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"Rustling crimson leaves. Please shine your dazzling radiance on us.

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　At the same time as the flame wizard with a short mustache recites the prayer, the bodies of Thor and the others begin to blur into multiple layers.

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　This is the effect of the magical technique of the Flame Spirit Tree, which makes it easier to avoid attacks by blurring their outlines with illusions.

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"Long roots of the great earth tree, I release you from its yoke--.

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　This is the magical technique of the earth spirit tree, which lightens its own weight so that it can move more agilely.

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　Thor and the others, who had prepared themselves, looked out from the narrow passageway into the open space.

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　Fifteen paces away, on the rock wall, there was a monster that kept making a deafening laugh.

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　This time, the two parties are working together in order to exterminate the master of this cavern.

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　However, of the six of us, only Barconia stepped forward a little to cast the "Kagero Jin", while the rest of us stayed in the rear.

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　The rest are waiting behind. If twelve of them were to be grouped together in one place, there is a possibility that the passage would be blocked by the three heads that noticed them.

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　In such a case, the monsters who can move freely would have an overwhelming advantage.

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　The key to this strategy was how to block the movements of the three heads.

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"Well then, let's get started..."

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"Why is Lili in charge?"

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"You can't interfere with that. It doesn't matter who says the words.

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　Kikiriri, with an axe hanging from each hand, is completely relaxed, even looking relaxed.

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　His sister Nenemimi, nodding behind him, seems to be doing the same.

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　Kugase, on the other hand, quietly holds his large, oversized steel basket hand in front of his chest.

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　His face is full of motivation.

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　Rasel, standing behind him, checks his grip on the hilt of the long sword on his back and pulls back his chin forcefully.

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　Thor looks around at the four faces and speaks to the woman standing next to him.

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"Well then, I'll be counting on you. Mr. Yuril!"

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"Yes, I'm in charge."

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　A silver-haired beauty with a soft smile raises a short staff to increase her magical power.

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　At that moment, the monster that had been munching on the stones on the wall suddenly stops moving.

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　Immediately, the tentacles under their bodies wriggle and the eerie faces change their positions.

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　It was a tremendously fast reaction, but we had already seen it coming.

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　Without a trace of hesitation, Yuril's prayer reverberates inside the cavity.

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"Hold me to the underworld..."...

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　The torrent of magical power was headed not for the demon itself, which stood waiting with its mouth wide open, but for its feet.

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　A bluish-white glow immediately spread over the ground around the monster.

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　The ice rushes in and freezes every one of the three-necked tentacles.

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　The demon, forced to stop moving, emits a sound of teeth clenched together violently.

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　At first glance, the effect is no different from that of Shimojeda's ice sheet, but there is a clear difference in power.

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　Normally, the ice created by magic will disappear within tens of seconds to a few minutes.

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　However, the third upper branch technique that Yuril has newly acquired boasts an effect time of 30 minutes at level 1.

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　And now that he has extended it to level 5 by turning the points of the other two upper branch techniques, the ice can last up to one hour.

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　However, there was one condition that was necessary for this to happen.

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　One of the faces of the demon whose tentacles had been frozen opens its jaws to the limit and spits out a powerful whirlpool of flame from the back of its furious, distorted throat.

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　It is a scorching breath that will reduce your bones to ashes in an instant if you are carelessly exposed to it.

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　But the frozen ground, which must have been hit by thousands of degrees of heat, shows no sign of melting or even forming steam.

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　The angry faces repeatedly spray red flames, but they remain frozen solid.

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　The edges of Yuril's lips lifted to form an unusual smile as he looked out at the glistening blue ice.

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　His upraised staff still radiates an unusual amount of magical power.

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　The ice created by the cessation of the underworld will never melt as long as Yuril continues to send his magic power.

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　Moreover, the ice summoned from the underworld has the effect of slowly eating away one's strength with the cold air it emits.

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　Although it was a little more plain compared to the previous Kamieda magic techniques, it was a terrifying technique that could easily win the game if it was applied.

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　Besides, it is surely suitable for this mission.　

