9-26. Tough Enemies
The enemy’s movement stopped suddenly.
Although Yurie was a little worried that her opponent was not making the slightest movement, she understood that this was an opportunity after seeing that he was severely shaken up.
The skill Lize used earlier must have temporarily blocked his movement.
Not knowing how many more seconds it would last.
Presumably, she intuited that he would not be able to maintain it for long with a skill similar to the roar of Ouren’s howl.
From the feeling from the fight earlier, this particular enemy tends to fight using a lot of magic tools.
It is best to assume that there is some kind of tweak in that robe as well.
What Yurie knows about the robe’s magic equipment is that it does not let slashing attacks pass through.
However, there was no robe that said it would not allow blows to pass through.
She wanted to make sure that this blow would be a sure hit.
She turns the battle-axe vertically and swings it out in the form of a horizontal strike.
She swung the weapon with all her might, including the amount of damage she had sustained from the magic she had used earlier.
“uuuUUURYAAAAH!!”
“GAH-!!”
Gah!
A huge battle-axe’s midsection strikes the enemy.
Feeling a clear reaction, Yurie took a full swing and blew the enemy away like a ball.
A straight hit on a faraway house forced him through a hole and threw him inside.
It was quite powerful, apparently.
Carrying the battle-axe back on her shoulder, she exhaled a single breath.
Even if he were still alive, he would not be able to return to battle.
“Strike!
“T-that’s amazing. ……”
“What’s more, the fact that Lize has the skill to really stop them from moving is more than impressive. Alright, thanks to you, I’ve recovered, so let’s go defeat the guild master’s opponent.”
“Huh? Isn’t it done over there too?”
While Yurei was enthusiastic, Roze came back towards her with light steps.
Up in the air is a man wearing a robe, held captive by water.
Judging by the fact that his entire body is in tatters, he seems to have been beaten up quite badly.
“Ugh, Roze. You’ve done it pretty badly, haven’t you?”
“I thought he was an assassin, so I gave him a good beating, only to find that he was three times weaker than I thought he would be. I’m sure Lize-san will be able to handle it.”
“Hahaha ……”
“W-well, to say that I could handle it would be an understatement.”
Perhaps it was a bad match, but Yurie was somewhat frustrated when her partner was uninjured and she was injured.
Lize guessed it, too, and didn’t say anything about being injured.
“Ah, what do you want to do? We can go straight to where Ouren-san is but…..”
“We can’t do that. Reizen is very hard, and we can’t handle him.”
“I agree. Ouren is strong, and I think we should deal with these people now.”
“Then it is decided that we will head for the guildmaster’s place.”
The moment it was decided what to do, Lize used her nose to find the guildmaster’s scent location.
But before that, she noticed a strange smell coming her way.
Immediately, she prevents the attack by creating an ice field.
CLANG CLANG THUD CLANK KRANK!
Numerous swords pierced the ice wall.
They seem to have pierced deeply, and some of the swords penetrated the ice wall.
It was clear that this attack came from the enemy whom Yurie had just blown away.
Believing that this was not the case, Yurie jumped onto the ice wall.
As she did so, she saw the previous enemy, who was rubbing his body and floating, staring at her.
“‘If it was a slash, I could have taken care of it with a counterattack. ……”
“Though aren’t ya.”
“Look, I’m weak myself, okay? But I’m making myself tougher.”
With these words, he took out a second short staff and pointed it at them.
Even Lize, who has little experience in combat, could tell that there was a deadly force coming toward her.
Something is coming.
The moment she deployed the ice field once more, a tremendous gust of wind hit her.
“[Tornado!]”
The mass of wind slammed into the ice field and hit the houses underneath it.
Shortly after, the houses began to collapse with a shrieking sound.
“!? This is bad! Everyone! Jump off the roof!”
“Eh!? F-from up here!?”
“If you don’t want to die, jump!”
Yurie grabs Lize’s clothes and makes her start to run.
Because….. that thing was just a few houses away.
“Wa- wa- wa-it! My heart isn’t ready…”
“Ha!”
“Hup”
“Gyaaaahhh!”
