Episode 177 Magic-handed giant
Gladio's fist swung down towards the sink, but was blocked by a translucent wall. Gladio turned around, as if he was causing an unnecessary hindrance.
There was a person there who surprised even Serua.
"It's been a while. Master."
"That's my line, idiot disciple."
Her silver hair, braided, blowing in the wind caught my eye.
This is Enji, Roka's guardian who maintains the barrier in the southern cathedral.
"Enji-sama!? Why are you here?"
"There's nothing to worry about. Besides, is Serua okay? Didn't you get hurt by that rough, rough, stupid student who doesn't know how to treat women?"
"Eh, yes. I... more importantly, the sink."
"Totally... men are pathetic. Wake up, Sword Saint's disciple."
Sink also stood up slowly, looking dazed and trying to grasp the situation. I thought that Enji was the guardian of the southern cathedral and could not move from there.
As if sensing that question, she spoke with a smile on her face.
"Originally, if the sealing barrier is in perfect condition, it can be maintained by just one person. It takes four people to activate it, though. Both Hoyle and Handler cooperated to stop the idiot disciple."
"ah……"
It makes sense if you ask me.
It has the role of sealing a land that has sealed away an existence as great as the Scarlet King. It would be a problem if even one of the four people was missing and could not maintain it. The four guardians are each other's backup.
It would be impossible to maintain it if someone intentionally caused the spell to go out of control like Gladio did, but since betrayal was not expected from the beginning, it was a different matter.
"Go, Selua. Hurry up and break the final seal. I'll keep this guy in check."
"Princess, let's go!"
"Yes...please, Enji-sama!"
Iris activates flight magic and rushes to the west tower with Serua and Sink. Gladio tried to use teleportation magic to interfere, but Enji stopped him.
A barrier woven by a magic circle covers the surrounding area.
"this is……"
"It's a barrier that obstructs spatial interference. It's Roka's secret technique that I haven't taught you."
"Tch... are you still hiding something like this?"
He glared disgustingly at the western sky, but the three figures had already become small dots. No matter how good Gladio is, it is difficult for him to turn his back on his master, Enji, break the barrier, and pursue him.
It seems like they had no choice but to get rid of Enji first.
Gladio readied himself.
"Master. It's a little earlier than planned, but I'll let you surpass it here."
"You little chick. Don't think you can surpass me with just a hundred years of training."
Perhaps it should be said that they are master and disciple, but the two of them stand in a posture like mirrors.
Step by step, we move in a circle, facing each other.
"Come. I'll show you the difference in grades again."
Enji's provocation was the signal, and Gladio pounced.
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Serua's group hurried to the west tower, accelerated by Iris' flight magic and moving through the wind. The tower is already approaching.
"I'm going to charge!"
Then, Iris wrapped herself in a protective barrier and used them as bullets to crash into the tower. Perhaps because it is so fast, the barrier manages to break through the outer wall of the tower and penetrate inside.
"Be careful! It goes without saying that it has powerful magical power..."
Iris was about to give some advice, but stopped after checking the inside of the tower.
Even before entering the tower, I had come to expect that there would be a powerful monster, and I had also felt the magical power in the first place. That's why she warned him to be wary of being attacked by surprise. But it doesn't make any sense.
Because the tower's spiral staircase had been completely destroyed, and a pile of rubble had formed on the first floor. And a giant was standing on top of the rubble.
“W-what is that!?”
"Your arms are full. It's disgusting, but... is that also a monster?"
"Maybe it's the alien giant Hecatoncheir."
Among the monsters called giants, it is classified as Ruin class. There is only one record of human subjugation, carried out by holy knights in the past.
Iris only knew this information, and it was her first time actually confronting him.
“The Holy Knights are also wiped out.”
There are multiple pools of blood in the rubble.
It was easy to predict that it belonged to the Holy Knight who was trying to resist.
“Iris is the princess!”
"I understand! I'll support you!"
"ask!"
Iris cancels the flight magic she cast on the sink. Then, Sink began running down the inner wall of the tower. Iris also deploys multiple magic circles as support.
The seventh level of the wind, ``Blast Shock Air Burst'', was activated multiple times, crushing the countless arms that grew from the body of the alien giant Hecatoncheir. However, as expected from a Ruin level monster, there was no damage caused even by the seventh stage magic.
However, the movement is slow.
Taking advantage of that gap, Sink unleashed a slash loaded with gravity.
The blade I choose is the Zanbato, which focuses on damage.
“Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo so much?
Inflicts huge wounds from top to bottom.
