Meanwhile, me and Lescia are slowly descending towards the group of people in the parking area at the bottom of the tower. I can see ten knights surrounding the knight captain while pointing their spears at him, and the captain can only hold his hand high to stop them from attacking him.
BOOM!!!
BOOOOM!!!!!
With a simple creation of an Intermediate tier firebombs, the knights got pushed back from the small but deadly explosions. They didn't die because I lowered the tier, but it's enough to knock them away so we can land safely.
"You seemed to be doing all right."
I said as we landed next to the carriage with two large black wings on my back. Lescia stood back on her two legs again while I checked on the knight. Egile simply laughed while answering.
"Well, I could have taken them on, but I realize there are plenty of rankers inside."
"Speaking of rankers..."
I turned to see the entrance behind me, and I could see all the rankers rushing out towards us. Every single one of them are ranked 1 to 3, each with the strength above a Yellow ranked adventurer. And they look very angry.
Oh dear.
VWOOOOMMM!!!!!!!!!!
I quickly formed a thick-layered shadow wall to stop them from exiting the lobby while we hurriedly boarded the carriage.
"Let's go."
I said, and Egile quickly kicked the gas on the carriage horse. The road outside the parking lot was downhill, and the carriage moved crazy fast.
PRAANNGGGG!!!!
The explosion coming from the entrance can be heard as my shadow wall got shattered to pieces.
Seeing that the carriage was already leaving, the rankers quickly fired their ranged attacks, and those attacks barely hit us as we headed down the curve on the road. We were going extremely fast on the downhill road, which made it harder for them to shoot us.
"Hey! Slow down!! You'll kill the horse!"
I shouted to the front side while the knight captain was driving the horse. I realized that we may be going too fast for even the horse to handle.
"Heh! It's fine, I can replace the horse myself if I have to!"
"He can what!?-"
I ignored Lescia's question and looked back. I can see plenty of flying individuals in the skies, barraging magic attacks at us. I used my shadow magic to create domes to protect from the magic attacks, and the explosions barely do anything.
BAARRRRRR!!!!!!
BOOMMMM!!!!!!!
Tons of explosions occurred on the road as we rode down the hill at mach speed. The flying rankers on the skies are targeting us specifically since they had no other enemies, so really, we are an easy target.
While still lifting my right hand to continuously conjure shadow shields on the skies, I took out my communication crystal on my left hand and spoke loudly.
"Ladies and gentlemen! We may begin the fireworks!"
They probably had no idea what fireworks do, but they knew exactly what it meant.
From the distance, multiple blue powerful fireballs are flying at high speed towards the flying rankers. They realized too late, the fireballs hit them and exploded.
BAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The skies turned brilliant bright blue thanks to Jonus' fireballs exploding on the rankers, but then it turned dark again as it dropped rains of bodies to the ground.
Now that's what you call blue fireworks!
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Meanwhile on the eastern side of the kingdom, the very place the carriage is heading now, multiple individuals in black robes are standing on top of a building.
They can only watch as the carriage drives like mad, dodging all the magic attacks from the flying rankers as well as shielding from attacks with a powerful shadow protection.
"Wow, she really did pissed the entire kingdom..."
Cane mumbled as he took off the hood.
"Hey! Don't take off the hood!"
"Ah, sorry."
Fran barked at him the moment he took it off, and Cane put it back on.
"All right, just like we discussed. Cane, Jonus, and I will take on the rankers. The rest of you, protect the carriage."
"""On it!"""
Every other black robed individual leaped away from the roof, leaving Fran alone on top of the roof.
"Now then, I also have something to do."
Fran released her sword beautifully from the sheath, and she placed the blade in front of her nose. She took a deep slow breath, and began amassing magic energy into the blade.
The moment she opened her eyes, everything was already bright blue.
BAAAAAAAAARRRRRRR!!!!!!!!
Tens of blue lightning strikes came down from heaven and struck the flying rankers in the skies. The thunderous strikes stunned them, making them fall to the ground pretty easily.
The flying rankers stopped their flight, and they scanned the area for some high pressures. Their eyes are fixed on the sole individual wearing a black robe and holding a pure white sword.
Just when they found her, Fran leaped away like a ghost.
"Go! We got this!!"
The flying rankers split in two. Half went to chase after Fran, while another half continued to attack the carriage.
The attacks on the carriage lessened, but it still dealt quite the damage. Some of the attacks even attacked the road, and made the path somewhat nearly impossible to go through.
But I am mostly amazed that the horse is still holding on.
In the skies, Prym is flying with his Intermediate tier wind magic, and he is aiming his lighting conjured spear at the carriage.
"Things will not end the same this time…"
He muttered as he threw the spear, and bright yellow thunder exploded on the ground in front of us, throwing the entire carriage flying.
BLAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The moment I sensed the high intensity of magic energy in the skies, everything turned to slow motion.
I turned my gaze to the front, where a bright yellow sun seemed to be expanding. Judging from the amount of electricity it had, I knew exactly who did it.
As time was slowing down, I kicked the door and pulled Egile and Lescia out using my shadow tails, then I covered us in a black shadow ball to protect from the fall.
BAAAAAAARRRR!!!!!!!!!
The large lightning explosion took everyone's attention. It was gigantic, and Prym did not hold back when shooting that. The carriage, along with the horse, got caught dead in the middle of the blast. The horse definitely died, plus it destroyed quite a few buildings that surround the road.
There's no chance the horse survived that, which made the captain rather saddened.
"No... That was the kingdom's top 7 horse..."
"There's still six more! Come on!"
I pulled the captain up and we began running in the road, but the rankers above us were already there, waiting. Prym is leading them, and he is holding yet another lightning spear.
Seeing that we got cut off, we stopped moving. The golden haired guy slowly descends to have a chat with us.
Specifically, with me.
"Well, well, well... Long time no see, devil... How are you doing all this time?"
Prym casually asked me, but I simply answered with a poker face.
"... I thought you died."
"N-No, I am very much alive... And far stronger than before."
He lifted his hand, ready to throw another powerful lightning spear. I could fight them and protect Lescia and Egile at the same time, but that would risk their lives.
Should I… use the form?
ZIIIIINNNNNNGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just before Prym threw the lightning spear, a giant blast of light was fired and disintegrated the flying rankers behind Prym, and he quickly turned to see.
On top of a building, stood a single man with a black hood. His face is covered with a half mask, and his hands are holding a white light ball.
ZIIINGGG!!!!!!!!!!
He shot another powerful King tier light blast towards Prym, but Prym easily dodged. Prym countered by throwing the King tier lightning spear at the hooded person.
"Oh, fuck."
Cane leaped just in time when the lightning spear exploded the entire building to the ground. He slowly lifted his body and turned to the Prym that just landed merely meters away from him, in the middle of the rubbles.
"I can see that you are powerful."
Cane opened the conversation with a really dumb sentence, which then made Prym laugh.
"My apologies. The great lightning lord, Prym. Ranker level 1, at your service…"
Prym said while bowing at the black hooded man in front of him, and Cane could only laugh as he formed a stance.
"Looks like I got the chance to fight a level 1 Ranker…"
The two quickly get engaged in a battle of the top fighters from each kingdom, while me and the others escape.