Isekai Adventure in the Dimensional Cube

In this moment, Olivias's heart was filled with unprecedented horror and fright.

In his eyes, Reiger's face, once loathed, had now turned terrifying, as if a demon that saw through everything was mocking, sneering, and disdainful. Every word, every secret revealed, made him feel like layers of skin were being peeled away, exposing raw flesh, becoming ugly and inescapable.

Whether it was the matter of the Polluted Immortal Spirit or the existence of Ennio, these were all supposed to be the deepest, darkest secrets.

But Reiger had exposed all these secrets, how could Olivias not feel terrified?

"You, why do you know so much…!"

The arrogant mindset in Olivias's heart had shattered.

As a former member of the dark faction, there was always an unstable side to Olivias's personality.

He once wished to bring destruction and chaos to Orario, yet died in the underground city due to a conquest led by the Loki and Freyja Clans several years back.

Originally thinking he would lose his life, he was eventually reborn as a monster due to the Polluted Immortal Spirit, implanted with a colorful magic stone.

Since then, Olivias succumbed to being a fanatic of the Polluted Immortal Spirit, idolizing it as if worshiping a goddess.

Thanks to this, Olivias felt honored and proud of his identity as a monster, believing that possessing the power of both man and monster made him a supreme existence, unmatched and noble, above all lower beings of the mortal realm.

He utterly despised humans, adventurers, and even those remnants of the dark faction to which he once belonged.

But now, in front of Reiger, this self-importance had utterly crumbled.

To this, Reiger's attitude was calm to the point of indifference.

"I know that you monsters can hear 'her' voice, that 'she' always whispers in your ears, telling you to return to the surface, to see the light again, saying 'she' desires Alya, desires the power and blood of kin."

"And you, who worship 'her' so profoundly, never thought such demands were strange; you only saw them as natural and carried them out as divine orders at all costs."

"You probably also believe that obeying 'her' is the truth, and that we who obstruct you and 'her' are nothing but lower beings who understand nothing."

"But to me, whether it's you or the Polluted Immortal Spirit, you've both abandoned your identity, awareness, and pride as beings of the mortal realm, becoming what you are now — monsters."

Reiger slowly walked toward Olivias.

"Neither 'she' nor you have any qualifications to look down on us, thinking you are above all."

"I also won't claim to want to protect Orario or Babel, but since you've set your eyes on Ais, be prepared."

With those words, Reiger suddenly stepped forward, launching himself toward Olivias.

"G-Great Flower!"

Olivias cried out in fear.

"Stop him!"

Following the orders from their kindred monster, the Great Flower writhed its massive body. Each vine, like gigantic whips, danced wildly and rained down, crashing towards Reiger.

"[Awaken.]"

Facing the colossal vines that seemed capable of shattering the entire rock tunnel, Reiger finally chanted magic, summoning the wind of Ais — the great spirit Alya.

"Boom!"

Ferocious currents surged from all directions, transforming into a hurricane that entwined around Reiger.

Reiger's breathing synchronized magically with the howling wind, merging the two forces.

"""""Woahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh—!"""""

Around them, countless colorful monsters screeched discordantly, reacting violently to the "wind" surrounding Reiger.

Even Olivias was the same, experiencing what seemed like an ecstatic proclamation from a distant entity, his expression changing dramatically as he shouted incredulously.

"This is Alya's power...?!"

"No! Impossible!"

"Why do you have it too…?!"

Olivias could hardly believe his eyes, nor the sounds he heard.

This might have been the first time Olivias doubted "her" voice and developed resistance, right?

Unfortunately, it changed nothing.

Under the combined usage of the [Wind Spirit Swift Walk] and wind breathing, Reiger, having already become a godspeed sword due to the heightened [Lamu] agility boost, saw his speed soar once more.

"[Awaken.]"

"[Envelop.]"

"[Blow away everything.]"

With each short chant, Reiger not only boosted [Wind Spirit Swift Walk] to its maximum output but even broke through limits, reaching a new realm.

All thanks to the presence of wind breathing.

Empowered by wind breathing, the extraordinary magic originating from the great spirit, known as [Wind Spirit Swift Walk], was born anew, realizing novel possibilities.

