BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM

Bolts of lightning flashed and claps of thunder echoed all throughout the Boss Room, flashes of black and ran rushed out like a flood, bringing along destruction with them as they raised their swords, dozens of crescents created as they swung it.

There weren't just one, two, or three, but dozens of soldiers marching and rushing as they exploded one after another, creating a pandemonium, shockwaves and echoes ringing all over the place, loud and destructive as can be.

A streak of silver cruised in the canvas of destruction, glimmers of platinum shining all across the room as she kicked up the dust, dartong here and there, cutting everything that stood in her way, a cold gleam shimmering in her eyes.

Such a figure was none other than Yuna, and now, she is dancing in the dancefloor of death and destruction, dodging every single strike the enemies hurled towards her, then brandishing her daggers in fluid movements, cutting them down magnificently.

"Are you having any problems there, Yuna?" ［Grey］

"Not really. They're just annoying, but nothing much. How about you?" ［Yuna］

"Hmm... I'm a little busy, you could say..." ［Grey］

Grey wasn't any less busy either. He punched and punched some more, boring large, gaping holes in the body of the enemy soldiers and making them disperse as if they were but clouds of smoke and mist, passing by softly.

Several of them rushed towards him, the sound of lightning echoing with their steps, booming thunders following after. However, Grey's bellows were much louder, easily splitting them apart as if he was simply punching through air.

"!!ー Whoa there!" ［Grey］

Well, they weren't the only ones he was facing. He also faced the Boss, the Sovereign Arflus, now all buffed up and looking ready to crush a pair human and elf. It swung its massive arms around, blades sweeping the whole floor clean.

The minions were all S-rank, however, for Transcendents such as Grey and Yuna, they weren't a match at all. Rather, they only served as distraction, taking away their focus and attention, and letting the Boss attack with more freedom.

"Whew～... That was a close oneー !!!" ［Grey］

Grey didn't even have time to rest. As soon as it was done swinging its swords, it then lashed its whip-like tail, crushing the ground he was standing on as the spiked mace was hurled towards the ground, a loud crashing echoing all the while.

And as soon as he leaps away, the minions once again rush towards him, not only distracting him but also narrowing his path of escape. He couldn't even pick a landing spot, each of them lying in ambushー Well, not that he needs to.

The young man simply activated his wind magic and hovered in the air, then waving his hand and letting down a torrent of wind blades towards the enemy, cutting them all down without mercy and erasing them from existence.

"You really are busy～! Mind if I lend you a hand?" ［Yuna］

"And take care of all your troubles by myself? That's sly, My Dear." ［Grey］

"Fufufu! My～! I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about～?" ［Yuna］

Giggles in the air, the young lady leaped towards the young man, and the latter lifted her some more with wind magic. Her hair fluttered like butterflies dancing in the forest as she stooped down the enemy, her daggers pointed towards her target.

The enemies chased after her, but it was all in vain. With a wave of Grey's hand, all of them were blasted away, some cut up by the deathly blades and some peppered with holes all throughout their bodies. Meanwhile, Yuna...

《Thousand Bleeding Streams!》 ［Yuna］

... She continued her graceful descent, as soon as she was in range, like an expert orchestrator managing the songs, she brandished her daggers and landing blow after blow, after blow, sharp and shrieking sounds echoing in the air.

CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG

Her blades poured down like a heavy rain, targeting the enemy's head without letting up for even a single second. Each strike was packed with enough power to cut down buildings in a single strike, pouring down the enemy faster than a machine gun.

Yet despite all that, the attacks had little to no effect against the Sovereign Arflus. As soon as Yuna neared it, it raised its tentacles, creating a tough barrier with the myriad of shields it previously created, blocking Yuna's sharp and heavy attacks.

Yuna broke down the shields again and again, yet despite her best efforts, the very moment one is broken, another one takes its place, creating an endless loop where she slashed and the enemy defended, a storm of sparks brewing in turbulence.

The Sovereign Arflus didn't just stay still either. As soon as it saw an opening in the young lady's defense, it immediately lashed out with its six swords, creating a tornado of blades, lightning running rampant and painting it gold.

CRACKLE CRACKLE CRACKLE CRACKLE

The bolts and arcs of lightning were ruthless and merciless, shredding every single thing it comes in contact with. Even the tough and highly resistant dungeon floor was powerless against their onslaught, scars, holes, and craters bored through them.

In the center, there was the enemy, and around her was an unforgiving wall of wind and lightning, more than ready to rip her apart. The poor young elf was cagedー or so it would seem, however, it couldn't be any further from the truth.

"Yuna! Step aside!" ［Grey］

A clear and resonant voice rang out from the other side of the wall of lightning bolts and arcs, and a sharp and ear-piercing bellow followed soon after. The winds howled like wolves in the middle of the night, wild and feral as can be.

