The Final Confrontation

The moment the Banshee screamed, the Conquest System reacted, as if even it was at the creature's beck and call.

[Agonised Banshee. The true sovereign of all banshee-type creatures. It is a dual Spirit and Power type creature and has a somewhat pure bloodline related to Fafnir, allowing it to draw strength from the poison around it. It is also able to consume weaker banshees to strengthen itself and will never die so long as it has something to consume. It's currently extremely 

furious and intends to destroy those who have disturbed its slumber!

Rating: B-

Class: World Boss]

"Wow, this is the first time I've seen a prompt mentioning the emotional state of a creature. Is this a feature unique to World Bosses?' Will asked out loud. He didn't expect a reply and instead continued focusing on the creature ahead of him.

The Agonised Banshee released another scream as it scowled in anger. It could tell that these mortals were ignoring it and felt offended. It motioned at the centre of the encirclement and pointed a finger at Will. This oddly human action stunned the observers and only served to make the creature seem even more frightening.

"Human."

The banshee's eerily spooky voice was capable of causing even other ghost-type creatures to feel chills despite not having any nerves. Achilles and Lyra were resolved to fight the upcoming battle, but they could not help but waiver for a brief moment when confronted with a true blue World Boss.

Some bosses, especially high-tier ones, had the ability to speak, hence the others were not surprised by this. This was, however, a first for Will. He had fought many bosses that had intelligence matching his, but he had never been able to have an open dialogue with one before.

"You, delicious. I…eat…you."

Unfortunately, Will did not receive the fulfilling discussion he had been hoping for. The creature was quite intelligent, but human speech was still rather difficult for it. Nevertheless, its voice still had a spiritual effect on others, Lyra and Achilles included. Will could feel the duo behind him shiver a bit with each syllable the banshee spoke out.

"I'm sure you will be disappointed. I've been told that I don't taste well without soy sauce and chilli."

Will's out-of-place remark stunned the ladies and the Banshees ahead of them. The Agonised Banshee remained silent for a moment but reacted quickly with another roar of rage.

It had no idea what soy sauce and chilli were, but it was sure that the human in front of it was trying to insult it in some way. It raised both of its humongous undead arms and made a lifting motion. This was no doubt a signal for the Devastated Banshees below to act, and act they did!

"Achilles, start a Macedonian Charge! Lyra, use Metalos Surge to buy Achilles some time to build up momentum. Once his momentum has reached a certain point, you know what to do." As soon as Will finished his instruction, he sent the duo more detailed instructions on what he would like them to do via intent. Achilles and Lyra were stunned by these instructions but in a good way, as they opened a new path forward for them on how to proceed in the battle.

'I see, so concepts can be fused in this way.'

'I've been underutilizing Metalos Surge this entire time.'

Lyra and Achilles only took a moment to understand the situation and quickly took action. It was at this point that the army of Devastated Banshees shrunk their enclosure around the duo. The Metalos Surge Blades Lyra had summoned earlier had not disappeared. Instead, they floated in the skies above the battlefield, like stationary meteors waiting to bring Armageddon.

Before making them move, Lyra summoned a large number of swords to join the fray. They were originally just a hundred blades, but now, the number had more than doubled, as a burst of mana was released from Lyra's frame. This was a phenomenon most cultivators at this level were familiar with, opening the 1st Door!

The opening of the 1st Door and the improved Mana Pool Connection allowed Lyra to summon even more blades. The blades were 8 meters long and they were a couple of meters wide. Lyra could make them larger, but that would reduce his ability to control them. This was the greatest size he could make them in his current state, but that was all he needed.

With a wave of his hand, the Metalos Blades rained down onto the ground once again, but this time, not a single Banshee was touched. Lyra used the blades to create a circular wall of swords around his comrades. Soon, a wall of swords about 400 meters in diameter surrounded Will and Co. Each of these Swords was strengthened by the Armament Concept and this worked well with the spiritual aspect of hardness that the swords inherently possessed. All Metalos Surge Blades all had a unique ability. The only ability these swords had was that they were incredibly hard and sturdy. But this was a perfect match for Lyra's Armament Concept.

Lyra's Wall of swords caused the banshees to stop straight in their tracks. He did, however, leave a small gap on the side opposite the direction the Agonised Banshee was coming from. Achilles saw this gap and smiled.

Achilles also followed in his partner's footsteps and opened his 1st Door. A burst of qi erupted from his body as a storm of white-green energy burst out of the encirclement. 

Achilles charged forth with the tip of his blade piercing forth like a rapier, easily penetrating the Devastated Banshees in the small 5-meter gap Lyra had left behind. The Banshees could not resist the Macedonian Charge infused with the Sharpness Concept and fuelled by multiple buffs.

Thanks to the gap Lyra had left, Achilles only had to face a couple of Banshees at a time, allowing him to easily push his way out