Chapter 228 (1/2)

Death Mage 228 – Those who look up at the sky

When Andou Misa died on Earth and was reincarnated in Origin by Rodcorte, she was given the ability to transform her body into vapor and becaht of her ability as a cheat-like ability, but she thought of it as a kind of superpower, though it could have been considered to be a cheat in the sense that she had been born with a power that no human could ever attain no in, burned alive by Baba Yaga, a hth Guidance with a combustion ability

Back then, even with the ability to transform her body into a vapor, she had become unable to make herself completely invisible, and a in the enclosed space that was the underground base of the Eighth Guidance In the end, these were the things that had sealed her fate

Even before the incident, she had been well aware that she would be poorly-a

If Misa turned her entire body into vapor, it was impossible to attack her physically But fire was her worst enemy If her body's vapor was altered by combustion, she would lose her body

There was also the option of fighting without using her 'Sylphid' ability, relying on the , but it was difficult for her to block Baba Yaga's powerful explosions that she could produce instantaneously

Strategically, it was best for Misa to avoid Baba Yaga at all costs She was supposed to have kept her distance froether with the 'Odin' Hazamada Akira who had the ability to accurately see several seconds into the future as they recovered Pluto's corpse

But Baba Yaga had been in an unexpected position, and Misa and Hazamada Akira had been burnt alive when she threw and detonated portable organic material… a plastic bottle filled with oil

Misa had then been born again in Lambda as Misa Anderson

… And I'm now no different froht to herself

She was currently looking down at the plaza in the city of Morksi with her body turned completely into vapor with her 'Sylphid' ability

In the plaza, there was a crowd of onlookersAr Wolf' Michael, Siun

Naturally, the people involved in the duel, the croatching on… and even Vandalieu, atching the duel from the front row, hadn't noticed Misa's presence

This factsoin, Misa had been unable to make herself completely transparent, and she had so her training But after being reincarnated in Lambda, she had successfully improved her 'Sylphid' ability

She had acquired the ability of beco coh-Rank monsters with a sharp sense of sic while in vapor form, and she was able to move objects to some extent as well

These were the results of approxi with the fact that she had chosen the body of an Elf, a race whoseaffinity for the wind attribute

Currently, she was under the effects of a spell that the 'Odin' Akira Hazaic and life force With this, even Vandalieu could not detect her So she thought, but she was careful to never let her eyes meet his

It see your eyes off them, but… I don't want to be destroyed like 'Death Scythe,' she thought, re another reincarnated individual, the 'Death Scythe' Konoe Miyaji

Konoe Miyaji had succeeded in stopping Vandalieu's heart and lungs, but he had received so his soul to break

At the time, Vandalieu had been on the world's surface, while Konoe Miyaji had been in Rodcorte's Divine Realic would normally not be able to take effect Konoe Miyaji had possessed the cheat-like ability 'Death Scythe' that worked through his gaze, while Vandalieu had not been given any cheat-like ability

Rodcorte had concluded that Konoe Miyaji's destruction had taken place through the effect of some Skill that Vandalieu possessed, and Misa and her coreed with this conclusion

The effect of that Skill was unlikely to be powerful enough to destroy so eye contact It was possible that multiple conditions needed to beeye contact with hier the Skill

But Misa had no intention of risking losing her life and having her soul destroyed to deter infor Vandalieu was valuable in itself It was valuable, but –

This is no good… That Gordon guy is noArainst Vandalieu's companions

For a C-class adventurer, he was not bad As his title suggested, he was a frontline fighter who valued his physical strength, and this was good enough for hi his defensiveTechnique' Skill was also above average… around Level 3 or 4 His punchespushed away by his fists

But Miles was evading the fun of Gordon, pretending to be a boxing trainer

“One, two! One, two! Keep your ared, Gordon threw his punches more and more furiously

“Y-you bas… Gah!” he shouted as Miles used the openings created by his rougher movements to land a hit

“I told you to keep your arms closer to your sides, didn't I?” Miles said

His strike, from which he had held back plenty of power, had stopped just short of breaking Gordon's ribs Feeling the pain and ith, Gordon's face turned pale

Slow to notice, isn't he? … No, I suppose I can't blame him, since he's under the assuuy who runs the sluin, even skilled ent when dealing with gangs or mafia members It would be sis and uns and ical media

And all humans were the same in the sense that anyone would die if they received an attack in a vital spot

But in La e A D-class adventurer, with a reasonable safety ular basis But a C-class adventurer would be able to slaughter a bear with a single strike

Froin, a C-class adventurer would be a superhuanization in this world would be considered to be quite well-off if they had sos ere failed D-class adventurers… unless they were very large-scale organizations, like the ones that had been backed by the Pure-breed Vampires

Of course, there were likely soth of a B-class adventurer or even more It was even possible that there were former class adventurers who had co in the underworld

