The Fukaros Familia, starting from DanMachi.

Chapter 191 The Crimson Flower

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the mist gradually shrank, and the immense magical power converged and solidified towards the center at an astonishing speed.

Finally, a clear figure appeared in the dissipating magical mist.

"What is that?"

Daphne tensed up instantly, her hand gripping the hilt of her sword, her expression one of extreme vigilance.

Robin and the others looked at each other in bewilderment, and the atmosphere instantly became extremely tense.

"Da, da, da————"

Clear footsteps sounded, and the figure slowly emerged from the last wisp of mist, appearing completely before Fen Yu and the others.

"This...how is this possible?!"

The moment they saw the figure clearly, Daphne and Cassandra felt as if their worldviews had been shattered by a heavy hammer, and they couldn't help but take a step back.

"Are you kidding me? Why would it be human?!"

Daphne let out a terrified scream.

Before them stood a beautiful girl with a fiery red ponytail, emerald green eyes, holding an ordinary longsword, and dressed in simple adventurer gear.

Gudong.

Both women swallowed hard, their faces turning deathly pale with fright.

What did they see?

Within this immense magical core that had attracted countless monsters, a living, breathing human female adventurer unexpectedly appeared.

This is completely beyond their understanding of the world.

The red-haired girl slowly raised her head. Her once vibrant green eyes were now empty and lifeless, like two cold glass beads.

When her gaze swept over Fen Yu and the others, a chill that penetrated to the bone instantly invaded everyone's body, including Fen Yu.

"Burning fiercely, burning fiercely, burning fiercely, unleash the full power of fire!"

Accompanied by an emotionless chant, the red-haired girl's limbs and the longsword in her hand were simultaneously enveloped in scorching crimson flames, making her resemble a fiery flower quietly blooming on the battlefield.

"Bang—!"

The ground beneath her feet shattered instantly, and she transformed into a cannonball wreathed in flames, hurtling toward Fen Yu and the others at incredible speed.

"—With this wheel of flames as my chariot!"

Fen Yu's pupils contracted, and almost simultaneously he chanted his own magic incantation. The equally crimson flames instantly enveloped his entire body, transforming into an even more dazzling beam of fire, which head-on confronted the red-haired girl.

boom-!!

The two swords, both wreathed in flames, clashed fiercely in mid-air, sending out violent shockwaves of fire that scorched the ground, leaving a ring of black marks.

Fen Yu stared intently at the girl's face so close to his own, gazing into her lifeless green eyes, and he already understood what was going on.

Judging from the words "earth veins" that Joan of Arc saw, the answer is already quite obvious.

The underground city, referencing his memories of the concept of "ley lines," recreated a certain existence that it had once recorded from its vast "memory" spanning thousands of years.

Like a strange person, yet completely different, Fenyu couldn't discern what kind of being it was.

Moreover, Fen Yu had already guessed the other party's identity.

He guessed it the moment she used that signature fire-enhanced spell.

After all, there weren't many powerful individuals in Orario's history who used enchantment magic, let alone fire-based enchantment magic.

That was once a symbol of justice, the first leader of the Astrea Familia, known as the "Red Flower," Alexandra Rofer.

A righteous hero who should have died years ago has now been "resurrected" by the dungeon.

In Orario, in the seventh district of the district where Alyssa was resurrected by the dungeon, a small commotion is taking place in the "Abundant Mistress" tavern.

Liu Zheng carried a plate filled with beer and roasted meat, nimbly moving among the bustling tables and chairs.

However, just as she was about to serve the food to the guests, a strange feeling welled up inside her, and her heart pounded so hard that she abruptly stopped in her tracks.

"Clang—!"

The plate slipped from her weak hands, the sound of shattering ceramics and the muffled thud of food rolling down the table particularly jarring in the noisy pub, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

"You stupid elf, what are you doing?!"

Mia, behind the bar, frowned and unleashed her characteristically loud voice, typical of dwarves.

Although Liu is usually clumsy and seems like a good-for-nothing, after working as a shop assistant for so many years, she hasn't made such a basic mistake as dropping a plate like this in a long time.

However, as soon as Mia finished speaking, Hill noticed something was wrong.

"Wait, Ryu, what's wrong?"

When Hill saw Liu clutching her chest, her face pale and her body trembling slightly, he quickly stepped forward to support her and asked her with concern.

"You idiot Ryu-neko, did you eat something in the dungeon and get a stomachache, meow?"

Anya, who had also rushed over upon hearing the commotion, poked her fluffy cat head out and said with a worried expression.

Chloe and Lunova also gathered around, their eyes full of concern.

"Meow? You... why are you crying, meow?"

Anya took a closer look and was immediately startled.

Liu slowly raised her head. Her usually cool and calm face was now filled with confusion and bewilderment, but two lines of tears uncontrollably slid down from her emerald green eyes and dripped onto the wooden floor.

"I—I don't know."

Ryu's voice trembled with a hint of panic that even she herself couldn't understand, "I just suddenly feel—so sad, so sad that I can hardly breathe."

She frantically wiped away the tears streaming down her face with the back of her hand, completely bewildered as to what was happening to her body and her emotions.

"Don't disturb the guests' meal here, Hill. Take her to the back to rest. Anya, clean up the floor."

Mia's brows furrowed even deeper, but she still immediately made the most correct judgment.

Noticing that many customers were casting curious glances at her, Hill immediately understood and playfully stuck out her tongue in the direction of the customers, making a cute gesture to defuse the awkwardness. Then she helped the distraught Liu into the back rest area of ​​the shop.

Meanwhile, Anya and the others quickly began cleaning up the broken plates and food scraps on the floor, trying to restore order to the tavern as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, on a distant continent to the east of Orario, a city called "Swordcraft City" is operating at its own unique rhythm.

The sword-wielding city of Zoringen.

This is a giant city with walls reaching 30 meters high. Although it cannot compare with Orario, the center of the world, in terms of overall scale, anyone who sees it for the first time will still be amazed by its magnificent grandeur.

Unlike the towering skyscrapers of Orario, the buildings here are generally not very tall, giving them a simple and solid feel.

Above the city, there are always plumes of black smoke rising into the sky. These are not signs of impending disaster, but proof of the tireless work of countless forging furnaces.

The entire city seemed to be enveloped by a scorching wave, and the constant clanging of the hammer was the city's unchanging main theme and heartbeat.

Pedestrians walking on the street, whether they are strong and powerful men, elderly people with unsteady steps, or even children playing on the side of the street, are all dressed in work clothes that allow for easy movement, and more or less have small tools such as hammers and tongs hanging from their waists, looking just like blacksmiths.

The city's location was a stroke of genius.

To its west and south lie continuous mountains rich in mineral deposits, while to its east stretches an endless, dense forest, providing an inexhaustible supply of charcoal for forging. A wide river flows through the city from the north, bringing a large amount of water needed for cooling the smelting process.

The three essential elements for iron smelting—minerals, timber for charcoal, and water for cooling—are perfectly combined here.

It's not hard to understand why the sword-making city was established on this land and has prospered to this day.

If we disregard the dungeon's resource treasure trove, which is almost like a cheat code, Zoringen possesses far more natural resources than Orario.

The new headquarters of the Astrea Familia, "Starry Rest House," is located in this renowned forging city.

This is a simple two-story wooden building, which appears exceptionally peaceful and serene compared to the surrounding forging workshops where hammering never stops.

On the wooden sign in front of the building, the emblem of the Libra clan, composed of intertwined wings and a longsword, is clearly engraved. It is the emblem of the Astrea Familia, a banner of justice that has never been tarnished, no matter where it is.