I Reincarnated As A Stick-Chapter 310: Going All Out

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Thanks to the effects of the movement speed boosting spells Argentum had cast on himself stacking on top of one another, it did not take long for him to arrive at where Herellia and Horell were lying down, surprising the two at the instant he had arrived.

“Argentum? What are you doing here?” Noticing that Argentum was now in front of them, Horell immediately sat upright before focusing his sense of vision onto Argentum as he asked his question. In response, Argentum focused his sense of vision towards Herellia for a bit before responding, “Herellia told me to come here. She wanted me to come here to talk about the next round of lightning bolts coming our way.”

Hearing her name being mentioned, Herellia instantly sat upright before looking at Argentum, pointing at herself, and asking, “I did?”

Just as a brief aura of confusion radiated from her due to the statement Argentum let out, she noticed that there was something different to the aura surrounding Argentum. It was as if he was trying to say something to her, prompting her to read between the lines of Argentum’s previous statement. Fortunately, it did not take long for her to catch on as she said with an aura of understanding, “Ah, that’s right. I did.”

Soon after that, Herellia went ahead and established a connection with Argentum, leaving Horell, who wanted to ask the two of them questions about the next round of lightning bolts, in a state of suspense.

“What was that all about?” This was the first thing Herellia asked Argentum at the very moment the connection between the two of them was established. In response, Argentum let out a light sigh as he responded, “Some time ago, Horell wanted to be of more use to you, so he told me to tell him about the mechanics of the next trial. Of course, I can’t tell him that the mechanics of the next trial came from me, right?”

“So you told him that it came from me instead?” Herellia said, only to ponder over it for a bit before saying, “Well, yeah. That makes tons of sense.”

After removing the confusion she had regarding the situation that popped up just as Argentum had arrived, Herellia then moved onto the main agenda as she asked him, “With that out of the way, what’s the real reason why you came to where we were?”

“What else could it be other than the next trial you agreed to undergo?” Argentum answered Herellia’s question with a question of his own, taking on a slightly snarky tone. He then let out a long sigh before saying, “I seriously regret telling you that you can choose whatever you want. If I knew that the next trial would be this scary, then I would have told you to reject it outright.”

“Wh-what do you mean by that?” Feeling the aura of remorse surrounding Argentum as he said that statement, Herellia could not help but feel slightly fearful for the next trial that was about to hit the three of them. In response to her question, Argentum said, “The next trial is composed of lightning bolts one level higher than the dark blue ones you just fought against.”

“Are these new bolts dangerous?” Herellia went ahead and asked, to which Argentum replied in a grave tone, “Well, a single bolt of that level would decimate all three of us at once. Is that dangerous enough for you?”

“That dangerous?” Listening to Argentum’s words, an aura of great dread radiated from her in an instant, which she had hastily suppressed, knowing that Horell was adamantly looking at the two of them, waiting for them to start speaking up to him. After suppressing her aura of dread, she continued to focus her sense of vision onto Argentum and asked, “Do you know how many of those bolts are we going to face in the next round?”

“No clue at all,” Argentum replied, only to add, “Well…what comes to your mind when you hear the words ‘Dual Millennium’?”

“I don’t know. What do those words mean?” Herellia said without delay, to which Argentum responded by radiating an aura of brief confusion. Not long after, he presumed that Herellia did not know what numbers were…well, to be more exact, other words for numbers like dual and millennium.

“Either way, we’re up against quite a lot of these new bolts, with the heavens even giving me a tip. Wanna hear what the tip they gave was?” Argentum continued to talk, with Herellia replying, “Sure.”

“Survive. That’s the only tip they gave me,” Argentum said in response to Herellia’s words, prompting her to say, “Seriously? That’s all they gave you?”

“Yeah. We could assume that the heavens mean that we should be prepared as much as possible for the bolts that are about to arrive,” Argentum responded to Herellia’s question with this statement before telling her that it was now a good time for them to talk about the next trial with Horell.

