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Their Own Live or Death Fight (2)
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Translator: Luminisca
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The wide battlefield became felt stuffy just because of the appearance of three monsters.
It just walked above the corpse of their comrades and the fearful soldiers could only let it pass.
With one swing of its weapon, people fly.
The green grassland was dyed red.
“The real battle is here–Sasha, Garen, Al–”
“Yes!” “Aye!” On it!”
Under Crysta’s command, Garen and Al rushed forward.
First was testing the water, Al threw a short sword toward the leisurely waiting Man-Eater Uno.
“Arts–Flying Knives!”
Two short swords fly toward Uno from the left and right with a speed no normal human could perceive.
But the sword that should have been sheathed was completely drawn in a blink of an eye.
And the short swords which lost their momentum fall toward the ground.
“Wow, that was fast–Arts, Bursting Thrust!”
Lights covered the sword in Galen’s hand, who has been advancing in a straight line toward Uno. Using the gap after Uno swung its weapon to deflect the short swords, Galen aimed toward its belly.
Unlike Galen who looked like giving his all, Uno’s movement was gentle.
But it was by no means slow.
He has just no wasted movement, and in reality, he moved very fast.
“So slOw.”
When Galen sword’s almost touched his body, Uno twisted his body and evaded it. Using the centrifugal force, he swept Galen using his sword.
“Gh!…So heavy…”
Galen just barely stop the attack with the wide side of his sword, but the overwhelming power of the monsters blasted him away far and rolled his body to the ground a few meters.
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At the same time, Sasha’s healing reached Galen.
Seven ice blades floated in the sky and attacked Uno.
“Hou, it was more FUN than beFORE–”
Slight surprise appeared in Uno’s eyes.
He could perceive the seven blades in the sky with his muddy eyes.
He swung his two-handed swords four times, twice vertically, and left an after image, at the same time the sword draw an arc with even greater speed and released two more overlapping arcs of light.
He destroyed two of the ice blades, evade three, and then destroyed the last two.
“Arts, FouR Arc sLAsh, human sKILl also preTTy interesTing–!”
But those seven blades were nothing but a decoy.
In a flash, Crysta thrust forward using the two rapiers she holds. And the ice blades that were evaded also turned around and attacked from behind.
To be able to attack from two sides, was the situation Crsyta hoped for.
“Fire spot! Guh–!”
Her thrust was faster than his eyes.
The seven blades were also very sharp.
Although he could defend using his two-handed sword, Crysta was faster.
“So fast–bUT, the poWEr was weAK–!”
What Uno choose was wresting it out with pure power.
Using his physical prowess to the max, he ignored the ice blade and swung the sword to the front.
Uno only received small damage. On the other hand, Crysta’s dainty body would be wrecked with one attack he released, that was what he believed.
“Don’t look down on me, monster–Bloom oh Ice flower–Magic Arts, Ice Flower Brace.”
Ice coated the silver rapiers.
And from the tip that was gouged into the demon flesh, ice rose bloomed in a snap.
“Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
“Rank A adventurer, Ice Empress, Crysta Nave Brainrichter. That was the name of the person who killed you. Consider it as a parting gift to the afterlife.”
Crysta looked toward the girl who stood at the side of the battlefield and sighed in relief.
Crysta pushed herself a bit but it is good that she did not need to ask for help.
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“Haawawawa…..”
“Grrrrrrrr…..”
Aisha was trembling to the size of the Griffon, but the Griffon also felt afraid of Aisha’s overwhelming mana.
But for Aisha, the griffon looks like the carnivorous smile of a hunter in front of the prey.
“Erm, Crysta, I’m in a pinch…!”
But Crysta only took a glance at her and returned to her own battle.
“Oh no–”
Of course, she knows how hard Crysta’s battle was just by looking, but to think she would abandon her.
Did she betray her?
Was this the plan to monopolize Nacht-sama lap pillow?
Of course, in actuality, that action resulted from the fact that Crysta was aware of the griffon’s fear and concluded that Aisha did not need reinforcement.
