Chapter 355: Rally for War.

Chapter 355: Rally for War.

S-Sealight? Anasthasia mumbled Renees surname in surprise as the returned knight came out of the room and erected an [Air Shield] at its entrance to protect Markval.

Renee picked up her wing flag and held it up high while wielding her cumbersome flamberge. A weapon she normally two-handed was being twirled around as if it weighed nothing at all, and through my [Mana Eyes], I noticed mana streaming around her armor like a river. It wasnt like manaweave clothing, which was just a giant mass of mana, but it was as if the mana was keeping the armor from falling apart.

I did not expect for the little prince to have a bodyguard in you. Ghorush gazed at Renees face with great interest, to the point he didnt seem hostile anymore. Royce. I never had the honor to duel such a remarkable warrior. His deeds were known to many. Hmm. The irony, though. He had a daughter, and she was the one to pick up his legacy in service of the misogynistic Yeos.

The helmet she took off suddenly broke into tiny pieces in the wind, before it flew over to her head. The breeze quickly swirled around her head and reassembled back into her helmet. This just answered my question. Looking a bit closer, I also noticed the mana was linked to her necklace. So the inheritance we helped Renee retrieve was her fathers armor.

Tsk, that damn elf.>

Elf? I heard a rare curse from Yeostar, prompting me to ask him to elaborate on it.

Rhea? So you knew Renee was Royces daughter all this time?

No, no, I wasnt condemning you for it. I just remembered Alistar asking for a woman called Rhea Which now makes sense why the both of them knew each other so well. Makes me wonder if this mentor she talked about was also Royce

Rhea Renee Sealight wishes to add you to her party

Accept Decline

? Accept.

Party Leader

Name: Rhea Renee Sealight Level: 88 Unique Job: Plumwind Squire

Name: Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor Level: 103

Main Job: Champion of Aurena Secondary Job: Ravager Unique Job: Locked

Unique Job?! She unlocked her unique job? When?! Also, where are her other Jobs?

From the looks of it, I do not think I must ask whose side you are on. Ghorush, correct? Renee responded and raised her sword to threaten him. Surrender, and accept your punishment without dishonoring yourself even further.

Surrender? Ghorush tilted his head. Hmmm, but why, though? You might have tricked me with that glass break and killed three skull masks, but why should I give up now? There is only a single person in this room who I consider a threat, and it isnt you. You arent Sir Royce, girl.

That may be so, but I dont need to be my father to put up a fight when it is a two versus one. Lady Priestess! Renee called out to me, and I nodded. Why she was here and how she got her Unique Job could be answered later!

Hey, what are you trying to

I apologize for sounding conceited, but I can take on a dragon in her dragonewt form. Even if she is a threat to me, thats only because of her draconic abilities and spells. I outlevel you youngsters.

Mana Eyes.

Profile:

Name: Ghorush Streiga

Level: 171

Race: Mountain Leonid

Age: 84 Year

Ability List:

Axe:

[]

Unarmed:

[Blood Rush]

Information Blocked

Tsk, dammit. This is sooooo annoying! Let me use my appraisal skills already! This sorta information is useless!

Urgh, rebound didnt work. That is one hard-to-crack profile you have there, Princess, Ghroush grumbled. However, it did save me some time trying to intimidate you. You saw my level, right? How much did you see? Stats, skills, or nothing at all? Hopefully nothing, otherwise I will have to refund this appraisal blocking armlet.

Still, level 171? What is with this powercreep? Thought that demonkin girl was the highest leveled enemy I would meet during this siege, but this guy is even stronger? How much stronger are the demon princes and the boss of the Yanderu?!

Considering I personally do not want to make an enemy of Kargryx, I shall grant you one last chance, Princess Hestia. Step down, and I shall spare you and everybody else not related to Yeostar. A fair deal, no?

[Ha! Yeah, I guess it does sound fair] The nobles and knights from behind me expressed their shock at my answer, but I ignored them. Instead, I turned up the music.

[So, to commemorate this deal. Let me sing for you In my purgatory, I make the devil cry

In Hellfire

All you hear are his screams, begging to be released

Its Music ]

Since it was remixed, the activation requirement for [Dragon Fire] changed to me having to sing it while standing still. It was annoying being a stationary turret, but I was a mage, after all. Being a spell slinging turret was my speciality!

Once the orchestral version of this hard-rock song began to play, flame shields surrounded every single of my allies. Ghorush, seeing this, let out a sigh and readied himself for a battle.

