Chapter 320
In contrast to that, this time Iris is acting as a vanguard, while I'm standing by on the verge of Disqualified Crest's range, with Alma and Ruli guarding the rear .
We're unable to deploy special attack magic or disturb the enemy with ebb and flow in this formation .
But in exchange, the enemy's attacks won't get past Iris either .
"I see, that girl . . . is quite a sturdy one, but can she take this one?"
Looks like the demon Giwald has comprehended the fact that its attacks won't reach us unless Iris is defeated .
The demon stops using high speed attack magic and starts constructing a high-powered attack magic instead .
Barriers can't block that much power .
Changing its trajectory won't stop it from damaging us either at this range .
However--of course I've prepared ways to deal with such cases .
"Go!"
"Sooi!"
With my command, Iris thrust her spear toward the demon .
The demon kept constructing the magic even while dodging her attack--at the cost of its stance .
And-- .
"Take this!"
The moment the demon cast its attack magic, I too cast my interference magic .
The effect of my magic is a reduction in the demon's magic's power .
Even after getting weakened, the magic is still powerful enough to instantly kill ordinary people, however . . .
" . . . This sensation . . . It feels like the times when some rocks hit me during a volcanic eruption!"
It's nothing to Iris .
Even Iris wouldn't have escaped unscathed were she took a direct hit of a full powered magic unleashed by a demon of this class . . . But I won't let that comes to pass .
Rather . . .
"Don't dragons usually move to another mountain after an eruption?"
"We do that sometimes since it gets hot . . . But rocks falling from an eruption work really well on stiff shoulders, you know . "
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. . . So dragons can get stiff shoulders too .
For the time being, our formation is working nicely .
To the point it afforded us this trivial conversation .
It'd be nice if we could keep this up until Giruas came back . . . But I guess it won't go so well .
"Then . . . How about this?"
Giwald rapidly unleashes attack magic one after another .
Aiming for--Ruli and Alma .
Half-baked magic won't work on Iris .
Shooting magic at me will only get it dodged .
As such, naturally you'd want to aim for easier targets, Ruli and Alma in this case .
Of course, I won't let that happen .
I repelled every last one of the magic flying toward Ruli and Alma .
However . . . Demon Giwald kept on shooting the attack magic even while dodging Iris's spear without minding my action .
Because this demon's aim is not to land a hit with that magic .
Its real attack is the other magic it's constructing in parallel with the rapid-fire magic it's shooting .
A peculiar attack magic invoked through the Dragon Vein .
--This magic that makes use of Dragon Vein is close to [Man-eating Blade] in principle .
However, unlike [Man-eating Blade] this magic does not draw mana from Dragon Vein .
The magic simply gets invoked at the location of a Dragon Vein .
. . . Makes no mistake, it's still quite a potent magic .
After all, you can directly send your magic right below your opponent .
At our current positions--Ruli and Alma are fine, but a thick line of Dragon Vein is running right below me .
Giwald must have constructed this magic knowing that .
Since its magic has been built with a very thorough spell formula, interference magic doesn't work on it .
Dodging it is a simple matter if I get away from the ground above Dragon Vein . . . But I have reasons not to .
Which means . . . That method is the only way out huh .
It carries a considerable risk, but it's not like there's any safe means to get out of this situation to begin with .
"Dodging this many attack magic . . . Quite a dexterous one, aren't you . "
Demon Giwald continued constructing his magic even while saying that .
A few seconds later .
Giwald cast the magic soundlessly .
--A moment later .
Countless needles made of mana manifested all around me .
There is no escape .
All possible paths of escape are within the range of these needles .
And to top it off, the tips of these needles are furnished with barrier-destroying augments .
"Mathi-kun!"
Ruli was going to run out toward me when she saw that .
But there's no way she would make it in time . And even if she did, there would be nothing she could do .
The entirety of my vision is completely covered in needles .
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