Chapter 262: Chapter 262 Battling Demon.
After seeing Soma enter the floor boss, the girls began to gather around and start to discuss the issues regarding the relationship that had just blossomed between Soma and Serafina.
"Hina, thank you so much for your generosity".
"Well, I realized that once I got close to him. There is no way he will just end with one partners".
"But Hina are you completely okay with that?".
Lucy, who recently heard the news with a worried face, asked Hina. While on the other hand, Hina just shrugged her shoulders and replied with a smile.
"Well, these things are not rare right?".
"You are right…".
After being told by Hina, Lucy began to submerged in her thoughts. It is true that in the current world or even countries, many of them accept the term polygamy and the opposite, much less if it concerns an awakener.
There is a guild of awakeners filled with women, and the leader is left alone as a man, making a place for his harem members.
Also, as far as she knew, Serafina's father had multiple wives, and Beatrice was one of them.
The point is as long as the man can protect what he decides, he can dedicate his whole life to doing that. Then, no obstacles could block them even if the country speaks.
However, these things could happen in the circumstances around the awakeners, and it rarely occur in regular people.
"If I was going to interfere in Senior Sera's relationship with Soma. In the first place I would just shoo her away and curse at her who keeps sticking close to Soma".
"I see".
"Hina, you can call me Sera because we are under the same wings now, don't be too formal, Okay!".
"Okay, Sera, then that's left".
Hina casts her glance toward the listless girl who keeps observing their talk and completely submerging in her own thoughts. Seeing Xiao Lian like that, Hina could only smile wryly, for she knew what was on her mind. "I hope you can realize it soon, Xiao LIan".
"Everyone, we have a company".
Violet, who is in charge of reconnaissance, detected someone approaching from the stairs that muted the conversation in the group.
The ones who entered were a woman wearing a dark brown robe and two males wearing battle gear, respective weapons, and a longsword strapped to their waists.
However, from their appearance, they looked just like regular awakeners with light equipment, but their weapons were something else. Violet, who had a sharper perception than the others, could at least deduct the weapon quality with only her sight.
The two groups' eyes met, and the three groups smiled at them and began preparing for their camp, which was not too far away. They began to build their own tent and lit the fire to prepare their meal.
As the two of them reach a silent understanding not to get involved with each other, both parties begin to delve into their own world.
Several times passed, but suddenly, within the dimly lit space, a faint glittering of dust scattered across the air filled almost the entire area.
Hina and the groups began to get alert, and they prepared their weapons in case. But they still held their doubt, for this was the safe floor, where monsters wouldn't spawn unless there was another disturbance from something that was not a monster.
"Young Lady, create a barrier!".
Violet outburst brought Serafina's senses to its max as she chantless cast a wind barrier spell that surrounded them like a cage, preventing the dust from entering their area.
"Scatter and boom!".
The cold tone from the female warrior that hid her face earlier echoed inside the space; the scattered dust began creating a spark, and then it let out a blinding light that bombarded the place.
"Shit!".
Serafina finally realized it was an explosion; the wind on her barrier burnt off.
"Holy barrier".
With her alertness, Lucy cast the spell that created a round barrier replacing the burned wind.
Hina and Xiao Lian, who were caught off guard by the situation, prepared their weapons and opened their mouths simultaneously.
"Senior Lucy".
"Please buff us!".
Acting fast, Lucy clasped her palms together. A halo began to emerge from her body, glowing in golden light and circling around it. Then, the same halo began to manifest around Hina and Xiao Lian, giving them a huge boost to fight in this situation.
From the raised smoke that filled the field, two shadows approached their side before they struck the barrier using the longsword in their hands.
With swords in hand, the two males struck the barriers with all they had, making the barrier tremble for a second but managing to hold on.
"What?!".
"They were?!".
Upon closer look, Serafina and Lucy, who had seen the males, opened their eyes wide in shock. Their appearance had slightly altered; their skin had turned red, and on their back, there was a wing and horn on their side skull.
Serafina, who gained control of advanced wind magic and mana manipulation, waved her right, which made the surrounding view clear from its smoke. She never thought the people they met in the dungeon were enemie.
The woman who had finished her spell shouted from the back of the two males.
"Move!".
On her opened palms, there were black magic circles with diameters of one meter charging black energy that seemed dangerous.
