Chapter 145 - Invitation and Demonkind [9] (2/2)

I dropped my center of gravity and took a forward bent posture.

「Kuku, no matter how many times you try, it’s useless!」

He shrugged his shoulders smugly.

I took a big step forward and penetrated into the certain kill distance again.

(Now… How will you react!?)

I opened my eyes firmly and observed Zerey’s every minute movement.

He held the long sword, with the tip pointing at me, and raised it up, exposing his abdomen full of openings.

Not evasion or a counter, but that strange stance was the best movement for him to make.

(This is…!?)

I heard a very faint, bamboo flute-like sound.

「Seventh Sword – Instant Flash!」

In that instant, the Godspeed Iai-slash cleaved Zerey and his figure disappeared.

「Fuha, I told you it was useless!」

He appeared from behind me again and unleashed a triple thrust filled with murderous intent.

「Guh!」

I managed to block off two shots, but one of them pierced my left shoulder.

Sharp pain ran, but darkness quickly plugged up the wound.

(I see, that’s what it was…!)

As I grasped Zerey’s ability in this one exchange, I pointed to the strange soul dress that he held in his hand.

「The ability of the soul is『sound』, isn’t it?」

「Hou. You picked up that ultrasound in the height of the fight, huh… You have good ears.」he said, swinging the soul dress which had a number of holes in its blade.

Wind passes through the hole, and a bamboo flute-like sound that I heard earlier sounded.

「The ability to play a specific pattern of sound and show an illusion to the person who hears it… Is that about right? What a troublesome ability!」

Zerey, who was cut by Instant Flash a little while ago, was probably something of an『illusion』.

「Kukuku,『You’re correct!』is what I’d like to say, but… that is not all the abilities of〈Morsa Vector〉, ya know? Magic Flute – Demon Chapter!」

He quickly swung his sword three times in a fluid movement, reminiscent of a『dance』.

Immediately after the strange sound played, Zerey’s hands and feet were twined with something red, which looked like blood.

Apparently, the effective target of〈Morsa Vector〉can include the user himself.

「Physical strengthening, huh..」

「Fufu, even an unenlightened bastard like you can understand, huh… This overwhelming arm and leg strength! It would be impertinent to compare my current self to a second ago!」

When Zerey swung the long sword onto the floor, it created a massive crater.

(Certainly, it’s a tremendous physical strength…)

That overwhelming strength was almost similar to a strengthening-type soul dress user.

「It’s not over yet! Magic Flute – Phantom Chapter!」

As he held up his sword high in the sky, his figure was split into four.

「Wha!?」

「Kukuku… Are you surprised? This is an illusion created by your brain. But don’t let your guard down! The pain of being cut and the impact of slashes by the illusions, all hits as hard as the real thing! Dominating hearing, controlling the brain, and altering reality – This is the formidable ability of〈Morsa Vector〉!」

The four Zerey, prepared to attack,

「「「「Allen Rodore! Before you bring cataclysm to the world… I will kill you!!!」」」」

They synchronized their breathing and fired four slashes at the same time.

Downwards slash, Diagonal slash, Thrust, Side Sweep – Each one was a sharpened slash filled with murderous intent aimed at my vitals.

「〈Morsa Vector〉certainly has troublesome abilities, but is that all?」

I gathered a vast amount of darkness into the True Black Sword, and unleashed a horizontal flash. The『Black Flash』painted the four Zerey black.

「「「「Ka-ha…!」」」」

The three illusions disappeared, and the remaining main body dropped down to one knee on the ground.

「I-Impossible…! Such output!? Even in this immature state…!?」

The man, suffering a deep sword wound on his abdomen, stared at me as though a monster was reflected in his eyes.

(Demon Chapter which strengthens muscle strength and Phantom Chapter which creates illusions, certainly, both are troublesome abilities.)

However, in terms of simple output, my darkness wins by an overwhelming margin!

When I finally found a chance of victory, I raised the output of darkness one level further.

「The secret behind your ability has been broken. It’s my turn to counterattack, Zerey!」

Having revealed the ability of〈Morsa Vector〉, I faced the final battle with Zerey.