[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 136: Neutral Enemies (7)

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Noelle patted Olivia's head once, and let go of her embrace. That way, he can move freely.

Noelle immediately jumped far away, accelerating in midair to dodge all the attacks that came at her, until finally landing right beside Lucius.

"Hey, do you know anything about the creature? "

Noelle without wasting any more time directly asked Lucius.

Not without reason he did. In fact, Noelle wanted to distract Lucius from Harold at least for a while.

And sure enough, now Lucius focused his attention on Noelle.

In his mind, Lucius compared Noelle's stature to the original Souris who spoke to him a while ago.

Between Noelle and Souris in his memory, the two were completely identical. But, somehow Lucius could not make a conclusion that the two of them were the same figure.

It was like something was stopping her from coming to the conclusion that Noelle and Souris were the same person.

Noelle tried to hold back the smile that was almost forming on her face when she thought that everything was going as she had predicted.

Lucius could never find out that Noelle and Souris were the same person. It was because of the hypnotic magic Noelle had instilled in Lucius.

With that magic, Noelle instills the thought that 'Noelle Lynneheim' is a good adventurer, while the figure of 'Souris' is a cruel person who performs many crazy actions just for his purpose with Asterisk.

By implanting that thought, Noelle became convinced that Lucius would never be able to uncover his identity.

At first, Noelle also doubted that such hypnotic magic would affect Lucius. But, the result he got was the best he had ever thought.

It took a few seconds until Lucius finally processed Noelle's question.

"No, I just saw the creature for the first time. But, I've seen some monsters there. It's just .. The monsters I've seen don't have those weird crystals in their bodies."

"That means ... This weirdness is in that crystal, yes … "

Of course it was true, but it was a bit too rash to make that conclusion the foundation of all the actions he would take.

For now, Noelle will try to follow the plot while looking for a way to solve this problem.

What's clear, Earl has something to do.

(Although I thought of that ... How should I finish off this creature .. )

Cutting the giant creature until it became something like minced meat was not a problem, but it would only be a futile act if the creature continued to regenerate.

(The monster that even someone like the Knight of Round never saw... What the fuck this .. )

The more he thought about it, the more annoying it felt.

Noelle returned to take out a few swords for her to make weapons, while Lucius beside her casually stuck his sword into the ground.

The sword in Lucius' hand shone, making the scenery around him become like daylight.

Even so, the light that the sword gave off did not feel dazzling at all. Rather, the sensation that the light gave off was so soothing that even some monsters near them became silent without taking any action.

However, it didn't last long.

Lucius' eyes quickly emitted an extremely powerful killing intent, so it would give anyone goosebumps even if it was only exposed to a little.

Not only the monsters, but everyone who also sensed his killing intent could clearly sense that their current body was completely immobile.

Instantly, all the monsters within a radius of 200 meters around Lucius instantly screamed wildly and their movements became increasingly uncontrollable.

It did not take long until all the monsters fell to the ground in a state of body that had been charred and almost became ashes.

(What the fuck?!! )

Noelle was stunned when she saw him.

In his eyes, Lucius did absolutely nothing but stick his sword into the ground. Even so, all those monsters instantly died in a charred state as if they had been burned by something extremely hot in a short period of time.

Certainly, the source of all of that was the light that Lucius' sword had previously emitted.

Noelle herself has no right to comment on that, as she herself often leaves others shocked by her power. However, even so, he would inevitably assume that what Lucius did was a terrible thing.

Unlike the high-level ice magic,《Frost Nova》 that Olivia mastered, what Lucius did just now was very different.

Olivia's ice magic would have no effect if her opponent had a high resistance to cold, but it seemed that such a law did not apply to Lucius.

All the monsters that Lucius had previously wiped out had bodies that were wet and muddy.

Based on that, Noelle concluded that all targets exposed to the light would be instantly charred, without showing a clear combustion process.

Noelle had previously been lucky enough that Lucius had not used any ability at all other than sealing that skill. But Noelle had no idea what would happen if she became the target of magic, or whatever her name was that Lucius had launched.

In his mind, Noelle had thought of some plan that he would use when the situation suddenly worsened, and made him have to deal with Lucius again.

"Hey, you're an adventurer, right? " ask Lucius while glancing a little at Noelle.

Noelle responded with a slight nod, then threw her license at Lucius. Lucius looked at all the information on Noelle's license. Starting from the name, date of birth, to all achievements and ratings.

"A C-rank adventurer, yes .. I think that's pretty good. Aid from the capital will not arrive on time. There might be some adventurer groups that arrive first as reinforcements, but just that alone is not enough."

