Chapter 388: The Meteor Shower of the Battlefield

At that moment, it wasn’t just the demonic beasts who panicked—even the adventurers were thrown into a frenzy of fear.

If that sea of thunder crashed down to the ground, no one would be left alive!

“Run for your lives——!”

Just as some people turned to flee in terror,

the vast sea of thunder seemed to sense their panic, halting mid-descent, suspended in the air.

In the next instant, countless bolts of lightning coiled like ferocious dragons, streaking toward every target hovering in the sky.

Immediately, the flying demonic beasts fell like raindrops, plummeting from the sky one after another.

By the time the last bolt of lightning faded away,

the sky above was as clear as if it had been scrubbed clean—not a single flying demonic beast remained.

“......”

Staring up at the lone figure still hovering in the sky, the adventurers fell silent once again, their eyes wide with awe.

“Why are you all staring at me?”

Hulim Heyerar looked down, her voice laced with confusion.

“There are still plenty of demonic beasts on the ground. Aren’t you going to make a move?”

“Uhh......”

Snapping out of their stupor, the adventurers and demonic beasts alike lifted their heads, glaring fiercely at the enemies before them.

“Take them down!”

“ROAR!”

The two sides clashed violently once more, the clamor of battle shaking the earth.

Hulim glanced down at the battlefield below.

They should be able to hold their own from here on out.

With that thought, she lifted her gaze again, scanning the distance. Beyond the Rank A Demonic Beasts she had already eliminated, more powerful foes were closing in fast.

What was more, the strength of the demonic horde seemed to have reached its peak.

Large numbers of Rank B Demonic Beasts were beginning to appear.

After a moment’s consideration, Hulim decided not to charge deep into the demonic tide alone. She had to stay relatively close to the adventurers, ensuring that they would not be overwhelmed.

HUM... HUM... HUM...

A flurry of glowing orbs materialized around her, floating in mid-air like a swarm of miniature stars.

Then——

WHOOSH——!!!

A rain of light beams descended from the sky......

ROAR——!

A Rank B Demonic Beast had just repelled Lucian, sending him staggering backward. Before he could regain his balance, another Rank B Demonic Beast lunged at him from the side, its claws outstretched.

“Don’t even think about it! Wind Blast Spiral Spear!”

Russell thrust his spear forward with all his might.

The spear, wrapped in a blade-like cyclone, tore through the demonic beast’s tough hide.

The ambushing beast roared in rage, swinging its massive paw backward at Russell. He had no time to dodge, and was sent flying through the air, crashing heavily to the ground.

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He rolled several times across the dirt before finally coming to a stop. Dazed, he shook his head and tried to stand up—only to lock eyes with a demonic beast standing right in front of him.

“......”

“AAH! MOMMY!”

Russell nearly jumped out of his skin, his voice cracking with terror.

The demonic beast wasted no time, opening its gaping maw and lunging straight for him, ready to tear him apart.

BOOM——!

But before its jaws could close around him, a beam of light streaked down from the sky, hitting the beast square in the chest and vaporizing its entire upper body in an instant.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM......

More light beams rained down one after another.

The two Rank B Demonic Beasts closing in on Lucian also collapsed to the ground, their bodies pierced through by the searing light.

“W-What just happened?”

Russell stared dumbfounded at the beast’s half-vanished corpse, his mind struggling to process what he had just seen.

“Are you all right?”

Hulim descended slowly beside Eileen, her voice calm as always.

“Hulim!”

Seeing the familiar figure standing before her, Eileen cried out in joy. Lucian quickly stepped forward, his face filled with gratitude.

“Thank you. You just saved our lives.”

Hulim glanced at the four of them. Apart from Russell, who looked a little worse for wear, none of them were seriously injured.

“Be careful. I have to go now.”

“Go on. Don’t worry about us,” Lucian replied firmly.

“Alright.”

Hulim nodded.

A dozen more glowing orbs materialized around her.

WHOOSH——!

