Chapter 145 - 47

Booooooooooooommmmmmmm!

A huge explosion occurred in front of the central building as a result of the Niberus attack. The weapon Niberus was using was a copy of Rosier's weapon which she had exhibited during a meeting at the divine temple. The person who copied it was the master of Niberus. The power of the attack was indeed extraordinary but it also consumed an enormous amount of divine power.

The explosion also hit the surrounding elf knights. Not only the trees but also the surrounding buildings were blown away by the impact of the explosion. The central building where the students were hiding was no exception. Fortunately, the barrier that Merlick had created reduced the impact of the explosion, the building remained intact despite having many cracks.

"Father!" Princess Reina screamed and was about to run towards the center of the explosion but Hikaru stopped her and pulled her back so as not to be hit by the explosion.

"Let go of me! I want to help my father!" Princess Reina insists on breaking away from Hikaru. She remained rebellious until Prince Albert slapped her.

Plak...

"Stop whining! Do you think father will die just from an explosion like that!? What can you do if you go there!?" Prince Albert shouted scolding Princess Reina. Although he was also worried about King Gustave's condition. But he couldn't act rashly, let alone run into the center of the explosion. For now, he could only pray and believe in his father's safety.

"But...father..." Princess Reina was still worried about her father's condition. She had tears in her eyes and kept looking in the direction of the explosion. Slowly the explosion disappeared and revealed the state of King Gustave and Merlick. They were still standing even though their bodies were full of wounds. King Gustave even used his sword to support his body.

"Father!" Prince Albert and Princess Reina felt a little relieved after seeing their father survive the explosion. But that feeling of relief immediately disappeared when they saw his father's injuries. Even though they were still standing, their condition was very worrying.

"We have to help our father as soon as possible. Come on, brother!" Princess Reina is about to run to her father, but she is stopped by Prince Albert.

"Wait a minute, Reina! Did you see that silver-haired man is still there!? If we go there we will only make father worry more. We will only become a burden. You have to understand that!" Prince Albert tries to warn Princess Reina.

"But our father is seriously injured! I'm afraid it will be dangerous if we don't help him quickly!" Princess Reina stubbornly wanted to help King Gustave. She didn't want to listen to his brother anymore.

Prince Albert clicked his tongue and could only strengthen his grip on Princess Reina's hand. He didn't want Princess Reina to risk danger by going there.

"Hikaru, Kyouka. Is there anything we can do to help my father?" Prince Albert finally asked the heroes for help. He didn't want to burden them with his father's problems. But because of his sister still rebelled and his father's condition forced him to do it.

"That..." Hikaru didn't know how to respond. Even if he charged at Niberus, he wasn't sure he could hold him for even 1 minute.

"For now, we can only take a look at the situation first. I know you are worried about your father. But we cannot act recklessly that might harm your father. I beg you to calm down and give me some time to think about how to save them." Kyouka said seriously to Prince Albert. She didn't want to give him false hope. Right now they could only look at the situation and look for a chance to save King Gustave and Merlick.

Niberus looked at King Gustave and Merlick. He was a little surprised when he saw that they didn't die right away from his attack.

"You are strong enough to survive my attack. But can you still fight in such conditions?" Niberus smirked and was ready to attack them again. But suddenly he frowned and quickly retreated from where he was standing.

[Frozen World]

The place where Niberus was standing suddenly froze in the blink of an eye. Niberus didn't stand still after dodging the sudden attack, he turned both his hands into shields and resisted the attacks coming from both sides and from above.

[Vulcan Slash]

[Energy Bombs]

[Acid rain]

Boooooooommmmmm!

"Principal, sorry we're late! What is your current condition?" Flavio approaches King Gustave and Merlick along with Christof.

The people who attacked Niberus earlier were Beatrix, Reid, Alvis, and Ashley. They're trying to keep Niberus busy for a while so Flavio and Christof can save King Gustave and Merlick. Meanwhile, Regza remained with the students in the building.

