The Fukaros Familia, starting from DanMachi.

Chapter 193 Burning Feather's Excitement and Expectation

The red-haired girl's attacks were so swift they were breathtaking; her swordsmanship was extremely sharp, each strike decisive and powerful.

Fen Yu felt a tingling numbness in his hands as he gripped the sword, and his tiger's mouth was almost about to be shattered.

In terms of pure ability, he was completely at a disadvantage.

"Ding ding ding ding!"

The longsword, wreathed in flames, transformed into a series of impenetrable thrusts, like a meteor bursting forth.

Despite Fen Yu's best efforts to block, several deep, bone-revealing wounds still appeared on his body in an instant.

The final strike landed precisely on the blade of his sword, which was blocking his path. Flames erupted suddenly, and the violent shockwave sent Fen Yu flying.

"Gospel!"

But in mid-air, as she was being sent flying backward, Fen Yu had already adjusted her posture, stretched out her palm, and delivered a precise fireball that struck the red-haired girl who was chasing after her.

Sparks flew as the red-haired girl burst out of the center of the explosion, completely unharmed, though her pursuit was slightly halted.

"Gospel!"

This time, it was pure sound waves without any added flames.

The girl's body jerked suddenly, and an unnatural flush rose on her fair cheeks, but she quickly forced herself to calm down.

Although the internal organs were impacted, no fatal damage was caused.

Fen Yu steadied himself and looked at the girl charging at him again. Instead of retreating, he advanced and unleashed a powerful whip kick, carrying the explosive force of Xin Yan.

The air exploded under the strain of the impact.

The girl came up to him and made the exact same move, kicking out as well.

The two men's legs crossed violently in the air, and the shockwaves they generated were like a storm, tearing the solid ground beneath their feet into deep trenches.

The girl's legs were beautifully long and shapely, covered by a thin layer of black stockings, yet they contained a chillingly strong and resilient power that was completely inconsistent with her appearance.

Using the momentum, Fen Yu retreated and unleashed a sword strike, the crimson light heading straight for the girl's fair neck.

The girl merely tilted her head slightly and narrowly dodged the attack. She then swung her longsword upwards, aiming directly at Fen Yu's abdomen, intending to disembowel him.

Fen Yu had no choice but to sheathe his sword and dodge, but this exposed a fatal flaw.

The girl seized the opportunity, turned around, and delivered a powerful spinning kick.

Fen Yu could only raise his arms and cross them to defend himself.

"Bang!"

A terrifying force swept over him, and he felt as if his arm had been struck head-on by a battering ram. The air exploded at the point of contact, and he was once again sent flying uncontrollably, crashing heavily into the wall formed by the entanglement of giant tree roots.

boom!

The next second, towering flames erupted from the hole in the wall, and Fen Yu stood up again.

The flames on his body did not diminish; instead, they burned even more fiercely.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes blazing with intense fighting spirit.

"The robin!"

He roared.

"clear."

Upon hearing this, the robin gracefully raised its staff and looked at Daphne and Cassandra, who were standing to the side, dumbfounded.

"What you see later, be sure to keep it a secret."

After saying that, she winked playfully at the two of them, then closed her eyes and began a solemn chant.

Daphne and Cassandra still looked bewildered.

But soon, as the robin sang, an ethereal and sacred song resounded throughout the space, and a huge magic circle composed of countless stars and musical notes slowly rose beneath her feet.

"Listen to this symphony of stars that weaves destiny!"

"Using melody as a ladder, we can transcend the barriers of mortality!"

"At this moment, please join me in ascending to the heavens."

【Stars Fugue】!

The magic circle shone brightly, and a dazzling starlight descended from the sky, precisely enveloping Fen Yu.

In that instant, Fen Yu's aura surged wildly, and the crimson flames on his body transformed into a brilliant gold. He became like a human-shaped sun, radiating light and heat that no one dared to look directly at.

"Come on, let's begin our second round."

Fen Yu beckoned to the red-haired girl in the distance with a provocative smile, his eyes filled with excitement and fervor for battle.

The red-haired girl remained expressionless, but her lips moved almost imperceptibly, and a fleeting glint of light seemed to flash in her empty green eyes.

boom-!!

The two transformed into two streaks of golden and red light and clashed fiercely once again. This time, the sparks from the clash of their longswords almost illuminated the entire dark void.

Seeing that Fen Yu's strength, speed, and reaction time had all improved dramatically, almost as if he had leveled up out of thin air, Daphne and Cassandra's jaws nearly dropped to the ground.

"Enhancement magic? No—no, this level of enhancement—could it be—an advancement magic?!"

Daphne murmured, her voice filled with disbelief.

"Shh, you can't tell anyone, Nibo."

Feng Jin approached without anyone noticing, put her finger to her lips, winked, and said with a grin.

"I—I understand, we'll keep our mouths shut, right, Cassandra?"

Daphne nodded vigorously. She was a smart woman and knew what to say and what not to say.

However, when she looked at the leisurely robin, her gaze seemed to be that of someone looking at a walking cheat code.

"These people in this clan are all so outrageous, one after another!"

Cassandra nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice, looking as obedient as could be.

With the blessing of [Star Fugue], Fenyu felt that the whole world had become different.

The oppressive feeling that was as heavy as a mountain had vanished without a trace, replaced by an unprecedented sense of power that seemed capable of tearing everything apart.

"Only this way—can we have a proper, satisfying fight!"

Fen Yu laughed loudly, his figure transforming into a dazzling golden light as he launched a charge.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Two figures, one golden and one red, both enveloped in flames, clashed fiercely in the vast space of the nineteenth level, the "Great Tree Maze."

The deafening roar of clashing blades filled the air as golden sword light and crimson slashes traced deadly trajectories in the sky, and the escaping high-temperature flames instantly ignited the walls and pillars formed by the giant tree roots.

Soon, the entire battlefield turned into a sea of ​​fire, and the two fought fiercely in this raging inferno. The violent flames and high temperatures seemed to be nothing more than decorations on a stage for them.

But soon, Fenyu noticed something was wrong.

The red-haired girl in front of me grew stronger with each battle.

Her strength and agility were increasing at a visible rate, and the power of the added magic was also rising steadily, which could be clearly felt from the increasingly terrifying temperature that almost ignited the air.

"It even has skills—and it gets stronger the more you fight."

Fen Yu clicked his tongue slightly, feeling both shocked and excited.

He finally understood that the phantom resurrected in the dungeon not only possessed complete magic, unparalleled combat skills and swordsmanship, but even perfectly replicated its core skills from its previous life.

Except for lacking a soul, it is almost indistinguishable from the real person.

The only thing that puzzled him now was whether the girl in front of him was just an empty shell without a soul, like those strange people.

Logically, after an adventurer dies, their soul should return to the heavens; this is the law of the world.

The red-haired girl's soul should have already returned, but Fen Yu always felt that there seemed to be something strange hidden deep in her empty eyes.

But the thought only flashed through her mind, and Fen Yu didn't dwell on it any longer.

An unprecedented sense of excitement swept through his body; it was the thrill of fighting a powerful enemy to the death, and even more so—the possibility of seeing Alphia again.

If the dungeon can recreate the illusion of "Red Flower", then what about Alphia?

She was also a powerful figure who had spent years conquering dungeons, and ultimately died in one of them.

Is it possible that she was also reproduced from the vast memory database of the dungeon?

Even if it's just an illusion, even if it's not the real her, Fen Yu wants to see her one more time, and then—

Defeat her fair and square, head-on.