"We can't waste too much time fighting this thing." said Nabe before focusing on the barrier.
"Sure." replied the Duchess shortly as she blocked another incoming shockwave.
Alder and the monster keep hitting each other without caring about the surroundings. Alder seems to get the upper hand since the monster can't hurt him while the lizardman beats the monster.
Alder's fist may only leave a slight bruise on the monster's body. Still, the damage slowly accumulates on the monster's body. *Bam* *Bam* *Bam* Alder keeps hitting the monster without reservation like it is a good punching bag.
"Hahaha… It's been a while since I got a good punching bag." laughed Alder.
At this moment, the monster shoots [Miasma Blast] from all its mouths in its body. *BAMM* The indiscriminate attack envelops the whole area, even reaching the Duchess and Nabe direction.
[Anduril - Trance Bash] The Duchess deflects all the incoming attacks using her artifact at superhuman speed. On the other hand, Alder gets pushed back with a few light scratches on his body.
"That's sting!!" commented Alder before charging at the monster again.
In response, the monster swung all its unnatural long arms to the lizard monster overlord. Thinking it is just an effort to prevent him from getting close, Alder decides to deflect it with its own arm. *BAM*
As soon as the monster's arm hit Alder, the monster overlord was thrown away like a cannonball and hit the miasma barrier in the distance.
Fortunately, he is a monster overlord and doesn't need to worry about the miasma poisoning. Still, he is surprised at the sudden change in the monster's strength.
"Urghh… Don't tell me it could get stronger?!! How could that little monster encounter such a thing." grumble Alder as he looks at a long scratch on his arm scale.
Still, Alder didn't care about his light injury and again charged at the monster with a big grin. It is clear the monster overlord is enjoying the fight.
The two powerful monsters continue their clash and wreck the surrounding area. Fortunately, their cave area is massive and resembles the one Angus stays. It is an enormous cave spanning a few kilometers and has a very high ceiling.
"This is… Damn it!! How could this happen?" cursed Nabe in frustration.
"Is there something wrong?" asked the Duchess worriedly.
"This barrier is not a trap created by the dungeon. It is created by that thing. The problem is the barrier connected with that thing's life. So, unless we kill that thing, we will never escape this barrier."
"Furthermore, this barrier completely locked the space and time in this area. In summary, we are in a completely different dimension inside this barrier. I assume this is the dungeon sweeper's way to kill its target without damaging the dungeon further." explained Nabe.
"So, we just need to kill that thing, right?" asked the Duchess.
"Yeah…" said Nabe.
*BAAMM* Before Nabe could speak further, something hit the barrier near Nabe. The Red Queen finds it is actually Alder with a wounded slash on his chest.
"URGGH.. That hurts!!" complained Alder.
"Alder!!" called Nabe in surprise.
However, a black thing is already getting near them and ready to butcher everyone. *BOOOOM* [Anduril - Resize] Before the monster claw reaches everyone, a gigantic greatsword hits the monster like a baseball. It hits the barrier a few kilometers away.
"What is that thing?! How could it have that kind of power?!!" said the Duchess.
The Duchess' hand is trembling from all the recoil after clashing with the monster's body.
"Urghh… I also don't know. That monster just keeps getting stronger as we fight. It could even penetrate my invincible scale." said Alder while getting up and ready to fight again.
The wound in his chest had already healed with his natural regeneration.
"Invincible scale your ass!! If it gets destroyed, it means it is no longer invincible." retorted Nabe.
"Oh, come on!! Don't you also love my shiny, beautiful scale?!" teased Alder.
'Seriously?? These two…' thought the Duchess while hearing the two having their romantic comedy again.
"Guys, can we focus here? We still have an unknown powerful monster to kill here." called the Duchess to stop the two from playing around.
"Ahh… Yeah. I almost forgot about that thing." said Nabe.
"Booo… You are too serious, woman. I know you are jealous of Nabe. But, you need to relax…" chimed Alder.
Before Alder finishes his sentence, his whole body is thrown into the monster's location.
"Who the fuck is jealous?!! Screw you, narcissistic lizard!! For your information, I already have my own man." yelled the Duchess after hitting Alder with her greatsword.