But the difference in strength between someone who just acted as the face of the sluht district and an adventurer would be overwhel Gordon had likely assu Wolf' would be nothingmouth

But the truth was the opposite

“What's the ive you, you know?” Miles taunted

“You bastard…!” Gordonin a furious scowl

But he was unable to ht

“What's the matter, Master Gordon?!” one of Gordon's followers shouted

“Hurry up and finish him off!” said the other

Neither of them could see hoerful Miles really was

“Hey, you there, the big one! Is your nice muscle all for show?!” one of the bystanders who had bet on Gordon shouted

If Gordon surrendered here, he would beco that he needed to avoid

He had no choice but to give up on acquiring Basdia and Zadiris, but he would at least need to hts in this scene before he was defeated

“You guys are first!” Gordon roared as he threw a fist towards Si for their turn as they were hesitant to fight Gordon three-on-one, but it seemed that Gordon had decided to defeat the his ruthlessness off to the spectators

However, his fist was blocked by Simon's artificial arm

“GAH!” Gordon screamed in pain as his fist connected with the arht was iron only on the outside “Is your artificial arm completely solid iron on the inside as well?!”

“Yes, since Master told ardless of how heavy it is And it would be too easily dented if it were hollow on the inside,” Si armor himself, so his hand wasn't broken, but the impact see his fist

“By the way, my artificial limbs are as solid as Simon's Take this!” Natania shouted as she unleashed her pent-up anger in a series of chaotic attacks, forcing Gordon to stay on the defense

Well, I suppose he's about right for seeing how strong these new people are, whether they're his companions or apprentices But those iron artificial liives them artificial li's fragments, they'll be a threat But of course, they're not so threatening now, Misa thought, losing interest in the duel

She found it hard to i

Misa was an adventurer herself She knew of the unspoken rules of a duel In general, weapons were not allowed, and neither was the use of martial skills or some Active Skills such as 'Surpass Limits'

If weapons and martial skills were allowed, the chances that so adventurers were strong, it was even possible that spectators would get caught up in the duel and killed as well If the dueling parties were class adventurers, it wouldn't be surprising if they ended up destroying buildings with the shockwaves produced by their combat, never mind the spectators

If they did that, the adventurers would cease being adventurers and becoardless of the circu to cross that line Even though Natania was beating him down, he showed no intention to take out his axe or use martial skills and Skills

Personally, Misa would have preferred for him to cross that line so that she could see more of Miles's power and possibly even a part of Vandalieu's, but… it didn't seeet to see that

The probleirl that he is holding in his are, is she? Misa wondered

She began looking and listening for infors

The alcheed to calirl with the bull horns and tail was shouting, “The knees! Youthe knees!”

In contrast to the girl, Vandalieu see Natania and Si around hi hi nearby, perhaps Haji around – But as Misa began thinking this, she inadvertently shi+fted her attention onto Vandalieu

Vandalieu looked up He was breathing deeply in and out as he looked up at the empty sky above him

Misa had become a part of the air; even from a distance, she was able to hear the sound of Vandalieu's breathing – and thus, she came to realize one possible explanation for Vandalieu's behavior

Wait, did he notice h his breath?!

The Five-colored Blades had sealed the De's nose, so Vandalieu couldn't have acquired it But it was possible that he had absorbed another s the presence of her Mana or Vitality with et away! Misa realized

She quickly rode the wind to flee from the city of Morksi

“Vandalieu-sama, what's the e odor,” Vandalieu replied as he stopped looking up at the sky

A strange odor… Vandalieu suspected that it was the presence of 'Sylphid'

He had heard about the 'Sylphid' ability fro who had been her coa, the one who had killed her in Origin

According to them, the 'Sylphid' ability could only turn Misa's own body into vapor, and anything she earing could not be turned into vapor And even when in vapor form, she was not completely invisible She could apparently be seen by the naked eye as a white, faint… like a wind ghost if one described her flatteringly, or like the ghost of a dead person if not

But 'Sylphid' was an ability that had been granted by Rodcorte just like Kanako's 'Venus,' Doug's 'Hecatoncheir' and Melissa's 'Aegis' It would be possible to i

Wary of the possible improvement of the 'Sylphid' ability, Vandalieu had created and placed De Familiars and Golems around the city's peris, and they were capable of detecting the presence of Misa's life force and Mana even if she was in vapor form

But none of them had responded It was possible that what Vandalieu had sensed a arn, do you know anything about this?” Vandalieu asked

“No, Vandalieu I have not sensed anything,” Gufadgarn replied

As Gufadgarn hadn't detected anything either, then perhaps it really was just his iination… but Vandalieu didn't think so

He had just been told about the Flame Blades' recent suspicious movements and that someone who could be assu, it was difficult to is