There's No Love In the Deathzone (BL) novel Chapter 521

Chapter 521: Chapter 514. Worse than Worst

"Whoo! Get them!" Zhan punched the air as he saw the tornadoes shredding the beast’s horde.

The beasts, who seemed to be ordered to rush across the desert without care, didn’t even try to move away as the tornadoes mowed them down, as if the sole reason for their existence was to move forward. The frontline was shredded by the sharp wind and boulders, and those who weren’t instantly pulverized got thrown in every direction.

It took the single-minded beasts a while until they realized they shouldn’t just charge forward blindly and started to scatter away. But Senia controlled the tornadoes so they spread around, prompting the fleeing beasts to go back instead of forward.

"It was a pain in the ass when we were getting thrown around, but seeing it happen to the other team feels nice," Gus smirked as he watched the spectacle from the sand dune hiding the dungeon from sight.

"Thanks to me!" Senia crossed her arms smugly.

It took her months to finally make a bond with the spirits inside the dungeon and control them--or rather, partner with them. Surely it was fine for her to indulge in self-satisfaction.

Gus also thought so and just chuckled in response. "Yeah, yeah; good job, Missy."

"W-who’s a Missy?!"

"Oh, the fragments are attacking the tornadoes!" Zhan’s sudden live commentary stopped the princess from stomping her feet and looked at the battlefield instead.

"I guess they were acquaintance before," Gus said with a shrug.

The hooded figures that had been following the horde were finally making their move, rushing toward the tornadoes and lashing out dark purple energy or their materialized body parts at the swirling giant force of nature. Thankfully, the tornadoes did not break, but their movement was halted by the attack, giving a chance for the beasts to run away and move back toward the third lane. _{freewebnovel.cσ๓}

"Hmph! That’s not all I can do!"

Senia raised her hands and the tornadoes sunk, just enough to occupy the fragments. Tiny creatures that only she could sense spread out and dove into the ground. In the next second, right below the scattering beasts that started to march again, the ground erupted.

A quake not unlike the one Zein and Bassena encountered in the dungeon was shaking the middle of the fourth lane; sprouting boulders impaled the beasts while the others got smashed and thrown back again.

"Careful with the explosives," Gus warned the girl. "We worked hard to put them there."

"I know, geez--those spirits are smart, okay?"

"Haha...the elemental spirits are truly a great find, huh?"

The corner of Senia’s lips curled up in a triumphant smirk. "Hmph--aren’t you glad you have me, now? Huh?"

"I’m never not glad, though?" Gus tilted his head. Just like the Guildmaster, he couldn’t care less about someone’s past as long as they were strong and useful in their team’s dynamic.

Besides, it had been more than two years since Senia joined them, and she hadn’t made any blunder so far; no sabotaging either. After a while, the girls just felt like an official addition to the team, although they didn’t really have a lot of joint missions.

"...huh," Senia blinked, belatedly realizing that the man truly never rejected her being part of the team from the start, even while she was still the notorious fallen princess.

"Hey, hey, what about the one in the air?" Zhan pointed at the sky with his halberd.

With the tornadoes and the selective, precise quake stopping the advancing troops, the Fragments and Specters were now sending the airborne beasts; birds, bats, hybrids, and air Specters--anything that could avoid the ground.

"I’ll--"

"No, let the marksman do that," Gus held Senia’s raised hand. "You should maintain your mana and corrosion level since it’s going to be a long fight."

Senia pressed her lips. It was her chance to prove that she was useful and trustworthy, but--in the end, she relented with a grumble. "Ugh, fine..."

Gus smiled at the pouting princess and ruffled her hair. "Good girl."

"Stop that!"

While Gus was laughing beneath the shade of the sand dunes, Bassena stared at the black could of flapping wings on the horizon. He brought the microphone to his lips and spoke to the general channel. "Alright, the fragments are distracted for now. Archers and gunners on the ready."

Within their own hiding places, the sounds of clacking scopes and pulled strings filled the silence of the third lane.

"Only target the beasts," Bassena ordered. "Archers go first, gunners will take out the survivors."

Without any obstacle, the airborne creatures approached the third lane swiftly. Right before they entered the hundred-meter radius from the border, Bassena gave his signal.

"Fire."

In the manner of discipline that could rival the military, countless mana arrows were released from their bows, none crossing the others’ paths. They found their target swiftly, and the weakest spy-level blackbirds fell to the ground with screeching shrieks. The bigger beasts that were pierced staggered for a bit, but continued with their flight only to be met with a shower of mana bullets.