The Fukaros Familia, starting from DanMachi.

Chapter 174 Dead End Butcher Phase Two

“That’s right,” Riveria nodded in agreement. “Ais has always been with us and has never acted alone, nor could she have practiced with Xin Yan in private.”

"In other words, it was a tacit understanding that arose spontaneously during the life-or-death struggle just now, a coordinated attack conceived in an instant—"

Grace stroked his beard, a look of dismay on his face. "Young people these days are really scary."

"But fire and wind do have a strangely good match," Anachiti said with a regretful look. "Unfortunately, Firefire isn't from our clan."

On the other side, the girls of the Fukaros Familia were also gathered together.

"Captain—are you that close to that swordswoman from Loki's Familia?"

Seeing that Fenyu and Ais could use such a combination technique, Daphne's expression became somewhat strange.

"Speaking of which—"

Feng Jin, holding little Ika, tilted her head as if suddenly remembering something, and looked at Robin and Tifa beside her, "Shouldn't we keep a closer eye on Yu Bao? I feel like he's a bit too popular right now."

"Um."

"agree."

Robin and Tifa exchanged a glance and instantly reached a consensus.

Our own commander must never be blinded by outside temptations.

Seeing the strange fighting spirit that seemed to ignite in the eyes of Robin and Tifa, Jeanne d'Arc looked on with a pure and puzzled expression.

Daphne, however, cleverly pulled Cassandra back a step.

Her intuition told her that hell lay ahead, and it was best for her and ordinary people like Cassandra to stay out of it.

Cassandra also obediently hid behind Daphne, and similarly noticed the subtle change in the atmosphere.

Neither Robin nor Tifa noticed that Violet, standing in front of them, was gently stroking Ika in her arms, a knowing look playing on her lips.

Just then, a thought seemed to flash through Joan of Arc's mind, and almost instinctively she looked at the dismembered butcher.

At the same time, Finn suddenly felt a sharp pain in his thumb. He subconsciously licked his thumb, and a strong sense of vigilance welled up in his heart.

"Ais!"

"Burning Feathers!"

Almost simultaneously, Joan of Arc and Finn shouted at the top of their lungs, "The monster isn't dead!"

Hearing Finn and Joan of Arc's loud shouts, the relaxed crowd was startled and instinctively looked towards the scene. Then, everyone's eyes widened.

Upon hearing the warning, Fen Yu, who was just breathing a sigh of relief, didn't have time to think; her body reacted instinctively.

He grabbed Ais and pulled her backward with all his might.

And the very next second after they left their spot, Boom!!

A huge, pitch-black hand covered in green patterns slammed down, creating a massive crater where they had just been standing.

The terrifying shockwave spread wildly in a ring shape, shattering the ground in its path.

"Wow, there really is a second phase!"

Fen Yu glanced back at the giant hand, his eyes twitching wildly, and he immediately swore.

He successfully used a combo attack with Ais to cut the Dead End Butcher into four pieces, thinking that the monster only had an initial stage.

After all, the Dead End Butcher in its initial stage was already stronger than the Goliath Giant, a genuine LV.5 monster, and its appearance on the seventeenth floor was already excessive.

However, he underestimated the dungeon and also underestimated the impact of his skill [The Abyss of the Gaze] on the dungeon. In fact, the dungeon actually had an overpowered monster on the seventeenth floor.

On the lower body of the butcher who was kneeling on the ground, the flesh and blood were throbbing and twisting wildly, and new tissue was growing.

The arm that had just attacked them was the first to recover.

The Dead End Butcher staggered to his feet, his upper body, chopped into several pieces, wriggled, merged, and regenerated in the billowing steam, with eerie green magical patterns covering his entire body like circuit boards.

In just a few seconds, the Dead End Butcher was completely restored to its original state.

Not only that, its flesh and blood continued to throb, its body continued to expand, becoming even larger than before, and its back suddenly tore open, growing two more thick arms, turning it into a huge humanoid monster with four arms.

Its entire body was covered with dazzlingly bright green magical patterns, and the excessive magical radiance was incredibly dazzling.

"roar-!!!"

