Shino arrive at the nick of time and was able to save Crocus from impending death
With hands in Crocus back, Shino casted ˹Rejuvenate˼ and healed Crocus completely in a matter of second
The undead elder wyvern started to whip its tail again when Shino notice it and immediately let go of Crocus rushing to counter the undead elder wyvern attack
Sliding to the ground, Shino immediately put a stance and draw his sword and immediately transform his dual sword into a two handed sword, ˹Perses˼,
"Two Handed Sword Style: ˹Mountain Splitter˼" Shino chanted
With one swing on its tail, Shino successfully cut the wyvern tail and immediately kick the severed tail out of the way
"W-what the?!" Prince Aarone shouted, seeing how he cleanly cut the wyverns tail
"You are Shino-san right, how?" Richard asked with confusion
"Eh? You guys probably are not using your sword right, this things skin is like a paper" Shino said with a straight face
Looking around and seeing their situation Shino transform his ˹Perses˼ back into ˹Akira & Ishigami˼ and move toward Murakami
"Shino the Wyvern!" Crocus shouted
Shino look up and saw the wyvern jaw above him, about to eat him whole Shino uses ˹Lightning Movement˼ to dodge
Seeing how he dodge the attack, Prince Aarone was surprised and said, "He just used the same skill Hiroko used earlier? Did Hiroko teach it to him?"
"They just met last week Prince Aarone, and he uses the skill much more naturally than Hiroko so I think he is the one that teach it to him" Richard replied
"Crocus!" Shino called as he open his ˹Storage Box˼ and pull out a Dodecahedron
"What is it Shino-san?" Crocus asked
Shino tossed the Dodecahedron at Crocus and said, "Here, do something about the wyvern will you?"
Catching the thing Shino tossed at him, Crocus asked, "W-what is this Shino-san?"
Reaching Murakami and looking at her with wide open eyes, Shino then replied, "It is an armour I made for myself, it might be a tight fit but I don't really have something your size"
"Armour? This thing?" Crocus asked confusedly
"Yeah, just apply some mana at the magic circle and it will activate" Shino replied
Crocus still confused, he just followed what Shino said and applied mana at the magic circle in the dodecahedron
Applying his mana a synthetic voice started to talk and said, "Activating ˹Alchemy˼, Transformation commence, Battle Gear, ˹Dragon Knight˼"
Shock by the sudden voice, the dodecahedron started to melt at Crocus hand and also start to cover his body
"W-what is happening? Shino! This thing is eating me!" Crocus shouted as his body gets covered by this liquid like material
"Stop fighting it, it's not going to kill you!" Shino replied
Covering Crocus completely, the armour started to take form. A Crimson coloured armour that is design to look like a dragon, A shield that is like a dragons scale, and a short sword that look like a dragon's tail
Crocus is wearing a full body armour with a short sword and a shield at hand
"Eh? What?!" Crocus asked
Crocus took his helmet off and look all over his body and was awed that he really is wearing an armour and holding a Shield and a short sword
"The Armour and shield is light but it sound so tough, the sword is short but sharp, Shino-san, are you giving this to me?" Crocus asked
"No way! I spend months crafting that thing, I am just letting you borrow it" Shino replied
"Ahaha, I thought you were going to betray me after I trusted you at that suspicious looking magic circle, but this armour is the real deal, I'll take care of it, and put it to good use" Crocus said with a smile
Putting his Helmet on, Crocus march toward the wyvern and fight it one on one
"AHAHAHA!!, This armour is so light!!, and it has so high defence that this wyvern attack is basically nothing! What material is this?" Crocus said, laughing, as he feel a boost on his strength and being able to face the wyvern alone, blocking its attack with no sign of damage in the armour
"S-Shino-san? Why are you staring at me?" Murakami asked
Shino put his hand at Murakami's head and used the skill ˹Heal˼ at her, healing the burn she receive after using ˹Devil's pitchfork˼, Shino then used ˹Mana Transfer˼ to replenish Murakami's Mana
"Sorry, I am still not used to the skill ˹Appraisal˼ so I stared at you for quite a long time" Shino replied
"Ahh… yeah~ ˹Appraisal˼ has unique appearance to every user so it is hard to use, is that it? Thanks for the heal, I should help Crocus now, please help Hiroko, Shino-san" Murakami said
Murakami rushed to help Crocus and as Shino look at Hiroko he notice Prince Aarone looking at him with an surprised face
Seeing the prince like that, it put a smile on Shino's face and bowed at him before he aid Hiroko
After seeing Shino bow at him, Prince Aarone said, "I cannot believe I look down someone that skilled, I should apologize to him later"
"Richard, Help them now" Prince Aarone added
Richard followed the command and help Crocus immediately, as he is about to help, Prince Aarone look at Shino once more and saw him talking to Hiroko, Prince Aarone just sigh and went to help Crocus
At Hiroko side, Shino lend a hand at him asking, "Are you okay Hiroko-san?"
