PNB Chapter 436 The First "Internal Strife" of the Astrea Familia
Chapter 436 The First "Internal Strife" of the Astrea Familia
Chapter 436 The First "Internal Strife" of the Astrea Familia
A game invitation from the evil god Dionysus!
Every five minutes, a god will be sent back until Roy returns to the surface and takes over the game!
After leaving these words, Dionysus destroyed the eye crystal on the other side, and Roy's eye crystal became dull and could no longer receive any information.
Those remaining on the 65th floor looked at each other in bewilderment.
Who will be the first god to be returned? Everyone definitely doesn't want it to be their own god!
What's the situation on the surface?
What exactly did Dionysus want to do?
Countless questions arose in everyone's minds, along with endless worries.
The gods and their people share in each other's glory and misfortune. If the gods are returned to heaven, all members of that clan will have their blessings sealed away.
The consequences of losing combat power in the dungeon are self-evident: certain death!
Fortunately, everyone present was one of Orario's top adventurers, possessing enough composure to avoid losing their composure.
Finn said in a deep voice, "Roy, I'm begging you!"
All eyes turned to Roy.
It wasn't just that Dionysus specifically named him; it was because after defeating the corrupted fairies, the only person who still possessed near-full combat power and could return to the surface at top speed was this extraordinary young man.
At this moment, Roy is the hope of the entire city!
"Um!"
Roy made a quick decision and used the newly acquired Dungeon Heart to enhance his Earth Power.
The subtle, almost imperceptible, surveillance returned. Roy was quite familiar with this, and greeted the other person warmly, but received no response.
Seemingly aware that Roy was pressed for time, the mysterious entity did not make things difficult for him and quickly disappeared.
[The Heart of the Dungeon has been used. Congratulations on raising your control of the dungeon to level 49!]
A new notification panel popped up in front of Roy.
At the same moment, everything from the first to the forty-ninth floors of the dungeon flashed through his mind, including the terrain, the monsters, and the adventurers engaged in battle—
The power of the land has been dramatically enhanced this time.
It covers the 37th and 49th floors, which have floor masters, making it very significant! The 50th floor is still a safe floor where monsters will not spawn.
Using the power of the earth, he only needs to return to the 49th floor, the "Great Wilderness," and from that floor onwards, he can return to the surface without hindrance at a very fast speed.
"no--!"
Just then, a heart-wrenching cry filled with despair and resentment rang out.
It's like a giant rock crashing into a calm lake!
Everyone's attention was drawn to the sudden, sorrowful sound.
The sound came from the entrance on the sixty-fourth floor.
Several figures appeared before everyone's eyes; they were members of the Allied Forces' second echelon: Hedin, Mia, and Lily.
Daphne, Cassandra —
The person who just spoke was Cassandra.
Roy's gaze fell on the girl with soft blue hair—Cassandra.
The lingering gloom of the past has vanished. Cassandra now has her soft, wave-like blue hair neatly tied into a high ponytail, her forehead no longer obscured by long hair, revealing a smooth forehead and bright eyes.
She straightened her back, completely different from the girl who used to be meek and taciturn.
Upon closer inspection.
There was still a hint of awkwardness hidden beneath her surface. This was the first time she had boldly changed her image. Her tight lips and trembling eyelashes subtly revealed the tension and unease deep within her heart.
"Commander, you absolutely cannot return to the surface!"
Cassandra's voice was clearly choked with sobs. Her petite body trembled slightly, and her delicate face was wet with tears. The glistening tears rolled down her cheeks uncontrollably like pearls from a broken string.
"Eternal struggle, indestructible thunder soldiers!" After Hedin finished chanting, countless terrifying thunder spears, gleaming with surging silver light, appeared like a raging storm.
These lightning spears, accompanied by a piercing shriek that tore through the air, rained down on Roy in a dense, frenzied barrage.
scoff!
Faced with the overwhelming storm of lightning, Roy remained calm. He was currently at LV.8, while Hedin was only at LV.6, a difference of two levels. There was no need for him to dodge. He waved his hand and activated the magic.