Hmm I can never not love your voice, even if it's only through [Telepathy]. Like sweet honeydew in the morning, a rival to even the most talented divas. If there were ever a God of Songs, you would do better as their blessed than Aurenas. The leonid scratched his long mane. Such a shame. Eithalr would be quite sa

[Look out behind you!] I warned the merc, only for him to laugh at me.

Huhaha! I see you can still joke in the face of you What?! Ghorushs head snapped right around as he noticed the small flame meteor right where he stood, only to dodge again as another appeared.

[Dragon Fire] created meteors, whether humongous ones or those around the size of a pebble! Although Ghorush was the main threat, the remaining skull masks and undead were still a problem for the nobles and Amelia. Just like my old [Dragon Fire], these meteors will target my enemies, just this time, with enough severity you couldnt just ignore them!

[Everybody outside of Renee, move back! Defensive position or into the core room! Move back, now!]

Even if they couldnt take fire damage, I still didnt want to hit them. Id rather not think of them as deadweight in a fight that could end with me dead. Whether they realized this or were scared of my sudden form shift, the knights and nobles did as I said.

Meanwhile, Ghorush wasnt having any trouble evading the attacks, but his companions were slowly dying out the longer I sang. The leonid laughed widely. He was so confident, but how couldnt he be? The moment he saw a path forward, he moved so fast I thought he was teleporting.

Flashfire! Flashfire!

As such, I had to do the same. Unfortunately for me, he had already seen this technique of mine and had already figured out a countermeasure. Sure, I could choose any flames in this burning cavern, so it should have been random, but this guy dashed at me the moment I reappeared from my second [Flashfire]! Was this his intuition, or was his [Detection Sensor] working better than mine? I didnt know, as I couldnt see his damn profile!

Dreadfla

Wind Shiver!

Before Ghorush could drill his rapier into my scale barrier, he took a step back and thrusted at the wind ray coming from the Renee. The mana around his weapon shot out, forming into a blue translucent umbrella. The second the threat was over, his eyes glistened as he turned back to me, only to jump back again as I released [Dreadflare Aura].

With the distance widened again, I shot out two [Lightning Bolt]s and [Tornado Bullet]s each, trying to lead him into a trap where I could roast him alive with [Dragon Fire]. He deftly dodged each spell by the skin of his teeth, only losing a few loose hairs before he turned his eyes to the ground. He somersaulted and slashed at the ground where I was readying an [Bedrock Blades], destroying the brown magic circle before shooting out a mana blade with his rapier.Witness the debut of this chapter, unveiled through Ñôv€l--B1n.

Unless I wanted [Dragon Fire] to stop, all I could do to dodge was to simply lean my body backwards. I had to stay in one spot, but that didnt mean I couldnt move around. Otherwise, how would I be able to dance while singing, right? Idol stuff. It was a test just now, but it should have been evident from how the description of the song was worded.

Arck! That was close! Panzer and Unheiliger Engel, lets go.

[Holy, you can do the same thing as Larent?! Are you a sword saint candidate, too?!] I forced myself to say after a chill ran down my spine. My body still remembered the fear I had for Larents mana blades.

Priestess?! Renees voice shook as I suddenly mentioned that during this rather nerve-wracking battle.

Ha! I am not, as if, huhahaha! However, it seemed like my praise just got to him.

Got you! Speak more, waste more time for Yeostar!

This is just something most warriors have to learn if they wish to continue into S rank, you see. Mages have magic far beyond most common comprehension. They can level entire cities with a single spell, after all. He gleaned at his rapier, cleaning some of the blood and dirt on it. Melee combatants train in turning mana not into spells, but sharp blades. [Mana Strike], but taken even further. [Aura Edge], the simple evolution of the skill. Very, very difficult to achieve for monsters, since your [Mana Strike] and [Stamina Strike] skills usually turn into your respective - claws or - fangs skill, and Huhahahaha!

Oh, oh

You sly little lizard! You had me monologuing there! Huhahaha, if you wanted to live, you could have said so! Huhahaha, I cant believe this Hrrrk! The leonid facepalmed himself, literally slapping away his laughter before he quickly accelerated forward where he stood, prompting me to activate [Foresight] before he ended up on top of me.

Disruption. [Unheilige Engel] and [Halo of Consecration] shot out their load at the incoming threat with corrosive slime and white flames, allowing me to dodge back and use [Terra Wall] and [Bedrock Blades] to alter his attack path. Just like most blademasters around Rank A Id met in this world, Ghorush had no problems cutting through them, even managed to shoot some mana blades at me.

