DanMachi: Heroic Epic of Emiya the Great Hero

It was precisely because of such ingrained impressions, and the mentality of being high-level adventurers who believed they could handle any situation in the upper and middle levels, that Alicia, Ryuu, and Aisha all subconsciously underestimated Goliath.

BOOM!

At that moment, when Goliath landed and Alicia was shaken by the unexpected enemy, a loud explosion sounded.

Flames erupted on Goliath's face, and the one who acted was Emiya Shirou.

Long before Goliath was born, he had projected a magic sword, then raised the [Fake·Nine Lives] and began charging it.

The moment the black Goliath broke through the rock wall, he shot the magic sword.

Under the enhancement of [Fake·Nine Lives], the magic sword shot into Goliath's mouth at an extremely high speed.

"ROARRRR—", Goliath let out a terrifying roar that stirred the blood.

Emiya, with a high-grade mental potion in his mouth, began the next round of projection.

It wasn't just Emiya who had prepared in advance.

"—Now the distant forest sky, the infinite night sky studded with endless stars.

Respond to the voice of one as foolish as I, grant me once more the protection of starlight, give light and mercy to those who have abandoned you.

—Come, wandering wind, roaming traveler.

Fly across the sky, gallop through the wilderness, travel faster than all things, and conquer the enemy with the brilliance of the stars."

"Luminous Wind!"

Ryuu unleashed the pre-chanted magic, and a large number of light bullets accompanied by a swift wind rushed towards the opponent ahead.

High-frequency explosions sounded on Goliath's face!

Alicia came to her senses, "Well done, Shirou, Ryuu!"

"Aisha, let's go!"

"ARGHHHH!!!", Aisha responded, and with a battle cry, the agile figure of the Amazon warrior charged forward.

In any case, facing Goliath in the room of the Labyrinth King was definitely the right decision, as no other monsters would spawn here.

If this giant were allowed to rush into other rooms and cooperate with more monsters, that would be a real disaster.

So there was no need to hesitate; from the beginning, they only had one choice—to kill their way through.

Alicia and Aisha charged out, and Ryuu, who had completed her magic, also charged out, the three of them simultaneously beginning their chants.

Even if it's a bit taller, its skin a bit tougher, it's still just a Goliath. As long as it's Lv.4, it can definitely be defeated.

"Freeze, chains of winter!"

"Come, lord of tyranny!

—Brave warrior, mighty hero, greedy and violent hero! Prove your worth to obtain the Empress's belt!

Satisfy me, pierce me, kill me as proof! My thirsty blade is named Hippolyta!"

"—Now the distant forest sky, the infinite night sky studded with endless stars. Respond to the voice of one as foolish as I, grant me once more the protection of starlight, give light and mercy to those who have abandoned you—Come, wandering wind, roaming traveler. Fly across the sky, gallop through the wilderness, travel faster than all things, and conquer the enemy with the brilliance of the stars."

All three high-level adventurers possessed magic and had mastered the advanced skill of "parallel chanting."

Compared to Ryuu and Alicia, Aisha's "parallel chanting" wasn't as smooth, but it was still quite proficient.

If the enemy were just an ordinary Goliath, they could probably easily defeat it with their full effort.

"So amazing!", Lefiya couldn't help but exclaim, watching the backs of her seniors, the fear in the young girl's heart seemed to ease a lot.

However, the next moment, the dust cleared, revealing Goliath's bloodied, ferocious, and terrifying giant face.

Having taken the magic sword and Ryuu's magic head-on with its relatively fragile face, for Goliath, this wasn't even a serious injury.

Ignoring Ryuu and Alicia as they chanted their magic, Goliath strode forward, its disproportionately long arms swinging, its heavy fist smashing towards Aisha in the center.

Hail and dust formed a blue-white sphere above Alicia, then countless icy projectiles shot out from it. Goliath raised its other arm to protect its head, the ice bullets leaving gray-white marks on its arm.

Alicia's magic was a short-chant spell, quick to release but not powerful enough to effectively harm Goliath.