Lize, who had never jumped from a high place before, was terrified as if she were doing a bungee jump without any strings.
She was going to have a hard time with heights, but with Yurie assisting her landing, thanks to that it was quite safe.
She was about to sit down on the ground when she was immediately grabbed by her clothes and forced to stand up.
The reason for this was simple: the enemy had already launched another attack.
A slightly smaller mass of wind flew toward them.
The three of them managed to avoid it, but the houses behind them were completely destroyed, and the debris was blown far away by the wind.
“That’s ridiculous. Roze! Can’t we do something about it?”
“The amount of magic in it is too much! I can’t cancel it with the amount of magic I have!”
“Damn it! You’re saying that it’s not just the body that’s been enhanced, but the amount of magic it contains as well?”
“I’ve never heard of such a magical tool. ……”
“That’s ridiculous. Roze! Can’t we do something about it?”
“The amount of magic in it is too much! I can’t cancel it with the amount of magic I have!”
“Damn it! You’re saying that it’s not just the body that’s been enhanced, but the amount of magic it contains as well?”
“I’ve never heard of such magic equipment, but ……”
For some reason, Lize, who was being carried on Yurie’s shoulders, was able to see his opponent’s movements very well.
She doesn’t know much about magic tools, but she did know that there is nothing that can increase the amount of magic in the body.
If there is, it is a device to adjust the output at the time of release.
Not knowing if there is anyone in this world who would come up with such an idea, she kept that thought in the corner of her mind for the time being and continued to observe the enemy.
Then, the inside of the enemy’s robe and the staff in his left hand glowed red.
Lize’s special skill, Hunting Instinct.
It is something that activates on its own after observing its prey for a while, and it is a skill that allows it to know its prey’s weak points.
“Uh, um………”
“You have a good idea?!”
“I’m not sure about his magical power, but I’ve found his weak points! The staff in his left hand and the inside of his robe …… could be the root of his strength!”
“Which part of the robe exactly?”
“Uh, …… around the waist, I think. ……”
“Roze, can you figure out what it is?”
“He’s levitating with his wand and supplying his magic with the magic tool he wears on his waist ……?
“Though I can’t get close enough to him as it is!”
Zgaaangg!
BHOMBHOMBHOM.
Everything behind the three of the three running away has been destroyed.
Even though they are assassins, it’s the first time they’ve seen an enemy move that flashy, which makes it a bit awkward.
It’s not often that someone is able to repeatedly launch an attack using such a large amount of magical power.
He has already fired eight shots in that attack.
If he were a normal person, they would have to wait for him to run out of magic power.
However, the opponent’s magical power does not seem to be depleted at all, and the power remains strong.
In this situation where they could not approach or stop, Roze and Yurie were unable to do anything.
“”Lize! Can’t you do something!?””
“Me?! Umm, let’s see! [Stop]!”
She pointed her hand and used her skill.
His body stopped moving for a moment, but this time he immediately started moving again.
Lize looked at the skill description again.
This skill is not a skill that can be used repeatedly against the same opponent.
It can only be used once.
From the second time onward, the effect would depend on the strength of the individual.
Now that she knows that this skill is useless, she quickly looks for the next one.
“! What’s the weather now?!”
“Right now? I don’t know, it’s dark, but I can see the moon, so I think it’s pretty ‘clear’!”
“I guess this is a no-go then!”
The skill that she just tried to use is called thunder blast.
It is a skill to drop lightning and make an explosion.
However, if the weather is clear, it takes 30 minutes to create clouds.
Therefore, this skill could not be used right now.
“Uhhhhm, Thunder Wave is impossible because the opponent is in the sky, Thunder Pistol is not going to hit with this tremor, Lightning Firefly is going to be blown away by wind magic, and Thunder Cannon is …… ah! That’s it!”
She decided to use the skill that struck her as the right one right now.
She created a small lightning projectile in her hand and began to charge it.
“Yurie! Could you run around a little more?!”
“His attack seems to be inaccurate, so a little more won’t be a problem!”
“I have to charge it up a little bit! Until then, you two take care of it!
“Understood!”
“Please, Lize! We’re depending on you!”
