A Summoner?-Chapter 74: Keep Friends Close, And Sexy Enemies Closer?

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Chapter 74: Keep Friends Close, And Sexy Enemies Closer? by Harem-Fan

About 50 feet ahead of us, a Skeleton with the body of a Giant Lizard loomed over us at 20 feet tall, its glowing red pinpoint eyes locked onto us...

".............!" It made a silent roar, as no sounds could be made without a voice-box.

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Thud Thud Thud! And it swiftly lunged towards us, and soon, our first fight began...

From my left side, red hot flames burst from Frank's weapon, and his body radiated a faint fiery glow. He held his Greatsword horizontally behind himself, readying for an overhead swing.

I also did the same with Windstorm, as I infused my weapon and body with the Elements of Water & Electricity. And with Windstorm adding its own Air Element to mine, it turned into a storm-vortex covering the long curved slashing blade.

Frank with his red Aura, and me with my swirling blue and yellow Aura covering our bodies, both ran in different directions, to flank the now closing-in Skeletal beast.

Whoosh Crunch! As the two of us ran to its sides, the Undead Lizard chose to bite me, but with both my Swift Knight abilities of [Elusive Movements] and [Heighten Awareness] running, I avoided the bite, and its mouth took out a chunk of earth.

But without hesitation, we both yelled the name of our attack while activating the 4th Circle Strong Path ability of...

""[Piercing Strike]""

Boom~ Boom~! A blazing red fire erupted, along with a strong storm blast, sandwiching the Giant Skeleton in a destructive wave of Aura.

This ability of the Strong Knight, subverts all natural hardness and armor of the target, and uses 100% of the weapon's damage... In other-words, its maximum possible strength is unleashed. Or think of it as a guaranteed critical hit in game terms.

You cannot hold back the power of this attack.

This attack however uses up a bit of Aura, so it cannot be used endlessly in a big fight.

Crunch Shing! The Skeleton lost its back leg to Frank, and I cut off half of the bones on its rib-cage.

But this massive damage doesn't affect the Undead like the living, for they feel no pain, and its attacks continue, even with a missing back leg. In order to make this thing destroyed, it must be crushed in half, like cutting strings of a puppet.

A Skeleton or Lich is truly only destroyed when their eyes of red or green fade. The eyes are the window to their Souls, and this is the power that animates them. Thankfully, these Undead cannot hide this flaw, so no playing dead.

Boom, Snap! The Skeleton's large tail swung at Frank, who held his massive Greatsword sideways, and parried the sure hit and was pushed back 10 feet. Simultaneously while the jaws of the Lizard tried to give me a haircut, I backed away just in time to not lose some brain matter.

Freya, not worried about us, yelled.

"That is a 4th Circle Skeleton Magic Beast... It should not be here, but be careful."

I nodded to Freya, but this creature does not seem to be a match for me. I feel I will kill it in the next move.

Frank, who was pushed back, decided to use another normal 1st Circle ability to up his damage a bit, and struck the tail...

"Lizards regrow tails, right... [Aura Blow]"

Swoosh Crunch Boom! The Greatsword suddenly erupted with scorching hot flames, and Frank cleanly severed the swishing tail of the Skeleton.

This loss of its tail, made it stagger and mess up its next bite at me... So I channeled my Aura into my sword, and used my 5th Circle finishing move to end the fight...

"[Vital Strike]"

As the raging mini hurricane covered my blade, I thrust the Windstorm sword into the depths of its skull, hitting just the most vulnerable spot, magnifying the effect of damage. This attack is almost like [Penetrating Strike] but it uses the precise reflexes of a Swift Knight to accurately hit the most vulnerable spots on the body to ensure a quick end.

Slitch, BOOM, Clatter~! When the tip of the sword entered between the eyes, the power of the weapon ruptured the skull into shrapnel, causing a Soul depletion, and when the Soul left, the bones of the beast fell lifelessly to the ground in a pile...

Clap Clap Clap~! And from the women, a happy Elf clapped like a cheerleader, and her angelic voice was heard.

"Master is the best, yay~♪!"

Freya with her arms crossed under her impressive chest, looked to her side at Zoe with amusement at seeing a child having fun. She only shook her head at Zoe.

Like Demons, most Undead do not give us things like Magic Cores or even valuable parts to increase Aura, so we just leave the crushed bodies behind.

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Frank looked at where the Skeleton came from and said to me in surprise.

"Hey Sam, Auntie, we have a problem!"

While I was using water magic to clean the debris off of my body, we heard Frank's worried tone. So we all went to where the beast emerged.

Frank pointed and said, while his short red hair fluttered in the cool breeze.

"Look, this grave was not naturally made. It was a pit dug, and then the Skeleton was buried by hand. Based on the clues, it was buried within the last week..."

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Zoe, who knows this plot against Sam, looked over to the dark-side of the valley wall, and her eyes squinted.

When the dark figure hidden in a crack in the cliff saw Zoe look, it fled...

Zoe remembered that a Vampire Necromancer was setting up ambushes for both Sam and Dial.

Many stronger Skeletons had been planted by the Death Mage Vampire woman, and she would command her Undead to erupt when one of the two got close. It seems that Dial released her Titan before because she was also ambushed by a strong Skeleton.

But it seems that even both Princesses are being targeted in this life, different from last time.

