Fantastic Dream Upon This Wonderful Existence

"Are you ready, Karma kun?"

"Bring it on Crimson Wrath! Show me what you got!"

"Demon King's army raid alert! Demon King's army raid alert! We detected a Demon King's army group forming up in the plains nearby! Knight Corps, prepare to move out. Because of the massive scale of the attack, we're appealing for the adventurers within the capital to join in the battle! All high-level adventurers, please gather in front of the castle immediately!"

Right now we are in the middle of the city square standing at either side of the princess and her two bodyguards. In front of us are hundreds of knights and high level adventurers.

The adventurers mostly consists of people from Japan and Axel's veteran adventurers such as Mitsurugi Kyoya and Taylor's Party. They're divided between three roles, Vanguard, Ranged, and support.

The vanguard is led by Darkness. The ranged is led by Elizabeth. And the support is led by Aqua.

As for the knights, they're all led by Claire and some of the elite knights from the castle.

"Knights and Adventurers, the Demon King Army has started their raid as predicted by the Chivalrous Thief. Not only that, but they've also found out that a powerful, never before seen foe is leading the raid."

"We deduced that the Demon King has probably requited another Demon King General after his loss against the Fantastic Dreamers. Fortunately, this general doesn't seem to be tied to the barrier maintaining the demon king's castle."

"Unfortunately, Satou Kazuma and Megumin, the two strongest member of Fantastic Dreamers cannot join us in this fight. Therefore, I will appoint Karma and Grace as their replacement. Although they're weaker than the two, they are still a force to be reckoned with."

We both stepped forward and positioned ourselves at the flanks.

"I bid all of you farewell and good luck! For I shall pray for all of you to return victorious!"

Yunyun and Elizabeth started chanting and the magic circle below us began to glow. We all closed our eyes as a bright flash of light engulfed us and we found ourselves standing at the gates of the city.

A large group of demons emerged from the distance. From the trash mobs like kobolds and goblins to the boss mobs like undead dragons and lava golem. It's going to be much different and much harder than the other fights.

Darkness and Claire took a step forward.

"Knights! Arm yourselves!"

"Adventurers! CHARGE!"

Just like that, all hell broke lose.

At the rear, Aqua already started her wide area war music. A guitar solo with a single a magic amplifier. The sound increased the strength, agility, magic power, defense, resistance, and even gives regeneration to all allies who can hear it.

A large group of monsters were seemingly sucked towards an indestructible crusader. They were swiftly dealt with by a group of adventurer who seems to be the vanguards from Axel City.

"Light of Saber! Inferno! Freeze Gust!"

And many more advanced magic were thrown into the fray by Yunyun. She sped through the battlefield faster than eyes can see, ripping through the ranks of monsters and demons with quick succession.

A huge shadow cast over a battlefield as an undead dragon flew towards the support group. The knights were about to stand at the ready, but a certain goddess in disguise beat them to it.

"A mere undead dares to attack me!? SACRED TURN UNDEAD!!!"

With a flash of holy light the undead dragon was purified from existence. Not only that, but many more demons and undeads around us started burning from the divine light from that spell.

The earth rumbled as an army of cyclops charged forth. Each one of them carrying a gigantic boulder. They were about to throw it towards the support groups at the back when a voice cried out.

"I will not let you!!! Sixfold Crescent Strike!!!"

Mitsurugi with his Divine Artifact wreak havoc through the demon king's ranks. His sword sliced through the cyclops and the golems like hot knife through butter. It only take him mere minutes to get rid of all the heavy hitters of demon king army.

Soon, another formidable threat came from the within. The sky turns black as a flock of Wyverns flew above the sky. They all charged in towards the city, way above the distance of most spells.

"A flock of winged Lizards dare to challenge me!?"

The sound of Fantasia Mark IV shredding through the flock echoes through the sky. The Wyvern's rained down from the sky and fell all over the battlefield. Each one of them died before they could hit the ground. A gigantic gap was all that's left of their head and chest.

As for me and Grace. Well, since we're a bunch of thieves we can only do what we do best and pick off all enemies one by one. Grace mostly targets demons and undeads while I targets the mini bosses like mutant bears and lesser dragons.

In just under an hour, the forces of demon king army were wiped out.

"Adventurers! Regroup at once! The scent of danger still lingers in the air!"

"Knights! Ready your swords! A storm is coming!"

