[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 257: Fiction (1)

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The battle time had already exceeded half an hour, and the result was not good at all.

Although not desperate, neither Noelle nor Gild have been able to land meaningful attacks on each other.

Gild unexpectedly had a good skill in melee combat, and magic also had little effect on her. The only way to deal with it is to fight directly using a weapon.

Noelle excelled in attack techniques and strength, but Gild had more experience, and she also knew how to withstand a direct attack from Noelle.

"It's getting troublesome."

Noelle has no problems with time, but she can't keep going. This fight must end immediately.

The reason he was so rushed was because the situation was starting to deteriorate all over the place. Tian fought himself against Moldy, but it seemed like he was a bit beaten back. On the other hand, a small team consisting of Louen, Rita, and Dexter also had a fierce fight with Silis.

Strtegi Tian to separate all the enemies succeeded, but it brought no change. The situation became even worse when Gild started summoning dozens of monsters from the underworld.

(That monster from the underworld isn't a problem for Tania, but .. I might need his help here .. )

Noelle quickly analyzed the situation while thinking of the right strategy to deal with Gild.

Not far in front of him, Gild had already taken off his robe, and was preparing to attack with a long wooden stick.

(I have to get close to Tania now.)

Simple plan. He would approach Tania and somehow set up a strategy in that short amount of time.

The monsters from the underworld were also being faced by the Dolf team that had already arrived. The number of reinforcements was only around twenty people, but that should have been enough to finish off all the remaining monsters.

Gild may have deliberately pulled out a monster to distract Tania. That's why Noelle had little doubt her plan would work out so easily.

The old man must have been aware of the plan he had made.

"Give up."

Gild prepared with her wand, and charged straight towards Noelle. However, Noelle was already preparing for the attack.

A total of four swords shot out from the empty air, and all of them targeted different points on Gild's body.

Of course Gild was aware of that. Just before the sword landed on his body, he had already moved his staff in a huge swing to get rid of all the swords.

"Actually I don't have much time to deal with you" he said as he swung the wooden stick once more.

Several flaming discs appeared in the air, and they all spun rapidly.

All the flamethrowers were targeting Noelle, but Gild himself knew that it would not be very effective. After all, he had tried to do that before.

Noelle took a few steps back, and removed one by one the flame plates with Langen's slash, while at the same time also controlling all the swords that Gild had removed earlier.

This time all the swords were moving towards Gild's back, but that didn't mean Gild didn't notice.

After taking out another flame disc, Gild immediately crouched down a bit, and gathered momentum to make a huge leap.

He jumped to an unreasonable height, then took a somersault to exchange his position.

All of the swords flew past him, and he who was now behind all of them instantly took out dozens of other flaming discs.

Gild came back to the front with all her flaming plates, and Noelle jumped back while getting rid of all the flaming plates that came at her.

The amount of mana Gild had was apparently much larger than Noelle had thought. Perhaps, the number was the same or slightly larger than what he had now.

"Tch."

Noelle clicked her tongue as the flaming plates began to re-inflate her.

"A troublesome attack."

With a growl that revealed aggravation, Noelle immediately slashed down from left to right with a large movement.

A gust of wind was created, and his mana gradually began to manifest in the footsteps of those sword slashes.

Instantly, several flaming discs similar to Gild's appeared, and Noelle controlled them all to deal with Gild's flame plates.

"You can imitate my magic? That's amazing."

"Heh, that's easy."

It's not a common fact, but Noelle knows it. Any magic can be created as long as the harpoon has clear visualizations and which ones are enough to create them.

In this case, mimicking Gild's fire dish was easy because Noelle already had a strong picture of him.

Noelle landed and changed right behind Tania. Now the position of the two of them is on each other's backs.

"I know they're immune to magic, but is there a limit to that? "

Without further ado, the two immediately discussed formulating a plan.

"There are, but .. it takes more mana to penetrate their immunity."

Although those monsters excelled in their magic defense, it did not mean that there was no way to break through it.

