BOOM BOOM FWOOOOSSSHHHHH

  The sky rumbled and the winds roared, a mighty ptinum figure soared throughout the vast blue sky, pierg through the clouds and leaving a trail of white. Thunder roared like hunting lions as she darted at lightning speed.

  Not a single bird nor beast dared to get in her way, humbling themselves in her great presence. Every time she fpped her wings, bursts of winds ran rampant throughout the whole pce like a storm passing by, her silver eyes shimmering like the moon.

  "Grey, are we there yet?" ［Yuna］

  "Yuna, you already asked that just a few seds ago... We still have a few minutes left before arrival, you know?" ［Grey］

  "Mmn! Okay! I'm just getting pumped up!" ［Yuna］

  There was oement in Yuna's eyes as she stretched her arms, her pointy ears fpping up and down. And he might not look at it, but Grey was just as excited, his eyes peering towards the horizon as he sed them thhly.

  Why might they be flying, one might ask? The answer is pretty simple, actually, and for that, we'll have to turn back time into a couple ho...

  More than a week has passed sihe thief i at Grey and Yuna's house, and it was just like any other normal day, everyone going about their usual routihe same could also be said frey and Yuna.

  Si's been some time, they wao stretd warm their bodies a bit. They are now heading towards the Adventurers' Guild to take a few quests. It's perfect to breathe in some fresh air as well after being cooped up in Galderia for quite a while.

  "Yuna, what kind of quests would you like to take for today? Should we gathering again?" ［Grey］

  "Herb gathering, hmm... No, I'd like monster extermination! It woー" ［Yuna］

  "Ah! You scared the living dayー Ah! No! That's not it! Grey! Yuna! You arrived just in time! Hurry inside, quick!" ［Tilda］

  They couldn't even make sense of what just happened. Before they realized it, Tilda already got ahold of their hands and dragged them ihe guild. They couldn't even tilt their heads in fusion, everything feeling like a blur.

  There were traces end panid not just her. The same emotions could be seen painted on the faces of the adventurers and the guild staff, and surprisingly, even the Guildmaster was also at the lobby, face looking more menag than usual.

  "You arrived just in time..." ［Gaston］

  They were the same words as Tilda said, but it was muenag, a tinge of pressure mixed within. His eyes glowed sharp with seriousness, looking at the two youths before him. They don't eveo ask... It was trouble.

  "Grey, Yuna, we need your help... A horde of monsters have appeared in the pins of the Lindhart Kingdom, led by an Apex Werebeast." ［Gaston］

  It was just as they had guessed. To make things worse, it was a horde full of rabid Werebeasts whom, even the lowest variants are at E-rank. Even if the knights were to be involved, it would still be a difficult battle.

  To top things off, it would be led by an Apex Werebeast, an S-rank monster who could effortlessly destroy towns on its own. Marg along it would be hundreds, if not thousands of Alpha Werebeasts, Greater Werebeasts and Werebeasts, a force which could bring about havoc if not handled properly.

  It was no wonder why Tilda had such a hurried look on her face. Apparently, she was tasked to head towards their house and ask for their help. vely enough, the teared just as she smmed the door open.

  "The Lindhart Kingdom has already requested to the Adventurers' Guild, and it has been evaluated as an S-rank quest." ［Gaston］

  "Grey, Yuna, take this with you. This is a map of the Lindhart Kingdom, and the pins are he city of Farlyle located in the southwest." ［Tilda］

  "G-Good luck, Grey, Yuna!" ［Nonna］

  "You do it, Yhnesses! Show us what you've got!"

  "Oohh! Show them what the heroes are made of!"

  They couldn't even speak a single word, everything already decided as if it was the most natural thing to do. The quests were even processed when they didn't even hand over their guild cards to them.

  Even now, they were still a little baffled about what just happened, feeling like things epsed like a blur. Well, along with it, Yuna's wish for a monster exterminatio has been fulfilled, even wilder than she ever imagined.

  "Ohh～! I'm getting fired up!" ［Yuna］

  Of course, Yuna, being somewhat of battle-junky that she was, was super excited to face such a horde. They had already agreed that she'll be fag the boss while Grey and the familiars would elimihe others.

  "Looks like we've arrived..." ［Grey］

  "Waah～! There sure are a lot of them!" ［Yuna］

  Such words were an uatement. There weren't just a lot of them, their numbers were overwhelming, thousands of monsters marg like an army of destru, ready to y ruin to everything in their path.

  The earth rumbled and the winds howled with every step they took, clouds of dust brewing all over the field as they trampled upon the green grass and colorful flowers. tless red eyes glowed with danger and lust for blood.

