Chapter 322: Are You with Me?

Jyorta closed his eyes, sensing his aura levels continue to rise. After a second of surprise, he realised the reason, 'Now that my mind is no longer plagued by the Floating Spiders and the Crust-Mantles, I can unleash the full extent of my body's presence. I see, when I am confident in myself and my sense of self is solid, I can erupt with all my strength. Otherwise, without my knowledge, my strength will be limited.'

He continued to control the Two-Faced Fireflies, lighting up the entrances. He manipulated around twenty Two-Faced Fireflies into flying to a higher altitude before emitting a beam of light each. The light beams were like scanners that inspected the state of the entire ground.

A breadth of 400 metres and a length of 1000 metres. It was too large an area to be aware of mid-battle. The students solely focused on guarding the four entrances, not caring about the rest. While he was scouring the area, Jyorta noticed some Floating Spiders fly to higher altitudes, intending to escape the military academy and head into the city.

"There is probably no one to protect the children outside. Probably every adult is participating in the situation happening out there. Some of us have to head out." Jyorta shouted, looking around to find a way to exit the military academy.

The only node of entry was the lift on the ground floor of the Head Office Building. The only other way to exit the academy was to fly out but, none of the students were capable of flight. Jyorta used his hallucination to create the figure of a massive human in the skies of their academy.

The appearance of the figure stopped the Floating Spiders from flying out, retreating towards their crowd in alarm. But, Jyorta knew it was only a stopgap measure. He couldn't maintain his aura personification for such long durations. Moreover, Tier 2 beings were largely capable of resisting his aura personification.

And in such a situation where all sorts of auras were flying around, his aura personification was becoming less and less effective. Suddenly, Jyorta heard the sounds of flapping wings. He turned his head and noticed a familiar aura.

It was a Two-Faced Firefly, hovering some distance away from him, its gaze trained on him. Moreover, there wasn't any animosity of the sort emitting from it. "Ah, it is you."

Jyorta was surprised for a moment before he extended his hand. The Two-Faced Firefly landed on his palm, flapping its wings a couple of times before it turned silent. Jyorta placed it on his right shoulder, seeing that it was behaving despite him not influencing it through his aura.

'Maybe it got used to it from the last session? I will have to look into it later. This seems like an interesting case.' He thought, seeing Ashten Coorg, Esina Hawker, Haesha, Dalna Doppler, and Laila stand behind him.

"I am worried about my sister," Laila said, her expression full of worry as she gazed at some Floating Spiders fly out of the academy. They were Tier 2 Floating Spiders and had chosen to exit from a spot near the Head Office Building. The distance of a kilometre was too far that his aura personification didn't even make them bat an eye.

With a simple observation, the Floating Spiders figured that the people near the battle area was strong, too strong even. It was difficult to kill them. But, they smelled the scents of other humans in the air, those that they were sure wouldn't be able to resist. Without any hesitation, they began to escape in droves.

"This is bad, they are all planning to escape. The Floating Spiders, the River Whales, and the Spindle Bees can fly. If they head into the city, they will slaughter all the helpless children." The Amplifier girl from the August Batch gritted her teeth, unable to conceal her anger.

"There is no electricity. So, we can't use the lift to exit. Moreover, the lift leads into the Lower Strata. We would have to take many winding paths before we can find an exit, but since there is no electricity, all lifts wouldn't even function." Another Amplifier said.

"Use the Floating Spiders," Laila whispered to Jyorta.

"Right," Jyorta diverted his aura personification to the Tier 1 Floating Spiders, causing them to behave strangely. A couple of seconds later, thirty Floating Spiders arrived and began to spin their webs, creating a silk rope. Within a minute, they spun a rope that was 10 metres in length and had a diameter of 5 centimetres.

It was made by coiling numerous strands around one another, using a technique of the Floating Spiders to make it sturdy. Each Floating Spider could only create a limited amount of web at a time, so Jyorta swapped them with others.

There were plenty of Floating Spiders to use, and within 10 minutes, they had created a rope long enough to reach the top of the White Building. Once it was finished, Jyorta controlled the Floating Spiders to attach one end of the rope at the top of the White Building, adding more layers over the point of contact to prevent the rope from falling due to the weight.