"Shino-san… Sorry, you saw me like this, I am a failure as a leader" Hiroko said
"Well, I am not quite aware on what put you on that situation but I think it fine, it is not like I'll change my mind joining you guys since the leader has a wimpy side" Shino replied
Still down by what happen Hiroko started to tell his past, "It always been like this, ever since I was a kid…"
Shino interrupted him and said, "BLAH…BLAH…BLAhh!... Don't care, tell it at later time! We are in the middle of the battle"
"b-but? Isn't this part important?" Hiroko asked
"No its not, if you are going tell something then start on what just happen" Shino replied
Hiroko told Shino what happen and later on said, "I am too weak, breaking my sword at that critical moment, being unable to move, and endangering my friend life, I am not fitted to be leader, I guess you won't understand since you are stronger than me Shino-san"
Shino just looked at Hiroko saying nothing when Crocus shouted, "Shino-san, Hiroko! The Wyvern is going to fall on you!"
As the undead elder wyvern about to fall on them, Hiroko closed his eyes while Shino put a stance and said, "Magical Martial Art: ˹Sonic Snap Kick˼"
Shino's Kick reach sonic speed and landed a kick at the wyvern that break the sound barrier, creating a loud boom sound, the wyvern was sent sliding beside them
"Well, isn't that the reason you have comrades?" Shino asked
Opening his eye, Hiroko for a second saw an image of Kitsune at Shino and was confused
"Every living being is weak, from the weed you step on every day to the World Strongest being, all of them is weak, and that includes me who you think is strong" Shino said
Shino lend his hand once again and said, "That is the one and only reason why we always look for someone to lean into, so get up and fight as weakling with us to emerge as someone who are stronger"
Hiroko was mesmerized and grab Shino's hand, getting up from the ground Hiroko replied, "I guess I got no choice, thank you Shino-san"
"No problem leader" Shino replied with a smile
"Oh before I forgot!" Shino added
Shino pick up Hiroko's sword and started to use ˹Alchemy˼ to repair it
Seeing his sword being repaired, Hiroko asked, "Shino-san, is that ˹Alchemy˼?"
"Yes it is, It is a convenient skill" Shino replied as he repair the sword
Fixing his sword Shino gave back Hiroko's sword and said, "It should be stronger now, since I used a dragon scale to repair it"
Hiroko just laugh in joy and said, "Thank you Shino-san"
"Hiroko, Shino-san, A little bit of help!" Murakami shouted
Hiroko and Shino crossed arm and Hiroko shouted, "Let's take it down, together"
"Roger that, Hiroko-san" Shino replied
Hiroko rushed at the battle and Shino started to chant, "Support Magic: ˹Blessing˼"
A magic circle appeared at everyone's feet and felt a sudden boost at their status, Shino then shouted, "I gave everyone a status boost, and it will last for 5 minutes take it down!"
