Chapter 536
A sharp, beast-like roar shot straight up into the clouds above Academi, causing many students in the Training Ground to look up.
Even Lux and Lisha on the field did the same, their eyes both looking in the direction of the roar.
Upon hearing that familiar roar, Relli's usually smiling eyes snapped open, her face darkening and her brows furrowing as she spoke.
"Could it be..."
Luo Mio narrowed her eyes slightly, her azure eyes looking directly in one direction.
A familiar aura of slaughter and madness appeared in Luo Mio's senses.
Then, a black figure, the same size as the dragon Dragoknight equipped with the General Purpose Dragoride, suddenly appeared behind one of the Dragoknight who was responsible for deploying the energy barrier.
Then--
"Boom----!"
The sound of an explosion immediately rang out from the stone pillars behind the Training Ground.
When everyone looked over, Dragoknight had lost one of his mecha arms and had fallen below along with the Dragoride, falling into a coma.
On the stone pillar, a phantom beast with the appearance of a winged demon, with bone-like wings and blood-red, frenzied eyes, roared at all the students in the Training Ground.
"Chirp chirp chirp... Gaa..."
In an instant, the students throughout the Training Ground screamed in fear and dread.
"Aaaaaaah?!"
"W-Why is there a Mythical Beast here?!"
"And... and it's Gargoyle Type?! Why, why didn't the alarm go off?"
It's important to know that Fortress City Crossfield located near the ruins, also served as a defensive stronghold.
If a Mythical Beast appears nearby, the alarm will sound immediately. However, a Mythical Beast has suddenly appeared without any trace above the Royal Military Academy in Crossfield.
The distance between Crossfield and the ruins is several tens of kilometers. Even if they flew over, the surrounding fortifications and checkpoints should have been able to contact them in time.
Relli looked at the gargoyle and muttered through gritted teeth.
"It's exactly the same as last night..."
The same thing happened last night. Without any bunkers, checkpoints, or alarms, she suddenly encountered a Gargoyle Type mythical beast in the jungle not far from Crossfield.
And the current situation is the same.
Then, Legri, who was standing on the referee's platform, immediately gave the order.
"All instructors, and the three members of the 'Triad,' lead the students to the school building for immediate shelter!"
"All pilots of the Wyvern, re-establish the barrier against the gargoyles!"
But...
Although the students screaming and panicking in the audience were officer candidates for the Dragoknight, very few of them had any real combat experience.
Even the few Dragoknight students who were positioned on the stone pillars in the audience area to set up barriers were so frightened by the situation that they dared not move for a moment, and did not even have the slightest thought of fighting back.
But just as the students were evacuating, several bright red, bullet-like light projectiles shot down from the sky towards them.
"Danger!"
Fortunately, the girl with short blue hair who was leading the group noticed the attack coming from the sky immediately and led the students to stop.
The habits of mythical beasts are very similar to those of carnivores.
They will launch immediate attacks and hunts on targets that are in a counter-attack posture or on prey that is trying to escape.
However, this attack also plunged the students into panic and chaos, causing them to flee in all directions.
Faced with such a situation for the first time, the female students were completely flustered.
Then everyone looked up at the sky.
Then another gargoyle flew in the sky, its bone wings growing back on its back, and its sharp, ferocious mouth opened towards the ground below.
"Chirp chirp chirp... Gaa..."
"There's another one?!"
Seeing this, Relli, Legri, and some experienced students all showed expressions of shock.
At that moment, the bone wings behind one of the gargoyles instantly turned red, and the red wings, like light bullets, attacked Risha in an instant.
Lisha was caught off guard by the incoming attack and didn't react immediately.
Just as the attack was about to hit Lisha, Lux rushed out at the first moment.
"Howling Roar!"
Lux stood in front of Risha, piloting his Wyvern and unleashing a blue vortex-shaped shockwave that blocked all of the gargoyle's attacks.
Then, piloting the General Purpose Dragoride, Lux charged towards the gargoyle that had launched the attack, while simultaneously speaking to Risha.
"Lisha-sama, I'll hold one off, I'll leave the other one to you!"
As they were speaking, they saw Lux piloting the Wyvern and getting entangled with another gargoyle in the sky.
After giving Lux a deep look, Lisha snapped out of her reverie and looked at the gargoyle on the other side.
"You don't need to tell me..."
Then they saw Lux and Lisha in the sky, each entangled with one of the two gargoyles.
At this moment, Lisha looked at the gargoyle located in the center above the arena, then her eyes flashed, and she reached out and grasped the 'Diamat's' Sword Device hanging at her waist.
The next second, massive particles of light gathered above Risha's head, eventually forming a golden array that resembled Magic Circle, with the figure of 'Diamat' at the center, which seemed to symbolize the dragon of the goddess of creation.
" Under the Under the Name of God, - " The Heavenly Voice "!!!"
As Lisha brought her Sword Device down with a heavy slam, an immense force of gravity instantly pressed the gargoyle beneath the arena, pinning it tightly to the ground.
"Divine Gear"
It is said that only the Divine Machine Dragon species possesses this special ability, and the true nature of each ability is almost unknown.
The divine equipment of 'Diamat' is the ability to control gravity.
Then, under Lisha's control, the sixteen Aerial Fortress behind her launched a fierce attack on the gargoyles.
