Danmachi: Gacha Draw

"End you!" 

The monster's slightly widened eyes... its massive arms trying to react... 

Link captured all the changes in his field of vision and suddenly slashed at the sword. 

"Huh!?" 

Another strike made his reaction speed completely unable to keep up! 

However, the Moss Huge, which had been on guard against Link's attack since they had distanced themselves, responded at the critical moment. 

The monster's eyes showed a ferocious look as it heavily crushed the ground. 

Using brute force to create strong winds, the arms that were always on guard reflexively raised themselves to counterattack. 

"Hooooooooooh!!" 

The moss huge raised its hammer and spear and swung them downward. 

"!" 

The slash of the burning flame split the huge crystal hammer spear that was hurtling toward it in two, and then, without losing momentum, it severed the Moss Huge's arm. 

The moss splattered like blood, but the flames consumed it in midair. 

The afterimage generated by the sword flew past, breaking through the Moss Huge's defense and shattering its body. 

It tore the moss body and tree skeleton into pieces. Each attack caused the flames on the blade to adhere to the wound. 

The split recovery ability that the Moss Huge relied on to survive was completely restricted in the face of this kind of flame. 

Without giving any chance to retaliate, Link launched another fierce attack and widened the result. 

So fast, so fast, too fast! 

This human could threaten his life! 

It had been a long time since he felt a shiver of fear just by looking into someone's eyes. 

The feeling of oppression brought by this human is far stronger than anything he's ever seen before! 

He can't let him continue attacking! 

"Oh oh oh oh!!" 

Ignoring the pain caused by the blade cutting through his body and the burning sensation, he raised his only remaining fist and swung it downwards. 

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa!!" 

Seeing him filled with rage and a desire to fight to the death, Link leaned forward to avoid this powerful blow. 

Then, without waiting for him to fall to the ground, he waved the blade again to draw an arc. 

"Courage is commendable, but it's a pity!" 

Sweeping the Moss Huge's second arm without any resistance, the flames engulfed the Moss Huge's severed limb, and Link took advantage of the situation to twist his body and sweep his right leg. 

"Bang!!" 

There was a dull sound of contact, and Link's right leg immediately sank into the deep moss. 

The next moment, he kicked his right foot hard, and the Moss Huge's three-meter-tall body flew out like a cannonball fired. 

He don't know the reason

It's obviously just a Moss Huge made of moss and branches, but his body has a weight that doesn't match its appearance. 

It's exactly the weight of a large monster. 

Link was stunned for a moment as the spinning kick landed on the opponent. 

But all of that was for naught. 

"Boom!!!" 

The massive green body shot into the pile of rocks at the entrance of the cave, kicking up another piece of debris. 

"So strong..." 

Marie's beautiful eyes widened, and there was an uncontrollable look of astonishment on her cheeks. 

In her opinion, such a terrifying monster, a creature that has killed so many fellow Xenos and humans, is actually unable to fight back when facing Link? 

Obviously, not even Reed and Guros could do this... 

"Ah, how strong." 

Fels nodded, and his seemingly black hood shook. 

He was also a little surprised. 

After observing for so long, he knew some of Link's methods. 

He knew that the opponent could use a large-scale fire-killing skill and very powerful wind magic, but now, these skills weren't even useful.

All he used was simply setting the flame to the sword to attack. 

What was displayed the most was swordsmanship and physical prowess. 

It was that weapon that gave Fels a strange sensation. 

But he couldn't articulate exactly how. 

"The final blow..." 

Link held the sword and launched a flame slash directly. 

The flame slash, which compressed violent energy, followed the direction of the sword's movement and struck towards the entrance of the cave where the Moss Huge stood. 

In an instant, the explosion erupted into a crackling fire. 

The scorching temperature eroded the rocks piled at the cave's entrance, along with the green moss body. 

The resulting explosion shattered the crystal wall, opened the previously blocked cave entrance, penetrated the passage, and strong winds swept through the underground city. 

Under such an attack, the Moss Huge was finally left with only one magic stone. 

"The magic stone is here; it seems that it is indeed dead..." 

Link picked up the magic stone that had fallen to the ground. 

According to records, the Moss Huge had the ability to split itself.

This was the first time Link had encountered this kind of monster, let alone an enhanced species. 

Just in case, he originally wanted to use his knowledge and haki to test it and ensure there were no oversights. 

But seeing that the magic stone was there, everything would be fine. 

No monster can survive after the magic stone falls. This is the iron law of the dungeon. 

"How's it going? Marie, as I said, have you solved it?" 

Link returned to the two observers, tossed the magic stone in his hand, and smiled at the mermaid girl.

And Marie suddenly peeked out of the water, a smile on her red cheeks, and slammed her whole body against Link's belly, making a loud sound, while the fish's tail kept hitting the water. 

"Yes! Link is the best! I like you the most!" 

Like a little sister who enjoys clinging to her brother, she hugged Link and rubbed against him non-stop; her joy was beyond words. 

"It's okay; it's what I like the most…" 

In just half a day, Link raised the mermaid girl's affect from "like" to "favorite." 

It was truly gratifying. 

Fels watched silently from the side. 

To be honest, he was a little skeptical now. 

Link, this guy, doesn't have any quirks, right? 

Like monsters or something. 

The relationship between him and Marie seemed a little unusual... 

It had obviously been less than a day since they met. 

And it didn't seem like he was deliberately faking it. 

It was really suspicious... 

However, looking at this, Link, as he had said before, was not the kind of person who would reject Xenos and could even be said to be close to them. 

This situation was the best. 

Forget it.

It's okay to like monsters.

He have no right to care about personal preferences. Just take one step at a time. 

Fels couldn't help but think. 

... 

After defeating the Moss Huge, Marie could finally return to the hideout where her Xenos were hiding, and Link was also preparing to return to the surface. 

After all, he had already stayed in the dungeon for a long time that day and might not even make it in time for dinner when he returned. 

After bidding farewell to the reluctant Marie and watching her return to the water world, Link also escaped from the Mysterious Water Town area and headed towards the upper región.