Chapter 165: The 'Annihilation' That Ended!
The night sky was filled with countless stars.
A giant dragon soared through the sky.
This scene, a 'Dragon among the Stars,' unfurled before the girls' eyes.
Magnificent yet extremely dangerous!
The dragon soared through the air, traversing endless stars and streaking across the night sky.
Finally, it swooped down!
Boom!
A roar resounded as the dragon descended.
The 'Star Dragon' crashed heavily onto the fleeing monster.
The earth cracked, walls crumbled, rubble flew, and smoke and dust billowed.
The violent shockwave shook the entire floor, wantonly destroying everything around it.
Ais and Alise, who were far away, desperately lowered their bodies to prevent themselves from being blown away by the enormous impact.
After a while, feeling the tremors subside, the girls climbed up from the rubble.
They raised their heads with difficulty and saw the enormous crater in the distance and Luke, who had sheathed Ser-Veresta and was walking towards them.
Lyra and Ryuu were still unconscious, and at this moment, only Ais, Alise, and Kaguya were awake and fortunate enough to witness this amazing scene.
That sword skill, that scene, and the visual impact of this ruined ground now.
The emotions in the hearts of the three girls couldn't be calmed for a long time, and an indescribable feeling swirled within them.
Thousands of words ultimately turned into a single word that would be unforgettable for them.
Hero!
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"Hmm? Why are you looking at me like that?"
Luke, who had just finished the battle, walked back and saw the girls looking at him with amazement.
"Uh... ah... no, nothing. I just wanted to thank you for saving us."
Luke's words brought Alise back to her senses.
She first expressed her gratitude to the boy but then fell silent again.
The joy of surviving the disaster only lasted for a short while before Alise quickly recalled their current situation.
"Sorry, Luke... I can't move my body. Can you please... help me... recover their bodies..."
Alise's voice choked with sobs.
Joy, sadness, guilt, mixed emotions stirred her nerves, and finally made her shed tears again.
Luke looked at the red-haired girl who was once like the sun but was now crying so fragilely.
Sighing silently, Luke reached out and patted Alise's head, saying to her:
"Rest well, I'll help bring your companions' bodies back."
After saying that, he glanced at Kaguya beside him, who was lowering her head and hiding her expression with her long black hair, then turned and walked back to the battlefield.
One, two, three... a total of seven girls' remains were brought back by Luke.
The reason why he used the word 'remains' was that the bodies of several girls were already tragic beyond recognition.
Crushed into a paste, gnawed on by the monster, cut into pieces, it was already very difficult to recover the girls' remains.
In front of this miserable scene, the joy of surviving the disaster completely disappeared.
In order to bring back the dead remains of the members of Astraea Familia, Luke and Ais used the existing materials in the Dungeon to make a simple cart.
Then, Ais carried Lyra on her back and supported Alise and Kaguya, while Luke carried Ryuu on his back and pushed the cart.
The group slowly returned to the safe floor on the 18th floor.
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He had no intention of going to Rivira Street, and Luke even deliberately avoided it.
It should be known that Astraea Familia, as a symbol of justice, had offended many people on a daily basis, and Rivira was the place with the largest number of malicious adventurers.
If the current miserable situation of Alise and the Astraea Familia were discovered by the people of Rivira, it was obvious that nothing good would come of it.
Bypassing the town and heading directly to the forest where Loki Familia usually camped, Luke planned to rest here for a few days.
It wasn't that he didn't want to return to the surface as soon as possible to treat Alise and the others, but because the journey back from the lower levels to the 18th floor had caused the wounds of the three seriously injured girls to worsen.
The weakened girls couldn't hold on until they reached the surface and needed immediate emergency treatment.
Luke and Ais didn't bring anything with them, but fortunately, Alise and the others had brought plenty of supplies.
After setting up camp as quickly as possible, Luke brought Alise, Kaguya, and Lyra into the tent.
At the same time, Ais took Ryuu into another tent, preparing to clean the elf girl's body.
Lyra was so badly injured that she showed no signs of waking up till now.
But compared to Alise and Kaguya, although Lyra's injuries were serious, they were relatively easier to treat.
Except for the fact that her eyes were destroyed, which Luke couldn't do anything about, the injuries and burns caused by the explosion were almost healed under the effect of Luke's potion.
The real troublesome matter was Alise and Kaguya's situation.
"How do you feel?"
"To be honest, terrible."
Kaguya answered Luke's question with a frown.
The severe pain all over her body made it impossible for her to even rest.
Looking at the girl's pretty face contorted in pain, Luke sighed and placed his hand on her back.
"As I thought, the journey back has caused your bones, which should have healed, to crack again."
Sensing Kaguya's internal condition for a moment, Luke shook his head helplessly.
"It's about what I expected. This problem isn't too serious, but you definitely can't travel for the next few days."
"And pain and suffering a bit is inevitable."
Taking out two bottles of healing potions and opening them, Luke carefully fed them to the injured Far East girl.
In terms of outer appearance, Kaguya was the most miserable.
With both arms broken, she couldn't even take care of herself now.
Eating, drinking, and even going to the bathroom these past few days were all done with Luke and Ais' help.
However, what was surprising was that this usually sarcastic girl from the Far East was now showing even more shyness than Alise.
At first, when Ais helped her go to the bathroom, she shouted the slogan "I'd rather die than suffer this humiliation!" with unyielding determination.
However, after Alise, who was enduring her own injuries, scolded her, she became obedient.
Now, Kaguya could only helplessly lean in Luke's arms and be fed by him.
Speaking of this matter, it wasn't just the injured girls who had headaches, Luke himself was also quite helpless.
After all, they were all girls, so Luke initially intended to leave everything to Ais.
But unfortunately, Ais was a bit overwhelmed taking care of four injured people alone.
And what's more, Ais herself still belonged to the category of someone who needs to be taken care of, so asking her to take care of others was simply too much to ask.
So, after several twists and turns, in order to ensure that the seriously injured girls wouldn't accidentally 'die' at Ais' hands, Luke had to take over part of the job of caring for them.
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