"What the heck is that, an octopus?", Tiona looked at the scene in disbelief and shouted in surprise.
"That monster, it's the kind from the 59th floor…" , Tione also recognized the monster before them, her voice carrying a trace of disbelief.
"Who was that person who could fly just now?", Lefiya was also dumbfounded.
Just as Tiona said, the giant behemoth before them did indeed resemble a giant octopus.
It had ten tentacles, mutated from the body of the man-eating flower monster. Each tentacle seemed to have an independent consciousness, twisting, churning, and wriggling, appearing extremely hideous and distorted.
What triggered Tione's memory was the female-type monster they had encountered during the [Expedition] on the 59th floor.
Though the monster Riveria had one-shot back then with super magic had a lower body like a rafflesia, there were even more similarities between them.
Ais and Wiene were tightly chasing the seriously injured red-haired woman, while the super-sized monster suddenly began moving in their direction, its massive body crushing the ground and letting out a muffled rumble.
"We can't let it catch up to Ais and the others. Tiona, Tione, let's stop it! Anya, Lefiya, you two deal with the other monsters!", Emiya shouted loudly.
"Yes!"
"Got it, nya!"
At this moment, the town of Rivira had fallen into utter chaos. Numerous plant-type monsters rampaged through the streets, crashing into everything in their path. Buildings were on the verge of collapse, and the air was filled with noise and terrified cries.
Fortunately, this was a town of adventurers, inhabited entirely by seasoned combatants, with no ordinary civilians.
All residents had been through multiple battles and were even accustomed to the occasional attack.
Therefore, although this attack occurred in the early morning, and the adventurers were momentarily confused and caught off guard, they quickly responded and began organizing a counterattack in an orderly manner.
In the streets, adventurers emerged one after another from their lodgings, wielding weapons against the plant-type monsters.
Amid the crowd, people shouted to gather, attempting to form temporary teams to encircle and suppress the monsters. The sounds of battle gradually converged, with clashing metal and monster cries resounding continuously in the air.
However, most of the adventurers in the town were only Lv.1 or Lv.2, with only one at Lv.3. Facing these large numbers of extremely ferocious plant-type monsters, they struggled significantly in combat.
Until Anya and Lefiya joined the fray, their participation slightly improved the overall situation.
Anya rampaged through the plant monsters like a war chariot, her blood-colored spear gleaming with a sharp light. Relying on her overwhelming offensive power, she quickly broke through the defenses of several man-eating flowers and tree monsters.
Meanwhile, Lefiya distributed magic swords and began chanting powerful magic under the protection of others, providing firepower support for the entire battlefield.
"Take this! Golden Spark!", Tiona shouted loudly, swinging her greatsword and fiercely hacking at the neck of a man-eating flower monster.
The monster's neck was severed by the greatsword in one strike, emitting a shrill scream. One massive tentacle was cut off, and the power of the thunder god immediately erupted, scorching the cut instantly. The burnt smell filled the air.
However, even after losing its flower part, the scorched tentacle still writhed on the ground.
"Whoa! It's still moving!"
"It's a monster, of course it moves."
Unlike her sister, Tione remained calm. Wielding dual curved blades, she swiftly danced and precisely chopped a thick tentacle into pieces, effortlessly dodging all of the monster's attacks, moving with ease.
Just as Tione was about to take the chance to seize the monster's combat ability, the upper body of the female-form monster suddenly moved. Her tentacles shot out like long spears, swift and deadly.
"Damn thing!", Tione snorted coldly, waving her twin curved blades and repelling the countless surging tentacles.
These tentacles didn't merely attack in straight lines; they even traced arcs, attacking from all directions, forcing her to retreat frequently.
Facing this predicament, Tione cursed and pulled a throwing knife from her chest, hurling it fiercely at the enemy.
The knife traced a white arc through the air, flying straight toward the female upper body. However, the monster's tentacle reacted swiftly, knocking the knife out of the air with a "clang."
Just then, a sound of something breaking through the air suddenly rang out, Emiya's support fire had arrived.
Arrows rained down from the sky like a storm, one after another piercing the female-form monster's defenses. The tentacle attacks were instantly suppressed, and the monster's body was hit continuously by the rapid arrows.
Under the rain of arrows, the female monster's movements began to slow, giving Tione the chance to launch unrestrained attacks.
Though known as the [Saber], Emiya's most terrifying combat form was when he fought as an Archer with powerful frontliners supporting him.
"These guys… are the real monsters."
Not far away, some adventurers watched in shock as the trio suppressed the giant monster, cold sweat dripping from their faces.
Some adventurers tried to join the battle, but the giant tentacles waved like ocean waves, not caring whether enemies were near. Everyone who approached was blown away by a single strike.
The tentacles' attack range was astonishingly far. Some magic users detected by the monster's sensing were struck down by sudden tentacles before they could even chant.
Dwarves raised their large shields to protect companions, but were quickly sent flying, unable to withstand the terrifying force.
Even if one dodged the tentacle attacks, they might still be grabbed or impaled by the colorful vine tentacles extending from the upper body.
The situation became increasingly chaotic. The reckless actions of these adventurers didn't help but instead hindered Emiya's arrow barrage and even forced Tione to spare efforts to rescue them.