Jyorta noticed a River Whale fly out of the Red Building from the Rhachis Block, quickly turning around to look at Ashten Coorg, "Quick, bring me to the top of the walls."

He looked at the two Area Controllers that had healed him back to full strength, bowing once, "Thank you."

Without a second's delay, Ashten Coorg piggybacked Jyorta as he pulled at the silk rope, beginning to climb it up. Any Frenzy Beasts that arrived in their proximity fell under the effects of Jyorta's hallucination and failed to harm them.

They swiftly made their way to the top, running along the terrace of the White Building as they chased after the River Whale. It was Tier 1, but was the biggest among all the Tier 1 River Whales. It was on the cusp of a breakthrough and was the perfect target to be used.

Aura Personification—Insignificance!

Aura Personification—Hallucination!

Jyorta activated the two simultaneously, directing them at the River Whale. The film of water surrounding the River Whale enabled it to resist for a couple of seconds before it fell under the effect of his aura personifications, flying towards him.

Jyorta controlled it to lower its back of the water, jumping atop it. Ashten Coorg followed suit, having full trust in his abilities. With his command, the River Whale scaled up, allowing him to notice the Magenta Walls right behind the Rhachis Block. The walls were grand and majestic, suffused with imposing might.

The River Whale flew even higher as Jyorta looked beyond the military academy, noticing Floating Spiders, Spindles Bees, and some River Whales fly through the city in search of something, acting like dogs as they sniffed around.

Soon, they found their targets, entering some buildings. "Dammit, we need more people. Just the two of us cannot deal with events on such a large scale."

"How many can you control? We can cramp up at least 12-15 people here. With every round, we can drop the students beyond the walls." Ashten Coorg said in a hurry, tensing up as he noticed the situation.

Jyorta looked up, noticing numerous human figures flying in the air, each holding the city's barrier as they did something. Faint mist circulated around, preventing him from seeing things clearly. "We can first grasp the situation. If no adult is available, we can only try our best. Otherwise, if there is a chance, their help might prove useful."

Even a single Wave Controller would be able to turn the situation around. Using his superior speed, he would be able to locate and annihilate all the Frenzy Beasts that had escaped. Just when he planned to move the River Whale further up, a voice resounded in his ears.

It was Madam Mary, her tone suffused with a hint of exhaustion, "Jyorta Bone, Marble City is under attack by Rhachis Ancestor Parasite. Only by using the collective strength of everyone can we resist the attacks it throws around. Otherwise, a single attack from it is enough to penetrate our barrier and obliterate an entire sector."

"That is why we couldn't even make some preparations for the children of everyone left behind. The situation was too urgent, and if we break formation for even an instant, the entire operation falls apart. Also, if the students had been taught the technique we are currently using now, even the lot of you would have been required to participate."

"Unfortunately, the entire city is currently defenceless. Rally the students and protect all the children. I'll assign this mission to you, Jyorta Bone. Will you accept it?"

"Yes, I Jyorta Bone will protect the children." Jyorta's voice resounded through the skies, amplified by his aura. Followed by his shout, a collective roar resounded from the barrier, deafening everything. It was the parents feeling some relief now that there was someone to protect their children.

It seemed Madam Mary had overexerted herself just by transmitting that information. After that, no matter how many times he tried, there was no response. He controlled the River Whale, arriving in the academy and hovering 20 metres above the ground. The aura personification of hallucination swirled around him, causing the attacks of Frenzy Beasts to miss them.

"Everyone," He bellowed while infusing his aura into the shout, "The situation is as we had feared. But, we will pull through. The adults are risking their lives for us. Now, it is our turn to protect their children, our brothers and sisters from the Frenzy Beasts."

"Forget about the ones on land, they can't do anything. The Floating Spiders, the Spindle Bees, and the River Whales, these are our targets. Thankfully, the Recrows haven't emerged outside. I will transport everyone beyond the academy. Please climb up the rope to the terrace. Our time is running short. We'll protect our brethren."

His voice boomed, "Are you with me?"