The gearlight shining upon the lowly ground, illuminating the night and bringing life into a sky of darkness. The wind blowing ever so softly on the cratered battlefield, shining upon the knights of death whose eyes tio burn abze.

  There were only a couple dozen enemies left, but they were only the stro of the strong, ead every one capable of wiping out thousands of soldiers with ease. They were fearless monsters whose mind is only set oroying those who stand on their paths.

  Whoosh Whoosh Whoosh

  Bursts of wind domihe battlefield as the enemies charged towards the five figures in front of them, their swords poiowards them, not a single ounce of hesitation to be seen as they bolted through the sky.

  The Skeleton Vangirs and Skeleton Wyverns opeheir mouths, light gathering into blinding spheres of blue and white. A boom soon echoed oer another as beams rained down from the sky like shower of stars. A rain of destru.

  "To dare and bare your fangs against me... How impudent!" ［Poris］

  A deep, resonant voice reverberated throughout the vast battlefield as the ptinum dragon opened his mouth in respohe light of the moon and stars being sucked into an domineering vortex, fierce golden light gleaming ever shtly, glowing brighter and brighter with the passing of time.

  Responding in kind, a destructive, golden beam shone light upotlefield. The beams which rained down upon were erased without a trace along with the ones who attacked, iing them without leaving a sirace behind.

  Some mao survive the attack. They were the Skeleton Kings who rode upon their simirly terrifying Skeleton Wyverns. But so as it may be, their bodies were now in tatters, barely retaining their shape, cracks and fractures all over their bodies as they helplessly fell towards the ground.

  "Amazing..." ［Levin］

  Those who withe attack couldn't help but stand in shock as they withe beauty of destru, judgement brought down upon the knights of death, their existence erased as if they were nothing but horrid nightmares.

  The ehey struggled so hard with... Gohout a sirace. Sylvia and Levin could only stand in awe as they tried to prehend what just happeheir eyes fixated oinum dragon before them.

  'Crazy... Just crazy...' ［Fizzel］

  Even Fizzel who knew beforehand that Poris was Camity-Css was also shocked at such a dispy. He could only smile wryly, a cold chill running down his spine as he tried to calm himself down.

  Still, even with its army almost destroyed, the Skeleton Tyrant didn't make a single move, only flying in the air ever so calmly, the bck fmes in its eye sockets unfazed as he tinued watg, not a particur emotion blooming i.

  "Mmn... It seems like the boss is only ..." ［Yuna］

  "It sure is a wary one... But that's a good thing for us. We get some time out of this as long as we move wisely." ［Grey］

  Of course, everyone also observed the enemies in kind. As the Skeleton Kings got ba their feet, their eyes locked towards the ptinum dragon who caused them much pain. There was rage, only resolve to take the tter down,

  RUMBLLEEE

  The Skeleton Tyrant raised its hands and the ground quaked violently, tremors sent out in all dires and a storm of darkness brewing upon them, filling the nd with dark and gloomy mist, swallowing it whole.

  As the dark mist spread throughout the ground, blue fmes lit abze oer another. Skeletons were brought back from their slumber, armed and ready to battle.

  There weren't as many as before, but there were still thousands of skeletons around. To make it worse, the only ones summoned were Skeleton Knights and their stronger variants, not a single skeleton warrior or skeleton to be seen.

  "It seems like we're in for a treat... Tsk. How troublesome." ［Fizzel］

  "Don't worry. We might not have mu numbers, but if it's quality we're talking about... We're not losing out." ［Grey］

  "Hm? What do... you... mean..." ［Fizzel］

  Like a storm bearing down its wrath, bursts of winds rampaged itlefield once mrey and Yuna's shadows quaked along the ground, six fragments splitting away from them, growing bigger and bigger as they took their true forms.

  Six more shadows were cast to the ground, ptinum light shining down upotlefield as sharp leamed with a fierce glint. Six more dragons came into light, their eyes gring towards the enemy before them.

  Fizzel who thought he wouldn't be surprised anymore was now in shoce again. No matter how he looked at it, eae of the creatures who just appeared were at S-rank. Not one of them would lose out to him. A silent gulp went down his throat as he accepted the harsh reality.

  "Everyone, make sure to not aggravate the boss. Just keep the e bay while we take care of some things." ［Grey］

  "We leave everything to you. Do your best!" ［Yuna］

  "You rest with ease, Master, Mistress... We won't let a single one slide..." ［Poris］

  His sharp gre bearing down upon the enemies, Poris stepped up front, a loud eg resounding clearly. Following him were the other familiars, fierce beams raining down upon the enemies, eliminating hundreds upon hundreds every time.

