[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 160: Cryll Rescue Act (17)

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"Wow, that's really amazing."

Noelle wiped away the sweat grains that were on her forehead, and smiled as she watched the huge building slowly disintegrate.

Beside him, Cryll and Norman blankly looked at the building, while the others could not even process the reality.

The only one who made a different response there was Olivia. She ran over to Noelle, and jumped up to hug her.

Olivia landed right on Noelle's chest, and directly rubbed her cheek there. Her face looked elated, and Noelle could vaguely understand what was happening.

Ignoring Olivia's tangled appearance, Noelle immediately responded by stroking Olivia's head several times, before finally looking back at everyone.

Stella has come to know and understand the emergency situation she is in, and everyone is facing. However, he still could not help his happiness when he saw Cryll was still fine.

She intends to approach Cryll and immediately embrace him, just like what Olivia did with Noelle. However, he was aware that the situation would not support such a scene.

Therefore, he decided to pass the heartwarming reunion section, and immediately stood by his fighting position.

It didn't take long for the vibrations on the ground to completely disappear. The tall building had collapsed completely. Dust and sand accompanied by tree leaves seemed to freely fly around them.

Noelle found it irritating, so she again swung Langen, creating a gust of wind so strong that it blew away all the pollution blocking her view.

"Is it over? "

Kaira asked with a clear strain on her voice. Even so, no one answered at all. There was no one but Noelle.

Noelle shook her head and went back to prepare with Langen in her hand.

"He was indeed thrown away because of the wind I had made up there before. But, I doubt that's enough to kill him."

Silence once again controlled the air. However, Norman then solved it by asking one question.

"Where is Rico? "

Kaira shook her head, her face showing a worried expression. That alone was enough for Norman to understand the situation.

While paying attention to the situation, Noelle also looked at how everyone was doing. You could say, everyone is in pretty good shape. Only, Rico's disappearance made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Not yet had they thought of that, a spear that out of nowhere had started to fall raining down on them.

Noelle used her sword to get rid of several spears at once, while Olivia created several ice shields that protected everyone from the remaining spears.

"All of you! Prepare for attack! "

Taking advantage of the time Noelle and Olivia gave, Norman immediately gave his orders to everyone.

They immediately prepared with their own weapons. However, Cryll was still standing in silence.

"Cryll's? "

Stella anxiously asked him, which Cryll then answered with just a small smile.

Cryll then approached Noelle, and patted her shoulder with one hand.

"Hey, can you destroy this bracelet in my hand? "

Noelle turned her head, and stared at the large bracelet that seemed to be firmly stuck on Cryll's wrist.

"That's it, huh? At first I was confused as to why you didn't put up any resistance there, so that's why."

After nodding for a moment, Noelle then used her free hand and changed Langen's shape into a shorter sword.

He then tucked Langen's black blade in the slightly formed gap between Cryll's bracelet and wrist.

As soon as Noelle destroyed her bracelet, Cryll instantly pulled her arm back and clenched it several times as if checking if something was wrong.

"Hows it? "

"Pretty good," Cryll replied,

Noelle nodded. His guess about the bracelet was entirely correct.

Previously, Noelle wondered why Cryll had not made any resistance to the enemy at all. Knowing her, Noelle was very confident that Cryll would definitely not stay silent when he was in danger.

At the very least, he would definitely make some resistance.

And this time, Cryll didn't do it at all. Which means, there's something preventing Cryll from using his powers. And it was the bracelet that was previously attached to his arm.

Somehow how it works, the bracelet has a very annoying effect such as making the flow of magic of its user become more chaotic, and drastically lowering his physical strength. In short, the bracelet would make the person using it become much weaker than it should be.

The most annoying thing was, the bracelet was so hard that it could not be destroyed just by banging it onto another object.

Because of this, Cryll was unable to put up any resistance. He could only shut up and wait until Noelle came. He knew that Noelle's Langen black sword could definitely destroy the bracelet.

"Noelle."

After a moment of silence while checking the state of his body, Cryll immediately called Noelle.

