"Ais!"
August quickly supported Ais, while the jewel fetus was casually thrown to the ground.
This thing itself wasn't good, and compared to Ais, it was even more worthless.
Lulune looked at the jewel fetus on the ground, and the sharp beastman instincts made all the hair on her body stand on end.
"So uncomfortable~"
Ais's face looked awful, and August felt a sense of self-blame. He shouldn't have let Ais come along.
One was a half-spirit, and the other was a seed created by the corrupted spirit. The shared bloodline tainted Ais's spirit when the two intersected.
August quickly wrapped the jewel fetus again, and Ais began to recover.
Trill~
A crisp and loud flute sound suddenly rang out, causing August's pupils to contract.
Boom~!
Around the 18th floor, a series of roars echoed as massive man-eating flower monsters appeared from various places, even in the small town.
Seeing so many monsters suddenly appearing, Finn frowned.
"Monster riot? How is that possible? This is a safe floor."
Lefiya's face was full of disbelief because it was impossible for monsters to appear on this floor.
She didn't know that the so-called 'safety' was only relative, otherwise, the town wouldn't have been rebuilt thousands of times.
"Tiona, Tione, Lefiya, get ready for battle!"
Finn made a prompt decision and assigned tasks.
"Understood."
"Yes, Captain."
"I got it."
The three immediately entered combat mode. Even Lefiya had expedition experience, though she hadn't graduated yet, it didn't mean she couldn't handle it, after all, she was a Level 3 adventurer.
Then, the wild Tiona charged directly into the monster group, like a berserker tearing everything apart.
Tione, holding a spare great axe, also charged into the monsters, eliminating them one by one.
With Tiona and Tione providing cover, Lefiya began chanting, preparing to unleash magic.
"It seems things have become complicated. Where are Riveria, Ais, and August?"
"Don't know, they left suddenly a while ago. Probably something happened."
"In that case, let's be on high alert."
"Okay."
The two, having been comrades for decades, naturally had unparalleled tacit understanding.
On the mountain, Lulune watched the chaotic adventurer town below, her face turning pale with fear.
Ais had now recovered, although still feeling a bit uncomfortable, there was no longer any issue.
Shush~
Just then, a sound of clashing armor echoed.
August followed the source of the sound, and then, a 'man' in armor slowly walked over.
However, despite having a rough male face, it was like a mask, extremely stiff, and filled with a lifeless atmosphere.
"Finally appeared. Compared to everything, you're the source, right? That guy, you killed him."
The other stopped, gazing at August, Ais, and the jewel fetus wrapped in a package.
"Found out? But it doesn't matter, this disguise is useless now."
A woman's voice came from beneath the 'man's' face.
Immediately, the other tore off the 'face' and removed the armor.
She was not a man, instead, she was a hot-bodied woman.
"A human face? How is that possible."
Lulune witnessed all of this, making her almost vomit.
August observed the woman in front of him. Whether it was her figure or appearance, she could be described as stunning. Without exaggeration, in modern times, she would definitely be considered a goddess-level figure.
Unfortunately, she was not human, she had been transformed into a strange creature.
And that unlucky guy who died, although he was killed, he enjoyed the services of this woman in front of him before his death.
"I guess you're looking for this, right?"
August picked up the jewel fetus from the ground, but to avoid making Ais uncomfortable, he didn't unwrap it.
"Hand it over."
The moment the women named Revis saw the jewel fetus, her expression became slightly serious.
"You can come and take it yourself."
"I thought you were a clever person, but it turns out you're still foolish."
Revis said slowly, drawing her weapon, a large sword.
August tossed the jewel fetus into his inner world with one hand and then took out his Zanpakuto from his treasury.
In that instant, Revis moved like an untamed wild horse, rushing straight towards August. The large sword in her hand aimed for August's neck.
"Die."
There was no fancy move, the sole purpose of the attack was to kill the opponent.
August, seeing this, naturally didn't hold back and met her head-on with the blade.
Clang~
The collision between the large sword and zanpakuto's blade emitted a strong force, surprising Revis.
"Such a powerful force, above level 5, perhaps level 6?"
"Sorry, I'm still level 3."
"Level 3? Hmph~"
Without continuing to waste words, she coldly snorted, and then Revis continued to attack August.
As a creature active in dungeon, to maintain this body, she had to continuously devour magic stones, and magic stones required hunting monsters.
Therefore, every move from Revis was extremely decisive and ruthless, designed to bring the target to its death.
In contrast, August inherited his sword style from the first-generation this sword style, Unohana Yachiru. It was also a path of slaughter and combat, and his moves were aimed at taking the opponent's life.
Thus, on this hillside, August and Revis continued to battle.
Spurt~
Suddenly, the blade in August's hand flashed, leaving a bloodstain on Revis's body.
With a few quick jumps, Revis and August distanced themselves.
Looking at the wound on her stomach, Revis's face turned serious.
"Your strength is at least level 6, maybe even above level 6."
She felt the pressure, realizing that the opponent's strength was far above her own, making her no match.
Thinking of this, she began to consider a retreat. Since she couldn't win, wasting time was meaningless.
As she surveyed her surroundings, Revis saw Ais's face, and her pupils suddenly contracted.
"Aria..."
Ais didn't notice Revis's abnormality, but August caught it.
Without any hesitation, August directly use his shadows magic, and the pitch-black shadow blades enveloped the surroundings.
August also rushed forward. If she agitated Ais, that was something August wouldn't allow. August didn't allow anyone to harm Ais, even if it made him uncomfortable.
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