Chapter 604 (1/2)

It was not every day we could get a chance to take down Zelyse, so we would use Sierra as bait.

『We’ll make our move as Sierra attacks!』

(Nn!)

(Woof!)

Just like before, the attacks we launched still slipped through Zelyse’s body, but we used this as a cover to build up our strength. We would then use all of that power on Zelyse, who was still distracted by Sierra.

『You ready?』

(Nn)

Immediately after, Sierra jumped up at him with his jet-black sword raised above his head.

I didn’t know what kind of attack Sierra was planning to launch, but I didn’t sense any Space-Time Magic coming from it, so I didn’t think he could damage Zelyse with it.

However, it was enough to keep Zelyse’s eyes on him.

『Now!』

It was just before I was about to unleash my dimension sword, which I had put more than the limit of my magic power into…

「Evil Release!」

Sierra shouted those words. Then, an enormous surge of Evil Spirit began to fill the surrounding space.

「Eh?」

『Uoh?』

Zelyse and I both make a dumb sound at the same time.

The surge of evil that was released from Sierra’s sword was so enormous. I knew that an Evil Spirit was sealed in Sierra’s sword, but…

I never thought that it was this powerful!

The evil coming out of the sword Sierra held was so enormous that it wouldn’t be possible if the Evil Spirit sealed inside his sword was not a super-powerful Evil Spirit.

(Master, what is that?)

『I don’t know! But don’t let your guard down, okay? That thing is already beyond the realm of what a mere adventurer could handle!』

「Nn」

『But still, this Evil Spirit is…』

I didn’t think there was any kind of wavelength inherent to Evil Spirits, but I felt that I remembered something about it. This intimidating feeling… This was not the first time I had felt something similar to it.

『I wonder where I had felt this… Do you know, Fran?』

(Nn)

『Eh? You know?』

(It’s similar to Zelos Reed’s Evil Spirit)

I see. That may be true. Perhaps we unconsciously perceive Evil Spirits that were more powerful than a certain level as being similar to each other.

However, the current situation was not good. I would always feel an indescribable disgust every time an Evil Spirit was close to me.

Our minds were inevitably shaken slightly by the unexpected exposure to such a powerful Evil Spirit. If our minds wavered, the accuracy of our skills would also decrease.

『Fran, don’t lose your focus!』

(Nn)

But it was actually just the beginning. In the next moment, we were exposed to even more psychological shock.

「O Reason, let there be chaos!」

As if in response to Sierra’s shout as he jumped towards Zelyse, the jet-black evil sword emitted an evil light. No matter how I look at it, it was probably the kind of light that we shouldn’t get caught into.