Chapter 2371 – Chapter 34 – Everyones Battles – Shape (1/2)

Death Mage Side Chapter 34 – Everyone's battles – shape-shi+fting, transforreat transformation

There were two soldiers left behind on one of the watchtowers built along Morksi's outer wall just in case, and their attention was on the battle between Vandalieu's side and Hajime Fitun's side

“It's so far away that I can't see properly, but isn't that some really crazy battle?” one of them said

The soldiers had relatively good eyesight but ordinary in every other way, so they were unable to keep up eapon swings that were too fast On top of that, they didn't have any deep knowledge when it caic

As Vandalieu's 'Hollow Bullets' were sue simply looked like a whip-shaped object, they couldn't confirm much at all And as Vandalieu's back was towards the tower, they couldn't see the De's eyeball on his forehead

Thus, they were unable to notice the strangeness of the way Vandalieu and Hajiuely tell that it was an incredible battle

“Yeah The bandits didn't run away even when a Thunder Dragon charged in… Those banditsas B-class adventurers or even better,” said the other soldier

“What the hell do youas B-class adventurers?! Why the hell are they bandits if they're so strong?!” the first soldier shouted

It was commonly considered that no bandit would be as powerful as a B-class adventurer Soth would be able to live a luxurious life by hunting h for them to hunt with ease

But it wasn't that people with the strength of a B-class adventurer would never do bandit-like things

“Aren't those guys from another Duchy… No, maybe even from Duke Alcrem's special forces?”

“Y-you fool! You can't just speculate about things like that!”

“No, Ito the rumors –”

“Shut up!”

Vandalieu had a faer sister, and he and Darcia were spreading Vida's teachings, taking a negative stance against the Church of Alda There were ru some that the current Duke Alcrem did not think well of them

One of the soldiers seeht be true, but his companion was quick to stop him

“They could be Alda extremists who refuse to accept the peaceful faction or assassins sent by Vampires orshi+p an evil God, couldn't they! And there's no point in us trying to use our brains here! Our job is to keep a lookout! Now that I've made that clear, shut your mouth and –”

“Hey, look over there!”

“I said, shut your… What the hell is that?!”

The soldiers' eyes opened wide in shock as they sawin a part of the Devil's Nest forest on the other side of the field where Vandalieu and Fitun were fighting Trees were falling and a large a into the sky

On top of that, the Mountain Giant that had been thrown in Kanako and Melissa's direction got onto its feet, as if new life had been breathed into it

“M- each other? But we'd be able to see theons or Giants… I-in any case, we need to report that there's so inside the forest!”

“What about the Giant that got back up?!”

“We're reporting that too!”

And so, the soldiers' attention was draay from Vandalieu's battle with Fitun and divided

Meanwhile, Miles and the 'Rapid Wind De in the forest, the shockwaves froht to shi+ne towards the sky and numerous trees to be felled

“'Stardust Blow!'” Kizelbyne shouted, hisa series of rapid stabs with his dagger that had been enchanted with light-attribute ic

It had been said that his movements were so fast that his ar ht sky

The battle had already dragged out too long, so Miles' 'Farunt, he tried to defend himself with his extended claws, but he could not block all of Kizelbyne's dagger attacks Blood sprayed out from across his entire body

He staggered backwards a few steps and fell onto his knees

Miles gave a deep sigh that expelled as much blood as air “… Impressive To be honest, I didn't expect that you'd be this powerful It seems that I have underestimated you”

He had transformed partially into a beast with 'Beast Transfor forced into a state where anyone would ilance, he had been cornered by this foe

The effects of both his 'Familiar Spirit Demonfall' and 'Transcend Limits' had expired His entire body had sustained deep wounds, and his 'Rapid Regeneration' was no longer keeping up

Up until now, that is

“So, shall we begin round 3?” Miles said, his tone of speech somehow full of life as he returned an empty porcelain bottle to his pocket

“… Are you i

The wounds inflicted by his Orichalcu before his very eyes

He erade Potion and threay the empty bottle

His hair, soaked in sweat, was stuck onto his forehead, and he had several not-so-shalloounds on his body as well Though Miles had put soue had accumulated in Kizelbyne's entire body to the point where he couldn't give chase and deal a finishi+ng blow

Like Miles, he needed time to recover as well

Kizelbyne was far more powerful than Mortor, the confidant of the Pure-breed Vampire Birkyne whom Miles had defeated previously On top of that, he was a user of light-attributenot only Kijin and Majin, but Vampires as well

