Battle Harem of the Heavenly Sword

Chapter 237 The Mettle Required Of An Empress

The crowds grew frantic at the sudden fire blast of the dragon. It should be known that even though almost everyone present in the crowds was a system user, hardly any aside from the guards were combatants.

These people had Stats higher than the average human, but even such potential would be like pearls before swine without courage. Having lived under the protection of Gae-bolg they could be considered pampered by typical middle-age standards.

Tsugumi who stood near Gilthunder faced the husband of Starfall as she commented. "You value the lives of your empire's citizens do you not? Focus on them. Control the panic from spreading. My battle harem will take care of the dragon. We will even do it for free as a token of friendship."

The dragon nanny then summon a Caliber Jian and hopped on it as one would a surfboard. Tsugumi then tucked her white hair behind her ear while making a dazzling smile. "Such a handsome man should not be hiding from the spotlight. Allow me to assist Sir Gilthunder~"

Tsugumi took Gilthunder's hand and had him stand on her sword. The Caliber weapon then floated into the skies with the two of them. Gil who found Tsugumi attractive silently went along. The woman then announced for all to hear she passionately proclaimed while gesturing to Gilthunder.

"OH, CITIZENS OF PARTISAN! HEAR ME! HEAR ME! IN OUR TIME OF NEED A HERO COMES FORTH! THE WRAITH HUNTER OF THE CROWN PRINCESS! ONE OF THE STRONGEST HUSBANDS OF STARFALL! SIR GILTHUNDER GONZALES! HAVE NO FEAR FOR HE COMES TO SAVE US ALL!"

She then materialized a large number of floating caliber swords all of them covered in burning Aura. "SWORD DYNASTY! BY THE COMMAND OF THE NOBLE SIR GILTHUNDER! TAKE DOWN THAT OVERGROWN LIZARD!" At her command Geo, Lars, Aurum, and all her caliber swords floated towards the monster. She similarly transferred to another floating sword and joined in the assault.

The monster rose to its feet and roared in a loud voice it flapped its wings that send people and nearby furniture floating in a storm of wind. Heavenly sword took this moment and separated from the dragon to regroup near their husband.

Aurum covered himself in Aura Armor and catapulted himself towards the dragon's face. Geo used flashy sword skills and executed them one after another on the reptile's flank. Lars covered himself in Spirit as he ran on top of the buildings and Tsugumi's swords as he performed quick powerful stabs at the dragon's weak points.

The San-Baka used their flashiest moves aiming for maximum impact. To a typical bystander, the visual spectacle could be likened to a triple-A video game that is drowned in particle effects. No matter how flashy the effects though, the focus of the people was affected by the Hero's and their actions.

Of course, the gorgeous sword saint jumping from sword to sword in the air grabbed everybody's attention. When they saw over a hundred swords attack the dragon in accordance with Tsugumi's elegant movements, they grew ecstatic. Lars, Aurum, and Geo were also naturally good-looking.

The novelty of the caliber explosions and the dragon's body counterattacks grew more intense as the scenery started to get demolished. People need names to understand a concept, thus Tsugumi did not announce her name nor that of her hubbies. She purposely attached only one name to the power they displayed.

It was none other than the noble Sir Gilthunder!

The system users who heard the earlier remarks of Tsugumi grew flabbergasted at the gall of this woman. Didn't she accuse Starfall of trying to steal their target? What in the world was she trying to do? The answer became evident less than a second later!

"WWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! SIR GILTHUNDER!!!!!" "SO AWESOME!!!!" "SIR GILTHUNDER YOU ARE TOO COOL!" "YEAHH!! WE ARE SAVEED!!" "GATHER TO HIM! GO!" "STOP PUSHING!" "SIR GILTHUNDER! SAVE ME!" "KYA!! SIR GILTHUNDER! MARRY ME!" "HOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! STARFALL!!!" "STARFALL!" "GILTHUNDER!" "STARFALL!" "GILTHUNDER!" "GILTHUNDER!" "STARFALL!" "GILTHUNDER!" "STARFALL!"

Despite leaving Gilthunder in the air, the crowds all converge toward him and started to panic

Human physiology is simplistic in nature, once given enough cues it creates a narrative on its own. Handsome warrior good, dragon bad.

By using this archetype the odds that people would associate expectations thus shoehorning realities into people. Gilthunder who felt like he has been duped felt amused as he murmured. "Such a conniving lass, but that won't be enough."

Gil shouted to the men that came with him. "By Order of the Crown Princess, protect the citizens of the empire! Everyone! Please rally on the Royal Guard, they will protect you!" These men were mainly comprised of mid-level adepts; they belonged to the standing royal army of the emperor.

The emperor allowed his woman to create battle harems under them and each of these groups contributed a chunk of their elite to form the royal army. The men who were essentially the equivalent of super hero's started to save and evacuate the populace that got caught up in the battle between Tsugumi's group and the dragon.

Gil then leaped from the floating sword of Tsugumi and ran towards the battle. The man announced as he ran over the tall buildings. "As a husband of Starfall, I will now assist Sword Dynasty to take down that dragon." But he suddenly stopped and remained still a second later a sword beam sliced the building he was on in two.

The hunter made an annoyed face at the occurrence, he stopped only to see the white-haired man that overpowered the dragon earlier. Numerous people in the collapsing building pleaded for help from Starfall's husband.

Hiro only mouthed to him. "You have people to save husband-sama. Get to it."

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In another area, A gorgeous archer in green armor invoked a skill. "[Arrow Rain]."Lars and Tsugumi were forced to retreat when a thousand Caliber arrows fell from the sky. For a short couple of seconds, the day turned to night to the absurd number the projectiles.

While near the dragon. Aurum saw nothing but red as a blue-haired warrior sent him flying when the woman smashed her greatsword into his back like a baseball bat. The hubby of Tsugumi collided with numerous buildings ripping apart holes in three of them before he stopped.

Geo on the other hand suddenly lost his footing when the friction from his feet completely disappeared. A red-haired woman in a blue battle dress slowly walked forward as she chanted spell after spell.

"[Zero Friction]. [Water lance]. [Freeze]. [Ice Armor]. [Reduce drag]. [like a sparrow]. [First Strike]. [Open Wounds]. [Reduce Armor]. [Cold Snap]. [Frigid Touch]…" By the woman's side, a 10-meter icicle floated in the air as she strutted towards Geo.

The floating weapon easily dwarfed a school bus. But what made it dangerous lay, not in its size but the number of skills being applied to it. Making it harder, faster even sending cold energy to its target, the malice in this icicle sent chills up Geo's spine.

The image of a beautiful woman murmuring spells as an iceberg followed her would scare the shit out of anyone. In the battle harem chats a problem of a different sort began.

[Geo]: My lady, please don't tell me you are going to hit me with that. Aren't we supposed to be doing this as a show?

[Jade]: You won't die… And this would make it more realistic...I haven't punished you for taking Tsugumi's first kiss. Just deal with the pain, you are a man aren't you?

[Raylene]: Indeed. You boys are being too touchy-feely with my sister-in-law lately. Let me carve a lesson into your bodies.

[Aurum]: My lady how can we court her? And Tsugu likes it!

[Vanessa]: All that talk about chivalry and you act like this Aurum? Trash. I should neuter a weakling like you.

The San-Baka would soon find out that Heavenly Sword was comprised of nothing but monsters.