Episode 182 Reason for fighting ②
Serua once again emitted a holy light as Gladio deployed a large number of magic formations.
Although he evaded it earlier, Gladio dared to catch it.
“I guess this is the extent of it.”
The holy light was repelled by Gladio's simple wave of his arm. I can't believe it has the power that was said to be able to destroy even the Scarlet King. Gladio, who was becoming more and more disappointed, uses teleportation to move in front of Serua. He continued to reach for her neck, but Iris blocked him.
Combined with time stop, he instantaneously activated lightning magic.
"Tsk! You were the most troublesome after all."
The current Iris is perfect at recovery, defense, and support attacks. From Gladio's perspective, this is extremely troublesome. It even looks like he's activating magic without using a magic circle, making it seem like even Gladio, who can teleport, doesn't want to fight.
Iris naturally became the first priority.
"Looks like you're worth using this."
“Is that…a magic stone?”
“Did you know that?”
Gladio took out a magic stone from his pocket and thrust his clenched fist towards Iris. Then, suddenly, Iris disappears.
“Iris-san!?”
"I'll kill that troublesome woman after I get my power. You guys first."
Serua steps back.
However, Gladio approached her step by step. Although the number of steps is the same, Gladio's stride length is longer. Serua was cornered in just a few steps.
"It's over, you foolish distant kin."
Gladio released a sharp punch.
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Iris was forced to teleport to an unknown location.
Although I felt a sense of intoxication due to the unfamiliar transition, I quickly observed my surroundings. It was an empty rocky area with a river flowing through it. There were rock walls on both sides, and when I looked up I saw that they were so high that it would be difficult to climb up on my own.
"This place... looks like a valley."
However, I don't get the impression that it is rich in nature and pure.
On the contrary, it gave a feeling of uncleanness and filth. Iris immediately hides in a nearby rock.
(To an unknown place...this is teleportation)
I immediately realized that I had been forcibly transferred by Gladio.
However, there is a sense of unrest in the surrounding area, so the first thing to do is to check the surroundings rather than going back. Iris could also feel many powerful magical powers.
(There are two strong magical powers. And there are many weak magical powers. Also, this feeling... is immortal)
I poked my head out from behind a rock and looked into the distance using the magic of water and light. As expected, immortal monsters were scattered along the valley. I can't see monsters that seem to have powerful magical power, but there are far more than 10 or 20 immortals.
Iris decides to escape from the ravine for now.
I could annihilate all the monsters here, but now is not the time to do that.
"When figuring out the location...the sky"
Iris stopped time just in case and floated away using flight magic. Since time had stopped, he flew up into the sky without being noticed by the demons.
When I looked around from the sky, I could see the ocean from the west to the south.
In other words, it is the southwestern tip of the continent.
"Maybe this is the realm of the Immortal King?"
If that was the case, it would have been thrown a considerable distance.
Iris shrugged her shoulders.
(In this case, it would be better to contact Mr. Shu. I don't want to worry about him and ruin the country due to some misunderstanding.)
Actually, if you stop time and move back to the original location, it doesn't really matter.
However, even with Iris, it is extremely troublesome to cross the continent using flight magic. It would take hours to travel east and east. There was no way he could reach her because she had no sense of direction.
Unexpectedly, Iris was forced to leave the front lines and activated her necklace-shaped magic communication device.
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Serua prepared for death.
Even the holy light I relied on was useless, and I closed my eyes, thinking that I would be killed by Gladio. But no matter how long it takes, the pain never comes. When he opened his eyes in fear, there was a sink behind him.
"Are you still able to move?"
"Haa, haa...I'm your opponent."
"Why would you go to such lengths? You look like you're about to collapse at any moment. Is that princess worth protecting so much?"
Gladio had also heard about Selua's escort from Rosetta, and also knew that Sink had just become an escort today. I didn't understand why a knight who had just arrived would risk his life so much.
“Because my master told me to.”
“Did someone else say that to you again?”
"No...I don't, but it's different. I'm just saying the purpose of wielding the sword."
"What's the purpose?"
Gladio asked again, his intimidating eyes wrinkled.
Sink, who was still breathing heavily, was an opponent that could be defeated immediately. Perhaps because of his relaxed attitude, Gladio even relaxed his stance.
"I...I learned how to use a sword for protection from my master."
“What are you talking about?”
"How to use power. My power is for protection. That's why I protect the princess. That's my belief. Why do you seek power so much? What do you want to do?"
"I will take revenge on the god who did not choose me. To that end, I will obtain power."
"You're strong enough, aren't you? Why are you so strong?"
"You don't understand."
Gladio's tone became slightly stronger and he threw the sole of his palm into the sink. However, Sink parried it with the side of his blade. Using that momentum, he raised his sword and slid it down Gladio's palm as he swung it down. This blow deeply injured his right hand, which was firing the sole of his palm.
"Gah..."
"Oooooooooooooo!"
“Don’t get carried away!”
Sync and Gladio fight each other fiercely again.
Sink holding the sword should have the advantage, but Gladio counters by wrapping his bare hands in magic. It is an application of a magic barrier, and as long as it exists, Gladio can fight the blade with his bare hands.