《Howling Thunder!》 ［Grey］

Soon after the howling was a loud explosion, Grey thrusting his fist towards the bright and radiant wall of lightning. It pierced through without a single problem, boring quite a massive hole and dispersing the bright flashes soon after.

The wall parted, and soon cleared out with the dust. Grey was unveiled once more, and only him. All the lightning soldiers have been wiped out and not a single one remained. All of that and Grey still remained unscathed.

That very same young man then quickly rushed towards the Sovereign Arflus and cleaned his fist rightly. It didn't even take him a single second to bridge the gap between them, his fist ready to beat the hell out of the monster before them.

《Megaton Shotgun!》 ［Grey］

And beat it up he did. Before the enemy could even react, Grey has already shot his punches, then connecting to all the enemy's shields, breaking them all simultaneously and shattering the enemy's hopes along with it.

Yuna didn't let the opportunity slip by her either. As soon Grey broke the bothersome shields, it cut off all of the enemy's tentacles sending mind-boggling pain running all throughout its lightning-clad body. It would have been shrieking if it could.

WHOONG WHOONG WHOONG BOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMM

Well, it wasn't the first time it happened. The enemy already had gathered mana and lightning before its chest and blasted it out as soon as Grey and Yuna were finished with their attacks, hoping to catch them both off-guard.

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A beam of gold flashed all over the place, leaving a deep, semicircular scar on the already jaded floor and carving yet another massive crater on the broken walls. All sorts of bolts and lightning followed soon after, all in a rampage.

The Sovereign Arflus didn't just stop there. As soon as the beam was over, it then sent all its swords flying and then hundreds, if not thousands, of bolts following after it, a storm of gold and amber peppering the ground, cruel as can be.

The greatswords landed, and with it were massive pillars of lightning called from God-knows-where, devouring hundreds of meters whole and disintegrating everything it came in contact with, turning even boulders into mere dust.

CRACKLE CRACKLE CRAckle Crackle crackle... crackle...

The storm was soon over. All that's left were small and insignificant sparks. There were also clouds of dust and pillars of smoke, looming all over everything and making everything quite hard to see, only subtle sounds echoing softly...

COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH

Or well, it all sounded soft until a series of coughs rang in the air, and two extremely familiar silhouettes slowly appeared. Soon enough, all the dust and smoke thinned out and all two figures were unveiled unharmed by all means.

Well, almost unharmed... However, Grey actually received a couple scratches and some light injuries as well. He managed to activate the barrier, but he was just a tad bit too late, receiving a couple minor injuries.

Minor injuries which were quickly healed with a little bit of holy magic. Grey simply casted a spell and golden light melded towards him, healing such things in less than a split second, his body back to its peak condition as if nothing happened.

"Cough... Cough... Cough.. So dusty... That was uncalled for, you know?" ［Yuna］

"It's a battle, My Dear. Anything's fair in such a playing field. Yeah... Especially surprise attacks, right?!!" ［Grey］

BOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMM

The Sovereign Arflus was far from letting up its rampage. As soon as it saw Grey and Yuna's figures, it quickly pounced towards them and raised its claws. Yet another deafening boom echoed as it clashed with Grey's fist.

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM

After the first, came the second, then third, and many more after that. Grey and the enemy continued to exchange blows, Grey's "Spectral Echoes" greatly countering the disadvantage of numbers based on the amount of limbs and tentacles.

Before long, lightning-clad equipment was added on the tentacles once again, but rather than shields like before, it now created dozens of swords. Swords which then immediately lashed out and rushed towards Grey, not wasting a single breath.

Above, sideways, below, behind, and all sorts of difficult angles and positions. The Sovereign Arflus poured down a torrent of blades towards Grey, not letting up any moment soon and making sure the young man wouldn't be able to escape.

With its hands now free, it then created spheres in each hand, lightning coiling and cruising all throughout its surface. It didn't take long before the spheres were thrown. all scattered all around the place they clashed.

"Yuna, watch out! Those are traps!" ［Grey］

"Eh...?!" ［Yuna］

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM

They weren't just normal balls, but rather, they were specially made spheres which could detect any enemy nearby and explode once they got close enough. It was a countermeasure especially designed to search for Yuna.

WHOOSH FUUUUU～～

A familiar figure was carved on the smoke and dust, and Yuna's silhouette was soon revealed, a dark border all over her. An outline which served to spot the young lady, its long and deadly tail soon lashing towards the silhouette for a little whipping.

The heavy mace was swung once again, clearing out the smoke and making tremors run through the ground. As usual, yet another deep crater was formed and cracks spread all over the ground, deep fissures adding to the scars of the Boss Room.

