Episode 171: Vortex Disaster ①
"It's this guy! We were defeated by this guy!"
one of the holy knights shouted.
When Sink turned to look at Orglaia, he could see that she was panicking and sweat was dripping from her forehead.
“Mr. Olglaia, do you know this person?”
"Ah, ah. I didn't expect that, but...this guy is a Ruin-class monster. I believe it was a species called Doom Dee."
“Destruction Ruin class!? Why are you in a place like this!”
Ruin Ruin class is a case where S-rank holy knights are dispatched. Definitely not someone the average person should mess with. In the first place, it is difficult to escape once you encounter it.
I couldn't help but feel nervous at the sink.
However, I quickly reconsidered.
(You've made up your mind...and compared to your master)
Compared to his sword master, the Sword Saint, he doesn't seem that intimidating.
The holy knights were completely intimidated and stopped moving, and Serua, who was originally outside the force, was frozen and trembling. Iris, on the other hand, remained calm.
(Who is Iris? That magic, this courage.)
In any case, right now I have to concentrate on the enemy in front of me.
Doom Dee is not an opponent you can defeat while thinking. Fortunately, Iris's magic has annihilated most of the other fishman-type monsters, and the surviving ones are injured and won't be able to move for a while.
Sink jumped forward.
"I'll leave."
Maintaining a Seigan stance, stand quietly and gradually close the gap with Doom Dee using the ``Suriashi'' technique.
(If you cut, the enemy will die. That's what my master taught me. So read his mind and get in between.)
The mystery and truth of the sword.
It's as simple as cutting it and killing it. He sees through the gaps in his breathing and actions, closes the gap and swings his sword down at the moment when he can't avoid it. The enemy will die just like that. Mastering these basic movements was the sword master's teaching.
Sink has simply continued to train his secret skills.
And the training partner is a swordsman of a higher rank.
I'm used to fighting against strong people.
(The tentacles get in the way of decapitation, and the tentacles on the back are also troublesome. Should I stab them in the heart? But it's not always in the same position as humans, and there are monsters that don't have hearts in the first place. If that's the case...)
A fleeting moment.
Sink noticed that Doom Dee had turned his attention to Iris. That moment is enough. He instantly loses his presence and sneaks around behind him with a special gait.
It must have felt as if Sink had teleported away from Doom Dee.
By the time I noticed it, the blade had been swung down.
"Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
Then, Sink activates his magic weapon as he swings down. The shape of the blade was changed, making it a heavy and wide sword. This adds weight to the fastest blow, ensuring it has enough power to cut through Doom Dee.
However, just before the blade destroyed its head, a vortex formed on the surface of Doom Dee's body. The vortex deflects the blade's trajectory, and the surface of its body causes the blade to slip. Sink ended up slamming his great sword into the ground.
"Oops!"
I panicked and tried to return the blade, but it was already too late. Slammed by the tentacles on his back, Sink crashes into the inner wall of the tower. Blood gushed out of his mouth, as if his internal organs were injured.
"U-Uaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
One of the holy knights pulled out a gun from his waist and fired rapidly at Doom Dee. However, the bullet was still entangled in the vortex on Doom Dee's body, and it just rolled on the ground.
"Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
Manipulate the vortex.
That is the magic of Doom Dee. Fluid such as air or water acts as a medium for the vortex, and the vortex protects it from all kinds of attacks. If the air swirls, it can even repel electric shocks, and if water swirls, it becomes an attack.
Doom Dee roared and at the same time activated magic and summoned water. The large amount of water quickly turns into a whirlpool using magic, engulfing the entire tower in order to wipe out the humans.
Iris immediately deployed a barrier-type magic barrier to protect herself from the vortex. He further layered the barrier with positive magic to increase its strength. By this he protected himself and Selua.
On the other hand, the holy knights were instantly engulfed by the vortex and were desperately trying to move their limbs to escape. However, he can't resist the power of the vortex, and perhaps because he's in a hurry, he can't use the magic equipment well.
"Everyone! Iris-san, can't you do something about it?"
"Hmm. That's right."
Iris was also troubled by this situation.
If you feel like it, you can send the forbidden magic ``Thunder Spear Gungnir'' to the past and explode the vortex scale Doom Dee. However, in that case, Iris would not be an ordinary person, and due to her circumstances, there is a possibility that people would realize that she is a witch.
Like Shu, ``I don't care if I get found out.'' I'm having trouble with this because there's no theory that says, ``If they're found out, kill them all.''
However, her worries became unnecessary.
Suddenly, the vortex was cut off.
Of course, it was the sink that did it.
“Aaah?”
"Haa...goho...if you can find the gap in the vortex, you can cut it."
