"Primordial Evil Dragon · Cadmus?", Ais tilted her head, "What is that?" 'It sounds formidable...', the girl thought. "It's a special one, perhaps the original mighty dragon," Riveria explained while flipping through an old tome. The name "Cadmus" originally didn't belong to the mighty dragon; on the contrary, it was the name of a dragon-slaying hero. Before the gods descended, a hero blessed by spirits expended his entire life to perish alongside an evil dragon. However, before dying the evil dragon devoured the hero's flesh and blood and, by chance, gained the spirit's strange power. Though its body was destroyed, its spirit persisted. The evil dragon took the hero's name, continuing to live as "Evil Dragon · Cadmus." That evil dragon's species was the dungeon monster mighty dragon, and thus mighty dragons in the world were called "Cadmus." "An evil dragon that stole a hero's name...", Ais said softly, her hands clenching subconsciously. "The evil dragon gained the spirit's power but its soul was imprisoned and couldn't pass on. The trouble is, the monster instinct and its destructive urge remained. It wandered the skies, searching for the descendants of the hero 'Cadmus'...", Riveria continued. Ais: "Are you saying... right now..." "The Aphrodite Familia's songstress Harmonia is indeed a descendant of that hero," Riveria closed the tome, "They're currently on their way to Orario." Aphrodite, a beauty goddess with renown rivaling Freya's, led a large troupe that had been touring the world since its founding. They came to Orario to perform periodically. Emiya hadn't experienced it, but Ais had watched their shows as a child. With a goddess presiding over love, beauty, and art, the Aphrodite Troupe's performances were top-tier worldwide. Their dramas and operas in Orario would pack stadiums and be sold out. The troupe's top star, songstress Harmonia, was said to possess beauty rivaling the goddess and a singing voice that almost had the power to "enchant." "The Aphrodite Troupe will perform in Orario; their program will actually serve as a ritual to attract an evil dragon spirit," Riveria said, "After that we'll clear the site, Ais, you'll slay the evil dragon." In truth, killing the evil dragon was not the goal but the means. The guild had invited the Aphrodite Troupe not to help them deal with the dragon threatening the troupe, but to lure out the evil dragon as a feat for the Sword Princess. Time was tight; they could not let this key force in the battle against the Black Dragon continue to slowly grind stats and Feats at Lv.6. "Ais, can you do it?", Riveria asked earnestly. The Sword Princess gripped the sword forged by her master (father) and answered resolutely, "I can!" "Orario... will be destroyed?", Guildmaster Royman collapsed onto the floor, his fat body trembling with fear. If this greedy, arrogant guild official had any redeeming traits, his love for the Labyrinth City surely was one. He had lived in Orario for nearly two centuries and worked for the guild over a century, having long forgotten his birthplace, the Elven Forest, and completely regarded Orario as his home. Being an elf without royal blood and without [Falna], plus a life of luxury and overeating, Royman's lifespan would at most reach 250 years, he didn't have long left. Thus his greatest wish was to live out his years peacefully in this beautiful city. And if, during his term, the city could accomplish something, slay a Black Dragon, conquer the dungeon, or otherwise leave his name in history, that would be even better. Google seaʀᴄh 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩⁂𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⁂𝔫𝔢𝔱 But no matter how he imagined it, he hadn't expected the city he governed to be in danger of destruction during his tenure? And the ones deciding to destroy the city weren't some evilus or a nation hostile to Orario, it was the city's own adventurers and the creator god Ouranus. "The plan to exterminate the 'ancient monstrosities' has already been scheduled. Beyond the Black Dragon, this generation of heroes is determined to purge all ancient monstrosities," Ouranus said. As the creator god of the Labyrinth City, Ouranus's attachment to Orario was deeper than anyone's. Yet as a sky god with a perspective beyond all, he had made his choice without hesitation between the city and the lower world. Ouranus: "After they succeed, my divine might will no longer be able to suppress the dungeon. At that time I will use my life to do one last thing for you." Hearing the sky god's words, Royman's eyes grew wet, "Lord Ouranus..." Ouranus slowly stood, stepped out from the altar he had prayed at for a thousand years; as the sky god, he had not seen the sky in who knew how long. Once all the "ancient monstrosities" return to the dungeon, the Babel Tower would probably collapse and the Labyrinth City could be erased, but the world would not truly return to ancient times. The current heroes surely could push the monsters back into the great hollow, then rebuild a stronger tower and a more magnificent city. Not only Ouranus, the creator goddess had already decided as well to give up her life at that time. Then the calamities of the lower world, the world-ending threat, and the dungeon's long sorrow, all of it, would finally end. "Do as I order," Ouranus said. Royman wiped his tears. With his personality and lust for power he would never have forsaken the city, but he would obey this sky god's words. [Babel Tower, Conference Room] "According to Hermes Familia's reconnaissance, the storm barrier over the [Dragon Valley] can