Battle War; Magic, Sword and Dragon

Battle of Phoenix City III: Eyes of Truth

Laila and the others tried to take another route to go from underground. After all they would be buried alive if they continued to be there.

Thankfully there was a Contractor-type mage on their side, using Hall, they could carry Kuro without any hassles.

"The fight up there was incredible. I just felt this much energy for the first time."

Of course Aldest could not see directly what was going on up there, but from the great pressure and heavy pressure, Aldest did not need to see if there was a great battle on the surface.

In addition, there was the sound of a loud explosion and ground tremors like a big earthquake. That's enough to be proof.

"Next to the left aisle."

They continued on their way out of the place. The only thing you can rely on is Aldest's memory.

For Yui and Laila, they still continued to look worried and silent occasionally glancing towards Kuro.

(They must be thinking about a lot of things right now. Well how else. It was natural to remember what happened to them)

The reason was not only because Kuro was so badly injured that he was unconscious. But the strength Kuro showed made them have to think a lot of things. After all, Kuro's power was a taboo in this world.

Meanwhile, for Aldest what he saw was indeed a surprise, but he could accept that power existed in this world. One reason was Kuro's relationship with Demon King Shiroyasha, whereas the other thing was their opponents who could use the same power.

At the thought of that, Aldest involuntarily clicked his tongue. Suddenly he felt unhappy with what was happening.

Certainly not the dark forces of Kuro. But he knew if this continued, what future awaited them?

(I have to discuss this with Miss Electra)

He doesn't know if Electra knows what happened, but given who he really is, the odds are not zero.

Suddenly the Demon confronted them, of course, easily finished off by Laila and Yui.

"!?"

Seeing the speed at which the two were taking out the Demon, Aldest had no choice but to be surprised. After all he knew the Demon in the labyrinth was not weak.

Now he knew why Kuro's group was smoothly exploring the labyrinth. When compared to the Knox group, ..maybe he should not compare it.

The difference was obvious in his eyes.

"Aldest, am I weak? "

Then Laila asked. His face was still full of shadows.

Aldest could not understand why Laila had arrived to ask that question, but all he could do was answer honestly.

"Eitherway. I don't know very well what the standard of a strong man is. But I think you're strong."

When compared to her father, Laila might not be comparable. Aldest didn't call Laila strong because of that.

For Aldest, the lack of strength of a person is indicated by his intentions. Laila had already shown that intention by training hard and being able to fight well. And he knew Laila must have had the same thought. But this incident made him doubt himself.

"If I get stronger, why can't I protect the people I love? Why do I always see them getting hurt without doing anything? If I were strong, none of this would have happened... "

Is correct.

If he's stronger, Lic won't be kidnapped. Kuro would not go that far to protect himself and defeat the enemy.

In order not to be a burden he tried to train hard. But the fight this time showed that he could do nothing.

Aldest. He understood why Laila thought like that.

But-the

"Do you feel responsible for all this? If so, you're wrong! "

"..."

"In any history, man is never far from conflict. Although peace is created, but over time it can be lost only for unreasonable reasons. It's all the same as it is today. Just because people are irresponsible and selfish, they involve me with problems so I can't make a child with my beloved Lairo. I'm not satisfied if I haven't beaten the mastermind of all this."

Though full of erotic additions, Laila understands what Aldest wants to say, but that doesn't change the fact that none of this would have happened if he could have protected Lic.

"If you feel responsible, then defeat the enemy and end this festively. You must want to make out with Kuro without being bothered, right?"

Hearing that Laila's face flushed. He then glanced at Kuro who was still unconscious.

Then Laila smiled a little.

"You're right. If I have to take responsibility, then I have to fight."

Suddenly Laila stopped and ran in the opposite direction.

Seeing that, Aldest immediately regretted his words.

(I didn't mean to tell you to fight, you idiot!)

Aldest turned around and desperately chased after Laila, but Laila disappeared into the branching passageway.

Knowing the target he got away with, Aldest could only click his tongue in annoyance.

"This stage is too early for you."

As strong as Laila was, she was still a first-rate school student who had not even entered the school for long. There are still many things he has not learned.

It was true that Laila had already experienced many things with the real fight that risked her life, but in Aldest's eyes it was not enough to make Laila able to join.

Aldest wanted to chase after Laila, but upon recalling his current situation, he undoed his intentions.

He turned to look at Yui.

Unlike Laila, Yui doesn't seem to want to fight. He may realize that this is not yet the time, but Aldest can see that Yui's eyes show the same thing as Laila's. It's just that right now Yui has another priority than fighting.

