Chapter 345: Underwater Cavern Raid.

Chapter 345: Underwater Cavern Raid.

Guhhaaaaa!

Searing crimson flames scorched human, stone, and steel all at the same time, melting and burning them all in front of me. Their agony-filled cries startled the people around me, shocked at the sudden attack, giving enough time for Neill to transform back into her dragonewt form and for our knights to block off any escapes they could identify.

I swept my dragon breath around the large underwater cavern with crimson flames, before turning it into white flames. At this point, the mercs and scoundrels came to their sense, unsheathing their weapons and throwing what looked like molotov cocktails and smoke bombs at us to cover their escape.

I got this! Neill exclaimed, shooting out her scales to block all of them before they could reach us. She then stomped the ground, sending out her dragon paths to electrocute the closest enemies with mana blasts.

Experience has reached a breaking point. [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]s Main Job [Champion of Aurena] has risen from [Level 0] to [Level 1]

Attributes have increased due to level up

Do not kill all of them! Especially not these Hraaah! Larent swung his blade, shooting out a mana slash at the approaching skull masks.

The men and women wearing those masks narrowly dodged the knights attack, which continued on to pierce right through the wall they were standing before. Using the many storage crates and natural rock formations to their advantage, the skull masks maneuvered around like parkour tracers and ninjas, before throwing feathered daggers at us.

Neill reverted from offensive back to protecting us, shielding us from the daggers, only to notice her scales suddenly falling to the ground after getting hit. Even if it was just a graze, Neill would lose control of any of the scales those daggers touched. This unnerved me enough to stop my flame breath and direct my [Mana Eyes] at them.

Mana Killing Quills

Daggers made from smelting metal with [Shelled o War Eater] teeth. Can nullify mana connections and sabotage magic circles upon touch by drenching its feathers with blood, although it will lose this function after use. Can destabilize mana paths

One-time use mage killers, huh? And it seems they have more of them in their quivers. Did they prepare the quills to use against us dragons? Wrong attrition game, though.

Switch with me!

Sure! Rajah, lets go! Neill agreed as she pulled Rajah onto her back, keeping him safe with her mane and wings. Immediately afterwards, her floating scales returned to her, leaving the support and protection of the crew to me.

Seeing an opening arise, the skull masks took out scrolls and unfurled them, revealing they were spell seals disposable one-time spells for non-magicians. Even with some throwing quills at us and others shooting wind and fire spells our way, they sure werent a threat to me or the other two powerhouses in this group, but to the rest of the knights they were.

They were covering the escape of the others.

Run, gotta move on to the other exit!

Any of these rats escaping would ruin the plan. Trap the enemy from within, flush out the demonkins or whatever mercs they have, and then beat them into the ground with Larent and Neill by my side. One issue down, two more awaiting us.

But none of that would matter if we let any of these scum run loose. I heard what Larent said about planting bombs at the arena. It probably got resolved already since Larent had the information, but who knew what else they were scheming? We needed to stop them, and that was what our support knights were there for.

So I better do my part as a powerhouse.

Wind Blast! Sanctuary!

With a green magic circle, I unleashed a powerful blast of wind at the ceiling, blowing away all the mage-killer daggers before they touched anything. With those threats gone, I summoned a light barrier around us, blocking all the incoming spells.

With the attacks now handled, I pulled my glaive out of my storage before fully buffing myself and using [Halo of Consecration] to heal everybody. While I began playing my music to share my buffs with everybody, Neill and Larent engaged the enemy.

[Music Resonation (Moderate)] [Various Spell buffs] [Sanctified Blaze] inflicted on [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]

This cave is underwater, dont go all-out! Larent warned us before [Gale Steps]ing towards the skull masks, overtaking and knocking them down one at a time as they tried to evade him.

Not taking orders, but sure! Using her dragon paths, Neill launched concentrated wind fists at the escaping mercs, blowing them away and giving the knights time to attack and subdue them.

Dammit! Fuck this, fight back! And eventually, with the tides turning against them, the mercs finally rallied in an attempt to turn around the terrible situation.

And this was where I noticed how uncoordinated the whole group of mercs were. As in, they couldnt work together as a single group, but they were more suited to fighting with their own allies or by themselves. Which made sense, but it was both an advantage and disadvantage for us.

The separated forces were easier for our knights to overwhelm, but in several of these groups, some pretty unnerving people could be found. There were definitely some pretty weak people, but others looked like theyd seen their fair share of battle. With weapons and armor made from rare metals and powerful monster parts were contesting against the trained knights quite well.

Until

Gahaha, ya gotta try ev GWAAAH!

Gack! Shit, spell support!

Keep your eyes on that brawler! Shes Ark! Damn, yo Guuuh!!

The cave was large, large enough for me not to worry about bringing the place down with my artillery support spells. I couldnt be so sure about my terraforming spells, but [Tornado Bullet]s, [Lightning Bolt]s, and [Sacred Smite]s were plenty enough to get the job done. Using my glaives fire bullet function made a huge difference providing the knights the necessary support to survive, not to mention healing them with [Halo of Consecration].

