Vol 17 Chapter 328 (1/2)

Lyle’s Fighting Style

Within the audience chamber

In it, the humans who had become monster… the fiends swarmed us

Looking down on us fro herself She didn’t really care how many allies she lost To Celes, as important wasn’t her allies’ victory It was her own victory

Precisely because she was too strong, she held no interest in others At this point, even the parents who loved her so were entities she thought she could just bring back at a moment’s notice

“… Map Model, Real Spec”

Muttering the names of two Skills, I reproduced the audience chamber in three diot a detailed reading on all enemies around

“I won’t be stingy… Select… Limit Burst, Up ‘n Down”

I used one Skill after the next The Skills the ancestors left for me, I used them on everyone connected to me

Everyone had a grasp of the surrounding situation, and they received physical enhancements from the Skills

“You’re in the way”

Aria cut forward Swiping her spear horizontally to send a shockwave, she sent a few fiends flying as she cut theh In the red armor she wore, her movements were sharp and extremely powerful

Running ahead, Miranda had the goleolehts were shared with everyone

The flow of Mana I couldn’t grasp alone was so she supple dead were properly picked up as enemies

“I just have to rip theht?”

Saying that, Miranda s froht into tightening them to rip them to shreds

It was quite a grotesque scene

“Uwah, how terrible”

Or so I drew back

As a fiend opened its large ic off towards us

We stepped back, and the one who ca up the Forxuz heirlooic shi+eld to block it completely

Right after the shi+eld dissipated, three leapt out

On support was Eva As she fired an arrow into the temple of a fiend that came towards us, the arrow raised an explosion

“That’s enough to end theht?”

As Eva said that, I confirmed it was done for The ones who leapd out were Ludmilla, Gracia and Elza Those three… to be blunt, even alone, they were a troublesome force to be reckoned with

Lud, red blade to the side

“I guess I’ll answer your expectations”

The red blade looked as if it were glowing And co at the fiends with sharp move was actually a whip? Or so it let off a shockwave that gave me such a notion

“Fly away”

Gracia thrust the spear in her hands towards the them aith pale flames As fire erupted around, the fiends that leapt at us spread it as they were reduced to cinders

“Once they’re frozen, everyone’s the same”

Saying that, Elza gave her staff a strong whack against the floor As the fiends approached her, theirup their feet, and they could no longer stir The cold gradually enveloped their entirety

The fiends that tried to force their way through it cru the was closed in cold, Elza went around shattering the them in small shards

“How trifling They’re only a little sturdier than humans”

While I did find her scary when she said that, her friend Shannon cheered her on

“That’s the spirit, Elza!”

Elza gave Shannon a light wave

I confir a thing as I looked up at the throne

“Nohat, Celes? You’re the only one here”

Making a provoking sht twitch of her eyebrow, Celes leisurely took a step forward… right after which, she disappeared

By the ti the staff-sheath in her left hand, gripping the rapier in her right She had closed the distance between us in an instant, trying to pierce h with her rapier The rapier’s blade let off a red light I’rissa had prepared

But I laughed

“… Shuffle”

The Seventh’s Third Stage Skill It was the swapping of positions

Celes tried to pierce me, but I swapped my placement with Ludmilla She understood my intent, and used her oord to stop Celes’ blow

When it came to swordplay, I fell short of Celes And I fell short of Ludreatest skill in swordsmanshi+p was Ludmilla

“My turn Now bear witness to your punishment, sister-in-law”

Celes opened her eyes a little wider, but she didn’t seem very surprised She simply…

“Queen of Cartaffs, I believe Looks like you’ve assembled quite the proficient pieces But… you’ve sure learned to run your mouth as you hide in a wo this one out”

Celes i out attacks with her enhanced rapier But Ludhed

“She’s definitely strong But… not at a level where I can’t win”

When it came to swordplay alone, Ludmilla didn’t lose to Celes There was also the influence of the Skills raising her abilities a few tiht

Celes accelerated and circled around to Ludmilla’s back

“Don’t let it get to your head!”

But noith clear aim, Eva fired an arrow Celes parried it with her rapier, but the arrow exploded, causing her to jump back

As Ludmilla closed the difference, Celes directed her left hand that held the staff towards her

I watched that action, and gaining information from Shannon’s eyes, I could anticipate she was about to fire so off

“Shuffle… Elza, make a wall”

I swapped Lud her staff to the side A large wall of icethe temperature of the room in an instant

And on the other side of the ice, I could see fire breaking out

Elza was a little surprised

“That’s a Her output’s close to Gracia’s flames”

Meaning her firepoas less than Gracia’s Understanding she wouldn’t be able to melt the wall of ice, Celes forcefully broke it down

As she cut it to shreds with her rapier, I held up my left hand, and lowered it

“Everyone attack at once”

With un from the holster behind my hip, and fired a shot towards Celes as she leapt towards me

Noveics

Aria and Ludmilla their shockwaves

Eva and Clara used arrows and the firearms loaded onto Porter

All concentrated on one point We had our ai But Celes put up her Magic shi+eld and blocked it

While she blocked it, the i

Shot back, she sla, and once she was on her feet, she glared towards me

“… Hiding behind worand attitude you have Could it be you think you can win just because you have so many comrades around you?”

Disregarding the fear I felt at her flare, I put the gun away in its holster

“And here we are: winning It’s not like it’s e It’s a fact that I lost to you, but I just couldn’t win one-on-one More than that, it’s your fault for surrounding yourself with nothing but small fries Did you think this would co?”

I riled her I riled Celes It was for the best

Celes gripped her weapon and glared at hten her abilities

“daet off just by hiding in the background!”

Celes put out a speed even greater than before as she approached me I parried her bloith the Katana

Celes made a surprised expression