The setup is complete. I enlist the help of everyone as well as the skeletons at my disposal while Queen Tori also summons her best shikigamis as well. The only one who has not joined in this battle is Atlas as he is still recovering from the last battle. It seems it took a bit of a toll on him after he was inflicted by charm. He has been cured but he decided to sit out on this one as he fear that he might hurt the others without knowing until he is sure enough that everything is okay.
"Alright, with the count of three, I will begin and once I do, fluctuations of energy will pour out in this direction which will cause the monsters nearby to be attracted and try to attack us in the process. It does not affect tamed monsters, however, so it's fine for them to join as well."
"We are ready," Queen Tori made a small nod to me and gave permission as well.
"Good to go. We can begin anytime," I nodded in response.
"Then, in THREE... TWO... ONE...I will begin the memory extraction!"
Queen Tanya then put her palm to the ground and a magic circle appeared beneath the ice and Queen Tanya. Then, some black shadows start to cover the whole ice like it was trying to devour the whole ice. The magic circle starts to spin fast that it looks like a wheel spinning now.
Then, very strong energy starts to envelop the area. It must be the same energy that causes the monsters in the vicinity to get agitated and angry which will then cause them to attack at us.
"Bladeheart, ready your weapons and alert everyone. A few monsters have already broken through the line I set up when intruders pass through."
Hearing the warning of Queen Tori, I immediately ready the Versatile Weapon and gave the signal to the others to prepare as well. And a few seconds later, monsters came out running toward us. Many of the monsters that passed first are immediately caught and killed by the traps that I set up first but before but since they take a lot of time before they can be ready once again, the next monsters are no longer caught and passes through.
"Arms up! Magic users, blast through them!"
Everyone who can use magic starts firing off their magic abilities one by one. I also joined in as well, firing off-range attacks on the enemies. There are so many varieties of them I didn't expect to see so many of them in one go.
Not only ground enemies are present but as well aerial enemies as well. I spotted a few of those Wyverns we fought during the time we boarded the Argo. They are easy to deal but they are using their numbers to their advantage.
"KRAAAAAA!"
Suddenly, Leona swoops in and flaps her wings in the direction of the wyverns and released a lot of [Wind Blades] in the process, killing off the Wyverns that are hellbent on attacking.
As the monsters start to swarm over and the trap we made has no longer be useful, it's time for us to attack manually.
Switching my Versatile Weapon into an axe, I started rampaging and jumping straight to the enemies and chopping off their necks to immediately kill them in the process.
Whenever there is an enemy I couldn't just reach immediately, I sent off some magic spells as well and if not dealt with, Lucia or Gobu deals the final blow to the monsters.
The skeleton soldiers are also quite capable as well. Even with the sheer number of enemies, they don't falter and march on with a blade and shield in their bone hands as they execute, efficiently destroy parts, and effectively stop a huge number of enemies.
And the one leading them in the assault is none other than the strongest Armored Skeleton I got that until now, has yet to die unlike the other skeletons I summoned alongside him, or her depending on what gender this skeleton have before it became all bones.
When the dead bodies of the monsters start to pile up, Mizuchi who was just chilling out suddenly starts swallowing the dead bodies in one gulp, like a whale catching some plankton along the way, it devours them like they were nothing but snacks scattered on the ground.
Anyways, Queen Tori was also doing fine as well. Although most of the work has been on the shikigamis she had deployed, her mystic arts and her barrier deploying skills are superb and she effectively delayed a lot of monsters in the process. Her skill is just much more efficient than my Onmyoji class skills and it clearly shows her how proficient she is with the class alone.
"Bladeheart!" Queen Tori warned me about a monster in my blindspot and I immediately pulled out my Pain Delivery and shot it through its body and immediately killed it off instantly. This gun has not received many modifications and yet I think this is the strongest gun I encountered of all the pistol weapons I have seen in my whole life, even in the past as well.
"The enemies are still not slowing down, are they?" I asked Queen Tori as she still has control of the wind.
"Nope, it seems this is just the first wave. We have yet to hit the troublesome parts just yet so hold on still!"
This is the first wave huh? It seems Queen Tanya has yet to feel any trouble at the moment and just continues to do her job. So basically, this is like a tower defense now.
After a while, the final monster has been slain. But that was just the final monster for that wave. We seemed to be given a bit of breathing time as well. I immediately went over to everyone and handed them supplies and some potions in case they are out of it. I also handed some supplies to Queen Tori who did not decline the offer and grabbed the mana potion to recover all of the mana she had and to keep her Shikigamis and spells functional.
After a few minutes, we can hear rumbling in the surroundings and the roar of monsters in the sky.
"Heads up. Second monster waves coming in hot. If you guys are tired, rest and don't force yourself to fight. We don't want anyone to end up as monster chow!" Queen Tori shouted, signifying the second wave is coming in.
And just like what I predicted on which enemies are coming in, the monsters appeared on the view and revealed themselves as the Onis. They are big and tall enough for anyone to view properly.
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