Just like Morgan's "Tower," transformed by Reiger's spirituality and enhanced by the Cast of the Solar Apostle to genuinely summon a pillar of light reaching the world's end and tethering planet surfaces, such is the chemistry here.

Therefore, when Reiger amped [Wind Spirit Swift Walk] to break the limits, the entire maze was shaken by the extreme hurricane.

The hurricane swept everything as its literal sense, blowing everything away, lifting the surrounding giant insects and carnivorous plants into the air and into the wind, uncontrollably crashing onto the ground, walls, and ceiling.

"No! Noooooooo...!"

Olivias sensed the fatal crisis, his mind completely overshadowed by the shadow of death.

Thus, he screamed in horror, resisting wildly against the whirlwind ravaging the battlefield and desperately turning to flee.

"[Miniature Gale]."

Yet, the calm voice that reached Olivias's ears was miraculously clear, echoing even through the mighty sound of the wind.

"Boom!"

In the next moment, the cyclone transformed into a swift assault, erupting in the spacious rocky cavern.

"Splurt!"

The numerous massive vine tendrils falling like raindrops were severed.

"Splurt!"

The giant flower, shrieking sharply, was penetrated.

"Splurt!" "Splurt!" "Splurt!" "Splurt!" "Splurt!"...…

One after another, the colorful monsters were either sliced by the cyclone or pierced by the divine wind during the charge, all destroyed along with their magic stones.

The howling cyclone surged forward like a tornado through the wide rock cavern, plowing the ground, blowing away sand and soil, shaking loose stones, shredding debris, and with sonic boom-like roars, it caught up with the fleeing Olivias.

"Splurt!"

The tough armor-like skin of the grotesque person was instantly penetrated, and the body that Olivias was so proud of was torn, ripped, and shredded by the violent wind, gradually losing its shape.

"No!!!"

Olivias could only roar, shout, wail, and scream, reaching out a hand in a certain direction as if seeking help from some entity.

But all he heard in the end was a joyful, ecstatic voice.

"Alya!"

"Alya!"

"Alya!"

"I... I want you so much, Alya!"

Yes.

"She" only desired Alya.

"She" only had Alya in her mind.

Olivias was merely a puppet of "hers," a tool "she" used to achieve her goals.

And the life or death of a puppet was not within "her" considerations at all.

"————"

Understanding this, Olivias froze.

At the same time, he despaired.

And so, the man known as Olivias met his end.

"Boom!"

The divine wind pierced through him, shredding his entire body, bursting it open like a balloon.

Reiger's form then appeared from the wind, surging forward for a distance until he nearly reached the end of the rock cavern, before he finally stopped.

"Clack..."

Without looking back, Reiger dispelled the wind enveloping him, slowly sheathed his sword, returning the Fool's Sword to the scabbard at his waist.

Behind him, the ground of the rocky cavern was completely destroyed, forming a trench tens of meters wide, testifying to the power of Reiger's recent Storm Charge.

As for the giant flowers, giant insects, and man-eating plants, all were without exception, shredded by the cyclone just like Olivias.

Not a single monster remained, nor any grotesque person, leaving Reiger standing alone here as the final victor.

"Rest assured, you won't be the last."

Leaving these words of self-reflection, Reiger turned and walked towards the 53rd floor.

The underground city returned to calm, gradually repairing the battlefield and restoring the damaged terrain.

......

"Plop..."

A colorful magic stone, perhaps blown by the wind, dropped into a corner of the underground city under repair.

"...Is he really dead?"

Accompanied by this murmur, a figure emerged from the darkness, appearing here.

"I already said, this is not enough."

The red-haired female monster—Reveis—gazed at the magic stone beneath her, speaking in an indifferent tone that was far from mournful.

"Unable to see yourself, unable to see others, you are a pitiful person."

"Did you really think you were the supreme being?"

"Wishful thinking."

Reveis spoke with a mocking tone.

"Whether it's you or me, even 'her,' we are all just monsters."

Saying this, Reveis picked up the magic stone from the ground and tossed it into her mouth.

"Crunch, crunch..."

The sound of chewing echoed, and Reveis's voice resounded once more.

"Not enough yet..."

"Still not enough..."

"I must become stronger still..."