Chapter 114 Change (1/2)
After the calm before the storm passed, each of the confronting people began to move.
The first one to move, Anima, dashes and closes in on Eta and Theta, who scattered to the left and right, in which she opted to attack the big shield-wielding Theta who was nearby.
Anima has combat power comparable to that of a Viscount-level high-ranking Demon, and although she’s currently quite fatigued because she’s been running tirelessly, she still has a head start in the group.
In response to Anima who had her fists raised while fiercely running to her, Theta held her ground and held up her large shield against Anima.
Anima slams her fist into the shield held up like a wall in front of her without hesitation.
The strike of the former Black Bear and she who holds overwhelming strength, Anima, managed to push Theta away even when her attack was blocked with her shield but…… the one who got knocked down on her knee is Anima.
[Anima!?]
[……That was……]
Kaito looked flustered as he called out her name, but Anima just stayed on her knees with a puzzled expression on her face.
[……How does it feel to receive your own attack?]
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[My own attack, you say?]
[Yes, my shield will return the same impact to my opponent that it receives.]
[……I see, that impact just now was Reflection Magic huh……]
It seems that Theta is proficient in Defensive Magic, and her main method of attack was Counters.
For Anima, who mainly uses close-range physical attacks, she was truly the worst enemy she could have met.
[……You are indeed strong. I think your offensive and defensive abilities are far superior to mine, My attacks may not be able to do any damage. However, it’s different if it’s your own attack……]
[……………….]
[You think you can just get around and go through the shield quickly?]
[ ! ? ]
[It’s no use. You’re slow, I’m faster than you…… and there would be no way you can get around my shield. And looking at you, you don’t seem to be very good at magic…… You have no way of getting through my defense.]
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[………………]
While Theta indifferently said that with a composed expression on her face, Anima’s face lowers slightly while she’s kneeling down.
She understands the hopelessness of her situation…… is what Theta thought but contrary to that, Anima’s mouth had a vicious smile on it.
[Fu- Fufufu…… Ha- Hahaha!]
[Wha!?]
Anima gets up laughing and slams her fist into Theta’s large shield without any hesitation at all.
Naturally, an impact with the same strength she used returned back to her and damaged her, but Anima swung her fist again, as if she doesn’t care about it at all.
[Go around? Slip through your guard? Stop speaking stupid things!]
[Huh!? …… Are you an idiot? No matter how much you attack, it’s useless. The strength of my shield is……]
[I don’t care!!!]
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[Guhh, uhhh……]
The impact of the fists swung continuously, pushing Theta backwards.
[Unfortunately, I don’t know how to fight other than smashing things apart!]
[Aghhhh!?]
[Return the same impact as it has received? So, that should mean that it doesn’t invalidate my attacks! Then, I’ll just strike until it shatters!!!]
The fists that Anima swings slammed deeper and heavier with each blow, gaining more power with each succeeding strike.
The impact was so great that the shield finally began to scream and small cracks began to appear.
The returned impact also accumulated, and blood was flowing from Anima’s mouth…… But instead of loosening up, her fists didn’t loosen up and become more and more severe.
[What the heck is with this person…… She’s too much of an idiot. As if, she’s just, a wild beast…… Guhhh!?]
[Oraaaaaa!!!]
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[Hiiihhhhh!?]
Roaring like a fierce beast, Anima slammed her heaviest, sharpest fist ever struck…… and finally, the big shield shatters.
While Theta’s eyes widen in astonishment, Anima reaches out without stopping at all and grabs Theta’s collars.
[Guhhh…… (W- What is with her brute strength…… She didn’t even twitch.)]
[Graaaaahhhh!!!]
[Gaahhh!? Fuhhh!?]
After easily lifting Theta with one hand, Anima slams her to the ground.
With the tremendous impact she felt from her back, Theta has an expression of anguish on her face, and before long, it gradually turned into one of fear.
[……A- Ahh……]
Sharp eyes looking down on her. The moment she saw them, Theta completely understood.
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This beast isn’t going to loosen up on her at all…… She would just swing her fist without any hesitation until she was unable to fight herself……
It was exactly the despair she had been trying to inflict on Anima earlier.
There was no longer any way to escape. What’s in front of her is a predator, and she’s just a prey…… The moment she realized that fear, the ferocious beast swung its fist down.
[Damn you! Stop moving around!]
At the same time as the battle between Anima and Theta, Eta and Sieglinde were also engaged in a fierce battle.
Contrary to the battle between Anima and Theta, it was Eta who overwhelmingly surpassed the other in terms of physical ability, and the powerful attacks released from the large spear were so powerful they could render Sieglinde unable to fight with a single blow.
However, those powerful attacks…… not a single strike reached Sieglinde.
[It’s like you’re a different person than the one I clashed in the first attack, you’ve been hiding your power huh!]
[I wasn’t hiding it. I lost it.]
Sieglinde quietly said white catching the large spear swung to the side lull with her twin swords held upwards.
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[Lili…… I have hidden it to my friends, but my body was rather battered. The most serious injury I received was in my throat, but the rest of my body was torn up too…… Up until now, even in normal times, I’ve been able to deceive them by using Body Enhancing Magic.]
[Huh!?]
[I guess it’s as the rumors say…… No, it’s even better than what the rumors say. My whole body truly is completely healed…… Thanks to this, it’s like I’m now in my prime, no, even better than my prime. I’m grateful that my body works the way I imagine it does in my head.]
[Don’t make light of me!]
Her fast thrusts released in frustration were easily swept away and deflected to Sieglinde’s left.
It had been a repetition of this for a while now.
Thrusts, cleaves, swings…… Eta unleashed a variety of attacks, but Sieglinde just warded all of them off.
[Why!? Why won’t it hit!? I have far more power and speed……]
[However…… You’re unskillful.]
[Wha!?]
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[You’re certainly much more physically gifted than I am. However, you became conceited with that gift of yours and poorly honed your attacks. With that skill of yours…… your blade can’t reach me!]
[Kuhh!?]
Yes, the current situation was due to that one point.