"What kind of reinforcements are you talking about? The city has been destroyed many times, and not a single favor has come. It's too late to expect them to come."

" … You're right."

It was sad to admit it, but what Noelle said was indeed true, and Lucius had no other choice but to agree with her.

"Therefore, while the number of enemies is still stable .. It would be better if we clear things up."

"You said that easily, but ... How can we defeat the creature … "

Noelle pointed at the humanoid monster that had troubled her since earlier.

He did not know if the attack Lucius had made earlier would be effective on the monster, but until now the monster was still swinging its arms wildly to destroy everything around it.

"That's easy."

It was not Lucius who answered the question. Neither did Olivia, or even everyone in the Norman group.

It was Tania who descended from the sky with a huge scythe in her hand.

As soon as he landed on the ground, the other Asterisk members also went along with him. Including the real Souris is Harold.

"You ... If it's not wrong .. Mordred, yes? What is the purpose of all of you here? "

Noelle spoke as if she did not know Tania and the others. The act was a little annoying for Arnaz who saw it, but Damian had warned him not to make so much mess that Arnaz could do nothing.

"Do you know me? " tanya Tania, follow the plot Noelle made.

"Livia told me. You're all Asterisks, right? I thank you for helping everyone in that Archon attack called Nix Regina, but .. I still can't trust you."

Noelle pointed the tip of all her swords at Tania.

If Tania was an ordinary person, then it was certain that she would not survive the killing intent Noelle was emitting. But, there are no 'regular' people in Asterisk. So he could withstand it with relative ease.

After all, Noelle was trying to keep her true killing intent from coming out and destroying this scenario she had designed.

"Wait."

Lucius stopped Noelle and took a step forward, standing right before Tania.

The killing intent that he was trying to withstand was still leaking from his figure that was trying to breathe calmly.

Tania vigilantly prepared her scythe, ready to attack at any time. However, Lucius easily ignored that and looked at Tania.

"I still can't forgive you for what you've done to Rondo. But, if you have a way to kill the creature, tell me now."

Although it was against his own feelings, Lucius had no other choice but to request information from Tania.

From what he saw, it seemed like Tania did indeed have some valuable information about the creature.

On the other hand, Arnaz's insect army was busy distracting the creature.

(Wait, shouldn't Pauper's abilities be used here? )

Noelle then thought of Colyn, who Colyn then responded with a resigned coil.

(Not useful, yes .. I want to know what caused it .. )

While Noelle was busy thinking about some things related to Colyn's abilities, the conversation between Lucius and Tania continued to happen.

"They all .. are from the underworld."

"Under world? "

"Can you explain it in more detail? "

" …… No. The only thing I can tell you is about the monster."

After all, Tania had good reason not to tell anyone about the underworld.

The information about all those things, only known by himself and Navi alone. After all, Tania had already been to the place she called the underworld, and it was at that moment that Navi first rose.

"Hey, your name is Lucius, right? Can't we just let this girl explain about the monster as soon as possible? No time to talk about anything else."

Noelle turned to look at the giant humanoid creature. Arnaz's insect army is still trying to distract him, but Noelle doesn't know when it will work.

For now, he should focus and return to his original goal.

" … Then give me all the information you know about the momster" Lucius said, pressing down with his narrowed eyes.

"Mrs."

Tania nodded, then turned to look at the creature. He then prepared his scythe.

"Physical attacks and magic will have no effect on him. All wounds will only regenerate quickly. But, he had a fatal weakness."

"Whatis that? " noelle asked as she prepared her weapon as well.

"He is not a creature with a physical body like most monsters. His entire body, composed of countless solid magic particles."

"?! Ahaa .. I see, yes … "

Noelle smiled triumphantly as she got a gap from the monster.

Tania's explanation was enough for Noelle to find her weakness.

"If her body is a solidifying magic particle .. Then I just have to negate her magic, right?! "

Saying that, Noelle's figure then disappeared and instantly reappeared right behind the monster's neck.

"Oi, you bug-busting bastard! Can you get rid of these kids?! It's really disturbing! "

Responding to Noelle's screams, Arnaz immediately controlled all his troops to stay away from Noelle and the Monster.

Arnaz's insect army was also controlled by magic, so he naturally knew what danger it would pose if his army of bugs were near Noelle now.

Noelle smiled as she looked at the army of Arnaz insects slowly moving away from her. So far, everything has gone well.

Now, he only needed to use his skill.

"《Jamming》"

《Magic Interferance》, also called《Magic Jamming》, is a type of skill that Noelle creates to interfere with all magic particles that exist in a certain range.