  ...

  tless knights, soldiers, and adventurers rallied on the fields, all wearing heavy armor and all sorts of equipment. They were lined up ly, all looking forward to the rumbling cloud of dust and roars before them.

  There were warriors and mages, there were humans, elves, and therianthropes, there were men and women, and there were all sorts of people, yet all had ohing in on... Their hearts were rag madly. Hearts pumping with dread and ay.

  "Hoeople do we have in total?" ［Lt. ander］

  "Including the adventurers and the supports, we have roughly more than 13,000 troops, Lt. ander."

  "And the kers?" ［Lt. ander］

  "That's... Including you, we only have six..."

  The eyes of the Lt. ander once again looked at the horde of monsters before them, eyes indifferent as one be. He soon pulled out his trusty sword from its scabbard, feeling the weight of all the lives before him.

  Evehey outnumbered the ehere was not a shred of fiden his face. After all, a single Alpha Werebeast would be more than enough to decimate their ranks, ahere were multiple of them. How could he bear to smile?

  'Looks like this is the day I'llー' ［Lt. ander］

  "Looks like this'll be raves, huh, Old Fart?" ［Guildmaster］

  She took the words straight out of his mouth. Beside him was a fierce-looking dy bearing a greatsword with her, one evehan her body. She was the current Guildmaster of the Guild, smiling even though she was clearly nervous.

  "Please, dying with you would be the st thing on my list." ［Lt. ander］

  "Wahaha! Cold as ever, I see!"［Guilmaster］

  "Please stop making a racket, Guildmaster." ［Lt. ander］

  The situation was already dire yet she could still joke around like that, but it was also thanks to it that the Lt. ander felt his chest beuch lighter, a subtle smile blooming on his face as he faced his demise.

  No matter how much he'll pin, it would be futile in such a situation. All he could do was steel his heart and greet death with a never-bending will. He gripped his sword even tighter, soon raising it towards the enemies.

  "Everyohis might very well be our st days here in this world! But our sacrifices will never be in vain! We will be dying with honor to protect our loved ones! Let's hold out until the reinforts arrive!" ［Lt. ander］

  """Ooohhhh!!!"""

  Everyone knew such was a lie, yet they still let their war cries out. It would probably take the reinforts several hours at least, but such didn't matter. They would all be giving their best, ying their lives on the line.

  "Now! Raise your ons! And chaargー" ［Lt. ander］

  BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM

  The Lt. ander couldn't even finish raising his words, when suddenly, loud booms thundered all over the fields, light and fmes dev the enemies as they shrieked in pain, turned into charcoal as they dropped like flies towards the ground.

  No one uood what just happened, eyes staring bnkly as the fmes tio engulf the once verdant pins. Though they should be delighted that their enemies were being elimihey were simply too shocked to react.

  "L-Look! Above!"

  One of the adventurers pointed out and all heads looked towards the sky. There, they satinum figure h about, tinuing to rain down a merciless barrage of stars which exploded upon impact, destroying everything there is to destroy.

  They don't know whether it was an angel or a demon who was reigning over the sky. All they knew was a se which could only be described as the end of the world, the shrieks and fmes which resembled the fiery depths of hell.

  But perhaps more shog was that two dots suddenly dropped from the sky. Dots, which when looked at closely, were actually people desding towards the ground in breakneck speeds, faces unfazed as one be.

  ??Gale Waltz?? ［Grey］

  ??Blizzard!?? ［Yuna］

  From scorg fmes to freeIng winds, such extremities devoured the fields oer another, wiping out the enemies without leaving a single one behind. All were either turned into popsicles or diced by bdes of wind.

  They also weren't fazed by the far drop they just made, safely using the winds as cushion as it was the most natural thing to do. As for the dragon h above them, she also desded, keeping the monsters at bay as she roared.

  All were in awe and shock from such a sudden se unfolding without any warnings. Especially the Lt. ander and the Guildmaster. They could only stare in silence as Grey and Yuna walked towards them.

  "We're the S-rank party, 'Aster', from Galderia. We've received your request for assistance against the horde. We'll be taking over from now on." ［Grey］

  "Please make everyohdraw. Things might get dangerous." ［Yuna］

  "A-Ah, yes... Uood..." ［Lt. ander］

  He was a lot older thawo youths before him, yet he could only nod and ply in the presence of such authority. It was their first time meeting them, yet they could already tell they weren't anyone ordinary. All they knew was that there was hope.

