The killer ants were already regrouping from Misha's attack and preparing for a counter attack , but of course the hunters weren't watching without intervening and were intercepting them before that counter attack was put to action.
A solid plan had already been prepared before hand and the set pieces were about to excecute it.
" You're in charge of repelling the ants , use whatever fancy trick you can without holding back. "
Hindriad's words rang inside Vin's head as he carried his part of the plan with extra caution and determination ; right now there was no time for games or mistakes , in a situation like that , a set of mistakes could threaten their raid and Vin needed the extra money for someone important so he couldn't afford to back down now.
" Flame thrower. "
The spell had already been prepared and casted instantly , Vin held out his hand towards the coming ants and a torrent of flames burst nearer and above his palms.
Flame Thrower was a spell that formed a small but heavily condensed ball of flames above the pointed palm of the user and triggered it to cause a relapse , however the direction of the blasts itself could be directly controlled by an experienced mage. It ended in a tragedy if an unexperienced one even attempted to cast the spell Flame Thrower. By repeatedly pouring mana into the core of the spell - the 'ball' , a mage could prolong the exhaustion of the spell preventing it from running out like a normal explosion would after time , which was exactly what Vin was doing.
The action served it's purpose - ants on the frontlines had been reduced to ash , and the ones behind were being repelled by the waves of heat coming from the spell.
It was time for phase two to be put to action.
" You'll attack directly from the back, but you'll have to use your speed to get through them. By doing so , you and the triangle head will be locking the ants in a pincer attack and preventing them from going anywhere else. "
Nisha silently carried her part of the plan without much difficulty. For the most part , going around the ants was a breeze - both literally and figuratively as she had used her technique, 'Glint' for the convenience.
Nisha poured half of her mana into the blades to prepare using her full power against the ants.
" Full Glint. "
Her blades attached to the gloves glowing in a blue haze , as if greedily satisfied by the amount of mana given.
Her technique was already in use , her speed was at her maximum as she dashed back through the killer ants and this time leaving pieces of ants sliced behind her.
Her blade work was nothing to scoff at , she made her way with it as she brutally sliced and diced the killer ants - the dungeon was her stage.
But of course slashing the killer ants could never be enough , assassins didn't have much firepower to pack a punch in attacks against massive numbers like the killer ants. Unless an assassin had a killer attack hidden for later use.
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Nisha had stopped slashing now ,the ants behind her lay dead - never to wake up or move a leg ever again.
Nisha closed her eyes ,focusing deeply on her breathing. She couldn't afford to lose her focus now that she had already began using the Art ; Performer's Dance.
The art itself wasn't much , but rather greatly reduced Nisha's body weight and improved the distribution of mana throughout her body and blade to show better results when commencing an attack.
Arts were similar to techniques but fundamentally used a different source of energy , techniques were flexible and could either use Mana or another tangible source of energy to be used. Arts however were completely different .
Whenever using one an individual used the spiritual body to interact with the physical plane in a prescribed way. This could be only be possible by the amount of psychic energy the spiritual body held. The more psychic energy , the stronger the art.
Nisha had done her part now , the ants weren't just cut to pieces now , the damage increased per growing second as the art was being put to greater use by a minimum and the ants somehow sensed this and moved further away from Nisha.
It would have been a fool's errand keeping them in one place if more of them were reinforcing , but luck was on the hunters' side as only the large group they were dealing with was the only force dispatched.
Last Phase.
" immediately after they are locked in a pincer attack , you shall throw everything you can to eliminate them. "
Hanks put on a fierce smile as he unsheathed his blades from his blade. He had been told not to hold back and he was now going to give the ants everything he got.
The rare level treasures were placed on top of each other making an 'X'. This was the formation needed to release the treasure's true form.
The swords illuminated in a pale light , almost blinding him.
There was the sensation on his hand feeling them merge into one , followed by the heaviness as their mass increased much more than both of them combined. The treasure 'raebel' had made an entrance.
Raebel was the name of Wenchter and Benchter once they fused to become one , bigger and stronger sword.
The sword was almost bigger than Hanks , with a blade that was 15 centimetres in width and 97 centimetres in length.
It was quite heavy , but it was because Hanks had personally went to training to be able to handle it's weight. It could deal a large amount of damage if used to slash at an opponent, but of course this wasn't the sword's true potential.
Hanks stared ahead , Vin had done an excellent job in repelling the ants to prevent them from getting any nearer. Raebel was a heavy weapon , it's weight made it had to swing around let alone carry longer than ten minutes , it took much more time and energy for one swing alone which was why it was also necessary to keep the ants far to keep them from intervening.
Hanks lifted the sword over his shoulder , preparing for the attack.
He had been waiting for Vin and Nisha to come over his side to prevent them from suffering from his attack , now that they had , there was no reason to hold back.
" Earth's End ! "
A pale light erupt from the blade's tip after it was in horizontal position , pointed towards the killer ants. Leaving the ground and dungeon walls shaking.
The light cloaked all the killer ants , simultaneously eradicating them from the dungeon space , once Raebal was formed , the one holding the weapon could release an enormous shockwave with a swing that was akin to a large explosion.
The killer ants unfortunately didn't have much of a resistance to even fight back against the attack , all of them were wiped in literally one swing. A large imprint on the ground was the only thing left in the place of the ants , as if a large snake had been scurrying on the ground.
Hanks wheezed.
The tax for using Raebel was greater than using it's seperate parts alone , he had almost been drained of his mana. He wouldn't be able to unleash another attack , even if he used the seperate parts - Wenchter and Benchter.
" Not bad , I'll take it from here. "
An egoistic voice said in the background.