[Dungeon] Chapter 60 – Proud Brother

Returning to the throne room, Cain immediately prepared 5 large screens to follow the Ninja group and Sirzechs.

As he had expected, Konoha and Suna worked together as one team, composed of 6 people. They spawned in graveyard area, just like their first attempt.

Meanwhile, Sirzechs and the three other appeared in a slightly different area.

"A forest?"

A dark forest greeted them. Trees stood tall with their dark bark and lush leaves growing all over the place. Branches extended high above ground while roots spread outward beneath soil creating an eerie ambience akin to night.

"Interesting... It's afternoon outside but here, it looks like evening." The current Lucifer observed carefully. His eyes scanned the surroundings meticulously before adding, "And this area feels familiar..."

His observation caused Rias Gremory's brows to furrow slightly.

The maid, Grayfia Lucifuge noticed this and said, "It reminds us of the old days."

Hearing that, Sirzechs smiled wryly. The old days, meaning then Great War. When Devils fought against Angel and Fallen Angel. And during those days, many corpses were made, especially among Low-class Devil.

The atmosphere in this place was similar to the warzone in the past.

"Dungeon maker... the one who created this tower must've been influenced by something from the war era."

"So they recreated this scenery?" Asked Rias.

Grayfia shook her head. "It's impossible. The atmosphere was indeed similar but the scenery is not."

"Maybe because the monsters in this area are undead?" Akeno proposed. "That's why the atmosphere reminded me of the battlefield in the past where many corpses roamed free..."

Sirzechs hummed as he thought deeply about her words. "Could be..."

Suddenly, several figures emerged from within dense bushes lining the side road leading deeper into the heart of woods surrounding them.

Zombies and skeletons.

Seeing those undead, they immediately formed themselves in formation.

"Well then. Let's begin!" Said Sirzechs with a calm expression. "Rias, will you show me the result of your training? Please lead us."

Surprised at his sudden suggestion, Rias immediately turned around to look at her older brother but soon regained composure as she nodded resolutely.

Confidence surging forth within her chest, bloomed beautifully throughout entire being. She smiled warmly.

There wasn't a lot of chance to show off to her brother. A chance like this was rare!

"Of course, brother!" she declared proudly while facing towards the direction where a horde of enemies approached.

She took a deep breath.

A destruction ball formed in her hand. Then, another one on the other hand.

With steady hands, Rias launched the balls, crushing all the monsters blocking their path instantly. Three zombies' heads exploded.

She didn't stop at that.

In fact, the intensity of her power only grew stronger as time passed on. Another ball formed and crushed the nearest skeleton. Its bones fell down, scattering all over the place like broken toys discarded carelessly by children who played with them until boredness overtook interest.

The process continued repeatedly, each blow becoming increasingly devastating.

At that moment, the trees in front of them broke and a giant zombie appeared in front of them.

"Big zombie!" Rias exclaimed excitedly.

"That is quite an exciting name..." Sirzechs commented. "Is that the official term used nowadays among youngsters such as yourself?" he asked jokingly.

"We just called it a big zombie because it's bigger than a normal zombie." Rias explained calmly despite feeling embarrassed by her brother's comment.

She could've looked at its information using the monocle she had in her pocket, but she chose to keep calling it like that. Big Zombie was easy to understand and simple.

However, Grayfia seemed dissatisfied as evidenced by her frowning brow. Her gaze remained fixedly locked upon the figure of a giant monster before them, studying every detail intently.

'The big zombie doesn't resemble any type of monster known amongst our ranks nor those recorded within archives. It's different from the undead roaming these woods earlier; much larger size with increased strength & durability...'

The maid mulled silently over possibilities concerning this strange phenomenon currently taking place right before her very eyes...

At that moment, the giant monster attacked.

Its movements were sluggish and clumsy but powerful enough to cause shockwave whenever it hit something solid. Trees and plants around them bent backwards violently under impact of heavy fists slamming downward repeatedly.

"Can you defeat it, Rias?" Sirzechs asked casually.

Rias paused for a brief moment before nodding confidently in response to her brother's question. She summoned another ball and blasted the giant undead.

And then... The ball hit its chest and made a huge hole there. However, it was still moving around sluggishly. And in seconds, the wound healed on its own. Only leaving burnt mark of destruction magic on its body.

As expected of an undead. They regenerated easily.

"Oh? How troublesome," noted Rias dryly.

The big zombie roared angrily towards the group as if offended by her statement.

In retaliation, it charged forward recklessly.

Akeno, standing beside Rias, raised her hand in danger. But the red-haired girl stopped her by holding out her arm in front of her.

"I'll show you how powerful my Power of Destruction can be."

Releasing her demonic power, red aura surged fourth of her body. It swirled violently like whirlwind forming from within depths of Hell itself... This incredible sight caused even Grayfia Lucifuge's expressionless mask crack open slightly.

She didn't expect that Rias had reached this level.

Without warning whatsoever, Rias controlled the waves of destructive energies.

"Condense."

And with one final word spoken aloud, everything changed dramatically afterwards.

Black energy converged together above the young lady's raised arm forming what seemed like gigantic cannonballs made entirely out of raw destruction magic itself...

It expanded outward rapidly until finally stabilizing itself once fully formed. Red crackle emitted constantly from spherical objects floating midair.

Then, she threw it toward the advancing giant zombie.

Like a meteor crashing down from heaven above onto earth below; this massive orb descended quickly upon an unsuspecting creature. Upon impact, the ground trembled violently beneath its feet.

Cracks appeared everywhere. A loud explosion resounded loudly across the entire forest. Shockwaves rippled outward across vast expanse of land destroying whatever stood within their path.

Everything became silent afterward except the sound of crumbling rocks falling apart. Dust settled down gradually revealing nothing but complete annihilation left behind in wake of destruction brought upon by the sphere.

Seeing the result of Rias' power of destruction, Sirzechs clapped his hands and laughed.

"Amazing, Rias! You have improved so much!"

Whatever happened in the past when she was out of his sight must've been hard. He didn't know the details, but his sister was no longer the same as before.

"Thank you, brother. I also have the power to control my power now." Rias smiled brightly after receiving praise from her brother.

However, at the same time, she felt slightly sad. The reason was because she didn't use her power to its full extent. It was still weaker compared to when she rampaged against Wendigo.

Rias knew it wasn't her limit. She had yet to achieve true mastery over her Power of Destruction. But, nevertheless, it made him proud nonetheless.

Sirzechs nodded approvingly at the sight. "Good job. Now then... Shall we move on?"

"Sure." Rias agreed without hesitation.

Thus, the group continued their journey deeper into the heart of woods surrounding them. All the while, Sirzechs kept observing his surroundings keenly.