Noelle nodded and extended her hand. Instantly, a blackish-purple metal ball appeared there. Noelle then gave it to Cryll.

"This. I saved 'his body' before I picked you up before."

Of course, the 'storm' that Noelle was referring to here was not a literal storm, but a Geist that had the power of a real storm.

"Ahh, so that's what you were talking about … "

From behind, Norman muttered as he watched the scene that had happened between Noelle and Cryll.

"Noelle! "

Olivia's shout made Noelle turn her head immediately. He saw several spears falling from the sky and pierced through Olivia's ice shield. It seemed that almost all of the shields Olivia created were already at her limit.

Noelle instantly restored Langen's form to its original form and swung it firmly in the air.

But it doesn't stop there. All the spears that Noelle had removed with a gust of wind from her sword had only moved a little, before finally returning to their original path.

Noelle was a little surprised, but it was still within her grasp, so she could create an alternative solution relatively quickly.

Noelle stomped her feet against the ground, and created several stone mounds that stood towering upwards, right in the area where all the spears fell.

And just as he had predicted, all the spears were directly stuck in the stone, and did not move anymore. The power and momentum that the spear possessed was unable to pierce and destroy a huge, extremely hard rock.

As soon as Noelle stopped her legs once more, the stone mound immediately shrank and returned to the ground. Naturally, the spear that was stuck there also came down and the punch immediately came off, before finally falling helplessly to the ground.

"When do you want to hide there? "

Noelle deliberately raised her voice and summoned the mastermind behind all those spears.

Shortly after, a man appeared behind the rubble that was strewn around.

"You! "

Norman almost went forward and pounced on her like a beast, but was immediately restrained by Noelle who pulled her collar.

It was the same man they had fought before. Barsio.

Norman was very sure that he had seen Barsio who had fallen from a height and was hit by ruins. However, Barsio who was standing before him now had absolutely no injuries on his body. In fact, a scratch alone could not be found on his tight skin.

"How did you survive? "

Norman tried to ask, but of course Barsio did not answer. In his hand, a spear they had removed earlier came back into sight. Barsio without saying anything else instantly stuck the tip of the spear into the ground, and the same reaction as they had witnessed earlier began to be seen on the ground.

The ground around where they were standing started to shake, and without any warning instantly grew several spears.

"Livia! "

Noelle screams to commemorate Olivia, whom Olivia responds to with a small nod.

Olivia immediately jumped far back, and began chanting her magic.

A second later, several ice spikes began to appear in the empty air, with the tip targeting Barsio.

Olivia then fired all those thorns towards Barsio, while at the same time also using gravity magic to pull everyone nearby.

"What's this?! "

Kaira and the others tried to rebel, but it was in vain. Olivia didn't let them off at all. He instantly created an ice wall that protected everyone, and coated it with a simple magic barrier.

If his prediction was correct, then all those spears could only grow in an area that included Barsio's vision range alone. Therefore, Olivia created an ice wall to block the view of the person who was the mastermind of all the spears.

Olivia had no idea how Barsio was able to grow a spear from the ground, but she had two guesses for it.

The first is the ability of transmutation like that of Jane and Leonardo. Olivia herself didn't really understand how it worked, but it definitely made use of metal particles to create an object.

And the second estimate is, a star weapon. This was the worst possibility Olivia could think of.

Only, he had never heard of a spear-type star weapon capable of creating another spear from the surface that existed in the field of view of its user. The only spear-type star weapon Olivia was familiar with was Begwun Spear which gave its users spatial manipulation abilities and dark elements.

And even if it was a star weapon, there should be no problem as long as Olivia and the others could exploit its weakness. Therefore, Olivia chose to take refuge here with the others, to think of a solution, while Noelle, Cryll and Norman fought outside.

Olivia bit her nails with both eyebrows intertwined with each other.

Meanwhile, outside the barrier wall.

Noelle jumped to avoid all the spears that were growing from the ground, intending to unsheathe herself. This place was an open space, and all the trees had also been knocked out when the huge building collapsed. So, there was no place for him to hang on like before.