Using this strength, he had already driven Miles into a corner twice, but… each ti that healed his wounds and restored his lost sta Kizelbyne back at square one

Kizelbyne was the only one who had accuue

“How iven you? I've slain countless Vampires before you, and yet you surviveYou're like an Undead!” he exclaimed

“Potions? What Boss gavefar better than that,” said Miles

The substance that he had been consu repeatedly… was Vandalieu's blood, the main constituent of Blood Potion

It was no ordinary blood; it was the blood of a Dereater restorative properties than if it were turned into Blood Potion, especially for an Abyssal Vampire

With the 'Bloodwork' Skill, it boosted the Attribute Values and stieneration' Skill On top of that, it ue vanish as if it had never existed at all

“'Familiar Spirit Demonfall!' Third time's the charm! Die, Vampire hunter!” Miles shouted

“I don't recommend that you do this repeatedly within a short period of tih,” chimed in the clone of Vandalieu that had descended upon Miles

Kizelbyne could no longer conceal his fatigued state

Fully recovered and with a black light enveloping him for the third time, Miles threw himself at Kizelbyne once more

The city's back gate, on the opposite side of the gate that the athered on the inside aiting for the evacuation order This was because if they were to leave too early, it was possible that the e number of huo through the city's front gate

Considering that the presence of large nu monsters had been confirin once the battle at the front gate ell underway

It was easy to i that Earl Morksi and his vassals were not incredibly incompetent

That hy Hajie' Matilda, Shestun and the other heroic spirits to attack the evacuating citizens He had thought that they would be able to create large numbers of casualties and shake Vandalieu mentally

But Legion's ely loud-voiced old woman who had saved those who had been late to escape Thanks to theeon

But several of theion's traps and reached the city However, they were unable to successfully execute Hajime Fitun's plan

“JYUOOOH!” Bone Man roared, swinging his

Having been fooled into thinking that Bone Man was ahis weapon upon screamed as he was butchered before he could even activate 'Heroic Spirit Transformation' He would later be put in the records as one of the people ere late to escape and killed by a Skeleton

One of the heroic spirits tried to cut across the forest, but by the tiround created by the branches growing from Eisen's back, he was already in a situation that he could not escape from

“Take this until you die…” h Empress after her last Rank increase

“D-damn it, there's no end to this! How do I kill this woman?! Even if I stab her chest or put a hole in her head, she regenerates right away… She has no vital spots?!” he screamed in frustration

He could not defeat Eisen, who appeared to be a demi-human but was actually a plant-type eneration,' the superior version of the 'Rapid Regeneration' Skill Thus, he ended up fighting a fruitless battle until his body collapsed

But there were other heroic spirits who had ed to overcome the obstructions and reach the city's walls

“Are we the only ones whoaround to see that there were only four of the himself

“Impossible… There were more than twenty of us,” another murmured “But less than half of us were able to make it here…”

The ed to the mercenary band led by Fitun hie number of individuals to become heroic spirits of the same God all around the same time

This meant that less of his believers had become heroic spirits later on, but even so, Fitun commanded more heroic spirits than most Gods

Thepart in this plan, having been incarnated in physical bodies by the 'Marionette' ability However, their numbers had dropped harshly

“Hey, if things keep going at this rate, is there even any point for us to continue with the plan? Isn't it better to go and join the commander…?” one of the heroic spirits muttered

“Don't be stupid!” another said “There's no e'd reach hiet even more of us killed?!”

“B-but there's no sign of Shestun, Matilda and the others returning to their Divine Real If we can join up with them…”

“Just because they haven't returned to their Divine Realms doesn't mean they're unharmed! They've either been teleported soht have already been defeated and sealed away or eaten We're up against the De, you know?!”

“Y-yeah”

The bear-type Beast-kin shi+eld-bearer, the hue, the Dwarf axe-wielder and half-Elf archer were finally at the city's walls, but they were unsure what to do

The initial plan had been to use martial skills and spells to destroy the walls in a spectacular fashi+on, then enter the city and kill everyone save a decent nues And once Vandalieu's companions arrived, they were supposed to use 'Heroic Spirit Transformation'

But this was clearly not the situation that they had envisioned when the plan was created

“shi+t! We're doing this If we run away here, we're just going to end up in the same way as the others!”