"Get the hell out!", Tione shouted angrily, slicing several tentacles into pieces with her curved blades.
"Yes!"
The rescued adventurers immediately stopped showing off and retreated quickly.
"Damn, this battle feels endless," Tiona muttered while slashing down the incoming tentacles.
"Even if we cut off the tentacles, if we don't eliminate the main body completely, it'll keep regenerating," Tione shouted.
Emiya also ceased firing, released the [Godfelling Crossbow], and projected a new bow, fully focusing his mana to load it.
[[Oath Under The Snow] Skill effect activated.]
"Tiona, Tione, dodge!", Half a minute later, Emiya called out.
The two sisters, hearing his order, split and dodged to both sides without hesitation.
The bow projected in Emiya's hand was one never seen before. It shone with a metallic glow under the sun, surrounded by an invisible aura of flame power.
[Hephastios Gandiva] A pseudo-version of the bow from the Indian epic Mahabharata, the Noble Phantasm of the [Divine Hero] Arjuna.

In that myth-filled epic, Arjuna was one of the most important heroes. His bow [Gandiva] symbolized divine power.
It was said this bow was a gift from Agni, the goddess of fire, to Arjuna, imbued with divine flame power, capable of summoning flames to burn everything.
Of course, Emiya could not project the true divine weapon. His [Unlimited Blade Works] did not contain detailed records of this bow.
However, he forged a "pseudo" version through special means.
Agni is the fire goddess... and so is Hephaestus.
Emiya raised the bow and aimed at the female-type monster's main body. On the bowstring, an arrow formed of condensed flames gradually took shape.
"In the divine flames of the fire god Hephaestus, be reduced to ashes!"
"FLAME GOD'S ROAR! HEPHASTIOS GANDIVA "
———
The female-type monster engulfed by blazing flames let out a shrill wail, its body violently trembling in the fire, then suddenly leaned back.
Then, in the next instant, the colorful upper half and the bloated, hideous lower half suddenly broke apart, separating from each other.
"She's running away," Tiona's eyes sharpened as she shouted loudly.
"That guy, does she want to jump into the lake?", Tione also realized the monster's intent.
The upper female-type half, having lost its support, rolled all the way down the slope accompanied by screams, passing over the plaza.
Rivira Town was built on the edge of a cliff, and below that steep precipice lay a vast lake.
The monster's goal was clearly to use the lake water to extinguish the flames wrapped around her body.
The monster's body was gradually being consumed by fire, and even within the scorching flames, the female-type upper body still struggled desperately, teetering on the verge of falling into the lake.
At the moment the wailing upper female-type body crossed the cliff and fell down, the monster's lips twisted, as if showing a trace of mocking smile.
However, things did not go as she wished. Even after falling into the lake, the flames still did not go out.
BOOM!
The lake water splashed up a huge spray, and the monster's upper body tumbled in the lake.
Flames met water, but were not weakened in the slightest. On the contrary, they burned even more intensely.
On the lake's surface, it was as if a dazzling fireball was floating, especially eye-catching.
Emiya stood in place, watching this scene, the bow in his hand still not lowered.
He drew the bowstring and continued aiming at the burning target struggling in the lake.
At the same time, the Amazon sisters also leapt into the lake without hesitation, swimming toward the burning monster.
The blazing flames still burned, like a red lotus blooming on the water's surface, strange and beautiful.
With the development ability [Diving] enhancing them, the Amazon sisters quickly closed in on the monster.
"Now's the time!", Tiona shouted, and the greatsword in her hand suddenly slashed forward.
"AHHH!", Accompanied by a loud scream, the female-type monster's body was sliced in two.
At the same time, Tione, with quick eyes and hands, grabbed that magic stone shimmering with colorful light.
After a while, by the lakeshore, two figures climbed up onto the bank.
Tione, wearing a look of seeking credit, walked up to Emiya. The magic stone shimmering with colorful light was tucked into her ample chest, seemingly with intentional implication.
Emiya glanced at Tione, "You hold onto the magic stone first, we'll go support Anya and the others."
"Guh…", Tione bit her lip in frustration.
On the other side, Anya was running through the town, wielding the blood-colored spear in her hand, continuously slaying monsters.
However, as time passed, her stamina gradually depleted, and her movements began to slow, her steps no longer as agile as at the start.
"Crap! I charged too far ahead and got surrounded…", The catgirl realized something was wrong with the battlefield. Plant-type monsters were closing in from all directions. She panted heavily, a trace of panic flashing in her eyes.
At that moment—
"You're still just as useless," A cold, contemptuous voice rang out, instantly freezing Anya's entire body. Her heart felt like it had been gripped tightly by an invisible hand, instantly losing all will to fight.
A lightning-fast black shadow swept past her, its movements swift and fierce like thunder.
Where the shadow passed, all monsters, regardless of size, were instantly torn apart and crushed, as if truly run over by a chariot of war, leaving behind a field of wreckage.
Almost in the blink of an eye, that man had swept through the entire town. Not a single monster that Anya was fighting remained; they were all completely annihilated.
The fastest man in the city, [Goddess's Chariot] Allen Fromel, slowly walked up to Anya.
Anya looked at the approaching Allen, trembling all over, her eyes filled with fear.
She curled up on the ground uncontrollably, closing her eyes, as if waiting for something terrifying to happen.
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