10-38. Humans with Red Markings
Everyone who heard Lize’s story expressed their doubts. It wasn’t a misunderstanding.
People… is her weakness?
The most effective way to silence the Voice is… humans?
If what Lize is saying is true, then it seems to be the case.
Even Houen was skeptical about this answer. He put his hand on his chin, as if searching for its meaning, but it seemed he couldn’t find an answer. He turned to Dacia and asked.
“Dacia, what does this mean?”
“I don’t know either. Awase mentioned something similar, but in the end, we couldn’t understand it.”
“Is it about the previous Byakko…?”
It seems that the special skills are inherited in a similar way.
That’s probably how it was designed.
…The weakness is humans…
“Lize, how did you see these weaknesses?”
“Everything about them was glowing red. Normally, only the brain or heart would glow red, but if the enemy is strong, it shows the method to weaken them. When I fought Theik, his magic tool attached to his waist and the staff he held in his left hand both glowed red.”
“Whoa! You knew about that?”
“What were those?”
“The magic tool attached to his waist is a magic power amplification device. With it, he can increase the power of Tornado tenfold. The staff he held in his left hand is a magic tool he used to levitate.”
“Th-that’s undoubtedly important stuff…”
What kind of magic tool is that…? That’s one thing that shouldn’t be widely known, for sure…
Even the flying magic tool is the same. Thekil must have made it… incredible.
However, after listening to the conversation, I think I’ve grasped the general idea of Lize’s Hunting Instinct special skill.
If what she’s saying is true, then the weakness of the Voice is indeed humans.
But what can we do about it?
We can’t just kill them.
However, this conversation feels important.
We should remember it.
“Sigh… What are we going to do about this? Their attack range is insanely wide, and we can’t do anything about it. We’re doing our best with the rescue operation with Racc and the others.”
“And what about the people of the Garott Kingdom? Many have lost their homes…”
Yurie and Roze hit the nail on the head with their concerns.
Certainly, we must also think about the future.
Given the current situation, even Asure and the others have their limits.
Moreover, there are only a few individuals who can fight the Voices.
Among us, probably only me, Houen, Reizen, Uchikage, Dacia, and Mana can engage in combat.
Lize has limited combat experience, and even though Yurie and Roze are S-Rank adventurers, it’s challenging to evade such attacks and deliver a single blow.
Theik and Karna seem capable of fighting with their skills, but I’m a bit worried. Their stamina is likely lower than ours, so the possibility of death increases if they receive even a single attack.
Even if Reizen were present, we could only take one person along with us.
“Dacia, what happened to the devils reinforcements?”
“…I’m sorry. They were annihilated. They were stationed in the devil territory, but it seems they were invaded by the Voice of the Land…”
“Tell us about the abilities of the Voice of the Land.”
“When we fought, it used air and earth manipulation, as well as numerous summoning spells.”
“So, the Voice of the Heaven controls air, the Voice of the Earth controls earth, and the Voice of the Land uses summoning magic… Something like that?”
That’s what Hiwa said when he fought them. Probably, they enhanced their abilities and fought.
It’s amazing that they managed to win at that time…
But… were the devils defeated?
Is there no one left?
“I don’t know. Most of the dice I had given them were destroyed. Some survived, but they’re incredibly few…”
We can’t expect any reinforcements…
On top of that, we don’t even know where they are.
Should we search for them while recovering our strength…?
But if we do that, the Voice of the Heaven might heal himself.
It might be better to at least know his location.
Thinking that, I expanded the range of my Mist.
With the abundant magic power at my disposal, searching the entire continent would be easy.
However, Mana stopped me.
“Ouren, that won’t work.”
“Why not?”
“We don’t need it right now. It takes time for them to recover their strength. For devils, it’s about one-tenth of a human’s lifespan… Well, they need to wait for a hundred years or so to recover.”
“So, Tenda’s efforts to weaken them won’t be in vain.”
“That’s right.”
We should also consider that they won’t show themselves.
But hearing that is a relief.
With that, we can fight in perfect condition.
The Voice of the Earth has been weakened considerably.
The Voice of the Land has had its attack methods revealed.
The Voice of the Heaven is already on the verge of death and can’t fight.
The only one left is the Voice of the Sky…
He’s the unpredictable one.
“Houen, what was the Voice of the Sky like?”
“I was unconscious, so I don’t know.”
“Ah, I see.”
I guess I should ask Asure and Bart, who should have been close by.
Speaking of which, where did Maria go at a time like this?
“…Dacia, can you tell us about the past? The relationship between the White Snake, Hiwa, and the Oni. The battle with the summoned Voice of the Earth at that time. How they defeated it and why some of our memories were erased. Everything.”