  Grey and Yuna are also different from their usually carefree selves, now getting a little bit more serious, a dangerous glint glowing in their eyes. Their blood boiled iement as they watched the horde draw near.

  Yuna, let's get this started! ［Grey］

  Un! ［Yuna］

  There was no time to waste. As soon as Grey gave the signal, Yuna immediately vanished into thin air. The moment she appeared, she was already in the rear end of the horde, sparks flyi and right as her daggers cshed with the Boss' cws.

  That wasn't all there was. As soon as Yuna disappeared, Grey's shadow quaked and soon enough, eight more ptinum figures appeared out of the blue, ying waste on the enemy as they fired such destructive shots on after another.

  BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM

  Such bellowing explosions ruptured the air, turning the once peaceful fields into a plete hellscape, scarlet fmes dang around rather than the verdant bdes of grass, screams of pain and aging towards the vast blue sky.

  Of course, Grey wasn't just standing by. He was helping the troops fall bad created a barrier over the city. And no, it wasn't prote from the beasts, but from themselves. They might go overboard, after allー

  ??Winter Gale's Parade!?? ［Yuna］

  No, one of them was already going overboard, sending tless frozen knights charging towards the boss, turning everything in its path into deep, blue ice. The surrounding air suddenly got colder, temperatures dropping everywhere.

  The Boss tried to dodge Yuna's barrage of spears, but it was futile. It was able to defend against most, but one of it passed through, leafing a rge gashing wound on its body, blood freezing as soon as they spilled out,

  Owo, three, and many more. With its guards now broken, Yuna's merciless spell bombarded the Apex Werebeast, creating tless wounds after tless frosty explosions, screams of pain eg all over the pce.

  "I should her started as weー" ［Grey］

  GRAAARRRRー BANGG

  One of the Alpha Werebeasts tried to pourey, but before it even saw it ing, Grey's fist already zoomed towards its face. A loud bang rang in the air as his punch ected, crushing the enemy's skull and bsting it several meters away.

  "At least let me finish, dammit." ［Grey］

  There were no signs of remorse on Grey's face as he watched the Alpha Werebeast disie into mana. The momeurned around, hundreds upon hundreds of eyes peered towards him, all fueled with hostility.

  "Let's have some fun, shall we? ??Tornado?? !" ［Grey］

  At Grey's words, the winds started to howl creating a voracious vortex whily drew more and more wind, spinning ever so violently as it gained more power and momentum, wreaking havoc throughout the fields as it danced.

  Everything which was on its path was sucked in, twirled and twirled around as if they were just toys. But it wasn't very fun. The more the twirled and twisted, the more blood trickled down as their bodies were ripped to shreds.

  They have already retreated far away yet they could still see such a terrifyi magnifit sight unfold. Their hair stood from both awe and fear, feeling the winds getting more and more chilly as the battle went on.

  GAAAARRRR ROOOAAAARRRR GRAAAAARR

  It strud it struck, yet no matter how many strikes it unched, not a single one had it. The young elf simply dodged its attacks with ease, terattag every time she got a ce as she danced a deadly dance.

  GGRRROOOAAAARRRR

  Seeing how its attacks were iive, the werebeast tried to use dark magid maniputed the shadows, turning them into whips which chased Yuna around, shing ever so violently, snapping sounds filling the air.

  Yet despite its ge in tactics, it still couldn't nd a hit. Rather, its futile attempts only served to make Yuna even more excited, narrowly dodging the shing whips as she closed the distaweewo of them.

  ??Bloody River!?? ［Yuna］

  Like a blue butterfly fluttering in the wind, Yuna danced around as she brandished her daggers, glowing sharper and sharper as she drew closer towards the Boss. Her cold eyes now gleaming like diamonds uhe starlight.

  Soon, blood illed once more, dyeing the razed grounds red, and Yuna only got strohe more she dahe more wounds appeared on the Apex Werebeast. Its screams tio echhout the lonely pins.

  They may both be in S-rank, but the Yuna had already reached the pinhe gap between them was simply too big, like heaven ah. Before the battle had even started, the oute was already decided.

  GRROOOAAARRRRR

  The Apex Werebeast struck Yuna's heart, but its hands simply passed through. Yuna had used "Phaseless" once again, blurring the lines betweeend illusions, soon turning back, then raising one of her daggers.

  ??Swift Guillotine!?? ［Yuna］

  There was no use pying around anymore. With the opportunity before her, Yuna immediately sshed down one of the enemy's arms, cutting it off without any sort of difficulty. Blood gushed like a fountain soon after.

