The Fukaros Familia, starting from DanMachi.

Chapter 168 The Terrifying Dead End Butcher

But Robin knew that these little monsters were just appetizers; the real deciding factor in their fate lay with Burning Feather and his group.

"clang--!"

The Dead End Butcher brandished a road sign the size of a door, and Burse roared as he charged forward with his battle axe. But the moment their weapons clashed, an unparalleled force struck, sending him flying backward and crashing to the ground, completely disoriented.

"What the hell is this monstrous power?!"

Perth launched into another tirade of profanities.

He's a veteran LV.3 adventurer known for his strength; even when facing the Goliath, he wasn't this badly beaten.

What's even more terrifying is that this monster not only uses weapons, but also has amazing defense, maximum recovery ability, and is quite fast. Moreover, its senses are incredibly sharp, and it can accurately react to even sneak attacks from blind spots.

Among the several LV.3 adventurers who were besieging him, only Fenyu's longsword, which was wrapped in crimson flames, was able to barely break through the black metal shell of the Dead Road Butcher, but it only left a sword mark, which would soon heal in the green energy light.

"roar!"

The Dead End Butcher seemed tired of the flies' harassment. It suddenly raised its left hand, its five fingers as thick as a child's arm, the tips of which were pitch-black hooks, and grabbed straight at Burning Feather.

The grabbing motion wasn't fast, but it carried a sense of locking down and oppression, as if "you have nowhere to escape."

Fen Yu's eyes narrowed, and he narrowly dodged to the side. The sharp claws grazed his clothes, leaving five deep scratches on the hard stone surface.

Before he could even regain his footing, the Dead End Butcher's right foot suddenly rose and slammed down!

The colossal five-meter-tall creature stomped its foot on the ground, causing the entire floor to tremble violently.

Centered on its impact point, the ground instantly exploded with terrifying, spiderweb-like cracks, and a violent shockwave swept outwards carrying countless fragments of rock.

The other adventurers who were attacking were instantly blasted away, and Fen Yu also staggered backward, the ground beneath his feet constantly crumbling, almost losing his balance.

The moment the thought crossed his mind, the Butcher of the Dead End made his move.

It rammed the giant road sign into the ground—its sharp edges embedded deep into the rock strata. Using this as a fulcrum, its massive body spun 180 degrees in an instant, like an agile top.

Another giant hand swung around, whistling through the air, and swept towards Fen Yu, who had just regained his footing.

Fen Yu's pupils contracted, and he suddenly bent down. The huge palm almost brushed past his head, and the resulting gale made his cheeks sting.

The butcher's "mouth" that spanned his face was stretched even wider.

It retreated swiftly—its heavy, five-meter-tall body leaped several meters backward with an agility completely disproportionate to its size, landing almost without making a sound.

Then, the instant it landed, it suddenly turned around, and the giant road sign that had been stuck in the ground was propelled by this terrifying turning momentum, drawing a complete arc of death.

A metal plate the size of a door came hurtling in, blocking all escape routes.

Fen Yu had no choice but to tumble backward in a sorry state. The giant weapon barely grazed his nose before slamming heavily against the rock wall behind him.

"BOOM—!!!"

The solid rock wall was instantly blasted open, creating a huge crater with a diameter of more than two meters, and debris flew like rain.

In the blink of an eye, Fenyu, having dissipated the force of his roll, had already arrived behind the Butcher of the Dead Road.

He didn't even have time to catch his breath; almost instinctively, he reached out, his magic instantly surging within him.

Gospel!"

The sonic waves, wreathed in intense heat, condensed into a crimson fireball in his palm, striking the Dead Road Butcher's broad back with lightning speed.

"boom--!"

Amidst the deafening explosion, flames and shockwaves raged, instantly engulfing the massive body of the Dead Road Butcher.

However, the high temperature, enough to melt steel, did not stop it in the slightest.

Soon, a huge black shadow burst out from the raging flames. Its carapace and flesh, charred and shattered by the magical explosion and high temperature, sizzled and emitted a lot of steam. The green energy patterns pulsated like a heart, and the flesh buds wriggled wildly, recovering at a terrifying speed that defied all reason.

