The Fukaros Familia, starting from DanMachi.

Chapter 169 The Loki Familia Appears

However, the Dead End Butcher had no intention of letting Burning Feather go so easily.

It crouched slightly, and the ground beneath its feet shattered with a crash. Its massive body, carrying a terrifying shockwave, instantly covered a distance of tens of meters with the speed of a backward strike, appearing in front of Fen Yu as he flew backward, and once again raised the giant road sign in its hand high.

"Holy crap!"

Fen Yu's lips twitched.

With no leverage in mid-air and no way to dodge, the only option is to cross their arms and gather all the flames in front of them to form a final barrier.

At the rear of the group, Jeanne d'Arc, who had been watching the battle closely, turned pale. She gritted her teeth and concentrated most of the magic power that was maintaining the entire barrier onto Fen Yu in a desperate gamble.

The golden radiance that had covered the entire area dimmed instantly, but condensed into a thick, almost tangible layer of golden light armor on Fen Yu's body.

"boom-!!!"

As if hit head-on by a speeding truck, Fenyu was struck solidly.

The terrifying force pierced through the flame barrier and the golden light armor, turning him into a cannonball. He was blasted backward and crashed heavily into the distant rock wall. The hard rock wall instantly caved in and cracked, and countless fragments of rock fell down, burying half of his body.

"Hey, hey, hey, you're kidding, right?!"

When Perth and the others saw this, they turned pale with fright.

Fen Yu's series of fluid attacks were impeccable in both power and timing. If it were the original floor master, Goliath, he would have been dead long ago.

But the new Dead End Butcher acted as if nothing had happened, and launched such a terrifying counterattack, knocking away their last hope—"Spark"—in a single exchange.

"Xin Yan, are you still alive?!"

Boss yelled at the top of his lungs, his voice trembling slightly, "We can't fight this! This monster's stats are way too high! Let's find a way to retreat!"

His shout echoed the sentiments of everyone.

The other adventurers were also terrified and considered retreating.

Although the surrounding monsters were annoying, they could still be dealt with thanks to Jeanne's barrier. But this new floor boss was so terrifying that it made them despair and completely unable to muster any will to fight back.

"He's not dead yet."

An annoyed voice came from under the pile of rubble.

Fen Yu pushed away the rock that was pressing down on him and stood up unsteadily.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and now felt like swearing.

Although I knew that the Dead End Butcher would be very strong, far surpassing the previous floor boss, Goliath Giant, I didn't expect him to be this difficult to deal with.

He even used magic to create an internal explosion, but he didn't kill the opponent, let alone seriously injure them.

If he hadn't reacted quickly and had his instincts kick in, he would have been seriously injured, if not killed.

This Dead End Butcher's potential ability value is at least LV.5!

Those level 3 adventurers in Perth were utterly useless; they couldn't even manage to scratch the other side.

As for himself, although he could break through the defense, the damage he caused was nothing compared to the Dead Road Butcher's terrifying regeneration ability.

Fen Yu even seriously doubted that even if he disregarded everything and used his trump card, [Annihilation - Prayer], he might not be able to kill his opponent in one blow.

As for gathering all adventurers to besiege it together?

Fen Yu glanced at the group who were struggling against the grunts and shook his head.

With the Dead End Butcher's terrifying attack power, those LV.2 adventurers would be injured by a mere graze or killed by a single knock. Letting them come up and gang up on him would be no different from lining up to deliver their heads to the enemy.

However, Fenyu has another way.

That is to have the robin use the Ascension spell—[Fugue of the Stars]—on him and several other LV.3 elite adventurers, including Perth.

If everyone can temporarily "upgrade," they will definitely still have the strength to fight.

But Fenyu didn't want to reveal Robin's trump card so early.

Moreover, he strongly suspects that this Dead End Butcher has other forms.

After all, in his memories of that world, the Dead End Butcher's current form is merely the most pathetic "initial form".

As for this version born from the dungeon, whether it has many forms or only one form, Fenyu cannot be sure.

After all, the dungeon is a cunning and unpredictable place, and the monsters it breeds will inevitably differ somewhat from the original versions in one's memory.

