The Fukaros Familia, starting from DanMachi.

Chapter 133 Burning Feathers' Premonition of Crisis

Fen Yu's arm moved so fast that it became a blur, and only the crimson-gold sword light could be seen flashing in the dim light, intertwining with the purple blade light of the assassin, forming a breathtaking duel scene.

Seeing that the attack was ineffective, the assassin suddenly changed tactics, leaping up and bringing his feet together like a battle axe to kick Fen Yu in the chest.

The sharp edges of the boot soles gleamed coldly, carrying a terrifying force capable of shattering rocks.

Instead of retreating, Fen Yu advanced, slamming his left foot against the rock wall to the side. He flipped in mid-air, barely avoiding the kick, while simultaneously delivering a powerful kick to the assassin's abdomen with his right foot.

With a loud "Bang!", the assassin let out a low roar and flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the rock wall.

The rock wall was instantly dented, and debris flew everywhere.

Before it could get up, Fenyu had already closed in on it, raising the Flame Sword high in its hand. The flames on the sword were even more intense at this moment, and the extremely high temperature made the surrounding air start to burn.

"With this sword's light in hand!"

He exerted force with his wrist, and the flaming sword slashed down with a devastating momentum.

"Sizzle—!"

With a piercing tearing sound, the longsword that the assassin hastily used to block was instantly severed by the extremely high temperature of [Eternal Flame].

The flaming sword, its momentum undiminished, slashed down on its shoulder.

The assassin let out a final roar, his figure gradually dissipating in the raging flames, leaving only a wisp of faint black mist, which was also completely burned away by the flames surrounding Fen Yu.

The battle ended, and the cave returned to a brief silence, save for Fen Yu's heavy breathing and the sizzling sound of flames burning the rocks.

"That was close—if we hadn't severed its weapon, it wouldn't have been so easy to kill it."

Fen Yu leaned on his sword, feeling his whole body protesting.

He gave it his all in this battle, walking a tightrope the whole time.

Given the attack power of those assassins, if they made even one mistake, they would lose an arm or a leg, or even be beheaded.

Fortunately, his magic [Eternal Flame] has a special attack effect on weapons, which melted the opponent's weapon. Otherwise, the battle would have dragged on.

"Strength, speed, endurance—its potential stats are probably ridiculously high."

Robin analyzed, "This is a monster with almost no weaknesses except for ranged attacks. Judging from its combat performance alone, even a level 3 adventurer party would probably be no match for it."

A full week has passed since the conference of the gods that determined the form of the war game.

For the next seven days, the four members of the Fukaros Familia continued as usual, seemingly unconcerned about the impending war that would determine the life or death of the entire family, and entered the dungeon for adventures every day on time.

During this time, they even conquered two "dungeons" and gained a lot.

The biggest gain was that Fenyu finally collected a complete set of five-star artifacts—[The Blazing Witch of Flames].

The two-piece set effect of this artifact directly enhances the power of his fire magic.

The four-piece set effect is even more incredible, directly boosting his development ability [Fire Flash] by one level, from level I to level H.

At this moment, in the sixteenth-level cave where he had just defeated the "Advanced Ninja Warrior Death Soldier," Fen Yu stared at the deep, dark path leading to the seventeenth level. A strong sense of crisis surged from the bottom of his heart, making the hairs on his body stand on end.

"What's wrong, Fenyu?"

The robin noticed his odd behavior and asked softly.

"The seventeenth floor—there's big trouble here."

Fen Yu's expression was very solemn.

He knew that the Labyrinth King Goliath would appear on the seventeenth floor of the dungeon, and the guild had assessed his potential ability value as high as Lv.4.

Even if it's a level 4 floor master, Fenyu is confident he can defeat him.

As long as the robin's [Starry Fugue] can upgrade him, and combined with his annihilation magic [Extinction - Prayer], as long as he can successfully chant it, he will definitely be able to kill the Goliath.

However, the intense sense of crisis that was stimulating his nerves was frantically telling him: Don't go down!

Even without Finn's superhuman intuition, Fen Yu knew with his toes that what awaited him on the seventeenth floor was definitely not something as simple as the Goliath Giant.

After all, his skill called [The Stared Abyss] made the dungeon specifically nurture the monsters from his memories.

He couldn't even imagine what surprises the dungeon would "prepare" for him once he stepped onto the seventeenth floor.

"Let's go back."

Fen Yu made a decisive decision: "There's no need to try the seventeenth floor now; we're not fully prepared yet."

"I agree," the robin nodded. "Our primary objective is the upcoming war game; we shouldn't complicate things further."

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Tifa and Feng Jin had no objections; they completely trusted Fen Yu's judgment.

On the way back, they casually dealt with a group of unruly Minotaur, the whole process flowing smoothly and effortlessly, as easy as taking a walk after dinner.

Soon it will be time for the war game to begin. They should go back and update their bounties to be in top condition for this highly anticipated "siege war".

Back on the ground, the group went straight to the guild headquarters to exchange their loot for Fali.

They were received by their personal advisor, Eina Zur.

When the four members of the Burning Feather Clan appeared before her, looking travel-worn and carrying the distinctive aura of the dungeon, the half-elf lady was first stunned. Then her beautiful face flushed red, not from embarrassment, but from anger.

"You guys are way too carefree!"

Eina's voice trembled slightly. "The news of the War Game has spread throughout Orario, and even neighboring countries are paying attention. And what about you? You, the parties involved, still have the mind to go into the dungeon?!"

She stood with her hands on her hips, circling the four of them, muttering, "People outside are saying you've given up on yourselves, that you've thrown caution to the wind, and that you're cramming for battle, trying to improve your strength during this time. How could that be?"

Looking at the sulking Eina, Fenyu found it both amusing and touching. He gently comforted her, "Don't worry, Eina, we know what we're doing. Besides, adventurers should never give up on adventures, no matter when or where. Isn't that what adventurers are all about?"

"That's right, Miss Eina."

The robin added with a smile, "Maintaining a normal pace of exploration is the best way to stay in combat readiness."

Feng Jin even pulled a small bottle of pink healing spray from her backpack and handed it to Eina: "Eina-chan, this is for you. You must have been working hard lately. You have dark circles under your eyes. Spray this on and it will beautify your skin."

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