Darkness and Claire barked their orders and we all moved into ranks once again. Behind us, the healers began casting their spells while Aqua revived a single casualty.

There was a moment of silence before the earth began to shake. Power builds up from the earth itself and the adventurers turned stiff. It almost felt like something is coming from below the earth itself.

"RETREAT!!!" Darkness and Claire yelled at once.

Their cries were too late. Numerous vines sprouted from the ground tied us to the ground. The vines bound knights and adventurers by their legs and arms. Some of the mage tried using a spell but the vines began sapping away their magic.

In front of us, a gigantic flower rose from the ground. Numerous spiky vines surrounded the flower and at the top of it sat a beautiful figure. A blue haired, green skinned beauty with nothing covering her body.

"Alraune! The new Demon King General is an Alraune!!!"

"That's no ordinary Alraune! That flower, that color, that's a Queen Alraune!"

The Alraune gazed at us with a cold look on her face. She raised her hand before slowly closing it into a fist.

The vines tightened around us and slowly crushing the weaker of us. Some began wailing in pain while others kept resisting. Something extremely sharp then appeared from the vines and the cries turned even louder.

"Khh… What is this pressure…"

"Aaah! These vines I can't… break them!"

"H-help! I-I can't… breathe…"

The atmosphere turned bleak and desperate. All the knights and adventurers in the city were all disabled just like that.

A flicker of light appeared on the Alraune's shoulder. The plant girl wailed in pain as a gap suddenly appeared on her shouder. The vines binding us lost its power and the stronger adventurers quickly breaks free.

"Ha, ha… That's…"

"That's Elizabeth! The Dragon!"

"Oh! She's the one who shot those Wyverns out of the sky!"

Liz lowered herself in front of the Alraune, her Fantasia Mark IV aiming straight at the head of the plant.

"To think a formidable opponent such as thyself would come to this raid," Liz flicked a burst fire switch. "It is simply unfortunate for thou to have me as thy opponent," she a flicker of light came from her rifle and a petal shielded the Alraune from the blast.

When it dies down, numerous holes appeared on the flower petal. The Alraune herself was wounded, but not gravely so. Though it wasn't fatal, it made her lose all her concentration on the vines binding the rest of adventurers.

"I am Queen Emperor Elizabeth! A Divine Dragon and the Champion of Goddess Aqua! I will be your opponent!!!"

Numerous vines shot out towards the dragon and she flew higher start shooting it down with her rifle.

"Yeah! Kill that flower!"

"Go Elizabeth sama! Show us the Power of a Dragon!"

"Everyone! Attack at once!"

The adventurers began cheering for the dragon. The mages regained enough strength to give some supportive buff on Elizabeth and throwing fireballs at the Alraune.

Then, when the Alraune looked like it was about to fall… It all went to hell…

A flicker of red appeared on the battlefield and a figure appeared behind the dragon. There was zero reaction time when the figure struck the dragon with her great sword.

The dragon plummeted to the ground, kicking up dusts everywhere. A bunch of vines then quickly bound the dragon before anyone could react. It drags her into the battle flower, powerless and unconscious.

Everyone else just stared in shocked silence as their trump card was defeated with a single blow. The mysterious figure landed slowly on the battle field before shouldering her great sword in a badass pose.

It is a red haired beauty with pitch black eyes. She wore a pitch black dress and dark red gloves with a crimson red cape flowing gently in the wind behind her. She has a small lithe figure, but she carries around a great sword as tall as herself like it weighs nothing.

The great sword is black with red magic patterns all over it. It's brimming with the same power as the Cursed Sword Gram. Considering it defeated a Divine Dragon in one blow, that might be the case.

"To think… that so many people came for my debut…" the girl said with a playful grin as she walked towards us. "I am so flattered! What can I ever do to repay your kindness?"

And there it was… An aura of death, the silence that announced an impending doom, the fear of the end, the loss of hope.

One by one, adventurers and knights were brought down to their knees. Only those above level forty could even muster the strength to stand. Only those with an iron will can even muster the strength to gaze back at the abyss.

"I am Crimson Wrath… the other half of Wolbach, the Goddess of Sloth and Wrath," the girl bowed politely, though it was not out of respect for she was just mocking us with her power. "I am…"

"Now!"

Darkness charged straight at Crimson Wrath in the middle of her introduction. Her great sword held high as she aimed straight at Crimson Wrath.

