Episode 30.8 (1/2)

”Hou. It's indeed unlike anything thus far.”

”What is it like now?”

”The magic beasts inside are waiting to ambush us. Looks like they've sensed us getting close.”

”Hee. You can even tell that much huh.”

”<Deploy (Parshoot)>!”

Lecan readied <Shield of Wolkan> on his left hand.

”Those magic beasts are crowding around the entrance. Opening up a space behind them.”

”I see.”

”I'm gonna rush in headlong and get behind them. You go in after a breath.”

”Got it.”

At this point, they just can't afford to falter at the possibility of Grace Gear. Gotta grasp the initiative and strike first.

Lecan crouched down, putting his body and weight behind the shield, then he charged inside.

A sword swung by a magic beast hit his shield, but he paid it no heed and kept running. The White Spectres were crowding a tight spot, but Lecan's charge with enough momentum behind it easily got him through the gaps between these beasts, knocking away their shoulders and arms in the process.

He broke through the magic beasts, colliding with them along the way. Something hit his back, but the damage was not significant.

Lecan ran to the back of the room while knocking magic beasts away and kicked on the wall to jump and turn around as his body grazed the low ceiling, then he cut off a <Red Body> who was opening its mouth to attack.

He beat down a <Red Body> to the left with his shield just as he was landing. Then immediately right after he landed he jumped to the right, hurling himself into a <Red Body> to send it flying, then he

d the throat of a <Black Body> in the middle. As he swung his sword to the side, the magic beast's head fell down in a weird angle. Its holes-for-eyes looked as if they had a tinge of bewilderment on them.

A magic hit him on the left side, but <Necklace of Intuador> blocked it.

Arios who rushed in the room a breath after Lecan cut down a <Black Body> from behind. And unusually enough, his slashing attempt at the second <Black Body> was stopped by the black armored rind around its neck. Then the other <Black Body> turned at Arios.

Now that it's come to this, they've got to eliminate all <Black Body> first before dealing with the <Red Body>.

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Arios could have handled three <Black Body> at once if he just had enough room, but he can't completely dodge every attack in a confined space like this. And Arios is nowhere near as resilient as Lecan. He can't stop moving and just bear the brunt of damage while fighting back.

Lecan struck the right ankle of the middle one, the <Black Body> that was about to hit Arios, from behind. Then he leaped to the left to dodge the right <Black Body> that was swinging down its hammer as he was attacking and knocked the back head of the left <Black Body> with <Shield of Wolkan>.