[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 93: Monster Disaster (1)

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"I've had a guess about this, but .. I just want to make sure. Oi, Terneth, you're the cause of all this, aren't you? "

Noelle didn't know why she asked that.

Although he said it to be sure, he did not know what he was really feeling.

Normally, Noelle would just barge forward and draw an emergency conclusion based on what she saw. After that, he will think about it again and find a solution.

But this time Noelle did not do it. He asked Terneth about this, even though he knew the answer.

(Ahhh shit .. The incident may still affect me .. )

Noelle frowned uncomfortably, then took a prepared position while carrying the spear she had caught earlier.

(Yahh, I .. No matter, anyway.)

With that in mind, Noelle's body instantly disappeared and suddenly appeared exactly a few meters before Terneth while pointing the tip of his spear right at his head.

Noelle threw the spear with all her might. However, Terneth only needed to move a small part of his body to avoid it.

Not staying silent, Noelle used her position still in the air to throw some swords towards Terneth. However, Terneth again easily avoided it.

Unfinished with that, Noelle instantly withdrew her hand, and all the swords she had thrown before instantly twisted her direction and intended to stab Terneth in the back.

He could not do that movement with a spear. That's why swords and knives are the best for him.

As she pointed the tip of her weapon at Terneth's back, Noelle also readied Aligma and pointed her muzzle right at Terneth.

With such a close distance like this, it was impossible to fail in aiming.

However, his thoughts easily betrayed him.

Terneth knocked on the hard stone floor with the tip of his stick, and his position immediately swapped with Noelle.

"?! "

Noelle who had never expected the move reflexively instantly stopped charging Aligma and avoided the sword thrust that kept coming closer uncontrollably.

His position and Terneth are now changing.

Noelle stood right above the huge stone wall that protected the city, while Terneth floated in the air as he had done before.

"Teleportation? No, the exchange of positions, yes .. Troubles."

Saying that, he immediately clicked his tongue and looked at Terneth with annoyance.

(The ability is a little troublesome ... Is there no gap …? )

What Terneth had just done with his ability was quite a difficult thing for Noelle.

If Terneth could really exchange his position for someone else, then he should not attack him rashly because Terneth could have exchanged his position with someone else while they were fighting.

Noelle could have accidentally attacked the person she knew once Terneth swapped her position.

Noelle glanced slightly at Olivia and the others, then nodded her head.

Terneth did not understand what Noelle was planning. However, he prepared his staff just in case.

Meanwhile, Olivia below directly tied her hair into a ponytail, and spoke to everyone who was there.

"You guys, be prepared to fight at any time. Terneth could've exchanged positions with one of us."

Charlotte and Cryll immediately nodded in agreement.

Olivia rarely pinched her hair, so Charlotte was a little surprised when she saw him.

Maybe because the weather conditions are raining quite fast, Olivia's hair becomes wet and very heavy so that it will interfere with her movement.

He also took off some metal ballast-shaped bracelets that he always put on his arms and legs to increase his momentum.

Anzu who did not understand the situation clearly looked puzzled. However, he still participated in preparing his weapon in the form of marbles.

(Do I have to run away from here? My abilities will be useless, anyway .. )

With that thought, Anzu smiled bitterly while looking towards Noelle and Terneth who were starting to move.

Noelle kicked the surface and jumped forward directly towards Terneth, while several small throwing knives were seen hovering by his side.

Terneth didn't even bother to avoid that. He remained silent in his hovering position in midair, while his staff repelled all Noelle's attacks.

As her sword and knife were parried, Noelle immediately took advantage of the moment and instantly used her right leg to give a swirling kick that led to Terneth's stomach.

His shins smashed into Terneth's wand which was strangely extremely hard, Noelle instantly leapt back by utilizing the blood footing he had made earlier.

(What the fuck is that stick .. It's too hard.)

With a frown on her forehead, Noelle immediately threw Langen towards Terneth. However, Terneth suddenly disappeared and was replaced with Olivia who immediately appeared and fell out of position.

Noelle frantically pulled Langen back and used her blood chain to pull Olivia to his side.

After Terneth swapped positions with Olivia, Terneth was naturally transferred to Olivia's previous position, which was between Cryll and Charlotte.