“Everyone, each of you o in! We'll be less likely to be caught in traps if we don't all enter from the same place!”

“If you don't like it, then kill yourself right now, return to your Divine Realms and receive the punishment of the ones we left behind!”

“Mmm… We have no other choice!”

The four heroic spirits, who had undergone 'Heroic Spirit Transformation,' dispersed and went to each h The soldiers on the watchtower closest to the and warned their coround, but it was too late

A shockwave produced by a shi+eld, an axe swing, an arrow that was enchanted to explode on i holes with a thunderous noise

The guards on the other side of the holes in the wall screamed in panic Behind them, a plump man who appeared to be a merchant and a well-dressed man with a beard were frozen in fear; they had been too late to escape The feuard had been injured by the broken fragments of the wall, or perhaps she was simply terrified – she made no move to draw her weapon

Several female screams came from somewhere in the distance

“I'll kill you to begin with! 'Lightning Barrage!'” shouted the uards away

“You people will die first!” shouted the Dwarf axe-user

He and the feh their own holes The bear-type Beast-kin shi+eld-bearer began following the

Souards, didn't their faces look a bit too siuards who had been defeated by the e before they even had the time to scream

Alar at him that this was a trap

But the Dwarf and the female archer had already entered the city

“W-we're going to be fine, right?!” the well-dressed

“Get behind eously “Come,” she said to the enemy in front of her

The Dwarf gave a delighted laugh “As you wish!+ I will keep you company!” he said as he approached her

“W-wait! I'll give you money, please don't kill me!” the merchant-like man screamed in tears

The fe aim at him “Money? I don't need that I just need your life!”

With that, she released her arrow

At that moment, the Beast-kin shi+eld-bearer tried to warn his coht now –”

But before he could finish his sentence, a thin thread wrapped around his body and dug into the gaps in his armor

The slaughtered soldiersinto a viscous, blood-crimson-colored liquid… Kühl, who had split into ed his appearance, returned to his original form

The , hastily recited an incantation “'Wind God Beast assault!'”

Enormous, wolf-like beasts of the wind attribute let out howls as they materialized

By the time the Dwarf realized that his companions were in trouble and came back to his senses, he was already within the fee

“S-'Single Flash!+'” he shouted hastily as he swung his axe

This was a basic one 'Heroic Spirit Transforh to dispose of most foes

But the Dwarf's axe did not cut straight through the female swordsman's weapon and into her body

“It seems like you've fallen for the 'Temptation' that I learned from Great Grandmother!” the female swordsman said

Though she had appeared to be a beautiful human woman, she rapidly transformed into a blue-skinned Obscene Majin with two horns on her head andfrom her back

The sword that stopped the Dwarf's axe also transfor a sinister aura

“Splendid… You have succeeded Ah, Iris, the ti a e

“George-dono, I understand how yourelieved,” said the well-dressed man… Luciliano

He had cast a spell on Nee to make him appear to be an ordinary sword

“'Life Terror Beast assault!'” Luciliano recited, conjuring a beast that resembled a carnivorous dinosaur

“You don't need money? That is most convenient!” said thea sword fro towards him “I didn't have any on me, you see”

The man transformed into a beautiful Vampire Zombie who appeared to be in her thirties, with cloudy cris and a ferocious smile… Isla

“'Ternecia's Hound?!' dauised with 'Transformation!'” the female archer muttered

“A ical sword that reseh your appearance has changed coht!' To think that you still lived, as a Succubus!” said the Dwarf

“The guards are a Slie shouted in warning

Meanwhile, the Beast-kin shi+eld-bearer who had been caught by a thread screamed as he was pulled deeper into the city

“Welco abrupt, but do you have any final words?” Bellmond said to the heroic spirits as she appeared at the scene

Standing beside her was Eleanora, with her sword drawn On the corner of the building was the source of the female screams… Yamata, the remodeled Hydra Zombie whose nine heads had been replaced by the upper body halves of beautiful women of different races And next to her were Pauvina and Rapiéçage

“… Why have I even been brought here? Though they are heroic spirits that are in quite the pitiful state, I would not be able to face the

“I do agree Though they certainly are fascinating speciht back,” said Luciliano with a stiff expression, still hiding behind Iris

“Luves, that kind of attitude is exactly why your Rank won't increase,” said Pauvina

“You are His Majesty the Eeons, are you not?” Iris said to Luciliano

Watching this scene unfold, the heroic spirits understood that they were completely defeated