"Gyogyaaagya"
Doom Dee seemed to be saying, ``Don't be silly.'' What can we do to cut off the swirling fluid?
Of course, that is the reason why he is a disciple of the Sword Saint.
Sink still stands quietly and stares at her. He observes, discerns, deduces, and never misses a moment. If Doom Dee distracts him, even for a short amount of time, Sink will step in at that moment.
Reacting to the sound of the fallen holy knights standing up, Doom Dee was distracted.
Sink had already moved to the blind spot, and by the time Doom Dee noticed it, his right arm had been cut off.
“Gyoaaaaah!?”
And even the screams of Doom Dee are an opening.
I hit the blind spot again, and once again I saw the gap between the scales and slipped the magical blade into it. Doom Dee twisted around and lashed out, but Sink had already retreated.
Serua also couldn't help but whisper.
"Did it!"
"That's a good sword technique."
"Can you defeat me with that?"
“I think it will probably be regenerated.”
“Are you going to recover?”
As Iris said, Doom Dee immediately regenerated the wound. High-ranking monsters store an abundance of magical power, so they use magical power to repair damage to their bodies. The wound where his arm was cut off would take some time, but if it was just a stab wound, it would close up quickly.
Then, Doom Dee once again created a vortex, creating a complicated air current.
After all, it is a Ruin-class monster. It's not that easy.
Doom Dee, the vortex-clad Doom Dee, rushes towards Sink, whom he has determined to be a troublesome enemy.
"Oh!"
“Geeeeeeee!”
It's easy to notice the attack because there's an easy-to-understand scream. However, the attack range is wide due to the complex vortex, and Doom Dee is fast. Especially when it's wrapped in a whirlpool, it looks like a fish out of water.
Although Sink avoided it, he was caught in the whirlpool.
He had sustained damage to his internal organs from the previous attack, and on top of that, he was unable to control his own body. But he was lucky that he could not put up a poor resistance. His body was captured by the whirlpool, but because he did not resist its force, he was spared from being torn to pieces.
However, Sink is seriously injured and falls to the floor.
The returned Holy Knights also boldly launched an attack on Doom Dee, but a whirlpool of water and air blocked all attacks. As expected, the Holy Knights were also caught up in the whirlpool, and some even had their limbs torn off.
"That's troublesome."
As expected, Iris couldn't stand watching anymore, and activated time reversal. As a result, their physical states were rewound and it was assumed that no damage had been caused to them.
"This... is the same as then."
Sink, who had once been saved from the brink of death, thanked Iris in his heart. Right now, the enemy in front of me is my top priority. Once he calmed down, he took a closer look at Doom Dee.
(That whirlpool cannot be avoided. In that case, the only option is to cut the whirlpool together. But... what should I do...)
The whirlpool of offense and defense is extremely troublesome.
Both physical attacks and magical attacks are deflected by the vortex. In other words, in order to break through, it is necessary to win purely through power.
Of course, there are ways to break through through skill.
One is to aim for the gap in the vortex and cut it. The other way is to aim at the center of the vortex. Both methods are difficult because they require a complete view of the constantly flowing vortex. Doom Dee's movement, the size of the vortex, the speed of the vortex, the depth of the vortex, the direction of rotation, subtle changes in time, and the differences in the viscosity and mass of air and water, all of which must be considered before execution. It's a miracle that can be done.
(Damn, I can see that my master could easily do it.)
Sink's master is neither strong nor uses intense magical power. He is called a swordsman because of his faithful swordsmanship, his way of keeping his distance, and his absolute observational eye.
It's almost as if his sword skills are a child's sword swing.
(But this isn't the time to run away. If I don't have the strength, I'll use my skill to penetrate.)
Fortunately, there is a person named Iris who can help me recover.
And the most important person, Serua, is also protected by the barrier.
Even now, the holy knights are still fighting battles where they are half-killed by Doom Dee and then recovered by Iris. Sink is not the only case of escapism.
I changed the shape of my magic outfit into a sword and calmed my mind as I took a stance.
"I can do it. I'll definitely kill you. Calm your mind, observe the enemy, look for gaps in their presence..."
Discover the gap in Doom Dee's consciousness and sneak into it. He then used the twisting of his knees and hips to deliver the fastest thrust, but it was deflected by the whirlpool.
Noticing the attack, Doom Dee blows Sink away with a swing of his tentacles, breaking his hip and spine. However, by the time the sink hit the floor, Iris' magic had already reached him and he was completely healed.
"I'm the one who will recover! Just keep going!"
“That’s helpful! No, really!”
The limits of skill are now exceeded.
With that intention in mind, Sink started again.
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