Chapter 66: Heist (6)

[Yelena Frost (Lv. 50) activates the Stigmata ‘Winter’s Boundary’]

[Stigmata ‘Winter’s Boundary’ inflicts status ailment: ‘Frostbite’ on Benedicto (Lv. 73). As time passes, his movements slow down and the damage he receives increases.]

[‘Yelena Frost”s level is more than 20 levels lower than ‘Benedicto’. The effect of ‘Winter’s Boundary’ is reduced]

Blue spears appearing in front of my eyes. At the same time, the bone wall that surrounded us like a colosseum arena is shattered by a silver slash.

Beyond the crumbling wall, the familiar figure of a girl came into view. The silver hair, bathed in the setting sunlight, shone beautifully.

“Sian, be careful…!”

At the same time, red strokes appeared in the air. Regina’s mana raced along the circuits of the elaborately woven magic circle, and the temperature in the atmosphere soared.

Regina’s red eyes shone eerily, and flames exploded in the air. The skeleton soldiers touched by the flames spreading in all directions melt.

Taking advantage of the gap, Yelena urgently grabbed my cheek and checked my condition. Yelena was relieved only after confirming that I was fine, except for some scratches, and looked around.

“That guy?”

“A Crusader-class of the cult. He’s definitely not an easy opponent, so don’t let your guard down.”

Yelena nodded lightly and stood in front of me. Benedicto’s lifeless eyes turned to the two girls who had broken into the wall.

Benedicto’s situation was not very good. Twenty-five minutes after the start of the raid. All but one of the spatial movement magic circles that the fake Stigmata had opened were shattered.

It was a much faster rate than expected. A speed of response that would have been impossible if they hadn’t been prepared in advance. But there shouldn’t have been any leaks.

Besides, the level of the girls around Elissa was not low at all. Even if a full-scale battle was fought, it would take quite a bit of time. In the meantime, if a teacher comes, it’s over.

Counting various possibilities in his head, he raised his mana again. Under the site of Arcana Academy, which was an ancient battlefield, there are countless corpses of unknown warriors.

[Benedicto (Lv.73) activates ‘Rebirth of the Dead’]

[The corpses within a radius of 500 meters are revived]

“Ugh, what is this?!”

“Everyone be careful, he’s trying to raise the dead!”

“I understand…!”

“Yes!”

Elissa, staggering on the shaking ground, and Regina holding Elissa. Yelena and I raised our swords together and looked ahead.

Hundreds of undead were created between Necromancer Benedicto and us. He muttered, pretending to be relaxed.

“Hmm… many uninvited guests are coming?”

“Aren’t you the uninvited guest? We were just trying to protect the academy.”

“I just came to retrieve the experimental subject.”

“Experimental subject?”

“Did you not know? Our purpose is only to retrieve experimental subject 17. If you don’t interfere with us, I promise on my name that I will not harm you.”

Ah. Come to think of it, I hadn’t explained it to Yelena and Regina yet. In the first place, it hasn’t been long since I found out that the goal was Elissa.

I sighed and briefly explained to the two.

“The purpose of the Dark Cult was not the barrier stone, but Elissa. They thought it was not necessary to kidnap Elissa on the day of the midterm exam, so they caused terror now.”

“What on earth are they trying to do by kidnapping Elissa…?”

“Elissa is a mana-overload patient. They’re trying to kidnap her, implant a fake Stigmata, and control her. If she goes berserk, at least a knight commander-level person would be needed to handle the situation.”

This was also for Regina. I can’t predict how things will turn out if Elissa appears in the final exam.

Regina also knew that fact, so she looked at Benedicto with a burning will to fight.

“…I’m sorry, everyone. Because of me…”

“You don’t need to apologize. The ones at fault are the Dark Cult, so instead of apologizing, it would be better to think once more about how to deal with them.”

With a cheerful sound of drawing a sword, Yelena drew her sword. Her frosty eyes scanned the front.

[Yelena Frost (Lv.50) activates her unique sword technique ‘Whirling Blade’]

Dozens of ice fragments gathered around Yelena. The ice fragments, compressed to the size of a small blade, rotate sharply and penetrate the cores of the bone golems.

The ensuing slash, full of ice mana, cut through the air, and a few seconds later, ice exploded from the cut area. All the skeletons in the front row were shattered by the unexpected attack.

However, the enemies were not only coming from the front. Water pillars pierced the enemies that Yelena could not cover.

[Elissa (Lv. 45) activates her unique magic ‘Water Domain’]

A huge water bomb explodes in front of her eyes, creating a gap between the army. The remaining water attribute mana widens the gap, and a path to Benedicto opens up.

Regina and I did not miss that gap.

If Yelena and Elissa are good at wide-area destruction, Regina and I are specialized in one-on-one battles.

Even if there are problems with the body’s durability and stamina, my Blink ability can compensate for the shortcomings in many ways. Regina was already preparing to run out before I even gestured.

“Follow me.”

“Yes…!”

As soon as Elissa grabbed my left hand, our bodies disappeared, wrapped in particles. We appeared in the middle of the open passage and rushed towards Benedicto at the same time.

Clatter-

Perhaps he expected our charge. Bone blades were created in Benedicto’s hands. Blades with ominous black mana were shot at us.

At the same time, Regina’s one-handed sword, with a red aura, drew a straight line in the air. The bone blades caught in the trajectory are neatly cut along with the surrounding mana.

“?!”

Astonishment appeared in the guy’s eyes for a moment. The guy, who didn’t think a student could handle aura, let out an incomprehensible cry and retreated.

However, it was meaningless to create distance in front of me, who can freely jump through space. As soon as Regina grabbed my hand again, I quickly activated Blink.

As we cut down the bone hands rising from both sides with one blow, the opponent who was adjusting his posture beyond is seen.

As soon as I and Regina sensed the threat instinctively, blades rose from the ground. The guy took advantage of the gap and aimed his sword at Regina.

The point that the guy overlooked was that Regina’s ability was not only swordsmanship.

[Regina Strelechia (Lv.???) activates area magic ‘Hellfire’]

A large magic circle appeared on the small hand. A huge magic circle appears on the ground, and a large-scale killing magic, which can be said to be the original version of ‘Hellfire’, was activated.

The ground splits and shakes. The flower garden, which had become a mess, cracked, and blazing lava soared. The area around Benedicto melts.

As Regina clenched her hand, a wall made of lava engulfed the guy. The sight of the black robe melting away was the last time the guy’s appearance completely disappeared.

“Huu… it seems easier than I thought… ugh!?”

As Regina landed on the ground and let out a sigh of relief, a bone blade was shot from behind. Regina, who avoided the attack with superhuman senses, saw the necromancer who had been in the lava until just now in her eyes.

[Benedicto (Lv.73) activates his fake Stigmata ‘Endless War’]

[Benedicto (Lv.73) transfers his body to an undead in the arena]

Regina’s posture was shaken by the unexpected surprise attack. A joint attack of skeletons was shot towards the gap-filled upper body.

I quickly pulled Regina back and drew my sword. With one blow, the spearheads of the skeletons are broken, and only blunt pieces of wood wield in the air.

“Be careful. It’s not over yet.”

Now he won’t die from any normal attack. As long as ‘Endless Struggle’ is activated, he won’t die unless all the undead in this area are dealt with.

As if answering my thoughts, the guy’s voice was heard from afar.

“If you leave that girl and run away now, I’ll consider sparing you…?”