[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 158: Cryll Rescue Act (15)

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"Noelle! "

As Noelle was running towards the storage room, Norman shouted to her from behind.

Noelle turned her head and stopped, wondering why Norman was after her.

"I'll go with you."

" ……… "

What Norman said all of a sudden was a little too shocking for Noelle, so she could only stare at him in silence, processing the intent of his words earlier.

" … What do you mean? "

As soon as Noelle understood her point, she immediately frowned and styled Norman in confusion.

Norman, however, only responded to Noelle by shrugging her shoulders.

"As I said. I'll come with you to save Cryll."

" … What is your purpose? "

That was a very important question for Noelle. If he didn't know Norman's true purpose, then he couldn't give him permission.

However, Norman only responded with a sigh of fatigue.

"Dude, you really have a crisis over trust, huh? Jike is, what if I say I want to take out all the enemies involved in this inhumane act? "

Although not too much, Norman had seen some truth about this place. All the truth he knew was enough for him to make such a drastic decision as eliminating the enemy.

" ……… "

They silently stared at each other. After all, Noelle didn't really believe what Norman said.

He already had a rough idea of what kind of person Norman really was

Compared to when he was still Saki Arata on earth, he had experienced an incredible development in his way of thinking and emotions.

"If you really want to spend time here just to think, then please do. I'll go to Cryll's first."

Norman walked past the still silent Noelle. This was part of his trick for Noelle to allow him to come along.

"Wait."

And as she expected, Noelle turned around and called out to her.

"You can come. But, I'll leave you if you become a burden."

"Heh, who did you say that to? "

The two let out sharp smiles simultaneously, and instantly used that to end the conversation.

Noelle first ran towards her previous goal, and Norman followed her from behind.

The distance between their previous location and the storage area was not too far away. With just five minutes of running at normal speed, they had already gotten there.

Noelle noticed the large metal door blocking her way, and prepared to smash it.

"I'm the day you don't mind if I break this door."

"No one's gonna mind that, you know? "

Hearing her, Noelle smiled for a moment, before finally advancing to draw Langen in her hand towards that door.

Just as it had happened before, the door was instantly shattered the instant it collided with Langen's sharp tip. Norman could only see that sword force as something terrifying, nothing more and nothing less.

"Come on," Noelle said as she hung Langen on her back.

Norman nodded. And that way, the two of them entered the storage room.

The first thing that greeted them there was a metal shelf that lined up fragilely, filled with piles of weapons that seemed to still be in good condition.

"What are we looking for? " ask Norman.

He had intended to follow Noelle to save Cryll, but never expected to come to this place.

"The weapon Cryll used. In its normal form, it was like an ordinary blackish-purple colored bolam, but it could also change shape into a thin slab."

"Like this thing? "

"What—"

Noelle could not stop herself from making a dumbfounded expression at Norman. His eyes focused on the thing in Norman's hand.

What was there, was the thing Noelle was looking for.

It was shaped like a ball, and was slightly larger in size than the grasp of an adult hand. Unmistakably, it was the Sword Geist in its storage form.

" … Where did you find him? "

Noelle warily asked, but Norman casually pointed at a single point.

"The first one we saw. I see this at the very bottom."

Noelle then takes Geist from Norman, and notices him. There's nothing wrong. Only, Noelle could see a scratch at some point.

Maybe because it's been slammed so many times. Geist was one of the Star Series like Langen and Verstand, so all one could use was the person that the weapon had directly chosen.

It was likely that no one could use it on the enemy side, so they simply slammed it in annoyance and chose to keep it in storage.

Fortunately, they did not bring Geist with them when fleeing from this base.

Noelle nodded, and directly inserted Geist into her spatial storage.

Norman thought his business was over, so he prepared to go out. But, Noelle actually ran deeper and touched all the weapons there.

"What are you doing? "

"Filling supplies."

As soon as she finished inspecting and touching all the weapons there, Noelle instantly activated a large-scale spatial magic that swallowed all the shelves along with the weapons into its storage.

The enemy left many weapons in this place, at least it was good news for Noelle. That way, he does not need to spend money to buy disposable weapons.

"Okay, let's get out."

" ……… "

Norman could only shake his head in resignation as he watched Noelle take all the opportunities that were before his eyes.

The two of them then went out and ran to their previous destination, which was where Cryll was.

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"There."

After running for a few minutes, the two of them finally arrived at a place that had a tower and stairs leading up.

The stairs had a spiral shape and without a handle, the path was also narrow so it would be very dangerous if they ran without protection.

Noelle took out two items from her spatial warehouse, and gave one of them to Norman.

"It's usually Cryll who uses this, so I don't know if it suits you or not. But ... For now, try using it."

What Noelle had just given her was a protective sleeve made of leather and coated in a light metal plate. However, that was not what Norman was concerned about.

There was another object attached to the arm guard. It was shaped like a beam, and there was a small hole in its front.

