"Hmm… according to the map, it'll take us roughly four days to reach the location at our current pace. We haven't seen many survivors out in the wild so I think we should increase our speed." Lyrica suggested as they were currently having a meeting to discuss the new information that they had received.
"I agree. Plus, most of the survivors that we have found aren't worth our efforts. This has been the case for a while now." Madison nodded since she was disappointed that they couldn't help more good natured people.
"While there is the chance that we could find good natured people on the way there, the chance is quite low. I think we should just get there as soon as possible so that we can see which queens have arrived and what they are capable of." Isilia spoke up as a few others nodded their heads.
As much as they wanted to help people, claiming a rainbow grade item was more important.
"So are we at an agreement then? We'll get to the location as fast as possible and scout out the scene." s.h.i.+ro asked as the entire party nodded their heads.
"Alright. I think this is a battle that only tier 6's can enter and even then, take care since there will no doubt be Queens and Empresses. Last time me and Isilia met the Chimera Empress, we couldn't kill her even though she was severely weakened. That will give you a rough idea of their power. We're here to observe from the side and if needs be, I'll be using my own rainbow grade item to secure it for us." s.h.i.+ro nodded.
"If you are planning to use the rainbow grade item, which G.o.d are you planning to summon?" Madison asked curiously since she knew that s.h.i.+ro had two items.
One to summon a G.o.d at 70% of their strength. The other is to use their power at 100% strength.
"Honestly, it depends on the terrain. But the most effective one would be Chronos. He rules over time so if it does get rough, I can freeze time and steal the item for myself. But that would be somewhat of a waste considering its power. If I was to use it at a different event, there is the chance that I can eliminate quite a few queens once I am fully recovered. Honestly though, I'm thinking of using Gaia or Nyx. If I use my sword to enter a one on one duel with the one who took the relic and kill them, Gaia's power can allow me to bury them underground and stop them from chasing me. While it might not delay them for long, it will give us enough time to leave using the city.
"As for Nyx's power, I can just blind everyone while empowering myself." s.h.i.+ro shrugged.
{I'm pretty sure the G.o.ds' powers are more than just that but sure.} Nimue yawned from inside the mana realm.
'True. But I can't exactly ask them how to use it seeing as though I can't see the system.'
After discussing the plans for a little longer, s.h.i.+ro increased the speed of the city so that they'll reach their destination in roughly 2 days.
Arriving outside the training hall, s.h.i.+ro could see s.h.i.+na, Oran and Akhess resting nearby since they had just finished their training for the day. Thinking about it for a moment, s.h.i.+ro was quiet curious how Celeste and Glen would perform against these three.
"s.h.i.+na, Oran, Akhess." s.h.i.+ro called out as the three of them instantly stood up seeing s.h.i.+ro.
"Your highness." They bowed as s.h.i.+ro nodded her head.
"Are you three busy at all?"
"Not at all, do you require something from us?" s.h.i.+na asked.
"Just a small favour. I want you three to have a quick spar with Glen and Celeste since I want to see how they perform with someone else, they're a bit too used to how I fight now." s.h.i.+ro chuckled.
Looking at each other, the three were a little concerned since Glen and Celeste must be exhausted after all the training. They would know since they had first hand experience.
"Don't worry about their exhaustion, they're quite durable. Plus, if they're tired, I'll heal them up." s.h.i.+ro chuckled as s.h.i.+na sighed and nodded her head.
"Great. Follow me."
Leading the three through the corridors, they arrived at the training hall where both Celeste and Glen were training. Looking into the room, they were a little shocked.
Glen was currently standing in an array of magic circles that Aarim had constructed. The magic circle was one that increased gravity for a select number of objects and he had to either deflect or dodge bullets fired at him. If he was wounded, another magic circle made by Silvia would heal him up immediately.
As for Celeste… she was currently fighting 15 drones while maintaining her berserk state.
Looking at the aggressiveness of the drones, even s.h.i.+na felt a little afraid to attempt it.
