Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

"boom--!"

The terrifying sound once again echoed throughout the entire maze.

"Ais, Bert, Grace, you all go down and support Shirou Emiya!"

"Tiona, Tione, while all the firepower is drawn to Shirou Emiya, you two come with me and take Lefia and Lauder to the 58th floor as fast as possible through the normal route!"

"Hurry up!"

Finn quickly shouted to his companions around him.

No one objected to Finn's orders.

Without hesitation, Ais, Bert, and Grace leaped down into the deep pit that had been pierced through.

Meanwhile, everyone above unleashed their fastest speed, charging forward like a whirlwind with an aura as if they wanted to shatter the ground.

"boom--!"

"boom--!"

"boom--!"

With several booming explosions, the scorching fireball transformed into a soaring cannonball, relentlessly bombarding the falling Shirou Emiya.

The towering flames formed deadly fire waves that churned throughout the deep cave.

It was as if lava had passed through the area it passed through, and the entire pit was like a furnace, bursting with unimaginable high temperatures.

This intense heat can easily melt steel. If a human were engulfed by this flame, they would likely turn to ashes in an instant, just like the monsters that were killed.

"Boom--!"

A terrifying tremor swept across the entire 58th floor at that moment, as if something had fallen there.

The thick fog was violently lifted from the ground with a loud thud.

The next second————

"boom--!"

The sound of the ground cracking rang out at that moment.

A crimson figure emerged from the thick fog.

The terrifying heat emanated from the body, which was already scorched red by flames and adorned with evil spirits.

Although the [Demon Possession] projected by Shirou Emiya does not have the ability to evolve further, as armor, [Demon Possession] not only resists the cold but also has a very strong heat insulation effect.

Otherwise, it would have been difficult to keep Tatsumi alive while he was frozen in ice.

At that time, Tatsumi had not yet fused with the armor.

"Zi la——!"

All that could be seen was the scorched red reverse blade drawing a crimson arc in the air.

The dragons that were gathering dragon flames had their necks severed in an instant, turning into ashes and dissipating into the air, leaving only a magic crystal or material on the ground.

The surrounding dragons quickly spotted Emiya Shirou, who had landed there, and the dragon flames in their mouths rapidly changed direction.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Without much pause, the dragons swiftly shifted their targets, unleashing flames from their mouths one after another at Shirou Emiya.

Muffled explosions rang out one after another at Shirou Emiya's location, and bursts of scorching flames erupted one after another.

"Go to hell and die, you monsters!!!"

At that moment, a roar came from above.

A violent storm instantly surged around Ais, erupting the moment she landed and transforming into a streak of emerald light as she charged towards the surrounding dragons.

Bert's feet also absorbed some of the magic power into Ais's emerald storm.

Bert experienced no loss of momentum in the air; in fact, the strong winds caused his speed to increase even further.

"boom--!"

All that could be heard was a violent tremor as Bert plummeted into the midst of the dragons.

"Hahaha!!! Hahahaha!!!"

The maniacal laughter echoed throughout the entire 59th floor at that moment.

"This time, you won't be allowed to run rampant!!!!"

Two short knives appeared in Bert's hands at that moment.

Those were two short swords that Finn asked Shirou Emiya to make for him, which Shirou Emiya then re-forged and imbued with attributes based on his previous encounter with Bert.

Although Bert initially refused, saying that all he needed were the boots, he eventually accepted the twin blades from Emiya Shirou at Finn's insistence.

Even Grace, who had the highest endurance, plummeted straight down without slowing down, unleashing a carnage upon the dragons around her.

Chapter 485 Abnormal Larvae

Originally, Finn would not have chosen to jump down into the hole created by the dragon fire.

After all, with the floors separating them, it's impossible for the enemy to hit the adventurers moving around on each floor with 100% accuracy.

However, if you jump down directly, you will become a sitting duck for all the monsters on the 58th floor.

You can withstand the first shot, but what about ten shots, or even hundreds?

Jumping directly into the pit would almost certainly result in being targeted by concentrated fire.

But Finn heard the shield that Shirou Emiya had used to save Grace earlier.

According to Shirou Emiya, each petal of that shield has the defensive power of a city wall. The incredibly terrifying corrosive purple liquid didn't even manage to erode the first petal, which is enough to prove its formidable defensive capabilities.

What prevented them from jumping down the pit and reaching the 58th floor was not the height, but the attack from the monsters on the 58th floor.

If Shirou Emiya acts as the vanguard and withstands all the artillery fire, then the rest of the Loki Familia will have the opportunity to jump directly from the 52nd floor to the 58th floor.

This height of several hundred meters is nothing to these level one adventurers.

However, it seems that Shirou Emiya doesn't need to use that cherry blossom-shaped shield to withstand the cannon fire.

"Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar!"

The roars echoed continuously from the 58th floor; they were painful howls, cries of someone wanting to kill their prey.

Even with the four people's frenzied killing spree, the number of monsters on the entire floor did not necessarily decrease.

Even more of those larval-like monsters attacked them.

This is enough to prove the importance of mages in a team.

Especially when facing such a large number of open spaces, magicians can play a greater role.

Dodging corrosive liquids and scorching dragon flames amidst such a dense horde of dragons presents an immense challenge for adventurers.

Fortunately, all the adventurers present were top-tier even among the first-level adventurers.

"This can't go on, Emiya!!"

Grace, having once again slain the wingless red dragons before her with her battle axe, quickly turned and shouted in the direction of Emiya Shirou.

"I see!!"

Emiya Shirou immediately understood.

The twin pistols in his hands transformed, and a golden bow appeared in Shirou Emiya's hands, with a spiraling arrow nocked on it.

"Newbies! Listen up!!!!"

Upon seeing Shirou Emiya riding that terrifying sword arrow, Grace quickly called out to Bert and Ais, who were still engaged in battle.

Although Shirou Emiya wouldn't fire at the area where they were fighting, he still had to warn them if necessary.

Especially Ais, who is moving at high speed, could easily fall into Shirou Emiya's bombardment range if she is not careful.

"That old man!"

Bert muttered something under his breath and quickly dodged to the side.

He had witnessed the destructive power of Shirou Emiya's weapon firsthand, and Bert didn't think he could survive such an explosion.

"Pseudo-Spiral Sword (Caladbolg II)"

The sword arrow transformed into a beam of light and shot off into the distance.

At that very moment, a colossal dragon, as large as a building, emerged from the ground.

It roared and howled, yet it did not understand what it was about to face.

At the moment of its birth, it only saw a ray of light appear before its eyes.

"boom----!"

That was an explosion that wiped out the sea.

The terrifying aftershocks sent Ais, who was close to the explosion, flying into the air.

If it weren't for the strong winds surrounding him, he would probably have fallen heavily to the ground.

Before the newly emerged dragons could react, they were quickly reduced to ashes and vanished from the spot.

A small mushroom cloud, like a nuclear explosion, appeared in front of Grace.

Even after witnessing it several times, I couldn't help but marvel at the sheer horror of such an explosion.

With just one strike, nearly half of the dragon horde was wiped out.

However, just as they were about to take action, the chanting sound came from the entrance of the passageway on the 58th floor.

"Soon, the flames will unleash the quietly advancing fire of war, leading to inevitable destruction."

The surrounding dragons seemed to sense the threat to their lives and surged towards the passage.

"The war horns sound high and clear, let the savage chaos of war arrive! Crimson flames, merciless fire, you are the embodiment of karmic fire, sweeping away thousands of armies!"

Riveria walked slowly down the passage, her chanting continuing without pause.