They immediately looked behind them towards the holes that they had made in the wall, but… they had already been repaired and sealed

Vandalieu had previously turned the protective walls around the city of Morksi into Gole Faarn of the heroic spirits' presence, and in response, she would create teleportation gates so that the heroic spirits would be sent into her Dungeon if they leapt over the walls or passed through any holes created in them

To ensure that the heroic spirits entered the Dungeon, Kühl had disguised hi-distance Control' Skill Iris Bearheart had disguised herself as a huuised herself as a fat merchant with 'Transformation'

Iris, who had become an Obscene Succubus, had learned a Succubus technique fro Godho had awakened in Vida's Resting Grounds With this technique, she had charmed and drawn the Dwarf inside

Char them closer to defeat the to Zakkart, it had originated froe of Kunoichis

“We have been thoroughly trapped,” e Teleportation!'”

While his own divine beast fought against Luciliano's terror beast, he teleported the bear-type Beast-kin shi+eld-bearer a tiny distance, freeing hi him

“You saved s have come to this, on't be able to attack the city, but we've succeeded in our original objective of drawing the De's subordinates to us! All that's left to do now is fight until we die!” the shi+eld-bearer told his companions

The Dwarf and the archer gave a spirited shout in response as they prepared themselves for battle They had been capable e in nuth numerous times

Knohat they were thinking, Eleanora s… but there is less of a difference than you may think”

There was a tiny aic sword

The battle at the city's front gate had intensified greatly The earl had placed his soldiers outside the gate rather than inside, prepared to die in order to buy the tiarn was unable to teleport the ht towards the city

“Th-this is e!” shouted the foruez as he shuddered

The battle was very one-sided

“'Thundering Ogre Slash!+'” shouted Basdia, earing what appeared to be a combination of a suit of armor and a swimsuit with a skirt-like decoration

She swung her axe down upon the Troll Tyrant that was leading the Trolls, splitting its skull in two

“'Chaotic Light Circle Blade Dance!'” cried Zadiris, earing so a miniskirt with frills and ribbons

Her spell released seven shi+ning, disc-shaped blades that danced into the sky, slicing through the necks of the Venom Wyverns

The htered, unable to put up even the smallest amount of resistance

Troll Tyrants were powerful Rank 8one would require multiple B-class adventurers Venom Wyverns were Rank 6, but they were troublesome foes that were difficult to defeat due to the fact that they were airborne, with fangs, claws and deadly venom in the spear-like tips of their tails

Suchdisposed of with ease

I knew that Darcidono was more powerful than me I knew that, but… I didn't expect for these two Ghouls to be far ht to himself

When the battle with the monsters started, Darcia had used 'Familiar Spirit Descent,' and Basdia and Zadiris had shouted 'Transfor their weapons in the air

Bewildered, Rodriguez had watched as a portion of the decorations on Basdia's axe and Zadiris's staff split away from the weapons and wrapped around their bodies to form defensive equipment

It seeth tre powerful monsters one after another

But Rodriguez had noticed that the transformation had not simply made them powerful The two of them had already been powerful before the transformation

There was no doubt that the transfor their Attribute Values, i their defensive power But there was also no doubt that both of theuez even without it

Thethe Ghoul wouised as a church; Rodriguez was really glad that he had been able to put a stop to that

The plan may have worked for ordinary Ghouls, but there was no way that Ghouls as powerful as this could have been th had been discovered, the merchant may have been arrested upon suspicion of cri a great a a coup d'état

Guild Master Berard of the Adventurers' Guild, the Guild Master of the Mages' Guild and Earl Morksi were surely on the verge of fainting in shock right about now

Guild Master Bacheed in airborne coe Wyvern, so he seemed to be fine

Incidentally, Darcia was leading the battle, in front of the knights and adventurers After activating 'Familiar Spirit Descent,' she had cast basic enchanted in battle on the frontline

She had swept away a Minotaur that charged excitedly towards her, Basdia and Zadiris, blocked the concentrated erous foe and was now engaged in one-on-one direct combat with a Mountain Giant Chief

Indeed, a Rank 9 Mountain Giant Chief that was over ten meters tall

The Mountain Giant Chief let out a noise that was half-battle-cry and half-screaed with its stone axe raised towards Darcia, as floating in the air with a spell

“Muscular Strength Super Enhancement!” Darcia shouted