「A-, at any rate… I’m counting on you!」
As he said so, Raphael lowered Yua from his embrace to the ground. The flock of Magic Stone Beasts that was following them was already right in front of them.
「Yes, then… Amazing Bang…!」
A ray of light gushed from the fingertip of Yua’s right hand, several times larger than the previous ones. And not only was it larger, but it also emitted a mysterious rainbow-colored glow in its aftermath.
And its firepower was just as elevated as it looked. It penetrated through several Magic Stone Beasts at once, dragging them as it went, and by the time they were far enough to squint to see, the Magic Stone Beasts exploded.
「「「OOooohh…?! What power!」」」
「Miss Yua?! You’re really amazing!」
Without knowing it, bushy ears and a tail, similar to Ripple’s, appeared on Yua. They were emitting a mysterious rainbow-colored glow similar to the ray of light she just fired.
Regardless, its power and range were so impressive, Raphael couldn’t keep the impression to himself.
Raphael was unable to make a comparison with his Dragon Fang, which lacked the long-range capability of the light ray, but the light ray was much more potent than the dagger Artifact he was using to immobilize humanoid Magic Stone Beasts. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on Nov3lFɪre.ɴet
「I’ll keep ‘em coming!」
And thus, she continued shooting!
In no time at all, a large area in front of the Holy Knight Order was razed down, clean of enemies.
Despite some buildings being completely destroyed, the fact that she was firing from the forefront of the battle meant that none of their allies were accidentally hit, which shouldn't pose a problem.
「Push the battlefront forward!」
「Ou! Let’s go! Push back the Magic Stone Beasts!」
The knights charged into the empty space where there were no enemies.
「Uhh, where do I go next…」
Yua appeared confused as she looked around, observing a large number of allies all moving simultaneously.
「Miss Yua! Hold on to me! I’ll be your transport!」
Raphael shouted out, deducing that Yua may not be adept at fighting in a group. To optimize their tactics, he decided to fly alongside Yua, assume the most advantageous position, and allow her to unleash her transcendental offensive power without any reservations.
If the enemies approached them close enough, Raphael could cut them down with Dragon Fang.
「Hold on? You carry me?」
「You can get on my back or my shoulders! I’ll bring you to a place where you can shoot easiest!」
With a pyon, Yua jumped onto Raphael’s shoulder.
「Yaay. I got on Hottie God’s shoulders!」
「Haha… I am borrowing your power, this much is a given. Let’s go to the front!」
「Readily understood…!」
Springing into action, Raphael hoisted Yua and raced towards the frontline, outpacing their fellow allies. He swiftly sliced through a Magic Stone Beast that lunged towards him.
Yua's light rays were certain to take down a significant number of enemies.
They shifted positions and fired another round, taking down a similar number of enemies.
「There’s a lot of them over there! Now, Miss Yua!」
「Gotcha… Amazing Ba……?!」
Yua’s body jolted, before she completely froze rigid. Of course, that meant her ray wasn’t unleashed. Raphael stepped back and looked up at Yua who was sitting on his shoulder.
「Miss Yua? What’s wrong, are you tired?」
Yua unleashed a barrage of devastating attacks, leaving Raphael empathetic towards her struggle. As a Runeless, Raphael couldn't fathom the toll such an assault would take on her.
She was probably fatigued from her fight in the southern front with Miliera and other students, and yet here Raphael had her do most of the hard work. Perhaps he had pushed her too far. If so, he had to apologize.
Even after Raphael called out to her, Yua didn’t utter a word. She seemed to be staring at a point somewhere in the distance, her eyes wide open.