Chapter 67: Heist (7)

“The ‘Endless War’ is a truly troublesome ability. It’s a structure where Benedicto can only be killed after all the enemies in this bone arena are dealt with.”

“Moreover, this ability continues even if he leaves the arena. If we run away from Benedicto outside this arena, Benedicto can unilaterally hit us without taking any damage.”

“There’s only one way to escape this situation. To deal with all those monsters that fill the arena.”

“The problem is, it’s not as easy as it sounds. The undead army that springs up is being replenished as quickly as we kill them.”

The problem was, our side was slowly getting tired. Yelena’s mana was gradually decreasing due to repeated use of large-scale magic.

Elissa’s condition was not very good either. Due to repeated mana use, her body is gradually getting tired.

Yelena, who cut down two bone golems rushing towards her, clicked her tongue and muttered.

“Tsk, my mana reserve is ambiguous. Wouldn’t it be better to protect Elissa and retreat?”

“I want to, but… I don’t know the location of the remaining Crusader-level believers. Besides, his simple movement speed is definitely faster than ours.”

“…Does that mean we’ll be caught soon? Then it would be better to wait for the teachers’ support.”

Yelena answered like that and tried to cut down the skeleton in front of her, but she flinched and quickly retreated. The skeleton was covered with a black robe, and a vast amount of mana gathers.

[Benedicto (Lv.73) activates the unique magic ‘Corpse-Eating Flower’]

Benedicto’s body collapses and a small flower appears. The corpses of bone golems and skeletons are sucked in around, and the petals quickly grow in size. Feeling an instinctive ominousness, Yelena activated her Stigmata again.

“Ugh, what is this….”

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

Yelena’s Stigmata shone sky-blue, and the cold of the North settled down. The color of her silver eyes is tinged with sky-blue, and mana gathered in her left hand.

Yelena, without hesitation, pushed me away and slammed her left hand on the ground. A huge ice crystal rises in front of my eyes, and at the same time, nine petals exploded.

Boom-

A deafening explosion that shakes heaven and earth resounds, and smoke rises. After the acrid smoke cleared, what came into view was the trace of a huge explosion that blew away a radius of 50 meters.

“Ugh, crazy…”

“It seems like he appears among the skeletons using his ability. Are you okay, Sian?”

“Thanks to you. How about you?”

“Just a few scratches. Get up quickly, he’s coming again.”

“It’s really tenacious.”

It was realized that he would lose to Regina in an all-out fight, so he chose guerilla warfare. Occasionally appearing among the army and inflicting small injuries on friends.

[Elissa (Lv. 45) activates her unique magic ‘Deep Sea Ambush’]

[Benedicto (Lv.73) activates his unique magic ‘Corpse Longbow’]

As Elissa gathered mana to deal with the oncoming enemies, Benedicto shot a huge longbow. Fortunately, Regina blocked it, but the casting was interrupted.

“…Kyaa?!”

“Elissa, are you okay?!”

“Yes. Thanks to Regina, I survived… but it seems like it will be difficult to use large-scale magic anymore. Every time I try to use large-scale magic, I keep getting sniped.”

“…It’s become troublesome.”

Our purpose is to hold out. It’s probably time for the inside to be sorted out and have the capacity to care about this side.

If we hold out until then, we win… but the situation was too bad.

Honestly, since I’ve faced him several times in the game, I thought it would be manageable in reality. But was that a wrong thought?

The battle in the game was not this three-dimensional. I strongly struck Benedicto, who suddenly appeared in front of my eyes and stabbed me with a sword, and retreated.

“You seem to be getting tired…?”

“So, what are you going to do? The teachers will be here soon anyway. Then you’re finished.”

“If you guys can hold out until then, that is…?”

Muttering that, Benedicto disappeared again. An unpleasant aura is felt among the monsters surrounding all sides.

“Everyone be careful! I don’t know when he’ll appear!”

“Yes!”

“I understand.”

“I understand…!”

The situation is not good. I tried to bluff, but I could feel that we wouldn’t be able to hold out until the teachers arrived.