[Darkness Magic level 7 activated]
"Dark Ray!".
The black energy that got compressed began to shoot a beam that struck the barrier with the difference between the density of the two spells. The barrier started to let out a crack, and it shattered into thousands of pieces that dissipated into nothing.
"Kuh!".
Lucy, who receives the full brunt, grimaces in pain while feeling the taste of iron in her mouth.
"Get them!".
The two males began to flank them from two sides as Violet intercepted from the left and Hina from the right, helped by Xiao Lian.
Serafina, who has a clear path in front of her, grits her teeth, clad herself with a green aura, and levitates into the air within her wide perspective. She saw the enemy was preparing something.
A huge dark magic circle beneath the woman's feet gives an ominous aura. The activation itself was quick as the woman snickered; then, from beneath her feet, a dark smoke that lingered eerily in the air filled the entire area.
Looking at the spectacle, Serafina intended to disperse the smoke, but it was nothing but a projection to cast a hallucination spell for those with weak mentalities.
Her vision began to shake, and Serafina began to see the things that shouldn't have been here; it was her mother smiling at her. However, suddenly, her mother figure started to twist and smear with blood, and she let out a blood-curdling scream, shaking her core.
Serafina, who almost released her red eyes, got interrupted by Licy.
"Dispell".
A warm and comfortable light began to envelop her figure as she saw the images in front of her breaking into pieces and changing into the stone cave space.
"Sera, are you okay?".
"...Yes, thanks Lucy".
A halo began to appear on her body, and she could feel it; her whole body was enhanced to a new height. She creates multiple magic circles in the air, and with a single wave from her hands, dozens of wind blades shoot toward the woman.
The woman began to condense a dark energy before she formed it into a whip. With a continuous stroke, the wind blade that aimed at her dissipated.
It could happen because one of the characteristics of darkness is magic in advance mastery. It can amplify a strong illusion, curse, debuff, and also devour elemental magic.
"Not working, huh! Then!".
Serafina spread her hand wide, and above the female, a huge magic circle glowed in green; it gradually garnered much mana from the surroundings as it unleashed its spell.
"Wind pressure!".
A heavy pressure began to weigh down the woman, but with just a single flick from her finger, a dark ray she hid behind her back shot toward the sky and destroyed the magic circles, canceling the spell.
Both of them begin to exchange a couple of magic, and no one can come out triumphant as both of them keep depleting their Mana tank.
"Tch, there is no end".
Serafina clicked her tongue and realized the situation had turned for the worse. They might have a chance if Lucy could use her light magic for offensive reasons, but Lucy didn't have an offensive spell as she avoided learning it.
Xiao Lian, who kept the opponent busy, got pushed back a bit, and then it also happened to Hina, who tried to land their coordinated attack. However, the difference in strength and experience in their fight, was far too obvious to be ignored. The only ones that could maintain a good fight were on the Violet side, but it was a stalemate.
The woman began to create another magic circle, which Serafina also replied to by creating one. One hovering above and one staying on the ground, ready to unleash the spell.
However, under Serafina's gaze, the female pointed to the magic circle in front of her.
With a hissing sound from the dark circle, it spewed a large amount of black smoke that covered almost the entire area.
Everyone who noticed it hurriedly leaped back and regrouped with Lucy, who maintained her blessing in this battle.
Violet managed to return easily, but on the other side, Hina must have received a wound that slit across her abdomen.
"Kuh!".
"Red hair!".
Xiao Lian struck her spear shaft to the ground and created a water wall that prevented the male from inflicting another wound on Hina. Xiao Lian grabbed Hina's collar before carrying her to the back. Thanks to the blessing she received, the wound on Hina's abdomen got closed.
"It's a nuisance".
Serafina descended and regrouped with the others.
"Wind barrier!".
Another barrier covers them, repelling the smoke. But they notice they can see the glittering dust much denser than earlier, floating in the air carried by the smoke.
"Another wind barrier huh. I wonder how intense the blast will happen!".
The cold voice of the mysterious woman made them nervous. Lucy prepared to cast her spell, but something unexpected happened.
Before the female triggered the blast, a rumbling sound from the opened door brought their attention toward it.
Hina and the other sigh in relief, for they know who that is.
"What is this? It's smoking around here?".
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