The Fukaros Familia, starting from DanMachi.

Chapter 194 Both Sides Suffer Losses

The thought of seeing Alphia again and fighting her with all his might made Fen Yu's lips curl into a wild and excited smile.

The golden flames on his body suddenly surged, and the sword light he unleashed was so fast that it left only afterimages.

"Faster, faster! Only by pushing your limits can you become stronger!"

"Burning Feather!" he shouted, his movements becoming faster and faster.

Even without skills that amplify his stats, the potential of his enchanted spell, [Eternal Flame], is far from being reached.

The stronger his fighting spirit and the more resolute his will, the brighter the flames and the greater the boost. At this moment, the boost brought by the Fire Flame is no less than that of the Robin's upgrade magic.

In other words, his current state is almost equivalent to having leveled up twice in a row.

Not only him, but the red-haired girl opposite him was the same.

With the added boost from her skills, the sword light she unleashed with her longsword grew faster and faster, making their movements impossible for Daphne and the others watching from the sidelines to keep up with.

All they could see were two flames, one gold and one red, colliding wildly back and forth across a field several tens of meters wide, unleashing violent shocks and continuous explosions.

The entire battlefield was utterly destroyed, the earth melted, and transformed into a terrifying lava inferno.

The terrifying heat was so intense that even advanced adventurers would be baked alive if they stayed in it for too long.

"What... what kind of battle is this?"

Daphne and Cassandra stared in disbelief at the mythical sight before them, their minds blank.

They couldn't possibly get involved in a battle of this magnitude. Daphne had no doubt that if she dared to rush down and join the fray now, she wouldn't even be able to withstand the aftershock of a single strike before being instantly vaporized.

"How...how scary."

Cassandra let out a mournful cry.

"Burning Feather is too fast; my healing magic can't lock onto the target at all."

Feng Jin was also sweating profusely with anxiety. Her little Pegasus circled in the air, but she couldn't blow the healing wind onto the golden stream of light no matter what she did.

Tifa clenched her fists.

She couldn't see their movements either, but could sense their terrifying power from the destructive energy fluctuations.

Meanwhile, the robin was focused on maintaining the operation of [Astral Fugue]. The enormous consumption of magic and mental energy left her with no energy left to activate the mental network. She could only silently provide the greatest support to her leader.

With a deafening roar, the golden and crimson streaks of light collided violently once more, then passed each other by.

Fen Yu's [Eternal Flame] had been pushed to its limit. The golden flame sword, carrying a world-destroying power, clashed fiercely with the red-haired girl's longsword, which was also burning with raging flames.

"Clang—Snap!"

With a piercing scream, the red-haired girl's longsword finally succumbed to the overwhelming force of the collision and was severed in two by Fen Yu's flaming sword.

The golden sword light, undiminished in its momentum, slashed a deep, bone-revealing wound across the girl's chest. Crimson flames and golden fire exploded on her chest, spraying blood everywhere.

However, the red-haired girl seemed to feel no pain; faced with this fatal wound, her empty green eyes remained completely unmoved.

At the very instant that Fen Yu's sword fell, she gripped the broken half of the sword and, risking her life without hesitation, plunged it into Fen Yu's chest.

Almost simultaneously, as if by telepathy, the two kicked out and slammed their feet into each other's abdomen.

Boom! Boom!

Flames exploded violently between the two men, who were like two cannonballs, flying backward simultaneously and crashing into the wall formed by the intertwined roots of giant trees, creating a deep, human-shaped crater.

"Yubao!"

"Commander!"

"Burning Feathers!"

On the high platform, Violet, Robin, Tifa, and the others all cried out in surprise, no longer caring about watching the battle, and jumped down from their heights.

Tifa was the first to rush to the edge of the pit and dug the blood-covered Burning Feather out from the shattered wood.

When she saw the broken blade deeply embedded in his chest, with only the hilt remaining, her hands began to tremble uncontrollably.

"Quickly, Feng Jin, treat her quickly!" Joan of Arc shouted anxiously.

Feng Jin rushed forward and placed her hands on Fen Yu's body, releasing a gentle healing breeze.

Little Ika also floated anxiously above Fenyu's head, letting out a series of cries, its body radiating a warm life light.

Daphne drew her rapier, watching warily in the direction the red-haired girl had flown, while Cassandra and Wind Violet cast healing magic together.

"Walk----"

Just then, Fen Yu suddenly opened his eyes, and blood gushed from the corner of his mouth.

With his last ounce of strength, he grabbed the robin's arm, his voice so weak it seemed it might vanish into the wind at any moment.

"Okay, Tifa, you carry him, let's go!"

The robin instantly understood what burning feathers meant.

In this battle, Fenyu neither lost nor won.

Now that Fenyu is seriously injured, and the malice of the dungeon is everywhere, staying here for even a second longer is irresponsible to the lives of the entire team.

Thinking of this, Robin's gaze fell on the broken sword on Burning Feather's chest.

She gritted her teeth, a hint of heartache flashing across her face, and reached out to grasp the sword hilt.

"Just bear with it."

Before she finished speaking, she used all her strength to pull the broken sword out of Fen Yu's chest.

"puff--!"

Blood gushed out like a fountain, instantly soaking the clothes of the robin and Tifa beside him.

Fen Yu groaned, more blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, his face turning as pale as paper.

Tifa didn't dare to delay for a moment. She immediately turned around and carried Burning Feather steadily on her back.

Little Ika followed closely, continuously treating Fenyu.

The group left without lingering and quickly departed from the terrifying battlefield that had been transformed into a lava inferno.

Not long after Fen Yu and the others left, a fair arm emerged from the deep pit that had been blasted into the wall.

The red-haired girl clutched her chest and slowly crawled out of the pit.

She remained expressionless, her empty gaze sweeping over the devastated surroundings.

The huge slash wound on her chest was healing rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

New flesh and blood quickly filled the wound, and soon, apart from the tattered clothes, there was no trace of injury on her body, revealing large areas of fair and delicate skin and her magnificent, half-concealed figure.

Seemingly sensing something amiss, the girl's body stiffened slightly.

She lowered her head, looking at her exposed skin, and almost instinctively, out of a feeling she couldn't even understand herself, she covered her chest with her hands.

She stood in this desolate purgatory, looking around blankly, and finally left this birthplace.

In the silent cave, only a barely audible murmur, filled with confusion and bewilderment, remained.

"who I am?"

Robin and the others carried the heavily injured Burning Feather and rushed back to the eighteenth floor as fast as they could.

As soon as they stepped into the familiar Crystal Forest, they encountered Bos, the administrator of Rivera Town, who had also finished his "Firebird" extermination commission and was preparing to return.

When Burse saw Burnfeather, who was being carried on Tifa's back, with a horrifying bloody hole in his chest and covered in blood, the one-eyed giant was instantly horrified.

"Xin Yan, what happened? What kind of monster did you encounter? How did you get so badly injured?!"

"Bers quickly asked."

However, the robin simply shook his head calmly without offering any further explanation.

She walked straight up, took out the Firebird's dropped item from her prop bag, and said, "Mr. Perth, [Fukaros Familia]..."

The commission has been completed; this is the proof.

Pers instinctively caught the dropped item, then blankly handed over the reward he had prepared beforehand.

The robin accepted the payment and nodded slightly: "Farewell."

After saying that, she turned around and led everyone away towards the ground without looking back, leaving Bos and the others completely bewildered.

Upon returning to the ground, they didn't even go to the guild; they went straight back to their clan headquarters in the seventh district.