"Cough...my condition isn't good, it looks like a lot of my bones were crushed in the explosion. If we didn't make the barrier in time using all our strength, we might have died with nothing left." Merlick tried to speak with his badly injured body. King Gustave's condition was no better than him. He could not stand if not supported by his sword.

"Yeah...but maybe we won't be able to last long." King Gustave smiled bitterly at his condition. He had never felt so helpless in his entire life.

"Father!" Prince Albert and Princess Reina ran to him. The heroes followed behind them.

"You guys! How dare you disobey my orders!" King Gustave became angry when he saw his sons and daughters.

"Ah, I'm sorry father." Princess Reina drowned and could only lower her head in front of her angry father.

"Father, please don't blame Reina. We did it because we were worried about you. So please forgive us." Prince Albert spoke apologetically. He knew that Princess Reina wouldn't dare say anything when her father was angry.

"Haa...well. Everything has happened after all. Right now we have to focus on defeating the enemy in front of us. Cough..." King Gustave suddenly fell while speaking. His body was no longer strong enough to stand.

"Father! Megumi! Please heal my father quickly!" Princess Reina pulled Megumi who was standing behind her. She was the only person who could use the advanced healing magic that was currently with them.

"I understand!" Megumi replied in a panic at being suddenly pulled by Princess Reina.

[Major Heal]

Megumi cast her healing magic on King Gustave and Merlick. Their bodies were enveloped by a warm golden light. Their external wounds quickly healed after receiving the healing magic. What was left now were the internal wounds they had and needed time to heal. While they were focusing on healing King Gustave and Merlick, they were startled by Niberus' voice from behind them.

"Is this the only ability of the academy teachers?" Niberus smirked and walked slowly towards them. Beatrix, Reid, Alvis, and Ashley were already lying there, covered in wounds and unconscious.

They trembled after seeing the scene before them. Beatrix and the other two teachers couldn't even hold him in for 5 minutes.

"All of you quickly get out of here! Take King Gustave and the principal with you. Inform the other students to get out of here immediately while we hold him back!"

"But...!" Hikaru wanted to say something but was cut off by Flavio.

"No rejection! We don't have time to argue right now. I know how you feel but now is not the time for you to follow your feelings. Quickly leave this place!" Flavio shouted at the students who froze at his words.

"All of you may go, but the heroes will come with me!" Niberus said coldly. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of them. His hand turned into a shiny silver greatsword. He slashed at Flavio and Christof.

"No!!" Hikaru screamed hysterically. He had not yet left the place and wanted to return to help them. But it's too late.

"Aaaahhhh!" Flavio and Christof were blown away by the large slashes on their bodies.

"Hikaru! let's go quickly!" Sintaro pulls Hikaru. He ran with Merlick on his back. Meanwhile, King Gustave was carried by Prince Albert. This makes their escape a little late because they have to bring the injured person.

Niberus looked in the direction the heroes had fled. He disappeared from where he was standing and reappeared in front of the heroes who were about to enter the building.

"Where are you going? I'm not allowed to kill you but that doesn't mean I can't hurt you. At least I'll keep you alive even if I have to destroy all the bones in your body." Niberus smirked and turned his hand into a giant hammer. He swung it and was about to crush the heroes' limbs so they couldn't escape again.

[Divine Wall]

Megumi quickly created a barrier to protect them. But Niberus' attack contained divine power in it and easily broke Megumi's barrier.

Clank...

Megumi's barrier shattered like broken glass. Niberus' hammer hits Megumi and blows her away a dozen meters.

"Aaah!" Megumi screamed in pain as she felt all her bones crumble. It wasn't long after that she finally lost consciousness.