Blinding golden lightning burst forth from Roy's palm, instantly intertwining to form an impenetrable golden lightning net that hummed in front of him.
boom! boom! boom!
The silver lightning spears that could render LV.3 and LV.4 adventurers incapacitated were intercepted by the golden lightning net, resulting in a terrifying explosion from the collision of the lightning.
The expected penetration did not occur!
All the silver lightning spears that came into contact with the golden lightning net were mercilessly swallowed up without causing any ripples.
"He's gotten even stronger!" Hedin's eyes narrowed in disbelief. What a terrifying rate of growth!
As the dust settled, an unbelievable scene unfolded before everyone's eyes.
Hedin, Mia, Hegni, Heci, the four warriors of Flame Gold, and even Lily, Daphne, Cassandra,
Lefia and the other members of the Astrea Familia surrounded Roy, raising their swords at him.
"???"
Finn, Riveria, Grace, Ais, Leon, Amid, and the others were stunned. Why did it turn out like this? Betrayal? And of all times?
Ryu, Tione, and Haruhime couldn't understand it at all.
Alphia remained calm; this was about to be interesting.
"Lily, Daphne, Cassandra, Lefia, what are you doing?" Tione stared angrily at Lily and the others.
Chunji looked around, unsure of what to do.
A hint of doubt flashed in Liu's eyes. Freya's Familia had a clear motive for wanting to deal with Roy, so why were Lily and the others getting involved? Judging from the expressions on her girls' faces, they didn't seem to be being manipulated.
However, the situation was quite the opposite.
Finn asked, "Bert, what happened?"
"snort!"
Bert didn't get involved. He strolled over slowly, pursed his lips, and said, "That blue-haired girl is crying and sobbing, saying that brat is going to die, and begging those guys to stop him from going back to the surface."
Roy's death?
Finn, Riveria, Leon, and the others frowned more and more. At this critical moment when Dionysus had taken so many gods hostage, this had actually happened.
Ryu and Tione were even more incredulous that their own girl had actually taken the initiative to cooperate with Freya's Familia to deal with Roy. Had they gone mad?
"Huff! Huff!"
Tiony's eyes were bloodshot. She didn't care about anything else. As long as Roy gave the order, she would drag her exhausted body and beat these people to death!
Ryu was more rational. She gently bit her lower lip, knowing that her girl wouldn't do such a thing without reason, given her respect and affection for Roy.
There must be a reason for this!
"Precognitive Dreams —"
Roy and Cassandra's eyes met in mid-air, exchanging information that only they knew.
Roy asked, "Are there traps on the surface?"
"Mmm...mmm...mmm!!" Cassandra nodded repeatedly, letting out a choked, suppressed sound.
"But if I don't go back, who can deal with Dionysus, Philvis, and Revis?" Roy continued to ask. The fact that the trio of evil gods could kidnap all the gods meant that Tiona and Anya had been defeated and their fates were unknown, and no one was a match for Philvis.
Orario's high-level combatants are almost all on the 50th or 60th floor of the dungeon, and only he can return in a short time.
"I don't know, I don't know—" Cassandra cried, all she could see was Roy's death, the ending she had tried so hard to avoid.
Roy said, "Cassandra, trust me, just like before, I will resolve this!"
"But the content of a precognitive dream will definitely happen!"
Her clear, emerald-green eyes were filled with sorrow, despair, and pleading. "Guild Leader, please stay in the dungeon, just for two hours, please!"
Seeing Cassandra's tearful outburst, everyone present fell silent. They could all sense the girl's strong feelings; she genuinely cared for Roy.
But Roy was destined not to accept the offer.
Roy's gaze fell on Lily.
"Lord Roy, the Mighty One (Ota) and Miss Alexie are rushing back to the surface to deal with the situation, as is Goddess Freya." Lily's face was tense; Cassandra had sworn an oath with her life, so she had no choice but to believe her.
"Not enough!"