Tania was unable to break through their magic defenses as she was indeed barely able to use any magic. However, it would all be different if someone with Noelle's capacity did it.

"That's it, huh? So, if I poured all my mana into one magic to attack them, would the attack be able to break through its defenses? "

"Technically so."

The answer Tania gave was somewhat dubious, but it was enough for Noelle.

Right now, the number of monsters was too much for the reinforcements Dolf had brought in.

Therefore, Tania's role is very important to finish off all available monsters.

If they could eliminate as many monsters as possible, then the burden Dolf had to bear would not be so great, and Tania could focus on helping Noelle to attack Gild.

"Then, use your scythe, and eat as much magic as I can cast."

Tania was silent for a moment, looking clueless at Noelle's intentions. However, shortly after, he immediately raised his face as if he understood something.

"All right, but give me a little time."

"Hmm? Sure." Sure."

Noelle was already aware that Tania's control over Zephiroth's sickle power was not very good. He can use his powers, but not as freely as Noelle did with Langen and Verstand.

The Zephiroth could absorb the magic around it, and the user could freely cast all of that magic as an attack that was exactly the same as the one absorbed earlier.

So far, there was no limit to how much magic power Zephiroth could absorb. However, it should have a slight limitation, although that restriction is still not visible for now.

After Tania asked for a little time, Noelle returned her focus to face Gild.

There, Gild did not look good, yet she did not look in a bad situation either.

He was still silent, but that didn't mean he didn't do anything. Instead, the 'silence' he did for these few seconds was a form of preparation he did to deal with Noelle.

Noelle could feel the flow of mana centered on Gild, and all the wounds on her body gradually disappeared.

"Regeneration, yes ... Hehe, looks troublesome."

The regeneration that Gild had just shown was not as flexible as that of Noelle. He had to absorb mana from the surroundings, and use it to force recovery on his body.

Normally, it was a risky thing because he could lose control of the mana he absorbed. However, in terms of control, Gild was clearly on another level.

He has absolutely no problem with any of that.

"Now I'm done. Let's go ahead" he said as he took a step forward.

Gild walked over without hesitation, and Noelle tried to stop him in all sorts of ways.

The technique of killing from within with blood control was useless. When her blood entered Gild's body, it would be instantly neutralized, so Noelle could not control it at all.

Behind him, some monsters from the underworld were still raging. However, when compared to before, those monsters looked more restrained.

"I'm done. Noah."

As soon as she got the signal from Tania behind her, Noelle could barely hold back the smile that formed on her lips.

"Good! "

In a very short time, Noelle had separated Langen and Verstand into two different swords, and she directly threw Langen forward, right towards Gild.

Noelle's actions were so sudden that Gild was barely able to react. Although he managed to turn his head slightly to dodge the attack, the sharp sword blade still had time to graze his cheek, thus leaving a clean incision wound.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Noelle and Tania immediately jumped in different directions, but immediately turned to look at each other's figures.

A bluish-white light flashed in the depths of Tania's eyes, but it felt like an illusion.

In the air, the girl instantly swung her pain once, and stopped her as it aimed at Noelle.

While on the other hand, Noelle saw that Tania's preparations were done. He immediately swung Verstand horizontally with a wide movement, leaving behind dozens of large-sized fire spears with extreme levels of mana density.

If totaled, all of that magic consumed nearly two-thirds of the amount of mana he had.

All of those fire spears were then launched simultaneously towards Tania.

The heat flow could be felt even from a distance, but Tania did not look panicked. His eyes narrowed slightly as the bluish-white illusory light there became increasingly clear.

After all the discs reached the area of her scythe range, Tania directly swung the Zephiroth scythe and hit all the flaming plates with the blunt part of the blade.

His pure white blade slightly had a faint blue stain, but it seemed to be just an illusion.

After making sure all the magic had been absorbed by Zephiroth, either Noelle or Tania immediately descended and landed on the ground.

