Chapter 42 - 042: The White Whale (1/2)

Crusch who leading the expedition force wears a white armor that composed of three colors, white, dark green, and gold. This is armor she gets from Arthur, this is an armor used by Titania from fire emblem and Arthur just change the red color to dark green matching it with Crusch hair color.

For several days many magicians pour their mana to this armor because from a note left by Arthur this armor can deploy a one-time barrier, and the damage it can defend depends on the amount of mana within this armor. So for protecting their matriarch, the people from Karsten household suck dry every single drop of their mana for today expedition in case something gone awry and endanger the safety of their matriarch.

She gathered her troop under the shadow of a flugel tree and waiting for the appearance of the White whale, honestly, she is can't just stand here and waiting because it can affect mental of the troops to wait without exact time how long they need to be in high alert.

The one who still acts like usual is just a couple of spirit, Kise and Ludwig. Many people think it's a very strange couple where the female is tall and beautiful but the male is shorter than her, but can't be denied they look love each other deeply.

”Something big is coming to our way”

Kise stood up and said it to Crusch.

”The white whale?”

”I didn't know, I never see it before so I can't be sure”

”Soldiers! Arm yourself and prepare for battle!”

Crusch decides to believe her and apologize later to her troops rather than they are unprepared when the white whale really appear.

There was no change in the silence that had descended over the Liphas

Highway; there was no sight of the enemy in the landscape around her.

shadow to fall over the plains, but—

”—!”

Looking up, Crusch instantly cursed her own shallowness.

The moonlight vanished as a shadow fell over the plains.

The altitude of the cloud intercepting the moonlight was gently

descending, coming before their eyes.

—But a cloud, it was not.

There was a demon beast, floating in the sky in the form of a gargantuan fish.

As Crusch suċkėd in her breath, virtually everyone in the expeditionary force came to the same understanding. Then, as if their minds were one, they tossed their gazes toward Crusch.

They had succeeded in taking the initiative, catching the White Whale at the moment of its appearance. All that remained was to launch a surprise attack as planned, seizing control of the front.

”....”

Crusch breathed in as if to settle her heart upon the first command to

unleash.

The White Whale had yet to notice the puny beings arrayed against it. The way the White Whale was moving its enormous head was as if to check where it was. And as it acted thus, its guard was down, full of openings—

That settled it for Crusch.

”—All hands Full-scale attack!!!”

Before anyone launches their attacks Kise make a horizontal slash with her scythe and from that move launching sharp energy that getting bigger the more range it travel and when it hit the white whale the slash, cleaved the

solid, stone-like hide, drew blood from the White Whale's enormous frame.

The scream of the White Whale resounded across the plains shock with this surprise attack. Not just the beast but even the expeditionary force is taken back with this attack and the source of the attacks Kise let out a breath and resting her scythe on her shoulder.

”This is just one time attack, I can't launch it again with my lord in a faraway place. The wound is unhealable so it can make our chances to win is larger”

”That already very helpful, Launch the night repel!” Crusch give her command

White light exploded in the sky above, and that white glow instantly

burned the night away.

All trace of the night had completely vanished from the Liphas Highway.

Whatever had happened during those several seconds, the worlds of night and

the day had swapped places, and light as bright as midday shone onto the

plains.

special magical stone with an effect called Night Repel had been launched to shine in place of the purportedly sunken sun. The effective range was the area around the Great Tree, and the time limit

was a bit under an hour—more than enough time to end the decisive battle.

The White Whale's enormous frame shuddered as it bellowed, seemingly

enraged at having been dragged out of the night sky.

The roar it unleashed surpassed the level of noise, closer to an act of raw destruction. The atmosphere rumbled, frightening even the trained land

dragons, causing them to roar violently.

Though it appeared to be bleeding from its unclosed wound, it's swimming showed no effects from the wounds. The White Whale's head traversed

the sky over the plains, calmly gazing down at the puny humans daring to

challenge it.

The White Whale: Just as its name suggested, the demon beast's figure

was covered all in white. Countless body hairs sprouted from a hide that