Vol 21 Chapter 3 (1/2)

Chapter 3 - Youngster 1

The heat he felt from his head definitely wasn't a ht now to think about this

”Hu, hah”

He didn't have tis

It felt like a ulate his breathing

If defense could be ignored in battles aboveground and one could co attacks, then the battle currently occurring here was a quiet, delicate crystallization of skill

”Hah”

In Layfon's hands was grasped the original blade form of the shi+m Adamantium Dite, and connected to the haft was the Sapphire Dite; the steel threads forht blue horizon

They had separated, in order to play their necessary role on this battlefield

Right now, the true nature of the blue darkness that filled Layfon's surroundings was a cocoon that Layfon and Lintence's steel threads had ht, it shone in a blue color

The size of the cocoon was about as large as the seventeenth platoon's training roo were considered, it was sufficient for seven people to use at once, but if one wanted to fight seriously, it was possible that it would feel rather small It was that kind of space

Near the center of the cocoon was Lævateinn

She no longer stood still, but

There would occasionally be slight h the fine sounds brought killing intent, they were all leisurely avoided by Lævateinn

The true nature of the sounds was Lintence's steel threads Though Layfon who regulated his breathing also released steel threads to battle, up through now he had been thought of as a burden and had been warned

The blades of steel threads were freely , uncountable blades that could attack les, and Layfon avoided the attacks with movements impossible for a human

Like the steel threads, Layfon's slashes were also corasped a rapier, and though it looked as if she wanted to counterattack, she had stopped her attacks before it

Lintence's steel threads had made her stop her action

But, Lintence's intervention was only this ulate his breathing, to keep fro too much of a burden to him

Layfonblocked by the rapier, sparks lighting up a side of the cocoon in a ain changed its path ai at various parts of Lævateinn, but every one was blocked, and every strong counterattack that assaulted Layfon was meant to end his life

Layfon avoided these counterattacks either by blocking theain attacked This would once again be blocked, and then countered

In this kind of repeated high-speed trading of blows, the weariness to the ue of the body

And when the weariness of the ular, that would directly affect his physical limits

”damn!”

Layfon noticed that his focus was in disarray, quickly retreating froht that seemed to want to suck him in

Lævateinn didn't pursue Because she already felt the steel threads full of killing intent that had taken shape between the two of theain watched Lævateinn's inhu

How many times had this process repeated already?

Layfon didn't even want to think about it

He knew that the opponent had strong regenerative ability and destructive power

But Layfon hadn't thought that she could use weapons to battle like he did That had been unexpected

And because she wasn't human, she could h the joint-ignoring movements were mostly to avoid Lintence's steel threads, she would also h Layfon's sword dance

Even if he understood that she had the appearance of a human but h it was only a split second of delay, that delay was a threat to Layfon's life, and he understood this, feeling annoyed at hihed it out until now, it hther down co this, Layfon once again rushed at Lævateinn

Speaking of which, the original use for the construction of this 'cocoon' was to remove places that the enemy could escape to, and then use Kei to heat up the entire thing

But, they hadn't done this

Because they didn't believe that they could coether, they couldn't burn this girl whose form was even smaller than his, Layfon's instincts said

It wasn't Layfon's judgment alone

Lintence had also felt this

So, the use of the cocoon hadn't been to burn her, but to prevent the fine substance that co in They had carried out close cohtly weaken her a bit

Also, the purpose of this cocoon wasn't only to li external regeneration

Mass wasn't li that had been lost to how it had been before definitely required spending so this strong regenerative ability from behind And Lintence had noticed that this substance was spread around the surrounding buildings as the buildings crumbled in the battle recently

If they stopped the supples inside her body when she regenerated

This way, even if it couldn't be seen from the outside, it was a fact that she was continuously depleting herself

But

”Ugh”

Being blocked, being countered, and then doing the same to her Even if the process was different, the reality hadn't changed

Lævateinn hadn't taken a single injury

All that was being depleted was Layfon and Lintence's strength

”What do we do?”

No longer knowing how many times he had retreated, Layfon asked The expression of Lintence behind him was several tiht this, but after Layfon glanced at him he noticed that this wasn't the case

His eyes were slightly slanted, and his aze didn't completelyat Lintence's expression for a h this kind oftoo ht sound to Layfon's ears, as once again carrying out close combat with Lævateinn

”Remove your steel threads from the cocoon”

Lintence said

Layfon used the moment when he retreated to take out his steel threads from the cocoon, and in order not to obstruct Lintence, he returned his Sapphire Dite to its unrestored state

”Grab any opportunity yourself”

The words that Lintence said showed that he was thinking that if one person could resolve this alone then that person should do so Layfon changed his internal Kei to external Kei, and then surveyed the situation

Lintence's round beneath his feet began to sway, and the cocoon changed

The place where Layfon and Lintence were moved apart froo!”