Charlotte and Cryll who had been commemorated before without further ado instantly swung their swords and attacked Terneth who was right beside them.

However, their sword attacks were both easily avoided and repelled by Terneth with a slight movement.

Utilizing that gap, Terneth then jumped far back and created a huge magic circle in the air.

"I don't want to waste my energy just playing with you guys."

Instantly, countless hordes of monsters flowed out from that magic circle, starting to destroy everything around them.

Terneth, the perpetrator all instantly used his ability to swap places with one of the deathmen in the clock tower, choosing to observe how everything was going.

Noelle is going after Terneth. However, she was stopped by Olivia who pulled her sleeve from the side.

"Noelle, that is," Olivia said as she pointed at the magic circle previously issued by Terneth.

The magic circle was still releasing a number of monsters. However, when compared to before, the number of monsters that came out became much less.

But that's not what Olivia is talking about.

The magic circle continued to enlarge and began to pull itself into the sky, starting to bring up the figure of the giant monster they had fought before.

Noelle widened her eyes in surprise upon seeing that.

"Sage mantis .. Why, it's here … "

Why didn't he realize this sooner? Such thoughts were constantly repeated in Noelle's head.

He should have realized all this once he had been kidnapped by the wyverns and found the monster nest in the middle of the forest.

After he thought about it again, the monster nest he had seen before was really strange.

Normally, monsters would coexist only with their fellow races. However, the monster nest he found contained hundreds or even thousands of monsters from different races.

It should be that all the monsters that were there would be hostile to a different race of monsters from them.

(Ohh, that's racist.)

Noelle smiled wryly as she thought about it. However, his face was suddenly instantly gloomy as soon as he saw the sage mantis.

Right now they were in the city, which meant, there would be many people injured or even dead.

Even though the residents had already been evacuated underground, it still did not guarantee their level of security.

A wave of monsters could have inflicted damage severe enough to destroy the barrier protecting the evacuation site.

Noelle still does not know the motive of Terneth to carry out this coup. But that means nothing.

Because, Terneth is already his enemy now.

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A few minutes after the wave of monsters invaded the city of Eisen which was already empty of residents.

The situation is really deteriorating. There were already dozens of adventurers who died in a short time because they were unable to withstand the waves of monsters.

Noelle and Norman's group have split up to face hordes of monsters at various points. But that's still not enough.

Although high-class adventurers like Mioku and Glantz had already come to fight with them, the monsters kept coming and destroying everything around them.

And worst of all, was, the sage mantis that swung its scythe freely and created a blade of wind that cut through all the obstructing matter.

Noelle had used Aligma several times to deal with the sage mantis. However, the defense that the sage mantis had was definitely an upgraded version of the one he had fought before.

He runs out of mana and has to suck Olivia's blood several times secretly to regenerate all his wounds and magic.

He had also tried to slash the body of the sage mantis with Langen. However, the barrier protecting that mantis sage continued to regenerate every time it was destroyed.

After several minutes of fighting alongside dozens of other adventurers, the waves of monsters finally became calmer.

Everyone gathered in one place and tried to cripple that mantis sage somehow.

"Noelle, do you have a plan? " ask Cryll.

Despite already fighting fiercely against the monsters in the rain like this, Cryll still had plenty of stamina left. It was a bit of a shock for Noelle given that Cryll had not long recovered from the wounds from the previous fight.

"I've got, but .. It's hard to reach her body when we can't break through her barrier," Noelle replied as she showed a frustrated face.

Previously, the sage mantis had already launched an attack that led directly to the city hall. However, they were somehow able to withstand the attack and managed to protect the island's downtown section.

"If you have a plan, then just say it. I don't mind giving you my help."

The landlord suddenly appears beside them and gives his consent to Noelle's plan.

During the fight against the monsters, the landlord, the Earl also helped finish off most of the monsters with his magic.

From Noelle's point of view, Margrave Suiren was probably much stronger than the Earl. However, it was due to the difference in their fighting styles.

The Earl is not very good at melee combat, but his magic ability is first class.

"I don't mind helping either, but .. Depending on how much risk I'm going to turn this down" said Mioku, who also started coming to gather with them.

Facing the pressure from them, Noelle could only sigh in resignation while scratching the back of her head.

Noelle then flicked her finger once.

