The Fukaros Familia, starting from DanMachi.

Chapter 177 The Expedition Ends

The Dead End Butcher slammed his club into the ground with a roar, then slammed the massive club down on the ground three times in succession.

Each impact left a huge crater in the ground, and the terrifying shockwaves made the entire building tremble.

After three slams, the Dead End Butcher entered a brief period of stagnation.

"Now's the time! Go all out!"

The crowd, who had been waiting for a long time, erupted instantly.

Ais's Wind Walk, Bert's Kick, Tiona's Great Slash, Tione's Scimitar, Tifa's Meteor Feather —

Countless attacks rained down on the monster like fireworks.

Alicia seized the opportunity and unleashed her [Hail Dust] spell, which exploded on the monster, coating it with a thin layer of frost and slowing its movements.

However, this brief calm was only a prelude to an even more ferocious attack.

Just as everyone finished their attack, Dead End Butcher suddenly pulled out his club and began to spin wildly like a top.

The enormous club transformed into a scythe of death, its attack range covering the entire melee area.

"That's such a cheating move!"

Tiona screamed as she tumbled backward in a disheveled manner.

Thanks to the robin's early warning, everyone was able to retreat from the attack range in time and avoid being caught in the terrifying tornado.

Seeing that he couldn't succeed in close combat, the Dead End Butcher suddenly raised his left hand, condensing a purple energy ball in his palm, and chased after Alicia.

"Gospel!"

Fen Yu raised his hand and fired a sonic cannon, accurately blocking the energy ball's path.

The exploding energy ball unleashed a violent storm, sending Alicia flying backward, where she was caught by Fenyu.

"Thanks."

The golden-haired elf steadied himself, thanked Burning Feather, and had a strange look in his eyes.

"This guy, he's got some dirty tricks up his sleeve!"

Bert spat.

The Dead End Butcher used his old trick again, this time drawing energy from his weapon to condense three slowly expanding energy balls, which chased after Ais, Tifa, and Daphne respectively.

The slow speed and ever-expanding volume brought immense psychological pressure.

The three immediately separated and moved at high speed in different directions, trying to shake off the energy ball, but the energy ball was like a leech, relentlessly pursuing them.

"Watch out, it's going to explode!"

The robin reminded me.

Almost simultaneously, the Dead End Butcher suddenly raised his hand, and the three energy balls exploded instantly.

In the critical moment, Ais dodged the epicenter of the explosion with an extreme reverse turn, Tifa used the blast wave to tumble in the air and land steadily, while Daphne instantly activated her protective magic [Lamulle], a layer of hazy light armor enveloping her, and with the added support of Jeanne's barrier magic, she managed to withstand the aftershocks of the explosion. Although her face was a little pale, she was unharmed.

"It's not over yet!"

The robin cried out warnings again.

The Dead End Butcher swung his club violently across the ground, each swing sending up a purple beam of light that flew close to the ground and shot towards different adventurers.

Raul barely dodged the first beam of light, but it traced a strange arc in the air and attacked again from behind.

Raul had no choice but to roll awkwardly on the ground to barely avoid it.

"Maintain formation, don't panic."

While using her agile movements to dodge the light waves, Annaquite loudly warned her companions.

The pace of the battle became incredibly dangerous and complex at this moment.

Suddenly, the Butcher of the Dead End vanished without warning.

"It's gone invisible! Everyone on high alert!"

The robin's call carried a hint of urgency.

The next second, the Butcher of the Dead End's massive body appeared out of thin air in front of the back row of mages, his club already spinning devastatingly.

"Oh no!"

Lefia's face turned deathly pale.

Just as the Butcher of the Dead End's enormous club, powerful enough to split mountains and shatter rocks, was about to smash into the back row of mages with devastating force, a strong and reliable figure suddenly stepped in front.

Grace placed the magnificent shield, engraved with countless battle scars, firmly in front of Lefia and the other mages.

boom!!!

The collision of the club and the shield produced a deafening roar that could shatter eardrums. A terrifying shockwave swept across the entire area in concentric circles, scraping away a layer of the hard rock on the ground.

However, Grace, who had withstood this thunderous blow, remained motionless, like a rivet driven into the earth, without taking a single step back.

On the contrary, the Dead End Butcher was thrown back by the unimaginable force, his massive body momentarily losing its balance.

"Now."

The robin's call rang out just in time.

"Burning Feathers!"

Taking this opportunity, Bert let out a deafening wolf howl.

Fen Yu instantly understood. In a flash, the enchantment [Eternal Flame] was activated, and platinum flames covered his body like a divine robe.

He reached out and aimed at Bert's silver metal combat boots.

The extremely compressed flame energy transformed into a pure heat stream, precisely striking Bert's metal boots, Frosvelt.

Yu's domineering flames were absorbed by those special combat boots, just like iron filings attracted by a magnet.

"Oh oh oh oh oh—!"

Bert felt as if his legs were on fire. He let out a triumphant roar and took only a few strides to reach the Dead End Butcher.

The right foot, imbued with the power of fire, blazed with incomparably violent flames, and like a roaring meteor, slammed into the Dead Road Butcher's exposed, massive chest.

"Boom!"

Amidst the deafening explosion, the Dead Man's chest armor shattered, sending massive sparks flying in all directions like festive fireworks.

"Make way, make way, it's my turn."

Tiona whirled her massive twin blades, Urga, above her head, creating a dense, impenetrable golden windmill, and shouted, "Watch me cut it in two!"

Tiona launched a fearless charge, leaping high into the air and drawing a beautiful parabola. Then, using the momentum of her fall, she channeled all her strength into her arms and slashed down fiercely.

The ferocious slash tore through the air, and even ripped apart the Dead Road Butcher's hard shell and bulging muscles, severing its entire left arm at the shoulder with a single blow.

Ais's figure transformed into a whirlwind too fast for the naked eye to catch, instantly appearing behind the stumbling Dead Road Butcher.

The extremely compressed hurricane in her hand emitted a piercing shriek before suddenly thrusting out.

The sword pierced precisely through Bert's freshly ruptured wound, leaving a gaping hole in the Butcher's chest.

"It's not over yet!"

Raul and Annaquiti, one on each side, moved like two swift shadows, their longswords striking the Dead Road Butcher's knee joints with pinpoint accuracy.

With a piercing sound of metal breaking, the Dead Road Butcher, unable to support his massive body any longer, finally collapsed to his knees.

"Everyone back off! Magic, prepare to fire!"

The robin gave the final command.

Ais and the others did not linger in the fight, but instead withdrew and retreated, making way for their comrades behind them to attack.

Under Grace's unbreakable protection, the mage team led by Lefia had already completed their final incantation.

—Pierce through, arrow that will surely hit its mark!!

Dozens of magical cannon fire, like a meteor shower streaking across the night sky, carrying a dazzling light that purified everything, bombarded the kneeling, immobile Dead Road Butcher.

There were no screams, no struggles.

In that magical torrent powerful enough to vaporize steel, the floor master who had brought endless trouble to everyone was blasted into pieces.

Under everyone's gaze, the ominous purple magic patterns that had once covered the Butcher of the Dead Road were now converging into the air, eventually coalescing into a huge, crystal-clear magic stone, which fell to the ground with a clatter.

The monster's body completely turned into black smoke and dissipated, leaving behind only a strange metal block that shimmered with a metallic luster and had black and green patterns on it.