Chapter 279 My Friend's Guidance
The one responsible for turning the White Lily Maiden into a cat, Glen the TOP (Top and Bottom)──and her friends from the Glen Squad──were now──
"Ugh!? Is this not enough firepower!?"
"Glen!! Don't go forward!! Fall back!!"
They were struggling against the new form of the fake goddesses, who had transformed their 12 wings and arms and legs into tentacles.
One of her friends told Glen to fall back, but Glen wouldn't listen.
"I can't do that!! It's my job as a knight to protect the princesses!!"
Shouting, she fired an aura arrow.
In her hand was not the Black Moon Bow, but the Divine Spirit Bow that her friend Albis had left her.
Until just a moment ago, she had no choice but to use the Black Moon Bow because the fake goddesses had set up a Space Barrier, but now that she didn't need to break through the barrier, she didn't have to use it.
Glen moved forward to help her friends, even though she was a rearguard, instead of staying back.
There were several reasons for this.
First, by being in the vanguard, she could draw the fake goddesses' attacks away, which would lessen the burden on her friends.
Second, by getting closer to the fake goddesses, her attacks would hit the enemy faster, even if just for a moment.
Third, being in the vanguard made it easier to create a clear line of fire.
But the most important 4th reason was... to protect her friends, to protect her loved ones.
"────Shhh!!"
Now, she quickly release arrows one after another.
My unique archery technique──[Earth Spiral Steel Arrow]
My unique archery technique──[Fire Spiral Explosive Arrow]
The aura arrows shot by Glen shot up into the sky and instantly split apart. The number was enormous, so much that it was hard to count.
The countless spirit arrows shone like stars in the night sky, descending in a circle close to the ground, swirling around to protect Glen and her friends.
The swirling spirit arrows sacrificed themselves to block the many tentacles attacking Glen and her friends, or exploded to knock them away.
And still, their numbers never seemed to run out easily.
Every time Glen shot one or 2 arrows, hundreds of spirit arrows were continuously replenished.
──Not long ago, Glen would have never been able to pull off such a feat.
(Thank you, Albis... and you with the big breasts... it's all thanks to you...!!)
Without stopping her hand from shooting arrows, Glen wore a fearless smile and silently thanked the two of them in her heart.
One of them needs no explanation. The strong enemy she fought in the deepest part of the 46th floor of the [God's Remains Labyrinth]──'Spirit Archer Albis'.
And the other was the area boss of the 49th floor──'Sage Mabel', who showed Glen what "spirit magic" was.
Thanks to seeing the spirit archery techniques that surpassed her own, and the spirit magic that formed the basis of it, Glen had successfully grasped the trick to controlling numerous spirit arrows at the same time!
The words her friend had said to guide her during their fierce battle resurfaced in his mind.
──You really need to believe in spirits more, Glen...!!
(Ah, you're absolutely right, Albis...!! Now I understand well what you meant...!!)
In the midst of extreme focus, Glen laughed happily.
Before, she didn't understand spirits at all. So, even with the spirit bow techniques, she could only use them to color her aura with attributes. Because of that, she had to control the arrows herself, and she couldn't do the amazing tricks like Albis, who could hold many spirit arrows and move them freely.
However, thanks to her friend's guidance and the real spirit magic she witnessed afterward, Glen grasped the tricks of the spirit bow techniques.
(I really can't thank you enough, Ms. Mabel...!!)
She remembers. That amazing... no, not that! The high-level spirit magic that Mabel used. The spirits moved as if they were alive, dancing with their own will──no, not that! The spirits!
When she realized that spirits are like that, she felt like the last missing piece inside her was finally filled.
Regarding the battle between Mabel and Io, she mostly focused on Mabel's... well, she was looking at her, but she was also observing the spirit magic with about ten percent of her mind!
And with that grasp of the spirit bow techniques.
She got the chance to practice it without holding back────Glen, Glenda von Lorentz, will bloom that talent...!!
(I can do it...!! I can still do more! More and more...! I can do even more...!!)
She releases the arrow.
Spirit bow technique──[Sylph's Prank Arrow]
The green aura arrow shot out and burst.
It exploded into countless arrows, each moving in a complex and chaotic path, as if they had their own free will, not following the usual or regular arrow trajectories.
"""────!?"""
The wind spirit arrows slipped through the countless approaching tentacles and began to poke at the fake goddesses' main bodies.
However, the damage was minimal. Even if they hit, it was just a scratch that the fake goddesses could heal in an instant. But if they aimed for the eyes or face, it would definitely feel annoying, even if it didn't cause real damage.
(That's right! You guys are doing great! The wind spirits are free and love to play tricks!)
