Chapter 165

Chapter 165 Strongest Sage, Sees Through the Ploy

I position myself relative to the demon while readying my sword .

Positions are important for the success of this plan .

Right when our positions are such that the trap is straight ahead of me, I run forward .

And then . . .

『Now!』

The moment I stepped on the installed trap .

I gave Ruli the order through the Dragon Vein on my feet .

There's not enough time to wait for her reply, but I'm sure it will go well with Ruli .

『Quickly–』

And the moment the other demon contacted this demon .

The surrounding mana fell into disorder, cutting off the transmission .

–It's the best timing .

『Eh, what just!?』

The demon is bewildered that he couldn't catch the order .

Outwardly, he looks ready with his sword pointed at me, but it's obvious that he can't focus on the combat .

This demon probably never expected that their communication magic would be jammed .

I'll use all the attacks I can use on this huge opportunity .

『Magic Debuff』, 『Barrier Breaker』, 『Anti-explosive Reinforcement』――

I augment three magic on the sword and swing it toward the demon .

And here's the important part .

There would have been no need to create an opening if it were just for one blow .

Right before the sword hit–I deployed a small attack magic on my left hand and shot it at the demon .

And then an explosion that's too big for the magic I shot occurred at the place the magic hit .

"Wha . . . "

The demon sounded shocked .

That's right . This explosion is the ploy to block my sword .

–Explosive Reactive Magic Barrier .

This barrier will create an explosion at the place my sword hit it to push it away .

Because blowing the sword away is the same as blocking the magic augmented on it .

However–there's no way this large of an explosion can be triggered in succession without a time lag .

Once it blocked an attack, it should need at least half a second for the second explosion to trigger .

That's why I purposely triggered an explosion right before the true attack, the sword, hit it along with the augmented magic .

And the sword hit the demon–

The barrier that wrapped the demon's body broke with a glass-like breaking sound .

"You monster!"

The demon who noticed the barrier's destruction activates the trap magic on my feet in a hurry .

My attack this time was for breaking the barrier, thus the demon could still move freely even after getting hit .

However–

" . . . Why doesn't it activate?"

The demon activated the trap .

Ruli used the 『14th』 magic, nullifying the activation .

"Activate? What are talking about?"

I swing down the magically augmented sword at the demon as I said that .

This time it's a genuine attack stressing on firepower .

I didn't have much time to prepare so it's not powerful enough to defeat a demon of this class in one hit, however– .

"Gu-GUAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

However, it's enough to cut off the demon's wings, preventing it from flying .

Now the enemy can't run .

This demon will have to die here .

『Oy, what's happening!』

『I don't know, the comm suddenly got cut off–my barrier has been broken! He got my wings too, I can't fly anymore!』

『 . . . Do not panic! Go with plan B!』

The comm magic was restored and the demon received a new order .

It appears that these demons have prepared a second plan .

–However, they don't have anymore chance to win now that the barrier has been destroyed .

Next, I just need to have them show their cards and beat them .