Roy shook his head. He had also seen Ota's movements, but the opponent was too slow. Ota's strength was endurance, not speed!
Moreover, Ota's return to the surface does not mean that the other party can properly handle those matters.
"Cassandra, your growth rate is very fast, few in the clan can compare to you." Roy looked at Cassandra, whose appearance had changed 180 degrees.
During the Scorpio Andaris incident, Cassandra successfully took Astraea to safety; this time she was even more impressive, managing to persuade Freya's Familia, Daphne, and Lily to attack him.
These girls were not mere accessories by Roy's side; they were all changed by him in one way or another.
It was perfectly reasonable for Freya's clan to accept Cassandra's request in order to prevent Freya from living a life of widowhood.
"We won't let you leave!"
Hedin adjusted his exquisite glasses, revealing unfathomable eyes behind the lenses. That scoundrel Dionysus wouldn't dare harm his goddess.
Freya's allure is unmatched!
The crisis of the tainted fairy has been resolved. As long as Orario is safe and Freya is secure, Hedin and the others don't care about the lives of the gods on the surface. But if Roy were to get involved, the problem would be much bigger.
This is the lover that the goddess has already chosen!
Therefore, they had to stop Roy.
"Do you think you can stop me?" Roy said calmly. Putting aside the difference in strength, he used "Superior Transfer" to instantly teleport to the exit of the sixty-fifth floor. Hedin and the others couldn't even smell his exhaust fumes.
"You can certainly just leave, but—"
Hedin's gaze shifted to Ryu, Tione, and Haruhime, and even Ais, Riveria, and others, the threat in which was self-evident.
If Roy dared to leave, they would immediately attack Finn and his group. Although the expeditionary force was of a higher level, they had just experienced a major battle, and the outcome of a fight against Hedin and his men, who were rested and in good condition, was still uncertain. Moreover, this was a dangerous dungeon!
Nobody knows when an accident might happen!
"Hedin, have you all gone mad?!"
Finn, Grace, and Riveria were furious, glaring at the Freya Familia members.
Leon frowned and gripped his greatsword tighter.
They've gone mad, completely mad!
The Orario alliance, which had been fighting side by side just moments before, suddenly split up and turned on each other.
Dionysus has kidnapped the gods, and Roy is about to return to the surface to rescue him. To prevent Roy from falling into a trap, Cassandra joins forces with Freya's Familia to stop them.
The Freya Familia, these mad dogs, don't care about the safety of the gods. Roy, Finn, Leon, and others are different; they have too many gods connected to them.
Astraea, Loki, Hephaestus, Hestia—any one of them would be an irreparable loss to them.
Because of Cassandra's serious attitude, Ryu, Tione, and Haruhime couldn't help but feel a little confused. If Roy's return to the surface meant certain death, should they stop him?
The goddess Astraea was also taken hostage.
They had to choose between their goddess and Roy, which was undoubtedly a very difficult choice.
Daphne, Rafia, and Lily also went through countless internal struggles before they finally believed in Cassandra.
The parties have different positions and different interests!
"Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!" Alphia watched with great interest, but she couldn't help but remind them, "Every five minutes, a deity is returned to Heaven. Your time is running out."
The pressing time weighed heavily on everyone's minds, and to make matters worse, the Freya Familia was up to something.
Roy said, "I'll take care of them right away!"
"Hey kid, don't get too cocky!!"
The dwarf proprietress, Mia, had bloodshot eyes and bulging muscles all over her body. She swung her exaggeratedly large iron shovel and slammed it down hard on Roy's head.
Roy raised the elven holy sword to parry.
Bang!
The cold light clashed, and sparks flew violently.
Roy's body suddenly pressed forward, and a powerful force flowed through the sword and into Mia's large iron shovel.
"What?!"
Mia staggered backward, her arm trembling violently, her hand splitting open, and cracks appearing in the hard rock beneath her feet. Her face was filled with unprecedented shock and disbelief; the power was too strong!
