16 16. Darkness, paralysis, fear, silence, confusion, uplifting, runaway.txt (1/2)

”d*mn it, what the hell?

I'm confused by the sudden darkening of my vision.

The darkness of the room hasn't changed.

I can tell that from the Dimension.

However, the perceived darkness has increased markedly.

It's as if my standards for brightness and darkness were being played with.

The information I pick up from the Dimension is also covered with a thin curtain of black, so I understand that this is not physical blackness, but mental blackness.

'My alias is 'the one who steals the truth of darkness'. But it's not called that because I control the darkness. What I'm good at is manipulating the darkness of people's minds. I'm a monster that specializes in state disorders and mental attacks.

I can hear Tida's boastful voice from the depths of the darkness.

She doesn't speak to her weaknesses, but I still appreciate this lightness of speech. It makes me more annoyed, but it doesn't decrease, and there's a chance I can find a chance to win from my mouth.

Darkness. Abnormalities. Mental attack.

Soon I'm digging out the game-like resolution I can associate with that group of words.

'Huh, you've touched me too much: ......'

Tida pointed out my bypass.

As soon as she did, the black liquid on my body began to stir. I brush it away as far as I can reach, but as I do so, Tida seems to have finished repairing my body.

A figure can be seen behind the thickening darkness.

Vision is no longer useful. The 《Dimension》 only gives me a sense that there is still a distance between me and the figure.

The game-like thoughts I dug up determine my actions.

I focus on myself, not the dark figure.

[Status]

State: confusion 5.29, mental pollution 1.00, darkness 1.00

I knew that kind of thing: ......!

'Come on, boy. Second round. ......!

I would like to contemplate my status more, but I don't have time to catch my breath before I hear voices and shadows looming over me.

'I can still see the shadows!

I had no choice but to slash at the figure in front of me.

Huh. That's a lackluster slash.

But, of course, I didn't feel the slashing of a person's shadow.

On the contrary, heat lit up my left shoulder.

I understood that I was slashed through by the enemy's attack and roared.

''Kuu--!

Well, we have a deal again. I'm in. I'm in. --Magic, Heart, Variable, Paralyze, Foot.

Then Tida made a sound like snapping her fingers.

At that moment, I felt as if my feet weren't mine - and my knees collapsed.

'--what?'

I didn't know what had happened.

As soon as Tida declared her magic, I poked her in the knee.

In response, I immediately tried to regain my strength.

But I don't know how to put my strength--I don't know how to stand up (・・・・・・・) (・・・・・).

[Status]

State: confusion 5.30 mental pollution 2.00 darkness 1.00 part paralysis (・・・・) 1.00 bleeding 0.31

As soon as the meaning of this is confirmed by the 'display', Tida's shadow slowly approaches.

'It's hard to do magic this powerful, though, without my mud sticking to it. ...... but I guess that's it for you now.

There was no way to counter it.

My MP is also low due to the continuous attacks I just made.

--I'm scared...

I'm scared to death.

An extraordinary fear takes over my body.

The darkness that clings to me accelerates it.

Tida said it takes away my experience of the darkness.

It was like crying in the middle of the night for no reason as a child. The darkness frightened me every night, and I would think about death and get anxious. Such an unidentified, enormous darkness fills my mind.

''--Uh, uhhhhhh!　Don't come any closer to me!

I screamed like a child.

'Fear' has taken hold of you, too. You too seem to be a weak mind consumed by the darkness ....... I had high hopes for your talents, but your spirit is not worthy of recognition.

A cold voice replies.

Instead of the happy voice I had just heard, it's a voice that seems to be willing to cut off the heads of livestock.

''-- 《Flame Arrow》!

A flash of light flashed in the darkness as his voice was interrupted.

It was Dia's magic.

'Christ, are you okay!

Deere rushes over to me, worried about my devastation.

There's no way I'm going to be okay.

I can't fight like this.

I can't win this fight by myself.

I must somehow break Tida's spell.

I know in my head that I have to break the spell.

But my body won't stop shaking.

'Ah, there's the dainty you, too. The strategy is all about people and magic. You're not a threat on your own. Well, if that magic is all you have to do, you can take away three letters or so and be done with it. Not to mention taking away your voice.

What a mess!　Stay away from Christ!　”Frey--, huh?

I can see Dia's dismay at the end of the darkness.

If it was as Tida said, Dia was 'silenced'.

Against a typical state-centric boss, the magic-specialized Dia is not a good match.

We have to hurry. ......

You have to deal with this spirit magic and spirit .......

