Chapter 56 - Lunatic Wave 2 (1/2)
Chapter 56 - Lunatic Wave (2)
“Kyahhhhh!”
“Humans, those items are not meant for you.It is meant for us to wield!”
“Koohk.You bastards…...!”
“These bastards are overtaken by madness!They were already strong, but now they are impossible to stop with the madness afflicting them…..!”
Artpe had flipped the curse, and it caused the Demons to reveal themselves to the humans.At the same time, Artpe had prevented the Demons from running away.He wanted to create a situation where the Demons would have to confront the humans.
His plan had worked very well.The Demons didn’t even think about hiding their presence as they ran full tilt towards the auction house.However, even Artpe couldn’t do anything about the strengthening effect the curse had on the Demons.
“Fortunately, the Demons aren’t casting any magic spells.”
“They aren’t of sane mind, so how can they calculate and cast complicated magic spells?”
Artpe snorted as he raised a finger.Mana Strings started to appear from the tip of his finger. One strand, two strands, four strands….
In a flash, several dozen strands were emitted, and they started to coil around each other.They formed into something that resembled a rope.
Of course, he didn’t end it there.
“Hyper Rubbing.”
“You really are persistent about using that magic spell.”
After several dozen strands of Mana Strings were twisted into one, Hyper Rubbing was applied.In a flash, an immense amount of friction was caused.The Mana Strings heated up as Mana was consumed.
Artpe swung it horizontally.The several Demons that were trying to jump over the line created by the knights were all flung backwards.The level of these Demons ranged from mid hundreds to early two hundreds, yet they couldn’t put up much fight against the attack.They were sent flying.
“Kyah-hahk!”
“Kooo-ahhhhk!”
“Oh oh!As expected of the Magician!”
“Hoohp!”
Artpe wasn’t swinging a weapon with substance.It was a magic whip.This was why he could swing it tirelessly as he attacked the Demons from a distance.
Hyber Rubbing was applied to the several dozen Mana Strings, so even a short contact would create a violent backlash.It was as if the defensive gears and the skin of the Demons weren’t event there.The Mana Strings broke through everything, and it even caused the flesh underneath to burn.
There was the damage caused directly by the friction, and the damage caused by the heat created by the friction.It was a result that couldn’t be achieved through a simple fire spell.
“You can’t see it when I’m using a single strand, but when I use several dozen strands at the same time, the Hyper Rubbing becomes much more beneficial to use!”
“If you have the time to leisurely give such commentaries, you should swing the whip more!”
Mycenae also had a weapon.She took out a long bow that looked familiar.Artpe realized that it was the bow he had sold to her after acquiring it from the Slime Dungeon.
“You bought that for your own use!?”
“Temporary!It is temporarily in my care!If I clean and repair it, I can sell it as a new item!”
Mycenae was nonplussed as she spoke words that made her sound like a scam artist.Then she changed the form of the bow.It was reborn as a ballista that was normally used in siege warfare.A large bolt made out of magical energy appeared.It was letting out a subdued silver light.
“You have to ensure that I’m safe, customer!”
“I don’t know.You should ask Maetel to do it.”
“You are being hateful!”
Mycenae fired the arrow through the ballista.She followed Artpe’s example by attacking the Demons from a distance.The damage was secondary to the fact that their attacks were restricting the movements of the Demons.It was of big help to the humans.
“Ballista!?”
“I don’t care what it is.The time is now!”
“Koo-ahhhhhhhk!”
“Please let me send this as business expense to the Anywhere company!”
“Just shoot your arrows, dummy.”
There was one Demon, who hadn’t suffered under the full effects of the madness.Artpe’s whip shot out to surround the Demon’s neck, since it was about to chant a magic spell.
“Kahk.Kuh-huhk!”
“Good bye.”
When they received his command, the Mana Strings untied itself.It caused a powerful rotation.The already powerful friction increased precipitously as the several dozen strands of Mana Strings started to rotate.This was a marriage between magical energy and physical force.It was the strongest offensive attack Artpe could use right now.
“Ggoo-ahhhhhhhhk!”
It did have the downside of rapidly consuming his Mana, but the power of the attack was peerless.The Demon’s chant was canceled, and his life was also canceled.Artpe naturally absorbed the record of the Demon, and he sensed a natural swell of Mana surge forth within him.Artpe smiled.
“All right.It seems I went up a level.The Demons lose some of their power when they enter the human world, but their EXP remain high compared to the other monsters.”
“You are probably the only one in this world that treats the Demon race as a good source of EXP.”
The two of them swapped endless banters.Artpe kept swinging his whip, and Mycenae kept shooting the ballista.
The other humans were desperately fighting the Demons, but all the humans combined couldn’t touch the number of Demons they had killed.In a short amount of time, Mycenae had killed two Demons, and Artpe had killed three.
“I somewhat expected this, but it seems you are special even amongst the Dungeon Merchants.”
“If it’s you, you probably had an idea of how strong I am, right?”
“I did have some idea as to how strong you were.”
Of course, he was lying.He had more than a vague idea of her power.From the moment he saw her, he had a complete understanding of her fighting power.
[Mycenae]
[Dark Elf]
[Dungeon Merchant]
[Level : 199]
[Archery Lv59]
[Mana Control Lv38]
If one was strictly talking about level, she was superior compared to Artpe and Maetel.She also lived longer than humans, and the Elven specialty skill level was extremely high.
The only problem she had encountered was the fact that she had advanced to level 199 two years ago.It basically meant that she hadn’t been able to advance to a high rank Class.
If one wanted to become a Dungeon Merchant, it wasn’t just about one’s potential to become a merchant.One had to possess inclination towards fighting and magic.One had to be talented in a combination of multiple disciplines, so it was a very tricky Class to advance in.Many merchants let out blood, sweat and tears, because they were deficient in terms of fighting ability or magic.They were unable to advance for a very long time.
However, Mycenae was the opposite case.Her cultivation in fighting and magic was sufficient.She was overqualified.However, she lacked in her talent as a merchant.It was the only thing that was holding her back.She probably went around touting herself as a veteran merchant, because of her inferiority complex regarding this issue.
“······customer.I know you find me to be pretty, but could you focus on the Demons?”
“Pfft.”
“You snorted at that!?”
Artpe retracted his thoughts as he focused on the battle in front of him.There were around 30 Demons left.Artpe and Mycenae were in a great spot.They were fighting from the safest location possible.On the other hand, many humans had already died at the frontline.
It wasn’t as if there weren’t any Priests residing in this city, but they weren’t able to heal everyone and dispel the curses.There weren’t anywhere near enough of them.
“Koohk.Is this how the humans will fall······!”
“Lord!Where’s the lord!That coward ran away!”
“We have to make do with what we have.Don’t falter and endure!”
“Kyahhhhhhhhhk!”
The humans let out a resounding shout as they resisted against the Demons.It was a decent looking picture, but Artpe could only let out a sigh.
“These humans are really weak.”