[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 159: Cryll Rescue Act (16)

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Meanwhile, in the underground area.

"It's really a big place … "

The awe-filled comment came from Rico, who was watching his surroundings with vigor.

Beside her, Kaira put on a doubtful expression towards everything she saw.

It doesn't fit, he thought. Kaira felt that there was something strange about this place.

Where are they now? Actually, after Norman had gone after Noelle before, Kaira immediately returned and got a request from Rico to enter the floor that was underground.

The reason was of course, because he wanted to complete the request that the prisoners gave him through a coded message.

However, unlike what he expected, the floor that was underground did not look so bad.

The place is clean, and quite tidy, if you use the usual prison standards in comparison.

However, Kaira thinks otherwise.

Something's wrong with this place. At least that's how he feels.

Kaira did not know why she thought of that, and hesitated to say it to everyone. But he was absolutely certain that there was something wrong with this place.

"Kaira's? Do you feel anything strange? "

Iris asked him from behind.

Although Kaira's position was on Iris's back, it didn't stop Iris from realizing the strangeness in her.

After hesitating for a moment, Kaira finally expressed her doubts towards this place.

"I don't know. But ... This place is weird .. Too quiet. The person who gave us the message earlier said there were a lot of people in this place. But ... Where are they all? "

As soon as Kaira said it, everyone suddenly came to a realization.

Rico's eyes suddenly narrowed, and Alan immediately readied his weapon.

"You're right. It caught me off guard for a moment. Is this one of the traps in question? "

"Possibly," said Alan, nodding, agreeing with Rico's words.

"All of you, prepare."

Kaira gave instructions to everyone, thus making them instantly in a standby position.

However, just as they were still trying to scan the situation, an extremely intense shock suddenly occurred.

"W-what's that?! "

Rico lost his balance, and fell into a sitting position on the floor. Some of them also did not have time to maintain a foothold. All they knew was that the situation suddenly changed.

The floors, walls, and ceilings suddenly shook. Instantly, all the magic paired on this place—which gave them the illusion—l instantly disappeared.

The room returns to its original shape and appearance. There was no place as clean and tidy as before. Now, everything has turned out to be so terrible.

The walls and floor are very dirty. Some human feces along with pools of blood seemed to stain the corners, but they all did not have time to notice.

Everyone was still struck by shock, due to the changes happening around them.

The tremor continued, as if the ceiling would collapse in a matter of seconds.

Rias screamed frantically, and lost her consciousness on the spot, but luckily Rico who was already standing caught her, and prevented her from falling to the floor.

"Kaira! "

"Tch, I know! "

They could not question the situation. For now, they have to go. That's Kaira's priority.

"Hurry out of this place! This floor is about to collapse! "

Kaira's shout made everyone regain consciousness. They quickly ran through the road they had been on before.

However, of all that, Rico actually stopped in the middle of the road.

"Rican! "

Kaira yells at him, but Rico doesn't respond. He just stared back and forth between Kaira and Rias who was carried in his hand, then nodded firmly.

"Kaira! I have a little business here! You take Rias and go first! "

"Don't be a fool you're a jerk! Didn't you see that this place is going to collapse?! "

"I know it! But, this place will only collapse after a few minutes of shaking! That's enough time to get my business done! "

After Rico said that, he immediately threw Rias' body, which was caught by Kaira by reflex.

"Anyway, you go first with the others! I still have to do something here! "

" ……… Ahh! All righty! All righty! I don't care anymore! Just do everything you want! I'll get out of this place! "

That way, Kaira immediately turned around and ran away leaving Rico.

Of course, not without reason. It was because he knew that Rico would not act recklessly, so he could trust his words.

Rico who looked at Kaira's back slowly away from her gaze was just a small smile. However, his expression then turned even more resolute as he turned around.

"You can get out now."

A shadowy figure emerged from behind one of the support pillars, and showed his vile smile at Rico.

"You're brave enough to be the size of a minor."

Ignoring the words from him, Rico directly aimed the tip of the revolver in his hand at the person.

"Don't be a fool, I know that the revolver has no contents" said the man as the corners of his lips lifted one.

What he said was true. Rico just brought the revolver as a form of threat. In reality, he had absolutely no bullets that could be used as ammunition for his new weapon.

Rico's gaze grew sharper as time went on. He did not seem to care what his opponent said.

Rico couldn't see his opponent's face because of the robe he was wearing. However, based on his voice and physical characteristics, he knew that his opponent was a man.

"Are you the enemy? "

That was Rico's only question. Besides, he doesn't care. If the person before him was now his enemy, then the worst situation must have happened to him.

Hearing the question, the man laughed as he raised both his hands lightly.

"I'm your enemy. But, I didn't come to fight."

" …… What do you mean? "

Ignoring all the stench that slowly filled his nose, Rico continued to place emphasis on the man.

"I came just to pick up some of the items left behind. And it just so happens that you're here."

" … Did you cause this shock? "

The room they were in was still shaking violently, but the two of them showed absolutely no sign of losing their balance, and continued to stand firmly.

"No, it's caused by something going on up there."

"Acot? "

The answer left Rico confused. Normally, a shock of this magnitude could only be caused by something happening deep underground, the most critical point in the foundation of a building. However, what the man had just said easily broke everything.

"You still don't understand? Then I'll explain it briefly. Did you know that there's a staircase that connects all the floors in this building? "

Rico nodded without lowering his supervision. He prepared, anticipating every move the man made.

"?! "

Rico suddenly woke up. He looked around, and it was as true as the man had said.

