She opened her mouth again and began a new chant.
[Come, come, come, crust of the earth, treasure of black iron, hammer of shining star, by the covenant of creation, I command you to reverse, to burn the sky, to shatter the ground, to bridge the chasm, become the axe of the sky bestowed by heaven and earth, catastrophe of destruction——]
The fanaticism in her voice surged through the air, making the eardrums of every adventurer tremble.
[By the name of the executor I command, my name is Gnome, embodiment of earth, queen of earth, sovereign of earth——]
[Meteor Shower]
With the fallen spirit's final chant, the light of the magic circle shot straight upward, and in an instant, the sky of the entire floor was enveloped in darkness and brilliance.
A swarm of black-light meteors emerged from nowhere, like countless scythes of death, rapidly diving toward the ground.
This time, Riveria had no time to chant another defensive spell.
Gareth stepped forward, shielding Emiya and the kneeling Riveria, raising his massive shield.
The next moment, a thunderous explosion echoed through the floor, and the shockwave swept over everything.
Finn and Alicia gritted their teeth, the former evading continuously with agility, the latter relying on defense to barely keep her stance.
But the rest of the adventurers weren't so lucky, they were all blown away by this powerful force, sent flying and scattered across the ground.
In the storm and flames, Gareth's shield held against the terrifying impact, but his legs were already embedded in the ground, and the sturdy dwarf's arms trembled under the immense force.
All means seemed meaningless now. All attacks were nullified before the bizarre yet beautiful fallen spirit, unable to even stir a ripple. The only remaining option was that final move.
Emiya turned his gaze to Riveria. Their eyes met in the air, and in just an instant, they understood each other. No words were needed. All plans and resolutions were exchanged in that single gaze.
"Three minutes," Riveria softly moved her lips.
Emiya nodded slightly. In truth, he had already been preparing silently for this moment. He hadn't shot another arrow, nor projected another weapon. Instead, he was chanting.
[My whole body was still Unlimited Blade Works.]
The Reality Marble unfolded, and in an instant, the scorched battlefield was replaced by an endless snowfield. Cold wind stirred up flakes of snow, silent and awe-inspiring.
All others were rejected; in this world that belonged to Emiya, only he and the fallen spirit stood, alone.
Unlike the previous oppressive gloom, most of the heavy black clouds in the sky had dispersed, replaced by a vast and radiant full moon hanging overhead.
The bright moonlight shone upon the snow-covered land, cleansing all filth from this world.
[[Oath Under the Snow] Skill effect activated.]
[When the target of protection has a deep bond, all stats exceed their domain, growth rate of stats increases, stat limit breaks through, magic and skill effects surpass normal limits. Skill effect increases with bond quantity and strength]
[[Knight of Goddess] Skill effect activated.]
[Under moonlight, temporarily adds development ability[High Recovery], or increases existing[High Recovery]by one rank]
[[Innocent Monster] Skill effect activated.]
[When battling a female, attack power increases]
"Now then, please wait quietly in this world for a while," With those words, the endless snowfield began to change. Long swords rose from the snow, controlled by an invisible force. Hundreds of swords floated into the air, surrounding the fallen spirit, all pointing at her.
The fallen spirit let out a sharp shriek, a flash of anger in her golden eyes.
["THUNDER, ROAR—"]
The fallen spirit's voice echoed in the air as she chanted a rapid and complex spell. Golden light flickered around her, and countless thunder spears gradually formed from the void, aiming at Emiya.
However, Emiya merely stood in place and waved his right hand.
One by one, longswords appeared out of thin air. The moment the thunder spears were generated, swords collided with them mid-air, erupting in dazzling sparks and explosive lightning.
In that moment, the snowfield resembled a night of thunderstorms, electric lights leaping across heaven and earth, and roars of thunder filling the entire domain.
In this world of his, Emiya's loading speed surpassed the fallen spirit, he only needed to "draw" swords, while she had to spend time "conjuring" thunder spears.