  The higher-ranking eried to push through, but they were bsted away every siime, cracks spreading in their bodies as they flew hundreds of meters away. It was nothing but aravagant light show.

  "You must be Lady Sylvia, am I correct?" ［Grey］

  "A-Ah, yes...?" ［Sylvia］

  With the familiars keeping the enemies in check, Grey and pany turheir backs and headed to where Sylvia and Levin were. They don't have a lot of time in their hands. Everything o be doh haste.

  "It's good to see you safe. I'm Grey, and this is Yuna and Lord Fizzel. We were sent by your father to aid you." ［Grey］

  "My father...?" ［Sylvia］

  "Yes. But we won't be here for too long. Please take these and distribute them amongst the injured." ［Grey］

  Case after case, dozens of cases appeared from thin air and into the cold ground. What was inside were vials of dark green liquid whiumber ihousands. They were all healing potions which Grey diluted from a Diviion.

  Everything which was ihe cases were all High-Grade and Superirade healing potions, each powerful enough to heal rge and fatal wounds, rest all and fluids blood lost at the same time.

  "This... This is...!" ［Sylvia］

  "They're healing potions. Please use them on the injured." ［Grey］

  "N-No, that's not what I meantー" ［Sylvia］

  "Lady Sylvia, I won't be taking no for an answer. Please use them as you wish. We don't have much time left." ［Grey］

  It was only natural for Sylvia to be shocked. After all, with such a rge number of healing potions and such high grades as well, they would easily cost dozens of millions. She couldn't even begin to imagine how precious they were.

  Unfortunately for Sylvia, Grey was firm on his stand. To him, even if he were to spend billions, it would all be worth it if lives were saved. There was no way Sylvia would refuse his goodwill even if she wao.

  "Thank you very much, Lrey." ［Sylvia］

  "Don't mind itー" ［Grey］

  "Hey, Kid, you might want to hurry up. The boss is starting to move." ［Fizzel］

  All eyes fell towards the front as Fizzel's words rang in their ears, their hearts beating and pumping wildly as ay only grew. The boss had finished , it was time for it to make its move aroy the obstacles on its path.

  With a swing of its sword, a crest bde of mana flew towards Poris and the others, slig and erasing everything which crossed its path, merciless even to its own kin aroying everything indiscriminately.

  The beams whinihited the enemies were now parted with ease. Even Poris' beam only did a little bit to push it bao matter how hard he tried, he couldn't close the gap between him and the monster which looked at him with cold, lifeless eyes.

  ??Iron Fortress!?? ［Grey］

  BOOOMMM

  An explosion of noises ruptured the air as soon as the bde made impact, dust swirling itlefield and shockwaves eg ferociously. Silence soon followed as the clouds of dust cleared out and the air regais calm.

  The one who hahe brunt of the attack was her than Grey. On his hand, there was a rge shield of gold and white, intricate patterns running all over it as its shine illumihe dark night.

  It wasn't just any normal shield. It was the "Divine Shield", one of the equipment from the armament rings. An iructible shield which bore the ability "Heaven's Guard". Not only does it increase all defenses by five folds, it also returns a ter when o. The aegis of the gods.

  Of course, even with the Divine Shield in hand, the enemies' attacks were still too much frey. Although it didn't injure him or anything of the sort, his whole body could still feel the shock, his hands now trembling slightly.

  "Looks like we have to go now... Yuna, Lord Fizzel, take these." ［Grey］

  Not wasting even a single sed, Grey quickly retrieved a rge number of items from his "Iory". There were a rge number of mana potions and ahree items, one which he gave to Fizzel, the other to Yuna, and the st for himself.

  "A ring...?" ［Fizzel］

  "No, those are our ons. Please wear it a your mana run through it. You will know as soon as you see it." ［Grey］

  fusion still in his mind, Fizzel quickly did as he was told to. As soon as he did, an emerald green boeared out of this air, looking just as delicate as the shield Grey was holding unto. It was the "Divine Bow".

  Meanwhile, Yuna equipped the "Diviaff" and Grey got the "Divine s". They were all Divine-Grade ons which would be extremely helpful for luting the boss and for defending themselves in their uping, long battle.

  "Kid... Just who are you...?" ［Fizzel］

  Fizzel was not in any way an expert when it came to identifying pieces of equipment or anything of the sort, but the moment he held the bow, he knew something was off. He could feel instinctively that even his Peak-Tier Superirade bht now is nothing pared to what Grey handed him.

  "I'll ahe questions ter. For now... We still have ao face..." ［Grey］

  "Alright. Then, I'll hold you on to that..." ［Fizzel］

  Not wasting anymore time, the three soon took off towards the sky, bolts of ptinum streaking across its vastness. Grey rode on Poris, Yuna on Sirius, and Fizzel on opus, the other familiars following them.