A crisp cracking sound rang out; the gargoyle had exploded due to the shattering of its core, and then vanished into thin air.
Seeing this, Lisha was also panting heavily. The sixteen Aerial Fortress that had returned behind her had turned back into four, Sevens Heads in her hand had also disappeared.
He used two of Diamat's Special Armament in succession, and also used the 'divine armor'.
In addition, the fight with Lux lasted for more than five minutes.
Under such circumstances, it's already quite good that her 'Diamat' didn't go berserk.
Her mental and physical strength are now nearing their limits.
In the sky, Lux, entangled with another gargoyle, also revealed the origin of his title of "the Weakest Unbeaten".
Faced with the gargoyle's frenzied attacks, Lux did not launch any counterattacks, but simply relied on defense and evasion to avoid the gargoyle's attacks time and time again without taking any damage.
After seeing Lisha finish off the gargoyle below, Lux breathed a sigh of relief and then looked at the gargoyle that was currently entangled with him.
'Then, we just need to wait for the instructor...'
But just then, Lux caught a glimpse of a corner of the audience out of the corner of his eye.
There, there was a girl with the same hair color as him. The girl was as delicate and lovely as a doll in a high-end antique shop, and she exuded a graceful and calm mature temperament.
The girl is his younger sister, Airi Arcadia, a first-year student at the academy and also a descendant of the Old Arcadia Empire royal family.
But the next second, Lux's pupils suddenly contracted.
Because, without anyone noticing, a tall, dark figure had appeared behind Airi in a strange and unsettling way, raising its long, slender, dark claws, which were radiating a purple light.
" —Airi!"
Airi, who was in the audience, saw her brother shouting at her and seemed to realize something. Her face turned cold and pale, and she turned around abruptly.
His blood-red eyes, filled with murderous intent and rage, stared intently at her. Behind him, ferocious bone wings unfurled, along with long, thin, jet-black arms. From his grotesque mouth came faint, beast-like breathing sounds.
Suddenly, a third gargoyle appeared eerily behind her!
Airi involuntarily closed her eyes as she watched the gargoyle suddenly extend its purple-glowing claws at her.
"Um..."
But after four or five seconds, the strange feeling that nothing had happened made Airi slowly open her eyes.
Then, when she opened her eyes and looked around, her expression suddenly froze.
The gargoyle's claws, glowing purple, were less than half a meter away from her. They were now trembling slightly, as if someone had grabbed them and they were trying to break free, but they were unable to do so.
On the gargoyle's outstretched forearm, a slender, fair human arm suddenly grabbed it. Although it looked incredibly fragile, it held the gargoyle's long arm firmly with the weight of mountains.
When Airi looked up, she saw a figure on the steps above and to her left, whose slender right hand reached out and grabbed the gargoyle's arm, preventing the gargoyle's claws from hurting her.
The figure was wearing a uniform similar to theirs from the Royal Military Academy, with a long, dark blue skirt swaying gently in the breeze.
Then, a clear and melodious voice spoke slowly and deliberately.
"After hiding for so long, seeing your own kind being killed, you finally couldn't hold back anymore?"
After saying that, her slender, fair hand gripped the gargoyle's arm as if it were a machine.
Then he suddenly flung it into the arena.
Then the gargoyle's figure was instantly flung away and crashed heavily into the stone wall on the other side of the arena.
The figure turned to look at Airi.
Are you alright?
Chapter Six: (4000 words) The Spear of Stars the World!
" —Airi!"
Kurokushifa was constantly watching the battle from the Training Ground, stood in a corner and observed quietly.
As Lux's gaze and voice Kurokushifa also looked over and saw the hidden third gargoyle about to Airi.
This scene also made Kurokushifa's eyes flicker.
It's important to know that to defeat a single gargoyle, it requires the combined efforts of several Wyvern and several Wyrm, and there's a possibility of injury.
The two gargoyles currently on the field are either killed by Risha's Diamat or held back by Lux's superb dodging skills, so even though she is also a 'Divine Machine Dragon' wielder, she doesn't need to take action.
But the appearance of the third gargoyle has surprised everyone. Even Relli was completely taken aback by the unexpected appearance of a third gargoyle.
Now, due to the long hours spent operating the 'Diamat' and using two Special Armament and divine armor, Risha no longer has the physical strength and mental energy to continue fighting.
Upon seeing the third gargoyle, Kurokushifa also reached out and grasped the 'Divine Machine Dragon's' Sword Device at her waist.
But the next second, Kurokushifa's blue eyes suddenly froze.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, a figure appeared behind Airi in her line of sight and swiftly grabbed the Airi.
"... she is?"
——
Are you alright?
Airi was also taken aback when she saw the figure that had turned around.
The figure possessed an exquisite and beautiful face, as well as a dignified and handsome demeanor. His azure eyes were as clear as a clean and bright lake. Whether it was an illusion or not, Airi vaguely saw herself standing on a vast and calm sea. White clouds drifted haphazardly on the surface of the sea. When Airi looked down, she saw her own reflection below and the sky above her.
In the sky, countless brilliant stars and numerous constellations radiate their own dazzling brilliance.
At that moment, Airi felt as if she were in a different world.
Of course, this happened in an instant.
Airi, realizing what was happening, shook her head and said...
"Ah, I'm fine..."