Noticing that both Herellia and Argentum were not preoccupied anymore, the aura of being in constant suspense had finally been replaced with that of relief and concern as he asked the two of them, “So…what’s the next trial about?”

“We’re up against lightning bolts one level higher than the ones we’ve faced some time ago,” Herellia was the one who responded to his question. After becoming silent for a bit, he then continued to ask the two of them, saying, “How many of these bolts are we up against?”

“It could either be 2,000 of them…or a million.” This time, Argentum was the one who responded to his question, making Horell radiate an aura of immense fear and terror as he looked at Argentum and said, “You’re joking, right? A million of them?”

Even Herellia could not believe what she was hearing, wondering where such a big number came from. In response, Argentum let out a light chuckle as he said, “Well, there’s a possibility for the next round to have one million bolts coming down to strike us.”

“Can I…can I not participate in this trial?” Horell said at the very instant Argentum was finished talking, making the latter radiate a solemn aura as he replied, “Unfortunately, you can’t. If you don’t help Herellia out with me in this trial, then Herellia will undoubtedly die.”

“Are you serious, Argentum?” Horell said with a shocked tone, only for him to recall the second sentence Argentum said to him, turning the aura of fear surrounding him into that of slight elation. “You’re joining us?”

“Yeah.” Argentum nodded before saying, “It’s more or less the reason why I’m here with you guys.”

Rumble…

Just as Argentum was finished talking, a loud rumble resounded from the dark clouds, giving off the intent that the lightning bolts inside the dark clouds were charging up their final blow that would smite Herellia once and for all. Although that message was left ignored by the three of them, what was left unignored was the fact that the dark blue lightning bolts were congregating in certain areas of the dark clouds before fusing as one, forming a lightning bolt that radiated a level of destructive intent and power far greater than any normal being who underwent an Existence Tribulation would witness.

Amidst the dark clouds, this new lightning bolt gave off an intense white glow that set it apart from the dark blue lightning bolts surrounding it. Then again, the lightning bolt seemed to be made out of pure white energy, as if the energy contained within it was incredibly pure. Nevertheless, this seemingly pure energy was made with the intent to hinder Herellia from succeeding in this trial.

Naturally, more and more of these lightning bolts were being formed as time passed. But as the trio continued to look at the dark clouds, they noticed that the number of dark blue lightning bolts were not diminishing at all, but rather, increasing alongside the white lightning bolts. Although they were curious as to why that was the case, they knew that they could not afford to get distracted by the lightning bolts at this moment, prompting both Horell and Herellia to stand up before looking at Argentum.

“What’s the plan this time around?” Herellia asked Argentum. As for Horell, he silently looked at Argentum with an aura of expectation surrounding him, waiting for his orders.

In response, Argentum went silent for quite some time as he looked at the white lightning bolts that were forming in the dark clouds before looking at the two in front of him. After doing this a few times, he focused his sense of vision onto the two of them before saying, “First off, we’re going to go all out on our attacks against these white lightning bolts. I have a feeling that these things are more intelligent than the dark blue ones you guys faced before.”

“Second, before the trial starts, I’m going to cast all of the buffs I have in my arsenal on the three of us in order to make sure that we take out a lot of these white bolts with one attack,” he continued to explain the plan he had in mind.

“Third, before we start attacking these white bolts, the two of you go ahead and cast your strongest defensive skills over the three of us,” Argentum said before taking in a deep breath and asking them, “Is that clear?”

“Regarding the third step, aren’t you going to cast a defensive skill as well?” Horell asked, feeling that something about the third step was off. But rather than obtaining a straightforward response from Argentum, he instead let out a light chuckle as he replied, “You’ll see when the time comes.”

…

And so, as the three waited for the final round of lightning bolts to come crashing down from the skies, they made sure that they were in their peak condition, both physically and mentally. Horell attuned himself with the energy in his surroundings, Herellia familiarized herself with the newly comprehended [True Submission] skill even more, while Argentum focused his vision on the dark clouds, making sure to alert the two at the very instant the lightning bolts started coming down.