Crimson Wrath blocked her strike with her bare hand. She glared at the Crusader and began crushing her sword with her hand.

"Light of Saber!!!"

Yunyun teleported above Darkness, her sword enhanced with Light of Saber soaring straight toward the demon king general.

However it was not enough. For the Crimson Wrath just blocked the Light of Saber with her great sword. She didn't even look at all hurt, only pissed off.

"Do. Not. Interrupt. Me."

The moment those words left her mouth, Yunyun and Darkness vanished with a blur. A powerful shock wave that shook the earth followed shortly after. A loud explosion came from behind us and we all turned around.

Two gigantic holes is visible at the castle's upper floor. Everyone started whimpering in fear at the display of power. Three out of four members of the Fantasic Dreamers were wiped out with a single blow.

"As I was saying before I was rudely interrupted," the girl lowered her great sword and cleared her throat. "Ahem…"

"I am Crimson Wrath… the other half of Wolbach, the Goddess of Sloth and Wrath," the girl bowed mockingly once again. "I am the new General of the Demon King Army and the Gate Guardian of the Demon King Castle…"

The Crimson Wrath raised her body and straightened her posture. "Anyway, I was just here for my debut. So I guess, we can start the massacre once again?" she turned to the Alraune. "What do you think, Flora?"

"How about a duel?"

The crowds turned around and saw a single figure walking towards the Crimson Wrath. His golden blue armor gleamed in the sunlight, his gigantic sword glows with untold amount of power.

Behind him is the last standing member of Fantastic Dreamers. The most powerful Archpriest to ever walk this land. Her body glows with divine light and those around them can feel their strength returning from her aura alone.

"Oh, how interesting…" The Crimson Demon took a closer look at the newcomer. "Mitsurugi Kyoya wasn't it? Another one of those cheater…" she stabbed her sword on the ground. "And that's the Cursed Sword Gram…"

"If I can defeat you, you will never step foot on the capital once again."

The girl scoffed. "Such arrogance, here's a better deal, if any of you can amuse me I will consider turning the capital into my plaything," she said. "Don't worry, I'm not the type to break my stress relief toys."

Even victory is nothing more but a humiliating mercy.

Mitsurugi Kyoya brandished his sword and behind him Aqua began buffing him up. "All right, you got yourself a deal…"

Now, only Aqua and Kyoya is all that remains. If they cannot defeat her, it is the end of Belzerg Kingdom.

"Sacred Greater Strength! Sacred Greater Defense! Sacred Greater Agility! Sacred Greater Resistance! Goddess Embrace!"

With every words, Mitsurugi began brimming with power. His presence began bringing back hope into the battlefield. All knights and adventurers began their last desperate cheers.

"Go Mitsurugi sama!"

"Defeat her! With one blow!"

"Save the day Mitsurugi!!!"

"We're counting on you, Mitsurugi sama!!!"

Mitsurugi stepped forward, his breathing steady, his blue eyes gleaming with determination. His will unwavering in front of the impossible odds. He didn't flinch when the Crimson Wrath's pitch black sword began to glow bright red.

There was a blur and they clashed with one another.

For the first time, the opponent wasn't knocked away into the heavens. Instead, everything around them was knocked away.

All adventurers were knocked away by their power. With every clash of their sword, a powerful explosion follows. A two hundred meter empty clearing naturally formed in the area around them.

Everyone cheered with the last of their strength for Mitsurugi's victory. Near the battlefield, Aqua floated a few feet off the ground as she kept chanting all sorts of buffs and power to the Sword Master.

The fight went on for almost half an hour. The battlefield has already formed a large crater and each slash of the sword formed a gigantic trench on the ground. It was a melee fight that will last down through history.

However, even that wasn't enough…

Aqua suddenly dropped down to everyone's horror. Her body stopped glowing as she ran out of mana. Mitsurugi's body began to flicker and his strength faltering.

The Cursed Sword Gram went flying and the crowds gasped in horror.

"Is that it?! I'm not even winded!"

The Crimson Wrath kicked Mitsurugi away and he dropped down on the ground in front her. She raised her great sword above the sky with a flat look on her face.

"I was just getting started… What a disappointment," she muttered. "Even the strongest among you can't even amuse me…"

However, Kyoya began to chuckle. "You think I was the strongest?" the sword master coughed up some blood. "You forget about the hero of the people… The reason why Satou Kazuma isn't present today…" he then turned towards me who's been hiding in plain sight all this time.

