The day has come, and preparation is complete, 15,000 soldiers and adventurer are piled up and facing a single direction, Magic Cannons, Catapult, Archers, and Mages are ready to begin the 3 wave barrage on signal
The wind blows cold and the sky is cloudy, everyone is bracing themselves for the battle to come, Shino is going in the front lines as he wear his long coat and put on the two sword Kuro is carrying, passing by Sarah who is fully geared for the battle
"Guild Master, about my request, is it possible?" Shino asked
Sarah with a serious face replied, "Yes, they will arrive along with the second platoon, Bravo, where are you going to use the 600 gallons of Holy water anyway? If you are planning to throw them to the enemy it is impossible"
"I know, but I have a different method in mind, Thank you guild master" Shino replied with a smile
"I've done my part of the deal, make sure you do your part" Sarah said
Shino continue to work toward where the Hero party, Luminous, are and Hiroko saw Shino walking towards them
Hiroko raised his hand and call Shino and said, "Why are you here in front line Shino-san? It is fine if you stay at the back for a while you know?"
Shino laugh and said, "Well, I never really show you my capability in battle so this is a good chance to show off"
Crocus let out a laugh and said, "Don't get killed on us Shino-san, if you need help I'll cover you, from this point on we are a team"
Shino smiled and nod at crocus, and asked, "Is Murakami-san part of the barrage?"
"Yeah, she is a great sorcerer and learned a ton of powerful magic, after all she is trained by the Kingdoms Court Magician" Hiroko proudly said
Shino notice a slight change of tone when Hiroko proudly speak for Murakami and said, "I see, well let's try to survive this shall we"
Moment later the horn is blown signalling that the enemy forces are seen in the Horizon and Hiroko, Richard, and Sarah step forward
"Everyone! Let's follow the plan and try to minimize the casualties as possible" Sarah shouted
"URAAHH!!" everyone shouted
"Proud Warriors of the Kingdom, even though the King can't see your courage, I am here to deliver it to the King, fight like your life depends on it!" Richard shouted
Swords, Spear, Axe, Shield, Staff, everyone started to pound the ground simultaneously to hype everyone for the fight
A soldier from the tower them shouted, "CAPTAIN! THEY ARE IN RANGE!"
Richard raised his right hand, as he pull it down he shouted, "1st BARRAGE! FIRE!!"
Magic Cannons are fired, Catapults set boulders flying, countless arrows cover the sky along with some range magical attack, every ranged fighter fired at signal hitting the enemies front line
Reloading everything within seconds everyone is ready for second barrage
"READY….. 2nd BARRAGE!!! FIRE!!!" Sarah Shouted
Everything was unload, and seeing this personally, Shino said to himself, "Never would have thought that I'll be part of a War where sky is covered by arrows instead of bullets"
"RELOADING….READY….. 3rd BARRAGE!!! FIRE!!!" Hiroko shouted
As the last barrage was done Hiroko started to move to signal the charge for the battle, putting a stance and chanting, "Great o God, give me strength, power, and will to fight, with a single swing let my enemy see your light, ˹Divine Sunder˼"
Hiroko point his two handed sword upward and it slowly grow in size, Shinning in white light and passing the clouds, Hiroko swing his sword downward as he scream and hit the enemy force, destroying hundreds of undead before shattering and vanishing
Catching his breath from the massive attack, and everyone still not moving, Shino took the initiative and pulled his swords and shouted, "ATTAAAACKKKK!!!!!"
Everyone let out a scream and run head first to the enemy forces clashing it all out
With the ring of metal clashing everywhere Shino use someone's back to jump into the air and land at the middle of the enemy forces.
Shino with his dual wielding, dodge and slice the enemy at ease thank to the sharpness that his sword has and the agility he gain through the year
Kuro also came out and just turn a little bit bigger and fight alongside his master and enjoying it, breathing fire, crushing, ramming, Kuro fought like a small dragon
"They are easy to cut using Shinigami, rather than Akira, I guess they don't want this to happen huh? Using others body against their will, such a prick they are" Shino said to himself
Shino then heard Crocus saying, "Shield Style: ˹Bull's Ram˼" and saw Crocus pushing away every undead out his way
"Yo! Need help Shino-san?" Crocus said with a smile
Shino smile and dash near Crocus slicing an undead that is about to hit him and said, "Eyes on the battle Crocus-san"
Crocus laugh and said, "ahahaha, A quick one huh? Then back me up"
"Eyes forth, Danger ahead, ˹Heeding Call˼" Crocus chanted
A sound wave was emitted around Crocus and every undead around Crocus turn their attention to him, Crocus hold his Shield firmly, and the two of them are surrounded and back to back to each other
"Nice skill, but this is way too many for the two of us" Shino said
Crocus smile and said, "Who said there are two of us?"
Hiroko sliced a portion of undead that Crocus attracted and said, "Thanks for the help earlier Shino"
Shino smile and said, "I guess teaming up with you guys is not a bad idea huh"
Shino, Crocus and Hiroko fought side by side, Crocus attracting their attention while Shino and Hiroko kept killing them, thinning out the numbers of the enemy by 50 every couple of minutes
As time goes by many are started to get injured and some are even getting over run by the undead, since many adventurer and soldiers are leaving the battle the attention Shino, Crocus, and Hiroko getting from the enemy are getting larger and larger
Surrounded by the undead and Crocus getting tired from using ˹Heeding call˼ and injured from the attacks that got pass, Hiroko asked, "Got any plans to get out?"