The trial card's effect has ended, but the others don't know that Roy has leveled up to LV.8!
"Let's do it!"
Hegni's black sword, exuding an ominous, cursed aura, worked in perfect harmony with the swords, hammers, spears, and axes of the four Flame Gold Warriors. The five warriors' attacks transformed into a storm of afterimages from their weapons, slaying Roy from different angles.
"Hmph!" Roy's lips curled into a cold smile. He activated a spell without chanting, and in an instant, endless golden lightning erupted wildly from his body.
Rumble!
The lightning expanded rapidly, raging wildly like a raging sea. Its earth-shattering aura terrified the charging crowd, halting their advance and causing them to instinctively retreat in horror.
They felt an unprecedented crisis!
Even a mere touch of golden lightning when Roy, at level 8, uses magic is enough to knock Mia, Hegni, and the four Flame Warriors unconscious.
Just as they were stunned by the thunder and horrified by Roy's magical power, Roy vanished.
Do not!
It was so fast that it left only a faint afterimage, exceeding the limits of what the naked eye could perceive.
BOOM! ...
Roy's figure flashed past, and six muffled impacts rang out almost simultaneously.
Without using any higher-level transfer, relying solely on his own agility and dexterity, Roy's figure flashed before everyone's eyes as if by teleportation!
His fist was covered in surging golden lightning. Without any fancy moves, his fist slammed out quickly, landing on each person with a heavy burst of power.
Mia, Hegni, and Yan Jin, the four warriors, coughed up blood and flew backward, crashing into the rock wall!
"So fast!"
The gasps were filled with horror and disbelief.
The clash between the two sides lasted less than a breath. Mia! Hegni! The four warriors of Flame Gold—these were not nobodies, but top adventurers with a distinguished record of fighting their way in and out of the deepest labyrinths!
In just a moment, he was defeated by Roy!
"Ugh, that brat, what kind of speed is that?" Mia gritted her teeth and said, enduring the excruciating pain.
Hegni and the four Flame Gold Warriors groaned in pain, their hearts filled with turmoil. They could accept Roy using spatial magic.
But Roy uses pure physical strength.
Has the gap in strength between the two sides reached such an unbelievable level? This thought pierced everyone's heart like an ice pick.
"LV.8!"
Amidst the oppressive silence and shock, Leon's whisper rang in everyone's ears. The two simple words struck like a thunderbolt tearing through the darkness, hitting everyone's hearts hard.
This was a judgment made by Leon, who had already reached LV.8, and no one doubted it.
"!!!"
Everyone's pupils contracted sharply. The extermination of the filthy fairy was over, and in theory, Roy should have stopped using any special abilities he might have.
Roy still possesses the strength of LV.8.
This can only mean one thing: it's not a special skill, but that this boy has leveled up!
The expressions on everyone's faces were instantly replaced by shock; this speed of upgrading was terrifying!
"Commander, I won't let you die!"
With the magic "Lamuller" and the skill Laurel Reincarnation activated, Daphne's durability attribute skyrocketed, and a deep brown pattern resembling a laurel tree appeared on her skin, shimmering with a soft, moon-white glow. She raised her heavy shield, becoming as formidable as an iron fortress.
Boom!
Faced with his own seemingly impenetrable defense, Roy simply threw a single punch.
His fist, covered in golden lightning, slammed heavily into the center of the shield, unleashing a dull, chilling metallic wail, and a terrifying power erupted instantly! The thick shield, forged from orogen, twisted and dented wildly around the fist imprint.
"Hmm!"
An unimaginable force pierced through the shield, and Daphne let out a painful groan. Even with the enhancement of her skills, she still felt her internal organs violently shake, and she was sent flying backward along with the deformed giant shield.
Daphne knelt on the ground, her body covered in cold sweat.
"—Pierce through, arrow that will surely hit!"
Spirit Bow and Light Arrow!
As Daphne was knocked away, Lefia completed her magic, letting out a determined shout. A spirit arrow, gleaming with emerald light, shot straight at Roy like a meteor, accompanied by a sharp whooshing sound.
