Chapter 338

hapter 338 Strongest Sage, Let Heal

The ray of light accelerated to several hundreds kilometer per hour and caught up to Zadokilgias a moment later, penetrating the demon–and proceeded to evaporate clouds few kilometers in the sky above .

It's a spell cast by absorbing about 10% of the enormous mana the [Dragon Breath] carried . This much power is only to be expected .

"Did that without rehearsal . . . but that went well huh . "

I cut off my connection to Dragon Veins as I murmured .

Short as it might, establishing a connection to Dragon Veins stirred by the vast mana of [Dragon's Breath] took quite a toll on my magic circuits .

The end result was worth it though .

"There it fell . "

Zadokilgias who ate a direct hit of the ray fell off the sky .

It's lost both its arms, one of its wing is burning, its side has been greatly gouged out .

It doesn't have the power left to fly–but it survived .

Not dying from an attack that blew even clouds apart, quite something indeed .

It must have changed its posture during the less than 0 . 01 second it took for the ray to be invoked and avoided direct hit on vital parts .

As I was thinking that–Zadokilgias invoked a spell .

–[Enforced Restoration – Mana Converging Type]

Amongst all recovery magic there is, it's the spell most suited to heal severe wounds .

Unlike ordinary recovery spells, this magic strengthens the rate of recovery by taking in mana in the surroundings as a component

Since the area around here is filled with a vast amount of mana, vestiges of Iris's [Dragon Breath], the spell's recovery power is also many times more potent .

How it managed to make a split second decision to pick the optimal magic even in its terrible state, this demon is really adept at fighting .

But of course I'm not going to stay silent as Zadokilgias is healing itself .

Since Zadokilgias flew vertically straight above and then fell, its landing spot is right next to me .

I was going to head to that spot as I stepped on barrier magic .

However . . .

" . . . Still got that much power left huh . . . "

I murmured as I stared at the scene unfolding before me .

Countless magical barrier have been deployed in all possible directions I could take to get close .

It's a ploy to buy time no matter how you look at it .

Those barriers themselves aren't that sturdy–but proceeding through them would take time .

Zadokilgias would have finished restoring its body in the meantime .

Iris's [Dragon Breath] is our trump card .

This fight will get a lot harder if it manages to overcome this situation .

And . . . Zadokilgias intends to cut its way through this situation .

Zadokilgias is currently deploying multiple barrier magic in addition to [Enforced Restoration – Mana Converging Type] . A difficult feat even in its normal state .

It's obvious why Zadokilgias deployed this degree of magic even after taking that much damage .

It had anticipated this situation the moment I cast my magic and took extra care so the body parts needed to cast magic were left unharmed .

It must have sacrificed its right arm with the intention to restore it back later .

I broke through the magical barriers picking the shortest route toward Zadokilgias while thinking that .

However Zadokilgias would deploy additional barriers every time I destroyed one .

And while I was occupied in that–Zadokilgias's recovery rate saw a sudden rapid increase .

It's reached the spot with a thick concentration of [Dragon Breath]'s mana .

The wound on its side gets restored in the blink of an eye, its lost arms are gradually forming back .

And then–Zadokilgias suddenly stopped the invocation of [Enforced Restoration – Mana Converging Type] .

" . . . Hum?"

As Zadokilgias blurted in puzzlement, it turned its line of sight at its recovering right arm .

Looks like it had noticed something wrong as the recovery spell worked its magic .

Afterward, Zadokilgias surveyed the surrounding area–its eyes found broken magic stones on top of faraway roofs .

There are broken pieces of magic stones on top of roofs all over the place here .

Broken arrows could be found near those magic stones .

(Figured it would notice . )

The oddness Zadokilgias sensed is no mere imagination .

Zadokilgias has absorbed mana infused with a trick due to [Enforced Restoration – Mana Converging Type] .

『How is it going?』

Ruli contacted me through comm magic .

That's right .

Those broken magic stones on roofs were made by Ruli delivered there on arrows Alma shot .

The magic stones put on those arrows had been augmented with a specific magic that would break the magic stones once the arrows landed and disperse altered mana in the surroundings .

Alma and Ruli hadn't directly participated in this fight not because I didn't count them .

It was done on purpose so Zadokilgias wouldn't notice them, all for the sake of this point .

『Perfect! You did great!』

I proceeded through the barriers as I responded to Alma .

Zadokilgias has indeed realized the girls' trick .

But it's far too late .

The distance between me and Zadokilgias is virtually nil now .

Those barriers would buy at most 10 seconds of time .

Even Zadokilgias can't deal with me with both its arms missing .

Its moves are limited with its arms gone, only death awaits this demon as it can't block my magic and sword .

And–Zadokilgias only has one option left to restore its arms .

[Enforced Restoration – Mana Converging Type] .

Even if there's something wrong with it, even if it knows that it's a trap, Zadokilgias has no other choice but to use that .

The demon itself appears to be fully aware of that .

Zadokilgias invoked [Enforced Restoration – Mana Converging Type] it once suspended at maximum output, and took in a huge amount of mana to fully restore its arms .