I reapplied my buffs on my self and turned on [The Will to Fight and Survive] for more combat buffs and mobility. Once done with her own buffs as well, Renee charged forward the moment I gave her an opening with my spells.

[Various Spell Buffs][Flag of Valiant Hearts] inflicted on [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]>

Winds Calling! Renee held her blade horizontally and pulled it back, invoking a suction effect where Ghorush was pulled into her. No matter what power buffs she got from her new Job and armor, she was still almost 100 levels below him, so I had to chip in to distract him.

With Ghorush focused on dodging my attacks, Renee found the leeway to attack, only for the two warriors weapons to clash. Bang; with metal clashing, the two fended each attack off, but Renee was, expectantly, pushed back. Ghorush didnt just have a higher Strength, he was probably two heads taller than her.

The leonid smirked before he focused more mana on his rapier, to the point it even dug right into Renees flamberge. Using [Wind Blast], Renee created some space, to which I used [Warp Point] entry and exit to teleport Ghorush far away from us. Surprised by this, Ghorush tried to dash back, but I used the same trick to get him away from us again by using [Foresight] to time the spell perfectly.

Annoyed by this tactic, Ghorush tried to shoot me down with his mana blade, but I just multi-cast [Cyclone Madness] where he stood to disrupt him. I knew this wouldnt stop him, considering he was stronger than Larent, probably, but still. I had to delay him!

Priestess! Renee warned me, causing me to snap behind me to see the earth turning into a giant golem. Winding up its punch, it struck at me.

Do Nah, Purple Flash. Gloria Ascendence!

Deciding this was a trap, I instead chose to tank the attack with [Gloria Ascendence], only for my decision-making to be justified. Ghorush attacked me the moment the golem struck.

Oho? Ghorush smirked before landing multiple hits on the barrier, sounding like he landed seven strikes in a single second, only to wind up his next attack with a smirk. I just need to wait for it to disappear, right?

One second, two seconds, three seconds. Boom. Renee tried to stop him, but he summoned a couple of golems to distract her. I couldnt move with the giant golem holding this barrier still. Fourth second. I cast [Bedrock Blades] to destroy the golem and prepared myself to dodge.

Fifth second. [Gloria Ascendence] down.

Flashfi

Ruptured Skies.

fe Shit!

His rapier gleamed a brilliant azure as it turned golden white, cladding his blade in enough mana to cause my eyes to shiver. My bodys reflexes had me activate [Flashfire] just in time, but the problem was his blade was faster. He locked onto me like a hawk. The attack was without a doubt gonna hit

Poof.

Exactly that, poof.

?

?

Ghorush and his attack just disappeared. No, in fact, even the undead and the corpses of the skull masks were gone, too. They disappeared, just like that. Vanished into thin air.

Eh?

Huh?

Renee and I were flabbergasted, especially me, as I thought I was about to feel what a level 171 was about to do. The tension

God Yeostar?

But before I could get an answer from him, light appeared around my body and the sight of the destroyed cavern changed into that of plain sand. Noise; countless voices erupted around me, sounding not only surprised and shocked at this sudden change, but I could hear numerous people screaming anxiously like banshees.

I looked around, noticing I was currently inside the arena portion of the dungeon. Around me, the people I saw hanging onto their dear lives were seated in the audience seats. They were all alive, but all of them looked bloodied, dirtied, and mentally unstable. The undead wave was a horde of fodder to me, but for these people who were bitten and would have been torn to shreds if it werent for the undying part of the dungeon, the zombies were a source of unending torment.

How? Teleportation? Wait, but Wait, you told me Hold on?!

What?!

People of Yeos! My eyes snapped around to that voice, where I saw Markval standing on a pillar before everybody else. Once again, my name is Prince Markval Caimlace the Fifth! Prince of Yeos!

What is happening?!

Priestess! Renee called out for me. We were the only people inside the arena with him. Im not sure what happened, but we need your music now. Your music, we need to calm the people down.

Renees head directed my attention to the people around. Hysteria was a nice way to describe it. The understatement of the year, really, as it looked more like anarchy. Pure chaos. People were crying, others were screaming around in terror of their neighbors, and others just wanted to run away. And it was overcrowded to the point nobody even had room to properly move around.

How many people are here?! This is the same arena but are there more than a thousand people? Or more? Counting all of this, wait, what is that?

[Terror (Critical)] and [Fear (Critical)].

Wherever I looked, that was all I could see in this anarchy. The atmosphere was ripe to spread to others. Looking at the audience seats, everything was divided into three sections those barely affected by the terror, those looking exhausted as hell, and those completely traumatized as if they went through hell. Most were in the latter category.

