Chapter 104

In the next moment, as they returned to their original location–

In the rolling hot air, I turned my eyes to the Arachne warrior .

Arisu’s body twisted in the air, plummeting downwards towards the Arachne warrior, attacking the still-oblivious enemy conductor with a sudden stab .

But the Arachne warrior seemed to sense something off, and turned around immediately . Arisu’s spear only grazed the side of its abdomen .

The enemy leader’s skin was cut open by the spear . Blue blood flew everywhere .

Almost at the same time, Tamaki started battling the legendary Arachne .

Still in the air, Tamaki made an awkward attempt to land a blow . The Arachne with red and black skin dodged, as if it had already seen where she was .

This god-level monster soldier opened its mouth .

Oh no, it was webbing!

Even if Tamaki was an idiot, she would be able to guess what the enemy was about to do . Relying on the force of her blow, she turned her body and changed the trajectory of her flight, trying to avoid the huge range of cobwebs…

But she failed . The legendary Arachne’s cobwebs could spray further than other Arachnes, and it blocked her escape route completely .

These cobwebs weren’t soft and sticky like the other ones, but hard and sharp like spears . They stabbed through the girl’s left shoulder, right abdomen, and right thigh .

Tamaki let out a suppressed moan of grief .

“Tamaki!”

“No worries, it’s just a small wound!”

Twisting her body, she pulled the wires out forcefully and continued to spin through the air, moving behind the legendary Arachne .

The legendary Arachne could really see her movements . It turned towards Tamaki, who was falling to the ground, gripping the red and black spear with a silver handle .

“Arisu, I’m sending the fairies over! Respond for Tamaki…”

“Yes! Tamaki!”

I signalled the fire and wind fairies, directing them to go towards the Arachne warrior .

The warrior and Arisu were almost equal when it came to attack or defense, but its attention was drawn away by the two attacking fairies .

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Arisu took a few steps back, trying to distance herself from the enemy commander .

“Distance healing . ”

Thanks to Arisu’s healing magic, Tamaki’s wounds gradually closed .

“This way I can keep fighting!!”

Her spirits high, Tamaki charged at Arachne . At that moment, the Arachnes around turned to look at us .

Seems like the effects of “complete invisibility” had disappeared…

The next moment, there was another huge explosion behind us . This one was much smaller than the previous one, but even so the rippling stream of force was enough to blast me into the air .

Ah, it must’ve been Lucia’s work…

Was she physically okay?–As a I spun, I opened my eyes to make sure and saw Mia hurriedly supporting Lucia, who was limping .

Mia held Lucia in her arms as she cast a wind spell on the Arachnes around them, a level six “Storm” . The resulting hurricane blasted away all the spider people .

Seeing me suspended in the air, Mia flew towards me, Lucia still in her arms .

“All the mages should be finished off now . ”

“I see . Thanks for the hard work . Next we have to deal with the Arachne warrior and the legendary Arachne…”

I glance at Arisu and Tamaki .

Arisu and the two fairies were forcing the Arachne warrior into a corner .

Faced with the legendary Arachne, however, Tamaki could only stay on the defense .

Thankfully, none of the surrounding Arachne could find a way to intervene in high level clashes like these . Yet…

One after another, they looked up into the air at us . Damn, we’re exposed!

Of course, that was to be expected . The two explosions were shocking in their power .

One after another, the spider people put arrows to their bows .

“Mia!”

“Storm . ”

A wild wind immediately filled the heavens . Right before they hit us, countless arrows flew everywhere .

Even so…we were in trouble . It was time to let everyone leave the battlefield .

Even if we were really going to escape, it was still important to leave everyone distracted in our wake . Time to proceed in preparation according to plan .

“Mia, Lucia . ”

“Got it! Poison mist . ”

“Okay! Fear flash . ”

Mia and Lucia cast their spells in succession .

A poisonous cloud surrounded the Arachne .

A shivering blue and white flame appeared everywhere .

Seeing those creepy flames, even I couldn’t help but shudder in fear . Needless to say, it was even more effective on the Arachne . One by one, they released their weapons and sunk into a panic, escaping one after the other .

“Seems like it was effective . ”

The fire spell that is a level six “Fear Flash” causes illusionary flames that inspire a great deal of fear when seen . On a battlefield like this one, this move was capable of dealing a lot of damage .

With Lucia’s current MP, she could only hope to use the move four more times . But now wasn’t the time to get stingy about something like that .

“Use it until you pass out . ”

“I understand . ”

Following my orders, Lucia kept casting “Fear Flash . ” The silver-haired elf didn’t complain a single bit about the cruel command, and collapsed after the fifth casting, her whole body weak .

“He He, so heavy!”

“Got it . I’ll take her . ”

I took Lucia from Mia, supporting her feeble body .

In my hands was the soft, supple body of a girl, while my nose filled with the smell of sweat .

“Are you getting excited?”

