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Chapter 53 – Fortress
As I stare at them, I seem to notice a box like thing inside their carriage. I can assume that inside it is Raldine as I can feel her familiar aura, emanating from inside. I better make this quick or it might get troublesome later; they do not know that I am affiliated with her so they wouldn’t use her as a hostage. Afterall, what’s there to lose when she will be executed anyways? Also, I cannot kill them as it might cause an issue later just to be sure. The Xilao race are divine beings that cannot fly but to make up for it they have extreme amount of speed as well as strong, long range attacks.
???: Is this a barrier!? You there! Are you still not going to talk?
Nelus: …
???: Men! “Cannon Fortress Formation”!
There are at least 15 of them while one seems to be wearing an outfit different than the others commanding them. Most of them converge around the carriage, surrounding it as they all summon bows made of light. As for him, what he was using was a Long bow mana weapon. I then used God’s eyes on him as he seems to be the strongest.
Cito FasalTitle:Xalos Great CommanderRace:XaelosGenderMaleLevel:611ClassXaelos Frontline ArcherExistence:S-D
So only he is an S rank while the others are only A ranked. Let’s see what kind of mana weapon it is.
Meteor Long Bow , Lamedia Type:Long Bow, Mana WeaponDurability:?? / ??Quality:AA long bow passed on in the Lamedia lineage. Some say that the original user of the bow once managed to destroy a whole army by himself using the bow’s powerful wide area skills. As he was sought for his power he was mostly targeted for assassination as all of them ended in failure because he was not only proficient in long range attacks but also with close combat.
Abilities:
2 Weapon Forms
Cosmic Arrow
Silent Snipe
Shattering Strike
So it has only two forms, one is its current form while the other is a mystery. I then cast spatial barrier around the carriage. I then concentrated in maintaining both the barrier surrounding us as well as the one around the carriage. They then had shocked expressions at the sudden magic signature around the carriage. One of them, tries to break the barrier but it was futile. Seeing the situation they are in, they glared at me as if they were ready to fight to the death.
Cito then ordered the Xaelos troops to open fire at me. Suddenly, all their bows lit up while forming arrows made of light as they release it they reload their bows with astonishing speed as to release it again. Countless arrows of light then head towards me as they all grinned as if they were sure that I will be defeated due to the power of their arrows as well as its speed and sheer numbers.
They all froze at the spectacle before them… it was as if the arrows just passed through me. All of them were dumbfounded at what just happened except for one… Cito felt a chill as he was unbelieving of what he just saw. Even with the Xaelos’ immense speed it they would be at least be injured by such attacks. What he saw was a blur… what really happened was Nelus used the least needed movement easily avoiding the arrows coming at him with otherworldly speed.
A thought then surfaced inside his mind “Only the queen can achieve such a feat, don’t tell me he is as strong as the queen!?” he immediately dismiss the idea as no matter who their queen faced she would end up victorious. Seeing as their attacks were ineffective against Nelus they all tried to catch their breaths.
Cito: Why isn’t it hitting!
Nelus still stayed in the same place for a few hours just avoiding their attacks. Somehow they were thankful that he wasn’t attacking. They didn’t know that he was merely observing their attacks and how they fight as he expects to have a battle with their queen soon. After a while further, no matter what formation they used, variation of attacks they interchange and pattern they alternate nothing seems to be working or to be precise… the more they attack Nelus the more further they get from even grazing him. They trembled as fear struck their hearts they were anxiously waiting for Nelus attacks, pressure struck them as it was getting harder for them to breath. They started to think that Nelus was just taking them as insects that he can crush anytime. Cito but his lip in frustration as some blood drips from his mouth, he then clenched his fist. They were taking too long… the queen was waiting for them.
Cito: (Just what is in front of us!? This monster!)
He is a type of person who diligently trains, he mostly never rely on his skills as if he relies too much in it he will only become weaker but right now he doesn’t have any choice, he gathers his mana into his weapon as an arrow appeared… this arrow was very large, it was at least 4 meters long and 1 foot wide in diameter. As he releases the giant arrow as it reaches a certain height it suddenly explodes to hundreds of shining arrows, it was the skill
His face went pale as did the other soldiers… he was dodging all the arrows as if he was just playing with them. His last hope was the final arrow heading towards Nelus. His mind went blank… Nelus used his spatial magic to stop the arrow. His eyes became red in anger as he finally used his trum card. An invisible arrow formed on his bow, he then pulls back releasing the arrow, it was the skill silent snipe. So far this attack never failed him. This skill has killed many because of its piercing power as well as its unnoticeable presence. It was heading towards Nelus at a great speed. A minute has passed, then two… then five nothing was happening. Suddenly, Nelus was holding something… he was looking at it as if intrigued. Cito dropped his bow as he knelt on the floor. His pride was shattered.