But Aisha felt threatened by Crysta’s disquieting action and subconsciously mana started to surge from inside her.
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“Grrrrrr….”
The griffon cowered even more, even made the great water spirit speak.
“This child was afraid–what do you want to do?”
“Fue, Errm, Eh, are you, talking?”
A beautiful woman completely made from water. Unlike the small spirits, her attire was quite sensational. Although it was all water, she was basically naked. Aisha felt troubled about where to look.
“Of course, even looking like this I am still the split of the great water spirit Undine. I was attracted by your delicious mana, tehe. Thanks for having me, child of spirit.”
“Please to meet you.”
Although Aisha was still doubtful she answered the spirit that decided to help her.
“Sure. So what should we do?”
“Ermm, if possible it would be better if there is no bloodshed. Ah, but for the sake of Nacht-sama lap, perhaps I should sacrifice…Ah! No no no, what terrible thing I thought…”
A ferocious smile was about to appear on Aisha’s face, but she quickly shook her head.
“What a bussy child, is this youth…”
The spirit’s laugh somehow sounded like an old maid. But her expression quickly turned sour.
“Then how about those people?”
Spirits are usually sensitive toward human emotions.
They could notice good and bad intentions. And actually, they are quite picky with the mana offered to them, they choose who could wield the spirit magic. Aisha possessed the mana of a half-elf, that’s why she could call her.
Undine looked at people’s mana and decided.
And from her point of view, she would not want to make contact with those people.
“Fue?”
She could hear the sound of horses. That appearance was certainly the knight that should be on our side.
However–
“Aisha-dono, we came to assist–”
That was what he said, but they all raised their sword high and were about to slash downward.
“Assist? Nice joke…” Undine said.
Before Aisha noticed, another battle has ended.
Three heads were sent flying by water blades Undine created.
“–Hello, contractor, please come back to reality quickly.”
In the end, Nacht’s worry ended up only as worry.
Aisha solved them with her own power. Although, because of those three, Grandia should have decided to cut off half of the magic knight’s corps.
“Hawawa, just what happened–”
Still confused, Aisha muttered.
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“Gah…No way….!”
One demon collapsed to the ground. And Nigurd looked down at it with cold eyes.
“It seems I picked a miss.” (Nigurd)
The battleax the demon used which was smeared with blood and flesh was broken.
“It seems so, then let me end it for you, guild master–”
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The raging fire enveloped the half-dead Ogre Tres and turn it completely into ash, leaving nothing else behind.
“Oh, is it you, Irina. Snatching from the side is a bad hobby.”
“If you are aiming for Nacht-sama’s lap pillow, then you should turn yourself in now. I will personally carry out the execution.”
“That’s a slander. And why execution! At least let me make an explanation.”
“Overruled. All perverts deserved to be hanged.”
Even when chatting with Irina, Nigurd eyes always observing the battlefield, and his gaze ended at the center and left-wing.
From where he stood he guessed both of them were struggling.
“I will take the middle, you take the left-wing, Irina. Let’s support them.”
Irina was about to nod but stopped.
The one who noticed the abnormality was not only her but everyone on the battlefield.
Because the one who appeared in the sky, was so massive there was no way it could be hidden by anything.
With a flap of its red wings, the wind blew. And the wind was sharp as if it were blades.
In its mouth, were ferocious white fangs, that were partially concealed.
In contrast, its mouth was bright red.
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“Flame dragon–no way–”
Am I dreaming, everyone thought so?
No one could accept that reality.
But no one could mock the others, because it was indeed too absurd.
The fire that appeared in its mouth, was just like magma that Nigurd once saw in the volcanic crater. It was completely different from magic that humans use.
Ah, but recently he seemed to have seen similar magic.
The lightning that befalls the trade city.
It was similar.
But it should be different with Nacht’s magic that was completely under control.
“Kh!! Guild master, behind me–!”
Irina was calm.
She noticed the danger and quickly deployed defensive magic.
But what could it achieve?
When the flash of light befalls, the battlefield would completely be turned into hell.