Chapter 189: The False Scorpion and the True Scorpion (2/2)
"Everyone with high-powered, annihilation-type magic, follow ."
"The rest of you form the frontline. Protect yourselves properly."
With just those two short commands…
[Stars, gather here]
At this mont, Renjiro could simultaneously summon six Genshin clones to fight alongside him.
This ti, planning to go all-out from the very start, he directly summoned Xiao, Zhongli, Fischl, Diona, Ningguang, and Barbara to his side.
Among them, Diona, Ningguang, Fischl, and Barbara stayed in place to provide support.
As for Xiao and the Geo Archon…
"Hmph~"
The forr appeared and imdiately teleported to where the super-sized Scorpion Splinter Units were gathered.
And the latter…
"Rise!!!"
Five dark-gold asuring rods ford beneath the feet of Hedin, Hogni, Riveria, Gareth… and Lefiya.
The Archon himself had limited flight capability.
As for Renjiro (Aether) and Lumine…
"Wind Glider"
Their Wings of the Wind unfurled behind them, lifting them into the air.
For a mont…
"Waaahhh~!"
The other "First-Class Adventurers" managed to stay calm, but Lefiya, suddenly airborne, couldn't help but scream in panic as she flailed in midair.
"Lefiya, focus on the battle! This is not the ti to get distracted. Do you understand?"
Riveria's scolding rang out just in ti.
The elf princess and city's strongest mage had already grasped the purpose of the Twin Stars strategy.
And as for the situation with the other elves…
"Mr. Alfrigg, make sure you maintain the surrounding defenses. Here, the only first-class adventurers skilled in close combat are you."
Lumine shouted this while ascending.
She then had no ti to wait for a reply, imdiately rushing toward the target along with the Archon, Riveria, and others.
Watching them vanish toward the horizon…
"If I could, I really wouldn't help the Loki familia…"
"Shut up, Berling."
"If you can't even handle such a small task, the juniors will really underestimate you."
"It's just a few scorpions."
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
Swords, spears, hamrs, axes, gripped tightly.
With them acting as the vanguard, using years of training in combined attacks to hold the line…
"Everyone, prepare. Begin casting your spells."
"Laurel, why are you hiding behind the frontline?"
"Quick, watch the surroundings with Angel. Don't let the Freya familia's look down on us."
"Ah… yes!"
As leader of the Second Army, even though Alishia sotis resented the actions of Hedin and the Gleefour brothers, she could still prioritize correctly.
How many years had it been?
After the "Seven Days of Death," the two top familias of Orario had once again united, standing on the sa front line.
This ti, what they faced was truly a calamity capable of world-ending destruction.
At that instant…
"A hero… will be born?"
Hers, protected inside the group of adventurers, pulled his hat lower with a trembling right hand.
He wasn't afraid.
He was… excited.
Even as he gritted his teeth, the corners of his mouth instinctively curled into a grim, wild smile.
"Ah~ This is precisely the desperate, fatal crisis. Without a contemporary [Hero], without the past tyrants, the Empress and [Hero], all the heroes of old have vanished…"
"This world, and we gods, are waiting for new light."
"How brilliant will 'they' be?"
As a god of mischief…
"Even if I get sent back to the heavens this ti, I must witness that mont with my own eyes."
The Freya familia might seem crazy?
Indeed!
But even the most frenzied humans can't compare to gods who have endured billions of years of tedious existence, bored to the extre.
At this mont, Hers had already verged on the realm of an evil god.
Yet even so…
"Asfi, if the situation changes, you escape."
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Chapter 190: Annihilation of the Super-Sized Scorpion Splinter Units
Asfi Al Androda, the All-Rounder, though among the Lv.4 "Second-Class Adventurers" in terms of Blessing Levels, had nothing remarkable in her base stats.
To this day, her most outstanding attribute was Dexterity, but even that only rated a humble C.
As for Mana, it barely reached an i-level rating.
Yet despite such low base stats, she could exert combat power comparable to Lv.4 peak adventurer [Gale] Ryuu Lion, because of her mysterious developnt potential. She was one of the extrely rare magic item craftsn of this era.
In simple terms: she was a "gadget-focused adventurer."
As everyone knows, when a main god is temporarily sent back to the Heavens, all adventurers under that god's familia who receive their Divine Blessing will beco powerless.
Base stats, developntal potential, skills, magic, all locked, leaving only the adventurer's own experience and techniques, effectively turning them into an ordinary person.
Years ago, during the catastrophic "Seven Days of Death" campaign, the dark familia exploited this chanism to slaughter countless adventurers in Orario.
Asfi, however… was a special case.
Even if her abilities disappeared, the magic items she had created would not fail. They were fully ford objects.
So if Hers were really sent back to the Heavens during this battle, Asfi, temporarily losing her divine blessing, could still maintain a certain level of combat power using her arsenal of magical items.