  She didn't just end it there. Whilst the enemy was still dwelling on its pain, she then used her other hand and also cut off another one of its arms. Noe, only two more of them were left, cws already battered from their tless cshes.

  Yet despite all the limbs and blood it lost, its fighting spirit was still strong as ever. It didn't even take a break. As soon as it was able to get away from Yuna, it then kicked up some dust and pouowards her with all the strength it could master.

  "Quite the persistent one, aren't you?" ［Yuna］

  Though, such determination was wasted against Yuna. With two of its arms now gone, she could easily dodge the barrage of hits heading her way. The Boss tried to pensate using its legs, but all it did was give Yuna an opportunity to attack.

  ??Swift Guillotine!?? ［Yuna］

  Another ssh and another arm was cut off. The only differehis time was that the Boss didn't fliny more, simply tinuing its rampage without a single care about the fountains of blood gushing out from its injuries.

  It sshed, it kicked, and it shed. It used all methods of attag it could, and tried to drive Yuna into a er... Keyword, "tried"... However, rather than Yuna, it was the on being pushed back, looking more and more pitiful by the sed.

  Yu an opportunity slip, ag out of bance whilst she tio observe the Boss. And as simple-minded as it is, the Boss took the bait, charging towards Yuna at full speed. However, that was its biggest mistake...

  ??Icicle Lance!?? ［Yuna］

  GASHAAKK SPLASSHHH

  The sound of blood spilling ruptured to the air as Yuna's frozen nce pierced through the chest of the Apex Werebeast. It was able to avoid getting hit in the heart but it was still a fatal hit heless, an icicle on his chest.

  It couldn't even stand properly anymore, staggering as it pushed its nearly decimated to its very limits, its eyes still growing red from hostility. It flexed its remaining arms once more, the shadows shing more violently as it charged towards Yuna.

  GRRAAAARRRRRRRR

  There was o hesitate, with its life barely intact, the Apex Werebeast rushed like a starving cheetah towards its target, growling ever so viciously and charging just as recklessly. Unfortunately, such efforts were never enough...

  "Let's end your misery..." ［Yuna］

  Yuna brandished her daggers and the darkness swallowed her. As the Boss swung its remaining arm, it reaped through where she was standing. However, at the same moment, Yuna also vanished into thin air.

  Surprised as one be, the Boss looked left and right searg for Yuna, and soon enough, it did. The very same Yuna who was now bearing a gift in her hands... The gift of death, that is.

  ??Death's Grasp!?? ［Yuna］

  The shadows quaked below its feet and a silver figure appeared with it, rushing past it like the fleeing winds, her daggers charging towards it like the bony cws of death extending its invitation towards hell.

  Yuna's figure easily passed through the boss, tless bdes shing like a violent tempest, eae gnawing away at the Boss, dig and cutting its body, dyeing the charred grounds red with its blood.

  Silence soon fell all over the pins, only a subtle thud to be heard as the Boss fell on its knees and soon towards the ground. Its body soon started to glow, vanishing into thin air like a mirage in the scorg deserts, o be seen again.

  "I wonder how everyone is doing..." ［Yuna］

  Putting away her daggers, Yuna then turned around to see what was going on with everyone. However, there was no trace of worry on her face, a smile even blooming the moment she saw the sight of ruin before her.

  "Die! You pieces of trash!" ［Pro］

  "Gahahaha! That makes you the 458th!" ［Kentaurus］

  "Begone..." ［Rigel］

  It was just as she expected. The familiars have triumphed over the horde of enemies without breaking a single sweat. It couldn't even be called a battle. It was a one-sided massacre which charred the ground bck, leaving tless craters behind.

  As frey, there was even less o worry. He wasn't even using his gaus, opting for the s to hunt down and bind enemies in pce, tless werebeasts ensnared by his grasp, struggling to no avail.

  ??Southern Wind: Notos?? ［Grey］

  At Grey's and, the winds gathered at his palm, creating a vicious vortex which devoured everything without any mercy. The winds densed into a massive spear, floating midair, getting bigger and sharper by the moment.

  Grey released the spear, darting towards the sky as it left violent gales in its wake. Ead every sihing which stood on its path was ripped to shreds and bits, sending everything to oblivion, even pierg the heavens above.

  The winds soon calmed down and tless drops rained from the sky as the mourned baana, silver light twinkling everywhere. Silence soouro the once verdant pins... The catastrophe was overー

  "Ah... Did we go too far...?" ［Grey］

  ー Or at least, the monsters were exterminated.

  S-rank quest done and dusted!

  CHAPTER 298 END