  The winds soon stopped. As they spread their wings throughout the sky, three figures stood still, eyes locked towards the Skeleton Tyrant. A sharp glint shimmered in the air as Fizzel drew back the b, an arrow of light f soon after.

  ??Hunter's Judge!?? ［Fizzel］

  As soon as Fizzel let go of the b, a dazzling bolt streaked across the sky, speeds exceeding that of the speed of sound, sonis eg regurly as the arrow ruptured the sound barrier time and time again.

  With a swift mahe Skeleton Tyrant easily evaded the said arrow without breaking a sweat. Unfortunately for it, it wasn't just any normal arrow. Just right after it dodged the arrow, it quickly ged courses, ing back towards it,

  BOOOOOMMM

  A loud explosion echoed soon after the moment the arrow struck the Skeleton Tyrant, fierce colors of red, e, and yellow painting the dark sky. The moment the smoke cleared out, all that could be seen was an enraged enemy, bck fmes raging abze in its empty eye sockets.

  "Detonation"... Such was the ability of the Divine Bow. Not only does it follow the target until it is destroyed, it also explodes on impact, the resulting explosion only getting stronger along with the user.

  Seeing such a sight, Fizzel could only remain in shock as he once again looked at the bow he was holding onto, a nervous smile f on his face. Even then, even when he was in shock, he didn't let it get in the way of his objectives and tinued raining down arrows towards the Skeleton Tyrant.

  WHOOOOOONNGGG BOOOOMMM

  Ehe Skeleton opes mouth, a destructive beam flying towards Fizzel's dire. The sky turned white at that moment, a resounding explosiing throughout the sky soon after.

  Unfortunately for the Skeleton Tyrant, its attack didn't hit Fizzel. The only thing which it struck was the Divine Shield on Grey's hands, scattering the beam and lessening the impact with the use of Poris' w magic.

  ??Frost Phoenix!?? ［Yuna］

  Shrieks resounded in the air as majestic blue phoenix materialized out of thin air. A phoenix which was bursting with frost rather than fmes as it charged towards the enemy, exploding a freezing explosion as soon as it ected.

  With the Diviaff's "Rapid Fire", not only did it double both speed and power, it also allowed Yuna to store a dozen spells for future use. She used such a fun to store a dozen of the same spell, then ung them at the same time.

  Following the initial strike, a dozen more Frost Phoeruck the Skeleton Tyrant. They might not damage its body so much, but it is more than enough to halt its movement, shifting its attention from Fizzel to her.

  Cck Cck Cck

  Irritation reag its peak, the Skeleton Tyrant's body trembled. The moment its sight locked towards Yuna, it didn't have any more hesitation. The boss quickly charged to the tter, pointing its longsword towards her.

  "You're not going anywhere!" ［Grey］

  But it couldn't eve close to her. As Grey's words echoed in the air, hundreds of crimson s rushed towards it, getting ahold of its skull, limbs, ribs, and even the Skeleton which was its mount, rendering it uo move.

  "Shadow Hound"... That was the ability the Divine s possessed. It is an ability whicreases the length and number of s along with the user's strength, s which drain both life ford mana from the enemy.

  The Skeleton Tyrant may not have mu terms of life force, but when it es to mana, it's a totally different situation. With its mana draihe enemy slowed down signifitly, its movements being mid.

  WHOOOOOONNGGG

  And while the Skeleton Tyrant was uo move, a golden beam struck it whole, burning its body and making it tremble in pain, if it possessed vocal cords, it would have already shrieked in pain. A shriek so loud it make one's ears bleed.

  ??Hunter's Judge!?? ［Fizzel］

  Fizzel tried to use the ce given to him, but before his arrow could even hit, the Skeleton Tyrant unched a bde of mana, destroying the arrow mid-flight, esg from the three's formation as hastily as it could. It may be a monster with no real intelligence, but it could still make good decisions.

  Knowing that it couldn't tinue in the same way, the Skeleton King once again brewed a storm of darkness. Soon enough, a couple dozen monsters. They were the Skeleton Kings and Skeleton Generals which could handle flight. The boss monster was not alone.

  "Haha... What a ing bastard..." ［Fizzel］

  A squad ons on one side and a squad of skeletons on another, such was the sight which could be seen uhe night sky and over the snow-littered ground. An ear-pierg silence swallowing the night.

  BOOOOMMMM

  With a single explosion as a trigger, the csh has started once more. A myriad of colors fshed and a cacophony of hundered. It ure chaos, not a single sed where tranquility could be felt. It was a merciless battle.

  ...