He then heard a clang in front of him… it was the invisible arrow… it was thrown in front of him. Then their hearts shook… mana was gathering to one place, all of them trembled in fear as they felt something big was coming… Nelus was still holding the arrow that came from the
All of them were struck by a rain of lightning as they all convulsed due to the electricity entering them. As they all lay unconscious on the floor. Only Cito was left… he was kneeling on the floor with his fading consciousness… he then transforms his long bow using his last drop of energy. It then transforms into a shiv. Using his last ounce of energy he rushed towards Nelus for his final attack… he was planning to use
Cito: Raaaahhh!!!
Nelus: Sleep.
Nelus then punches his stomach as a small shockwave reverberated around him. His consciousness fades as he then lay on the ground.
Nelus: Thank you for the warm up. I need to get ready for my battle with the queen. So this is how a Xaelos fights, using your widespread attacks to overwhelm the opponent, then your immense speed to go around the area to attack the opponent or nimbly dodge their attacks, and close range combat for your last resort. It seems that widespread attacks are also your weakness as well as your limited variations of weapons are your disadvantage.
Nelus then goes towards the carriage. He open the box and inside it was Raldine, unconscious. It seems they used sleeping magic on her. I then cast
Raldine: …
Nelus: Raldine, lets go.
Raldine: Eh…
Raldine then snaps out of her daze as her expression becomes serious.
Raldine: Alright! We need to get there before tomorrow or they will execute my father!!
Raldine then notices that it was early in the afternoon as her heart sank… if they were to go there now they would get there in the morning by then it was too late as despair filled her. A Xaelos cannot fly and there were no means of transportation around, the carriage is made from a material that can only be used using their aura but with only herself her aura isn’t enough. Seeing her expression made Nelus uncomfortable as a sense of familiarity washed over him. He then grabs Raldines arm as she became shocked as she never did witness Nelus fly before…
Her face went pale as her consciousness was fading… they were just flying too fast. Sensing her unease he cast Spatial Barrier just like what Rezald told him to used once before. Color returned to her face as her breathing returns to normal.
Raldine: What incredible flight speed…
As we fly further we noticed something among the clouds… it was a very large floating city…
Raldine: Be careful Nelus! The soldiers from before might have alerted my sister with their single use messaging artifact as all of the soldier are recommended to have at least one with them.
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Nelus: I see… looks like you were right…
As we float above the city countless of soldiers appeared around the area as well as the gigantic fortress in the middle of the city.
Raldine: What do we do now…
Raldine panicked seeing that the situation was hopeless… there were just too many of them… there were at least tens of thousands of soldiers on guard. It might seem unnecessary but their queen was not just a fighter but also a tactician. She would rather overwhelm the opponent rather than going easy on them, Raldine told me.
Nelus: Then lets defeat them.
Raldine: Impossible!! Some of them are even S ranked. No matter how powerful an X rank like you are… against sheer numbers like this will at least have you severely injured! I don’t want that… I don’t want you to get hurt just because of me… I-I’ll surrender myself… Nelus run away… I’ll be fine… I…
Seeing her despaired look, Nelus patted her shoulder as he grips it firmly. He then smiled gently with a hint of calmness in his eyes. Raldine’s heart skip a beat as she looks down…
Nelus: Just wait for me… I’ll defeat them as well as you’re sister. I’ll cast a Barrier around you and once I have defeated the soldiers then I’ll come back to get you.
Raldine was hesitant on how she will answer… she clenched her fists tightly as all she can do was believe in him… she know that she will only hold him back.
Nelus then flew in front of the entrance… there were at least a thousand of soldier that surrounded him. He then used
I then grabbed at as I then lift it up including his body as he then convulses due to the static flowing from my hand into his weapon as it enters him. I flung him into another group with monstrous force as he crashes towards them leaving them unconscious. Seeing that close range was ineffective, they sheathe their weapons as they back away from me. They summoned the same bows made of light as they readied their arrows of light. As I was used to their trajectory and power, as they released it, I punch the ground to create a shockwave powerful enough to deflect their arrows while not killing them. They were only, slightly injured as I then cast Gaia Pillars. A large number of pillars made of earth erupted from the ground smashing into the group around him rendering them all unconscious.
???: Sir! The subjugation group has failed to take down the target!
???: Tch!
It was the supreme commander on the top floor of the fortress.
???: At all cost we must defeat him before he enters the fortress! The queen and the civilians are on the bottom floor readying for the execution. Hahaha! Still I got to admire whoever this person is, Does he think that he can defeat us all alone!? Nonsense, even if he manages to get pass us by the time he gets to the queen, he will either be injured or extremely exhausted…
???: Uhm… sir…
???: What!?
???: I don’t think he is getting exhausted… there is no signs of mana exhaustion anywhere…
???: Let me see!! By the Gods…
In front of him was a scene as if taken from the legends… one man against an army… thousands lay around him while he was still unscathed… slowly their morale was waning, seeing this the supreme commander goes out of the fortress and shouts…
???: My men! Don’t lose your spirit! He is but one man! He will eventually tire out! Remain calm and keep attacking!!
Everyone cheered as he felt a chill on his spine. He then saw Nelus, staring at him with his purple eyes as a sudden dread fills him… cold sweat formed as he started trembling. He was confused as to why he was acting like this… was he scared? Scared of a single man? He truly believed that his army would be enough to defeat him. But somewhere deep inside him there was still doubt… as time passes this doubt grew and grew as he was starting to panic so he ordered the artillery to be fired. 4 Large cannons with a size of 32 meters and 4 meters in diameter was taken out from the giant fortress.
