Chapter 320

Chapter 320 Strongest Sage, Receives Dragon Vein's Magic

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 .

I use that chance to construct an interference magic .

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 . "

. . . 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 .