"Infernal Chaos!", Aisha finished her chant, and a deep red slash was released from her great sword.

A thin blood line appeared on Goliath's incoming fist, and Aisha raised her sword.

"Just need to block once, the [Gale] magic will soon—"

"Boom!"

Under Goliath's heavy fist, Aisha was directly knocked to her knees, her arms and the knee that bore all the pressure making a cracking sound, her great sword already bent.

"The intel was wrong..."

Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Aisha despairingly realized the true strength of this black Goliath.

Compared to an ordinary Goliath, this monster's strength was far beyond just a bit; its potential ability was definitely Lv.5.

"This power... it's even stronger than the Twin-Headed Dragon... ugh..."

Aisha recalled the time she teamed up with the Lv.5 first-class adventurer [Man Killer] from the Ishtar Familia to defeat the Labyrinth King of the 27th floor—the Twin-Headed Dragon Amphisbaena.

[TL/N: Man Killer is Phryne Jamil]

By comparison, she immediately judged that this Goliath possessed an unreasonable level of strength.

The greatest threat of the Twin-Headed Dragon Amphisbaena was the limitation of the water combat environment, which made it difficult for adventurers to exert their full strength, plus its deadly dragon breath attack. But in terms of pure strength, even this black Goliath was stronger.

Their tactics had been seriously flawed from the start.

The original plan was for the Lv.3 Amazon warrior with outstanding strength and endurance to hold the front, while the two Lv.4 elf swordswomen attacked from the flanks, making full use of their quick attack techniques and magical firepower, which was the most effective tactic against an Lv.4 Goliath.

However, this black Goliath's potential ability, especially its strength, had reached the upper level of Lv.5.

This meant that Aisha should not have engaged the enemy head-on from the beginning. She should have, like the elf swordswomen, used her speed and agility to adopt guerrilla tactics, harassing the giant to create attack opportunities for the elves.

But now, thinking about these things was already too late.

With the intel unclear, Aisha, who had taken Goliath's full-force strike head-on, became the first adventurer in the team to lose her combat ability.

The black Goliath's bloodied face showed a human-like twisted malicious smile. Not having crushed Aisha into pulp with one punch seemed to have piqued its interest.

The giant fist lifted, Aisha wanted to stand up, but with her knee pressed into the floor, she couldn't muster any strength.

Alicia rushed up, she circled to Goliath's side, and with a sword, left a shallow red wound on the giant's calf.

"Tch, such tough skin."

Goliath swung its arm, trying to grab Alicia, but the agile elf dodged.

Having driven Alicia back, the giant's next move was to suddenly lift its foot.

It directly kicked Aisha into the air, at the same time opening its mouth wide.

Mana condensed in the giant's mouth—

BOOM!

Gale and light bullets blasted the giant's side, causing Goliath's [Roar] to go off course.

Emiya didn't hesitate at all, he shot a magic sword at Goliath, then rushed towards Aisha's direction.

"Quick, drink the healing potion!"

Aisha was like a broken doll, her right arm hanging limp as if boneless, her left leg completely twisted.

"Tell Haruhime... to use... that magic... or else...", Aisha spoke, but she couldn't make any sound, only spitting out a large amount of blood.

Aisha lost consciousness and fainted.

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"It's tough... and also, it moves fast, it's indeed different from the usual floor boss."

Rushing to the enemy's side to cast magic, then slashing fiercely with a sword before immediately jumping away, Ryuu's neat brows under her hood slightly twisted as she distanced herself from it.

The standard Goliath that appears on the 17th floor has abilities equivalent to Lv.4. In the past, Ryuu had teamed up with her companions to defeat the same monster several times. Based on those experiences, the individual she was now facing was not something an ordinary Goliath could compare to.

The strength that Lv.3 Aisha couldn't withstand, the defensive power that even Ryuu's arms would go numb from, the [Roar] that it shouldn't originally possess, and most troublesome of all was its attack speed and reactions that were completely disproportionate to its size as a super-large monster.

