Chapter 430 – Crazy Holy Swords
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“This is my True Spirit World Blood-Boiling Dance Two!” Zemetas exclaimed passionately with his solemn voice.
Reacting to his declaration, Ryokline shouted, “How reliable! Black Bone Knight, your body is clad in a cloud of glittering stardust as if you’re a dweller of the Hundred Labyrinths of Death!”
Higlia also agreed while fighting nearby. She raised her claw sword with a force of pushing up her body alongside her arm, bisecting a sword spirit. And then she hit another sword spirit, which was approaching her from the sky, with a somersault kick.
After landing in a magnificent manner, “Absolutely right! That’s why Daon likes him so much! Outstanding!”, she extolled Zemetas combat style while agreeing with Ryokline.
Higlia and her wolfmen were in a position close to mid- or assault-guard. Ryokline saluted at her princess while using her rapier-shaped claw sword, “I shall join you, Princess, Black Bone Knight.
Zemetas’s official name was Black Burning Knight Zemetas, but she apparently didn’t remember it.
Ryokline used her physical ability and proficient fighting style to slay various of the crooked sword spirits, using her claw sword to slash or stab them to death. All of it while packing quite a punch despite her slender physique.
Because of all the illusionary animals enveloping the sword spirits, it looked like a great number of enemies was about, making her look somewhat stumped.
Nonetheless, Ryokline skillfully used her rapier to slice apart spirits while being assisted by the other members of her squad.
“Ryuka, Doby, Sesserin, this spot will be okay. Retreat and gather near the unit of our Princess!”
“””Yes!”””
Ryokline ordered her subordinates, and ran off in another direction, becoming a decoy herself. Drawing a big number of sword spirits, she dashed towards the big slug. And while running past the slug, she nimbly slashed it with her rapier.
Immediately following, she released an encouraging roar, and began to slash at the slug while dashing around. As she kept running past it, she added cuts to the part you could call its flanks.
“Ryokline, your movements are up to speed as always! Nice! Ryuka, Doby, Sesserin, you guys move to the right side!” Higlia shouted.
She had changed her silver sword into a spear with its head resembling that of Ganghis. It looks like I have influenced her quite a bit.
Apparently sensing my meaningful gaze, Higlia flashed a smile at me for an instant. But, she quickly glared back at the slug, focusing her attention on the battlefield.
Cladding her body in <Magic Combat Style>, she advanced while making use of swift maneuvers. Thrusting her spear diagonally above, she took down one of the sword spirits. And then she started to run forward while swinging her claw spear to the side, covering for the young wolfmen soldiers.
She went around Zemetas who was acting as vanguard while repelling the liquid arrows fired by the slug.
“God Wolf Hurley-sama! Grant me your power! Grant your power to everyone!”
The instant she shouted this, the god wolf’s divine power really manifested. Within an instant, a wolf-like mist of mana was created in the vicinity.
“Oohhh!”
“It’s the power of our Princess!”
At the same time, Higlia’s silver armor shone sublimely, making her truly look like a divine princess. Her power as such a divine princess dominated the battlefield.
At once Higlia started to hurl out tactical instructions instead of Daon-san. A mana wave was passed on from her to everyone. Probably the divine protection of the god wolf.
“Affirmative! Twin Moon Goddess Uryou, please grant me your divine protection!”
Daon’s drive was palpable from this shout.
“Ooooohhh!”
“Moon Circle Squad – Zero Unit Lurun!”
“Wolf Sword Squad – First Unit Uk!”
“Claw Wolf Squad – Second Unit Enzen!”
The young wolfmen soldiers were full of vigor. It’s probably one of the effects brought about by Hurley’s divine blessing. All of them linked up in teams of two or three. And then platoon members charged at the slug while quickly brandishing their claw weapons like surging waves.
They dashed past the slug while slashing away at its flanks. And then, as if having arranged it in advance, they kicked the ground, turned around, and did the same from the other side. As the platoon members drew the slug’s attention with their raid-styled attacks, Daon-san let his eyes wander to Zemetas and both whispered some short codewords.
