Chapter 199: Fear Ability and Scylla Subjugation (1/2)

There was no time to hesitate here.

Even though just the Scylla alone is quite the dangerous opponent, we are in a situation where Lamias are still attacking us at the same time.

We have to do something about one or the other somehow…

I myself don’t know about Chaotic Abilities.

There’s no doubt it is the same as the abilities the Demon Lord Marchosias used, but how much Spirit Energy does it use? Can it differentiate between enemy and ally? I don’t know these things.

For example; Darkness Fog is an ability that creates a space that doesn’t differentiate between enemies and allies.

But the Light Spirit Ability, Light, apparently doesn’t feel dazzling for the user. But when Rifreya uses it, I find it dazzling despite being her ally.

Darkness Fog is still pitch black for me as the user, but it is not as completely dark compared to other people. I can still see the other side, and it doesn’t create any uneasiness with my vision. I thought it was because I have Night Vision, but it might not be that.

There’s the possibility that the user can see from the very beginning.

Will Fear and Dispel ‘only affect enemies’ or will it be ‘everyone in that space aside from the user’? I can’t just try it out in a dire situation like this when I don’t know this.

“Rifreya! Jeanne! Please hang in there for a bit!” (Hikaru)

I shouted that and ran deep into the nest while clad in the Darkness Fog.

Jeanne doesn’t get affected by Spirit Abilities to begin with, so there might be no problems there, but there’s the risk of Rifreya getting caught by it.

The new Lamias that are appearing from deep inside found me inside the darkness, their slitted eyes glinting as they change directions to where I am.

I can’t fight against several Lamias at the same time.

The right way to deal with them is to eliminate them one by one.

But…

“[Fear]!” (Hikaru)

After confirming that I had distanced myself enough to Rifreya and Jeanne, I activated the Chaotic Ability while I was surrounded by 12 Lamias.

A clearly different sensation from Dark Spirit Abilities.

Something important was being taken away from my whole body as if blood was leaving me.

“Guh…! Seriously…?!” (Hikaru)

This is rough.

Far more than Create Undead.

It is different from the Dark Spirit Abilities on a fundamental level.

Chaos refers to Chaotic Spirit Energy. It is not a singular element like darkness. It is an elemental blend of Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Light, and Darkness.

Chaotic Abilities forcefully take out Chaotic Spirit Energy from my body and spread the effect to the surroundings with me as the center.

Chaos.

Fear was invading the body of the swarming monsters.

“Ah…gyaga…ga…”

“Uh…ga…”

Letting out voices like that of a broken machine, all the Lamias around me bend over in fear.

Even I had my legs trembling from just one use of a Chaotic Ability.

But it is not to the point that I can’t move.

“Aaaaaaah!” (Hikaru)

I shouted my lungs out and swung my sword.

In a situation like this, there’s no need to even cut off their Spirit Vein Center.

I sweep the heavy Hellfire Steel blade and sever the head of the Lamias that have their body frozen in fear.

“1, 2, 3, 4, 5…!” (Hikaru)

Unmoving targets are no problem.

At the time when I got hit by it, I was rendered powerless for around 30 seconds.

I am dealing with 12. With that much time, I even have time to spare.

“6! 7! 8! 9! 10! 11! 12—!” (Hikaru)

The last Lamia managed to move even if just slightly, but that was all it was.

All Lamias changed to Spirit Stones in the blink of an eye.

Only 12 Spirit Stones remained on the ground.

“This is…a Chaotic Ability, huh.” (Hikaru)

An ability that can create an overwhelming favorable situation.

It exhausts a great deal of Spirit Energy, but the effects are outstanding.

Against enemies that don’t feel fear…like maybe Skeletons, there’s the chance it doesn’t work, but even with that, this is…

“[Dark Sense].” (Hikaru)

I check my surroundings with an ability. It seems like the 12 that I defeated just now were all the remaining Lamias in this nest.

When I look at where Rifreya is, she has defeated the remaining Lamias together with the Dark Knight.

There were more Lamias than I imagined and I was wondering what would happen for a moment there, but with this, only the Scylla remains.

“Sorry for the wait! There’s no Lamias anymore! Only the boss left!” (Hikaru)

The Scylla is a giant and strong monster, but it doesn’t have speed and doesn’t use abilities. In that sense, you could say it is a simple monster.

The Lizardman zombie has come back too, and we also have the Dark Knight-kun.

“Mi—a—ahah.”

The Scylla swung her tentacles like crazy and took distance from us.

It seems like she doesn’t want us getting close to her.

Jeanne is the only one who can deflect the tentacles with her shield, but that’s impossible for the other members.

In a situation like this, it is difficult to get close and deal a hit on her.

In that case, there’s only 1 thing to do.

“We are dropping the tentacles! [Shadow Bind]!” (Hikaru)

The dark tentacles tie up the remaining tentacles of the Scylla.

Bind is a handy ability that properly shows effect even against giant monsters. Against the strength of a Scylla, it truly only lasts for a few seconds, but those few seconds is what we want.

Seeing the Scylla being tied up, we all spring into action.

We surround the giant Scylla and attack.

Rifreya got 2, Jeanne got 1, the Dark Knight and the Lizardman zombie cut off 1 each.