Chapter 77 WRATH OF THE DEATH KING (1/2)
A sword flash runs through the air and the giant deer-like monster crumbles down.
After putting her sword away, Lilia approaches the defeated monster and cuts off its antler with a knife to prove its subjugation.
Just at that moment, Lunamaria-san and Sieglinde, who happened to be hunting nearby, approached.
[My Lady, I think it’s about time for us to return…… What do you think?]
[I can’t say we did great. We’ve been able to hunt a few thanks to the Search Magic, but I’m troubled since “we can’t find most of the Black Bears”.]
[It seems that it’s also the same case for My Lady, I’ve only fought against one Black Bear…… Too few considering the time of the year.]
[………………..]
This hunting tournament also serves as a means to thin out the population of the vermins, the Black Bears, and for that reason, the Black Bears give out points higher than the others.
Naturally, the tournament is also held for the time of the year when the number of Black Bears increases in the forest, and although this is the first time Lilia and the others have participated, they also felt that something’s amiss.
[Well, anyway, if there are hardly any Black Bears here, they should be gathering somewhere else——!?]
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Lilia was about to continue speaking, but her words stopped as if she sensed something while she’s speaking.
And that’s what Lunamaria and Sieglinde seem to be doing as well.
[……What is that? That strange feeling I had just now.]
[……Is Miyama-sama in danger?]
[You also felt it too, Luna?]
[Y- Yes, there’s a sudden feeling of unease……]
Kaito has received the blessing of Shallow Vernal, the God of the world, and he is loved by the world.
Therefore, aside from “the Underworld King who doesn’t need the power of Shallow Vernal”, would transmit Kaito’s crisis to his acquaintances as a foreboding.
[I felt an unpleasant premonition. It looks like we’d better go back to Rigforeshia at once.]
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[Yes, I agree.]
[Are you also fine with that, Sieg…… she has already begun running before us!?]
Unable to ignore that uneasiness they’re feeling, Lilia and Lunamaria decided to return to Rigforeshia at once, and tried to call out to Sieg who should be nearby…… But Sieg was already far ahead of them, running towards Rigforeshia.
A huge paw swung down.
This blow, which can easily crush a human body if it hits, is deflected with a left hand and counter-struck with a clenched right fist.
The right fist strikes the face of the Black Bear as if it’s catching it, but unfortunately, the weight difference between them is too great for the punch to be an effective hit.
[Guuoooohhhhh!!!]
The Black Bear is enraged by my unexpected counterattack, from someone he thought as a weak prey, and it lets out a roar, and this time, it tried sweeping away the enemy in its path with its paw, but it’s still not fast enough.
Bending my body to avoid it, I swung my right leg as if I’m leaping up and kicked the Black Bear in its jaw.
[Guohh……]
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I heard someone say that the feet are several times more powerful than the hands, and that doesn’t seem to be a false statement, as even the Black Bear is slightly thrown off its stance by the kick that slammed under its chin.
However, it’s only for a moment, and it immediately glared at me and recklessly swung around its paws.
I fight back while dodging its raging storm-like attacks.
Looking from the side, I was quite superior in offense and defense, but my thoughts weren’t calm at all.
It hurts…… It hurts…… My right is definitely broken! There’s a strange sound that popped out in the joints in my legs, and I was in so much pain that I felt like weird sweat would come out from some place.
Yes, my body is currently moving regardless of my intentions due to the effect of Auto-Counter.
In other words, it’s as if this magic is making my body move in auto-pilot, reading the enemy’s attack with my Sympathy Magic, my body would respond before the enemy could strike.
When you just read it like this, it may sound like incredibly useful magic…… but in fact, there are many abnormal weaknesses.
First of all, my body, which is enhanced by this magic, is in a state where its limiter is off. So to speak, because of that, even I, who’s not very good at using Strengthening Magic on my body, have been able to make a Black Bear stagger…… Naturally, the act of releasing the limiters of my body would obviously have its backlash.
The arm that punched the Black Bear is probably broken, and the pain that has been running through my whole body for a while now feels like they’re tearing my muscle fibers to shreds every time I move.
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And as I’m feeling an absurd amount of pain in my body, the second drawback…… is that as soon as I activate Auto-Counter, everything but my thoughts are moving without my will, so no matter how much it hurts, my body won’t stop and I can’t even scream because I can’t move my mouth.