Although, with the situation at hand, you would think I would take a more proactive role in this fight. No need, really. After all, my skill set was more suited for support after all, especially when I had my ruthless, muscle-head sister taking the front for me. That was a fact I learned when we fought together while we helped out Renee.

Rajah! Neill slid through the skirmish with her dragon paths as if she was skating on ice, using Rajahs [Dark Tendrils] to round people up for her to smack. Even without using her dragon paths to their maximum potential, Neill was having little to no problem with all the mercs only around level 50 or 60.

Some over 60, huh?

The average level of the enemy was around 32 if we disregarded the skull masks. They had a ton of lower-tier fighters, but Id noticed some level 50 and 60 people amongst them. Essentially, a bunch of C ranks was helping around, with some close to what I would expect from B rank adventurers.

Seeing how the knights were struggling against these stronger people, I could tell the knights' stats and levels were lower than their enemies', probably around 45 or something. However, with my group helping out, the difference between them was irrelevant. Neill was too strong. Even the roughest-looking ones were nothing but fodder to her. That is excluding my ability to assess the situation from afar, providing supportive fire.

Honestly, this was probably the best situation for a mage like Left!

Lass, watch out! Larents voice ringed in my ears just a second before I turned my head around, spark flaming the incoming crossbow bolts. With their ashes falling onto the ground and my flames dissipating, I could see who just tried to shoot me.

Another skull mask, and from the flood of other skull masks coming from around a corner, they must be the reinforcement. Maybe I should have just let that scum grope my butt to sneak in deeper before we engaged or I could have acted more like an idiot? Who the hell wanted anybody to grope you, especially for an unnecessary stealth mission?!

As if I would allow these low lives Woah!

Another five bolts flew past me as I dodged out of the way. I knew I shouldnt let my thoughts wander, but that memory of that scumbag Without a doubt, I have become quite disgusted by people like them after what happened in Griffonpeak and Estralia.

Wait, that crossbow Mana Eyes!

Name: Blaine

I knew it! I knew I remembered that crossbow!

Blaine! I shouted. Hey, Blaine! You damn deceiver!

Blood was rushing to my head at the sight of the person. He was wearing a skull mask like the others, only he had two red streaks running over his eye sockets and covered his entire head like a helmet. You couldnt even begin to recognize him in that outfit of his, but I knew I still remembered that crossbow from somewhere. Normally nothing special, if it werent for the distinctive scars on it.

And without even answering back, Blaine shot another bolt at me, followed by four other crossbowmen. I clicked my tongue and slipped by them with [Gale Steps], quickly moving towards the incoming reinforcements, believing in Neill to handle the other side.

Blaine and the other skull masks with the red streaks on them, moved backwards as the plain white skull masks jumped in front of them like bodyguards. But this plan instantly evaporated as a wave of blue cleaved right through the backline, stopping Blaine and his pals from escaping.

Experience has reached a breaking point. [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]s Main Job [Champion of Aurena] has risen from [Level 1] to [Level 2]

Attributes have increased due to level up

It was Larent.

You will not escape! I will

Go follow where they came from Mr. Larent! I shouted after clenching my glaive and flew up into the sky before [Dragoon Diving] right into the crowd. That demonkin! Find them!

The alarm was set. We had to find the masterminds of this plan. Larent understood me well enough and he knew I could protect myself. With just a nod, he swung his blade once again, cutting anybody who stood in his way in half. The screams and blood spraying around was his work.

So I had to do the same. No mercy to those who wanted to harm those I cared for. No mercy on these lowlives!

Dreadflare Aura!

Guuuu!

They would feel the wrath of a sunfang dragon. The blazing hot sensation of having their bodies melted and turned to ash. Just a two second explosion like this was able to permanently cripple anybody standing around me. I didnt know if any died or not, but they wouldnt be able to fight anymore.

As such, I directed my attention to the skull masks in the back. I thought they would panic from their companions agony-filled screams, but like cold-hearted psychopaths, they simply ignored their fallen allies, even pushing them out of their way. It honestly felt like I was staring at a hive mind or something with how they were sacrificing their lives, but I didnt let that worry me too much.

Aiming for Blaine, I dashed forward, using Spark Crescent to kill those in my way while launching me up, allowing me to use another [Air Walk] and [Dragoon Dive] combo, only this time, a bolt flew at me.

You dont need to shove that fact in my face, cat

Hehe

But Kaboooom!

Woah! Neill and I were startled as a massive flame exploded from the corner Larent went into, sizzling away the dirt on the rocks.

Fire? Fire mages? Wait, maybe that was the demonkin? Hold on, fire? Demonkin? Oh shit! Didnt Saori mention a wrath demonkin who can materialize fire arms? If that is the case, then doesnt that mean that!

Neill, we need to go, now!

Right!

Come on, Rajah, Larent might be in trouble!

[I run!]

If what I thought was correct, then it was imperative I reached him in time. If that fire came from that very same demonkin I was thinking of, then we had a situation on our hand. It might not be a Prince of Sin, but something equally as bad

that stupid lightning girl that Warbringer.

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022 2:22:09 AM Germany [Member of Zard Skwad]

Bio: Hey there, AbyssRaven here. I'm just an avid Light Novel and Fantasy story reader who randomly thought of a story and began writing about it.

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