Chapter 256


Chapter 256 Controls the Flow of Battle


. . . Alma has been using this [Wired Homing Enchant] magic for some time, but the previous Alma couldn"t have possibly hit a demon"s heart instantly killing it .


Her arrow enchant, like its piercing power and such must have seen a remarkable boost due to her improved mana control and quality .


"Killing a demon in one shot . . . Alma, you"re incredible!"


"No no, what incredible is the arrow you made Ruli!"


Of course Ruli who created the arrow Alma shot has become incomparably stronger than she was two months ago as well .


Arrows that Ruli make can probably defeat monsters just by having those thrown at the monsters .


It"s a proof of just how powerful the magic Ruli put in those arrows .


" . . . I didn"t get to do anything!"


Iris shouted while still in her door-kicking posture .


The battle ended in an instant after all . . .


『Doesn"t seem like it will go as smooth with the next room . 』


I look at the door in the back .

There are five high ranking demons, though not at Zaridias"s level .


The first room was probably just to test our strength .


The real thing begins in the next room .


Against them, the we from two months ago probably would have been demolished in less than 10 minutes except Iris .


Iris could probably escape in her dragon form if she were lucky, though more likely not .


But the us now can win .


I"m confident in that a.s.sertion .


. . . There"s actually another reason for my confidence here .


『Alright, let"s press ahead! . . . Our next enemy are dangerous . Keep that in mind!』


『Yes!』


Iris kicked the next door after that conversation .


"So you"re the man who killed Zaridias!"


"Don"t think the same trick would work on us!"


I lead the way like earlier but this time all five demons ready their sword and lunge forward at the same time .


Their timing is perfect . No way to systematically crush them one by one .


That said, receiving their attack frontally would turn this fight into a protracted battle .


I could protect my body if I just defend here, however, I"d be giving up the initiative to the enemy .


Thinking that, I slow down for an instant--and make a sudden acceleration to pa.s.s by the demons in front of me .


Immediately following, an explosion occurred behind the spot I was on .


The demons must have antic.i.p.ated that I would retreat and prepared an explosion magic right behind where I was .


--Humans would instinctively retreat when faced against an incoming enemy .


Thus, most cases would have people fall back when they thought they couldn"t take the attack .


Our enemy had antic.i.p.ated that and laid a trap at the spot they thought I would retreat to .


As such, rushing straight toward incoming enemies ensured my safety instead .


That said, I would have lunged right into the demons" attack and met my demise if I were even a tiny bit slower or made a wrong turn even slightly .


And of course, demons and me aren"t the only ones here .


Alma"s arrow was stuck on one of the demons who had missed their attack, exposing themselves .


" . . . You dare to shoot an arrow that pierced me, impudent humans . "


As expected of high ranking demons, even Alma"s arrows couldn"t manage to penetrate through them completely .


But it seems to be working .



『Should I augment [Magic Poison] in the arrow?』


『No, just concentrate on augments that raise attack power . You"re doing damages with it . 』


We once used [Magic Poison] to defeat a demon before, but that won"t be damaging enough with just an arrow .


Might as well prioritize on firepower then .


『I understand!』


Ruli handed over the next arrow to Alma .


Archer side is going well it seems .


I look for the enemy"s weak point while thinking .


Their formation has fallen into a slight disarray because of their charge . I"ve got an opportunity to launch an offensive here .


" . . . Over there . "


I slash at a demon" wings with my magically enchanted sword .


Demon"s wings aren"t as tough as a dragon"s .


Since they"re not vital, wounding their wings won"t result in their death--but it slows them down .


By slowing down one of the demons, all of them would have to decrease their pace as well to maintain the formation .


But lowering speed here would mean losing their advantage in mobility against me .


I have squeezed the enemy"s next moves to two choices now; either slow down or give up on the formation, simply by wounding the wings of one demon .


This is how you control the flow of battle .

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