Large-scale magic is half-sealed. Yelena has already consumed a lot of mana to get here, and Regina was not compatible with the enemies in the first place. Regina, who has low stamina, was already tired.

Elissa was in a state where the use of large-scale magic was sealed. If someone protected Elissa, she could cast magic… but if one person falls out to protect Elissa in this situation, the front line collapses.

[Benedicto (Lv.73) uses ‘Corpse Explosion’]

[Benedicto (Lv.73) uses ‘Corpse Giant’]

[Benedicto (Lv.73) uses ‘Corpse Longbow’]

The skeletons that bravely rushed in explode in front of my eyes. Yelena urgently summoned an ice wall to surround us, but she couldn’t block the shockwave. My body staggered greatly.

“Ugh, everyone okay?!”

“This side is fine.”

“Me too…!”

“I’m okay!”

Taking advantage of the gap, the skeletons intertwined and the appearance of a huge giant appeared. Huge golems reaching tens of meters moved to trample us.

There were a total of three golems made by intertwining corpses. Yelena, whose mana was slowly running out, frowned but re-gripped her sword.

Catching such a huge guy is her role. It’s difficult for Elissa to do large-scale casting, and Sian is helpless in battles other than one-on-one. The compatibility itself does not match.

“…Come on.”

So, she has to do it. She hasn’t even avenged her parents yet. She wants to spend a little more peaceful daily life with Sian. She just learned how precious time with friends is.

She couldn’t fall here. Yelena’s longsword was tinged with sky-blue. Her heart began to pound. I can’t fall here. Yelena, who muttered quietly, activated her Stigmata again.

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

Crack-

The sound of ice freezing around Yelena was heard. In an instant, the temperature around her froze and a chill sets in. Darkness settled in the flower garden, and sky-blue mana gathered.

She promised revenge to her parents. She couldn’t die before receiving the value of her indebted life. This is not the place where she will fall.

[Regina Strelechia (Lv.???) activates ‘Aura Blade’]

It’s the same for Regina, who can’t just sit and be beaten. It was salvation that came after 1,000 regressions.

If she loses Sian here. If she dies here and goes to the next life, she has no confidence to hold on anymore. At any cost. She has to get out of here no matter what.

It was different from before when she would just go to the next round if it didn’t work. This time, there were things to protect. How long has it been since she felt this feeling?

The pounding heartbeat echoes in her ears. Eyes full of fighting spirit turned to the corpse giants.

While cursing herself for not having trained her stamina. Regina drew out her aura.

Kiiiing-

A sharp activation sound was heard. Regina, with a tired look, held her sword tightly. Her breath was rough, but her red eyes were burning with fighting spirit.

Regina’s sword poured out a blood-red aura like a river. The girl’s voice rang out painfully.

“Everyone… be careful…!”

-!!!

At the same time, two flashes of light were struck in the battlefield.

Yelena’s sky-blue slash, which fell vertically, cut the corpse giant whole and was struck down among the skeleton group.

Following that, Regina’s large vertical slash swept through the arena like a semicircle. The blood-red wave swept all directions, literally shredding the skeletons. A wave of mana swept all directions.

[The destruction of the arena has been confirmed. ‘Endless War’ ends]

A blue status window appears, and at the same time, a huge cloud of dust rises in her vision. The slash of the two girls, who did their best, even left a trace on the outer wall of the dormitory.

“Hak, haak…”

“Huu, huu…haa…”

Thud. Regina, who had cut down the front with all her might, collapsed as if she had fallen. If I hadn’t quickly embraced Regina, she would have fallen to the floor.

“Huu, Sian…?”

“Are you okay?”

“Huuuu…”

Regina answered instead with a deep sigh. Regina, held in my arms with a tired expression, closed her eyes quietly.

While I was holding Regina quietly, I felt Yelena’s presence behind me. Yelena, tying up her loosened hair tie with a tired expression, said softly.

“Don’t let your guard down. It’s not over yet.”

Thud-

At the same time, the dust cleared and a figure appeared.