The Irregular at Magical Worlds

The sharp dragon's beak clashed with the hard shield with a crisp sound, and a few sparks flew out from the point of impact.

Daryl's taut thighs bent to his knees from the impact, and the veins on his arms bulged as he pressed his entire left side against the shield.

"Will, get in there!"

Daryl gritted his teeth and spoke to one of the men he was protecting.

"I see!"

Will, who was hiding behind the shield, took a small step back, then pushed off the ground with his left foot and leaped high into the air, raising the giant greatsword above his head and slashing it down at the sharp dragon head.

"what!"

A pillar of flame swept over his head, and a pitiful scream reached Daryl's ears.

"Will!"

Will, blackened by the flames, fell beside him. His once lively companion could only lie on the ground, barely managing to breathe.

"Quickly, bring me the panacea!"

The combined attack of the pterosaurs and firebirds put the adventurers on the scene in a difficult situation.

"Ais, that enhanced species and the firebird are troublesome!"

Bert casually kicked away the pterosaur that had been aiming at him, while simultaneously dodging the fiery breath from the firebirds.

With a solemn expression, he looked at the blazing fireball in the black dragon's mouth, which resembled a blazing sun. He figured that dealing with the ordinary pterosaurs would be no problem for those small fry.

He and Ais were responsible for dealing with this troublesome enhanced species.

"Without a running start, you simply can't get up there."

The girl, who had no income, no job, and no connections, showed a rare expression of frustration.

They usually encounter pterosaurs on the 19th floor, where the dome is not as high as the 18th floor. So even with flying monsters, they can use the height of the trees to get close to the enemy.

We don't necessarily need to rely on archers and mages who can perform ranged attacks.

Just then, the black pterosaur unleashed its long-awaited fiery breath.

The seemingly endless torrent of flames swept across a distance of nearly a hundred meters, heading straight for Ais's location.

Bert pushed off backward, dodging Ais's position. This wasn't because he was afraid of death, but because his fighting style differed from Ais's.

"Awaken (tempest)!"

Just as the flames were about to engulf the girl's delicate body, she parted her lips and uttered her only spell.

The flames that should have been able to burn the girl to a crisp in one strike are now spreading outwards from Ais, like a turbulent river encountering a forked channel.

If you look closely, you can clearly see that the flames were not cut by Ais's sword energy, but were bounced off by the "wind armor" that was wrapped around Ais.

Seeing that its attack had failed, the black pterosaur's large, vertical pupils flashed with a fury powerful enough to incinerate the earth, and it opened its massive, fang-filled maw once more.

"Let's give it a try!"

The air around Ais seemed to have its own consciousness; as Ais ran, the flowing wind also rushed onto the blade.

Using the powerful acceleration of the Wind Armor, Ais's target was the only surviving tree in the area.

She ran across the bare tree trunks at a speed that blurred the naked eye, and the pterosaurs, returning to the air, also locked their attention on this girl, the only one who could potentially threaten them.

"Ais, back off!"

Upon hearing Bert's warning, Ais kicked off the tree trunk and performed a backflip in mid-air to dodge the pterosaur's attack on her back.

"Boom boom boom--thud!"

The last tree that could serve as a stepping stone also collapsed to the ground under the impact of the pterosaur's sharp beak.

"Hey, Ais's gone."

Bert's impatient voice came from behind Ais. There was no way to attack now, and staying here would only be a waste of time.

Without air superiority, there's no point in them staying here now.

Bert's voice wasn't loud, but it was just loud enough for the adventurers around him to hear clearly.

"Polus, let's retreat too!"

"Without Fiora and Wolf, we can't hold on."

"I see."

"Then let's retreat!"

Polus sighed heavily, looked around at the wounded and resigned adventurers, and made his decision.

He had originally planned to hold out for at least a few hours to see if things would turn around, but now it seems they can only suffer heavy losses afterward.

Just as everyone was preparing to retreat while dodging the breath of the firebird and the pterosaur,

"【The forest and sky that have now faded into the distance. The endless night sky inlaid with countless stars】."

