BXBX NOVEL Chapter 530 529: Battlefield (1)
With each rise and fall of their blades, a ding sounded out in my mind, informing me of the incoming experience as monsters and undead were killed left and right, the two working in tandem to protect one another as they pushed forwards, all while Leone and I sniped anything that got too dangerous looking or tried to flee.
We walked side by side towards the horde, slinging spells with accuracy and power that killed in a single hit, the damage dealt to the monsters and undead\'s skulls too much for them to handle, making them drop to the ground.
Of course, each of the two sides elites were aware of our inclusion, and I could see the skeletal spider construct scurrying towards the Jackalkin and Demoness, it\'s mana infused spike legs impaling anything in its path as it rushed to deal with them.
One of the monsters bounded after it, a giant feline creature that snarled at the spider before leaping at its legs, knocking it off balance.
Most of the elites were too wary of each other to bother truly facing us, but that might change soon as more and more of the chaff were dealt with, the \'never-ending\' horde of monsters and undead slowly but surely getting thinned out.
Above me, a Ritual Circle flared to life, my rapier finally finished tracing out the runes as I activated it, a smile tugging at my lips as I sent a barrage of ice arrows raining down towards the spider and feline, each one shattering into minuscule shards that sliced into their bodies and began to spread the frost even further, restricting their movements and dealing steady damage to them at the same time.
As for Leone, she was basking in the heat of her spells as she hurled spheres of almost liquid flame over the horde, which exploded and clung to the monsters and undead hit by the flammable liquids.
I raised a brow at the casual use of something as dangerous as napalm by my lover, before shrugging as I realized that there weren\'t many things that were considered \'war crimes\' by this worlds standards, especially when even a common mage could commit atrocities with ease.
However, the elites evaded the spheres of near liquid flame and continued forwards, their focus shifting more towards us as we inflicted more pain upon them than they did on each other.
Still, this clearing was gigantic, and before they could make their way to us to initiate a battle, we continued to thin the field of chaff in front of us, our weapons and spells reaping lives swiftly.
The deluge of arrows shifted towards the back ranks of the monsters and undead, cutting them down and shattering against the ground if they somehow missed their mark, dealing damage that way as well.
Paired with the napalm chewing through their bodies, the monsters and undead weren\'t having the best of times as the two different elements wreaked havoc on their number, all while the ones up front had to deal with the two grinning battle maniacs who were relishing the moving practice dummies as they honed their skills.
Anput shifted from blade to blade between each kill, practicing her ability to surprise her opponent as she slashed, sliced, stabbed, thrusted, parried, and more with each new weapon, displaying an impressive amount of control with each.
Jahi, on the other hand, swung her great sword hard, bisecting a swarm of Goblins before stabbing down at a Serpent\'s skull, shattering it and killing it, while her shield blocked the stiff attacks from some skeletons, who swung primitive weaponry at her.
The two were a blur of steel as they whittled away at the number of enemies, and their bodies shimmered with a purplish glow as Leone and I layered cloaks on them at the same time, buffing them for the real fight to come.
The spider construct was the more worrying of the two elites, it\'s size and power having already been displayed during our reconnaissance yesterday, so we prioritized it over the feline, who snarled and continued to hound the undead, trying to deal damage to it even as the constructs bones shimmered with a dull brown light.
It\'s two giant fangs snapped together as it looked towards Jahi, before they opened wide and created space for a brown Ritual Circle, which made Leone and I shift our focus towards it instead of the chaff, unleashing a spell each to disrupt its cast.
Jahi noticed it as well, and she planted her feet and hefted her shield, preparing herself just incase we were too late to stop it from attacking.
Anput continued to cut the monsters and undead around them down, slipping back behind Jahi when the twin lances of fire and ice slammed against the spiders small face, knocking the undead\'s mouth to the side and making the heavy barrage of stones impact against the mountain, shattering and wearing at the grey and green rock.
The feline slammed against the spiders leg, making it stumble to the side, before the feline turned and pounced at Jahi, believing it had an opening when the Demoness shifted her weight and moved the shield to the side, only to hiss in pain as a solid sheet of metal was slapped against its jaw.
Before it could react, two blades slashed down towards it, and the feline howled in agony as its front leg and chest were cut open, only to fall silent as Anput pierced its throat with a swift thrust of her spear.
Chittering, the spider construct looked back towards us with hateful orbs, three of them blinking out as half of its head was charred black and cracking off, while the other was covered in a sheet of ice, which crept further over its skull and into the sockets.
With the death of the feline, some of the monsters howled and chirped in anger, turning towards us and moving towards us to avenge their dead comrade, which made the undead follow behind them and try and kill them with this opening, plunging the battlefield further into chaos.