It was only the moment that it lifted its tail that it realized Yuna was not crushed, not a single trace of organs nor blood squished throughout the place. Actually, she was never there to begin it. It was all but a dummy made with earth magic.

"Fufufu! I'm pretty good at carving, aren't I?" ［Yuna］

As for the real Yuna, she already appeared behind it, her daggers now crossed, and more than ready to carve some wounds. She poured mana into her blades, gleaming the color of platinum once again, reflecting in her cold, blue eyes.

《Death's Grasp!》 ［Yuna］

The hands of death extended towards the core once more, and heavy blades rushed out. With an already tattered core, it was in no place to take a single hit. It sacrificed not just its tentacles, but its tail as well, defended against such an attack..

All the tentacles were cut and the tail was as well. They all dissipated soon enough, vanishing into thin air as soon as they dropped. Even more unfortunate, it wasn't just the only mistake it made, an even bigger one drawing closer towards him.

With its tentacles now cut off and even its tail now non-existent, Grey could finally close the distance between the two of them and let the winds howl and coil all over his arms, spinning faster and faster until it was practically a drill.

《Pinpoint Tempest: Deathpierce!》 ［Grey］

The Sovereign Arflus created a shield in a hurry and Grey's punch howled as loud as can be. Force and pressure greater in magnitude than any other connected with the enemy, blasting it several hundred meters away, crashing towards the wall.

Thunder echoed as soon as it crashed and it was down on the ground. Its body quivered as it tried to stand up, using a sword as a support whilst panting quite heavily. For a monster, it was quite the persistent and adamant one... Much like a warrior...

Grey and Yuna really don't like monsters much, but the one before them was kind of different. Not only is it able to perform tactics others are incapable of, it also has an indomitable will of a true knight... They respect it at the very least...

"Now then... This isn't all, is it?" ［Grey］

The young man mumbled, yet his voice reached the enemy quite clearly, ringing into its ears as if it was the final orders it would be receiving. As if it understood their language, it quickly stood, standing proud and mighty with swords raised high.

"Show us what you got." ［Grey］

WHOONG WHOONG WHOOOONNNGGGGG WHIIIIIIIIRRRRRRRRRR

Grey's clear voice rang once more, and the Sovereign Arflus replied in kind. It had already given its all before, and now, it's risking everything again. It started absorbing every bit of corruption and raw mana, feeding its core as much as it could.

Its core pulsed like a heart and its resonant "heartbeats" rang out in the air time and time again. It was more mana than it could handle, and its core started to crack once more, yet it didn't stop, pushing everything to the limit until it peaked.

BOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMM

A massive shockwave rang out in the air once more, ripped apart everything there was to be seen. Lightning lashed out in a turbulent storm, sweeping away all the debris and smoke until there was nothing left obstructing the eyes.

The Sovereign Arflus didn't look much different than before, but it felt quite different. It was definitely stronger, now in the bottom of Catastrophe-Class, sitting at a combat power of around 55,000 and its strength amplified by about 40%.

It is now over twice as powerful as Grey and almost 10 times more powerful than Yuna. However, its time was also now limited, its core cracking with every passing second, its body unable to contain its newfound powers... A minute is all there is...

"Hahaha! Now that's more like it!" ［Grey］

"... Grey, you really sound like a battle maniac right now." ［Yuna］

"You're the last person I want to hear that from, My Dearー Incoming!!" ［Grey］

The clock continued to tick and there was not a single second to waste. As soon as the enemy was done powering up, it immediately rushed towards Grey and Yuna, faster than ever and more powerful than it has ever been.

It may not be able to regenerate anymore, but It can still swing its massive arms with vigor, packing as much force and power as it could and letting a tempest lash out with every strike it shot, shockwaves lashing out at the level of deadly hurricanes.

The speed was unlike before, Grey's eyes unable to follow them as accurately as before. Not only that, fighting an enemy with six arms was also quite difficult, the young man finding the right timing to land a counterstrike.

《Howling Thunder!》 ［Grey］

It wasn't long before Grey found an opening, and he struck a counterattack as soon as he could. However, the enemy didn't even bother dodging even though its left flank had been blown away and one of its arms was badly damaged.

"Oi... You crazy bastard...!" ［Grey］

The Sovereign Arflus simply continued to rush and just a split second after the young man's strike connected to its body, it landed a counter attack using three of its arms, connecting quite perfectly to the young man and blasting him towards the other walls.

"Greyー !!!" ［Yuna］

Yuna was about to react, however, she didn't even have time to. As soon as her eyes tried to linger towards her beloved, the other three hands of the enemy rushed at her, claws extended outwards, ready to rip her apart.

