Cck Cck Cck

  It was her the sound of footsteps nor was it the sound of locks unlog. It was a sound inating in a more horrifying in. It was the sound of bones hitting each other as the skeletons moved about in the middle of the night.

  Not one, not dozens nor hundreds, but tens of thousands of skeletons marched with a single goal. As the fmes in their eye sockets were burning, the longing for death aru only grew. Their target was her thaown in front of them.

  Like a raging tsunami, the skeletons flooded towards the towns, readying their bony bodies for bat, the sound of their g bones only intensifying in exge for their missing vocal cords. It was a siege, a siege which could erase towns and cities off the map without much effort.

  "Fire!"

  "Don't let the enemies get close!"

  "More arrows in the back!"

  Shout end terror filled the night as knights, soldiers, and adventurers alike ran bad forth across the ramparts, trying their best to strike down as many skeletons as possibke before they could evehe ce to he walls.

  The volley of arrows ing from the ramparts rained dowlessly, finishing off skeleton after skeleton. It was a merciless torrent which brought towards those who were not even living. Oh, what a tradictory se.

  But such efforts weren't enough. No matter how much they struck the skeletons down, they once again rose up from defeat as if they only awakened from their slumber, their fmes lighting abze again as they stood up from the ground, pig up their body pieces and reassembling themselves.

  "These damned bastards! They just keep ing back up!"

  "Oi! Watch your back!"

  "Don't falter! Make sure to defend the town at all costs!"

  Chaos desded upotlefield as the night went deeper. It was especially noticeable amongst the fighters in the front line which faced the skeletons directly, their ons and shields g with the bony eime and time again.

  Thankfully, the ones up front were just mere skeletons who possessed her ons nor armors. Other than being annoying, they literally posed no threats to those fighting in the front lines.

  Taking down the weakest variant of skeletons was not too troublesome either. While they could get back up, a sirike to crush the head and the crystal within is all that's o halt their endless lives, turning bato mana soon after.

  Several minutes have passed and so far, the resistance is doing well. While there were some who received injuries, they were only minor as the enemies were still at H-rank. Treating them was quite easy with healers around.

  "Hey, there's more injured here!"

  "Enemies on the left! On yuards!"

  The battle tinued and the csh only became fiercer. As more and more skeletons poured in, the higher variants also started getting in battle. Both the G-rank skeleton warriors and E-rank skeleton knights started to appear.

  Everything still tinued smoothly, only a little harder. As the ones up frohe stronger knights and adventurers, the weaker bag them from behind with ratacks and items, it still proceeded just like before.

  "Hey! Bring me a potionー Urkk!!"

  But sufort did not st long. The moment the D-rank skeleton cavaliers started to appear, the defenses' strength started to dee at a rapid rate. Like a tower of bricks which had its bottom support destroyed, the defenses were quickly toppled.

  Riding on their skeleton horses and wielding heavy he skeleton cavaliers charged through the defenses' ranks and massacred dozens of people time after time again. They were fearless as one be, disregarding the harm towards their bodies.

  "H-Help me!!"

  "Aghh!!"

  "Dammit! Get away from me!!"

  Loud screams of extreme pain and agony echoed in the air as the skeleton cavaliers tiheir rampage. As they spilled blood itlefield, despair only grew within the people in the front lines as they dwindled down slowly but surely.

  It also didn't help that it was nighttime. Not only was the visibility much lower, the undead skeletons are also at full power. The only silver lining was that there isn't a full moon, otherwise, it would have been a plete massacre.

  ??Raging...

  Unfortunately for the ehey were the only ones who got strong allies. A single dy stood betweeown and the horde of monsters. Her eyes calm and clear like a still ke, undisturbed by the wind as her hair fluttered in silence.

  ...Thunder Fsh!?? ［Sylvia］

  Her words resounding in the air, she suddenly vanished from her spot, bursts of winds howling like ferocious wolves as blue light streaked across the battlefield, quick as lightning and sharp as guillotine

  The enemies' heads cut in half along the crystal within them, a sequence of thuds and ccks soon resounding as their bones fell to the ground. In just a single dash, hundreds of enemies were fell without much effort, the young dy now standing a few hundred meters from where she reviously at.