Just now, realizing that Ryuu's magic could effectively harm it, the black Goliath immediately raised its arm to block Ryuu's attack, the light bullets only leaving some wounds on its arm, not hitting its head again.

'The enemy's potential ability had reached Lv.5.', Ryuu made this judgment. At the same time, she cast aside pessimism and despair, trying to find a way to defeat it under these circumstances.

Escaping was meaningless; as long as she turned her back on this giant, as long as there was a hint of fear in her fighting spirit, from that moment on she would become the monster's prey. Her seasoned experience and instincts clearly conveyed this to her.

'Magic, I can't cast it again for now, I can't afford any lapse in concentration.', Ryuu's magic chants were long and powerful, correspondingly consuming more mental energy. Using it a third time would definitely start to tire her out.

In a battle with such a monster, any distraction could be fatal.

Alicia also realized this and reduced her use of magic. The two elves, one on the left and one on the right, engaged Goliath with their swords.

Even though it was more agile than an ordinary Goliath, its massive size still limited its agility. The black giant swung its two arms vigorously but couldn't touch the two nimble elves.

However, Ryuu and Alicia were also sweating profusely; their slashes could barely cut through the giant's skin, yet any attack from the black Goliath was unbearable for them.

WHOOSH!

After Ryuu left another wound on the giant's leg, the sound of an arrow piercing through the air came again.

Emiya, who had moved Aisha to a safe place, began his attack.

The magic sword accurately pierced the bloody wound, then exploded.

"ROAR!"

Emiya shot another arrow, aiming straight for the giant's eye.

However, the giant just closed its eye and slightly turned its body, the arrow exploding on its skull without piercing the black tough skin.

Emiya's method of attack made Alicia's eyes light up, "Ryuu! Concentrated explosion!"

"Understood!", Seeing the magic sword in Alicia's hand, Ryuu immediately understood her intention.

"Shirou, keep shooting!"

Gritting his teeth, forcibly enduring the fatigue from excessive mental energy consumption, Emiya's hands produced arrow after arrow and magic sword after magic sword.

More mana was infused into [Fake·Nine Lives], and with the enhancement of this bow, the power of his arrows fully reached Lv.2.

The target was only one, the black Goliath's eye.

Facing the sudden increase in the density of the shooting, Goliath raised its right arm to block in front of its face, and this was the opportunity Alicia was looking for.

Emerald and gold, the two elf figures crisscrossed.

Ryuu slashed at the back of Goliath's right knee, Alicia immediately followed up, thrusting the magic sword into the wound, adding a second slash, then switching positions with Ryuu to thrust in a second magic sword.

Soon, six magic swords were all thrust into the same spot, and as the last flame magic sword was thrust in, Ryuu triggered the mana.

"BOOM!!!!"

The stacked magic swords exploded simultaneously, fire and lightning mana forming a chain reaction, the violent mana even flipping Ryuu over.

"ROAR!!!!!!"

The black Goliath let out an unprecedented roar of rage, this time the injury it sustained was the most severe since the battle began.

The sturdy black tough skin was torn apart by the internal mana turmoil, the rough and strong muscles were burned to charcoal by the raging flames, after the explosion, the giant's right lower leg was left with only the pitch-black hard bones exposed, barely supporting its heavy body.

Ryuu rolled on the ground several times, her originally clean hood now covered in dust, she struggled to get up, kneeling on one knee, breathing heavily.

Her left arm hung limply at her side, the skin from the elbow down all burned to a deep red, oozing blood.

'I overestimated my speed, should have had Shirou use the magic sword to detonate remotely...', Ryuu subconsciously reviewed, 'But, it's good that it's the left arm, it doesn't affect using the sword, one arm in exchange for Goliath's leg, worth it!'

With its right leg destroyed, the black Goliath's mobility was greatly reduced, making it much easier to deal with. More importantly, they had finally found an effective means of inflicting damage.

The scales of victory seemed to be tipping in favor of the adventurers.

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