[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 150: Cryll Rescue Act (7)

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"Hey, Noelle .. Are we really going through this place? "

The voice full of doubt came from Norman who was busily watching his surroundings. Not only him, almost everyone in the course also questioned the clarity about the selection of the route Noelle did.

Of course, it's not all without reason. Why everyone is now in confusion is because of what is in front of them now.

It should have been the 'shortcut' Noelle told them. However, what was before them was not a shortcut, or whatever it was.

Rather than a gigantic metal wall towering upwards, it stretched out to each side so that it looked like an absolute wall that prevented everything from passing through it.

" … What can be done … "

Noelle let out a sigh as she scratched the back of her head. He then took out a piece of paper from his pocket, then gave it to Norman.

"That's a map of this building. I got it from one of the guards I fought before."

As soon as Norman saw the map, he immediately felt that the choice Noelle made was reasonable.

"Let me see."

Rico quickly snatched the map that was in Noelle's hands, and noticed the contents.

" … You're right."

Based on the map, they would indeed be faster to reach the destination if they passed the road that Noelle had chosen.

That huge wall was their only obstacle. Behind the wall, there is a long hallway that will direct them to the main part of this building.

There, there should be a ladder that will directly take them to the destination.

The problem was, how could they walk through that wall? The answer is only one.

Of course, by destroying it. Just like Noelle did before.

"Are you really able to make your way here? "

Kaira hesitated a little, but she immediately shook her head to erase all those negative feelings.

Right now, he could only trust Noelle.

"Well, it doesn't matter" Noelle said as she drew her sword.

Although he found it rather unfortunate to have to destroy the seemingly painstakingly constructed wall, Noelle did it anyway because this was the only quickest way for him to reach Cryll's location.

In addition, he was also a little interested in the people involved in the construction of this place.

The wall before him was definitely not something created with magic. The wall was completely made of metal blocks arranged like a puzzle, and was coated with metal plates which made it even stronger.

Obviously there will be a lot of people involved in this. At least, they were all experts in construction matters.

Wellh, Noelle will think about that later. For now, he just had to focus on what was in front of him.

Taking a deep breath for a moment, Noelle then formed the position of the horses.

One leg was pulled back, and his waist was slightly lowered. The tip of his shining sword was pointed forward, while the right hand holding the handle was highlighting the veins that showed how much force he exerted on one hand.

His other hand was on standby in the flat part of the sword, and the sword was lowered slightly so that it was level with the shoulder.

It was a position that looked easy to do, but it was actually very difficult to practice.

To do that, at least Noelle had to determine more than ten points of his body balance in order for him to strengthen his position. How strong his position is now can be seen from how the floor under his feet began to crack due to the excess pressure from his posture.

The distance between the tip of his sword and the surface of that wall was about 15 meters. With normal speed, it would probably take him approximately four seconds to cover that distance.

But, if Noelle switched to battle mode, she might be able to reach the surface of that wall in less than two seconds.

Actually, it depends on how the perspective of the people around him is. If they had good eyesight, then they could see all of Noelle's major movements.

But, if their vision was not so good, then what they would see was the figure of Noelle who suddenly disappeared, and re-appeared elsewhere.

And that seems to be what happened to almost everyone there.

Other than those who were quite experienced in combat, they were unable to see Noelle's movements.

All they knew was that Noelle's figure had suddenly disappeared, and reappeared with the hollow metal wall.

They could almost imagine what kind of thing Noelle was doing to break through that wall.

In fact, the movement Noelle made to break through the wall was far more terrifying than they had imagined.

First, Noelle shot out at a terrifying speed, and stuck the tip of her sword into the surface of the wall. After which, he powerfully directly swung it down, creating a slash that completely tore through that iron wall.

Not stopping there, Noelle also swung her sword to three different sides at about the same time.

And as a result, a huge hole had formed in that metal wall.

"All right, let's go."

Ignoring all the astonished reactions directed at her, Noelle immediately ran into the hole while holding her sword.

Even so, there was an unease behind his calm face.

Noelle clearly knew how much power she had put into destroying the wall. Based on his predictions, the damage that the wall would receive should have been much greater.

But, somehow the metal plates that protected the wall were able to withstand the impact of Noelle's attack, and drastically reduce the level of damage Noelle was dealt.

Noelle thought that metal plates or even the walls themselves had the ability to dampen attacks in a certain intensity. But he cannot determine the answer now.

It would be best if he kept that question for later. After all, if the metal that was the material for the wall protector was actually made of a material that could absorb the impact of the damage, then he could definitely make a huge profit from it.

"From here we need to walk straight" Noelle said, pointing at the long, dark passage in front of her.

Norman confusedly watched his surroundings, and decided to ask Noelle.

"Isn't this hallway a little too big? Based on the map you gave me, there shouldn't be enough space to build a passage this big."

"I agree with that" Rico said in response.

" … Don't you feel anything strange? "

Suddenly, Alan came and interrupted them. Beside him, Werli also showed a complicated expression. He looked like he wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to say it.

"What's wrong? "

Noelle asked Alan to be sure, but Alan did not even look at her. He just busily looked around, and restlessly stuck his palm onto the floor.

"It's noon outside, and you've just made a hole that becomes the entrance for light. But, this place is too dark, and our voices are not echoing either. This is no ordinary hallway."

Alan calmly revealed his analysis, making Noelle suddenly realize something.

"Are you able to scan your surroundings by relying on sound waves? "

"You can guess it well."

No, Noelle shouldn't have guessed that just by looking. Noelle can figure it out because she has the same ability.