hold for at most three months, maybe slightly less," Loki said. "The mages and elves from the [Magic Nation] and the [School District] have departed; they'll do their best to reinforce the barrier, at most they can buy another month." In raw magical power the Magic Nation's several Lv.5 magi didn't equal Riveria alone. Even a Lv.7 [Thousand Years Sage-Staff] might not surpass Lefiya in attack magic power, but in magical research they were far superior to the combat-focused Labyrinth City. "Friana wouldn't speak without reason. If she says she can buy a month, then she can hold it for a month," Riveria said. "So within four months we must both suppress the dungeon and first eliminate the ancient monstrosities other than the Black Dragon." Given the dungeon's current state, once the Black Dragon breaks its seal the chain reaction would trigger other ancient monstrosities to rampage, adventurers must avoid a two-front catastrophe. Even more worrying, the Black Dragon upon release might not immediately attack Orario but instead hunt other ancient monstrosities and devour their powers. Late last night Finn, [Braver] who had returned from his homeland with several pallum girls, spoke, "Leave aside those sleeping in the deep sea for now. Besides the Black Dragon, there are six ancient monstrosities sealed by ancient heroes." They were: the [Yamata-no-Orochi] of the Sakura Isle, the [Herasvarg] of the Aurora Tundra, the [Surtr] of the Twilight Gorge, the [Itakuya] of the Frozen Sea Cliffs, the [Amut] of the Burial Moon Desert, and the [Phoenix] of the Undying Volcano. Syr, in maid attire, poured Emiya's tea, and then, to Loki and the others' surprise, spoke calmly, "Four months to slay six ancient monstrosities..." "There aren't four months," Hedin tried not to look at Syr and said coldly, "According to Lord Ouranus, each time an ancient monstrosity is killed the dungeon riot intensifies, and thus the Black Dragon's unsealing will be accelerated." A dark light flashed in Emiya's golden eyes; he said quietly, "At most two months." Finn frowned, "So we must operate separately. In that case, manpower..." Among those ancient monstrosities the strongest were the Lv.9 Yamata-no-Orochi and Herasvarg. Finn thought one should be dealt with by Emiya, and the other by Riveria with the [Uchide no Kozuchi]. If arranged like that, excluding Emiya and the Loki Familia, the city's remaining forces would need to handle four ancient monstrosities each roughly equal to a Lv.8 Labyrinth Solitary King. Apart from Emiya, a normal Lv.8 could not solo a Solitary King of equal level. Even with assistance from the School District, their combat power wasn't enough; there were still too few Lv.7+ fighters. The city plus the School District had three Lv.8s and eight Lv.7s. Fewer than during the peak eras of Hera and Zeus Familias. While slaying ancient monstrosities, they also had to suppress an increasingly violent dungeon. If all Lv.6+ fighters deployed, could the leftover adventurers still control the dungeon's escalating monsters? "The combat power is sufficient," Emiya said calmly, "Ancient monstrosities aren't the problem." 'In truth, the Black Dragon isn't the root problem, it all stemmed from the dungeon...', Emiya thought but did not say. In the [Crown of the Goddess of Heaven] inscription record, only Alfia and Hippolyta were listed, [Sword Saint], [Celestial Fox], [Stellar Bow] were absent. This didn't mean their bonds with Emiya were insufficient; it simply indicated that these versions of them in this world were still alive. "The [Far East Country] and the [Northern Country] also have first-tier adventurers to assist," Shakti took her gaze off Emiya and said. Those two countries directly faced the Yamata-no-Orochi and Herasvarg, two of the "Three Great Calamities"' strongest first-tier ancient beasts. Even sealed, such top-tier beasts were restless and would occasionally assault their barriers; their power spawned monsters on the surrounding land or sea. Thus the already barren and frigid two countries were even worse off, but because of that environment their number of powerful warriors was far above average. The Far East openly had three first-tier strongs, among them the [Yamato Divine Sakura] Itsuotsu Wutsuki suspected to be Lv.6; secretly they might have one or two Lv.5 shinobi. The Northern Country had as many as seven Lv.5 valkyries. They couldn't be expected to help much in the Black Dragon fight, but their strength could be used for the Yamata and Herasvarg hunts. By such calculation, they should have enough force to slay the ancient monstrosities. "But there are more than those six ancient monstrosities. The deep seas' monsters too. According to Lord Ouranus, they will come to assault the city," Shakti, as the city's administrator, trembled slightly, "And the dungeon might birth monsters stronger than ancient monstrosities." As guardians of Orario, the Ganesa Familia should have stayed in the city, but facing the situation Shakti had little confidence. Emiya was about to speak when— "ROAR...", A fierce dragon cry echoed. Riveria stood, "The battle over at Ais's side is over." "Hmph! With a weapon like that, if she can't even kill an evil dragon...", Allen muttered, but kept quiet under Syr's gaze. "...This is the final battle," Syr leaned against Emiya and whispered. "Don't worry," Emiya held the girl's hand, "It'll be fine." "Everyone, even the gods, will return alive. I promise." .com/AmbitiousTranslator 🥳Joining keeps me motivated and eager to work diligently, so please consider joining.🥰 You can access upto 20 advance chapter through .