There were at most a dozen or so opponents. This number, Leone and Liselotte could handle them well enough!
ãLeave it to me!ã
Liselotte activated her White Wings Gift. With them, she moved at high speed and turned around the Knights.
ããã?! What was that?!ããã
At that speed, ordinary Knights and Flygears couldnât keep up with her. With their slow reaction and even stagnation, they made a perfect target for Liselotte.
ãYou are stopping, dear sirs!ã
Liselotte thrust her halberd Artifact forward, leaving a faint bluish-white trail from its glow.
A freezing, glistening, furious snowstorm was released from the tip of her halberd that was in the shape of a dragonâs wings. It wasnât shaped like this before, but after Dragon Roar permeated through the Artifact, it transformed the bladeâs very shape.
With part of the Dragon Godâs power imparted within, the power of the blizzard was tremendous. According to Inglis, it was a part of a Dragonâs Breath, one of the most deadly of a dragonâs many powers. It was only a part of the true Dragonâs Breath, and yet no Gifts from any run-of-the-mill Artifact could hold a candle to it.
A direct hit to the human body would render the flesh instantly frozen, and the sheer force of the wind alone would further crush the frozen flesh into chunks, which is why Liselotte aimed at the flygears instead.
Liselotte cleaved her halberd wide to the side. The Dragonâs Breath emanated over a wide area, catching onto the flygears as she intended, freezing them in a flash.
ãUOOHHHhh?!ã
ãWeâre falling?!ã
Frozen, they could no longer stay airborne and thus they fell down⦠to where Leone had been waiting. She was already swinging her black greatsword Artifact that she enlarged to its limit.
ãSorry for the rough welcome!!ã
Her Gift was activated. The greatswordâs blade enlarged, reaping the falling Knights all at once.
ãããUOOOHHHH?!ããã
ãããGUUAAAHHH?!ããã
The Knights were struck with the flat of the massive sword, not the blade. They all came crashing onto the ground, screaming.
ãAll right!ã
With an enemy of this size, Leone and Liselotte could still coordinate to neutralize them without taking their life. In a besiegement in the face of a large number of enemies, sparing the life of an enemy was a luxury they couldnât afford. Of course, they wouldnât hesitate to do it if they had to, but⦠In the end, if they could minimize the casualty for both sides, they would. Both sides were human beings, after all.
ãNow! Tie them up when theyâre out cold!ã
Lahti, who was in the rear, gave the order.
ãããAye sir!ããã
Luwin, the Knights under him, and the volunteer soldiers, all moved in unison. Activating the Gift that would bring enemy Knights to a subspace meaning that Leoneâs own allies would inevitably fall under her Gift too.
Although that wasnât all bad, so long as they could neutralize and restrain the enemies like they just did.
ãLeone! Very well done!ã
ãYou did great too, Liselotte! Youâre a huge help!ã
ãNo, no, rather than me, itâs all thanks to this one.ã
Spoke Liselotte, rubbing her cheeks to her Artifact in glee. It seemed like she was quite fond of the newly acquired Dragon Roar.
ãHahaha, you really like it, huh?ã
ãIndeed! With my wings Gift alone, I could move around a large area at high speed, but I had no meaningful attacking measure, right? All I could do was slash or thrust physically! On the other hand, with the power of this Dragonâs Breath, I could spread a strong attack over a wide area! It truly compensated for my weakness immensely!ãn/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
ãR-right⦠Iâll rely on you again, okay!ã
ãIndeed, just leave it to me! All thanks to Miss Inglis, I can fight without any worries.ã
Liselotte showed a grin.
With Inglis and Luwisâ strategy at hand, the enemy wouldnât come marching in huge numbers. Instead, they would come in small batches to fight the Magic Stone Beastâ batches that Leone and Liselotte could handle.
They could afford to capture their enemies without killing them. That, too, made it easier for Leone and Liselotte. Inglis probably had thought that far when she left the plan in their hands.
When it came to her own battle, she was abnormally passionate, persistent, and excited, her obsession with it far surpassing human comprehension even, but⦠When it came to other matters, she was unbelievably receptive, broad-minded, and knowledgeable about the workings of the human heart.
ãLeone! Weâve tied them all! You can put us back now~!ã
Pullum also participated in the battle, but she wasnât playing an active role for now. The reason was that the Gift of her Artifact enhanced the performance of all surrounding Artifacts with the tone produced by her harp.
The problem with that was, in this situation, she would also enhance the enemy Knightsâ Artifacts. It was fair that Pullumâs power should only be used in battles with non-human forces such as Magic Stone Beasts, not in battles between Knights who possessed Artifacts. The person herself was aware of this, so she joined Lahti and the others.
She and the others wouldnât be where the Knights fell, but rather back to where they were stationed before Leone put them in her subspace. Once they were back, they would be back to the hallowed body of the fake Magic Stone Beasts where they were hiding before.
ãYes! Iâll return to you then!ã
Leone responded.
If this were to be repeated, they would eventually drag out and capture Prince Weinsel who led their army. By then, with their general in check, the rest of the troops wouldnât resist.
While on this side, their general was another prince, Lahti.
Apparently, Prince Weinsel was a skilled Knight with a High-Grade Rune. Which meant he would have to put himself in the line to fight the Magic Stone Beasts. If his subordinates were no match for his enemy, he would eventually have to deploy his own best measure.
It was said that he had always fancied the battlefield, which means his own appearance on the front line wouldnât be long. And that would be the final battle where everything was at stake, which was why Luwin said that they still relied upon Leone and Liselotte for their battle prowess in the end.
And, just as predicted, that final battle was approaching quickly.