It was Kuro's healing.

"You're not coming?"

Despite that, Aldest kept asking.

"No."

Yui shook her head.

"If Laila's sister, I'm sure she can do it. Right now I still can't fight beside him or beside Kuro's brother, but even so, there's still something I can do. "

Yui glanced at Kuro.

"I have to get Kuro's brother back to fight on Laila's side. After all, a King and Queen should always be together. This is what I can do as one of Miko."

Aldest had no idea what Miko meant, but behind that word he could feel an overwhelming power.

He knew Kuro was an unusual young man, but upon seeing Yui and the others, Aldest realized that everyone involved with Kuro would definitely experience the same thing.

He now understood why Kuro was so attractive.

(Maybe this is why Kuro is called King?)

To be honest, he still did not understand the meaning of King and Queen. Both nicknames were common names for a ruler, but Kuro and Laila were not like that.

Maybe it's a mystery that Aldest will soon find out.

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The ground shook, the walls of the labyrinth collapsed and fell. With agile movements Laila dodged and continued her run.

He still remembered the path to the crystal tree place, so it only took him a while until he got there.

(Yui, I trust you with Kuro)

If he continues to be with Yui, he can't do anything. That's why he decided to do whatever he could.

Of course he realized it was a risky choice considering their opponent was the Holy Maiden who defeated the Demon King.

But-the

When he trained with Solaris, he gained powers he had never imagined before, but he still did not know if it was enough to fight with Maria.

(No)

He shook his head to dispel the pessimism in his mind.

Of course when compared to Maria's fighting experience, the training she did was completely meaningless.

He might only be able to fight for a few minutes. He might as well die.

But he won't die. He promised himself to survive the fight. Unfortunately, for that he had to do the thing he least wanted to do.

The road that cannot return. But for the sake of the person he cared about, he would without a doubt do so.

Before long, he arrived at where the crystal tree was.

"?"

But when he got there, he saw a girl figure, no. More precisely a woman.

Knowing who the woman was, Laila unhesitatingly approached her.

"Mom Otome, what are you doing here?"

And how could he be there? He wanted to ask a lot of things because he felt an oddity.

In addition, Otome's face looks fresh as it has been cured of his illness. The undead face was already invisible as if what he remembered about Otome the last time he met was just an illusion.

"Well.. How is.. ? I came here because I was asked to help someone."

"Huh?"

Laila couldn't say what. He knew Otome was an SS-ranked magician who had Soul power, but he didn't know if it was enough to help them in the fight.

"Well, how can I help you?"

"..."

For some reason, Laila wants to hit Otome. But he can't.

Laila sighed trying to be patient. Otome is not wrong, however.

It was then that Otome looked towards the floor where the magic circle was still clearly drawn on the floor. Although there was no sign the magic had been activated since the enemy's objective was achieved, there was still a remnant of energy that was felt.

But for some reason, Otome couldn't take her eyes off the floor.

"This is the most complex magic-circle formation I've ever seen."

"I have the same opinion. It was just too focused on the magic circle. The enemy's goal has been achieved."

What Laila said corresponds to reality, but-

"Are you sure?"

Otome said something Laila didn't understand.

At the same time, light and lightning struck on the wall of the hole, creating a landslide. Laila and Otome didn't do much because the avalanche was far away from them.

"...what does Bu Otome mean ?"

"I finally understand why I was thrown here. If this continues, we will never be able to defeat the Holy Maiden as much as our army."

"Huh?"

Laila doesn't understand. Maybe Otome's head hit something and said something that didn't make sense.

"It seems like fate led you here. Laila, you help me. No, you cover me. As long as I destroy this magic-circle, I can't move from my place."

"Can you explain what you mean? "

"DO IT!?"

Upon hearing Otome's cry, Laila was slightly surprised. But Otome kind of ignored Laila and put both of her hands on the floor, more precisely at the center of the magic circle.

Then came the luminous magic circle and showed another more complicated magic circle.

"I'll start it. It seems that in this case I have no other choice but to use my powers."

Otome closed her eyes for a moment, then after opening, Otome's eyes turned blood red.

""

In his heart he could only ask

(Mr Otome, who are you?)

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"It's bad. Knox, what should we do?"

Jinn's breathing panted from being too tired to fight. Not only that, he could feel his energy drained enough to make it difficult for him to stand up. If you remember her old self, it's a miracle.

The sword in his hand cracked in various places and only waited for time to crumble apart. This is natural because the sword is already good at colliding with the opponent's weapon that uses anti-magic elements.