It would have been better if my thought stopped too, but then, I wouldn’t be able to cancel my magic…… and I ended up just having to keep enduring the pain running through my body.
And the third drawback…… is that this magic eats up a ridiculous amount of my magic power.
My body is currently emitting magic power like a broken faucet in order to increase the accuracy of my Sympathy Magic.
I don’t have a large amount of magic power, to begin with, so this spell will only last a few minutes…… And when my magic power runs out, it will be forcefully released.
It’s a high-risk spell because it was originally intended to be used in a really critical situation, but thanks to this magic, even someone like me who has almost no experience in combat can fight.
However, as I had originally expected……It’s still impossible to defeat it.
Although the Black Bear does stagger from time to time, it doesn’t do much damage at all, so even if I could maintain this magic for an hour, it would still be impossible to defeat it.
However, the chances of victory itself aren’t zero.
It’s impossible for me to defeat the Black Bear, but since there’s this much commotion, if I can buy enough time, the guards should arrive.
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The only question is…… How long do I have to keep this up……
[Guuuooooohhhhh!!!]
Attacks horrifying enough that I would be dead if a single strike hits me, I incessantly dodged it and sent my counterattack.
Ouch, It hurts…… This magic still has a lot of room for improvement. Specifically, if I’m fighting against an opponent as hard as iron, counterattacking will also be damaging me, so I will have to adjust that part too……
A minute or so after I confronted the Black Bear, I saw armed people rushing towards us at the edge of my vision.
Are they the Guards? Or perhaps, participants of the hunting tournament…… Either way, it seems that they were going to make it……
[……Ah.]
Immediately after, my body loses its power and I collapse on my knees.
This is bad, the effect of my magic already ended……
[Guuoohhhh!!!]
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[Ahh, gah!]
[Miyama-san!?]
[Nooooooooo!?]
The huge arm that was waving at me finally catches me, and I fly through the air as if I was just struck by a car.
With the sound of Kusunoki-san and Yuzuki-san’s voices, I collided with a nearby stall, destroying the simply made stall, before falling to the ground, face down.
……Wow. I’m still alive from that…… Could it be because of these clothes? If I remember correctly, Alice can guarantee the protection that this clothing provides…… so…… after we return…… I need to say my thanks……
Ahh, but I think I’m still in trouble…… I’m not sure if I can’t feel anymore or not, but my body that hurts so much before feels like it turned numb……
Slightly moving my head, I look at the Black Bear who sent my body flying.
It would have been great if it had let out a roar of triumph, but the Black Bear turned toward my fallen body and raised its huge arms again.
I thought the distance between us was a bit too far, but the Black Bear continues to raise its arms in the air. Then, its hands slightly glowed and blades of magic power were released following the trajectory of its claws.
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This guy can attack from a distance huh…… That’s cheating…… Ah, this is no good. If that hits me…… I’m dead.
Just as the flying claw strike seemed to be approaching in slow motion, I was ready to die, filled with a sense of resignation. And then, red hair like flames blazing entered my vision, and the claw strikes that had been flying in the air were torn out.
Holding the twin swords wrapped in red flames, the figure interjected between me and the Black Bear looked like a crimson rose, blooming on the battlefield.
[……Sieg……-san.]
When I can finally clearly see Sieg-san standing as if she’s protecting me, a little later than that, behind the Black Bear…… Lilia-san’s figure appeared crashing down from the sky.
Holding her slender greatsword above her head, it’s as if Lilia-san had just “kicked the air” and swooped down, slicing the Black Bear in half with one slash.
Amazing…… Just one strike at that Black Bear that seems like a walking lump of steel…… Or rather, Lilia-san, I should have known…… you really are the power type…… However, that’s great. You made it in time……
Seeing the arrival of Sieg-san and Lili-san, as if all tension in my body disappeared, my consciousness also disappears.
[Luna! Go check Kaito-san!!!]
[I’m on it!]
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As soon as she cuts through the Black Bear, Lilia loudly screams and Lunamaria immediately runs over to Kaito to check her condition.
After touching Kaito’s body a few times and checking her injuries, Lunamaria…… exhales in relief.
[……He’s fine. His injuries can’t be called minor at all, but it’s not life-threatening.]
[……Thank goodness.]
[However, if we don’t apply Recovery Magic soo……]