Zoe clenched her soft fists, because she wants nothing more than to kill that damn Vampire woman, but if she did, Elissa's Vampire will not make his move to expose Douglas.

Zoe needs to get the written proof from Dread Lorelei, or it will be impossible to prove that Douglas is the real villain of the North.

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While I and Freya were examining the hole, I felt a bit of anger coming from Zoe through my link, so I turned to see her looking afar. I asked her.

"Zoe, what is wrong, you seem agitated?"

Her fist unclenched, and she almost forgot her emotions changed, so Zoe smiled at me and said.

"Sorry my Master, Zoe was looking for the owner of this Skeleton, but it seems Zoe was unable to help my Master for now."

I kissed Zoe's forehead and smiled.

"Don't worry, with you here, this is no real threat, right?"

Zoe, hearing my words, just ignored the things she cannot change, and nodded with a happy smile.

She put her hands on her belly, and thought that things are different in this life, and we are all stronger than her past.

We then all continued for a couple more hours before returning to camp...

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Because Mari was alone with Milly in her 3rd year test, she and I swapped tents.

She is using Freya's magic tent, perfect for two, and I am using her much larger tent.

Inside the tent, Kelly was changing clothes into new ones, and Freya was making sure dinner was ready before she leaves for the night.

I asked Freya who just told me she would leave for the night.

"Wife, how are you planning to return to Rosecrans? I thought it was too far away for [Gate Portal] and [Long Range Teleport] spells?"

Freya came over, and sat in my lap, kissed my lips, then explained the processes.

"Mwah~! Darling, we are going to abuse your Summoner powers, and Zoe's magic... Although the Mage is stronger in space magic than the Healers, the Healers actually have one spell that surpasses our travel magics..."

She smiled in her teacher mode, and explained while Kelly, a Healer, perked up her ears.

"The 6th Circle Healer spell [Safe Haven Portal] can designate one location as its 'Safe Haven', and regardless of distance, can travel with touching creatures instantly to the predesignated location on the same Plane. So Zoe and I will travel to our bedroom at Rosecrans, and then you will summon Zoe back to you. In the morning or an emergency, you will summon me back, see... Healers are not weak if used correctly."

Wow, I realized that with Freya and Zoe, I really have the most amazing travel hacks in Myst!

Just then, two figures entered the magic tent, and I was stunned, because only Zoe or even Kayo should have come, but...

Dial was standing behind Zoe, looking a bit awkward. She was forced to come, and she did not know how to face my look.

But Zoe said it like it was nothing.

"Princess Canberra is staying alone with no guards, unlike Princess Windless and Lucas, and I noticed some unkind Knights from the South hanging around her tent... I told her to stay with us for her safety, I hope you do not mind Master~?"

I was not sure what to say at first, but then Zoe winked at me, where Dial could not see, and I just nodded without saying a word. Zoe pointed to the couch that Freya and I were not on, and she said to Dial.

"The Master and we sleep with our clothing on, so just sleep on this couch, and rest easy. I need to take Freya back to the North, haha."

"Um, Okay, I understand, sorry to be a bother..."

Kelly over on the bed reading a book, frowned seeing Dial sit on the couch, but did not say anything.

Freya gave me one final kiss and hug, then got up to stand with Zoe.

Zoe held her hand and said to me.

"Master, summon Zoe back in 30 minutes, and I will be done saying hello to sister Rebeca."

"Alright, and tell her I love her, and Freya, um, tell my Master I said hello..."

Freya and Zoe felt my embarrassment for requesting that, but thankfully, the link is general feelings and doesn't expose my relationship. Well, Zoe knows the truth thanks to her past, but I do not know we are already busted yet...

"Let us return to our home... [Safe Haven Portal]"

Soon a magic circle under their feet flashes with clear ripples, and a flash of light covers the two hot women, and they vanish from sight...

Now only Kelly, Dial, and I are left in the room.

Dinner was ready, and I suddenly felt I needed some whisky, so I got up and headed to the refreshment station to the front left, and I asked Dial.

"Dinner will be ready soon, it is vegetable soup and bread. Do you want a drink of whisky here, or do you want wine?"

Dial, seeing me hold up a whisky bottle and some glasses, felt she was not alienated, so she smiled and said to me.

"I would love some whisky, thanks."

I was a bit surprised, because women normally only drink wine, and men drink the hard stuff, but I sat back down and poured two glasses. I didn't offer Kelly a drink, for she does not drink alcohol, and I know she doesn't want to socialize with Dial.

Dial raised the tumbler and said.

"Thank you for the drink, cheers..."

She downed the first glass, and just when I thought she would cough or show a disgusted face, I saw a look of relief. It seems villainous noble girls are real drinkers.

"Sir Roland, another?"

She held out her empty cup, and I filled her up again. She then sat back, and crossed her legs. This time, she sipped her drink.

I caught her looking at me with a complicated gaze, but I said nothing. I just drank silently with her, while the sounds of Kelly's pages turning filled the background.

I inadvertently looked at Dial's shapely legs, at the place the boots met the skirt with the exposed skin, and realized that Dial was actually a bit sexy, sigh...

Thinking of why Zoe brought her, and my earlier guesses, I could only come up with one conclusion.

Keep your sexy friends close, and keep your hot enemies even closer?!

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