At the same time, Nabe only released a chuckle seeing the red-haired woman flared up like a fire.
'No wonder she is called Crimson Flash. I could only see a red flash before Alder got thrown away.' thought Nabe.
"At ease, Crimson Flash. I already somehow figured out the monster's ability and weakness." said Nabe.
"Hmm??" replied the Duchess.
"Alder, don't try hitting the monster. Just focus on dodging and defending its attack." shouted Nabe.
"Seriously?!! Now, am I the punching bag?" replied Alder from far away.
"Just hold it. I need to test something first." said Nabe as the two women approached Alder's location in a moment.
As the women reach Alder's location, they find the monster is hitting Alder. At the same time, the lizardman dodged the attack desperately and destroyed the surrounding area.
"Umm… Nabe, how long do I need to do this?" asked Alder while dodging the attack.
"Just keep it like that." said Nabe.
The Red Queen begins to chant a few unknown sentences while looking at the monster. She completely ignores the call from the Alder, who is getting thrashed by the monster.
Meanwhile, outside the capital city, three people appeared out of nowhere. One of them is a huge tall person with red skin. He carried a big double-sided broad axe on its back. The second person has a small stature and a hideous appearance. He is covered with black cloth.
The last person is completely normal compared to the other two. He is a young naked Altras without any clothes. Fortunately, the young Altras could shapeshift and hide his private part from the public. These three people slump on the ground and hold their heads while groaning in pain.
"Urghh… I should never agree with you." groaned Ragaz, trying not to vomit.
After hearing the young Altras' story, Ramuz decided to go toward the capital city. However, their distance is too far and it takes a lot of time to reach the capital city. In desperation, Ramuz asks Ragaz to help them.
After a lengthy negotiation, Ragaz agrees to help using one of his collections to teleport them to the outskirts of the capital city.
Currently, they get massive headaches and disorientation from the unstable long-distance teleport. Unfortunately, they didn't have time to rest as many people were already coming to their place.
"Guys… It seems we got noticed." said Ragaz.
"I told you… *Vomit* We should go towards One Father instead." rebuked the young Altras while vomiting.
"The old man knows everything inside Nirvas. He didn't need to get news from us. If he didn't make a move despite all this chaos, it means he allowed all of this to happen." said Ramuz.
"Ohh… Isn't it the Exiled Giant Ramuz? What brings you here?" said one of the Altras wearing Red Guard armor.
Before Ramuz could reply, "Mine… Mine!! Everything's MINE!! [Greed - Fortune Grasp]." yelled Ragaz in madness.
Suddenly, all the items in the Red Guards' possession flew toward Ragaz. The hideous goblin didn't stay idle and took out his pocket storage before storing everything inside of it beside the storage tools.
"Hahahaha… This is mine. Mine alone!!" laughed Ragaz madly before running in a random direction.
"Wait!! Get back here, thief!!" yelled the Red Guard as they pursued Ragaz leaving the other two people alone.
Altras from the capital have a habit of storing their things inside their storage tools. Therefore, they couldn't just let Ragaz get away. Unfortunately, Ragaz is not a professional thief for years for nothing. He is very slippery and agile compared to others.
"Well, that solves some of our problems. Let's take a look at the capital first." said Ramuz.
"S-Sure." said the young Altras Binn
Approaching the capital city, they find the whole city is covered by an unknown barrier. They could also see a massive earthy mountain instead of buildings behind the barrier. The area is empty as Ragaz passes this area before stealing everyone's possession.
"No.. Noo.. Nooo…. Leader Alix!!" yelled Binn.
The young Altras saw his leader's corpse get stabbed by many weapons on his body. Ramuz looked at Alix's corpse with a shake. He decides to not say anything and gives the young Altras time alone before approaching the barrier.
"I see… No wonder that pitiful goblin appears here. He only has a few friends inside Nirvas." said a masked person sitting on top of the barrier.
The mask has an angry expression on it. Ramuz immediately recognizes the particular mask from Binn's story.
"You must be one of the Seven Faces." said Ramuz.
"And you must be Bloody Giant Ramuz." replied the masked person.
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