"Nope, not a single one" Crocus said while panting
Shino while slicing the ones that got closer said, "I guess rushing in the middle is a bad idea huh?"
"The reason I rushed in the middle is that I can thin their numbers while not worrying about the others seeing me get injured or lose a limb, but to think they would follow me, I need a new plan" Shino said to himself
A barrage of explosion was set around them and a voice of girl was heard, "Seriously! You boys really like to go necks deep in trouble"
It was Murakami, she came to help them to get out the pinch and Shino said, "Murakami-san created a path for us, let's go"
Crocus, Hiroko, and Shino run towards Murakami, but Shino saw Murakami about to get attack behind by an undead
Reminding him of horrible scene from the past, Shino used ˹Lightning Movement˼ to get to Murakami as fast as he can and stab the undead, destroying its mana crystal
Crocus, Hiroko and Murakami was shocked that in a blink of an eye Shino was behind of Murakami
"Shino?" Hiroko asked as he stop running
"Sorry, I just remember something, are you okay Murakami-san?" Shino asked
Murakami look all over her body and said, "Y-yeah, I'm fine"
Hiroko then grab Shino and said, "Oi…"
With a star for an eye and excitement all over Hiroko said, "How come you are that fast Shino-san, teach me the ways sensei"
Crocus then shouted, "Guys, were still in battle…"
Shino laugh and said, "Let's survive this first, we will have a plenty of time to train after this"
Hiroko let go and went back in battle mode, "Yes sensei! Let's go!"
"YAH! Stop calling me sensei!" Shino shouted
Shino then remember he left Kuro in the middle, so Shino whistle to call Kuro back
"Are we going back master?" Kuro asked
"Yeah, that is enough for today" Shino replied
Kuro pouted and said, "B-but, it was just starting to get fun"
"No excuses, come on" Shino said
They went back to the medical station to rest and let Crocus wounds to be heal by the healers
While resting at a tent Hiroko asked, "Are you going back Shino?"
"I think I can't, this is my station and many are currently injured so I'll need to help" Shino replied
"Is that so? I guess it can't be help huh?" Crocus said while being healed
Then a shout was heard outside the tent saying, "We need a medic!! Guild master is gravely injured!!"
Shino rushed outside and saw Sarah completely cover in bruises and cuts, but still standing
Shino eyes was wide open and run towards Sarah, "YAH!! What the heck happen guild master?"
Coughing out blood, Sarah then said, "Got surrounded, I got out though, I'm on your hands Warrior-saint"
Sarah lost consciousness, Shino lay Sarah down and casted, ˹Heal˼ at her, but it didn't work, so Shino casted ˹Regeneration˼ but it also didn't work
Shino feel Sarah's pulse and it is still beating, A healer then came to help and said, "˹Heal˼ and ˹Regeneration˼ won't work? She is probably gotten a curse, we need a bottle of Holy water"
"We need a bottle of Holy water, quick" the Healer shouted
But then a staff then said, "The holy water just ran out, someone is already on their way to get a new batch from church"
"But the guild master won't survive if we wait" The healer replied
Shino is angered and said, "TSK! Are you freaking serious?! Not this time, I won't let it"
Shino carried Sarah and put her in a bed inside the tent and remove her armour and unbutton her clothes
"Sorry, Guild master but I need to be as close to your heart as possible" Shino said
Shino placed his hand on the middle of her chest, then the other healer came in and said, "What are you doing Shino-san?! It won't work because of the curse!"
"Shut up, I need silence" Shino angrily said
Shino took a deep breath and feel the flow of mana inside Sarah, and making a link with his mana, after creating the link Shino then chat, "˹Rejuvenate˼"
A sudden pulse lift Sarah up in the air and a golden light covered both Shino and Sarah, The light shine through the tent and the healer was awed to see it, Sarah's wounds slowly close and the curse was being remove, A spectator piled up from the tent and saw this miracle happen
Sarah wounds vanished and the curse was remove, everyone that was watching was awed, and their hands are in their mouth
As the skill is done and the golden light vanish, Hiroko approach Shino and grab him by shoulder and said, "Shino-san, the title saint is…"
Hiroko saw a blood drip out at Shino's mouth and was shocked, "Shino-san? Are you okay?"
Shino wipe the blood and said, "Yeah, it's just the after effect of using that skill, nothing to worry about, guild master is fine now, but she still need a rest, and I might need oneeeeeeeee...."
Shino fainted and fall to the floor, the other healer came to check Shino and said, "Eh? I think that skill drained his stamina, he is just sleeping now"
Hiroko sigh a relief and said, "thank god, I thought it was something bad"
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˹Divine Sunder˼: Create a magical extension of the sword that is effective against undead mobs; Large Mana and Stamina Cost
˹Bull's Ram˼: Create an unstoppable momentum in one direction; Medium stamina consumption
˹Heeding Call˼: Let out a sound wave from the user that attracts monster or mobs; Small Mana consumption
˹Rejuvenate˼: transfers mana and stamina of the user to the target while also closing their wounds; require a skin to skin contact and it is much more effective if it is close to the targets heart, if the target has curses or poison it will be transferred to the user