  The ground was white, the sky was white, and a white veil covered all that which is in sight. No matter where one looked, there was only an endless sery of white to be seen, snow falling from the sky as the winds howled ever so gently.

  In such barren and frozen wastend, the only thing which stood out were a couple of dots seen from the sky. There were thousands of people on the ground, each wielding a on on their own and eyes gleaming a stern glow, their hearts p wildly.

  As per Grey and Yuna's request, a trap has been id out on the barren pins. Not only that, a rge army for defense has also been assembled, plete with fighters, healers, and support. There were also a couple of magic devices in sight, ons and ballistas ready to fire at any given moment.

  "Is everything ready?" ［Reisner］

  "Yes, Yhness. We only await Their Highnesses arrival."

  "I see... Good work." ［Reisner］

  It was a short versation, silence following soon after. It wasn't just the Lord and the anders which were silent. Everyone present also had their mouths shut, ay and nervousness flooding their hearts.

  The wind was colder than usual and the snow tio fall, but the partits felt not a si of ess. As they thought of the uping battle, they could only grip their ons tightly and grit their teeth, trying tthen their resolve.

  "Are you alright, Yhness?" ［Amelia］

  "Prince Julius, Lady Amelia..." ［Reisner］

  Two voices echoed from behind as two familiar faces revealed themselves. Just like the knights and adventurers present, they also wielded their own ons, ess aermination painted over their faces.

  The Lord already tried to stop the two from joining the battle, but all his efforts were for naught. her of the two backed down and insisted on participating, Noblesse Oblige in their hearts pulsing strongly. They weren't ones who'd run away from fights.

  In the end, the Lord had no other choice but allow them to join, in the dition that they'll escape as soon as things get dangerous. It was the least he could do as the Lord and as a human being.

  "No, I'm fine... I'm just worried about them." ［Reisner］

  "Well, this isn't the first time those guys did something crazy... But please rest assured, they will surely deliver on their promise." ［Julius］

  "You really do trust them, don't you?" ［Reisner］

  "Hahaha. They're Grey and Yuna, after allー" ［Julius］

  BOOM BOOM BOOM

  Julius couldn't finish his words. Just as a smile appeared on his face, a series of explosions echoed out of nowhere, fshes of lights c the horizon, and a couple dozen figures s in the sky. Two groups g fiercely and ferociously.

  Bd blue fmes, and their bodies made of bones. It was easy to see which were the enemies and the allies. But what shocked the people the most were the seven ptinum dragons which fought against them. They couldn't help but have shod astonishment rock their hearts.

  "On your positions! Ready the traps and arrays! Prepare for battle!" ［Reisner］

  The first oo snap out of it was the Lord. As soon as he did, he quickly issued his ands and had the fighters prepare themselves, traces of ay and urgency spreading throughout the people as they took their positions, brag themselves for the worst.

  Cck Cck Cck Cck

  The moment the Skeleton Tyrant saw the army on the horizon, aorm of darkness brewed and thousands upon thousands of skeletons rose from the snow-cround, rushing towards them, raising their ons fervently,

  The army of death rushed towards the defenses like a massive tsunami, swallowing not only the ground but also the hearts of many. Evehe people did not let fear shake their hearts and stood their ground firmly.

  BOOM BOOM BOOM

  As the skeleton army drew closer, so did the csh between the generals and the dragons. A smile formed on Grey's face as soon as he saw the empty nd uhem, dragging the enemies closer and closer.

  "Yuna! Lord Fizzel!" ［Grey］

  With a couple of simple nods, everything was uood. A simir smile bloomed on Fizzel's face as he drew bad headed towards where the defenses were. Yuna also followed suit and also pulled back.

  Two kilometers... One kilometer... 500 meters...

  The closer the enemies got, the faster and wilder everyone's heart pumped like stallions galloping in the meadows. Cold sweat trickled down their faces arifying chills ran down their spi the same time. They gripped their ons in the face of death.

  "Now!!" ［Reisner］

  As the Lord's voices resounded clearly, thousands upon thousands of ruarted glowing a fierce light, hidden uhe snow. A rge magic circle appeared out of nowhere, extending several hundreds of meters and enveloping all of which could be seen.

  ?? ?? ??Hall of Judgement!!?? ?? ??

  A myriad of voices filled the air and the iy of the light only increased. A golden field was made, the skeletons' movement halted and their bodies burning. Soon after, thousands upon thousands of s and spikes appeared out of thin air, lunging themselves towards the army of death.

  The g of bones and the crag of fire reverberated throughout the barren and frozen wastends. A blinding golden light shone upon the fields thawing the snow and burning the evil. Judgement has been passed on.

  CHAPTER 186 END