Thanks to the wind spirit arrows' antics, the fake goddesses' attack slowed down, just a little, but definitely.
In that moment, Glen fired another special arrow.
Spirit Bow Technique──[Undines Dancing Arrow)]
The arrow released was of the water attribute.
It split into countless pieces, stopping roughly in the middle between Glen and the fake goddesses, and began to spin in place.
The aura arrows quickly transformed, changing shape. What emerged was a spherical aura, about the size of a fist, that looked nothing like an arrow.
The light blue spherical aura spun rapidly while hovering in the air, waiting for the incoming tentacles.
Then, with a sharp sound, "clank!!", it deflected numerous tentacles.
"""────!?"""
Once it was clear that the spherical auras could bounce off the tentacles, they began to move slowly, as if dancing. The tentacles collided with them and were deflected away.
Glen instantly judged the movement of the tentacles and moved her aura into their path.
──No.
(Go ahead and dance as you like, beautiful ladies of the water spirit!)
Glen no longer had any awareness that she was controlling the arrows of the water spirit.
Spirit arrows are not just arrows with attributes. As the name suggests, they are arrows that contain spirits. The energy beings, given a temporary ego, move freely according to their own personalities.
Even if Glen's will intervenes, there is no need to control them.
"Hehe! It's getting... fun now!!"
As the water spirit arrows bounced off the countless tentacles, the pressure from the fake goddesses decreased even more.
Taking advantage of this opening, Glen fired another new arrow.
"Let's try copying... Mr. Gale's technique!!"
Spirit Bow Technique──[Gnome's Slow Arrow]
She aimed high and shot the aura arrow into the sky.
The aura arrow flew high into the air and, at the peak of its arc, split into countless pieces.
Like rain, the small arrows poured down on the fake goddesses.
"""────!?"""
From the amount of aura contained, the fake goddesses thought that even if they were hit, it wouldn't cause much damage, so they didn't select a defense.
That assumption was not wrong.
In fact, the arrows that pierced the fake goddesses' bodies were more like small thorns than actual arrows, and they didn't penetrate deeply.
However, in the next moment, the true value of the earth spirit arrows was revealed.
Like the roots of a plant, the aura began to invade the bodies of the fake goddesses.
As a result, the movements of the fake goddesses slow down. It's as if the parts affected by the aura have turned to stone.
"Hey, ladies... this is the perfect chance to take aim, right?"
The fake goddesses try to push out the invading aura from their bodies, manipulating their own aura to resist. And they could have done it without any problem in just a few seconds.
However, a few seconds was more than enough time for Glen to unleash a massive strike.
Between the drawn bow, a fiery arrow, glowing like it was burning, is born.
Immediately, Glen releases the arrow.
Spirit Bow Technique──[Salamander's Rush Arrow]
"———!?"
The arrow's path becomes a line of fire, leaving only its afterimage burned into the fake goddesses' eyes.
The moment Glen let go of the bowstring with her left hand, the fire spirit's arrow had already deeply pierced one of the fake goddesses──
"──Goodbye, lady."
In an instant, the fake goddess's entire body was engulfed in flames, like a cloth soaked in oil catching fire!
"────!!"
The fake goddess writhes in agony and screams.
But it doesn't last long. The fire spirit's flames greedily consume the fake goddess's entire body, soon leading to its collapse and the return of magical energy.
Glen's strike clearly surpassed the one she had seen from Albis before.
As Glen prepares the next arrow, she murmurs to someone far away, someone who isn't here.
"It's lonely... to surpass you, who was both a friend and a mentor... Albis."
It was just a brief moment of relaxation.
In the next instant, Glen thought she heard her friend's voice.
──Not yet!! Don't let your guard down, Glen!!
"────What?"
It was just a glimpse.
The fake goddesses, who had broken the earth spirit's arrows with their aura, began to move.
But this time, their movements were completely different.
──BOOM!!!
It was like a black hurricane had swept through, or something black had exploded with force.
Something wriggling black covered Glen's field of vision.
"────!?!?"
By a hair's breadth, the aura defense held up, a testament to their relentless training.
However, the aura defense couldn't completely block the impact.
Without understanding what was happening, Glen was violently blown away, soaring through the air, crashing to the ground, and rolling several times before finally stopping.
"──Glen!!"
"Glen! Wake up!!"
(...Huh, what? Everyone... the sky?)
When Glen regained consciousness, the sky spread out before her.
She had lost consciousness for just a few seconds. But the fact that she had blacked out in the middle of a battle sent chills down her spine, and ignoring the pain coursing through his body, she quickly sat up.
"Ev, everyone...!!"
her friends were surrounding her, desperately swinging their weapons to protect her.
Seeing their bloodied and battered forms, Glen gasped in shock.
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