Noelle used her mycical gravity magic to keep her position in the air, while Cryll and Norman were running around at a terrifying speed to avoid the dozens of spears that continued to grow from the ground as if chasing them.

From above, Noelle could pay more attention to the situation clearly.

He already had an estimate of what weapon Barsio was using, and what his weaknesses were. But, just that alone will not be enough.

While Cryll and Norman distract Barsio from him, he must think of a definitive solution.

Of course Noelle did not just stay above and observe the situation. In his left hand, Verstand who was still in the form of a katana seemed to glow, while the several swords he controlled were flying through the air, trying to attack Barsio from all directions.

However, things did not go as he expected.

Barsio leaped back to avoid a single sword thrust targeting him, then again stuck his spear into the ground.

Dozens, until dozens of spears began to emerge from the surrounding land, becoming a barrier that stopped all the swords Noelle controlled.

All of that is still in Noelle's estimation. While observing Barsio's movements, Noelle then took Aligma out of his storage.

His magic energy was instantly absorbed into the spirit crystal that became the core for Aligma. And after aiming for a moment, Noelle instantly pulled the trigger and fired an energy bullet with a high density.

Unlike his previous attacks, the energy bullet was not something that could be held back with ordinary physical matter. So, the attack should have made it past all the spears protecting Barsio from danger.

But, it was clear that Barsio would not be defeated that easily.

He noticed Noelle's attack, and dodged it by moving his head slightly to the side.

Noelle also took advantage of the opportunity to shoot all the points that he predicted would be the trajectory of Barsio's movement. However, everything was in vain.

The movement Barsio did was simple, but very effective to avoid Noelle's attack. And more than that, all the moves that Noelle had predicted before were also not made.

It's like he can guess what Noelle is thinking, and instantly changes the course of his movements to confuse Noelle.

"Tch."

Noelle subconsciously clicked her tongue once. He immediately threw Aligma to Norman who had taken a standby position behind the existing tree, while Noelle himself descended to the ground while forming the position of the horses while still in the air.

As soon as Noelle landed on the ground, she directly advanced while swinging Langen with both hands. The direction is very clear. He intends to finish off Barsio in one strike.

Langen's curved blade made Noelle make a rotating move several times, but that wasn't a problem. Instead, Noelle made use of the round to give her the right momentum.

The distance between himself and Barsio instantly shrank. Noelle unhesitatingly swung Langen towards Barsio's neck with her killing intent. However, Barsio made use of the time gap created when Noelle intended to swing her sword.

Although it was only a split second, it was enough for Barsio to completely dodge Noelle's attack.

He pointed the tip of his spear at Noelle's shoulder, and directly stabbed her right then and there. From the handle of his spear, Barsio could feel a sensation of piercing through the flesh and bones in Noelle's shoulder. He smiled as he deepened his stab there, while at the same time trying to swing his spear slightly to widen the wound on Noelle's shoulder.

Thanks to her recovered strength, Noelle did not feel the slightest pain. However, still he could very clearly feel his strength slowly draining away.

His grip against Langen's hilt began to weaken, and Noelle's posture was a little chaotic. He had intended to pull Verstand to change his fighting style, but he did not have time.

Barsio's leg had landed on his stomach, exerting such a painful pressure that it felt like he was stirring up his internal organs that were sheltering there.

"Noelle! "

Cryll and Norman were finally done preparing. Noelle widened her smile, and let her body bounce far back until it hit a tree.

He had expected this, but was not expecting that his opponent would have many defensive-type abilities.

Noelle could have used her power to manipulate blood, and finish Barsio off in an instant. But, he didn't do it.

Of course, there's a reason behind it all.

It was because he had already tried it, and had gotten a failure.

Previously, Noelle had already tried to get her blood into Barsio's body, so that she could kill him from within. However, his blood that entered Barsio's body was instantly neutralized right then and there.

It was only with one try, and Noelle instantly understood it.

Barsio's body naturally rejected the foreign substances that entered his body. If any foreign substance manages to enter, then it will be instantly neutralized.