Therefore, he cannot blindly trust his memories, otherwise the dungeon will sooner or later give him a huge "surprise" and teach him a bloody lesson.

"(Fuck you!) Again!"

Suddenly, Fen Yu swore.

Without giving him any time to catch his breath, the Dead End Butcher stood still, then suddenly snatched the giant road sign from his hand, raising the huge metal plate high above his head.

Then, it leaped forward towards the location of Burning Feather.

The colossal five-meter-tall object, like a cannonball fired from a gun, instantly covered a distance of more than ten meters. The raised giant weapon, accompanied by a whistling sound that tore through the air, crashed down like a black meteorite.

At the critical moment, Fen Yu relied on his fighting instincts to roll to the side and dodge. Boom!

With a deafening roar, the giant soldier slammed heavily onto the rock wall where he had just been standing.

The entire wall collapsed inward as if it had been blasted by a directional explosion, and countless pieces of debris poured down like a torrential rain, instantly filling half the area with thick dust.

Amidst the smoke and dust, the Dead End Butcher slowly withdrew its massive weapon, casually sweeping across the surroundings once more. The violent gusts of wind not only dispersed the smoke and dust but also repelled any enemies that attempted to approach.

Fen Yu staggered to his feet from the edge of the smoke and dust, his white hair covered in dust, looking quite disheveled.

"There's no other way, let's retreat."

He shook his head, his face full of helplessness.

This is completely unwinnable; the Dead End Butcher's strength has exceeded the limits of what their temporary team can handle.

His only hope now is that the monster will behave like a normal floor master and stay on the seventeenth floor. Otherwise, given its destructive power, many people will die here today.

"Huh? What's going on here? What kind of monster is that big thing?"

Just as the entire team was in the midst of the chaos as they prepared to flee for their lives, a clear and energetic questioning voice suddenly rang out at the entrance to the passage connecting the sixteenth and seventeenth floors.

Upon hearing the somewhat familiar voice, Fen Yu turned around abruptly and froze.

At the entrance to the passage, a large group of people stood there, staring in disbelief at the chaotic battlefield before them.

Leading the group was Finn Dimna, a short but imposing dwarf "Hero," accompanied by the elegant and noble elven royal "Nine Demoness" Riveria Rios Alf and the burly dwarf "Heavy Warrior" Grace Landrock.

Behind them stood the sullen werewolf "Fierce Wolf" Bert Roca, baring his teeth; the Amazon sisters Tiona and Tione, looking excited and eager to try; and the blonde-haired, golden-eyed "Sword Maiden" Ais Wallenstein, whose expression remained as calm as ever.

Lefia, Raul, Anachiti, and Alicia—almost all the officers of the Loki Familia's First and Second Armies were present.

Behind them followed a large group of supporters carrying packages and supplies, as well as a large number of fully armed and highly skilled adventurers.

This is—the main force of the Loki Familia, who are on a large-scale expedition. What are they doing here?!

Time moved forward slightly.

In the magnificent "Twilight Mansion" in Orario's eighth district, Loki lay listlessly on the sofa, watching Finn process a document from the guild.

"Another forced expedition, huh? Those guys in the guild really know how to order people around."

Loki pouted and complained.

"There's no way around it; it's the duty of the exploration-type family."

Finn put down the documents and smiled helplessly.

Long before, the Loki Familia had already been preparing for the next Deep Expedition.

The arrival of this compulsory document merely brought the plan forward a little.

"Hey Loki, aren't you inviting Brother Burning Feather and the others to join this expedition?"

Tiona, an Amazonian girl with long black hair, came over and clung to Loki's arm, her face beaming with excitement. "I want to go on an adventure with that 'Warrior Saintess' and Brother Burning Feather too!"

Ais, who was wiping her beloved sword "Sword of Despair," stopped what she was doing upon hearing this. Her golden eyes quietly turned to Loki, and although she didn't say anything, her concern was obvious.

"Yes, yes!"

On the other side, Elfi, the human mage girl sitting with Lefia, also said expectantly, "That War Goddess called Robin has such a rare experience point gain skill. If she could join us on the expedition, wouldn't we have a chance to level up?"

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