Although his sword was not a Magic Arm, but his weapon was made from almost the same way. No wonder the sword can't hold.

Other than using anti-magic weapons, the enemies would not die before the crystals in their bodies were destroyed. Although he and Knox slashed their opponent's body into small pieces, but that was not enough.

Until now they only managed to finish off 30 percent of the number of enemies. They are in a pretty bad situation.

"I don't know. If only we could curb their movement... "

But the choice is hard. Knox and Jinn were earth element magicians, while the floor and the entire place were made of metal.

Knox could indeed use a small fraction of the iron element, but he could only use iron particles mixed with the earth, not the iron already processed.

Of course Knox thought of other ways such as summoning his magic beast, Legion. But the place was too narrow and he would lose a lot of mana to call once. The right choice is to stick with his current fighting style.

(...)

Knox observed around them and their opponents. There must be another easier way to finish them off.

So far it is only information that they are homunculus and the only way to deal with them is to destroy their core.

At that moment one attacked and followed the other enemy. Jinn defended with his sword, not only that, he kicked the opponent to hit another enemy. But it was not enough, from a blind angle, one attacked with a spear.

Realizing he was in danger, Jinn widened her eyes. That's when the gunshots came from Amira.

With a look in his eyes, Jinn thanked him. He can't do it because he's focused on his opponent.

Meanwhile, Knox chose to avoid the attack because he knew it was useless if he used his magic to defend.

At the expense of his clothes and a small part of his body sliced off a sharp weapon, he finally jumped into the air using the enemy's body as a foothold.

But Knox didn't come down.

By flowing mana to his feet, he can be attached to the roof of the building. Of course to do this is not easy and requires high concentration, but Knox is the type of person who uses his brain. It's easy for him.

"..."

From above, he tried to look at the fight from a different angle. Of course he can't stay long because he doesn't know how long Jinn and Amira can last.

Jinn swung her sword towards the opponent's shoulder. Like the previous fight, their enemy did not bleed a single drop. Even their wounds did not show that their bodies were made of flesh and blood. Only a puppet was created to fight.

Unable to survive, Jinn took the initiative to use the opponent's weapon with her left hand. But as you've tried, your opponent's weapon will lose its anti-magic effect when someone else touches it. But Jinn had no other choice. He used the opponent's weapon to stab the part where their core was.

As for Amira, since she was not good at close combat, she used her magic arm to repel attacks. Surely just like Jinn, her sniper was slowly damaged. As long as it can be used, that is enough.

"Kuh..!?"

"Don't stay away from me. I don't know if I can protect you or not in this situation."

Amira did not answer.

For him, Jinn's help was unnecessary. An Illegal Knight like himself had experienced a more dangerous fight than he was right now, but he also could not resist Jinn's good intentions.

(The stupid one. He's trying to be cool, but he doesn't realize he's such a loser)

Knox could only sigh deeply.

Then he went back to analyzing the situation.

(However you see it, we're in a difficult situation. We could win if they were just ordinary homunculus anyway-wait!)

He didn't know if the thought that popped into his head was wrong or right, but there was only one way to prove it.

He created a sword from which. A transparent sword now appeared in Knox's hands. The sword was weaker than the sword he created using elements, but that was enough.

After searching for a gap, he darted down and slashed the hand of one of the homunculus. Jinn and Amira are shocked to find out what Knox is trying to do.

Ignoring Jinn and Amira, Knox just took the opponent's weapon in the form of a spear.

As before, the weapon he took lost its light, but Knox smiled instead.

Jinn and Amira think that Knox must have gone mad because too much blood was flowing in his brain.

But that was when the spear in Knox's hand was suddenly filled with a kind of aura. Then with that weapon he resisted the opponent's attack, then he stabbed the core of the enemy.

Seeing the results achieved, Knox showed a sly smile.

"Nails.. I'm such a fool. Why haven't I noticed this since I read the data about them? You idiot!"

Knox wanted to beat himself up in the past for being too stupid. Why didn't he realize such a simple thing.

Then with a big smile, Knox beat the opponent easily. Even he was as if he was not afraid of the enemy's anti-magic weapons.

Although he looked like a madman, Knox managed to defeat 10 enemies easily.

He turned to look at Jinn and Amira.

"Don't use your weapons, but take the enemy's weapons. After that flow where you are."

Without much questioning, Jinn and Amira obey Knox. That's proof that they believe what Knox said. After all they had already seen what happened to Knox after using the opponent's weapon.

