Chapter 305
Chapter 305 Strongest Sage, Raises Victory Chance
"Awakened soon . . . And there"s no mistake about that is there . . . "
"It"s been quite some time since Zaridias was defeated . . . Does that mean it could awaken any time now?"
"Yeah . Judging from the way these doc.u.ments are written . . . We probably have around a month left . "
None of the doc.u.ments detail the exact date of the next [Chaotic Demon]"s awakening .
But from a.n.a.lyzing the content of those doc.u.ments and all the words on it . . . I can hazard a guess when that would likely be .
The deciding factor is . . . information about diversions planned by demons in these doc.u.ments .
Those demons were apparently planning to deploy diversion tactics at many places like capital and such just as the [Chaotic Demon] awakened .
It"s rare for demons to be so organized . . . Which just reinforces how strong this [Chaotic Demon] is .
"One month!?"
"Yeah . The time we have is too short, it"s practically impossible to reseal it back . We"ve got no choice but to defeat the demon the moment it comes out . "
We will need to construct a very large-scale sealing magic if we wish to restore the seal used on a high-ranking demon .
It"s actually not unachievable if we borrow Second Academy"s and Ruli"s powers . . . But the time limit is just too brief .
We don"t even know where the demon is sealed .
It would take two years to restore such a seal .
"Demon stronger than Zaridias . . . Can that even be defeated!?"
" . . . Head-on confrontation is out of question . "
I replied thus to Alma .
There"s no chance of victory in an exchange of blows even against Zaridias .
I might have a chance if I used another Rebirth Sword like before . . . But I can"t use that trick anymore unfortunately .
Gotta fight with another method this time .
"Are you saying there"s a way to win without direct confrontations then?"
"Yeah . It won"t be easy . . . but we have a chance to win with that method . "
Chance to win . . . or rather, it"s a surefire winning strategy .
Up until lately, it was something I couldn"t have attempted . . . But thanks to Gaias"s revival, the possibility is here now .
A particular weapon is required to make that happen though .
It"s far easier to obtain than a Rebirth Sword, getting my hands on it should be a simple matter .
The things got super popular for a period of time in the previous era, those should be lying around everywhere .
"I need an equipment first . . . But don"t worry, it"s easier to get than a Rebirth Sword . "
Then I cast a magic called [Active Material Detection] .
It"s a magic to probe mana let off by materials in the surrounding area .
This magic will immediately find the weapon I need if one is around here .
Since that weapon was pretty popular in the past, I was sure one would be buried somewhere in the vicinity of the capital .
Or so I thought . . . But I got no hit .
"Doesn"t seem to be any around here . Seems like we"re gonna need to expand the search area . "
If there are places where relics of ancient civilizations like Saihill Empire"s Water Network remain . . . There would also be locations where those relics have been lost .
The difference was probably dictated by whether a particular place was vulnerable to the after effect of the mana reactor meltdowns or not .
The weapons I"m looking for must have all been destroyed here in this place .
"What kind of equipment do you need anyway?"
"It"s a sword called 『Man-eating Blade』 . "
Grevil looked surprised when he heard me .
Then . . . he asks me with a serious expression on his face .
"Mathias-san . . . You can"t be planning to use that, can you?"
"Yeah . . . My magic circuits saw a remarkable reinforcement recently . . . I should be able to use it now . "
By recently I mean Gaias"s revival through [Broken Star] .
None of the mana from that time remained . . . But after taking in an enormous amount of mana and thanks to the repeated destructions and restorations, my magic circuits have become far stronger than ever before .
[Man-eating Blade] will still be quite hard to handle even with my current state . . . But we"ve got a far better chance of victory with it compared to other weapons .
"What kind of weapon is that anyway?"
"You never tried using it even though it enables you to fight against strong demons . . . There must be a reason behind that right?"
Iris and Alma asked me with worried looks .
Well, I mean the sword"s got that name and all . . .
『Man-eating Blade』 is such a dangerous sounding name .
" . . . 『Man-eating Blade』 is a sword that connects man and Dragon Veins . "
"Connects . . . man and Dragon Veins?"
"Yeah . . . It magically connects human"s magic circuits to Dragon Veins . . . And once it does, you have free rein over the practically limitless mana found in Dragon Veins . "
The mana flowing in Dragon Veins are of far inferior quality than that flowing in human"s body though, so you need a variety of tricks to make it usable .
Even during the past era where magic was highly developed, the topic of difficulty in handling Dragon Veins" mana was one of prominent problems among magic researchers .