. The front row of goblins, wearing armor, blocked the path. They raised their large shields, and the goblin shamans in the back row began chanting spells.

The goblins in the second and third rows thrust long spears through the gaps in the shields. The fourth row consisted of hobgoblins with large weapons, and the fifth and sixth rows were goblins with bows and staffs.

The female mage clicked her tongue.

"They've cast a magic reduction spell."

Mefil picked up a bottle from her waist.

"Then how about spreading oil and setting it on fire?"

"Okay, let's do that—"

Suddenly, a loud thud came from behind Marius and his party. Turning around, they saw a passage opening in the wall.

A large number of golems poured out. Made of stone, rock, and iron, these golems were larger than usual, about two meters tall with arms and legs as thick as pillars. There were about fifty of them.

"Damn, we're being attacked from both sides!"

Marius, sweating, ran towards the golems behind them.

The female mage frowned.

"Nefil, hold back the goblins. I'll take care of the golems."

"Got it—Holy Light Wind!"

The female priest made a sign and pointed, sending a white light wind towards the goblins.

"Grug!? Grgyah!"

The goblins' feet were stopped by the holy power. Although it didn't deal damage, it seemed to cause them discomfort, and they pushed their shields forward to block the wind.

Meanwhile, the female mage swayed her skirt, turned around, and raised her long, curved staff with both hands.

"Here goes—Vacuum Burst!"

She swung her staff, and a yellow light ball cut through the air, colliding with the group of golems and exploding.

*Boom!*

The destructive force shook the dungeon, shattering the stone and rock golems.

However, the iron golems remained standing.

"Marius, take them out!"

"Got it!—Holy Fierce Thrust!"

Marius's sword glowed as he delivered a sharp thrust, piercing the core of an iron golem.

The iron golem crumbled with a loud *clank*.

However, more golems continued to pour from the corridor, numbering in the hundreds.

Marius, his golden hair disheveled, gritted his teeth.

"Again! Target the golems' cores! We need to reduce their numbers!"

Marius swung his sword, taking down golems one after another. Support magic also exploded around them.

At first, it seemed to be going smoothly.

However, as Marius reduced the number of golems, a black golem appeared in front of him.

"This one!"

He swung his sword, emitting a blue-white holy wave.

But he hadn't noticed that this black golem was larger than the iron golems.

Marius's sword *clunked* as it embedded itself in the golem's body and stopped.

"Huh?"

The golem swung its thick arm.

*Crack!*

With an extremely high-pitched sound, Marius's sword broke at the base.

"Ah!—No way!"

Marius, his golden hair disheveled, was shocked. His red eyes were wide open.

"---Vacuum Burst!"

The mage sent a ball of light, which exploded and shattered the golem.

However, the larger golem only had its outer layer peeled off. It emitted a silver light and punched Marius.

"Ah!"

Marius fell back, sitting on the ground.

Nefil shouted,

"That's a Mithril Golem!"

"Wait! My magic isn't working!—This is bad!"

Meanwhile, more golems were pressing in from all sides. The female priest, her blue hair disheveled, shouted,

"I can't hold them back anymore!—Marius, let's regroup! Use the No-Effect Sanctuary!"

The No-Effect Sanctuary was a hero's magic that created a field where neither allies nor enemies could attack for five minutes. It allowed the party to regroup and use healing magic, items, and change equipment. Only the hero could use it.

However, Marius, his face pale, shook his head. His golden hair swayed uselessly.

"…I can't."

"What? What do you mean?"

"I can't…!"

"What are you saying! It's a hero's magic! You've used it many times!"

Marius, his face contorted as if he were about to cry, shouted,

"I can't do it without my sword!"

"Huh!?—So, the holy wave comes from the sword!?"

The female priest, her blue hair disheveled, shouted.

The female mage, her wide-brimmed hat swaying, yelled,

"This is ridiculous! I'll tell your grandpa when we get back! [Simultaneous Incantation]—Blazing Fireball!!"

The female mage, standing with her legs wide apart and her body sideways, pointed her right hand at the goblin group and her left hand at the golem group. Simultaneous fireballs of scorching heat were released.

*Boom!*

Massive explosions occurred in front of and behind the party.

The female mage, who hated theoretical studies and research but excelled in practical skills, was a super genius who had developed the technique of simultaneous incantation at a young age. Her grandfather was the head court magician.

However, her ultimate move didn't do much damage to the goblins, who had a magic reduction effect. On the golem side, most of the damage was absorbed by the mithril golem, and only a few were destroyed.

The encirclement from both sides was gradually tightening. They were in a dire situation.

### Rescue

*Zan!*

With a loud sound, an iron golem was cut in half and fell.

Behind it appeared a man with messy black hair that covered his eyes.

"Are you okay?"

It was the lackadaisical thief, Edgar.

"Y-You! Edgar!"

Just as the hero party was being overwhelmed, Edgar's party arrived.

"Ha!""Take this!""That's it!""Ha!"

The young swordsman and the warrior swung their maces and hammers, while the hunter and ranger fired arrows with bags at the tips.

When the arrows hit the golems' joints, the bags burst, scattering black powder—iron sand.

No matter how hard the golems were, their movements became sluggish when iron sand was injected into their joints. The joints were then struck with blunt weapons, rendering the golems immobile. This was a method that even weak young people could use to deal with golems.

Edgar shouted,

"Come on! Now's the time!"

Nefil, who had been holding a dazed Marius, carried him away. The priest and mage also broke through the encirclement. The mage, while running, picked up the broken sword hilt.

The female priest, running past Edgar, said,

"Sorry! Our party can't fight anymore! It's up to you!"

"Got it—everyone, form the ant pit formation to intercept them."

"「「「Yes!」」」

The swordsman and warrior moved to the front, maintaining distance. Behind them, the archers took position. The young healer stood in the center of the back row.

From the front, the healer was the most visible target.

The golems charged.

Edgar, holding a knife, said,

"Focus on defense. We'll retreat while fighting."

"「「「Yes!」」"

The children responded energetically and continued the battle, gradually retreating.

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