Noelle's blood is foreign to Barsio's body. That's why Noelle's blood can't survive there.

It was similar to the poison resistance that Noelle and Olivia had.

The fast method cannot be used. That was why, right now, in order to defeat Barsio, Noelle had to have a direct confrontation with him.

Using large-scale destruction magic was not a problem, but it would cause a lot of damage. Also, there is no guarantee that Barsio will die immediately due to the attack. Instead, Noelle would only endanger everyone if she really did.

While thinking of another solution, Noelle noticed Cryll and Norman were somehow able to work together.

Cryll was already free from the restraints that were holding back its power. And he had also regained the Geist, his main strength.

As for Norman, he had Aligma that Noelle had previously thrown at him.

From that far enough distance, Noelle was able to see some lightning that continuously tried to strike Barsio. Despite that, Barsio was somehow able to move at such a terrifying speed that all of the lightning that Cryll fired did not hit him at all.

Barsio continued to run around to dodge the lightning that continued to strike as if chasing after him, while Norman fired a magic bullet to the point that he thought Barsio would pass through.

Thanks to Cryll's continuous lightning shot, Barsio had no time to stick his spear to the ground. That's good, but at the same time it's also a bad situation.

Noelle still had to observe the power of the spear to understand how it worked. If Barsio had absolutely no chance to use his strength, then this would only be a long fight that would not end.

So Noelle decided to go back to her.

If he approached Barsio now, he was sure that Cryll and Norman would stop their assault. And that way, there will be an opportunity for Noelle to understand how Barsio's spear power works.

Noelle again hung Langen on his back, then pulled out Verstand who was also still in the form of the teatana.

If he was going to have a direct confrontation like he had already thought, then it would be best to use Verstand as the main weapon.

Noelle made the stance of the horses, and immediately ran up to Barsio at a speed that did not even leave a trace of his existence behind.

As soon as it reached right in front of Barsio, Noelle immediately swung Verstand around his neck, making Barsio instantly use his own spear to withstand the surprise attack from Noelle.

Their weapons were locked against each other, and rigidly they also looked like they had been implanted so firmly into the ground that it would not make them move.

Cryll and Norman understood what Noelle was going to do, so they immediately stopped attacking from afar. Instead, the two of them advanced simultaneously to attack Barsio from all sides.

Barsio was aware of the whereabouts of the two of them. He immediately pushed his spear which then disturbed Noelle's balance. Then, he swung his spear back in the air to create a wind slash that blew away everything around them.

Of course, Cryll and Norman were not that weak so they would instantly bounce off with just a gust of wind.

The two of them simultaneously swung their weapons, and targeted Barsio's vital point.

However, again Barsio can hold it.

Barsio took advantage of the gap that formed just after he created that gust of wind, and directly stuck the tip of his spear into the ground.

Cryll and Norman were still in the air, so they could not immediately respond to Barsio's actions. However, fortunately Noelle who had been on standby earlier instantly created a giant pair of hands from her own blood.

Each of those hands caught up to Cryll and Norman, preventing them from falling to the mainland, while Noelle herself jumped far back to avoid the dozens of spears that kept popping out without pause from the ground.

"Cryll's! "

Cryll nodded in response. He shot back a bolt of lightning right at Barsio so Barsio had to pull his spear back to dodge.

The tactic Noelle used was similar to the hit-n-run tactic. Keep attacking and dodging while 'slashing' the attack so that the enemy will show a gap. A little troublesome, but it was suitable for the current situation.

"Damn … "

Although it was a pretty good tactic, it would have been a waste if Noelle could not find the gap.

Noelle could only continue running around to avoid the dozens of spears growing from the ground, continuing to chase after her nonstop.

Once he stops moving, it's over. He'll just get a body full of holes like a sponge.

And just as Noelle was frustratingly thinking about the situation, a telepathic message came entering her head.

{Noelle. I found it.}

It was Olivia, who had been hiding behind a wall of ice, and was secretly observing the fight against Barsio outside.

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