“No time for that now . ”

I lied with a hard attitude and glanced around at the surroundings…

The loud chiming of music and the notification of a level upgrade rang out at the same time . Seems like Mia’s poisonous mist had defeated quite a few monsters .

…

In the white room, we confirmed with each other that we were all fine .

Tamaki had been attacked by the legendary Arachne’s hard wires and eerie spear, and her body was covered in traces of blood . Every time she was wounded, Arisu would heal her with magic . But she still looked quite terrible .

Arisu hadn’t been wounded, and had held back the Arachne warrior alongside the two fairies .

It’s just that she occasionally had to cast “Distant Healing” in support of Tamaki, so she was unable to deal the finishing blow to the Arachne warrior .

Lucia was completely exhausted .

Mia and I were fine, but my MP had waned significantly .

“All in all–”

Mia said .

“I’ll give our hardworking Lu Lu He He’s knee pillow as a reward . ”

Why do you get to take charge of things?

Plus, if it were just you, Arisu, and Tamaki, that would be one thing . Lucia isn’t going to be happy with that kind of reward, isn’t she?

The moment the thought formed in my mind…

“If that’s a reward, I’m happy to take it . ”

Unexpectedly, Lucia’s face bloomed in a shy smile .

Eh…as long as she was happy .

I sat down on the floor, putting Lucia’s limp head on my knee . Her nearly transparent silver hair had been soaked through with sweat, sticking to her face .

Her body was more womanly than Arisu and Tamaki’s, especially around the slight curvaceousness in the waist area .

In a word, it was sexy enough to lead one’s thoughts astray .

Indeed, thinking impure thoughts . I tried my hardest to not think in that direction .

“Speaking of which, how old is Lucia?”

“Her age rounded up would be seventeen . ”

Rounding up the age referred to the way of thought that one was one when they were born, and two by next year’s lunar calendar January .

I was seventeen when rounded up as well, meaning we were the same age .

When I told her this, Lucia giggled in embarrassment .

“I don’t get many chances to talk to people my age, so it’s really a pleasure . ”

“What about Miss Lin?”

“The children of the light have much longer lifespans than we do . ”

Hm, so that’s what they were like .

In other words, she was a loli…

“Old lady Loli!” shouted Mia . I’d really had enough of her!

Eh…I had been thinking the same thing, just hadn’t said it out loud .

“But you’re similar in mental age . ”

“Since she was young, Lin received special training as a prophet, so she’s different from most people her age…really, I’m the same way . ”

“I see . So I’m surrounded by special people . ”

All of us went to normal schools and were not special at all .

Actually, there might be a big difference between what modern people defined as normal and what the residents of this fantasy world defined as normal .

“Yep . So all in all, Lucia, it’s a bit late to say this, but we’re friends . ”

Mia says this, extending her right index finger .

“Just touch our pointer fingers together, and we’ll be able to glow and float in the air . Friendship!”

Wait a minute, that was a method of communicating with aliens .

Plus, that was how they did things in Neo-Saitama (translator’s note: referencing Ninja Slayer . )

Lucia gave her a blank look, but obediently touched her finger with Mia’s . Of course nothing glowed, and neither of them floated in the air .

Would this…lead to friendship?

“Seems like we can’t do this without a bicycle…”

“The translation doesn’t seem to be working properly . Are all of these things props from your respective worlds?”

“Yep . When Miss Lin finds our mountain, do you want to go back together, Lucia? Although most of it will be destroyed by orcs, there should probably still be usable bicycles . ”

“Okay . I look forward to it . ”

This was good . I nodded .

Although the battle had ended, I wouldn’t let her go . Of course, I meant in terms of battle strength .

Aiya–because…you know what I’m talking about .

That kind of intense firepower has grown on me so much that even if Miss Lin wanted me to return Lucia to her, I wouldn’t do it .

Heh heh…ah, I’m drooling .

Just as I was thinking about it, Lucia laughed softly .

“Don’t worry . I plan to fight side by side with everyone until the very end . ”

“Ah, has my face been so obvious?”

“I’d predicted something like that from the very beginning . No, I should say, I must become an irreplaceable ally . ”

Did that mean…you’re a spy sent by Miss Lin to keep an eye on our safety methods?

Or was this related to Lucia’s own goals?

As if seeing through my thoughts again, the silver-haired red-eyed girl nodded .

“I was born to battle monsters . Even if I’ve lost my home and everything I should be protecting, this thought stays with me . ”

I still think that it was an incredibly rash thought .

An attitude like that was almost suicidal…

Hm, forget it .

When everyone else had finished resting and discussing, we left the white room .

Kaya: Personal level 28 Assistance Magic 5/Summoning Magic 8 Skill points 5

All in all, we needed to defeat the Arachne warrior .

If we couldn’t do that, we needed to flee quickly and adjust our strategies once more .

Judging the current situation was something I needed to do now .