???: Boss… isn’t this a little too much!
???: Just do it!
???: Yes boss!
As the four cannons point towards Nelus he was grinning with a confident expression. Even so the doubt never left him… he has witnessed many battles throughout his lifetime but this was the first time that such a feeling surfaced. The cannon then charges as mana gathered inside it. 3 giant rings of light appeared in front of each cannon. He then looks at Nelus’ direction to see his expression, hoping to see despair overwhelm him but what he saw was beyond what he expected.
Nelus just stood there as if ready to take any of their attacks, he was calm… too calm… the commander became agitated and shouted…
???: Quickly! Fire!!
As the fourth ring appeared, a beam of intense light came out from each cannon headed towards Nelus. He then looks at Nelus as his eyes become yellow… he then shivered… Nelus lifts his lightning clad hand towards the beams while imbuing a little amount of Spatial Magic into it… he successfully fused the two spells, creating a spell,
As the beam enters his range everyone sighed in relief thinking that it was over but seeing that there wasn’t any explosion they felt an unnerving feeling. As the surging beam finishes and dissipates… their hearts shook… the beam was sucked into the hole on Nelus’ lightning clad hand. Nelus then points his arm towards the fortress. All of the men inside the fortress trembled in fear as their strongest attack that has won them many wars was easily broken.
In front of Nelus’ hand a ring formed… seeing the ring, the supreme commander paled… then another ring appeared… and another… until there was a total of 40 rings in front of Nelus… All the men around him ran away sensing the surge of power coming from him. Lightning then slowly covers the rings as he converts the raw mana he absorbed from the beam to lightning. Seeing this, the supreme commander shouted using an artifact that amplifies the voice.
???: Everyone!! Abandon the fortress!! Evacuate Quickly!
Everyone jumped out of the fortress and used magic to cushion their fall. All of them looked at Nelus in fear if he was going to direct his attack towards them. The supreme commander was shocked seeing that he was still pointing at the fortress seeing that they already evacuated. Nelus then twitched feeling that the spell was complete. Lightning surges intensely as it slowly covers his surroundings he then released all the power within the void… a beam of electricity blasted through the void and passes through all the rings as it suddenly enlarges. Everyone then ran away from the fortress… As the beam hits the fortress a large explosion was heard, blowing away everyone with the vicinity… the beam continued for 30 seconds until it slowly dissipates… all of the men’s morale sunk to the bottom as all of the color in their faces was gone… half of the fortress was blown away as they all lost strength within their legs…
They look towards Nelus hoping that he was too tired to continue… their hearts sank further seeing that he wasn’t tired at all they were then struck by fear as if they were looking at a monster whose strength was immeasurable… they didn’t know was Nelus was actually exhausted as the Spatial Void has used too much mana inside him. Still, because of his godly mana regeneration, his mana was filling at a tremendous rate. As he approaches the fortress, everyone was too terrified to stand up. Nelus then walks towards them as they shook uncontrollably.
Nelus: Where is the queen?
???: …
All of them were too scared to answer, seeing this Nelus sighed. He then cast Spatial Magic around him to fly as suddenly the commander squealed.
???: Hhhiii!! D-don’t kill me…
Nelus: …
Nelus stared at him as a large amount of cold sweat gathered on the commander’s forehead. As Nelus flew off the commander sighed in relief…
???: My queen… I am afraid we cannot handle this monster… it seems the former queen has found a being whose existence we cannot fathom… I wish you my blessing in hopes that you will defeat him…
I then flew back to Raldine whose face was completely covered with shock as she witness everything… she knew that I was strong but not this strong… but even seeing that I was that strong fear never appeared in her instead admiration and awe filled her. Hope was found in her glistening eyes as she stares at Nelus. As the Barrier dissipates…
Nelus: I’m back.
Raldine: Ah yes…
Raldine answered halfheartedly still in her daze as Nelus suddenly carries her off to the fortress. They then entered the fortress as she points me where the passage was as I destroy it, forming a hole. As we go further we see a light. As we reach the end of the tunnel what lies in front of us was a room with enormous space enough for hundreds of thousands of people… the room was completely filled with Xaelos civilians looking at what seems to be a platform in the farthest part of the room. As Raldine tries to see what was happening she saw her father being held by two men with an axe.
Raldine: Father!!
As Raldine’s voice reverberates throughout the room everyone looks at our direction as did a woman with blonde hair hair, with red eyes wearing a black armor with crimson patterns.
???: Oh? Sister Raldine, it seems you made it as well as your friend. I’m quite amazed that you manage to get here.
She said as she grinned with a prideful expression as mana fluctuates around her.
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Tomorrow will be the end of the Xaelos predicament part in this volume also there is sure to be a chapter so sorry for the continuous cliffhanger. XD I am writing for the mystery contest too. :-) I think a whole chapter of action is enough don’t you think? Lets leave some for tomorrow.
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