Chapter 166 (1/2)
Volume 2
Chapter 145
A seaside town on the most eastern reaches of Lunaria Kingdom.
The town’s profuse aqueducts and spread-out buildings of exquisite brickwork now had flames and smoke pouring here and there from places of destruction.
「Guhah hah hah hah hah!! What a race of weak people! We magic beasts truly are the master race!」
A demon with screw-like horns and black wings on his back, like a flapping bat’s, laughed loudly.
He gathered more magic up between his outspread arms in a pretentious display.
「Tch, this magic sucks! Her power creating this huge barrier IS PISSING ME OFF!」
He said angrily with a click of the tongue.
On the other side, the Lunarian troops stood behind a magic curtain and cowered in fear at the sight of the magic monsters and their terrible magical energy.
「Damn, why did they come from the south?! I thought they were going to attack from the north!!」
「Where are the reinforcements?! Where’s our country’s holy knights?!」
「Hold them back! Hold them back!」
The security forces were the first to collapse after the sudden attack.
They weren’t in an important military position, just in a tourist trap, so there was no need for a full force.
Amidst the dwindling leadership and their will to protect the residents, the troops believed that reinforcements would come and resisted with all their might.
「Damn these beasts! Halo barrier!」
「「「OhhhhhRAH!」」」
「Hmph! That barrier’s as thin as paper! You bugs!」
Their prayers erected a light-wall of green and blue that stopped the magic being thrown at them for an instant before being quickly overwhelmed and destroyed with a loud metallic clank.
「「「Guwaaaahhhh!」」」
The magic attack continued as the security forces fell to the earth.
「Hah hah hah hah! I knew this was gonna happen, we kill all of ’em, and then we make a base here in this town and can finally knock out that magic barrier. Then our true demon king will…」
「Holy water pierce through, 『Water Spike / Holy Water!』」
Pwusssh, there was a huge sound that echoed through the raging battlefield.
A spear that appeared in a white light flew through the air and stabbed the magic beast through the back and disappeared.
All the was left was a huge hole in the beast’s chest, as the magical beast looked down in widened eyes of amazement.
「Wh…what the?! Urrgh!」
The powerful fighters other than the magic beast also had huge holes opened in their chests by the spear, and not one was strong enough to stop it.
The dead bodies, powerless, fell to the ground with a giant thud.
「Everyone, you did well to resist. Please, be at peace. As far as Lunaris’ power extends, the magic beasts will never find a haven.」
The holy woman – Metelia Laurelia – appeared with a voice that echoed of the integrity of pure water.
She was wrapped in holy clothes of white, and with a cane of pure porcelain shone like a magnificent halo.
「Oh, ohhhhh! The Holy Maiden! The Holy Maiden!!」
「Madam Laurelia is here! Ah, I knew that Queen Lunaris wouldn’t abandon us!」
After a moment of silence, the roaring of the soldiers erupted.
Amidst this shout of relief and joy, a soldier approached with his dying compatriot slung over his back.
「Metelia, Metelia! Help him! Help him! His child was born just last month!」
「…please calm down, it’s fine, as long as one is still alive, anyone can be helped. White wave of healing of surging cure 『Water Heal / Ripple Drop』.」
Metelia swung her cane in a smooth motion as if to soothe, and a wave much like a drop causes a ripple spread outward. The wounds of those it touched bit by bit began to heal.
The nearly-dead soldier as well saw the wounds all over his body close as the color of his face slowly restored.
「Ah, aahh! Thank you! Thank you!! Holy Maiden! Lunaris, thank you for your compassion! Ughhh…」
The soldiers began weeping and holding their fellow soldiers.
「B, BAztArd HMmanss…Gah…Kill!!」
「Well, well, tougher than I thought. I thought that last attack of mine killed you.」
Although the magic beast was pointlessly trying to cover the massive hole in his body, his bleeding had stopped as he struggled to stand with his heavily wounded body.
「Youuzkum! Humaann scum!」
The distant magic beasts that had avoided the attack now turned at watched the lone monster.
「Who’s that woman? Hey, he got his butt kicked by her, loser.」「One of ours got really beaten by her.」「He wasn’t careful. Better to get rid of a worm like her quick anyways.」「Ahah hah hah hah, her flesh looks delicious…」
「Ah, there’s more magic monsters!!」
The soldiers suddenly lost hope as they looked at the new group of monsters.
As the monsters all had the same imposing look as the other, it caused fear to spread through the human troops.
「You human trash are through! There’s no way humans can face us…」
「『Water cage / Holy Binding!』」
Fwissh, as soon as Meteria said the words, a binding force of holy water appeared and surrounded the magic beasts.
「Wh, what’s this?!」「Ah, this is holy water!!」「No way, this has the power to bind us?!」「Aggg, this water is electrocuting me!」
「Sorry, but I don’t have time for bugs like you. I will not permit you to hurt my town or my followers. Bow yourselves before the power of God.」
「Oh, aghhh…her power…」「The light of Goddd…」
Meteria’s magia power seemed to focus into the cane as it shook with a ring, ring, and spread a pure, white halo around the end.
「Hear the whitely-ringing bells in the church belfry. All shall bow!」
「Wha, what the? No way a human has this power!」「Impossible, no, no, no!」「This holy woman, this servant of God!」「Waaah, no way! There’s no way!」
The surprise and fear of the monsters was clear as the light began to stretch from the maiden to them.
The chanting, much like holy water spilling forth that came from her mouth reverberated together with the ringing of the cane.
「All will be judged. With this one drop, the holy water and its holy light, will suppress all evil.」
The magic energy now focused down into one shining point at the end of her cane, and Metelia waved it forth.
The unmoving monsters had something like a bell of shining crystal appear over their heads.