Rumble…

Just as the three of them thought that it would take longer for the next round to start, a loud rumble resounded from the dark clouds once more as multiple areas on the dark clouds started to glow an intense white. At that instant, Herellia and Horell stopped what they were doing and focused their vision on the dark clouds while being attentive to Argentum’s every order.

“Horell, cast all of your buffs on all of us,” Argentum said to Horell as he continued to look at the dark clouds, focusing his vision on one of the glowing spots. In response to Argentum’s order, Horell lightly nodded before conjuring multiple balls of cyan energy, which were absorbed by the three of them not long after. Although most of Horell’s buffs were on the auxiliary side of buffs, it would allow the three of them to last longer in their offensive.

After noticing that Horell was done casting his spells, Argentum went ahead and cast all of the spells in his arsenal, only for him to stop for a bit as he mulled over something. Fortunately, it did not take long for him to finish mulling as he went and started to mutter an incantation. Soon after, he smashed both of his hands to the ground, sending a large wave of energy as the landscape within a certain radius around him started to change.

“[Niflheim Horizon]!”

Whoosh!

In an instant, a great area surrounding him had been turned into ice, shocking the two of them. But just as they thought that they would feel an immense chill from the area, they did not feel anything at all, prompting the two of them to look at Argentum with curious auras surrounding them. In response to their gazes, Argentum let out a light chuckle as he replied, “You’ll see once I start casting all of my buffs.”

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

After saying those words, Argentum then went ahead and cast all of his buffs to all of them, starting with the Wind-based enhancement spells, then the Fire-based enhancement spells, and lastly…the Water-based enhancement spells.

“Hm?” After allowing one of the blue energy balls to be absorbed by her body, Herellia could not help but be surprised as she felt a familiar feeling from before, but it was amplified onefold. Even Horell, who was familiar with Argentum’s buffs after absorbing all of them some time ago, was left at a loss for words as he felt that a great portion of his buffs had become twice as powerful.

Before the two of them could ask the reason as to why this happened, Argentum noticed that a change had occurred to the glowing spots on the dark clouds, prompting him to shout at the two of them, “Get ready to attack!”

Bzzt…crash!

Coincidentally, at the very instant Argentum was finished talking, the glowing spots had finally burst, sending out a large number of white lightning bolts towards the three of them. To be more exact, these white lightning bolts took on the form of raindrops, which unsurprisingly confused the three of them at the very first instance they noticed this. Nevertheless, they knew that each of these ‘lightning drops’ contained an immense amount of power, prompting the three of them to become vigilant at all times.

“Cast your barriers!” As Argentum looked at the white lightning drops get closer to where they were, he shouted this order at both Herellia and Horell, with both of them instantly making a move as a barrier made out of cyan energy appeared around them in less than an instant. Soon after, a crimson magic circle appeared on top of the cyan barrier, surprisingly melding with the cyan barrier slightly and enhancing its defensive properties.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Of course, due to the inherent force contained in each lightning drop, the defensive skills were only able to delay the white lightning drops for a short time. Unsurprisingly, every lightning drop passed through the barriers like butter before colliding with the ground like a normal raindrop…if you excluded the shockwave that came from each collision, of course.

Naturally, with the three of them having the ability to hover off the ground thanks to their powers, the three of them ignored these shockwaves as their senses were focused on the remaining lightning drops that had not collided with the ground yet. Without hesitation, Argentum ordered one more time as he shouted, “Attack the lightning drops with all you got!”

Whish! Whish!

“[Blood Empress Decree: Fusion Verse, True Submission]!”

Fwoosh!

“[Gate of Myriad Armaments, Part Three: World of Armis]!”

Swish! Swish! Swish!

“[Blessed Water Magic]…”

“[Eighty-One Meteors of Frozen Grandeur]!”

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