As the Butcher of the Dead End entered the second stage, he roared to the sky, the terrifying sound waves vibrating the air and even causing the entire floor to tremble violently, with rocks falling from the ceiling.

It pounded its chest wildly with its two jet-black arms covered in green patterns. The fierce and violent aura terrified the adventurers in the town of Rivera, including Bos, so much so that their faces turned pale, their bodies trembled, and they almost collapsed to the ground.

"Wow, there's even a second stage! How cool!"

Only Tiona's eyes shone brightly; far from being afraid, she was even more excited.

"Stupid Amazon, can't you see? This monster is no joke."

Bert's expression turned serious as he looked at Finn. "Finn!"

"Okay, Bert, Tiona, Tione, all of you come at me together."

Finn nodded, his brows furrowed tightly.

This new floor master's strength has completely exceeded his expectations.

The first stage was already ridiculously strong; even a typical LV.5 couldn't handle it alone, and now it can even revive and enter the second stage.

"Oh wow! I made it!"

Tiona, as if injected with adrenaline, brandished her large twin blades and was the first to charge forward.

Bert also scoffed and transformed into a silver afterimage, following closely behind.

Tione replied, "Leave it to me, Captain."

He charged forward, wielding his curved sword.

"Is it because the magic stone wasn't destroyed?"

Finn looked at the howling, ferocious Dead Road Butcher and said in a deep voice.

"It's not that simple."

Rivera's emerald eyes were filled with seriousness. "See those green magical patterns on its body? Its magical power is terrifying. I even suspect that it doesn't have the weakness of 'magic stones' at all."

"That's a bit troublesome."

Finn's brow furrowed even deeper. "Without a core weakness, coupled with that terrifying regenerative ability—aside from blasting it to smithereens with superhuman magic, the only option is to slowly wear it down."

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"This dungeon is getting stranger and stranger."

Grace also came over, his face full of confusion. "I'm getting more and more confused myself. I hope that something like this hasn't happened in the deeper layers, or it will be a big problem."

"It shouldn't have reached that point yet."

As Finn spoke, his gaze drifted subtly towards Fenyu, a hidden meaning in his eyes that went unnoticed by anyone.

"If you're injured, then get out of here and don't hold me back."

As Bert passed by Fenyu, who was being supported by Ais, he was as foul-mouthed as ever, but his gaze toward the battlefield was as sharp as a knife.

"What are you saying, you stinky werewolf? Brother Fenyu is already very strong. You're the one who should stay out of my way."

Tiona followed closely behind, wielding her large twin blades.

"Ais, it's time to go."

Tiony's figure flashed by, his words brief but powerful.

"I'm fine, go ahead."

Fenyu straightened up and spoke to Ais.

Ais gave him a deep look. Seeing that although he was weak, his eyes were still clear. Moreover, Tifa, Violet, and the others had already arrived. She nodded and no longer hesitated.

A gentle breeze rose again, and Ais, wielding the "Sword of Despair," charged once more into that land of death.

"As expected, it was still too much of a stretch—not strong enough."

Fenyu watched Ais's retreating figure and shook his head helplessly.

Although he has great explosive power, and his Flame Sword, empowered by [Eternal Flame], can transcend levels and break through the shell that even Ais found troublesome, he is ultimately only LV.3.

Their physical attributes, stamina, and mental strength are all incomparable to those of Ais and the other top adventurers who have already reached LV.5.

Being able to work with Ais to defeat the first stage of the Dead End Killer was already a miracle and a great achievement worthy of being recorded in history in the eyes of others.

If it were any other LV.3, let alone cooperating with Ais, they would probably be a burden from the very beginning.

However, he was indeed somewhat fortunate that he happened to be there during Loki's expedition.

Otherwise, he might really be stuck on this seventeenth floor, and wouldn't be able to enter any lower floors until the Dead End Butcher is defeated.

"We can't participate in the battles that are about to begin, so let's just be spectators."

Tifa came to Fenyu's side, helped him up, and said softly.

Feng Jin also placed her hands on him, and a soft green light enveloped his entire body, quickly healing his internal and external injuries.

"You're quite badly injured, Yu Bao. You need to rest properly and can't push yourself anymore."

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