  "Levin, now!" ［Sylvia］

  "o say it twice! ??Split Break?? !" ［Levin］

  As soon as Sylvia finished her attack, a husky, booming voice echoed throughout the battlefield. Soon after, a man could be seen in the air as he leaped towards the air, nding in front of the former with his massive hammer striking the ground.

  The moment the hammer ected towards the ground, aggressive shockwaves and quakes burst forth towards the enemy ranks, crushing the bones of the skeletons unfortunate enough to be in front. All that remained was fine powder, swept by the passing wind throughout the battlefield.

  In a single moment thousands of skeletons were crushed by the immense pressure between the shockwaves and quakes. A whole area was cleared, the man lifting his hammer casually as if nothing too out of the ordinary happened.

  "Whoo～ That was quite a lot wasn't it?" ［Levin］

  "Levin, don't let yuard down. The battle's still not finished." ［Sylvia］

  "Yes, yes, ma'am. I'll keep that in mind." ［Levin］

  Like a raging storm, Sylvia and Levin brought demise to the enemies' ranks with just the two of them. Although there were some that mao slip by, the other elite knights took care of them, making sure the front line could hahe rest.

  With the passing of time, the k skeleton anders also started to ehe fray, riding on their rge skeleton wolves and disregarding their allies. All they did was charge recklessly, aiming to elimihe two who stood in their way.

  Unfortunately for them, with both Sylvia and Levin in front, it was hopeless. None of them mao pass through their attacks. Ead every single one of them were crushed mercilessly without a sed thought. So much as to stopping them, they couldn't even nd a si.

  Sylvia and Levin. If Alfrione has their "Golden Triangle" with Ranzel, Vanessa, and Kurt, the Archduchy of Farmalte has the "Silverwings". They are a duo of geniuses who attained B-rank at their early twenties, engraving their names in the history of both the Archduchy and the Empire.

  ??Cleaving Crest!?? ［Sylvia］

  ??Sundering Mountain!?? ［Levin］

  Once again, hundreds, if not thousands, of enemies were wiped off from the battlefield with the two's fantastibo. There were some that survived, but their bodies were barely able. It didn't take too much effort to finish them up.

  The fierce battle tinued and more and more skeletons were crushed with Sylvia and Levin's might. Of course, it is without any sequehe more they are struck with high-level magic, the more mana is wasted on them. Not only that, the fatigue also accumutes.

  Time after time, Sylvia and Levin have to drink mana potions to restore their mana pool. It was to the point that their stomachs were going to burst from drinking too much mana potions. Unfortunately, there was nothing they could do about it.

  "Levin, hand me a mana potion. I've run out." ［Sylvia］

  "Alright, hereー Watch out!" ［Levin］

  Levin couldn't even finish his words when suddenly a blue bde streaked towards Sylvia's nape. Luckily, Sylvia mao evade the attack by a hair's breadth, a small wound leaving its mark on her soft and delicate cheeks.

  "Ugh!" ［Sylvia］

  After barely dodging the attack, Sylvia quickly hopped a couple leaps back to where Levin was, her eyes noer as she looked for the one who attacked, only to see darkness and nothing else. The enemy was long gone.

  "Sylvia, are you alright?" ［Levin］

  "Yes, I'm fine. Please hand me a mana potion." ［Sylvia］

  "Haah... Here, and take a potion, too. Heal your wounds first." ［Levin］

  "No, I'll save this for ter. Thank you." ［Sylvia］

  One was dark green while the other dark blue, potions used to heal and and recover mana, respectively. Sylvia drank the blue one, a strong taste flooding her mouth. Her mana then started to recover at a quick pace.

  But her of the two let their guards down evehey drank the potions. They kept a vigint eye on the surroundings, sharpening their senses as much as they could to pinpoint where the enemies were in the dark and deadly battlefield.

  They were especially wary of the one who just tried to strike Sylvia from before. Both of them were surprised as her of them saw where the bde came from. Well, it wasn't long before the answer nded in their ps.

  "Sylvia, above!" ［Levin］

  GGG

  Not wasting even a single sed, Sylvia immediately raised her sword upwards, defending herself from the strike. The very moment, a g resounded in the air as two bdes strue another, sparks flying in the air soon after.

