Chapter 36
Satou here . There were times I found myself plunging straight into crunches when I discovered unexpected mistakes while taking care of last few remaining jobs with the last bit of my willpower . As otherwise, it would come back requiring far more effort to take care of later if I looked the other way and pretended I never saw those, hence I had no choice but to tearfully plow through it .
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"S-swarm of Evil Dragons . . . "
From beyond a vast cavern unthinkable inside a tower, a huge swarm of <<Evil Dragon Vanguard>> is drawing near .
Silver members and Hayato's attendants who just got through a fierce battle against one Evil Dragon trembled when they saw the swarm .
"Pochi's itching for a fight nodesu . "
"Uy uy~?"
Pochi and Tama spun their arms round and round when they saw the swarm .
"These dragons look like it will be worth defeating . "
"They will be adequate as our opponents so I inform . "
"Yes, let's do our best!"
"Nn, annihilate . "
Other golden members are raring to go as well .
"Y-you're really going to do this?"
"Yes, just leave it to us . "
Liza took a stance with her trusty magic spear Douma .
Looks like she's still planning to keep the new dragon spear I've given her out of action .
Even if magic spear Douma has seen many improvements, its penetrating and offensive power falls far behind the dragon spear . Logically speaking, you'd think the dragon spear fits best against powerful enemies, and yet she chooses her trusty spear instead .
"I shall join the fight too . "
『Hold it, Karina-dono . We will only get in their way . 』
Lady Karina the battle hyena was going to stand next to Tama and Pochi, but her partner [Intelligent Item] Raka stopped her .
"You girls, please get some rest as you prepare for your next battle . You can leave this to these girls . "
Judging from my Map, once we get past this swarm of evil dragons, the only other place with powerful enemies is right in front of the Netherworld Gate .
There are still many spots where lady Karina and the rest could get in actions until then .
"Powered Exoskeleton, deploy!"
With Arisa's command, the golden members equip their powered exoskeletons stored in the adjacent sub-spaces .
These powered suits are basically like the ones you see in many western SF, with one addition of extra units developed from Lulu's Floating Fort for the rear guards . These units fall short compared to Gunboats and Shield Ships, but they're just right for combat inside a tower .
"<<Golden Knight Red (Arisa)>>, please release <<Yellow Wing (Lyuryu)>> from the cage nodesu . "
Pochi's voice gets altered by the function installed on her golden armor .
"OK! Cage Release . "
Lesser dragon Lyuryu got out of a sub-space created by Arisa's space magic she used to carry Lyuryu into the tower .
Lyuryu is equipped with the same golden equipment, matching Pochi's . Their identities are obvious to all, but it's way too late to care about that .
"Alright then, rear units! We're starting out with full power right ahead!"
Arisa points her World Tree's wand toward the swarm of Evil Dragons .
Matching her move, floating fort support units connected to her exoskeleton also turned toward the evil dragons .
"<<Lesser Mythology Down>>"
"<<Lesser Mythology Extinction>>"
Arisa and Hikaru cast their anti-demon lord magic .
Flash of light blew the evil dragons away, thundering sounds and impacts coming slightly later shook my body .
The two purposely de-focused their aim to maximize the spells' range, a great majority of evil dragons took the hit, half of them received huge damage .
"USSHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
As I watched over several dots vanishing, next to me Arisa shouted out loud while fist pumping up high .
"I leveled uuuuuuuuup!"
--Oh, for real?!
Arisa has finally broken through the so-called [Humanity's Limit] level 99 and reached level 100 . She's got a new title [One who Breaks the Limit of Man] which I don't have .
Everyone stopped their attack and congratulated Arisa .
And despite not knowing what was going on, Hayato's attendants also gave a round of applause to Arisa even while looking confused .
Of course the Evil Dragons weren't going to wait for us, hence I secretly bought us time with space magic [Labyrinth] .
『Congratulations on breaking the limit, Arisa . 』
『Ehehehe~ thanks . Now I've just gotta give it my all to catch up to Master . 』
That's going to take some heavy NEXT exp points .
<TLN: If you're reading this novel at any other site than Sousetsuka . com you might be reading an unedited, uncorrected version of the novel . >
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"They should be coming out anytime now . "
Right just as the girls have re-taken up their positions, the Evil Dragons broke out of Labyrinth .
"Think we got around 20% of them so far, no?"
"I believe so . "
Their job was to break through the thick multi-layered defensive barriers protecting those dragons, shaving down their enormous stamina, and they've done a great job at it .
"It's Lulu-oneesama's turn next . "
Arisa passed the baton to Lulu next .
『Mult-Target, Lock-on . Burst Mode Ready . 』
"Launching Saturation Attack!"
Lulu pressed the trigger extending out of her Powered Exoskeleton's extra unit .
A moment later, all 24 acceleration cannons and magic cannons on her Powered Exoskeleton and extra units unleashed their barrage .
The blue holy bullets hyper-accelerated by acceleration circles rained down upon the swarm while leaving laser-like trails on their tracks, shooting through the dragons' bodies and wings before boring holes on the ground .
Thanks to Arisa and Hikaru's actions, there were more fallen evil dragons than anticipated .
"Sortieing out . "
A blue light flashed out of Liza's body as she ran through the battlefield, wrapping other girls in blue lights .
Must be the Unique Skill [Hero Heart] loaned by god Garleon .
Of course, the reinforcement magic I put on them is still on effect as well .
"Charge, nanodesu!"
"Aye aye sir~"
Pochi and Tama riding on Lyuryu's back followed after her .
Seemingly feeling threatened by them, the evil dragons shot out their breaths all at once .
"White (Nana), defensive maneuver!"
"Yes, Orange (Liza) . You disgusting repulsive evil dragons! I shall be your opponent, so I declare!"
Vermilion light streamed over Nana's body as she shouted out loud with the usage of Provocation skill, uniting Unique Skill [Paladin Shield] with the highly mobile [<<Absolute Throne>>] into [Paladin Domain] .
The all-swallowing muddy stream-like dark purple breaths shot by the evil dragons swooped down on the girls .
Dark purple flames clashed with Nana's barrier with a vermilion outline .
The blocked flames went up toward the ceiling, transforming it into lava .
"That's some firepower alright . "
"Yep . Nana's barrier still comes out on top though . "
Just as Arisa said, even flames that turned ceilings and grounds into lava could not break through Nana's Unique Skill-reinforced barrier .
"The flames are so intense Pochi can't rush in nodesu . "
"Want a short cut cut through shadows~?"
"Let's go with that . Can you make the exit on the shadow of those stalactites hanging above?"
"Offu course~?"
The beastkin girls and Lyuryu jumped in the shadow gate Tama created with her ninjutsu, appearing right above the evil dragon swarm .
"These evil dragons are exhausted . Let's each get them . "
"Aye aye sir~"
"Roger nanodesu!"
Tama vanished as she was falling down before coming out of shadow below the evil dragons .
"An opening~? 『<<Dragonic Eater>>』"
Ninja Tama created countless clones of herself to mercilessly cut up evil dragon's abdomens using the twin small dragon fang swords in her hands .
Other evil dragons who noticed that unleashed their breaths toward Tama, but there was no more Tama at that spot . Ninjas come and go in unexpected places at unexpected moments .
"After Burner Full Throttle . "
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