Gild saw it all, and she inevitably became confused.

All of the magic Noelle had just unleashed clearly contained an incredible amount and density of mana, but all of it vanished after the scythe came into contact with it.

He had no idea what was happening, yet he had his own guesses.

"That's it, huh? That scythe .. can absorb magic. But, what are you guys gonna do next? "

"Stupid, how could we answer. Look at yourself."

Noelle could only let out that ridicule after hearing Gild's question. Then, he watched Tania advance towards the horde of monsters targeting Dolf's team.

The monsters sensed an extremely strong presence from the other direction, and it began to awaken their instincts.

It is not instinct that makes them escape, but the predator instinct that makes them become more excited.

The monsters let out a fierce and deafening roar, but there was no change whatsoever to Tania's expression.

"A truly amazing number. Maybe ... This is equivalent to the magic of the Ice Angel we once faced, Tania."

The term 'Ice Angel' clearly refers to Archon Nix Regina. Navi still remembered everything as if it had just happened yesterday.

『Really?』

Because her control over Zephiroth's abilities was bad enough, Tania always left the task to Navi, who was obviously much more expert in the field.

"Just my guess, anyway."

His body which was now controlled by Navi smiled, and moved by directing the scythe straight forward.

Instantly, a bluish-white light enveloped the blades of the Zephiroth, and the previous stream of heat gradually returned.

The one there now was one fire spear, with the size and density of which was absurd, of course.

"I'm sick of you all."

After saying that, the massive fire spear at the end of the scythe shot out, and a terrifying wave of hot flames instantly shot out toward the horde of monsters that continued to chase.

The heat was so terrifying that the metal around looked melted, but Tania's body did not sweat at all. In addition, the flames were just as terrifying as it scorched all the objects it passed through.

The movement of the spear was not very fast, but it had a massive impact of damage.

When the tip of the spear touched one of the monsters, it instantly exploded and turned into a fire dome that scorched everything within.

Its flames produced a light that reduced almost all the locations of the fight, and the heat waves it released were also as terrifying as the scene.

Before long, the flames died down, and the fire dome gradually disappeared into faint particles of light.

All the monsters inside had already disappeared, leaving not even a speck of ash, and the huge crater with charred sightings was the only remnant that bore witness to the massive attack.

After making sure the situation was safe, Navi again handed over control of the body to Tania, and Tania also immediately approached Noelle.

"Well, now … "

Gild who witnessed all of that was quite stunned, but she quickly recovered her composure and looked directly at the Zephiroth scythe.

"Sabit who can absorb magic and can take it out. I think I've heard that ability somewhere."

Noelle grunted annoyedly. "You don't need to pay attention to such small details."

A second later, Noelle's figure disappeared, and reappeared right before Gild. If this was the same situation as just a moment ago, then approaching Gild directly was a rash act. However, Noelle already had other plans that she prepared.

As he had expected, Gild immediately put up a barrier to protect herself, but then she swung her staff in a big move to get rid of Noelle.

A sharp blade of wind appeared, and targeted Noelle, but that wind slash Noelle avoided just by twisting a little of her body.

He then pulled out a chain of blood, which then pulled him somewhere behind Gild.

Maneuvering for a moment, Noelle wiped off her blood chain, and pulled out Langen's black sword that was stuck in the ground. The prefix then he continued by lunging forward while slashing using Langen.

Not far in front of Gild, the figure of Tania could be seen preparing to attack. From the movement of his eyes, Gild knew that he was waiting for Noelle to open a gap for him to attack.

Of course, Gild did not want that to happen.

Gild turned her head slightly, and pushed the tip of her wand backwards, right at Noelle.

Her movements were not particularly conspicuous, but Noelle knew more than anyone that it was filled with power. Gild was truly an expert at playing his own strength.

In a very short time, Noelle managed to calculate Gild's movements. He had already guessed some moves that Gild would most likely make.

