Chapter 97: Shiro VS Freya Familia!
Loki showed no signs of nervousness before the big battle; instead, she raised her hand and cheerfully greeted her opponent, perhaps hoping to put psychological pressure on Freya.
Freya ignored Loki and instead spoke to Torajirou Shiro, "It's still not too late to regret and retreat now. Although I can't see what's in your soul, this time you're not facing Ottar alone, but my entire Familia, including Ottar."
Torajirou Shiro merely smiled faintly in response.
"Are you perhaps scared, goddess? Losing confidence already, huh?"
Freya, who had not experienced the influence of modern internet culture, was greatly angered, her tone laced with a hint of gritted teeth.
"Acting tough, humph! When you lose, I will definitely cherish your soul!"
With that, she walked over to Loki and snatched the wager from her hand.
The content of the wager, in summary, was a war game between Torajirou Shiro and Freya. The outcome would be determined by one side losing its combat ability, and everything, including the soul, of the loser would belong to the winner.
Freya glanced at it and then, along with Loki, applied to Ouranos for the use of divine power.
After receiving approval, the two signed the contract and retreated to Freya Familia's castle, using an ability called [Divine Mirror] to watch the battle.
Torajirou Shiro, on the other hand, went alone to the top of a hill. There, all the members of Freya Familia looked at him with eyes that wished they could devour him alive.
Nodding to the old acquaintance Mia, Torajirou Shiro summoned his Device.
The battle was on the verge of breaking out.
"Fight eternally, immortal soldiers of lightning…"
"Caelus Hildr"
In an instant, hundreds of electric orbs struck towards Torajirou Shiro, exploding at his feet.
"Don't stop! Use magic swords to attack!" A White Elf named Hedin acted as the commander of the team, giving the order to continue attacking after using his magic.
Upon hearing the command, the members of Freya Familia raised their greatswords.
The next moment, the fierce bombardment from the magic swords raised dust thick enough to obscure the entire battlefield.
Torajirou Shiro emerged from the smoke unscathed, darting and weaving, he appeared before a Freya Familia member and knocked them unconscious with a single sword strike.
This was the Illusionary Form of his Device; attacking an opponent would produce a hypnotic-like effect that would instantly stun them.
The scene that followed was like a wolf entering a flock of sheep. Shiro continuously weaved through Freya Familia, and countless people fell wherever he went.
Facing a monstrously powerful opponent, not a single member of Freya Familia chose to retreat. They had experienced countless battles in the Folkvangr, repeatedly undergoing the process of death and resurrection, but the tenacious members stubbornly suppressed the pain with their loyalty to the goddess.
Moreover, they never expected to defeat the monster that required the entire Familia's deployment by themselves.
Their existence was less about gaining an opportunity and more about wasting Torajirou Shiro's stamina with cannon fodder.
"Strike eternally, immortal general of lightning…"
"Varian Hildr"
"Go to hell!"
A huge lightning bolt struck towards Torajirou Shiro, and at the same time, a spear appeared in his right blind spot, blocking his retreat.
The attackers were Hedin, who was level 6, and Allen, who was also level 6.
Facing the pincer attack of two level 6s, Torajirou Shiro lightly stepped, his body evading the lightning, and spun towards Allen's spear.
Seeing his spear strike Shiro, a smile appeared on the cat-person's face.
"Got him!"
However, Allen's smile didn't last long. He discovered that his spear seemed to have pierced a persimmon; all its force was neutralized, rendering it useless.
[Kenkyoku: Tsurugi no Mai]—A proud ultimate technique of the God of War Torajirou Nangou, it receives the enemy's blades with extremely soft defense, the body spinning like a dance, turning all impact force into nothingness.
The moment the force was neutralized, Shiro abruptly disappeared from Allen's sight.
Just as Allen was searching for his opponent's figure, Hedin suddenly roared at him, "Allen! Watch your back!"
Allen was about to parry with his spear, but his consciousness faded first.
After dealing with Allen, Shiro set his sights on the mage in the distance who had been using magic to force him to run around.
That person was probably the most lethal individual in Freya Familia besides Ottar.
Taking a step, he rushed in front of Hedin. What puzzled him was that Hedin did not show the panic of a mage being rushed by an opponent; instead, he smiled.
"Fight eternally, immortal soldiers of lightning!"
Hundreds of electric orbs appeared again, surrounding both of them. From the very beginning, Hedin had no intention of escaping.
To repay the goddess, he chose to exchange injuries.
"Caelus Hildr"
Boom—
The violent explosion nearly tore Hedin apart. Shiro jumped into the air at the last moment to avoid the attack, but this also meant that the steps he used to dodge attacks were now sealed by Hedin.
Even without their commander, the members of Freya Familia still cooperated seamlessly.
The Gulliver Brothers, all level 5, seized this opportunity. Swords, hammers, spears, and axes, from four directions, tore through the air and chopped towards Torajirou Shiro. At the same time, a chant rose, and a huge golden magic circle surrounded the area.
"My name is gold. The arm of the Goddess who took an oath of immortality..."
With pale red hair tied into two bundles, her battle attire was a white top and a red nurse's uniform, adorned with pitifully little armor.
The only girl dressed differently from the other healers and apothecaries, Heith Velvet, held a long staff with golden decorations and loudly wove her spell.
Facing such a desperate situation, Shiro's body seemed to defy gravity, lingering in the air without falling.
Under the astonished gaze of Freya Familia, he turned his body in mid-air, ignoring the attacks from the four dwarf races below, and flew directly towards Heith.
The distant magic gave Torajirou Shiro an ominous feeling; his intuition told him he had to interrupt the chant.
"Burned thrice, pierced forever. The flaming spear prison, the light that kills death..."
"Sorry, kid, this time you'll have to stop here."
Mia and a Dark Elf named Hogni Ragnar blocked Heith's path, and an intense close-quarters battle against two level 6s began.
Clang, clang, clang—
The sounds of weapons clashing continuously rang out. The three exchanged blows hundreds of times at speeds invisible to the naked eye.
Each collision between weapons made Shiro's mouth tingle. Mia, relying on the immense strength of the dwarf race, temporarily suppressed him in place.
Suddenly, the Dark Elf, who had been on the offensive, abandoned his attack and instead pounced on Shiro.
Rip—
Shiro's sword pierced Hogni's stomach.
"Got you."
The Dark Elf's last words before he fainted reached his ears. He immediately released his grip on his weapon and retreated.
The next second, a pitch-black greatsword filled Shiro's entire vision.
"Curse, Curse, Curse. My body is gold. Here comes the endless struggle under the reviving light."
Thud—
Ottar, who had been waiting nearby, did not miss the excellent opportunity Hogni created with his body and launched a surprise attack on Torajirou Shiro.
Shiro, struck by the black greatsword, let out a sonic boom as he crashed into the wall of Freya Familia's castle and slowly slid down.
"Zeo Gullveig"
Super-wide area recovery magic was activated at this moment. The warriors previously struck down by Shiro slowly rose to their feet, and magical steam rose from their heavily wounded injuries. All members of Freya Familia were fully recovered.
This was the unique tactic only Freya Familia could use. Torajirou Shiro, who had exhausted a great deal of strength in battle and endured Ottar's full-power blow, would now face a fully recovered Freya Familia.
However, Ottar showed no joy at the scene before him. He frowned as he watched Shiro slowly getting up from the ground in the distance, and slowly spoke, "Why aren't you using the magic you used when you fought me before?"
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