How To Suck Honey With Extras [EN]: Chapter 239

As the dungeon crumbled and debris rained down, countless attacks were unleashed on the fragments as if on cue.

Mages cast wide-area spells, creating a barrage to shatter the debris.

Fragments that weren’t destroyed were intercepted and cleaved apart by knights diving in.

Mages less skilled in offensive magic supported these knights’ aerial maneuvers.

They created footholds or used magic to levitate them, providing assistance.

Even remnants of the Continental Integration Assembly lent a hand.

Thanks to the large number of people available, the debris didn’t reach the ground.

‘Can we stop it…?’

It seems we can, somehow.

I wondered how they gathered and who led this situation, but none of that mattered.

However, I couldn’t let my guard down.

The largest piece of the collapsing dungeon was falling.

A massive object, likely the central pillar of the dungeon, was plummeting.

As the strongest framework, it must have remained intact without being destroyed.

Mages on the ground fired spells, but they had no effect.

It was too solid.

“…We’ll have to destroy that.”

“Let us help.”

Crusoe readily offered his assistance.

“Crusoe, please prepare your most powerful magic. I’ll make the first move.”

The smaller debris would be handled by those currently assisting.

I should use any means necessary.

“…Should I use that?”

I stretched my hand towards the sky, recalling his energy, and shouted.

“Come, Valant!”

Valant, the spirit I promised to free from the dungeon in exchange for his help.

He said he would come whenever I called.

Now was the time to fulfill that promise.

As I shouted, I felt a powerful energy.

It was proof that Valant, the serpent spirit, was answering my call.

A massive energy was felt from the ground, and as light burst forth, a giant serpent appeared.

I landed on the serpent’s head.

-Hmm. You summon me sooner than I expected, Aileon. …Hmm?! That is….

Valant, now understanding the situation of the falling dungeon, raised his head and slightly opened his jaws.

“As you can see, that annoying rock is falling.”

-What trouble have you caused in such a short time!

“I didn’t do it!”

The final boss did it.

-What do you want me to do with that?

“Can you do it? Just take care of that pillar.”

-If it’s just that fragment… do not underestimate Valant.

Valant confidently shouted and straightened his coiled body.

-Kuaaaaaaa!

I could feel a massive amount of mana surging from him.

Perhaps he was right to be so confident; he was different from other spirits.

Kugugugugugu!

The ground shook, and several crystals shot up.

-Just a rock!

With Valant’s cry, several giant crystal pillars he created shot towards the sky.

And struck the pillar directly.

“Wait! That will only increase the falling mass.”

-Just watch.

Valant scoffed, as if he knew, and opened his jaws wide towards the sky.

Then, he fired a high-density energy blast.

The light Valant fired swept over the pillar.

But that alone wouldn’t be enough to destroy it, would it?

I had my doubts.

Kwagagagagagang!

Continuous destruction sounds rang out, and it exploded with additional flashes of light.

The crystal pillars Valant had shot into it resonated with the light and detonated.

“He plants solid crystals and then detonates them to collapse the inside with the shock….”

-This should break it down a bit.

He said proudly, but tension remained in Valant’s voice.

-But even I can’t destroy all of it!

“I know! We’ll finish the rest!”

Valant’s attack only shaved off about 80% of the pillar’s total area.

We’ll finish the remaining 20%.

“Crusoe!”

“I’m already prepared!”

“I’m ready too.”

We were both ready to unleash our remaining mana in a final barrage.

“Now!”

At my signal, we unleashed all our mana at the falling fragment.

Crusoe’s magic soared into the sky.

At the same time, my ultimate technique, converting all my spirit energy into destructive power, was unleashed.

The final strike we unleashed swept over the dungeon’s pillar and shattered it into pieces.

“It’s over… isn’t it.”

There shouldn’t be anything dangerous left.

Thinking that, I finally relaxed my body and flopped backward.

Crusoe gave me a look as if I was making a disgraceful scene, but who cares.