Each time a spear was formed, it was instantly destroyed by a sharp blade. The battlefield was filled with the sparks of clashing swords and lightning, and the wild surges of energy.
Emiya moved lightly, like a breeze, skillfully dodging the fallen spirit's flailing tentacles.
A blood-red spear formed in his hand, its body like a demonic flower blooming in flames, [Crimson Rose of Exorcism].

Gripping the spear tightly, his body moved like a leopard across the snow, eyes locked on the fallen spirit, without a hint of retreat or fear. His gaze burned with unwavering fighting spirit, like unyielding cold steel.
Emiya suddenly leapt forward, shooting toward the fallen spirit like a meteor. The [Crimson Rose of Exorcism] drew a red arc through the air, stabbing directly at the fallen spirit.
The spear tip pierced forward, mercilessly stabbing into the petal-like armor covering the fallen spirit's upper body, emitting a chilling cracking sound.
A roar of humiliation erupted along with the fallen spirit's fury, and her black tentacles whipped wildly through the air, as if crazed, trying to tear the enemy before her to pieces.
Her attacks became increasingly fierce, like a raging storm, making every move from Emiya more difficult.
He gritted his teeth, struggling to wield the spear, firing swords, desperately resisting the fallen spirit's frenzied assault.
However, as time passed, Emiya gradually felt his mental strength draining, a weariness that reached his bones, as though his internal energy was being swiftly emptied.
"As expected, using [Reality Marble] with Lv.3 magic power is still too forced."
A tentacle lashed out like lightning, carrying immense force, striking Emiya's side with great impact. Pain burned like fire as he was sent flying, losing balance in midair and crashing heavily into the snow.
Blood foamed from Emiya's mouth as he gasped for breath. Wounds of various depths covered his body, staining the snow red.
Yet even so, there was still no trace of hesitation or retreat in his eyes. His gaze remained as sharp and cold as blades of ice.
The fallen spirit looked down on him and began a new chant.
And just then—
The three minutes were up.
Emiya forced himself to stand. As his eyes closed, the image of the Reality Marble dissipated, and the appearance of the dungeon returned.
The boundless snowfield faded like an illusion, replaced by the scorched earth and monster remains of the fifty-ninth floor.
Ais supported him from behind, and at the same time, Riveria, standing not far away, had finally completed her long incantation.
In the earlier battle, Riveria had used up too much mental energy. Now she had spent just three minutes to barely recover and reload her spirit, which drastically reduced the power of that spell.
However, even so, it was enough.
Her staff was raised high, magic surged around her violently, its brilliance so dazzling it could illuminate the entire world.
Fourth-level magic.
[The Lance That Shines to the End of the World]
Judgment light descended from the heavens.
The fallen spirit's expression froze. A trace of shock and fear flashed through her golden eyes, and then a terrified cry and twisted wail ripped through the air.
Green thorns, vines, petals, all grew wildly, trying to wrap around her, as if to resist the world-ending beam with the power of plants.
But it was all in vain. The torrent of light mercilessly pierced through these defenses, obliterating everything.
"AHHHHHHHHH—"
The fallen spirit's form twisted and contorted in the light. In the end, her entire body was swallowed by the pillar of light and turned to ash.
If this light pillar had been released from the [Dragon's Vase], it could likely pierce from the fiftieth all the way to the fifty-ninth floor. Even here, in the incredibly sturdy fifty-ninth floor, it still penetrated five layers.
"Glacier Territory is more durable than I imagined," Riveria smiled.
Then her legs gave out, her vision went black, and she collapsed onto the ground along with the equally exhausted Emiya.
———
After the battle on the 59th floor, under Finn's command, the [Loki Familia] immediately began preparing to retreat.
They gathered the remaining items and potions, barely performing emergency treatment for everyone, at least restoring their bodies to the point where they could move.
The group quickly set off, heading toward the base on the 50th floor.