There was no other choice but to turn "Phaseless", the enemy's claws soon passing through her as if she was mist. Had she been a second too late, she would have been in big trouble, a large wound on her body. Grey would have scolded her too.

CRACKLE CRACKLE CRACKLE BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM

Yet it still wasn't enough. As soon as Yuna landed, the Sovereign Arflus waved its hands, creating spheres all over the place and soon turning them into bolts. Bolt which shot out towards Grey's direction, bombarding the area with heavy force.

The young man received the full brunt of its attack, and the walls slowly crumbled down until it collapsed. Yet as if that was still far from enough, it started gathering mana from its core again, preparing to fire another beam.

WHOONG WHOONG WHOOー

"That's more than enough!" ［Yuna］

Unfortunately, it couldn't even finish charging its move. Yuna's voice suddenly rang out in the air, not a trace of her figure nor presence to be seen. All there was a slight crystal glimmer before, a series of clinks echoing soon after.

The "Fairy's Blessing" and her authority "Triple". Yuna used both at the same time, boosting her power almost 5 folds, her speed and power unlike anything before, and her eyes shimmering a cold and deadly glint. It was finally time to get serious.

The Sovereign Arflus didn't even notice her approach, her voice ringing in its ears as close as can be. Before it could turn its head around, Yuna had already gripped her daggers and pouring mana into it, platinum glimmers shining afterwards.

《Death's Grasp!》 《Thousand Bleeding Streams!》 ［Yuna］

The first strike broke through the defense, and the following thousand slowly whittled away at its life. A few hundred thousand strikes landed before it could raise its arms, an exchange of blows happening between claws and daggers.

CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG

It was rapid and feisty, the exchange of sharpness and determination rushing forth like a turbulent sea. Each time the winds blew, the waves rose and splashes followed soon after. They continued to clash, speed against power.

The enemy was able to keep up... For the first few seconds, at least. However, with its crumbling body, there wasn't really much it could do but defend itself against the young lady's devastating fury, two of its limbs cut off one after the other.

"Hey, don't hog all the fun yourself, Yuna." ［Grey］

"Hmph! Was it my fault you were careless? Dummy!" ［Yuna］

"Hahaha. You really are a feisty one, My Dear." ［Grey］

To make matters even worse, Grey suddenly decided to join in on the fun and also rush towards the enemy. He had fully recovered from the strike and his fist was clenched tightly, an excited simile blooming on his face.

《Gigaton Gatling!》 ［Grey］ 《Thousand Bleeding Streams!》 ［Yuna］

A volley of thundering fists rushing up front and a downpour of sharp blades blitzing from behind. It was already hard defending against one anyway, and now, there was two of them. All it could do was stay still in place, claws and fists rushing heavily.

Grey punched, the enemy countered. Yuna slashed and the enemy brandished its claws. Such a sequence ensued as shockwaves blew everything away and ripped everything to shreds, cold and heartless as can be.

There was no trace of fear nor hesitation in its eyes, simply continuing to lash out its final bolts and arcs, bursting forth with every little bit of strength it had left. It held on for a long time, giving it its best... However...

CRACK CRACK SHATTER

... Its body could no longer hold itself. The final cracks appeared on the Sovereign Arflus and its movements slowly slowed down until it completely halted, body frozen in time as silence and eeriness engulfed the air.

Grey and Yuna also stopped their attacks and landed on the ground, steps light as feathers. They looked at the Sovereign Arflus a final time, hearts painted with elation as they fought a satisfying battle... It was exhilarating...

"Then, I'll send you off with a bang." ［Grey］

His words were soft and gentle, accompanied by the subtle whispers of the wind. The winds soon howled and roared, the ground trembling in fear and the air dancing in joy as Grey activated his Authority, showing his most powerful self.

The young man clenched his fist and the howling winds coiled all throughout his arm. He planted his feet firmly on the ground, a small crater forming soon after, pouring every little bit of strength into his arms, his eyes gleaming sharp.

《Raging Heavens: Heartless Judge》 ［Grey］

Howls and echoes reverberate on the winds and Grey's punch connected beautifully with the Sovereign Arflus' core in a flash. The sound of shattering glass echoed in the air as the core finally shattered to smithereens, fragments soon turning to dust.

The punch bore a hole through space and a violent vacuum was created. It sucked everything in sight towards a single point, condensing the winds into a small sphere the size of a pebble, soon exploding like a deafening supernova.

BOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

An explosion unlike any other, sweeping everything there is and leaving its mark on the walls, the floor, and the ceiling, tattered turned ruined, scars now numbering in the thousands. Soon, there was only silence in the barren room.

"That was a good fight." ［Grey］

Labyrinth of Thunder: Clear!

CHAPTER 444 END