"The plan I have is actually quite simple. I just want you to destroy the defense of the mantis sage even if only for a moment. As long as it hasn't regenerated, I'll try to finish it off as quickly as possible" Noelle explained.

Cryll frowned.

"But, to do that .. You have to move very quickly. The monster's regeneration ability is too fast even for you."

Noelle smiled and replied.

"That's my problem now. But, it shouldn't matter."

"Hey, Glantz. Did you finish what I asked you to do at the time? "

Glantz nodded lightly. However, his face clearly showed a sense of anxiety.

"I've finished it, but .. It's just the experimental stage. It would be a little risky to use it."

"No problem. Just give it to me."

Facing Noelle's request, Glantz obediently took out two metal bracelets that were pitch-black with tiny blue gems that seemed to sparkle in some parts, then gave them to Noelle.

"Nn, this is good."

Noelle nodded with a smile as she watched the pair of bracelets.

Olivia who was beside him then asked while looking curious.

"Noelle, what is it? "

"Ahh, this .. Actually I intend to show it later, but .. I have to use it now."

After saying that, Noelle immediately put one bracelet on her wrist, and gave the other one to Cryll.

"Here, use this."

" … What is this? "

Cryll asked suspiciously. Even so, he still wore it as Noelle had said.

"For now, just call it [Proto-Channeling]. For the explanation ... I think it would be easier to set an example directly."

" ……? "

Tilting his head in confusion, Cryll gazed at the Proto-Channeling bracelet he was already wearing.

"Cryll, you can only use《Accel》on yourself, right? With the help of this device, you can use it on me too."

Cryll widened his eyes in surprise as soon as he heard Noelle's explanation. Then he smiled.

"So, you intend to ask me to use《Accel》 on you with the help of a tool that has not been guaranteed the level of security? "

"Yes, it could explode and make you lose your hand" Noelle said casually as she shrugged her shoulders.

Cryll seemed to want to protest further. However, Noelle stared at the sage mantis and ignored the protest from Cryll.

"I'll explain the rest later. For now, we have to hurry."

Their conversation even took nearly five full minutes.

The golden black chains and giant shadow spines that Charlotte and Chloe took out to hold the body of the mantis sage looked like it would lose its resilience soon.

"I'd be happy if you could help me distract the monster once Charl and Chloe's sealing were gone. Can you guys do it? " ask Noelle to everyone gathered there.

The Earl without hesitation nodded, followed by Mioku and Glantz, as well as Olivia and the others.

"Noelle .. Can you do it? " asked Olivia with a worried face.

Not answering her worries, Noelle smiled at Olivia.

" … Stupid question, yes .. " muttered Olivia with a warm smile.

Noelle then faces the sage mantis with Cryll.

"Do you know how to use it? "

"Yes, somehow."

With complete confidence in her face, Cryll responded to Noelle's question while twisting her wrist several times.

"Then, just go ahead."

Cryll then spoke the name of his skill.

"《Accel》"

As soon as the name of the skill was pronounced, the bracelet that Cryll was using suddenly shone.

In Noelle's eyes, the surrounding scenery suddenly changed.

The world changed its color to monochrome, and raindrops could clearly be seen around it.

It's the first time he's used《Accel》. However, the result is not so bad.

He didn't know if it worked or not, but, everything around him had become very slow now.

For now, he only needed to wait until the barrier protecting the sage mantis was destroyed by Olivia and the others from the outside.

Duration for use《Accel》is 30 seconds in the real world. Time seemed to be unmoving to him.

Which means, Noelle had to wait until some time just to wait for the gap from the defense of the sage mantis.

( ... It will be very boring .. I should have them destroy the map first before using《 Accel 》.… )

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(Well, there's no other way.)

Noelle shrugged her shoulders resignedly, and prepared Langen in her hands.

Due to the drastic difference in view of time, Noelle could only willingly wait for Olivia and the others to break the barrier.

However, he was a little impatient and tried to break through the barrier by himself using Langen.

That's how he thinks. Until, the barrier protecting the body of the sage mantis suddenly cracked by itself.

Noelle raised her eyebrows in surprise while paying attention to her surroundings.

There were absolutely no signs of movement from the person in his group, nor was there anyone attacking the sage mantis in his eyes.