Jinn chose the sword, while Amira chose the dagger. Both of them flowed mana on the weapons they seized and instantly understood what they could do with the weapons.

(We are really stupid. They did use weapons similar to magic arm, but they were all not too different from Knight Gear weapons)

By flowing mana, weapons will be more powerful and dangerous. As for why enemy weapons could destroy magic it was caused by the energy that flowed on their weapons.

(Then.. About who they really are.)

Knox decapitated one of the enemies.

(I've guessed, they didn't die because they weren't homunculus in the first place)

"They're just human golems. Do not hesitate to destroy them!"

Jinn and Amira nodded in understanding.

Then the path of battle is predictable. He won with minor injuries.

Victory was not only because Jinn and the others got the appropriate weapons, but also because they knew very well who their opponents were.

Golems are magic dolls created with bodies that can be adjusted as desired. In this case the enemy uses and forms the body of the golem like a human.

But all the golems had one weakness in common. They can only follow simple commands and movements that are not too special.

Although the enemy seemed to have managed to make a golem that could make complex moves, they were unable to respond well to the surprise attack. This is what they use to win. In other words, it is the strategy that makes them win.

After making it through the grueling fight, the three scoured the laboratory. This time Jinn and Knox were in front while Amira walked 7 steps behind them. It aims to avoid impromptu attacks like before.

In addition to the sophisticated equipment they did not know what it was for, they found documents on the desk cluttered.

Knox tried to read one of the documents. Unfortunately, the documents he read were not very important. Even all the records Knox has known.

"It looks like important documents are somewhere else."

Jinn who read the article gave her comment.

"Or it could have been destroyed considering the knowledge they had was more advanced than ours."

Golems with homunculus abilities, Darknesss Art, anti-magic. I don't know what else the enemy has. Knox didn't want to know because it would only make him unable to sleep well.

The question is, where did they get all that knowledge?

Every country in the world does research, there are even countries that budget big funds just for new technology. Because that's how the enemy got all that knowledge that really made Knox curious.

"Mk.."

"What's Amira?"

Amira pointed at the corner of the room. Jinn and Knox stepped into the place.

"?!"

"!?"

They widen their eyes. Cold sweat flowed and words seemed unwilling to come out of their mouths.

Understandably, what they saw was more shocking than what they had seen before.

Large tube stands firmly in the corner of the room. But what surprised them was the contents of the tube.

After approaching, they could see Kuro's body in each of the tubes. Though naked, every body has no genitals. And since Kuro's face is a little feminine, they don't know if Kuro is in every tube female or male.

"I didn't know there was anyone who was so obsessed with Kuro. Honestly, this makes me shudder."

"Yeah.. But judging from the golems we fought, it looks like they are different."

Jinn nodded.

"Maybe they made a homunculus, I don't think it's any different."

"It's not wrong that they're trying to clone Kuro. But for what?"

If this was done because of Kuro's relationship with the Demon King, it meant that there was a certain purpose so they did so.

Moreover, the enemy already knew how to use Darkness Art. It's a very important discovery.

"Just think about it. Let's just continue why we're here. Isn't that more important?"

"...right. I know finding Amira's friends is important, but is it okay to let them do all this? You know for yourself that there must be a reason they're doing it."

Ignoring Jinn, Knox began to walk away.

"It's okay. As long as they had Kuro's DNA map, they could create clones at any time as long as they had the facility." Knox. "If you want to stop this, the best way is to catch the scientist who did it."

"...really so."

They're goin. Looking around, they emitted mana waves in all directions in order to know what was there, including the hidden space. This is the way they use to find hidden laboratories.

In addition to that, they used Amira's sharper eyes than ordinary witches to see the unnatural.

After a long search, they found a hidden room on the wall. Again with their strength they penetrate it.

This time they were more alert before entering. Then after confirming there were no enemies or traps, they entered.

"Eh?"

But all they found was a room with a bed. There, a girl was sound asleep like a princess.

"Hana.."

That girl is what they were looking for. One of the Black Valkryie.

As if unable to resist the longing, Amira immediately ran towards Hana.

But that's when Knox stopped Amira.

"Don't.."

Amira showed an incomprehensible expression. That is when laughter is heard.

"Ho.. I can't believe anyone can see me."

A figure appeared near Stella. He appeared like a witch who used invisible magic. A man with glasses and a lab jacket. A firearm in his hand. They don't have to think about knowing what the man is going to do.

And their guess is right.

The man then pointed a gun at the three of them.

"Sorry, this girl is precious to us. It'll be a problem if you take him."

Gunfire sounded. And blood splattered on the floor.