  It didn't just end there. With both Sylvia and the attacker still on deadlock, Levin quickly charged towards them and with all his strength, he delivered a blow towards the attacker, bsting the fool several meters away, gashes left on the ground as the enemy nded.

  "So you're the bastard who attacked Sylvia, huh..." ［Levin］

  A dark armor ad its body, a blue longsword on one of its hands, and its eye sockets burning with blue fmes, shining dimly in the darkness of the night. The sound of bones g aals g with ead every move.

  It was a B-rank Skeleton General, riding atop its skeleton Vangir. If wiigers weren't enough, now they're made of bones as well. There was er imagery for a knight of nightmares than the one before them.

  The Skeleton General looked at the two with indifferent eyes, g its sword with its hand made of boo it, Sylvia and Levin were nothing but obstacles which must be elimi all cost. It raised its longsword once again as the sound of g bones echoed once more.

  g g g

  The sounds of metal hitting one another echoed in the air as soon as the enemy pouowards Sylvia and Levin without an ounce of hesitation, brandishing its sword left and right without any mercy, aiming for the joints and limbs strategically as if it possessed true intelligence.

  With each csh, Sylvia ushed back further and further, trying to defend the relentless strikes which came towards it. She tried to find gaps in the Skeleton General's defenses, but every time she ters, the Skeleton Vangir's fangs would then lu her.

  BOOOMMM

  Levin tried to strike the enemy with his hammer, but it was futile. Before he could even nd a strike, the enemy would quickly dodge to the side, leaving the hammer to crash towards the ground, leaving rge craters behind.

  "Tsk! Agile bastardー" ［Levin］

  "Levin dodge!" ［Sylvia］

  There was no time to rest. The moment the enemy nded on the ground, the Vangir then opes mouth, a fshy beam bsted towards their dire. It may only look like a simple mount but it could utilize magic as well.

  With swift movements, both Sylvia and Levin mao barely dodge the beam. But they hadn't even regaiheir footing properly, the enemy started to pounce again. Now, its target was Levin rather than Sylvia.

  The csh started once again, but this time, it was more difficult. With such a heavy hammer, Levin's strikes were much slower than Sylvia who could match the enemy's speed. There was nothing he could do but ehe attacks which mao slip through his parries.

  The only silver lining was his ability "Iron Wall", which boosted his defenses greatly. If it weren't for it, he could only imagine how grave the wound he could have received would be. It was a battle of endurand power betweewo.

  ??Thunder God's Hammer!?? ［Levin］

  His voice resounding like thunder, blue lightning gathered on his hammer and cd his body like a lightning rod, illuminating the dark surroundings and fending off the Skeleton General at the same time.

  But the show didhere. As Levin struck the ground once again, rge pilrs of lightning struck the ground oer another in quick succession, leaving the enemy with no choice other than focus on the lightning strikes and dodge cautiously.

  Unfortunately for it, it was too focused towards the lightning that it didn't sehe danger looming near it. Before it could even notice, a certain figure already appeared behind its back, her blue eyes shimmering a dangerous glow as her white hair freely fluttered in the air.

  ??Pierg Frost: White Death?? ［Sylvia］

  The Skeleton General tried to avoid it at the st moment, but unfortunately for it, it was already too te. The moment it realized, Sylvia's sword was already pierg its skull, b a hole in the crystal hidden within.

  Like a thunderfsh, Sylvia's swords easily pierced through both the Skeleton General and the Skeleton Vangir. Following the pierg, frost spread throughout their bodies, turning them into white statues made of ice, a shattering sound following soon after as the statue broke to pieces.

  "Sylvia, are you alright?" ［Levin］

  "Haah... Haah... I'm fine... Though I don't think I will be for long..." ［Sylvia］

  Sileuro e night as Sylvia ended her statement, her eyes now looking towards the sky along with Levin's. There were only wry smiles on their faces as they looked at the ones which were above them.

  There were no stars, instead, what could be seen were hundreds of blue fmes burnt afloat in the air. There was o guess what they were or where they came from. They were clearly from enemies, several dozens of eo be exact.

  Sylvia and Levin only barely mao beat a single Skeleton General, but flying in the air were still a few dozens of them. Not to mention the S-rank Skeleton Kings which were also following behind them. No matter where one looked at it, it was pletely hopeless.