However, his right arm, which was injured earlier, became an opening for him to take advantage of.
"There!"
He parries Gladio's right hand and launches it, leaving his torso empty. I tried to cut into his side as it flowed. However, only the sensation of scraping something remains. Gladio also gathered magical power in his torso and blocked the slash.
A sink that thinks it's completely decided will expose gaps.
“You let your guard down, kid!”
"I won't let you!"
Serua saves him when he is about to be hit with a strong kick.
It was a holy light showered at close range. I can't imagine that it didn't work just a moment ago. I just desperately used my strength.
As a result, the holy light erodes Gladio.
"What, you idiot...?"
Gladio collapsed and managed to stay on his knees.
It was as if all the sensations in my body had disappeared, and I was unable to move my body. Of course, I can't move magical power either.
Meanwhile, Sink also regained his posture.
“How about this!”
"Gah!"
He held the sword in the wrong hand and swung it down, piercing Gladio's side from the back.
Gladio finally loses his strength and collapses.
Serua ran to the sink where she had drawn her sword and opened her mouth without confidence.
"I won, huh?"
"Yes...Thank you for your help, princess."
“What did I do?”
A calm Serua tilted her head and wondered why Gladio had stopped moving.
There is no doubt that the holy light had some kind of effect. However, the first time I used it, it was easily repelled. Serua didn't know what was different.
“Maybe my dormant power has awakened… or something?”
"I don't know. I was just desperate."
“What kind of power does holy light have after all?”
"Maybe if Father was alive, I would have found out. But I have no choice but to find out for myself. The guardian only said that it was the power of the royal family and the power to defeat the Scarlet King, so I don't know. Sho"
Serua lights a holy light in her hand and repeats making it bigger and smaller.
Somehow, it seemed like the light was getting stronger.
“His power may have been too weak until now.”
"Then I have to keep this up and awaken my power. I've defeated Gladio as well, and all that's left is a minister named Rosetta."
"Yes... Huh? Gladio isn't here!"
"What? He's not there!?"
It's true that I defeated Gladio, but I didn't kill him.
The two of them didn't realize that they were escaping using space magic. I was completely excited.
“Hurry up, princess!”
"yes"
The two ran towards the large tree in the center of the sea of trees.
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Using teleportation magic, Gladio returned to the bottom of the tree and walked up to Rosetta while holding his stabbed side. Rosetta used the tree's unlocking key to break her seal, and part of the tree's surface has decayed.
"Rosetta... how is the seal being released?"
Gladio asked, but Rosetta didn't say anything.
I approached behind her, feeling suspicious.
"Hey"
In response, Rosetta let out a sigh and shook her head.
"Not at all. It's of no use. I can't even buy time until my king is revived."
“What?”
"I'm disappointed in you."
"you!"
Gladio tries to grab her shoulder.
However, something jumped in from the edge of his vision and blew Gladio away. After bouncing off the ground many times due to the tremendous impact, it finally hit a tree and stopped.
"Aaah...Rosetta, ahhh!"
"Ufufufu. That's a shame."
Something like a snake made of trees was protecting Rosetta. If you look closely, you can see that its tail is wrapped around the great tree that seals the Scarlet King, and a part of it is assimilated with the great tree.
At first glance, it looked like a huge tree, but it moved like a living thing.
"This is the Scarlet King's familiar, Cursed Blood Tree Forbidden Dragon Leyline Apophus. As you are now, I don't even need to touch it directly."
"What do you mean?"
"That's a poor guess. You're already used up."
"Kisa, Ma!"
“Please die, please?”
Cursed Blood Tree Forbidden Dragon Leyline Apophus slowly opens her mouth and shows off her wooden fangs. If it were to be chewed up, it would be the end for Gladio.
Despite his anger, Gladio activates a teleportation magic circle in order to escape.
However, Rosetta blocked that.
"I won't let you escape, okay?"
Gladio stops moving due to her enchanting power. Naturally, the magic circle also dispersed. Furthermore, one of her fangs shot out from the mouth of Cursed Blood Tree Forbidden Dragon Leyline Apophus, pierced Gladio's stomach and was sewn into the tree behind her.
"Fufufufufu. The Scarlet King will be resurrected. Lower humans should shed tears and rejoice."
There, Selua and Sink also appear, pushing through the plants.
At the same time, the great tree that had sealed the Scarlet King began to crumble and collapse, and a woman appeared from inside. The woman is holding a corpse in her hands, only bones and skin, and she is floating in the air.
Rosetta holds out her hands and cries with tears streaming down her face.
"Ah! My king! He has been resurrected!"
"You are bothering me"
"Eh? Huh?"
However, Rosetta's entire body is pierced by a spear of bright red blood, and her entire body begins to be eroded by vein-like patterns. Just like that, her magical power was swallowed up by the crimson color, and she was drawn under the woman who appeared from the large tree and was absorbed as it was.
The woman, Hiou, who appeared from the tree was filled with sadness and anger.
"They're stealing from me again."
The ``King''s anger is a disaster itself.
The angry Scarlet King Sherry releases blood magic.
"This world! It should be destroyed... It should be destroyed."
Like an eruption, the anger of the ``King'' was released onto the world.
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