Everyone had a felt of relief and became confident, everyone started to attack and the undead elder wyvern as if there are no tomorrow
The elder wyvern started to counter attack and Shino won't let it happen so he casted ˹Shadow Chain˼, A chain that is glowing black, hold down the undead elder wyvern at place, giving everyone a chance to hit it
As Shino hold the elder wyvern in place while keeping the status boost at everyone, He saw the barrage coming in and about to hit everyone near the elder wyvern, having no choice, Shino started to chant, "Unique Skill: ˹Clean Slate˼" A Magic circle appeared in the way of the barrage and all the magical skill disappeared as they pass through the magic circle
Arrows and rocks fell down near the people who are attacking the Wyvern, and Crocus was spooked when a boulder fell beside him, "Woah! I totally forgot about the barrage"
Looking at what is happening, Murakami said to herself, "That is three skills activated at the same time, it will cause Mana deprivation at the user"
Murakami look at Shino and saw him cough out blood, worried about him she said to herself, "She needs to cancel one of his skill" and shouted, "Everyone fall back!"
As everyone fall back, Shino turned one of his hands around and said "Release", the magic circle that absorb all the magical skill earlier turned around and release all the magical skill at once, bombarding the undead elder wyvern
The ˹Shadow Chain˼ also suddenly broke and Shino fall into his knees
The undead elder wyvern was beaten up and tries to stand up, Murakami run towards Shino and said, "Shino-san, activating three skill at the same time can put your life in danger, you should rest for a while"
Shino pull his sword and use it to get up and said, "I am fine, Murakami-san cast an explosive skill at my mark"
"Eh?! Why? You should rest" Murakami replied
Blood in the mouth, Shino gritted his teeth and said, "Let's end it right now"
In the blink of an eye Shino was gone at the front of Murakami, Shino appeared out of nowhere near the Elder Wyvern chest with his two sword at hand, prepare to attack
"Dual Wielding Style: ˹Cross Dichotomy˼"
A clean cross cut was created at elder wyvern's chest, revealing it mana crystal and damaging it, Shino then shouted, "Murakami!"
Hearing his shout Murakami closed her eye and started to chant quickly, "Fire that burn within us, let your flame out and burn them to ash, Grand Magic…"
A row of Magic circles started to form in front of Murakami and fire started to gather at her hand
Murakami open her eyes and added, "˹Focus Fire˼"
A blast of fire was launch at Murakami's hand, like a rail gun being fired, the blast created a powerful shock that ring every ones ear
Everyone look at the Wyvern but saw no damage into its chest
"Eh? Wait did Murakami missed?" Hiroko asked
"Well… Yes… but look up" Crocus said
Looking further up, the elder wyvern is missing its head but still moving
"Well, I guess that is good enough" Shino said with a smile
"Hiroko, go now!" Shino shouted
Hiroko tried again and used ˹Lightning movement˼ to get to the wyvern's chest, performing the same move, Hiroko used ˹Mountain Splitter˼ again but this time he cut the Wyvern mana crystal in half
The elder wyvern started to fall apart under its own weight and with the elder wyvern defeated everyone was stunned for a second
Lifting their sword up, everyone celebrated for they emerge victorious
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˹Dragon Knight˼: A armour made out of Shiro and Kuro's scale, It add 50 at the user strength status
˹Mana Transfer˼: A skill that allows the user to transfer Mana to the target
˹Appraisal˼: Gives information to the user on what they currently looking at; low mana cost
˹Sonic Snap Kick˼: A skill Shino invented by combining the Martial art of the Modern world and the magic of the current world, It's a kick that can reach sonic boom; Medium mana and stamina consumption
˹Blessing˼: Boost surrounding ally's status by 100; it drains the user's mana overtime
˹Shadow Chain˼: Chain the target in place and afflicting paralyze; it drains the user's mana overtime
˹Cross Dichotomy˼: A skill unique to dual wielders. It's an attack that cut what in front of the user into four section
˹Focus Fire˼: Create a blast of fire in a single direction; High mana consumption
˹Clean Slate˼: Create a magic circle that absorb any magical attacks; it consume same amount of mana that the magical circle absorb