“Wake me up when it’s over.”

I said, closing my eyes.

It’s okay.

It must be over now.

* * *

“They actually broke it. These tenacious bastards.”

Epileo sighed, looking up at the dungeon being systematically destroyed in the sky.

“…So, forceful measures are useless after all.”

Originally, the dungeon’s fall couldn’t have been stopped.

Sylvester’s ability couldn’t resist that rock at this point.

No one could have stopped it.

Even with that irregular element called Aileon.

Dropping the dungeon to overturn the board was the last resort.

But they overcame it.

“It seems that excessive methods don’t produce the desired effect.”

As if the world wanted the situation to be resolved, things turned in their favor.

Knights and mages gathered and cooperated, Kmelz Alfrence even interfered, and Phellen Trohnell burned himself to help.

Everything was working out for them.

“…An artificial resolution? …Or the intervention of someone undetected?”

If I didn’t know anything, I would laugh it off as delusion, but Epileo couldn’t feel that way.

“Damn ‘world’….”

Clicking his tongue, he turned away.

“I know. I know.”

As he muttered as if answering something, strange beings appeared, surrounding him.

As if silently protesting his actions, Epileo shrugged and replied playfully.

As if making excuses.

“It worked out well, didn’t it? The villain was successfully defeated, and many citizens witnessed the crisis. They recognized the hero who stood before them, right? This is a bit different, but it’s what you wanted.”

The arms of the strange beings that had been touching Epileo’s neck stopped.

“What about the dungeon? It was necessary to change things in the current situation. You know? If I hadn’t dropped the dungeon, it would have been what you feared.”

They don’t want the incident to end quietly.

They want to widely publicize the existence of the villain, terrify the humans, and finally.

They want the situation where the evil is openly punished by someone.

“Besides, wasn’t the irregular the one who intervened first, not me? That friend messed things up.”

As if Epileo’s excuses worked, the strange beings each withdrew their arms.

“Above all, this is the crisis you wanted.”

Only then did the strange beings decide to accept Epileo’s excuses and step back.

“Hmph… I almost died.”

Epileo pretended to sigh in relief.

If they decide he’s unnecessary, they’ll try to eliminate him or anyone else.

But as long as the desired results are maintained, they won’t harm him, at least for now.

“So, about that Aileon. Did you really not interfere with him?”

There was no answer.

But I felt like I knew.

If those strange beings had expressions and could express emotions.

They would probably be grinding their teeth and cursing right now.

“Well, if it was intentional, he wouldn’t have had any means of resistance.”

At that moment, their atmosphere changed.

They sent out an ominous energy as if blaming Epileo for saying that.

Are they annoyed?

‘Indeed… was he really an irregular?’

Even they have never tried to directly control Aileon.

If they thought he was a hindrance, they would have eliminated him long ago, but they didn’t.

‘Or can’t they eliminate him?’

In fact, I know almost nothing about Aileon.

That he is an existence they are wary of.

And that he is the only human in this world who operates under rules separate from the laws that bind them now.

And… that the boy clearly exists with a separate intention by someone.

Not those strange beings, not himself, but the intention of someone undetected.

‘Full of questions.’

But other than that, I don’t know what secrets Aileon holds.

He didn’t seem to know himself.

‘Doesn’t matter.’

Epileo thought it was something to figure out later.

The important thing was that he was sure that Aileon was an annoying existence to them.

And that he had proven that effect now.

‘Then, about him… should I think of a way on my own?’

But at the same time, I have to think of countermeasures.

‘That guy will definitely be my enemy….’

I’ve already figured out Aileon’s tendencies.

Even if we meet again next time, we’ll have to clash again.

Because what we pursue is different.

“…What I pursue is only one thing.”

That is survival.

“Even if it costs everything, surviving in this shitty world. …I’ll pay anything for that.”

Even if it means abandoning this damn world.

Epileo sneered and hid himself.

“Then see you again soon, Aileon. …In another incident.”