Honestly, I had no idea what exactly was happening here. Renee seemed to agree, but from the look of it, Markval was in the know. After all, he was the only other person around who could listen somewhat to what Yeostar could say. In other words, he had a plan, and Renee had caught onto it.

Right. Right. Who cares where Ghorush is? Play The Heir of Light. We can deal with everything later.

[Humanized (Moderate)] inflicted on [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]

Be brave, find hope in it

Let strife not frightened you away

From the peace of the brilliant light

And let the Star shine bright

Inside your hearts!

[Stage Fever (Moderate)] inflicted on [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]

Peoples eyes. They are all on me They arent on Renee or Markval anymore.

Will you roar out to the world

And stand tall next to our flag

To see the very tale

Of what the gods have in plan

So dont cower away

In your fears of the departed and be free!

Ehe Everybody! I heard Renee speak.

Feel the echoes of our voice

Quivering the core of your very soul

Rally up your strength, you soldiers

Be brave, find hope in it

Let strife not frightened you away

From the peace of the brilliant light

And let the Star shine bright

Inside your hearts!

Will you join in our chorus

And make your life clear to hear

The same with the epics of the Knight

That we feel safe under his watch

So live up to your own songs

And raise up your sword to the stars!

Feel the echoes of our voice

Quivering the core of your very soul

Rally up your strength, you soldiers

Be brave, find hope in it

Let strife not frightened you away

From the peace of the brilliant light

And let the Star shine bright

Inside your hearts!

[Stage Fever (Critical)] inflicted on [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]

To my surprise everybody sang it. Almost sounded like a national anthem No, why would It was good I tried to forget this memory.

Hestia.

After my song and another speech, Renee and I were now preparing to join the rest of the siege. We left the rest to the nobles, after I reconfirmed to everybody I would grant heavenly white grace to everybodys wounds afterwards, and that the royal family would be the one to help me manage them after the battle. This way, it would help the commoners regain some trust in the nobility.

I also got in touch with Amelia afterwards. It was just for now, but it made my heart calm down. I honestly thought I would have arrived late again, just like with Eshe. Good thing it didnt happen. After I gave her a hug, I sent her back to Greenveil through the nexus, but left them to go back to Elyonda. I was needed here, after all, and that was when Renee started this conversation.

Ren Sorry, Rhea.

No, no, its alright. To you, Neill, and everybody else I consider my friends, I think Renee is perfectly fine. I came before you with lies and deception, so its fine if you continue using it. I, personally, find the name more fitting. Rhea took off her helmet and smiled at me. Do you remember the promise you made to me?

About protecting Elyonda and also changing the whole view on women?

She nodded. I managed to give people some time to think with the latter part, but its just unfortunate it had to happen like this. Unbelievable the town is besieged. Karhalantheel was released as well. All those undead were his fault, and the demonkins and their mercs had done so much harm

I had already brought her up to speed on the recent news.

Hmm, there still is so much we have to do. So much I still need to accomplish, its just Im glad youre okay, Hestia. I apologize for disappearing for my own goals when you needed help.

Heheh, I giggled, still finding it funny she was finally using my name. It was quite fun teasing her about it before, due to how I could hear her blush behind that steel bucket of hers! Yeah, the demonkins really had some surprising things under their belt. However, dont blame yourself. No one could have helped us there outside of the gods or a void-touched. Instead of the past, think of the future and the fact I overheard those demonkins having another one of those tools.

I see. Thank you. She placed a hand on her chest and bowed. Im sure youre curious about my Unique Job. Ill give you a full explanation once everything settles down, but the gist is that its currently not enough to help me fight at the same degree as you or your sister. However, a Unique Job is there to evolve. Three sub-jobs can be attached to one, and from them, you can level your Job and then evolve it. Just like a dragon.

Hmph! Lets see about that once I get mine after this siege is done. Neill, Tasianna, you, and me. Good think our promise together means we can smack some grimgarians, that will help you level up, too. Lets do it!

Of course, oh, and speaking about Tasianna. Keep an eye out for the sky, alright? I tilted my head at that comment, finding it weird she would ask a dragon to do that, but I simply shrugged my shoulders.

You really are a woman of many secrets.

Too many, and Im not even done with my personal ones yet. Look at the skies, Lady Priestess. I wasnt lazy when I went over to Aleistunum!

It was time to turn over this siege! And I should probably look at the list of System messages I got recently. My parallel minds have been nagging me to take a look before they forget.

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