A green figure shot out from the forest to the left rear, standing on a dead tree that had been reduced to half a trunk, the small wooden katana in its hand pointing directly at the flock of firebirds that were shouting wildly in the air.

"Come, wandering wind, drifting traveler."

The shodachi swung downwards, severing a Saeki bear's paw that was about to strike her cleanly at the root. Then, a flash of sword light appeared, and the enormous bear head could only watch its still-blood-splattered neck from the air.

"[Soaring through the skies, galloping across the wilderness, moving at a speed surpassing all things.]"

The girl wielded her wooden sword with practiced ease, slaying the monsters that brandished their claws at her.

"What amazing chanting!"

In reality, the singing skills displayed by the girl should not be summed up in such a simple sentence.

But for Ais, saying that was already the limit of her speaking ability.

"【Conquering the enemy with the brilliance of a galaxy】".

The girl finished her chant and leaped into the air, with countless large orbs of light appearing behind her.

"【Wind of Light】!!"

The star magic, swirling with green winds, was activated. The firebirds, standing dumbfounded in the sky, were instantly engulfed by the barrage of light from the giant orbs.

"Bang bang bang!"

Countless explosions rang out in the air, and the bursts of light that exploded simultaneously were like fireworks, dazzling and captivating.

"Ais and Bert! You've come to the 18th floor too?"

A familiar voice from afar, the one that had kept them weary from their journey, snapped the two from their daze.

"William, what are you doing here?"

Ais looked at William as he strolled over, her eyes filled with surprise.

After she and Bert ran to Goliath's room, they saw that the room was in a mess and had not yet been repaired by the dungeon.

So they naturally assumed that William hadn't even arrived yet, and planned to rest briefly on the 18th floor before heading back.

After all, Goliath had already been defeated, and the source of any threat to William was gone, so they no longer planned to deliberately search for William.

"Me? Of course, I came to check out the 18th floor after defeating Goliath!"

William answered Ais's questions honestly, unaware that his frank answers were what stirred up a storm in Ais's heart.

"Hey! Are you trying to say you killed Goliath yourself? Don't joke with me."

Upon hearing William's words, Bert's disdainful expression deepened.

"It's stupid enough that you can't even judge yourself, but to do that is to spout lies."

"Get out of my way and hide, don't hold me back."

After saying that, Bert returned to the front lines. After all, with Ryu, a mage capable of ranged attacks, there was no need to retreat.

"William, did you really defeat Goliath?"

Although Ais is somewhat naive, she can sometimes tell whether someone is lying.

"What's the point of lying about something like this?"

William shrugged helplessly. Ever since he was in the clan, he had often heard Bert mocking the members, but he never expected that this time he would be the one being mocked.

"William, you're amazing!"

Ais easily believed what William said and sincerely praised William's great achievements.

"However, after being ridiculed like this, I can't just remain silent!"

William's narrow eyes closed slightly, and a meaningful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Although he wasn't the type to show off, he didn't mind giving Bert a good chance to demonstrate his true abilities.

Let that foolish werewolf have a good look at what he's made of.

"Ais, I don't know the technique of simultaneous chanting yet."

"So when you're casting the spell, please protect me."

After William uttered those words, his magic began to surge wildly, originating from his chanting.

Although Ais was somewhat confused, she still trusted her companion and dutifully stood guard beside William, raising her sword of despair.

……

"【Wind of Light】"

Once again, Ryu, who was in the middle of the battlefield, used her magic on the monsters soaring in the sky.

Several more unfortunate monsters were hit and turned into black dust that drifted away in the wind.

"Hahaha!"

Ryu landed smoothly, panting heavily. Even though she had cast magic three times in a row, she was still feeling mentally exhausted.

The black pterosaur flapped its wings again, dodging the magic that Liu was deliberately attacking.

However, due to the threat posed by Ryu's magic, it is now unable to unleash its fiery breath.

The Flaming Breath requires a short period of time where the user cannot move to charge up.

"End it, end it, end it, end it!"