The way that ability works is similar to echolocation in bats that rely on sound waves.

Well, forget about that for a second. The only problem Noelle was thinking about now was the results of Alan's previous analysis.

And if even sound alone was unable to scan this place, then it would be impossible to track down all the traps that had been set up.

That's really troublesome.

Noelle thought about it for a moment, and managed to find a pretty good solution.

The problem is, this solution has the risk of injuring some people who follow it from behind.

Noelle didn't want that to happen, because it could damage the neutral relationship she had with Norman and the others.

To overcome that, he might have to ask Norman.

"Hey, I have one way to get through this place. But, I want you guys to stay away from me a little bit. What can? "

It was not Norman who responded to that, but Rico who stood beside him.

He took a step forward, and looked at Noelle. "Just do it if it can get us through this place safely."

Kaira who was also standing beside him nodded, while preparing her spear.

Getting permission to act, Noelle nodded once and took out a few swords from her spatial storage.

All of those swords then began to float and circled around him like a collection of satellites.

This was the first time for Norman and the others to see that, so they were a little surprised.

They knew that Noelle had telekinesis abilities that she got from nowhere, but they never saw Noelle use them like this.

The only moments where they had seen him were when fighting against the monsters in the sage mantis attack, and the monster raid on Eisen some time ago. Even then Noelle just threw her sword at random so they didn't really see how her telekinesis ability worked.

Ignoring all of them, Noelle then turned around, and took a deep breath.

From here, he only needed to run and break through, but it seemed that it would be a much more difficult thing than he thought.

After making sure everyone behind her had taken a few steps back, Noelle started to advance and control all the swords around her. All of those swords very quickly turned around, and made Noelle its center.

It wasn't in vain. All the swords revolving around Noelle were going to actively fend off any trap of the type of projectile that led directly to Noelle.

So far, everything has gone as Noelle thought.

Noelle was a little worried because she had absolutely no information about this room, but it turned out that this was not as difficult as she had expected.

The problem was how everyone behind him had to follow him.

If it were a projectile-type trap, then it would continue to be active until all available ammunition had been completely spent. But, Noelle did not have the time to cripple all those traps.

As a resolution of the matter, Noelle had thought of one definitive answer.

He only needed to barge recklessly, and create a barrier that would protect by everyone.

(All right.)

"If you don't want to get caught in that trap, try not to get too far away from me" Noelle said, creating a barrier around her.

The barrier was a large cube that protected its back, but not by itself.

"I can't provide a place for everyone, but this should be enough for you guys who aren't very good at fighting."

The cube of light slowly enlarged, and drew Kaira, Iris, Rias, Anzu, and Liscia into it.

"Why don't you put me in, too? "

Rico vexedly tries to protest, but Noelle doesn't even care about it.

After all those people entered, the barrier then shrank to the point of not allowing anyone else to enter the barrier.

"Controlling all these swords alone has made me mentally tired, and I have to create a giant barrier just to protect one more person? No, thank you. Protect yourself, you can do it."

(I'm weaker than Kaira, you know?! )

Although he was irritated by that fact, it did not mean that he had the choice to refute. His position now did not allow him to do that.

She could only protect herself as Noelle had said.

Despite Rico claiming to be weaker than Kaira, Noelle has made the right decision to put Kaira in the barrier, and leave Rico outside.

That's because the analytical skills Rico has will be useful to avoid all the traps that will be active.

If Rico had known the distance in time between one trap and another, it would not be impossible to predict where the location of the trap they had yet to find.

In this case, leaving it outside the barrier was a logical choice.

Noelle continued forward while controlling all the surrounding swords to dispel the several arrows that had appeared from all directions. All of those swords proved to be very useful in protecting him.

Whenever there was a projectile trap like an arrow targeting Noelle, Noelle would reflexively use one of her swords to dispel it.

And if one projectile was passed through it, then the other sword would destroy it instead. And even if that wasn't enough, there was still an active barrier behind it. So everyone would remain safe even if hundreds of arrows came charging at Noelle simultaneously.

Noelle swung her own sword to smash the arrow that came. However, it instead became a trigger for the more brutal trap behind him.

Several poisonous needles began to fall from the ceiling, and targeted everyone. Noelle was somehow able to dispel all of that by relying on wind magic, but somehow she was able to do it.

It had been more than ten minutes he and the others were running in this hallway, but there was absolutely no sign of the appearance of a staircase that would deliver them to the location of Cryll.

Noelle clicked her tongue in annoyance, and instantly slashed her own veins.

"What are you doing?! "

Norman anik approached him with anik, but was soon stopped by some of the severance who were still circling around Noelle.

Noelle ignored that, and swung her hand, making all the blood flowing there instantly splash in all directions.

At the same time, he also took out a few bats from his shadow, and made the brand investigate the location around him.

But it seems all of that was in vain.

All of the bats Noelle put out instantly died once it left Noelle's eye-watching range. It seems that they were killed by all the projectile traps that were still active up ahead.

Using a familiar is a waste. At least he knows it now.

This time Noelle tried to use《Clairvoyance》, but what she saw was only a terrible darkness. There was no light there. Really-benae a dark place.

Somehow the night vision he had simply did not work here.

So far, Noelle had managed to look around thanks to the light magic she covered on her blade.

"I'd guess. This place is weird."

Alan behind him let out a voice for the first time. At the same time, he also swung his sword to crush the arrows coming from the side.

Rico in front of him nodded, clearly agreeing with his opinion.

Utilizing his analytical skills, Rico had come to a single conclusion.

"We're not really moving from this place. It's like .. We're stuck in an endless hallway! "

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