Noelle looked at the crack with a suspicious face.

Skill《Accel》which Cryll activate on it only has an effect for the user. That's why people other than users will not feel the sudden change in time speed.

It was only a skill that affected the speed of the user, and had nothing to do with 'time' itself.

Noelle who has been paired with《Accel》 should be able to see all the movements that occur around her.

However, that mantis sage barrier began to shatter without anyone touching it.

Noelle glanced at Olivia and the others, and saw Olivia showing a slight smile at her.

"What is it ..《Lust》…? "

If he thought about that possibility, then it made sense.

In fact, until now he and Olivia still do not really understand the skill《Lust》 function that Olivia has.

Is it a super-fast attack? Or even an attack that crossed the limits of human perception? Noelle still did not understand that ability.

He only knows that《Lust》 will have a strong influence on attacks with poison and hypnotic types.

"Well, let's take advantage of this opportunity."

Noelle smiled and continued to notice the cracks on the barrier that had been getting bigger.

Soon, the crack in the barrier instantly shattered, along with Noelle who had moved leaping forward towards the mantis sage.

Noelle directly used Langen to cut off all the legs of the mantis sage, and jumped high upwards to instantly cut off her scythe.

The Sage Mantis looked off balance and was about to fall. However, due to her extremely slow movements in Noelle's eyes, Noelle was able to easily dodge it and attack the body of the mantis sage through the gaps present.

The barrier that protected the sage mantis was slowly starting to return to its original state.

Of course Noelle wouldn't allow that chance. So he immediately pulled out Aligma and shot towards the huge mantis sage eyeball.

The energy bullet that Aligma fired shot out quite slowly as it was not directly affected by Noelle's speed.

However, that was enough considering the movement speed of the mantis sage was much slower than the movement of its magic bullet.

After shooting using Aligma, Noelle instantly pulled out her other sword and slashed the sage wings of the mantis neatly.

Noelle used her blood chain to entangle the sickle sage mantis that was still floating in the air due to the difference in speed.

The sage mantis that affected Noelle's speed with a fleeting motion instantly flew back to the abdomen of the sage mantis.

The taper portion of his scythe instantly stuck in the stomach of the Sage mantis, and let out a disgusting yellowish-green liquid.

Noelle let the scythe stick in the belly of the sage mantis, and instantly fired her blood chain to twist the neck of the sage mantis that was several tens of meters above from her current standing position.

Not forgetting, he used Langen connected with a blood chain to cut off the two legs of the sage mantis jumper as his body swiftly shot upwards due to the pull of the previous blood chain.

Noelle landed on the back of the sage mantis and directly used Langen and a few other swords to slash at the sage mantis' back while running towards the neck.

Langen who was already stuck in the back of the sage mantis was quickly slashing and tearing all parts of the back along with the steps Noelle took.

It did not take long, Noelle finally arrived at the neck of the sage mantis.

He without saying anything directly slashed the neck that was coated with super hard green scales using Langen.

Langen's black blade easily penetrated and cut through the neck of the mantis sage without leaving the slightest trace on the blade.

"One is done. There should still be a few more seconds … "

Thinking that, Noelle immediately looked towards the horde of monsters that seemed to be fighting with a group of adventurers.

On the other hand, there was Norman and his group who also took out the monsters.

Seeing the opportunity, Noelle immediately jumped back and away from the sage mantis.

He used his anchor and blood chain to reach the nearby adventurer group and finished off all the monsters using his sword with a single pass.

There were some monsters that were quite a distance away from them, and Noelle did not have the time to directly chase there.

Noelle again fired her chain of hooks towards Norman and the others, while using Verstand to control several swords and blades to finish off the monsters that were quite a distance away from her.

Noelle used her sword to kill the nearby humanoid monster that seemed to be swinging its axe at Iris, then moved again to throw its knife towards the other monsters.

At the same time, Noelle also inserted her blood into the bodies of the monsters she had never killed, and used her blood-manipulation ability to kill them from within.

After killing all the monsters he saw. Noelle immediately returned to her original position, along with the end of activation《Accel》 which Cryll paired to her.

The view is back to normal. All the surrounding movements became clearer and moved as usual.

Noelle then smiled bitterly while holding onto her left shoulder.

"Haha .. The bastard ... He got my arm."

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