The 58th floor was still in its production rest period, and this rare window allowed them to pass smoothly through the [Dragon's Vase].
They sprinted all the way without delay. When they arrived at the safe zone on the 50th floor, the camp they had previously set up was still intact, not destroyed by monsters, and the adventurers finally settled down here for temporary rest.
The atmosphere of the entire camp appeared gloomy and heavy.
The conditions of Emiya and Riveria were very safe. They had only temporarily fainted due to overdrawing their mind power. In contrast, several Lv.3 adventurers who were affected by the spirit's great magic [Meteor Shower] were more seriously injured.
One of the supporters had their arm directly shattered by a falling star. The healers of the Loki Familia did not dare to rashly use healing magic and could only wait to ask Airmid for help after returning to the surface.
And the oppressive atmosphere at this moment was not only because of these injuries. More so, in the final stage of this expedition, when facing that Fallen Spirit, most people felt an unprecedented sense of powerlessness.
When the apocalyptic firestorm struck, it was Riveria who exhausted all her strength to raise a barrier to resist it; when the meteor shower fell with a roar, it was Gareth who stood in front of Emiya and Riveria; Emiya used a certain special magic to trap the Fallen spirit, while Riveria gave her all to gather magic power and chant that world-destroying ultimate magic.
Besides them, and Finn who calmly coordinated as the commander, the others hardly played any role.
The first-rank adventurers of the Loki Familia, Ais, Bete, the Tiona sisters, all geniuses among their peers, always full of confidence in themselves, yet now couldn't help but feel a sense of defeat and helplessness in their hearts.
Only Alicia alone seemed completely immersed in the lingering memory of Shirou and Riveria's perfect coordination, her eyes shining with star-like light.
'At the last moment, Shirou and Lady Riveria collapsed together, their hands overlapping... it was so beautiful...'
Not long after, Riveria awoke from unconsciousness. She walked out of the tent, looked around, and after confirming that everyone was at the camp, finally let out a breath of relief.
"What's the situation?", She asked.
"You successfully killed that monster, the dungeon did not collapse. As for the fifty-ninth floor, it's still very stable," Finn walked over and replied.
"What about Shirou? How is his condition?"
"Mind power overdrawn, temporarily unconscious, but no other major issues," Finn replied.
What Alicia did under the excuse of "increasing Shirou's stat values to speed up his recovery", it's better not to let Riveria know about that.
Riveria slightly nodded upon hearing this, easing her mind a bit.
She pondered for a moment, her expression solemn as she said, "That monst—the Spirit... what exactly was it?"
"Let's discuss it after we return to the surface. Right now we have too little information in our hands."
Finn shook his head, a cold light flashing in his eyes, "However, what is certain is that this is definitely some kind of abnormal situation beyond common sense. Behind it, there is likely a man-made conspiracy."
"This kind of filthy aura, it really reminds one of that era, those madmen."
The Evilus of the Great Darkness Era, those mad groups that once plunged the entire city into chaos and fear.
"Moreover, on our way back, we were also attacked by an adventurer," Finn continued.
Riveria frowned, "Attacked by an adventurer?"
"A person cloaked in black, with strength roughly that of an upper-rank Lv.5 adventurer, came directly for Ais, and even shouted the name 'Aria.'"
Finn briefly described, "Gareth and I repelled her, but that was on the fifty-first floor. We didn't pursue recklessly."
"That adventurer, her behavior was very strange."
Finn added, "For example, at first, she directly ignored me and Gareth and charged at Ais. Only after I stabbed her did she start to take us seriously. She looked like... she didn't recognize Gareth and me at all."
"In this deep zone, a strange adventurer attacks Ais..."
Riveria frowned and said, "Has some schemer set their sights on that child?"
"Seems that way. There are also other abnormal phenomena," As Finn spoke, he took out a magic stone from his pocket.
This magic stone was completely different from ordinary ones, flickering with brilliantly colored light, appearing especially strange.
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