"Tsk."

Fen Yu clicked his tongue, a look of "I knew it" flashing across his face.

He lightly tapped his feet, and the flames imbued with the magic [Eternal Flame] suddenly erupted, propelling him backward at an extremely fast speed, away from the Butcher of the Dead Road.

As he retreated, his hands never stopped, unleashing a barrage of "Flame Barrages" at the Dead End Butcher like Gatling gun bullets that never ran out.

Each shell exploded in a burst of fire on the monster. Although the immense impact couldn't cause any effective damage, it did manage to knock it back repeatedly, causing it to stumble and fall.

"Now's the time. Give it a gua sha treatment. If you break the skin, you've won."

Perth and his men seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and charged forward again with a roar.

Giant axes, greatswords, spears—several LV.3 elite adventurers unleashed their strongest attacks on the Dead End Butcher from various tricky angles.

"roar--!"

Enraged by this swarm of "flies," the Dead End Butcher let out a deafening roar.

It suddenly swung the giant road sign soldier in front of it at high speed, creating a terrifying metal storm that not only extinguished all the remaining flames on its body, but also forced Boss and the others back again.

Immediately afterward, it lunged forward, the massive road sign crashing down with immense force. Perth raised his axe to block it, but was sent flying again by the violent power. He spun several times in the air like a top before landing. If it weren't for Joan of Arc's barrier magic, which caused his body to glow with golden light the instant he was hit, weakening the impact by nearly half, he would probably be more than just seriously injured; he would have been reduced to a pile of minced meat.

"Is this the floor master of the seventeenth floor?!"

Burse lay on the ground, feeling as if his internal organs were out of place, and couldn't help but curse loudly.

The other adventurers fared no better. One was struck by the claws, his chest armor torn open with five deep gashes that exposed bone. Another was kicked away, rolling like a gourd into the distant monster horde.

If it weren't for Joan of Arc's protective magic and Violet's healing magic constantly providing them with damage reduction and recovery, this hastily assembled elite squad would probably have been completely wiped out by now.

Fen Yu had long anticipated that Bos and others were of little use.

He didn't expect these temporary teammates to create a miracle.

The crimson flames on his body surged again, the terrifying heat even distorting the surrounding air, and his entire body transformed into a humanoid pillar of fire that shot into the sky.

The ground beneath his feet shattered with a deafening roar, and he transformed into a streak of fire, instantly appearing before the Butcher of the Dead Road.

The Flame Sword was no longer used for sweeping, powerful strikes, but instead transformed into countless afterimages, precisely slashing at the seemingly indestructible joints and the weak points where the energy patterns intersected in the Dead Road Butcher's body.

The incredibly fast slashes left deep, bone-revealing wounds on the Dead Road Butcher, sending sparks flying.

However, the wounds flashed with green light, and the muscle tissue writhed wildly, recovering completely in just one or two breaths.

Fen Yu's eye twitched violently, but his attack did not stop.

With a nimble sidestep, he dodged the oncoming giant road sign soldier, lunged forward, and thrust his flaming sword upwards at an incredible angle, finally piercing through the hard black armor and plunging the blade deep into the Dead Road Butcher's body.

"

Gospel!"

Without the slightest hesitation, he activated the magic.

A series of "fire bombardments" exploded inside Dead Road Butcher's body.

A series of muffled explosions rang out, and red light even shot out through the gaps in the Dead End Butcher's black carapace.

The Dead End Butcher's body was stretched and twisted wildly by the energy bursting from within, emitting a painful roar.

A glint flashed in Fen Yu's eyes. He was about to press his advantage and recklessly pour more flames into the opponent's body, wanting to completely burn away the opponent's internal organs and core.

But the next moment, a sense of impending death made his hair stand on end.

Almost without hesitation, he suddenly unleashed the flames from his Flame Sword, creating a powerful recoil that sent him flying backward, instantly distancing him from the Butcher of the Dead Road.

The moment he left his spot, a deafening roar erupted as the massive road sign weapon crashed down with tremendous force, creating a bottomless crater where he had been standing.

If he had hesitated even slightly, he would probably be smashed into the earth's crust by now.

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