Norman looks at Noelle who is already wearing it on his own arm, and becomes interested in trying it.

As soon as he finished wearing it, he swung his arm a few times to get used to its weight.

"What is this thing? " ask Norman.

Noelle did not look at him, and instead looked up, to the end of the stairs that were far up there.

"Safety tools. By wearing it, your balance will become stable at high altitude. And if you fall, you can use it this way."

Noelle pointed her hand forward, and the small hole that was in the same direction behind it immediately shot out a chain that eventually stuck into the wall.

"Grappling hooks? "

"Something like that."

Noelle nodded, and pulled the anchor back into her armband.

"Okay, let's go up."

The two of them nodded, and immediately ran up the stairs cautiously.

So far, everything has gone without any problems. They reached the 3rd floor just like the one in the information Rico gave them.

"Now, where is the room … "

Based on the information Rico got from one of the enemies, each floor should have approximately 20 rooms. Which means, Cryll's in one of those rooms.

"There's no point in staying here. We better check everything."

"With fast? "

"certain."

Noelle took out a few swords, and let it float around her. He then ran and kicked one of the doors of the room that was there.

What was behind the metal door was a large room. Big, but disgusting.

Norman could feel his suddenly turbulent stomach force to take out everything inside.

Blood, and rotting flesh scattered. Not only that, the bones of humans who were being infested by several small creatures such as maggots were also there.

Noelle changed her mind who wanted to examine the room, and directly threw a bomb at it.

Before the bomb exploded, he immediately closed the door and used several other metal plates to dampen the blast.

"His sight makes me nauseous. Let's check out that most conspicuous door."

Noelle pointed forward, and made Norman's attention point towards it.

" … You're right."

The place was indeed the most conspicuous of all that was there.

The door was larger, and they both could feel the air of existence from within. It was clear that the room was what they were looking for.

Noelle pulled Langen who was still in katana form, and prepared to attack.

"Barsio, huh? I don't know how strong that guy is. But, it's good we're careful."

"You're right" Norman said as he prepared with his own sword.

"I forgot to tell you. Don't call me Noelle there. Now, you have to call me Cryll."

" … Can I ask why? "

"You think we have that much time? "

" … Surely not, haha."

Norman was only able to laugh dryly and obey Noelle's words.

Next, the tip of their sword smashed into the huge door and smashed it in an instant.

"Yo, motherfucker. You guys really came."

It was not his enemy who welcomed them, but Cryll who was tied to a chair.

Cryll smiled fiercely while looking at the two of them. Norman seemed to breathe with relief, and let out his guard before finally approaching Cryll.

However, he is taken into custody by Noelle.

"What's? "

Norman is confused by Noelle's behavior, but Noelle just ignores him and talks to Cryll.

"You look fine. Do I really have to save you? "

"you reckon? "

"Eitherway. You've made a lot of trouble, so I have to intervene directly to solve it."

Norman looks back and forth between Noelle and Cryll. He did not understand the meaning of their conversation. However, he still could not interrupt because he felt this was an important conversation.

"That's great. Sorry to bother you. And by the way, is it stormy outside? "

"Yes. What a terrible storm."

(What are they talking about? And also, isn't it sunny outside right now? )

Without saying anything, Norman simply listened to their conversation.

"Oh, yeah."

Silence struck them. None of them spoke. Noelle and Cryll just stared at each other for a while, then nodded.

(I don't understand what you're talking about! )

Norman had not had time to express his thoughts, Noelle had pulled his collar and jumped far behind.

He was confused as to what had actually happened, but immediately understood afterwards.

At the place where they stood before, it had been overgrown with several extremely sharp spears, unsheathed upwards from the floor.

"What's going on? "

Norman improved his position and prepared to attack. However, Noelle forbade him to move.

"That's amazing. You guys can dodge in time."

A man appears from behind the door behind Cryll.

Big physical. Almost most of his body was covered by his mere muscles. In his hand, he held a black spear whose tip was stuck on the floor.

Noelle and Norman without saying anything immediately prepared with their respective weapons. However, there was almost no chance for them to attack.

Several spears started popping from the floor, targeting Noelle and Norman.

The two of them instantly jumped far to the side to dodge all of the spears. But, several other mukai spears appeared where they were about to land.

"Tch."

Noelle clicked her tongue unhappily, firing a chain from a device still attached to her armband.

The end of the chain was stuck in the ceiling, so Noelle was now in a suspended position.

Meanwhile, Norman did the same. Only, he could not find the right momentum to fire his chain into the ceiling like Noelle did.

Norman fired a chain at a nearby wall, and pulled himself there, before finally running around the wall to avoid the dozens of spears growing from the floor and targeting it.

As soon as he removed his footing from the wall, Norman grabbed the nearby chandelier, and at the same time also fired a chain into the nearby ceiling.

That's the right choice

It could be seen, all the spears that had previously mercilessly attacked them had now stopped popping.

