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Chapter 124 - 124

【Nice to meet you~. Everyone's already been going into the dungeons, right? The one who made those dungeons appear is me, Goddess-chan~!】

The television in my room switched on by itself, displaying a beautiful blonde woman.

She was gorgeous, but... something about her smile was a little irritating.

【I think everyone's working hard to raid the dungeons, but from my perspective, it's a tiiiny bit unsatisfying. I went to the trouble of implementing a new feature called Aura Release into this world for you, so I'd like you to try a little harder, 'kay?♪】

So Aura Release was added to get us to raid dungeons more.

But there are still very few people who can master it. Almost no one can suddenly triple their physical strength and successfully apply it in battle.

By the way, everyone in S-class is on the side that can.

【Use Aura Release more when you're raiding, okay. By the way, my next stop is the Komura Dungeon, where I'll be possessing the final boss, Flora.】

That's the dungeon Rena and I are currently raiding.

It's also the dungeon with the most raid progress in the entire world.

【I'll do the special favor of fighting just the first group that reaches me. If you can beat the Flora under my control, you might just get a special item~】

...I see.

So that means with Undine, too, the Goddess only possessed her for that very first encounter.

The same situation is about to happen in a Grade 6 dungeon.

I can safely take this as a declaration of war aimed squarely at me. No other party has been able to break through the boss of a Grade 5 dungeon. That point has become a bottleneck, and many top-tier raiders are hesitating to proceed.

It feels like she's come to urge us on because we've been slacking off.

【Well then, everyone! I'll be waiting for you in the Komura Dungeon~!!】

With those final words, the screen went dark and the voice vanished.

It's surely no coincidence that the Goddess is possessing the final boss of the very dungeon we're raiding. It must mean she wants to fight us.

In our last battle against Undine, I completely overwhelmed the Goddess. But her spirit wasn't broken by it.

Based on her tone and her reaction during our fight, I had assumed that if I showed her the sheer difference in our power, she wouldn't show her face before us again for a good while. But it seems I was wrong.

Her mental fortitude is stronger than I thought. She's decided to fight again.

Perhaps she's acquired enough power to feel confident.

That means there's a possibility she'll use major techniques that the original Flora can't, just like last time. If that happens... raiding with just me and Rena might be tough.

Then, a plan came to mind.

I have allies now, people who can fight alongside me. The former strongest player in FWO and the strongest companions I've personally trained, who have mastered the arts of the ninja.

Furthermore, last month, Rena and I obtained a certain item.

If we use that...

We might just get to see a surprised look on the Goddess's face.

I have been ordered by the Japanese God (Amaterasu) to defeat the Goddess. However, I can't defeat her yet. My intuition tells me so.

That's fine for now. I want to enjoy my four-sword style a little longer, and this will also serve as a good way to show that I am properly working on the God's request.

Undine used major techniques from the final bosses of the higher-tier Grade 6 and Grade 8 dungeons. It's highly likely that the Flora possessed by the Goddess will similarly use techniques from even higher-tier final bosses. All the techniques Undine used were water-based, so it's safe to assume the element type will remain consistent for the boss.

So this time it'll be plant-based, then.

I began to consider the major techniques the Goddess would likely use. Ahh. I really do love this time spent planning a raid strategy.

"Alright. I guess it's time to get back to raiding dungeons for a while!"

I had been wondering just how far I should take everyone's training. My allies should already have enough strength to clear dungeons up to Grade 8 without much trouble, yet they still had room to grow.

In the midst of that, the Goddess, my final goal (End Content), has personally invited me to a fight.

There's also the chance of getting a special item if we win. Well then, I have no choice but to go.

I decided to put the training on hold and resume full-scale dungeon raiding.