Chapter 82 (2/2)

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One of the Heroes had reached for forbidden magic in order to preserve her pride.

One of the Heroes had thrown away his pride to protect the world, devoting himself to his duty.

And the final Hero…

”Hahahah! I, Calimero, shall surely vanquish the Evil G.o.d for the sake of my 12751 lovers all over the world!”

…the Blademaster. He had claimed the treasured holy sword of the Holy City of Ayune in order to complete his mission as a true Hero. Pure instincts was guiding him toward the Unseelie Lord Fiorfata, and he set out alone in boisterous laughter.

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Even after spending ten thousand mana for my [Gospel], Fiorfata's own magic only went down a thousand.

If I had to compare this whole situation to the video games I'd only ever read about, then I was pretty much trying to kill the last boss right after coming out from the tutorial here.

At least I got Fiorfata to focus on me. If I let it run amok, this whole region would be extinct of all life.

The moment I heard the ǹo̢͘i̸s̸e it made, I immediately teleported hundreds of meters away. I didn't even dare to stay and watch what it was about to do.

Upon my arrival, I saw a small ball of light falling on where I used to be, violently exploding and scouring the buildings there into dust.

”Oof!”

[Shedy] [Race: Bunny Girl] [Archdemon Lv. 25] [Magic Points: 78,400/97,000] [Total Combat Power: 88,100/106,700]

Just the shockwave alone already took off nearly five thousand, even through my hasty guard. This really wasn't an opponent I could fight head-on. Out of all the battles I'd been in, this was the most hopeless.

But I still had a plan!

”[Dimensional Manipulation]!”

I teleported a magical blast right to Fiorfata's head. It simply bounced off with a clang.

An attack worth five hundred magic was less effective than a scratch to a Demon Lord. But I needed it to see me as an enemy, else my whole plan would collapse.

”Come on, get me, Fiorfata!”

I shouted and whisked through the sky. I could see the Demon Lord behind me and chasing me, the fissure of a smile once more showing on its face.

I was about fifteen meters off the ground, flying fast. Fiorfata flew at the same speed, once in a while throwing at me the same explosions it did before.

I dodged, weaving left and right, sometimes even teleporting. Forests and hills turned into craters behind us.

But that was fine. Fiorfata knew I was a Demon, so it didn't use the light that sp.a.w.ned dark pixies. It was only using simple magical attacks. Honestly, if it had used curses, the lingering damage to the environment would be so much worse later on.

[Shedy] [Race: Bunny Girl] [Archdemon Lv. 25] [Magic Points: 73,500/97,000] [Total Combat Power: 83,200/106,700]

I was getting ground down, slowly but surely.

Fiorfata hadn't even seen me as a real opponent yet. The Demon Lord was still just a hunter leisurely chasing around a rabbit to pa.s.s the time during a walk in the forest.

Right now, its frivolity was the only reason why I hadn't suffered any fatal wounds yet.

But I wouldn't even last for a few hours like this. I pushed down my growing restlessness and focused on dodging. Finally, I arrived at my destination.

”There's Quathuit!”

Quathuit, a small country to the southeast of the City of Magic Quarancinq. It served as the middleman for trade between Quarancinq and the City of Gambling Sautonnn further south. On this small continent, it was the country with the most merchants.

From afar, I could already see the streets of Quathuit being a.s.saulted by so much dark pixies it looked like a thick cloud of locusts.

”[Causality Alteration], [Dimensional Manipulation], parallel activation!”

I slapped my hands together. The thousands of dark pixies I could see vanished in an instant.

The knights fighting them were dumbfounded. Then they saw me flying, and they shouted.

”T-the Dark Lady?!”

”Evacuate, NOW!” I yelled, spreading my voice as far away as possible, and I pa.s.sed them by. A moment later, explosions ripped apart the area, soldiers and all.

”Get to the forests!”

That was the most warning they'd get. I didn't exactly care if humans lived or died, but that didn't mean I wanted them to go extinct.

As Quathuit's castle came into my view, the magic artillery set up on top of the castle walls all fired at me.

I squeezed my hand. The projectiles avoided me to instead rain down on the direction of the Demon Lord hot on my tail.

Fiorfata responded with its own explosions an instant later, bombarding the castle. Quathuit's barrier disappeared, and the World Tree sent me a white magic stone.

One down. To the next.

A/N: Map update. Things are currently happening in around the central area of the left side.

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