If he tilted his body to the side to avoid the stick, then Gild would definitely come swinging his stick to the side. Although the power generated is not so great, it will still be fatal if it hits the neck, exactly as Gild targeted.

The most fatal thing was if Noelle did not move in the slightest. The tip of Gild's wand would definitely hit his face very strongly.

In this case, Noelle took a choice that she thought was not so risky.

Accelerating her reflex time, Noelle lowered her head slightly, and finally jumped up to dodge the stick's attack. Gild raised his staff up while preparing to cast attack magic.

But of course all that was predicted by Noelle before.

He glanced at Tania at a glance, who was then replied with a small nod.

While Noelle was still in the air, Tania quickly threw her scythe towards Gild. The scythe rotated like the previous flame disc, and it targeted directly at Gild.

Gild noticed the attack, but she was unable to do anything rash. Finally, Gild sighed and swung her staff towards Zephiroth who kept flying towards her.

The body of his wand hit Zephiroth, but then the stick broke and caused Gild to jump backwards.

Noelle who was about to land on the ground instantly caught the scythe's hilt, and threw it back towards Tania, who was then captured easily by the girl.

"That's surprising. My wand is made of a high quality mixed material. It was the trunk of a hard Lignum tree, and it was mixed with equally hard metal. But it's still ruined."

Gild stood quietly while playing her thin beard. He then stared at the Zephiroth scythe in Tania's hand.

"Now I remember. There are some weapons that are known to be indestructible, and have unique abilities. They are called Star Weapons. I, huh? You have it, huh? "

Noelle and Tania want to know how Gild can figure that out. But all of that is not important. The situation is getting worse now.

Gild was still standing there, calmly staring at Noelle and Tania. Then, he threw away the rest of his broken stick, and flicked a finger.

For a moment, nothing happened. Neither Noelle nor Tania could sense the changes in their surroundings.

(What's he doing? )

『Hehe, be careful if you want to move.』

Noir's warning made Noelle even more vigilant. His words showed that there were traps scattered around. Only, no one knew where the location of the trap was.

(A trap that absolutely cannot be detected .. What is a physical trap? No, if it was a physical trap, it should have been active since then.)

Even if it was a physical trap activated with magic, Noelle should have been aware of which flow indicated the location of each trap.

Noelle wanted to warn Tania, but Tania had prepared with her weapon.

He lowered his head slightly, one leg retreated one step back, and pulled his scythe in the same direction.

However, the scythe's tip suddenly touched something invisible, and ended up triggering an explosion powerful enough to make Tania flung forward due to her shockwave.

Tania lost her balance, but she tried to keep her position unchanged. However, his one hand that lost control instead crashed into an invisible trap, and also responded to the same explosion.

Tania bounced back to the side, and triggered another explosion.

All of those events continued to repeat themselves until Tania finally knelt to the ground with many wounds on her body.

Of course, physical injuries were not a problem for an immortal being like Tania. But still, the explosion was painful.

Even so, there was something strange about Tania. The wounds on his body, barely regenerating. It was so slow that Noelle doubted whether she was properly recuperating or not.

Noelle frowned as she looked at that, then she slashed down using Langen in hopes that it would destroy the trap set.

Nothing happened. His sword only moved through the air without hitting anything.

"Alright, I think it's time to stop messing around."

Gild flicked his finger again, and instantly—

"Ughh … "

—Explosion after explosion invaded Noelle's silent body. It was more, and the impact was more damaging than Tania had experienced before.

From the looks of it, Gild controlled all the traps to attach to Noelle, so that the traps could respond to the touch of the target.

The explosion stopped, and Noelle was lying on the ground with scars all over her body.

"Mazardly ... ordinary humans would have died if they were hit by the explosion. But you guys … "

It felt like Noelle could see a smile on Gild's face, but she couldn't move in the slightest.

His body was stiff, and the regeneration was also barely functioning. Her consciousness started to fade, but then Noelle heard a voice echoing in her head.

『Hey, give me control of your body.』

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