  "Hey, Sylvia... After this battle, will you marry me...?" ［Levin］

  There was only sho Sylvia's face as she heard Levin's words. Not only was it weird that he said such things in the middle of a battle, they weren't even a couple nor had he ever fessed to begin with. The man literally skipped a couple steps, jumping straight to proposing.

  Of course, Levin knew full well that saying such things is nothing but a death fg. But sihey are already heading to their deaths anyways, he might as well go all out at the same time. If he's going to die, he wants to die without as.

  "We aren't even dating... How about c me first?" ［Sylvia］

  Surprisingly, the usually cold-hearted Sylvia just went along with Levin's whims. A gentle smile blooming on her face as a rosy tint spread across her glossy cheeks. Thankfully, it was dark in the fields, otherwise, Levin would have seen her blushing.

  "Hahaha! Then I guess I o survive then." ［Levin］

  He was surprised, but even more so, he was happy. It may be his st day in the world, but he has s left. Now that he had told the girl she loved about what he felt about her. Now, he felt like he could go all out.

  Meanwhile, as she readied her sword for battle, certain figures started appearing on Sylvia's mind oer ahere were her two older brothers, her mother, and of course, her father.

  The one who lihe most in her mind was the image of her father, Reisner. He is the man she admires the most and the person whom she aspires to be an equal with. Her very own hero and idol.

  Her st versation with him ran throughout her mind, reminisg about the past which could never be redone again. If she k would be her st versation with him, she wouldn't have acted so coldly. Regret bloomed in her heart as she thought of such things.

  Well, there was nothing more she could do about the past. The only thing she could do is grip her sword tightly and brace herself for the worst. She steeled her heart as fmes of determination burnt brighter than before.

  "Levin, on my lead... Threeー" ［Sylvia］

  BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM

  So much for ting down. Sylvia had yet to finish the first number when suddenly, loud explosions echoed throughout the battlefields oer another, dying the night with colors of red and e as such explosions decimated the enemies.

  Like meteorites crashing towards the ground, sharp bolts of light came from the sky and rained down towards the enemies, exploding in spheres of fme as soon as they made tact with anything.

  Light soon shoowards the battlefields as the clouds parted from the pierg bolts of light raining from above. The gentle moonlight once again touched the cold, solid ground, revealing all that there is to be seen and the destru of the enemies.

  But it wasn't all light. There was alse shadow cast upon the ground. It wasn't from a cloud, but rather, from a magnifit creature which spread its wings freely in the sky, its scales shining brightly rivaling that of starlight.

  As its ptinum colored scales shone in the night sky, hundreds upon hundreds of bolts tinued raining down upon the field. With each fp of its wings, bolts of light tio form oer another, tinuing the relentless barrage.

  ?? ??Holy Field?? ?? ［Grey and Yuna］

  Soon, two distinct voices echoed in the air, a rge magic circle appearing in the sky soon after. It shentle, golden light throughout the vast battlefield, making everyoop to look at such a beautiful dispy.

  Not only did it heal those who were injured and wounded, it also ied the skeletons in the field. In just a quistant, the enemies whiumbered tens of thousands were reduced into only a couple dozen, the only ones who remained were the Skeleton General and those who ranked higher.

  It was nothing short of a miracle. Just as they resolved themselves about dying otlefield, the unthinkable happened. her of them could expin what just was going on, only standing there speechless, uo move a muscle.

  Bursts of winds filled the battleground as the ptinum dragon desded towards the ground, nding just a little further away from where Sylvia and Levin were standing.

  As soon as the dragohree unfamiliar figures came down from its back. One was a red-haired saureid with a muscur body, the other was a silver-haired elf who retty as a doll, and the st was a bck-haired young man.

  "Sorry we're te. You rest now. We'll be taking over the rest." ［Grey］

  There was no shakiness in the young man's voice as he said such a statement, only fidend seriousness as his eyes gleamed sharper. It wasn't only him. Both Yuna and Fizzel also had the same look in their eyes as they looked at the enemies before them.

  Silence swallowed the battlefield yet again, only the sound of the howling winds and g boo be heard. The battlefield was littered with snow, but there was only an intense heat to be felt. A fierce csh is drawing near.

  CHAPTER 185 END