Chương 294: Chapter 277. A Big Bang And Alice's Bigger Bang

Alice Mars's Point Of View Swing! /CLANG! / A sword strike of mine is ineffective against this damned giant! / Creak! / I braced myself for a punch from the giant. Ever since John hit this guy with that white lightning from the sky, the giant has creaked and cracked with every movement. I assume that John and Anna couldn't hear it since they both seemed surprised when the giant attempted to attack them before the Count Families and the Militia came to save us.

My Beastman hearing should be quite helpful moving forward since they couldn't catch the creaking." Princess Alice!" / Crackle! / Jump! / Shatter! Woosh! / Land! Speaking of the Counts, a platform of ice had formed below my feet, I was able to land on it and use the ice to jump away from the punch of the giant. I was able to safely land on the ground afterwards. I recognized the voice, so I turned to Lady Diana and began to thank her for her help." Thank you for that!"

A smile appeared on her face once she heard my thanks." It's my honor to help you, Princess Alice." While she was still being formal, Diana Gorse seemed to be quite happy to hear my thanks. I wonder if thanks are rarely given to Demons during battle? While it's rare to do it in a live battle, most Beastmen give lots of thanks during the banquets after the battles we have. I wonder if John would thank me? Sarah and Anna did mention "Rewards" when we had that discussion before... Sarah... Big Sis...

I glance back towards her, and I see a disheartening sight. Sarah was still unconscious. Anna and John were hard at work healing her however, my eyes may be deceiving me, but it looks like the hole in Sarah's chest was closing, if it was, it was being done slowly. John mentioned something was "blocking" his healing... But the look on his face is quite relaxed in comparison to before. I think I can leave it to him. I mean, he is Sarah's Husband, I have no doubt that he'll heal her. He gave me his word as well.

I should focus. / CLANG! / Whoosh! / metal blades and flames danced all around the body of this durable giant. While the damage was minimal, progress did seem to be getting made. / THUMP! Thump! / Count Sark and Lady Kina landed next to me. They had just finished using a combination attack against the giant, but they failed to damage it. Count Sark and Lady Kina turned to me and began to speak." Princess Alice, who damaged that thing? The blood that's dripping from its head... How did that happen?"

Lady Kina spoke to me, but it was clear that Count Sark was also interested in the same thing, I watched the giant as he dealt with the continuous attacks from the militia as I began to answer their questions." It was Matthew, he used a Spell that summoned what looked like a strike of white lightning that hit the giant on his head. That's what caused the damage. However, the cuts and scrapes that formed on it have already begun to close."" How powerful was that attack, exactly?""

Well, if I was hit by it, I doubt there'd be anything left of me. Considering how winded he became after using it, I assume the Spell is one of the strongest Spells he can use currently."" So, we'll need to hit it with Higher Tiered Magic in order to even scratch it. How exactly should we go about this I wonder?" Lady Kina placed her hand on her chin as she began to think about what I've said." What about your blades, did you have any success with your weapons?" Count Sark spoke to me after his wife.

Unfortunately, I didn't have much to say about it. Except for what Sarah was about to do before she was... Attacked." Sarah and I didn't have much success with our blades. We tried attacking regularly, but it didn't work, so we attacked the more traditional weak points like the eyes and ears. That still didn't work. So, Sarah used a Spell to move faster and moved to the top of the giant's head in order to attack the spot on the head that's soft when people are newborns. But...

She was attacked before she could connect her attack."" Hm... And with what we know now... He doesn't reflect attacks, it's just that the attacks are too weak to actually cause harm." Count Sark also rested his chin on his hand as he began to think." Perhaps we should try that old trick, Kina? Phillip?" Lady Diana stepped forward and offered to use an old strategy that I assume they used to do all the time. This narrative has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. If you see it on Amazon, please report it."

Maybe I should try using one of stronger attacks? I mean, this rapier is made of mithril, after all." Count Gorse also seemed to offer an idea." Little Ed. Can you Buff us?"" Of course I can." They seemed to be making plans without me. While I'd usually want to be involved in bringing down the enemy, I know the true enemy has yet to take a step in this direction currently. I want to save my strength so I can take him out once and for all.

From capturing me, to capturing the other girls, to hurting all of these innocent people and then even my Big Sis. He needs to pay in blood." Oh, sorry, Princess Alice, we've must've sounded like we were speaking in code."" I don't mind as long as you can destroy the enemy." Lady Diana seemed to want to include me in the conversation somewhat, but it didn't matter to me. What truly mattered was taking out the God Of The Blackwoods and ending this conflict before more people are hurt.

John and Sarah are using most of what's left of their mana in order to heal Big Sis. I need to keep my stamina up in order to help them when we fight the true enemy. With that in mind, my answer to Lady Diana may have sounded a little cold. but as I stared at the God in front of us, Lady Diana seemed to understand where I was coming from." Okay then." Lady Diana returned to the Barons, and they began to have a discussion about where everyone should stand for this combination attack, they were planning.