"Megumi!!" Kyouka screamed when she saw Megumi's condition. She ran towards her and wanted to quickly check on her condition. But Niberus quickly swung his hammer at Kyouka and sent her bouncing not far from where Megumi was lying. Luckily, Kyouka quickly made a shield out of mana before the hammer hit her. Even so, because the impact of the attack was too big, it broke many of Kyouka's bones. Right now she is also unable to move just like Megumi. It's just that Kyouka still maintains her consciousness.

"You bastard!" Sintaro roared angrily after seeing Kyouka hurt. He punched Niberus with his gauntlet-armed hand. He activated his two innate abilities at once. A 'Superhuman Body' which strengthens his body many times and a 'Gravity King' which allows him to easily adjust the level of gravity on objects around him or himself. This time he increased the gravity on himself a dozen times.

Niberus glanced at Sintaro and smirked. He swung his hammer to take Sintaro's blow.

[Heavy Punch]

[Earth Hammer]

Sintaro's gauntlet that was shrouded in a 4-colored aura clashed with Niberus' hammer that contained divine power.

Booooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Niberus remained standing where he was without moving a bit while Sintaro had to be forced back tens of steps.

"Interesting! You were simply pushed back and unharmed. No wonder master wants you. I will capture you for my master no matter what." Niberus nodded slightly. When he was assigned by his master to capture the heroes, he thought this was just for his master's ordinary experiment. No matter how strong humans are, they are no better than other races, that's what Niberus thought before. But when he fought them, he finally understood. Not only strong, but heroes have unique abilities.

"Hikaru! Now!" Sintaro shouted and gave a signal to Hikaru. Their attacks didn't stop there.

"You are dead!" Hikaru roared and fired his attack from the tip of his spear.

[Blazing Nova]

A giant 5-colored fireball shot at an incredible speed towards Niberus. Hikaru expended his strength to the last drop to make the attack. He knew they wouldn't be able to win even if they fought together let alone in a long-term battle. Therefore he bet with his current attack.

Niberus frowned as he sensed the dangerous feeling of the attack. He quickly turned his two hands into a shield and blocked the attack.

Booooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Explosions of 5-colored flames spread out in all directions and burned everything it touched. The elven knights nearby did not escape the explosion. The ground around them was scorched from the intense heat.

"Hikaru! Are you okay!?" Sintaro approached Hikaru who was breathing heavily. Currently, Sintaro was carrying the injured Megumi and Kyouka. When Hikaru attacks Niberus, Sintaro takes the opportunity to save them.

"I'm fine. I'm just exhausted from using too much power." Hikaru smiled weakly. His grip on the spear trembled slightly.

"Sintaro put me down and Megumi." Kyouka muttered in a low voice. Her condition is now better because she treated herself when Sintaro and Hikaru fought Niberus. But the unconscious Megumi couldn't do that.

"Kyouka! Megumi!" Princess Reina and the others came over to them. Currently, King Gustave and Merlick are being carried by Prince Albert and Prince Fritz.

Princess Aishia was about to cast healing magic on Megumi, but the sound of footsteps behind them interrupted her.

"Your previous attack was great enough to make my shield melt. But it made me a little angry. All of these biological weapons of mine were developed by my master and you destroyed them. I won't kill you, but will make you feel something more painful than death!" Niberus's face looks very gloomy and his voice contains anger. He turned his hand into a silver-colored greatsword. He compressed a large amount of divine power into the sword and swung it at them.

[SilverGod Slash]

A gigantic silver-colored aura blade headed towards them. Its massive size made it impossible for heroes to evade it. Merlick and King Gustave are unconscious after treatment. So Hikaru, Sintaro, Prince Fritz, and Prince Albert intend to withstand the attack head-on. They expected only minor injuries after enduring the attack even if they knew it was impossible. They knew they would be seriously injured if hit by Niberus' attack. But before the attack hit them, a wall of purple flames blocked Niberus' attack and a black-robed person wearing a white mask suddenly appeared in front of them.

"Ziel..." Princess Aishia muttered after noticing that person's presence.