Noelle rarely uses this skill, but it is actually very useful in dealing with someone whose main strength lies in his skill in using magic.

Tania explained that the enemy they were all facing right now had a body completely composed of condensed magic particles. In that case, this skill was the single most effective option Noelle had.

There was also the option to use Langen's black sword force which could 'cut everything', but it would be troublesome as it could only be used by slashing and piercing.

"It doesn't seem like enough."

Lucius who felt the awkwardness from the movement of the magic particles around Noelle immediately jumped up and pointed his palm at the monster.

"《Drain》"

A black vortex began to form on Lucius' outstretched palm. Noelle who saw it was certainly immediately aware of what Lucius was doing.

Unlike《Magic Jamming》which has the function to mess with magic particles,《Drain》which Lucius just used it has the function to absorb the magic energy of its target, and make it as the magic energy of its user.

It really is a troublesome skill. Noelle will probably make some anticipatory steps for that later.

However, even though a large amount of magic energy had been dispensed with in that place, the monster still maintained a bit of its form and continued to attempt to attack Noelle and Lucius.

He swung his long arm, and hit right at Noelle's body that was behind him.

Noelle was instantly thrown away and pierced through all the buildings, while Lucius instantly returned to his original position in less than a second.

At first Lucius was a little worried about Noelle's condition. But seeing how Olivia directly approached Noelle's location made her able to breathe a sigh of relief for a moment.

"How much magic energy does the creature have? "

If calculated by the amount of magic energy that Noelle and Lucius had 'dissipated', the creature should have been unable to stabilize its form. But, strangely enough the creature was still able to move freely as if nothing had happened.

Tania who was beside him replied calmly, "That's not enough. In order to eliminate it, we must remove all the magic particles that compose its body without any residue."

"So we can only attack him simultaneously from all sides, yes ... And by the way ... Where are your friends? "

Lucius then looked around him, and found that the number of people around them began to decrease.

There was absolutely no sign of the presence of the other Asterisk members, or even the Norman group.

Lucius was a little worried about leaving Norman and his group with Asterisk, but for now he would let it be because he had understood the Asterisk's purpose.

"They're not my friends, but .. I think they exterminated the remaining monsters while saving some of the residents."

Hearing that, Lucius immediately snorted in annoyance. "After destroying and killing many people in Rondo, now you dare say that you saved the population? How disgusting."

Lucius deliberately said that in a condescending tone to see Tania's reaction. But, the answer Tania gave next did not match what she expected.

" … It is not our desire to commit the murder. Besides ... We never hurt civilians."

What Tania said was true.

Lucius received only reports of scattered deaths and injuries from officials and military units. However, there were no reports of any dead people.

In this case, Lucius could not blame Tania.

After all, after he found out what Asterisk was aiming for in Rondo, he was already unable to stop them anymore.

It would be easier to bestow all the blame on the Asterisk, but Lucius could not possibly do that. So, he preferred to take their responsibility even if it was against the truth.

"Well, whatever you say about your actions. In the end, you will all be on the wanted list with a high bounty value tomorrow."

Lucius then made the pose of the horses, along with Tania who had prepared with her scythe.

"Bounty, yeah .. Not a bad thing for me."

With that, the figure of the two disappeared from their place, and re-appeared right near the monster.

Lucius quickly reached out his hand, and returned to using《Drain》, while Tania swung her scythe with a large movement.

Tania's scythe, Zephiroth has an extremely powerful magic energy absorption ability. It would be an extremely powerful weapon to fight against a being whose body was formed by solid magic particles.

And as planned, the creature's body began to appear distorted once its constituent elements were absorbed by Tania and Lucius at the same time.

With this, there would be no chance for the creature to regenerate.

But things didn't go as they expected.

Countless hordes of monsters started popping up in the air, disrupting the movements of Tania and Lucius.

The two of them instantly jumped far back and landed quite far from where the monsters had appeared.

Countless monsters flowed out through a crack open in the air.

"Dimension gap ... Back open? "

Tania frowned uncomfortably.

(Navi, do you know anything? )

『I don't know for sure, but .. Just now, I felt a very strong presence and wave of magic around the dimensional gap! The crack has been opened by someone!』

(As expected.)

『What?』

(No, forget.)

Shortly after, Noelle landed right beside them.

"What's going on? Monsters started popping up all over the place! "

Everyone who seemed to be their previous enemies had disappeared without a trace. And instead, monsters started popping out from within the gaps.

Noelle did not understand the situation, but she was convinced that this was something bad.

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