Chapter 216: Overload: Courage 6/7

Chapter 216: Overload: Courage 6/7

“Shieldwall!”

The knight ordered and with haste, warriors appeared with massive tower shields. Astrid was confused about where they came from as they had no magic, but that wasn’t her worry at the minute.

When the warriors stood side by side, Astrid could feel something rising in the air. It wasn’t mana. It reminded her of Darian’s sword strikes.

The unusual energy grew stronger with each shield that was added. As more and more joined, Astrid could hear a striking sound that gradually turned louder, and louder, until it reverberated into the distance. It was like that of a deep bass drum... or maybe a heartbeat.

It colluminated into an aura that made Astrid’s blood boil.

Astrid had heard of ancient war drums that were capable of making an army stronger. One of the noble families even had a set, empowering their guards to another level of power.

But this was the first time she had seen it created by shields. Even then, to her, they just seemed like ordinary metal. Metal from another world, but ordinary nonetheless.

No, it was something to do with the warriors themselves.

They were special.

Astrid used a lot of her mana to build a multi-layered Mind Barrier. However, it didn’t have the additional effects of the Assault Arachnid, nor did it have the absorbing capabilities of Steilgam glass. Because although she had consumed a health potion, it wasn’t enough to heal the savage wounds inflicted onto her internal organs.

She had to be careful. She couldn’t die here.

In the next second, the golden missiles tore through most of her shields in an instant. The only layer that proved to pose any sort of resistance at all was the last two, but even then, it only weakened the barrage somewhat.

Hopefully it was enough.

The golden rays of light continued through her barrier, and slammed against the shield wall of Darian’s troops.

An intense screeching sound blared against Astrid’s eardrums as sparks scattered in every direction. From Darian’s troops arms, the same energy Darian had, wrapped around them, then covered their shields.

The warriors gritted their teeth under their visors as they resisted the grandiose attack. There was no complaining, neither was there a slight hesitation. To them, they would rather die on the battlefield than have the attack get through.

After all, what lay behind them was their friends, and family.

However, it wasn’t only the threat of the golden spider that threatened to pierce holes into their bodies. There was also the oncoming army of spiders. They had managed to find a path through the sticky primal flames and like a neverending tide, they scuttled toward the walls with a predator's ferocity.

Most of the powerful archers were now focused on defence with their shields, so the large number of spiders was ever increasing, with no sign of stopping.

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At the sight of the eight legged beasts, Astrid was slowly becoming emboldened. She could feel her spirits rise, and unlike Anger, or Amity, a selfless attitude was being born.

It was difficult to describe, but she could feel her courage increasing. The courage of helping the warriors, the knight, and their people.

But Astrid could also tell the warriors were becoming weaker by the second as another barrage arrived. So she decided to alleviate the pressure as much as she could. Although it would cost a lot of mana, it was worth it.

Connecting to all of the warriors, the knight included, Astrid used Mind Armour. A visible light-blue armour transposed over their plate-mail. It not only protected their mind, giving them more resistance, but it also improved their defence. Visit no(v)eLb(i)n.com for the best novel reading experience

Then the other barrage struck. And another.

If she wanted to come out of this alive, then she had to be aware of who would make that possible. It wasn’t her, not directly, anyway, but the knight.

When the knight struck once more, Astrid Crashed the matter behind his weapon. The momentum increased as the blade thrummed through the air, and hit its mark with a devastating clang.

Finally, blood splashed once more.

However, the moment the strike made contact, Astrid felt a connection in the air. In a swirl of mana, the wound the spider had just suffered was immediately healed.

Because of the sudden recovery, it allowed the spider to act in a flash. It tore across the field, and slammed into the knight. Its sharpened golden lance-like legs penetrated the knight's armoured leg.

Blood splattered on the soil, dying it red.

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“Again!”

Astrid shouted, ignoring the wound the knight had just received.

Hearing Astrid’s words, the knight dodged to the side, and began their dance of death once more.

But this time, Astrid had another trick up her sleeve. Since it was just one enemy, it was a perfect opportunity to use Mind Domain.

Connecting her mind to the monster, she used Mind Domain. In an instant, Astrid could feel a monstrous strain on her mind. It wasn’t coming just from the spider, but there was indeed another connection joined with the arachnid.

Although she couldn’t detect where this person, or being was, it was definitely there.

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It battered against her mind. She was turning weaker by the second, but she could tell that the spider had lost control of its own body, and the healing attribute along with it.

With her in a mental war, the gilded monster was cut off from the connection

The knight struck the monster again and again in the exact same spot of the demon’s armour. Blood splashed, blossoming like a scarlet flower in bloom. Success was becoming more sure by the strike.

Then in the next moment, an intense pain caused Astrid to scream out. The pain was so severe that it took Astrid by a stranglehold, her entire body trembled as red seeped from her eyes.

Whoever the master was, was capable of shattering her mental connection.

Astrid fell to her knees, powerless. From the mental assault, Astrid had spent all of her mana. Not only that, her mind was scrambled. She couldn’t think straight, and in an instant, the spider's wounds were completely restored anew.

Despite that, she knew she wasn’t alone. There was a knight by her side.

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Astrid roused her spirits, and with great struggle, forced herself to stand up. With fire in her eyes, she gazed at the knight.

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