Facing the incoming arrows, which were about to reach his face, Roy casually raised his hand and grabbed them with his five fingers.
He gripped the sharp, emerald-green arrow in his palm. With a slight tightening of his fingers, Roy crushed the arrow into dust, turning it into scattered specks of light.
Lefia's mouth gaped open in disbelief.
call out!
Immediately afterwards, a flash of golden lightning appeared between Roy's fingers, and several steel balls materialized from lightning instantly formed, which he casually flicked out with his index finger.
Boom!Boom!Boom!
The lightning bolts were faster than arrows, striking Lefia's smooth forehead one after another.
"Ouch!" Although the force was precisely controlled, the intense impact and the instantaneous numbness still caused Lefia to cry out in pain. She screamed, covered her swollen forehead, and squatted down, curling up like a wounded little animal.
Roy certainly wouldn't be that ruthless with his own daughter, but he would still punish her.
Roy was pleased by the girls' "betrayal," as it showed they were capable of independent thought and not entirely dependent on him as an external brain.
"drink!"
Lily launched a surprise attack without hesitation.
The little girl's figure blurred into a hazy afterimage, her twin short swords slashing out countless cunning and ruthless attacks.
A cold glint as swift as lightning.
Roy's body was like a willow catkin, carried by a gentle breeze, lightly dodging all of Lily's slashes, a stark contrast to the despairing difference in their strength.
It's sizzling!
Roy's body suddenly blazed with golden lightning!
The terrifying lightning, as if it were alive, spread wildly upwards along Lily's short sword and arm.
A powerful electric shock and numbness instantly swept through her body. Lily's muscles spasmed violently, and the short sword "Yan Dang" slipped from her hand and fell to the ground. She collapsed to the ground, limp and powerless, with only weak twitches remaining.
"Eternal struggle, indestructible thunder soldiers—" Hedin chanted, as silver lightning gathered in his palm.
Transfer to a higher position!
Roy's figure was swallowed up by the spatial fluctuations.
In the next instant, he suddenly appeared behind Hedin, his right leg lashing out at Hedin with a terrifying shriek that seemed to tear through the air, like a battle axe.
As an experienced and calculating expert, Hedin had long anticipated Roy's spatial attack.
The instant Roy disappeared, Hedin's body reacted instinctively. He pushed off the ground with both feet and his body was pulled backward as if by invisible threads, narrowly avoiding the attack.
However, Roy's offensive was far from over!
Transfer to a higher position!
Without giving Hedin a chance to catch his breath, Roy's figure disappeared mysteriously again, reappearing behind Hedin once more. His right leg was wrapped in golden lightning, which swept across without mercy, hitting Hedin's side waist.
Bang!
Hedin felt as if he had been cut in half at the waist, his internal organs trembling violently. He groaned, blood uncontrollably spilling from his mouth, and his body flew through the air as fast as a rocket.
With terrifying momentum, Hedin crashed heavily into the hard rock wall, his body embedding itself deeply, forming a human-shaped crater, and rubble and dust collapsed.
"cough!"
Hedin was left only with violent coughing up of blood and painful gasping for breath.
Despite being two levels below Roy, Hedin was the first to withstand two of Roy's attacks, a feat he could be proud of.
In less than a minute, everyone was utterly defeated by Roy. Cassandra and Haci didn't even finish their incantations, let alone their healing spells.
Everyone stared in disbelief at the devastated battlefield, a complete and utter rout without a doubt.
Roy said, "It seems you can't stop me."
"Captain!" Cassandra knelt on the ground in despair, countless images flashing through her mind. Sure enough, they couldn't stop their captain from heading towards that terrible end!
When the boy returns to the sunlight!
The sky and the earth will be turned upside down!
The blood of the gods has soaked the entire lake!
A jet-black dragon destroys everything, bringing the world to its end. On this path to despair, only the boy walks alone, heading towards his inevitable death. This is the torrent of fate, and no one can stop it.