"The ones behind you…"

Thick rope suddenly tied both of Crimson Wrath outstretched hands. Behind her a white masked figure pulled a thick rope with all her might. The demon general struggled against her bindings but Grace was not letting go of her.

Then, when Crimson Wrath was about to overpower Grace, twin swords burst out of her chest. Her mouth was opened in a silent scream as I twisted the sword in her chest. She struggled some more but grievous wound was too much for her.

"YES!!!"

"OH THANK GODS!!!"

"Kill her! Fucking kill her!"

"Ahh… Eris sama… Th-thank you so much…"

Everyone witnessing cried in relief and sent their gratefulness at the gods. Unknown to them, that just boosts Grace's power even more.

"You… impossible!" the Crimson Wrath spun around to face Grace. The twin blade ripped through her insides in the process. "This… what is this magic!?"

A powerful red aura burst out of her body. The bindings went lose and Grace quickly jumped back in alert. I joined my partner in crime and ready both of my twin swords.

"Well… I think we just pissed her off."

"You think so?" Grace asked.

Crimson Wrath glared at us murderously. She lunged at us with her great sword. We quickly dodged her blow and began flanking her.

I lunged at her with my twin swords. The silver sword clashed off against the great sword. Then, Grace jumps in and tackled the Crimson Wrath.

Crimson Wrath managed to catch her hand and was about to crush it. But then, a hidden blade shot out of her wrist and stabbed her in the neck. Wrath opened her mouth in a silent scream, but she mustered enough strength rip away the blade from her neck.

Grace used both her hidden blades to nail Wrath's hands on to the ground. I used my twin swords to nail her chest and stomach to the ground. But even then, her legs still kicks around in agony and anger.

"You! I know what you are!" Wrath yelled in anger. "You are Eris's brat aren't you!? The Champion of Luck!!"

"Karma kun, it looks like Wrath recognized us…"

"An adequate development, Grace chan…"

Then, Wrath ripped herself off the ground. Blood pools down on the ground around her. She glared at the two of them murderously. "To think I have to use the forbidden magic so early on…"

'BOOM'

Spikes of ice burst out of the gigantic flower. From the flower stepped out a single child and she looked extremely pissed off.

"Wrath, is it not? The other half of Wolbach…" Liz dropped her rifle and cracked her knuckles. "Forgive this one to keep you waiting," her knuckles turned into dragon claws. "That stupid plant was a bit persistent…"

Both Liz and Wrath vanished with a blur.

Everyone looked up to the sky and saw a black spot plummeting down like a shooting star. The spot shot to the ground like a meteor and a powerful explosion shook the earth with a resounding…

'BOOM'

But it wasn't flame and dust that was kicked off by the explosion, rather it was ice cold mists and ice shards. When the mists dispersed, all that left was a gigantic crater of ice formation.

At the middle of the ice formation is Wrath encased in an ice prison. Her wrathful expression immortalized within the ice. All the wounds from the battle still visible all over her body.

Whispers slowly appeared from the crowds.

"Did we won?"

"Shh, don't say that doofus!"

"But… she's defeated, right?"

"Stop tempting fate!"

And as though fate was listening these two random adventurers…

A swirling black portal suddenly appeared. From within it, a horned evil god stepped through.

Wolbach glared murderously at the Chivalrous Thieves. "You win this time Eris…" she then turned to Liz. "And Aqua…"

The ice cracked and shattered. Wrath dropped on the ground and began cursing wildly at Aqua and Eris. All her wounds began to regenerate and she turned to her other half.

"There you are you lazy ass! Come on! Help me kill these mortals!!!"

"You lost, Wrath, we must regain our strength again," Sloth replied

"Aaaaah!!! How long are we supposed to regain our strength!?"

"Probably a couple of years considering how badly you got beaten up,"

Sloth put a hand on Wrath's shoulder and they both vanished from existence. All that's left of her was the shattered ice prison and the pool of blood around the crater.

I took Grace's hand and raised our hand. "We won!!!"

All at once the knights and adventurers cheered in victory. Some hugged each other out of relief. Some began yelling their gratefulness to the gods above. Some just dropped down and passed out with a look of relief in their faces.

Perfect Victory!