Snapping her fingers, s.h.i.+ro stopped everything as both of them collapsed on the ground and panted heavily.
"We'll take a break here. After that, you're going to have a little sparring match with one of the three here ok?" s.h.i.+ro smiled as Glen and Celeste nodded their head before falling asleep immediately.
With rest being so rare, they need to be able to make the most of it and sleep as much as they can!
Seeing this, all three were taken aback since even they weren't like this.
"If you're wondering, it's because they had a training session with Nimue. Surprisingly, she's harsher than me." s.h.i.+ro laughed.
"I see…" s.h.i.+na nodded.
"Perhaps you want to spar with Nimue while you wait?" s.h.i.+ro offered as the three immediately shook their heads. They still had nightmares about a mini s.h.i.+ro in a mech training them. They didn't need someone that was apparently harsher!
Waiting for half an hour, s.h.i.+ro clapped her hand as the two sleeping on the floor stood up looking a little refreshed.
"Alright, s.h.i.+na do you want to pick someone to fight?" s.h.i.+ro asked as s.h.i.+na shrugged.
"I don't mind either of them. If anything, I'll let them choose." s.h.i.+na replied.
"What about you two?" s.h.i.+ro looked at Oran and Akhess.
"I don't mind either." Oran smiled.
"Me too." Akhess nodded.
"In that case I think Celeste will fight s.h.i.+na and Glen will fight Akhess." s.h.i.+ro suggested.
Separating the hall into two sections, she sent the two groups into their own respective sides.
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"Right then, seems like I'll be sparing against you today." s.h.i.+na smiled, looking at Celeste.
Narrowing her eyes at s.h.i.+na, Celeste nodded her head and crouched down onto all fours.
"So eager." s.h.i.+na chuckled as ice started to form around her.
"BEGIN!" Hearing s.h.i.+ro's voice from above, Celeste dashed forward as her red aura exploded out.
Surprised by her speed, s.h.i.+na frowned and slammed her hand down.
Immediately, the ground froze over as Celeste lost her footing.
However, she recovered quickly.
Claws of mana formed around her hands and legs as they dug into the ice and continued to run as if it was normal.
Jumping up, she was about to swipe at s.h.i.+na when two ice pillars shot up.
Twisting her body, Celeste used the pillars as a launching platform to get closer to s.h.i.+na.
Taking a step back, s.h.i.+na smiled as several projectiles launched towards Celeste.
With two aiming at her arms and one at her head, Celeste gritted her teeth and swiped with her hands.
*KRRRRR!!!
Upon touching the projectiles, ice started to form around her body.
Understanding that this was bad news, Celeste's mana roared out as sparks started to appear around her body.
Suddenly, the sparks ignited as her body was coated with a veil of flames that made her seem like a beast from h.e.l.l.
Watching her ice melt instantly, s.h.i.+na was a little surprised.
Raising her arms up, Celeste slammed them down as fire started to erupt out from the ground.
Her body disappeared before reappearing from inside one of the pillars.
With Celeste being so close to her, s.h.i.+na had no choice but to quickly erect a wall between them but it was melted instantly.
Furrowing her brows, she muttered a small incantation as a blizzard exploded out, chilling the flames immediately.
"Fuu…." Breathing out softly, s.h.i.+na clasped her two hands together.
A tier 4 magic circle appeared as snowflakes started to descend from the sky.
Seeing her flames being suppressed, Celeste knew that this was a bad situation for her and she needed to change the environment.
From her back, mana started to gather as it formed two flaming arms. Aiming them towards s.h.i.+na, mana started to converge towards her as an orb of flames materialised.
Surprisingly, she didn't fire the orb but instead consumed it. The ice and snow immediately started to melt around her as the flames on her body increased in intensity.
'Did s.h.i.+ro pick her because she's a fire user and I'm ice?' s.h.i.+na wondered but that was fine.
Taking a deep breath, runes appeared around her body.
True Spirit Nature – Ice Witch.
A black dress wrapped around her body as her hair was dyed snow white with hints of blue on the tips.