I couldn’t hear what they said since they were so quiet about it.
Either way, Daon-san used Zemetas’s shield as springboard once away, and while releasing a ferocious, spirited scream, he swung down his two handed claw sword with a flash. The two-bladed bastard sword penetrated the top of the slug’s head, traveling down and even reaching halfway through its chest. The three pieces of its sliced head turned transparent and vanished.
However, the chest part that had been cut squirmed like a snake, transforming into multiple legs with fangs growing on them. New tentacles, huh?
Watching the slug which had been slowly but steadily becoming smaller, the black panther Rollodeen growled lowly. Big drops of drool dripped down off her partly opened muzzle, making it clear that she wanted to take a bite of that thing.
But, then she reined in her appetite and matched her actions with everyone else.
Being cut, hit, and stabbed by Zemetas and the wolfmen, the slug’s recovery speed couldn’t keep up. And at some point, the crystalline central part revealed itself inside its abdomen.
As it looked like Zemetas and the wolfmen would be able to deal with the rest by themselves, I turned my attention to Adomos and Jody who had been killing sword spirits all the time.
But, the number of spirits was still quite large. Wass Lynn’s wand simply that much of a special item? Or is it because of a mutation after having sucked Lucival mana and blood?
Either way, it doesn’t change the disadvantageous situation of them being encircled as a result of their hostile activities.
Noticing me, both looked at me and yelled.
“Shuuya-sama!”
“Your Excellency!”
The number of spirits is so vast that you can’t tell what sort of shape the base spirit Ooh had, so it’s quite a hassle I guess. They seem to be struggling quite a bit here.
Alright, it’s time for Saraten to get the turn she desired so much.
『…Saraten, you’re up. Make sure to NOT attack Adomos and Jody!』
『Nuhohohohohohohoho!』
『Don’t attack my friend! Got it?』
『Wahahahaha!』
『Why are you laughing like crazy!? Want me to finish you off? I can have Rollo eat you up, you know?』
『I-I gooot it! Sheesh, thou are such a tease, vessel!』
I held up my left hand and focused on <Saraten’s Secret Art>. I could feel how the palmar line slowly opened, and as soon as it was wide enough, Saraten rushed out of that hole.
『Wahahahahahahaha!』
While cheerfully racing through the air, her first target was a twisted longsword engulfed by a semi-transparent weasel. And the instant the spirit was pierced by Saraten with its materialized sword shattering, Saraten absorbed the weasel and sword fragments.
Each time she absorbed a new sword and its colorful animal illusion, Saraten shone more brightly in various colors as she flew through the sky. On top of that, she reproduced the weasel blade as some sort of weapon option, following her around. At some point she started to brag, 『Vessel! Look at my henchmen! Do thou see her!?』
The Saraten girl surfing on the blade of Saraten seemed to have a lot of fun.
『…I see. But make sure to not attack my friends. That also includes the ancient wolfmen, okay?』
I was somewhat uneasy about this since she was getting carried away. She seemed to become more giddy with each absorption.
『This henchman weasel blade has become part of my power! Her name is Itasha. She appears to be quite shy though』
『Itasha, huh? I’m looking forward to working with you then』
『Yep, yep, that’s why…from now on use me more than that eyeball!』
Saraten was clearly regarding Adombrally as some sort of rival, even though she spoke just as fast as him while being similarly high-strung.
Well, Adombrally can fuse with Veronica’s puppet soldier and that is big. I wonder about his compatibility with Mysty’s new sorcery doll…
『…I’ll take it into account』, I answered her.
『Hahahaha, vessel! I’ll give thee permission to not only kiss me, but spend a night with thee after preparing a special cushion covered by flower of blood and flesh!』
A cushion? So she’s planning something like sleeping with me? And on that occasion she plans to stab my head and devour my flesh and blood, eh?
As always, Saraten is one crazy holy sword.
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