Reincarnated as the Weakest Magical Beast-Chapter 101: Amaras battle second stage (2)

Emilia had been immobilized. She couldn’t move to dodge the twin Deathguard Knights’ incoming strike at all! That meant she had to take the hit head-on!

The Mage’s spell indeed caught her off guard. But thankfully, she still had protection!

Aron’s defensive skill came in clutch.

Emilia crossed her blades, and in front of her, five glowing shields of light stacked together, forming a powerful barrier!

Normally, Aron’s Protection Shields of Light granted five separate charges, each capable of nullifying one attack. But of course, there were limits. They could nullify an attack from, let’s say, a death bear or death wolf, but not the attacks from the DeathGuard Twin Knights!

So Emilia chose the only option she had:

Sacrifice all five shields at once and hope it would be enough to stop the strike!

She even cast Arcane Barrier, layering her own magical protection over Aron’s shields, further boosting their strength and doubling their endurance!

CLANGGG!!

The twin behemoth swords crashed down on her, unleashing a shockwave as their blades slammed against the wall of light. The force behind the attack was monstrous, seemingly unstoppable!

Even with all that defensive layers, three shields shattered instantly.

The remaining two trembled violently but held... for now.

"Argh—! Come on!" Emilia gritted her teeth.

The attack didn’t stop. The pressure kept grinding down on her defenses!

CLANG!

The fourth shield broke apart in a burst of white shards.

And then—

CRACK!!

The final shield shattered too!

Her blades clashed directly against the twin knights’ enormous swords now. But fortunately, after plowing through all five shields and her Arcane Barrier, the force of the attack had weakened. It was no longer lethal.

Still, it was powerful enough to cause a force that cancelled out the effect of the darkness hands grabbing Emilia’s legs, and sending Emilia flying nearly ten meters back! She crashed hard into the ground, skidding across the stone ground, but she was alive.

Emilia pushed herself up, coughing once, her mask cracked a little, her hands throbbing from having blocked the attacks, and she was barely holding her sword now.

But at least, she still stood.

However, with Aron’s protection gone, the situation had turned dire.

One more attack like that...

and it would be over.

***

Meanwhile...

"MASTER!!!"

Mimi watched the scene unfold in horror. For a moment, she truly thought that was it—that Emilia would be crushed beneath the behemoth-sized blades of the twin Deathguards.

That was close...

Too close!

Honestly, Master! Mimi’s tiny heart was pounding so hard it hurt. Her fur bristled in panic.

Just what were you thinking?!

She wanted to sprint to Emilia’s side, to help her somehow—but she was only a Noctifelis. A small cat. What could she possibly do against monsters that shook the entire battlefield with every swing?

Once again, helplessness clawed at her chest, gripping her heart tight like a cold hand.

She hated that feeling.

She hated being weak.

Beside her, both Mary and Aron were pale with worry, their eyes locked on the dust cloud where Emilia had crashed.

"Aron, go help Miss Elise!" Mary shouted urgently.

"But... Milady..." Aron hesitated. His body leaned forward, ready to bolt, yet he fought against himself. His knuckles whitened around his blade.

From the start of this boss fight, his role had been clear: protect his young lady no matter what. He believed Emilia could handle the second phase. He truly believed it.

But now...?

Things didn’t appear to be looking so good.

But—

"Aron!" Mary urged again, her voice shaking. "Don’t worry about me! Just go! Get Miss Elise to safety—we’re abandoning the quest! We can’t let her stay in danger any longer!"

"But—!"

"This is an order! Are you planning to disobey me right now?!"

With Mary’s firm command, Aron had no choice.

"I... understand, milady..."

Jaw tight, he braced himself and prepared to sprint toward Emilia.

But then—

"STOP!"

A sharp, ferocious meow ripped through the air.

"STOP!!!"

Mimi suddenly darted in front of him, planting herself in Aron’s path. She screeched and hissed with wild urgency, back arched so high her fur bristled like needles. Her tiny body shook, yet she stood her ground like an angry lion cub guarding its mother.

"Fluffytail—your master is in danger!" Aron shouted, shocked.

"Yes, I know!!!" Mimi wailed in frantic meows, her voice cracking.

They couldn’t understand her words, but she still tried—desperately, desperately—to deliver the message.

And almost at the same time—

"STAY BACK!" Emilia’s voice rang out from across the battlefield.

She wasn’t giving up.

She still intended to fight.

"A-alright..." Aron muttered, lowering his stance, torn but obedient.

"Miss Elise..." Mary whispered next to him.

Meanwhile...

Mimi turned her gaze toward Emilia, her purple cat eyes wide, trembling and filled with tears, yet full of stubborn hope.

She was scared. Terrified, even. Her tiny heart felt ready to burst out of her chest.

But the reason she stopped Aron was simple.

She could feel it.

Through the bond that tied her to her master, she sensed it clearly—Emilia’s will hadn’t weakened at all.

In fact... it burned even hotter now!

The moment Emilia survived the twins’ devastating strike, something inside that girl had ignited—a fierce battle fervor. It was dangerous, it was reckless... yet that feeling... it was irresistibly thrilling, and it was spreading to Mimi too.

And also... beneath that raging fire...

Absolute confidence.

Master must have a plan, Mimi believed. She had to.

So right now...

The best thing they could do... the only thing... was trust Emilia.

****

Emilia rose to her feet, standing tall as the Twin Deathguard Knights advanced toward her. Their massive blades scraped along the stone floor, metal grinding against rock and spraying sparks with every step.

And far behind them... stood the Lich.

It raised its staff once more. In an instant, thick, churning smoke erupted from the skull atop it, billowing outward in a black wave that rushed straight toward Emilia.

Dark hands burst from the ground again, clawing up and gripping her legs.

The Silvervein girl saw everything.

However... she didn’t dodge. She didn’t even move!

She simply stood there—letting the shadowy hands seize her, letting the cloud of cursed smoke swallow her whole.

And within seconds, Emilia disappeared inside that heavy, suffocating darkness, right before her companions’ horrified eyes.

Mimi froze, her tail puffed in panic.

What—

WHAT was Master doing?!

Did she lose her mind?!

Did she hit her head?!

Why would she just stand there and LET herself be caught in a spell like that?!

But then...

Wait...!

Something clicked in Mimi’s mind.

No—she realized.

Her master was a Silvervein genius. She possessed the most broken, unfair bloodline skill combination Mimi had ever seen.

***

"Flame of Purification... activate!"