Chapter 439: Cunning Battle
Dissect, dissect, Eihwaz was annoying so she gave him the corpse to silence him. Fran"s response was 「If you want it so bad, I"ll give it to you」 And Eihwaz was overjoyed.
He took the body that was handed to him as he ran with ease and tucked it into his own item bag.
「Kukukuh. I"ve got a good sample. This will help me advance my research again」
「……」
To be able to made Fran shocked, Eihwaz can"t be underestimated.
As we drove on, the road ahead became brighter. There seems to be a hall ahead. I can feel the reaction of a large number of weak pseudo fanatic swords. It seems that the same tragedy happened there as in the armory earlier.
『So this place is full of dead bodies too?』
「Wiped out?」
『No, a few of them are still alive』
Even from here, I could feel the life force of several people.
『Stay alert』
(Nn)
When we stepped into the hall, I found it to be a slightly brighter room, similar in construction to the hall where the magic tool stairs had been installed. Originally, it was probably going to be a fierce battle with a large number of pseudo fanatic swords……
Among the twenty or so corpses lying in the hall, four swordsmen stood. They were the ones who had poison resistance, etc., and the ones who had prevented the drugs with wind magic. But again, their magic power was already greatly reduced. Now is our chance!
『Fran! do pre-emptive strike!』
「Nn!」
The moment she saw me, Fran threw me into the air. Accelerated by the telekinetic catapult, I destroyed the head of the woman in front of me, along with her pseudo fanatic sword.
『Yos.h.!.+ 3 more!』
I tried to use telekinesis to get back to Fran, but failed. It seems that the magic cancelling effect is already in effect.
But there"s a way to do it.
「Woof!」
Urus.h.i.+ ran at me at once, bit my hilt and threw me to Fran. As it was, Urus.h.i.+ rushed at the nearest swordsman.
『One more time!』
「Nn! Haaaa!」
Due to the large size of the hall, the magic cancelling effect had not reached the entrance area. This meant that it was possible to telekinetic catapult again.
As if replaying the scene from earlier, the telekinetic catapult shattered the head of the swordsman who was fighting Urus.h.i.+ and the pseudo fanatic sword. Instantly, Urus.h.i.+ lifts me up and hands me to Fran.
I was going to finish the rest. I thought so, but I was interrupted by Eihwaz.
「Come on. Leave one for me」
「Muh」
I was thinking of ignoring him, but if I despise Eihwaz here, he might go off the rails later. With that in mind, it would be better to give him a chance.
Besides, while I was hesitating, one of the swordsmen came close to us. I need to get some distance again to use the telekinetic catapult.
『It"s no use. We"ll take care of this one, and let Eihwaz take care of the other one』
「Nn. Urus.h.i.+, return!」
「woof!」
If we were not careful, Eihwaz could attack us all. Fran called Urus.h.i.+ back and cut off the dwarf who was running towards her. It was a blow aimed at his neck, but he seemed to be a defensive specialist and put up a strong barrier to block the attack.
For that reason, he is not very good at attacking. Fran dodges the counter-attack of his big sword with ease. Would it be easier to wait for him to self-destruct?
As Eihwaz watched, he stepped toward the remaining large man. His face was full of motivation.
「Fumu. Black Lightning Princess doesn"t need any help. Then I"ll take this one…Poison Fog」
「――」
「Oh! Is that the magic cancelling? You really did dispel the poisonous mist I created with my magic! Very interesting」
Old man, Sorry to burst your bubble but are you okay? If he can"t block magic, you"re at a huge disadvantage. However, Eihwaz"s expression remained joyful.
Unfazed by the large man who approached him at once, he threw several bottles from his pocket. He must have an items bag or something inside his robe.
The moment the big man reaped the bottle, a tremendous explosion sounded. At the same time, smoke and flames rose up.
「――!」
Fran kept her distance from the dwarf, holding her cat ears with her hand. It was such an explosive sound.
「Fumu fumu. They can"t cancel out phenomena caused by chemical reactions that are not borne by magic after all」
After interrupting his fellow, Fran, Eihwaz himself laughed happily and unleashed more magic. It is an AOE magic that freezes a wide area. But the big man"s pseudo fanatic sword cancelled it out. He was able to frighten him for a moment, but he wasn"t able to beat him.
「Umu umu」
He nodded a couple of times, as if he had already factored it in, and unleashed his magic again. This time, he threw a bottle of drugs at the same time.
Of course, the magic was cancelled out, and the broken bottle that hit the ground had no effect but only spread the liquid inside to the surroundings.
It looked like he was wasting his time, but it seemed that Eihwaz was getting excited. He swiftly began to blabber out his thoughts.
「I see, I see. It seems that the magic cancel can"t specify the target so delicately. It"s not like he can specify a specific area? The poison fog that I had just use, and the magic that I had just use, he didn"t able to erase the effects of it on the places far away from me. And a potion turned into mere water……」
After only a few tries, he was uncovering the effects of the magic counteract. It was frustrating, but amazingly insightful.
Still, lacking a decisive move, Eihwaz was not able to defeat his opponent. The big man slashed at him again. Eihwaz dodged the attack. That"s right. This old man is not incapable of close combat. He had mastered the skills of hand-to-hand fighting and dodging. He may be inferior in status, but his combat experience is vast.
Eihwaz evaded the big man"s attack with a flick of his wrist and took out five drugs bottles again. He then dropped the bottles at his feet. Naturally, the bottles broke and smoke spewed out from inside.
The smoke that seemed to envelop Eihwaz and the large man was completely dissipated in less than a second. The whole thing must have been a magic potion.
It was supposed to be a dire strait when his self-destruct attack was cancelled out……Eihwaz"s smile was the same as at first. But now, it even seemed to be deepening.
With a look of heartfelt enjoyment on his face, Eihwaz thrusts his arm out toward the large man and speaks.
「――Eternal Coffin!」
「――……」
What happened immediately after that was beyond our imagination.
『Eh?』
「Nn? How?」
To my surprise, Eihwaz"s magic was not cancelled out, and he freeze the big man.
No, So that"s how. The potion that created the smoke that he used beforehand. He made the big man use up all of his magic power by daring him to cancel it out. And then, by making it impossible for him to use the magic cancel, he was able to activate his magic in a relaxed manner.
『Fran, after I saw that, I think I have an easy way to beat these guys』
(Really?)
『Yeah. After I casted my spell on him. Then, unleash Void Sword Technique on him』
(Understood)
They use their own magic to counteract it. I should have known that, but I didn"t realize that I could take advantage of that phenomenon. That was my mistake.
『Here we go! Try to cancel this!』
I activate 10 magic shots simultaneously, and everything is cancelled out as intended.
「Haaa!」
Then, Fran"s Void Sword Technique sliced away the dwarf"s head and pseudo fanatic sword, which had used up all of its magic power. If you think about it, it was a simple matter. With the amount of magic power I had, even if it was a little inefficient, I should have just let him use up all of his magic by pus.h.i.+ng him with my magic.
If there were dozens of opponents, it would be a different story, but if there were only a few, it would be easy to deplete their magic before my power ran out.
『Haah. I can"t help but be dismayed by my own dullness. Well, let"s find Gallus now. Reflection will come later』
「Nn」
「Hey, you don"t mind if I take this big guy, do you?」