I sat back and watched the militia begin to make some form of progress against the giant. The giant tried at first to attack them, but once it realized it was too slow to actually land anything significant, it began to simply stand tall against the militia. More or less forcing a stalemate as things were." Ready!?"" Ready!" Count Sark called to his fellow Barons, and they replied in unison. Count Sark and Gorse sat at the front of their formation as Count Tye stood as the mid-liner.

Finally, Lady Kina and Lady Diana stood as the backliners. A somewhat weird formation, as from what I heard, Count Tye seemed to be the support player. I was somewhat interested to see how this escapade would play out." Start it up, Ed!" Count Gorse called to Count Tye and I felt him begin to channel his mana, before long, Count Sark and Count Gorse began to glow a deep dark-brown color." Alright! Hit it!"

With Count Tye's words, Count Sark and Count Gorse rushed towards the giant with a speed similar to Sarah when she used her Wind Magic on her feet earlier. Maybe they weren't as fast, considering that they weren't making that "sonic boom" that Aunt Aqua told us about when we were sparring once. But the speed that the Counts were moving at were impressive. I couldn't move that fast for instance." Blaze Of Wrath!"" Gust Of Sorrows!"

The Count's wives were no slouches themselves, Lady Kina produced the biggest flame I've seen all day, even bigger than the bonfire from the Barrier that I could see from the sky. Its color was a mix of blacks, reds and oranges. You'd almost think it was a bonfire for a celebration or festival of some kind, if not for the strong gales that were coming from the side of the ball of flames, showing that they weren't interested in celebrating anything about this situation.

Lady Diana summoned gusts and winds that traveled all around the surrounding area. They all eventually rose up into the sky and seemed to create a small tornado of Wind Magic. What exactly is this plan they've been discussing? Won't their husbands be caught in their Magic at this rate? /CLANG! CLANG!.... CRASH! / Loud sounds filled my ears as I saw flashes of ligh-... No, it's flashes of the rising sun's light being reflected by the weapons of Count Sark and Count Sark.

After a multitude of strikes, they were able to make the giant fall on its rear and stay there. Once they had made it fall, the Counts ran both left and right, away from the giant." Fire!" Count Tye yelled a command and Lady Kina and Lady Diana fired their Magic at the giant. I stood dumbfounded as the flames and winds combined to create a massive fireball that seemed to be 4 times the size of what the fireball was originally. I ducked and covered my ears to protect them from the sound I knew was coming.

/BOOOOOMMMM! / Even with my defensive measure, my ears were still ringing like a cannon was fired right next to me. The massive dust cloud that formed seemed to mask the entire battlefield. I stood in awe of the combination attack of Lady Kina and Lady Diana. It made me wonder if we should've just brought them along from the get-go? And then those feelings were somewhat dulled as the dust cleared and I saw the giant was still alive. My reaction was one filled with disgust and annoyance.

However, as the giant's skin could not protect him from what had just happened. The giant's torso and face no longer had skin to hold its innards inside of it. The viscera filled of black and green blood and organs began to fall out of the giant's body as it tried to stand back up. As it did, perhaps because of the Spells used to summon it, the giant's organs began to move up and down like balls attached to strings. Its arms had been separated from its body as well.

I would be horrified by this sight, if not for the fact that this giant and its master hurt my Friends. Now all I felt was apathy. I looked down at my blade that still glowed with an otherworldly pale-purple and I knew what had to be done to end this. I began to run towards the giant with only one thought in my mind that quickly exited my mouth." This ends now!" With my mind set, I took step after step as I approached the giant as everyone regained their bearings on the battlefield.

Eventually, I made it to the giant. What I assumed to be its liver was bouncing up and down in front of me. /CREAK! CRACK! / The giant prepared to protect itself with a kick coming straight for me. Sadly for it, the giant seemed to forget that I was faster than it since the beginning of this battle. Kick! A sidestep and a breath later and I made it to my destination. THRUST! / SHING! / A sharp sound echoes all around me as I thrust both my swords into the giant's organ.

I see the mana from my blades drain into the giant's organ. Even without the knowledge of what would happen next, the look on the face of the giant told me everything I needed to know. I run away from the giant and hold my ears, but again, just like before, it didn't do much for me. / BOOOOMMMMMMM!!!! / LIFT! FLY! Not only a loud explosion, but the force of the explosion actually lifted me off my feet and sent me flying towards Sarah, Anna and John. / Thump! / GRIP! WARM!

While I expected to land on the ground, a pair of familiar and warm hands held onto me. I open my eyes to see John holding me. He smiled at me and then he gently told me something that made me smile as well." Great job, Alice. Also, Sarah is going to be okay!" Wrap! Tighten! I wrapped my arms around him and squeezed him. I was hugging him, not because he was the man I Loved, but because he saved the Sister I Loved so much. He even praised me too!

I knew that as long as we stuck together, we would definitely make it out of this and defeat our enemy. Speaking of which, after hugging John for what I considered "too short" of a time, we both looked towards the front of us. And there we saw the last obstacle in our way. His arms were folded as they had been for a while now, but his face betrayed his emotions. He was angry. He seemed to be so angry that he didn't notice something that should've made him understand the situation that he was in now.

The simple fact of the matter was, we were angry as well.