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"All right!　We'll take care of the rest."

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"Yes, I'll take care of it."

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　Yuril takes a few steps back while pouring his magic power into the ice.

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　Thor and the others, their weapons at the ready, leap out of the passage one by one as if replacing one another, and close in on the demon.

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　In front of them are the gluttonous faces of Kugase and Rasel.

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　The twins are in charge of the face that keeps laughing hysterically.

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　And Thor confronts the angry face.

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　But before his sword can reach them, the five vanguards hear the sound of raucous laughter.

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　It's a sound that, if heard properly, will make it difficult to even move.

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　But there is no sign of Thor and the others' movement.

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　In fact, they are accelerating.

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"Roll around, roll around, roll around, roll around, roll around, roll around, roll around, roll around, roll around, roll around, roll around, roll around, roll around, roll around."

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Oh, my God. Why are you singing with me?

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　The sound of a brave flute was playing in the ears of the five.

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　And the cheerful singing of a young child.

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　The song was a song of valor.

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　It is a magical song that raises one's will to fight and raises one's physical abilities.

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　The player is Rikori, standing at the end of the passage.

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　Naturally, he is too far away from the audience to be able to play it loud enough to strike their ears.

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　However, to the ears of the five players, the sound echoes as if they were listening right up close.

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　The mechanism is simple: Moe, standing right next to Licori, synchronizes his ear senses with those of Thor and the others.

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　Earplugs can be used to block out the annoying laughter, but this does not allow the magic song to be effective.

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　It is a greedy attempt to shut out the troublesome voices, and at the same time to listen to the songs.

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　However, the singing voice of a carefree child may also be heard.

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　The twin axes, clad in purple electricity, are swung at the faces of those whose laughter has been silenced.

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　At the same time, a sword out of its scabbard and a fist of vajayjay iron are driven into the face of the glutton.

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　Diagonal cuts and sink marks appear on the two faces.

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　But all that peeks out from under the skin is a flattened cross-section.

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　There is no fluid spewing out, and the wounds close up quickly.

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"Come on, I'm going to beat you until you make a sound!

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　Diagonally across from the earth-monger girl, who was gaining momentum, a roaring, burning breath was being spewed out from the mouth of an angry face.

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　A few steps away from her, Thor calmly ducks.

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　Though protected by dragon scales and black vajra stones, it is indeed dangerous to be exposed to it at close range.

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　Also, boots, leather gloves, and sword belts usually burn.

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　The moment the monster finishes exhaling its burning breath, Thor's body disappears and appears right next to its face.

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　Thor, who had released dozens of slashes in a single moment, easily moves away again.

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　The demon, whose face has been sliced wide open, grows even angrier.

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　However, the demon, whose face has been sliced wide open, becomes even more furious.

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　At times the monster's feet were caught in the ice, and at other times the flames made it difficult to breathe, but with the help of Rammerla and others to heal its strength, and with the help of the phantom and Sora, the monster finally stopped moving after about 30 minutes.

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　The twins and Kugase thrust their arms high into the air as if in unison as the demon's body disintegrated from the inside.

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　Razzel, who has repositioned his greatsword on his back, proudly lifts the corner of his lips.

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　At first glance, it looked like a strategy that was just a successful combination, but in fact, it had taken five days of preparation to get to this point.

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　It had taken many trials and errors to make sure that they could safely escape into the narrow corridor.

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　For example, they tried shooting Yuril's other upper branch magic moves and tried to stop them with Kugase's .

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　However, all the magic moves that aimed directly at the monsters were either absorbed or resisted by their high magic power.

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　I also tried using only , but the recovery speed seemed to be equal to the damage inflicted by cold air, and time just passed without anything happening.

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　Based on such circumstances, we decided on a strategy of increasing physical capabilities with strengthening magic techniques, and at the same time, we would use Yuril's to stop them and attack them directly to cut them down.　

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　Thor scratched his chin as he looked at the three faces that were losing their shapes.

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"I've finally managed to defeat them. Phew, that wasn't fast at all.

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