"Tch."

Seeing how Noelle and Norman were hanging from the ceiling, the man—Barsio— clicked his tongue in annoyance.

Noelle of course realized her frustration. He immediately put a mocking smile on his face.

"Heh, the strange ability to grow a spear from the surface ... It's really troublesome, but I guess it has a lot of limitations, huh? "

Barsio paid no heed to Noelle's taunts he took a revolver out of his pocket and aimed at Noelle.

" … How long will you two hang there? "

Noelle smiled fiercely, and swung her arm.

Instantly, a magic circle appeared, and the weapon that Noelle was calling out instantly came out from that magic circle, landing right in her own hands.

"Not only you can shoot."

Noelle pointed Aligma's muzzle towards Barsio, and immediately pulled the trigger.

Barsio did not have time to respond to Noee's words, he immediately lowered his head to avoid the energy bullet attack that Noelle had just fired.

Thanks to that, his grip against his spear came off. Noelle seized the opportunity and landed on the floor, before finally advancing and attacking Barsio by kicking his side.

Barsio bounced far to the side, leaving his spear still stuck on the floor.

Meanwhile, Norman also moved by following what Noelle was doing.

He removed his anchor and directly advanced towards Barsio, before finally giving a straight kick up right on his chin.

It was a brutal attack. Barsio instantly vomited a lot of blood when he was finally able to realize the situation.

Noelle also did not remain silent. He came back forward and swung Langen with all his might, making all the surrounding items instantly crash into all places.

As soon as he was right in front of Barsio, Noelle immediately released Langen, and instead also pulled Verstand from the scabbard.

Verstand's curved blade quickly slashed and created a wind blade that approached Barsio, but Barsio somehow avoided it by simply moving a little of his body.

"You bastards! "

Barsio shouted, and made use of the gap created to go forward pouncing on Noelle without a weapon.

He used his sharp fingernails to strike Noelle's face, and left a large wound there.

Noelle staggered backwards while holding her own face. Blood started to drip from the wounds created on his face, and the palm that was stuck on that face felt a disgusting sticky sensation from the extremely viscous blood.

Norman was surprised to see Noelle injured, but he ignored his anxiety and directly attacked Barsio using his own sword.

Barsio nails that have been sharp since the beginning now grow longer. The violence also makes no sense. The sword that Norman swung at him was simply unable to destroy it.

Norman with his sword still pushed Barsio's nails using his own feet to give a sideways kick, but Barsio held it back using his other hand.

Noelle had finished regenerating her wound, and looked at Norman's state. He then went back forward and seized the opportunity Norman had given him.

A few swords that floated by Noelle's side started flying uncontrollably in the air. One of the swords seemed to be swooping in, targeting Barsio.

Barsio realized his whereabouts, and immediately pushed back Norman's feet, before finally using his sharp, hard nails to get rid of the sword.

As soon as his leg slipped off, Norman immediately kicked Barsio in the stomach, causing him to bounce far back and hit the wall.

Noelle approached Norman and examined the situation. There were no wounds on his face. It's as clean as ever.

"You take care of him. Don't let him get his spear back. In the meantime, I'm gonna save Cryll."

"All right."

"And remember, call me Cryll in front of him."

"certain."

Noelle nodded, accepting Norman's approval. He then ran over to Cryll and began to free him.

"You really brought it, didn't you? " ask Cryll.

Noelle smiled, and took out Sword Geist from her spatial warehouse.

"Truly a bad 'rainstorm."

"Geez, thank God you understand what I mean."

Cryll receives Sword Geist from Noelle, and begins to activate it.

The blackish-purple metal ball began to float, and took a position right on Cryll's back.

A second later, a 'passion' made up of bones composing human structures began to appear behind him. In both hands of the skull, there are two curved swords of the same katana type as Verstand's current form.

"You wouldn't be able to use it in a closed room, would you? Then ... Oy, Norman! Get down if you don't want to get hurt! "

The scream from Noelle made Norman instantly turn his head. But, he had not had time to question his point, Noelle had swung Langen with a terrible round.

Now he looks like a propeller.

Each slash Langen gave in the air would produce enough wind and shock waves to destroy the area around them. But Noelle didn't stop.

He continued to spin with Langen in his hand, while using wind and gravity to amplify his swing.

Soon, a storm forms, making Noelle its center.

Norman obeyed Noelle's orders, and immediately lowered his head. Cryll does the same thing.

The storm that formed from Noelle's sword swing slowly began to enlarge, and threw down the roof that protected their heads earlier.

Now, the room where they fought had become a building without a roof.

Noelle slowly stopped spinning, but she took advantage of the momentum she still had by giving an extremely powerful wind slash towards Barsio.

Barsio bounced far outside due to the attack from Noelle. He fell from a height, and landed hard on a large tree that became the camouflage material of this building.

"As usual, you're really terrible."

Noelle pretended not to hear the comment that Cryll threw.

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