Other than the buffer pillar where the man had appeared before, there were only six other guard pillars scattered at points far apart. That possibility was put in place with the most critical level of defense.

"You're finally conscious, huh? Thas right. The staircase is the main pillar of all the floors in this building. So, if that main pillar is destroyed ... What do you think will happen next? "

The man showed a vile smile with his narrowed eyes. Before long, he instantly disappeared along with increasingly powerful shocks.

"Ah, fuck! "

Rico shouted frantically and dodged from the falling debris. He started running away from that place.

However, before he actually left the place, he picked up a few boxes full of revolver bullets from a table there.

It'll be ammunition from his new weapon.

"Can't they slow down a little?! "

In his heart, Rico shouted to berate at Noelle and Norman who were currently still fighting elsewhere.

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"Hurry up and run! This place is about to collapse! "

Kaira gave her orders while running with Rias in her hand. Meanwhile, everyone who went along with him also followed by speeding up their movements to follow the escape route that Kaira chose.

"Kaira, where's Rico? "

Waka suddenly appeared beside him, making Kaira instantly turn her head.

"Rico's still inside, he's doing something. Let her! For now, focus on saving the others! "

Waka reluctantly nodded. He then swung the sword in his hand to get rid of some of the falling iron pipes raining down on his head.

Moments later, they finally made it out, and saw the sight of the tall building slowly collapsing with a hurricane at its very top.

(Not wrong anymore. That must be them.)

As Kaira was thinking about what was really going on up there, two people seemed to run up to her, having facial expressions that seemed to wonder about what was really happening.

That's Olivia and Stella. They were a little messy, it was clear that they had just gone through a fight.

"What's going on? " ask Olivia to Kaira.

Kaira looked over and shrugged her shoulders. He then pointed at the vortex of wind that was still spinning wildly up there.

"You can guess yourself."

Olivia looked at the whirlwind, and shouted, "Noelle! "

He then immediately jumped up and aimed at the shining Achto tip. However, it was instantly stopped by metal debris that appeared out of nowhere.

Olivia was thrown down and landed hard on the ground. Even so, it didn't stop him.

He again tried to jump, but was immediately stopped by Stella who grabbed his leg and slammed his body into the air.

Olivia was confused about why Stella did it, but she never asked. Stella immediately pulled back her legs and dragged her away from the location where the metal debris was still falling.

"What are you doing?! That was truly a careless act! "

It's not usually Stella yells like that. So Olivia could only remain silent in surprise when she saw him.

"I'm sorry, but I agree with him."

From behind him, the figure of Iris with Kaira appeared. They looked at Olivia with an irritated look, while Iris also crossed her arms.

After getting such treatment, Olivia already had no intention of waking up again. So he chose to lie prone on the ground while one leg was still held tightly by Stella.

His cheeks slightly bulged with annoyance, and a faint red hue could also be seen there.

"Well, it's better than having to look at it foolishly trying to enter a storm like that" Iris said.

Stella nodded in agreement. In this case, they are on the side with the same opinion.

Shortly after, three figures of people appeared in the air. They appear to be in freefall from a height of 20 meters. Even so, none of them wore expressions of fear.

"Noelle! "

Olivia woke up to see Noelle among the three silhouettes. Stella was no less happy. He almost jumped rashly as he saw Cryll slowly approaching from up there.

Meanwhile, one person showed an entirely different reaction.

"Wait, don't they have any security?! "

It was Iris, who was more worried about how they could land safely later.

Even so, it seemed that not a single person had answered his concerns.

The figure of the three of them got closer to the ground, and everyone was finally able to clearly see how the three of them looked.

While they were all just staring in wonder from the ground, Noelle, who was still holding Langen in the shape of a huge katana let out a huge laughter. Beside him, Cryll also came along with an expression of pleasure on his face.

"Serious .. How the two of you are still calm … "

Although Norman was also as relaxed as the two of them, he actually felt anxious as well.

That was because he had no way to make a safe landing.

If he were to fall from a height of five or ten meters, he might still be able to deal with it with sheer physical strength. But, falling from a height of 20 meters was a different thing.

He had no way of dampening the fallout from that height.

Realizing her concern, Noelle and Cryll just laughed out loud. Noelle even closed her eyes in delight as she looked at the flustered Norman figure.

"No maslah! Just leave it to me! For now, enjoy this! The gravitational pressure here is quite low, so it will take longer for us to reach the ground! "

" … If you say so … "

Norman tried to widen his hands, and made a pose like a bird stretching out its wings.

As a result, the speed of the fall was decreasing, and the wind pressure that had befallen his face earlier was already thinning.

(. .. I think it's fun.)

For Norman who has no experience in freefall from heights, it is clear this will be a new thing for him. Even so, just a little bit, a delighted expression formed on his face.

Until finally, the ground got closer and made his mind come back. But, for now, he's going to put the issue of landing on Noelle.

Noelle understood that and immediately responded.

Noelle swung the kangen horizontally down, creating a shockwave that again threw them slightly upwards. And at the same time, he also used gravity magic to lower everyone's weight, so the landing would go smoother.

It was not a problem for Noelle to accept the fallout directly, but it was clear that Cryll and Norman were unfamiliar with it. So he had to think of a solution to make them both safe.

Slowly, his third body fell back to the ground, making Noelle instantly swing Langen once more.

The resulting shockwave was enough to dampen the impact the three of their legs would receive.

Eventually, they landed safely.

And it was also just in time.

The moment their feet came into contact with the ground, the tall building that had previously been the location of their fight instantly tilted to the side, and collapsed instantly.

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(AN: Happy national independence day~)