Sink also slowed down due to the resistance of the slashing, and while kicking the body of Hecatonchire around the waist, he pulled out his sword and landed on a pile of rubble.
"huge"
In order to give priority to ease of movement, the shape of the magic armor was changed to a sword.
The alien giant Hecatoncheil releases magical power from its wounds and groans. However, his body gradually began to repair itself using the enormous magical power he had hidden within himself.
“Damn… you played it like it was a foul play!”
The current damage was such that if it were a human being, death would be inevitable.
Even so, the life force of the monster that continues to regenerate is disgusting. Monsters, which are magical life forms, construct and maintain their bodies through a magic circle called the soul. High-ranking monsters can reconstruct their physical information using only their souls. It is an enviable ability for humans who have a physical body.
"Sink! Are you okay?"
"It's okay here. The princess is over there!"
Serua, who was just floating in the air while being protected by Iris's barrier, had a look of regret on her face. Now that she hasn't awakened to her powers, Selua has no power at all. At best, she can only roughly detect danger with her crisis sense. Her sensing abilities are also beyond Iris' ability to predict the future.
While Selua was alone and unable to do anything, Iris, who was protecting herself, supported Sink with her amazing magic. Although he limits himself to wind magic, he can freely manipulate magic up to the seventh level.
(Who is this Iris-san?)
In addition to his overwhelming magical skills, he also has flight magic that cannot be explained by wind magic alone. He also has special skills such as simultaneous activation of magic and strong barrier magic. She doesn't look like the girl she seems.
While doing this, Iris used her specialty lightning magic to destroy the arms of the alien giant Hecatonchire one after another. He had good coordination with Sink, who repeatedly attacked from the ground.
However, the only time you can fight against Ruin-class opponents is when you are being held back.
The alien giant Hecatonchire seemed to be irritated as well, and roared so much that the air trembled.
"Mr. Sink! Be careful! It's the magic of the alien giant Hecatonchire."
“W-what kind of thing is that!?”
“It emits an amazing beam!”
“Your explanation is so sloppy!?”
But there's no time to complain.
The surface of Hecatonchire's body bubbled like gel, and countless faces appeared all over his body. All of them were shaped like white-painted masks, and pale magic light was leaking from the depths of his eyes and mouth.
There are a total of 49 masked faces. If you include the ugly face of the main body, there will be a total of 50.
Then, all of the fifty faces burst into laughter, and a pale light began to gather in their mouths.
“No way, you’re lying!?”
Inside the narrow tower, fifty faces emitted magical rays all at once. All I can say is don't be silly.
Iris activates movement magic and pulls up the sink. And when he came in, he went through the wall that he broke through, and once he got out of the tower.
At the same time, the west tower exploded, emitting a bluish-white light.
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High Rain's secret technique tore through space.
The space that had been killed by 《Medicine》 was further torn apart and returned to its original space.
"That's unreasonable."
Shu was just astonished by this.
It was a meaningless act of cutting through space with a simple sword technique. Of course, it's not impossible in theory, and it didn't actually cut through space itself. The fact that the space was torn apart was only a matter of appearance.
However, it is not a human skill.
"There is no reward in the way of the sword. I am still growing."
"You're something of a joke, aren't you?"
"My High Rain style sword secret technique does not have a single secret technique. After all, there should be a secret technique for the ultimate. Even if there is no peak in the way of the sword, there are one or two culminations. As you get older, By the way, I guess I was a man too."
"I see"
Awakened magicians have surpassed the limits of being human.
Even after the fall of the Great Empire, Hirain continued to train his sword skills and his magic armor. Hyrein was not even a magician to begin with, but by mastering his sword, he was removed from the framework of an ordinary person. He is a rare person who has acquired an awakened magic outfit from nothing.
If he were like that, he might be able to master even the magical equipment he acquired as an afterthought and go beyond that.
"If it's you, you might reach the 'King' someday."
"As a swordsman, that's a nice endorsement."
"But it hasn't arrived yet. Let's kill it now."
“That can’t be the case.”
Hirain held his sword in the upper position.
I'm planning to release the Star-Eating Soragui again. A simple sword technique would be blocked by Shu's magical barrier. It's a naive idea that the only way to break through is through a secret technique.
A wordless declaration that the mystery will be released from the front.
Shu decided to take it head on. He takes out a knife from her pocket. It has a magic stone built into its tsuba, and a complex magic circle is engraved on the blade.
"It's specially made for people like you. It's perfect for testing."
"Would you like to challenge me with a sword? That's fine."
The magic stone on the knife activates, and the magic circle on the blade glows blue-white.
After a moment of silence, High Rain moved.
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