Spirit ......?　That's right. If you say this is working on the psyche: ......--

'Frey, Fre--, d*mn it, I could have said it before!　Why one word!

A wizard who can't even say a word without a chant is no match for a wizard.

Dark.

Very dark. Now I'm dark. It's dark.

Dark cry, dark cry, dark...!　Dark, scary, scary, dying, dying, I don't want to die, I don't want it to end, in such a backwater, the family I left behind, my sister, she died alone and there's nothing left!　You're being unreasonable, don't screw around, don't screw around, you fuzzy little bastard!

A skill? ?” is out of control.

Stabilize your mind in exchange for some emotion.

There is a +1.00 correction to disruption

--then, on the contrary, you can accelerate the anxiety and trigger that skill.

With that 'display', the curtain of darkness faded and my mind stabilized.

The experience of my legs won't fully return, but I'll force my feet to move.

As long as the will to fight returns, there's still room for improvement.

I thrust both of my trembling legs into the ground and pounce on Tida.

'Get away from Deer!'

What--?

Tida was surprised to see me suddenly able to move, and she didn't dodge a stab from behind.

My one-handed sword stabbed into Tida's back.

''-- Magic [Ice]!　Freeze!

Furthermore, all of my freezing magic is released and drilled into me.

The image is a rapid icing that emanates from the tip of the sword.

The image refines the ice inside Tida's body and freezes it all further.

All the remaining MP is poured into it. Naturally, her MP immediately drops to zero. But the magic continues. In the first place, I've never gotten confirmation that I can't use it if my MP goes to zero.

And I understand.

The missing MP is subtracted from 'life' - 'maximum HP'.

[Status]

HP152/197 MP0/262

[Status]

HP 140/190 MP0/262

[Status]

HP128/183 MP0/262

Amidst the diminishing numbers, I shout.

'Freeze!　Freeze, freeze, freeze--!

I stake everything on this magic.

I am going to squeeze all the power out of it and do the image of freezing.

I'm going to create a cold wave across Antarctica, I'm going to suppress all the vibrations from the molecular level, all the vibrations, this monster called Tida, myself and everything--!　Explode the image that freezes everything--!

Ice develops inside the Teada.

The temperature in the room drops rapidly and the black liquid gradually transforms into a black solid.

In the aftermath, my wound freezes as well.

Sparks fly in my vision and the taste of iron fills my throat.

And Tida's swinging arm strikes my defenseless cheek.

''--Goof!　That's pretty good!

The distance between me and Tida leaves.

Having been played, I regroup and glare at Tida.

The skill '??' I'm not sure if it's because of the ”?” skill, but both my vision and my mind have improved.

My legs are gradually recovering.

I'm not going to be able to get away with it.

The skill ”?”. It varies.

''Hmph--, hahahahaha!　You're so good: ......!　How can you walk?　How can you stand up to them?　Oh, it's so good: ......!

Tida's body is crunching with awkward movements as she speaks.

It can be seen from that gesture that the freezing magic is working. However, it doesn't seem to be a decisive strike. Although awkwardly, it is trying to walk towards us.

Feeling that I've done a blow job, I return my mouth without reducing it.

'Apparently, your signature magic ....... It doesn't seem to work on me .......

I pretend to be comfortable, but the truth is that I'm dizzy with exhaustion that threatens to cut the blood vessels in my brain.

Nevertheless, I do the best I can to keep up the bravado.

'No, I don't think so ......?　You were wandering around earlier, I saw that it would take some time to disable it.

'Come on ....... I wonder which one it is: .......

Tida approaches me with a laugh.

During the current conversation, I finish checking the status.

[Status]

Name: Aikawa Uzumi HP101/171 MP0/262 Class.

Level 6.

Strength 4.12 Strength 4.21 Skill 5.11 Speed 7.24 Wisdom 7.23 Magic 11.43 Element 7.00

State: confusion 6.61 mental pollution 0.34 blood loss 0.31

MP is 0.

His HP has been reduced to nearly half, even though he has never taken a direct hit.

The earlier reckless freezing magic must have severely harmed his body. But.

Magic Dimension.

I further reduce my maximum HP.

Using a slight magical aid, I intercept the laughing Tida.

''Haha, let's go!　Now, how do we get out!

And then the deadly blade strikes.

I catch Tida's blade with the belly of my sword just in time to catch Tida's blade.

The power of this one's Dimension has been reduced, but Tida's movements are also getting worse with the freezing magic. I can still do it.

''You stopped it!　But if you touch it, the spirit magic is inevitable!　Now for the 'hands'!