Especially her Winged Boots, inspired by her patron god, granting her the rare and invaluable flight ability among the intelligent races of the Lower Realm.
With them, even if tens of thousands of Scorpion Splinter Units sward the battlefield, as long as the "cannon" units were dealt with, she could retreat easily.
Add the Helm of Hades for total invisibility, and she could escape virtually unhindered.
So…
"Understood, Hers-sama."
On the chaotic battlefield, the blue-haired woman pushed up her glasses.
"If necessary, I will not hesitate to 'dash'."
mbers of the Hers familia were nearly all sharp-witted.
Occasionally, their cleverness backfired, leading to various mishaps… cough cough.
In this crowd of clever adventurers, Asfi had been unanimously elected as the team leader.
Though the position had a "tool" connotation, and the mbers had taken it lightly during elections, it also showed that Asfi was deeply trusted.
Thus, during the "Seven Days of Death," when the previous leader, whom Asfi deed as "as terrible as Hers" (Lydis), fell in battle, Asfi effortlessly beca the new familia leader.
Now…
"Your words really hurt ."
Hers choked slightly, "At least be polite…"
"Weren't you the one who told to escape if things went wrong?"
Asfi's expression remained cold.
"After all, it's the will of a main god. I have to 'properly' obey."
Certain words were heavily emphasized, revealing her inner dissatisfamilia.
No doubt, at a critical mont, Asfi would escape.
But she would probably knock her patron god unconscious first, dragging this "unburnable trash" with her.
For now…
"Please, urban's strongest 'First-Class Adventurers,' and… the Twin Stars."
Asfi tilted her head to the distant horizon.
"The only ones who can handle these monsters (Scorpions) are… monsters like you."
anwhile, at a prominent high-altitude location visible to Asfi…
"Wizards, begin spellcasting. Don't worry about dodging; focus entirely on your magic."
Lumine, airborne on her Wings of the Wind using the Wind Glider, shouted.
"Hostile 'cannons'… thirteen super-sized Scorpion Splinter Units. Choose your targets carefully; don't let damage overflow."
"Gareth… it's about to start~"
"Understood!"
Hovering nearly a hundred ters above the ground, Renjiro (Aether) flanked the Archon.
Watching the Archon step casually in midair, every dark-gold giant asuring rod carrying a high-level mage moved like a shuttle, dodging the purple death beams below without interfering with the mages' casting.
Masterful micro-managent at its peak.
Gareth, though not a mage, could cause small-scale tremors with basic attacks, and lift a large sailing ship alone. He was effectively a humanoid cannonball.
Since Renjiro's true body had limited mana, he and Lumine relied on this tactic to coordinate with the First-Class Adventurers, ensuring maximum efficiency.
Even though it was everyone's first ti in such a battle, seasoned adventurers Riveria, Hedin, and Hogni could act precisely, without dragging the team down…
Except for one: Lefiya.
Her composure untrained, even with Lv.3 blessing, could wield Lv.5-level magical artillery, yet she trembled in fear at the battlefield.
She was the only one needing the Archon to add foot stabilizers.
Renjiro knew Lefiya was unreliable in this situation.
But leaving her on the ground would be just as bad.
With the Archon covering, they could hope for her to exceed expectations.
In this tense situation…
Riveria: [Harbinger of the end, the white snow.…]
Hedin: [ Strike eternally, immortal general of lightning…]
Hogni: [Unleash, king of the magic sword...]
Gareth: ["Earth Raid"]
The first to strike a "colossal" unit was Xiao, using his teleportation.
Targeting the Scorpions' front eyes, he attacked the units responsible for firing purple beams.
Remove their deadliest weapons first.
Then…
"BOOM~"
No need for Renjiro or Lumine to micromanage; the Archon's experience surpassed both.
He sent Gareth to the Scorpion army's right flank.
The dwarf swung his giant axe, flinging the outermost super-sized Scorpion Splinter Unit.
It collided with other "siblings," breaking its body and sealing its fate.
This crash clustered the remaining super-sized units together.
Seizing the opportunity…
"Strike, Air!!!"
Renjiro and Lumine flanked to gather most targets in one spot.
The last few…
[Varian Hildr!!!]
[Dainsleif!!!]
Lightning and black sword energy rained down.
Hedin and Hogni efficiently cast their short incantations, targeting stragglers for heavy bombardnt.
Riveria unleashed:
[Wynn Fimbulvetr!!!]
In monts…
"Crack~"
The icy windstorm swept the battlefield.
The super-sized Scorpion Splinter Units, struck by Gareth and the Archon, slowed and froze, along with surrounding smaller units.
Then…
"BOOM~"
"BOOM~"
"BOOM~"
With precise micro-managent, Hedin and Hogni, alongside Xiao, Gareth, and the Twin Stars, shattered all the frozen statues.
All thirteen super-sized Scorpion Splinter Units were annihilated.
And next…
"Ti for the 'cleanup.'"
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