A volley of light beams shot forward, streaking across the battlefield.

Whether they were Rank C or Rank B, any demonic beast hit by the beams fell to the ground instantly, without the slightest chance to resist.

SWOOSH!

Hulim’s figure flickered and vanished from the four adventurers’ sight, streaking toward the source of the Rank A Demonic Beast’s magical aura.

After she left, Russell scratched his head, his voice filled with disbelief.

“......That girl is way too strong, isn’t she?”

The other three nodded silently, sharing his exact sentiment.

Lucian smiled, clapping a hand on Russell’s shoulder to steady him.

“Hulim has her own opponents to deal with. We have our own mission to complete. Don’t get distracted by others—just focus on doing our part.”

ROAR!

Several demonic beasts set their sights on the Silver Team. Even though Hulim had just cleared a path through the horde, their numbers were endless, and the gaps were quickly filled.

Lucian raised his shield silently, his expression hardening with resolve.

“Let’s move out——!”

On the other side of the battlefield, Hulim wove spells as she advanced, glowing orbs bobbing around her like a meteor shower. She streaked through the demonic tide at high speed, the orbs in her wake cutting down every beast in their path.

The meteor shower of light tore across the battlefield unimpeded. Behind her, a wide path paved with demonic beast corpses began to form, stretching as far as the eye could see.

“ROAR?”

A Rank A Demonic Beast watched the meteor shower of light streaking toward it, confusion flickering in its eyes.

Before it could react——

BOOM——!

The meteor shower slammed directly into its massive body, the light beams piercing through its flesh like hot knives through butter.

ROAR——

A shrill cry of agony echoed across the battlefield. The Rank A Demonic Beast, which could have easily slaughtered dozens of adventurers, collapsed to the ground without having done a single thing to fight back.

From within the fading light of the meteor shower, Hulim stepped forward, silently wiping the blood off the Helkem in her hand.

“Sixth one down.”

Her gaze swept across the battlefield, locking onto her next target in an instant.

Seconds later, she closed in on her prey.

It was a Rank A Demonic Beast covered head to toe in thick, armor-like scales, renowned for its impenetrable defense. But Hulim paid its armor no mind at all.

She tightened her grip on the Helkem with her right hand, raising the pitch-black demonic sword high above her head.

HUM!

A brilliant, holy light erupted from the Helkem, bathing the entire battlefield in its glow.

The once jet-black demonic sword transformed, its blade now shining with the pure, sacred light of a holy sword.

In the next moment, a torrent of light burst forth from the blade, sweeping toward the armored beast like a tidal wave.

BOOM——!

After the torrent of light faded away, the beast—famous for its unmatched defense—was sliced clean in half.

Its mountain-sized body toppled slowly to either side, crashing heavily into the ground.

THUD!

The impact sent clouds of dust billowing into the air.

THUD——!

From within the dust cloud, a lone figure walked out as casually as if she were taking a stroll. The glowing light beams floating around her cut through the rising dust, clearing a path for her to advance.

Her calm voice drifted through the air, lingering long after she had passed.

“Seventh one down......”

......

Somewhere on the eastern battlefield.

Two lone figures stood back-to-back, surrounded by mountains of demonic beast corpses.

Unlike other adventurers who needed to fight in teams just to take down a single beast, these two displayed overwhelming power, slaughtering demonic beasts of the same rank with casual ease.

CLANG!

A colossal demonic beast split in two, its halves crashing to the ground on either side. But Luigi showed no trace of joy at his victory. Instead, he frowned deeply, shooting a glare at the figure beside him.

“Will you stop following me?”

“Who’s following you——”

BOOM!

Lore raised a hand, hurling a spell forward without even looking.

A Fourth-Tier Spell shot through the air, piercing a hole straight through a Rank B Demonic Beast that had been sneaking up from behind. The beast plummeted to the ground, dead before it hit the dirt.

“——The battlefield is this big. Where I go is none of your business!”

“......”