Layfon released external Kei towards Lævateinn as preparing to escape froap, she couldn't escape like that Lintence's Kei filled this place, for a wall

After Lævateinn was blocked by Lintence's Kei, she was sent flying by Layfon's external Kei She returned to the cocoon that had begun shrinking

Like a bag being closed shut, the cocoon surrounding Lævateinn becaenkyouku Houraku

Lintence's Kei continuously exploded inside the cocoon The cocoon that surrounded Lævateinn with the sah pressure produced from the continuous blasts

Before the heat inside, anything would be incinerated no s went

But, Layfon and Lintence hadn't quickly carried out this move Even if the cocoon had already completed its form

They had also said before, that they didn't believe it would succeed

And that way of thinking was still the sa Lævateinn back into the cocoon, Layfon quickly restored the Sapphire Dite to the steel threads, creating a new cocoon with Lævateinn as the center

In this period Lintence used a Kei technique The steel threads that he wove didn't let a bit of heat leak outwards But, the strong vibrations of Kei battered Layfon

Lintence's technique had been co could exist that could withstand this move

But, his heart was still filled with anxiety

At the same time that Layfon's cocoon co the re flah!”

The fla ainst the cocoon Layfon had created, trying to escape outside froaps between the steel threads

Layfon watched the gaps that the flames flew out fro that could live through this situation, he still wanted to rely on his own eyes to confirm

But, she was there

Inside the inferno was shown a dark shadow that was trying to stand up

”Layfon!”

”Okay!”

Layfon tensely shot out a reply to Lintence's shout, quickly understanding his

In this situation, in this position, in this construction, there was only one thing he could do, because he had originally planned this

The cocoon formed by the steel threads pushed the heat back to the center Layfon's Kei endlessly rushed through his Kei vein, al the Kei of Composite Blast

The cocoon was shrunk in athe heat, and Kei explosions occurred

External-type Kei, Coenkyouku Houraku

At the same time as the explosions were produced, the steel threads received extrereat pressure What held this back was also Layfon's Kei Coordinated with the explosions inside, the steel threads simultaneously released external Kei inwards The forceful skill that further increased the liht required h”

Layfonthe steel threads Compared to Lintence, the ti

Even so, if the cocoon was released the heat would expand outwards, sending Layfon flying

Before he was scorched by his own Kei technique, Lintence's steel threads for the heat

The fla the space before hiain for up the heat

The third Houraku If this time succeeded, then perhaps the confidence that Layfon and Lintence didn't feel would grow out

They looked forward to this

But that also meant they were convinced that even up to now they hadn't been able to defeat her

They could feel that even now, Lævateinn still existed in the center of the technique's flaaps of his thinking, beco outwards

While he threw that way of thinking out of his head, Lintence completed his steel thread cocoon

The cocoon once again sealed off the heat

But

Everything stopped

Layfon was unable to make a sound

The cocoon had essentially finished, and its center was glowing red by the overflowing heat

The final touch

Yes, before he gave the cocoon the final touch, that thing eh the heat and appeared

But, though it seemed like that, it really wasn't, and Layfon also understood this

It was a thing that had suddenly appeared before the cocoon

It had suddenly appeared, and then grabbed Lintence's steel threads

”Tch”

Lintence clicked his tongue and released the cocoon

The heat overflowed, fla outwards The pressurized heat made Layfon only able to retreat backwards

At the saure appeared

No, it should be said that it created a figure

While it burned, it restored itself to its original state

Its hair burned as it regenerated its bones, flesh, and then was covered by skin Its eyes ignored the heat of the fla of ould come next

”As expected, the methods we've always used won't work”

He ords frohtly shut lips

”But, I have no reason to fight with you”

Layfon and the others were currently standing in a reinforced area underground The area underground the palace was e to other facilities, so it was a suitable place for the cocoon just now

And now, that cocoon was no longer there

Lævateinn who had returned to her original state began falling with the flames

”Wait!”

After a moment of pause, Layfon chased after Lævateinn who descended with a trail of fire, also descending

Lintence also followed behind

He used the reinforce his steel threads to search the surroundings

Layfon felt that Lævateinn who descended with a trail of fire would si down to the depths of the city

But, he definitely couldn't let her succeed

Even if she had made some detours, he feared that in the end she would arrive at her destination

At that end point was a huge, do

It wasn't the Mechanical Department It was a place connected under the Mechanical Depart before him, Layfon didn't feel the heat and noise that he had experienced countless times in the Mechanical Department of Zuellni

Then it could be that inside there was Saya, who Harpe had spoken about

Since they couldn't see the Queen here, that meant that she was inside

”In this case”

She should definitely be inside